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Important The Ridley for SSB4 Thread - End of an Era

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Welp, it's all ogre for Shrek then...

But what does this have to do with Ridley's chances?
Realistically? Nothing. The guy was probably just trying to get him to hang up, lol. Besides, you can't boost Ridley's chances more than 100%, where they already are
 

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There's one thing I never quite understood about Captain N aside from everything else.

So you have Mother Brain as the main villain of the series... and you don't have Ridley and Kraid working as the typical duo of incompetent henchmen that do her biddings, one being smart but clumsy (Ridley) and the other being stupid but lovable (Kraid), and have them constantly trying to take down the main heroes in almost every episode but always fail spectacularly, ending the episode with the villain beating them up as punishment?

I never understood why they wasted the chance of doing that.
 
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Well, that escalated quickly. :(

Welp, it's all ogre for Shrek then...

But what does this have to do with Ridley's chances?
If he does know the full roster and denied Dr.Mario and DHD of being in the game (despite the leak saying otherwise), then he must be lying about Ridley not being on the roster.

Ridley confirmed! :troll:
 
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Oh, man.. Ridley is so in this Friday. Just watch that stream.. I'M NOT CRAZY!! YOU'LL ALL SEE!
 

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Like what some members stated already. I seriously wouldn't expect a Ridley reveal this Friday. Especially with Bowser Jr. and DHD in the way. If the Metroid/Pyrosphere anniversary is over, why reveal Ridley at a random Treehouse Live? Unless a true unexpected plan is the goal, hey. Prove me wrong.
 

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Like what some members stated already. I seriously wouldn't expect a Ridley reveal this Friday. Especially with Bowser Jr. and DHD in the way. If the Metroid/Pyrosphere anniversary is over, why reveal Ridley at a random Treehouse Live? Unless a true unexpected plan is the goal, hey. Prove me wrong.
Although I doubt we'd get Ridley, Bowser Jr. and DHD aren't all that hypeworthy compared to other potential characters they could show. I honestly don't think they'll be shown off just yet (they will eventually, obviously).
 

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I really like the idea of Ridley having a flight meter that allows to perform stuff like grabs and smash attacks in the air.

It would make him a pretty technical character.
 

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Is the treehouse going to be showing the unlockable characters? It seems like they might still keep them under wraps. Then again, Rosalina was revealed before 3D World came out, so maybe their policy is to reveal unlocks these days.
 

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I really do believe in the trophy theory. Two of the trophies have already been proven right. And I'll be damned if Zelda doesn't get a new rep, since the last time they got anything new was in Melee [Toon Link doesn't count, he IS literally A young link] SO I'm expecting Impa [possibly as a Sheik semi-clone] and Ridley as playable characters [based off of the trophy quiz].
Im not feeling that argument.
 

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"But first, we'll be covering some upcoming games for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS." So a Mini Direct before the Smash gameplay. If they want to reveal something, this is the perfect chance. I'm hopeful for Ridley, but expecting nothing honestly.
 

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I'd say we'll have a fair idea of what to expect before the end of the week. Still, any new gameplay footage is good gameplay footage~
 

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Is the treehouse going to be showing the unlockable characters? It seems like they might still keep them under wraps. Then again, Rosalina was revealed before 3D World came out, so maybe their policy is to reveal unlocks these days.
I can understand the likes of DHD or Bowser Jr not being revealed in advance, but Ridley, specially to a Western audience would generate loads of hype and even just discussion if revealed, I don't know why Nintendo wouldn't play their Ridley card if they have one.

I still want a valid reason why people think the biggest 1st party character won't be revealed in advance, people keep bringing it up and don't say why apart from Nintendo want it to be a secret, if they wanted Ridley to be a secret they wouldn't have teased him. Sorry for going off on a tangent I just need a valid reason why people keep bringing this up. Not trying to come across as aggressive, everyone's entitled to their own opinions, but people normally at least have a reason for them.
 
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Duck Hunt is totally not being announced before the release. Bowser Jr is a possibility, though.
 

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There's one thing I never quite understood about Captain N aside from everything else.

So you have Mother Brain as the main villain of the series... and you don't have Ridley and Kraid working as the typical duo of incompetent henchmen that do her biddings, one being smart but clumsy (Ridley) and the other being stupid but lovable (Kraid), and have them constantly trying to take down the main heroes in almost every episode but always fail spectacularly, ending the episode with the villain beating them up as punishment?

I never understood why they wasted the chance of doing that.
So I found this, it's appearently Ridley in Captain N.



And this is Kraid:



Feel free to scream in terror.
 

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Duck Hunt is totally not being announced before the release. Bowser Jr is a possibility, though.
Agreed. Duck Hunt is our Mr. Game & Watch/R.O.B.
When was it said there would be a character reveal?

I remember the NicoNico thing saying there was a new character, but I believe that was a mistranslation, and the NoA Treehouse stream said no such thing at all.
 

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I still want a valid reason why people think the biggest 1st party character won't be revealed in advance, people keep bringing it up and don't say why apart from Nintendo want it to be a secret, if they wanted Ridley to be a secret they wouldn't have teased him. Sorry for going off on a tangent I just need a valid reason why people keep bringing this up. Not trying to come across as aggressive, everyone's entitled to their own opinions, but people normally at least have a reason for them.
Yea exactly my thoughts.
Theres probably something like "he will be revealed afterwards, because for that reason i am not disappointed on friday, if he will not be revealed there" in their heads.
 
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Yeah, putting characters in Smash Brothers does help the developments of certain franchise. I still remember that Ridley from other m has a vaguely similar move in ssb brawl adventure mode. Imagine how a playable Ridley would have help on the growth of metroid in general.
That's actually an interesting point to think about. We have some idea of how Samus's playability in Smash since the first one on the 64 helped contribute to Metroid's growth over time, and later possibly influenced certain gameplay mechanics in later titles like the melee attacks in Other M. What would playable Ridley do in contributing to Metroid series' growth in the future though? Like how do you think it would change the style of Ridley's boss fights in future games, or his overall presence in them? I would laugh if it made Ridley a little smaller in future Metroids (to stay consistent with his size as a playable from Smash I guess) and the people who thought his previous size was what made him intimidating like Kraid would act like he's "forever ruined".
 

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We're getting Ridley from Nico Nico, but don't watch the broadcast, wait for the english version of the trailer to come to the official website. You can get a better time out of the splash that way.

Let's not post unless we absolutely need to, I love this thread too much for it to go down before release
ONLY POST IMPORTANT STUFFS PLEASE
 

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Agreed. Duck Hunt is our Mr. Game & Watch/R.O.B.
When was it said there would be a character reveal?

I remember the NicoNico thing saying there was a new character, but I believe that was a mistranslation, and the NoA Treehouse stream said no such thing at all.
It wasn't, people are speculating because it is well, the last week before the release. The NicoNico stream + the Treehouse thingy could mean a character reveal, but I am not getting my hopes up.
 

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I can Say In Full confidence that If we Get The Hype 3, We'll Get them in A Huge Trailer, and Friday Fits the Bill Pretty Well...
 
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