Bearing a stubbier form than most Japanese fighters at the time, one may think J2M3 was not much of a threat, but her performance at higher altitude proved otherwise. As her single Mitsubishi MK4R-A Kasei 23a 14-cylinder air-cooled radial engine spins the propeller up to speed, she proclaims with pride.

Consistency in speed and climb are what made me potent as I, J2M3 Raiden, shall fly high to intercept and bring down my destructive thunder onto Allied forces!