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* InterruptedSuicide: [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Remorseful for the role he inadvertently played in Shinnok's near-konquest of Earthrealm]], Scorpion offers to commit hara-kiri. Raiden, however, had other plans: he makes Scorpion his TrustedLieutenant by manipulating his emotions.
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* {{Irony}}: Raiden claims that he's invading Outworld just so he can [[KnightTemplar "protect" Earthrealm]] from external threats at all costs, yet many of his former allies see a tyrant who's NotSoDifferent who isn't so different from Shao Kahn or Shinnok in terms of invading the other realms, especially in chapter 54, when Kung Jin calls him out again.
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** Delia is gunning for Raiden's head after he used mind games and BreakThemByTalking speeches on Daegon.
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* IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure: Raiden threatens to have Takeda and Jacqui tortured if Scorpion defects, and reiterates his warning in chapter 63. Scorpion, Jax and Kenshi go PapaWolf on Raiden's implied death threats.
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* IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure: Raiden threatens to have Takeda and Jacqui tortured if Scorpion defects, and reiterates his warning in chapter 63. Scorpion, Jax and Kenshi go PapaWolf on Raiden's implied death threats.Raiden's threats toward their children. Sonya and Johnny also don't take kindly to him continuing to threaten Cassie after she is rescued.
** Raiden also threatened to destroy Nitara's people if she didn't serve him. Considering he ordered Hotaru to burn down Li Mei's village to break her, it isn't hard to believe he'll fulfill his threat to Nitara as well if she doesn't tread carefully.
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* [[JerkassGod Jerkass Thunder God]]: As if being evil wasn't enough, Raiden is also a rude, callous and sociopathic asshole.
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** Kevin tried to kill himself several times by overdosing or suicide by cop in the past.
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* [[KneelBeforeZod Kneel Before Raiden]]: When Cassie objects to Kevin's torture by Raiden, the thunder god forces Cassie to grovel before him in chapter 22. This, along with Raiden's threat to kill Takeda, becomes the breaking point for Scorpion to pull a HeelFaceTurn. You know he's ''really'' gone to the dark side when he pulls this.
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* [[KneelBeforeZod Kneel Before Raiden]]: When Cassie objects to Kevin's torture by Raiden, the thunder god forces Cassie to grovel before him in chapter 22. This, along with Raiden's threat to kill Takeda, becomes the breaking point for Scorpion to pull a HeelFaceTurn. You know he's Anybody can see that Raiden's ''really'' gone to the dark side when he Scorpion [[HeelFaceTurn pulls this.this]].
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* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: After his HeroicSacrifice at the end of ''Mortal Kombat X'', Raiden CameBackWrong as a deranged and insane MadGod, who's now DrunkWithPower and now has the KnightTemplar, OmnicidalManiac and HeWhoFightsMonsters personalities. He crosses this by invading Outworld, and it all goes downhill from there.
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* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: After his HeroicSacrifice at the end of ''Mortal Kombat X'', Raiden CameBackWrong as a deranged and insane MadGod, who's now DrunkWithPower and now has the KnightTemplar, OmnicidalManiac and HeWhoFightsMonsters personalities. He crosses this by invading Outworld, and it all goes downhill from there.
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* IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure: Raiden threatens to have Takeda and Jacqui tortured if Scorpion defects, and reiterates his warning in chapter 63. Scorpion, Jax and Kenshi go PapaWolf on Raiden's implied death threats.
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* IconOfRebellion[=/=]RebelLeader[=/=]VoiceOfTheResistance[=/=]YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: Darrius as leader of the Sedian Resistance.
** Kotal Kahn and Fujin count, in the eyes of Raiden.
* IChooseToStay: Sonya decides to remain in Outworld with her ex-husband and daughter, crediting Kira's influence regarding her decision.
