Ridley (SSBU)

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Being a widely requested character, there was a lot of hype when Ridley was first announced to be playable. However, initial expressions on Ridley’s viability in the E3 Demo Build were very negative. Due to him having the largest hurtbox in the game while also not as being as heavy as other super heavyweights, along with his attacks suffering from high startup and endlag, many people claimed that Ridley’s disadvantage state was too risky for him to make a significant impact towards the meta. As such, he was initially considered to be a low or even bottom tier character.

However, when the game was released, Ridley achieved notable successes despite having low representation, thanks to impressive results from players such as {{Sm|Nair^}} and {{Sm|Vreyvus}}, ~~with the former~~ in particular ~~placing~~ 2nd at Mexican Gaming Championship ~~and~~ 5th at Smash Fest to the Sky. This has led to most professionals to re-evaluate their opinions on Ridley, stating that he’s a “high risk, high reward”, which is indicated by Ridley’s excellent advantage state, where he can utilise his range, speed and power to provide him a strong and versatile neutral game, though mistakes can lead him to his poor disadvantage state, which shows his relatively high learning curve. Overall, Ridley's reception is significantly better than initially thought, as he is no longer considered to be a low tier, proving that he can be very potent once mastered.

However, when the game was released, Ridley achieved notable successes despite having low representation, thanks to impressive results from players such as {{Sm|Nair^}}, {{Sm|OverLade}}, {{Sm|adom}}, and {{Sm|Vreyvus}}, Nair^ in particular placed 2nd at {{Trn|Mexican Gaming Championship}} with a notable win over {{Sm|Dark Wizzy}}, as well as 5th at {{Trn|Smash Fest to the Sky}}. This has led to most professionals to re-evaluate their opinions on Ridley, stating that he’s a “high risk, high reward”, which is indicated by Ridley’s excellent advantage state, where he can utilise his range, speed and power to provide him a strong and versatile neutral game, though mistakes can lead him to his poor disadvantage state, which shows his relatively high learning curve. Overall, Ridley's reception is significantly better than initially thought, as he is no longer considered to be a low tier, proving that he can be very potent once mastered.

===Notable players===

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 Being a widely requested character, there was a lot of hype when Ridley was first announced to be playable. However, initial expressions on Ridley’s viability in the E3 Demo Build were very negative. Due to him having the largest hurtbox in the game while also not as being as heavy as other super heavyweights, along with his attacks suffering from high startup and endlag, many people claimed that Ridley’s disadvantage state was too risky for him to make a significant impact towards the meta. As such, he was initially considered to be a low or even bottom tier character.
-However, when the game was released, Ridley achieved notable successes despite having low representation, thanks to impressive results from players such as {{Sm|Nair^}} and {{Sm|Vreyvus}}, with the former in particular placing 2nd at Mexican Gaming Championship and 5th at Smash Fest to the Sky. This has led to most professionals to re-evaluate their opinions on Ridley, stating that he’s a “high risk, high reward”, which is indicated by Ridley’s excellent advantage state, where he can utilise his range, speed and power to provide him a strong and versatile neutral game, though mistakes can lead him to his poor disadvantage state, which shows his relatively high learning curve. Overall, Ridley's reception is significantly better than initially thought, as he is no longer considered to be a low tier, proving that he can be very potent once mastered.
+However, when the game was released, Ridley achieved notable successes despite having low representation, thanks to impressive results from players such as {{Sm|Nair^}}, {{Sm|OverLade}}, {{Sm|adom}}, and {{Sm|Vreyvus}}, Nair^ in particular placed 2nd at {{Trn|Mexican Gaming Championship}} with a notable win over {{Sm|Dark Wizzy}}, as well as 5th at {{Trn|Smash Fest to the Sky}}. This has led to most professionals to re-evaluate their opinions on Ridley, stating that he’s a “high risk, high reward”, which is indicated by Ridley’s excellent advantage state, where he can utilise his range, speed and power to provide him a strong and versatile neutral game, though mistakes can lead him to his poor disadvantage state, which shows his relatively high learning curve. Overall, Ridley's reception is significantly better than initially thought, as he is no longer considered to be a low tier, proving that he can be very potent once mastered.
 ===Notable players===
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