Berserker (Fate/Mythos - Ridley)

*"I will enjoy tearing your limbs apart, one by one. Hahahaha!"* - Ridley.

**Berserker** (バーサーカー, *Bāsākā*) is the servant of ??? in the ??? Holy Grail War.

## Profile

### Identity

Berserker's true identity is **Ridley**, the Military Commander of the dreaded Space Pirates who would become the leader of the entire organization, the archenemy of Samus Aran, and one of the most recurring enemies of the Galactic Federation. Sadistic and bloodthirsty, the space dragon Ridley delights in death and destruction, and was responsible for the massacre of the colony K-2L. Since then, he and Samus have clashed several times, with Samus usually emerging the victor.

Having murdered Samus' parents when she was just a toddler, he has been her nemesis since their first meeting. Samus' deep hatred of Ridley is as strong as his hatred against her endless attempts to thwart his nefarious plans against civilization in the galaxy. But Ridley's brutality is matched only by his resilience, and he regularly returns from apparent death to do battle with Samus once more. As such, the Space Pirate is fittingly referred to as the **Cunning God of Death**.

Resembling a skeletal pterodactyl-dragon with glowing eyes, the true name of Ridley's species is unknown. Despite his bestial appearance, Ridley is known to be highly intelligent and even shown to be capable of speech. He was also apparently capable of building a robot in his own likeness, showing both his ego and ability to create.

### Appearance

Overall, Ridley had the appearance of a dragon, with his head and neck resembling that of a pterodactyl. He also possessed a spiked segmented tail with a hooked end.

It is believed that his first appearance was similar to later ones, although the head crest was missing, and was depicted as only slightly taller than Samus Aran. In addition, the artwork for Ridley, depending on the source, either depicted him with a leech-like head and tridactyl feet or otherwise as a chibi dragon with expressive purple eyes. Interestingly, both depictions show Ridley with blue skin, although the actual event had Ridley with purple skin.

He has bidactyl feet, had a largely emaciated appearance, and his eyes were generally depicted as glowing ominously (although there have been a few instances where he was depicted with irises), as well as his head given definite pterodactyl features, including a head-crest and a distinctive bent neck. Most importantly is that he also had his size increase, although not to the same extent as Kraid, where Samus' height just barely reaches the top of Ridley's chest while the latter is crouching.

After the destruction of Zebes, Ridley, or rather, his clone has some notable differences in physical appearance. In particular, he appears with a more muscular build, and his snout now has the top half being smaller than the bottom half, as well as pointed slightly upward, and he possessed four fingers and a thumb instead of two fingers and a thumb on his hands as well as tridactyl feet. His tail also has at its end an appendage that bears a close resemblance to a dagger blade.

### Personality

Considering his screening and little-known backstory about him, Ridley is easily mistaken as a brain-dead and feral animal that can't control his actions, and has to eat in order to survive. However, this is proven wrong as Ridley is actually shown to be an intelligent yet bloodthirsty creature that kills a young girl's mother, which just so happens to be Samus, who tries to befriend him despite his ruthless actions; Ridley simply laughs at the request and attacks her, another goal of his is to destroy the peaceful planet K2-L.

His brutal disposition, foul temper and love of death and destruction are made apparent when he orders his entire legion of Space Pirates to annihilate the peaceful inhabitants of K2-L as he looked on, even going as far as to tell them to "have fun" while causing carnage. His ability for cruelty is further made concrete when he attempts to kill a small girl who tries to befriend him; killing her mother while trying to shield the child.

Despite these bloodthirsty tendencies, Ridley has shown to be an intelligent and competent battle tactician, orchestrating a great many successful battles, as well as proving a serious threat on his own. One instance of this intelligence was his ordering his Space Pirates to be careful when retrieving the Afloraltite due to its volatile properties, as well as his being implied to have held back in going all out on the carnage until after making absolute certain that they've secured the afloraltite beforehand.

His battle tactician skills were best showcased during the battle of Norion when fighting Samus: He tried to kill Samus while she was traversing through ducts in Morph Ball form and thus preventing her to transform, and later he also made sure to have Samus fall down the Generator C shaft with him to ensure that, in the event he could not defeat her, she would at least die with him. Similarly, it was implied that the reason he bombed the Cradle was specifically in an attempt to prevent Samus from accessing the Impact Crater during the events on Tallon IV, and when fighting Samus for the baby on SR388, he also proceeded to use his cybernetic arm to block Samus' Arm Cannon blasts while rushing at her. It is also implied that he set the Ceres Space Colony's self destruct protocol during the escape. However, his quick temper and his arrogant belief that nothing can defeat him often undermine these qualities, leading to a great many defeats for him as well, particularly at the hands of Samus.

