Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6431205-20130423195835/@comment-189.25.84.42-20140630163341

Mr. Grave wrote: I had a similar idea, only that we WOULD get to play as Raiden in the second installment, but his whole journey through the Rising franchise would mirror Big Boss' efforts. Such a set up is already made if you think about it;

-Naked Snake killed The Boss and spent most of his life and resources to create a nation where soldiers are not used as tools for the government believing that to be his mentor's last will = Raiden kills Armstrong and, as hinted in the post-credits scene, acquires some of his philosophies. In the next entries, he attempts to take down World Marshal, which would be the modern-day equivalent of Cipher and eventually tries to create a place where people can fight for their own individual reasons.

Furthermore, Bladewolf would be much like Kaz, who follows Raiden in the battlefield at first and believes in his ideals and then severes his ties with him as Raiden changes for the worst. Jetstream Sam would replace Ocelot, as in an on-and-off war buddy who would change allegiances multiple times (I am certain he is alive).

If you really want a villanous Raiden though, no need for change in beliefs. He is already walking the line by the end of Revengance.  I still don't understand why there are people against Raiden going down the villian path when that's obviously where he's going. I mean come on, the Jack the Ripper personality is a freaking schizophrenic phychopath.

I believe he is having a similar arc to Big Boss, I think. Tragedy, one after another. He seems to be determined at the end of this game to "fight his own war". Similar to Big Boss being the villian in the Metal Gear games.

A scenario to turn Raiden in a villian would be like this:

Rose is killed by the PMCs/Main Enemys of MGR2 and his son is imprisoned and brainwashed by his captors to make him a deadly weapon worse than all the enemies Raiden had faced.

That would certainly make him (Raiden) completey snap and became a full villian.