What is Ridley (Metroid)?
{{General VG character | name = Ridley | series = ''[[Metroid (series)|Metroid]]'' | firstgame = ''[[Metroid]]'' (1986) |}} {{nihongo|'''Ridley'''|リドリー|''Ridorī''|lead=yes}} is a [[fictional character]] in the ''[[Metroid (series)|Metroid]]'' [[video game]] series. Ridley is a [[Dragon|draconic]] [[Extraterrestrial life|extraterrestrial]] and an archenemy of [[Samus Aran]]. Ridley led an attack on Samus's home planet of K-2L which destroyed the world and killed her parents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2008/08/15/ign-presents-the-history-of-metroid|access-date=2014-06-07|title=IGN Presents: The History of Metroid|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> Ridley appears in his metal form in ''[[Metroid Prime]]'' and ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption|Prime 3: Corruption]]''. ==Reception== Ridley has received a positive critical response from fans and video game publications. [[Nintendo Power]] ranked Ridley at #6 on their list of favorite Nintendo villains.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-12-15|title=Nintendo Power's top 10 favorite villains|url=https://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-powers-top-10-favorite-villains/|access-date=2022-03-30|website=Nintendo Everything|language=en}}</ref> Jesse Schedeen of [[IGN]] called Ridley the real villain of the ''Metroid'' series, saying that they would have to include him in a ''Metroid'' movie because he would be too important to leave out.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2009/11/20/big-boss-of-the-day-metroids-ridley|access-date=2014-06-07|title=Big Boss of the Day: Metroid's Ridley|publisher=IGN}}</ref> Ridley has also appeared in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series as a boss in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Brawl]]'''s Subspace Emissary mode and as a boss on the Pyrosphere stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''. He can help the player who damages him enough on the Pyrosphere stage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo-insider.com/2014/11/21/ridley-isnt-playable-character-super-