Important The Ridley for SSB4 Thread - End of an Era

[Protom]

Yo im back & i saw this the daily pic.

Is it urrr....what is it?

And howly dog s_it why is this thread on fire?
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People assuming that sakurais quote means Ridley will be a stage hazard without much hard evidence.

 

[Smashoperatingbuddy123]

Well we're not going to know if Ridley is playable or not till at-least tomorrow or a couple days so until that time stop jumping to conclusions that Ridley is deconfirmed.

And what brings you back SSBF I thought you we're leaving for good

 

[MasterOfKnees]

Yo im back & i saw this the daily pic.

Is it urrr....what is it?

And howly dog s_it why is this thread on fire?
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Sakurai's quote: "An enemy from Samus's past may appear at any second."

Could mean that he's either a stage hazard or that we'll soon get an actual confirmation of him being a playable character. Either way, we'll probably know Ridley's role in this game by the end of the week.

 

[Scoliosis Jones]

You know what I just noticed? A lot of pictures Sakurai has posted are Bowser vs. Samus. There was one on Arena Ferox that was pretty similar...

 

[Speculator]

Melee intro Ridley. Done and done.

Melee intro Ridley is still far too big to include without adjustment. It's not just his body size, it's his enormous wingspan as well. In order to 'fit' his wings, they would need to be scaled individually from the rest of his body. Which in all probability would look extremely silly.

 

[Protom]

I know! Ridley will be a assist trophy! Anyone? No? No? Awww

 

[Lasifer]

I think most supporters in the end would rather have NES Ridley than no Ridley as a playable character. It's not like they can't make a 3D re-imagining of the NES Ridley just like they did with NES Mega Man.

The difference is that Mega Man's classic appearance is the one most associated with Nintendo and the one most iconic to his character, the same can't be said with Ridley who's appearance since Super Metroid has been the most iconic and recognizable look to his character.

 

[FalKoopa]

Well we're not going to know if Ridley is playable or not till at-least tomorrow or a couple days so until that time stop jumping to conclusions that Ridley is deconfirmed.

This.

And what brings you back SSBF I thought you we're leaving for good

So rude....

 

[ChronoBound]

Melee intro Ridley is still far too big to include without adjustment. It's not just his body size, it's his enormous wingspan as well. In order to 'fit' his wings, they would need to be scaled individually from the rest of his body. Which in all probability would look extremely silly.

Meanwhile 95% of people would have no problem with a playable Ridley that looked a little "awkward" in your eyes.

As others have said:
ANY playable Ridley> no playable Ridley at all

A playable Ridley can merely be fixed for the sequel if its awkward or weird. An unplayable Ridley situation makes it so that most Ridley supporters have to endure even louder detractors than they did during the last Smash Bros. cycle.

 

[Dark Phazon]

hes killing me guys

were so close now

but what does he mean by any second

Ahhhhhh.......Na.....

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Ahhh....Na.........

 

[Deleted member]

Well we're not going to know if Ridley is playable or not till at-least tomorrow or a couple days so until that time stop jumping to conclusions that Ridley is deconfirmed.

And what brings you back SSBF I thought you we're leaving for good

The real life issues is still present, but they've cleared up enough to where I can come back for a few days. After college starts back up though, I will have to return to my hiatus.

 

[Protom]

You know what I just noticed? A lot of pictures Sakurai has posted are Bowser vs. Samus. There was one on Arena Ferox that was pretty similar...

ya, I'm pretty sure there was also a moment of samus vs bowser and DK in the initial trailer.

 

[Speculator]

As others have said:
ANY playable Ridley> no playable Ridley at all

You must have very little respect for the character if that is your stance.

 

[Scoliosis Jones]

I'm going to take a stab at how Ridley's stage hazard might work (if he is a stage hazard).

He will be visible peaking in through the crack in the wall, inspecting the fighters. Eventually, he will blast through the wall, and f*** s*** up, in true Ridley fashion.

 

[IsmaR]

Yo im back & i saw this the daily pic.

Is it urrr....what is it?

And howly dog s_it why is this thread on fire?
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WTF Appened/Went down?

