Does Metroid need Ridley?

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[@nstar674]

Do we need Ridley? No. Do we want Ridley? Yes.

[@jonahboris6681]

As much as I like Ridley, I would be way happier to see a different Metroid Boss return in the Next Metroid game instead of Ridley for the 50th time.

[@syweb2]

@@jonahboris6681 Imagine if Dread's special return boss is fucking _Crocomire._ Funniest shit in the universe.

[@avocadeous]

@@syweb2 melting skin in HD. Make it happen Nintendo!

[@Raidraptor_-_Ultimate_Falcon]

@@avocadeous I hate and love this idea so much

[@mr.mothly]

Except for one guy I saw in a comment section on proteus Ridley's theme

[@goldlight1322]

Ridley is to Samus what Sephiroth is to Cloud: a bad memory you can just never quite get away from.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Yeah but Cloud hasn't had as many games.

[@mcpics4448]

OtakuUnitedStudio doesn’t help that they milk FF7

[@Geobot3000]

@@OtakuUnitedStudio Say that again

[@deciduous_reaper]

@@OtakuUnitedStudio ahem let’s see here Kingdom Hearts, Dissidea, Ergiez, Smash Bros

[@o.5command]

Yea

[@mobgabriel1767]

"damn we can't use ridley because sakurai is using him" "so what we do?" "kraid its your time"

[@UNSCPILOT]

Kraid was indeed fun, I wonder who could return next... Maybe Phantoon?

[@iqueda1420]

@@UNSCPILOT Phantoon already returned in Other M, Draygon needa come back next.

[@FuryMcpurey]

"Bird magic" is my new favorite response to anything.

[@YoshiLikesFate]

@Sabertooth no, its pirate dragon Machinery

[@FuryMcpurey]

@@YoshiLikesFate r/woooosh

[@YoshiLikesFate]

@@FuryMcpurey i get the joke but isnt Ridley a bad guy? That would technically be pirate stuff

[@spacetacos7574]

BIRB

[@approblade]

"New"

[@MsDarkz123]

I think the Ridley Smash trailer is a good example of portraying Ridley in a good way with just animation just looking at him mocking Samus while spinning Mario's hat tells their relationship pretty well.

[@rawkfistgaming]

Now that Dread is here, we can definitively say that Metroid does NOT need Ridley to be compelling or fun. I kinda wanted to see him, but I'm happier not seeing Ridley back yet again. This is emphasized by the fact that we FINALLY see Kraid again.

[@mr.mothly]

R: Hey Kraid I need your help for something K: What do you need boss? R: The new Metroid game is coming out and I have a full schedule. Can you take my place in the new game. K: Sure, but didn't that game come out in 2019? R: As I said, *FULL SCHEDULE*

[@UNSCPILOT]

And man did Kraid get some non-verbal sass from Samus in Dread, loved the cutscenes before and after the fight

[@iqueda1420]

TBH I hope they throw him in as a bonus boss as part of the boss rush. But Dread def proved he's not needed.

[@myleswelnetz6700]

Next best thing.

[@mantisbog]

No, Metroid Dread definitely needed Ridley. Beakwing and Experiement Q 62 with that weird jazz flourish music were some of the worst bosses in the series.

[@speinz9430]

You can essentially think of Ridley as similar to Kefka from Final Fantasy six. He’s not doing it because of some greater purpose, he’s doing it because he enjoys it and/or finds it funny.

[@TheOrpheon]

Life dreams hope... where do they come from? Where do they go?...

[@spacetacos7574]

I think of him like starscream Rarely the main big villain but rather the big number two who constantly tries to be the number one like he once was

[@EmpereurTom]

At least Ridley has the decency not to talk shit 24 hours a day. Kefka is just annoying.

[@joelcomer]

The Orpheon Cotton eyed joe

[@pkmntrainerred4247]

@@TheOrpheon Ridley: Life, dreams, hope... Where do they come from? Where do they go?...... Well IDK where they come from, but the only place they will go is where YO MAMA has gone long before, Samus, *MY STOMACH!* *Neo Ridley screams intensify*

[@hollowsteel]

Super Metroid 5 dread, subsistence is one of the best point and click Metroid fakes I’ve ever seen. The graphics are astounding and the controls are extremely engaging.

[@anarchomando7707]

Hey now we have an official dread

[@hollowsteel]

@@anarchomando7707 orpheon called it.

[@x-celsius5905]

And now we have prime 4 coming next year so....maybe we'll get a prime 5 afterwards?

[@nolastname908]

I like the idea of Ridley as reminder for Samus on where she came from, and how much she's grown too

[@cosmiclikesminecraft]

Ridley should only talk to Samus, he knows his presence doesn’t intimidate her anymore and he knows that she knows he’s intelligent and can talk so pretending to be savage is worthless. Instead he opts to taunt her and if the Chozo are a big part of the TV series/Movie he could’ve killed off the last Chozo and taunt her about it

[@countlazuli8753]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[@felixthecat403]

I really don t imagine a giant purple pterodactile talk. I think that first of whenever or not it would be a good thing for ridley to talk... would it be logic ? I mean, he could have whole different language like dolphins or something. And we would lose this wild quiet threat aura.

