he doesn't really seem to be after the baby in the second phase tho, and he almost kills samus in the cutscene, so I think phase 2 and phase 3 are the same goal.
So who actually saw this coming? Also, I loved the baby Metroid’s excitement at seeing Samus’ ship. It’s like “ooh, a shiny new thing! And it looks a little like Mama!”
and the game play moving in a 3d space with the dpad is just an stupid control setup needing to be told when to use your upgrades is stupid the only thing I like is you start with all your upgrades
Ikr I heard that the guy who made the castlevania anime wants to make a metroid one ( which he claims would be dark and bloody) and this fight makes me want that to happen
Jarman97 I feel like Nintendo's loosened up recently with maturity and violence. Like DOOM and Wolfenstein 2 on the Switch Also Metroid has always been one of Nintendo's more serious franchises
TheGreatJman1999 it's Nintendo's only serious franchise except maybe fire emblem but that game is 9 hours of dialogue with 2 hours of game play so fuck it. Even Zelda doesn't actually take itself too seriously at times and can lend itself to cartoony graphics and even flat out goofiness at times
This is how you do a fucking boss fight. In game cutscenes that dont over stay there welcome. A boss who changes up his style of attack. Not a bullet sponge but tanky enough to feel like a real fight. A feeling of being evenly matched and showing this rivalry not with words but how brutal both characters kick the shit out of eachother and the body language during the fight. This fight alone made this game go from like 7-10 to 8-10 for me.
Granted, you do go from slaughtering animals (and one robot) who were only guilty of being in your way, to a highly intelligent space dragon who is a commander to an entire army.
The lighting, music and atmosphere are some of the best the series has ever had (I love the tornado in the background), and it does a great job of giving Samus and the baby Metroid a stronger bond. My only problem with it is that it lasts too fucking long. Made the Queen Metroid almost seem like a pushover in comparison.
Toa Matoro That is a legit fault with the game it dosnt really have bosses when you think of it. The metriods are more puzzles once you figure it out it's pree easy considering you run into the same ones again and again. However the Chozo robot and Ridley are really well done. If they can pull this off with all the bosses in that hinted at fusion remake we could have a contender with super and zero mission. For the length of the fights I feel it's fine considering they feel like they change as they go makes it feel fresh. Also helps sell that this is a big moment feel. To each there own tho I could see how it's length could be considered a problem to some.
And still a massive pain in the ass. Though, I still vote Yakuza as the most irritating boss in the sidescroll Metroid games. Didn't have near the trouble with any other as that. Even the Diggernaut in this game. Though I'm still stuck on the Queen....I lost count at attempt 15.
I think the hardest Boss in Metroid Franchise is Nightmare from Metroid Fusion. I dont know how long it took me to beat him. I mean he fucks up gravity, before you even have the Gravity Suit, rendering your Missiles nearly useless while they are your only reliable damage tool against him. He just constantly floats arround uncontrollably, while you're stuck with slowed movement trying to ram you, except when you cling to the wall and "face him head to head" for a shootout vs his lazors. Charged Plasma Beam damages him too, but reeeeally slow and he eats a shitton of dmg before he melts down.
What I loved about this, is that it kinda adds to the Metroid’s love for Samus. Not only did it perceive Samus as its mother due to hatching right next to her, Samus also put her life on the line like a real mother would for her child. I like to think that this is why the Metroid had such strong feelings towards Samus in Super, recognizing her through its rage.
I like how it foreshadows the Mother Brain fight in Super Metroid, sets up and foreshadows the Ridley fights in Other M, and canonized the Prime games all in one clean swoop of a fight.
It foreshadows the Mother Brain fight from Super Metroid most prominently, a situation where Samus fights a larger foe and is assisted by the hatchling draining the enemy. It makes the mother brain fight into an echo of the climax of the previous chronological game. It also sets up the intro to Super itself, since it causes Ridley appearing at Ceres to become much more personal- Samus just humiliated Ridley on SR388 a few hours ago, so now Ridley is retaliating by ambushing Samus and taking something he knows she cares about from her. However, it also foreshadows the adolescent Ridley fight in other m at one point when Ridley clasps his hand over Samus and pins her down, which is the exact same thing the adolescent Ridley clone does to Samus in other m, and Samus fends Ridley off in that instance until anthony blasts Ridley with a Plasma beam- much like the baby metroid knocks him off of Samus here, as well. It also sets up the idea of Ridley playing dead to fool Samus more clearly, rather than it just being something implied to have happened between Zero Mission and Prime 1; Ridley fakes his death here, in Samus Returns, and we see he's still alive and well from the post credits scene, having cast off his Meta Ridley implants that remained, become fully organic, and pursued Samus to Ceres immediately. Finally, it establishes Ridley had cybernetic implants and has the Prime 3 Meta Ridley armor which you can see in the unlockable Smash Bros Samus concept art gallery thing (which shows Ridley's armor is indeed silver, meaning it's just reflecting the green storm ingame and explains why the armor is silver in the post credits scene), but just partially removed from him. That alone insinuates he did in fact escape from the Urtragia Leviathan, like people have speculated for years since you can see what is potentially Ridley's shadow zip directly above Samus when the camera pans away, and that therefore Samus Returns is set chronologically after Prime 3 once and for all. Prime Trilogy has been canon, yea, but there were way too many idiots saying it wasn't, so hopefully this will stuff a sock in them finally.
Jacob Heward I never really thought about the mother brain thing but it seems so obvious. But yeah I like how it makes his appearance at the start of Super Metroid make sense. He probably followed her there right after this fight. It also gives Samus an actual reason to care about the Baby Metroid (but other m is still ridiculous imo) Where is this post credits scene of Ridley still being alive ? I must have missed that I only saw the scene with the X parasite
I like how protective Samus is of the baby Metroid (which apparently everyone calls Squishy). Like she felt guilty for actually wiping out an entire species, and sees this as her opportunity to redeem them, and have them be used for good. Maybe it was her connection to the Chozo. But if Mercury Steam ever makes a remake of Super Metroid (and they should), I hope they show just how pissed off Samus got when Squishy died
Oh, this makes sense!! The metroid saps energy from Ridley and into Samus, but that little taste of Samus it gets allows it to recognise her in Super Metroid and not fully kill her in Tourian!!
Mercury Steam KNOCKED it out of the park with this release. If Nintendo decides to do another 2D Metroid, hopefully this does well because it absolutely deserves it, then they NEED to get Mercury Steam back to develop it.
@@KeithMyers2022 Save that for a Fusion remake. Idk if it'd be better to use the game style of Samus Returns or the Prime games for it though. I think Other M might've highlighted what a Fusion remake could look like in 3D.
Ascenndant Fusion doesn’t really need a remake What we need is for Nintendo to finish Prime 4 Plus a new title in the series since Fusion did leave some things in the air in its ending
I feel like that’s just because it’s how Metroid bosses tend to work, they turn redder and redder as their health gets lower I don’t think it’s specifically a reference to Super
At first I thought they were gonna shoehorn Ridley at the end just because. But no, this hit all the right notes with the brutal fighting and even the baby aiding in the fight, so amazingly well done.
