IMO Ridley clone could have been a stage and classic mode boss version, Omega the Final Smash version and others alternative skins to the playable Ridley.
Part of me wishes the icon of Ridley on the results screen under KOs would have leaked. Just the section of one fighter, and a Ridley icon just sitting there. Man, the world would have burned that day.
Wow, so you can steal Ridley from other players? That's hilarious! Yoshi: "Can I play with Ridley?" Link: "No, he's MY Ridley!" Yoshi: "MOOOM! Link won't share his Ridley with me!" Palutena: "Link, be nice to your brother!"
ganondorf: "DO YOU KIDS EVER SHUT THE FUCK UP?" pautena: "we've talked about this, *don't.**curse.**in front.**of my babies.* ganondorf: "ONE OF YOUR "BABIES" IS 17!"
Lord Roy She's a goddess. I'm willing to believe that she could lay a dinosaur egg if she really wanted to. I mean, why else would Yoshi be able to grow angel wings in his Final Smash?
flameheadshero He got it from Kamek? ;-; Don't make me think weird things about Palutena! That being said have you seen that Palutena can talk with Chrom? In the Wii U version that is.
CaptainCornDawgz Not all of us. You, literally hate someone you don't know, regardless of the fact that he/she may be a better person than anyone, just because he/she falls on one or two criteria on your books. Better stop the salt because a fictional character didn't make it into a video game.
*Drinks Ridley fan-tears to remain ever young* (Who knows though guys, he can fight on your side, and seems to have an established basic moveset. If they did implement him as DLC, he has normal slash attacks, grab attacks, and the meta ridley form could be his Final Smash... Just saying Sakurai)
There was a rumor about 4 characters that have moving models including Ridley, that said those characters were going to be as a bonus for buying both versions. But of course, the moving model was probably his boss model. And also, the irony only likes to be cruel with some, so don't really expect him as a character until next generation.
darkrai436 Oh, I'm not gonna be upset or anything, but hope's always strong to have. I can live without Ridley, we still have 52 characters including MEWTWO!
Yup, nintendo ninjas are a thing, it is said 1 is assigned to every person at the time of their birth, in fact there is one in the same room you are right now, don't worry you can't see him, he's just doing his job watching everything you do... WATCHING... EVERY SINGLE THING, ALWAYS
Yeah nintendo listens, Sakurai listens. They weren't able to include Ridley as playable so they made him a boss in a stage, I think that's fantastic! I feel bad that Sakurai got so many people convinced of him being playable though, even though it probably wasn't on purpose and he simply didn't want to announce that he's a boss until now.
Why is everyone making such a BIG deal about Ridley not being a character. Yes he would bring something BIG to the roster but the GIANT fact is that he's a stage boss, which really causes a BIG impact on the match where he appears. I just wanted to too get this off my chest. It's been causing me some BIG time stress
I am HUGELY annoyed at how you seem to rub this in the face of Ridley fans, it was a MASSIVE lot of hype for some people to see if he was playable. You have made a LARGE error bringing this up in a smash video there is bound to be a GOLIATH argument in the comments now. I hope you brought a BIG bag of SALTY snacks.
Tony Losoya I don't know what you are talking about, we are just talking about the GIGANTIC news that Ridley is a stage boss, he does MASSIVE damage to players and even the surprisingly MAMMOTH stage. Some may find it a tad *TOO BIG* for their tastes, but with 8 player smash who knows, some are the stages are ENORMOUS.
no, because the player he helps can change as we can see in this video. Also I wonder how scoring a KO on ridley works on stock matches, does it give you a stock like it gives you a point in time?
GDKsan I can't imagine it working any other way. Speaking of, I wonder what Ridley and the S-Flag will give you in coin matches? Just a shitload of coins?
I understand that they removed Pyrosphere because Ridley became playable, but I wish they at least kept the stage and just scrapped the Ridley hazard. I liked battling on Pyrosphere barring Ridley.
Can't we just agree that Ridley is better off being a stage boss like this? Yes it would have been nice to have him playable, but shrinking him down and making him playable would be odd and out of his character in my opinion.
Ha SAKURAI you fool!!! He will be a character cuz imma gonna hack him in! He has a moveset as a boss and when he fights for you! By altering code im gonna replace dark pit with him bitches! Watch him be so big on the battlefield!!!
Lord Roy Well, Mewtwo and Ganondorf kinda don't have a choice, since they are not 4 times as big or more as their rivals. and don't pull the Bowser size baloney in because he has been a playable character and ally to Mario at times....Ridley has not and will never. it goes against his own personal character, he HAS to be A LOT bigger than Samus to be that role as a major villain.
Lord Roy I'd like to think that characters like Ganondorf and Mewtwo would like to prove their strength against the other fighters. Bowser would go anywhere Mario goes to prove that he's better and beat Mario. Ridley on the other hand, he doesn't give a s*** about anybody and would kill anyone in his way. That's why his fights with Samus are so intense, they are literally to the death and he definitely gives Samus a run for her money. There's such an epic rivalry between Samus and Ridley, even more so than Link and Ganon. Ridley actually killed Samus' family RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER. This is why I think having Ridley playable in Smash and seeing him do things like Smash Run and Home Run Contest is completely out of his character.
And some people say that making him playable would somehow "insult and demean his character". This is far more insulting and demeaning. He barely does anything, you can easily knock him flat on his ass, he switches allegiances at the drop of a hat, "Meta Ridley" is the same as Other M's "Gravity Suit", and you can score a point off of him even if he's on your side. At least Yellow Devil doesn't flinch and drop when he gets hit and actually actively attacks throughout his duration on the stage.
I agree. I really think Ridley makes a much better stage boss, and having the ability to get him to fight alongside you in this stage is a nice compromise.
So let me get his straight. Ridley has a stock Icon, an AI a, a dodge animation, A rough landing animation, and is Ko 'd in the a same way you would a normal character but he isn't a normal character.
Laughing at people STILL saying he's too big. If anything this proves he isn't. XD He's got a basic moveset, he just might be weird or hard to use if he was playable xD
I like how they used the Other M version of Ridley's theme, which is probably one of the best variants of his theme. Fitting when Ridley is in the battlefield. Looking forward to trying out this arena when the game releases.
I really wanted Ridley to be a fighter not just because he's a cool character, but because Metroid needed a new character that wasn't Samus again. Also I think the roster needs a little more villains. We have Bowser, Bowser Jr/Koopalings and Ganondorf for straight up pure villains. We have King Dedede, Meta Knight, Wario, Dark Pit and I guess soon to be Mewtwo (hell yes btw!) as anti-heroes (not always pure villains and actually help or cooperate with the hero). Ridley would've fit the pure villain category and would've given Metroid another rep it sorely deserves. King K.Rool was also another fighter I wanted in because of the same reason. DK needed a new rep and having a DK character that wasn't a Kong would be cool to have. He also would've been another villain. Even his trophy in the 3DS version says that he is the Bowser to DK's Mario so they know he is *the* villain to the DK franchise. Now that Ridley is a stage boss though, I'm just really happy to finally see him in the game, he's a very cool looking boss and that makes me happy. Maybe next time Ridley.....maybe next time....
