Hey, I'm not trying to be bitter or attack anyone; Roy has an iconic factor as a part of the Smash series, which I don't think Ike has. I didn't know he was popular, but I don't see people in the Smash community going wild for him whereas just about everyone likes Roy. As for Lucina (someone else commented about her), I think that Marth and Lucina together have a strange influence on the meta. One is always made completely irrelevant by the other, and to be honest, I much prefer watching and playing Marth over Lucina. I think most people agree.
And yes, I think Dark Samus is so similar to Samus that she should be a skin. She's pretty much one already. I also love Ridley, I just don't think the playable Ridley is a good representation. When I was a kid and played Brawl, Ridley had such a fantastic presence as a boss. I get hyped just thinking about it! I don't get that same vibe with playable Ridley. Maybe balance changes would improve the situation, though. I think Sylux could be a very interesting fighter in the future, however. Seems to have a lot of potential as a new antagonist for Metroid.
Again, I'm going under the assumption here that the next Smash game will involve lots of cuts and polish our veteran fighters while focusing more on gameplay innovation. Sakurai, after all, has said that "Everyone is Here" will likely not happen again. If they were to cut Ridley and make him a boss with a major role in the story mode again, I would be completely fine with that.
You're attributing anger to somewhere there isn't any. If people want to get angry about this, that's fine, but I'm not participating in that. Having opinions about a game we all love shouldn't frustrate anyone, but generate positive discussion instead.
