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Raijin , also known as , , , , and Kamowakeikazuchi-no-kami is a god of lightning, thunder, and Storm, storms in Japanese mythology and the Shinto and Buddhism, Buddhist religion. He is typically depicted with fierce and aggressive facial expressions ...

, also called Raiden or Raiden-sama, the god of thunder and lightning in Japanese mythology

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* Raiden (''Mortal Kombat'') (sometimes spelled Rayden), a character in the ''Mortal Kombat'' video game series *

Raiden (series) is a series of arcade games by Seibu Kaihatsu initially available in arcades in Japan and later distributed to other countries by Fabtek and other arcade game manufacturers. The game that began the franchise was '' Raiden''. It was ported for ...

, a series of scrolling shooter arcade games ** ''Raiden'' (video game), the first game in the series ** ''

Raiden II is a 1993 vertical scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Seibu Kaihatsu. It is the second game in the '' Raiden'' series of vertical scrolling shooter arcade games that started with '' Raiden''. ''Raiden II'' was ported to Win ...

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Raiden DX is a 1993 in video gaming, 1993 vertical Shoot 'em up#Scrolling shooters, scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Seibu Kaihatsu. It is the second game in the ''Raiden (series), Raiden'' series of vertical scrolling shooter arcad ...

'' ** '' Raiden III'' ** ''

Raiden IV is a 2007 vertical scrolling shooting video game developed by MOSS. It was first released in the arcades in Japan. A home conversion was produced for Xbox 360 in 2008. An updated arcade version was later released for Taito's NESiCAxLive digita ...

'' ** '' Raiden V'' * The ''Raiden Fighters'' series, a later arcade shooter series that uses the ''Raiden'' name. ** ''

Raiden Fighters is a 1996 vertical-scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Seibu Kaihatsu. It is followed by the sequel, ''Raiden Fighters 2: Operation Hell Dive''. This game introduced new game mechanics that separate it from the original '' ...

'' ** '' Raiden Fighters 2'', subtitled ''Operation Hell Dive'' ** ''

Raiden Fighters Jet is a 1998 vertically scrolling shooter arcade video game developed and published by Seibu Kaihatsu. It is a sequel to '' Raiden Fighters 2'', released one year later. ''Raiden Fighters Jet'' retains the same game mechanics as its predecessors, w ...

'' * Raiden (''Metal Gear''), a character in ''Metal Gear'' series * Raiden (''Fatal Fury''), a character in the ''Fatal Fury'' series * RAIDEN series, a series of Virturoids from the Sega game ''Virtual On'' * Raiden Mei (), a character in ''

Honkai Impact 3rd ''Honkai Impact 3rd'' is a 2016 free-to-play 3D computer graphics, 3D action role-playing game developed and published by miHoYo (with publishing outside mainland China under MiHoYo#Cognosphere (HoYoverse), Cognosphere, Trade name, trading as HoY ...

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Raiden Shogun Raiden Shogun ( zh, s=雷电将军, p=Léidiàn Jiāngjūn) is a character from ''Genshin Impact'', a 2020 action role-playing game, action role-playing gacha game developed by miHoYo. Added in a 2021 update for the game, she was initially a b ...

, a character in 2020 video game ''Genshin Impact''

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* ''Raiden'' (film), a 1928 film directed by Shōzō Makino * Gwen Raiden, a minor character on the TV series ''Angel'' *

Trainbots is a Japanese anime television series that is a part of the ''Transformers'' robot superhero franchise. It aired from July 3, 1987 to March 25, 1988, and its 17:00–17:30 timeslot was used to broadcast '' Mashin Hero Wataru'' at the end ...

, a fictional team of Autobots that can form Raiden in ''Transformers: The Headmasters''

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Raiden Tameemon Raiden Tameemon (雷電爲右衞門), born Seki Tarōkichi (January 1767 – 11 February, 1825), was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Tōmi, Nagano Prefecture. He is considered one of the greatest '' rikishi'' in history, although he was never prom ...

(Seki Tarōkichi; 1767–1825), a Japanese sumo wrestler during the Kansei era * Raiden Shin'emon (Wasuke Kazuyoshi; 1842–1886), a Japanese sumo wrestler during the Genji era * Raiden (DJ), a South Korean DJ and record producer

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Mitsubishi J2M The Mitsubishi J2M ''Raiden'' (雷電, "Lightning Bolt") is a single-engined, land-based fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in World War II. Its Allied reporting name was Jack. Design and development The J2M was d ...

"Raiden", a Japanese World War II fighter aircraft * AMD Raiden, codename for a project by

Advanced Micro Devices Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California and maintains significant operations in Austin, Texas. AMD is a Information technology, hardware and F ...

concerning client computing

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