Important The Ridley for SSB4 Thread - End of an Era

[Myuutsufan4832]

I honestly thought Ridley was female, honestly. Let's look at the stats:

* Extremely persistent.
* Always comes back for more.
* Sharp claws.
* Screeches like a harpy.
* Always trying to grab/is grabbing Samus to deal damage (you ever see women fight?).
* Works with Mother Brain.
* Orders around men to do her bidding.

Like a space age Cleopatra, but only hot for her species' standards.

Gonna catch so much flak for this.

I am sure the space pirates are genderless. When I say space pirates I do not mean ridley, kraid, or crocomire, I mean every space pirate related or similar or cloned from this thing:

 

[SchAlternate]

Ridley always seemed like a "him" to me

IT MAY BE A TRAP!!

Like a space age Cleopatra, but only hot for her species' standards.

Wasn't Cleopatra supposed to be unattractive? I've read something like that somwhere...

 

[Phaazoid]

Do you want to debate the shadow thing for the 100th time instead?

Gimme proofs about Ridley being a dude.

Those pictures are on a dark portion of my hard drive that I'd rather not venture back to

 

[Snagrio]

Oh look, it's the new gender-bender cycle!

Oh yes, I brought back the cycles.

 

[Deleted member 245254]

Bowser, the King Koopa.

Women can be kings.

See : Saber from Fate Zero.

 

[Reila]

Women can be kings.

See : Saber from Fate Zero.

In animu anything can be anything.

 

[SchAlternate]

Well, this thread just became more awkward than it should.

 

[Myuutsufan4832]

Let's not forget how bowser tried to marry peach 2 times.

 

[IsmaR]

I'm not even touching the gender-confusion cluster**** that is Mario. Birdo alone should be proof to never rule anything out.

As for Metroid, the person who modeled/skinned Meta Ridley was the one who referred to it as "she." Which is more than good enough for me. In all actuality, though, I feel as though all the bosses are meant to be gender-neutral, but lean towards being female. Case in point being Mother Brain (and later MB), Dark Samus (who is technically an it, but is referred to as "she/her" numerous times) and of course the Metroid Queen (Metroids themselves are modeled after Xenomorphs from Alien, yet they're shown numerous times throughout the series to be capable of asexual reproduction).

tl;dr - Ridley is whatever Sheik is supposed to be for all we care. Although that'd be one big potato.

 

[SchAlternate]

Let's not forget how bowser tried to marry peach 2 times.

She could be a lesbian :[]

 

[majora_787]

Well, this thread just became more awkward than it should.

Did we really go from trying to keep Gematsu's corpse afloat to Ridley gender debates? Come on guys. xD I'm starting to almost miss the weird shipping shenanigans.

 

[Rebellious Treecko]

Well, this thread just became more awkward than it should.

That's what you get for talking about the cloaca and the phallus and the urination and the copulation and all that shizzle. You're a gentleridley. Act like one.

Does anyone have a link to that dev team member calling Ridley female, though?

She could be a lesbian :[]

Lesbian is such a weird and funny-sounding word. I wonder what the person who coined it was thinking.

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[Snagrio]

Well, this thread just became more awkward than it should.

Oh please, this is the Ridley thread we're talking about. When we aren't arguing about his playability chances, we debate who his waifus are.

 

[RidleyKraid187]

What if Sakurai told us that Ridley couldn't be made playable because they couldn't make the character work properly in the 3DS version?

I would call Bull**** 'Cause Charizard

 

[True Blue Warrior]

Did we really go from trying to keep Gematsu's corpse afloat to Ridley gender debates

Would you rather we talk about Rastley?

 

[majora_787]

Would you rather we talk about Rastley?

Definitely. Yes. Let's talk about Rastley.

 

[AbioFlesh]

Oh please, this is the Ridley thread we're talking about. When we aren't arguing about his playability chances, we debate who his waifus are.

Queen Xenomorph...

I would call Bull**** 'Cause Charizard

 

[SchAlternate]

That's what you get for talking about the cloaca and the phallus and the urination and the copulation and all that shizzle. You're a gentleridley. Act like one.

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To give me some credit, I avoided using vulgar terms to talk about that.

 

[Myuutsufan4832]

Case in point being Mother Brain (and later MB), Dark Samus (who is technically an it, but is referred to as "she/her"

Well Mother Brain is just it's name, it is just a super computer, created by chozo, so it is genderless, since it is a computer.

 

[Deleted member 245254]

In animu anything can be anything.

So if anything can be anything, does that make any one thing less of a thing?

I would say anything can be anything in Nintendo games just as easily...

 

[True Blue Warrior]

Definitely. Yes. Let's talk about Rastley.

He doesn't worry about life. He just relaxes after a good afternoon of causing mayhem and mass murder.

 

[Dalek_Kolt]

Alright, I'm going to try re-analyzing my shadow analysis.
First, this pic.
Ridley's legs in Other M are really stumpy. enough to fit 3-4 tails inside. So, this is likely Ridley's tail at its least distorted.

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Next, the tail is roughly a quarter of this brick.

So, Ridley's size relative to the Pyrosphere is this large.

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Rotate the Pyrosphere a bit, line it up with the platforms...

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And remove the birds-eye view.

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Anyone want to help me get a better size/disprove this pic?

 

[Khoru]

I'm not even touching the gender-confusion cluster**** that is Mario. Birdo alone should be proof to never rule anything out.

i mean birdo's just a trans girl
that's made pretty clear given how she's discussed in manuals and captain rainbow

 

[AbioFlesh]

I don't think we should bother with the shadow analysis anymore.

