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[Sage of Ice]

So if Ridley gets in Smash, should he have the chin spike or not?

as long as they don't use the godawful Other M design he could have a chin spike like a pharaoh for all i care

 

[Zeox]

So if Ridley gets in Smash, should he have the chin spike or not?

wait... Ridley have a spike in the chin?

 

[Sage of Ice]

wait... Ridley have a spike in the chin?

sure does! he doesn't have it on every design and it's not super noticeable on the ones that do have it, but it's there.

 

[Chandeelure]

as long as they don't use the godawful Other M design he could have a chin spike like a pharaoh for all i care

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Leaked footage of Ridley in Smash Switch.

 

[Dalek_Kolt]

I'm personally a fan of the chin spike. Looks like an evil lil' goatee.

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Dunno if I posted it before, but my classic dragon Ridley had a spike beard.

 

[IsmaR]

Leaked footage of Ridley in Smash Switch.

urge to infract for off topic aside, I actually wouldn't mind that color scheme

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I can't not picture Ridley/Aerodactyl firing chin spikes like Kraid fires bellybutton(s) spikes now.

 

[AndreaAC]

Leaked footage of Ridley in Smash Switch.

I kidd, I kidd. Poor Rids, always getting compared to a Poke, much more after the Little Birdie incident with Roidley.

 

[Zeox]

always getting compared to a Poke

Yeah, if anything Ridley would be a digimon, with his missiles, bombs, and meta form.

 

[NintenRob]

Imagine if Pokemon evolved the same way as Ridley, instead of glowing, they just burst out of their skin

 

[Jetsurge]

Imagine if Pokemon evolved the same way as Ridley, instead of glowing, they just burst out of their skin

Metapod evolves like this

 

[NintenRob]

Metapod evolves like this

Only once in the anime. In the fourth movie, they evolve just like any other Pokemon .

 

[Sage of Ice]

Only once in the anime. In the fourth movie, they evolve just like any other Pokemon .

there should be a pokemon that explodes into its next stage, just this giant BOOM and a huge ball of nuclear hellfire and then suddenly it looks different.

ok ok this is a ridley thread, gotta be on topic, uhhh... if he's in Prime 4 with a new design, what are the odds that they would've gotten to use that design for his appearance in smash?

 

[SchAlternate]

Depends on how long Prime 4 was in development. If it was about the same as Smash or longer, maybe (asumming the Prime 4 design isn't a drastic departure from his usual design).

 

[Cosmic77]

Samus is the key to answering this question.

If she ends up with a design we've never seen before, then we can assume that she and Ridley are probably being modeled after their Prime 4 incarnations. If she ends up with an Other M or Samus Returns design, then I highly doubt Ridley would be anything different. Makes very little sense for Sakurai to include a Prime 4 Ridley with a Samus Returns Samus.

 

[Llort A. Ton]

I just realized I NEVER posted here. I am very bad at Metroid games but I still like them a lot. Always thought that Ridely being big could be his "character gimmick", not the weakness that keeps him out of the roster.

Support.

 

[Dalek_Kolt]

Refined Bowser.

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[CrowGoesCaw]

Refined Bowser.

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That looks really good! I love the style you've got going in these.

 

[BluePikmin11]

I have been looking at that multiple insider rumor hinting Ridley. Thinking about my research with implementing fighters like Sora and Heihachi in the game, given that Sakurai would wanna challenge himself further with implementing fighters in Smash, maybe we could see Ridley being thought about once more. I can see a window of opportunity, but IDK. The chances feel slim. It is very hard to imagine a specific scenario when Sakurai brought down Ridley twice. But, I am a wee bit open to the possibility now.

 

[Cosmic77]

I have been looking at that multiple insider rumor hinting Ridley. Thinking about my research with implementing fighters like Sora and Heihachi in the game, given that Sakurai would wanna challenge himself further with implementing fighters in Smash, maybe we could see Ridley being thought about once more. I can see a window of opportunity, but IDK. The chances feel slim. It is very hard to imagine a specific scenario when Sakurai brought down Ridley twice. But, I am a wee bit open to the possibility now.

Despite his many drawbacks, there's three things Ridley will almost always have going for him.

