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Topic Started: Jun 16 2014, 12:20 PM (537 Views)
nunkirbylov3_<32007
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Size jokes aside, there's no other Metroid character that should become playable in Smash Bros than Ridley. Seriously, the series has no other possibilities, screw the hunters from Prime 3/Hunters and the less talked about Other M, the better. It's all about the Pterodactyl-esquean space pirate, and I think the only other character that has a comparable amount of requests to be playable is Mewtwo (returning as a veteran obviously). Feel free to discuss except size discussions please
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Your case was truly unfortunate Rids, but at least all the speculation around you can end, and I still think you look cool!
Edited by nunkirbylov3_<32007, Oct 24 2014, 08:46 AM.
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CcJj09
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Here is some Ridley footage.

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The following comment was made by Sakurai in an email interview with IGN...

''I definitely know that Ridley's a much-anticipated name for fans, but if we made Ridley as a fighter, it wouldn't be Ridley any longer. It'd have to be shrunk down, or its wings reduced in size, or be unable to fly around freely. Providing accurate portrayals of characters is something I want to pay ample attention to. If I don't stick to that thought, then we'd have to lower the quality or break the balance of the game. Something that goes way off spec could break the entire game.

Instead of going through a lot of very convoluted hocus-pocus to make Ridley a fighter, I figured it'd be better to keep Ridley as it currently is, the correct way, and have it feel like a truly threatening presence. There are other icons, too, like Metal Face and the Yellow Devil, which help effectively portray each of their world settings. They go a long way toward deepening the game world, and I think it's been fun to experiment with''


"Providing accurate portrayals of characters is something I want to pay ample attention to."

Then what about Ganondorf Sakurai? Is Captain Falcon an accurate portrayal of him?
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I actually agree with him 100% on Ridley. And why I had doubt about his inclusion until the Pyrosphere teasing madness.

Though... I do think it'll be totally fine having a character double Bowser's size that normally fly's around in the air as a fighter. But anything else just sounds dumb to me.
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Lololol @ Ganon after that comment.

I can actually understand it though. While resizing isn't new to Smash, Ridely does have a weird looking body that I think just wouldn't look right when shrunk down. Not that I don't think it can be done, I think Ridley can be totally be done, you'd just have to really do some deep thinking and maybe even change his character look. But he does seem like a character that would require more work to make work then say, Duck Hunt Dog and Bowser Jr.
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Pfft what a BS answer. Like CJ had said Ganondorf is big middle finger to that notion, as are many characters who arent true to what they were in the games they came from. Sakurai is a great designer, but there are some very weird and bizarre decisions that make sense to him, and only him. For example, DK and bowser still having monster sounds instead of their canon voices was reasoned with: "- Sakurai says animal sounds make more sense", which boggles the mind when bowser jr has his fucking voice! Its these many small but constant annoyances have bugged me for so long within the series and many peoples hopes for aspects of it. And they will always subsist with sakurai making all the calls, and honestly it keeps the series from moving further in many ways.
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RIDLEY IS TOO BIG CONFIRMED!
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nunkirbylov3_<32007
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Considering Ganondorf is a big contradiction to this statement...yeah, it's very wrong, but now we know Sakurai's statement on the subject, so Ridley will likely never be playable in the games as long as he keeps working on future installments or is alive. Didn't he also say AC shouldn't have any playable characters due to the peaceful nature of the series anyways? It's really mind boggling
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Its not exactly that random, he said the exact thing on Mega Man last year when the game was revealed.

Which also made Ganondorf fans think he finally changed his moveset.

Which also made Ganondorf fans pissed when he didn't change :wario:
Edited by Smashchan, Nov 20 2014, 06:56 AM.
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CcJj09
Nov 19 2014, 06:25 PM
Then what about Ganondorf Sakurai? Is Captain Falcon an accurate portrayal of him?
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Smashchan
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Okay, I think Ridley is the best stage boss in the game. He isn't too insanely hard to avoid, and in general its a fun battle over getting Ridley on your side. Definitely makes the stage one of my favorites in the Wii U version.

Plus, its insanely fun playing that stage with others. Me and my friends keep making "you unlock Ridley after you defeat him" and too biggery jokes the full match on the stage.


So good I hope he stays that way so Pyrosphere can return next game.
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CcJj09
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Atleast the stage is bigger to accommodate Ridley & Metal Face.

*Glares at Yellow Devil :meanlook: *
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fuck, dude
wants to defend ganon but too lazy to make argument

Ridley as a stage boss (and Metal Face) work so much better than Yellow Devil because of the size, I agree.
One of my college friends who is very competitive even likes the Ridley stage!
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Jun 16 2014, 03:31 PM
... I mean in most versions Ridley walks on all 4 legs, while hunched forward. Terrible design. Not to mention his tail is his most used form of attack. Yes he has other ways of attacking, but if we strip Ridley of his soul, would he still be Ridley?


I'm pretty sure there was another post I made years ago that in order to make him fit, he'd be shrunken down to the point that it would be insulting. When Pikachu and Ridley are about the same height, you know you screwed up.
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