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:::'''Nintendo Power''': ''There was a rumor at one point about Ridley being playable. Was that ever a consideration?'' | :::'''Nintendo Power''': ''There was a rumor at one point about Ridley being playable. Was that ever a consideration?'' | ||
:::'''Sakurai''': ''I think that would probably be pretty impossible. [Laughs] If we had put our best efforts into it, we may have been able to do it. But he might have been a little slow. Would that be all right? [Laughs]'' | :::'''Sakurai''': ''I think that would probably be pretty impossible. [Laughs] If we had put our best efforts into it, we may have been able to do it. But he might have been a little slow. Would that be all right? [Laughs]'' | ||
**Following {{for3ds}}{{'}}s release and the day prior to the American release of {{forwiiu}}, Sakurai stated that Ridley's size was a factor in his exclusion from the playable roster, despite being aware of significant fan demand for the character. Sakurai felt that scaling the character down, as well as other necessary changes like having to prevent him to be able to fly freely, would make him less threatening than he appears in the ''Metroid'' games, thus providing an inaccurate portrayal of his original role as a dangerous boss.<ref>[http://mynintendonews.com/2014/11/20/sakurai-explains-why-ridley-isnt-playable-in-super-smash-bros/]</ref> | |||
:**Ridley's character trailer tagline in ''Ultimate'', "Ridley Hits the Big Time!", is likely a jab at the long-standing meme regarding Ridley's size. | :**Ridley's character trailer tagline in ''Ultimate'', "Ridley Hits the Big Time!", is likely a jab at the long-standing meme regarding Ridley's size. | ||
:**In his home series, Ridley was at his smallest in the original NES game ''Metroid'', where his hunched posture makes him only slightly taller than Samus. According to senior localization manager Nate Bihldorff, this was a major inspiration for Masahiro Sakurai when Ridley was scaled down for ''Ultimate''.<ref name=RidleyNES/> | :**In his home series, Ridley was at his smallest in the original NES game ''Metroid'', where his hunched posture makes him only slightly taller than Samus. According to senior localization manager Nate Bihldorff, this was a major inspiration for Masahiro Sakurai when Ridley was scaled down for ''Ultimate''.<ref name=RidleyNES/> | ||