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*In ''Metroid: Other M'', when fighting Ridley, he can grab Samus and scrape her against a wall, just like in ''Brawl''. Ridley can do the same thing in his cameo in ''{{s|wikipedia|Dead or Alive: Dimensions}}'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]. | *In ''Metroid: Other M'', when fighting Ridley, he can grab Samus and scrape her against a wall, just like in ''Brawl''. Ridley can do the same thing in his cameo in ''{{s|wikipedia|Dead or Alive: Dimensions}}'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]. | ||
*Ridley's tail is the only invulnerable part of Ridley's body in every ''Metroid'' game in the series following the first. However, in {{forwiiu}}, his tail counts as part of his | *Ridley's tail is the only invulnerable part of Ridley's body in every ''Metroid'' game in the series following the first. However, in {{forwiiu}}, his tail counts as part of his hurtboxes. | ||
*Ridley has historically been a strong contender for the fan community's most-wanted playable character; an official survey on the Japanese version of the first game's [[Smash Bros. DOJO!!]] featured Ridley receiving four separate requests from fans to be playable, with only [[King Dedede]] having more (with five).<ref>http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=71872&</ref><ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20061107182538/www.smashbros.com/jp/toukou/index.html</ref> Requests for the character increased before the release of both ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', with the significant hype behind ''Smash 4'' leading to another boost to the character's popularity. A significant number of players, however, oppose the inclusion of Ridley, primarily under the claim that including the character would require scaling him down to an unrealistic size; as a result, "[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ridley-is-too-big Ridley is too big]" has become an in-joke in the community, particularly in reference with other characters that would require significant scaling for ''Smash Bros.'' appearances. | *Ridley has historically been a strong contender for the fan community's most-wanted playable character; an official survey on the Japanese version of the first game's [[Smash Bros. DOJO!!]] featured Ridley receiving four separate requests from fans to be playable, with only [[King Dedede]] having more (with five).<ref>http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=71872&</ref><ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20061107182538/www.smashbros.com/jp/toukou/index.html</ref> Requests for the character increased before the release of both ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', with the significant hype behind ''Smash 4'' leading to another boost to the character's popularity. A significant number of players, however, oppose the inclusion of Ridley, primarily under the claim that including the character would require scaling him down to an unrealistic size; as a result, "[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ridley-is-too-big Ridley is too big]" has become an in-joke in the community, particularly in reference with other characters that would require significant scaling for ''Smash Bros.'' appearances. | ||
**[[Masahiro Sakurai]] himself has commented on the popularity of Ridley as a playable character. In an interview with the gaming magazine ''{{s|wikipedia|Nintendo Power}}'', Sakurai said the following on ''Brawl's'' finalised roster: | **[[Masahiro Sakurai]] himself has commented on the popularity of Ridley as a playable character. In an interview with the gaming magazine ''{{s|wikipedia|Nintendo Power}}'', Sakurai said the following on ''Brawl's'' finalised roster: | ||