Raiden (Final Fantasy VI)

Raiden is an esper in Final Fantasy VI who can be acquired as a magicite. He is the upgrade of Odin.

Profile
Raiden appears very similarly to Odin, though he is mostly colored in blue with gold highlights on his armor and a blue cape. He is a tall knight who rides a mostly blue and white horse.

Obtained
Raiden is obtained in the Ancient Castle as an Odin upgrade. When the party has the Odin magicite, giving it to the statue of the Queen while transform it into the Raiden magicite.

Battle
Raiden costs 80 MP to summon. His ability is Shin-Zantetsuken (or True Edge in the original translation), which inflicts Death to all opponents. It has a Hit Rate of 140, works against undead enemies, and will stall an enemy's Final Attack one turn but it will fail on targets immune to Death.

Magicite
Raiden is equippable as a magicite, and teaches Quick at a rate of x1. On level up, he provides a +2 boost to Strength.

In the original releases, Odin is the only magicite that provides a stat boost to Speed, while Raiden is the only esper that provided the Quick spell. Therefore, many players may choose not to upgrade Odin to upgrade Speed, at the cost of the Quick spell. However, in the Advance and subsequent releases, new added magicite also provide a +2 Speed boost (though others also teach Quick). Players therefore may feel more comfortable upgrading Odin to Raiden.