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Villain Overview

The reconstruction of Geoform 187, code-named Ridley, was recently completed. After his defeat on Zebes, Command ordered a number of meta-genetic improvements for him. Though aggressive, we were able to implement these changes in a cycle. The metamorphosis was painful, but quite successful in the end. Early tests indicate a drastic increase in strength, mobility, and offensive capability. Cybernetic modules and armor plating have been added as well. We believe our creation, now called Meta Ridley, will become the mainstay of our security force, a job he will certainly relish.
~ The Space Pirates' log on Ridley, hinting at his sadism.
Heh, humans are always so weak to deaths of their own breed! Who knows, perhaps I consumed your "mama" so that my cells may live, hm? Is she here... or here?! AT LEAST PAY YOUR RESPECTS!
~ Ridley mocking Samus over the deaths of her parents.
SAMUS! Such a miserable and helpless little girl! Your existence is like a bad dream! I WILL ERASE YOU FROM THIS AND EVERY WORLD!
~ Ridley to Samus.

Geoform 187, better known as Ridley or the Cunning God of Death, is the main antagonist of the Metroid franchise.

He made his debut appearance in the very first game of the franchise and returned in almost every other entry. He is a large, dragon-like alien and one of the leaders of the Space Pirates, as well as Samus Aran's arch-nemesis, having murdered her parents when she was just a toddler. Samus' deep hatred of Ridley is as strong as his hatred against her endless attempts to thwart his nefarious plans against civilization in the galaxy.

Appearance[]

Ridley is a large alien draconic creature with some draconian traits (physiology) and is considered to be the leader of the Space Pirates stationed on Zebes, as well as being the supreme commander of the Space Pirate confederation. Highly intelligent, Ridley seems to have a great amount of hatred for the bounty hunter Samus Aran, due to his numerous confrontations and battles with her.

Throughout the main games, he is able to be brought back to life after his presumed death, either through technological enhancements, genetic mutations, and even cloning. It is his strong defiance and persistence that allows Ridley to fight again despite being defeated countless times by Samus.

Personality[]

Kill as much as you want! Have fun!
~ Ridley to his troops.

Ridley is shown to be an intelligent yet bloodthirsty and psychopathic creature that relishes in the chaos and destruction he spreads. His cruelty is further demonstrated during his attack on the peaceful planet known as K2-L, where he leads a mass slaughter on its inhabitants. He then goes about to kill a young girl's mother, which just so happens to be Samus, who tries to befriend him despite his ruthless actions; only for him to simply laugh at the request and attack her. It should come as no surprise that Ridley has no redeeming qualities as shown by his penchant for killing.

Considering he is the warlord that he is, he follows his leader very unwillingly. This most likely is because his love for war and disregard for life, is only because of the feeling for murder and death of people. Despite this, he is shown to be very intelligent as well, as seen in The Battle of Norion, he makes sure that even if he dies, Samus will also die.

His main trait of personality other than being a warlord though is his sarcastic and overly sadistic humor, as he jokes about Samus's mother being dead in a very casual manner and toys with Samus at times before trying to kill her. He even sarcastically calls his leader once Sir Military Commander, in which he obviously just flies away in arrogance after. In addition, while it is never properly elaborated in game, he is noted to be a narcissist that takes immense pride in his destructive behavior. His creation, Mecha Ridley, was created as a representation of his very power and might taken form. One of Pirate Data scans found in Tallon IV also noted that once his reconstruction as Meta Ridley was complete, he would become the mainstay of security, "a job he will certainly relish", indicating a complete lack of mercy.

Even though he is never seen speaking human speech in the games, he is shown to speak full English sentences in the manga. It is assumed that the reason that he is seen speaking English in the manga is that it is a translation from his "Space Pirate language".

Powers and Abilities[]

Ridley's fighting skills are very advanced, as seen multiple times in the series, an example of this is in the Battle of Norion, he took advantage of Samus being unable to transform during the battle while she was in the Morph Ball form, he then checked and made sure that Samus would fall down the Generator C shaft, this would make it so that whether he dies or not, his rival Samus would die too, with him.

