User blog comment:Darth Phazon/Ridley? IDK..../@comment-24835190-20140429170957/@comment-24835190-20140430205744

Not this time. Just because we thought Zero Suit Samus is out, but she got in anyway, doesn't mean that Ridley would be playable as well. Sakurai showing Ridley's shadow, EXCLUSIVELY in the Pyrosphere stage, is, in fact, a sign for Ridley to be an unplayable stage boss, no doubt about it, and no trolling, either. Two Metroid representatives, Samus and Zero Suit Samus, are quite enough.