Evolution of Ridley Battles & Appearances (1986 - 2024) 

"Although he may seem like a mindless monster, Ridley is intelligent." Ridley: "*AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHH EEEEEEAAAH*"

Ridley isn't too big. He's too damn loud.

From all of Nintendo villains, Ridley is probably the one who came back from the dead more times.

How many times do we need to teach you this lesson old man?!

Ridley in all other Metroid games: Godzilla like sounds Ridley in Metroid Fusion: Nightmare from hell

And to think, we all thought he was never gonna be playable in Smash because of his size.

Allow me to explain Ridley's life and how he kept coming back: Metroid NES/Zero Mission: Ridley is taken out by Samus Metroid Prime: Ridley's body is recovered and revived with a cybernetic body, robocop style. He is defeated but not killed, just severely wounded. Metroid Prime 3: Ridley is back with a new, Phazon infused body (Dark Samus gets her power from phazon). He still suffers the chest wound from Prime 1, which is his downfall, and is killed. Metroid Samus Returns: Taking place much later, Ridley's scientists have almost perfected their technique in reviving him, and he returns with relatively few cybernetic parts. He is defeated, but escapes before he can be killed. Super Metroid: Ridley has completely recovered. He is killed by Samus and any and all traces of him are annihilated by the destruction of planet Zebes. This is Ridley's true and final death. Other M: This is just a clone of Ridley that the Galactic Federation secretely made from cell tissue that got on Samus's suit during her battle with him. It gets killed by the Queen Metroid. Metroid Fusion: Ridley's Clone's body is kept in cold storage and infected by X-parasites, making a sort of "zombie ridley". Samus kills it.

On the outside he’s a big, strong, and fierce beast who may appear dumb and clumsy, but on the inside, he’s a smart, stealthy, and cunning murderer who might be planning an attempt to kill you any second. Also he’s a dragon, need I say more on how awesome this guy is?

00:00 - Ridley _[Metroid]_ 00:44 - Ridley _[Super Metroid]_ 02:34 - Appears in background on Planet Zebes _[Super Smash Bros.]_ 02:50 - Ridley Trophy _[Super Smash Bros. Melee]_ 03:08 - Neo Ridley X Parasite _[Metroid Fusion]_ 04:30 - Meta Ridley _[Metroid Prime]_ 11:37 - Ridley _[Metroid: Zero Mission]_ 12:33 - Mecha Ridley _[Metroid: Zero Mission]_ 13:53 - Meta Ridley _[Metroid Prime Pinball]_ 15:33 - Omega Ridley _[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]_ 26:47 - Ridley _[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]_ 27:36 - Meta Ridley _[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]_ 28:39 - Ridley _[Metroid: Other M]_ 31:37 - Appears as an enemy in Pyrosphere _[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]_ 32:36 - Proteus Ridley _[Metroid: Samus Returns]_ 37:59 - Ridley _[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]_

3:18 not only he's too big, but he also... *L O U D*

I can't believe he's actually in Ultimate!

People think Ridley, is a stupid, brutal creature, but in reality, he is a cruel and cunning sociopath. God, he’s such a great character.

Nice to see Ridley has finally gone on to join everyone in Smash, and be an original Metroid rep.

34:19 the infant cheering from the sidelines

The only Nintendo Villain that ACTUALLY kills Mario...maybe Ridley is more dangerous than we thought?

The Meta Ridley fight in Prime is by far my favorite. The scale of the fight was truly epic. Metroid Prime was ahead of its time and is to this day one of my favorite games ever

Metroid Fusion Ridley: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Ridley:"When will you learn, bounty hunter? There's no escaping me."

Three things were missing: 1. Super Metroid: Ceres Space Colony encounter 2. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Generator Shaft Meta Ridley battle 3. Nintendo Land Metroid Blast Ridley battle

3:18 let the destruction of ears begin!

Let’s be honest most of us only watched this video for how epic meta Ridley was in Metroid prime

Samus: *HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO TEACH YOU THIS LESSON, OLD MAN!*

He’s louder then a fire drill alarm

0:04 Haa and they said Ridley was too big...

When ridley said "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH" I felt that.

Imagine going on a trip to Mars and then you see Ridley

You didn't show the most epic one! The one where him and Samus are fighting while falling down that ventilation shaft in Metroid Prime 3

I like how every Ridley theme since Super Metroid has been a remix of his theme in Super Metroid.

