Evolution of Raiden's Electric Fly (1992-2019)

In this video, I bring to you the evolution of Raiden's most popular move, the Electric Fly, also known as Torpedo, since its first appearance in MK1 (1992) until MK11. I look at the elements of gameplay and storyline to bring to you the development of this influential character in the last few years.
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[@saladseller557]

Raiden then: ABAYAYAYAYA! Raiden now: I must consult with the elder gods

[@toofast2721]

Right 😂😂

[@dima_briefel]

No one Absolutely no one Raiden: I NEED MY MONEH

[@simarawilliams1871]

Raiden when anything inconvenient happens: I must consult with the elder gods...

[@raquelnoemicamacondori4379]

@@simarawilliams1871 ex

[@widsue88]

@@dima_briefel 👌🏻🗿

[@RedFirefly96]

Raiden's yells in his electric fly are something that should never be changed.

[@WrestlingEmpireKing]

Rip

[@tenzing2090]

And yet it did

[@sabali7974]

NEVER. I was so let down when I found out they removed it in MK11.

[@rafaelrezende5061]

I think that's funny

[@nicowasd123]

Haha, is carlos pesina screaming because he hit his balls 😂

[@ElPayasoMalo]

In the older games, Raiden wouldn't physically stand up when knocked down; he'd teleport into a standing position. I wish he still did that.

[@TheSuperPlayer707]

Well, that's because the hat caused problems in the footage. Carlos Pesina (who portrayed him) when tried to stand up the hat just ended up wrong or fallen down. Then they had to make a teleport animation to make Raiden to stand up, otherwise they had to stick with a helmet that hat or something.

[@ElPayasoMalo]

@@TheSuperPlayer707 Well, he WOULD get up on his own when tripped with a sweep.

[@TheSuperPlayer707]

@@ElPayasoMalo that would needed an special animation, and you know how old games struggled a lot with space. Use more space in your game it meant a lot of extra money. Not so the case nowadays where the external downloads and streaming changed everything.

[@ElPayasoMalo]

@@TheSuperPlayer707 No, I mean in the game, when dropped by a low sweep, Raiden actually gets up like everyone else. Every other time, he teleports to a standing position.

[@TheSuperPlayer707]

@@ElPayasoMalo if you're talking about the first game that's not the case. But in MKII onwards he was capable to properly capture Raiden jumping back up to a standing position since they gave to Pesina a better hat which was completely tied to the hood of his costume. Then the game just turned CGI and the rest it's story.

[@EdmondBrown]

"I NEED MY MONEY!" "JOHNNY, START THE CAR!" "ARE YOU FROM L.A.?"

[@slippinjimmy6197]

😂😂😂Underrated comment

[@brad3970]

@@slippinjimmy6197 seems you haven't seen the comment section.

[@slippinjimmy6197]

@@brad3970 i did see the comments but "Are you from L.A?" is from him 😂😂😂

[@mustafasawesomeworld3388]

“A BEE MAKING HONEY”

[@Mark_Knight]

I used to think when I heard it it was "Habi-baba-ly-aaaa." An ancient language...little did I know, it was something modern.

[@jinhateseveryone2006]

“I need my money, Johnny’s in the car.” - MK1 Raiden

[@vshiki4872]

Tf is Cage doing in Raiden's car?

[@widsue88]

@@vshiki4872 🤣

[@bailujen8052]

There is a deal where Raiden made a limited edition Mortal Kombat 2 Arkade Kabinent so he can sell it to Johnny, Johnny in the car has suitcases of money to buy the cabinent while you deal the trade

[@adhambutsaif5589]

@@vshiki4872 he kidnapped johnny cage when he was a kid and he trained him

[@Kinovertical]

Choose your destiny ------>>>> kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYjVZnqkoqaEd8k

[@pettygirlgamerdiva]

Please give Raiden his money, he's been asking for decades

[@the_one_who_has_a_very_str5580]

He's also been informing that Johnny's been in the car for decades and that this one has not even started it a single once.

[@pettygirlgamerdiva]

Facts💯

[@simarawilliams1871]

@@the_one_who_has_a_very_str5580 fr

[@the_one_who_has_a_very_str5580]

@@simarawilliams1871 What do you mean by fr ?

[@justanuff]

INEEDMOREMONEYYYY

[@gregwilliams4926]

3:43 The coolest brutality in the game.

[@TheRipper0101]

Reminds me of Shang Stung’s brutality..

