Important The Ridley for SSB4 Thread - End of an Era

[Dalek_Kolt]

Pyrosphere isn't the same shape as the Geothermal Power Plant.

Eh, it's not perfect, (I know the original Geothermal Power Plant was not an octagon) but the dimensions of the stage appear to be roughly the same.

 

[Deleted member]

Not sure how many smashers even know what bdsm is. They'll Google it and come back with rush knowledge.

Ive been thinking that they're aren't too many obvious shoo ins for the roster. I feel better about ridleys chances every day.

I was thinking about it earlier and realized that if we add in the remaining 3 of the original 12 and the Gematsu leak, we'll be at 39, from there, if we add the "Big 4 Villains" Namely Mewtwo, Ridley, K. Rool, and Ganondorf as well as Meta Knight, Lucas, Wario, Wolf, and Falco, we'll be at 48 characters with a Random Button, with cuts of G&W, R.O.B., Ice Climbers, Snake, Ivysaur, and Squirtle.

This would lead to a 3 x 12 Row x Column arrangement with the expected random button being by itself on the bottom row. Since I feel that such a size is plausible, and that we may not get all of the Brawl Vets back (as I listed), I too feel that Ridley's chances are better now than ever.

 

[Kamiko]

Pyrosphere basically just has a piece of it chopped off.

 

[The King of Skulls]

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People! Praise any and all versions of our lord RIDLEY! PRAISE HIM!

I will praise any version that is not a furby on steroids, a lizard on steroids, or a duck on steroids...

I was thinking about it earlier and realized that if we add in the remaining 3 of the original 12 and the Gematsu leak, we'll be at 39, from there, if we add the "Big 4 Villains" Namely Mewtwo, Ridley, K. Rool, and Ganondorf as well as Meta Knight, Lucas, Wario, Wolf, and Falco, we'll be at 48 characters with a Random Button, with cuts of G&W, R.O.B., Ice Climbers, Snake, Ivysaur, and Squirtle.

This would lead to a 3 x 12 Row x Column arrangement with the expected random button being by itself on the bottom row. Since I feel that such a size is plausible, and that we may not get all of the Brawl Vets back (as I listed), I too feel that Ridley's chances are better now than ever.

I really hope R.O.B. doesn't get cut, but if he must be sacrificed for Ridley, so be it...

 

[majora_787]

I was thinking about it earlier and realized that if we add in the remaining 3 of the original 12 and the Gematsu leak, we'll be at 39, from there, if we add the "Big 4 Villains" Namely Mewtwo, Ridley, K. Rool, and Ganondorf as well as Meta Knight, Lucas, Wario, Wolf, and Falco, we'll be at 48 characters with a Random Button, with cuts of G&W, R.O.B., Ice Climbers, Snake, Ivysaur, and Squirtle.

This would lead to a 3 x 12 Row x Column arrangement with the expected random button being by itself on the bottom row. Since I feel that such a size is plausible, and that we may not get all of the Brawl Vets back (as I listed), I too feel that Ridley's chances are better now than ever.

I seriously doubt we're going to have six cuts. Especially two of which being characters who have been implied to already be in the game as it is. I'm pretty sure we'll have a 51 character roster, as opposed to 47. Or whatever it would be.

3, maybe 4 cuts, Mewtwo, 36/37 characters... Eight newcomers... 44/45 characters... 7/8 newcomers. One for the August direct, 6/7 left as surprises for after the game is out. Including Ridley. Obviously. And then Miis off in their Mii menu for people who want to make dozens of Ridley miis to square off against the original.

 

[AndreaAC]

@Epsilon52 I hope this thing I found helps with the size comparison with the Ridley references...

The owner of the models I think he altered the Brawl Varia Suit a little...

 

[Omega Tyrant]

People should really stop trying to speculate the roster based on how the character select screen would look. The CSS molds to the roster, not the other way around.

50-53 is more plausible than just 47-48.

 

[majora_787]

I'm just saying that I think we're more liable to get 50 or just barely more than we are to get six cuts and a fake leak making up 100% of the roster. And honestly, I think 51 characters with Miis on the side is a pretty good number. I have no idea what Sakurai would do with more than 7 more newcomers or what have you.

 

[JohnathanACE]

I seriously doubt we're going to have six cuts. Especially two of which being characters who have been implied to already be in the game as it is. I'm pretty sure we'll have a 51 character roster, as opposed to 47. Or whatever it would be.

