Editing Ridley (SSBU)

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{{Infobox Character
|name = Ridley
|image = {{tabber|title1=Normal|tab1=[[File:Ridley SSBU.png|x250px]]|title2=Meta Ridley|tab2=[[File:Ridley-Alt1 SSBU.png|x250px]]}}
|game = SSBU
|availability = [[Unlockable character|Unlockable]]
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{{cquote|Ridley Hits the Big Time!|cite=Introduction tagline}}
'''Ridley''' ({{ja|リドリー|Ridorī}}, ''Ridley'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. He was revealed as a [[newcomer]] alongside {{SSBU|Inkling}} and {{SSBU|Daisy}} from Nintendo's 2018 E3 press conference, on June 12th, 2018, with an animated trailer. Ridley is classified as [[Fighter number|Fighter #65]].

Similar to {{SSBU|Bowser}}, {{SSBU|Donkey Kong}}, {{SSBU|Diddy Kong}}, and {{SSBU|King K. Rool}}, Ridley lacks a voice actor in favor of computer-generated, realistic roars and screeches that sound akin to his appearances in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', and the {{uv|Metroid}} series.

==How to unlock==
Complete one of the following:
*Play [[VS. match]]es, with Ridley being the 25th character unlocked.
*Clear {{SSBU|Classic Mode}} with {{SSBU|Yoshi}} or anyone in his unlock tree, being the 6th character unlocked after {{SSBU|Lucina}}.
*Have Ridley join the player's party in [[World of Light]].
With the exception of the third method, Ridley must then be defeated on [[Norfair]]. In World of Light, he is fought on the [[Ω form]] of [[Brinstar Depths]].

==Attributes==
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Ridley is a [[weight|heavyweight]] character and the tallest fighter in the game, tied for the 12th heaviest character, and possesses the third lowest [[traction]]. Ridley has overall good mobility, especially compared to most of his fellow heavyweights: with two midair jumps, slightly above average [[walk]] speed, tied with {{SSBU|Charizard}} for the 10th fastest [[dash]]ing speed, average [[air speed]], [[air acceleration]] and [[gravity]], and the 17th fastest [[falling speed]]. Ridley also boasts a faster frame data than most heavyweights, further setting him apart from them.

Ridley's most defining trait is his potent and varied [[punishment|punish]] game and aerial pressure. With remarkably long range, high power and decent speed throughout his moveset, as well as a [[projectile]], Ridley is a serious threat once he gets the advantage; with opponents often overwhelmed and/or find it difficult to get in. His key strength is his strong air game. Boasting overall quick, powerful, long-ranged aerials, and decent air mobility give Ridley overall excellent air pressure potential. Thanks to his additional jump and relatively high fast fall speed, he has superb vertical flexibility, and can use additional jumps or surprise fastfalls to fake out and punish his opponents with his far-reaching aerials. His [[neutral aerial]] is arguably his most effective aerial, due to having low all-around lag, good range, and average knockback. It is a good comboing, spacing, and [[edge-guarding]] tool, while also being fast enough to break out opposing pressure if positioned correctly; these traits make it among the best of its kind and one of Ridley's most commonly used moves. [[Forward aerial]], while having merely average power, has the highest damage output of Ridley's aerials when all hits are sweetspotted, and is infamous for being able to perform a [[wall of pain]] at low percentages, especially due to Ridley's aforementioned two midair jumps. [[Back aerial]] is decently quick, long-ranged and has consistently high damage and knockback, which makes it a deadly KO move, especially if used off-stage for edge-guarding. [[Up aerial]] is a good, disjointed juggling move with decent startup and good KO potential when sweetspotted, but requires opponents to be very close to or above Ridley to land. Lastly, [[down aerial]] is a stall-and-fall that powerfully [[meteor smash]]es opponents when sweetspotted, and can potentially be recovered from if initiated slightly above the ground. Even when sourspotted, it has high KO potential, similar to Bowser's own down aerial.

Ridley also has an abundance of powerful moves like his fellow heavyweights, with his tail-based moves having higher power if sweetspotted with the bladed end of his tail. His power also leads into one of his other primary strengths: his edge-guarding ability. His powerful air game gives him the innate ability to edge-guard offstage effectively, as many of his attacks have great KO or gimping potential, while his long-distanced recovery makes coming back to the stage a non-issue. His neutral aerial has decent range and is powerful when sweetspotted at the tip. Forward aerial boasts great wall of pain potential with enough reach and a long enough duration to effectively gimp most recovering opponents. Finally, as mentioned before, his back aerial has the strongest and most consistent knockback of his aerials. Ridley also has easy ways to set up edge-guards; his down tilt and down throw are both reliable combo starters that launch at favorable angles, and he has plenty of other attacks that deal high horizontal knockback, such as forward tilt and dash attack.

Ridley's grounded game is also noteworthy in terms of utility. His [[neutral attack]] is his fastest attack, and has both great damage potential thanks to its infinite, and surprising power due to the regular third hit. His [[forward tilt]] has good range and low lag overall, while dealing high knockback if the tip connects, with the low aim version being a reliable two-framing option. Meanwhile, his [[up tilt|up]] and [[down tilt]]s offer varied potential, with up tilt being a great anti-air that chains into itself, most aerials, and even up smash, whereas down tilt allows Ridley to combo off from a safe distance and position the opponent into very vulnerable spots ripe for punishing or juggling. His [[dash attack]] is one of the few to have no sourspots throughout, and has respectable power. [[Forward smash]] has below-average startup (around the same as {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} and {{SSBU|Palutena}}) and is short ranged, but is one of the strongest of its kind in both damage and knockback, and is just fast enough to two frame and punish whiffs, landings, or be a more situational follow up, like off a late hit of a landing neutral aerial, or a frame tight execution after a gentleman jab. [[Down smash]] has slow start up and less raw power, but has very large, mostly disjointed range as it makes use of the invulnerable parts of Ridley's wings, along with totally lacking a sourspot. It also has the added trait of Ridley hopping high during the start-up; this can allow Ridley to completely dodge attacks, even sometimes those with center aim, making it especially effective in fields like punishing a get up attack or punishing grab whiffs. It is also a notoriously effective punishment option after a successful Skewer sweetspot, as the short hop itself can cover most get-up options. This more commonly is used to cover ledge get-up options from the opponent, as with proper timing, Down Smash can cover almost the entire cast's options to return to stage, only being checked by moves that can hit from below stage (like Ridley's own uair). Finally, [[up smash]] is Ridley's fastest and most reliable smash attack; while not having the sheer power of the other two, it is still powerful in its own right, and is also a very effective anti-air as it makes Ridley's foot invulnerable. Overall, each of Ridley's grounded moves have different attributes that make them useful, while still giving him the typical great power of a heavyweight.

Additionally, his special moveset offers interesting options. [[Plasma Breath]] is Ridley's projectile; it fires a small, bouncing ball of fire, and can be charged to fire from two to five; when fully charged, it can deal substantial damage if it hits with every projectile. These traits make it a useful damage-racking, combo-starting, and on-stage edgeguarding and gimping tool. However, the move also possesses a hurtbox on Ridley's mouth that damages and stuns him if he is hit there, and while sometimes the recoil can serve as a niche defensive option due to Ridley not suffering any knockback from it, especially when offstage, this is still very risky. [[Skewer]] is a "high risk, high reward" punishment move that, when sweetspotted, deals extremely high damage and crumples enemies; while situational due to the high difficulty on sweetspotting the move, it puts the opponent in a dangerous position where Ridley can read their reaction. [[Space Pirate Rush]] is a command grab with some unique perks; it can be cancelled into a throw at any time that puts both Ridley and the opponent into the air. On land, Ridley drags the opponent on the ground, dealing high damage when performed from one ledge to another, and launching opponents offstage when Ridley reaches the edge of a floor, with the launch being capable of KOing at high percentages. In the air, it makes Ridley drop down to the floor until he lands, which can allow for easy gimps offstage as Ridley can drag opponents closer to a blast zone, potentially leaving them too far to recover. Lastly, [[Wing Blitz]] is Ridley's primary recovery move. It can be aimed in four directions, with the forward input traveling at a slight downwards angle, the backward variant traveling at a slight upward one, and the down variant traveling at a slight diagonal angle in front of Ridley. All Wing Blitz variants have a large ledge sweetspot and have high knockback, with the down input meteor smashing opponents; the down input is also unique in that it can be used at the edge of the stage and grab the ledge as long as the down direction is not inputted for longer, which can let Ridley potentially ledge trump an unsuspecting opponent or send them straight down, depending on their position.

Another notable aspect of Ridley's kit is his impressive, long-distanced [[recovery]]. As a multi-jumper with decent air speed, air acceleration and gravity, Ridley can naturally reposition himself to adapt to the situation. Space Pirate Rush can offer Ridley some horizontal gain, as well as threaten the opponent with a moving command grab that can put them in a very uncomfortable position, and has the benefit of not leaving Ridley [[helpless]]. Wing Blitz, however, provides a lot of unique properties. The intangible tips can prevent many attacks with the right aim, including but not limited to Villager's forward smash, Ness's down smash charge, and Mega Man's down aerial. Due to the "bounce" that occurs when Wing Blitz hits the side of a stage, Ridley can even recover while avoiding counter moves, a trait that very few recoveries have. The attack itself is also quite strong, giving it impressive guard-breaking potential, and covers a long distance relatively quickly, with the startup time being mitigated by how far Ridley can recover from. This can discourage the opponent from trying to edge-guard Ridley at all, especially if he has his extra jump in reserve, and can make Ridley surprisingly difficult to edge guard if he's in position. Lastly, his aerial moves can mitigate some of the vulnerability in his recovery due to their low lag. All in all, despite being rigid and potentially exploitable, Ridley's recovery has attributes and options that are both unique and valuable for any character, especially a heavyweight.