-->'''Sonya:''' I've been thinking a lot since we rescued Cassie...and I think it would be best for me to stay here. I can't fight Kano if I'm busy vomitting, crying, and yelling the entire time. Plus, Cassie needs me to be close by right now. The reason Kano and Raiden managed to kidnap her is my lack of judgement and care. If she's going to recover, she should have both parents nearby. Someone opened my eyes recently by reminding me that my daughter's life is more important than revenge."
* IControlMyMinionsThrough: Raiden controls his henchmen through Fear and Corruption.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Many of Raiden's ex-allies now see him as a heartless KnightTemplar who's willing to throw them under the bus when he refuses to reconsider his invasion of Outworld.
** Nitara was strong-armed by Raiden into serving him in order to protect her people.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: To ensure that Johnny Cage or Cassie do not stop him, Raiden and Kano kidnap Cassie and is held as a bargaining chip to stop Sonya and Team S-F. But Cassie, along with Kevin, breaks out in chapter 23, with the help of Kira, Kabal and Sonya.
* [[IHaveYourWife I Have Your Daughter]]: Raiden and Kano hold Cassie hostage, though she plans to escape with Kano's son, Kevin, who despises his own father. Cassie and Kevin break out in chapter 23, with the help of Kira, Kabal and Sonya.
* InformedFlaw: While all of the kombatants on Kotal Kahn's side are loyal to each other despite their flaws, those on [[BadBoss Raiden's]] side are only there because they fear him - some are even contemplating of defecting from Raiden (Nitara and Daegon) or have done so (Scorpion).
* IOweYouMyLife: In Sub-Zero's chapter, Cassie tells her mother and the others to lay off of Scorpion, as he's the reason that she's still alive.
** Skarlet feels this way toward Daegon for restoring her legs.
* IShouldHaveBeenBetter: Sonya feels she should have been a better wife and mother to her family.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Raiden turned to [[WellIntentionedExtremist dictatorial tactics]] because [[KnightTemplar he thought it was the only way to keep Earthrealm safe]], but after kidnapping and torturing Cassie, his selfish side shows, mass-zapping his former allies for daring to question him.
* ItsPersonal: On both sides of the fence:
** Kano has ''one big target'' on his back. If Johnny and Sonya don't kill him for aiding Raiden in kidnapping and later, torturing Cassie, then Kabal will, as Kano not only masterminded his maiming at the hands of Kintaro, but also raped his widow, resulting in Kevin's conception. Kevin also wants revenge on Kano for torturing him.
** Tasia lost her hands thanks to Kira, and now she wants revenge.
** Goro wants to kill Kotal Kahn (for killing his father and cutting off his arms) and Sheeva (for stealing his throne)
** Daegon wants to not only kill both Taven and Rain, but he also wants to kidnap and torture Takeda for the crimes of his father and those of his teammates.
** Skarlet wants payback on Ruby for defeating her in Chapter 28.
** Li Mei wants Hotaru's head on a spike following [[MoralEventHorizon his mass slaughter of her fellow villagers]].
** Scorpion starts off as part of Raiden's team, but flips when he witnesses Cassie and Kevin being tortured one too many times, and Raiden threatening to worse to Takeda and Jacqui should he betray him.
** Tanya and Mileena want to kill Kotal Kahn, Kitana, Jade/Delia, Rain and Ruby.
** Raiden himself is ''one big target'' for his allies because of his list of crimes so far: invading Outworld, kidnapping and torturing Cassie, allowing Kano to torture his own son Kevin, psychologically and physically abusing his ex-allies, mass-zapping the Lin Kuei or Team S-F, attacking the Edenian Resistance, threatening to torture Takeda or Jacqui, berating his own minions, tricking and strong-arming Scorpion, Daegon and Nitara into serving him and ordering the destruction of Li Mei's village, blatantly insulting the Elder Gods.
* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: Sonya wants Kano's head after he and Raiden kidnapped and tortured Cassie.