[@cosmiclikesminecraft]

@@felixthecat403 he’s been able to talk since the manga released around Metroid fusion

[@felixthecat403]

@@cosmiclikesminecraft wow. Didn t know about that. Thanks !

[@chadpeterson5698]

@@felixthecat403 also dragons have been able to talk in quite a few peices in media such as Smaug from the Hobbit, and Ridley can technically classify as a dragon.

[@kingofflames738]

If they ever decide to off Ridley for good I feel like he'd deserve a truly epic death. And not just as some boss, no, he should be the main antagonist of his final game. The game he'd die his last time in should be a game about Ridley and the space pirates. Have it be the space pirates finally taking all they have to attack the rest of the galaxy. An all out war lead by Ridley himself. The final climactic battle with Ridley could be as epic as a fight on the outside of a collapsing space station that is currently in the progress of falling into a black hole or something. Ridley doing all he can just to kill Samus before said black hole kills them both. How Samus would escape after winning the battle I don't know. Maybe some other characters have some form of prototype ship that can outrun a black hole and after beating Ridley in his final fight you have the escape sequence to reach that ship. Maybe have the fight timed and extended onwards through the escape sequence with the last shot fired from Samus sending him falling back into the black hole as the prototype ship speeds away.

[@mewtron5242]

too bad he died in Super for good

[@ghosty2548]

I also think if he is gonna die he needs to die as the big bad of the game. But my idea is little less metroid and weirdly enough more Batman like. And it also really dark for a nintendo game. I would also put actual voice acted cutscenes. Story would probably go like this. I would make the game after fusion. Samus after the events in fusion runs from federation. She also tries to contact her friends in federation to do something about this problem(Manga, Prime and Other m characters). But while doing that she got shot and she lands to a new planet that is also Space pirates new base. But this base is made just for a trap for Samus made by Ridley. Ridley actually connected to Federation. And he is using their support for a plan he made just for Samus. And of course we don't know yet. Also we don't know if he is him from Super Metroid and if he was how his state is right now. Middle part of the game: After typical Metroid exploration and stuff we finally came to his chamber. When Samus come right before him we see a Ridley that can't even move a muscle. His entire body is held by machines. His healing can't even work that fast after the defeat on Zebes. We later learn that he actually ate his own men to repair himself enough to escape Zebes. Ridley does talk here. He talks about how long their rivalry has gone through and as much as she wants to see him death she will never be able to get rid of him. He also starts to talk about her parents and chozo Samus finally snaps after a while and get her gun ready to finish this once and for all. But We finally see Ridley's real trap. Multiple clones of himself made by no other then federation. But not just that. He knows She has the chance to handle multiple of himself and these clones are not as strong as his prime. But he is not using them for that. All of them holds three people; One father one mother and their kid. Yeah he is going that place. İf she moves they are gonna die. İf she doesn't they will still gonna die. Ridley mocks her. Making fun of her and putting her original ptsd back to her. We do now start to see the weak parts of Samus. Entire game she was like how she was in prime games but now. she starts to feel pain. And then he one by one kills them infront of Samus. And that's where all the clones attack her. And right before she is gonna die. Her contacts from the start of the game cames(again manga and game characters). They take her and run away. After that mission becomes to kill every Ridley clone that is searching her. All of them have different gimmics to make them intresting to fight too. Then we come to final boss. Real Ridley again puts a really dangerous mecha suit. Fight obviously ends with Samus winning but also with Ridley is winning in a much bigger way. Yes she killed him but pirates now seeing Ridley as their god. Their flags to their armor all starts to look like Ridley and only thing they want is chaos. Obviously some parts of this edgy mess needs to change and get better but ı really would like a more personal fight between them.

[@groudonor12]

@@mewtron5242 I'm pretty sure the Space Pirates can simply revive. Also, Ridley was ACTUALLY dead in Metroid 1.

[@mewtron5242]

@@groudonor12 yes then he was brought back as a cyborg lmao

[@nicocchi]

Don't think it will ever be possible to "off Ridley for good" because he was actually killed more than once. In Metroid 1/Zero Mission and Super Metroid in particular. So even if they do kill Ridley for good, players may end up feeling like "damn that was epic. Can't wait to see him again on the next game anyway". Actually, Ridley, as of Fusion's ending, is completely dead… but they don't mind bringing him back as an intentional (Other M) or unintentional (Fusion?) clone

[@countlazuli8753]

I think giving Ridley a voice would actually provide some meat to his character as it did in the manga, with a handful of scenes where he plays with his subjects through mind games. HOWEVER, I also think your idea is brilliant where he pretends to be a mindless animal in order to catch his foes off guard, thus living up to the cunning god of death. Perhaps Ridley speaks to very few characters such as Samus. Ridley would understand Samus well enough that she doesn't fall for his animal facade, and thus can openly taunt her about the horrible things he has done.