In the first one Was Samus fighting Ridley Or Barny on a diet?

From Super Metroid on: smart and sadistic space dragon pterodactyl with a hooked tail that can turn you into a birdhuman skewer in no time Metroid: goofy purple lizard with wings

Ridley battles in chronological order: 0:01 1986: Metroid (Samus and Ridley's first fight) 11:38 12:33 2004: Metroid: Zero Mission (Ridley and Mecha Ridley) 4:30 2002: Metroid Prime (Meta Ridley) 15:34 2007: Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Omega Ridley) 32:37 2017: Metroid: Samus Returns (Proteus Ridley) 0:44 1994: Super Metroid (Ridley permanently dies) 28:39 2010: Metroid: Other M (Ridley clone) 3:09 2002: Metroid Fusion (Neo-Ridley/Ridley-X)

My absolute FAVORITE character and RU-vid video of all time. God bless the Metroid series for introducing such an amazing unique character!

The fight against Meta Ridley in "Metroid Prime" will always be one of my favorite boss battles.

He was FREAKING ANNOYING on fusion and zero mission because of the noises he makes.

People complaining about his size when he was originally not that much bigger than Samus...

3:10 the loudest sound you'll ever hear on the GBA

The battle in Super Metroid is very stressful, because both he and Samus are tanks and can take a lot of damage. He makes sure every single super missel counts. MetaRiddley is a close second. And in Prime 3, he becomes the boss of the Leviathan itself, like Metroid Prime and the Emperor Ing. Truly, he is extremely effective in telling everything you need to know about him on the gameplay.

I love Ridley’s ear-rape scream. I wish they brought it back in Smash.

I bet he really regrets orphaning Samus.

I love how Ridley’s roar in super Metroid is Anguirus'

What an iconic character.

Samus oh dear I really desire To see and to hear Who I deeply admire That woman is tough And sometimes she's rough She wears a suit That conceals her mood Now you'd ask me who That women is Well surprise it's you Who I truly miss ~ Levodaro

The X mimicking Ridley: Ok, so, this guy was a dragon, so I should propably scream a lot, because that's what dragons do, right?

"Did you really think killing me would make me die?"

38:04 this is extremely intimidating and I love it.

Why does Samus Returns Ridley seem the most "Ridley"?

YO!!! Ridley is such BADASS character in the Metroid franchise! Not only is Ridley a Giant Purple Pterodactyl with massive wings and an elongated spiky tail that is really sharp and super sharp claws AND can breath fire from his mouth PLUS shoot a beam from his mouth also! But he also a SPACE PIRATE!!! As in he has his own Pirate Crew, In space! PLUS, Claims he can eat the flesh of humans to regrow cells, Which means he has regeneration!!! ALSO, Ridley has died before, but he has been resurrected into MANY forms of himself! First it is the original Ridley that Samus has to fight. than afterwards in another game you meet Robot Ridley! Than after that, he returns again as Cyborg Meta Ridley. Than he gets ressurected by Dark Samus and currupted by The phason, THAN afterwards, returns INTO Omega Ridley!!! Oh yeah, There is also a clone of Ridley too made within the Galactic Federation called the "Ring Leaders"!! So yeah, I really Love Ridley and how badass this wicked character is. He is so complex and in depth. So That is why I find him so cool. AND he was added to Smash Bros Utimate, Which makes him even COOLER!!!

Super cool video. Love seeing this evolution! Cheers to a great game!

Ridley. One of the most badass alien dragons in the universe.

Back in the days of the NES, Ridley’s face didn’t look ANYTHING like it does now, but they changed that for the better.

Super SNES will always be my favorite Ridley battle. The music, the intensity....Legendary 🔥

My first fight with this space pirate's leader was in super metroid

His final smash references the manga

Ridley is one aggressive flying beast. Any version of him will stop at nothing to get in Samus’ way for a death battle. He looked totally different in the first Metroid which was like a rough draft. Ridley and Samus resemble with the Xenomorph alien vs Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) in Alien. Alien was no doubt an inspiration to the makers of the Metroid games by having a dark and sinister tone, a sci-fi theme, a female protagonist, and a monster named after director Ridley Scott that looked somewhat similar to the Xenomorph alien. Then of course the metroids were like the face huggers.

