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Cosmic77

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I'm sure this has already been covered, but do we have any ideas on which version of Samus could be lurking in the shadows?

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At first I thought it could be the Samus Returns version, but then I noticed that the shoulders appear to be almost perfectly rounded, which is not the case with the SR version as there are two edges jutting out on the sides of each shoulder. Then I thought it might be the Other M version once again, but I started questioning that idea too once I saw how far apart the shoulder pieces were from the head. The shoulders on the Other M version are always very close to the head, regardless of which position the arms are in.


Any ideas?
 
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I'm sure this has already been covered, but do we have any ideas on which version of Samus could be lurking in the shadows?

View attachment 138252

At first I thought it could be the Samus Returns version, but then I noticed that the shoulders appear to be almost perfectly rounded, which is not the case with the SR version as there are two edges jutting out on the sides of each shoulder. Then I thought it might be the Other M version once again, but I started questioning that idea too once I saw how far apart the shoulder pieces were from the head. The shoulders on the Other M version are always very close to the head, regardless of which position the arms are in.


Any ideas?
If I were to guess, I think none of these are actually models, or at the very least are placehder ones. The shoulders are definitely way too far apart to be the current Other M model, I wouldn't be surprised if all of this was just art. Looking closely it definitely seems like there are little spikes that stick out a little farther, but that could just be the lighting or jpeg artifacts making it look that way.

I think it's also notable many of Smash 4's builds were still using brawl assets such as the BPs and stock icons.
 
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I'm sure this has already been covered, but do we have any ideas on which version of Samus could be lurking in the shadows?

View attachment 138252

At first I thought it could be the Samus Returns version, but then I noticed that the shoulders appear to be almost perfectly rounded, which is not the case with the SR version as there are two edges jutting out on the sides of each shoulder. Then I thought it might be the Other M version once again, but I started questioning that idea too once I saw how far apart the shoulder pieces were from the head. The shoulders on the Other M version are always very close to the head, regardless of which position the arms are in.


Any ideas?
Maybe is Metroid Prime 4 Samus?
 

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E3 Trailer Prediction:

Charizard Appears lying in the way he likes to do, resting quietly when a smaller yellow Dinosaur walks past him.
Agumon is revealed!
He stumbles on Charizard's tail and ends up irritating him, and the two start to fight!
And then in the midst of their fight they hear a scary Dragon scream, and a shadow appears in the Sky!
Ridley is revealed!
And the three begin a huge fight between Dragons / Dinosaurs!


 
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Yeah NeoGaf's implosion was a pretty nasty affair. Wonder why ResetEra of all the attempted revival sites became the successor.

I'm not exactly buying these rumors as it's early days and people will say anything to get attention while the world is looking but I don't think it's impossible, in spite of everything.

I'd say Ridley has a major factor that he shares with only one other character:
A years long and hard fought hype train. Only other one I can think of that has that is Geno (and maybe Krystal) and Ridley doesn't have to contend with SE's lawyers.

At this point, Ridley's been denied so many times that him getting in would be the ultimate twist and ergo, the ultimate hype.
 

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This.

ResetEra's not exactly a great place for rumours and speculation.

Isn't ResetEra supposed to be a successor to NeoGAF?

If I remember correctly, that place wasn't exactly kind to Ridley and his fans...
Resetera's mod team is definitely reliable, they even leaked the last two directs. If Emily, Nibel, and Jonneh are hinting this, then yeah, it is very legit
 
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"I have nothing to do, might as well check the Ridley threa--"
Supposed Resetera guys are talking about Ridley in Smash 5

WHAT THE ****

I'm taking this with way more than a grain of salt, simply because it's too good to be true and I still believe Sakurai wouldn't have chamged his mind inbetween games so easily.
But still, if it does happen, he's gonna be on E3, that's for sure.
 

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I'm not a fan of that site, but they do have devs and insiders there and if individuals like Nibel and Emily are both hinting it, I find it hard not to believe it. Now if only a leaker can spill the beans on Isaac for me so I can prepare to unleash my howl of tears (from joy or sadness).

If the leak is true, I'll be happy for all you Ridley fans, plus curious how they got him to work.
 

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Well... I'll take y'all's word for it that these guys are at least more reliable than some randos. Sure, I'll hype myself up a bit. What's the fun in life if you don't let yourself be a little gullible every now and again?
 
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This.

ResetEra's not exactly a great place for rumours and speculation.

Isn't ResetEra supposed to be a successor to NeoGAF?

If I remember correctly, that place wasn't exactly kind to Ridley and his fans...
wut?

Like, 95% of rumors and leaks wind up on ERA. . .It's like the place for rumors and speculation



For the record. . .this isn't the first time i've heard about this particular leak. It's actually why my hope of Ridley isn't 0. Thought it would take a longer time to get to a place like smashboards, but here we are. For the record, this is the same group that leaked Smash Bros being in the direct, and quite a lot of other details. I wouldnt put this bieng true at a non-zero amount haha.


But. . .those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it. never be certain of anything. That bit us in the ass quite a lot last time :p
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I'd say there's to little to be taken as a full rumor as fo yet but we should keep out eyes out.

It's going to be a looooooong 90 days until E3.

Side Note: Still can't believe that a side-mode with little to no VA told a better story than the next Metroid game.

 

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So I heard our .5% chance bumped up to a 5%.

I'm satisfied.
 

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But my question is, are we sure we can trust this Nibel guy?

He could be trolling for all we know.
 

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Can't believe I have to be the reminder again, but...

Do NOT accept leaks at face value! No matter how badly you do or do not want it to be real, don't just accept the leak as fact until the whole thing has been corroborated through official channels!
 

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I'm gonna accept it 110%

I like to live dangerously.
 

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I'm also on team real, if only because I doubt they would say this unless they really, really trust the source.

Confirmation bias may also be a factor though, but hey, I can take the disappointment.
 

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If this is true, I will firmly believe a good chunk of the development time was Sakurai crafting a design document of Ridley
 
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People are genuinely believing that Ridley is going to be in smash without actually being a part of any inside info

Y'all remember Tower of Smash? Or Spainkiller?

I don't want another "second post" needing to be made lol. Space Pirates are doomed to be hopeful for all time, huh? :laugh:
Just keep your expectations as low as possible and if/when he shows up it will even be more hype based on the fact you don't expect him
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So we finally get our first "Ridley is playable" rumor.
Didn't even take a week ^^
Not falling for it, I've learned my lesson last time, all rumors are fake until proven true.
 

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I understand being skeptical.

But this one has some actual weight behind it.

It's okay to be a little excited.
 

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It specifically has no weight behind it at all.

Being excited is one thing, but hope is the first step toward disappointment.
 

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It specifically has no weight behind it at all.
Except it actually does.
Ryce is the guy that leaked MvC:I and SFV
ERA admins have a **** load of inside info on various things and knew about the Direct before it was announced.

There's being skeptical and then there's this.

 

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No one should "expect", only "hope".

I'm super sceptical, after what happened during Smash 3DS/WiiU speculation.

I don't want a repeat of the Tower of Smash, shadow analysis, etc.
 

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This is one of those times I’m glad experience with such things like Smash speculation has made me more a defeatist. This could very well be an elaborate ruse (or early April Fools) to prove a point about the lot of us still foolishly having hope and full expectations at the first sign of anything... This having a little more weight than the average rumor is kinda nice though, but still.
 

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I understand being skeptical.

But this one has some actual weight behind it.

It's okay to be a little excited.
I'm actually not buying it.

I really want to believe that this is true, but we've been through that cycle twice and ended up being bitter. Third time's the charm, but I don't want to jump and disappoint myself again
 
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