Dux Piratarum Spatialium?
"Dux Piratarum Spatialium?"
"Leader of the Space Pirates?"
Interesting section in the Mother Brain entry at the Metroid Wiki:
http://metroid.wikia.com/wiki/Mother_Brain
Leadership Debate
Mother Brain's role in the Metroid series is vague. There is a debate as to whether she or Ridley is the leader of the Space Pirates (this question growing more confused with the addition of High Command from the Metroid Prime games).
According to Super Metroid's manual, Metroid: Zero Mission's manual, and the official manga, Ridley is the general of the Space Pirates while Mother Brain is the biological computer which controls Zebes' defenses. However, Metroid's manual, Metroid Fusion's manual, Metroid: Zero Mission's game box, the Super Metroid Nintendo Power comic, and Super Metroid's in-game introduction refer to Mother Brain as the leader of the Space Pirates, with Metroid's manual saying that Ridley is controlled by Mother Brain. The manga later retcons this to rectify any confusion by stating that Mother Brain took over as one of the pirates' leaders, while keeping Ridley in his former position. Also, her referring to Ridley and the other Space Pirates as "simple beasts" might help explain the previous statement of Mother Brain controlling Ridley.
The Space Pirate Data in Metroid Prime refers to a High Command that commands the Space Pirates, which included ordering Ridley to be reconstructed. Whether or not Ridley is part of High Command is unclear. He may be the Pirate general, answering to High Command and/or Mother Brain.
Frankly, I think that the "High Command" is too vague to state exactly how it relates to either Ridley and Mother Brain in terms of position of authority.
But when it comes to Ridley and Mother Brain, and once we take into consideration all of this information, I think it is safe to say that 1) Mother Brain is both the biological computer which controls Zebes' defenses and the leader of the whole shebang, and b) Ridley is the direct leader of the rest of the Space Pirates, and c) both Ridley and the Space Pirates answer to Mother Brain.
"Leader of the Space Pirates?"
Interesting section in the Mother Brain entry at the Metroid Wiki:
http://metroid.wikia.com/wiki/Mother_Brain
Leadership Debate
Mother Brain's role in the Metroid series is vague. There is a debate as to whether she or Ridley is the leader of the Space Pirates (this question growing more confused with the addition of High Command from the Metroid Prime games).
According to Super Metroid's manual, Metroid: Zero Mission's manual, and the official manga, Ridley is the general of the Space Pirates while Mother Brain is the biological computer which controls Zebes' defenses. However, Metroid's manual, Metroid Fusion's manual, Metroid: Zero Mission's game box, the Super Metroid Nintendo Power comic, and Super Metroid's in-game introduction refer to Mother Brain as the leader of the Space Pirates, with Metroid's manual saying that Ridley is controlled by Mother Brain. The manga later retcons this to rectify any confusion by stating that Mother Brain took over as one of the pirates' leaders, while keeping Ridley in his former position. Also, her referring to Ridley and the other Space Pirates as "simple beasts" might help explain the previous statement of Mother Brain controlling Ridley.
The Space Pirate Data in Metroid Prime refers to a High Command that commands the Space Pirates, which included ordering Ridley to be reconstructed. Whether or not Ridley is part of High Command is unclear. He may be the Pirate general, answering to High Command and/or Mother Brain.
Frankly, I think that the "High Command" is too vague to state exactly how it relates to either Ridley and Mother Brain in terms of position of authority.
But when it comes to Ridley and Mother Brain, and once we take into consideration all of this information, I think it is safe to say that 1) Mother Brain is both the biological computer which controls Zebes' defenses and the leader of the whole shebang, and b) Ridley is the direct leader of the rest of the Space Pirates, and c) both Ridley and the Space Pirates answer to Mother Brain.