>>715920781
The thing is that Ridley has shown up in most Metroid games barring only a scant few
>Return of Samus (he was added to Samus Returns anyways)
>Metroid Prime 2
>Metroid Prime Hunters
>Metroid Dread
By Metroid Dread he's supposed to be SUPER dead anyways, plus Raven Beak kind of fills the same role as an arch-enemy for Samus.
Only way I can see him coming back now is as a clone or if they do some Arkham Knight shit with Samus having ghost Ridley in her body.