Metroid: Samus Returns Music - Ridley Phase 3 Boss Theme

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  • Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
  • Original music from the 3DS game:
    "Metroid: Samus Returns" [2017]

КОМЕНТАРІ • 226

  • @FinalSmashGamer2
    @FinalSmashGamer2 7 років тому +332

    Remember to temporarily unsubscribe to a channel which is likely to spoil a game you intend to play next time guys.

    • @hjhj5466
      @hjhj5466 4 роки тому +6

      are you stupid, if you don't have played this game, why you listen they music ?
      this is your fault if you have listen they music

    • @theparadoxbox1744
      @theparadoxbox1744 4 роки тому +39

      @@hjhj5466 Well, given that you can see a video's title before watching it, I wouldn't blame him for thinking that a song made for Ridley in a remake that did not originally feature him indicates that they added him.

    • @ridleyhatessamuscgtfbjjh4010
      @ridleyhatessamuscgtfbjjh4010 3 роки тому +4

      I just saw the bosses not the full game I mean I did see the diggernaut chase.

    • @BlusterTheBenevolent
      @BlusterTheBenevolent 3 роки тому +6

      History will repeat itself with Metroid Dread.

    • @GrammerPancreas
      @GrammerPancreas 3 роки тому +3

      @@BlusterTheBenevolent Less so at least because the final boss of that game isn't really much of a spoiler, if we're talking music-related.

  • @misheil7322
    @misheil7322 3 роки тому +228

    Ridley's strongest attack isn't an energy volley, pogo tail nor is it dragging Samus across the ground
    It's actually Carpal Tunnel syndrome

    • @lorisaur3023
      @lorisaur3023 3 роки тому +4

      Wait I didn't get the joke

    • @misheil7322
      @misheil7322 3 роки тому +47

      @@lorisaur3023 the controls are a tad awkward in a sense that you need to do a lot of inputs really fast
      Hand cramps and whatnot

    • @TheMarionick
      @TheMarionick 3 роки тому +8

      @@misheil7322 I'm a firsttimer to Metroid and I didn't have any control problems while fighting Ridley. Yes, I had to learn to predict Ridley's moves, but can't say the controls were an issue at any time.

    • @cartoonvideos5
      @cartoonvideos5 3 роки тому +1

      So true!

    • @Metatronio
      @Metatronio 3 роки тому +3

      @@TheMarionick Throughout the game I had an issue where my left hand would cramp when holding the left trigger and using the circle pad. This was especially prevalent during bosses. I expect other people also had this issue

  • @jakedge3
    @jakedge3 3 роки тому +154

    Ridley phase 1: "Okay just gotta grab the brat and then-" *GETS SLAPPED*
    Phase 2: "Okay, just gotta get samus off my back and then maybe I'll be able to escape and-" *BABY STARTS EATING HIM, SAMUS KNOCKS HIM INTO A PILE OF RUBBLE, BABY AND SAMUS HIGH FIVE*
    Phase 3: "Oh to fuck-hell with this! I just want both of you DEAD!!"

  • @zekeram129
    @zekeram129 3 роки тому +193

    I mean, yeah, the argument could be made that they just kinda shoved Ridley in for the sake of shoving Ridley in, but... why _wouldn't_ they? The most powerful hardware a 2D Metroid had ever touched before this point was a Game Boy Advance. They've never really been able to go ham with Ridley in 2D. Makes sense they'd sneak him in at the end to really let loose in a way that only the 3D games have ever managed.

    • @zyphyris
      @zyphyris 3 роки тому +44

      Really glad they made that call. This is easily one of my favorite boss fights in the series. You just have this large, open space with a sick stormy backdrop. Then on one side you have Ridley who can both fly and has a far more fleshed out moveset than before, and then there's you with the space jump and every other power up the game has to offer. So if you wanna take the fight to the skies or brawl on the ground without restraint, you can. And it's so, so sick.

    • @Rellik165
      @Rellik165 3 роки тому +33

      I think Ridley's inclusion is brilliant for newcomers to the series.
      In the span of one boss fight and without a single word spoken, you learn everything you need to know about Ridley and his relationship with Samus, no other games or extra lore necessary.

    • @spideymenz5738
      @spideymenz5738 3 роки тому +28

      I loved it. Such blatant fanservice, but you can FEEL the love they put into this fight.