[@liltsunami1139]

Looks cooler on jason

[@realmjumper8154]

Reminds me of one of Shang Tsung’s fatalities from mk2

[@dima_briefel]

As for me it's the best brutality ever

[@dima_briefel]

​@@liltsunami1139 Jason goes to Hell

[@daniellemurnett2534]

Headcanon: Raiden was never paid for his voice acting gig, right up until MK11, and that's why he stopped asking for money only then.

[@user-qj6zw8cg4l]

Raiden's super in Injustice 2 is probably the best super move he's ever had in any Nrs game.

[@sonyablade3435]

Sup Liu Liu

[@user-qj6zw8cg4l]

@@sonyablade3435 s u p

[@sonyablade3435]

@@user-qj6zw8cg4l my bad I didn't see your comment you still like kitana

[@isaaccooper862]

Xray and Fatal Blow literally look like baby stuff compared to the super in Injustice

[@victoracosta4796]

The MK dragon was the icing on the cake.

[@thyxreaper]

4:35 this one is still awesome

[@djw_tekken8490]

Crazy

[@giovannarb]

@@djw_tekken8490 Nossa é um dragão

[@GoldNation10]

​@@giovannarbThe MK Dragon

[@iamgaijin88]

*mk11 raiden is like the rock's return to a wrestling event without saying his famous catchphrases*

[@siats142]

And IGN gave the game a 9....

[@Vajra717]

Not even a single time 😂 I was hoping they would make him say that at least in cutscenes 😂

[@probablyaghost4487]

Petition for MK12 to have Lord Raiden say "I NEED MY MONEY!!!" again

[@100gman]

Signed

[@seriesandstarsactu]

Signed 😂

[@imnotquandalenomore1919]

Signed

[@UltimateShadow10]

Him not saying it in MK11 should be a crime.

[@seriesandstarsactu]

Signed

[@ar_reactions612]

Shao Khan: “Bow to me!” Raiden: “lol nope!”

[@timotheuskazama8910]

Bring all the sauce! 😆

[@SetsunaFSeiei-qy6kg]

BRING HIM HIS MONEY FIRST

[@floppa_king9529]

@@SetsunaFSeiei-qy6kg respect for raiden

[@bailujen8052]

If this was mk11 he would say yeet

[@Megaderpus_Maximus]

Bring him da cash

[@treyjohnson7854]

“That looks like it hurts” -Raiden MK4

[@Renatah24]

That guy looks like his aunt -Raiden MK4

[@marisashes]

@@Renatah24 I CANT STOP HEARING IT

[@afeefahfourfour7104]

Why he is flying like a bird?

[@carltasticdrew9633]

"That guy look like his aunt!"

[@Johnthick]

@@Renatah24 -Ready to pack your bag -Raiden Mk4

[@novemberdelta2668]

0:31 BRING OUT THE SAUCE!

[@maliktheking25]

LOL

[@aydenbaldwin3041]

LOL

[@oscarzucchini6076]

jajajaja lpm

[@marcusmeins1839]

XD

[@marlonthefish9678]

HAHAHA

[@probablyaghost4487]

Shao Khan: Bow to me Lord Raiden: bruh....I've been telling you this for 10 years now...I NEED MY MONEY!!!!

[@joutaroukuujou4885]

MK11 he finally took his money.

[@widsue88]

)))

[@redo7460]

Johnny finally started the car

[@Mahmoud-ft1jw]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Max1mus449]

Crying rn

[@michigames1201]

Someone was his buddy

[@joseurbina3835]

Raiden's "Electric Fly" (or the "Flying Superman" as it's once called), was not only a Staple Moveset as part of his Character, but was also the most Spamming Moves for Cheating and Unfairness.

[@Just_your_average_degenerate]

Your forgetting the most spammed move by far the leg sweep

[@michaeldebidart]

I always called it the Torpedo

[@masterofreality5528]

I don't think so. His left-right lightning is more difficult to avoid

[@deionpehowdy]

​@@masterofreality5528I Think it's most hard when he places it behind you

[@masterofreality5528]

@@deionpehowdy Just spamming left and right

[@markdemars7648]

Raiden's random gibberish with the Electric Fly is so hilariously funny.😂🤣😂😆

[@Doceli-dg3cn]

It's ain't tho🤣🤣

[@markdemars7648]

@@Doceli-dg3cn Still it cracks me up a bit.

[@Doceli-dg3cn]

@@markdemars7648 ye xD

[@luishirai562]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@abhishekchandalia7059]

2:52 shoakhan:- bow down Raiden:-I just need my money dude

[@GojiHorrorFan1980]

2:53 Shao Kahn: bow to me Raiden: I NEED MY MONEY

[@dima_briefel]

Raiden after this: BOW TO MEH

[@khravagercool32]

More like Raiden got scammed by Shao Kahn!