One of the reasons he is good at fighting is because of all his weapons and his ability to fly, coupled with the fact that a lot of creatures in Metroid can't fly which gives him the upper hand in almost every one of his battles.

Some of his weapons and attacks include firing beams, lasers, and fireballs from his mouth, which is lined with a set of fearsome jaws. He also has enough physical strength to break battleships, razor-sharp claws that he uses to scratch and drag his opponents across the battleground, a spear-like tail, and wings strong enough to bludgeon enemies.

Guide and Manual Descriptions[]

It's the head of Mini-Boss Hideout II. It jumps up into the air and breathes fire. It's the original life form of the planet Zebes and is controlled by Mother Brain. Destroy it and you win 75 missile blasts!
~ Metroid on Ridley.
Ridley headed the mission to the Space Colony and stole the Metroid Hatchling. It whips out at enemies with its long tail and spits fire while flying through the air.
~ Super Metroid on Ridley.
It attacks Samus by spewing fireballs. A missile attack is very effective, but if you have the wave beam, it would be a good idea to use the beam continuously while jumping through the lava.
Extremely dangerous! Enormous wing-span and a long, whip-like tail. Moves very fast and attacks with alarming ferocity. Emits fireballs of gas from the elongated beak. Will try to pick up enemies and crush them with razor-sharp talons. Vulnerable to Super Missiles. DANGER LEVEL: VERY HIGH.
~ Metroid: Zero Mission on Ridley.
Bump into this enemy to trigger a battle. If a player manages to defeat Ridley, he or she is rewarded with a massive boost to all stats. Stat boosts can also be earned if a player wins the battle by scoring KOs against his or her opponents. If Ridley is not defeated in time, he will retain his remaining stamina and move to another space on the board.
~ Super Smash Bros. for Wii U's Smash Tour on Ridley..

Trophy Descriptions in the Super Smash Bros. series[]

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.
~ Melee.
The leader of the Space Pirates. He looks like a pterosaur but has high intelligence and brutal nature. He plans to steal the baby Metroid from Samus for his own use. Ridley utilizes wings for a full range of flight and attacks with fireballs from his mouth and whips of his tail. As the culprit behind the murder of Samus's parents, the connections with Samus run deep.
~ Brawl (Regular Ridley).
The meta form of Ridley, revived using the Space Pirates' genetic engineering and cybernetic technologies. His thin chest plate--and weak point--is protected by a highly resistant membrane. Meta Ridley is highly mobile and features a multi-missile system, a bomb launcher, and powerful wings. Ice attacks are particularly effective in dealing damage to him.
~ Brawl (Meta Ridley).
Samus's long-standing rival in battle. In this game, he's a common foe to all the fighters in the Pyrosphere stage. However, if you manage to launch him or knock him over, he'll become an ally to whoever dealt the last blow. Defeating him in a timed battle net you +1 KO.
~ Wii U.
It may be hard to believe, but this is a younger version of the infamous Space Pirate Ridley. No matter how cute he is, don't think that you can love him and take him home-his next form is lizard-like with a sharp tail, and he has no problem turning his caring owner into a tasty snack!
~ Wii U (Little Birdie).
What once was a cute little bird has changed into a lizard-like creature. It still has some white feathers from its previous form, but that's where the similarities end. Is there something in its blood that drives it to confront Samus whenever possible? Her parents were Ridley's victims, after all.
~ Wii U (Mystery Creature). In the PAL regions, this text says, "If Little Birdie is Ridley's cute baby years, this must be his awkward teenage phase. The feathers on his back are the only real clue that it's the same creature. Is there something in Ridley's genes that make him hate Samus so much? The original Ridley killed her parents, and now this one is out to get her too!"

Forms[]

Ridley Robot[]

Main article: Mecha Ridley
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The Ridley Robot is an incomplete robot based on Ridley, made by Ridley, as it is clearly incomplete, its cables are coming out of its torso, and therefore doesn't have the same moving capability as Ridley, and is only able to move with its arms. Though it is apparently connected to an unseen interface, giving it some sort of power. It has a grey, metallic appearance with very sharp, light green eyes and a red core on its chest.