The Ridley rapture is happening, and all the nonbelievers are mad that we're the chosen ones.

 

[MasterOfKnees]

Guys, we've had tons of discussion about whether Ridley is fit for Smash Bros or not for tons of years, right now other things are brewing, so cut that out and accept that you won't change each other's opinions.

 

[ChronoBound]

You must have very little respect for the character if that is your stance.

Nope. I have been a fan of Ridley when a siginficant contingent of this board was not even born yet or still in diapers.

 

[LaniusShrike]

Maybe the adventure mode has this stage and he bursts through the wall before you fight and then unlock himmmm?

Maybeeeee?

I'll be honest, this update left me with mixed feelings, but a bit more on the pessimistic side.

I don't think the lava pouring in necessarily means the lava level will be changing, though.

Sidenote, Samus's charge blast is pretty.

 

[Xhampi]

You know what I just noticed? A lot of pictures Sakurai has posted are Bowser vs. Samus. There was one on Arena Ferox that was pretty similar...

The Bowser from the Smash Bros. series was a disguised Ridley all along, what a twist.
In any second now he will finally get ride of his Bowser suit to reveal himself to Samus.
Ridley comfirmed, Bowser Decomfirmed for SSB4

 

[Deleted member]

The difference is that Mega Man's classic appearance is the one most associated with Nintendo and the one most iconic to his character, the same can't be said with Ridley who's appearance since Super Metroid has been the most iconic and recognizable look to his character.

That doesn't mean that NES Ridley can't work. If it's a matter of trying to fit Ridley in, as long as he plays great and can fit in, most people will want NES Ridley over no playable Ridley.

 

[Kamiko]

Melee intro Ridley is still far too big to include without adjustment. It's not just his body size, it's his enormous wingspan as well. In order to 'fit' his wings, they would need to be scaled individually from the rest of his body. Which in all probability would look extremely silly.

Whaaaaat?! Melee Ridley's too big now? That's hardly any bigger than Bowser. You just took all of the internet's sense, and chucked it right out the window. You didn't even bother opening it. Nope, right through the glass.

 

[Scoliosis Jones]

I'm going to remind people that at the end of the day, this here is a video game. So I don't really think Ridley cares if somebody wants him downsized to be in Smash Bros. He doesn't have feelings because he's not real. He is a group of pixels. He is a 3D model. He isn't real outside of that.

 

[Lasifer]

That doesn't mean that NES Ridley can't work. If it's a matter of trying to fit Ridley in, as long as he plays great and can fit in, most people will want NES Ridley over no playable Ridley.

I personally, would most definitely prefer having the iconic Ridley I know and love as a stage hazard over Nes Ridley being the playable purple alien for the sake of shutting up the fans. You seriously can't tell me when you think Ridley, you think Nes and not Super Metroid Ridley, Prime Ridley, or even god damn Other M Ridley.

 

[Dark Phazon]

sakurai at gamescon: "ladies and gentlemen, introducing the newest smash character and metroid rep, ANTHONY HIGGS!"
"Also introducing, his stage, which includes Ridley as a hazard!"
And yes, I made an account just to post that. Hello.

I would London Stab you.

 

[MasterOfKnees]

I'm going to remind people that at the end of the day, this here is a video game. So I don't really think Ridley cares if somebody wants him downsized to be in Smash Bros. He doesn't have feelings because he's not real. He is a group of pixels. He is a 3D model. He isn't real outside of that.

Not to mention a spin-off series, something that cares even less about canon stuff, especially sizes, than any other video game.

 

[ChronoBound]

Not to mention a spin-off series, something that cares even less about canon stuff, especially sizes, than any other video game.

Sakurai also made Olimar taller than Kirby despite knowing the canon size for Olimar is smaller than Kirby's canon size.

 

[Deleted member]

I personally, would most definitely prefer having the iconic Ridley I know and love as a stage hazard over Nes Ridley being the playable purple alien for the sake of shutting up the fans. You seriously can't tell me when you think Ridley, you think Nes and not Super Metroid Ridley, Prime Ridley, or even god damn Other M Ridley.