@@spike1670been playing this series for 21 years now. Went back and played the older ones many times. No, you're absolutely wrong. This was a fantastic way to end the game.
"The last know surviving Metroid will soon be secured and the galaxy will finally be at peace..." Ridley in a flamboyant voice:"Not if I can help it!!!"
Isn't that what he always does? I mean we all know somehow, whenever they make a game that takes place after Fusion he'll somehow come back AGAIN wether it be via cloning again, some crazy bullshit that let the original Ridley survive Super Metroid or whatever. It's just what Ridley fucking does, he gets his ass whooped in basically every game and somehow finds a way to come back.
Who would win? A giant cyber-dragon feared across the galaxy as commander of genocidal privateers and nicknamed cunning god of death... ...or one mom and her squishyboi?
I've never had this much fun in a boss fight. I love going from "I don't see how you could possibly dodge that attack!" to confidently jumping over and dodging every attack with ease, while punishing Ridley all the while. I only wish it was more difficult, cause I wanted to fight him for much longer.
Clever on Nintendo's part to throw Ridley in this game as the true final boss. Nice way to trick old time players of Metroid 2 and to separate itself from AM2R. I also find it a nice way to connect it to Super Metroid in how the Baby helps attacks and absorbs some of the enemy's energy.
Incredible Jake this isn't metroid 2. Metroid 2 is better. Waaaaay better. This game is trash. I'm not even gunna buy it. Not even worth the 13 dollars i spent on the original metroid 2 lime a decade ago.
Can we take a moment to appreciate how this game re-canonized the Prime Trilogy with this fight, having Ridley in between his Meta and organic forms due to Phazon's restorative properties? This was such a good remake
The most badass and terrifying thing about Ridley here is even after that beatdown he STILL manages to steal back the baby metroid and destroys a space station shortly afterwards
In theory, this may have been a side effect of his corruption in the Pirate Homeworld Leviathan Core - It would also explain why he has shed much of his cybernetics from when he was Omega Ridley
Been with Samus since Super Metroid and I have to say, this has been the most enjoyable Ridley encounter yet. Beat the game this morning, such a treat. Nintendo hasn't forgotten that Samus exists, I'm glad about that.
I think I’m in the minority in the sense that I feel like I will never grow tired of Ridley. He’s like the Bowser/Ganondorf of Metroid. Other villains may take the spotlight on occasion, but there’s something about him that I just always want to see more of. He’s unique. Part of that is how different he is in-game versus in lore. The lore that he’s a hyperintelligent military commander adds so much more depth to him than the ferocious monster you see in-game. They complement each other. Normally a villain would feel overpowered having both strengths and smarts like him, but it never comes off that way since you only see one of those sides of him in the games. Also, I feel like his sheer animalistic ferocity is unmatched as a villain, ESPECIALLY a recurring villain. Normally, villains like him are one-and-done. But his intelligence allows him to keep coming back in new ways. As for how he keeps coming back, my headcanon is that they’ve uploaded his consciousness into a computer. That way, every time he dies, they can use dna samples to clone a new body for him and implant his consciousness into that new body. They never have more than one exist at a time though, since they are prone to shredding each other to pieces to assert dominance.
Metroid 1, Prime 1 & 3, Samus Returns, and Super Metroid all have the same Ridley, his regenerative healing ability is very powerful. Other M has the Federation unintentionally clone him, and when he’s killed by the Queen Metroid in that game, he’s used by the X in fusion to fight Samus. Point being, he’s been through the gutter
You know, this makes the pre-Other M Ridley boss encounters jump up to 7 (Zero Mission, Prime 1, Prime 3 - twice, Samus Returns, and Super - twice), making her breakdown in that game even *more* nonsensical.
Also since this confirms Prim is canon and this is him coming back from being a corpse and being disintegrated as Omega Ridley, yeah the break down has lost all logical reasoning she should be expecting him to appear everywhere at this point.
Kage1713 Careful there, cowboy. Ridley disintegrating and appearing like this makes no sense in conjunction with Prime canon imo. If so, he should be covered in more cybernetics cuz theu were designed to help him recover
Unless it was a PTSD attack that she was Holding back every Encounter and that one in other m was just too much for her seeing him after she destroyed an entire planet with Ridley on it so she gave in. PTSD cannot be cured and is unpredictable when it strikes. I could ask my Grandfather about his war stories and he could tell me about them and if i ask him the next day or an hour later he could be send to Hospital because of a serious PTSD attack.
Not to defend that OOC moment, but keep in mind that Ridley's actual, canon, 100%-he's-gone-for-good (clones notwithstanding) death was in Super Metroid, which takes place after Metroid 2/Samus Returns. It's a bit nebulous as to what's different about that death from other deaths, but it seems that the general idea is that Samus actually takes the time to literally blow Ridley apart (represented by him literally falling to pieces instead of just disappearing when he's beaten) before leaving him on a planet that LITERALLY EXPLODES - a demise so final that not even Ridley could survive it. Aaaaand then he comes right back in Other M, bigger and uglier than ever (as a clone, mind you, but still). At that point, I think Samus is honestly wondering if he's legit immortal - and, if you assume Ridley's as sadistic and intelligent as the manga and other supplementary material indicates (and also remembers Samus from his original self's genetic memory), he would absolutely take the time to rub it in and play up his apparent unkillability for all it's worth.
I love the Context of Ridley realizing the potential of this Metroid as it drains his energy. It gives more reasoning behind why the space pirates want it since with that type of strength they can conquer the universe.
As someone who loves Super and Prime’s Meta Ridley, this is easily my favorite look for him. I like how he mostly looks like his normal/non cyborg self we see in Zero Mission/Super but with enough asymmetrical armor and gear that it makes it look as if he’s wearing some standard issue space pirate battle harness. Makes him feel a little more connected to the group he himself co-leads.
Given how fast Ridley heals between phases, and each time Baby Metroid drains him, it's probably not a battle harness as much as a life support system, since he still has other cybernetic body parts and probably hasn't fully regenerated from his Meta Ridley/Omega Ridley state yet.
At this point nothing will kill Ridley, I'm suprised Samus hasn't gone on a Space Pirate murdering spree to destroy anyone who might want to revive/clone/cyborg-ify Ridley again for the 500th time. Even then someone would probably slip under the radar and do it anyway Samus is just that unlucky when it come to dealing with the giant purple pain in the ass.
I think that's what triggers Samus PTSD a second time in her life. Zebes exploded, if a planet exploding doesn't kill Ridley. What does? Fortunately, it was just a clone
@@justascarecrow6988 Dead but not Forgotten Ridley will always Haunt Samus no matter what Shape or Form Clone or Mecha he is The Cunning God of Death and He'll always come Back.