Ridley's large frame also gives him remarkable range. Many of Ridley's moves have large, disjointed hitboxes, some even eclipsing sword users like {{SSBU|Marth}} and {{SSBU|Ike}}. Ridley's disjoints can even challenge and beat out incoming projectiles when timed right, and can even sometimes break him out of disadvantage. This is all on top of the aforementioned projectile he has. Finally, and thanks to his range, Ridley possesses a surprisingly dangerous combo game. His down throw, up tilt, down tilt, neutral aerial, and Plasma Breath can lead into various strings and combos that can rack up huge damage with only a few hits, with some even leading to kill confirms (such as Plasma Breath to dash attack, late hit neutral aerial to forward smash, and up tilt into back or up aerial). Combined with the aforementioned power and utility on his moves, this allows Ridley to pile up damage as quickly as his fellow heavyweights, and also makes it risky for opponents to regain the advantage, as Ridley's ability to start combos and break a defense even while in a disadvantage forces the opponent to be cautious of Ridley's options. All of Ridley's traits make him a strangely varied fighter for his weight and size, allowing him to play differently depending on the situation.

While it's an understated attribute, Ridley's jack-of-all-trades archetype allows Ridley to have a valuable tool or playstyle in almost all match ups, which plays very well to Ridley's strengths. Ridley's disjointed range is effective against characters with poor range or grab-centric playstyles, his command grab is effective against characters that are highly defensive or have difficulty recovering, and his projectile is effective against characters that lack their own projectile or an effective method of dealing with them. Ridley's surprising defensive capabilities are most notable in matches that would seemingly favor the aggressor, such as his rather impressively low ledge hang (which can even evade moves like Marth and Lucina's forward smash), the surprisingly low profile of his crouch, and the previously mentioned intangible tips of his Wing Blitz recovery. In the end, while many characters can give Ridley trouble, few characters are equipped to successfully negate his tools, and even fewer are able to negate all of them.

While Ridley has amazing strengths, he also has some critical and easy-to-exploit weaknesses. The most notable of them is his size; Ridley has among the largest, most awkward hurtboxes out of the cast, which combined with his heavy weight and fast falling speed makes him very easy to combo, juggle, and hit in general. On top of that, his lower weight compared to characters of a similar size also negatively affects his survivability, as he is often at a considerably higher risk of dying much earlier from being in disadvantage than other heavy characters due his mixture of very large size and only moderately heavy weight. While Ridley's frame data is rather poor, although good for a heavyweight, he has below average startup and above average ending lag overall on his toolkit, so he lacks a tool fast enough to break combos effectively; this makes him one of the most affected characters by average combo strings, and he is rather easy to KO. Ridley’s options against projectile users and zoning are virtually nonexistent despite having a projectile himself; Plasma Breath is laggy, its projectiles travel slowly, and are useless against more powerful projectiles, and the move's recoil property on Ridley's mouth can easily open up opportunities for more attacks against him that would end a stock, even if said recoil would help prevent knockback in emergency situations, such as being at KO percent. Ridley's disjointed moves are seldom capable of beating out projectiles, and he has few moves that boast enough range to challenge zoners, and these options usually require a great deal of effort to execute right compared to what they're challenging, which can quickly lead to Ridley being cornered into a worse situation. All of this is further worsened with how tricky it can be to land with Ridley, despite him being a fast-faller.

Adding to the above is Ridley's recovery, which is still exploitable despite its long distance. Both of his recovery specials, Space Pirate Rush and Wing Blitz, have high startup and the latter, despite its appearance and its impressive distance, has only four angled travel routes, which means that Ridley has to properly get into a good position to recover, giving the opponent more than enough time to react. While Wing Blitz has some minor defenses while active, that being invulnerability on the spiked tips of his wings along with dealing heavy knockback on contact, it does not have a charging hitbox while his body remains vulnerable throughout the move, so it can be quite easy to aim for with prediction. This is worse when a character has a counterattack or heavily disjointed attacks, as they can safely challenge the move at any stage of its animation, though certain stages can allow Ridley to evade being countered by aiming Wing Blitz toward the stage and bouncing up to the ledge from impact. Without his midair jumps, Ridley can also have a lot of trouble recovering from below, and any low-sending attack like a [[semi-spike]] can put Ridley into an unrecoverable position. Because of this, offstage Ridley usually is forced to use his extra jumps as emergency jumps when he's in a disadvantage, which while valuable, is noticeably less useful than most other multi-jumpers. As a result, Ridley's overall endurance is poor for a large heavyweight, and while his survivability isn't as poor as other lighter characters, it is unimpressive for a heavyweight and for his size.

Another critical flaw to Ridley is how drastically his moves vary in quality, which can lead to Ridley becoming quite predictable. While he has plenty of moves offering varying amounts of utility, some of them still have significant flaws; these can range from slow startup (Plasma Breath and down smash), absurd blindspots (up tilt and sometimes up smash), overly situational and/or strict (Skewer), to being downright unreliable (down aerial). On the other side of the spectrum, some of Ridley's moves like neutral aerial, up smash, down tilt, and depending on the match-up, the aforementioned Plasma Breath is so favorable that it becomes easy to over-centralize on their use. Ridley is a character that finds the most success in being unpredictable, which can be difficult when a player subconsciously checks off using so many moves. This, combined with his aforementioned trouble at dealing with fast and/or zoning characters, and with recovering under pressure, makes Ridley one of the most susceptible characters to pressure, as Ridley's disadvantage state makes him easy to overwhelm, and failure to overwhelm or control aggression could force him to take heavy damage or even be KOed outright.

A notable downside of Ridley's kit is his mediocre grab game. All variations of his grab possess mediocre to poor frame data and small range for his stature, making him easily punishable should Ridley whiff a grab. While down throw functions as a strong and reliable combo tool from low to mid percentages, and is even capable of KOing at very high percentages (around 150% on middleweights), none of Ridley's other throws provide much usage beyond repositioning the opponent. Forward and back throw lack reasonable kill power, even with ideal positioning, and up throw, while being his most damaging throw and a passable kill throw with low ceiling stages, sends opponents too high for any true conversions, instead setting them up for juggles. DI can also influence Ridley’s follow-up options off down throw, limiting his options should the opponent choose to DI away. While the existence of Space Pirate Rush somewhat mitigates his lack of a strong throw due to its ability to KO at the ledge at high percentages, overall, Ridley's grab game is almost entirely centralized by his down throw's utility, with his other throws being situational at best.

Lastly, while Ridley's advantage state is unarguably very oppressive, one key attribute holding this back is his middling airspeed. For his additional mid-air jump and impressive aerials, their full potential is greatly held back by Ridley's surprising difficulty in staying airborne. He generally needs to gain some distance while grounded to approach with his aerials, and while his dash speed is very impressive, it's restrictive regardless, and Ridley lacks the number of jumps that characters like {{SSBU|King Dedede}} and {{SSBU|Pit}} have to help circumvent their airspeed issues. Various combos usually are unable to extend in the air for long thanks to this, as his aerials may deal too much knockback to follow up after one or two attacks. This is further shown in his recovery, as Wing Blitz and Space Pirate Rush are usually options he must use to recover, even if Ridley isn't that far from the stage. While Ridley's airspeed is definitely better than most other fellow characters with multiple jumps, it's still merely average compared to the whole cast, which tones down his overall effectiveness in the air, and this is further exacerbated by him being a fast-faller.

Overall, Ridley is a character of extremes, with a relatively high learning curve and an even higher cerebral curve. Similarly to what {{SSBU|Mewtwo}} is among its fellow lightweight characters, Ridley fills in the position of being a glass cannon among his fellow heavyweights. He has excellent damage, pressure, and edge-guarding potential with a broad arsenal of powerful moves and tools to gain and sustain advantage, gradually poke and pressure from a fair distance away, and punish whiffs or what would normally be an inconsequential slip-up. This allows Ridley to easily make comebacks or greatly widen his lead with minimal set up should an opponent make a single error in considering Ridley's approach. However, despite possessing a powerful and highly versatile moveset, Ridley lacks strong options out of disadvantage and generally struggles to oppose pressure from opponents due to his size and the frame data on his aerials and grounded attacks. This makes top tier matchups like Snake and Palutena difficult for Ridley, as they are well-equipped to combat Ridley through oppressive walls of projectiles or strong aerial combos respectively. As such, mix-up heavy playstyles are heavily encouraged when playing Ridley to prevent opponents from capitalising on his own susceptibility as much as possible.

Ridley's competitive potential is subject for debate, sometimes placed on the border between low and mid tier while sometimes being much lower or much higher. Some professional players consider him a low-tier due to his poor disadvantage state and difficulty surviving for heavyweight standards, while others like {{Sm|MkLeo}} and {{Sm|ESAM}} argue that he is a higher mid-tier thanks to his strong advantage state and wide array of options for multiple playstyles. This can be further expressed by his tournament presence; Ridley is an unpopular pick, yet displays respectable to impressive placings relative to his usage, with smashers like {{Sm|Nair^}}, {{Sm|Vreyvus}}, and {{Sm|Locus}} demonstrating his potential. Because of this, Ridley is considered a viable character, though the difficulty in learning his strengths for high level play and how punishable Ridley can be from human error make Ridley one of the more rarely seen viable characters. In casual fields, Ridley is notorious for how exploitable his weaknesses can be and the many pitfalls that beginners can fall into, especially with poor routing of Wing Blitz leading to awkward and anti-climactic finishes, proving his high learning curve for his size class.

==Update history==
Ridley received a mix of buffs, nerfs and glitch fixes via game updates, but was buffed overall. Update {{SSBU|1.1.0}} adjusted the mobility attributes of both [[Space Pirate Rush]] and [[Wing Blitz]] to varying degrees. However, the only remotely useful buffs among these changes were Ridley incurring less landing lag after jumping out of Space Pirate Rush, and his faster traveling speed during the beginning of Wing Blitz's forward and backward flights. Update {{SSBU|2.0.0}} was also uneventful for Ridley, since it negligibly buffed neutral, forward and down aerials by slightly decreasing their edge lockout times. Update {{SSBU|3.0.0}} marked Ridley's first nerf, in which [[Plasma Breath]]'s [[shield damage]] output was decreased as part of a near-universal nerf to [[projectile]]s.

