Ridley (SSBU)

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Lastly, while Ridley's advantage state is unarguably very oppressive, one key attribute holding this back is his middling air speed. For his additional midair jump and impressive aerials, their full potential is greatly held back by Ridley's surprising difficulty in staying airborne. He generally needs to gain some distance while grounded to approach with his aerials, and while his dash speed is very impressive, it's restrictive regardless, and Ridley lacks the number of jumps that characters like {{SSBU|King Dedede}} and {{SSBU|Pit}} have to help circumvent their air speed issues. Various combos usually are unable to extend in the air for long thanks to this, as his aerials may deal too much knockback to follow up after one or two attacks. This is further shown in his recovery, as Wing Blitz and Space Pirate Rush are usually options he must use to recover, even if Ridley isn't that far from the stage. While Ridley's air speed is definitely better than most other fellow characters with multiple jumps, it's still merely average compared to the whole cast, which tones down his overall effectiveness in the air, and this is further exacerbated by him being a fast-faller.

Overall, Ridley is a character of extremes, with a relatively high learning curve and an even higher cerebral curve. Similarly to what {{SSBU|Mewtwo}} is among its fellow lightweight characters, Ridley fills in the position of being a glass cannon among his fellow heavyweights. He has excellent damage, pressure, and edge-guarding potential with a broad arsenal of powerful moves and tools to gain and sustain advantage, gradually poke and pressure from a fair distance away, and punish whiffs or what would normally be an inconsequential slip-up. This allows Ridley to easily make comebacks or greatly widen his lead with minimal set up should an opponent make a single error in considering Ridley's approach. However, his moveset is so heavily lopsided towards accumulating damage, netting kills, and sustaining advantage that he lacks any tools to break combos and is limited in combating opposing pressure, meaning that one mistake from Ridley himself can devastate him worse than most other characters. Due to his varied amount of tools, Ridley has many playstyles applicable, but players should be able to switch said playstyles in a whim; if played recklessly or predictably, Ridley can be easily punished with a slew of combos, walls of projectiles, and general pressure he isn't built to handle, so players should be constantly aware of when and how to use Ridley's tools to take full advantage of them, while playing unpredictably to prevent the opponent from capitalizing on Ridley’s own susceptibility. This is especially true against dominating characters like Palutena or Snake, who are either well equipped to handle all of Ridley's strengths, or their own skills are so powerful that even Ridley's combined toolkit can't make up the difference on ~~it's~~ own. However, this also means the reverse can be true, as some characters who already struggle with one of Ridley's tools may find Ridley outright insurmountable if more than one of his playstyles favors the battle.

Overall, Ridley is a character of extremes, with a relatively high learning curve and an even higher cerebral curve. Similarly to what {{SSBU|Mewtwo}} is among its fellow lightweight characters, Ridley fills in the position of being a glass cannon among his fellow heavyweights. He has excellent damage, pressure, and edge-guarding potential with a broad arsenal of powerful moves and tools to gain and sustain advantage, gradually poke and pressure from a fair distance away, and punish whiffs or what would normally be an inconsequential slip-up. This allows Ridley to easily make comebacks or greatly widen his lead with minimal set up should an opponent make a single error in considering Ridley's approach. However, his moveset is so heavily lopsided towards accumulating damage, netting kills, and sustaining advantage that he lacks any tools to break combos and is limited in combating opposing pressure, meaning that one mistake from Ridley himself can devastate him worse than most other characters. Due to his varied amount of tools, Ridley has many playstyles applicable, but players should be able to switch said playstyles in a whim; if played recklessly or predictably, Ridley can be easily punished with a slew of combos, walls of projectiles, and general pressure he isn't built to handle, so players should be constantly aware of when and how to use Ridley's tools to take full advantage of them, while playing unpredictably to prevent the opponent from capitalizing on Ridley’s own susceptibility. This is especially true against dominating characters like Palutena or Snake, who are either well equipped to handle all of Ridley's strengths, or their own skills are so powerful that even Ridley's combined toolkit can't make up the difference on its own. However, this also means the reverse can be true, as some characters who already struggle with one of Ridley's tools may find Ridley outright insurmountable if more than one of his playstyles favors the battle.

Ridley's competitive potential is subject for debate, typically hovering in the nebulous gateway between low and mid tier while sometimes being much lower or much higher. Some professional players consider him a low-tier due to his poor disadvantage state and difficulty surviving for heavyweight standards, while others like {{Sm|MkLeo}} and {{Sm|ESAM}} argue that he is a higher mid-tier thanks to his strong advantage state and wide array of options for multiple playstyles. This can be further expressed by his tournament presence; Ridley is an unpopular pick, yet displays respectable to impressive placings relative to his usage, with smashers like {{Sm|Nair^}}, {{Sm|Vreyvus}}, and {{Sm|Locus}} demonstrating his potential. Because of this, Ridley is considered a viable character, though the difficulty in learning his strengths for high level play and how punishable Ridley can be from human error make Ridley one of the more rarely seen viable characters. In casual fields, Ridley is notorious for how exploitable his weaknesses can be and the many pitfalls that beginners can fall into, especially with poor routing of Wing Blitz leading to awkward and anti-climactic finishes, proving his high learning curve for his size class.

