Metroid, Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion, Metroid Prime, Metroid Zero Mission, Metroid Prime 2 Echoes, Metroid Prime 3 Corruption, Metroid Other M Ridley is the commander of the Space Pirates He was the one who lead the operation on K2L, Samus' homeplanetRidley is a highranking Space Pirate, the archenemy of Samus Aran, and one of the most common recurring characters in the Metroid series, appearing in most of the games Sadistic and bloodthirsty, Ridley delights in death and destruction, and was responsible for the massacre of the colony K2L Since then, he and Samus have clashed several times, with Samus usually emerging Once in OG/ZM Mecha Ridley, Again in Super Metroid if I remember correctly, once in Prime, another in Other M Have yet to play Dread, though I heard Kraids in it so I'm betting Ridley is once again alive and well He really doesn't stay dead My comparison to Taniks wasn't without thought
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