In its boss battle, it is the final boss of Metroid: Zero Mission, but is its only appearance too (Other than Nintendo Land), it can fire missiles, lasers, and fireballs, but ironically, its main weakness is also missiles, and if Samus manages to shoot it in its core, it will take damage, it also uses its claws to do damage.

Meta Ridley[]

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Samus vs. Meta Ridley.

After Ridley was defeated and presumably deceased, he still wouldn't give up, he picked up his remains and made himself again, and this time, a genetically enhanced version, he had to go through a very painful metamorphosis so that he could become Meta Ridley and fulfil his goal to kill Samus once and for all, it is likely that the people who repaired him could have used parts of the Ridley Robot.

Once he was recreated as Meta Ridley, his attacks were also upgraded, his speed was highly boosted with new wings, his new armor is extremely durable. One of his weapons are missiles, he can shoot multiple missiles at once, but can also shoot one at a time. A tactic he uses at times is hiding behind something and later popping up and shooting missiles, but at times also goes all in. He can also use powerful beams and lasers, at times when he flies and fires missiles, he might fire lasers and/or beams too.

Apparently, the designer of Meta Ridley, Mike Sneath, mentioned that it took 20–25 days to complete his character design him, the wings took some time to make, trying to make them look more modern and holographic. His first concept was rejected, but then later the second one was the one used. Mike didn't get involved in the boss battle design, however, which was up to the designers and scenario planners.

Omega Ridley[]

OmegaRidleyForm

Following his loss against Samus during his attempt at invading Norion, Meta Ridley managed to escape, but got exposed to Phazon, After getting exposed to the Phazon, his armor got upgraded and made it much more durable; however, despite being upgraded in such a huge way, he did get an injury from when he fell from Norion that didn't fully heal, which is his only weak spot during this form. During battles, he will try to protect this injury as good as he can, requiring Samus to shoot and paralyze him in order to leave the injury open for other attacks that can defeat him. Samus confronts him on the Pirate Homeworld guarding the planet's Leviathan. After a long battle, Samus finally manages to defeat Omega Ridley, which makes Ridley explode before disappearing.

While this form is dominant in terms of battle and fighting, compared to Meta Ridley, the Omega Form doesn't seem to have much mechanical modification at all, the reasoning for this is most likely that the exposing to Phazon made the mechanical modification slowly fall out of his body, and while Ridley isn't portrayed as tragic, it is possible that Ridley could have been suffering drastically during this process.

Proteus Ridley[]

Ridley- Samus Returns

Despite his defeat as Omega Ridley, Ridley would later re-emerge as Proteus Ridley, a more organic body with cybernetic traces. During his battle, his organic parts are his weak areas. He retains his classic attacks, as well as violet fireballs that he fires in spreads.

For every phase that passes, Ridley becomes more and more desperate to get rid of Samus, in the final phase, he starts desperately shooting constant fireballs, a reason for him being desperate here is obviously because he wants to kill Samus, but also because the Baby Metroid keeps on sucking a bunch of energy from him.

Neo Ridley[]

(Note: As mentioned before, this is the last time we see Ridley chronologically.)

When Samus first sees the frozen corpse of Ridley, she merely walked near the frozen corpse and it collapsed, but not long after, Ridley's eyes started to glow again and his clone recalled Samus. Instead of attacking as he usually would, he flew away.

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Neo Ridley

As Samus continues exploring the station, she sees Ridley's clone again but this time dry and rotting. As she comes closer to see what it is, the clone's eyes start to glow again. An X-Parasite had entered his body, and Ridley turned to his new and final form, Neo Ridley. This new infected form of Ridley has a different look, it has more talons, it is bigger than usual and while Ridley didn't get any sort of further attributes, he becomes even more vicious and dangerous, and while Ridley is extremely intelligent, during this form, he most likely had lost all control of himself and was controlled by the X-Parasite.

During the battle, because of being infected by a parasite and therefore becoming even more barbaric, his attacks will be less thought out and more all in. Ridley will ram into Samus, try grabbing her with his claws and talons, spin and whip using his tail, and as usual shoot fireballs, but this time, it all seems more desperate than usual. Despite being less thought out, Neo Ridley has no real weaknesses, though because of the horrible state he is in, using a charge beam will continually damage him, it might even stun him for a while. His huge size during this battle makes it hard for Samus to dodge him. After he gets defeated, the Core-X will come out, Samus absorbs the Core-X and obtains the classic Screw Attack.

