Thread:Bandainamco/@comment-34097347-20170530222921/@comment-31029776-20170530231218

Back to Raiden Fighters series, there are still two more wars to be fought. I am speculating that somewhere along their fourth and fifth internecine wars the dictator's faction managed to develop Energen Crystals and used it, devastating Cranass and its inhabitants in the process. BTW, I am praying for MOSS to create Raiden Fighters IV and V.

another factor: have you ever wonder why Raiden III and IV had no storyline? I am guessing that after Raiden II Energen Crystal Cranassians had went out of control, wiping out what remained race of Cranassians in the process. Only those who surrendered to the Earth's World Alliance Military were spared. From that point on, Energen Crystals kept attacking Earth according to the way it is 'programmed'. So when it becomes the pure attack-according-to-the-program and defend, there isn't much of the story needed.

Like I said, Raiden V is a semi-reboot of the series. Look at the Raiden V's timeline of Cranassian invasion and the first Raiden's timeline of Cranassian invasion you will see inconsistencies.

MOSS must've decided to tweak some portion of the main storyline...