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V solos and it's not particularly close.

Let's talk exactly about why V solos. V has an intelligence build here. Intelligence unlocks quickhacks. What do quickhacks do?

Let's go over the details.

1) Breach Protocol. This is an icebreaker (ICEbreaker? ho ho ho) that V can slip into a network. It will spread across it, the whole ass network, on its own, from any device he breaches and reduces enemy resistances. It makes all targets more vulnerable to quickhacks, but also massively debuffs their resistances to all kinds of damage. It's something like a 90% resistance wipe or so, against flaming, acid, electric, yadda yadda yadda damage? Point being, Mega Man is going to rip Raiden apart just off this.

2) Ping. Ping is literally what it says on the tin. An electronic ping that's nigh-on instant and 'marks' the target so V can see them even through walls. Ping bounces off electronic devices. This is a Mega Man stage. The literal second the fight starts, V is going to Breach Protocol on the town's network, Ping, see Raiden and can start hacking him before he's at all in range to fight.

3) Let's talk about the actual quickhacks. With V's locked in build, Quickhacks upload in the span of a couple seconds, require line of sight (or, y'know, a Ping, see above), and have a wide variety of effects. How wide? Well, V can make Raiden's electronics fry to shock his brain. He can inflict digital insanity to Raiden's brain via his implants. He can send lead, cadmium and mercury into his bloodstream. Overheat his cybernetics to fry his insides. Or, well, simply order him to commit suicide. Like so:

https://cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Suicide

Additionally, V has Shortcircuit. Shortcircuit makes every single bullet V fires that strikes Raiden's armor (doesn't have to do meaningful damage) destabilize his system enough to deliver powerful electric shocks. How powerful? You fight battlemechs in Cyberpunk 2077. Shortcirtcuit pings just oneshot them.

This is one of the grossest countermatchups known to man. Rock and Zeratul could fight Raiden well even if he was in tip top condition, but they're not needed. V can order Raiden's cybernetics to stop moving via Cripple Movement, blind him, and then kill him at leisure. Notice I haven't even repeated anything except Shortcircuit (because noting its passive weapon buff was important). Raiden being more powerful in a straight up fight doesn't matter. He'll never get one. Ever.