http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect...gamevideos.com/Podcasts/Retronauts/031308.mp303/13/2008 | Retronauts Episode 38
The final word on Final Fantasy VII: Chris and Sharkey watch in horror as Shane and Jeremy tear one another to bloody shreds. Also, Ray quietly proclaims that Shiren the Wanderer rocks.
(42.1 MB) - Length: 1:28:39
Yoji Shinkawa (Metal Gear Solid 1,2,3,4 portable ops character designer) explains that Raiden is the cyborg Ninja in Metal Gear Solid 4 to represent the abuse he recieved for being the character he is and the main role in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. Raiden is literally falling apart. All that remains of Raiden's human self is his head and his spine. The rest of him are cybernetic attachments which give him the abilities of the Cyborg Ninjas we have seen the previous titles.