Neo-Ridley

Articles About Ridley
Notable Appearances	Metroid - Super Smash Bros.
Other Variants	Ridley Clone - Neo-Ridley
Non-Canon	Nintendo Land

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Background

Neo Ridley known as simply Ridley in English guides, is the tenth boss Samus faces aboard the Biologic Space Laboratories research station in Metroid Fusion. This creature is an X Parasite mimicking Ridley either the Clone of Ridley or Super Metroid Ridley.

This dropdown contains the synopsis of Neo-Ridley’s story. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise!

The first time Samus sees the corpse of Ridley, it is frozen inside the Sub-Zero Containment room on the Main Deck. After the station loses power, Samus enters the back of this room while making her way back to her ship. As she approaches the clone's frozen remains, his eyes suddenly glow, recalling the original Ridley's previous encounters with Samus in Super Metroid. Instead of coming to life and attacking Samus, however, Ridley shatters as a Core-X leaves his body and flies away. As Samus continues exploring the station, she encounters what appears to be the Ridley's dry and rotting corpse in the Tourian-like section of SRX. As she approaches, Ridley's eyes glow once more before the X Parasite mimicking it morphs into the being known as Neo-Ridley. This "new" Ridley has a considerably altered physical appearance from the original Ridley, including enlarged talons; this is most likely due to the Core-X attempting to create a more efficient Ridley in the same way that X Parasites had improved the original capabilities of the Arachnus.

General Information

Name: Neo Ridley

Origin: Metroid Fusion

Sex: Male

Age: Unknown

Classification: Clone of Ridley

Species: Parasite

Occupation: None

Status: Deceased (Killed by Samus Aran during the events of Metroid Fusion)

Alignment: Chaotic Evil (The X Parasite shares the memories of it's host, thus giving it the memories and feelings of Ridley)

Codex Statistics

Tier: At least 8-A, likely Far Higher

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: At least City District level, likely Far Higher (Neo Ridley is an X-Parasite mimicking the exact DNA and powers of Super Metroid Ridley, and can fight Fusion Suit Samus Aran)

Durability: At least City District level, likely Far Higher

Striking Strength: At least City District Class, likely Far Higher

Lifting Strength: Class M (Should be comparable to Ridley who can physically grab and lift Samus Aran with her having a hard time breaking his grip)

Travel Speed: Superhuman (Can travel as fast as Samus Aran, if not faster)

Combat Speed: Faster Than Light (Can tag Fusion Suit Samus Aran, who uses speed boosters, which are the same equipment that enhances spaceships capable of intergalactic travel, can react to spaceships mid-flight during these states. With the ships moving this fast during intergalactic travel)

Reaction Speed: Faster Than Light

Stamina: Superhuman (Should have the same stamina as his original self)

Range: Several Meters via sheer size, Hundreds of Meters with various attacks (Can do numerous airborne attacks)

Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius (The X-Parasites have critical thought and absorb knowledge and memories from their prey, in this case absorbing Ridley’s knowledge and memories)

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Powers and Techniques

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Self-Sustenance (Respiratory Self-Sustenance; Can breathe in space), Electricity Manipulation (X-Parasites can interfere with electricity), Data Manipulation (X-Parasites can process data organically), Memory Absorption (The X-Parasite absorbs knowledge and memories of its prey), Adaptation (The X-Parasite evolves and grows stronger, being able to resist Samus' current weapons), Technology Manipulation (X-Parasites can infect even machines), Duplication (X-Parasite can reproduce by asexual division), Size Manipulation (X-Parasite can grow into a larger monster), Mimicry (Physiology Mimicry), Absorption, Power Absorption, & Resurrection, Possession (The X-Parasite can possess and mimic it’s prey, absorbing their DNA, and gaining their powers, thoughts and memories, along with this they can possess dead beings bringing them back to life such as Ridley’s corpse), Regeneration (Low-High; With it’s X-core, X-Parasites can regenerate from being turned to dust or being completely disintegrated).

Resistance to Absorption (Trying to absorb an X-Parasite will freeze one)

Human Achievements (Was the leader of the Space Pirates and is shown a capable strategist), Genius Intelligence, Large Size (Supersize; Seems to be around 4–6 meters in size), Self-Sustenance (Respiratory Self-Sustenance; Can breathe and operate in space), Stealth Mastery & Darkness Manipulation (Remained completely hidden to Samus in a room before revealing himself and later was shown making an entire room pitch black to hide himself), Flight (Naturally flies while attacking and can fly through space), Natural Weaponry and Penetration Damage (Physical Penetration; Ridley's claws and tail are highly dangerous weapons capable of piercing terrain and Samus' Power Suit), Immortality and Supernatural Resilience (Regenerative Immortality; Was capable of surviving and being able to feast off flesh while being burned alive), Absorption & Consumption (Physical Consumption; Absorbed the flesh of the people he consumed in order to bolster his own regeneration), Regeneration (Low-Godly, possibly Mid-Godly; Regenerated from the complete destruction of his body and possibly his soul as Omega Ridley. Later returned in Super Metroid after his death in Samus Returns, now having outgrown and removed his cybernetics), Adaptation (Could adapt to the gravity of Zebes and Talon IV with no issue), Transformation (Permanent Transformation; His clone based completely off of him could transform throughout its life cycle eventually becoming his fully matured self), Energy Manipulation, Fire Manipulation, Plasma Manipulation, Breath Attack, & Curtain Fire (Spits out plasma beams can breathe out fire, and shoot out fireballs. Can fire a purple plasma projectile in a five-way spread attack), Shockwave Generation (Can strike the ground with enough force to create shockwaves which damage the terrain), Explosion Manipulation & Fire Manipulation (Ridley's plasma blasts are potent enough to create an explosion which fires off shockwaves of plasma flames), Invulnerability (Physical Invulnerability; Enters a state where he is completely invulnerable to attacks as Samus’ charged shot bounces right off of him).

Resistance to Radiation Manipulation, Gravity Manipulation, and Biological Manipulation (Could withstand the gravity of Zebes with no issue and can survive in space), Ice Manipulation (Unaffected by the ice beam), Durability Negation and Plasma Manipulation (Unaffected by the plasma and wave beam)

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Equipment

Nothing notable.

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Other

Standard Tactics: Ridley will shoot out fire breath, fly around and use his tail to attack, along with physically attacking and dropping various different attacks.

Weaknesses: The X Parasites have no notable counter to Metroids and their life force absorption, making the metroids the one counter to the X Parasites.

Battle Records

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