Considering he is the warlord that he is, he follows his leaders very unwillingly. This most likely is because his love for war is only because of the feeling for murder and death of people. Ridley does however grudgingly shows respect to those who are natural leaders, such as when Gray Voice ordered the Pirate Troops to their battle stations; Ridley, taken aback, smirked at being told by Gray Voice to attend to his job and sarcastically addressed him as "Sir Military Commander" when he flew off.

Even though this, he is shown to be very intelligent as well, as he makes sure that even if he dies, Samus will also die. This characterization was given a brief nod when he is seen with his back turned pounding the ground in a manner that evoked tearing his downed opponent apart before quickly turning his head with a grin. His main trait of personality other than being a warlord though is his sarcastic and overly sadistic humor, he makes jokes about Samus' mother being dead at times very casually, and toys with Samus at times before trying to kill her, he even sarcastically calls his leader once "Sir Military Commander", in which he obviously just flies away in arrogance after.

Ridley has frequently displayed a very sadistic sense of humor, evidenced by his various comments against Samus upon their first meeting since K2-L. Ridley even went so far as to taunt her by saying that he may have eaten and incorporated the cells of her mother's corpse into his body and sardonically wondered what part her cells reside in. He then proceeded to bring his foot down on Samus, growling "At least pay your respects!"; referring to her dead mother, showing just how much joy he takes in the suffering of others. However, he was shown to be momentarily taken aback by young Samus' naivety and looked at her with apparent pity when she innocently tried to befriend him despite being scared of his terrifying appearance. In response to this gesture, Ridley called Samus cute, before refusing her offer in a sarcastically polite tone and revealing his intent to kill her.

He, like many of his Space Pirate brethren, also believes in the superiority of certain races over others, counting himself among the privileged elite species and seeing the "lower" races as something only to exterminate. His more sadistic and bloodthirsty tendencies were initially hinted at in a Pirate Data scan explaining his resurrection as Meta Ridley in Metroid Prime, where the crew guessed that Ridley becoming the mainstay of the Space Pirates' security force after the completion of his cybernetics was "a job he will certainly relish." He also has some degree of narcissism, due to his commissioning the Ridley Robot as a symbol of his power.

### Relationships

#### His Master

Due to his attitude towards power, Ridley is only willing to serve those who themselves possesses a great amount of power. So masters who don't possess that amount of power, he utterly loathes and makes it clear of his contempt towards them. In spite of being his master, Ridley views most as irrelevant in his own ambitions. He is however still willing to serve them if their missions don't interfere with his own agenda with a gleeful willingness to missions that involve loads of death and bloodshed as it allows him to cut loose.

To his masters who themselves are cruel and sadistic, he may hold a liking towards them as their nature is similar to his though his attitude would usually remain the same. To his masters that are righteous and kind, he holds the opposite view point. He utterly despises them to an extreme degree, moaning his fate in being stuck to those he called pitiful and idiotic. He does not hide his hatred to them and would criticize everything they do in order to break them. His main mission would be to find a way to break the contract while still keeping a physical body in the world.

#### Samus Aran

His eternal arch nemesis since their first meeting. Just as Samus is driven by his massacre of K-2L, Ridley detests her for always being a relentless thorn in his side in his efforts to ravage the galaxy due to her constant interference and his various defeats at her hands. He revels in maliciously taunting her over the massacre of K-2L. His hatred and resilience have easily made him her most persistent foe, always finding some way to cheat death to continue their conflict all over again.

Originally, he seems to hold a grudge against Samus for her deceased father's role in the massive failure of Ridley's raid on K2-L. Rodney Aran intentionally ignited the Space Pirates' stolen supply of Afloraltite, causing Ridley's ship to not only explode and take numerous Pirate lives, but to also crash on top of Ridley. His injuries subsequently forced him to consume dead humans, despite his utter disgust and low opinion of the species.

He also refers to Samus' existence when meeting her for the first time since the K-2L raid as a nightmare, implying that his hatred for Samus during that time stemmed also from the fact that she even survived the massacre at all.

#### Pirate Council

While technically his superiors as the leaders of the Space Pirates, Ridley holds no loyalty to the council and is very much willing to ignore or kill them if they interfere with his plans. However, he does commend them for their ruthless competence, mental strength and willingness to sacrifice anyone for the sake of victory for the Space Pirate collective. The council, on the other hand, praise Ridley's contributions to the Space Pirate cause even with his own habits, but are not naive enough to completely trust the space dragon due to knowing of his survival of the fittest mentality. They are also willing to push their weight against him if Ridley does anything that could prove disastrous for their own plans even if rarely does anything of worth.

