Maybe I'm taking in the wrong way, so correct me if I'm wrong.
In Raiden's ending, it is implied that Geras said to this Timeline's Raiden that he was made mortal and humble because when he was a God, he was prone to anger because of it?
If that's the case, then it is not true: Raiden became corrupted because what happened to him, not because he was a God.
Let's take it step by step, shall we?
Mk9: It opens up with Shao Khan winning, beating the living daylights out of Raiden, who rewinds time and sends his past self a message. Throughout the game, Raiden has visions of what would lead to Armageddon and is trying to prevent it all, so he's possibly stressed throughout it all - everyone is doubting him and criticising him for his actions and decisions - having to do tough decisions, while Quan Chi is sabotaging it - then tragedies happen. Kung Lao gets his neck snapped in front of everybody, Sindel kills almost everyone and then he accidentally kills Liu Kang, who fights him for his last and final decision, mind you that Liu Kang got pissy over....nevermind.
They have won but at what cost? Sonya and Johnny along with Raiden are sole survivors from the group, while another threat looms on the horizon.
MkX: Raiden is tired. I don't know if its the model or if it was conscious decision but to me, Raiden seems tired troughout the whole game. Raiden, has witnessed so much death, experienced so many loses and there are still threats that threaten Earthrealm, Realm he's supposed to protect - Earthrealm Defenders perhaps got some semblance of peace but Raiden - I wouldn't be surprised if he developed some sort of paranoia. At the end of MkX Raiden is both physically and mentally exhausted, that when he cleanses corrupted Jinsei, he gets corrupted instead - warning the revenants that he won't be afraid to get rid of them if they threaten Earthrealm.
I'm gonna throw in my two cents that it brought out Raiden's deepest desires that he never acted upon. It perhaps showed him visions or what he could do and he acted upon it, losing himself in the process.
In MK11 he's so detached from his friends, that he gives an awful comment at how Sonya died a warrior's death, protecting Earthrealm. It's all about protecting Earthralm, everyone else be damned.
(And I also hated that they insinuated it in Mk11 too, that just because he got angry, he could become Dark!Raiden, which no and why even?)
Dark!Raiden could be very interesting if handled well, because if we look at it, Dark!Raiden is a tragedy.
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