Important The Ridley for SSB4 Thread - End of an Era

[Dalek_Kolt]

This is still Ridley related, but I have a somewhat off-topic question.

This is my bird (er, one of them). His name is Brazil, it's a name he's had since birth (younger me thought naming him after his country of origin was a good idea for some reason). But I've since grown to really hate that name as I never call him by it and he doesn't know it himself either, yet for the life of me I haven't really put much thought into giving him a new one.

So then, over the last several months I've grown quite attached to Ridley despite barely playing any Metroid, but the question is, should it be Brazil's new name? His attitude is rather aggressive like that of the space dragon, and Ridley just sounds like a cool name in general. Idk, what do you guys think?

Call him Jacques.

Nah, but seriously, Ridley's a pretty cool name. Or Falco, either/or.

 

[AndreaAC]

This is still Ridley related, but I have a somewhat off-topic question.

This is my bird (er, one of them). His name is Brazil, it's a name he's had since birth (younger me thought naming him after his country of origin was a good idea for some reason). But I've since grown to really hate that name as I never call him by it and he doesn't know it himself either, yet for the life of me I haven't really put much thought into giving him a new one.

So then, over the last several months I've grown quite attached to Ridley despite barely playing any Metroid, but the question is, should it be Brazil's new name? His attitude is rather aggressive like that of the space dragon, and Ridley just sounds like a cool name in general. Idk, what do you guys think?

If it tries to bite you every time you get near....maybe xD I would call it Altair or Falco....

 

[ToothiestAura]

This one of the meanings I found online:

Ah, well, there goes my joke.

 

[Smashoperatingbuddy123]

This is still Ridley related, but I have a somewhat off-topic question.

This is my bird (er, one of them). His name is Brazil, it's a name he's had since birth (younger me thought naming him after his country of origin was a good idea for some reason). But I've since grown to really hate that name as I never call him by it and he doesn't know it himself either, yet for the life of me I haven't really put much thought into giving him a new one.

So then, over the last several months I've grown quite attached to Ridley despite barely playing any Metroid, but the question is, should it be Brazil's new name? His attitude is rather aggressive like that of the space dragon, and Ridley just sounds like a cool name in general. Idk, what do you guys think?

If you want too name him ridley go ahead and just to point out falco is a aggressive bird

 

[Pacack]

This is still Ridley related, but I have a somewhat off-topic question.

This is my bird (er, one of them). His name is Brazil, it's a name he's had since birth (younger me thought naming him after his country of origin was a good idea for some reason). But I've since grown to really hate that name as I never call him by it and he doesn't know it himself either, yet for the life of me I haven't really put much thought into giving him a new one.

So then, over the last several months I've grown quite attached to Ridley despite barely playing any Metroid, but the question is, should it be Brazil's new name? His attitude is rather aggressive like that of the space dragon, and Ridley just sounds like a cool name in general. Idk, what do you guys think?

If you do call him Ridley, I'd give him the nickname "Rids".

 

[Anomilus]

This is still Ridley related, but I have a somewhat off-topic question.

This is my bird (er, one of them). His name is Brazil, it's a name he's had since birth (younger me thought naming him after his country of origin was a good idea for some reason). But I've since grown to really hate that name as I never call him by it and he doesn't know it himself either, yet for the life of me I haven't really put much thought into giving him a new one.

So then, over the last several months I've grown quite attached to Ridley despite barely playing any Metroid, but the question is, should it be Brazil's new name? His attitude is rather aggressive like that of the space dragon, and Ridley just sounds like a cool name in general. Idk, what do you guys think?

DOO EEET

 

[Snagrio]

If you do call him Ridley, I'd give him the nickname "Rids".

That's actually what I was thinking. And @ AndreaAC he actually does bite if I do/hold/wear something he doesn't like (which is a lot) and just refuses to get along with anyone besides me. Heck, he even challenges the dog (a German Shepard). Though he's a total sweetheart towards my female cockatiel (Leah) and is buds with the male budgie (Popsicle) that live together with him. Kinda reminds me of when we shipped Ridley with Rosalina...

I'm still thinking though. Falco feels too obvious, and I barely know anything about AC... But thanks for the input at any rate guys.

 

[Pacack]

That's actually what I was thinking. And @ AndreaAC he actually does bite if I do/hold/wear something he doesn't like (which is a lot).

I'm still thinking though. Falco feels too obvious, and I barely know anything about AC... But thanks for the input at any rate guys.

EDIT: Nvm, Assassin's Creed. Not Animal Crossing.

