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Brawl. He was interviewed by Nintendo Power after its release, and while they were talking about the characters that were added into the game, the interviewers brought up rumors about a playable Ridley.
Ah. Okay, I can probably chalk up Ridley's boss status as Sakurai not knowing how popular he was overseas.
It is not. What are the other options then? Rundas, Gandrayda? The random mysterious character? A random Space Pirate?
Actually, since transformations were removed, I like thinking that SA-X got in and Samus lost her Power Suit.
I forgot Anthony. He is like, the only thing tolerable in Metroid Other M. lol. But no thanks, give me Ridley instead.
I Don't Care. I'd be furious if he revealed Ridley as a stage hazard and nothing else at E3. the overwhelming amount of despair on our parts, and the obnoxiousness of the toobigots, which would be bound to be worse than they were after the direct.......if anything, he better only do what he did for ZSSamus. making supporters of Ridley go through agony and antagonism again would be the cruelest thing Sakurai has ever done.
Awesome! I'm having way more hope now.
Sylux and those other hunters, Anthony Higgs and the other soldiers aren't NOT options... I just don't think Dark Samus was that viable of a choice, so I just didn't think Dark Samus had that much more of a chance than the others.
It really makes me wonder what brain parasite climbed into Adam's skull and made him stupid, because he was so much better in Fusion. They must've uploaded his mind back when he was sane.
They really aren't options. All of them are one-shot characters with little impact in the Metroid series. I stand by my opinion: Dark Samus and Ridley are the only characters in the series that would make sense as the third (second, actually) Metroid rep. Rundas or Gandrayda would be stretching a lot, but since I like these characters, I wouldn't mind them in Smash... after Ridley.
Zelda from Twilight Princess transforming in Sheik didn't make any sense in Brawl, the Zelda who can transform in Shiek is the one from Ocarina of Time. Now that Zelda and Sheik are separated characters, it makes way more sense. To me Sheik in SSB4 = OoT!Zelda transformed. We have two Zeldas in the game now.
It bugs me too. Yeah, it's stupid, but I guess my mind is accustomed to seeing ZS Samus fighting Samus in any armor EXCEPT orange. I can rationalize cloning for multiple characters, but this?They really aren't options. All of them are one-shot characters with little impact in the Metroid series. I stand by my opinion: Dark Samus and Ridley are the only characters in the series that would make sense as the third (second, actually) Metroid rep. Rundas or Gandrayda would be stretching a lot, but since I like these characters, I wouldn't mind them in Smash... after Ridley.
And really? In a game in which four Samus can fight each other at the same time, the fact Samus and Zero Suit Samus have separated slots is what bug you?
And they are different Zelda's just like Link and Toon Link are different Link's in history. I don't know why I didn't realize that. And I heard a rumor that Sylux is to be the main antagonist in a future game. And he is credited for appearing in Prime Hunters and Corruption. And I take back what I said, Dark Samus was a much stronger option.They really aren't options. All of them are one-shot characters with little impact in the Metroid series. I stand by my opinion: Dark Samus and Ridley are the only characters in the series that would make sense as the third (second, actually) Metroid rep. Rundas or Gandrayda would be stretching a lot, but since I like these characters, I wouldn't mind them in Smash... after Ridley.
And really? In a game in which four Samus can fight each other at the same time, the fact Samus and Zero Suit Samus have separated slots is what bug you?
Exactly my thoughts.
Right. Higgs I think would actually be next in line ahead of Sylux and them. But for now he's a one-off. The roster could use the diversity. Unless you count Mr G&W and Ganondorf, all the "human" characters are white. Haha
Would Ganondorf be considered black? Or since he came from a desert, some sort of Hylian Middle Eastern?
True, but if you consider Ganondorf's race (Gerudo) is apparently based on Arab people, he isn't really black per se. Anthony was a fun character and he would certainly be an interesting addition to the roster for a number of reasons, but the Metroid series having four reps is a scenario I can't picture happening. xD
So the only somewhat Arabian humanoid in the roster is also pure evil?
I'll be honest, I wouldn't be entirely adverse to the idea of Anthony in Smash. I honestly doubt it'd ever happen, but hey. If it did, I'd be cool with it. Way cooler with it than if they defaulted to another Bounty Hunter.
Well, that's not entirely fair. The Gerudo aren't naturally evil as a race. Ganondorf is just born into it.
So Game & Watch confirmed... To be token black character xD
Well, the rest of Gerudo society involves strong-willed warrior women that are actually fairly friendly once you get to know them.
It's really kind of a mix of Middle Eastern inspiration and Amazonian culture.
We do, the place where the game is developed doesn't matter much, since it will eventually be released world wide. Plus, the most respectable fighting franchises have a certain level of racial diversity (see: Street Fighter, The King of Fighters, Tekken, etc). The thing is, there aren't many dark-skinned characters with actual importance in Nintendo games. So it is kinda hard to apply racial diversity in Super Smash Bros, without messing too much with the roster of the game. I mean, Anthony Higgs would be a huge stretch already. Who else could be added to Smash? Shantae, maybe? She isn't a Nintendo character, but she would fit perfectly.
We don't need to try to make a case for characters increasing their chances based on the diversity they would bring, but I think it would be nice if Nintendo made characters that are truly All Stars that happen to bring racial diversity. Anthony Higgs, Basilio, and
I don't know why anyone would concern themselves with racial diversity in a game made in Japan, by Japanese people for Japanese fans. I hate to be that guy, especially since they've gotten a lot better about it in recent times, but they're still fairly xenophobic when it comes to media of any kind. Things like racial diversity is only really a hot topic for people over here 'cause people are pretentious and supporting racial diversity in everything they come across is a great way for those people to justify their own pretentiousness. Anyone knowing anything about Japan shouldn't bat an eye that there's a distinct lack of characters of different ethnicity coming out of Nintendo.
I like the character. :3 Space dragon pterodactyl pirate? Heck yeeaaahhh.Alrighty, back on topic.
Are we supporting Ridley because of his character, or just because of his race?
Obviously because of his race.Alrighty, back on topic.
Are we supporting Ridley because of his character, or just because of his race?
...Race...Alrighty, back on topic.
Are we supporting Ridley because of his character, or just because of his race?
Besides Mewtwo and Wolf. Although, they're more rivals/anti-heroes than anything.
I'm judging you harshly
K. Rool is a pretty dark villain if you think deeply about his actions. He intends to commit genocide on the Kongs and transform their island into a polluted, wretched hellhole like his own island, and when that fails he goes all out and tries to completely destroy it in DK64. He also tortured DK with cannon balls in DKC2.
I'm the biggest supporter of the Pig King on this thread...but I have doubts on his inclusion, awesome as he would be.
Oh, wow, I completely forgot about that.
This is a pretty good philosophy, although I'd hate to support it.