(1) He's popular in both his franchise and among Smash fans.
(2) He's present in almost every Metroid game (If Metroid is relevant, Ridley is relevant).
(3) He has virtually no competition fighting him to be the next Metroid rep, and anyone who could work is pale in comparison to him.

 

[MasterOfKnees]

I have been looking at that multiple insider rumor hinting Ridley. Thinking about my research with implementing fighters like Sora and Heihachi in the game, given that Sakurai would wanna challenge himself further with implementing fighters in Smash, maybe we could see Ridley being thought about once more. I can see a window of opportunity, but IDK. The chances feel slim. It is very hard to imagine a specific scenario when Sakurai brought down Ridley twice. But, I am a wee bit open to the possibility now.

I think that's the stance most of us are taking after the rumors aswell, it gives us just that bit of hope to cling onto. He's still considered unlikely by most, but at least it's better than impossible.

 

[GolisoPower]

Kind of off topic here, but after seeing a trailer for Dragon Ball FighterZ recent DLC character Fused Zamasu, that got me thinking: would omni-directional flight like what he had work for Ridley in Smash? Or would that be too OP?

 

[MoonlitIllusion]

I have yet to post here for some reason but Ridley ****ing DESERVES, Can sakurai please just give into the fans already and just do it smh

 

[CrowGoesCaw]

Kind of off topic here, but after seeing a trailer for Dragon Ball FighterZ recent DLC character Fused Zamasu, that got me thinking: would omni-directional flight like what he had work for Ridley in Smash? Or would that be too OP?

It would need something to trade off with it and keep it balanced.

Say, for instance, he had no double jump, and when he jumped in the air it activated omni-directional flight, but only for a certain time before he had to land again. It would be very useful in a lot of situations, but not having the second jump would also be painful to be without (I'm picturing flying up as slower than a jump for instance). Great for spacing, terrible for chasing someone up, easier for opponents to edge guard low against, flexible to recover high with.

I kind of want this now, though I imagine it'd be hard to balance, both to not be too good or flip over to being useless. Though some of that could be tuned by whatever his up b was and how useful or not it was.

 

[GolisoPower]

It would need something to trade off with it and keep it balanced.

Say, for instance, he had no double jump, and when he jumped in the air it activated omni-directional flight, but only for a certain time before he had to land again. It would be very useful in a lot of situations, but not having the second jump would also be painful to be without (I'm picturing flying up as slower than a jump for instance). Great for spacing, terrible for chasing someone up, easier for opponents to edge guard low against, flexible to recover high with.

I kind of want this now, though I imagine it'd be hard to balance, both to not be too good or flip over to being useless. Though some of that could be tuned by whatever his up b was and how useful or not it was.

I like what you're thinking, man! This totally makes sense for him!

 

[Zeox]

We should be realist, Ridley doesn't have any chance, so instead we should start supporting King K. Rool, specifically in his "Kaptain K. Rool" costume.
And specifically looking like this:

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[Deleted member]

We should be realist, Ridley doesn't have any chance, so instead we should start supporting King K. Rool, specifically in his "Kaptain K. Rool" costume.
And specifically looking like this:

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Space Pirates never falter.

 

[Dalek_Kolt]

Kind of off topic here, but after seeing a trailer for Dragon Ball FighterZ recent DLC character Fused Zamasu, that got me thinking: would omni-directional flight like what he had work for Ridley in Smash? Or would that be too OP?

That's more or less how I'm designing my Ridley, and why I haven't taken criticisms that he looks too small when grounded to heart.
In order for it to not be TOTALLY broken, I gave Ridley two limitations; One, that he must have ground beneath him at all times, and two, that he can't be too high up. For instance, Battlefield;

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The green areas represent spots where Ridley can fly indefinitely, otherwise he falls just like any other fighter.

 

[GolisoPower]

That's more or less how I'm designing my Ridley, and why I haven't taken criticisms that he looks too small when grounded to heart.
In order for it to not be TOTALLY broken, I gave Ridley two limitations; One, that he must have ground beneath him at all times, and two, that he can't be too high up. For instance, Battlefield;

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The green areas represent spots where Ridley can fly indefinitely, otherwise he falls just like any other fighter.

