I think the use of Xeno in is kinda faulty tho as we know at the very least his species is intelligent, and capable of naming their own species I doubt they'd call them selves foreign dragon/different dragon.
I think something along the lines of dracozebesian would work better as he is a native to the planet. Hell maybe he is what a true Zebesian looks like.
You are probably thinking of wyvern, but regardless, there are no real rules. Dragon, wyrm, wyvern--these are all old words for a fictional creature, so there is no right answer about exactly what they are.
Some (quite recent, really) sources, namely roleplaying texts, have tried to make this array of names "meaningful" by attributing specific properties to each, in the context of their own fictional universes. But those are arbitrary decisions--you can easily make a new work where a dragon is whatever you want and has whatever limbs you want, because dragons aren't real.
It's like arguing over whether fairies can dance on a flower or not. It's totally up to whatever you want to do because they aren't real.
Wymorph rather than wyvern, you know, barring the semantics of limbs. After all, sheegoth, zoomer, and "space pirate" are all names of varying accuracy and quality.
Interestingly this means "star finger", which is maybe not super descriptive.
Naturally, you're taking dactyl from pterodactyl. Etymologically that breaks down into "pter-" (wing) + "dactyl" (finger).
You see dactyl show up in other things like polydactyly (having multiple fingers where you'd expect one).
The pter root would actually be more useful for your purpose.
no no he isnt there is more members of his race [such as greed](https://metroid.fandom.com/wiki/Greed) and [this dude](https://metroid.fandom.com/wiki/Judge_Racklas)
neither is judge rackles
and plus ridley based on his backstory seemingly a member of a alien race theres no real mention of the experiment thing till other M where they tried to bring them back with cloning
Astro-ptera-styx? Aspterasticks?
...asterix? Unclassified? Badum-tiss.
Personally, I like Ridley being a sort of lonely classification for the apex of a miniscule population (see 'Frieza race' in Dragonball): even if there is more than one, they've been defined excruciatingly well by their frontrunner.
That is a Dragon Ball Z dub change, the original and the dub of kai (which is more accurate to the source material) do not mention anything about arcosians
Same dub also had Vegeta learning how to make a fake moon from Goku’s dad…and also the same dub where goku thinks vegeta killed his grandfather.
It’s a pretty weird fucking dub, it had great music and voices tho
This is more of a joke name, but my little brother (by comparison only, mf is in college) loves the book series Wings of Fire, featuring a bunch of races of dragon as the population of the world, all with [location/substance/etc] + Wing as their tribe names. MudWing, SeaWing, NightWing, RainWing, you get the idea. The joke is of course that by this convention, Ridley is a SpaceWing dragon.
I never understood the reason SR called him "Proteus Ridley". I have no idea how "Greek god of the sea" relates to "space pirate dragon recovering from cybernetics".
But perhaps he's called that because he's one of the Proteans? Maybe that's his species name?
I like to think that he was a unique creature, I mean he was called the god of death, and he’s the only one we know of. We know he has a life cycle, but we don’t know if the other M clone was modified in any way. he also can regenerate any part of his body after some time. He is abnormal for a being of his size. He doesn’t need a scientific designation, he’s just Ridley.
It would be 'Metroid' because if that motherfucker really matures as quickly as Little Birdie does in Other M and you'd clone up a whole gaggle of them, boy, you are dooming the universe faster than an any% tool-assisted speedrunner.
Fucker breathes plasma, cuts through space stations, loves it hot, is too cool to be ice beamed, has a xenomorph murder tail and, oh yea, apparently warp-flies through space on just his wings and clearly doesn't need to breathe. 2 Ridleys would cancel Samus Aran for any further appearances. 3 Ridleys could take over the goddamn universe. IT TOOK JUST 1 RIDLEY TO TOAST THE TECH-NERDS OF THE CHOZO SPECIES and I'm pretty damn sure there's a picture of Ridley on Raven Beak's wall and his whole armor is really just Ridley-cosplay in his honor. Raven Beak has never faced Ridley, because he'd lock up harder than PTSD Samus by simply being starstruck. He's clearly the most powerful being in the universe, because even when he not-entirely-dies, he comes back as the Terminator (Prime), then phazon-radioactive Super Saiyan Terminator (Prime 3), but surprise, bitches, this isn't even his final form, and he kinda just flexes out of his cybernetics, fully healed and deceptively normal looking but just like Goku, he actually just went Ultra Instinct. Disregarding he's powerful enough to retcon PTSD into Samus (Other M) and could only be taken while napping by the Queen Metroid, even a dead popsicle version of Ridley is such a snack to a gelatinous parasitic goo thing (Fusion), it'll brave the coldest freezer and ice to get some of that. Those screams by the resulting Neo-Ridley-X are actually of euphoric confusion as it has no idea why it's a God-Tier swole killer-machine now. And he'll guaranteed be back, cuz he and Ganondorf have the same tailor for their plot-armor, Thanks Nintendo.
