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[Mephala]

Came here to post that awkward zombie comic. Got beaten to it tho.

I'd rather see other characters I think. An Advance Wars character would be awesome.

Here. For the new page!

 

[Metal B]

Came here to post that awkward zombie comic. Got beaten to it tho.

You could quote it for the page break

 

[lazyguy]

Aside from Ridley's obvious size his design has too much going on with his head being so long, his giant wings and his long-ass tail it would be an absolute pain for him to work. People like to show that shot in the intro of Melee which doesn't really apply considering Brawl had his as a boss and he even appears in Sm4sh in his regular size. Look, I love Ridley. He's my favorite monster from anything ever but he just doesn't work. The only way he would appear in Smash is if there was a Metroid game that changed his shape(not size) or if he has another form in that game for some reason(something along the lines of him having some kind of body or vessel to fight in smaller spaces) and his regular form is his Final Smash. Otherwise it ain't happening.

 

[Omega Kirby]

Sylux will make it in before ridley

 

[Nostremitus]

He's too big.

So is Bowser.

 

[RagnarokX]

The "too big" argument is so annoying.
Just shrink him down for fucks sake.

Kamek already tried that:

 

[Rambler]

I mean Sylux at this point has appeared in more games that Kraid.

That's because Kraid has a really good agent and only appears in good games.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Kamek already tried that:

I miss this

 

[RRockman]

It would directly contradict his potrayal in brawl so no, I don't think it'll happen. I prefer him as a Boss character anyway.

 

[KHlover]

So is Bowser.

It's all in the proportions. You can shrink Bowser without an issue, Ridley just looks ridiculous, as in everyone should ridicule tiny Ridley for how dumb he looks.

 

[POTUS 2016]

He's too big.

Never say too big.

This E3: Ridley and King K. Rool are coming to the Switch port.

 

[SlipperyFishes]

Daisy Ridley? Maybe. Rey would be pretty good.

 

[Rambler]

How angry would people be if the next Smash didn't have Ridley but it did have one of those Federation Force mechs and at their proper scale too?

 

[Neoxon]

So is Bowser.

Bowser's been every size imaginable, they even explain it in some games with Kamek changing Bowser's size on request. That plus Bowser is more easily scaleable. The same applies for Olimar, at least as long as the size difference between him & the Pikmin is mostly the same as in the Pikmin games.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Daisy Ridley? Maybe. Rey would be pretty good.

I'm now imagining Ridley in a princess gown.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Modders will make it happen

 

[DonMigs85]

If they were lazy they could just give him a variation of Charizard's moveset

 

[Breakfast at Noon]

Honestly came in here thinking you was on about Ridley Scott lol

 

[Falchion]

I've never understood this push, he's so big it makes no sense.

 

[Voidwolf]

I don't know about you guys but

Spoiler

Ike is MY BOY.

I think I prefer a Smash 4 port with more content than a Smash 5 proper. Regardless of what we get I would much rather get back the characters we've lost, mostly Snake and Wolf before any new ones are introduced.

Also, didn't Sakurai state this would be his last Smash Bros.? I heard he overworked himself on this one and got sick throughout development.

 

[Supermanisdead]

fuck ridley and fuck king k rool, those stans are infuriating. none wants those ugly dorks in smash bros. #wonderredforsmash5

 

[SwordStruck]

I'd rather not have him as anything but an assist trophy or stage prop. He's too big.

 

[Boss Doggie]

If they were lazy they could just give him a variation of Charizard's moveset

Charizard doesn't have the proportions and build of a flying skeleton dragon, his attacks have meat in them. Like it'd be odd if Ridley piledrives an enemy.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Trying to make "sense" of a character's size seems pretty silly when discussing Smash Bros.

 

[Trogdor1123]

I always thought Ridley was a female... Mind blown

 

[Blackquill]

Just play Charizard with his purple skin

It works

I guess

 

[Bronx-Man]

I think I prefer a Smash 4 port with more content than a Smash 5 proper. Regardless of what we get I would much rather get back the characters we've lost, mostly Snake and Wolf before any new ones are introduced.

Also, didn't Sakurai state this would be his last Smash Bros.? I heard he overworked himself on this one and got sick throughout development.

GOOD. Get some new blood in here already.

 

[marmoka]

Olimar is microscopic, and guess what, he's in, after being upscaled.

