Ridley (Character)

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## **Character Info**

Ridley is sadistic, bloodthirsty, and has even earned himself the moniker of the Cunning God of Death. While Ridley’s true species is unknown, he bears a resemblance to both dragons and pterodactyls, though no such connection to either creation has been proven. Ridley is the cause of the slaughter of the K-2L colony and was directly responsible for the murder of Samus Aran’s parents, an encounter which was only the first of many for the two adversaries. Despite all their encounters however, and all of Ridley’s deaths, Ridley just seems to keep coming back from the dead in some new form or another. Whether it’s as a cyborg, a robot, a clone, infused with Phazon, or another creature impersonating Ridley altogether… the point stands that Ridley always finds a way to come back and be a threat to Samus, one way or another.

## **General Information**

### **Entrance**

Ridley will swoop down onto the stage from the background and let out a roar as he lands on the stage.

### **Kirby Hat**

A hat made to look like Ridley’s head will be sitting atop Kirby’s head with teeth looking like Ridley was trying to eat Kirby!

### **Taunts**

**Up Taunt:** Ridley will straighten out just a bit as he furiously flaps his wings and roars loudly.

**Down Taunt:** Ridley will stand up completely straight showing off his full height showing off just how big he really is before settling back down into his crouched battle pose.

**Side Taunt:** Ridley will spring around in a circle with his claws and wings extended.

### **Victory Poses**

1. Ridley will fly down from high up in the sky on the side and drag his claws through the ground as he lands. During this landing Ridley will also spin around backwards, continuing to slide, as he strikes a fierce pose towards the camera with his claws outstretched.
2. Ridley will fly in from the side and pause midair as he lets out a screen shaking roar before twisting his body in the air and swiping his claws towards the camera.
3. With the camera at Ridley’s back, Ridley can be seen furiously tearing into something off-screen with repeated claw strikes. After a few moments, Ridley will notice the camera and whip his head around to stare back towards the camera with a glowing eye and a toothy grin.

## **Moveset**

### **Standard Special**

**Plasma Breath:** Ridley will crouch forward and expel a fireball from his mouth which will bounce forwards along the ground. By charging up this move, Ridley can breath out up to five total fireballs at once, one right after the other, in addition to each fireball being larger and dealing more damage. If Ridley’s mouth is attacking while he’s charging up this move, then the move will backfire and cause recoil damage to Ridley depending on how much of the attack has already been charged up.

### **Side Special**

**Space Pirate Rush:** Ridley will rush forwards and extend one of his claws trying to grab an opponent. If successful, Ridley will slam the opposing fighter into the ground and drag them forwards as Ridley continues to rush forwards. Ridley will then throw his opponent either at the end of his dash, at the edge of a platform, or just by pressing the special button. The longer Ridley drags the opponent, the more damage they’ll take during the throw. If Ridley uses this move in the air and manages to snag an opponent, he’ll fall down to the ground below so he can drag his target against it. Fighters who are caught in this attack can button mash to get out of it, but how quickly they are able to escape is determined by the difference in damage percent between them and Ridley.

### **Up Special**

**Wing Blitz:** Ridley will propel himself through in the air either straight up, forwards and slightly down, backwards and slightly up, or down and slightly forwards. The direction is determined by tilting the control stick with up being the default. Ridley travels a pretty good distance either way and he will drift a bit at the end. The downwards trajectory is also capable of meteor smashing aerial opponents who are below Ridley.

### **Down Special**

**Skewer:** Ridley will rear his tail back as it begins to spark with energy before he thrusts it forwards. If an opponent is hit near the tail’s tip then a special zoom will occur as the opponent takes an extremely high amount of damage and crumples to the ground.If an opponent is hit by any other part of Ridley’s tail then the damage will be considerably lower and the knockback won’t be too bad either. If an opponent gets skewered by the sweet spot in midair, then instead of being crumpled they’ll be sent away with a weak amount of diagonal knockback.

### **Final Smash**

**Plasma Scream:** Ridley will roar and dash forwards and if no opponent is in his way… then that’s that. If Ridley does run into an opponent however the Final Smash will transition into a cinematic where Ridley headbutts his foe onto Samus’ gunship. As Samus’ gunship attempts to fly away Ridley will fire a powerful energy beam from his mouth that engulfs both his prey and the gunship in an explosion. When the cutscene ends the opponent is meteor smashed and the gunship can be seen crashing in the background. If the opponent’s damage reaches 100% or more when the cutscene ends, they will be instantly KO’d.

### **Extra Skill**

**Phazon Roar:** Ridley will pull his head back just a bit before opening his mouth forwards and letting out a piercing roar. While he roars, the radioactive Phazon energy will leak out of his mouth and try to infect opposing fighters that are in front of Ridley. The Phazon will do minimal damage to Ridley’s opponents however it also has a chance to inflict a Poison status effect on them with that chance increasing based on how much damage the fighter currently has. If the Phazon’s poison sticks the fighter will take about 3% damage every second for the next 6 seconds. Ridley will continue to roar for up to 4 seconds as long as the Extra Skill input is held down until he has to stop and catch his breath. Ridley will take 2 seconds plus however long the input was held down to catch his breath before he can roar again.

## **Unique Traits**

Ridley is capable of performing two extra jumps in the air.

## **Alternate Costumes**

1. **Ridley [Default]**
2. **Ridley [Super Metroid]** – Ridley’s body will be red and his wings will be yellow, referencing his appearance on the box art for Super Metroid.
3. **Ridley [Neo-Ridley]** – Ridley’s body will be dark blue and his wings will be purple, referencing Neo-Ridley from Metroid Fusion.
4. **Ridley [Zero Mission]** – Ridley’s body will be green and his wings will be light red, referencing his art from Metroid: Zero Mission.
5. **Ridley [Metroid]** – Ridley’s body will be bright purple and his wings neon green, referencing his sprite from the original Metroid.
6. **Meta-Ridley [Default]** - Parts of Ridley’s body will be covered in metal and replaced by cybernetics based on his Meta Ridley form from Metroid Prime and Super Smash Bros Brawl.
7. **Meta-Ridley [Mecha Ridley]** - Meta-Ridley’s organic body will be a very light gray and his wings a neon green, referencing Mecha-Ridley from Metroid: Zero Mission.
8. **Meta-Ridley [Ridley Statie]** - Meta-Ridley’s organic body will be yellow, his cybernetics gold, and his wings orange, referencing the gold statue of Ridley from Super Metroid.
9. **Meta-Ridley [Emperor Ing]** - Meta-Ridley’s organic body will be black and his wings cyan, referencing Emperor Ing from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.
10. **Meta-Ridley [Mother Brain]** - Meta Ridley’s organic body will be orange and his wings red, referencing Mother Brain’s art from Super Metroid.

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