 

[Smashoperatingbuddy123]

Well one things for sure my reaction might like this at 0:34

If ridley is confirmed playable (but again i think its a 55/45 chance for ridley to be playable)

(Im posting this again if ridley is confirmed plus a few more gifs and videos)

 

[The King of Skulls]

That's actually what I was thinking. And @ AndreaAC he actually does bite if I do/hold/wear something he doesn't like (which is a lot) and just refuses to get along with anyone besides me. Heck, he even challenges the dog (a German Shepard). Though he's a total sweetheart towards my female cockatiel (Leah) and is buds with the male budgie (Popsicle) that live together with him. Kinda reminds me of when we shipped Ridley with Rosalina...

I'm still thinking though. Falco feels too obvious, and I barely know anything about AC... But thanks for the input at any rate guys.

Ridley is the only acceptable name for a flying animal. I think it'd be a good name, at least.

 

[AndreaAC]

That's actually what I was thinking. And @ AndreaAC he actually does bite if I do/hold/wear something he doesn't like (which is a lot) and just refuses to get along with anyone besides me. Heck, he even challenges the dog (a German Shepard). Though he's a total sweetheart towards my female cockatiel (Leah) and is buds with the male budgie (Popsicle) that live together with him. Kinda reminds me of when we shipped Ridley with Rosalina...

I'm still thinking though. Falco feels too obvious, and I barely know anything about AC... But thanks for the input at any rate guys.

Aww...how cute! Then the name is perfect! xD It has a lot of common with Ridley...

 

[Dalek_Kolt]

Aww...how cute! Then the name is perfect! xD It has a lot of common with Ridley...

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That's one of the odder ships I've seen...

 

[The King of Skulls]

That's one of the odder ships I've seen...

The only thing that trumps it is Jesus X Hitler.
It's seriously a thing I've seen. Why, internet, why?

 

[Dalek_Kolt]

The only thing that trumps it is Jesus X Hitler.
It's seriously a thing I've seen. Why, internet, why?

Sadly, that's not the worst thing that I've ever heard.

 

[The King of Skulls]

Sadly, that's not the worst thing that I've ever heard.

Dare I ask, what could be worse than Jesus X Hitler?

As to not stray off topic, I think the Ridley X Rosalina ship has some charm as to not be overly creepy. Helps that AndreaAC posted a "cute" picture.

 

[AndreaAC]

That's one of the odder ships I've seen...

It is just like Bowser x Peach...but with Ridley and Rosalina instead...and way more CUTE.

 

[Snagrio]

Aww...how cute! Then the name is perfect! xD It has a lot of common with Ridley...

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You know what, I've made up my mind. His name is now Ridley. Maybe he'll become the mascot of the thread even. Birdly...

 

[Dalek_Kolt]

Dare I ask, what could be worse than Jesus X Hitler?

As to not stray off topic, I think the Ridley X Rosalina ship has some charm as to not be overly creepy. Helps that AndreaAC posted a "cute" picture.

Oh, you know...

Harry X Voldemort, Claus X Lucas, pretty much any Tingle ship...

Hell, I run a Dalek X Pony crack ship on the side just for kicks.

You know what, I've made up my mind. His name is now Ridley. Maybe he'll become the mascot of the thread even. Birdly...

You totally cribbed that name off my Griffin version of Ridley.

Ah well, Birdley's still a cute pet name/mascot.

 

[The King of Skulls]

Oh, you know...

Harry X Voldemort, Claus X Lucas, pretty much any Tingle ship...

Hell, I run a Dalek X Pony crack ship on the side just for kicks.

Damn you, assaulting my mind to such possibilities! Then again, I did ask for it.

 

[Dalek_Kolt]

Damn you, assaulting my mind to such possibilities! Then again, I did ask for it.

Years from now, when I reminiscence about my internet days, there will always be that constant reminder that my very first ship was of a Space Nazi and a pink horse.

Shipping: Not even once.

 

[Snagrio]

You totally cribbed that name off my Griffin version of Ridley.

Ah well, Birdley's still a cute pet name/mascot.

There are no lions involved.

 

[PurpleSpaceDragon]

Remind me which series has consistently brought in glacial Japanese sales on consoles that weren't on death's doorstop?

Sakurai seemingly being oblivious about Ridley and Nintendo advertising the sequel to a game that had just finished selling more than the combined Metroid Prime trilogy are two completely different things.

They are both symptoms of Nintendo being out of touch with what fans currently want.

Nintendo should know that Ridley was and is the most wanted and talked about potential Newcomer for Smash 4 by a good margin. Nintendo should also have known that just about 0% of the people who avidly follow video games were expecting or hoping for Retro's heavily secret game to be a DKCR sequel.

In the couple years leading up to Tropical Freeze's reveal you'd read so much hype online about how awesome Retro's secret project was going to be and how it was going to be the Wii U's quintessential graphical showcase. Most people thought it would be a beautiful new 3D Metroid, an epic StarFox reboot that would do for Star Fox what DKCR did for Donkey Kong, or an entirely new IP. A game like that could've been a great system seller. I'm sure you're aware of the crying (as your gifs point out) that happened when Tropical Freeze was revealed. The customers were not satisfied.

