Hey, guys, I wanted to apologize for freakin' out over all the Ridley hate the other day. It's been a real stressful week at work, what with the 4th of July coming up, but I didn't have any reason to take it out on you guys.
I do want people to understand where I'm coming from, though, so I'm going to go on a little rant.
Ridley is the most important character in Metroid that isn't Samus herself. He is unique in Nintendo's library in that he's completely, irredeemably evil. He is a sociopath, a sadist, an elitist, and a mass-murderer. However, beyond all that, he is strangely similar to his bitter enemy. Both Samus and Ridley are unstoppable forces of nature, capable of destroying literally anything but each other. Though Samus tries to kill Ridley, he always comes back and tries to kill her, then Samus comes back and tries to kill him, etc.
When Ridley killed Samus's parents and annihilated her home, he inadvertently created an infallible beacon of hope throughout the galaxy. Samus rose from the ashes of her near-demise, slowly becoming the heroine she is lauded as today. Ridley filled Samus with a hate for the wicked, those who use the weak and abuse their power to cause turmoil. It's that hate that drives her as a character. Without Ridley, there would be no Samus Aran. She would be a miner, or guard on K-2L, just like her parents.
Now that you understand how important Ridley is, as a character, to Metroid, you can understand why so many Metroid fans want him to be playable.
Now, imagine that there are people who, for whatever reason, feel the need to persecute Ridley fans for absolutely no reason other than to sate their own weird egos. Ridley hate is all over the internet, simply because people don't agree with other people. The majority of Ridley haters don't even have a problem with Ridley, they just heard some guy on YouTube say he was too big and that he was stupid so anyone who supports Ridley must be an idiot and so on and so forth.
It's not just Ridley that this hate extends to, but his supporters. I expressed to a couple of my girlfriend's acquaintances not long ago that I was hoping that Ridley was playable in Smash 4, to which they replied with piteous glares and said "Oh, so you're one of
those people." Just go onto any YouTube "RIDLEY SHOULDN'T BE IN SMASH" video for the rest of the story. It's insanity. I mean,
seriously, people?
Ridley is an important and, for those who played Metroid as a kid, like myself, iconic Nintendo character. He is alongside the likes of Bowser, King K. Rool, and Ganondorf as the primary villain of a huge franchise. Yet, for whatever reason, it's
an absolute unforgivable sin to want him in Smash.
I just want to play as one of my favorite Nintendo characters in a game about playing as your favorite Nintendo characters. I hope you can all see why people waltzing in and claiming that Ridley is a terrible choice and that he's this and that, when
he isn't, really gets on my ****. Again, I apologize for my outburst, but Metroid, Samus, and Ridley are all characters that I really love. Metroid is my favorite series of video games, and I simply want to see it properly represented for once.
So, I'd like to reiterate the only vote I really care about at this point.
+1 to Ridley, because he's an iconic and unique Nintendo character with tons of moveset potential, from an under-repped and hugely popular franchise.
All I want at this point is Ridley. Anything else is just icing.
Guys.... I won't be coming back for a while... I just found out that my best friend died this morning. Cause unknown, but it is believed to be a heart attack... I'm sorry... bye
I'm horribly sorry for your loss. God rest his or her soul.
Yeesh, what horrible timing. I'm so sorry.