I don't see how power levels are moot...lol that's like saying Batman can beat Presence cause "He's Batman" lol
@brizzle Good point, especially on the Ermac and Batman points lol. I love DC way more than Marvel and even I'll admit people overhype the fuck out of Batman, this one guy on comicvine tried telling me "batman can beat everyone in MK" I just laughed at him...tried telling me his "suit would be Raiden and Sub-Zero proof" I was like wow...really man? And I suppose his "suit" is TK proof too when Ermac lifts him and breaks him in half? lol
Comics are a better form of showing more feats in that medium than say a limited 2 hour storyline vid game or moive, but I admit like you said it's all about the writer trying to make certain fights interesting. I bet you if Scorpion some how gets a few punches in on Raiden here, it'll be because Raiden is weaker or not in his mind at the moment because anyone who follows MK and knows their levels of power should know Raiden would murk him and probably most of the MK roster if he really wanted to. One very good thing about the MKX comics aside from seeing more feats for MK characters now, is that being said when I see MK vs. DC/Marvel guy here topics I know now it's not so onesided or have to hear that bullshit about "MK characters have no feats, are just street leveler" blah, blah.
@Onilordasmodeus I think you'd love to chime in this topic, since you and I are always informing people on CV about MK characters.
Jesus even Shoa Khan needed some kind of power buff to take on Raiden, Cannon wise Raiden may be the strongest.
Shinnok, Fujin, Quan, Shang and maybe Fire God Liu kang can give him a run for his money, but i say they all fall short, BUT if they teamed together Raiden is a gonner
Unless of course it's EG amped or Elder God Raiden, then he thinks and kills them all lol since they're like ominipotent and all. I so want to see Elder God Raiden do something crazy like merge realms or create new ones. Just think if normal Raiden during MK 4 intro states centuries ago the first time he fought Shinnok he nearly destroyed Earth lol, that's normal Raiden going all out can you imagine Elder God Raiden?