“Ridley (Metroid)”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Originally appearing as a subordinate of Mother Brain, another primary antagonist, he returns in Metroid Prime and Corruption in his cybernetic Meta Ridley form, commanding the Space Pirates himself. He is fully sentient, and can speak in the Metroid e-manga.

Overview

Ridley's debut is in the Nintendo Entertainment System video game Metroid. He and Kraid are Space Pirate figureheads charged with protecting Mother Brain at the base on Zebes, where they are cloning Metroids with the intention of converting them into biological weapons.

Throughout the series, Ridley has undergone a variety of changes in appearance. In the original Metroid game, he was roughly the same size as protagonist Samus Aran and sported a more alien appearance (particularly in official artwork, which depicted him with eight eyes running down the length of his head and a small, lamprey-like mouth). His cybernetic form during the events of the Prime series is referred to as Meta Ridley and incorporates various ballistic weapon systems, while a robotic duplicate, Ridley Robot,^[2] appears as the final boss in Zero Mission. He has appeared in the form of {{Nihongo|Neo-Ridley|ネオリドリー|Neoridorī}}.

He makes guest appearances in other Nintendo games: Nintendo Land;^[3] and his character and associated music are a staple of the Super Smash Bros. series.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10] He appears in comics: The Game Master (1990);^[11] Nintendo Power;^[12]^[13] and the Metroid e-manga by Yoshio Sakamoto.

Development

Mike Sneath, one of three senior character artists for Metroid Prime, was responsible for designing the Meta Ridley version of Ridley seen in Metroid Prime. It took him about "20 to 25 days" to model and texture Meta Ridley, citing the wings as having taken a few days of his time, commenting that it took him a while to get the shaders to work to give his wings the appearance of having a "holographic energy." He was not involved with designing the battle with Meta Ridley, which was left up to the game designers. Andrew Jones, the lead concept artist for Metroid Prime, had little to do with the design of Ridley. The initial design submitted was rejected by Nintendo, while the second design the artists submitted was approved.^[14] Steve Barcia, the executive producer of Retro Studios, called Ridley his favorite enemy from Metroid Prime due to the quality of the battle and his fan appeal. He added that such a battle was rare for a first person shooter, which helped to set Metroid Prime apart.^[15]

The director of the Super Smash Bros. series, Masahiro Sakurai, stated in an interview with Nintendo Power that the development team considered including Ridley as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl but decided against the idea due to creative difficulties.^[10] In an interview with IGN about Ridley's exclusion from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, Sakurai argued that reducing Ridley's size, wingspan, or mobility to include him as a fighter would not be true to the character, who is supposed to be a "truly threatening presence" that could only be correctly portrayed as a stage boss unencumbered by a fighter's size and balance restrictions.^[9]

Reception

Throughout the history of the Metroid series, Ridley has received positive reception as the series antagonist. He is widely considered one of the most renowned and best Nintendo villains of all time and is regarded as a favorite among both the Metroid fandom and the series's developers.^[16] Nintendo Power lists him as their sixth favorite Nintendo villain, citing both his involvement in the death of Samus's parents as well as his determination, dying at Samus's hands many times yet always coming back.^[17] Computer and Video Games editor Mike Jackson described Ridley as a "fan favorite."^[18] GameDaily called him the 16th greatest Nintendo character, commenting that he "beats Mother Brain by a mile as the coolest Metroid villain."^[19] IGN editor Jesse Schedeen called Ridley the real villain of the Metroid series, commenting that he would have to be included in a Metroid film if one were made due to him being too important to leave out.^[20] 1UP.com editor Nadia Oxford described the Nintendo Comics System version of Ridley as being more of a "squashed bug" than a "fearsome reptile."^[21] The 1UP.com staff listed the battle with Ridley in Super Metroid as among the most iconic in Nintendo history. They stated that his appearance in Super Metroid is more memorable than any other appearance in the Metroid series, and that his return from the original game added some familiarity to Metroid fans.^[22] GamesRadar listed him third on their list of video game villains who will never stay dead, calling him Samus's "great white whale" that, even while he has tormented her throughout her life, she just cannot seem to kill.^[23] Gaming Nexus criticized the lack of fellow Metroid villain Kraid in Corruption, but stated that the developers made up for it by adding the best Ridley battle in the series's history.^[24] IGN editors Phil Pirrello and Richard George listed Ridley as the second most deserving Nintendo character for inclusion in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, to broaden the range of the series.^[25]

Ridley's role in Metroid: Other M was criticized for the scene in which Samus is too immobilized by memories of her childhood trauma at Ridley's hands to fight back even after he attacks her, not snapping out of it until this episode seemingly results in the death of a longtime friend of hers. Abbie Heppe of G4's reaction to the scene as a sexist portrayal of one of gaming's greatest female icons and narratively incongruous with the plentiful instances of Samus engaging Ridley head-on without issue in previous games^[26] typified the response from critics and many longtime fans of the series. Defenders of the scene claim that the message of the scene is about empowerment rather than weakness and cite a subplot within the official manga wherein Samus's first encounter with Ridley leaves her afflicted with symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder.^[27]

