
Secondly, Fujin and Raijin are significantly more maneuverable, able to change directions rapidly. Other bots are seen pausing as they absorb the shock, while the Fujin and Raijin do not. Firstly, these two quadruped robots do not suffer from landing lag when they fall from a high place. This gives special characteristics that other bots do not have. Like its counterpart Fujin, Raijin is a quadrupedal robot.

This causes the enemy robot to miss a few of its shots. However, this seldom works on maps with little cover (such as Canyon and Yamantau).Ī particular advantage of the pilot activating Raijin's Bastion Mode is that the raising of the shields moves the enemy's target lock above the robot and its shields before they are fully raised. Raijin can ambush and fool bots into thinking it's a small bot due to its low hit box. If the Raijin is hiding behind cover and the legs of the Raijin are hidden, this makes an excellent strategy for the double- Thunder Raijin letting enemies get close to you by tricking them into thinking you are a small bot with low hp. Robots like the Fury, Natasha, Falcon, or the Butch do outgun it, but thanks to the Raijin's damage buff (+30%) in Bastion Mode, it can technically have the equivalent of a Natasha's firepower.Īlthough slow, the Bastion ability and large health pool can allow the Raijin to temporarily halt knife fighters, but due to its slow speed and extremely large size (it's the largest robot in the game), it is very vulnerable to splash damage. They can occasionally be seen equipped with dual Thunders or Embers, as this setup can be effective at holding choke points on the smaller maps. Because of this, it is often equipped with sniping weapons such as the Nashorn or Trebuchet, although it is generally much more effective as a mid-ranger with 2 Dragoons or Zeuses. With this, the Raijin has the highest combined health (all the robot's health as well as that of its shields) of all robots in the game.Īt base level, it suffers from a rather slow speed. Its pair of physical shields are also extremely durable (170,000 health each).

It should also be noted that the Falcon has 308,760 HP when in damage reduction mode, surpassing both robots (the Raijin has 300,000 HP at level 12 MK2) but only 186,000 HP with its ability activated. It only loses to the Invader in terms of health, which maxes out 305,000 HP. The Raijin is the second most durable robot in the game with a health pool of 250,000 HP at level 12, surpassing even the Leo at 244,000 HP. The shields do not protect the Raijin from splash damage, or sideways and vertical impacts from homing missiles such as Spirals and Hydras.

Just like actual Écus, if enough damage is dealt to the shields they will eventually break, albeit the separate health pools usually cause them to break off one at a time. This provides both protection and a better field-of-view to fire its weapons at the cost of the Raijin being unable to move. This robot has a special ability, called Bastion Mode, it raises the Raijin's two shields (which resemble a pair of Ecus) while elevating its torso and gaining a 30% damage increase for each weapon separately.

The Raijin is a quadrupedal heavy robot with 2 heavy hardpoints.