I'm not sure if I would count Meta Knight as an Anti-Hero. Besides the random act of evil seen in Kirby Super Star, he was always helping in a way. King Dedede fits Anti-Hero by an inch.
Actually the DK in smash is the OG DK's grandson. So he isn't a villain. And why the fuck would you think Kraid would work?! He's the biggest character in Metroid! Just because his sprite was small (just like Ridley!) in the first Metroid because of limitations doesn't mean he is that size canon, kinda self contradicting mr "lel soz gais ridlee will nevr b in samsh bros"
Fun Fact: There are still 2 chances,for him being playable (Wont,make this too long, after all kids and haters are in every corner) -Ridley is an hazard... AND PLAYABLE, much like Toon Link, this being Roidley but the stock face shows Ridley Brawl design(Weird?). Also the April direct showed Ridley-Pikachu grab release with 0% which doesnt make sense in an hazard, either that was changed or needs to be shown properly. It wouldnt have taken him so long to show, so istill believe there are chances for an Epic Trolling Sakurai -DLC, considering he and Mewtwo were the 2 most requested characters and now there isnt a time countdown this is entirely possible
It was CLEARLY said that "Other bosses will make appearances", and showed Ridley, his fucking shadow and HIS GODDAMN TAIL AND WINGS and people still thought he would be playable? My god.
My god, Anti Ridleys are the dilusional ones. Never once was Ridley's name even mentioned until the 50 facts direct. All we saw was his shadow why would they tease a boss so much?! Sakurai makes all the too big jokes in the potd, never even shows Ridley until now, ect. I can say other boss characters will appear while showing Dedede's shadow but does that make Dedede a boss? No. Any intelligent Ridley supporter has won every argument over whether Ridley is possible or not.
The hilarious thing about the Ridley's too big argument is that the Ridley haters always used his *height* for the argument, yet now that Ridley is shrunk down to be a stage boss, people are changing their story to be about his *width*. Besides, Ridley is TINY AS SHIT (read that in Shokio's voice) compared to Rayquaza!
the only thing that would make this stage cooler, is if whatever music was playing, it'd switch over to ridley's theme about 5 seconds before he appears. (like oh ridley's coming!) then once he upgrades to meta-ridley, the music would change to meta-ridley's theme.
a lot of people complaining about Ridley`s massive size, huh ? well, guess what . . . Bowser and Ganondorf were shrunk, remember Bowser`s size in SM64 ? remember Ganondorf`s size in TP, when you lock swords with him ? ( comparing his size with feeble skinny little midget link ) its not that i want Ridley in smash as a character, he would look . . . . extremely weird if shrunk, it just makes me quite curious, because i have been watching over the youtube community since SSBB was announced and they were all begging for Ridley to join in since then, but i honestly cannot understand why.
People want Ridley playable because he's the most important villain that isn't a brain in a jar or a clone of Samus, and most memorable character period that isn't Samus. People don't want Ridley because he would look weird shrunk or w/e, that him being playable "isn't in character", and that he is MEANT to be a boss. (2/3 of these things fits Ganondorf too but nobody complained about him being in did they... except people upset he was a clone BUT NOT THE POINT) Yeah, I don't know. I feel that the people who want him in have the better argument here but I don't personally care that much since the only Metroid games I've played are the Prime Trilogy, and honestly the villains and plot baaarely mattered in those games beyond Samus's own personal journeys, though the Ridley Boss Fight was really cool. Anyways, just letting you know both sides of the argument before the torrent of fifty people come to respond to you to repeat the first two lines in my post. :3 You have fun good sir.
I would love Ridley to be playable but hes too big and would look strange if you shrink him. Wasnt he a dif height though in the Melee opening? about maybe a foot taller than samus?
Well, I cannot deny that seeing Ridley as a stage hazard is quite interesting to see. It reminds me a bit of the Spear Pillar stage with Dialga and Palkia back in Brawl. And the music is just fantastic. I find it reasonable that Ridley is not beyond a stage hazard to be honest. Making him as a character wouldn't be impossible per say, but I just can't seem to picture it. It would be way out of persona for him as well. I really did like when he was a boss back in the Subspace Emissary. In overall, I find it pointless and stupid to fight about it. So many people debating over such a useless subject gives me a headache. Can we just get along together and enjoy what Sakurai gives us? I know that I will at least do that much. Before I forget, I wanted to mention that I really enjoy your work GameXplain. Truly a vital source of gaming information that you give us. Keep up the great work~
Okay, so I still stand by the fact that I think Ridley could totally work as a playable character. Although, clearly he is not going to be one in this game. But what I hate is that people watch this and are like "Are you kidding me? Look at that! How could he possibly work as a playable character" Clearly these people do not play Metroid games, and have no reason to want Ridley therefor they unnecessarily hate on the fact that Metroid fans wanted him. I don't know how many times it has to be said, but he could have been scaled down! Like Boswer, or like how Kirby and Olimar got scaled up. There are numerous size comparison charts too, showing that he would not look weak scaled down. I am not cross because Ridley was not playable, I'm a little bummed, but I have accepted it. (also Mewtwo woo!) So I don't want people claiming that that is the reason I'm mad. I am just really pissed off with all these "hehehe Told you so" Ridley haters. I think people had good reason to believe Ridley could have been playable.
I think the size argument against ridley mainly thrives on how bowser is resized countless of times in the mario spinoffs. This made it acceptable for bowser to be arund the same size as mario and do crazy stuff. The metroid games however are much more serious and don't have many (well-known) spinoffs where ridley is about samus' size. A small ridley would simply look ridiculous. Bowser was never meant to be very scary so he can be downscaled and we accept it. Ridley was meant to be scary (or at least intimidating) and his size plays a big role in that. A small ridley just isn't ridley anymore. It's just a wannabe scary charizard.
Limbo Studios He is not a real metroid fan for not wanting Ridley playable. How about this: An annoying Metroid "fan" who goes around insulting everybody who is glad to at least see Ridley as a boss. A fake Metroid fan complains Ridley isn't om and cries about it over the internet. You cant be calling somebody a fake Metroid fan if you don't know what one is in the first place.
Sakurai handled Ridley poorly. He obviously can choose not to make Ridley playable if he wants, but with Ridley, he failed at marketing. You can defend it all you want, but building hype for and then disappointing Ridley fans, when Ridley was close to the most wanted character in the US, is just shitty marketing. Doesn't matter if you think they should have known better. Sakurai knew that they didn't since people kept on asking and hoping for Ridley. Choosing to disappoint them is shitty marketing. If you think that’s good marketing, then you should go into the field, and see how many people agree with you when you say it doesn't matter if the customer misinterprets you and if they’re disappointed it’s their own fault. Your intentions and plans matter more than your customers’ disappointment. Showing disdain for your target demo is idiotic marketing. Building a mystery that can’t deliver is bad marketing. Why would you think otherwise? Sakurai is free to do whatever with Ridley, and I’m not entitled to playable Ridley, and maybe he had good reasons for not making him playable. But when it comes to marketing the game, he handled Ridley poorly. Blaming the fans for misinterpreting him is shitty marketing. Blaming your audience for not being hyped by the things you wanted them to be hyped by, ignoring that you were setting them up for disappointment is shitty marketing. Doesn't matter whether you thought it was obvious or not, it’s irrelevant. The fact is that people did think we maybe were being teased, and therefore Sakurai should have shut it down.
