r/Metroid • u/Sumo_Sensie • May 12 '26
Game Help Can I beat this?
This is probably my 54th attempt to defeat this boss as I got really less missiles
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u/__Player__ May 12 '26
I remember when i did this with 1 e-tank, it was pure suffering.
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u/Zinyin_ May 13 '26
This fight was easier for me than nightmare. And i did a 1% run.
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u/Zinyin_ May 13 '26
Holding charge and tapping missiles while spin jumping made this a breeze somewhat.
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u/Dorian948 Dread Mode survivor May 12 '26
He will die quickly. Just tone down the volume. Thank me later
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u/Nerdicon_Prime May 12 '26
What follows is the single greatest sound effect on the entire GBA library.
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u/arthlvias May 12 '26
THIS!
Everybody is saying "turn your volume down, wah, wah, wah".
I say to hell with that weak shit. Crank that volume up to 11 and bask in the glory of the GBA earrape, I mean soundboard.
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u/Sumo_Sensie May 13 '26
I played it on full volume and now my ears are so blessed than I can't hear anything else
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u/religiousjedi May 12 '26
Beaten him with no energy tanks (1% run). As others have said, Charge Beam on him. Also, try to make him fly up higher so you have some extra time to maneuver. You got this.
(p.s. yes, turn the volume down)
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u/Ggcool911 May 12 '26
Same thing here ! And it was, with the spider in second, the worst boss ever in this kind of run
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u/Dependent-Western369 Magic pancakes May 12 '26
Spider was lowkey easy once I spammed ball mode
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u/Ggcool911 May 12 '26
Even so, there was some sweet spots with morphball but as the spider goes crazy itâs so unreal like random patterns. Thatâs what took me a long time on this boss đ€Ł
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u/theTinyRogue May 12 '26
Don't use Missiles for this fight. Try to shoot Ridley diagonally with charged shots.
Each frame the beam is within Ridley's body it will deal full damage. This is much quicker than trying to down him with Missiles.
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u/Superbad1990 May 12 '26
Missiles are terrible in this fight. Use the charge beam, it will be easy.
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u/TellmeNinetails May 12 '26
I haven't played this game in a while. is that normal health for this part of the game? Also, do you have spin attack at this point?
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u/Phazon_Elite May 12 '26
He should have Space Jump at this point, but Ridleyâs the one that rewards Screw Attack
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u/KaijinSurohm May 12 '26
For a casual playthrough, that level of health is pretty standard.
It's the amount you should have if you're not actively looking for e-tanks, but still taking a second to pay attention to any O indicators on the map you run across.
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u/Kenron93 May 12 '26
Look up Metroid other M for an explanation
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u/KaijinSurohm May 12 '26
Other M treats Ridley like a pokemon.
He literally evolves from a little white furby into the giant space lizard/dino we know, and there's more then one.
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u/KaijinSurohm May 12 '26
What boss do you think is the hardest?
Personally, I find this to be the worst fight in the game. Ridley's oversized hitbox, grabby hands and that rediculous tail make dodging very difficult in the small arena.
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u/Dependent-Western369 Magic pancakes May 12 '26
Nightmare feels like its just ragebait. They genuinely expect you to facetank at least two phases of that fight
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u/tapricks May 12 '26
dude!!! I was literally in this spot 2 days ago.
You NEED to use charged beam, it will deal tons of damage because of the penetration.
Also, if you wanna get more energy tanks, try and get some as soon as you finish the boss, don't interact with a navigation room or you won't be able to access the map freely. I say this because the next boss is harder than this one and I spent a lot of time trying to defeat it, I think the low energy tanks made it a lot harder lol
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u/ImpactorLife-25703 May 12 '26
Remember it's fight patterns, have a full health and ammunition and always be quick to spot his weakness and take him out but if you did not fully prepare yourself and gone straight to the boss... Don't come crying to us
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u/Filming_Man May 12 '26
The Metroid Queen (clone of the one from Metroid II) did that to Ridley on the bottle ship after Samus defeated him in Sector 3.
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u/SnowballWasRight May 12 '26
Charge beaming this fucker is the best. When you get a good angle with it your game starts running at seconds per frame because of all the damage being done each frame đđđ
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u/timzom_soria May 13 '26
Le rayon de charge fait énormément de dégùts sur ce boss et pour ma personne, c'est un des plus facile de jeux !
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u/PowerEqual9956 May 16 '26
Beaten yesterday after 15 attempts (first time playing fusion), same e-tanks as you!
I tried with charge beam but I was too slow, so instead I went all in with missiles.
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u/Crazy_Chopsticks May 12 '26
Use the Charge Beam. It does a fuck ton of damage to Ridley, much more than missile spam.