Mortal Kombat 1 (2023 Video Game)

Vincent Rodriguez III: Raiden

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• Kitana : Your friend says that you're interested in me.

  Raiden : Me? I don't know what he's talking about.

• Raiden : I think our adventures are only beginning.

  Kung Lao : From your lips to the Elder Gods' ears.

• Raiden : Wasn't I to face Hanzo today?

  Smoke : Kuai Liang didn't feel he was ready.

• Ashrah : Master Kai says I must defeat you to advance.

  Raiden : Then give it your best, Ashrah.

• Raiden : Master Kai taught me Crouching Tiger style.

  Liu Kang : Try it against my Hidden Dragon style.

• General Shao : You're scrawny and pathetic.

  Raiden : Why then, General, did you lose to me?

• Geras : The prior Raiden was overwhelmed by darkness.

  Raiden : I won't make that same mistake, Geras.

• Li Mei : Your resolve in kombat impressed.

  Raiden : That's high praise, coming from a former Umgadi.

• Raiden : I was divine in prior timelines?

  Geras : You were the God of Thunder.

• Liu Kang : Madam Bo thinks your sister is ready

  Raiden : I agree. She'll make an excellent Shaolin.

• Raiden : After infection, when do symptoms first appear?

  Baraka : Twenty-eight days later.

• Omni-Man : Think! What good would your death accomplish?

  Raiden : Inspiring future generations to oppose you!

• Omni-Man : Devote your service to me, Raiden.

  Raiden : I won't serve anyone who would harm Earthrealm.

• Sub-Zero : First you, then Liu Kang.

  Raiden : Counting off those who will defeat you?

• Sub-Zero : Walk away while you can.

  Raiden : I'll never give up, never surrender.

• Raiden : We aren't Outworld's enemy, General.

  General Shao : Then why's your master so determined to hem us in?

• Raiden : I will accept your wager.

  General Shao : When I win, Earthrealm is mine.

• Raiden : Force me to, and I *will* take your life.

  General Shao : [laughs]  That is the emptiest of threats.

• Raiden : Fighting you was a humbling experience.

  General Shao : Enough with the false modesty, Raiden.

• [after Kung Lao beats Sub-Zero] 

  Kung Lao : Are you sure you're a grandmaster? Interesting.

  Raiden : Kung Lao, over here!

  Kung Lao : Madam Bo.

  Raiden : She's out cold.

  Kung Lao : Oh no. Is she...

  Madame Bo : Dead? Not yet.

  Kung Lao : Madam Bo, how are you...

  Raiden : Kung Lao!

  Liu Kang : So, Madam Bo, are they ready?

  Madame Bo : A bit thick in the head, perhaps... But they are ready.

  Raiden : His eyes are glowing.

  Liu Kang : I am Lord Liu Kang, God of Fire and Protector of Earthrealm.

  Kung Lao : God? Earthrealm?

  Liu Kang : Madam Bo has been preparing you for this moment since you were boys. Today you have proven worthy of joining my champions.

  Raiden : This fight was - a test?

  Liu Kang : Of your ability and character, yes. Bi-Han, Kuai Liang.

  Kung Lao : So these two aren't thugs?

  Liu Kang : The Lin Kuei is a centuries-old clan dedicated to Earthrealm's defense.

  Raiden : You keep saying Earthrealm. Don't you mean Earth?

  Madame Bo : You boys have so much to learn.

  Liu Kang : Earth is only part of Earthrealm. Earthrealm itself is one of many realms. Together they comprise the whole of the universe.

  Madame Bo : The realms can be fierce, bitter rivals. That's why we need champions to defend ours.

  Liu Kang : The time draws near for the grand martial arts tournament between Earthrealm and the realm of Outworld. Held once each century, it allows each realm to demonstrate its strength. While our realms are at peace, there are Outworlders who would prefer us to be at war. Our victory in the tournament will... temper their zeal.

  Madame Bo : I've taught you everything I can. You must finish your training with Lord Liu Kang.

  Kung Lao : More Training? These two couldn't defeat us.

  Sub-Zero : *scoffs*

  Madame Bo : *chuckles*

  Kung Lao : What?

  Madame Bo : They were pulling their punches.

  Sub-Zero : Had we not held back, you would not have survived.

  Liu Kang : Come. The monks at the Wu Shi Academy await to continue your tutelage.

  Kung Lao : I am ready, Lord Liu Kang.

  Liu Kang : And you, Raiden?

  Raiden : Leave Fengjian? I'm needed here.

