
He was also apparently capable of building a robot in his own likeness. Despite his bestial appearance, Ridley is known to be highly intelligent and even capable of speech in the Magazine Z manga. Resembling an emaciated pterodactyl-dragon with glowing eyes, the true name of Ridley's species is unknown. As such, the Space Pirate leader is fittingly referred to as the Cunning God of Death ( 狡猾の死神 ?) in his Zero Mission official art on the Japanese website. But Ridley's brutality is matched only by his resilience, and he regularly returns from apparent death to do battle with Samus once more. Since then, he and Samus have clashed several times, with Samus usually emerging the victor.

Sadistic and bloodthirsty, Ridley delights in death and destruction, and was responsible for the massacre of the colony K-2L.