** Li Mei's gunning for Hotaru after he and the Seidan guard slaughter her fellow villagers on Raiden's orders.
** Liu Kang and Delia are awaiting for a rematch with Shang Tsung.
* IgnoredEpiphany: In chapter 18, Raiden has moments reflecting that [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope he's gone over]] [[MoralEventHorizon the edge and]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone starts doubting his actions]], especially once he realizes that Armageddon has not been averted, but it doesn't stick and he immediately starts [[NeverMyFault blaming his problems]] on the Elder Gods.
** Nitara has this in chapter 39.
** Daegon also experiences this in chapters 43 and 44.
* InsaneEqualsViolent: This is what happens to Raiden. As {{Lampshaded}} by Kung Jin in chapter 56, nobody never knows when he'll go AxCrazy - he could appear calm and collected one minute, but in the next one, he'll cackle like a madman. And woe to anybody that compares Raiden to Shao Kahn and/or Shinnok. They get zapped, as this is his BerserkButton.
* InterruptedSuicide: [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Remorseful for the role he inadvertently played in Shinnok's near-konquest of Earthrealm]], Scorpion offers to commit hara-kiri. Raiden, however, had other plans: he makes Scorpion his TrustedLieutenant by manipulating his emotions.
** Jax attempted to kill himself once but Vera stopped him.
* IronLady: Jade, Delia, Sonya, and Ruby qualify as this.
* {{Irony}}: Raiden claims that he's invading Outworld just so he can [[KnightTemplar "protect" Earthrealm]] from external threats at all costs, yet many of his former allies see a tyrant who's NotSoDifferent from Shao Kahn or Shinnok in terms of invading the other realms, especially in chapter 54, when Kung Jin calls him out again.
* JourneyToFindOneself: The gist of Kai's chapter.
* [[JerkassGod Jerkass Thunder God]]: As if being evil wasn't enough, Raiden is also a rude, callous and sociopathic asshole.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Raiden only cares for himself.
** Kano also counts as this towards his son Kevin.
* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: After his HeroicSacrifice at the end of ''Mortal Kombat X'', Raiden CameBackWrong as a deranged and insane MadGod, who's now DrunkWithPower and now has the KnightTemplar, OmnicidalManiac and HeWhoFightsMonsters personalities. He crosses this by invading Outworld, and it all goes downhill from there.
* KansasCityShuffle: While Fujin leads the heroes (and Quan Chi) to the Sky Temple to distract Raiden, Sonya and Kira infiltrate the Black Dragon hideout to rescue Cassie.
* KarmaHoudini: Raiden gets away with insulting the Elder Gods in chapter 63.
* KickTheDog: After he CameBackWrong, Raiden's MyWayOrTheHighway attitude on "protecting" Earthrealm and willingness to throw his allies under the bus has alienated many of them (especially Fujin, Johnny Cage, the Lin Kuei (Sub-Zero and Frost), Team S-F (Jax, Jacqui, Kung Jin, Sonya, Cassie, Takeda, Kenshi), Bo' Rai Cho, Kai, Kira, Scorpion, Delia, Jade, Taven, Shujinko, Ashrah, Sareena and Li Mei among others; Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Kitana, Smoke, Nightwolf, Stryker, Kabal and Sindel were already alienated by him, while Kotal Kahn, Reptile, Ermac/Jerrod, Erron Black, Ferra/Torr, Sheeva, Ruby, Rain, Kevin, Darrius, Khameleon, Chameleon and Dairou have a negative view of Raiden given what he's done so far), to the point that they're now ArchEnemies.
** Kano tortures and abuses Kevin.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[VideoGame/MortalKombatX Prior to the fanfic's events]], Raiden does this by decapitating Shinnok and then threatening Liu Kang and Kitana with a similar fate if they threaten Earthrealm.
** Tasia loses both her hands when Kira reverses Tasia's grip on her katanas, causing Tasia to amputate her own hands.
* KirkSummation: Fujin gives one to Raiden in chapter 24, when he calls out the thunder god's savagery.