@@isaiahkayode6526 I could see Samus having a psychological episode where she has to fight him but it’s all on her head. I think Samus PTSD isn’t the kind where she’s necessarily afraid of Ridley but just that she has killed him so many times only for him to somehow come back that she prbly sees it as normal now, so if she dreamt about it, she wouldn’t think twice about kicking his ass again
this boss was TOTALLY unexpected for me since I played this blind. oh boy it was a treat! Samus DOESN'T lapse into PTSD but goes all in to take Ridley down, Ridley himself being here in Meta Form acknowledges the Prime series in the main games at long last, he's super powerful and a worthy final boss, AND gives more of a reason of him knowing where to go after the Last Metroid in Super!!! speaking of which, Super Metroid remake next? c'mon guys, great as it is there are some things that CAN be improved in even that game.
+AtomicMelodies While I agree that Super Metroid is fantastic and has aged incredibly well, I wouldn't be opposed for a ground-up remake in the same style as Samus Returns.
This is Ridley’s best appearance to date (excluding Meta Ridley). It’s cool, cinematic, the Boss poses a challenge, it helps develop the story, and it feels like a fight between equals.
This is a Ridely right done so much better than in Other M. Samus and Ridely trade blows in an interesting and surprisingly cinematic battle for a 3DS game. Samus doesn’t just Mary Sue to victory either, Ridely almost beats her at one point showing how evenly matched they are and that they’re ultimate rivals for all eternity. Also it’s just really cool I mean look at all the lasers flying everywhere!
This is hilarious, I come down to the comment section and all I see is people bashing the scene of Other M when Ridley shows up XD Still Ridley's durability is not to be questioned, I mean he got Metroid drained three times and had the sh*t blasted out of him and took point blank missiles- And he comes back in Super Metroid looking healthier than before.
Ridley shedding his implants is actually a brilliant foresight to the start of Super Metroid. Since the game is set several hours after Samus Returns, Ridley is still very weak in the Ceres Space Colony. Since he got his ass handed to him in SR388, it's a valid reason why Samus can easily damage him with the Power Beam.
@@Nyxael5845 ultra late, but considering that Ridley can supposedly regenerate, and the Prime Trilogy takes place between Zero Mission and Samus Returns (or 1 and 2 if you prefer) then basically this is the halfway point between Meta Ridley and Ridley. After this he was probably beat up but well enough to consume enough biomass (aka parents) to regenerate himself completely. Plus even though it's called a replica in his likeness, I like to think his brain's floating around in Robot Ridley. So Ridley went from being healthy to getting his ass kicked so hard he became mostly mechanical to being Ridley with prostetic limbs to being Ridley again. Such an inspiring comeback story, right before Samus fucked up his shit again and he was eaten by X Parasites. As all happy endings go~
This game does Samus’s character so good. For example, in the cutscene where the baby hatches, not a single word is spoken. But you can tell EXACTLY what is going through her mind. And I’ve noticed people who defend Other M’s cutscenes always have to reach so hard to justify it. The Metroid series has ALWAYS been able able to convey powerful emotions without useless drivel.
I did NOT see Ridley coming. When he snatched the baby, I literally said "Let him go!!", and "I'm his mother, not you!". I also love in the last phase you AND the baby defeat Ridley together, as mother and child.
According to Wikitroid, Metroids can gain powers of their victims. Like Ridley, the Metroids in this game can breath fire, which is possible if he had been in contact with Queen Metroid. The conclusion: Ridley is father of the baby.
Oh my god, Squishy saved Samus! Wait...didn't Fusion say something about... lemme check Wikitroid. "Pondering this fact, I realize... I owe the Metroid hatchling my life twice over."-Samus Aran. Twice...TWICE! ARRRG, THEY BROKE CANON!!!
kuribo04 Ridley had her pinned to the ground while shooting fireballs that do almost an E-tank per shot at her. If the baby metroid hadn't have stepped(floated?) in and latched on to Ridley, Samus probably would have died.
I am aware lmao, but I think next a Fusion remake should happen, after a sequel to it of course. Super Metroid is fine as it is, maybe do a little animation to update some of the lore for the beginning and end, but that's about it that could happen. Fusion would be incredible, especially on the Switch.
Fun Fact: Proteus Ridley was given the cybernetic appearance to maintain minimum continuity between the main Metroid games, and the Metroid Prime series, essentially making the Prime series canon.
To me, this feels like a confirmation that prime series takes place between Metroid 1 and 2, since we fight meta ridley, and it has a remix of the meta ridley theme. He seems less mechanical than in the prime games though, so i would assume phazon radiation lead to rapid regrowth of his cells, growing other the mechanical parts, explaining why he looks normal in Super Metroid.
Can I just say that the lighting, scenery, mood, and music all completely went together PERFECT? The green light along with the amazingly well made background (tornado, green clouds, lightning, odd landforms, the ship) just went flawlessly together. Possibly one of my favorite boss battles for even just those reasons. And the cut scenes (camera angles, camera shakes, sound effects, etc.) on top of that just makes it even better. Whoever was in charge of making this boss fight has done extremely well. I am really surprised that the 3DS could handle this. Amazing job done.
Was definitely a nice touch to throw Ridley in as the final boss- it makes total sense too, given the Space Pirates' need to weaponize Metroids to satisfy their murder boner, and Samus just fucking killed them all.
To add a little context: Samus has just rendered the Metroids extinct, save for the one larva she spared after it seemingly bonded with her Even before this game, Samus was already renowned across the galaxy as the foremost expert when it came to killing Metroids The Ultimate Hunter for the Ultimate Predator And now, they finds themselves fighting together against Ridley; the greatest, most persistent enemy of Samus, infamously known as the Cunning God of Death The circumstances leading to this fight are nothing short of unique
I mean yeah. Almost all ridley figjts are the same except mecharidley. This one is the only ridley fight I actually enjoy. The super metroid ridley annoying fight.
Brutal fight, it just keeps going. Think I'll just save all my super missiles for the melee finisher in the final phase. The endgame bosses make this probably the hardest Metroid I've played.
@@kingofflames738 Samus having PTSD isn't canon though. It's only canon to the manga and Other M which was based off of the manga. The manga has never been canon for either the Metroid or the Zelda series.
Buff Ridley worked for Other M: Being a clone, of course he wouldn't come out exactly the same as before, and he was well equipped to beat Samus around, yet lacked the fear and intimidation factor lanky skeletal Ridley has...
It’s bittersweet seeing the Baby Metroid help Samus, and the heartbreaking memory of “the Baby” being destroyed in Super Metroid’s storyline. One day, I hope, another Baby Metroid befriends Samus 🕊
For those who do not understand, he Metroid Prim series takes between Metroid 1 and Samus Returns. Proteus Ridley is his transition from the mechanical Meta Ridley back to a fully organic form for Super Metroid.
