I don't care who inevitably makes the standard threads if Ridley is confirmed, but I would like to ask for a small favor...
Title the "I was wrong" thread like this:
Ridley: Believe it or Not! The "I was wrong thread".
Ridley sounds like Ripley... *smirk*
I'd appreciate it as well if someone could explain why they are CERTAIN that the purple dragon is playable? Where does this confidence come from? Tell me so I can join in on the smugness!
Basically...
Ridley's shadow in the Direct was moving at PC speed, too slow for any half-decent boss. It also didn't attack during the eleven seconds it was there, returned afterward, and jumped. The animation was also extremely choppy, unlike any boss Ridley has ever been. Through shadow analysis, we determined this Ridley was Bowser-sized, which is a PC size.
Ridley has never been referred to directly by name, like every other PC announced. The Pyrosphere has also been shown an awful lot, always Ridley-less. The fact that Sakurai has done that, and has given us a trailer that seems to be Stage Hazardley but upon closer inspection points more to Playabley, means that Ridley has a good chance to still be playable, and Sakurai may have just been trolling.
Also, with all that said, it makes no sense to not just outright reveal him because that's dragging fans along to reveal Stage Hazardley, which makes no sense and is the complete wrong thing to do when trying to sell a video game.
Also, every other character that was disconfirmed had their name stated, role shown, and non-playable status made clear, like Chrom, or Waluigi. Ridley hasn't received this treatment even slightly. Check out post two of this thread; it sums up most of this better than I can write.
I love reading through this thread, haha.
Me too. There's just something about it, even when you're not posting. I can't pinpoint what, but there is.