If Nintendo Sakurai truly had bad marketing (if we can even call it that) then we wouldn't have Mewtwo, probably a bigger request than Ridley since he was already there and taken away.
lilbonsly I get what you're saying, but you're wrong. "building a mystery that can't deliver"- there was no mystery, and he delivered on what he suggested. He teased that ridley would be a boss character, and fufilled that promise completely. He may well have seen the hysteria on the status of ridley as a character, and decided to leave it there, as game speculation counts as hype/publicity, and no publicity is bad publicity. How many forums, discussions and analyses of ridley's playability were done over the past year leading up to this game? Tons. Was this a good force in boosting the amount of people talking about the upcoming game? Of course. It isn't "shitty marketing", it's genius.
SEE! Perfect piece of Commentary here you're awesome here is what dumb stupid idiotic people who hate and rub in to the Ridley fans. They should now this!
Foxy the Pirate Then why didn't he mention Ridley? No characters are named until they're revealed,and that made Ridley's case special.I have to agree that showing Ridley's shadow and not referring to him by name and then having him be an actual boss character a month before the game is released is a bad move.
He seems like an awesome boss. Would've loved if he was playable but oh well, not gonna lose any sleep over him not being playable. I am, however, losing sleep from too much hype about all the other amazing stuff that's going on in this game.
Of course Ridley makes an awesome boss because that's what he is. If he was playable, it'll look something like this - Brawl Hacks Special: Ridley Released! It could work, but to me it would be a little odd. Not to mention he doesn't feel as epic as he does when he's a stage boss if you ask me.
Kanade Minamino yes he looks like some crappy attempt by a fan. one mod made by some dude with such a vast understanding of programming with a professional team, plenty of time, and a big budget....and that mod is in his flying model. Thats literally the worst mod you could find.
The remix is amazing. O.O Also, will there be an Onett video? I'm dying to hear whether or not the "Onett" song is just a renaming of the Mother 1 or 2 song from Melee and Brawl or if it's an actual remix of the Onett theme.
still think this stage should have returned in smash ultimate. now, i know ridley is the boss here buuut. this is other ms ridley. a cheap clone. ultimate has the true ridley playable, as evidenced by the meta ridley skins. if they look too similar: then just have the bottleship clone ridley become neo ridley from metroid fusion, which is the fate of other ms ridley.
honestly, I was hoping for something like this. ever since Ridley's involvement in Dead or Alive: Dimensions. I want him to be an interactive hazard.... but I do feel that it's a bit mean to beat him into submission and join your side as a loving and faithful servant only to kill him so you can get the point =P I'm sure that will only be done in time battles though.
OK, let's be real for a second, if Ridley WERE to made to be playable, who would replace him here. Remember Sakurai didn't even allow a 2nd Toon Link on stage in the 3DS version. So, who else in the Metroid Series can Fly, breathe fire, and become stronger with phazon?
***** Banzai Bills never attacked Peach's Castle. There's no such thing as Poke Floats in the Pokemon Series. Cresselia never appears on Spear Pillar. What other chemical COULD it be?
Kraid; He was said to be a boss in Smash Run but is seems that no one has ran into Kraid so he is disconfirmed as a Boss in smash run so he could be a good Replacement for Ridley.
... I would've preferred him playable, but the team did a nice job with with hazardley... although I'm not a fan of the "Beat me up and I'll serve you, master!" Ridley.
I've noticed a startling YT trend; the less the likes, the more truthful and generally sensible the comment Anyway; no hater's *TOO BIG* for RRRRRRRRidleyyyyyyyyyyy =DDD
Now we just need to wait on Metal Face boss confirmed for the Xenoblade stage. Please... (Just because he wasn't in the 3DS version doesn't mean he won't be in this one. Shulk's trailer seemed to hint at it.)
so tanalisingly close to being playable! I'd by 5 amiibos to put him together to have him playable! this is still a great feature though and does make him a big thing and with mewtwo coming back I'm more than happy :)
Go on, say that I'm in denial but I still think that there is a small chance of Ridley being DLC. My reasoning is that in the April Nintendo direct Ridley was shown grabbing pikachu, but in all of the gameplay shown of his boss fight there is no move that shows him grabbing an opponent, let alone hold them for about 3-5 seconds. Don't take this as I'm saying he is 100% sure he is in, I'm just throwing stuff out there for speculation.
Why are people celebrating that he's not playable? "Fack no, I don't want more characters in my game, fuck that shit! Give me a with 8 characters! 9? NO, that's too much! what do you mean I don't have to play as him? Who cares, it should be 8!"
Crimson Ace Mainly because its just a running joke with the fans and developers. Fans think Ridley will never get in cause he's too big. The developers are aware of this, so they always love to tease Ridley, then take away that glimmer of hope Ridley fans were clinging on to.
The Mobslayer well that's just horrible. I get that the internet is evil, but developers kicking fans in the balls like that? that's just dumb, and not how you run a company
Crimson Ace It's not really the company, it's mainly just Sakurai who gives the developers the orders to make his trolls a reality. He has many times been described by other Nintendo developers as an imp.
*takes a hat and proceeds to eat it* I never thought it could happen. I never thought playable Ridley could ever be a thing. I'd always thought that Ridley would be way too big, and you can't and don't just resize something from a series that prides itself on continuity and consistency like Metroid to your liking, not when you already established his gargantuan size in Brawl. And yet here we are with the possibility of this pipe dream becoming a reality (possibility being the operative word. He may never become playable for all we know). I suppose a smaller Ridley in this game could have happened thanks to the creation of Birdy, and he does look smaller since his last appearance in Smash Bros. However, he's currently still too large for me to say that I could feel comfortable playing as or against him as he is. A target that large would be prone in the air, especially against Mega Man if he gets below the Space Pirate (Air Shooter spam would wreck Ridley since he has such a large hit box), but his huge size also means that unless the stage is made bigger (and now it can under certain conditions), there's not a lot of standing room to go around. Still, I'm impressed with what the dev team has done. SSB4 Ridley is the first and only "enemy" character (there's Starfy, but does he really count? He's like the poor man's Piplup, and he's just kinda there...) since Melee's Adventure Mode enemies to not have a strict HP bar. All other enemies (those from Subspace Emissary, Yellow Devil, the mech guy from Xenoblade who sounds a bit like Dr. Eggman, the Smash Run enemies, Master Hand, Crazy Hand, and to some extent Master Core) have a set Stamina, have super armor almost all the time, lack any semblance of invincibility frames, and seldom get KO'd offscreen unless their stamina runs out. Ridley? He flinches, he has a partial moveset, he can ledge grab (at least that's what it looks like before he "transforms". BTW, that is not how Meta Ridley works Sakurai...), he suffers from knockback, and he can be knocked off the screen and is taken into account in the number of kills, much like the other playable fighters. Again I'm not saying Ridley will be playable nor am I keeping my fingers crossed (maybe, but only if Birdy's shrunk down a bit. Still needs to be bigger than Bowser and Ganondorf), but damn. If this isn't hard evidence that he has a legitimate chance and a possible foot in the door towards becoming playable, I don't know what is.
sorry ridley fans! even though some of you made some clever arguments, He was confirmed for boss character ever since the direct back in April. Like i said sorry ridley fans! maybe in smash 5
aspiknf Well thats an interesting assumption. also while i wanted ridley i always thought he wasn't likley but im sure tons of people would have said "LOL TOLD YOU SO I FEEL SO GOOD ABOUT MY SELF NOW" lol.
