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I can't say he saw him as a father figure, but he did respect him as a fellow soldier, and I can really say Snake was much of a role model to him. In Metal Gear Rising, during an optional codec call, Raiden tells Kevin about how Snake told him to find his own name and how he is the greatest soldier in terms of pure combat ability. I also think he mentions how he saved his ass during the Big Shell crisis, and "a few times after that". So, I guess that explains a lot.