User blog:Cfp3157/Brief Return from Retirement: Raiden vs. Batman Beyond

Technology is the definition of the future, promising innovation, progress, and prosperity for all mankind. But it is also a potential bane, a weapon used to control the weak and prevent good. But none have risen to the threats of the future like Raiden, the former child soldier turned cyborg swordsman that seeks to right past wrongs by protecting the weak, and Batman, the vigilante successor of the original Batman who protects a new Gotham City from a host of new and classic villains! Two different brands of brutal justice will lash out during this flurry of fists. Walking arsenals and master combatants, only one can be...THE DEADLIEST WARRIOR!

Raiden


Raised in Liberia as a child soldier by Solidus Snake, Raiden was taught to enjoy to kill through a variety of high-tech training missions, action movies, and gunpowder mixed with food. Solidus taught Raiden that wielding a blade was much more noble and worthy than a gun by forcing Raiden to use a sword to kill enemies and innocents, deeply traumatizing him in the process and earning him the nickname Jack the Ripper. After leaving Liberia for America, Raiden was injected with nanomachines and joined the newly reformed FOXHOUND, where he met his future wife Rosemary. In the year 2000, Raiden become involved in the Big Shell incident, where he (alongside Solid Snake) combated the Patriots and their mass produced Metal Gears, and did battle with and killed Solidus after a brutal sword battle. After the incident, Raiden was kidnaped and turned into a cyborg by the Patriots, which ironically enabled Raiden to assist a dying Solid Snake in ending the Patriots, even though saving Snake from his brother Liquid initially cost him his arms. After the fall of the Patriots, Raiden led the PMC group Maverick on numerous missions, the last of which involved him stopping Steven Armstrong from starting a war with Pakistan to get himself elected president so he could create a Social Darwinist dystopia.

Equipment: Abilities:
 * High-Frequency Blade: The High-Frequency blade is a blade reinforced by a powerful alternating current that resonates at extremely high frequencies, making it so that the blade can take things apart at a molecular level. The blade is created from a near indestructible material, slicing through several layers of concrete, helicopters, and robots with unimaginable ease.
 * Enhanced Physical Condition: Given his almost entirely cybernetic body, Raiden's strength, speed, reflexes, agility, and durability have been enhanced to superhuman levels. His reflexes and speed not only allow him to dodge bullets, but actually run and block them with his sword as long as he continues moving, as well as run up a skyscraper. His strength allows him to go toe-to-toe with Metal Gears, as well as lift one with difficulty. His entire body is cybernetic, which means he can take much more damage than any human could, such as sword strikes and superhuman blows.
 * Master Swordsman: Raiden is an astoundingly skilled swordsman, combining his cybernetic enhancements with pure skill to become nearly peerless as a swordsman. Even prior to his cybernetic enhancements, Raiden was skilled enough to defeat professional opponents armed with automatic firearms utilizing only his sword. He is also skilled enough to wield his sword with his feet and even in his mouth, and fighting with either hand as his dominant.
 * Blade Mode: Using molten carbonite fuel cells as a power source, Blade Mode heightens Raiden's reflexes to the point where the world around him is going in slow motion, and also strengthens his CT muscle fiber to increase the power behind his blows, enabling to him to effortlessly cut any person or thing in half.
 * Expert Assassin: Trained vigorously since childhood, Raiden is a highly skilled assassin and killer. Raiden is an expert infiltrator and escape artist, as well as vicious hand-to-hand combatant and stealth expert. Raiden was able to almost single-handedly diffuse the Big Shell incident, killing Solidus Snake after an intense battle with his troops.
 * Skilled Acrobat: In addition to his skills as an assassin, Raiden is a particularly skilled acrobat. Combing his enhanced physicality with his natural skills, he is able to climb buildings and traverse through a collapsing building with ease. His reflexes and acrobatic skills allow him to either dodge or even deflect fire from heavy machine guns and rockets.
 * "Jack the Ripper": By channeling his anger and turning off his pain inhibitors, Raiden can access his "Jack the Ripper" persona. While in this state of mind, Raiden

Batman


Born to scientists Warren and Mary McGinnis, Terry McGinnis was a rough street kid who would grow to become one of Gotham's greatest heroes. Years after Batman is last seen, he is a former member of a street gang run by youthful racketeer Charlie "Big Time" Bigelow, Terry had his fair share of run-ins with the Gotham City Police at age fourteen while his parents were going through a divorce, even serving a three-month stint in juvenile hall. When Terry's father was murdered after being caught up in a buissness affair over nerve gas, Terry's life would change forever. Feeling responsible for his father's death and eager for revenge, Terry met billionaire and original Batman Bruce Wayne and began to utilise his highly modern Batsuit. Once Terry brought the man who murdered his father, Terry began to sort out evil on the streets of Gotham as the Batman once did. Convinced that there is still a need for a Batman, Bruce hires Terry as his "personal assistant" and begins secretly training him for his new role as Gotham's Dark Knight. As Gotham's newest hero, Terry fought against a wide variety of new and eccentric villains, while also dealing with characters from Batman's past like the Joker, Amanda Waller, and even a mind controlled incarnation of the Justice League.

Equipment: Abilities:
 * Batsuit: The Batsuit Terry wears has received several improvements compared to the original. It enhances his strength and durability, allowing him to lift steel beams and survive plane crashes, lasers, and grenades. The suit has several utility functions, such as visual cloaking, rocket thrusters that enable temporary flight, adhesive padding, Detective vision, an electrical discharge that can discharge through one part of his body or his entire suit, and a direct communication link to the Batcave. The suit is equipped with retractable claws, capable of slicing through metal with ease, and retractable forearm spikes that can be used mid-combat to gain a range advantage.
 * Batarangs: Batman carries a wide variety of projectiles with him, ranging from typical Batarangs to several variations such as electrical, explosive, and sonic emitters. He also has a disc-launcher built into his suit, as well as bolas.
 * Bombs: Batman carries a wide variety of explosives, primarily smoke pellets and flash grenades.
 * Gadgets: Batman's utility belt comes equipped with a variety of extra tools he may need. These range from a buzzsaw he uses in combat or to hack through walls, to a wrist-mounted laser to tracers, handcuffs, and a grappel gun.
 * Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Trained both by Bruce Wayne and later Wayne's own sensei Kairi Tanaga, Batman is skilled hand-to-hand combatant. Skilled in basic street fighting even before his career as Batman began, McGinnis relies on his natural agility, skill, and intuition in combat, giving a fluidity and unorthodox style in comparison to the formal skills of the previous Batman.
 * Peak Human Physical Condition: Even without the aid of his Batsuit, Terry is a n Olympic-level athlete with peak human strength, agility, stamina, and endurance. His most notable attribute is his agility, often being compared to the original Robin Dick Grayson in his abilities as an acrobat.
 * Skilled Detective: Studying under Bruce Wayne both in the field and the Batman's old case files, Batman's mind has become intelligent and intuitive, oftentimes even surprising Bruce Wayne with his ability to process and adapt information. Notably, the Joker has credited Terry with being able to think outside the box in a way that made him a more difficult foe to deal with than the original Batman.
 * Expert Infiltrator: With aid both from his skills learned from Bruce Wayne and the stealth capabilities of his Batsuit, Batman is highly skilled in stealth and infiltration. His ability to think on his feet, as well as cloaking and flight, makes him a difficult foe to pin down should he be given the opportunity to evade his foes.