[@KingKalashnikov]

I love that idea at the end: Ridley acting savage and animalistic to strike fear into others, and then dropping that facade when toe to toe with Samus is too cool to pass up.

[@aidenmb7932]

That would be a good excuse if they start making him talk in future games

[@myleswelnetz6700]

Ridley is a sentient being, but that doesn’t mean he can talk.

[@myleswelnetz6700]

But he wouldn’t even need to open his mouth to do that.

[@countlazuli8753]

@@myleswelnetz6700 A sentient being who holds the title of space pirate military commander, meaning that in one way or another, he commands. And if we go by manga standards, he can talk.

[@ambersandboyland6240]

If they made a Metroid series with the same quality as the Castlevania Netflix series that would be really cool.

[@matthewrawlings1284]

It should be an either an anime or a cartoon...it shouldn't be like castlevania in that regard. Technically castlevania was an anime inspired cartoon mislabeled as an anime.

[@YoshiLikesFate]

@@matthewrawlings1284 or make the Metroid Manga into on Anime

[@YoshiLikesFate]

@@matthewrawlings1284 or make the Metroid Manga into on Anime

[@matthewrawlings1284]

@@YoshiLikesFate YES!

[@cgk1276]

The Castlevania anime is pretty bad so I’d hope not

[@lumiknightwithawrench2946]

Ridley is Metroid's version of Death in Castlevania Mostly in the "That One Boss" category, or a Wake-up call, so that players know that the rest of the game isn't to be taken as lightly

[@cceider]

I don't think Metroid absolutely needs Ridley but when I know he is in a game I always look forward to fighting him. His music, design and abilities are always a highlight of the game for me. In Samus Returns I did not know he would show up at the end so when I saw him it was a big surprise and it's my favorite Ridley fight in the series.

[@awesomesauce94]

well I do think he is pretty necessary to the series as a whole. he is comparable to ganon from zelda. not necessarily present in every game, but their rivalry with the main character is the primary over-arching conflict. the space pirates are THE antagonistic force of the overall series, and to have the space pirates and permanently removing Ridley would just seem wrong. also his direct history with samus can't go understated. if it wasn't for Ridley's actions, Samus probably wouldn't even be a bounty hunter.

[@DIEFORME173]

@@awesomesauce94 yea

[@summonerdestroyer6965]

tbh you can sum up the entire metroid series with the two words "bird magic"

[@kiddkyle6716]

While Ridley is used a fair amount, we rarely get to see his intelligence or personality. They wouldn't even have to give him a voice. Some data logs written by him could really flesh his character out more

[@mds_516]

Exactly, I'd love to see more of the personality he showed in the canonical Metroid prequel manga in the games as well. He has some of that personality in the games of course, but I'd love to see more of that.

[@spacetacos7574]

As I’ve said before I’d want his character to start becoming similar to starscream In fact their a lot alike too so the character transition should be rather fluid

[@wiilov]

@@spacetacos7574 No. Ridley is not Starscream, nor does he have a single character quality similar to him.

[@spacetacos7574]

@@wiilov do you even know which one I’m talking about

[@isaiahkayode6526]

@@spacetacos7574 the Prime series or the Animated one

[@TheLegendofMetroid94]

I really think that we need Ridley because he is Samus’s arch nemesis. It is like Link and Ganondorf. They have games where the antagonist isn’t in the game, but over all we still need Ganondorf. Just like we need Ridley.

[@chadpeterson5698]

Yeah Ganondorf especially since he isn't even the main villain in over half the Zelda games. And Ridley is Samus's most personal foe BECAUSE he constantly comes back well that and he ate her mother and vaporized her father.

[@TheLegendofMetroid94]

@@chadpeterson5698 Exactly

[@nartendowarz]

That first upload with no voice audio had me losimg my mind. Just two developers staring blankly at me in a room with metroid footage cut in between

[@TheOrpheon]

They were actually speaking the language of the gods, we couldn’t hear it

[@tahamohammad8842]

@@TheOrpheon considering the developer near sakamoto(I forgot his name, the main thing I remember is that he was a major part of the Metroid prime triology development) was known to have a drinking problem so maybe he was speaking that language unknowingly and sakamoto just knew to communicate with him while drunk

[@alangator4744]

Well that intro hits different after today

[@LunalynDragon]

Have to admit that I would be incredibly disappointed to see Ridley excluded. He's my favorite Nintendo character and he's simply not overused to the extent Bowser and Ganon are.

[@SilverSpireZ]

I actually agree with Orpheon on this one. I mean, Samus Returns exists and had the most out-of-place Ridley cameo in the series. I like Ridley a lot, but he doesn’t need to be a mainstay like Bowser or Ganon. And I don’t think he was ever intended to be. Hell, he doesn’t even serve as the main threat in any of the games. Prime 2 and AM2R exist and are amazing even without him. It’d be awesome to see some new faces in the rumored 2D game, as well as Prime 4.

