Yeah, the other Raiden isn't pandering at all
MGS4/Revengeance Raiden at least panders to an audience that actually exists. Nobody wants girly looking vanilla midget like MGS2 Raiden running the Metal Gear franchise. MGS2 Raiden was also made for the express purpose of pandering.
I blame it on Friday, people are losing their minds. MGS 2 is obviously the worst game out of the series.
If we dont count Portable Ops and Snakes Revenge then yes, MGS2 is the worst one