User blog comment:DerpyPanda24/Opinion/@comment-5972662-20140730031825/@comment-5972662-20140804035503

Why are my facts invalid? Just because you don't understand them or choose to ignore them doesn't make them invalid. Ridley isn't as big as he seems, he is never explicitly said to not be playable, and Sakurai knows most fans want him as a character.

Why can't Ridley work? There's a lot of art and concept art that show that he can be re-sized and still retain his menacing appearance, and I'm pretty sure if they can make R.O.B, who isn't even a video game character, work, they can make a video game character like Ridley work.

And like I've already stated, why didn't Sakurai simply show us that Ridley is just a stage boss? Why would he only show a shadow? And if he really was teasing that he'd be a boss, then who would be excited for that?

And one more thing, de-confirming characters without 100% confirmation is not applicable anymore. Remember the whole Toon Link/Spirit Train disaster? Besides try bringing something new instead of restating your opinion every reply

And even one more note on popularity. Sonic was never planned to be in Brawl, but due to overwhelming support he was put in half way through development. There's also the Fire Emblem case, where the games only started coming west after Marth and Roy showed up in Melee and everyone loved them, so Yes, popularity can work miracles.