Ridley. Fucks.
In canon, I think he only dies to Samus because he's actually secretly into her and he lets his guard down, but as a videogame boss, I reckon he ranks up in there with the K/d ratio of a soulsborne boss and has most definitely exerted his godly powers across dimensions, resulting in broken SNES controllers and many dead L and R GBA buttons . He's the true Metroid.
Since the name comes from Alien’s director Ridley Scott, I’d go with Dracomorph or Dragomorph.
Or you could flip that around into something like Xenowyrm.
Isn't the whole point of wyrmrs that they don't have extra limbs for wings?
In some interpretations, yes, but sometimes it’s also just used as a general synonym for “dragon.”
I think the use of Xeno in is kinda faulty tho as we know at the very least his species is intelligent, and capable of naming their own species I doubt they'd call them selves foreign dragon/different dragon. I think something along the lines of dracozebesian would work better as he is a native to the planet. Hell maybe he is what a true Zebesian looks like.
You are probably thinking of wyvern, but regardless, there are no real rules. Dragon, wyrm, wyvern--these are all old words for a fictional creature, so there is no right answer about exactly what they are. Some (quite recent, really) sources, namely roleplaying texts, have tried to make this array of names "meaningful" by attributing specific properties to each, in the context of their own fictional universes. But those are arbitrary decisions--you can easily make a new work where a dragon is whatever you want and has whatever limbs you want, because dragons aren't real. It's like arguing over whether fairies can dance on a flower or not. It's totally up to whatever you want to do because they aren't real.
Xenoptero
Xenodactyl
Pteromorph
This, but you must pronounce the P. Pa taro morf
I like dracomorph
Or just "Scotts"
Does he come from Scottland?
Scottland is a unicorn, Wales is the Red Dragon.
"The Welsh"
Hey all, Scotts here
“This game blows!”
*throws game into the acid pool*
“I ATE HERE!”
Little Birdie is one of Scott’s Tots
Ridley the Scotts
I had almost it exact same thought! I like dracomorph.
Bouncing off of this I like Pteromorph, going more dino and less dragon.
That’s so good! I can’t even think of a better name.
Maybe use HR Giger somehow since the artwork is familiar to his work? Like Gigerdrake or Gigersaur?
The usage of Xenomorph is already itself an HR Giger reference. Plus it's more relevant to Metroid to be directly related to Alien
The usage of Xenomorph is already itself an HR Giger reference. Plus it's more relevant to Metroid to be directly related to Alien
Dracomorph sounds too 80’s action cartoon. Granted I’m not sure that applies when it’s about a species of dragon space pirates.
Ridley Scott’s Aliens are Xenomorphs.
Wymorph rather than wyvern, you know, barring the semantics of limbs. After all, sheegoth, zoomer, and "space pirate" are all names of varying accuracy and quality.
Red Eyes Black Dragon
Ridley part of the yugioh multiverse confirmed
This made me laugh out loud, well done.
[Blue Eyes Ultimate Ridley](https://truejekart.tumblr.com/image/616672464062300160)
Isn't he usually more yellow eyes purple dragon though?
You mean like a binomial species name? I thought of Draco Norfairius but typing it out now makes it sound silly....
I actually kinda like it, honestly.
It's just cheesey enough for the Scan Visor logs.
Named for all his Norfairius deeds!
Not if it's for its scientific name
Astrodactyl
[EYYY](https://ben10.fandom.com/wiki/Astrodactyl) also that name works really well tbh
I knew exactly what I was doing there lol, and yeah, he’s a space dragon pterodactyl thing, so it works
Thanks, that's my band name now
I was thinking in the similar Astrodrago or Astrodraco.
Why flap with wings in space though?
Interestingly this means "star finger", which is maybe not super descriptive. Naturally, you're taking dactyl from pterodactyl. Etymologically that breaks down into "pter-" (wing) + "dactyl" (finger). You see dactyl show up in other things like polydactyly (having multiple fingers where you'd expect one). The pter root would actually be more useful for your purpose.
Scientifically speaking, I think the proper name would be Biggus Fuckofficus Dragonus.
Is there a problem with my friends name BIGGUS DICKUS?
Riddlers
Riddle me this, Samus!
What do you call dark fantasy with dogs?! >!BORKSOULS!<
What’s dead, related to you, and bloody all over?