People should really stop trying to speculate the roster based on how the character select screen would look. The CSS molds to the roster, not the other way around.

50-53 is more plausible than just 47-48.

Common guys we need cuts, we all know Ridley is so big he'll take up 10 slots on the roster.

Yeah but seriously though I'd be kinda pissed if the roster was anything under 50 plus I really don't like the idea of cuts even if they're characters I don't play.

 

[majora_787]

We already have three cuts as it is now I'm pretty sure, and for us to have much under 50 we would either need to have twice as many cuts, OR Sakurai has no other new characters to show us for this game. Except for maybe one or two, one of which would be shown in August. And that just seems like the exact opposite of a Sakurai thing to do. That is to say, I'm pretty sure if we had a roster much less than 50 and not basically 50/51, we'd just have seen less than we've actually been given.

BUTT we'll find out.

 

[Mr.Seven]

Away in class and things just descend into the realms of madness for a short while.

 

[Saltwater Gem]

@Epsilon52 I hope this thing I found helps with the size comparison with the Ridley references...

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The owner of the models I think he altered the Brawl Varia Suit a little...

What this picture (re)confirms is that the Light Suit is the most bad-ass armor Samus has ever donned

 

[AndreaAC]

I will praise any version that is not a furby on steroids, a lizard on steroids, or a duck on steroids...

(Pic by Retsupurae I guess...)

C: YOU MADE MY DAY!..

 

[majora_787]

I praise any Ridley that isn't a rotting Yu-gi-oh monster.

 

[GreatRagnarok]

I just come back to read the topic and there is a discussion about Ridley's gender?

The many surprises in this topic is way too high for me sometimes.

 

[majora_787]

I just come back to read the topic and there is a discussion about Ridley's gender?

The many surprises in this topic is way too high for me sometimes.

The next surprise: Ridley isn't playable. Or a boss. He is the *3DS game cartridge*. Everyone gets a Ridley and must coerce him into their 3DS without dying. Only the strong get to play.

 

[Deleted member]

The next surprise: Ridley isn't playable. Or a boss. He is the *3DS game cartridge*. Everyone gets a Ridley and must coerce him into their 3DS without dying. Only the strong get to play.

So what I'm hearing you say is that we go and buy miniature Purple Space Dragons from our Local Gamestop and have to shove Ridley as he viciously fights back into the very thin 3DS cartridge slot. How would anyone enjoy playing as Ridley in the crippled mess that he would probably be once we got him to "fit" in the slot enough for the game to register him and play the game?

Or does Ridley just shapeshift back to a usable form once we get him to fit?

 

[GreatRagnarok]

And then's there the Wii U game disk you must in the Wii U for him too.

 

[TeenGirlSquad]

Is there any promotional art of Ridley from before Super Metroid?

I'm wondering if he actually received a complete redesign, or if the physical limitations of the NES stopped him from being portrayed as always intended.

 

[Kamiko]

Is there any promotional art of Ridley from before Super Metroid?

I'm wondering if he actually received a complete redesign, or if the physical limitations of the NES stopped him from being portrayed as always intended.

Why did you have to ask that? Now someone's going to post it.

 

[JohnathanACE]

The next surprise: Ridley isn't playable. Or a boss. He is the *3DS game cartridge*. Everyone gets a Ridley and must coerce him into their 3DS without dying. Only the strong get to play.

Well I guess on the bright side we can be killed by our hero.

 

[Khoru]

Why did you have to ask that? Now someone's going to post it.

 

[TeenGirlSquad]

LOL yeah, so I guess they redesigned him from the ground up. Thanks.

 

[JohnathanACE]

LOL yeah, so I guess they redesigned him from the ground up. Thanks.

Redesigning him was defiantly the best choice.

 

[Kuraudo]

... oh wow. THAT'S what he used to look like?!

 

[Neo Zero]

I smell an alt costume

 

[JohnathanACE]

... oh wow. THAT'S what he used to look like?!

Which is weird because his sprite from the game looks nothing like it.

Maybe classic Ridley is the stage boss on Pyro Sphere. LOL

 

[Kuraudo]

Optimistically speaking, we get Other: M's Ridley and playable Ridley is his Super Metroid-styled appearance or something.

 

[TeenGirlSquad]

Which is weird because his sprite from the game looks nothing like it.