Played on normal mode. Absolutely the hardest boss battle I’ve ever had on a hand held and I date back to the original Game Boy. It took a while to figure out the algorithms this time. Nintendo did not make this easy. Diggernaut was also a toughie. Good game. Lots of work to get thru. And thanks for the video. It helped immensely.
Ridley's goal in phase 1: Steal the baby
Ridley's goal in phase 2: Get the baby back
Ridley's goal in phase 3: Kill Samus
The baby😏
he doesn't really seem to be after the baby in the second phase tho, and he almost kills samus in the cutscene, so I think phase 2 and phase 3 are the same goal.
*THE BABY!!!!*
I think in phase 3 he was like "THATS IT KILLING YOU BOTH"!
@@xandan1668 BIG BANG ATTACK!
Squishy makes this boss fight 10x more epic than it already is, from being captured, to cheering you on, then coming to your aid. Amazing.
I love the bonding dynamic they made with this fight.
I like how Squishy's behaviour here ties together with the Mother Brain fight.
It's the Baby
It makes it even more sad when it gets killed by Mother Brain.
That's a good little Squishy
So who actually saw this coming? Also, I loved the baby Metroid’s excitement at seeing Samus’ ship. It’s like “ooh, a shiny new thing! And it looks a little like Mama!”
Then he gets snatched up by the giant, flying, purple, pirate robot dragon from hell.
And then gets snatched up again like an hour later by the same thing but without the robot parts and dies three hours later.
_It looks like a little like mama!_
Hey wait a minute...
"A ship that looks like mama"
Wouldn't that make it a "mother ship"
😑
Notice how Samus never once had a panic attack and transformed into a toddler during this fight.
i did like how the baby metroid participated in the fight, it kinda contributes to why she cared about it so much.
Lot of Metroid fans do when they talk about Other M, though.
It was a fun game. Stop hatin.
no the game was terrible stop trying to be cool the game and the story sucked
the game had some interesting gameplay mechanics, majority of the faults come from the story.
and the game play moving in a 3d space with the dpad is just an stupid control setup needing to be told when to use your upgrades is stupid the only thing I like is you start with all your upgrades
I love how visceral they made Samus' fighting style in this game. You really feel the impact of each missile and each parry.
Ikr I heard that the guy who made the castlevania anime wants to make a metroid one ( which he claims would be dark and bloody) and this fight makes me want that to happen
+MadCap Unfortunately, Nintendo will probably never let them make it, out of fear of it being too violent or dark.
If Nintendo shoots it down there will be blood. I'll start with that whiny bitch sakurai
Jarman97 I feel like Nintendo's loosened up recently with maturity and violence. Like DOOM and Wolfenstein 2 on the Switch
Also Metroid has always been one of Nintendo's more serious franchises
TheGreatJman1999 it's Nintendo's only serious franchise except maybe fire emblem but that game is 9 hours of dialogue with 2 hours of game play so fuck it. Even Zelda doesn't actually take itself too seriously at times and can lend itself to cartoony graphics and even flat out goofiness at times
This is how you do a fucking boss fight. In game cutscenes that dont over stay there welcome. A boss who changes up his style of attack. Not a bullet sponge but tanky enough to feel like a real fight. A feeling of being evenly matched and showing this rivalry not with words but how brutal both characters kick the shit out of eachother and the body language during the fight. This fight alone made this game go from like 7-10 to 8-10 for me.
Sparks7907
Couldn't have said it any better.
Granted, you do go from slaughtering animals (and one robot) who were only guilty of being in your way, to a highly intelligent space dragon who is a commander to an entire army.
The lighting, music and atmosphere are some of the best the series has ever had (I love the tornado in the background), and it does a great job of giving Samus and the baby Metroid a stronger bond. My only problem with it is that it lasts too fucking long. Made the Queen Metroid almost seem like a pushover in comparison.
Toa Matoro That is a legit fault with the game it dosnt really have bosses when you think of it. The metriods are more puzzles once you figure it out it's pree easy considering you run into the same ones again and again. However the Chozo robot and Ridley are really well done. If they can pull this off with all the bosses in that hinted at fusion remake we could have a contender with super and zero mission. For the length of the fights I feel it's fine considering they feel like they change as they go makes it feel fresh. Also helps sell that this is a big moment feel. To each there own tho I could see how it's length could be considered a problem to some.
You could also skip the cutscenes if you don't want to see them
Squishy saves the day
ALL HAIL SQUISHY!
That's not Squishy. That's the Baby Metroid.
'Squishy' is a Zygarde Core.
AgentG128 (Zanza the Divine) Geez you're a freaking genius pal
There they go makin mama proud
So far in the series, coming to Samus' aid for the 3rd time!
Kinda funny how both Metroid 1 and 2 Remakes added Ridley as the final boss
Well in zero Mission it wasn’t actually Ridley it was mecha ridley which was a robotic clone of him
And still a massive pain in the ass. Though, I still vote Yakuza as the most irritating boss in the sidescroll Metroid games. Didn't have near the trouble with any other as that. Even the Diggernaut in this game. Though I'm still stuck on the Queen....I lost count at attempt 15.
Matthew Abban All I can say is keep trying at it and yes I agree with you that boss sucked and it was hard
I think the hardest Boss in Metroid Franchise is Nightmare from Metroid Fusion.
I dont know how long it took me to beat him. I mean he fucks up gravity, before you even have the Gravity Suit, rendering your Missiles nearly useless while they are your only reliable damage tool against him.
He just constantly floats arround uncontrollably, while you're stuck with slowed movement trying to ram you, except when you cling to the wall and "face him head to head" for a shootout vs his lazors.
Charged Plasma Beam damages him too, but reeeeally slow and he eats a shitton of dmg before he melts down.
I beat her, and Ridley. My DS's thumbstick is a bit sticky so I borrowed a friends, a whole new world man.
What I loved about this, is that it kinda adds to the Metroid’s love for Samus.
Not only did it perceive Samus as its mother due to hatching right next to her, Samus also put her life on the line like a real mother would for her child.
I like to think that this is why the Metroid had such strong feelings towards Samus in Super, recognizing her through its rage.
I like how it foreshadows the Mother Brain fight in Super Metroid, sets up and foreshadows the Ridley fights in Other M, and canonized the Prime games all in one clean swoop of a fight.
The Metroid Prime trilogy has always been canon.
Jacob Heward
How dies it do those things? Genuinely don't see any of them except maybe the Prime thing
It foreshadows the Mother Brain fight from Super Metroid most prominently, a situation where Samus fights a larger foe and is assisted by the hatchling draining the enemy. It makes the mother brain fight into an echo of the climax of the previous chronological game. It also sets up the intro to Super itself, since it causes Ridley appearing at Ceres to become much more personal- Samus just humiliated Ridley on SR388 a few hours ago, so now Ridley is retaliating by ambushing Samus and taking something he knows she cares about from her.
