Ridley is Too Big

Alax argues with himself
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[@ItsJustJuffie]

this video feels like alax had a friend who played a mean ridley and then got pissed and then made this video. good video keep it up 👍

[@bumpb7753]

The lack of characterization in metroid rant made me feel that he got charge shot camped one too many times lol

[@kitsinthewebs222]

I dont like that this is the hearted comment

[@ItsJustJuffie]

@@kitsinthewebs222 maybe i was right lmao

[@Sgt-Wolf]

He hearted the comment. It's canon now.

[@MarkH]

@@Sgt-Wolf canondorf

[@digitalgamer457]

Alax returns and admitted that he despises the Metroid Franchise. Love this man.

[@azenar1894]

No

[@ShadowNemesis575]

that's exactly what happened lol. take my like 😂😂😂

[@MT_Rift]

What analyzing Samus in Smash does to a mf

[@moosesues8887]

Ngl same

[@Adrianstilley]

I do think that Metroid is a pretty bottom of the barrel franchise.

[@thisisasupersayin376]

COUNTERPOINT: Ridley's major defining characteristic is NOT being big, it's being terrifying. While being big helps with that, his Ultimate depiction pulls it off regardless.

[@GlaceonFan1997]

Ridley's up taunt is LITERALLY just him standing to his full height lmao.

[@WaverlyAverly]

He came back when the world needed him most and immediately made an enemy out of the Metroid fandom and I have no choice but to respect the gall

[@toamatoro570]

Nah, even as a Metroid fan I appreciate his past services to Ridley too much to hold this against him.

[@R0-83-RT]

I mean considering Metroid Dread is now the series' best selling game, & Metroid Prime just got a remaster, I think Metroid fans are willing to take this roast.

[@Benjawin6671]

@@R0-83-RT considering it's the same guy who has admitted countless times that he dislikes the Pokemon franchise I'm pretty much used to his wrong opinions

[@fujinshu]

@@Benjawin6671 Except he was right for the past two generations (other than Legends Arceus).

[@DaisiesTC]

Legends is the first good pokemon game in a long time and I still found it disappointing tbh. Personally at this point I just want another Pokemon Stadium game lmao.

[@MrCelloman999]

Thank you for keeping the rat joke alive. It gives me life.

[@relaxalax]

Basically a friend said 'make a sequel to the ridley debate' and I said 'okay.' PLEASE LIKE THE VIDEO! It really helps me out since I've been away, the algorithm will bury me 😕🥵😤🤡

[@TheRealBatabii]

I don't get it. This is like some kind of parody, but it's not even that funny. Was there a point to this video? Is it just meant to get the fanboys upset?

[@Kain128]

@@TheRealBatabii Agreed, this feels like a video that Alax made for himself to make fun of his first (well, second I guess) video. There's not really much to get out of this video.

[@TheRealBatabii]

@@Kain128 I prefer his videos to actually make sense or have a real argument, not just "haha poopy doodoo game am I funny yet?"

[@KCgo2girl101]

lol ur friend has great taste 👌 ty 4 making this video! is really giving me some 2016 vibes~~~

[@PSIUser658]

I don't think I have ever disagreed with a massive incoherent hot take like this in my entire life Good to have you back Alan.

[@tacky_taco_]

God, I missed Alax’s silly and whimsical editing style. So glad he’s back!!!

[@Sgt-Wolf]

I hear that.

[@FoxerTails]

I was going to comment this exact thing! I absolutely love his style.

[@BassRukarioGuerrero]

I just need to see Monika again :>

[@anthonydeadman]

@@BassRukarioGuerrero I do too man. Vannamelon's Monika has been able to keep me going when Alax vanished but his depiction of her is just as awesome.

[@q-b6885]

This whole video is an enigma, it feels like an inside joke but I can’t pinpoint when he’s being sincere and when he’s not. Great start so far.

[@SHARX-EXE]

That’s are boy Alax

[@Chaos89P]

I'm pretty convinced this is a joke, mainly because of the end.

[@ComposerKuandohan]

I think it’s a joke because he said “I’m right your wrong” rather than “I’m right you’re wrong.”

[@Saben.C-Spoon]

Average dunkey videos

[@TheMultiTasker3]

Man, these AI Videos are getting insane. I almost thought he actually believed Ridley got in Smash! Great content as always, RelaxingAlax.

[@therealestcupheadonyt]

Is this some kinda joke? I don't get it

[@Blitz_Spencer]

@@therealestcupheadonyt I mean it’s not really clever, just really sarcastic

[@stickmankevin1351]

The section on the Metroid franchise feels like the “How can you read this, there’s no pictures?” of video games

[@DarthEnderX]

3:23 This was always my argument for why Arthur and Viewtiful Joe shouldn't be so short in MvC. Because neither one of them is actually short. Their art style just makes them look that way. Within their own universes, they are the same size as any other regular person, and as such, they should be normal sized in MvC as well.