[@Teknanam]

@@SilverSpireZ It only comes off out of place because Samus Returns is a remake. Narrative-wise, there isn't a reason why Ridley wouldn't go SR388 to retrieve Metroids after the events of the prior games (especially if he knew Samus was there trying to wipe them out) and it sets him up to pursue Samus to the Ceres station compared to him just showing up there in Super Metroid. As for if Ridley was intended to be a mainstay or not, I don't think that matters. He stole the show with his return in Super Metroid and has been a mainstay ever since, only missing a few games. But then, even Bowser and Ganon aren't present in every Mario and Zelda game. (or aren't present as a major antagonist). Also Ridley appearing doesn't mean new faces can't show up. We got plenty of new faces in Prime 3 and Other M despite Ridley's presence (love or hate those games). IMO if Space Pirates or Space Pirate interests are involved, its hard not to expect Ridley.

[@xanious3759]

@@SilverSpireZ i view ridley as a tool the designers can use for a variety of purposes in the metroid games. He's not needed, afterall prime 2 is my favorite metroid game, but I think Ridley's looming presence over the whole series is rather fun and the devs can do a lot with it.

[@JaelinBezel]

Also it plays to his cunning if, after trying to take the baby from Samus by force and getting his ass kicked, he would allow them to leave and follow them from a distance until the baby was no longer with Samus.

[@spacetacos7574]

He’s the only somewhat mature villain in all Nintendo

[@XWNORST]

I always imagined that the metroid series was in a sort, an autobiography of ridley, the main man who continues to work towards his goals, letting nothing not even death get in the way, and at the end of the day, his obsessive behavior extends to samus and mixes with his bloodlust, seeing samus as "the one that got away" working day in day out to not only destroy samus, but everything she's ever held dear, like the federation

[@derekosgood3230]

Absolutely it does lol not usually the main boss but still an icon.

[@benjaminmichael6461]

Before he was put into Smash, I really thought it was time for him to stay dead, because I thought he was one of the things keeping the series tied to its past. I didn't even want Ridley in Smash as a character; but now that he's there I can't stop thinking about how much potential he has as a Samus foil going forward. How he might have survived is anyone's guess, but I'll accept Bird Magic if it means we get a bit more in-game development of the boy.

[@John-Stark]

They already have one, he needs too eat to regenerate cells, make it be like DBZ Cell, you need to ATOMIZE him utterly, or else he forms into a microscopic organism and start eating cells there, they could explain him not being around as this being a LONG progress and have him return EXTREMELY pissed off

[@mds_516]

There's also the canonical Metroid prequel manga that uses Ridley as the main villain and it's probably one of the best uses of the character on all the franchise. Anyway I agree with you, Ridley is not overused, the way they implemented him so far works quite well, as long as they find an explanation for his resurrection. I hope we get to see him in future games, but at the end of the day a Metroid game every now and then can also work without him if needed. PS: about your bird magic for resurrecting Ridley, you may be onto something here if they do a sequel to Fusion and follow the plot threads left open by Samus Returns Chozo Memories.

[@Proteus_Ridley]

Looks like we'll see what Metroid Dread has to offer regarding your PS statement!

[@adamangeles9570]

Intros that aged like fine wine

[@retrodon205]

Personally as a hardcore Ridley fan, I'd like to see a Metroid game where he is the final boss and the game ends with an epic conclusion to his and Samus's rivalry. I think the idea of bringing him back to almost every game is ok, it just needs a good conclusion to his and Samus's rival arc. If he is killed off for good, I think it'd be cool if he still haunted Samus throughout future Metroid games.

[@FuryMcpurey]

his ghost calls in a favor with Phantoon 🤣

[@retrodon205]

@@FuryMcpurey lol

[@BenjaminAnderson21]

Super Metroid WAS the ending to Samus and Ridley's rivalry arc. Norfair Ridley was mechanically the strongest in terms of gameplay, and the fight was very much the "final battle" between Samus in her nemesis. That's especially true considering the fact that while Ridley HAD been "killed" in previous metroid games, he hadn't actually, truly died until Super Metroid, when he split into gory peices and blew up with the planet hours later. The fact that Ridley died in Super is confirmed by Other M and validated by Nintendo's effort to clone him in every game chronology set after it.

[@rodrickgoldberg2324]

Short answer without watching: Metroid just needs more games.

[@militantpacifist4087]

With Ridley in them.

[@SuperThunderbrain]

Really? I thought the answer was Bird Magic.

[@BedBugReviews]

True he’s not always necessary, personally I think he’s famous enough in the series to at least be in the next new Metroid game, so new players can have a sense of his character and importance.

[@TailsClock]

The next time I see Ridley, I want to see him having a PTSD panic from seeing Samus. It would be so fitting.

[@UNSCPILOT]

I have a hard time imagining him with PTSD, more likely to just go more crazy / bloodlusting if he sees Samus again, IMO

[@epicgiraffe1703]

I’d agree with the whole concept of Ridley being the main antagonist during super Metroid. Ridley was more of an actual boss fight while mother brain was kind of just for surprise and adds more to the story.