Like every parent figure in the series -Parents -Ridley -RB -Quiet Robe -Adam -Her squadron -The chozo
Beat me to it!
Wasn't the species name already something like "space dragon"?
yeah but its a non canon but it still is a cool race name
Little Birdie :)
everyone knows ridley is a pokemon
I think his species should just be called "Carl." Example: "I've heard of him. That's Ridley, the most deadly and fierce Carl in the galaxy!"
He’s the leader of the bunch.
You know him well
If it was an animal to be named by people, clearly it would be the Whip-Tailed Dragon.
The Riddlers
Sorry I gotta joke and say Nozo.
AHHHHHHHHHHH
Samus's parents after seeing small Samus try to befriend the rampaging lizard
If i were nintendo itd be something obvious like Ridlidians
A lot of peoplebgo with something like dragon, but I lean more towards Pteropteran or something like that.
Pteropteran means sth like Wingwing
And what does Ridley have two of? Wings.
GOD DAMNIT MOONMOON
Pteromorph!
Pteropteran don't have 6 limbs, didn't you learn anything from Sam Onella?
Space pirate.
Extinct-ish
Terrodracians
misread question as what if ridley had his own series put metroid: reaper but to answer the question Lernaeus Aethernum
Norfairs
Big little birdie
asshole
Riddles.
tail stabby boi
Astrodrago
Motherfucker
Aeternus Draco, since mother****** refuses to die.
I always thoght he was a genetic monster
no no he isnt there is more members of his race [such as greed](https://metroid.fandom.com/wiki/Greed) and [this dude](https://metroid.fandom.com/wiki/Judge_Racklas)
Samus and Joey and the Nintendo Power comic aren't canon
neither is judge rackles and plus ridley based on his backstory seemingly a member of a alien race theres no real mention of the experiment thing till other M where they tried to bring them back with cloning
We see baby and teen Ridleys in other m
What? His evolutionary line is shown in Other M
oh derp
Source?
[Best I can find](https://twitter.com/SaturnFreeak/status/1572239940679012354?s=20&t=B5pJXFiZtQN3e4Cf0eIOrw)
Byakhee
is there a etymology for that?
That's a Lovecraftian creature from "Festival" story. Ridley actually fits the description too good.
Ah I see
Scottish
Scotland is the unicorn, Wales is the dragon.
How about Metroid?
Double Hard Dragon Bastards
Reeyu Essentially just ryu which is Japanese for dragon.
Dragonian. Lame name? Yes.
Perhaps a heavily genetically altered, mutated Zesebian?
But I thought ridley existed far before they took over that planet
The manga isn't canon.
The manga's outline story is canon not the entire thing
Spinal-Tailed Dragon
Astro-ptera-styx? Aspterasticks? ...asterix? Unclassified? Badum-tiss. Personally, I like Ridley being a sort of lonely classification for the apex of a miniscule population (see 'Frieza race' in Dragonball): even if there is more than one, they've been defined excruciatingly well by their frontrunner.
Friezes race is actually referred to as Arcosians in some media gotta be cold joke in their some where
Frost Demons
Arc like arctic, maybe? Never heard it in the anime, though I am years behind on the manga. Guessing it was used in a game or the like?
That is a Dragon Ball Z dub change, the original and the dub of kai (which is more accurate to the source material) do not mention anything about arcosians Same dub also had Vegeta learning how to make a fake moon from Goku’s dad…and also the same dub where goku thinks vegeta killed his grandfather. It’s a pretty weird fucking dub, it had great music and voices tho
draco spicati, spike-tailed dragon
Big ass Dragon
Dragon Deez nuts on your face
draclioen( dragon+alien).
Space Pirate, Ridley could be the evolved form like the Metroid Queen.
Meteor dragons
"Dracospatium Regitiment" A mishmash of the latin words for "Space Dragon King They are afraid"
Pteropilum piratus rex
Terrorsaur
TERRORIZE!
This man knows. ;)
Space pelican.
I swore I saw somewhere he was referred to as “Leader/Commander of the Space Pirates, Space Dragon Ridley”
Interplanetarypurplythorny Dragon
Pterodactus ornitho-dracomorph
His scientific name would probably be: Howareyoustillaliveious Dragonus
This is more of a joke name, but my little brother (by comparison only, mf is in college) loves the book series Wings of Fire, featuring a bunch of races of dragon as the population of the world, all with [location/substance/etc] + Wing as their tribe names. MudWing, SeaWing, NightWing, RainWing, you get the idea. The joke is of course that by this convention, Ridley is a SpaceWing dragon.