## Abilities

### Notable Skills and Techniques

* **Mad Enhancement** (E Rank): While a very ruthless and cruel monster, Ridley's own intelligence and cunning mind being such a major part of his being that the expected short-coming of this skill, usually the lost of sanity, are plainly ignored. This means that Ridley user does not receive all the benefits of Mad Enhancement but nor does he lose any of his reasoning abilities, overall just becoming a little rougher.
* **Independent Action** (B+ Rank):
* **Outer Flying** (A Rank):
* **Fire Breath** (A Rank):
* **Battle Continuation** (A+ Rank):
* **Psychic Suffering** (B+ Rank):
* **Ridley Resurrections** (A Rank):

## Quotes

* *"For Ridley, killing isn’t a job. It's an honor."* - Unknown note about Ridley.
* *"The Cunning God of Death. An intelligent and visceral killing machine that would eviscerate anything at his arrival. Though he makes one mistake... He didn't finish off Samus when he had the chance."* - Unknown Archive about Ridley.
* *"We haven't seen flesh and blood and awhile. First enjoy the slaughter to the fullest!! We can take our time collecting the spoils!"* - Ridley.
* *"SAMUS! Such a miserable and helpless little girl! Your existence is like a bad dream! I WILL ERASE YOU FROM THIS AND EVERY WORLD!"* - Ridley to Samus Aran.
* *"Heh, humans are always so weak to deaths of their own breed! Who knows, perhaps I consumed your "mama" so that my cells may live, hm? Is she here... or here?! AT LEAST PAY YOUR RESPECTS!"* - Ridley mocks a young Samus about when she lost her parents.
* *"Kill as much as you want! Have fun!"* - Ridley, to the Space Pirates, immediately prior to their massacre of K-2L.
* *"KMhmm~ You're so cute. I'm sorry miss, but... That's impossible!! Because... YOU'RE ABOUT TO DIE!"* - Ridley, to a very young Samus when she tries to befriend him.
* *"Shall I tell you what I had to feed my injured body, hmm?! Flesh!! I somehow survived by consuming the bodies of your kind, tossed every which way. Foul, foul human flesh.*" - Ridley to Samus.
* *"Tell me Hunter... Where are you parents? Here? Here? Oh wait, I know! They're down here... In my stomach!"* - Ridley to Samus.
* *"Compassion? You think I have something as frail as compassion. You're so **precious**. Hahahahaha, DIE!"* - Ridley.
* *"I promise you this, my enemy. It will not be your many clones nor it will be your evil father that you will find at the end of your paths. It will be me. It will always be me. I will always... be your monster."* - Ridley to Samus.
* *"Your arrogance amuses me, Raven Beak. As does your ignorance."* - Ridley to Raven Beak.
* *"It seems that according to the rules of the Holy Grail War, my name must kept hidden as to not let others know of my history and capabilities. However, as a being from the far future, you would not know who I am even with my name... so allow me to spell it out for you. I am the Devil feared among the Stars, destroyer of many worlds and civilizations. I am the monster covered in scales of deep purple and eyes as yellow as the stars, gleaming with hate and malice. I am the dreaded military commander of the multi-galaxy organization known as the Space Pirates. Called by both allies and enemies alike as the Cunning God of Death, I am the one who brings destruction and death to all in the universe. I am Ridley and I shall be the last sight all of you will see tonight."* - Ridley's introducing himself.
* *"Ah... You must be Siegfried, the legendary dragon slayer. If you think that your weapons could harm me, you are sadly mistaken. Let me teach how dangerous a dragon such as myself can be."* - Ridley to Siegfried.

### Crossover Quotes

* *"So, a friend of Samus to play with? Let's see if your magic can measure up against me."* - Ridley to Pit.
* *"Well, what have we here? You would make a perfect addition to my crew. Imagine the fun we'll have..."* - Ridley to Vile.
* *"You would serve well as my right hand. So what shall it be, my fellow space pirate?"* - Ridley to Shear.
* *"You think you're a noble soul? You remind me of the Hunter, and for that... YOU DIE!"* - Ridley to Boba Fett.
* *"Oh Yautja, if you really think you can hunt me. Well, you will learn soon enough of my superiority to you, along with your entire race."* - Ridley to the Predator.
* *"I see you have fine tastes in bloodshed as well. Together, we could tear this universe apart! But first, I must remove you from your loathsome **human** body."* - Ridley to the Joker.

## Trivia

* While having the appearance of one, Ridley is not a dragon so dragon-effective abilities and weapons are useless on him.

## References

* https://metroid.fandom.com/wiki/Ridley
* https://www.metroidwiki.org/wiki/Ridley
* https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Ridley\_(Metroid)
* https://pure-evil-villains.fandom.com/wiki/Ridley
* https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Ridley