Goddamn is it even possible to make a reasonable re-size of him in order to be playable? I mean Bowser looked possible because there were some Mario games to which he was around the same size as Mario (Super Mario RPG anyone?) but Ridley? I don't think there is a game to which he was at least around Bowser's size in SSB at least not to my knowledge.
Cancelled pre-order. im done. nah im joking, but seriously, im a huge ridley fan myself and if he was a boss this whole time. why even attempt to make us think he'd somehow be playable with the shadow and subtle hints... oh well, one thing for sure, im never playing on this stage or watching any ridley videos for about 8 years.. Sakurai did this on purpose......
And I knew it some stuff I did notice some things were Different the Stupid part is the 3DS version like Melee no Swimming Mechanics the Wii U is from Brawl when all brawl Mechanics are Back but Project M did not have a swimming Mechanics so it could Been um if they switch Balloon Fight with Wrecking Crew But in the 3DS version it got too much water
Ridley was one of my most wanted characters, but I really don't mind him being a boss character.
He looks so awesome in the Pyrosphere stage.
:^)
@Ted Gonzalez Are you joking? He's absolutely terrible and too small.
I miss the Pyrosphere so much now that Ridley is a playable character.
Sad thing is that there is no reason for eliminating Pyrosphere because of Ridley, this Ridley is a clone of the original.
IMO Ridley clone could have been a stage and classic mode boss version, Omega the Final Smash version and others alternative skins to the playable Ridley.
Part of me wishes the icon of Ridley on the results screen under KOs would have leaked. Just the section of one fighter, and a Ridley icon just sitting there. Man, the world would have burned that day.
Wow, so you can steal Ridley from other players? That's hilarious!
Yoshi: "Can I play with Ridley?"
Link: "No, he's MY Ridley!"
Yoshi: "MOOOM! Link won't share his Ridley with me!"
Palutena: "Link, be nice to your brother!"
Wtf... Palutena wouldn't be the mom to some dinosaur. :T
ganondorf: "DO YOU KIDS EVER SHUT THE FUCK UP?"
pautena: "we've talked about this, *don't.**curse.**in front.**of my babies.*
ganondorf: "ONE OF YOUR "BABIES" IS 17!"
Lord Roy She's a goddess. I'm willing to believe that she could lay a dinosaur egg if she really wanted to. I mean, why else would Yoshi be able to grow angel wings in his Final Smash?
flameheadshero He got it from Kamek? ;-;
Don't make me think weird things about Palutena! That being said have you seen that Palutena can talk with Chrom? In the Wii U version that is.
Lord Roy Yeah, I saw that. That should be an interesting conversation. All of the Palutena conversations should be fun.
There's 2 people I hate in the smash community. Melee fanboys, and Anti-Ridley haters
You're pretty ignorant and intolerant to hate people you don't even know just for having different opinions on things..
whoever12341 Dude. Anti-Ridley people literally call Ridley fans insulting names just for wanting him in the game. What are you talking about.
CaptainCornDawgz Not all of us. You, literally hate someone you don't know, regardless of the fact that he/she may be a better person than anyone, just because he/she falls on one or two criteria on your books. Better stop the salt because a fictional character didn't make it into a video game.
CaptainCornDawgz *Anti Ridleyfags and Meleefags
meh i only get that way with the pro ridley guys cause they just get so in your face about it and look for the most tiny thing for him
Man, the Yellow Devil looks like a boring piece of garbage compared to Ridley. lol
***** I guess the Yellow Devil was the first Boss they came with xD
Indeed
*Drinks Ridley fan-tears to remain ever young*
(Who knows though guys, he can fight on your side, and seems to have an established basic moveset. If they did implement him as DLC, he has normal slash attacks, grab attacks, and the meta ridley form could be his Final Smash... Just saying Sakurai)
I'm going to miss Mewtwo fan tears. :(
64ios No, people are bitching cause you need both games to get him for free (Although no doubt he'll be payable DLC afterwards)
There was a rumor about 4 characters that have moving models including Ridley, that said those characters were going to be as a bonus for buying both versions.
But of course, the moving model was probably his boss model. And also, the irony only likes to be cruel with some, so don't really expect him as a character until next generation.
darkrai436 Oh, I'm not gonna be upset or anything, but hope's always strong to have. I can live without Ridley, we still have 52 characters including MEWTWO!
Billybo10000 I won't be upset neither. And yes the roster is already awesome without him.
Ridley confirmed!..as AI. Love how the Direct made a specific point about Ridley being a boss character. They knew that fans were clamoring for him.
Nintendo knows all. Like Mewtwo and Hoenn.
Yup, nintendo ninjas are a thing, it is said 1 is assigned to every person at the time of their birth, in fact there is one in the same room you are right now, don't worry you can't see him, he's just doing his job watching everything you do... WATCHING... EVERY SINGLE THING, ALWAYS
BustedZeus Hmmmmm
* Turns Around *
MAKE A SHINY ZEKROM EVENT!
Oh if only you knew...
Yeah nintendo listens, Sakurai listens. They weren't able to include Ridley as playable so they made him a boss in a stage, I think that's fantastic!
I feel bad that Sakurai got so many people convinced of him being playable though, even though it probably wasn't on purpose and he simply didn't want to announce that he's a boss until now.
Why is everyone making such a BIG deal about Ridley not being a character. Yes he would bring something BIG to the roster but the GIANT fact is that he's a stage boss, which really causes a BIG impact on the match where he appears. I just wanted to too get this off my chest. It's been causing me some BIG time stress
I am HUGELY annoyed at how you seem to rub this in the face of Ridley fans, it was a MASSIVE lot of hype for some people to see if he was playable. You have made a LARGE error bringing this up in a smash video there is bound to be a GOLIATH argument in the comments now. I hope you brought a BIG bag of SALTY snacks.
You're funny. I haven't heard anyone but you guys talking about him being a boss, so... yeah.
Hmm, I can't quite put my finger on it, but....are you trying to tell us something?
Tony Losoya I don't know what you are talking about, we are just talking about the GIGANTIC news that Ridley is a stage boss, he does MASSIVE damage to players and even the surprisingly MAMMOTH stage. Some may find it a tad *TOO BIG* for their tastes, but with 8 player smash who knows, some are the stages are ENORMOUS.
