Quoted By:
Ridley literally did nothing wrong. I don't even know why the federation assume the Zebesian would use the Metroid as a bioweapon. I don't know what happens after prime because I turned 18 after MP3 but as far as I remember, you relentlessly go after them for no reason at all. They're a fractioned group of mere scavenger trying to survive in the farthest region of space because you fucked up their main base already.
Twice. At this point you're not there to settle score anymore, you're not there on behalf of keeping the galaxy safe, you're literally going on a genocide hunt.