However, update {{SSBU|4.0.0}} marked a noteworthy turnaround for Ridley. Most notably, Wing Blitz has less start-up lag, propels him faster and covers more distance, to the point that it now allows Ridley to recover from the [[magnifying glass]] range of the bottom blast line when it is angled upward. Ridley's inconsistent KO potential was also improved noticeably: up smash, back aerial and Space Pirate Rush's throw at the edge were strengthened, and up aerial's sweetspot became much easier to land thanks to it being enlarged and given more priority over its sourspot. Aside from these buffs, up smash became more reliable as an anti-air attack and [[out of shield]] option thanks to its additional active frame, and Ridley incurs less ending lag after jumping out of Space Pirate Rush.

Following this, update {{SSBU|7.0.0}} adjusted Ridley's posture while he is shielding himself. On a related note, a portion of Ridley's wings now possess [[intangibility]] when he activates and deactivates his shield, while a portion of his tail also possesses intangibility when he deactivates his shield. Although these buffs are minor in general, Ridley benefits from them by a fairly noticeable degree, since his status as the tallest character in ''Ultimate'' resulted in him being very susceptible to [[shield stab]]bing even with a full shield.

Update {{SSBU|8.0.0}} granted [[Skewer]] a buff and a nerf, although the former is outweighed significantly by the latter. Its sweetspot deals slightly more damage, making it far more rewarding if successfully landed. However, if Skewer hits an opponent who has grab immunity, it inflicts minimal knockback instead of [[crumpling]] them. In addition to removing a set-up into the move from down throw, which instead causes Skewer to be unsafe on hit in this case, it removes Skewer's infamous infinite combo in doubles matches when paired with a character that has a [[bury]]ing throw.

Update {{SSBU|9.0.0}} improved the consistency of Wing Blitz's downward angled landing hitbox and, as part of a near-universal buff, granted [[transcendent priority]] to neutral infinite and its finisher. Update {{SSBU|13.0.0}} would then buff Space Pirate Rush by shortening the amount of time between its slamming and dragging animations and when a jump and be inputted. Lastly, update {{SSBU|13.0.1}} improved dash attack's KO potential by increasing its damage output at the negligible cost of its knockback scaling being decreased slightly.

Overall, Ridley fares better than he did at the launch of ''Ultimate'', thanks to his buffs improving his KO potential, recovery and, to a much lesser degree, his defense.

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==Moveset==
*Ridley can perform [[Double jump#Multiple double jumps|2 double jumps]].
''For a gallery of Ridley's hitboxes, see [[Ridley (SSBU)/Hitboxes|here]].''

{{MovesetTable
|game=SSBU
|neutralcount=3
|neutralinf=y
|neutralname=Scratch ({{ja|スクラッチ|Sukuratchi}}) / Counter Scratch ({{ja|カウンタースクラッチ|Kauntā Sukuratchi}}) / Bite Off ({{ja|バイトオフ|Baito Ofu}}) / Thousand Needle ({{ja|サウザンドニードル|Sauzan Nīdoru}}) / Tail Finish ({{ja|テイルフィニッシュ|Teiru Finisshu}})
|neutral1dmg=2%
|neutral2dmg=1.5%
|neutral3dmg=5%
|neutralinfdmg=0.7% (loop), 2% (end)
|neutraldesc=An alternating pair of claw swipes followed by a bite. Alternatively, if the attack button is pressed quickly for each hit, the second hit transitions into a rapid-fire tail stab that ends with a swing. The first and second hits are particularly low-hitting [[jab lock]]s, while the third hit is relatively strong for a neutral attack, KOing middleweights under 200% from the center of {{SSBU|Final Destination}}. Conversely, the neutral infinite's finisher has high base knockback, but very low knockback scaling, being unable to KO under 500% from center stage.
|ftiltname=Tail Spear ({{ja|テイルスピアー|Teiru Supiā}})
|ftiltdmg=10% (tail), 13% (tip)
|ftiltdesc=Grabs his tail and thrusts it forward. Can be [[angle]]d, and the tip of Ridley's tail acts as a [[sweetspot]]. The up-angled version can act as a low altitude anti-air with respectable horizontal reach, while the downward-angled version can act as a ledge pressuring tool, with the sweetspot reaching low enough to catch any opponent in a [[2 frame punish]], a ledge regrab, or a missed ledge sweetspot. Has long range and moderately low ending lag, making it a powerful [[spacing]] tool. The sweetspot KOs at around 155% from center stage.
|utiltname=Wing Slicer ({{ja|ウイングスライサー|Uingu Suraisā}})
|utiltdmg=7% (wing), 9% (tip)
|utiltdesc=Swings one wing in an overhead arcing motion, starting from behind. Has its sweetspot along the upper edge and renders Ridley's wing [[intangible]] while the hitboxes are active, which along with its coverage allows it to function as an effective anti-air. Its moderate speed also allows it to combo into itself at low to mid percents, and into any aerial attack at mid to high percents. Has blind spots beside Ridley.
|dtiltname=Tail Bash ({{ja|テイルバッシュ|Teiru Basshu}})
|dtiltdmg=6% (tail), 9% (tip)
|dtiltdesc=Swings his tail across the ground. Has its sweetspot on the tip of the tail with slightly longer range than his forward tilt, and launches opponents upward, allowing it to combo into aerial attacks at a wide range of percents, as well as an up-angled forward tilt, dash attack, or up tilt (against larger characters) at low percents.
|dashname=Dash Bite ({{ja|ダッシュバイト|Dasshu Baito}})
|dashdmg=13.5%
|dashdesc=A lunging bite. A powerful dash attack especially near edges, KOing at around 100% at the edge of Final Destination, and at around 145% from the center. Resembles [[Meta Ridley]]'s lunging attack in ''{{iw|metroidwiki|Metroid Prime}}''.
|fsmashname=Bark Explosion ({{ja|バークエクスプロージョン|Bāku Ekusupurōjon}})
|fsmashdmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|20}}
|fsmashdesc=Rears back and then expels a [[flame|fiery]] explosion from his mouth. Has slow startup and short range (covering less horizontal distance than his forward tilt), but deals very high damage and knockback, KOing under 80% from center stage.
|usmashname=Air Kick ({{ja|エアキック|Ea Kikku}})
|usmashdmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|17}}
|usmashdesc=An outside crescent kick. It covers Ridley entirely overhead and, unlike most up smashes of its kind, its hitbox starts from behind, making it more effective for covering Ridley's back if used [[out of shield]]. Has moderate startup and ending lag, but has a large overall hitbox and grants intangibility on Ridley's leg while the hitboxes are active, making it a powerful anti-air similarly to his up tilt. Has blind spots directly in front and behind Ridley, though it may hit taller characters directly on either side. Can KO at around 105% from ground level.
|dsmashname=Wing Press ({{ja|ウイングプレス|Uingu Puresu}})
|dsmashdmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|16}}
|dsmashdesc=Leaps and slams his open wings onto the ground. Hits Ridley's both sides simultaneously with large coverage, allowing it to punish tech rolls in certain instances. The leap during startup can allow him to dodge some ground attacks if timed right (especially floor attacks that may be used after hitting with Skewer, or ledge attacks), while the edges of the attack utilize the intangible half of Ridley's wings. However, it has the slowest startup out of Ridley's smash attacks, and deals the least damage, while being only slightly stronger than his up smash. Launches opponents upward, KOing at around 100%.
|nairname=Ridley Spin ({{ja|リドリースピン|Ridorī Supin}})
|nairdmg={{ShortHopDmgSSBU|9}} (clean, tail), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|12}} (clean, tip), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|5}} (late)
|nairdesc=Backflips and swings his tail around himself, similarly to {{SSBU|Charizard}}'s neutral aerial albeit backwards instead of forwards. Has the lowest startup, ending lag and landing lag out of Ridley's aerials, as well as a long duration and a large hitbox, making it widely considered one of his most viable approach options. Upon landing, it can also combo into a jab, forward tilt, down tilt or grab at low percents, and another neutral aerial or a forward aerial at mid percents, especially if the sourspot is landed.
|fairname=Triple Thrust ({{ja|トリプルスラスト|Toripuru Surasuto}})
|fairdmg={{ShortHopDmgSSBU|3}} (hits 1-2, tail), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|5}} (hits 1-2, tip; hit 3, tail), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|7}} (hit 3, tip)
|fairdesc=Thrusts his tail forward three times in quick succession. Deals the most damage out of Ridley's aerials if all hits are sweetspotted (17% total); however, it is also his weakest aerial knockback-wise, while its hitboxes are small compared to his other moves. Has moderate landing lag, albeit the first hit can set up into a neutral attack.
|bairname=Sobat ({{ja|ソバット|Sobatto}})
|bairdmg={{ShortHopDmgSSBU|16}}
|bairdesc=A hook kick. Ridley's strongest aerial, KOing at around 130% from center stage. Its horizontal range and high damage also make it a relatively safe approach option, despite its moderate landing lag.
|uairname=Wing Stab ({{ja|ウイングスタッブ|Uingu Sutabbu}})
|uairdmg={{ShortHopDmgSSBU|12}} (wings), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|14}} (tip)
|uairdesc=Thrusts his closed wings upward. Has a sweetspot at the tip of the wings, which can KO at around 120% in the air. Its moderate startup and landing lag alongside Ridley's speed make it effective for [[juggling]]. On landing, it can also combo into an up tilt or up smash at low percents, as well as any aerial (except down aerial) up to high percents, including a sweetspotted up aerial as a potential KO setup.
|dairname=Heel Dive ({{ja|ヒールダイブ|Hīru Daibu}})
|dairdmg={{ShortHopDmgSSBU|14}} (clean, feet), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|12}} (clean, legs; late)
|dairdesc=A double foot stomp. A [[stall-then-fall]] with a sweetspot on its clean hit that [[meteor smash]]es opponents. Unlike most other moves of its kind, Ridley can also recover from it offstage if initiated at least at some height above the stage. However, it has very high landing lag, leaving it unsafe as a landing option and preventing any followups out of its meteor smash onstage. It resembles a move Meta Ridley uses in ''Metroid Prime''.
|grabname=Grab ({{ja|つかみ|Tsukami}})
|grabdesc=Reaches out with his right hand.
|pummelname=Grab Tail Needle ({{ja|つかみテイルニードル|Tsukami Teiru Nīdoru}})
|pummeldmg=1.6%
|pummeldesc=Stabs his opponent with his tail.
|fthrowname=Front Throw ({{ja|フロントスルー|Furonto Surū}})
|fthrowdmg=9%
|fthrowdesc=Tosses the opponent forward with one arm. Has slight KO potential, being able to KO at around 181% near the ledge.
|bthrowname=Strike Throw ({{ja|ストライクスルー|Sutoraiku Surū}})
|bthrowdmg=11%
|bthrowdesc=Turns around and performs an underhanded toss with one arm. Can KO at around 150% near the ledge.
|uthrowname=Backbone Breaker ({{ja|バックボーンブレイカー|Bakkubōn Bureikā}})
|uthrowdmg=8% (hit 1), 4% (throw)
|uthrowdesc=Sets the opponent overhead and stabs them with his tail. Ridley's most damaging throw. Has slight KO potential, being able to KO at around 190% on Final Destination.
|dthrowname=Head Fling ({{ja|ヘッドフリング|Heddo Furingu}})
|dthrowdmg=7%
|dthrowdesc=Slams the opponent onto the ground. Has low ending lag, allowing it to combo into an upward angled forward tilt or down tilt at low percents, and a neutral, forward, back aerial or run-canceled up tilt at low to mid percents. Surprisingly, this is also Ridley's strongest throw, being able to KO at around 179% at the edge of {{SSBU|Battlefield}}.
|floorfname=&nbsp;
|floorfdmg=7%
|floorfdesc=Performs a claw swipe around himself while getting up, starting from the front.
|floorbname=&nbsp;
|floorbdmg=7%
|floorbdesc=Swings his tail forward, then backward while getting up.
|floortname=&nbsp;
|floortdmg=5%
|floortdesc=Swipes an arm backward, then kicks forward.
|edgename=&nbsp;
|edgedmg=10%
|edgedesc=Climbs up and performs a claw swipe.
|nsname=Plasma Breath
|nsdmg=4.5%-5.6682692% (clean), 3.5%-4.4086542% (late)
|nsdesc=Expels a fireball from his mouth forward, which bounces along the ground. It can be charged to have Ridley launch a maximum of five fireballs, which also increase in size and damage, dealing up to 28.341346% if all of them connect. When charged, it is fairly effective for camping and edgeguarding due to its low ending lag and sheer amount of projectiles, and can rack up damage quickly if uninterrupted. However, it has rather high startup, and hitting Ridley's mouth while he is charging the move causes [[recoil damage]] to him depending on how much it had been charged. The recoil animation lasts 56 frames.
|ssname=Space Pirate Rush
|ssdmg=4% (slam), 2% (drag loop), 7% (throw)
|ssdesc=Rushes forward to grab an opponent, functioning as a [[command grab]]. If successful, Ridley slams them onto the ground and drags them forward along it, dealing continuous damage, then throws them either upon reaching an edge or if the special move button is held. After frame 22 (just after Ridley starts sliding), he gains [[damage-based armor]] that withstand up to 8%. The move deals more damage the more distance the opponent is dragged along the ground, dealing 17% minimum when throwing manually, and can rack up a lot of damage in a short span of time. However, they can [[mash]] out of the move before Ridley throws them, with how fast they can escape depending on the difference between their percent and Ridley's. In midair, it doesn't incur [[helpless]]ness, allowing it to extend Ridley's recovery, and grabbing an opponent causes him to fall down with them until landing or throwing them manually, allowing it to be used for a [[sacrificial KO]]. However, it has some startup lag, and the aerial version causes Ridley to drop downwards after its horizontal momentum ends, making it possible to mistime a recovery.
|usname=Wing Blitz
|usdmg=18% (up), 16% (forward/back), 15% (down), 5% (down, landing)
|usdesc=Propels himself in any of four possible directions: straight up by default; forward and slightly down; backward and slightly up; and down and slightly forward. The move travels a long distance, does not lose power while traveling, has a wide ledge grabbing range throughout, and lets Ridley drift significantly when done. It is also noticeably powerful: the forward and upward tackles KO under 130% from center stage, whereas the diving stomp meteor smashes aerial targets while also allowing Ridley to save himself by grabbing an edge, making it potentially deadly for [[edgeguard]]ing. However, the move has very slow startup, and its few angles limit the positions from which Ridley can safely recover with it. Hitting a wall or ceiling with any angle will cause Ridley to bump away foregoing [[helplessness]].
|dsname=Skewer
|dsdmg=5% (tail), 45% (tip, hit 1), 10% (tip, hit 2)
|dsdesc=Rears his tail back as it sparks briefly, then thrusts it forward powerfully. If hit near the tip of the tail, it causes [[Special Zoom]] and deals extremely high damage (55% total) and causes opponents to crumple if landed on the ground, akin to a fully charged [[Focus Attack]]; both the sweetspot and the sourspot deal minimal shield damage, however. It has a very slow startup of half a second (30 [[frame]]s), and conversely deals low damage and knockback if any other part of Ridley's tail hits, making it significantly hard to land especially in one-on-one battles. Additionally, the sweetspotted attack only allows Ridley to move after the opponent gets up again, making followup attacks based on reading the opponent's getup option. If Skewer lands on an airborne opponent, they will instead be sent away with weak diagonal knockback.
|fsname=Plasma Scream
|fsdmg=15% (dash), 40% (cutscene), 15% (ending)
|fsdesc=Roars and then dashes forward. Upon hitting an opponent, a cinematic sequence begins with Ridley headbutting them onto {{SSBU|Samus}}'s [[metroidwiki:Samus Aran's Gunship|gunship]]; as the gunship flies off, he expels an energy beam from his mouth that engulfs both the ship and the target in an explosion. After the cutscene ends, the opponent is meteor smashed and the gunship can be seen crashing in the background of the stage. This Final Smash is an [[instant KO]] on opponents at 100% or higher before the cutscene ends.
}}