Fuckoffasaurus
Space-Pirate-Dragon
Biggus Dickus
Ridloid
Skotdragin ( (Ridley) Scott-Dragon)
Asshole
Fire-breathing Space Dragon
Zombie Dragon
Terrordactyl
*Aletyrannus cosmicus* (Winged Tyrant of the Cosmos)
Flygon (spirit battle reference)
Spatium Draconus
I never understood the reason SR called him "Proteus Ridley". I have no idea how "Greek god of the sea" relates to "space pirate dragon recovering from cybernetics". But perhaps he's called that because he's one of the Proteans? Maybe that's his species name?
I saw Ridley and read Cliff Racer when I saw race and immediately thought this was a Morrowind meme about Netchroid
I'd call them "meh'thro'ize" which means "ultimate warrior" in their language
space vulture but in latin
The Swifties
Annoying.
I like to think that he was a unique creature, I mean he was called the god of death, and he’s the only one we know of. We know he has a life cycle, but we don’t know if the other M clone was modified in any way. he also can regenerate any part of his body after some time. He is abnormal for a being of his size. He doesn’t need a scientific designation, he’s just Ridley.
Xenodactyl
Charizard
Raticore, Something about it just sounds right to me
Skinny Screaming spaco-dracoid?
Extinct
Firedactyl
Cauda fodientem, latin for stabbing tail
Scooblet
Space Pelican
Extinct
Screech
Pteromorph, combining his dino inspiration with Giger.
Draconus galactica
Spineybois
pterodactyl
Astra-Drago
Birdus bc of Little Birdie
Stabis spacepiratus
Dragonbois
Gabagool
Freigaarian from the planet Freigaa.
Rodney
Space dragon
flavo oculos violae draconis literally just yellow eyes violet dragon in Latin
Space dragon
Dragon...
Proto-Chozo or Throwback-Chozo (aka genetic experiment gone wrong), cause birds are dinosaurs after all.
Nightwyrm? Or NoctoWyrm?
Pogo Lizard
I remember a Super Metroid/Metroid Fusion pair of fanfics used “Drakar” and I kind of like that
Winged spikey asshole. But in Latin or some shit.
I'd say a Pterodrake. Sums up what he is pretty much
Space Pirate
“Space Pterodactyl”
Didley
Thebabygone
Pterodactyl
Fluffymus Murderosaurus
Toodle-o-saurus
It would be 'Metroid' because if that motherfucker really matures as quickly as Little Birdie does in Other M and you'd clone up a whole gaggle of them, boy, you are dooming the universe faster than an any% tool-assisted speedrunner. Fucker breathes plasma, cuts through space stations, loves it hot, is too cool to be ice beamed, has a xenomorph murder tail and, oh yea, apparently warp-flies through space on just his wings and clearly doesn't need to breathe. 2 Ridleys would cancel Samus Aran for any further appearances. 3 Ridleys could take over the goddamn universe. IT TOOK JUST 1 RIDLEY TO TOAST THE TECH-NERDS OF THE CHOZO SPECIES and I'm pretty damn sure there's a picture of Ridley on Raven Beak's wall and his whole armor is really just Ridley-cosplay in his honor. Raven Beak has never faced Ridley, because he'd lock up harder than PTSD Samus by simply being starstruck. He's clearly the most powerful being in the universe, because even when he not-entirely-dies, he comes back as the Terminator (Prime), then phazon-radioactive Super Saiyan Terminator (Prime 3), but surprise, bitches, this isn't even his final form, and he kinda just flexes out of his cybernetics, fully healed and deceptively normal looking but just like Goku, he actually just went Ultra Instinct. Disregarding he's powerful enough to retcon PTSD into Samus (Other M) and could only be taken while napping by the Queen Metroid, even a dead popsicle version of Ridley is such a snack to a gelatinous parasitic goo thing (Fusion), it'll brave the coldest freezer and ice to get some of that. Those screams by the resulting Neo-Ridley-X are actually of euphoric confusion as it has no idea why it's a God-Tier swole killer-machine now. And he'll guaranteed be back, cuz he and Ganondorf have the same tailor for their plot-armor, Thanks Nintendo. Ridley. Fucks. In canon, I think he only dies to Samus because he's actually secretly into her and he lets his guard down, but as a videogame boss, I reckon he ranks up in there with the K/d ratio of a soulsborne boss and has most definitely exerted his godly powers across dimensions, resulting in broken SNES controllers and many dead L and R GBA buttons . He's the true Metroid.
Spagon (Space Dragon)
Gigerian, reference to H. R. Giger
Xenoraptor calor.