** Delia tries to stop her son Daegon from supporting Raiden, but he just ignores it.
** Kano gets called out for abusing his son Kevin by Scorpion, Sonya, Cassie and Kira, yet the mercenary ignores it.
** Many of Raiden ex-allies (especially Fujin, Sonya and Kung Jin) call him out for his savagery, comparing him to a blood-thirsty butcher and homicidal maniac in chapter 54.
-->'''Kung Jin:''' Oh, shut up already! Why don't you just admit it? [[EvilCannotComprehendGood You don't care about protecting Earthrealm.]] [[AmbitionIsEvil All you care about is power.]] [[{{Sadist}} You like torturing and killing other people]] [[EvilFeelsGood because it makes you feel good]]. [[LackOfEmpathy You don't give a damn for anybody]] [[TheSociopath who suffers or dies at your hands]] [[TortureTechnician because you enjoy putting them through that agony!]] That's exactly how Shao Kahn would act!
* [[KneelBeforeZod Kneel Before Raiden]]: When Cassie objects to Kevin's torture by Raiden, the thunder god forces Cassie to grovel before him in chapter 22. This, along with Raiden's threat to kill Takeda, becomes the breaking point for Scorpion to pull a HeelFaceTurn. You know he's ''really'' gone to the dark side when he pulls this.
* KnightTemplar[=/=]WellIntentionedExtremist: Hotaru and Raiden count as this.
* KnightOfCerebus: Raiden, who takes it UpToEleven. You clearly know that he's a [[AxCrazy blood]]-[[TheSociopath thirsty]] [[FauxAffablyEvil and]] [[EvilFeelsGood deranged]] MadGod whom you don't want to cross.
* KubrickStare: Kung Jin gives one to Raiden in chapter 54.
* IconOfRebellion[=/=]RebelLeader[=/=]VoiceOfTheResistance[=/=]YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: Darrius as leader of the Sedian Resistance.
** Kotal Kahn and Fujin count, in the eyes of Raiden.
* IChooseToStay: Sonya decides to remain in Outworld with her ex-husband and daughter, crediting Kira's influence regarding her decision.
-->'''Sonya:''' I've been thinking a lot since we rescued Cassie...and I think it would be best for me to stay here. I can't fight Kano if I'm busy vomitting, crying, and yelling the entire time. Plus, Cassie needs me to be close by right now. The reason Kano and Raiden managed to kidnap her is my lack of judgement and care. If she's going to recover, she should have both parents nearby. Someone opened my eyes recently by reminding me that my daughter's life is more important than revenge."
* IControlMyMinionsThrough: Raiden controls his henchmen through Fear and Corruption.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Many of Raiden's ex-allies now see him as a heartless KnightTemplar who's willing to throw them under the bus when he refuses to reconsider his invasion of Outworld.
** Nitara was strong-armed by Raiden into serving him in order to protect her people.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: To ensure that Johnny Cage or Cassie do not stop him, Raiden and Kano kidnap Cassie and is held as a bargaining chip to stop Sonya and Team S-F. But Cassie, along with Kevin, breaks out in chapter 23, with the help of Kira, Kabal and Sonya.
* [[IHaveYourWife I Have Your Daughter]]: Raiden and Kano hold Cassie hostage, though she plans to escape with Kano's son, Kevin, who despises his own father. Cassie and Kevin break out in chapter 23, with the help of Kira, Kabal and Sonya.
* InformedFlaw: While all of the kombatants on Kotal Kahn's side are loyal to each other despite their flaws, those on [[BadBoss Raiden's]] side are only there because they fear him - some are even contemplating of defecting from Raiden (Nitara and Daegon) or have done so (Scorpion).
* IOweYouMyLife: In Sub-Zero's chapter, Cassie tells her mother and the others to lay off of Scorpion, as he's the reason that she's still alive.