===[[On-screen appearance]]===
*Swoops down at an angle before landing and then roars briefly.
<gallery>
RidleyOnScreenAppearanceSSBU.gif|Ridley's on-screen appearance
</gallery>

===[[Taunt]]s===
*'''Up taunt''': Roars and strikes a menacing pose, flapping his wings rapidly.
*'''Side taunt''': Spins in a circle, finishing in a celebrating pose similar to his official artwork.
*'''Down taunt''': Stands up straight while slightly smiling. His body emits a noticeable crackle as he stands upright.
<gallery>
SSBURidleyTaunt1.gif|Ridley's up taunt.
SSBURidleyTaunt2.gif|Ridley's side taunt.
SSBURidleyTaunt3.gif|Ridley's down taunt.
</gallery>

===[[Idle pose]]s===
*Spreads his wings out and quivers slightly.
*Caresses his chin with his claw and licks the edge of his mouth while audibly snarling.
<gallery>
SSBURidleyIdle1.gif|Ridley's first idle pose
SSBURidleyIdle2.gif|Ridley's second idle pose
</gallery>

===[[Crowd cheer]]===
<div class="tabber">
<div class="tabbertab" title="English, Japanese/Chinese, Italian, Dutch, French">
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1"
|-
!{{{name|}}}
!Cheer (English)
!Cheer (Japanese/Chinese)
!Cheer (Italian)
!Cheer (Dutch)
!Cheer (French)
|-
! scope="row"|Cheer
|[[File:Ridley Cheer English SSBU.ogg|center]]||[[File:Ridley Cheer Japanese SSBU.ogg|center]]||[[File:Ridley Cheer Italian SSBU.ogg|center]]||[[File:Ridley Cheer Dutch SSBU.ogg|center]]||{{NTSC}} [[File:Ridley Cheer French NTSC SSBU.ogg|center]] <br> {{PAL}} [[File:Ridley Cheer French PAL SSBU.ogg|center]]
|-
! scope="row"|Description
|Go Ridley go! || Ridori! *clap 3 times* || Fooooorza Ridley! || Riiiid - ley! || Rid - ley! Rid - ley!
|}
</div>
<div class="tabbertab" title="German, Spanish, Russian, Korean">
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1"
|-
!{{{name|}}}
!Cheer (German)
!Cheer (Spanish)
!Cheer (Russian)
!Cheer (Korean)
|-
! scope="row"|Cheer
|[[File:Ridley Cheer German SSBU.ogg|center]]||{{NTSC}} [[File:Ridley Cheer Spanish NTSC SSBU.ogg|center]] <br> {{PAL}} [[File:Ridley Cheer Spanish PAL SSBU.ogg|center]]||[[File:Ridley Cheer Russian SSBU.ogg|center]]||[[File:Ridley Cheer Korean SSBU.ogg|center]]
|-
! scope="row"|Description
|Rid - leeeey! || Riiiid - ley! || Rid - ley! Rid - ley! || Ri - du - ley
|}
</div>
</div>

===[[Victory pose]]s===
*'''Left:''' Flies into the scene, lands, and drifts to a stop.
*'''Up:''' Flies in from the background then roars immediately before performing a somersaulting claw swipe as he lands.
*'''Right:''' Claws at the ground repeatedly and bites once afterwards. He then turns toward the camera and grins. The way the camera is angled makes it appear as if Ridley is supposedly ravaging a downed opponent, but in Team Battles, it clearly shows that he is scratching at the bare ground.
[[File:RidleyDarkSamusVictoryThemeUltimate.ogg|thumb|A sinister remix of the theme that plays when [[Samus Aran]] obtains a power-up for her {{iw|metroidwiki|Power Suit}}.]]
<gallery>
RidleyVictoryPose1SSBU.gif
RidleyVictoryPose2SSBU.gif
RidleyVictoryPose3SSBU.gif
</gallery>

==In [[competitive play]]==
Being a widely requested character, there was a lot of hype when Ridley was first announced to be playable. However, initial opinions of Ridley’s viability in the E3 Demo Build were very negative. Due to him having the largest hurtbox in the game while not being a super heavyweight like similarly large characters, along with his attacks suffering from poor frame data, many people claimed that Ridley’s disadvantage state was too risky for him to make a significant impact towards the meta. As such, he was initially considered to be a low or even bottom tier character.

