It's stage time!
Ridley's Lair
Ridley's lair is his signature stage in all of the 2D games. It usually consists of lava at the bottom of a room, walls at the side, and a platform in the centre.
His smash stage wouldn't be unlike this, and an addition, spikes on the ceiling add extra edge and incentive as not to touch them. They also can be used for combo's, as when you hit the spikes, you bounce off in opposite direction of what angle you hit them at, so if somebody thows you at a 90 degree angle upwards, you're going to come back down helpless, and open to a pounding.
There is only one way to be KO'd on this stage, and that's the lava. Of course, the lava is hot, so if you are falling down to doom, you will be singed and bounce off the lava, only to plummet back down to your death, with a small window of chance for recovery. This lava bounce could lead to edge guarding to prevent your successful recovery.
This level is designed with flyers in mind, as there is a bigger chance of recovery from the lava with them, and they can also maneuver their way around a lot more.
Small characters are also at an advantage, as there are a few nooks and crannies for them to sneak into and perform sneak attacks on. Fastfallers might have a few problems in this level, as it's designed against them; it's more difficult to recover from, and you'd get comboed faster on the spikes.
The Ridley Boss Battle music blares out on this stage, as to give it an aggressive edge and get the adrenaline flowing for an action packed battle.
It is a tourney friendly level, as there are no random occurances to obstruct the game.
It's a perfect stage for hardcore Brawling.