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| Rain | |
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| Biographical information | |
| Real name | Rain Delgado Kahn |
| Also known as | Rain Kahn, Rayne, Prince Rain, Prince of Edenia, Son of Argus, A Prince of Edenia, Shao's son, Rainy, Purple Rain, Purple Ninja, Steven's half-bro |
| Nationality |  He is from Edenia
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| Age | 1032 |
| Status | ? |
| Birthplace | Edenia |
| Physical description | |
| Eye colour | Brown |
| Hair colour | Black |
| Ethnicity | Brownish |
| Height | 6'3 |
| Weight | 92 kg |
| Blood type | Red |
| Gender |  Male
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| Career, affiliations and family information | |
| Affiliation(s) |  Kahn's Army, Mileena, Tanya, Shao Kahn, Baraka, Goro (all former), Raiden (temporarily), Kitana (temporarily), Harold Potts
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| Enemies | Steven, Shao Kahn, Kotal Kahn, Mileena, Argus, Goro, Daegon, Raiden |
| Occupation(s) | Former servant of Shao Kahn, Shao's adopted son, Prince of Edenia, Mileena's former ally, servant of Daegon |
| Video Games, Movies and Cartoons information | |
| Main appearance(s) (Video Games) | Mortal Kombat III, Mortal Kombat: Return of The Dragon King; Konquest, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, Mortal Kombat 9 (bonus), Mortal Kombat X (non-playable), Mortal Kombat 12 (DLCC), MK13 |
| Voiced by (English) | John Turk, John Podlasek, Andrew Bowen, some Negro |
- "I am a son of Argus! I was not merely declared a god by befuddled comments, Helios."
- — Rain to Kotal Kahn on their godhood
Prince Rain is yet another son of Argus, half brother of Steven and Daegon, and a supporting villain from the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games.
Biography
Rain was born in Edenia and when he was very young, his planet was invaded by Shao Kahn and the forces of Outworld. As chaos enveloped the planet, he was smuggled away at the behest of his adopted father, a general in the Edenian army who stayed behind to perform his duty. However the planet's forces were crushed and Rain's father was killed by Shao Kahn, who then adopted Rain as his own son. However, Rain would ultimately rebel against Shao for not letting him lead his own armies.
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Millennia later, Rain resurfaced during Shao Kahn's invasion of Earth, but was attacked by the emperor's extermination squads. He was given a choice: fight for Shao or die, and chose to join Shao Kahn, either out of fear or ulterior motives, turning his back on Edenia. Rain fought against Earth's forces, until Kitana confronted him and told him that Shao Kahn had killed his real father. Enraged, he turned on the emperor and embarked on a mission to bring him down.
Soon after Kahn captures Kitana, the actor Johnny Cage, Kung Lao, and Cyrax on the planet Seido to lure his second arch nemesis, Liu Kang into a confrontation, he strikes a deal with the leader of Seidan Rebels, Darrius to give Kang over to the bounty hunter Sektor, and has Cage frozen in carbonise. Prince Rain, knowing of this and having been half-trained by Raiden, duels Kahn, but is eventually defeated, losing his right-hand to Kahn's katana. Kahn then has his heart turned a soft vein and he reveals to Rain that he is his actual father, that the Edenian general was his foster one and offers him a chance to overthrow Shinnok and rule the Universe with him. Rain accepts this, turning himself into a villain as well, but has alternative motives and no intention to join up with Shao in reality, only to save Katana.
As the final battle of Armageddon drew closer, Rain found out about his true origins from Quan Chi, an emissary of Shinnok who told him that his true father was actually Argus, Edenia's protector god and that Shao once again lied to him. He began to refer to himself as a prince of Edenia and continued to fight on the side of evil due to his egomaniacal state. Rain sought to kill his two half-brothers, Steven and Daegon, and then claim the ultimate prize and power promised for defeating Blaze, becoming a full god. He eventually tracked Steven to Antarctica and fought him, only to be defeated and disappeared in a watery portal.
In his ending, Rain was revealed to be Steven and Daegon's half-brother and Argus had tried to keep his identity a secret. He defeated Blaze and gained full godhood with Argus declaring him the new Protector god of Edenia. But Rain instead used his power to enslave the planet of Edenia and due to Argus' position as an Elder God, he could not do anything about it except if he wanted to put him in a veggie state, which he eventually did, so Rain did get defeated after all.
Alternate Timeline
Rain is a playable character in Mortal Kombat 9, his backstory as an Edenian orphan is still retained but it was revealed that he was taken as a refugee by the Edenian Rebels. While he fought for them and quickly rose the ranks, his arrogance grew along with him and when he demanded leadership of its forces and when he was denied, he willingly betrayed his planet for power by allying himself with Shao Kahn who promised Rain leadership of his own army and even convinced him that he was his actual father and that the Rebels took Rain from him when he conquered Edenia.
In his MK9 ending, Rain defeated and crushed the Edenian Rebels, but was later denied of his own army by Shao Kahn. He then drowned the Emperor in his own blood by dunking him in it and cutting his "family ties". The thunder god Raiden was impressed, and he then took Rain to his old home of Edenia. While there, he showed Rain the source of his origins when they approached the ancient statue of Argus, a god of Edenia who was Rain's biological father, who gave Rain away to the rebels. But with his divinity confirmed, Rain's path was clear and he grew even closer to the dark side: he would later assemble and lead a massive army of followers, including those of Shao Kahn's militia to not only take over Outworld, but to conquer all the planets including, to Raiden's surprise and horror, Earth as his first target because of him wishing to attain full godhood.
After Shao Kahn's death, he allied himself with Mileena Kahn alongside Tanya, but not out of any sort of having real affiliations to the two, he was in fact waiting for her to die by the prolonged use of Shinnok's amulet and then claim the throne of Edenia and Outworld for himself.
He later fought with Kotal Kahn at Outworld Market, but he ended up defeated and was forced to escape.
Rain reappeared fighting and trying to kill D'Vorah in the Kuatan Jungle. However, D'Vorah defeated him, and was about to kill him and Tanya. However, Cassie Cage stopped her, making her sparing them. After losing to D'Vorah, Rain is not seen again.
Powers and abilities
Rain is a skilled fighter and possesses great power due to being a demigod. However, unlike the other sons of Argus, Rain does not control fire, he can only manipulate water and lightning. Rain is able to fire a powerful blast of water from his hands or feet that he can use to propel himself forward or to blast the opponents, call down a lightning bolt on his foe, fire an orb of water that allows him to stun his opponent and move their body around, and submerge himself in water and then reappear behind them. Rain can also perform a powerful roundhouse kick that knocks the opponent to the other side of the screen and can also teleport using his water powers.
Journal Entry
Although the blood of Edenian royalty flows through his veins, Rain isn't really loyal to his planet. Shao Kahn adopted him and now he pretends to be his dad. When faced with the prospect of death at the hands of Shao when he found out Rain planned on betraying him, he offered his allegiance back to the emperor and betrayed his homeland, earning back his trust for Kahn.
Trivia
- Rain appears in the Dark Prison stage of Mortal Kombat: Deception along with many other characters. He also appears in the Konquest mode and if the player speaks to him, he asks them to find an ancient Shokan Dagger for Goro.
- Rain changed his ninja outfit to a royal sultan-like outfit.
- Rain wasn't really ever considered a hero despite working for the Edenian Rebels, he was actually convinced to be the son of Shao Kahn before the truth was revealed that he was the Son of Argus.
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