Larva Ridley/Little Birdie[]

The Little Birdie is, effectively, the first and juvenile form of Ridley, and even before he was grown up, he would be as intelligent yet animalistic during this age.

After being genetically cloned by finding DNA on Samus Aran's armor while the scientists had no idea that the DNA was spawned by Ridley, this creature was underestimated because of its cute appearance, the scientists instantly used it as a pet because of its small size and cute fur and gave it an adorable nickname, but not long after, the small little creature brutally murdered one of the other scientists who happened to confront it while playing dead.

Little Birdie Spitting Honey

Little Birdie eating Kihunter honey.

The first time Samus encounters it, it is seemingly scared of her as it tries to catch its favorite fruit by jumping, but fails. When it sees Samus it runs away, but when Samus confronts it a bit more, it starts staring at her.

In terms of personality, this creature is definitely ruder than Ridley himself, who could even be sophisticated at times, it is also greedy, as seen when it steals a lot of honey and eats it all up.

Adolescent Ridley/Mystery Creature[]

Adolescent Ridley Assault Samus

The Mystery Creature assaulting Samus.

The Mystery Creature is the second and adolescent form of Ridley. It is now growing into a more lizard-like creature, along with slowly turning into the full Ridley form, it has a pair of unfinished incomplete wings, different from the first age form of Ridley, which was more of a chicken-like creature, though it still keeps the white feathers, which it loses when it grows into Ridley's fully grown state, it has muscular and strong legs that make it very fast, it has sharp talons, a purple and green color scheme, a long tail, which it uses for combat but also so that it can balance itself. It has a very tough and hard skin, which can trouble Samus when shooting it, deflecting weapons. While it does have a tough and powerful body, like every other Ridley form, it has some very specific weaknesses, its mouth, the tip of the tail, under the body, and the growing incomplete wings.

As most predators would, it has extremely sharp and dangerous teeth that it uses to kill, eat, and battle prey, it has bright orange eyes placed on the slim and long skull, to go along with being a predator, its tongue is big and it often has the tongue out.

It is also very flexible and has a specially good vision for predatory uses, it can see things from a different vision than other creatures can't, and even when it blinks, it will be able to look, this makes it very good at battling, considering it can outsmart the opponent and see it even when it isn't technically looking.

The first time Samus sees the creature, it is attacking the Federation army 07th Platoon in the Biosphere Test Area, and she runs in an attempt to save them from the vicious predator, but the Mystery Creature instead waits for Samus and when she confronts it, it ambushes and attacks her, it attacks Samus with its tail and manages to pin her down, it summons other enemies, and the soldiers try to help Samus but gets overpowered by all the summoned enemies, the Mystery Creature goes for Samus's head, but this time Samus gets the upper hand and shoots its tail.

While Samus is getting the hang of defeating the creature, Anthony Higgs shoots the creature, which stuns it and gives Samus time to run away from it, Anthony tries shooting it once more, which would probably cause the death of the creature, or at the very least mutilated it to the point that it wouldn't be able to do much, but stressed as the creature was, it runs away from them and manages to get away safe, Samus and the others stalk it to make sure that it gets caught once and for all, however, The 07 Platoon finds Lyle Smithsonian's body ripped and killed on the floor, Samus sees a green bloodstain along the way, that she follows, she later finds Lyle's body, and finds out that the creature had killed Lyle, and being an adolescent version of Ridley himself, it had eaten his body to grow larger.

Samus gets sent to find and chase the creature once again, but she doesn't find it instantly, but instead only finds a bit of blood, Adam Malkovich orders her to go to Pyrosphere, Sector 3, but it is later redirected to hunt in Cryosphere instead of Pyrosphere, while she was hunting, the creature had made battle cries, which made the other enemies even more aggressive, after a while, Samus goes to Pyrosphere again, she sees the creature deceased and its remains, its back is ripped open, and it is overall just dead, she continues, and expects to see the creature's next age form, she meets Anthony once again, while he is fighting an unseen creature that is flying, after a while, Samus sees and notices that the purple creature, and its little birdie form, were both Ridley's younger forms all along.

