Ridley

He is saving his money for the ultimate Teddy bear of him and Samus, with a giant heart saying, love me Samus.

Since the Prime trilogy fits in between Metroid/Zero Mission and Metroid II, some people think that Ridley was nearly killed in Metroid and revived in Prime, killed again and then revived (twice!) in Corruption (once with Phazon), and then with Phazon's disappearance there wasn't enough Ridley left to revive again, so the Pirates cloned him. The original is in M/ZM, MP, and MP3, and the clone is in SM.

It works, and we know the Pirates are proficient at cloning, so I tend to agree with that theory.

Originally posted by Neo Darkhalen
He is saving his money for the ultimate Teddy bear of him and Samus, with a giant heart saying, love me Samus.

Originally posted by General Kaliero
Since the Prime trilogy fits in between Metroid/Zero Mission and Metroid II, some people think that Ridley was nearly killed in Metroid and revived in Prime, killed again and then revived (twice!) in Corruption (once with Phazon), and then with Phazon's disappearance there wasn't enough Ridley left to revive again, so the Pirates cloned him. The original is in M/ZM, MP, and MP3, and the clone is in SM.

It works, and we know the Pirates are proficient at cloning, so I tend to agree with that theory.

'tis just me, but I always thought he went from Omega Ridley back to his normal form (as far as the gap between MP3:C and Super Metroid goes).

As an explanation to that, it is partially explained at the end of MP3:C that after destroying all the Phazon from its original source, everything it infected returns to normal as before. As Ridley only survived due to merging with the Phazon during MP3, it is logical to assume that once it was removed, he was revived in his original form. Similar to how Samus returns to normal (with her internal Phazon completely disappearing) after beating AU 313 when Phaaze began to explode.

Ridley was either fully rejuvenated after that or quickly received medical attention. In either case, he returned to his original self in Super Metroid.

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But yeah. The clone theory works too.

I can see your point the RP my friend, however I can't see it being logical for him to keep returning without some sort of apparatus to keep him alive, I mean the defeats he has suffered have not been of the mild variety; I could only see him being cloned to be able to keep coming back, without any apparent long term damage.

But if the Space Pirates could clone Ridley Samus would be facing an army and not just one. I don't think the pirates would go through all the trouble in reviving Ridley if they could clone him.

Keep in mind Ridley is their top general and apparently their most brilliant strategist. It can be argued that Ridley is the Pirates' leader, as the Mother Brain is simply Zebes' AU.

If that's the case, I can see them only making one clone, out of respect for Ridley.

And think what if the clones turned on each other.

Originally posted by General Kaliero
Keep in mind Ridley is their top general and apparently their most brilliant strategist. It can be argued that Ridley is the Pirates' leader, as the Mother Brain is simply Zebes' AU.

If that's the case, I can see them only making one clone, out of respect for Ridley.

Though, I wonder if the Ridley clone in Super Metroid (assuming that's what it is) has all the knowledge and memories of the original. If it doesn't, then it may not exactly be a brilliant strategist like the original was.
I dunno.

Originally posted by Neo Darkhalen
And think what if the clones turned on each other.

Originally posted by Ridley_Prime
Hmm. Make sense to me (especially the part about Mother Brain being Zebes' AU).

Though, I wonder if the Ridley clone in Super Metroid (assuming that's what it is) has all the knowledge and memories of the original. If it doesn't, then it may not exactly be a brilliant strategist like the original was.
I dunno.

If it's true about the clone theory, then it's possible that the Pirates clone Ridley only once at a time to prevent that kind of thing.

Precisely, I believe they may clone him, after all consider all the damage done to him, perhaps when Ridley first died the Space pirates were able to obtain his brain, considering that is where all of his memories, feelings and personality is stored, perhaps they use a sample of DNA from the first Ridley and brain tissue to create the perfect Ridley clone.

A sample is all that's needed to create the perfect clone? 🤨 That's a bit perplexing, but whatever...

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On a side note, lol. Bowser seems a bit jealous. 😂

Though, I'm sure Bowser wouldn't be happy after awhile if Peach was out there to hunt him down... many times.

lol so true, I said that a DNA sample and brain tissue; you are correct it would be hard the first couple of tries, but once you have the correct gene sequence well.

We are, of course, assuming the Pirates have perfected cloning techniques, as evidenced by how most of the Metroids in the series are clones.

Indeed we are.

Originally posted by General Kaliero
Keep in mind Ridley is their top general and apparently their most brilliant strategist. It can be argued that Ridley is the Pirates' leader, as the Mother Brain is simply Zebes' AU.

If that's the case, I can see them only making one clone, out of respect for Ridley.

I don't believe Ridley is the leader of the Space Pirates because in Metroid Prime they mentioned something about a High Command and about clones turning on one another; they could basically make the Ridley clones 100% obedient servents (like in Star Wars) considering if they did have cloning technology they must have the ability to alter one's abilities and such.

There is a High Command, yes, but they apparently stay on the Homeworld, while Ridley seems to be something of a field agent. He's the General, he commands the militant forces on other planets.

Perhaps he is second in command, as if High command is a select group who Ridley talks to directy, obtaining his orders riht from the top and acts as there eyes and ears.

Originally posted by General Kaliero
There is a High Command, yes, but they apparently stay on the Homeworld, while Ridley seems to be something of a field agent. He's the General, he commands the militant forces on other planets.

And most armies/military tend to have more then one general. Plus having an army of Ridleys who all share a hatred for the GF wouldn't really be a bad idea for the pirates considering all their defeats over the years.

What good is an army if they all turn on each other; destroy themselves.

Originally posted by ESB -1138
And most armies/military tend to have more then one general. Plus having an army of Ridleys who all share a hatred for the GF wouldn't really be a bad idea for the pirates considering all their defeats over the years.

Remember, kids: Metroids are not for target practice!

Originally posted by Neo Darkhalen
What good is an army if they all turn on each other; destroy themselves.

When you have a common enemy (Galactic Federation in this case) you share a common goal and thus it would seem pointless to turn on one another and from what we know of Ridley he is very intellegent and he wouldn't be that stupid to turn on those who have the ability to help him in his goal. That might be a reason why Ridley worked with Mother Brain and it would seem he was in league with Dark Samus as seen in Corruption.