[@BenjaminAnderson21]

Ridley was the main driving antagonist throughout the plot, but mother brain was the "Bigger Bad" character behind everything.

[@pkmntrainerred4247]

Ridley is harder than mother brain in super, right?

[@BenjaminAnderson21]

@@pkmntrainerred4247 Mother Brain is easier becuase a lot of the fight is scripted, but she's definitely shown to be a lot stronger than Ridley.

[@pkmntrainerred4247]

@@BenjaminAnderson21 I meant gameplay wise which one is harder in the actual fight and it seems in case of Super Ridley wins

[@BenjaminAnderson21]

@@pkmntrainerred4247 yeah for sure

[@tmsmeister7603]

Ridley probably wont be in dread right? I mean the guy was killed then healed with robotic body parts then defeated again THREE TIMES the finally killed only to be revived, killed again and then having his actual corpse consumed by the X parasite so for sure he is dead for real now right? Right?

[@chadpeterson5698]

Ridley can regenerate from being blown to bits by missiles and can even restore his physical body completely after several games of needing mechanical enhancement, so if an X Parasite assimilated Ridley DNA that means either that Neo Ridley is still out there or Ridley managed to regenerate just enough so that he could challenge Samus again.

[@Sparty450]

yeah he dead lol

[@UNSCPILOT]

*Ridley: activate secret cloning backup* Federation: welp, time to call our favorite bounty hunter... again

[@averyjohnson1248]

I never thought about this myself, but I totally agree. Ridley never got boring like other villains, like Bowser or Ganon. Ridley always seemed like such a wild card that raised the stakes rather than BEING the stakes. Also, if Ridley was in some sort of movie, I can't help but imagine him only making grunts and growls, and then his lackeys translate and understand, Jabba the Hutt style. I think it would be much more interesting if he didn't speak english

[@gymnopedie5641]

"Dread" 0:05 nice

[@Eriorguez]

Ridley works like a charm in pre-Super games in the timeline. Just like Metroids work like a charm in pre-2 games in the timeline. So, Prime subseries is great for both. Afterwards, as seen with Dread, the Space Pirates and Metroids are done as threats.

[@samquik]

I think what youve pointed out is that Metroid games don't necessarily need Ridley, just someone who can fill his role as an intimidating high-class villain or rival boss. For example, Prime 2 arguably used Dark Samus instead and it turned out great. I feel like Sylux may be taking this role in Prime 4. If he's in there, then having Ridley around wouldn't be super necessary.

[@tfGalvatron1]

I love Ridley. He's an amazing character and I'd love to see him brought back, but I'd also have no issues with him being left out.

[@chadpeterson5698]

In other words Ridley's appearance in a game should be kept secret until the game released so as to surprise people, clever.

[@l0stusb709]

Who's here after the announcement of metroid 5 dread?

[@mimiraptor867]

Purple, Extraterrestrial, Unknown, Amazing, Terodactyl, Dragon is one of my favorites creatures of all time. And yes i hope to see him AGAIN!!!

[@lunatic0verlord10]

You know, Ridley's absence in Federation Force makes me think of something that could be done with Ridley in a Galactic Federation focused game: Making him *COMPLETELY INVINCIBLE!!!* Show the difference in power between the GF and Samus by making an enemy she fought and killed countless times *IMPOSSIBLE TO BEAT* for the Federation. Whenever he shows up, the only option is to *RUN!!!* And some segments would be almost like straight up horror games where the player has to run and hide constantly from a foe they simply cannot beat.

[@toamatoro570]

Another idea I wish Federation Force implemented would be to have Samus jump in and fight Ridley in-game, with the player only being able to assist Samus, i.e. power up a nearby turret to weaken Ridley with. Think of it as a similar concept to the Perfect Dark Gaia fight from Sonic Unleashed. Chip is doing the primary fighting but the player, as Sonic, must assist him so he doesn't run out of health before the fight ends.

[@evanbao93]

Indeed. Ridley should be a monster that everyone fears. He should be make the players truly understand what Samus felt about Ridley and why she still fears him. A demon that leaves no survivors behind.

[@lpfan4491]

@@toamatoro570 *Laughs in Unwiished where Sonic does most of the fighting*

[@Eddman368]

kinda of reminds me of Wild Dog from the time crisis games never the primary threat, but always present working under the big bad, and also seemingly dies at the end of every game only to come back in some way and aside from the 1st game has never been the final boss again, he even has his own unique boss theme that recurs in every game.

[@thedastardlylizard5944]

I think metroid Fusion should be where Ridleys legacy ends. It would be fitting since the X is so devastating it would leave a message how powerful it is that it put Ridley to the ground.

[@ohhai10]

Great video. Ridley is a mainstay in the Metroid franchise. He should always come back as that one enemy Samus can't escape, and as you said in the video he's almost never the main driving force of the story. So bringing him back doesn't interfere with all the cool NEW stuff we get. Nintendo is big on marketing their characters. Even more so with their early franchises. They aren't going to permanently kill off Metroid's most iconic villain who also has deep ties to Samus. He can die as many times as he wants but he always comes back. Imagine not wanting a Ridley fight with the badass cinematography Dread is giving us. I don't care if Ridley revives because a single cell survived the Zebes explosion and he regenerated from that. Ridley is fucking cool. Bird magic is the only explanation I need to see the big boi come back.