Relationships[]

Allies[]

Enemies[]

  • Samus Aran - Arch-Enemy
  • Galactic Federation
  • 07th Platoon
  • Anthony Higgs
  • Rundas
  • Chozo
  • Thoha Tribe
  • Gray Voice
  • Mario
  • Pikachu
  • Mega Man
  • Luigi
  • Kirby
  • Fox McCloud
  • Link
  • Sora
  • Sonic The Hedgehog
  • Zelda
  • Bayonetta
  • Doom Slayer
  • Pac-Man
  • Chris Redfield
  • Jill Valentine
  • Ethan Winters
  • Leon S. Kennedy
  • Ada Wong
  • Isabel
  • Mr. Game and Watch
  • R.O.B
  • Kirby

Appearances[]

Appearances

Metroid Videogames[]

  • Metroid
  • Super Metroid
  • Metroid Fusion
  • Metroid Prime
  • Metroid: Zero Mission
  • Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Bonus Disc
  • Metroid Prime Pinball
  • Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
  • Metroid Prime Trilogy
  • Metroid: Other M
  • Metroid: Samus Returns

Commercials[]

  • Super Metroid Commercial
  • TV Commercial: 60 Spot

Manga, Comics, & Books[]

  • Metroid (1986 manga)
  • Metroid: Zebes Invasion Order
  • Metroid (2002 manga)
  • Samus & Joey: Volume 1
  • Super Metroid (Nintendo Power comic)
  • Metroid EX
  • Famiken Ryu: Metroid and Super Xevious - The Riddle of Gamp
  • Metroid Prime (Comic)
  • Metroid Prime and Metroid Fusion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
  • Metroid Prime Official Strategy Guide (Brady)
  • Metroid Prime: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide
  • Super Metroid (Manga)
  • Super Metroid Nintendo Player's Guide

Super Smash Bros. Video Games[]

  • Super Smash Bros. (Cameo only)
  • Super Smash Bros. Melee (Cameo only)
  • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (as a level boss/3D Trophy)
  • Super Smash Bros. Wii U (as a stage boss/3D Trophy)
  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (as a playable character)

Other Appearances[]

Captain N: The Game Master[]

  • Money Changes Everything
  • Breakout
  • When Friends Fall Out

Wario[]

  • Warioware: Smooth Moves

Dead or Alive[]

  • Dead or Alive: Dimensions

Misc[]

  • NES Remix 2
  • Nintendo Land
  • New Play Control!

Audio Samples[]

Ridley's Roar[]

Quotes[]

Mhmm~You're so cute. I'm sorry miss, but... That's impossible!! Because... YOU'RE ABOUT TO DIE!
~ Ridley, to a very young Samus when she tries to befriend him.
Thanks to you, the afloraltite exploded and I was also engulfed in flames! Can you imagine how I managed to survive?! Shall I tell you what I had to feed my injured body, hmm?! Flesh!! I somehow survived by consuming the bodies of your kind, tossed every which way. Foul, foul human flesh.
~ Ridley reveals to Samus how he survived his near-death experience on K-2L.

Trivia[]