The desires of the vast majority of core Nintendo fans changed between the time Donkey Kong Country Returns came out and the time that Tropical Freeze was revealed. People were foaming at the mouth for Retro – one of Nintendo's best studios and known for their graphic prowess and ability to create 3D worlds – to make a new Star Fox, a new F-Zero, or a new Metroid after the tragedy of Other M. Nintendo was oblivious to the fact that most people wanted Retro to tackle a franchise they hadn't worked on before, or to save the Metroid franchise.

So I'd say Nintendo's obliviousness towards fans' overwhelming support for playable Ridley is a misreading of the majority desires of their customers. They see that people love Ridley and want him in Smash, but they may very well be missing the fact that everyone wants him to be playable, and would be very disappointed if he were merely another boss, or, worse still, demoted to stage hazard.

 

[Yomi's Biggest Fan]

That's one of the odder ships I've seen...

Villager x Wii Fit Trainer says hi!

 

[Dalek_Kolt]

Villager x Wii Fit Trainer says hi!

Ah, but that makes sense!

Unless they AREN'T sociopaths.

 

[Kind Dedede]

Because we all wanted Wii Fit Trainer over Ridley. Clearly.

 

[The King of Skulls]

Because we all wanted Wii Fit Trainer over Ridley. Clearly.

I for one like Wii Fit Trainer. She's no Ridley(not even close, baby) but she seems like a character I'd like to try at least once. I don't think WFT will have anything to do with Ridley's inclusion.

*patiently awaits E3 like a good boy.*

 

[Deleted member]

They are both symptoms of Nintendo being out of touch with what fans currently want.

Nintendo should know that Ridley was and is the most wanted and talked about potential Newcomer for Smash 4 by a good margin. Nintendo should also have known that just about 0% of the people who avidly follow video games were expecting or hoping for Retro's heavily secret game to be a DKCR sequel.

In the couple years leading up to Tropical Freeze's reveal you'd read so much hype online about how awesome Retro's secret project was going to be and how it was going to be the Wii U's quintessential graphical showcase. Most people thought it would be a beautiful new 3D Metroid, an epic StarFox reboot that would do for Star Fox what DKCR did for Donkey Kong, or an entirely new IP. A game like that could've been a great system seller. I'm sure you're aware of the crying (as your gifs point out) that happened when Tropical Freeze was revealed. The customers were not satisfied.

The desires of the vast majority of core Nintendo fans changed between the time Donkey Kong Country Returns came out and the time that Tropical Freeze was revealed. People were foaming at the mouth for Retro – one of Nintendo's best studios and known for their graphic prowess and ability to create 3D worlds – to make a new Star Fox, a new F-Zero, or a new Metroid after the tragedy of Other M. Nintendo was oblivious to the fact that most people wanted Retro to tackle a franchise they hadn't worked on before, or to save the Metroid franchise.

So I'd say Nintendo's obliviousness towards fans' overwhelming support for playable Ridley is a misreading of the majority desires of their customers. They see that people love Ridley and want him in Smash, but they may very well be missing the fact that everyone wants him to be playable, and would be very disappointed if he were merely another boss, or, worse still, demoted to stage hazard.

The inclusions of Mega Man and Little Mac say otherwise. Nintendo does listen to a degree, but they're a business first and foremost. With how well DKCR sold, it's really one of the most logical steps to create a sequel in order to try and capitalize off of that success, rather than make a new game for Metroid, where it's most recent game was largely criticized, or Star Fox, which hasn't had any sort of real game since the DS, as sad as I am to admit. Tropical Freeze might not have gone as planned, but just have a little faith that Nintendo knows that the fans want Ridley as playable, they aren't completely oblivious, as you apparently make them out to be.

 

[Dalek_Kolt]

Because we all wanted Wii Fit Trainer over Ridley. Clearly.

I didn't know that I wanted WFT, but now that she's here, I want to play as her. A lot.

It'll be just like R.O.B.

 

[AndreaAC]

I think this is all my Ridley and Rosalina stuff.....it started with the blue sketch...I drew it when Rosalina got confirmed

 

[Kind Dedede]

WFT doesn't seem like a character that'll pay off for me like G&W or ROB. She may be unique but alas won't know till I try her myself

 

[The King of Skulls]

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I think this is all my Ridley and Rosalina stuff.....it started with the blue sketch...I drew it when Rosalina got confirmed

Cute! And creepy! I like it.

