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→Trivia: Metroid predates Castlevania by a month, so Ridley is still an older character than Simon.
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*With a debut of August 1986, Ridley is the oldest newcomer in the base game for ''Ultimate''. | |||
*Ridley’s model appears to be based on his ''Super Metroid'' sprite with additional details and embellishments, some of which loosely resemble his design in ''Metroid: Other M''. His size is significantly reduced to that of his appearance in the original ''Metroid'' for the NES, where his hunched posture is only slightly taller than Samus. | *Ridley’s model appears to be based on his ''Super Metroid'' sprite with additional details and embellishments, some of which loosely resemble his design in ''Metroid: Other M''. His size is significantly reduced to that of his appearance in the original ''Metroid'' for the NES, where his hunched posture is only slightly taller than Samus. | ||
** Sakurai was reported to have heavily based Ridley on his depiction in the original ''Metroid'', specifically how the sprite appeared hunched over even while flying.<ref>https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2018/jul/23/masahiro-sakurai-designed-ridley-super-smash-bros-ultimate-based-his-appearance-original-metroid-nes/</ref> | ** Sakurai was reported to have heavily based Ridley on his depiction in the original ''Metroid'', specifically how the sprite appeared hunched over even while flying.<ref>https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2018/jul/23/masahiro-sakurai-designed-ridley-super-smash-bros-ultimate-based-his-appearance-original-metroid-nes/</ref> | ||