[@abdelali9279]

At least for me, when I read the manga I always thought that Ridley communicated with Samus telepathically, you know, like in Pokémon, it would be odd to see these creatures talk like humans do, so telepathy seems very fitting and also let them gesticulate more instead of just talk and keep the flow of the story going instead of just spewing exposition.

[@jacob-da3956]

While I could definitely go a game without ridley, I can’t help but notice the two games where he is the main antagonist, prime and super, are also the most popular.

[@BenjaminAnderson21]

The Metroid Prime is the main antagonist of the Prime trilogy, and while Ridley is arguably the *primary* antagonist of Super, Mother Brain is still the big bad and final boss of the game.

[@willfredosauce]

It doesn't, but I do love him

[@mr.mothly]

Of course he's needed His theme song is a bop

[@iPharaoh54]

I absolutely love Ridley. Hes my favorite villain. Hes the Metroid Bowser or Ganondorf/Ganon. Ill always be happy to see Ridley no matter what

[@chadpeterson5698]

The only real difference between Ganon and Ridley is that Ridley is much more recurring since Ganon doesn't even directly show up in over half the Zelda games

[@RoyboyX]

Amanda! :D We'd love to have you back on the Shinesparkers Podcast any time. I think we can do without Ridley for a game or two. After Fusion, unless they go with the idea I had (where Ridley didn't really die in Super Metroid and was captured by the Federation), there's really no way for him to come back unless he gets cloned, and that's too predictable. I'd rather see a new threat and/or resurrected Kraid. But if Ridley does come back he should totally be voiced by Nicholas Cage.

[@lites73]

Not the bees!!! My eyes! My eyes!

[@RickSaissore1]

Clicks on video for metroid gets shadowbringers spoiler... I have been too busy with family, work, abs school to get our play it. Good to hear it was awesome.

[@niclaswa5408]

The bigger question is, would we miss him if he didn’t appear?

[@lites73]

Yes

[@militantpacifist4087]

Yesh

[@jonahboris6681]

I guess, but I already miss fighting the other Metroid Bosses that don't get as much attention as Ridley. : (

[@hyperdragon001]

Yes. Metroid needs Ridley.

[@o.5command]

3:12 "Bird magic" well said

[@ThrillingDuck]

That JustAPancake style opening was perfection

[@ninjamaster9094]

One thing I do fear about Ridley getting cloned/being reborn/whatever way he manages to cheat death in future installments is his relationship with Samus may weaken. I can believe him keeping his intellect and personality between reincarnations, but does he also keep his memories? Obviously Samus remembers him, how could she not, but does Ridley remember her? When he sees Samus in Other M after being reborn, does he actually remember his archenemy that’s foiled him at every turn, or does he just see some new annoying guy in fancy armor that’s just in the way?

[@lpfan4491]

I am pretty sure it is the latter. And it is not like the X in fusion would remember Other M either, because RIdley's brain was likely too damaged to be useful.

[@presentsstudios]

0:06 Little did he know this game would basically be announced at e3

[@Ryan-uq7kj]

I really don't know why this question keeps getting asked. Every series has mainstay villians, and he's the coolest thing about the Metroid franchise. They need to just bring him back for good. Maybe even explore new story lines like a redemption arc or something similar.

[@chadpeterson5698]

NO. No redemption for Ridley, he's so popular because he's irredeemable and downright psychopathic. Besides we have a lot of redeemed or on and off antagonists in Nintendo as is ( some of these are non canon but still good examples Bowser, Bowser Jr, King Dedede, Meta Knight, Malgor, Princess Hilda, Master Kohga, Medusa, Dark Pit, Viridi, Master and Crazy Hand, Marx, Dark Lord Gaol, Phosphora, Cia, Count Bleck, King Olly, Byrne, and Sooga.

[@TurKlack]

..So Dread.. was just announced... hope I see any kind of reaction from you :D

[@Sephiroth69]

Yes, yes they do

[@madnessarcade7447]

“Pokémon never offers anything new” Zmoves Mega evolution Breeding Natures Terastilazation Natures etc Open world as well as new characters and themes and new lore and worldbuilding each time

[@joelcomer]

You have been making quality videos for years now… please don’t stop 😁

[@stormy2049]

Oh cool we get to have the sound now

[@TheOrpheon]

Yeah square brained late night Albert did know how to properly export stuff, what a hoax

[@diegocalderon5190]

Dread 👀

[@bredoffender]

Did you know that Ridley actually did canonically die, in fact three Times? Firstly on *Zebes* in super metroid, where even her/His/(whatever imma use feminine pronouns because i am bored) remains were bombed during the self destruct sequence, Then on the *BOTTLE SHIP* in Other M where samus killed the Clone, whose corpse was Then transferred to the *B.S.L. Station* in Fusion, where Ridley was Frozen in the sub-zero containment, Then infected by an X parasite, Then collapsed and turned into weird Ass X Ridley who destroys GBA speakers. So, all three Ridley Versions are dead and bombed by a Huge Explosion in some way.

