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Raijin is a Category V Kaiju and one of three Kaiju that attacks the city of MegaTokyo in 2035.[1]

Biology[]

Raijin is a bipedal Kaiju likened to a Tyrannosaurus Rex in either appearance or temperance.[1] Raijin is designed with an "inner" and "outer" head, shaped like a Venus flytrap. Its "inner head" is protected by the "outer head", hard shield-like plates around its skull. The plates also serve as a plasmic jaw, which can close to defend itself, and absorb kinetic energy from weapons used by the Jaegers.[3][4] Raijin's jaw is electric.[3]

The phosphorescent glow of his blood is visible in the veins on the surface of his face. His veins glow when he absorbs kinetic energy from attacks. Raijin can use the absorbed energy to empower himself or redirect it toward an opponent. As a Category V Kaiju, Raijin is the largest and deadliest of the three that attacked MegaTokyo in 2035.[4]

History[]

Pacific Rim Uprising[]

Raijin emerged in the outskirts of the East China Sea from one of the multiple Breaches created by the Drone Hybrids, the other two Kaiju able to do so being Shrikethorn and Hakuja. Raijin enters MegaTokyo along with the two CAT-IVs in order to reach Mount Fuji, where they are intercepted by four Jaegers. At the beginning of the battle, Raijin engages Gipsy Avenger and Bracer Phoenix. When he shields himself from Gipsy Avenger's Rocket Punch 2.0 attack, Raijin's head plates absorb the impact and redirect the energy, deflecting it back at Gipsy Avenger, who is sent flying over Bracer Phoenix.[2]

While Gipsy Avenger recovers, Bracer Phoenix fires a missile barrage at Raijin, but the attack does little to harm the Category V Kaiju. Raijin attacks Bracer Phoenix, knocking the Jaeger into several buildings. Raijin charges Gipsy Avenger, who drops several buildings onto the Kaiju with its Gravity Sling. When Newton Geiszler deploys the Rippers, Raijin's body is fused with Shrikethorn and Hakuja to create the Mega-Kaiju.[2]

Trivia[]

  • Raijin is the name of the Shinto god of thunder in Japanese mythology, and the companion of the thunder beast Raiju.
  • Visual Effects Supervisor Peter Chang describes Raijin's stance as "Devil-like".[4]
  • According to Stefan DeChant, Raijin's energy absorption was inspired by Tesla, Inc..[note 1]
  • The base sound effect used for Raijin's roar was a Goose.[4]
  • It is the second Category V Kaiju encountered, the first being Slattern.
  • Raijin also shares the name of the MonsterVerse Kaiju Dagon's Japanese name also Raijin
  • A twitter post from Travis Beacham shows that 1 kilogram was defined as the mass of 1 litre (dm^3) of Osmium in 1803 of Pacific Rim Universe.[5]

Gallery[]

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Raijin

Notes[]

  1. Stefan DeChant: "We could never figure out what Raijin did, until one day I just started thinking of my neighbors who had a Tesla. They were always talking about how they could pump the breaks and get energy. We threw out this idea that Raijin was a Tesla-type monster and an outer head and an inner head. So armored could close around the inner head, and when you struck those it would transfer kinetic energy into the Kaiju's arms. Raijin could [then] hit back with a glowing plasma claw or something."

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