Samus finds the remains of this scientist in Ridley's small habitat.Įarly in the game, Samus also meets "Little Birdie", but doesn't see it as a threat, so she leaves it alone. The creature killed the scientist and then escaped from its cage. At some point, "Little Birdie" faked his death to lure a scientist inside his cage. Seeing no potential for use as a bioweapon, the creature was raised as a pet nicknamed "Little Birdie." They were oblivious to the fact that this small animal was actually Ridley's juvenile form. Initially, he appeared as a small creature the scientists didn't recognize. This clone also had the same memories as the original Ridley. This Ridley was secretly cloned by the Galactic Federation scientists on the Bottle Ship, using DNA found on Samus' armor, which seemingly landed on her when Ridley exploded back in Super Metroid.
This incarnation of Ridley is, like in the chronologically subsequent Metroid Fusion incarnation, not the original Ridley. Ridley made an appearance as a boss creature in Metroid: Other M. It battled Samus once more but was defeated. She eventually did, though his remains were taken to the Biologic Spacestation where it was infested by the X Virus. He fled to Zebes and Samus once again had to travel to the planet to battle him as she did long ago. This time, he returned completely to his organic form with no sign of being rebuilt. Soon after, Ridley crashed through the lab where scientists were conducting tests on it and stole the container in which the baby was stationed in. He still has some mechanic pieces as body parts but, it doesn't hold him back. As Proteus Ridley, he ambushes Samus before she gets on her ship in Metroid: Samus Returns. Ridley's next chronological appearance happened when Samus was about to leave SR388 with the last remaining Metroid baby. He was stationed near the Leviathan to guard it, though Samus destroyed both Omega Ridley and the Leviathan. Following this utter defeat, Ridley was sent to the Pirate Homeworld where he received Phazon enhancements and became Omega Ridley. Samus caught up with Ridley and battled him down a large building and was then saved by Rundas.
Two years later, Ridley was once again upgraded and was sent to attack a Galactic Federation station under the command of Dark Samus. Omega Ridley, one of the many forms of Ridley, as he appears in Corruption. Samus gave chase and once again defeated the newly upgraded behemoth.
His name was upgraded into Meta Ridley and when Samus arrived on the frigate responding to a distress signal, Meta Ridley escaped and headed towards Tallon IV. Ridley's job was to secure part of the planet, though he was eventually destroyed by Samus.Īfter being severely wounded, the Space Pirates moved his body to the Frigate Orpheus, where they replaced most of his body with cybernetics. When an adult, Samus was hired by the Galactic Federation to invade planet Zebes and destroy all of the Metroid present there. She was saved by the race known as the Chozo, and they raised her up and even infused their own blood with hers so that she could withstand the intense atmosphere of their native planet. He is capable of flying and even surviving the depths of space, possibly only in his Meta Ridley form however.Īfter his onslaught on the colony, it is unknown what became of Ridley, though Samus' history is in fact known. All of the residents were killed except for Samus and Ridley, and thus a bitter rivalry was constructed between the two. He has been with the Space Pirates for a long time, and ordered the raid on the colony that Samus Aran, the game's protagonist, came from. Ridley's greatly resembles a pterosaur or gargoyle with futuristic attributes.