[@Yuu-Ki-Oh]

I am trying to figure this out with just replaying all of the games recently... Does that mean there is one more Ridley out there...? Or am I missing something??? For people who haven't played Samus Returns on the 3DS this is a SPOILER WARNING: At the end of return of Samus you fight meta Ridley which I think he/her is suppose to be Zebes Ridley? Which means didn't get caught in a blast? Also is the same Ridley from the Prime Series as Prime takes place between both 1 & 2. But after you defeat Ridley leaving his/her body just there on the surface of SR388, and watch the post credits as the lizard thingy bites a mechanical hand. Then gets attacked by an X parasite. I feel like it is forshadowing another X Ridley out there in the universe since that mechanical hand was his? And the X are now free on SR388. And even though SR388 was destroyed at the end of Fusion. That doesn't mean Ridley could have escaped? Since it does have the memories of its host, and Ridley had to get on SR388 somehow. At first I assumed Fusions Ridley was just SR388 Ridley, but that wouldn't make sense? Or it would? Since the X could just shed its host form, and go reform somewhere else given the time, and since he is like one of the final bosses. The thing about the one on the B.S.L. station being Other M would make more sense though. Idk I seek answers is there one more Ridley out there???

[@bredoffender]

@@Yuu-Ki-Oh I know it's been 10 months, but no. From what I've gathered up, Proteus Ridley is a hybrid of normal Ridley and meta ridley, with still highly wrecked Armor he got from samus in Metroid prime. So well when samus defeated Proteus Ridley his Armor was finally fully obliterated and we return to super Metroid Ridley, who is completely unarmored.

[@Yuu-Ki-Oh]

@@bredoffender yeah I looked into it a bit more, the corruption from Prime 3 gave Ridley regeneration, and is why he slowly sheds his mechanical self. Which resulted in Super Metroid Ridley being fully healed. Don't worry we can count on our big guy to returm somehow though :)

[@bredoffender]

@@Yuu-Ki-Oh these fuckers will do it all for the sake of fan service And I'm all in on it

[@walterbeech501]

Actually I have my own idea for bringing ridley back in this metroid story set after Metroid dread. The story is that after Samus defeated ridley in super metroid some space pirate's took him to a space pirate ship that left zebes before the planets destruction and with most of the space pirate high command dying on zebes and ridley being unconscious and undergoing repairs command of the space pirate's fell to weevil from metroid prime hunters. In the time since super metroid and the events of this story the space pirate's kept ridley on a frigate hidden along with the bulk of their forces on the fringes of known space away from the federation. By the time ridley is awoken he's yet again a cyborg but he's more machine than flesh like all thats left is everything above the abdominal region minus an arm, pretty much the story i have in mind is ridley returns and Samus having enough of ridley always coming back from the dead gose on a mission to hunt him down and kill him for good. Another thing i wanted to do is build more on the metroid world and even better flesh out Samus as an individual you know give her a personality and show her interacting with others people so kinda like what other M tried to do but you know, good. Lol

[@enovos3138]

I would love to see more of Samus with regular people, or maybe they could do something with that whole Smaus's brother plot line.

[@hriday684]

Well... Actually... The main target in Zero Mission kinda was Ridley - the last boss in the game is his robotic clone.

[@lunatic0verlord10]

1:05 Three games? What three games? He was in the latest Metroid game. And one of the games he wasn't in was Federation Force.

[@antoniodanielsantos4511]

He's absent in Prime Hunters, Prime 2 and Federation Force. The Original Metroid 2 also didn't have him.

[@mcnierstenen9017]

Banger video

[@user-zv5vx4sn2b]

Omg this is amazing

[@spike007980]

Dread worked out without ridley, but at the same time we got kraid. So each first game boss gets their turns.

[@princesscadance197]

All I can see is the lead of the Metroid team at Nintendo pulling the actual Ridley into his office. 'Mr. Ridley...' Ridley: *Screeches* 'I... Don't know how to say this... Your popularity as of late has been... On the decline...' Ridley: *Concerned screeches* 'I met with the team, and I'm afraid I have to let you go...' Ridley: *Sad screeches*

[@boshwa20]

I think it's more about how many times can they canonically revive Ridley before it becomes stupid and forced

[@zoidable2285]

Good job on the vid

[@mr.jamtastick6055]

WE NEED MORE CROCMIRE IN METROID

[@TheRealWalt]

I like to see Ridley as a representation of Samus' trauma. No matter how hard she tries, she can never push away or forget what happened to her parents, and Ridley always comes back to haunt her tortured soul.

[@John-Stark]

Pretty sure the only character he would get along with is Sephiroth

[@binaryviper3221]

Metroid is starting to feel creatively bankrupt, too safe.