 

[PurpleSpaceDragon]

The inclusions of Mega Man and Little Mac say otherwise. Nintendo does listen to a degree, but they're a business first and foremost. With how well DKCR sold, it's really one of the most logical steps to create a sequel in order to try and capitalize off of that success, rather than make a new game for Metroid, where it's most recent game was largely criticized, or Star Fox, which hasn't had any sort of real game since the DS, as sad as I am to admit. Tropical Freeze might not have gone as planned, but just have a little faith that Nintendo knows that the fans want Ridley as playable, they aren't completely oblivious, as you apparently make them out to be.

Sorry, I didn't mean to say that Nintendo is always oblivious, or even that they are oblivious most of the time. I'd say the opposite: I don't think Nintendo is oblivious overall. Those were just two particular instances where Nintendo was possibly oblivious.

And I still think Nintendo is indeed quite aware that we want Ridley playable, and not just a boss/hazard. My post above is more of a "what if" scenario if for some reason Ridley isn't playable. Again, I truly believe he will be.

 

[Dragomire]

Ridley is my favorite Pokémon Space Pirate.

 

[AndreaAC]

:3 Well...it seems that i want to draw a Ridley and Rosalina thing....it has been a while....

 

[The King of Skulls]

:3 Well...it seems that i want to draw a Ridley and Rosalina thing....it has been a while....

Draw something like the ballroom scene from Beauty and the Beast. I'd enjoy seeing that.

 

[AndreaAC]

Draw something like the ballroom scene from Beauty and the Beast. I'd enjoy seeing that.

:3 OK! Let's see how it comes out!

 

[BKupa666]

They are both symptoms of Nintendo being out of touch with what fans currently want.

Nintendo should know that Ridley was and is the most wanted and talked about potential Newcomer for Smash 4 by a good margin. Nintendo should also have known that just about 0% of the people who avidly follow video games were expecting or hoping for Retro's heavily secret game to be a DKCR sequel.

In the couple years leading up to Tropical Freeze's reveal you'd read so much hype online about how awesome Retro's secret project was going to be and how it was going to be the Wii U's quintessential graphical showcase. Most people thought it would be a beautiful new 3D Metroid, an epic StarFox reboot that would do for Star Fox what DKCR did for Donkey Kong, or an entirely new IP. A game like that could've been a great system seller. I'm sure you're aware of the crying (as your gifs point out) that happened when Tropical Freeze was revealed. The customers were not satisfied.

The desires of the vast majority of core Nintendo fans changed between the time Donkey Kong Country Returns came out and the time that Tropical Freeze was revealed. People were foaming at the mouth for Retro – one of Nintendo's best studios and known for their graphic prowess and ability to create 3D worlds – to make a new Star Fox, a new F-Zero, or a new Metroid after the tragedy of Other M. Nintendo was oblivious to the fact that most people wanted Retro to tackle a franchise they hadn't worked on before, or to save the Metroid franchise.

So I'd say Nintendo's obliviousness towards fans' overwhelming support for playable Ridley is a misreading of the majority desires of their customers. They see that people love Ridley and want him in Smash, but they may very well be missing the fact that everyone wants him to be playable, and would be very disappointed if he were merely another boss, or, worse still, demoted to stage hazard.

I can see where you draw superficial similarities between the two cases, but I still have to disagree. With Retro, it seems to me as though a small, vocal minority of "True Retro Fans" have horribly unrealistic expectations for the studio. They believe Retro to be the second coming of Christ, and thus, the studio who will take on the glorious burden of resurrecting every Nintendo franchise outside of the Big Three, and even some within said three (a new Metroid, a new Star Fox, a new Startropics, a new Murasame Castle, a new Zelda, a new Mario Kart...). When it's Donkey Kong? "Oh, that's obviously just a joke of a side product, they're really working on resurrecting all of these other franchises instead as their main project." And outside of DKVine, there aren't many series supporters online to defend against such crap or to say they would like a sequel, even though its actual sales speak to the existence of quite a large mass of supporters who would like such a game.

Contrast Retro choosing DKC when presented with the choice between making DKC or Metroid with Sakurai choosing against Ridley in a franchise driven by fanservice, where he alone boasts about calling all of the shots ("I decide what goes into the game, no one else," says Sakurai), and the comparison is shallow at best IMO.

 

[majora_787]

Pfff I wish I could draw Ridleys. I'd probably draw dumb stuff though if I could, like Dark Meta Ridley or something. That's a cool design, yo.

 

[Dalek_Kolt]

Pfff I wish I could draw Ridleys. I'd probably draw dumb stuff though if I could, like Dark Meta Ridley or something. That's a cool design, yo.

Yeah, I was trying to do a Steampunk Meta Ridley.

Cool in concept, but I dunno where to start.

 

[The King of Skulls]

Pfff I wish I could draw Ridleys. I'd probably draw dumb stuff though if I could, like Dark Meta Ridley or something. That's a cool design, yo.

I'm actually working on a pencil sketch of Bowser battling Super Metroid Ridley. Ridley's actually pretty tough to draw!