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Important The Ridley for SSB4 Thread - End of an Era

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Nat Perry said:
I'm surprised people aren't shipping Ridley and Tiki. 2000+ year-old dragon x dragon that keeps coming back from the dead? Come on now.
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Stop giving the internet ideas to ruin characters I like with.
 
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Fumpster said:
Metroid is my famous series of all time. I love these games. The gameplay, environments, music... Everything just really does come together in Metroid games. Ever since I saw Ridley in the opening for Melee I've been a huge supporter of him in Smash and I think he'd make an amazing addition. Although I'm not the biggest fan of Other M (like, at all), I think they could take some design liberties with Roidley and give him a bit of a redesign in a similar way they did to Samus. Though I miss those shoulder spikes dearly. It's easy to imagine a moveset for him, and I've never really felt that the size comparisons were necessary since his problem is more his proportions than his actual size. Even then it's not a big issue. I also think Dark Samus being an Assist Trophy is the biggest Assist Trophy casualty this game has seen so far, especially considering the Smash dev team proved that it wouldn't be a clone of Samus if it were playable. Anyway, what I'm trying to say is, I love Metroid. A lot.

I wish I had the confidence that the rest of you have for his inclusion though. I agree it's a little weird how long this has dragged out, as well as the nature of the reveal... But I just can't conjure up the confidence that you guys have for his inclusion. I've seen all the evidence from both sides of the fence, and I just can't decide whether I want to keep confident and have my hopes destroyed for a third time or simply accept that I don't think he will be playable and be bouncing off the walls if he actually does end up being playable.

I got Little Mac. I got Megaman. I got Villager. Ridley's the last on my list, and I would turn into a living pile of hype if he were to be revealed. I will tell you guys to stay strong for those of us who aren't quite as confident as you, because if everybody thinks the same way I do, then by the time Smash 5 rolls around we won't have anyone who wants him and it won't matter anymore.
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Eh, people will want him in the next Smash, they'll just be older. Although I don't know a lot of younger people who are into the Metroid series, at least from what I know.
 
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Nat Perry said:
Eh, people will want him in the next Smash, they'll just be older. Although I don't know a lot of younger people who are into the Metroid series, at least from what I know.
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I honestly just can't believe there are people who don't want him in Smash. Like, he's a big purple space dragon. C'mon guys.
 
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Fumpster said:
I honestly just can't believe there are people who don't want him in Smash. Like, he's a big purple space dragon. C'mon guys.
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Honestly I've been experiencing a bit of internal conflict myself. I see him best fit as a boss, and evidence strongly hints he will be a boss, but then again, a freaking purple space dragon man. He'd have to be re-proportioned appropriately and specifically for the game though.

I kinda see it as "Oh Duon/Galleom/Master Hand/Rayquaza/Kraid/Gooper Blooper/Argorok could work, he could just be resized." It's like yeah, that'd be awesome, but that'd be ridiculous. Ridley's varying forms and iterations makes him a tad more viable than all the baddies I listed two sentences back, however.
 
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The Soulless One said:
A cute little backstory for it:

Ridley found himself disarmed by the carefree nature of this pink puffball with giant eyes, she was surrounded by a squad of space pirates, with Ridley bearing down over her, and yet, she was completely unintimidated by his dragon-like appearance, only concerned with finally having an audience that would not fall asleep by the sound of her voice.

She began to sing. Ridley watched, astonished, as his Space Pirates fell one by one, somehow falling asleep as they heard her voice. Yet somehow, Ridley was unaffected, the last Space Pirate fell as she sang the last verse, and as she opened her eyes she noticed Ridley, the only one who had not fallen into a deep slumber, staring at her, his yellow eyes full of intrigue, wonder, and infatuation. "Who is this mystical being, who seems harmless, yet can incapacitate some of my strong and loyal soldiers with her voice alone?" he asked himself, as he slowly drew closer, amazed by her apparent power. Jigglypuff could not look away, she held Ridley's gaze, the one creature of all her concerts who had not disrespectfully fallen asleep while she was singing. He was the only one to have shown any respect, the only one, she decided, that she would ever want to be with. They drew closer and closer to each other, until they were face to face, their eyes sparkling in awe, drawn into a tight embrace, their faces grew closer, Ridley beak touched jigglypuff soft skin getting closer and closer to the very center of her... ... and jigglypuff used rest, KO!. poor Ridley... he started being a ruthless and cruel killer from that day D:

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sorry, but i fixed your ending :D (i though it was going to end that anyways XD)

Edit because I haven't used jigglypuff in years and kinda forgot the input DX
 
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Nat Perry said:
Honestly I've been experiencing a bit of internal conflict myself. I see him best fit as a boss, and evidence strongly hints he will be a boss, but then again, a freaking purple space dragon man. He'd have to be re-proportioned appropriately and specifically for the game though.