  Madame Bo : Earthrealm needs you, Raiden. You'll best serve the village by being one of its champions.

  Raiden : I understand.

  Liu Kang : Excellent. I will join you soon. First, there are other champions I must gather.

• Raiden : This is a good harvest, Kung Lao.

  Kung Lao : Yes... *mmmph*... It is a blessing, Raiden.

  Raiden : *scoff*... You would rather we starve?

  Kung Lao : No. no. Of course not. But we've worked these fields since we were kids. In forty years we'll still be here, stooped and feeble like old man Wei.

  Raiden : As long as I've known you, you've dreamed of leaving Fengjian. Why can't you be happy here?

  Kung Lao : Our ancestors foughtt in great wars. They died with honor and glory. Stories of our great adventures... hah... will be passed down for generations.

  Raiden : It may not be glorious, but what we do helps the village thrive.

  Kung Lao : I know. But is it so wrong to want some excitement?

  Raiden : If that's what you want, may I suggest a bet? Dinner at Madam Bo's, tonight. Last to fill their cart pays.

  Kung Lao : You work faster than me? Ha! Since when? You're on, Raiden.

• Shang Tsung : Once I regain control of the Dragon Army...

  Raiden : It's already been destroyed.

• Shang Tsung : I can offer you untold power.

  Raiden : That holds no appeal, sorcerer.

• Shang Tsung : Is it a crime to better my station?

  Raiden : When you inflict pain on others, yes.

• Shang Tsung : We're both small town boys at heart.

  Raiden : Then why is yours so infected with evil?

• Sub-Zero : Kung Lao won't be joining us.

  Raiden : What have you done to him, Bi-Han?

• Johnny Cage : You are the champion, my friend.

  Raiden : I'll keep on fighting until the end.

• Raiden : Perhaps you should seek inner peace.

  Omni-Man : Peace isn't sought, it's enforced.

• Raiden : You should know, with great power comes great...

  Omni-Man : Stop right there. You can't platitude me to death.

• Raiden : Your laboratory was a chamber of horrors.

  Shang Tsung : I prefer to think of it as a chamber of secrets.

• Raiden : [Raiden 1]  I've stepped through the looking glass.

  Raiden : [Raiden 2]  How far down the rabbit hole will you go?

• [Custom AI Intros] 

  Raiden : It is rare to see one of your profession here.

  Omni-Man : I will make you my pet once I'm done with you.

• Ashrah : Liu Kang has been so generous.

  Raiden : Because he understands your true potential.

• Ashrah : The Netherrealm's horrors defy belief.

  Raiden : I can only imagine.

• Ashrah : Do you ever miss Fengjian?

  Raiden : I miss home every day.

• [Custom AI Intros] 

  Nitara : The blood of Outworld's royal family must taste so sweet.

  Raiden : I'd stay away from the Empress and her family, if I were you, Nitara.

• [Custom AI Intros] 

  Raiden : The Empress is saying that you are interested in me, Kitana.

  Kitana : We are meeting again under different circumstances this time.

• Raiden : You once hid from a crazy ex-girlfriend?

  Johnny Cage : In Monaco. It felt like forever.

• Raiden : Your uprising is killing innocent Seidans.

  Havik : Innocent? They are all oppressors!

• Raiden : You should return to Wu Shi for training.

  Johnny Cage : Once I wrap Ninja Priest, I'm all yours.

• Raiden : You once hid from a crazy ex-girlfriend?

  Johnny Cage : Spent a whole month laying low in West Covina.

• General Shao : Sindel is your master's puppet, Raiden.

  Raiden : No, they are partners in peace.

• General Shao : [*sinister laughter*]  You haven't long to live.

  Raiden : I won't be cowed by your bluster, Shao.

• General Shao : This tournament has no rules.

  Raiden : You'll do no better in Mortal Kombat.

• Peacemaker : I hate to do this. You seem like a nice kid.

  Raiden : What makes you think you'll get the better of me?

• Peacemaker : I need a helmet that rocks lightning like your amulet.

  Raiden : Aren't you worried that would fry your brain?

• [Custom AI Dialogues from Chhai Tea] 

  Raiden : I love your shiva renatai outfit, princess.

  Kitana : Your humble compliment flatters me, Raiden.

  [CLASH] 

  Sareena : Oh so you like him now, Kitana?

  Kitana : It's not like that, Sareena.

  Sub-Zero (Kuai Lang) : Ask her out, Raiden!

  Raiden : I'm too shy.