biology

Raiden Shogun

Raiden Shogun is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Raiden Shogun rather than just read about it. In short: The Raiden Shogun (Chinese: 雷电将军; pinyin: Léidiàn Jiāngjūn) is a character from Genshin Impact, a 2020 action role-playing gacha game developed by miHoYo. Added in a 2021 update for the game, she was initially a boss enemy for players to fight, and then later released as a playable character.

Key takeaways

Raiden Shogun belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Raiden Shogun to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Raiden Shogun from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Raiden Shogun (Chinese: 雷电将军; pinyin: Léidiàn Jiāngjūn) is a character from Genshin Impact, a 2020 action role-playing gacha game developed by miHoYo. Added in a 2021 update for the game, she was initially a boss enemy for players to fight, and then later released as a playable character. In all appearances the character is voiced by Anne Yatco in English, Juhuahua in Chinese, Miyuki Sawashiro in Japanese, and Park Ji-yoon in Korean. Within the game's story, she is the ruling Archon of the game's Inazuma region. Consisting of two separate beings, the puppet body "Shogun" and the consciousness of Archon Raiden Ei (雷电影; Léidiàn Yǐng), she originally acts as an authoritarian and stern ruler. As the game's story unfolds the two aspects come into conflict with one another, and in the aftermath the Raiden Shogun adopts a more forward thinking approach to governing her nation. The Raiden Shogun was positively received upon release, with players creating memes based on her portrayal and inability to cook, and has been one of the highest revenue generating characters for miHoYo. This has led to several studies to understand her appeal, some of which attributed it to the heavy Japanese influences of her design, while others focused on the character's sex appeal. She has also been discussed in regards to the quality of the game's story, and in criticism of its localization. Her story arc as a whole has been praised by some for its depth and portrayal of both grief, as well as the conflict between emotion and logic, but there has been criticism aimed at its handling and portrayal of Ei's personality.

Conception and creation

Created for Genshin Impact by miHoYo, the Raiden Shogun went through multiple modifications, with miHoYo noting that they spent the most time refining her out of any character at that time, to ensure the multiple teams involved were all working with a shared idea of how to proceed forward. Her combat animations took influence from Kendo swordsmanship, paying careful attention to her upper and lower body posture as well as sword position to portray her as "serene, dignified and exquisite." In particular her ultimate attack is based on the postures of hassō-no-kamae, jōdan-no-kamae, and gedan-no-kamae, as well as movements such as the noutou. Designed as both a boss and a playable character for the game, her boss fight was designed to deny players the use of their regular attacks and skills to help illustrate her immense power as an Archon, while also creating a sense of "oppression and despair" for the player. At the same time, they wanted to give players a sense they could gradually overcome the boss fight through perseverance. Meanwhile, they also wanted to give her a sense of someone "who carries the dreams of her people with her". To this end, her playable version can buff teammates, intended to reflect an adaptation to the game's "visions" and "wishes" mechanics.

Design and voice Standing approximately 5 feet 5 inches (166 cm) tall, the Raiden Shogun is a woman with pale skin, bluish purple hair that forms a long braid past her waist, and bangs above her eyes. The Raiden Shogun's design takes elements from Japanese culture, specifically Raijin, the lightning god in Japanese mythology, reflected in the character's name and her abilities. Her clothing consists of a purple kimono resembling a yukata, held by an obi around her waist, while mitsudomoe symbols are featured prominently in her design. The kimono forms a miniskirt after her waist, with long purple stockings covering her legs and thighs, while black sleeves extend to her fingers. On the right side of her head are several blue violet flowers with a miniature fan above her ear, while additional flowers and a garter are strapped to her left leg and thigh respectively. She is voiced by Juhuahua in Chinese, Miyuki Sawashiro in Japanese, and Park Ji-yoon in Korean. Meanwhile, her English voice actress, Anne Yatco, initially auditioned for almost all the available female characters being added to Genshin Impact at the time. As the character has two different aspects to her personality, she portrayed the "Shogun" aspect as "cold and unemotional, but not emotionless" and "not a robot". Meanwhile, the "Raiden" aspect she found easier, portraying her more naturally but also keeping in mind her aspect as an immortal ruler, but noted she was directed not to make the character sound "too mature". She added that she enjoyed voicing women who were "large and in charge" after being heavily impressed with the character's first cutscene prior to dubbing her, and rounded the vowels in a "light British" accent to sound more regal.

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Illustrations

Raiden Shogun: In addition to her design's Japanese influences helping set the tone for Inazuma, the symbolism establishes her as an antagonist different from the other "Archon" characters.[5] — In addition to her design's Japanese influences helping set the tone for Inazuma, the symbolism establishes her as an antagonist different from the other "Archon" characters.[5]

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Raiden Shogun

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Raiden Shogun claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Raiden Shogun before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Raiden Shogun ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Raiden Shogun

In research: Raiden Shogun appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Raiden Shogun in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Raiden Shogun is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Female characters in video games, Fictional characters with electric or magnetic abilities, Fictional generals, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Raiden Shogun outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Raiden Shogun in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Raiden Shogun means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Raiden Shogun out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Raiden Shogun in simple terms?

Why does Raiden Shogun matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Raiden Shogun?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Raiden Shogun.