[@widsue88]

🤣

[@geradjackson255]

I always thought that as a kid that Raiden said that 🤦🏾‍♂️😩😂😂😂😂

[@xXFOYXxQ8]

You'll get your money when you FIX THIS DAMN DOOR!

[@rogankane6901]

"I NEED MY MONEY!" "JOHNNY START THE CAR!" "BRING ALL DA SAUCE!" "GOTTA GET HIM NERFED!" "A GUY WHO LOOKS LIKE HIS AUNT" "AYBABAYAY!" "BRING ME MY MONEY!" "GOTTA GET THEM NERFED!"

[@Gabaster_MK]

4:27 one of the best super moves

[@ayudatengopiedrasenlosrino3786]

0:00: Mortal Kombat 0:22: Mortal Kombat II 0:42: Mortal Kombat Trilogy 1:03: Mortal Kombat Gold 1:23: Mortal Kombat: Deception 1:47: Mortal Kombat: Armageddon 2:12: Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe 2:33: Mortal Kombat 3:08: Mortal Kombat X 3:56: Injustice 2 4:49: Mortal Kombat 11

[@Pwilliams4000]

Wait he wasn’t in Mk4? I didn’t know that

[@deadman23px]

​@@Pwilliams4000 He was! He was also on Deadly Alliance and that didn't appear on the video either

[@Pwilliams4000]

@@deadman23px oh I get it, he didn’t have “RAGING BUMBLEDAY!!!” On his moveset in those games

[@jchavezz7774]

Where's Deadly Alliance?

[@deionpehowdy]

I'm Thinking Deadly Alliance Isn't Included because Raiden Does Fly Towards the opponents in that Game. It's just an electric Palm.

[@triplestarplushtheplushana6840]

2:52 Perfect Timing

[@Froge4291]

That was hilarious

[@dima_briefel]

Lol

[@abdoucisse894]

Shao Kahn: Bow To Me Raiden: ABYBAYBAYAY!

[@danielm593]

Raiden in MK Gold: “Ready to pack your bag?!” Just listen...1:07

[@texuhco]

this comment had me dying for some reason

[@hanzzacharycruz2797]

Or hey is that your aunt

[@GTGamer5TTV]

“GUY THAT LOOKS LIKE HIS AUNT!”

[@cococrooks2638]

4:26 that whole move CANNOT be topped 😍🎮

[@lamiafamily]

„JOHNNY, START THE CAR!“

[@CG-vu1oe]

If he don’t raiden gonna get his money

[@randomidiot1393]

Shao kahn: Bow to me Meanwhile raiden: gimme my money

[@shushetumare9835]

Raiden: I NEED MY MONEY!!! Raiden MK 11: I already have it

[@yoshifan3077]

Same in Mortal Kombat 1 AKA 12

[@notdream851]

3:18 I call this a beat

[@kameronperkins6417]

DREAM HI

[@kingomari901]

Me too

[@Vecchio_Rhosod85]

It sounds like the beat from Mein Teil by Rammstein

[@alphasapharius925]

Just like scorpions “get over here” raidens “whatever-word-he-says” move was seriously ruined in mk11

[@jamilaboosamra]

Its :I need my money!!

[@wow-sc4zc]

Yeah true

[@anthonytrashboat]

How? Its the exact same? They just removed the voice line which sucks

[@PeaShooterAutoHunter]

@@anthonytrashboat thats the point :( it doesn't feel the same

[@mamahen724]

I think this is because they wanted the game to be more serious

[@zenster1085]

NRS, WHY DID YOU REMOVE THE "ABAYAYAYAY" IN MK11?!

[@kumalala5104]

ayababa ee ayababagaaaa

[@victoracosta4796]

Cause Radian went dark side. The dark side don’t go “ABAYAYAYAYA!”

[@SuperJGGaming]

‘Cause it sounds better

[@bdulrahmanarzani27]

@@SuperJGGaming what? Mk11 raiden is so boring, he doesn’t say his catchphrase anymore, to a huge mk fan that is truly disappointing.

[@SuperJGGaming]

@@bdulrahmanarzani27 exactly, but it sounds stupid to me lmaooo

[@mogamimi921]

MK to Injustice 2:Give me Your Money!(Aybayayaya) MK11: Heaaerggggghhhh MK1:Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeettttttt!!!!!!