Maybe classic Ridley is the stage boss on Pyro Sphere. LOL

Actually, I found some Japanese artwork that looks more like that:

 

[JohnathanACE]

Actually, I found some Japanese artwork that looks more like that:

LOL the bottom one looks like something out of a Godzilla movie. XD

@AndreaAC
Hey Andrea, as much as I know you hate Roidly you gotta admit he still looks better than deformed NES instruction book Ridley.

 

[AndreaAC]

Actually, I found some Japanese artwork that looks more like that:

THIS LITTLE CUTIE FATTY RIDLEY MAKES ME DIE OF CUTENESS OVERLOAD EVERY TIME!!

LOL the bottom one looks like something out of a Godzilla movie. XD

@AndreaAC
Hey Andrea, as much as I know you hate Roidly you gotta admit he still looks better than deformed NES instruction book Ridley.

xD well, yeah, it looks way better than that hideous thing....but still, I don't like it, but you know. with my silly version Roidley I have calmed down my hatred a little bit.

 

[AbioFlesh]

Please ignore garbage rib art, most of my efforts went into the face. I went in the Mangley direction, anything I should add or subtract?

 

[TitanTeaTime]

Oh hey look, it's @Zoroarking

 

[DraginHikari]

That image was in the Japanese Manual of Metroid as well:

Back in the early sprite era it seems like they would have official artwork that looked almost nothing like the Sprites themselves probably either because the Artist took a weird liberty with the design or they actually thought it looked better for some reason, the 80s were a weird time.

 

[Deleted member]

Please ignore garbage rib art, most of my efforts went into the face. I went in the Mangley direction, anything I should add or subtract?

I imagine that Ridley would like to have a right arm, shoulder, and chest.

EDIT: Since I don't feel like burning another post I'll just tag you. So @ AbioFlesh , I absolutely love the facial design, in fact if that was put in the game I'd accept with no questions at all, it really captures how intimidating Ridley is as a creature. I also like the thicker neck, if there was every one thing that I would complain about in Ridley's original design, it's that his neck is as thick as a pencil, and the way you've drawn it here is a nice remedy and fits well with the rest of the body. Also, I think the ribs are just fine, I'm no artist, but they look fine to me and the Ridley model that often I often think of has a similarly prominent rib cage. I also think the muscular definition you've gone with for his chest and shoulders fits Ridley's body perfectly, its not too bulky and at the same time not too little either. All I would say that's left is to finish out the model, but again I'm no artist, @ AndreaAC would be able to help you a little more in that department.
I'd also like to take this time to apologize to you, @ majora_787 and the others who've had to witness first hand the pathetic stupidity I'm capable of and have exhibited through my uninspired, immature, and unclever posts over the last 2 hours. I just hope that my stupidity hasn't been enough yet for you all to develop a deep hatred for me, and again I apologize.

 

[majora_787]

Trivia for the Ridley thread: In Nintendo Power's May 2003 issue (#168), Meta RIdley was voted the "Best New Villain" in their 2002 game awards. Doesn't mean much but hey that happened.

 

[AbioFlesh]

I imagine that Ridley would like to have a right arm, shoulder, and chest.

Yeah, he does have them. It's a total mess and I was too lazy to dig for anatomy references. So no show. Comments on the face?

That image was in the Japanese Manual of Metroid as well:

Back in the early sprite era it seems like they would have official artwork that looked almost nothing like the Sprites themselves probably either because the Artist took a weird liberty with the design or they actually thought it looked better for some reason, the 80s were a weird time.

 

[AustarusIV]

Queen Xenomorph...

Thank you for the new avatar.

Trivia for the Ridley thread: In Nintendo Power's May 2003 issue (#168), Meta RIdley was voted the "Best New Villain" in their 2002 game awards. Doesn't mean much but hey that happened.

Woah, really? Ridley isn't exactly who I would call a new villain in 2002, but that's really interesting.

 

[TeenGirlSquad]

That image was in the Japanese Manual of Metroid as well:

Back in the early sprite era it seems like they would have official artwork that looked almost nothing like the Sprites themselves probably either because the Artist took a weird liberty with the design or they actually thought it looked better for some reason, the 80s were a weird time.

Well, one interesting thing about it is that it looks completely alien, rather than a dragon in space.

 

[JohnathanACE]

Yeah, he does have them. It's a total mess and I was too lazy to dig for anatomy references. So no show. Comments on the face?

Maybe Nintendo will pull a Capcom and give us bad instruction booklet Ridley instead.