I actually thought Raidan was a nice change of pace. I get sick of the fanboys who worship Solid Snake. Yeah he looked effeminate, but you could see that Snake was wearing a thong so oh well. Raidan actually had a decent backstory, AND he had a sword which gives a +20 in awesomeness. What I really hated was Rose. People go on about Raidan being clueless but they forget that in MGS3 Big Boss repeated EVERYTHING that people said to him while Snake exclaimed "OH MY GOD A SURVIELLENCE CAMERA I NEVER EXPECTED TO SEE A SURVEILLENCE CAMERA IN A PLACE WHERE THEY TAKE APART NUKES"!!! How is Raidan a pussy? He spent most of the game kicking ass even though he is a n00b. Let's see you kill people for most of your life and not be JUST a little screwed up.