** Skarlet feels this way toward Daegon for restoring her legs.
* IShouldHaveBeenBetter: Sonya feels she should have been a better wife and mother to her family.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Raiden turned to [[WellIntentionedExtremist dictatorial tactics]] because [[KnightTemplar he thought it was the only way to keep Earthrealm safe]], but after kidnapping and torturing Cassie, his selfish side shows, mass-zapping his former allies for daring to question him.
* ItsPersonal: On both sides of the fence:
** Kano has ''one big target'' on his back. If Johnny and Sonya don't kill him for aiding Raiden in kidnapping and later, torturing Cassie, then Kabal will, as Kano not only masterminded his maiming at the hands of Kintaro, but also raped his widow, resulting in Kevin's conception. Kevin also wants revenge on Kano for torturing him.
** Tasia lost her hands thanks to Kira, and now she wants revenge.
** Goro wants to kill Kotal Kahn (for killing his father and cutting off his arms) and Sheeva (for stealing his throne)
** Daegon wants to not only kill both Taven and Rain, but he also wants to kidnap and torture Takeda for the crimes of his father and those of his teammates.
** Skarlet wants payback on Ruby for defeating her in Chapter 28.
** Li Mei wants Hotaru's head on a spike following [[MoralEventHorizon his mass slaughter of her fellow villagers]].
** Scorpion starts off as part of Raiden's team, but flips when he witnesses Cassie and Kevin being tortured one too many times, and Raiden threatening to worse to Takeda and Jacqui should he betray him.
** Tanya and Mileena want to kill Kotal Kahn, Kitana, Jade/Delia, Rain and Ruby.
** Raiden himself is ''one big target'' for his allies because of his list of crimes so far: invading Outworld, kidnapping and torturing Cassie, allowing Kano to torture his own son Kevin, psychologically and physically abusing his ex-allies, mass-zapping the Lin Kuei or Team S-F, attacking the Edenian Resistance, threatening to torture Takeda or Jacqui, berating his own minions, tricking and strong-arming Scorpion, Daegon and Nitara into serving him and ordering the destruction of Li Mei's village, blatantly insulting the Elder Gods.
* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: Sonya wants Kano's head after he and Raiden kidnapped and tortured Cassie.
** Li Mei's gunning for Hotaru after he and the Seidan guard slaughter her fellow villagers on Raiden's orders.
** Liu Kang and Delia are awaiting for a rematch with Shang Tsung.
* IgnoredEpiphany: In chapter 18, Raiden has moments reflecting that [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope he's gone over]] [[MoralEventHorizon the edge and]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone starts doubting his actions]], especially once he realizes that Armageddon has not been averted, but it doesn't stick and he immediately starts [[NeverMyFault blaming his problems]] on the Elder Gods.
** Nitara has this in chapter 39.
** Daegon also experiences this in chapters 43 and 44.
* InsaneEqualsViolent: This is what happens to Raiden. As {{Lampshaded}} by Kung Jin in chapter 56, nobody never knows when he'll go AxCrazy - he could appear calm and collected one minute, but in the next one, he'll cackle like a madman. And woe to anybody that compares Raiden to Shao Kahn and/or Shinnok. They get zapped, as this is his BerserkButton.
* InterruptedSuicide: [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Remorseful for the role he inadvertently played in Shinnok's near-konquest of Earthrealm]], Scorpion offers to commit hara-kiri. Raiden, however, had other plans: he makes Scorpion his TrustedLieutenant by manipulating his emotions.
** Jax attempted to kill himself once but Vera stopped him.
* IronLady: Jade, Delia, Sonya, and Ruby qualify as this.
* {{Irony}}: Raiden claims that he's invading Outworld just so he can [[KnightTemplar "protect" Earthrealm]] from external threats at all costs, yet many of his former allies see a tyrant who's NotSoDifferent from Shao Kahn or Shinnok in terms of invading the other realms, especially in chapter 54, when Kung Jin calls him out again.
* JourneyToFindOneself: The gist of Kai's chapter.