Ridley is too big, but he could be downscaled.

As long as they don't add Toad, enough. He sucks, and we already have enough Mario characters.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Villager can beat Ganondorf in a fight.

But Ridley's too big!

 

[RomanceDawn]

I think one day we'd get Ridley as Sakurai does know how popular he is, its just he has to go through the same spirit awakening he had with Villager, Pac Man and the Miis.

Too big? Like seriously come on.

 

[Boss Doggie]

GOOD. Get some new blood in here already.

People say that, then suddenly they see Mother getting less attention, Metroid even getting less, etc.

Olimar is microscopic, and guess what, he's in, after being upscaled.

Ridley is too big, but he could be downscaled.

As long as they don't add Toad, enough. He sucks, and we already have enough Mario characters.

It's not just scaling though.

Ridley looks ridiculous when small. His overall build just doesn't really share itself well even if he's just as big as Bowser. Hell, there's that mod that uses Ridley skin and it was awful.

 

[Hilarion]

If we're getting a Metroid rep, how about the actual villain Mother Brain?

 

[lvl99 Pixel]

Kirby is 8 inches tall, and pikachu is human sized. If they can have Charizard they can have Ridley.
hey look its meta ridley

its not even as weird of a concept as Ice Climbers or Olimar and they made those work

 

[Blackquill]

Villager can beat Ganondorf in a fight.

But Ridley's too big!

Are you telling me that Villager should not beat Ganondorf

 

[Bakkus]

Villager can beat Ganondorf in a fight.

But Ridley's too big!

Comparing apples with oranges, not surprising among Ridley in Smash advocates.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Comparing apples with oranges, not surprising among Ridley in Smash advocates.

I'm a Metroid advocate. Not really a huge Smash fan.

 

[Menitta]

Awkward Zombie is a national treasure.

 

[falconxcrunner09]

Kamek already tried that:

I miss your gifs lol

 

[munchie64]

Gotta be honest, I really, really expected him to be in Smash four. But nope!

 

[Lightning Lord]

If we're getting a Metroid rep, how about the actual villain Mother Brain?

Mother Brain is either immobile or even bigger than Ridley.

 

[LordKasual]

The regular excuse doesnt even need to fly.

Ridely will never make it into Smash because hes dead.

Like Metroid.

 

[Firemind]

Comparing apples with oranges, not surprising among Ridley in Smash advocates.

I mean, Simon Belmont can fight Optimus Prime in Dream Mix TV World Fighters.

Hell, you can play as Galactus in MvC3.

 

[Cryxok]

I honestly think he is better off as a boss. Wish Metroid had more characters but that should be expected from a series of games in which feeling alone is/was one of the key features.
Also, I would never want to see Smash without Sakurai. His dedication and attention to detail would be really hard to match.

 

[rhandino]

They just need to use young Ridley from Metroid: Other M! It's the perfect size for the roster:

His Final Smash will be him transforming into his adult form.

 

[DarkConfidant]

I'd like another Metroid game with him first.

This.

Smash can wait.

Dude's like 10 feet tall anyway. Would basically have to be supernerfed.

 

[rhandino]

Mother Brain is either immobile or even bigger than Ridley.

Not really~

 

[Labrynian Rebel]

You will get another Fire Emblem character and you will like it.

I won't complain if it's Lyn or Celica

 

[Bakkus]

I mean, Simon Belmont can fight Optimus Prime in Dream Mix TV World Fighters.

Hell, you can play as Galactus in MvC3.

How's that comparable to not being able to shrink a gigantic character to an appropriate size without making him look stupid as hell?

 

[LinkSlayer64]

I never found Ridley that compelling of a character in the first place.

 

[Biggad]

They just need to use young Ridley from Metroid: Other M! It's the perfect size for the roster:



His Final Smash will be him transforming into his adult form.

I used to like the idea of having the baby Ridley playable (besides the fact that acknowledging that Ridley design would make people mad by default), who would then over the course of a game evolve. No idea what the evolution should be triggered by, and in the end it'd still lead to a character with the most awkward body to develop, having like 7 limbs clip various stage elements and characters at all times.

If there's one person who could make it work, I'd still bet on Sakurai, but it might not end up as what people actually had in mind when they were begging for Ridley, so it'd be a waste anyway. Like him sitting in a small vessel and you'd only get to see one limb at a time, depening on what button you press like someone else said.