[@Klonoahedgehog]

Counterpoint. Viewtiful Joe with a normal size sounds extremely cursed to me.

[@robertrivera5569]

Yeahhhhhh. I'm glad he's short in mvc3 lol

[@Hammerhead0276]

@@Klonoahedgehog Hilariously, Viewtiful Joe should be as tall as Dante at least, but I agree - his entire artstyle would need to change

[@griefingg0lem685]

@@Klonoahedgehog Objection, there was a Viewtiful Joe costume in SFV and that looked fine, and Arthur was normal sized in Project X Zone.

[@Magnet_Chaos]

@@griefingg0lem685The Joe costume still looks weird in SF5. They need to shrunk down the head a bit

[@ImTheGuy]

This video feels like a random conversation you have with your self at 1am

[@KingdomHeartsBrawler]

I can't tell if this is serious or the biggest troll move of all time. Either way, the timing with Metroid Prime Remastered is definitely... something.

[@mildcartoonviolence]

I’m insanely glad you’re back man, I was just rewatching your videos last week and was legit bummed out when I ran out of ones to watch. I’m glad that your pacing yourself with your uploads and still find joy in creating! Great work and thanks for coming back

[@anthonydeadman]

"...Did you really sit through all this?" Yes Alax. Yes I did. Because I missed your style of comedic humor so much. Welcome back dude!

[@baconaidens7733]

i miss your style of content so much. It's always so well edited and genuinely funny. Glad to have you back

[@swanletsecondchannel8533]

Alax "...And that is why Ridley is too big for smash" "Sir this is a wendys"

[@cuac232]

I love you Alax, I can finally relax

[@smugsneasel]

I was sitting through the entire thing and saying in my head "where's he going with this?"

[@PANGPOWER]

Can't believe it's been a year and he immediately decided to throw hands

[@skeepodoop5197]

This video becomes exponentially harder to tell if it's a joke or not every single second.

[@Junior13113]

Genuinely missed you. You've been my favorite KZbinr for the last handful of years. What I'm gonna need from you next is evaluating whether or not the characters in Sonic's universe have actual toes on their feet, or if they're toeless nubs :)

[@relaxalax]

How did you get my schedule?!

[@Rafael_Oiticica]

The song "New Soup", this video and the ending fits so perfectly in what you did! You returned into making videos, so, this is kinda old, but with new twists; so, the new soup. You're a very talented man, and I'll always love giving my time to you to watch your videos. Your point was so clear, and yet full of your amazing jokes and right timing... Never saw a single video of yours that didn't make me smile! :D Thank you!

[@TheRealBatabii]

"You guys really want the dragon from shrek?" HELL YES. Oh...you mean in smash...

[@BagMonster]

This video is borderline incoherent. 10/10

[@JacksMelancholy]

Ridley is my favorite character in Smash Ultimate. Perhaps the opening of Smash Melee depicting that sick standoff between Samus and Ridley planted a seed which over time convinced a lot of people they wanted him in. Welcome back!

[@typemasters2871]

Yes, I agree that even from the moment that Ridley was announced, that I realised “ah, so they did have to shrink the purple raptor” But his reveal is hype, was one of the core four “vocally wanted” characters (Ridley, King K Rool, Issac, and Geno), and he play style fits his animalistic ruthlessness. Speaking of “vocally wanted” characters, it’s good to see that at least half of them got into Ultimate at launch, but after Ultimate’s release, the “vocally wanted” list changed to Waluigi being top priority with Geno being second priority (which just makes Piranha Plant getting added as DLC instead even funnier)

[@tekwizwa]

I’m not saying Isaac isn’t highly requested, but he isn’t on the tier of Ridley, K rool and Geno, the fourth character on that list should definitely be Banjo, definitely had a stronger grip on smash speculation than Isaac could have ever hoped to reach

[@typemasters2871]

@@tekwizwa ok, that’s definitely interesting because before Ultimate launched I kept seeing people wanting Isaac in smash but barely anyone wanting Banjo. Do if you’re correct (and I do think you’re correct) then that means that three of the top four wanted characters got into Smash Ultimate, which is good to hear.

[@ohheyitswolfie]

I've gone a full year without that rat joke yet it hit me just as hard as the first time! Welcome back, Alax!

[@Natoursofcourse]

this whole video is a personal vendetta within the trojan horse of a smash character critique. I love it.

