Blade Wolf



The IM Prototype LQ-84I K-9000, also known as the Bladewolf, is a quadruped robot resembling Crying Wolf's beast form. Known weapons systems included a chainsaw attached to its back which can be used to cut opponents, a railgun, as well as extendable claws. Its tail also acted as a manipulator arm similar to that of the Gekko units. Blueprints were downloaded into Raiden, an agent for the PMSC Maverick Security Consulting, Inc., during or prior to being severely injured in a mission. Maverick later recovered the cluster file via Raiden's arm, although they not only had to input a password to bypass the encryption process, but also enact an override system in the process.

Eventually, after Raiden was redeployed in Maverick with a new cyborg outfit, LQ-84I ambushed Raiden and attempted to cut Raiden down with its chainsaw arm, but Raiden successfully parried it. Upon being questioned about its identity and its purpose, LQ-84I identified itself and revealed that its purpose was to kill Raiden. However, sometime later, Raiden managed to subdue it and have it delivered to Maverick, where he had the doctor make some adjustments to the mech in addition to repairing it, namely by disabling its AI wipe and its remote piloting program, or as Raiden put it, he threw him a bone. As a result, it accompanied him on some missions, to some of the members' hesitance.

Behind the scenes


The Bladewolf first appeared in promotional artwork in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance next to Raiden, back when the game was titled Metal Gear Solid: Rising and when it took place between Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 4. Its similarities to Crying Wolf, as well as the original time frame, led to speculation as to whether she was to aid Raiden somehow.



The Bladewolf's name was given by a corrupted encrypted blueprint uploaded onto the "Make It Right: decryption" viral marketing website for Rising, by inputting the password "FOXALIVE." The password was also hinted at in the Facebook post informing the user of the upload, with the elements Fluorine, Osmium, Xenon, Arsenic, Lutetium, Iodine, Vanadium, and Europium.

The Bladewolf eventually appeared in the expanded version of the E3 Trailer at Gamescom nearing the end of the trailer, where it encountered Raiden and attempted to kill him, as well as seen accompanying him in a flooded tunnel as the trailer ends. The trailer identified it as an IM Prototype LQ-84I, as well as the K-9000 in two separate scenes.