Ridley (clone)

This clone of the original Space Pirate leader, Ridley, was inadvertently created by corrupt Galactic Federationscientists on the BOTTLE SHIP during their bioweapon breeding program using the DNA of various life-forms.

Little Birdie
Though the original Ridley's remains were incinerated in the destruction of planet Zebes, some of his DNA still remained on the Power Suit of Samus Aran, along with that of other creatures she had defeated on the planet. After her mission, a faction of Galactic Federation scientists secretly obtained this DNA and used it in their illegal project to breed various life forms for use as bioweapons, including an army of cyborg Zebesians under their control. However, they did not recognize the clone they made of Ridley, as his juvenile form was unrecognizable from the skeletal, dragon-like general. Dubbing the small white creature "Little Birdie", they chose to keep him as a pet. At some point prior to the arrival of the 07th Platoon and Samus on the BOTTLE SHIP, the cloned Ridley tricked a Lab Worker into releasing him from his cage by playing dead; once the cage was open, the immature clone mauled the worker and escaped.

Personality
The other Space Pirate clones created for the bioweapons experiment were purely feral, and lacked any of the intelligence of their Space Pirate donors. However, the cloned Ridley appeared to retain much of the intelligence of his donor, being able to manipulate other beings into doing his bidding. However, it remains unclear how much of the original Ridley's memories and personality he possessed, and how much of his behavior was the result of instinct.