Raiden (ライデン) is a character from the Fatal Fury series who originally appeared in Fatal Fury: King of Fighters. His official nickname is "The Out-of-Control Giant" (制御不能の巨人). He was long considered for The King of Fighters series and he finally made his debut in The King of Fighters XII. Developers wanted to add him as the big burly guy for the cast. The reason they didn't choose his face counterpart was due to the overall insistence to add a giant, evil character