  • The fact that Ridley is fully organic in Super Metroid was a call for theories from many fans of the games. After the events of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, a common theory claims that after the defeat of Omega Ridley in the core of the Leviathan, massive Phazon exposure from the explosion recreates his organic tissue since it is known that Phazon, despite its destructive potential, also has regenerative properties. To support this theory, in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Omega Ridley has some parts of his body fully regenerated while this isn't shown on Meta Ridley in the same game.
    • Metroid: Samus Returns eventually provided a missing link between the fully organic Ridley and Proteus Ridley, but it still does not explain how he regained parts of his organic body to become Proteus Ridley, at least not officially.
  • Ridley's name is likely derived from Ridley Scott, the director of the first film of the Alien film series and its prequel trilogy, from which Metroid games are stated to have taken a lot of inspiration. Ridley has a remarkable similarity to the Xenomorphs.
  • Ridley is the most common reappearing villain in the Metroid series, as he has appeared in every Metroid game to date except for Metroid II: Return of Samus (although he did appear in its remake), Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Metroid Prime Hunters,Metroid Prime: Federation Force and Metroid Dread. That said, Ridley has never been the main villain of any game as Mother Brain and Metroid Prime/Dark Samus usually take that role but is Samus' arch-enemy due to him killing her parents.
  • In all of his 2D appearances, Ridley's wings are curiously smaller than his body size, logically making them unlikely to even lift Ridley off the ground, and yet he soars through the air with ease (even his X-Parasite mimic). This is so that during his fights, he doesn't take up too much of the screen, and so that his flapping wings don't damage Samus as they would if properly sized. His 3- appearances and manga rectify this mystery by giving him wings that exceed his main body.
  • In the Pirate Command sector of the Pirate Homeworld, images of Ridley can be found on the glowing orange monitors.
  • A possible explanation for Ridley's color changes throughout the series may be due to an ability to control the pigments in his skin in a way similar to a chameleon or an octopus. When Samus first enters his arena in Super Metroid, Ridley is not visible at first. Ridley's eyes soon open in front of Samus, and he then becomes fully visible before soaring into the air to attack. This may indicate that Ridley can camouflage himself like a chameleon.
  • Ridley's signature music was originally used as a generic boss fight background music in Super Metroid, sharing it with the Bomb Torizo, Draygon, and the Golden Torizo; but in later games, it has been associated solely with Ridley. Although there have been variations of Ridley's theme in each game (different tempo, extra beats, etc), the music's rhythm and sound are consistent and used for every incarnation except for his very first boss fight in the original Metroid.
  • Meta Ridley can be seen on Nintendo Monopoly representing Tennessee Avenue for one hundred and eight dollars, though the property is simply referred to as "Ridley".
  • In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, partial in-game data exists for a Ridley Assist Trophy, but it is not in-game. It was likely scrapped in development.
  • Ridley's theme is one of the three most remixed themes in the Metroid series, having a total of ten official remixes.
  • Because Ridley was captured by the BSL between Metroid: Other M and Metroid Fusion, it is possible that Ridley's DNA is still in their possession. However, due to the destruction of the BSL station, it is likely that Ridley's DNA has been all but annihilated.
  • In Metroid: Other M, Ridley has an attack in which he scrapes Samus against the wall. The same attack was seen in a cut-scene in Super Smash Bros Brawl.
  • From a piece of concept art, Ridley was planned to be a boss in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, as a Darkling.
  • It is unknown if his clone in Metroid: Other M has the memories of the original Ridley. Throughout the clone's life cycle, it seems to specifically target Samus, but it is unknown if it did so because it has the original's memories of her or if he instinctively saw her as a greater threat. The latter theory does not explain why the clone sadistically toyed with her in the Pyrosphere rather than attack Anthony.
  • Interestingly, Ridley's blood in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is red, but his clone's blood in Metroid: Other M is green, which is a color that is common in science fiction to put in aliens. Due to him being cloned alongside the Metroids, a possible reason for this could be that Ridley's DNA had gotten mixed with small portions of Metroid DNA.
  • As the Mystery Creature, his tail is his biggest weak spot, which is interesting, because in every other form his tail is highly invulnerable, the reason for this is most likely because it was still growing during the adolescent form, and later during the full form, it got completed.
  • Even during his younger forms, Ridley was highly intelligent, an example of showing intelligence during his younger self was when Adam first shot him and stunned him, and the second time he was about to ambush Adam, he instead ran away because he knew that he would get shot again.
  • It is unknown if Ridley's old age forms have the same rivalry mindset about Samus as his full form has, though it is likely that is the case, considering they were equally as aggressive as he was against Samus.
  • Fans have longed for inclusion for Ridley in Super Smash Bros., however, unlike other large Nintendo characters that have been scaled down to be playable (for example, Bowser has had a lot of different sizes in-game, but was scaled down to match most of the cast in Super Smash Bros.,) Sakurai has stated that he prefers to keep Ridley as a threatening large size, and will only put him in Super Smash Bros. as a boss, as he did in Super Smash Bros. For Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. However, Ridley is playable in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch.
    • Although Ridley's size is reduced, he is still the biggest fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate when measured by height.
    • His fighter tagline, "Ridley Hits the Big Time!", is likely a reference to the size debacle.
  • Proteus Ridley's name is derived from Proteus, an early Greek god of the sea and known for adapting himself throughout history. This name is appropriate, as Ridley himself is prone to constantly changing throughout his own lifespan.

