Meta Ridley

Meta Ridley is Ridley rebuilt and reborn through Space Pirate technology.

Character description
Meta Ridley first appeared in Metroid Prime. After being badly wounded by Samus in Metroid, Ridley was revived by the Space Pirates using cybernetic technology. He was equipped with additional weapons, including a mouth beam, missiles and energy bombs. Samus first sees him while trying to escape the Frigate Orpheon. She quickly pursues him in her ship to the world of Tallon IV, but loses him. She briefly sees him in the Phendrana Drifts, but their final confrontation comes when Samus attempts to access the Impact Crater.

Meta Ridley's weak points are his mouth and chest. Eventually, Meta Ridley's wings burn, so he battles Samus on the ground, and is still lethally fast. Despite this, Samus defeats him.

Meta Ridley returns in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. When the Space Pirates attack Norion, Samus sees Ridley wipe out several Galactic Federation Marines. He briefly harasses her as she goes through an exposed rail while in Morph Ball form. When she goes to activate a reactor, Meta Ridley pounces her and they begin a free fall battle down the reactor shaft. Again, Meta Ridley is defeated and Samus is saved at the last minute by fellow bounty hunter Rundas.

Ridley, however, still survives. When Samus goes to the Pirate Homeworld to destroy the Leviathan Seed, a large living meteor that corrupts planets with Phazon, she finds that Ridley is guarding the core. He is now enhanced by Phazon and appears as Omega Ridley. Still, he is defeated and returns to his organic form in Super Metroid.

Role in The Subspace Emissary
After R.O.B., Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong, Captain Falcon, Pikachu, Samus,and Captain Olimar make their way out of the doomed Bomb Factory flying away in the Falcon Flyer, they are attacked from behind by the resurrected Meta Ridley, who is out for revenge on Samus and Pikachu. As such, he serves as the seventh boss.

Meta Ridley's attacks can additionally send the Falcon Flyer reeling about. In this battle, he is attacking the ship as well and you have 2 minutes to beat him, similar to the battle in Metroid Prime 3. He has completely different moves from Ridley and you have to jump whenever he hits the ship or you could fall. He is later defeated when he is burnt by the Falcon Flyer's engines and the massive amounts of Subspace Bombs explode, covering the island in Subspace, taking everything in it, including the charred remains of Meta Ridley, into the Subspace. Tabuu, the leader of Subspace, revives Meta Ridley in The Great Maze to attack the heroes (oddly, both Ridley and Meta Ridley appear in The Great Maze, they might be clones), but is defeated like last time, presumably leaving him out of the picture for good.

Trophy Stands appear frequently due to the limited time, even on easy difficulties, especially if the character is equipped with a strong Trophy Stand producing Sticker.

Tips on capturing Meta Ridley
-get to the stage with your best characters equipped with trophy stand drop stickers.

-Weaken Meta Ridley until it has just a bit of health left.

-Now, wait... when the trophy stand pops up wait until Meta Ridley attacks with the big fireball in the middle of the stage or any other attack that causes him to go over the Falcon Flyer, then throw the stand up at him. (The best character for this is Kirby or any other character who repeatedly jumps, or else you can throw it upward with any character by tilting up while you throw the trophy stand) time the attack, and throw the trophy stand dead on.

-Grab the trophy QUICKLY! If you don't capture Meta at first, keep trying, you'll get him.

-A Safer way to capture Meta Ridley is During his One-hit KO. Stand near the area where He will come down and wait about 2-3 seconds after he ascends off screen and then throw your trophy straight upwards, when Meta Ridley Comes down, he'll collide with the trophy stand and gently fall next to you. Note that he'll hit the trophy before the falcon Flyer, and when He comes down, The Falcon flyer will not shoot downward and the move will be canceled, so there is no need to jump.

Meta Ridley's Attacks
- Meta Ridley flies off the screen to the left, then attacks the Falcon Flyer, making it shake.

- Meta Ridley roars, and then sweeps low to attack.

- Meta Ridley flies off the screen to the left, then sweeps low with his tail.

- Meta Ridley flies off the screen to the left, roars, and then shoots multiple fireballs. The fireballs can be reflected easily.

- Meta Ridley grabs the back of the Falcon Flyer and tries to drag it down, while shooting large fireballs. A strong attack will shake him off. The flames from the engine also do a little damage to him.

- Meta Ridley jumps and lands on the Falcon Flyer,causing it to move off the bottom of the screen. You must jump when he uses this or you will be K.O.'d off the bottom.

-Grab the trophy QUICKLY! If you don't capture Meta at first, keep trying, you'll get him. Dot not risk turning Meta Ridley into a trophy. Only throw the trophy stand either killing yourself or letting the time run dry. This way, you can Continue and try as many times as you like to give yourself the best chance, without having to re-play the whole level again.

Trophy Info
''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 multimissile system, a bomb launcher, and powerful wings. Ice attacks are particularly effective in dealing damage to him.''


 * Metroid Prime (2002)