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 Lastly, while Ridley's advantage state is unarguably very oppressive, one key attribute holding this back is his middling air speed. For his additional midair jump and impressive aerials, their full potential is greatly held back by Ridley's surprising difficulty in staying airborne. He generally needs to gain some distance while grounded to approach with his aerials, and while his dash speed is very impressive, it's restrictive regardless, and Ridley lacks the number of jumps that characters like {{SSBU|King Dedede}} and {{SSBU|Pit}} have to help circumvent their air speed issues. Various combos usually are unable to extend in the air for long thanks to this, as his aerials may deal too much knockback to follow up after one or two attacks. This is further shown in his recovery, as Wing Blitz and Space Pirate Rush are usually options he must use to recover, even if Ridley isn't that far from the stage. While Ridley's air speed is definitely better than most other fellow characters with multiple jumps, it's still merely average compared to the whole cast, which tones down his overall effectiveness in the air, and this is further exacerbated by him being a fast-faller.
-Overall, Ridley is a character of extremes, with a relatively high learning curve and an even higher cerebral curve. Similarly to what {{SSBU|Mewtwo}} is among its fellow lightweight characters, Ridley fills in the position of being a glass cannon among his fellow heavyweights. He has excellent damage, pressure, and edge-guarding potential with a broad arsenal of powerful moves and tools to gain and sustain advantage, gradually poke and pressure from a fair distance away, and punish whiffs or what would normally be an inconsequential slip-up. This allows Ridley to easily make comebacks or greatly widen his lead with minimal set up should an opponent make a single error in considering Ridley's approach. However, his moveset is so heavily lopsided towards accumulating damage, netting kills, and sustaining advantage that he lacks any tools to break combos and is limited in combating opposing pressure, meaning that one mistake from Ridley himself can devastate him worse than most other characters. Due to his varied amount of tools, Ridley has many playstyles applicable, but players should be able to switch said playstyles in a whim; if played recklessly or predictably, Ridley can be easily punished with a slew of combos, walls of projectiles, and general pressure he isn't built to handle, so players should be constantly aware of when and how to use Ridley's tools to take full advantage of them, while playing unpredictably to prevent the opponent from capitalizing on Ridley’s own susceptibility. This is especially true against dominating characters like Palutena or Snake, who are either well equipped to handle all of Ridley's strengths, or their own skills are so powerful that even Ridley's combined toolkit can't make up the difference on it's own. However, this also means the reverse can be true, as some characters who already struggle with one of Ridley's tools may find Ridley outright insurmountable if more than one of his playstyles favors the battle.
+Overall, Ridley is a character of extremes, with a relatively high learning curve and an even higher cerebral curve. Similarly to what {{SSBU|Mewtwo}} is among its fellow lightweight characters, Ridley fills in the position of being a glass cannon among his fellow heavyweights. He has excellent damage, pressure, and edge-guarding potential with a broad arsenal of powerful moves and tools to gain and sustain advantage, gradually poke and pressure from a fair distance away, and punish whiffs or what would normally be an inconsequential slip-up. This allows Ridley to easily make comebacks or greatly widen his lead with minimal set up should an opponent make a single error in considering Ridley's approach. However, his moveset is so heavily lopsided towards accumulating damage, netting kills, and sustaining advantage that he lacks any tools to break combos and is limited in combating opposing pressure, meaning that one mistake from Ridley himself can devastate him worse than most other characters. Due to his varied amount of tools, Ridley has many playstyles applicable, but players should be able to switch said playstyles in a whim; if played recklessly or predictably, Ridley can be easily punished with a slew of combos, walls of projectiles, and general pressure he isn't built to handle, so players should be constantly aware of when and how to use Ridley's tools to take full advantage of them, while playing unpredictably to prevent the opponent from capitalizing on Ridley’s own susceptibility. This is especially true against dominating characters like Palutena or Snake, who are either well equipped to handle all of Ridley's strengths, or their own skills are so powerful that even Ridley's combined toolkit can't make up the difference on its own. However, this also means the reverse can be true, as some characters who already struggle with one of Ridley's tools may find Ridley outright insurmountable if more than one of his playstyles favors the battle.
 Ridley's competitive potential is subject for debate, typically hovering in the nebulous gateway between low and mid tier while sometimes being much lower or much higher. Some professional players consider him a low-tier due to his poor disadvantage state and difficulty surviving for heavyweight standards, while others like {{Sm|MkLeo}} and {{Sm|ESAM}} argue that he is a higher mid-tier thanks to his strong advantage state and wide array of options for multiple playstyles. This can be further expressed by his tournament presence; Ridley is an unpopular pick, yet displays respectable to impressive placings relative to his usage, with smashers like {{Sm|Nair^}}, {{Sm|Vreyvus}}, and {{Sm|Locus}} demonstrating his potential. Because of this, Ridley is considered a viable character, though the difficulty in learning his strengths for high level play and how punishable Ridley can be from human error make Ridley one of the more rarely seen viable characters. In casual fields, Ridley is notorious for how exploitable his weaknesses can be and the many pitfalls that beginners can fall into, especially with poor routing of Wing Blitz leading to awkward and anti-climactic finishes, proving his high learning curve for his size class.