This comment is getting a HUGE amount of thumbs up. This is a very BIG deal for me!
Oh boy, Flying Man 2.0
no, because the player he helps can change as we can see in this video.
Also I wonder how scoring a KO on ridley works on stock matches, does it give you a stock like it gives you a point in time?
GDKsan Probably, assuming that's what the S-Flag does in stock matches.
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Yeah the S flag does that. But it's weird that killing a dude gives you a stock.
GDKsan I can't imagine it working any other way. Speaking of, I wonder what Ridley and the S-Flag will give you in coin matches? Just a shitload of coins?
***** If I remember right, S-Flag gives you 600 coins. Probably same with Ridley.
I understand that they removed Pyrosphere because Ridley became playable, but I wish they at least kept the stage and just scrapped the Ridley hazard. I liked battling on Pyrosphere barring Ridley.
These comments are a goldmine now that Ultimate has come out
There is so much hostility towards people that wanted Ridley playable. No one is laughing at the people that wanted Snake or Lucas to return.
I think there's more anti-Ridley spam than the supposed "annoying fans" tbh.
sarahIcommented
I agree, all I see is "HAHAH WE TOLD YOU RIDLEY MORONS SO" ugh
Can't we just agree that Ridley is better off being a stage boss like this?
Yes it would have been nice to have him playable, but shrinking him down and making him playable would be odd and out of his character in my opinion.
EXACTLY! He's the kind of villain that would NOT stoop that low to be at the same level as the fighters.
Genko Forrest And you claim Mewtwo and Ganondorf would? Mewtwo can beat pretty much all on the roster like nothing...
Ha SAKURAI you fool!!! He will be a character cuz imma gonna hack him in! He has a moveset as a boss and when he fights for you! By altering code im gonna replace dark pit with him bitches! Watch him be so big on the battlefield!!!
Lord Roy Well, Mewtwo and Ganondorf kinda don't have a choice, since they are not 4 times as big or more as their rivals. and don't pull the Bowser size baloney in because he has been a playable character and ally to Mario at times....Ridley has not and will never. it goes against his own personal character, he HAS to be A LOT bigger than Samus to be that role as a major villain.
Lord Roy I'd like to think that characters like Ganondorf and Mewtwo would like to prove their strength against the other fighters. Bowser would go anywhere Mario goes to prove that he's better and beat Mario.
Ridley on the other hand, he doesn't give a s*** about anybody and would kill anyone in his way. That's why his fights with Samus are so intense, they are literally to the death and he definitely gives Samus a run for her money. There's such an epic rivalry between Samus and Ridley, even more so than Link and Ganon. Ridley actually killed Samus' family RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER. This is why I think having Ridley playable in Smash and seeing him do things like Smash Run and Home Run Contest is completely out of his character.
And some people say that making him playable would somehow "insult and demean his character". This is far more insulting and demeaning. He barely does anything, you can easily knock him flat on his ass, he switches allegiances at the drop of a hat, "Meta Ridley" is the same as Other M's "Gravity Suit", and you can score a point off of him even if he's on your side. At least Yellow Devil doesn't flinch and drop when he gets hit and actually actively attacks throughout his duration on the stage.
Although I wanted him to be playable, he looks like a really fun Boss/Stage Hazard!
I'm completely okay with the way he turned out!
I agree. I really think Ridley makes a much better stage boss, and having the ability to get him to fight alongside you in this stage is a nice compromise.
Bigger Flying Man coming to a Wii U near you.
you know what the worst kinds of comments are? those stupid ones about "drinking Ridley tears"
real mature guys
X-/
So let me get his straight.
Ridley has a stock Icon, an AI a, a dodge animation, A rough landing animation, and is Ko 'd in the a same way you would a normal character but he isn't a normal character.
.... Crap where did i put my Troll face copy and paste thing.... Oh! Found it.
Got you.
Inspiration
I miss this stage
Laughing at people STILL saying he's too big. If anything this proves he isn't. XD He's got a basic moveset, he just might be weird or hard to use if he was playable xD
OOO RIDLEY you big, beautiful, dragon pirate
I like how they used the Other M version of Ridley's theme, which is probably one of the best variants of his theme. Fitting when Ridley is in the battlefield. Looking forward to trying out this arena when the game releases.
And now?
TRY THE BEAST THAT WAS TOOO BIG ITSELF!! =)
I really wanted Ridley to be a fighter not just because he's a cool character, but because Metroid needed a new character that wasn't Samus again. Also I think the roster needs a little more villains. We have Bowser, Bowser Jr/Koopalings and Ganondorf for straight up pure villains. We have King Dedede, Meta Knight, Wario, Dark Pit and I guess soon to be Mewtwo (hell yes btw!) as anti-heroes (not always pure villains and actually help or cooperate with the hero).
Ridley would've fit the pure villain category and would've given Metroid another rep it sorely deserves.
King K.Rool was also another fighter I wanted in because of the same reason. DK needed a new rep and having a DK character that wasn't a Kong would be cool to have. He also would've been another villain. Even his trophy in the 3DS version says that he is the Bowser to DK's Mario so they know he is *the* villain to the DK franchise.
Now that Ridley is a stage boss though, I'm just really happy to finally see him in the game, he's a very cool looking boss and that makes me happy. Maybe next time Ridley.....maybe next time....
I'm not sure if I would count Meta Knight as an Anti-Hero. Besides the random act of evil seen in Kirby Super Star, he was always helping in a way.
King Dedede fits Anti-Hero by an inch.
Actually the DK in smash is the OG DK's grandson. So he isn't a villain. And why the fuck would you think Kraid would work?! He's the biggest character in Metroid! Just because his sprite was small (just like Ridley!) in the first Metroid because of limitations doesn't mean he is that size canon, kinda self contradicting mr "lel soz gais ridlee will nevr b in samsh bros"
Fun Fact: There are still 2 chances,for him being playable (Wont,make this too long, after all kids and haters are in every corner)
-Ridley is an hazard... AND PLAYABLE, much like Toon Link, this being Roidley but the stock face shows Ridley Brawl design(Weird?). Also the April direct showed Ridley-Pikachu grab release with 0% which doesnt make sense in an hazard, either that was changed or needs to be shown properly. It wouldnt have taken him so long to show, so istill believe there are chances for an Epic Trolling Sakurai
-DLC, considering he and Mewtwo were the 2 most requested characters and now there isnt a time countdown this is entirely possible
And becasue of the YT rule; the best, educated yet least-liked comments get it RIGHT
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RIdley's been eating his mini mushrooms.
It was CLEARLY said that "Other bosses will make appearances", and showed Ridley, his fucking shadow and HIS GODDAMN TAIL AND WINGS and people still thought he would be playable?
My god.
I've been saying the same shit since that time. Them ridley fans don't understand kindergarten logic and common sense b
Nachosxd13 god thank you for creating intelligent gamers
Nachosxd13 god thank you for creating intelligent gamers
NOOOOOOOOOOOO ! YOU are the delusional one, you idiot ! Ridley IS playable ! FACT FACT FACT !
- Delusional Ridley anboys since April.