 

[Arcanir]

It's really odd to be walking in here and seeing a gender debate like this...

Anyway, to throw my thoughts into the discussion, Ridley's gender really doesn't come into play and theoretically you could have him be either and it wouldn't matter as much. He (or she) is still the monster that stalks Samus and never will die, that doesn't change no matter what genitals he has. However, despite that, supplementary material like the canon manga, instruction booklets, and even text/lore from the games (almost) all refer to him as male. The only case where he's referred to as female is the guy who skinned him in Prime, but since that game contradicts him it's possible that it was a mistake on his part, or it's just not regarded as canon on the broad scale of the franchise.

In short, it doesn't really matter, but based on what's been given he's probably male.

 

[Shinru202]

He doesn't have one...I think, Ridley confirmed to be female

Ridley doesn't have "one"? Tell that to Bowser

Ridley is the epitome of manliness in Nintendo Villains...and by manliness, you know what I mean

 

[Reila]

I am officially calling Ridley a she from now on. Deal with it, people.

 

[RidleyDX]

Whats the thread talking about now??

 

[majora_787]

Alright, I'm going to try re-analyzing my shadow analysis.
First, this pic.
Ridley's legs in Other M are really stumpy. enough to fit 3-4 tails inside. So, this is likely Ridley's tail at its least distorted.

Spoiler

Next, the tail is roughly a quarter of this brick.

So, Ridley's size relative to the Pyrosphere is this large.

Spoiler

Rotate the Pyrosphere a bit, line it up with the platforms...

Spoiler

And remove the birds-eye view.

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View attachment 16413

Anyone want to help me get a better size/disprove this pic?

Well, that IS pretty close to Bowser's size to be sure.

Also, @Relia, I'm officially calling you Antonio Guster from now on. :3

 

[Deleted member]

Hey guys, what's going on here?
*sees current discussion*

EDIT: Ninja'd

 

[Deleted member]

Well, this thread just became more awkward than it should.

Oh nonsense, things are only awkward if you make them awkward.

Talking about the sexual preferences of our Favorite Purple Space Dragon and other video game characters is a barrel of fun for everyone involved!

 

[RidleyDX]

Hey guys, what's going on here?
*sees current discussion*

.......

 

[Reila]

Also, @Relia, I'm officially calling you Antonio Guster from now on. :3

I am calling you Metroid Fusion, then. HOW ABOUT THAT

 

[OblivionWolf]

Alright, I'm going to try re-analyzing my shadow analysis.
First, this pic.
Ridley's legs in Other M are really stumpy. enough to fit 3-4 tails inside. So, this is likely Ridley's tail at its least distorted.

Spoiler

Next, the tail is roughly a quarter of this brick.

So, Ridley's size relative to the Pyrosphere is this large.

Spoiler

Rotate the Pyrosphere a bit, line it up with the platforms...

Spoiler

And remove the birds-eye view.

Spoiler

View attachment 16413

Anyone want to help me get a better size/disprove this pic?

Bowser is about half height of Yellow Devil and looks pretty massive next to Mega Man. Ridley will be perfect Bowser sized.

 

[Shinru202]

Ridley is male because:
1- Ridley is a masculine name (named after Ridley Scott - Director of Aliens Movies)
2- In most game manuals and the Metroid Mange, Ridley is referred as he or "Lord" [I know that in the Metroid Manga, "Sama" is a gender-neutral Japanese respect suffix but the translations have Space Pirates refer to Ridley as "Lord"]
3- 95% of fan-fictions online depict Ridley as male [The other 5 % have been confused and rendered amnesiac by that Prime 2 Dev]
4-

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Just look up "Ridley Rule 34" on Google, nuff said

 

[TeenGirlSquad]

2- In most game manuals and the Metroid Mange, Ridley is referred as he or "Lord" [I know that in the Metroid Manga, "Sama" is a gender-neutral Japanese respect suffix but the translations have Space Pirates refer to Ridley as "Lord"]

This has nothing to do with Ridley, but I actually dislike when English translators gender characters who aren't gendered in the original Japanese versions. Like Hanji Zoe from Shingeki no Kyojin.

 

[Deleted member]

Well, that IS pretty close to Bowser's size to be sure.

Also, @Relia, I'm officially calling you Antonio Guster from now on. :3

...I want a Nickname too...

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Inb4 everyone starts to think I'm addicted to attention, I'm not actually sad nor addicted to attention (to approval/perfection though? Yeah), I do want a catchy nickname though.

 

[Reila]

Ridley is male because:
1- Ridley is a masculine name (named after Ridley Scott - Director of Aliens Movies)
2- In most game manuals and the Metroid Mange, Ridley is referred as he or "Lord" [I know that in the Metroid Manga, "Sama" is a gender-neutral Japanese respect suffix but the translations have Space Pirates refer to Ridley as "Lord"]
3- 95% of fan-fictions online depict Ridley as male [The other 5 % have been confused and rendered amnesiac by that Prime 2 Dev]
4-

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Just look up "Ridley Rule 34" on Google, nuff said

I am not really taking this Ridley's gender discussion seriously, but... are you really using fan art and fan fiction as arguments here? xD

Also, Ridley is a perfectly fine name for females.

...I want a Nickname too...

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Inb4 everyone starts to think I'm addicted to attention, I'm not actually sad nor addicted to attention (to approval/perfection though? Yeah), I do want a catchy nickname though.

Tell me the name of a game you hate and that will be your nickname.

 

[TitanTeaTime]

Hey guys what's---
*sees same joke done 2 times before me*
oh.
...

I got nothing.

 

[AbioFlesh]

Everyone call me Green Beer-Bellied Space Pirate.