However, when the game was released, Ridley achieved notable successes despite having low representation, thanks to impressive results from players such as {{Sm|Nair^}}, {{Sm|OverLade}}, {{Sm|adom}}, and {{Sm|Vreyvus}}, Nair^ in particular placed 2nd at {{Trn|Mexican Gaming Championship}} with a notable win over {{Sm|Dark Wizzy}}, as well as 5th at {{Trn|Smash Fest to the Sky}}. This has led to most professionals to re-evaluate their opinions on Ridley, stating that he’s a “high risk, high reward”, which is indicated by Ridley’s excellent advantage state, where he can utilize his range, speed, and power to provide him a strong and versatile neutral game, though mistakes can lead him to his poor disadvantage state, which demonstrates his relatively high learning curve. Overall, Ridley's reception is significantly better than initially thought, as he is often considered to be a mid- or even high-tier character perceived to be very potent once mastered.
===Most historically significant players===
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''See also: [[:Category:Ridley professionals (SSBU)]]''

*{{Sm|Locus|Canada}} - Plays a variety of characters alongside Ridley and is considered the best Ridley player in Canada. Placed 7th at both {{Trn|Smashfest 5: Queen City Ex}} and {{Trn|The Pinnacle 2019}}, 9th at {{Trn|Battle of BC 3}}, and 25th at {{Trn|2GG: Kongo Saga}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|Captain L}}, {{Sm|SpamCop}}, and {{Sm|Snickeldorf}}. Currently ranked 22nd on the [[Smash Canada Rankings Ultimate]].
*{{Sm|Mezcaul|France}} - The best Ridley player in the world. Placed 3rd at {{Trn|Smash in Tuilière}}, 7th at {{Trn|Ultimate WANTED 3}}, 13th at {{Trn|Temple: Hermès Edition}} and 25th at {{Trn|WANTED SAISON 4 - Chapter 2}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|Glutonny}}, {{Sm|Larry Lurr}}, and {{Sm|Leon}}. Online, placed 4th at {{Trn|Meteor 1}} and 13th at both {{Trn|EnvySnakes Crew Collab Edition}} and {{Trn|SWT: Europe Ultimate Online Qualifier}}.
*{{Sm|Nagare|Japan}} - One of the best Ridley players in Japan. Placed 3rd at {{Trn|Maesuma TOP 3}} and 13th at {{Trn|Maesuma TOP 2}}, {{Trn|Maesuma TOP 4}}, {{Trn|Shulla-bra SP 6}}, and {{Trn|Shulla-bra SP 8}} with wins over players like {{Sm|Kie}}, {{Sm|Renya}}, and {{Sm|Tatsutsuyo}}.
*{{Sm|Nair^|Mexico}} - One of the two best Ridley players in the world. Placed 2nd at {{Trn|Mexican Gaming Championship}} and 5th at both {{Trn|Smash Fest to the Sky}} and {{Trn|ChillHouse}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|Dark Wizzy}}, {{Sm|Maister}}, {{Sm|Sparg0}} and  {{Sm|Javi|p=Smash 4}}. Currently ranked 9th on the [[Mexican Power Rankings]]. Online, placed 1st at {{Trn|Maruchan Gaming Series}} and 5th at {{Trn|SWT: Mexico Ultimate Online Qualifier}}. Currently ranked 27th on the [[Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v7]].
*{{Sm|OverLade|USA}} - One of the two best Ridley players in the United States. Placed 25th at both {{Trn|2GG: Nightmare on Smashville}} and {{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2019}} and 49th at {{Trn|2GG: Prime Saga}} with wins over {{Sm|Blacktwins}}, {{Sm|Epic_Gabriel}}, and {{Sm|Dietsoda}}.
*{{Sm|Plup|USA}} - Co-mains Mega Man and is one of the best Ridley players in the United States. Placed 49th at both {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}} and {{Trn|GENESIS 7}} with wins over {{Sm|Comet}}, {{Sm|Duwang}}, and {{Sm|Sonix}}. Online, placed 1st at [https://start.gg/tournament/bamboo-battles-smash-ultimate-1/event/ultimate-singles/overview Bamboo Battles: Smash Ultimate 1] and 9th at {{Trn|Block'd In}}.

=={{SSBU|Classic Mode}}: It Can't Be! Space Pirates!==
[[File:SSBU Congratulations Ridley.png|thumb|Ridley's congratulations screen.]]
Ridley fights characters who pilot their own spaceships.

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Round!!Opponent!!Stage!!Music!!Notes
|-
|1||{{CharHead|Samus|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||[[Norfair]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Metroid|Title Theme - Metroid}}''||
|-
|2||{{CharHead|Fox|SSBU|hsize=20px}} and {{CharHead|Falco|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||[[Venom]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Star Fox|Break: Through the Ice}}''||
|-
|3||{{CharHead|Olimar|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||[[Distant Planet]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Pikmin|Fragment of Hope}}''||
|-
|4||{{CharHead|Rosalina & Luma|SSBU|hsize=20px}}, {{CharHead|Mario|SSBU|hsize=20px}}, and {{CharHead|Peach|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||[[Mario Galaxy]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Fated Battle}}''||
|-
|5||{{CharHead|Meta Knight|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||[[Halberd]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Kirby|Dangerous Dinner}}''||
|-
|6||{{CharHead|Zero Suit Samus|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||[[Frigate Orpheon]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Metroid|Vs. Ridley}}''||
|-
|colspan="5"|[[Bonus Stage]]
|-
|Final||{{SSBU|Master Hand}}||{{SSBU|Final Destination}}||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Super Smash Bros.|Master Hand}}'' <small>(Less than 7.0 intensity)</small><br>''{{SSBUMusicLink|Super Smash Bros.|Master Hand / Crazy Hand}}'' <small>(Intensity 7.0 or higher)</small>||On intensity 7.0 and higher, {{SSBU|Crazy Hand}} fights alongside Master Hand.
|}

[[Credits]] roll after completing Classic Mode. Completing it as Ridley has ''{{SSBUMusicLink|Metroid|Nemesis Ridley}}'' accompany the credits.
{{clr}}

==Role in [[World of Light]]==
[[File:WoL-65Ridley.jpg|thumb|Finding Ridley in World of Light|left]]
Although Ridley does not appear in the World of Light opening cutscene, he was vaporized and later imprisoned alongside the rest of the fighters (sans {{SSBU|Kirby}}) when Galeem unleashed his beams of light.

Ridley was one of the many fighters that fell under [[Dharkon]]'s control upon Galeem's first defeat. He is in the {{b|Dracula's Castle|World of Light}} sub-area, appearing on the map in the subterranean section, once the player defeats [[List of spirits (Castlevania series)|The Creature & Flea Man spirit]].
{{clrl}}

===Fighter Battle===
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="width:5%;"|No.
!style="width:5%;"|Image
!Name
!Type
!Power
!Stage
!Music
|-
|65
|[[File:Ridley SSBU.png|center|108x108px]]
|Ridley
|{{SpiritType|Attack}} <center>{{color|#dc1029|Attack}}</center>
|10,600
|[[Brinstar Depths]] ([[Ω form]])
|''{{SSBUMusicLink|Metroid|Vs. Ridley (Brawl)}}''
|}
{{clear}}

==[[Spirit]]s==
Ridley's default fighter spirit can be obtained by completing {{SSBU|Classic Mode}}. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 300 Gold, but only after Ridley has been unlocked. Unlocking Ridley in World of Light allows the player to preview the first spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a fighter spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. His Meta Ridley outfit has a fighter spirit of its own, available through the shop, or by completing a challenge (Smash: ''Use Ridley's down special, Skewer, for a critical hit on an opponent 4 times within a single battle''). Each fighter spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in ''Ultimate''.