My god, Anti Ridleys are the dilusional ones. Never once was Ridley's name even mentioned until the 50 facts direct. All we saw was his shadow why would they tease a boss so much?! Sakurai makes all the too big jokes in the potd, never even shows Ridley until now, ect. I can say other boss characters will appear while showing Dedede's shadow but does that make Dedede a boss? No. Any intelligent Ridley supporter has won every argument over whether Ridley is possible or not.
So, Ridley is not a steadfast ally, that actually makes a lot of sense.
The hilarious thing about the Ridley's too big argument is that the Ridley haters always used his *height* for the argument, yet now that Ridley is shrunk down to be a stage boss, people are changing their story to be about his *width*.
Besides, Ridley is TINY AS SHIT (read that in Shokio's voice) compared to Rayquaza!
***** amen brother.
***** well said
His height is still pretty big though...
lilbig8543 true, they just dont know when to give up
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
R1P, DIRTLING # GET SPIKED =DD
the only thing that would make this stage cooler, is if whatever music was playing, it'd switch over to ridley's theme about 5 seconds before he appears. (like oh ridley's coming!) then once he upgrades to meta-ridley, the music would change to meta-ridley's theme.
a lot of people complaining about Ridley`s massive size, huh ? well, guess what . . . Bowser and Ganondorf were shrunk, remember Bowser`s size in SM64 ? remember Ganondorf`s size in TP, when you lock swords with him ? ( comparing his size with feeble skinny little midget link )
its not that i want Ridley in smash as a character, he would look . . . . extremely weird if shrunk, it just makes me quite curious, because i have been watching over the youtube community since SSBB was announced and they were all begging for Ridley to join in since then, but i honestly cannot understand why.
Bowser can change sizes in his game, and Ganondorf wouldn't require as much scaling as Ridley.
People want Ridley playable because he's the most important villain that isn't a brain in a jar or a clone of Samus, and most memorable character period that isn't Samus.
People don't want Ridley because he would look weird shrunk or w/e, that him being playable "isn't in character", and that he is MEANT to be a boss. (2/3 of these things fits Ganondorf too but nobody complained about him being in did they... except people upset he was a clone BUT NOT THE POINT)
Yeah, I don't know. I feel that the people who want him in have the better argument here but I don't personally care that much since the only Metroid games I've played are the Prime Trilogy, and honestly the villains and plot baaarely mattered in those games beyond Samus's own personal journeys, though the Ridley Boss Fight was really cool.
Anyways, just letting you know both sides of the argument before the torrent of fifty people come to respond to you to repeat the first two lines in my post. :3 You have fun good sir.
Ridely was shrunk and he was still too big
Ganondorf was in smash before TP and remember bowsers size in mario bros1,3, world?
Madman bowser's size in 1 and 3 was probably because of hardware limitations. Same with Ridley in metroid 1
Wow! Ridley is pretty big.
No wonder he'll never be playable...
Melee intro, scale POTD, etc.
Ooops; time to delete yourself!!
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I'm So glad they used Other M Vs Ridley Song, it's epic!
Oh, Ridley... The dream was too big. ;_;
LOL
How does the Ridley theme get better EVERY time?!
Good old Ridley from my one of my favourite game series Metroid ^_^
Weird that google still can not display 60fps :/
Quite weird...
Sanic Fast Hello there stranger!
I swear I don't follow you around I don't know how tf this keeps happening
Sanic Fast i see your stuff all the time, weird you were one of my first subs and we now watch ALL of the same channels xD
XD, yeah I know. Weird stuff man. It could be because I sub to you, so your stuff comes up first.
omg, it can change team. I thought it was like the Flying Men. Once touched/damaged, that's it.
Reminds me of Samus & Ridley's fight in Other M.
I would love Ridley to be playable but hes too big and would look strange if you shrink him. Wasnt he a dif height though in the Melee opening? about maybe a foot taller than samus?
They took out the best Metroid stage for no good reason.
Because Ridley is a playable character in Ultimate.
Well, I cannot deny that seeing Ridley as a stage hazard is quite interesting to see. It reminds me a bit of the Spear Pillar stage with Dialga and Palkia back in Brawl. And the music is just fantastic.
I find it reasonable that Ridley is not beyond a stage hazard to be honest. Making him as a character wouldn't be impossible per say, but I just can't seem to picture it. It would be way out of persona for him as well. I really did like when he was a boss back in the Subspace Emissary.
In overall, I find it pointless and stupid to fight about it. So many people debating over such a useless subject gives me a headache. Can we just get along together and enjoy what Sakurai gives us? I know that I will at least do that much.
Before I forget, I wanted to mention that I really enjoy your work GameXplain. Truly a vital source of gaming information that you give us. Keep up the great work~
Okay, so I still stand by the fact that I think Ridley could totally work as a playable character. Although, clearly he is not going to be one in this game.
But what I hate is that people watch this and are like "Are you kidding me? Look at that! How could he possibly work as a playable character" Clearly these people do not play Metroid games, and have no reason to want Ridley therefor they unnecessarily hate on the fact that Metroid fans wanted him. I don't know how many times it has to be said, but he could have been scaled down! Like Boswer, or like how Kirby and Olimar got scaled up. There are numerous size comparison charts too, showing that he would not look weak scaled down.
I am not cross because Ridley was not playable, I'm a little bummed, but I have accepted it. (also Mewtwo woo!) So I don't want people claiming that that is the reason I'm mad. I am just really pissed off with all these "hehehe Told you so" Ridley haters. I think people had good reason to believe Ridley could have been playable.
I think the size argument against ridley mainly thrives on how bowser is resized countless of times in the mario spinoffs. This made it acceptable for bowser to be arund the same size as mario and do crazy stuff. The metroid games however are much more serious and don't have many (well-known) spinoffs where ridley is about samus' size. A small ridley would simply look ridiculous. Bowser was never meant to be very scary so he can be downscaled and we accept it. Ridley was meant to be scary (or at least intimidating) and his size plays a big role in that. A small ridley just isn't ridley anymore. It's just a wannabe scary charizard.
He's mad that he's not playable.
Let the war begin....
What war? Sakurai just had to give in; he knew the Ridley fanbase was just
*TOO BIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG*
Since when were there ducks in Metroid?
It's interesting to see that Ridley will change sides pretty easily. I think that makes it a lot more fair that the flying men
I played and love the metroid series. And I will be honest: I wanted Ridley to be part of a stage. So I'm happy with this.
You're not a real Metroid fan.
So because I'm more happy Ridley is a stage boss, I'm not a real Metroid fan?
Yeah, just because your butthurt, don't accuse such things -_-
Limbo Studios He is not a real metroid fan for not wanting Ridley playable. How about this: An annoying Metroid "fan" who goes around insulting everybody who is glad to at least see Ridley as a boss. A fake Metroid fan complains Ridley isn't om and cries about it over the internet. You cant be calling somebody a fake Metroid fan if you don't know what one is in the first place.
