He's been a Demon, worshiped as a God and relegated to the Lands of Faerie; but Raiden had never been envoked to bless a rocket ship. When the starship Raiden took off, the god himself, in a non-descript human disguise watched. It was stirring to tell the truth. Raiden had been spending time on the Earth Realms again; the influx of magic had made him curious. His name being invoked (actually mearly used in a video game) in America was also interesting to him. Seeing the power weilded by these new demigods, these supervillains and heroes; it made him want to return. Sure, the Gods had left Earth behind when their days in the sun had passed, but the rush of magical energies a few scant decades ago allowed many to return. Raiden petitioned his pantheon. It was decided that he could return; not to seek new worshipers, but to "represent" the pantheon in the protection of their native Japan. The first thing Raiden did was take a form more recognizable. This was no mere shapshifting feat; Raiden used a chaos stone to permanantly change his appearance and "nature". No longer a red skinned Demon with large claws, Raiden was now a handsome man of Japanese decent in a white and blue costume with a large white wicker hat. The he presented himself to the people of Japan as their hero. Although most think he is a powerful superhuman honoring the god of old, or a delusional man who believes that his mutant powers make him the God, Raiden, very few believe that he is the true god returned. Raiden is a God who has been wandering the mortal plane for a few decades now. He kept himself concealed; using his vast powers very rarely and never announcing his return. Now he has, he plays the "God" roll to camp, just shy of adopting a faux shakespearian accent and making with the "Thor" antics from Marvel Comics. He plays himself as larger than life, but with a bit of camp. He doesn't take himself too seriously. He specifically chose to appear as the video game character for this purpose; it makes people that much less likely to believe he is a true "God". Beyond his sense of whimsy; Raiden is a noble and courageous being of great power. He has taken his role as guardian of the people and government of Japan very seriously and true threats to either can raise an uncontrollable storm of fury. "Amusing. FIGHT!" "You dare defy the GOD OF THUNDER?!!?" Raiden has a lot of combat options. He is equal parts Brick, Martial Artist, and Energy Projector. His power levels since returning to Japan are impressive, even he is surprised. He is not sure if this means that the adulation Superheroes get is akin to the worship from ancient times but he is not going to complain about it. He actually prefers up close an personal combat but tends to hang back at the orders of <character not named yet>. A God playing hero. He should be very powerful; capable of giving a low level team trouble by his lonesome. If he's way beyond what you are using powerwise lower his characteristics to more manageable levels and drop his Storm/Electricity powers to 90 active points. If you want a more "Godlike" version; up his Storm powers to 150 pts and increase his STR to 70. A tall, handsome man of Japanese decent with black hair and electric blue eyes. He wears a white gi with blue trim over a black body suit. His boots are blue and he wears black gloves. He wears a white wicker hat that never seems to be knocked off, but that he can remove at will. His hair is long and he wears it in a ponytail.

Raiden has allowed for Modern Ethics and has toned down his killing of opponents. However, he does not have a code vs killing; and should the situation demand it, he would take lethal action.