However, it also foreshadows the adolescent Ridley fight in other m at one point when Ridley clasps his hand over Samus and pins her down, which is the exact same thing the adolescent Ridley clone does to Samus in other m, and Samus fends Ridley off in that instance until anthony blasts Ridley with a Plasma beam- much like the baby metroid knocks him off of Samus here, as well. It also sets up the idea of Ridley playing dead to fool Samus more clearly, rather than it just being something implied to have happened between Zero Mission and Prime 1; Ridley fakes his death here, in Samus Returns, and we see he's still alive and well from the post credits scene, having cast off his Meta Ridley implants that remained, become fully organic, and pursued Samus to Ceres immediately.
Finally, it establishes Ridley had cybernetic implants and has the Prime 3 Meta Ridley armor which you can see in the unlockable Smash Bros Samus concept art gallery thing (which shows Ridley's armor is indeed silver, meaning it's just reflecting the green storm ingame and explains why the armor is silver in the post credits scene), but just partially removed from him. That alone insinuates he did in fact escape from the Urtragia Leviathan, like people have speculated for years since you can see what is potentially Ridley's shadow zip directly above Samus when the camera pans away, and that therefore Samus Returns is set chronologically after Prime 3 once and for all.
Prime Trilogy has been canon, yea, but there were way too many idiots saying it wasn't, so hopefully this will stuff a sock in them finally.
Jacob Heward
I never really thought about the mother brain thing but it seems so obvious. But yeah I like how it makes his appearance at the start of Super Metroid make sense. He probably followed her there right after this fight.
It also gives Samus an actual reason to care about the Baby Metroid (but other m is still ridiculous imo)
Where is this post credits scene of Ridley still being alive ? I must have missed that I only saw the scene with the X parasite
omg thank you samus returns placed the prime games in the timeline perfectly just like am2r was trying to do
As much as I love calling the baby Squishy why are we letting ourselves grow so attached to it when we know it's gonna die in Super Metroid
Because it's a lovely hatchling/child that's why
Because we want to be able to connect with Samus better in Other M for once?
@Jaeger19Ultima we don't talk about that game in any context other than "it sucks"
@Jaeger19Ultima oh crap. I just realized that I replied to the wrong comment. Sorry. It was meant for Peyton. Super Metroid is fucking awesome.
@@game84cube Other M is garbage.
I like how protective Samus is of the baby Metroid (which apparently everyone calls Squishy). Like she felt guilty for actually wiping out an entire species, and sees this as her opportunity to redeem them, and have them be used for good. Maybe it was her connection to the Chozo. But if Mercury Steam ever makes a remake of Super Metroid (and they should), I hope they show just how pissed off Samus got when Squishy died
Well if Dread is any indication, they'll do a good job at that!
@Jaeger19Ultima Maybe some day....it was the game Mercury Steam originally pitched to Nintendo for a remake.
PLEASE no remake of super… game is perfect
After all these years, finally Ridley is the Final boss in a game of Metroid :)
Oh you're right. I never thought about that, haha.
And its the best one yet, I mean this is the closest thing we'll probably get to a metroid movie.
Francisco Soto Villegas Funny how in both remakes, you fight a robot in his image, then you fight him recovering after mp3.
I know right lol I've been thinking that for years
What about Mecha Ridley from Zero Mission tho?
Oh, this makes sense!! The metroid saps energy from Ridley and into Samus, but that little taste of Samus it gets allows it to recognise her in Super Metroid and not fully kill her in Tourian!!
Mercury Steam KNOCKED it out of the park with this release. If Nintendo decides to do another 2D Metroid, hopefully this does well because it absolutely deserves it, then they NEED to get Mercury Steam back to develop it.
this needs a switch release.
@@KeithMyers2022 Save that for a Fusion remake. Idk if it'd be better to use the game style of Samus Returns or the Prime games for it though. I think Other M might've highlighted what a Fusion remake could look like in 3D.
Ascenndant Fusion doesn’t really need a remake
What we need is for Nintendo to finish Prime 4
Plus a new title in the series since Fusion did leave some things in the air in its ending
Too bad Mercurysteam got bought out
@@Lady_Moonsong A company bought stake in the studio, they weren't completely bought out.
I absolutely love that he turns into red Ridley when he is defeated which is a call back to the boxart of Super Metroid where Ridley is also red.
Red Ridley? More like...REDLEY!
Uhh actually he's red because in SM we fight him on a platform that has lava around it, and it's the lava's light that makes him look red
I feel like that’s just because it’s how Metroid bosses tend to work, they turn redder and redder as their health gets lower I don’t think it’s specifically a reference to Super
At first I thought they were gonna shoehorn Ridley at the end just because. But no, this hit all the right notes with the brutal fighting and even the baby aiding in the fight, so amazingly well done.
Hi.
@@spike1670been playing this series for 21 years now. Went back and played the older ones many times. No, you're absolutely wrong. This was a fantastic way to end the game.
@@RangoTheMercenary you beat ridley in uper metroid with the basic beam and in this even with all your powerups hes still ahrd its baltant contrast
"The last know surviving Metroid will soon be secured and the galaxy will finally be at peace..."
Ridley in a flamboyant voice:"Not if I can help it!!!"
This should be called”Ridley getting abused and refusing to die”
Local Space Pirate too angry to die
That's his entire character tbh.
Isn't that what he always does?
I mean we all know somehow, whenever they make a game that takes place after Fusion he'll somehow come back AGAIN wether it be via cloning again, some crazy bullshit that let the original Ridley survive Super Metroid or whatever. It's just what Ridley fucking does, he gets his ass whooped in basically every game and somehow finds a way to come back.
@@thewalrus45He and William Afton took coming back as their high school elective
Ridley: THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FOR NOT INCLUDING ME IN METROID 2
This fight is pure gold for all hardcore Metroid fans.
@@monsoon1303 you tried the prime trilogy?
@@stuartcarranza9179 Not yet, but I'm definitely considering it. Heard the second game's final level is utter bullshit.
I wasn't exactly hardcore, but due to the mere existance of this boss, Metroid is my new favorite series-
damm true
I love how the music dramatically changes when ridley realizes he's up against a metroid and samus teamup.
Who would win? A giant cyber-dragon feared across the galaxy as commander of genocidal privateers and nicknamed cunning god of death...
...or one mom and her squishyboi?
You forgot to include that Ridley is known as "The cunning God of Death"
More like the screaming God of Death.
@@mushroomhead3619 that goes for Zero Mission Ridley and Metroid Fusión Neo Ridley
I've never had this much fun in a boss fight. I love going from "I don't see how you could possibly dodge that attack!" to confidently jumping over and dodging every attack with ease, while punishing Ridley all the while. I only wish it was more difficult, cause I wanted to fight him for much longer.
Congratulations Ridley you finally made final boss status!
He kind of already did with Zero Mission
Yeah but that wasn't the real ridley so i don't count that, that's just me though.
Not only that,but he also got into smash playable status.
