
The same nanomachines were also capable of memory manipulation by connecting or stimulating synapses, primarily nerve sections in the dormant part of the brain. The Patriots chose him out of the other child soldiers in his unit because unlike the others, who would live up to their pasts and pay dearly for it, Jack did not accept his past and hated it. There, Jack came into the hands of the Patriots, who implanted his cerebral cortex with a high concentration of nanomachines, in order to have him function as a back-up system for an optic-neuro AI. Jack and other surviving members of the Small Boy Unit then underwent extensive amounts of counseling before becoming at least outwardly stable. Non-"Metal Gear Saga" information ends here.Įventually, without Solidus' knowledge, he was later removed by a non-governmental organization and taken to the United States. The relief center was reluctant to put the latter into a foster family because they feared he would be too much trouble for the family. His skills with a bladed weapon, as well as his cruelty in dispatching enemies with them, was another reason for his "Ripper" nickname.Īfter the war ended, Solidus had Jack placed in a relief center. Armed with a gun at the age of six, he would later remember it as an AK rifle, as well as a knife, he proved to be a superior soldier, rising to become captain of the Small Boy Unit at ten. Under Solidus, Jack became a killing machine, known alternately as the "White Devil" and "Jack the Ripper" due to his incredibly high kill rate compared to other boys his age, as well as a reference to his being one of the few Caucasians born in Liberia. Raiden during his time as a child soldier. Non-"Metal Gear Saga" information ends here.

On another, Jack witnessed Solidus demonstrate to him that blades were a "noble weapon" compared to guns, by slitting another soldier's throat in front of him. On one occasion, Jack was injected with an unknown substance during a physician's experiment. Jack and the other members of the Small Boy Unit were forced to kill POWs and civilians. Warning: The following information is from outside Hideo Kojima's core "Metal Gear Saga." Its canonicity within the continuity is disputed, therefore reader discretion is advised. He and other children were shown Hollywood action films daily for "image training," and were given food mixed with gunpowder containing toluene to make them more controllable. Jack was subsequently raised as a child soldier and later fought in the country's Civil War in 1989. During his youth, in the turbulent period that was the First Liberian Civil War, Jack was adopted by Solidus Snake, who named him and became his godfather after he killed the former's parents. 9.3 Metal Gear Solid: Rising / Metal Gear Rising.6.7 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
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In 2018, Raiden became a member of Maverick Security Consulting, Inc., doing multiple tasks while raising money for his family. After successfully escaping, Raiden went on to assist Solid Snake during the Guns of the Patriots Incident. He later worked alongside the Paradise Lost Army in their anti-Patriot activities, but was captured and forced to undergo heavy cybernetic experimentation.

Previously a child soldier under Solidus Snake, Raiden was later selected by the Patriots to test the S3 Plan at the Big Shell, as a new recruit to the reformed FOXHOUND unit. Raiden ( 雷電, Raiden ?), real name Jack, also known as Jack the Ripper, White Devil, and Snake, was a Liberian-American mercenary and former special forces soldier. " I'll pick my own name.and my own life.I'll find something worth passing on." ―Raiden