Sakurai handled Ridley poorly. He obviously can choose not to make Ridley playable if he wants, but with Ridley, he failed at marketing. You can defend it all you want, but building hype for and then disappointing Ridley fans, when Ridley was close to the most wanted character in the US, is just shitty marketing. Doesn't matter if you think they should have known better. Sakurai knew that they didn't since people kept on asking and hoping for Ridley. Choosing to disappoint them is shitty marketing.
If you think that’s good marketing, then you should go into the field, and see how many people agree with you when you say it doesn't matter if the customer misinterprets you and if they’re disappointed it’s their own fault. Your intentions and plans matter more than your customers’ disappointment. Showing disdain for your target demo is idiotic marketing. Building a mystery that can’t deliver is bad marketing. Why would you think otherwise?
Sakurai is free to do whatever with Ridley, and I’m not entitled to playable Ridley, and maybe he had good reasons for not making him playable. But when it comes to marketing the game, he handled Ridley poorly. Blaming the fans for misinterpreting him is shitty marketing. Blaming your audience for not being hyped by the things you wanted them to be hyped by, ignoring that you were setting them up for disappointment is shitty marketing. Doesn't matter whether you thought it was obvious or not, it’s irrelevant. The fact is that people did think we maybe were being teased, and therefore Sakurai should have shut it down.
If Nintendo Sakurai truly had bad marketing (if we can even call it that) then we wouldn't have Mewtwo, probably a bigger request than Ridley since he was already there and taken away.
lilbonsly I get what you're saying, but you're wrong.
"building a mystery that can't deliver"- there was no mystery, and he delivered on what he suggested. He teased that ridley would be a boss character, and fufilled that promise completely. He may well have seen the hysteria on the status of ridley as a character, and decided to leave it there, as game speculation counts as hype/publicity, and no publicity is bad publicity. How many forums, discussions and analyses of ridley's playability were done over the past year leading up to this game? Tons. Was this a good force in boosting the amount of people talking about the upcoming game? Of course. It isn't "shitty marketing", it's genius.
SEE! Perfect piece of Commentary here you're awesome here is what dumb stupid idiotic people who hate and rub in to the Ridley fans. They should now this!
Foxy the Pirate Then why didn't he mention Ridley? No characters are named until they're revealed,and that made Ridley's case special.I have to agree that showing Ridley's shadow and not referring to him by name and then having him be an actual boss character a month before the game is released is a bad move.
We get around 50 characters and people are still complaining...
this stage looks so awesome and badass! :D love the music too!
Buffering, Buffering, grabs gun, points to head, bang, buffering.
I know i should be sad that Ridley isn't playable but goddamn he looks like a badass boss!
none of these antiridley comments aged well
I just want to see comments from the past talking about "X character has no chance of getting in" after they got in
Underrated post
underrated
Look at everybody's favorite boss character. Ridley!
He seems like an awesome boss. Would've loved if he was playable but oh well, not gonna lose any sleep over him not being playable. I am, however, losing sleep from too much hype about all the other amazing stuff that's going on in this game.
Of course Ridley makes an awesome boss because that's what he is.
If he was playable, it'll look something like this - Brawl Hacks Special: Ridley Released!
It could work, but to me it would be a little odd. Not to mention he doesn't feel as epic as he does when he's a stage boss if you ask me.
Kanade Minamino yes he looks like some crappy attempt by a fan. one mod made by some dude with such a vast understanding of programming with a professional team, plenty of time, and a big budget....and that mod is in his flying model. Thats literally the worst mod you could find.
I wonder which will be worse, Flying Men or Ridley
THE BLOW OUT WAS GLORIOUS!
So is it based on whoever attacks ridley more or whoever get's the last hit?
It's whoever attacks ridley more, but I never knew that ridley could change sides if someone attacks him enough
Mario Tomic Maybe it's because he/she has a problem with abusive relationships.
Techno Alan He solves it by eating people's parents
Mario Tomic Well actually I prefer that it would be unfair otherwise having a permanent team member.
Sakurai: "You want Ridley as a character? A fighter? Here he is. He's just not playable. *laughs*"
Do you guys have any footage of the Wuhu Island or Gamer stages? I'm really hoping to see those!
Maybe he uploads it in a few minutes/hours
The remix is amazing. O.O
Also, will there be an Onett video? I'm dying to hear whether or not the "Onett" song is just a renaming of the Mother 1 or 2 song from Melee and Brawl or if it's an actual remix of the Onett theme.
This is dope idc if ridley's not playble this role he plays in this game is great
still think this stage should have returned in smash ultimate.
now, i know ridley is the boss here buuut.
this is other ms ridley. a cheap clone.
ultimate has the true ridley playable, as evidenced by the meta ridley skins.
if they look too similar: then just have the bottleship clone ridley become neo ridley from metroid fusion, which is the fate of other ms ridley.
@Miror B GOD Or boss Ridley returns but isnt there is someone plays as Ridley
You get other M monsters like the Zeros and the electric things from the Cryosphere too!
Gamexplain just keeps on goin'
honestly, I was hoping for something like this. ever since Ridley's involvement in Dead or Alive: Dimensions. I want him to be an interactive hazard.... but I do feel that it's a bit mean to beat him into submission and join your side as a loving and faithful servant only to kill him so you can get the point =P
I'm sure that will only be done in time battles though.
for another metroid rep its gotta be either
rundus
dark samus
one of the bounty hunters from MPH
OK, let's be real for a second, if Ridley WERE to made to be playable, who would replace him here.
Remember Sakurai didn't even allow a 2nd Toon Link on stage in the 3DS version. So, who else in the Metroid Series can Fly, breathe fire, and become stronger with phazon?
***** Banzai Bills never attacked Peach's Castle.
There's no such thing as Poke Floats in the Pokemon Series.
Cresselia never appears on Spear Pillar.
What other chemical COULD it be?
Foxy the Pirate Somebody Photoshop this.
***** Don't bring canon into Smash Brothers. It doesn't work.
***** Besides. Meta Ridley...
I think that is enough said.
Kraid; He was said to be a boss in Smash Run but is seems that no one has ran into Kraid so he is disconfirmed as a Boss in smash run so he could be a good Replacement for Ridley.
I love the music, so fitting. Wasn't this stage in Dead or Alive Dimensions on 3DS?
... I would've preferred him playable, but the team did a nice job with with hazardley... although I'm not a fan of the "Beat me up and I'll serve you, master!" Ridley.
Who knew Ridley kissed your ass if you beat him enough.
I came here after Ridley's reveal.
Same here
I've noticed a startling YT trend; the less the likes, the more truthful and generally sensible the comment
Anyway; no hater's *TOO BIG* for RRRRRRRRidleyyyyyyyyyyy =DDD
You should have played as purple Charizard and Meta Knight, just to rub it in more lol.
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His wings look like Ridley's.
@dragon heaven Ain't this nice to hear now.
*Sakurai*: Hey look Ridley is playable!
NAHT.
Fodimin Layton think again
Sakurai: JUST KIDDING! He actually is. Now never ask me anything again...except for King K. Rool...he's in too.
pause 1:03 wow you were right, Ridley total could be in Smash.
And if Ridley drains that random type of energy, he becomes META-RIDLEY!!!!! ... except not really.
