Hot Toys announced this incredible figure a few weeks ago and fortunately, I made it into the preorder deadline (yay!). Most of the people dislike Raiden specially when he first appeared in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. But admit it – he’s one of the coolest and badass looking characters in the Metal Gear universe – specially when he was transformed into a cybernetic ninja in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.

A couple of years later, Raiden gets his own game in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance featuring his newly designed ninja suit. That suit was accurately recreated in this new upcoming figure from Hot Toys that looks freaking awesome. Those details you see in the pictures are amazing and the headsculpt is pretty spot-on too. Slated Q4 2014 to Q5 2015 for $300.

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