[@nelsonromero5599]

raiden will forever be one of the best characters in mk

[@TracePemberton]

And yet the Funniest

[@vickjr98]

My GOAT

[@JohnFleming-sw7hn]

Give me my money Abababayayayayaaaa

[@yadavragbir1208]

"I NEED MY MONEY" -Raiden 1992

[@Jayson2cool]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@dima_briefel]

Yep

[@Mephileshomer]

MK: Where is my money?! After many games, and many fatalities and brutalities Raiden finally received his money... after MK11

[@rolph5967]

Legend has it, Johnny is still paying off that car.

[@BLKXNBLK]

2:30 Raiden On The Rage

[@slade2144]

Someone gave raiden his mony before mk11 so he stoped shouting

[@saeedsharrief524]

Anybody else noticed that Raiden was spelled 'Rayden' MK Triology

[@Ldruwnews]

1st thing I noticed

[@kwagz3314]

That’s also how it was spelled in the movies

[@jasonmartinez5116]

Raiden was spelled as Rayden on home consoles of Mortal Kombat 1-2 and MK Trilogy to prevent copyright issues with an unrelated arcade shoot em up game called Raiden

[@Vekron]

Jaiden

[@Kinovertical]

Choose your destiny ------>>>> kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYjVZnqkoqaEd8k

[@jaeden2806]

1:08 "it looks like a duck"

[@defblinders9585]

Very first character I ever used when I first played the arcade game in 1992 and one of my top 5 favorites to this day.

[@viggy29]

I havent played Injustice 2.. but its nice to see Raiden teaming up with Rayquaza...

[@michigames1201]

Now I need a Pokémon and mk crossover

[@rustycookiepekka6875]

0:06 is my favorite

[@krishernandez2293]

MK2 Raiden Fly is the best ever. The fact that it has about four different variations of the actual scream compared to the others I don't see why they were never added. I think MK9 might have came close and then vs DC.

[@gaurok]

2:53 "Bow to me!" "AYUMBABAEE!" Raiden's way to say "NO!"

[@maboi6610]

Here lies Raiden *"ABY BABAYAYYY, ZABOZAAAAA, HARATA TADZHAAH"* from MK1 - INJUSTICE 2, that Raiden screaming giberish will be miss :'(

[@minetosca1185]

Shao khan : Bows to me Raiden : I nEeD mY MoNey

[@tafua_a]

Oh yes, the good old days of MKT, where I would spam this move with no shame because of how funny Raiden sounded. Also because of its ridiculous damage.

[@TheGoshtMan]

Raiden Selection 0:02 : MK (Mortal Kombat) 0:25 : MK2 (Mortal Kombat 2) 0:45 : MK T (Mortal Kombat Trilogy) 1:06 : MK G (Mortal Kombat Gold) 1:26 : MK D (Mortal Kombat Deception) 1:51 : MK A (Mortal Kombat Armageddon) 2:14 : MK vs DCU (Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe) 2:37 : MK9 (Mortal Kombat 9:Komplete Edition) 3:13 : MKX (Mortal Kombat X) 3:59 : I2 (Injustice 2) 4:51 : MK11 (Mortal Kombat 11)

[@traseroultimate5252]

Cada vez más onvre la voz

[@kirumitojo6611]

"I NEED MONEY" "JOHNNY AT THE CAR" 0:05

[@TheJaguar1983]

I always thought the attack was like a wrestling spear tackle, like he was attacking with his shoulder. Seeing this, I realise that he's basically making the impact with his palms

[@thetruthisfreeofficial1]

"Johnny used to live in a car"

[@HakeemTheDream616]

One of the best characters in the MK universe

[@incellvbasolutionstm1513]

I'm glad you remembered MK1, people always forgot Mk1. Looks like MK started in MK II or something.

[@Going.Creative._mode]

Shao Kahn: Bow to me! Raiden: bitch give me my money!

[@Ghost-196]

0:49-0:52 that sound from raiden is underrated

[@irohnic473]

Raiden’s “abayayaya!” scream originated when they were making the poses for the original MK game. Apparently to do the “electric fly” the actor for Raiden had to perch on a ladder and when he did, he accidentally put himself in a position that crushed his nutsack and testicles and he screamed as he did in MK1 Edit: they misspelled Raiden in Mk3

[@killdozer7792]

Actually, the "mis-spellling" was completely deliberate and done to avoid copyright.

[@DJDoesGDStuff]

Shao Kahn: bow to me >:) Raiden: I NEED MY MONEY

[@Andre12359]

Raiden wouldn’t be Raiden if he didn’t have the Electric Fly!

