He's the Japanese God of Thunder & Lightning. I'm not a huge Mortal Kombat fan or anything, just went with that spelling vs. Raijin because it's easier to pronounce.
I named my P3D-, Godot. You know, so when I'm in the parking lot, waiting for my ride to come pick me up on Smart Summons, and people ask me what I'm doing I can say............I'm waiting for............