Now we just need to wait on Metal Face boss confirmed for the Xenoblade stage. Please... (Just because he wasn't in the 3DS version doesn't mean he won't be in this one. Shulk's trailer seemed to hint at it.)
Metal Face has been confirmed for the stage. They talked about him in the Direct right before talking about Ridley.
facepalm
so tanalisingly close to being playable! I'd by 5 amiibos to put him together to have him playable! this is still a great feature though and does make him a big thing and with mewtwo coming back I'm more than happy :)
He's too big, he's too big, he's too big, he's too big~♪
that was Ridiculous!! i cant wait to play this stage
I just have one question. Has anyone seen an attack in which ridley grabs a player? just asking...
Where does this footage come from? Does Andre already have his hands on a copy of the game? Lucky duck!
I still can't believe that Ridley fans are still convinced he's in the game...-.-
He is in the game.
well........he is.
He is.
Playable guys, playable.
***** im sad now
Go on, say that I'm in denial but I still think that there is a small chance of Ridley being DLC. My reasoning is that in the April Nintendo direct Ridley was shown grabbing pikachu, but in all of the gameplay shown of his boss fight there is no move that shows him grabbing an opponent, let alone hold them for about 3-5 seconds. Don't take this as I'm saying he is 100% sure he is in, I'm just throwing stuff out there for speculation.
Ridley looks so beautiful in HD! :D
I know
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Oh man was that really all the gameplay of that stage you'll give? We don't even get to see him get knocked out haha
Does anyone else notice that in the description they spelled pyrosphere wrong?
Why are people celebrating that he's not playable? "Fack no, I don't want more characters in my game, fuck that shit! Give me a with 8 characters! 9? NO, that's too much! what do you mean I don't have to play as him? Who cares, it should be 8!"
Its not the fact that its too many characters. Its cause the fact a character thats that big would never make it into smash
The Mobslayer Still doesn't really answer my question of why people are actually celebrating for it.
Crimson Ace
Mainly because its just a running joke with the fans and developers. Fans think Ridley will never get in cause he's too big. The developers are aware of this, so they always love to tease Ridley, then take away that glimmer of hope Ridley fans were clinging on to.
The Mobslayer well that's just horrible. I get that the internet is evil, but developers kicking fans in the balls like that? that's just dumb, and not how you run a company
Crimson Ace
It's not really the company, it's mainly just Sakurai who gives the developers the orders to make his trolls a reality. He has many times been described by other Nintendo developers as an imp.
*takes a hat and proceeds to eat it*
I never thought it could happen. I never thought playable Ridley could ever be a thing. I'd always thought that Ridley would be way too big, and you can't and don't just resize something from a series that prides itself on continuity and consistency like Metroid to your liking, not when you already established his gargantuan size in Brawl. And yet here we are with the possibility of this pipe dream becoming a reality (possibility being the operative word. He may never become playable for all we know). I suppose a smaller Ridley in this game could have happened thanks to the creation of Birdy, and he does look smaller since his last appearance in Smash Bros. However, he's currently still too large for me to say that I could feel comfortable playing as or against him as he is. A target that large would be prone in the air, especially against Mega Man if he gets below the Space Pirate (Air Shooter spam would wreck Ridley since he has such a large hit box), but his huge size also means that unless the stage is made bigger (and now it can under certain conditions), there's not a lot of standing room to go around.
Still, I'm impressed with what the dev team has done. SSB4 Ridley is the first and only "enemy" character (there's Starfy, but does he really count? He's like the poor man's Piplup, and he's just kinda there...) since Melee's Adventure Mode enemies to not have a strict HP bar. All other enemies (those from Subspace Emissary, Yellow Devil, the mech guy from Xenoblade who sounds a bit like Dr. Eggman, the Smash Run enemies, Master Hand, Crazy Hand, and to some extent Master Core) have a set Stamina, have super armor almost all the time, lack any semblance of invincibility frames, and seldom get KO'd offscreen unless their stamina runs out. Ridley? He flinches, he has a partial moveset, he can ledge grab (at least that's what it looks like before he "transforms". BTW, that is not how Meta Ridley works Sakurai...), he suffers from knockback, and he can be knocked off the screen and is taken into account in the number of kills, much like the other playable fighters. Again I'm not saying Ridley will be playable nor am I keeping my fingers crossed (maybe, but only if Birdy's shrunk down a bit. Still needs to be bigger than Bowser and Ganondorf), but damn. If this isn't hard evidence that he has a legitimate chance and a possible foot in the door towards becoming playable, I don't know what is.
This is great footage, anything on metal face?
sorry ridley fans! even though some of you made some clever arguments, He was confirmed for boss character ever since the direct back in April. Like i said sorry ridley fans! maybe in smash 5
At least you show some kind of sympathy. Other people are just being dicks like "HAHAHA, We told you so!!!" ugh
Now THATS how someone should act about ridley's disconfirmation. Thank you for being so respectful.
aspiknf Well thats an interesting assumption. also while i wanted ridley i always thought he wasn't likley but im sure tons of people would have said "LOL TOLD YOU SO I FEEL SO GOOD ABOUT MY SELF NOW" lol.
aspiknf But ridley haters loves to insult people who likes him.
And i would really love to see brinstar dephts return.
What if you shoot Dragoon at Ridley?
So how does KOing ridley work in stock? In timed you get a point for KOing him...
Y'know... generally I prefer it when the songs are just remixes and not rips from the games. But for this one, I'll make an exception.
I will permit Ridley in IF he can fit through the front door.
I wonder if you can use Final Smashes on Ridley. You know, Final Smashes that require you to grab an opponent to activate like Link's or Ike's.
Hmmmmm... Well they treat him like a playable character... So probably.
But just in case... ***** YO! GAMEXPLAIN! CAN YOU USE FINAL SMASHES ON BOSSES?
Well, the "Leaker" who claimed Ridley was playable was right about one thing, he IS in his Other M design.
Goddamn is it even possible to make a reasonable re-size of him in order to be playable? I mean Bowser looked possible because there were some Mario games to which he was around the same size as Mario (Super Mario RPG anyone?) but Ridley? I don't think there is a game to which he was at least around Bowser's size in SSB at least not to my knowledge.
Would be cool if the Wii U Smash had a mode that allowed you to play as bosses.
Cancelled pre-order. im done. nah im joking, but seriously, im a huge ridley fan myself and if he was a boss this whole time. why even attempt to make us think he'd somehow be playable with the shadow and subtle hints... oh well, one thing for sure, im never playing on this stage or watching any ridley videos for about 8 years.. Sakurai did this on purpose......
LETS CELEBRATE FELLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
=DDDDDDDDDDDD WOOOOOOOOOOOO # VICTORY FOR RIDLEYITES # THANK YOU DADDY SAKURAI =DDD
And I knew it some stuff I did notice some things were Different the Stupid part is the 3DS version like Melee no Swimming Mechanics the Wii U is from Brawl when all brawl Mechanics are Back but Project M did not have a swimming Mechanics so it could Been um if they switch Balloon Fight with Wrecking Crew But in the 3DS version it got too much water