User blog comment:TheFoolisherFoolishFool/More Ridley things that no one cares about./@comment-4151849-20140816192543/@comment-25126229-20140817062421

This is a very interesting analysis. As for TheFoolisherFoolishFool's rebuttal, just look at all the character reveal trailers. Didn't Palutena look like she was just absolutely broken at first? Sakurai has mentioned that he's trying to focus on making his newcomers as unique as possible, the only exception we've seen so far is Lucina who has been explained already. One thing that could make Ridley stand out is if he had a more aerial-focused moveset at the cost of limited mobility on the ground, essentially an inverse of Little Mac.

It may seem overpowered but if you think about it, this would mean using up his jumps just for your attacks and would limit his recovery. They could also balance it out by giving him a notable amount of landing lag much like he has in his boss fight in Brawl. The ability to float still in midair could be a unique ability allowing him to stay still in midair, or it might could simply be that whenever he grabs an opponent, he floats in the air which could make for some interesting throwing combos.