User blog:Darth Phazon/Just Why?

We all know by now that Ridley was recently confirmed as the stage boss of the Pyrosphere.

So, why does he behave more like a CPU fighter than a boss?

I mean, we've seen both Metal Face and Yellow Devil so far, and they both are pretty intimidating and straightforward; you defeat them, and their explosions take out the other fighters on-screen.

Ridley, you beat him up enough and he will help you, kinda like an assist trophy or an amiibo; plus, you get a point if you KO him.

I think it's just Sakurai being Sakurai and messing with us (as usual), but why would he make Ridley essentially a CPU fighter instead of a stage boss? If he's not playable, why not just make him a boss with standard boss attacks, like the ones in Brawl?