Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Here are my Ridley strats for Any%. This assumes you have 40 missiles.
Instructions:

- Start the fight with a full Charge Beam shot, then fire a Super Missile, then repeat.
- Shoot another Charged shot as he flies off then get on top of the Pillar
- Follow the on screen instructions
- Shoot a Super, but make sure that he is approaching the ground before it hits otherwise he will do another flyby and lose a lot of time.
- Shoot a bunch of missiles, if you get lucky he will do a small turnaround then roar, otherwise just keep shooting missiles.
(Make sure you stop when you only have 5 left for a super, but if you get a drop keep shooting more)
- Shoot a super before he flies off

If you got lucky and his health is really low, try to do some more charged Plasma snipes to end the 1st phase sooner, then end with a Super.

If you got unlucky and he doesn't stay on the ground for too long (Not shown) try to sneak in a Super shot before he flies off, you might need to anticipate this. And do NOT keep damaging him during the 2nd flyby, wait until he lands again before depleting his health.

- Switch to Ice Beam

- Stun him with a charged Ice shot then damage him with uncharged, Full charge, uncharged, instant charge.
- Stun again, then do uncharged, fully charged.
- Stun, uncharged, fully charged.

- On the second ground phase, stun him with a fully charged Ice, then do uncharged, full charge, then squeeze in another uncharged.
- Repeat previous step and he should be dead.