That looks nice! Just as nice as Crow’s idea! Now I’m torn between the two!

 

[SchAlternate]

What if Pit's Brawl Up B was re-implemented on Ridley? It literally let Pit fly in any direction unrestricted for a short while.

I also remember someone coming up with a gimmick that gave him a "Flight Gauge", that decreased the longer he stays in flight mode. Perhaps something like that snake lady from RoA has.

So... crazy thought! When using up B, Ridley makes a short dash upwards and enters Flight Mode. Ridley can activate his Flight Mode as long as his flight gauge isn't depleted, which lets him fly around like Pit in Brawl. Upon activating the move, a bit of the gauge drops instantly, and while he's on Flight Mode, it slowly decreases, lasting for about 5 seconds total, and once it depletes, Ridley is kicked out of it. The gauge only recovers while he's on the ground, and if he's depleted the gauge, he has to wait until it fully recovers to fly again. It takes around 10 seconds for the gauge to fill up from depleted to full. Should he use Up B after depleting his flight mode and before it fully recovers, he'll still make a short dash upwards, but it then renders him helpless.

At any point during flight mode, if Ridley performs any attack, or is hit, the move is cancelled. However, if it's still not depleted, he can activate his flight mode again once he's able to input another move. This sort of lets him extend his air time and give him a lot of aerial control, but is still limited as he has to take away a small chunk of his flight time with each activation, so as to avoid being too spammable.

 

[IsmaR]

It's an interesting concept if nothing else.

I think to further balance it, maybe make air dodging make him drop as well. It would both promote against running (or flying in this case) away/camping and give a big disadvantage against anyone with lingering multi hit attacks.

Plus it would be neat if they incorporated it along with fast falling so that Ridley would be able to manually cancel out of flight for conversions/extending combos.

 

[TCT~Phantom]

Yo in the Smash Switch bracket thread Ridley is in his third round against Andy from Advance Wars. Rally to the Cunning God of Death peoples.

 

[Dalek_Kolt]

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I'm redoing Griffinley.

 

[AndreaAC]

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I'm redoing Griffinley.

:D Looking good!

Space Pirates never falter.

It has been a while since I have read this phrase, and I still can't remember from where or when it originated...

 

[Koopaul]

He has virtually no competition fighting him to be the next Metroid rep, and anyone who could work is pale in comparison to him.

Indeed, I think even Sakurai knows that it has to be Ridley or nobody. It would be unacceptable to have anyone else.

 

[SmashKeks]

Indeed, I think even Sakurai knows that it has to be Ridley or nobody. It would be unacceptable to have anyone else.

I mean not that there are many characters in the running and in the likely category save for maaaaaybe Sylux, and that's assuming he's wholly unique from Samus in abilities and potential, but I wouldn't mind some other Metroid characters provided they came with or after Ridley.

 

[Sage of Ice]

Dark Samus could be pretty awesome, as long as they didn't make her a clone. and it's been a while since I played Prime 3 but i remember liking Rundas, wouldn't say no to him. i never played Hunters so i'm totally unfamiliar with Sylux, but there must be a reason so many people think he should get in so I'd give him a chance.

but nobody comes before Ridley. anybody else getting in before him would almost be insulting.

 

[verysleepywolf]

Would love Ridley. Not much more to be said that hasn't already been said for ages, but I feel like Ridley would be great in his classic purple NES form. Overlaps with Charizard should mean nothing. His increases in size also shouldn't mean anything if it's a non-issue with other characters. But I'm also not deadset on Ridley and would actually prefer a few other Metroid characters over him. But he's still a Metroid character and he would rock so hard.

 

[Pazzo.]

Hey, never visited here!

Let's get this savage in Smash. Too much fun potential!

 

[Dalek_Kolt]

Scaled concept artley to Sammy and Bowwow.

 

[Danpal65]

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Scaled concept artley to Sammy and Bowwow.

Proteus Riddles has really been a blessing. He scales so well in comparison to other Ridleys. I'd even argue that you could make him a smidge larger in your line-up and he'd still be a-okay.