    • @vvinterfiower
      @vvinterfiower 3 роки тому +20

      not to mention it actually patches up a few minor holes in the plot, such as sealing the prime trilogy to be between 1 and 2, giving context for how he came back in Super and how he was able to make it to Ceres so quickly after Samus and how the space pirates knew that Ceres held the last metroid, as well as slightly setting up Fusion with the post-ending cutscene with the X.

    • @sodasaintcommentaries4054
      @sodasaintcommentaries4054 3 роки тому +13

      It actually makes sense that Ridley would go to SR388 himself. While all this was going on, the Zebesian Armada was rebuilding its base, and Mother Brain likely tasked him with retrieving another Metroid Larva. Plus, he's pretty much the only one who has a chance of actually surviving a Metroid attack.

  • @_piranha
    @_piranha 3 роки тому +156

    This is probably the most intense ridley theme by far, and i absolutely love every second of it. It sounds absolutely enraged.
    No wonder he immediatly went for the station to kill everyone and take the baby metroid.

    • @JacobNintendoNerd99
      @JacobNintendoNerd99 3 роки тому +48

      It gives context to why he doesn’t really seriously fight Samus in the intro, leaves Samus barely alive rather than killing her if her health gets too low, and just dangles the Baby there in front of Samus rather than immediately escaping. He just wants to torment Samus and knows that she wants to protect the baby metroid; he’s taunting her and taking sadistic pleasure in it.

    • @DarkonFullPower
      @DarkonFullPower 3 роки тому +15

      The slower Metroid Fusion base is what does it. Was never a fan of the original's speed. Doesn't let the notes hang long enough.

  • @joejoetuber574
    @joejoetuber574 5 років тому +314

    I like how the music gets more and more tense each phase, like Ridley is fighting harder and harder to stay alive.

    • @AgentG128
      @AgentG128 4 роки тому +33

      If you listen closely, the themes go from being more based on Meta Ridley from Prime, to Ridley X in Fusion...

    • @joejoetuber574
      @joejoetuber574 4 роки тому +11

      @@AgentG128 Huh, that's a nice observation, although makes little sense since the game comes before Super and Other M and not Fusion and so it's not as if he's transitioning or anything.

    • @Dark_Wolf0626
      @Dark_Wolf0626 4 роки тому +25

      Actually in phase 1 he is trying to escape with the baby Metroid, in phase 2 he counterattacks Samus and in phase 3 Samus and the baby Metroid double team Ridley, but though the game takes place before fusion, the ending shows the X Parasites taking over the planet again which becomes a prelude to Fusion

    • @Gemidori
      @Gemidori 4 роки тому +39

      I like to think he's becoming more frenzied; he's getting more pissed off and is pushing himself further.
      His mission matters nothing to him now - *the Hunter dies first.*

    • @JacobNintendoNerd99
      @JacobNintendoNerd99 3 роки тому +6

      @@joejoetuber574 He is transitioning, from Meta Ridley into the organic Ridley at the start of Super. That’s why you get a more vibrant version of the Meta Ridley theme closer in line with the Super Metroid theme as the second phase. Though, all three still have the aspects that specifically make it the Meta Ridley theme and not the other ridley themes such as the extra parts of the theme and the specific Meta Ridley theme instruments; the theme is called Meta Ridley Phase 1/2/3 in the files/Japanese official materials still

  • @ExtremeAce
    @ExtremeAce 3 роки тому +68

    Samus. Ridley. The Infant Metroid.
    An open arena. Green stormy background. Brawl on the ground or prefer the air, its up to you. This fight is fucking epic, and nobody ain't telling me otherwise.

  • @KaijuKuru
    @KaijuKuru 3 роки тому +54

    And all his boss fight did was make Super Metroids climax sting even more

    • @cianwhite6529
      @cianwhite6529 3 роки тому +2

      Naw, Ridley's skin just recovered and the metal body was no longer needed

    • @ClawsAndTeeth
      @ClawsAndTeeth 3 роки тому +26

      @@cianwhite6529 I think he meant the subtle relationship building that happened between Samus and the Baby Metroid during this fight. I'm not sure I'll ever let Mother Brain live what she did down...

    • @chaosmiles07
      @chaosmiles07 3 роки тому +2

      @@ClawsAndTeeth Well, given that Mother Brain is dead for good, I think that'll be easier than you think.