Additionally, other forms of Ridley make an appearance in a few primary and support spirits.
<center>
<gallery>
SSBU spirit Ridley.png|267. '''''Ridley'''''
SSBU spirit Meta Ridley.png|268. '''Meta Ridley'''
SSBU spirit Little Birdie.png|289. Little Birdie
SSBU spirit Omega Ridley.png|291. Omega Ridley
</gallery>
</center>

==In Spirit battles==
===As the main opponent===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
! colspan=4|Spirit
! colspan=7|Battle parameters
! colspan=1|Inspiration
|-
! style="width:5%;"|No.
! style="width:5%;"|Image
! Name
! Series
! Enemy Fighter(s)
! style="width:5%;"|Type
! style="width:5%;"|Power
! Stage
! Rules
! Conditions
! Music
! Character
|-
|255
|{{SpiritTableName|Vaati|size=64}}
|''The Legend of Zelda'' Series
|•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Purple}}
|{{SpiritType|Grab}}
|10,000
|[[Hyrule Castle]]
|•Hazard: Heavy Wind
|•Dangerously high winds are in effect after a little while<br>•The enemy starts the battle with an [[Ore Club]]
|{{SSBUMusicLink|The Legend of Zelda|Dark World (Brawl)}}
|Vaati
|-
|277
|{{SpiritTableName|Metroid|customname={{b|Metroid|creature}}|size=64}}
|''Metroid'' Series
|•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Green}}
|{{SpiritType|Grab}}
|9,700
|[[Brinstar]] ([[Battlefield form]])
|•Assist Trophy Enemies (Metroid)<br>•Hazard: Sticky Floor
|•The floor is sticky<br>•Hostile assist trophies will appear<br>•The enemy's melee blows will heal them when they hit
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Metroid|Title Theme - Metroid}}
|Metroid
|-
|287
|{{SpiritTableName|Mecha Ridley|size=64}}
|''Metroid'' Series
|•Giant {{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Grey}} (140 HP)
|{{SpiritType|Shield}}
|4,100
|[[Norfair]] ([[Ω form]])
|•Move Speed ↓
|•The enemy's smash attacks have increased power<br>•[[Stamina battle]]<br>•The enemy is giant
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Metroid|Vs. Meta Ridley}}
|Mecha Ridley
|-
|289
|{{SpiritTableName|Little Birdie|size=64}}
|''Metroid'' Series
|•Tiny {{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Yellow}}
|{{SpiritType|Shield}}
|3,700
|[[Distant Planet]]
|•Defense ↑<br>•Attack Power ↑<br>•Giant
|•The enemy is giant after a little while<br>•The enemy has increased attack power after a little while<br>•The enemy has increased defense after a little while
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Metroid|Vs. Ridley}}
|Little Birdie
|-
|291
|{{SpiritTableName|Omega Ridley|size=64}}
|''Metroid Prime'' Series
|•Metal {{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Meta}} (180 HP)
|{{SpiritType|Attack}}
|13,900
|[[Norfair]]
|•Curry-Filled
|•[[Stamina battle]]<br>•The enemy breathes fire<br>•The enemy is metal
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Metroid|Vs. Meta Ridley}}
|Omega Ridley
|-
|292
|{{SpiritTableName|Parasite Queen|size=64}}
|''Metroid Prime'' Series
|•Giant {{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Blue}}
|{{SpiritType|Attack}}
|4,000
|[[Frigate Orpheon]]
|•Attack Power ↑
|•The enemy has increased attack power<br>•The enemy shields often<br>•The enemy is giant
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Metroid|Vs. Parasite Queen}}
|Parasite Queen
|-
|371
|{{SpiritTableName|Bugzzy|size=64}}
|''Kirby'' Series
|•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Purple}}
|{{SpiritType|Grab}}
|3,700
|[[Green Greens]]
|•Item: [[Beetle]]
|•The enemy's side special has increased power<br>•The enemy has increased attack power
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Kirby|Forest/Nature Area}}
|Bugzzy
|-
|403
|{{SpiritTableName|Aparoid|size=64}}
|''Star Fox'' Series
|•Metal {{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Purple}}
|{{SpiritType|Neutral}}
|4,100
|[[Venom]]
|•Hazard: High Gravity
|•Your jumping power decreases<br>•The enemy is metal<br>•The enemy has increased jump power
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Star Fox|Space Battleground}}
|Aparoid
|-
|426
|{{SpiritTableName|Arbok|size=64}}
|''Pokémon'' Series
|•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Purple}}
|{{SpiritType|Attack}}
|2,200
|{{SSBM|Yoshi's Island}} (Melee)
|•Attack Power ↓<br>•Hazard: Poison Floor
|•The floor is poisonous<br>•You have reduced attack power
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Pokémon|Main Theme - Pokémon Red & Pokémon Blue (Brawl)}}
|Arbok
|-
|454
|{{SpiritTableName|Pinsir|size=64}}
|''Pokémon'' Series
|•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}}
|{{SpiritType|Grab}}
|3,700
|[[Garden of Hope]]
|•Item: [[Beetle]]
|•The enemy's side special has increased power<br>•The enemy favors side specials
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Pokémon|Road to Viridian City - Pokémon Red / Pokémon Blue}}
|Pinsir
|-
|456
|{{SpiritTableName|Gyarados|size=64}}
|''Pokémon'' Series
|•Giant {{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Blue}}
|{{SpiritType|Attack}}
|4,100
|[[Kongo Falls]] ([[Battlefield form]])
|•Attack Power ↓
|•You have reduced attack power<br>•The enemy is giant
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Pokémon|Main Theme - Pokémon Red & Pokémon Blue (Brawl)}}
|Gyarados
|-
|471
|{{SpiritTableName|Sudowoodo|size=64}}
|''Pokémon'' Series
|•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Green}}{{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}}×2
|{{SpiritType|Grab}}
|1,400
|[[Green Greens]] (hazards off)
|N/A
|•Defeat the main fighter to win<br>•The enemy is weak to water attacks<br>•The enemy favors smash attacks<br>•''The enemy has super armor when charging smash attacks''
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Pokémon|Pokémon Gold / Pokémon Silver Medley}}
|Sudowoodo
|-
|475
|{{SpiritTableName|Steelix|size=64}}
|''Pokémon'' Series
|•Metal {{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Grey}} (140 HP)
|{{SpiritType|Shield}}
|4,300
|[[Kalos Pokémon League]] (Ironworks Chamber only)
|N/A
|•[[Stamina battle]]<br>•The enemy is metal
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Pokémon|Pokémon Gold / Pokémon Silver Medley}}
|Steelix
|-
|490
|{{SpiritTableName|Flygon|size=64}}
|''Pokémon'' Series
|•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Green}}
|{{SpiritType|Grab}}
|3,800
|[[Gerudo Valley]] ([[Battlefield form]])
|•Earthquake
|•Periodic earthquakes will shake the stage
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Pokémon|Victory Road - Pokémon Ruby / Pokémon Sapphire}}
|Flygon
|-
|500
|{{SpiritTableName|Rayquaza|link=y|size=64}}
|''Pokémon'' Series
|•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Green}}
|{{SpiritType|Neutral}}
|10,000
|[[Kalos Pokémon League]] (Dragonmark Chamber (Legendary) only)
|•Hazard: Heavy Wind
|•Dangerously high winds are in effect after a little while
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Pokémon|Battle! (Lorekeeper Zinnia)}}
|Rayquaza
|-
|558
|{{SpiritTableName|Lunala|link=y|size=64}}
|''Pokémon'' Series
|•Gold {{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Purple}} (160 HP)
|{{SpiritType|Grab}}
|9,400
|[[Luigi's Mansion]] ([[Battlefield form]])
|N/A
|•[[Stamina battle]]<br>•Only certain Pokémon will emerge from Poké Balls (Lunala)
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Pokémon|Battle! (Elite Four) / Battle! (Solgaleo/Lunala)}}
|Lunala
|-
|607
|{{SpiritTableName|Condor|link=y|size=64}}
|''Ice Climber'' Series
|•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}} (80 HP)<br>•{{SSBU|Ice Climbers}} {{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Blue}} (80 HP)
|{{SpiritType|Neutral}}
|4,500
|[[Summit]] ([[Battlefield form]])
|•Hazard: Ice Floor
|•Defeat the main fighter to win<br>•The floor is frozen<br>•Timed [[stamina battle]] (1:00)
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Ice Climber|Ice Climber (Brawl)}}
|Condor
|-
|635
|{{SpiritTableName|Medeus|iw=fireemblem|size=64}}
|''Fire Emblem'' Series
|•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Blue}} (140 HP)
|{{SpiritType|Attack}}
|3,600
|[[Castle Siege]] (Underground Cavern)
|•Giant
|•The enemy is giant after a little while<br>•[[Stamina battle]]
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Fire Emblem|Lords-Showdown}}
|Medeus (Shadow Dragon form)
|-
|713
|{{SpiritTableName|Hewdraw|size=64}}
|''Kid Icarus'' Series
|•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Purple}}{{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Blue}}{{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}}
|{{SpiritType|Shield}}
|3,500
|[[Skyworld]]
|N/A
|•The enemy favors neutral specials
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Kid Icarus|Boss Fight 1 - Kid Icarus: Uprising}}
|Hewdraw
|-
|820
|{{SpiritTableName|Peckish Aristocrab|link=y|size=64}}
|''Pikmin'' Series
|•Giant {{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Purple}} (140 HP)
|{{SpiritType|Shield}}
|3,800
|[[Garden of Hope]]
|N/A
|•[[Stamina battle]]<br>•The enemy favors side specials<br>•The enemy is giant
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Pikmin|Garden of Hope (Remix)}}
|Peckish
|-
|1,081
|{{SpiritTableName|Dark Emperor|link=y|size=64}}
|''StreetPass Mii Plaza'' Series
|•Giant {{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Green}}
|{{SpiritType|Shield}}
|13,600
|[[Find Mii]]
|N/A
|•The enemy has super armor and is hard to launch or make flinch<br>•The enemy is giant
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Other|Dark Lord}}
|Dark Emperor
|-
|1,102
|{{SpiritTableName|Master Beast|link=y|size=64}}
|''Super Smash Bros.'' Series
|•Giant {{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Grey}} (160 HP)
|{{SpiritType|Shield}}
|9,600
|{{SSBU|Final Destination}}
|•Assist Trophy Enemies ([[Chain Chomp]])
|•[[Stamina battle]]<br>•Hostile assist trophies will appear after a little while<br>•The enemy deals damage when falling
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Super Smash Bros.|Master Core}}
|Master Beast
|-
|1,118
|{{SpiritTableName|Tamagon|size=64}}
|''Devil World''
|•Tiny {{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Green}}<br>•Clear {{SSBU|Richter}} {{Head|Richter|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Green}}
|{{SpiritType|Grab}}
|1,500
|[[Mario Bros.]]
|•Item: Throwing Types
|•Defeat the main fighter to win<br>•The enemy favors neutral specials<br>•The enemy is invisible
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Other|Clu Clu Land}}
|Tamagon
|-
|1,119
|{{SpiritTableName|Devil|link=y|size=64}}
|''Devil World''
|•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Green}}<br>•{{SSBU|Kirby}} {{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}}×2
|{{SpiritType|Shield}}
|3,900
|[[75m]] ([[Battlefield form]])
|•Assist Trophy Enemies (Devil)
|•Hostile assist trophies will appear
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Donkey Kong|25m Theme}}
|Tamagon
|-
|1,345
|{{SpiritTableName|Buzzbomb|size=64}}
|''Banjo-Kazooie'' Series
|•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Yellow}}×3 (50 HP)
|{{SpiritType|Grab}}
|2,000
|[[Garden of Hope]] (hazards off)
|N/A
|•[[Stamina battle]]<br>•The enemy favors up specials in the air<br>•The enemy falls slowly
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Banjo-Kazooie|Spiral Mountain}}
|Buzzbomb
|-
|1,370
|{{SpiritTableName|Corviknight|size=64}}
|''Pokémon'' Series
|•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Meta}}<br>•Giant {{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Meta}}
|{{SpiritType|Shield}}
|3,800
|[[Gaur Plain]] ([[Battlefield form]])
|N/A
|•The enemy favors air attacks<br>•Reinforcements will appear after an enemy is KO'd<br>•The enemy has increased jump power
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Pokémon|Battle! (Wild Pokémon) - Pokémon Diamond / Pokémon Pearl}}
| Gigantamaxed Corviknight (Giant Ridley)
|-
|1,438
|{{SpiritTableName|Ender Dragon|customname=[https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Ender_Dragon Ender Dragon]|size=64}}
|''Minecraft'' Series
|•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Blue}} (200 HP)<br>•[[Steve (SSBU)|Enderman]] {{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Enderman}}×2 (50 HP)
|{{SpiritType|Neutral}}
|12,700
|[[Find Mii]] (hazards off)
|•Health Recovery
|•Defeat the main fighter to win<br>•[[Stamina battle]]<br>•The enemy is healed significantly when the enemy's at high damage
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Minecraft|The Arch-Illager}}
|Ender Dragon
|-
|1,449
|{{SpiritTableName|Bahamut ZERO|link=y|size=64}}
|''FINAL FANTASY'' Series
|•Giant {{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Grey}}
|{{SpiritType|Attack}}
|13,500
|[[Midgar]] (hazards off)
|•Sudden Final Smash
|•The enemy will suddenly have a Final Smash when the enemy's at high damage<br>•The enemy is giant
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Final Fantasy|Those Who Fight Further (AC Version)}}
|Bahamut ZERO
|}