That has to be the loudest space pirate I've ever heard

That approaching metal dragging sound effect for Mecha Ridley is just perfect.

I'm so much MORE afraid of that tornado in the background at 35:55 than I am of Ridley!!! 😱

I still can’t believe our alien dragon space boi made it into ultimate

Why have I been sleeping on this series

Bowser: wants to marry a princess MewTwo: wants to prove that he is more than humans GannonDwarf:(is that how you spell it?) wants to be powerful or something (I forgot) Dr. Robotnik/Eggman: wants to turn animals into robots Bowser Jr: wants to “Wide dat gween donkey” Gigas: is just evil Ridley: wants to EAT THE FRIGGIN LIVING FLESH OFF PEOPLE AND ENJOYS MASS MURDER..... well that’s pretty reasonable? Nah!

3:38 shut up or down That scream is terrifying

Omega ridley proved to be a sufficient challenge

cant wait to see this video updated for Metroid Dread!

The Most Dreaded Pirate Leader! (Literally/Seriously)

It's hard to top Ridley as a boss. He's a xenomorph dragon... with Godzilla's atomic breath and King Ghidorah's roar

Samus seeing Ridley in his 6th new form: *Ah shit, here we go again*

God damn... When I was 7, when I first heard Neo-Ridley/Ridley-X's roar, I muted my GBA & didn't turn the sound back on until I had to fight the Core-X. Sh*t scared me for god knows how long, good thing I'm over it now.

12:35 Coolest boss entrance

my future main of smash: 3

Other M and Return were probably the best fights

Ridley used to be so tiny in his debut, good decision in playable Ridley being based on his debut appearance

I’ll never forget my countless battle with this monster

>metroid fusion. -turns down the volume-

How is Ridley in the start of Super Metroid if he dies at the end of Samus Returns? That means he was dead for like 5 minutes.

I know most people liked that they didn't force Ridley into Metroid Dread, but here's my pitch anyway. In the scene towards the end where Samus reaches a lab full of cloned specimens in large containers, Samus looks in horror at a clone of Ridley sleeping in one of those. Samus destroys the lab killing the Ridley clone (or does she?) and is then attacked by the red EMMI. So finally after Samus going super sayan and Raven Beak Defeated, the X that attacks Raven Beak is not Kraid but that of Ridley's clone. The fusion creates a Ridley-Raven Beak abomination and is the actual final boss, not just microwave him like the Kraid-Raven Beak in the game.

I love the sound track for Ridley and of course the character.

Ridley also appeared in Dead or Alive Dimensions from 3ds in a metroid stage

Dude has been blasted to pieces and he still keeps coming back

How nostalgic. All those deaths. All. Those. Deaths.

Had no idea who Ridley was first time I played Super Metroid. Thought he was terrifying for sure

Ridley can sure *REEEEEE* in fusion

11:47 ಠ_ಠ

i love how omega ridley takes the majority of the video still hands down the best ridley fight in the series, if not one of the best fights in the whole series.

Find it fitting that the last time Samus chronologically fights Ridley, ends with her getting the ability to do bright somersaults. It's almost like she is celebrating that he is finally dead.

if there's one thing samus returns did right, it's the ridley fight.

Ridley: I’m coming for you, Samus! You’ll suffer the same fate has your parents!

The guy who always finds a way to be revived or reincarnated back.

Ridley in other games: a psychopathic fire-breathing space pterodactyl who is really smart Ridley in metroid 1: jumping lizard

What about Meta Ridley from Metroid Prime 3? He was supposed to be in this video.

Nobody: Karens when they find out your the manager: 3:54

i know ridley is very not mercyful at all and a killing machine, i still love him as a character. like so much

Best video on RU-vid.

0:55 Jeeeeeeerk

3:19) *RIP Headphone Users*

Probably the most underrated Nintendo character

Proteus Ridley was a fantastic final fight with him before his ultimate inclusion in Smash

Favorite: Proteus Ridley, Samus Returns. Final boss, nuff said. Least Favorite: Zero Mission. He's too freaking easy!!!

リドリーしつこいけどかっこいいし強いから好き(小学生並の感想)

Boy you were eating those Meta Ridley dashes for breakfast lunch and dinner. Nice showcase of how well Prime did on-hit effects, though. Makes getting your ass kicked feel super immersive.

Finally a video about my new main and avatar