* [[JerkassGod Jerkass Thunder God]]: As if being evil wasn't enough, Raiden is also a rude, callous and sociopathic asshole.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Raiden only cares for himself.
** Kano also counts as this towards his son Kevin.
* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: After his HeroicSacrifice at the end of ''Mortal Kombat X'', Raiden CameBackWrong as a deranged and insane MadGod, who's now DrunkWithPower and now has the KnightTemplar, OmnicidalManiac and HeWhoFightsMonsters personalities. He crosses this by invading Outworld, and it all goes downhill from there.
* KansasCityShuffle: While Fujin leads the heroes (and Quan Chi) to the Sky Temple to distract Raiden, Sonya and Kira infiltrate the Black Dragon hideout to rescue Cassie.
* KarmaHoudini: Raiden gets away with insulting the Elder Gods in chapter 63.
* KickTheDog: After he CameBackWrong, Raiden's MyWayOrTheHighway attitude on "protecting" Earthrealm and willingness to throw his allies under the bus has alienated many of them (especially Fujin, Johnny Cage, the Lin Kuei (Sub-Zero and Frost), Team S-F (Jax, Jacqui, Kung Jin, Sonya, Cassie, Takeda, Kenshi), Bo' Rai Cho, Kai, Kira, Scorpion, Delia, Jade, Taven, Shujinko, Ashrah, Sareena and Li Mei among others; Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Kitana, Smoke, Nightwolf, Stryker, Kabal and Sindel were already alienated by him, while Kotal Kahn, Reptile, Ermac/Jerrod, Erron Black, Ferra/Torr, Sheeva, Ruby, Rain, Kevin, Darrius, Khameleon, Chameleon and Dairou have a negative view of Raiden given what he's done so far), to the point that they're now ArchEnemies.
** Kano tortures and abuses Kevin.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[VideoGame/MortalKombatX Prior to the fanfic's events]], Raiden does this by decapitating Shinnok and then threatening Liu Kang and Kitana with a similar fate if they threaten Earthrealm.
** Tasia loses both her hands when Kira reverses Tasia's grip on her katanas, causing Tasia to amputate her own hands.
* KirkSummation: Fujin gives one to Raiden in chapter 24, when he calls out the thunder god's savagery.
** Delia tries to stop her son Daegon from supporting Raiden, but he just ignores it.
** Kano gets called out for abusing his son Kevin by Scorpion, Sonya, Cassie and Kira, yet the mercenary ignores it.
** Many of Raiden ex-allies (especially Fujin, Sonya and Kung Jin) call him out for his savagery, comparing him to a blood-thirsty butcher and homicidal maniac in chapter 54.
-->'''Kung Jin:''' Oh, shut up already! Why don't you just admit it? [[EvilCannotComprehendGood You don't care about protecting Earthrealm.]] [[AmbitionIsEvil All you care about is power.]] [[{{Sadist}} You like torturing and killing other people]] [[EvilFeelsGood because it makes you feel good]]. [[LackOfEmpathy You don't give a damn for anybody]] [[TheSociopath who suffers or dies at your hands]] [[TortureTechnician because you enjoy putting them through that agony!]] That's exactly how Shao Kahn would act!
* [[KneelBeforeZod Kneel Before Raiden]]: When Cassie objects to Kevin's torture by Raiden, the thunder god forces Cassie to grovel before him in chapter 22. This, along with Raiden's threat to kill Takeda, becomes the breaking point for Scorpion to pull a HeelFaceTurn. You know he's ''really'' gone to the dark side when he pulls this.
* KnightTemplar[=/=]WellIntentionedExtremist: Hotaru and Raiden count as this.
* KnightOfCerebus: Raiden, who takes it UpToEleven. You clearly know that he's a [[AxCrazy blood]]-[[TheSociopath thirsty]] [[FauxAffablyEvil and]] [[EvilFeelsGood deranged]] MadGod whom you don't want to cross.
* KubrickStare: Kung Jin gives one to Raiden in chapter 54.
