Ridley (Metroid) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ridley |
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Ridley as depicted in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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| First appearance | Metroid (1986) |
| Created by | Makoto Kano |
| Designed by | Hiroji Kiyotake |
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| Species | Robotic dragon |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Leader of the Space Pirates |
| Title | The Cunning God of Death, Geoform 187 |
Ridley, also known by his aliases Geoform 187 and The Cunning God of Death, is a fictional supervillain and one of the main antagonists of the Metroid series. A draconic extraterrestrial from the planet Zebes, he became Samus Aran's archenemy after murdering the latter's parents as he led a Space Pirate raid on her homeworld. Though having been destroyed numerous times by Samus, he is always resurrected. This is due in equal part to Space Pirate engineering and his natural regenerative ability, which allows him to swiftly recover from fatal wounds.
He originally appeared as a subordinate of Mother Brain (another primary antagonist) and returned in Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption in his cybernetic Meta Ridley form, commanding the Space Pirates himself. He is fully sentient and he can also speak in the Metroid e-manga.
He is named after Ridley Scott, director of the 1979 film Alien, which has been described by character designer Yoshio Sakamoto as a "huge influence" on the world of the Metroid series.
Overview
Ridley's debut is in the Nintendo Entertainment System video game Metroid. He and Kraid are Space Pirate figureheads charged with protecting Mother Brain at the base on Zebes, where they are cloning Metroids with the intention of converting them into biological weapons.
Throughout the series, Ridley has undergone a variety of changes in appearance. In the original Metroid game, he was roughly the same size as protagonist Samus Aran and sported a more alien appearance (particularly in official artwork, which depicted him with eight eyes running down the length of his head and a small, lamprey-like mouth). His cybernetic form during the events of the Prime series is referred to as Meta Ridley and incorporates various ballistic weapon systems. A robotic duplicate, known as Ridley Robot or Mecha Ridley, appears as the final boss in Zero Mission. In Metroid: Fusion, he appears in the form of Neo-Ridley (ネオリドリー, Neoridorī), an X parasite mimicking him. Metroid: Other M showcases Ridley's life cycle, beginning as a small creature named Little Birdie that molts into a reptilian Mystery Creature before molting again into his adult draconic form.
He makes guest appearances in other Nintendo games: Nintendo Land; Dead or Alive: Dimensions; and his character and associated music are a staple of the Super Smash Bros. series. He appears in comics: Captain N: The Game Master (1990); Nintendo Power; and the Monthly Magazine Z manga by Koji Tazawa.
See also
In Spanish: Ridley (Metroid) para niños
