How did Raiden get his cyborg body?

As a prisoner, the Patriots used Raiden as a test subject for experiments in exoskeletal enhancement surgery, during which he had his head and spine excised from his body from his lower jaw down and subsequently grafted into an enhanced synthetic body. It clearly states he had no choice in becoming a cyborg.
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How did Raiden get his body back?

With the help of the Paradise Lost Army, Raiden managed to escape his captivity. After undergoing surgery to clear his body of nanomachines and being saved by Drago Pettrovich Madnar, he was successful in reclaiming Big Boss' remains from the Patriots.
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How do you get the original Raiden body?

The body, merely titled "Raiden", is a wearable suit in Metal Gear Survive, and can only be unlocked by purchasing it with 5000 BP.
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What is left of Raiden's body?

Raiden's new design for Metal Gear Solid 4 was a response to the criticism that only his face remained in his cybernetic body.
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Why does Raiden look like a girl?

I remember seeing somewhere that Raiden was created and designed as a response to the first game not having a large female playerbase, hence his softer face and white hair compared to Snake's rougher look and darker hair.
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Why is Raiden missing his arms?

He's referring to the events of Twin Suns from Metal Gear Solid 4, where he had to lose his arms to save Solid Snake (specifically, he willingly cut off his right arm to save Snake from Outer Haven due to being otherwise unable to move in to aid Snake, and he lost the remaining arm when he was crushed by Outer Haven).
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Why does Raiden have white blood?

Raiden, having received cybernetic implants by the Patriots, used this kind of blood. After he was badly injured from battling Gekko and Vamp during the Guns of the Patriots Incident, he would have died had Naomi Hunter and Sunny been unable to find an infusion of white blood and begin dialysis in time.
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Did Sam cut off Raiden's arm?

In one clean motion, Samuel used the trigger release on his scabbard to unsheathe his sword and sever Raiden's left arm. Samuel continued to taunt the crippled Raiden in his vain attempts to continue the fight.
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Why did Raiden not replace his eye?

Why didn t Raiden get another eye? Although not an eyepatch, Raiden utilized a cloth to cover his missing left eye, after a fight with Samuel Rodrigues resulted in his eye being injured and amputated, and because a cybernetic replacement eye wasn't fully created prior to his surgery, in 2018.
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Why is Raiden wearing heels?

There is no "cross-dressing" aspect. The "high heels" allow him to easily grip his sword with his feet when executing combos.
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How much of Raiden's original body is left?

After sustaining severe injuries in a fight with Samuel Rodrigues, he underwent a full-body cybernetic conversion by Doktor, following the departure of Maverick's previous cybernetics specialist for unknown reasons, discarding the few remaining organic parts he had left in favor of a 100% cybernetic body.
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How does Raiden have a kid?

One of their spies becomes Raiden's girlfriend and the two fall in love. Raiden defeats Solidus after the Patriots' AIs tell him his death would also trigger those of Olga's child and Rosemary, the latter of whom is revealed to have been pregnant with Raiden's child during the mission.
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Why does Raiden have a barcode on his forehead?

Because a Japanese artist drew him, and anything that has to do with cyborgs in anime-land is plastered with barcodes. He's so indie, he has a bar code tattoo.
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Why was Raiden called snake?

The real reason why Raiden was called "Snake" is because he represents the player having taken the role of Solid Snake in previous games/VR missions/Tanker Chapter. Minor nitpick, but a solidus isn't a gas, it represents a point between solid and liquid states.
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Why does Raiden cut George in half?

Doktor also complimented Raiden on saving George's lower half, which would allow him to have children in the future due to being preserved.
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How was Raiden corrupted?

A weakened Raiden reveals to Fujin how the Jinsei has been rejecting him since the morning, leaving him unable to revitalize himself. Fujin realizes that Raiden's overuse of the Kamidogu has left him corrupted and the Jinsei rejects him due to sensing its presence within him.
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Why was Raiden called Jack?

FYI, “Raiden” is named after the Japanese navy's local battle plane “Raiden.” The Allies used the code name “Jack.”
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Who did Raiden marry?

Rosemary is the wife of Raiden as well as a psychological counselor, and formerly a data analyst and spy.
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Why do they call Raiden Jack?

Conversation. 1/2 Raiden, a player in MGS2. The name of a Japanese Navy local fighter in the Pacific War. Its code name for the Allied side is Jack.
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Why does Raiden only have one eye?

Although not an eyepatch, Raiden utilized a cloth to cover his missing left eye, after a fight with Samuel Rodrigues resulted in his eye being injured and amputated, and because a cybernetic replacement eye wasn't fully created prior to his surgery, in 2018.
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Why is Jetstream Sam so strong?

Cybernetic Enhancements: Jetstream Sam wears a cyborg-esqe suit, which enhances all of his abilities to superhuman levels. He has surprisingly little cybernetic augmentation, the only exception being his right arm.
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Why is he called Jetstream Sam?

His codename was Minuano, named after the cool Brazilian wind. This follows the Desperado's use of winds for codenames. He is also referred to as Jetstream Sam. Jetstream being a type of wind.
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Does Raiden have a jaw?

As a prisoner, the Patriots used Raiden as a test subject for experiments in exoskeletal enhancement surgery, during which he had his head and spine excised from his body from his lower jaw down and subsequently grafted into an enhanced synthetic body.
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How was Raiden born?

Raiden was born in Liberia on what he stated was a 'rainy day'. His parents were killed by George Sears (AKA Solidus Snake) and at a very young age Raiden was recruited into the child soldier program. During the civil war that began in 1989, an exceptionally young Jack began his military career.
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Does Raiden have a father?

Main appearance(s)

Raiden's parents were a couple who had a son together. Some time after their son's birth, they were killed by Solidus Snake. He took their son, named him Jack, and raised him as a child soldier in the Army of the Devil.
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