Will they remake fusion? Who is ready to have more nightmares of the SA-X?
*looks at sa-x*
*intense sweating*
BRING IT OOOOOOOOOOOON!
What's interesting is that the devs of this came (Samus Returns) initially wanted to make a Fusion remake, but Nintendo chose to make a Metroid 2 one.
@@grievous8118 *Samus X theme plays*
Samus X is literally nitendo's Mr. X.
For me, Ridley is best returning character Nintendo ever made. So I am happy, that they make him as final boss of Samus Returns remake.
2:30 when Ridley pins down Samus the thunder in the background strikes perfectly and I loooooooove it
Clever on Nintendo's part to throw Ridley in this game as the true final boss. Nice way to trick old time players of Metroid 2 and to separate itself from AM2R. I also find it a nice way to connect it to Super Metroid in how the Baby helps attacks and absorbs some of the enemy's energy.
Incredible Jake MercurySteam deserves credit as well as they are the ones who Nintendo trusted to make the game.
Incredible Jake this isn't metroid 2. Metroid 2 is better. Waaaaay better. This game is trash. I'm not even gunna buy it. Not even worth the 13 dollars i spent on the original metroid 2 lime a decade ago.
+RStaR RaptoR Cool how you know it's trash before buying it
clearly he's trolling, pay them no mind.
Also, it shows Ridley slowly becoming organic again after the events of the Prime series. Good stuff. :)
*Slowbeef Ridley voice*
"HEY SAMUS HOW YA DOING!?"
"OOGA BOOGA, I'M RIDLEY! OOH ARE YOU SCARED SAMU-"
*Gets molten lead and plasma blasted in his face*
Samus: No.
REMEMBER ME ?
"NOW IF YOU DON'T MIND ME, I'M GONNA TAKE THIS SMALL FLOATING JELLYFI-"
Samus: *s a y s i k e r i g h t n o w.*
“YOU CAME ALL THIS WAY TO SEE ME FOR CHRISTMAS? C’MON SAMMY, YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE!”
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAMUS, SELF DESTRUCT ACTIVATED!"
I love how the music is perfectly synced to the action building up to the melee counter at 3:39.
Can we take a moment to appreciate how this game re-canonized the Prime Trilogy with this fight, having Ridley in between his Meta and organic forms due to Phazon's restorative properties?
This was such a good remake
The most badass and terrifying thing about Ridley here is even after that beatdown he STILL manages to steal back the baby metroid and destroys a space station shortly afterwards
In theory, this may have been a side effect of his corruption in the Pirate Homeworld Leviathan Core - It would also explain why he has shed much of his cybernetics from when he was Omega Ridley
You can just FEEL the outright HATRED these two have for each other in the final phase music.
Been with Samus since Super Metroid and I have to say, this has been the most enjoyable Ridley encounter yet. Beat the game this morning, such a treat. Nintendo hasn't forgotten that Samus exists, I'm glad about that.
And Nintendo won't forgot ever again that the Metroid franchise exists because of the popularity of Metroid Dread
I think I’m in the minority in the sense that I feel like I will never grow tired of Ridley. He’s like the Bowser/Ganondorf of Metroid. Other villains may take the spotlight on occasion, but there’s something about him that I just always want to see more of. He’s unique. Part of that is how different he is in-game versus in lore. The lore that he’s a hyperintelligent military commander adds so much more depth to him than the ferocious monster you see in-game. They complement each other. Normally a villain would feel overpowered having both strengths and smarts like him, but it never comes off that way since you only see one of those sides of him in the games.
Also, I feel like his sheer animalistic ferocity is unmatched as a villain, ESPECIALLY a recurring villain. Normally, villains like him are one-and-done. But his intelligence allows him to keep coming back in new ways.
As for how he keeps coming back, my headcanon is that they’ve uploaded his consciousness into a computer. That way, every time he dies, they can use dna samples to clone a new body for him and implant his consciousness into that new body. They never have more than one exist at a time though, since they are prone to shredding each other to pieces to assert dominance.
Metroid 1, Prime 1 & 3, Samus Returns, and Super Metroid all have the same Ridley, his regenerative healing ability is very powerful. Other M has the Federation unintentionally clone him, and when he’s killed by the Queen Metroid in that game, he’s used by the X in fusion to fight Samus. Point being, he’s been through the gutter
@@I.T.P and the bastard STILL keeps coming back for more.
@@monsterfanatic5344He and William Afton are drinking buddies. They constantly discuss the ways they come back
Stay here and be good mommy Samus has to go kill an evil space pterodactyl
You know, this makes the pre-Other M Ridley boss encounters jump up to 7 (Zero Mission, Prime 1, Prime 3 - twice, Samus Returns, and Super - twice), making her breakdown in that game even *more* nonsensical.
Also since this confirms Prim is canon and this is him coming back from being a corpse and being disintegrated as Omega Ridley, yeah the break down has lost all logical reasoning she should be expecting him to appear everywhere at this point.
Kage1713 Careful there, cowboy. Ridley disintegrating and appearing like this makes no sense in conjunction with Prime canon imo. If so, he should be covered in more cybernetics cuz theu were designed to help him recover
Unless Prime 4 explains the deal with that.
Maybe in that game he's just a brain in a jar.
Unless it was a PTSD attack that she was Holding back every Encounter and that one in other m was just too much for her seeing him after she destroyed an entire planet with Ridley on it so she gave in. PTSD cannot be cured and is unpredictable when it strikes. I could ask my Grandfather about his war stories and he could tell me about them and if i ask him the next day or an hour later he could be send to Hospital because of a serious PTSD attack.
Not to defend that OOC moment, but keep in mind that Ridley's actual, canon, 100%-he's-gone-for-good (clones notwithstanding) death was in Super Metroid, which takes place after Metroid 2/Samus Returns. It's a bit nebulous as to what's different about that death from other deaths, but it seems that the general idea is that Samus actually takes the time to literally blow Ridley apart (represented by him literally falling to pieces instead of just disappearing when he's beaten) before leaving him on a planet that LITERALLY EXPLODES - a demise so final that not even Ridley could survive it.
Aaaaand then he comes right back in Other M, bigger and uglier than ever (as a clone, mind you, but still). At that point, I think Samus is honestly wondering if he's legit immortal - and, if you assume Ridley's as sadistic and intelligent as the manga and other supplementary material indicates (and also remembers Samus from his original self's genetic memory), he would absolutely take the time to rub it in and play up his apparent unkillability for all it's worth.
I love the Context of Ridley realizing the potential of this Metroid as it drains his energy. It gives more reasoning behind why the space pirates want it since with that type of strength they can conquer the universe.
As someone who loves Super and Prime’s Meta Ridley, this is easily my favorite look for him. I like how he mostly looks like his normal/non cyborg self we see in Zero Mission/Super but with enough asymmetrical armor and gear that it makes it look as if he’s wearing some standard issue space pirate battle harness. Makes him feel a little more connected to the group he himself co-leads.
