Editing Ridley's room

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:''"Ridley's chamber" redirects here. For the theme, see [[Ridley's Chamber]].''
{{Infobox Room
|name=Ridley's room
|image=<gallery>M1 Ridley Room.gif|Metroid
Zeromissionridley.gif|Zero Mission
Ridleysupermetroid.png|Super Metroid
</gallery>
|caption=''[[Ridley]]'s'' room in ''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]''
|game=''[[Metroid (game)|Metroid]]''<br/>''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]''<br/>''[[Super Metroid]]''
|planet/ship=[[Zebes]]
|area=[[Ridley's Lair]]
|notable features=[[Lava]]
|significance=Lair of [[Ridley]]
|enemies/wildlife=[[Ridley]]
}}
'''Ridley's room'''<ref>''[[Metroid: Zero Mission: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]'' pgs. 66-67, 102, 104</ref>, also known as '''Ridley's chamber'''<ref>''[[Nintendo Power]]'' volume 95, pg. 65</ref>, is the room where [[Ridley]] is battled in [[Ridley's Lair|his lair]].

==Description==
===''Metroid''===
<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{1|metroid}}}|metroid|In the original ''[[Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'', Ridley's room is constructed from reddish violet blocks, with a few metallic silver pillars. The ceiling of the room features silver spikes and red orbs, arranged in a manner that resembles the teeth and eyes of a large creature; a similar structure appears in [[Kraid's room]].

The room is behind an ordinary [[Blue Door]]. Ridley resides on the raised portion of a platform in the center of the room, floating above a pool of [[lava]]. [[Samus Aran]] can choose to fight Ridley head-on, or she can jump into the lava (which actually deals less damage than the boss himself) and shoot Ridley from below with the [[Wave Beam]].}}</onlyinclude>

Directly behind Ridley is the only Purple Door<!--we currently don't have a name for this--> in the game. Shooting it open with ten [[missile]]s will reveal a room with [[Holtz]], [[fake lava]], and an [[Energy Tank]].
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===''Zebes Invasion Order''===
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In ''[[Metroid: Zebes Invasion Order]]'', a game book based on the original Metroid, Ridley's room is '''B-65''' and is located in [[Norfair]]. The most notable feature of B-65 is a table constructed from lustrous black rocks, located in the center of the room. A [[Key Stone]] appears to be on the table, although this is a fake key made from plastic-like material. If Samus approaches the table, the door shuts and traps her in the room, forcing her to use [[Bomb]]s or two [[Missile]]s to escape. Ridley himself is initially nowhere to be seen, but he sneaks up on Samus from behind while she is looking at the table. After Ridley's demise, the door to B-65 is locked permanently.
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===''Zero Mission''===
<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{1|zeromission}}}|zeromission|In the remake ''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]'', Ridley's room is found in the same place as the original game, but its design has been notably changed. The room is constructed from sand-purple blocks, with large columns of ancient temple ruins in the background. The room has a much higher ceiling than before, with the creature-like decorations completely absent.

When Samus Aran first enters the boss arena, she finds that it is completely empty. Without interference, she can cross a bridge over lava and enter the next room, which contains the [[Unknown Item|unknown]] [[Gravity Suit]] and an Energy Tank. However, when Samus returns to this room, the doors [[Metal Door|lock]], trapping her inside. Ridley swoops down from above, and as the boss battle begins, the ends of the bridge crumble away, exposing the lava on either side of the chamber much like the original game.}}</onlyinclude>

===''Super Metroid''===
<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{1|supermetroid}}}|supermetroid|In ''[[Super Metroid]]'', Ridley's chamber has aspects of both the original ''Metroid'' room and the later ''Zero Mission'' room. It retains the aesthetics of the room from ''Metroid'', including the silver pipes and the creature-like decorations on the ceiling. It also has the greater vertical height of the ''Zero Mission'' room, as well as the pillars and ruins in the background. Additionally, several gargoyle-like statues resembling [[Chozo]] heads are situated near the top of the room.

When Samus first enters Ridley's chamber, the room appears dark and empty, only for Ridley to emerge from the shadows in the same manner as he did in the [[Ceres Space Colony]]. As Ridley roars and the battle begins, the chamber's background fully lights up as an earthquake floods the bottom of the room with [[scalding-hot lava]] that will damage even the Gravity Suit. The lava level [[Lava Tides|rises and falls]] slightly throughout the battle. Upon Ridley's death, the chamber shakes again and the lava seeps away.

With Ridley finally killed, Samus can enter the adjacent room to the left. Unfortunately, she discovers that she is too late to rescue the [[baby]], with its broken [[Metroid capsule]] left behind. However, like ''Metroid'' and ''Zero Mission'', this adjacent room still holds an [[Energy Tank]].}}</onlyinclude>

==Connecting rooms==
*"[[Ridley's room access]]" (via Blue Door in ''Metroid'', [[Gadora]] in ''Super Metroid'' and ''Zero Mission'')
*"[[Ridley's reliquary]]" (via [[Blue Door]] in ''Super Metroid'' and ''Zero Mission'', [[Door#"Orange"/"Purple" Blast Shields|Purple Blast Shield]] in ''Metroid'')

==Inhabitants==
*[[Ridley]]

==Official data==
===''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 29===
;Page 42
:''"When you enter the chamber, Ridley begins firing balls of flame. Make sure your energy tanks and [[missile]]s are filled up. Two methods of attack can be successful. Using the Wave Beam, manuever beneath Ridley's platform and fire upwards. Keep jumping to reduce the damage. The other method is to use missiles from point blank range or near the door."''

===''[[Metroid: Zero Mission: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]''===
;174 unknown item #3 (pg. 66)
:''"When you enter Ridley's room for the first time, the place will be empty. Run left into the next room and collect an Unknown Item from a Chozo Statue.

;176 ridley (pg. 67)
:''"Returning to Ridley's room, run to the right but stop short of the platform's last support. After a quick cut scene that shows Ridley's descent, the platform between the support and the hatch ledge will break."''

==Trivia==
*''Metroid'' is the only game where Ridley's room is not guarded by a [[Gadora]].
*In ''Super Metroid'', Ridley's chamber contains [[extreme heat]], although this should be nullified by the [[Varia Suit]] that Samus obtains much earlier in the game in a normal playthrough. This effect is only relevant if the player is performing a [[Low Percent Run]] or Reverse Boss Order Run.
*A variant of Ridley's Room exists within the data of ''[[Metroid Fusion]]'' and can be entered using a [[Debug Menu]]. It contains no [[Lava|lava]] and "[[Neo-Ridley|Ridley]]" is not present, though can be added in using external hacking. The [[Door]] to the top-right leads to a [[Beta Acid]] filled [[Tourian]]-like room, just like the final version of the room does. The unused version of Ridley's room was most likely used for playtesting purposes.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Ridley.png|Ridley's room in ''[[Victory Techniques for Metroid]]''.
Ridley's room Victory Techniques map.png|The room on a hand-drawn [[map]] in ''Victory Techniques''.
Zomcard6.PNG|Ridley's room depicted on a [[Topps]] card.
Ridley's room Zero Mission.png|Full view, ''Zero Mission''.
File:300px-RidleysRoom.png|Full view, ''Super Metroid''.
SM Ridley Room.png|Ridley in his room in ''Super Metroid''.
File:RidleysRoomSmile.png|The room, as seen in [[SMILE]].
Ridley Room (Unused).png|The unused Ridley's room seen in ''[[Metroid Fusion]]''.
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==References==
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