Talk:Sonya Blade VS Chun-Li/@comment-28868284-20170118143213/@comment-5035900-20170120014407

Sonya "defeating" Raiden does not mean she scales to him, let alone puts her anywhere near his level of power.

It, like Jax's battle with Johnny Cage in MK9 and Scorpion's battle with Sub-Zero in MKX, are battles in the story mode that were made to pan out the runtime and that really had no real victor. Yes, the game will not allow you to proceed until you win, but even after the victory in gameplay, both characters are fine with neither being knocked out or helpless and at the mercy of either victor. In Sub-Zero's case, he had the power to freeze Frost where she stood and got back up, never appearing fatigued or injured.

Same case with Sonya's battle with Raiden. Even as she was about to punch the grounded Raiden in the face, he never appeared pained by the battle or physically harmed: he just blinded everyone in the room and got up like nothing happened. It's probable that he did not face Sonya with his full strength and that he only intended to stop her from facing Shang Tsung, not kill her. If he did go all out, Sonya would not have survived, as Raiden was strong enough to push Motaro through a concrete bridge and his lightning at higher power fatally wounded Liu Kang.

So I'm afraid I'm inclined to disagree with Sonya being equal to Raiden and being able to replicate his feats, attributes, etc.