Given how fast Ridley heals between phases, and each time Baby Metroid drains him, it's probably not a battle harness as much as a life support system, since he still has other cybernetic body parts and probably hasn't fully regenerated from his Meta Ridley/Omega Ridley state yet.
I did not expect him! NICE!
Yeah i was so hyped and .... WOW!! But the ending fucked me up so hard! ... Fusion Remake confirmed :D
Shade's Insane Chamber I agree. Ridley showing up at the very last minute really took me by surprise.
Shade's Insane Chamber KONO RIDLEY DA
Ikr same! I was like "alright time for item hun--- OH HI RIDLEY"
At this point nothing will kill Ridley, I'm suprised Samus hasn't gone on a Space Pirate murdering spree to destroy anyone who might want to revive/clone/cyborg-ify Ridley again for the 500th time. Even then someone would probably slip under the radar and do it anyway Samus is just that unlucky when it come to dealing with the giant purple pain in the ass.
I think that's what triggers Samus PTSD a second time in her life. Zebes exploded, if a planet exploding doesn't kill Ridley. What does? Fortunately, it was just a clone
@@novau115 As of dread (no, he doesn't appear there.)
It seems that Ridley is well and truly DEAD. Which took just a few attempts.
@@justascarecrow6988 Dead but not Forgotten Ridley will always Haunt Samus no matter what Shape or Form Clone or Mecha he is The Cunning God of Death and He'll always come Back.
@@isaiahkayode6526 I could see Samus having a psychological episode where she has to fight him but it’s all on her head. I think Samus PTSD isn’t the kind where she’s necessarily afraid of Ridley but just that she has killed him so many times only for him to somehow come back that she prbly sees it as normal now, so if she dreamt about it, she wouldn’t think twice about kicking his ass again
This fight and the cutscenes after it do so much foreshadowing it's amazing
Get away from it, you bitch! - Samus Aran
this boss was TOTALLY unexpected for me since I played this blind. oh boy it was a treat! Samus DOESN'T lapse into PTSD but goes all in to take Ridley down, Ridley himself being here in Meta Form acknowledges the Prime series in the main games at long last, he's super powerful and a worthy final boss, AND gives more of a reason of him knowing where to go after the Last Metroid in Super!!! speaking of which, Super Metroid remake next? c'mon guys, great as it is there are some things that CAN be improved in even that game.
im guessing fusion since they already redid much of supers soundtrack, but no fusion songs
no, super metroid is still so polished and well made that to this day it doesn't warrant a remake.
I think Metroid Fusion is a much more likely candidate, though I would rather they expand the series rather than remake another game.
+AtomicMelodies While I agree that Super Metroid is fantastic and has aged incredibly well, I wouldn't be opposed for a ground-up remake in the same style as Samus Returns.
Jarman97
I just think they resources could go to so many better things instead of a remake of a game I already consider perfect
and there he is, one of the best and more memorable boss ever
This is Ridley’s best appearance to date (excluding Meta Ridley). It’s cool, cinematic, the Boss poses a challenge, it helps develop the story, and it feels like a fight between equals.
So many super metroid references
My favorite is 1:11
Afterwards Ridley follows Samus to the research station that starts the plot of Super Metroid.
Honestly, I’d love for a game set between this and super where Samus and the hatchling go on an adventure together
I would like one, too. And since I'm starving for anything Metroid, I wouldn't mind a spin-off style game of them doing something together.
For me the most intense and exciting confrontation against Ridley I've ever seen! :)
This is a Ridely right done so much better than in Other M. Samus and Ridely trade blows in an interesting and surprisingly cinematic battle for a 3DS game. Samus doesn’t just Mary Sue to victory either, Ridely almost beats her at one point showing how evenly matched they are and that they’re ultimate rivals for all eternity.
Also it’s just really cool I mean look at all the lasers flying everywhere!
This is hilarious, I come down to the comment section and all I see is people bashing the scene of Other M when Ridley shows up XD
Still Ridley's durability is not to be questioned, I mean he got Metroid drained three times and had the sh*t blasted out of him and took point blank missiles- And he comes back in Super Metroid looking healthier than before.
Probably ate some other kids parents to recover. Let's just hope this one isn't adopted by magical space birds too.
To be fair, said Metroid is just a newborn.
Ridley shedding his implants is actually a brilliant foresight to the start of Super Metroid. Since the game is set several hours after Samus Returns, Ridley is still very weak in the Ceres Space Colony. Since he got his ass handed to him in SR388, it's a valid reason why Samus can easily damage him with the Power Beam.
@@Nyxael5845 ultra late, but considering that Ridley can supposedly regenerate, and the Prime Trilogy takes place between Zero Mission and Samus Returns (or 1 and 2 if you prefer) then basically this is the halfway point between Meta Ridley and Ridley. After this he was probably beat up but well enough to consume enough biomass (aka parents) to regenerate himself completely. Plus even though it's called a replica in his likeness, I like to think his brain's floating around in Robot Ridley.
So Ridley went from being healthy to getting his ass kicked so hard he became mostly mechanical to being Ridley with prostetic limbs to being Ridley again. Such an inspiring comeback story, right before Samus fucked up his shit again and he was eaten by X Parasites.
As all happy endings go~
1:24 Samus like "Oh HELL no, you're going back to bed RIGHT now!"
Ridley but it’s Saturday!
3:39 The timing of the hit and music was perfect
Love how Samus natural motherly instincts kick in with the baby
Samus: *HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO TEACH YOU THIS LESSON, OLD MAN?!*
Ridley: I'm not old... and I'm far superior to any 'man'. I am the cunning god of DEATH!
Despite being Samus's archnemesis, this is ironically the first time Ridley was a final boss in a Metroid game.
2:38 - _LEAVE MY MOMMY ALONE!!_
More like Not the mama
Other M: Samus is petrified, cries, gets wrecked
Samus Returns: Samus charges straight into battle and kicks Ridley’s ass
This game does Samus’s character so good. For example, in the cutscene where the baby hatches, not a single word is spoken. But you can tell EXACTLY what is going through her mind. And I’ve noticed people who defend Other M’s cutscenes always have to reach so hard to justify it. The Metroid series has ALWAYS been able able to convey powerful emotions without useless drivel.
So I just realized that this fight is very similar to SPOILERS
Raven Beak.
I did NOT see Ridley coming. When he snatched the baby, I literally said "Let him go!!", and "I'm his mother, not you!". I also love in the last phase you AND the baby defeat Ridley together, as mother and child.
According to Wikitroid, Metroids can gain powers of their victims. Like Ridley, the Metroids in this game can breath fire, which is possible if he had been in contact with Queen Metroid. The conclusion:
Ridley is father of the baby.
Cringe
@@Lady_Moonsong stop talkng to yourself it's creeping everyone out
Are we not going to talk about how Samus can use her suit's jets to hover and fly?