Notes

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://metroid.retropixel.net/features/comics/metroidmanga/metroidmanga_v2.pdf|title=Metroid Volume 2|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}
2. ^{{cite book|title=Metroid: Zero Mission Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|year=2004}}
3. ^There's a Metroid Crossover in Dead or Alive Dimensions IGN
4. ^{{cite book |title=Metroid: Other M Premiere Edition|last1= Bueno |first1= Fernando |publisher=Random House |work=Prima Games |date=August 31, 2010 |isbn=978-0-307-46946-5}}
5. ^{{cite video game |title=Super Smash Bros. for Wii U |developer=Bandai Namco Studios, Sora Ltd. |publisher=Nintendo |date=October 3, 2014 |platform=Wii U |version= |scene= |level= |language= |quote=Mystery Creature: What once was a cute little bird has changed into a lizard-like creature. It still has some white feathers from its previous form, but that's where the similarities end. Is there something in its blood that drives it to confront Samus whenever possible? Her parents were Ridley's victims, after all. }}
6. ^{{cite video game |title=Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |developer=Bandai Namco Studios |developer2=Sora Ltd. |publisher=Nintendo |date=December 7, 2018 |platform=Nintendo Switch |level=Palutena's Temple |quote=Palutena: Neo-Ridley was born when an X parasite absorbed Ridley's genes. }}
7. ^{{cite AV media |people=Scitron Digital Contents |date=June 18, 2003 |title=Metroid Prime & Fusion Original Soundtracks |trans-title= |medium=Album |language=Japanese |url= |access-date= |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time= |location= |publisher= |id=SCDC-00276·277 |isbn= |oclc= |quote=VS.ネオリドリー |ref= }}
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/gamemode/modea/modea15.html |title=Smash Bros. DOJO!! |publisher=Smashbros.com |date= |accessdate=August 5, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822065720/http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/gamemode/modea/modea15.html |archivedate=August 22, 2009 |df= }}
9. ^¹{{cite web |url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/11/19/why-ridley-isnt-playable-in-smash-bros |title=Why Ridley Isn’t Playable in Smash Bros. |last=Otero |first=Jose |date=November 19, 2014 |website=IGN |accessdate=June 21, 2016}}
10. ^¹{{cite web|last=Thomas |first=Lucas M. |url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/800/800696p1.html |title=Smash It Up! - Volume 2 - Wii Feature at IGN |publisher=Wii.ign.com |date=June 29, 2007 |accessdate=August 5, 2010}}
11. ^{{cite book |last1=Caragonne |first1=George |last2=Woodyard |first2=Denis |last3=Wansi |first3= |last4=Moede |first4=Jade |last5=Eatman |first5=Heather |date=August 1990 |title=The Game Master Vol. 1, No. 4 |url= |location= |publisher=Valiant Comics |page= |issn=1049-1511 |quote=Mother Brain: How fortunate that the new federal judge, Racklas... is of the same species as my mini-boss, Ridley. Since the entire race looks alike, it was a simple matter to put Ridley in his place -- and use the Federation Police to do my dirty work! }}
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://mdb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/sm/comics.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=February 11, 2006 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060213194731/http://mdb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/sm/comics.htm |archivedate=February 13, 2006 |df= }}
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14. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/08/06/the-art-of-prime?page=4 |title=The Art of Prime - GameCube Feature at IGN |publisher=Cube.ign.com |date=August 6, 2004 |accessdate=August 5, 2010}}
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16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.metroid-database.com/?g=features&p=faq3#stage03 |title=Sakamoto Questions - Page 3 |publisher=Metroid Database |date= |accessdate=August 5, 2010}}
17. ^{{cite book |url=http://www.nintendopower.com/images/NP250_250Feature.pdf |format=Magazine |accessdate=July 17, 2010 |volume=250 |date=January 2010 |page=42 |publisher=Future US |location=South San Francisco, California |title=Our Favorite Villains |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229051334/http://nintendopower.com/images/NP250_250Feature.pdf |archivedate=December 29, 2009 |df= }}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=166539 |title=Wii News: Huge Metroid Prime 3 spoilers leaked |publisher=ComputerAndVideoGames.com |date=June 25, 2007 |accessdate=August 5, 2010}}
19. ^{{cite web|last=Mallory |first=Jordan |url=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/now-youre-playing-with-power-top-25-nintendo-characters-of-all-time/?page=10 |title=Joystiq |publisher=Gamedaily.com |date= |accessdate=August 12, 2013}}
20. ^{{cite web|last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |url=http://stars.ign.com/articles/104/1048434p1.html |title=Big Boss of the Day: Metroid's Ridley - Stars Feature at IGN |publisher=Stars.ign.com |date=November 20, 2009 |accessdate=August 5, 2010}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=2&cId=3152658 |title=One Girl Against the Galaxy: 20 Years of Metroid and Samus Aran from |publisher=1UP.com |date=March 21, 2007 |accessdate=August 5, 2010}}
22. ^{{cite web |url=http://www2.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3178169 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130116064601/http://www2.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3178169 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=January 16, 2013 |title=25 More of the Most Badass Boss Fights of All Time from |publisher=1UP.com |date= |accessdate=August 5, 2010 }}
23. ^{{cite web |title=The Top 7... villains that never stay dead |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-top-7-villains-that-never-stay-dead/a-200904139337300060/p-3 |publisher=GamesRadar |accessdate=January 5, 2010}}
24. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gamingnexus.com/Article/Metroid-Prime-3Corruption/Page3/Item1627.aspx |title=Metroid Prime 3:Corruption - Review - by Sean Colleli |publisher=Gaming Nexus |date=October 31, 2007 |accessdate=August 5, 2010}}
25. ^{{cite web|last=Pirrello |first=Phil |url=http://stars.ign.com/articles/850/850888p3.html |title=Smash Bros. Wish-List: All Nintendo Edition - Stars Feature at IGN |publisher=Stars.ign.com |date=July 7, 2010 |accessdate=August 5, 2010}}
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