I'm just coming back to this thread after a day, and I feel like my brain cells have died from reading some of the comments on previous pages.
NO ONE can say for sure that Ridley will get in. However, he is a popular and important character from his series, who has been resized on many different occasions. So basically, if done properly, he can fit into the game, and will be well received if he is included.
However, some users on this site forget that they are not creating the game, and saying their opinion as fact does not count as a valid argument. Also, it is fairly obvious that the only remaining arguments against Ridley are merely opinion, and easily crushable, because it's an opinion, and can't be proven.
Arguments that can be taken seriously must be based on fact. Saying that "I don't like Ridley, he's too big". Opinion. Nothing more. There is no fact to base that off of. At all. It has been shown in modded videos that Ridley can be resized to a decent size, and made into a plausible character, so again, saying "he can't work' is a statement of denial.
Ridley fans will not be upset for no reason either, as Ridley has been a much requested character for a very long time, and not at least attempting to add him to the game will be a travesty to the series. There is nothing saying he will be in, and there is nothing saying he will not be. But fans of Ridley surely have a right to be upset with his exclusion.
Saying he "would be better as a boss". Well ok then. let's make him a boss AND a character. Bowser and Wario were both used as in game bosses in SSE. Theres your solution to that.
Using words such as "fantards", to me, would be associated with someone who was upset with the fact that they are clearly outnumbered, and their arguments are not looking compared to what many people have brought to the table in here.
I'm going to say it again. Just because you don't like Ridley or have certain opinions about him, that DOES NOT MEAN ITS TRUE. Unless you have consistent evidence to back your opinion, it is just that; YOUR opinion.
Seriously. I've seen argument after argument get shot down, yet people still feel the need to talk more **** about a character that clearly has great support, from a wide array of fanbases.
Ridley isn't my favorite character to be included. But I do support him, because he deserves inclusion. He has many things going for him as well. More than pretty much any other character eligible at this point. Any attempt to validate a crappy argument is most likely a bad attempt at getting attention.