[@Kingg226]

Im vibing with raiden in mk1 lol, the beat drops a heat man🔥💀

[@ratify4769]

Raiden has been waiting in the car for almost 30 years.

[@spideyshoaib1588]

No one Litteraly No one Raiden : "Iribabaaee" 😂 he is amazing bro ! ❤️

[@tevman09]

That one from Injustice 2 was bloody awesome!

[@SunBunz]

2:17 that’s pretty sick they brought back his classic-sounding voice from the 90s in the later games!

[@connorhill8729]

"The surge of electricity temporarily overload his brain causing him to spout random gibberish in mid-flight" Boomstick

[@Stuntpilot22]

I just came here for Raiden yelling “YEET” in mk11, because that is exactly what this move does!

[@JohnFleming-sw7hn]

I always loved the rise up re charge sound effect when he rose back up! Forever i will love hearing that!

[@amylevin11k_inc]

Shao Khan: Bow to me Raiden: i need to consult the elder gods

[@theanthill8597]

One of my favorite moves from Raiden

[@InfinityBlock192]

3:25 - 3:40 kind of forms a sick beat

[@BIGRIGLUCCI]

At 2:02 it sounds like he says GIVE ME MAH MONAY

[@user-kx2rg9qi2w]

Естественно он всем должен

[@michaeldebidart]

Fun fact about Raiden's "gibberish" that many people may not know...when Carlos Pesina layed down on the platform to record the visuals for Raiden's torpedo move for the first time, he accidentally layed on his testicles and let out a cry of pain and it gave them the idea to have Raiden say gibberish with the move. True story.

[@toddduchesne1749]

How do we know this is true?

[@zachariahscott6648]

Wow! Raiden grows more viscous with each passing decade!

[@a.j.williams195]

RAIDEN SAYS HEEY YOU MY BUDDYYYY! HEYY YOU MY BUDDYYYYY!

[@s18283]

He said nothig is sound like this work

[@bonesaw36]

“Give me my moneyyyyyy” “Johnny get back in the carrrrrr”

[@tomgardner2253]

That sound when the move connects in MK2 is so satisfying

[@thxphxroah3052]

2:53 Shao Khan: Bow to me Raiden: (I'm 'bout to end this mans whole career) I nEeD mY mOnEy!!!

[@mindamanao3958]

Me:Where i can keep my money? Mom:*steals my money* Me: 0:04

[@noobnationyt4049]

2:52 Shao Kahn- BOW TO ME!! Raiden- Oukehh Gives him thunder spear

[@mikesholler27]

thank you for the day

[@alexmercer8963]

I NEED MY MONEY!!! (only legends will understand it)

[@TheBest69thSorcerer]

You mean thunder god????

[@nonimportant]

There’s something hilarious about the limiting scream on old versions that’s really funny xD

[@RandomFella745]

“Pay me my money! “Bring out the thooooong!” “Johnny start the car!”

[@steviefranchize21]

I just want a behind the scenes of whoever was in the voice booth doing this scream for the game.

[@sajeelchughtai1765]

Watch tabmok99 videos, he explains it

[@khravagercool32]

Raiden:"I NEED MY MONEY!!!" The Other Raiden"YOU HAVE MY OWN MONEY YOU IDIOT!!!"

[@assiaghebbari298]

Damn man i love you and raiden

[@mike_havens]

I never knew that move could end in a Brutality in X and 11,that's cool!

[@boboashley7015]

Awesome 👌

[@potatomatop9326]

Mortal Kombat Player Since 8: Aybabayay!

[@davidgivens5033]

When someone owes you a couple dollars Raiden: “Imma need my money”

[@LoneAries77]

I like the mk9 fly. The way the camera pans is just perfect in mk9

[@marciasilva8973]

Fun fact: (which you may or may not know) Raiden screams because the actor who plays him hit his private parts while making his move (the actor himself confirmed it)

[@Not-offended]

Are we not going to talk about how his name was Rayden in MKT?

[@ddb3934]

Im glad u added injustice 2 i bet no one wouldve remembered it

[@GamelutioN1]

I almost forgot it while recording, too.

[@TechRayhachi]

Lol

[@nomanssouls1957]

Legend says that he still needs his money.

[@HanzoHashashi155]

DUDE IN MKX RADIEN"S FLY SOULD LIKE A BEAT BOX LOVE IT!

[@lamiafamily]

Raiden in MK Gold:„I want a second chance!“