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The subject of this article is not named in-game.
The current title is from a guide or other published source.

"Lower Norfair" redirects here. For other uses, see Lower Norfair (Disambiguation).

Ridley's Hideout^[1]^[2], also known as Ridley's Lair^[3]^[4], Mini-Boss Hideout II^[5], Ridley's Chamber (リドリー部屋^?)^[6], Lower Norfair^{[citation needed]}, Norfair Ancient Ruins Area (ノルフェア古代遺跡エリア^?)^[7], or simply Ridley^[8], is an area on Zebes. It appears in Metroid and its remake, as well as being revisited in Super Metroid.

Description

Ridley's Hideout is part of a deeper portion of Norfair and is the deepest section of Zebes. Like the rest of Norfair, Ridley's Hideout is themed around extreme heat and contained rooms flooded with lava; while the Varia Suit is needed to withstand the high temperature, Samus Aran can only dive and move freely in the lava if she wears the Gravity Suit in Zero Mission. In Super Metroid, however, the region is filled with a more intense (possibly super-heated) lava which hurts Samus despite the protection of the Gravity Suit. Ridley's Hideout also contains some of the most powerful creatures encountered in each game it was featured in.

The intense lava found in Lower Norfair is also located in Crateria, the surface area of Zebes. The substance no doubt reached the surface through a volcano created from diverging or converging tectonic plates.

In Zero Mission, Samus encountered and freed the Kiru Giru from Tangle Vines in the upper portion of Norfair only to battle its adult form, the Imago, in Ridley's Hideout. Later, Samus found an Unknown Item (later revealed as the Gravity Suit) before encountering and defeating Ridley for the first time in the Metroid series' chronological timeline.

In Super Metroid, a gold-colored Torizo was fought in this area. After defeating these creatures, Samus gained access to the first Super Missiles (excluding Sequence Breaks) and the Screw Attack in Zero Mission and Super Metroid, respectively.

One of the Space Pirate leaders, Ridley, kept his chamber in the deepest part of the region, where it was guarded by immensely powerful enemies. In addition to wildlife, the area was patrolled by a large amount of Pirates in Super Metroid: numerous Yellow Space Pirates, a group of red Kihunters and two powerful Silver Space Pirates.

In Super Metroid, Samus fought and finally killed the original Ridley here, but upon his death, she found the baby's capsule broken and empty with the hatchling itself nowhere in sight.

Ridley's Hideout was completely destroyed along with the rest of Zebes at the end of Super Metroid.

Enemies

Power-Ups

Main article: Ridley's Hideout/Items

Metroid

2 Energy Tanks
3 Missile Tanks

Metroid: Zero Mission

Super Metroid

Music

In Metroid, Ridley's Chamber plays throughout Ridley's Hideout. The Zero Mission remake features a remixed and extended version of Ridley's Chamber.

In Super Metroid, Norfair Ancient Ruins Area plays throughout Ridley's Hideout. This iconic theme would be later remixed for similar volcanic and superheated areas in later games such as Metroid Prime and Metroid: Samus Returns.

Official data

Metroid: Zero Mission manual

"This is the area where Ridley, leader of the Space Pirates, can be found."

Trivia

In one room in Super Metroid, there is a giant cave modeled after some sort of creature that leads to an Energy Tank. Below the cave is another rock platform that resembles an arm with a three-fingered hand.
The many Chozo statues and sculptures found in this area indicate they may have had a strong presence there.

Gallery

References

^ Nintendo Power Volume 29, pg. 42
^ Super Metroid Nintendo Player's Guide pg. 72-73
^ Classic NES Series: Metroid manual, pg. 16
^ Metroid: Zero Mission: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide pg. 110
^ Metroid instruction manual, pg. 37
^ Super Metroid: Sound in Action
^ Super Metroid: Sound in Action
^ Metroid: Zero Mission

[1] Nintendo Power Volume 29, pg. 42

[2] Super Metroid Nintendo Player's Guide pg. 72-73

[3] Classic NES Series: Metroid manual, pg. 16

[4] Metroid: Zero Mission: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide pg. 110

[5] Metroid instruction manual, pg. 37

[6] Super Metroid: Sound in Action

[7] Super Metroid: Sound in Action

[8] Metroid: Zero Mission

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-'''Ridley's Hideout'''<ref>''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 29, pg. 42</ref><ref>''[[Super Metroid Nintendo Player's Guide]]'' pg. 72-73</ref>, also known as '''Ridley's Lair'''{{fact}}, '''Mini-Boss Hideout II'''<ref>''[[Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'' instruction manual, pg. 37</ref>, '''{{Nihongo|Ridley's Chamber|リドリー部屋}}'''<ref>''[[Super Metroid: Sound in Action]]''</ref>, '''Lower Norfair'''{{fact}}, '''{{Nihongo|Norfair Ancient Ruins Area|ノルフェア 古代遺跡エリア}}'''<ref>''[[Super Metroid: Sound in Action]]''</ref>, or simply '''Ridley'''<ref>''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]''</ref>, is an area on [[Zebes]]. It appears in ''[[Metroid]]'' and its [[Metroid: Zero Mission|remake]], as well as being revisited in ''[[Super Metroid]]''.
+'''Ridley's Hideout'''<ref>''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 29, pg. 42</ref><ref>''[[Super Metroid Nintendo Player's Guide]]'' pg. 72-73</ref>, also known as '''Ridley's Lair'''<ref>''[[Metroid (game)#Ports|Classic NES Series: Metroid]]'' manual, pg. 16</ref><ref>''[[Metroid: Zero Mission: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]'' pg. 110</ref>, '''Mini-Boss Hideout II'''<ref>''[[Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'' instruction manual, pg. 37</ref>, '''{{Nihongo|Ridley's Chamber|リドリー部屋}}'''<ref>''[[Super Metroid: Sound in Action]]''</ref>, '''Lower Norfair'''{{fact}}, '''{{Nihongo|Norfair Ancient Ruins Area|ノルフェア 古代遺跡エリア}}'''<ref>''[[Super Metroid: Sound in Action]]''</ref>, or simply '''Ridley'''<ref>''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]''</ref>, is an area on [[Zebes]]. It appears in ''[[Metroid]]'' and its [[Metroid: Zero Mission|remake]], as well as being revisited in ''[[Super Metroid]]''.
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