Retro will likely complete a DKC: Returns triology before making another Metroid. Why kill their DKC-vibe? Mother Brain and Dark Samus are already ATs. Adam Malkovich is dead in the series, and likely won't be featured in another game, whilst Anthony easily could. He's thusfar the only potential reoccuring supporter character. And supporting cast is really missing in Metroid. Also: a supportive 'second banana' character always gets in Smash before the villain.
See: Luigi
Jigglypuff
Falco
Diddy
Think the whole deal about Ridley is just a full blown-up internet hype thing that has gone wayyy out of hand. I mean, with the technologic advance between Smash 64 and Melee, yes sure one COULD HAVE slight hopes for Ridley after seeing him in the Melee trailer. But the fact that Melee couldn't even balance 'weirdly shapen characters' as, Bowser and Mewtwo would really give you hope for him in Brawl? Too many people thought so. Even too many people where ignorantly screaming that Ridley should be put in before anyone, this is before even the obvious needed characters as
and
where added. Even
and
supporters had way more to say in this matter than the overly-load Ridley fanbase.
The fact that
got in should've satisfied the true Metroid fans. Seeing as Samus is literally the only 'character' Metroid has. Yes, tell me more about that manga and stuff... Doesn't matter much. Ridley serves it's role as boss, a beast that wants Samus's blood. Sure, there's a backstory, but what really do we see of that in the games? This is not similar at all to say, the situation Mewtwo is / was in. Mewtwo had tons of more content to draw personality from.
So really, unless Ridley starts to actually influence any sort of plot in Metroid, or better yet: starts to talk like
he's supposed to be able to I wouldn't expect him in Smash. The fact Sakurai even references him so much should already have some of you being grateful. Two time boss status in Brawl is already a great sign of respect. And I feel so is him being a 'stage hazard' in PyroSphere. Why? A whole stage being 'given' to Ridley, and having to fight him (he's probably gonna be one of the hardest bosses in the game) isn't bad. Plus, Metroid got a few new ATs for more representation.
Sorry, had to get this off my chest. Don't get me wrong, supporting Ridley is fine, but watch the arrogance of the tone you guys are setting. It's getting far more blown up than it ever should've been. Doubt that anyone outside of the internet is so seriously hyped about Ridley, not without having
been told about Ridley. And I guess that's where the main source of problems lie for playable Ridley.
Ridley shouldn't have been in Melee. If anything, characters like
and
would.
Ridley shouldn't have been in Brawl either. All newcomers outside of
and
deserved it more.
And even in this game, I feel Ridley just isn't on par with the likes of
and
(even if I myself don't quite like all these characters either)
Again, I mean no big disrespect, but again: I feel Ridley has been overhyped ever since the beginning 'support' of him started to emerge.
Ask yourself this,
overly-proud supporters of the purple space dragon:
If it wasn't for this trailer:
Would you have supported Ridley in?
Honest answers please!
Not funny that anothony higgs is more likely