    • @ClawsAndTeeth
      @ClawsAndTeeth 3 роки тому +2

      @@chaosmiles07 True. Still makes me want to take her out a few thousand times though.

    • @The94Venom
      @The94Venom 3 роки тому +3

      @@chaosmiles07 "Mother Brain is dead for good"
      Maybe Metroid Dread: *Bet*

  • @quintonblackburn3916
    @quintonblackburn3916 2 роки тому +11

    Ridley: OOGA BOOGA, I'M RIDLEY! OOH ARE YOU SCARED SA-
    *Gets blown up*
    Samus: No.

  • @franciscosotovillegas4480
    @franciscosotovillegas4480 4 роки тому +74

    This soundtrack is like a mix of Meta Ridley and Neo Ridley X.
    Is Amazing! :D

  • @weatherman1504
    @weatherman1504 2 роки тому +14

    I've gotta say, I absolutely love both this boss and it's music. The people complaining about Proteus Ridley beung in the game clearly don't appreciate that it absolutely proves that the Prime series is canon. They have never known the pain of the some of the most interesting games in the series being considered non-canon yet the fanfic known as Other M being considered canon.

  • @sheriffmouser7569
    @sheriffmouser7569 3 роки тому +21

    The player's hands are probably more hurt after this fight than Samus is

  • @drago-drone9313
    @drago-drone9313 2 роки тому +20

    Imagine a scenario where Samus is protecting a small group of alien people consisting of a Child with their mother and father, perhaps a situation similar to when Samus and his family first encountered ridley. And toward the end of this scenario, Ridley is about to kill the child's parents. Samus steps in right before that happens, seeing visions of her own parents dying at the hads of the same villain before her. I can just picture her thinking: "I couldn't protect my parents from you, but I 'will' protect 'THEM', from you!!" and that's when this phase theme begins for this showdown.

    • @neko_knockout
      @neko_knockout 2 роки тому +1

      Now go write the movie script 👌

    • @RisingBeast00
      @RisingBeast00 Місяць тому

      ​@neko_knockout it better be live action.

  • @jhart6764
    @jhart6764 3 роки тому +73

    Honestly don't think Ridley being thrown as a final boss isn't that bad of an idea. We know he's fully recovered in Super Metroid, so why couldn't he appear on sr388 and obtain another Metroid for mother brain. Samus just now defeating all of them encountering Ridley makes more sense for the start of super Metroid and why she wouldn't worry about threat of space pirates because Ridley was left beaten to near death on sr388

    • @williamgeorge3111
      @williamgeorge3111 3 роки тому +20

      It also makes sense as to why he's vulnerable to the base beam at the start or Super: He still hasn't fully healed.

    • @jhart6764
      @jhart6764 3 роки тому +13

      @@williamgeorge3111 HOLY CRAP YOU'RE RIGHT! I was watching my stepbrother play super Metroid I knew something was weird with Ridley. His sprite indicates damage from regular shots, but his real boss fight doesn't.

    • @crimsonking635
      @crimsonking635 3 роки тому +3

      I love these details in video games

    • @tetrafuse3096
      @tetrafuse3096 2 роки тому +1

      Well actually it was a pretty bad idea to add Ridley to Metroid 2 as the Final Boss lore-wise. Since if Samus knew that Ridley wanted to get the Baby Metroid after defeating him, she would have probably never left the Ceres Space Colony/Station knowing that Ridley would eventually attack the station and attempt to steal the Baby Metroid once more,.

    • @I.T.P
      @I.T.P 2 роки тому +2

      @@tetrafuse3096
      Dude (3 weeks late, I know, don’t care), SHE LITERALLY HAD JUST KILLED RIDLEY!… again, but still.
      And before someone says (He’s come back from nearly dying before, why didn’t Samus check). Look, if we were to look at this canonically, the last time Samus fought Ridley was Prime 3, and before that, Prime 1. Neither time had she SEEN him die, it was usually him “exploding” before Samus’s view of him would be obscured, either by the Cliffside, or by the light of Phazon (which has regenerative properties, mind you. Coupled with his own regeneration, Ridley surviving his explosion in Prime 3 is NOT improbable.). Samus has never actually seen him die, not since Zero Mission (which was YEARS ago.). Not here, not this time. She killed him, left him dead. There was no escape for him, no Phazon, no Space Pirates to help him (to her knowledge), he was dead, done and dusted. Coupled with the Baby Metroid helping in the fight, it was basically ensured that he was dead.
      So please explain to me, after all of that, why Samus would expect Ridley to come back?

