Ridley
Ridley is a character from the Metroid Series, and a quite important boss, generally one of the last ones. He is a dragon-type monster with claws and wings. His attacks include a charge attack, fireballs (a lot of small ones or a few big ones), and a grab attack, in which he grabs Samus, damaging her.
Character description
In Metroid and Metroid: Zero Mission he appears as the leader of the Space Pirates and as a boss in the area with his name, and in Zero Mission the final boss is a mechanical Ridley. He, his counterpart Kraid and all the Space Pirates want to capture the Metroids for, of course, evil purposes.
In Super Metroid, he kidnaps the last Metroid, a larvae found by Samus. It ends up as the main mission of the game, and having to find the Metroid larvae, the player battle once more Kraid, Mother Brain and others.
In Metroid Fusion, Ridley's cryogenically frozen remains appear, and Samus later fights an X-Parasite mimicing him.
A cyborg version of Ridley, called Meta Ridley, was a major antagonist in Metroid Prime and reappeared in addition to a new version called Omega Ridley in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.
Ridley in the Super Smash Bros. series
Ridley has his own Ridley trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee, along with Kraid. Ridley appeared in Super Smash Bros. on Planet Zebes, flying in the background. He also has a cameo in the introduction sequence of Super Smash Bros. Melee fighting Samus, when Samus jumps on top of him and shoots several missles.
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
In the Super Smash Bros. series, Ridley's theme from various Metroid games is confirmed to be included in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. In addition, Ridley's lair in the Metroid series, Norfair, has been confirmed to be a playable stage in Brawl.
Role in the SubSpace Emissary
He appears as a boss during the Subspace Emissary, in which Samus and Pikachu must fight him. In the cutscene prior to the battle Ridley ambushes and grabs Samus and would've killed her if Pikachu didn't break her free from Ridley's grasp (despite the seeming serious injuries Ridely inflicts on Samus, when the fight starts she doesn't have any damage). In the first battle, Ridley has higher health and uses moves ranging from claw swipes to a move similar to Rayquaza's Extremespeed to a tailswipe across the entire stage. The tailswipe can do major damage (can do around 70 if other person at 0) on harder difficulties and the extreme speed move is a main killing move. It flies from one side to the other and is similar in style to Masterhand in the way of how it attacks and then pauses. Meta-Ridley, his form in Metroid Prime, attacks Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Cpt Falcon, Cpt Olimar, Samus, Pikachu, and R.O.B. In this batle, it is attacking the ship as well and you have 3 minutes to beat it. It has similar moves and you have to jump whenever it hits the ship or you could fall. After he is defeated, the massive amounts of Subspace Bombs explode, covering the island in Subspace, taking everything in it, including Ridley, into the Subspace. Tabuu takes advantage of this and uses Ridley to divert the heroes and waste their energy.
Trophy description
Trophy #225
"The head of the Space Pirates on Zebes, Ridley soars through space on wicked wings. Ridley may look like a mindless monster, but he's actually quite intelligent. After the SR-388 incident, where Samus captured the infant Metroid, Ridley took the Space Academy by storm, annihilating the complex and taking the Metroid back."
Game: Metroid [08/89]
External Links
- Official Smash Bros. Brawl Website, where you can listen to a remake of his main song.
- Wikipedia page His Wikipedia page.
- Screenshots