===As a minion===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
! colspan=4|Spirit
! colspan=7|Battle parameters
! colspan=1|Inspiration
|-
! style="width:5%;"|No.
! style="width:5%;"|Image
! Name
! Series
! Enemy Fighter(s)
! style="width:5%;"|Type
! style="width:5%;"|Power
! Stage
! Rules
! Conditions
! Music
! Character
|-
|656
|{{SpiritTableName|Lyon|iw=fireemblem|size=64}}
|''Fire Emblem'' Series
|•{{SSBU|Robin}} {{Head|Robin|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=White}}<br>•Giant {{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Purple}}
|{{SpiritType|Grab}}
|3,700
|[[Unova Pokémon League]] (hazards off)
|N/A
|•Reinforcements will appear after an enemy is KO'd<br>•The enemy is giant
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Fire Emblem|Preparing to Advance}}
|{{s|fireemblem|Fomortiis}}
|-
|739
|{{SpiritTableName|Ashley|link=y|size=64}}
|''WarioWare'' Series
|•{{SSBU|Mii Swordfighter}} {{Head|Mii Swordfighter|g=SSBU|s=20px}} (Moveset [[Gale Strike|1]][[Chakram|3]][[Skyward Slash Dash|2]][[Reversal Slash|2]], Ashley Wig, Ashley Outfit, High Voice Type 8)<br>•Tiny {{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}}
|{{SpiritType|Neutral}}
|13,700
|[[WarioWare, Inc.]]
|•Assist Trophy Enemies (Ashley)<br>•Hazard: Left Is Right, Right Is Left
|•Left and right controls will suddenly reverse<br>•Hostile assist trophies will appear<br>•Magic attacks aren't as effective against the enemy
|{{SSBUMusicLink|WarioWare|Ashley's Song}}
|[[mariowiki:Ashley & Red|Red]]
|-
|1,063
|{{SpiritTableName|Hector (Castlevania)|size=64}}
|''Castlevania'' Series
|•{{SSBU|Robin}} {{Head|Robin|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Blue}}<br>•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Blue}}
|{{SpiritType|Shield}}
|3,700
|[[The Great Cave Offensive]] ([[Battlefield form]])
|•Item: Battering Types
|•Reinforcements will appear during the battle
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Castlevania|Lament of Innocence}}
|[https://castlevania.fandom.com/wiki/The_End The End]
|-
|1,148
|{{SpiritTableName|Satoru|size=64}}
|''Trade & Battle: Card Hero'' Series
|•{{SSBU|Shulk}} {{Head|Shulk|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Black}}<br>•{{SSBU|Mewtwo}} {{Head|Mewtwo|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Brown}}<br>•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Meta}}<br>•{{SSBU|Bowser}} {{Head|Bowser|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Black}}
|{{SpiritType|Grab}}
|1,700
|[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]
|•Move Speed ↓
|•Defeat the main fighter to win<br>•The enemy's melee weapons have increased power<br>•Reinforcements will appear during the battle
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Other|Worthy Rival Battle}}
|Killer Bee
|-
|1,232
|{{SpiritTableName|Nibbles|size=64}}
|''Fossil Fighters'' Series
|•{{SSBU|Yoshi}} {{Head|Yoshi|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}}<br>•{{SSBU|Charizard}} {{Head|Charizard|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}}<br>•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}}<br>•{{SSBU|Bowser}} {{Head|Bowser|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}}
|{{SpiritType|Attack}}
|1,800
|[[Arena Ferox]]
|•Item: [[Pitfall]]
|•Defeat the main fighter to win<br>•Reinforcements will appear during the battle
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Other|Battle Start - Fossil Fighters: Frontier}}
|[https://fossilfighters.fandom.com/wiki/Chompsaurus Chompsaurus]
|-
|1,271
|{{SpiritTableName|Allen|size=64}}
|''Culdcept'' Series
|•{{SSBU|Shulk}} {{Head|Shulk|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Black}}<br>•{{SSBU|King K. Rool}} {{Head|King K. Rool|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Black}}<br>•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}}
|{{SpiritType|Neutral}}
|3,500
|[[Arena Ferox]]
|•Item: [[Assist Trophy]]
|•Defeat the main fighter to win<br>•Reinforcements will appear during the battle
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Other|Worthy Rival Battle}}
|Volcanic Dragon
|-
|1,307
|{{SpiritTableName|Igor|size=64}}
|''Persona'' Series
|•{{SSBU|Robin}} {{Head|Robin|g=SSBU|s=20px}}<br>•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Blue}}×3
|{{SpiritType|Neutral}}
|10,600
|[[Kalos Pokémon League]] (hazards off)
|•Health Recovery<br>•Item: [[Assist Trophy]]
|•Defeat the main fighter to win<br>•Start with 300% damage<br>•You are healed significantly after a little while
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Persona|Aria of the Soul}}
|Inhabitants of the [https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Velvet_Room Velvet Room]
|-
|1,350
|{{SpiritTableName|High Line (Guns Empress)|size=64}}
|''DAEMON X MACHINA''
|•Tiny {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}} {{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Black}}<br>•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Grey}}
|{{SpiritType|Attack}}
|4,200
|[[Halberd]]
|•Move Speed ↑<br>•Assist Trophy Enemies ([[Jeff]])<br>•Item: Shooting Types
|•Hostile assist trophies will appear<br>•The enemy has increased move speed after a little while<br>•Reinforcements will appear after an enemy is KO'd
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Splatoon|Metalopod}}
|High Line
|-
|1,359
|{{SpiritTableName|Kim Kaphwan|size=64}}
|''Fatal Fury'' Series
|•{{SSBU|Ken}} {{Head|Ken|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=White}}<br>•Giant {{SSBU|King Dedede}} {{Head|King Dedede|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Black}}<br>•Tiny {{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Green}}
|{{SpiritType|Attack}}
|1,800
|[[King of Fighters Stadium]]
|•Jump Power ↓
|•The enemy's kicks and knee strikes have increased power<br>•Reinforcements will appear after an enemy is KO'd<br>•All fighters have reduced jump power
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Fatal Fury|Let's Go to Seoul! - FATAL FURY 2}}
|[http://snk.fandom.com/wiki/Choi_Bounge Choi Bounge]
|-
|1,464
|{{SpiritTableName|Malos|size=64}}
|''Xenoblade Chronicles'' Series
|•{{SSBU|Richter}} {{Head|Richter|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Black}}<br>•Giant {{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Grey}}x3 
|{{SpiritType|Neutral}}
|13,600
|[[Gaur Plain]]
|N/A
|•Defeat the main fighter to win<br>•Reinforcements will appear after an enemy is KO'd
|{{SSBUMusicLink|Xenoblade Chronicles|Incoming!}}
|Artifice Gargoyles
|-
|rowspan="2"|1,467
|{{SpiritTableName|Arthur|link=y|size=64|dlcalt=y}}
|rowspan="2"|''Ghosts 'n Goblins'' Series
|•{{SSBU|Mii Swordfighter}} {{Head|Mii Swordfighter|g=SSBU|s=20px}} (Moveset [[Shuriken of Light|2]][[Gale Stab|2]][[Skyward Slash Dash|2]][[Power Thrust|3]], Black Knight Helm, Black Knight Armor)<br>•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}}
|rowspan="2"|{{SpiritType|Grab}}
|rowspan="2"|9,500
|rowspan="2"|[[Spear Pillar]] ([[Battlefield form]])
|rowspan="2"|•Item: Throwing Types
|rowspan="2"|•Defeat the main fighter to win<br>•Reinforcements will appear during the battle
|rowspan="2"|{{SSBUMusicLink|Other|Attack - Soma Bringer}}
|rowspan="2"|Red Arremer
|-
|style="background-color:#EEE;"|•{{SSBU|Mii Swordfighter}} {{Head|Mii Swordfighter|g=SSBU|s=20px}} (Moveset [[Shuriken of Light|2]][[Gale Stab|2]][[Skyward Slash Dash|2]][[Power Thrust|3]], Arthur's Helm, Arthur's Armor)<ref group="SB" name="DLC"/><br>•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}}
|}
<references group="SB">
<ref name="DLC">This alternative occurs when the corresponding DLC has been purchased and downloaded.</ref>
</references>