  • @BlusterTheBenevolent
    @BlusterTheBenevolent 3 роки тому +26

    I await for this channel to revive itself again soon. Give the Metroid detractors a sense of...dread.

  • @TheHummingBirdJaiye
    @TheHummingBirdJaiye 3 роки тому +19

    Sounds like a revamp of Ridley X from Fusion. Love it.

    • @DarkonFullPower
      @DarkonFullPower 3 роки тому +4

      Cause it is.
      It's directly Fusion's base.

    • @Witch_of_Gains
      @Witch_of_Gains 3 роки тому +11

      @@DarkonFullPower God, these last two games have been a love machine for the entire 2D base line.
      From Zero Mission to Fusion, the saga has been entirely acknowledged and connected so fantastic.

  • @El_senor-E1006
    @El_senor-E1006 Рік тому +4

    Reminds me of the city crisis theme from Sonic 2006

  • @unknownzarby1854
    @unknownzarby1854 2 роки тому +9

    I remembered I jumped outta my chair and screamed when I saw Ridley well I almost cried, my favorite boss of the series is in one my favorite Metroid games of all time, I was very sad he wasn’t in dread I took a big hit tbh😞

    • @Nuckingfutz-qs4uk
      @Nuckingfutz-qs4uk 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah, Ridley probably died for real in Super Metroid, so maybe that's why he isn't in Metroid Dread?

    • @GBA-049
      @GBA-049 2 роки тому

      @@Nuckingfutz-qs4uk Technically yes and no considering the Federation scraping off what was left of him for their asinine bioweapon experiments in Other M after Zebes was destroyed. In Fusion it would make more sense to confirm Ridley's death as official because his frozen corpse taken in from the Bottle Ship and on to the B.S.L. was taken over by the X parasites.

    • @Nuckingfutz-qs4uk
      @Nuckingfutz-qs4uk 2 роки тому

      @@GBA-049
      Ok

  • @leonides1527
    @leonides1527 Рік тому +3

    ridley: YOU'RE GETTING ON MY LAST NERVES KID!!! HAND OVER THE FUCKING METROID!!!
    Samus: in your fucking dreams ridley

  • @ExtremeAce
    @ExtremeAce 3 роки тому +10

    I think this phase specifically is a remix of Neo Ridley/Ridley-X and it's easily one of my favorite Ridley themes.

    • @DarkonFullPower
      @DarkonFullPower 3 роки тому +6

      It is.
      All the tracks are remixes, and this one is Fusion's.

    • @3abdooogamer734
      @3abdooogamer734 3 роки тому +4

      is the Diggernaut theme a remix as well?!?

    • @GarryDumblowski
      @GarryDumblowski 2 роки тому +5

      @@3abdooogamer734 Yeah, I think it's a remix of Arachnus/Berserker Lord.

  • @decidueye_gvo97
    @decidueye_gvo97 2 роки тому +8

    Heart pumping palms getting sweaty moment what a game 👍

  • @jimazo
    @jimazo 2 роки тому +5

    The guitars in this song are insane. It's a shame you can't hear them well over the main beat.

  • @Witch_of_Gains
    @Witch_of_Gains 3 роки тому +4

    Ridley just needed more Space Jelly and and how to scream-101 lessons to complete the transformation here and there lol

  • @Mr-Moron
    @Mr-Moron 3 роки тому +52

    Samus, spamming the shoot button: WHY. WON'T. YOU. DIE!?
    Ridley: Honey, have I ever died before?
    Samus: Yes, pretty regularly.
    Ridley:...Ok true but you didn't have to say it.

    • @Nepshi
      @Nepshi 3 роки тому +5

      That and let's be real...the beast never stays dead, always finding a way to cheat their grave for another round

    • @MetaFanWing
      @MetaFanWing 3 роки тому +6

      Technically, he’s only died in Super Metroid (original body), Other M (clone), and Fusion (X-Parasite). He can completely regenerate his body by eating flesh as explained in the Manga. In fact, it makes no sense that he HAS died in the first place.