Not saying that everyone would prefer it, just a significant majority. Most people like Ridley for who he is, so even if we get a NES Ridley, it's still Ridley and people will still celebrate because Ridley is playable.

 

[LaniusShrike]

I'm going to remind people that at the end of the day, this here is a video game. So I don't really think Ridley cares if somebody wants him downsized to be in Smash Bros. He doesn't have feelings because he's not real. He is a group of pixels. He is a 3D model. He isn't real outside of that.

If he was real, I bet he'd be pretty sad at all these people saying he's too big to be put in.

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Sniff... they all think I'm too fat and ugly...​

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[Lasifer]

Sakurai also made Olimar taller than Kirby despite knowing the canon size for Olimar is smaller than Kirby's canon size.

The canon size for Olimar is also smaller than most everything ever in Smash Bros., so yeah.

 

[Scoliosis Jones]

Question for the tried and true Ridley supporters. If he is a stage hazard here, will we stop supporting him for future Smash games?

 

[moneyfrenzy]

the "any second" thing probably either shows that
A) ridley will be revealed as playable any second now
B) any second ridley will swoop down onto the stage and be a hazard

 

[IsmaR]

This "iconic" and "true" Ridley you all speak of doesn't exist. There's just Ridley. Whether you don't like the idea of him being less "serious/cool/true to the series" doesn't matter. Look at Brawl Ganondorf being all silly, he's still Ganondorf in the end. Or rather the Smash representation of him.

Also lol "privileged/entitled" Ridley fans being better for not wanting him to be ostracized by being made playable.

 

[ChronoBound]

The canon size for Olimar is also smaller than most everything ever in Smash Bros., so yeah.

No, its the fact that Olimar is canonically the shortest character in Smash Bros., and canonically even shorter than Kirby (Sakurai even said that Olimar was only about an inch tall, while Kirby is eight inches), yet still made Olimar taller than Kirby for Smash 4.

Olimar's true character ruinned by not showing about how minitature he is.

 

[Lasifer]

Question for the tried and true Ridley supporters. If he is a stage hazard here, will we stop supporting him for future Smash games?

I'll definitely support him in the future, not that it will be happening any time soon.

 

[Autumn ♫]

Question for the tried and true Ridley supporters. If he is a stage hazard here, will we stop supporting him for future Smash games?

Hex no. I'll still be supporting him for SSB4 if he does become a stage hazard. It didn't directly say that he was disconfirmed and I believe Ridley has clones too. WE WILL FIGHT FOR HIM UNTIL WE RETIRE FROM THE SMASH COMMUNITY OR HE GETS PLAYABLE! WHICHEVER IS FIRST!

 

[Kamiko]

Question for the tried and true Ridley supporters. If he is a stage hazard here, will we stop supporting him for future Smash games?

That's a good one. Stop, I can't breathe.

 

[Scoliosis Jones]

I just wanted to know, because it seems like it's hitting pretty hard if that ends up being the truth.

I'll support him, even if he isn't a lock like we thought.

 

[ChronoBound]

Question for the tried and true Ridley supporters. If he is a stage hazard here, will we stop supporting him for future Smash games?

The problem is that despite everyone still wanting Ridley, his supporters will be much more quiet and pessimistic because Sakurai still didn't add him into Smash 4 despite so few notable Nintendo characters left to add, and the anti-Ridley people will also be louder and more obnoxious than ever and voice their opinion every chance they get.

Basically, how the Roy situation is now. He is one of the most wanted characters for Smash 4, yet most people are pessimistic about him being able to return/get in, and he has incredibly loud detractors who voice their opinion in nearly every chance they get.

 

[LaniusShrike]

Eh. I think it's entirely likely that next time there's a Smash Bros. game about to come out it'll be so far in the future that I might not even care enough about the game itself as I'll probably be a busy adult with many important things to do.

BUT, if I am still around, then... yes. I'll keep supporting him. I figure I'll still be getting less fan-fevered, though.

 

[Kamiko]

I think anyone who isn't prepared to support him for forever and a day has probably already given up by now.