==[[Alternate costume (SSBU)#Ridley|Alternate costumes]]==
{|style="margin:1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|-
|colspan=8|[[File:Ridley Palette (SSBU).png|link=Alternate costume (SSBU)#Ridley|1000px]]
|-
|{{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=50px}}
|{{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=50px|cl=Meta}}
|{{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=50px|cl=Red}}
|{{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=50px|cl=Blue}}
|{{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=50px|cl=Green}}
|{{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=50px|cl=Purple}}
|{{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=50px|cl=Yellow}}
|{{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=50px|cl=Grey}}
|}

Ridley had two palettes in demo versions of ''Ultimate'' that are not available in the final game: a dark, charcoal colored one with orange wings, and a light gray one with green wings, claws, teeth and protrusions. Each corresponds with the colors of Meta Ridley and Mecha Ridley, respectively.
[[File:Ridley's cut palettes.png|thumb|left|Ridley's cut palettes.]]<br clear=all>

==[[List of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character trailers#Ridley|Reveal trailer]]==
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Ridley Hits the Big Time.png|Ridley's splash art.
Ridley amiibo.png|Ridley’s [[amiibo]].
SSBU Ridley Number.png|Ridley's fighter card.
Ridley unlock notice SSBU.jpg|Ridley's unlock notice.
SSBUWebsiteRidley1.jpg|Using [[Plasma Breath]] on [[Mario Galaxy]].
SSBUWebsiteRidley2.jpg|Jumping on [[Wrecking Crew]].
SSBUWebsiteRidley3.jpg|Using [[Wing Blitz]] on [[Midgar]].
SSBUWebsiteRidley4.jpg|Using a [[Hammer]] on Wrecking Crew.
SSBUWebsiteRidley5.jpg|Using [[Skewer]] against {{SSBU|Fox}} on {{SSBU|Battlefield}}.
SSBUWebsiteRidley6.jpg|In his [[Meta Ridley]]<!--Not Proteus Ridley. Note that Proteus's jaw, neck, chest, right arm, and wings are much more organic compared to this costume.--> costume with {{SSBU|Samus}} on [[Castle Siege]].
Meta ridley costume.jpg|Performing his [[On-screen appearance]] in his Meta Ridley costume on [[Coliseum]].
SSBUWebsiteMarth4.jpg|Ridley attempting to burn {{SSBU|Marth}} with his neutral special on [[3D Land]].
SSBUWebsiteZeroMM2.jpg|Ridley about to be hit by {{b|Zero|Mega Man}}'s Genmu Zero on Midgar.
SSBUWebsiteSummit.jpg|Ridley, {{SSBU|Jigglypuff}}, {{SSBU|Ice Climbers}}, and {{SSBU|Zelda}} on [[Summit]].
SSBUWebsite28.jpg|Taunting on [[Wily Castle]].
SSBUKirbyJPTwitter2.jpg|With {{SSBU|Kirby}}, {{SSBU|Mario}}, {{SSBU|Link}}, {{SSBU|Inkling}}, Marth, {{SSBU|Pit}} and {{SSBU|Villager}} on Battlefield.
SSBUWebsiteTerry3.jpg|With {{SSBU|Peach}}, {{SSBU|Captain Falcon}} and {{SSBU|Terry}} on [[New Donk City Hall]].
</gallery>

===Fighter Showcase Video===
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==Trivia==
*With his debut in August 1986, Ridley is the oldest newcomer in the base game for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', beating out {{SSBU|Simon}} by one month.
*Ridley's model appears to be based on his ''Super Metroid'' sprite with additional details and embellishments, some of which loosely resemble his clone's design in ''{{iw|metroidwiki|Metroid: Other M}}''. His size is significantly reduced to that of his appearance in the original ''Metroid'' for the NES, where his hunched posture is only slightly taller than [[Samus Aran]].
**[[Masahiro Sakurai]] was reported to have heavily based Ridley on his depiction in the original ''Metroid'', specifically how the sprite appeared hunched over even while flying.<ref>https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2018/jul/23/masahiro-sakurai-designed-ridley-super-smash-bros-ultimate-based-his-appearance-original-metroid-nes/</ref>
*His fighter tagline, "Ridley Hits the Big Time!", likely references Ridley's exclusion in previous games due to being too big according to Sakurai.
**Sakurai stated in a Nintendo Dream Magazine interview that Ridley was added because of his popularity on the Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot.<ref>http://www.japanesenintendo.com/post/182181277319</ref>
*Since this is his playable ''Super Smash Bros.'' debut, this also marks Ridley's debut as a playable character in any game.
*Ridley's pose in his official artwork resembles the pose {{SSB4|Bowser}} makes in his official art for ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', albeit mirrored.
*His animated reveal trailer is the first time since Ridley's role in the ''Metroid'' manga where Ridley has displayed a dark sense of humor, playfully twirling the hat of a defeated Mario when revealing himself to Samus while flashing a grin.
**The way Ridley twirls Mario's hat is a callback to Mario in the beginning of the reveal trailer of ''{{iw|mariowiki|Super Mario Odyssey}}''.
**The part where a {{b|Metroid|creature}} attacks Ridley before a [[stun]]ned {{SSBU|Pikachu}} resembles a pivotal point in his boss fight in ''{{iw|metroidwiki|Metroid: Samus Returns}}'', where the Baby Metroid saves Samus from Ridley by leeching some of his energy.
*The moment Ridley appears in his introductory trailer resembles his appearance in ''{{iw|metroidwiki|Metroid: Zero Mission}}'', just before his fight. This includes the way Samus looks at the screen, Ridley's reflection in her visor, his entrance animation, and music timing.
**On a similar note, during the zoom-in on Samus's eyes during this scene shows her irises jittering in a state of panic, indirectly referencing the scene where Samus ends up freezing up from PTSD at the sight of Ridley's clone at the end of Chapter 17 of ''Metroid: Other M'', and to a lesser extent a similar reaction from Samus regarding Ridley himself in the Magazine Z prequel manga to ''Metroid: Zero Mission''.
*Ridley (and by extension, Meta Ridley) is the second ''Super Smash Bros.'' boss character to become playable in the series after [[Giga Bowser]], and the only boss character to be playable at all times, as Giga Bowser is limited to [[Giga Bowser (Final Smash)|Bowser's Final Smash]]. He is also one of the only two [[stage hazard]]s to become playable in the series, the other being {{SSBU|Piranha Plant}}.
*There was an error on Ridley's page on the Latin American and Canadian French version of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' website. The reveal trailer videos were unavailable, with the Latin American version mistakenly linking to a Japanese ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario Tennis Aces}}'' video. This has since been corrected.
*Ridley is the only playable character from the {{uv|Metroid}} series whose animations are mirrored.
*Masahiro Sakurai stated in an interview that Ridley's down taunt (where he stands upright) is among his favorite taunts in the game.<ref>https://nintendoeverything.com/sakurai-on-smash-bros-ultimate-tempo-items-changes-and-additions-choosing-taunts-much-more/2/</ref>
*Due to his eyes being yellow by default, Ridley is the only character in ''Ultimate'' to not receive a significant eye color change after obtaining a Smash Ball or during a perfect shield animation.
**Although {{SSBU|Meta Knight}}'s default eye color is also yellow, his eyes turn red in these circumstances.
*When zooming in behind Meta Ridley's wings, his right wing does not fully connect to his back.<ref>[https://imgur.com/a/HmR6YGf]</ref>
*Ridley's [[damage meter]] portrait protrudes downward the most out of every fighter.
*Strangely, Ridley has code for [[gliding]], despite the mechanic not returning from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', and Ridley himself not being playable or cloned from a playable character in ''Brawl''.
**Upon further inspection, the code is identical to {{SSBU|Charizard}}'s, which has been carried over since ''Brawl''. This suggests that Charizard was used as a template for some aspects of Ridley's creation.
*Ridley is the one of few characters who has only two knockback voice clips (with the others being the {{SSBU|Ice Climbers}} and {{SSBU|Duck Hunt}}) and one blast KO voice clip (with the others being {{SSBU|Jigglypuff}} in the international versions, {{SSBU|Mewtwo}}, {{SSBU|Roy}}, the {{SSBU|Mii Fighter}}s, {{SSBU|Bayonetta}}, and {{SSBU|Sephiroth}}.
*Sometimes, when Ridley takes damage, he may display a similar pose to {{iw|metroidwiki|Neo-Ridley}}'s when he flies.<ref>[https://imgur.com/a/OgQem6N]</ref>
*Ridley and {{SSBU|Corrin}} appear in the most Legend-rank spirit battles as the main opponent, at a total of four.
**Specifically, Ridley appears in the Omega Ridley, Dark Emperor, Ender Dragon, and Bahamut ZERO spirit battles.
**Counting ally spirits, he appears in the most Legend-rank spirit battles, at a total of six.
*Ridley and {{SSBU|Daisy}} are the only newcomers who were not shown being added to the panoramic group artwork. This does not include {{SSBU|Inkling}}, who was featured on the artwork when it debuted.

==References==
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