I kinda see it as "Oh Duon/Galleom/Master Hand/Rayquaza/Kraid/Gooper Blooper/Argorok could work, he could just be resized." It's like yeah, that'd be awesome, but that'd be ridiculous. Ridley's varying forms and iterations makes him a tad more viable than all the baddies I listed two sentences back, however.
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I think he makes an excellent boss and definitely has potential to make an excellent playable character too. If he's a boss, at least the thought of him being able to KO Ganondorf and Bowser with ease can make me happy.
 
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Fumpster said:
I think he makes an excellent boss and definitely has potential to make an excellent playable character too. If he's a boss, at least the thought of him being able to KO Ganondorf and Bowser with ease can make me happy.
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Yeah he definitely has potential to be a great boss and character. If he's a boss I think that he'll be done right, regardless of people's fear of him potentially being a "punching bag" after seeing a mere few seconds of a clip.

A Ridley stage boss done right, for me, would be a boss that swoops in every once in a while to absolutely rip people apart. He would use his tail, shoot fireballs, grab people, and then take them with him as he flies back to his hole, screen KO-ing them in the process. He wouldn't be easily defeated in one appearance.
 
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AndreaAC said:

One by one....shall perish before me...

To be fair....the idea of anime Ridley bugs me...I don't watch anime myself........ -u-
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Not all anime watchers want Ridley to turn into some emo anime chick; just saying. ..
Also Ridley as a boss will be cool in sure, but I want him playable first and foremost
 
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shrooby said:
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Viridi. Vi-ridi. Vi-ridley.

I don't support the idea, but that is an awesome name, and kind of a pun. :D We need a Ridley alt costume, with a plant theme, like he flew into a rose bush, covered in spikes. He has thick scales, so he will be fine, don't worry.
 
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It would be pleasing if the person who provided Davey Jones's voice (Pirates of the Carribean) voiced Ridley. However, it could be anyone. I realized recently how I would like this voice. I did not have an idea for who I wanted when I first asked this question. Anyway, I just realized Davey Jones and Ridley are both pirates.
 
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I think we can all agree that Ridley should have his voice from Zero Mission.
 
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well if ridley ends up being unplayable, he wont need a voice...

here is a question... if ridley is playable, what would his taunts be?
 
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Up Taunt: Roar, clench fists, spread wings
Side Taunt: Start charging up a fireball in his mouth, then stop
Down Taunt: Brings a capsule holding the Baby out of hammerspace, sways it back and forth, then puts it away
 
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ZeroJinKui said:
hey, hey... jigglypuff is DANGEROUS.

you have any idea how many KOs i got in cruel melee/brawl with her?

infact, its thanks to her that i got through several tough challenges.

she's like a pink, puffy, female balloon version of ridley... she'd make a good wife for him, they could rule the cosmos together.

andrea, get to work on that, a ridley+jigglypuff pairing!

or, more seriously... what about some victory poses for ridley?
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It's not that I don't think Jiggles is threatening, it's just that she just doesn't look like a fighter (and I mean that in the sense that Ridley wouldn't consider Jiggles as a threat)

oh and also, thanks for clearing that up Andrea, I was pretty curious
 
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Wiinner159 said:
It's not that I don't think Jiggles is threatening, it's just that she just doesn't look like a fighter (and I mean that in the sense that Ridley wouldn't consider Jiggles as a threat)

oh and also, thanks for clearing that up Andrea, I was pretty curious
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-u- You're welcome!
 
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Why make Ridley a boss when there are so many other alternatives to choose from, like Mother Brain, Queen Metroid, Kraid, Phantoon, Omega Metroid, Nightmare, or even Draygon?

That's my question to those people who think he's the best boss rep.
 
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Wiinner159 said:
Fusion voice=Zero Mission voice=rip headphone users

Also, before I go, what would Ridley look like if he lost to himself?
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His pride would be definitely hurt....-u- I may do another drawing about it later....
 
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