    • @darkusLegends
      @darkusLegends 3 роки тому +2

      @@MetaFanWing In my headcanon, Samus just desintegrates him with a power bomb during Super Metroid.

    • @chadpeterson5698
      @chadpeterson5698 3 роки тому +1

      @@MetaFanWing and because it's possible that there are still pieces of Ridley left after Fusion. Ridley might return again.

    • @hobosapiensxx
      @hobosapiensxx 3 роки тому +4

      I mean, he blew the fuck up a bunch of times. How they scraped him together to make Meta is insane in and of itself.

  • @cartoonvideos5
    @cartoonvideos5 3 роки тому +8

    This was a cool fight, I can't wait for Metroid dread now

  • @whatthewhatthe9117
    @whatthewhatthe9117 3 роки тому +9

    On a 0.0% run this music is very accurate to your heartbeat

  • @mysterium368
    @mysterium368 3 роки тому +9

    Ready for Metroid Dread?

  • @braman2539
    @braman2539 6 місяців тому +1

    I really like the electric guitar playing in the background)

  • @MrKeyblademaster1992
    @MrKeyblademaster1992 3 роки тому +11

    Hurry up and remake Super Metroid in this style Nintendo. You're throwing away tons of cash by not taking that opportunity

    • @cartersmith8904
      @cartersmith8904 3 роки тому +6

      I honestly hope they don't, super metroid is just too perfect, trying to remake it probably wouldn't turn out very well.

    • @HushPuppy-be8it
      @HushPuppy-be8it 3 роки тому +6

      @@cartersmith8904 It's not like the original is going anywhere...if they stay mostly faithful it would work out fine.

    • @Valerkos93
      @Valerkos93 3 роки тому +2

      @@cartersmith8904 No thanks. With bad difficulty spike, bad controls, comparing to later metroids I had a hardest time in this game, then in other metroid games. they need to balance it and in that made a remake of it

    • @LeonOwO
      @LeonOwO 3 роки тому +2

      @@cartersmith8904 super metroid is the most overrated metroid, still a great game but its showing its age pretty badly

    • @Max1125channel
      @Max1125channel 2 роки тому

      @@Valerkos93 bad difficulty spike super metroid where? you can literally tank every damage

  • @brycehudson6135
    @brycehudson6135 3 роки тому +3

    When this part of his theme played, this was when I'd bust out the big guns using my Aeion barrage to open fire on Ridley~ >:3c

  • @xmas7o748
    @xmas7o748 Рік тому +1

    To me, this is the pinnacle of Metroid music, which may sound odd, but allow me to explain.
    Metroid is the only videogame, where the music doesn't cheer you on, and it doesn't make you helpless, it purely creates tension. Its transparent, the music doesn't create a bias narrative, merely emphasises the true nature of what it is your going through. So this theme, being the last one, where the guitar shreds, and the voices all rise for the occasion, it doesn't make you feel powerful, and it doesn't make him powerful, it is purely tension, that no other game has recreated, and it makes me mad. This game, is so detached from any other, because every other game drives a narrative, while in Metroid dread, it keeps it as real as possible, while being a story about space lady with bird dad. Just listen to the theme of when you kill an E.M.M.I, its not victorious, it just, feels, hollow, like you just completed another task, because the victory isn't felt until you are off the planet with the parasite dead. This theme against Ridley, where you at your best, and he is at his, it creates a tension no other can match.

  • @HOLDENPOPE
    @HOLDENPOPE 4 місяці тому

    Sounds like a more intense version of his older theme.
    *I love it.*

  • @toukouchiha1741
    @toukouchiha1741 3 роки тому +3

    Clone Ridley’s revenge after the x parasite copied him from his Metroid drained husk which I can’t believe he was still half ass alive when metriods kill anything they make a husk

  • @NoMustang273
    @NoMustang273 7 років тому +5

    Quite intense

  • @robertocardenas7357
    @robertocardenas7357 3 роки тому +2

    This is the theme when Ridley is dead serious.

  • @555redkid
    @555redkid 3 роки тому +2

    By this point in the fight you probably thought maybe using Beam Burst wasn’t such a bad idea…

  • @JerrythePlayer360
    @JerrythePlayer360 Рік тому +1

    If Facing Proteus Ridley 3 (Final)
    ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! >:0

  • @tysondennis1016
    @tysondennis1016 2 роки тому +1

    Nice!

