Metal Gears Rex and Ray won't be bosses...they're part of the MGS stage...

And I don't think we can take the 4 confirmed characters from that popularity list and base our assumptions off that...

Anyway, my thoughts on Ridley, as I have stated before:

It's not that they can't shrink Ridley to Bowser-ish size and have it work...I just honestly think it won't be Ridley anymore like that. Bowser has never been the size of a whole room...at least not without him gaining some sort of superpower first...Ridley has been huge after the NES, where every character was pretty much small.

I mean, think about it...would you want a playable Kraid? He would just look goofy fighting face to face with Samus and others...

Ridley's a big guy, and his attacks are based on big claw swipes, fire attacks, etc...it's big, epic moves that make for a good boss, not as much a good playable character. Yes, it could work, but he would no longer be the Ridley we know.

It's taking a T-Rex that we're used to from almost every Metroid game, and shrinking him to a velociraptor. Yeah, he looks the same, but he'll fight differently than he should, and it's just a different character...


And don't bring the Kirby being 8 inches tall argument into it. When Kirby fights enemies in his games, they're usually about the same size as his opponents in Smash Bros, relatively, so it's a stupid argument. It's not the same for Ridley.

I'm not saying it can't work, and honestly, I'd like if Ridley was playable...but you guys don't seem to acknowledge the problems and change of character that would happen.

Andross is an assist trophy too. I would say that King K. Rool and Eggman could be two characters as well.

Naz, I'm glad you put that vid up as i was going to mention that. Apparently, someone already had Ridley in mind when they made that video and he just happens to be the right size, possibly even slightly smaller than bowser if you take away what disorientation his wings are causing there.

Eh? Since Ridley went 3D he's been huge. Since Bowser went 3D, he's been huge too.

You guys are just desensitised about Bowser's size because of the bazillion Mario spinoffs that have Bowser as small. If Ridley had been in Tennis and driving games you would feel the same. Maybe this is why Bowser wasn't in Smash Bros 64.

why can't Metal Gear REx and Ray be bosses as well?

Cause it'd be too redundant...

It'd be like Petey Piranha being a big boss, and then also being the main antagonist in a Mario stage. It'd be too much Petey Piranha. The Metal Gears are already in the MGS stage...I don't think they'll be bosses.

I'm reposting it on this page because Kirby007 is an ass.

Number of updates each character has been in: 

• Mario: 61
• Kirby: 42
• Link: 42
• Wario: 41
• Fox: 36
• Yoshi: 30
• Pikachu: 29
• Pit: 28
• Meta Knight: 21
• DK: 20
• ZSS: 19
• Bowser: 19
• Samus: 19
• Peach: 16
• Diddy Kong: 16
• Zelda: 15
• Ike: 14
• Snake: 9
• PT: 9
• Lucas: 9
• Sonic: 7
• IC: 6
• King Dedede: 5

??? just the truth
kirby > every other fighter

Kraid
http://www.rvgfanatic.com/mediac/400_0/media/DIR_241801/IMG_3408.JPG
http://www.toase.net/gfx/mzm-screen-2.jpg

Ridley
http://www.nintendomaniacs.com/images/ul3/SNES/super_metroid/ridley.png
http://www.planetgameboy.de/artikel/images/metroid/metroid13.jpg


HUUUUUUUGE Difference. Kraid is a ten story tall building, Ridley is a big dragon...lizard...monster...thing. But the comparison is way off. Ridley is not THAT big. Shrinking Kraid down would be making him tiny, shrinking Ridley down would be making him a little bit smaller.