Alright, what the -HELL- is wrong with this scene? Where do I even start? This is such a throwaway reference, to begin with. In the Metroid e-manga, Samus's parents were killed by Ridley, which caused her to experience post-traumatic stress disorder about him. When she confronted him later in the manga as a bounty hunter, she experienced this exact same kind of fear and could do nothing. Thankfully, she overcame it in time to destroy Ridley and Mother Brain.
Keyword: she -overcame- her fear already. This isn't even the same Ridley who killed her parents! To date, it hasn't killed -anything- or spoken a word! Why is she scared of it!? Let's count the number of times Samus has fought Ridley, for that matter:
-Metroid (scared out of her mind but overcame her fear)
-Metroid Prime she fought Meta Ridley (no PTSD stuff)
-Metroid Prime 3 she fought Meta Ridley (no PTSD stuff)
-Metroid Prime 3 she fought Omega Ridley (no PTSD stuff)
-Super Metroid she fought Ridley (no PTSD stuff though 'canonically' one could say she's defeated him)
-Super Metroid she fought Ridley again (no PTSD stuff)
LMS says this is perfectly fine story-writing.
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TheRock ~ Slow dramatic zoom-pan. Doesn't phase the hooded man.