N'mani

N'Mani was the Prime Minister of an African country who hired Raiden and the private military company, Maverick Security Consulting, Inc. to help his country rebuild after a severe civil war. He was often accompanied by cyborg bodyguards resembling bald Men in Black.

N'Mani was initially untrusting of private military contractors, although after Maverick successfully rebuilt his country and trained his army for it to be independent within only three years, he gave them credit when conversing with Maverick member Raiden, whom he also nicknamed "Mr. Lightning Bolt," in reference to the English meaning of his codename (Raiden being the Japanese word for thunder). He was eventually captured by the Desperado Enforcement LLC. PMC group, of whom their leader, Sundowner, then proceeded to torture him by cutting his throat after taking him to a train. N'Mani survived this, and told Raiden, who had been dispatched to rescue him, that he should focus on stopping Desperado, and forget about saving him. He was ultimately killed after being stabbed through the back.