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*His animated reveal trailer is the first time since Ridley's role in the ''Metroid'' manga where Ridley has displayed a sense of humor, playfully twirling the hat of a defeated Mario when revealing himself to Samus while flashing an inhuman grin.
*His animated reveal trailer is the first time since Ridley's role in the ''Metroid'' manga where Ridley has displayed a sense of humor, playfully twirling the hat of a defeated Mario when revealing himself to Samus while flashing an inhuman grin.
**The way Ridley twirls Mario's hat is a throwback to Mario in the beginning of the reveal trailer of ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Odyssey}}''.
**The way Ridley twirls Mario's hat is a throwback to Mario in the beginning of the reveal trailer of ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Odyssey}}''.
**The part where a {{b|Metroid|creature}} attacks Ridley before a [[stun]]ned {{SSBU|Pikachu}} resembles a pivotal point in his boss fight in ''Metroid: Samus Returns'', where the Baby Metroid saves Samus from Ridley by leeching some of his energy.*The moment Ridley appears in his introductory trailer resembles his appearance in ''Metroid: Zero Mission'', just before his fight. This includes the way Samus looks at the screen, Ridley's entrance animation, and music timing.
**The part where a {{b|Metroid|creature}} attacks Ridley before a [[stun]]ned {{SSBU|Pikachu}} resembles a pivotal point in his boss fight in ''Metroid: Samus Returns'', where the Baby Metroid saves Samus from Ridley by leeching some of his energy.
*The moment Ridley appears in his introductory trailer resembles his appearance in ''Metroid: Zero Mission'', just before his fight. This includes the way Samus looks at the screen, Ridley's entrance animation, and music timing.
*Ridley (and by extension, Meta Ridley) is the second ''Smash Bros.'' boss character to become playable in the series after [[Giga Bowser]] and the only boss character to be playable at all times, as Giga Bowser is limited to [[Giga Bowser (Final Smash)|Bowser's Final Smash]]. He is also one of the only two [[stage hazard]]s to become playable in the series, the other being [[Piranha Plant (SSBU)|Piranha Plant]].
*Ridley (and by extension, Meta Ridley) is the second ''Smash Bros.'' boss character to become playable in the series after [[Giga Bowser]] and the only boss character to be playable at all times, as Giga Bowser is limited to [[Giga Bowser (Final Smash)|Bowser's Final Smash]]. He is also one of the only two [[stage hazard]]s to become playable in the series, the other being [[Piranha Plant (SSBU)|Piranha Plant]].
*There is an error on Ridley's page on the Latin American and Canadian French version of the ''Smash Bros.'' website. The reveal trailer videos are unavailable, with the Latin American version mistakenly linking to a Japanese ''Mario Tennis Aces'' video.<ref>[https://www.smashbros.com/es_LA/fighter/65.html][https://www.smashbros.com/fr_CA/fighter/65.html]</ref>
*There is an error on Ridley's page on the Latin American and Canadian French version of the ''Smash Bros.'' website. The reveal trailer videos are unavailable, with the Latin American version mistakenly linking to a Japanese ''Mario Tennis Aces'' video.<ref>[https://www.smashbros.com/es_LA/fighter/65.html][https://www.smashbros.com/fr_CA/fighter/65.html]</ref>