After his utter defeat and subsequent humiliation by Samus as Omega Ridley,Ridley was critically damaged.The Space Pirates fixed him up,and he became Alpha Ridley.He became the Head of Pirate Command,as Mother Brain was still under heavy repairs.When Samus and the other two arrived at the ruins of a GF SR388 colony,he and his forces struck at the main boiler, which melted rock into magma. He failed,but critically wounded Samus. He continued attacking that group until he fell off his flagship.