Fireball shockwave



The fireball shockwave is an attack used by Proteus Ridley in the final phase of the battle against him in Metroid: Samus Returns.

In the first two phases of the battle, Proteus Ridley utilizes his signature fireballs against Samus, either as individual blasts or in arcs of five. These flames appear blue, unlike the traditional orange-red in previous battles with Ridley. When performing the attack, Proteus Ridley will take to the air and charge fire energy in his mouth, before firing it at the ground on top of Samus. It sends a shockwave from both sides of the point of impact. Proteus Ridley will unleash the fireball shockwave three times in a row before resorting to other attacks.

The attack deals severe damage to Samus if it hits her, and the only way to avoid it is to Space Jump away from the projectile and point of impact.

Ridley's clone in Metroid: Other M has a similar attack. When taking to the air, he will charge up a massive fireball and lob it at the center of the Geothermal Power Plant, causing a large shockwave that Samus cannot SenseMove away from, and must jump over to avoid it. This fireball is red-orange in color, however, and larger.