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Andross | Arceus | Black Knight | Bob-ombs | Boss Galaga | Bullet Bills | Burrowing Snagrets | Chain Chomps | Chef Kawasaki | Darkrai | Deoxys | Devil | Dr. Wily | Entei | Elec Man | Ghirahim | Giratina | Ghosts | Gray Fox | Hammer Bros. | Klaptrap | Knuckle Joes | Kyurem | Lakitu | Lord Nightmare | Metroid | Meowth | Mimikyu | Mother Brain | Palkia | Phosphora | Shadow the Hedgehog | Skull Kid | Spinies | Starman | Unira | Unown | Waluigi

Trophies/Spirits/Stickers
Acro | Affinity | Akuma | Alraune | Albert Wesker | Amalthus | Andrew Oikonny | Antasma | Aparoids | Aparoid Queen | Arlon | Ashnard | Axel | Baba | Baby Bowser | Babylon Rogues (Jet the Hawk, Wave the Swallow, Storm the Albatross) | Balrog | Banzai Bills | Bass | Big Boss | Bio Rex | Birdo | Black Shadow | Blood Falcon | Bokoblins | Blippers | Bloopers | Bombers | Bonkers | Boos | Boom Boom | Boom Stompers | Box Boxer | Boxy | Broom Hatters | Bugzzy | Bumpety Bombs | Bulborbs | Burt the Bashful | Buzzy Beetles | Byrne | Cackletta | Calamity Ganon | Camus | Cappys | Captain Syrup | Carmilla | Chandelure | Chaos | Chaos Kin | Chargin' Chucks | Chozo Soldiers | Clubberskulls | Colonel Pluck | Condor | Careening Dirigibugs | Cragalanche | Creepers | Creeping Chrysanthemums | Count Bleck | Count Cannoli | Cranky Kong/Donkey Kong (arcade) | Daphnes | Dark Man 4 | Dark Matter | Dark Matter Blade | Dark Mind | Dark Monita | Darknuts | Daroach | Deadly Six (Zavok, Master Zik, Zeena, Zomom, Zazz, Zor) | Death | Deathborn | Deep Cut | Devil Jin | Demise | Demon King Arzodius | Diggernaut | Dimentio | DJ Octavio | Don Bongo | Donkey Kong Jr. | Drackys | Dragaux | Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik | Dry Bones | Eagle | E-123 Omega | Edelgard von Hresvelg | Eggplant Wizard | EggRobos | Emerl | E.M.M.I. | Ender Dragon | Erazor Djinn | Evil Ryu | Father Balder | Fawful | Fiery Blowhogs | Flages | Fortitudo | FU | Fynalle | Gabriel Belmont | Gangrel | Galacta Knight | Galactic Fiend Kraken | Garon | Gengar | General Guy | Geese Howard | Gharnef | Ghasts | Ghosts | Gleeoks | Goda | Gold Bone | Golems (Kirby) | Golems (Dragon Quest) | Gomorrah | Gooper Blooper | Gordos | Goro Akechi | Great Reaper | Great Sabrecats | Grief | Gruntilda | Guardians | Hades | Hawke | Heihachi Mishima | Helmaroc King | Hewdraw | Hooktail | Hoopa Unbound | Hot Heads | Igor | Infinite | Ing | Inspired | Iori Yagami | Iridescent Flint Beetles | Iridescent Glint Beetles | Iron Golems | Jade Face | Jeanne | Jin | Jin Kazama | Julius | Juri Han | Kalypso | Kamek | Kammy Koopa | Kanden | Karate Kong | Kass | King Bob-omb | King Boo | King Dice | King Dodongo | King Hippo | King Knight | King Olly | King Slimes | Kip | Kludge | Kracko | Kraid | Kritters | Kuma II | Kyle Merkulov | Leon Powalski | Lethiniums | Liquid Snake | Loptr | Lord Fredrik | Louie | Lurchthorns | Lyon | MB | M. Bison | Magnamalo | Magolor | Mahvas | Majora | Malladus | Malos | Masked Man | Master Belch | Master Kohga | Mecha Ridley | Medeus | Medusa | Megontas | Meta-Knights (Axe Knight, Javelin Knight, Mace Knight, Trident Knight, Blade Knights, Heavy Lobster) | Metal Sonic | Metroid Prime | Mimicuties | Moblins | Mockiwis | Moley | Monoeyes | Mouser | Mr. Frosty | Mr. Shine and Mr. Bright | Mugly | Nabbit | Natah | Necrozma | Nihilego | Nightmare | Nina Williams | Ninja Kong | Nipper Plants | Noxus | Nruffs | Nutskis | O'Chunks | Octoman | Octoroks | Olaf | Ornes | Pandora | Panther Caroso | Paper Bowser | Parasite Queen | Paz Ortega Andrade | Peckish Aristocrabs | Phantom Ganon | Pico | Pidgits | Piglins | Pigma Dengar | Pigmasks | Plague Knight | Plasma Wisps | Plasm Wraith | Pom Pom | Pompy | Poppy Bros. Jrs. | Princess Shroob | Quaggled Mireclops | Queen Metroid | Queen Sectonia | Rabbid Kong | Rabbids | Raphael the Raven | Reapers | Redd | Reshiram | Rhea | Revolver Ocelot | Riku | Risky Boots | Robot Masters (Cut Man, Guts Man, Ice Man, Bomb Man, Fire Man, Metal Man, Air Man, Quick Man, Crash Man, Flash Man, Wood Man, Hard Man, Top Man, Spark Man, Snake Man, Shadow Man, Drill Man, Dive Man, Skull Man, Gravity Man, Napalm Man, Knight Man, Wind Man, Slash Man, Sword Man, Galaxy Man) | Rockys | Rodin, the Infinite One | Roger the Potted Ghost | Rouge the Bat | Rufus Shinra | Ryuichi and Ryuji | Sagat | Salamence | Scarfies | Scurvy Crew | Shadow Beasts | Shadow Queen | Shaft | Shake King | Sheegoth | Shield Knight | Shotzos | Shroobs | Shy Guys | Sidesteppers | Sigma | Sir Kibbles | Skeletons | Skuttlers | Slimes (Dragon Quest) | Slimes (Minecraft) | Smoky Progs | Snowmads | Solidus Snake | Space Pirates (Kid Icarus) | Space Pirates (Metroid) | Specknoses | Specter Knight | Spire | Squeakers | Starmans | Stu | Swooping Snitchbugs | Sylux | Tacs | Tatanga | Thanatos | The Devil | The Skull | Therion | The Three Mage-Sisters (Francisca, Flamberge, Zan Partizanne) | Tiki Tak Tribe (Tiki Tong, Kalimba, Gong-Oh, Maraca Gang, Wacky Pipes, Cordian, Banjo Bottom, Xylobone) | Trace | Travis Touchdown | Turks (Elena, Reno, Rude, Tseng) | Turret Tusk | Twinbellows | Twinrova | Ultimate Chimera | Vaati | Validar | Vega | Viridi | Viruses | Vivian | Vorash | Waddle Dees | Waddle Doos | Walhart | Walkys | Wart | Weavel | Wheelies | Whispy Woods | Whomps | Wigglers | Wollywogs | Xord | X-Parasites | Yaldabaoth | Yuga | Yveltal | Zangief | Zant | Zekrom | Zero | Zingers | Zoda | Zurees

Miscellaneous
Billy Kane | Chang Koehan | Choi Bounge | Dr. Coyle | Dragonborn | Grima | Organization XIII (Master Xehanort, Xemnas, Ansem, Vanitas) | Ryuji Yamazaki | Saïx | Solon | Spiders | Springtron | Team Rocket Grunts | Yiga Foot Soldiers

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