Literally why I am here. lol So confusing. She never has done anything since.
Oh my god, Squishy saved Samus! Wait...didn't Fusion say something about... lemme check Wikitroid. "Pondering this fact, I realize... I owe the Metroid hatchling my life twice over."-Samus Aran. Twice...TWICE! ARRRG, THEY BROKE CANON!!!
Well Samus wasn't dying here
kuribo04 Ridley had her pinned to the ground while shooting fireballs that do almost an E-tank per shot at her. If the baby metroid hadn't have stepped(floated?) in and latched on to Ridley, Samus probably would have died.
Welp time to remake Fusion, gg.
Smash Nippy The guys behind Samus Returns actually wanted to remake Fusion, but were talked into doing this game.
I am aware lmao, but I think next a Fusion remake should happen, after a sequel to it of course. Super Metroid is fine as it is, maybe do a little animation to update some of the lore for the beginning and end, but that's about it that could happen. Fusion would be incredible, especially on the Switch.
Fun Fact: Proteus Ridley was given the cybernetic appearance to maintain minimum continuity between the main Metroid games, and the Metroid Prime series, essentially making the Prime series canon.
At 1:30, it looks like Squishy is cheering for Samus lol
To me, this feels like a confirmation that prime series takes place between Metroid 1 and 2, since we fight meta ridley, and it has a remix of the meta ridley theme. He seems less mechanical than in the prime games though, so i would assume phazon radiation lead to rapid regrowth of his cells, growing other the mechanical parts, explaining why he looks normal in Super Metroid.
I just realized that this is the only Metroid game where Ridley, Samus’s arch nemesis, is actually the final boss in the game.
Ridley: OOHA BOOGA I STEAL YOUR CHILD FEAR ME!
Samus(*blows him up*)
Samus:no
Ridley: "SUPRISE I'M STILL ALI-"
Samus: *aeion beam spam*
Ridley: "heckle"
T H E B A B Y
just love how theres a super tornado in the background as samus and the baby casually walks back to the ship
It was there for the whole fight but Samus and Ridley were too concerned with killing each other to notice
Can I just say that the lighting, scenery, mood, and music all completely went together PERFECT? The green light along with the amazingly well made background (tornado, green clouds, lightning, odd landforms, the ship) just went flawlessly together. Possibly one of my favorite boss battles for even just those reasons. And the cut scenes (camera angles, camera shakes, sound effects, etc.) on top of that just makes it even better. Whoever was in charge of making this boss fight has done extremely well. I am really surprised that the 3DS could handle this. Amazing job done.
1:04
must hurt being shot directly in ur chest multiple times with the Plasma Beam, damn Ridley
Was definitely a nice touch to throw Ridley in as the final boss- it makes total sense too, given the Space Pirates' need to weaponize Metroids to satisfy their murder boner, and Samus just fucking killed them all.
Yeah, freaking 99.99% of THEM.
The parallels between this and the Raven Beak fight in Dread are uncanny.
To add a little context:
Samus has just rendered the Metroids extinct, save for the one larva she spared after it seemingly bonded with her
Even before this game, Samus was already renowned across the galaxy as the foremost expert when it came to killing Metroids
The Ultimate Hunter for the Ultimate Predator
And now, they finds themselves fighting together against Ridley; the greatest, most persistent enemy of Samus, infamously known as the Cunning God of Death
The circumstances leading to this fight are nothing short of unique
We can all agree that this is the best 2d Ridley fight
I mean yeah. Almost all ridley figjts are the same except mecharidley. This one is the only ridley fight I actually enjoy. The super metroid ridley annoying fight.
It's rather something ridley
Brutal fight, it just keeps going. Think I'll just save all my super missiles for the melee finisher in the final phase. The endgame bosses make this probably the hardest Metroid I've played.
Now this is a Ridley fight. Samus didn't cower in fear when he unexpectedly showed up, she got down to business!
PeteTemplar101 Stop reminding us.
PTSD is nothing to joke about. It can happen randomly.
King of flames... It only happens when you're reminded of the presence of a commanding officer in the Metroid series, thank you very much.
No time to cower! Purple dragon fuck tryna steal mah baby!!!
@@kingofflames738 Samus having PTSD isn't canon though. It's only canon to the manga and Other M which was based off of the manga. The manga has never been canon for either the Metroid or the Zelda series.
Is anyone else happy they went back to Ridley's iconic design? or do you prefer buff Ridley from Other M?
i mean, the buff ridley had a point, this one should be breaking his neck everytime you look at him wrong
Wolf Raiser The Witch of Time I'm glad Ridleys in his iconic design, MoM design made him look like a bird, than a dragon.
I love the classic look of this Ridley
Buff Ridley worked for Other M: Being a clone, of course he wouldn't come out exactly the same as before, and he was well equipped to beat Samus around, yet lacked the fear and intimidation factor lanky skeletal Ridley has...
+Sir Wafflestomper "for no reason" Read up on the Metroid backstory
Imagine fighting Ridley all while not trying to kill the baby at the same time! That would’ve made it really, really challenging.
R.I.P. the baby 1988-1993 you will be missed 😭😭
Died in Super Metroid while healing Samus but got killed by Mother Brain’s attacks.
It’s bittersweet seeing the Baby Metroid help Samus, and the heartbreaking memory of “the Baby” being destroyed in Super Metroid’s storyline. One day, I hope, another Baby Metroid befriends Samus 🕊
People might not be fans of the direction they took the games ending, but everyone can admit they did it damn well
Anyone else come back to this game to train for Metroid Dread?
For those who do not understand, he Metroid Prim series takes between Metroid 1 and Samus Returns. Proteus Ridley is his transition from the mechanical Meta Ridley back to a fully organic form for Super Metroid.
Just beat this game last night. Fantastic Metroid experience and a really great game for the 3DS. Good to play while we wait for Dread.
At long last, Ridley is a final boss
4:17 Is the only way to beat this boss
I didn’t even know you could parry him but I beat him.
absolutely amazing fight. it's pretty much perfectly realized.
I still go back to watch how awesome this fight was.
This is one of the best fights in any Metroid game period!!
4real though lol
I love it when Ridley grabs her and Throw her away like a small Ball :D
This shows how Ridley began to shed his robot parts, as he is organic in Super Metroid.
Played on normal mode. Absolutely the hardest boss battle I’ve ever had on a hand held and I date back to the original Game Boy. It took a while to figure out the algorithms this time. Nintendo did not make this easy. Diggernaut was also a toughie. Good game. Lots of work to get thru. And thanks for the video. It helped immensely.
Can't have Metroid without Ridley.
Edit: Dread is an exception, because we have Raven Beak
Am I the only one whose hands hurt while playing this?????
Mine don't
my hands hurt big time. old 3dsxl over here
I like how the hatchling fight’s back against Ridley this time
Samus: *"How many times do I have to teach you this lesson, Ridley?"*