[@ownage11445]

Ridley is the most powerful being in the universe. He has been blown to pieces many times then resurrected, cybernetically enhanced, and hell even turned into robot. My favorite Ridley is Solid Ridley in Super Metroid. Liquid Ridley was destroyed in Metroid Zero Mission. Solidus Ridley was Fusion

[@Dank-lk2mk]

1:26 Talks about FF14 >inmediately proceeds to show monster hunter I still loove you man

[@lurkathon]

*Just in time.*

[@Yokokazuo]

I was so confused when watching the first video haha.

[@shadowjoker285]

Not retaliated to the video, great work by the way, but I think that the space Pirates should appear less in the games since when the pirates are there Ridley is usually there so I think it would be more interesting to have a different enemy completely that doesn't use or consume the space pirates. however it would be really cool if the new enemies had Ridley and an enemy that looks like Ridley but isn't since it would imply there is more of Ridley species so if they turned up it would install a sense of Fear like Ridley does but in the Boss Fight Samus would fight like she would with Ridley but the half way through the boss fight they would change into something different with an entirely different move set and once defeated they would run away, which would leave Samus confused when she fights Ridley in the game and so when you get to the end of the game depending on the choices you made in game you would fight Ridley or Ridley second cousin/ Ridley look alike so when you beat the game. Samus would make a comment talking/saying/thinking about how there is more than just Ridley but an entire Species which could be expanded on in later games. This would also give Ridley his first FINAL Boss appearance and not a second to last Boss, doing this would shake up the formula that us Metroid fans know and love while at the same time providing something new and different for the series altogether and the Lore of this Series as well. Though this is really just food for thought and I really needed to put it out into the world and not just Fade away in my brain. Thank you for reading my comment and have a good day.

[@bananolo8468]

Wow, the story of the development of my fauvorite game, super metroid prime 5 dread subsistence... a classic

[@ShadeMeadows]

Gotta be my Favorite Nintendo Villain... and Cheap appearances or Epic appearances... I'm in for that! 💜

[@migt15]

Yeah but crocomire is the best!

[@PlaguewielderAlchemist]

Ridley could be used like Vile from Mega Man X, being a recurring character, but not showing up all the time. It actually would make it all the more exciting when he shows up.

[@VaneWalker]

Ridley is too cool. He should come back as a ghost next time!

[@Austroid]

They've really written themselves into a corner if they decide to bring Ridley back after Fusion. His frozen remains crumbled to dust, and Samus absorbed the X-parasite that mimicked him. So now what?... "Nano-Ridleys, son?"

[@ohhai10]

Fusion's Ridley was actually Other M's cloned Ridley. So the last we saw of OG Ridley (timeline wise) was Super Metroid. They could very easily BS saying some of his cells survived Zebes' explosion and slowly recovered. We saw in Samus Returns despite being beaten by Samus he very quickly regenerated the rest of his body leaving the mechanical parts behind. Just bird magic him alive again baaabbbyy.

[@Austroid]

@@ohhai10 So basically we'd have a clone of a cloned clone? Seems in line with the rest of the series lol.

[@maskedman1195]

Metroid doesn't need Ridley but it wouldn't be the same without him. I think the fact that he has a personal connection to Samus makes his fights that much more meaningful. I think its good to keep him around aswell to really sell the fact that he truly is the cunning god of death.

[@maskedman1195]

Although if they bring back ridley it cant just be a clone. he needs to have the same mind, without that it lacks the personal feel of it

[@lochnloaded6905]

Apparently not because he was completely absent in dread. And now dread is one of my favorite games of all time.

[@Tristan1062]

I hope that Dread doesn’t have Ridley. He’s finally dead. Let him stay that way.

[@evanbao93]

Hey, at least we got Kraid.

[@GojiBoiEarth1964]

Mother Brain: I’M SUPPOSED TO BE THE MAIN VILLAIN OF THIS FRANCHISE! Ridley: *Unfortunately, history won’t see that way…*

[@MadSociety-uy6zg]

I do understand if Ridley shows up in Metroid Prime 4 but not in Metroid Dread since he supposed to be dead after Super Metroid or Metroid fusion Metroid prime games takes place before Metroid 2 the return of Samus or now the remake Metroid Samus Returns I don't want Ridley to magically return in Metroid Dread great video as always.

[@abdelali9279]

Samus: my day be so fine 😀 then, boom! Ridley. 😔

[@liampleurodon8831]

Yes. Metroid needs the child of Barny the dinosaur and Ted Bundy

[@DSMadara]

Yes because everyone loves Ridley ❤️❤️❤️ it's always my favorite battle. He is the Immortal Mecha Space Pterodactyl Dragon

[@thecouncilofbrazilianchads5580]

In other words YES Metroid needs Ridley

[@myleswelnetz6700]

Ridley is dead, but he has been cloned before. He’s like Jango Fett in that regard. Who’s to say whether or not he could ever be cloned again?

[@Charle_Z]

I wanna see your reaction to Dread’s announcement 😹😹