  • @DarlingDreadful
    @DarlingDreadful 2 місяці тому

    For anyone who didn’t like the addition of Proteus Ridley. Keep in mind his inclusion made the Prime games officially canon even after Nintendo said they weren’t.

  • @rohg14
    @rohg14 2 роки тому +6

    1.25x speed, thank me later

  • @isaacrodriguez8061
    @isaacrodriguez8061 2 роки тому +2

    Bro the new metroid game came out go and get the music brooooo

  • @duannekhristopermangampat9608
    @duannekhristopermangampat9608 10 місяців тому +1

    Ninja Gaiden Part 0:10 0:24

  • @meau2049
    @meau2049 Рік тому +2

    somebody give the guitar player a break

  • @WCircuit7224
    @WCircuit7224 6 місяців тому

    Done With The Games

  • @PhillyBaBiBuBoi7
    @PhillyBaBiBuBoi7 Рік тому +1

    What? Ridley have been awaked?

  • @AnimeDisneytheMixelsFanatic
    @AnimeDisneytheMixelsFanatic 3 роки тому +1

    Maleficent Boss (Phase 1) Theme Music

  • @SaucyTiler2007
    @SaucyTiler2007 3 роки тому +3

    The Battle of the Death Star - Star Wars Episode 10: The Revenge of the Sith

  • @DoominalCrossing
    @DoominalCrossing 7 років тому +2

    FUCKING SPOILERS DUDE WTF

    • @Legacy309
      @Legacy309 7 років тому +4

      ReacesPieces
      This is why I don't listen to game soundtrack until I beat them

    • @DoominalCrossing
      @DoominalCrossing 7 років тому

      I didn't listen to it at the time, it came up on my sub and the spoiler is right there in the title.
      That being said, I assumed it meant there would be a Super Metroid endgame, so at least I was wrong on that front.

  • @katten838
    @katten838 6 років тому +8

    Yet another Ridley boss fight *yawn*
    Metroid has fallen into the Zelda trap of repetition

    • @rayer3274
      @rayer3274 4 роки тому +50

      well atleast this is the BEST Ridley battle in any 2D Metroid game in my opinion.

    • @flameshot4798
      @flameshot4798 4 роки тому +45

      You act like Ridley reappearing is a new thing. Ridley is kinda THE reappearing boss character. Most Metroid games have a Ridley fight in them, and it’s been that way since Super Metroid, like this is not new information.

    • @katten838
      @katten838 4 роки тому +1

      @@flameshot4798
      He didn't reappear in Metroid 2, adding him to the remake for the sake of just having him there is lame and cheap lazy fanservice

    • @flameshot4798
      @flameshot4798 4 роки тому +39

      Biomechanoid it’s not just for fan service, it builds the relationship between Samus and the Baby Metroid, it’s very important to the timeline

    • @katten838
      @katten838 4 роки тому +2

      It's not important to the timeline, it's a lame convenient plot device reboot, just like when they made an android of earth origin the creator of the xenomorphs in Alien Covenant
      You are probably one of those who thinks every Zelda game should start with threee dungeons, one forest themed, one fire themed and one water themed, then aquire the master sword, some more dungeons, fight the fake final boss until Ganon shows up as the real final boss
      If we should have repetitive elements, then at least make the games less linear and hand-holding
      Don't waste opportunites, who knows when we will get another 2D Metroid, or Metroid game at all for that matter, throw in something that hasn't been done before in 2D, or make it as non-linear as the first Metroid

  • @novustalks7525
    @novustalks7525 3 роки тому +2

    Such a stupid name for a boss. "Proteus"? Bruh

    • @robertkenny2636
      @robertkenny2636 3 роки тому +5

      F&@k off, do you ever get tired of b&@ching and complaining about this game?

    • @astraldog3359
      @astraldog3359 3 роки тому +1

      Agree should have been Prometheus Ridley

    • @vvinterfiower
      @vvinterfiower 3 роки тому +16

      well, according to the wiki, "In Greek mythology, Proteus is the name of the god of rivers and oceanic bodies of water, who was known for his adaptability and versatility. Therefore, the Proteus name for Ridley is appropriate as it reflects his ability to easily recover from his battle wounds."