[@HDGamerofficial]

Alax: comes back finally Also Alax: pisses off every Metroid fan (including me) Me: still watches video cuz it’s Alax 😂😂😂

[@Baghette]

Me, a relatively new Metroid fan: I can't wait to watch a new alax post in over a year! I wonder what fun topic he will talk about! *proceeds to die inside with the nonsensical hot takes* great video

[@ryancurtis5425]

4:36 It's funny that you say that, because there's actually a Shrek fighting game on the GBC where you can play as the dragon. And the dragon is scaled down too.

[@stanstanstan2597]

I was just watching some of your older stuff the other day, and I gotta say, it’s good to see you back my dude.

[@solidskullz5736]

Finally seeing Ridley added to Smash was great. He’s like the bowser of Metroid it just didn’t feel right not to have him

[@flippy7035]

Hwut da hell? I saw homie’s channel be blacked out yesterday and thought he was done for good and then the next day HE’S BACK

[@precieux6303]

Same, I randomly watch one if his videos yesterday, and saw a comment saying he stopped making videos to pursue video game development. The next day he's back

[@angusalvarado3064]

He did make a video yesterday about returning.

[@Zactoshi]

THE LEGEND HAS RETURNED 🙌🏽

[@Lana_305]

So Alax's first proper video back and it's of him roasting his first video ever. Glad to have him back

[@tabzyt8803]

I miss the old intro, but either way I’m so happy that your back. your vids always bring a smile to my face~ cannot wait to see what u have cooking!!

[@sliceofpi2768]

watching relaxalax videos about ridley... feels like I'm back in 2018.

[@Moss_Dude]

I love how all of the comments somehow agreed that we weren't supposed to take this video seriously lmao, I was sure there'd be tons who were foaming at the mouth hearing this.

[@darienb1127]

The first video back and he makes this absolutely hairbrained conspiracy. I love it.

[@toamatoro570]

Well, regardless, he's here and he's not going anywhere as long as "Ultimate" is still in the title. Great to have Alax back though. Missed him.

[@ShurikanBlade]

IM SO HAPPY HE MADE THE RAT JOKE. LITERALLY MY FAVORITE ON GOING GAG EVER!

[@FoxerTails]

2:14 This moment is absolutely priceless. I can't stop laughing! LOL

[@blayde2381]

I get nostalgic thinking about your very first videos and how I was a Sm4sh obsessed child just looking for content to feed into my obsession. hearing that was 9 years ago hit me like a hype train HOLY HELL.

[@evilgabe]

glad to see you back alax you know how long I've waited but still im glad you're back

[@Aidswayz]

Albert here comes swinging out of the gate with an incredibly controversial first video after almost a year. I respect that so much Allen. Letting people know that “ChillOutMaurice is back and he’s coming out swinging!” Loved the video Lorenza. So good to have you back

[@relaxalax]

I aim to set the bar low so that when it gets worse you expected that much

[@Aidswayz]

@@relaxalax and I wouldn’t want it any other way Brandon. So glad to have you back

[@orangeslash1667]

@@relaxalax I see you have mixed feelings on Sonic Frontiers, I recommend Freedom Planet it's very similar to 2d Sonic gameplay.

[@MrInfoJoe]

"did you really sit through all this" ...did you really sit and edit all this? we love you Alax!

[@Genny_SSB]

Watching this was like having some nice comfort food after a long day

[@SeaOfPixels]

Glad you're back Alax. This video is like that one clip of you saying "I have a lot of bad opinions, I wear them on my sleeve" but turned into a video, I love it. It does kinda contradict things you've said before though (ie: "Sakurai added Ridley because the fans wanted him" - Ridley Know Your Moves), but I guess that's the point lol. The audio in this vid is very quiet compared to other youtube vids btw.

[@imhereforthememes500]

Ah yes, my monthly “the worst takes imaginable” video. Amazing.

[@ender7278]

2:20 Alax channelling his inner Scrappy-Doo.

[@lunarkomet]

It started with some pretty legit points and gradually descended into madness until at the end it surfaced again with some lucid thoughts about the hype industry Overall pretty enjoyable thanks to the humor and editing

[@This_Justin998]

I'm more than a little amused hat Alax comes back with this big swing of a video calling Metroid as a series dumb several times when just yesterday the Prime one remake was announced and launched.

[@1982pokemon]

Ridley does have a personality though... he's cunning and malicious. In one of his victory screens he smirks at the camera while tearing into a corpse off camera (in teams its revealed he's digging into nothing at all, but I digress). When he uses his F-Tilt, he points his pinky up like he's making a toast. His Up-Smash and Back-Air have him moving like a trained fighter and not some savage beast. While in his boss-fights he's just a monster, his lore implications is that he's a strategic and cruel mastermind.

[@R0-83-RT]

Pretty sure Alax knows that, and this is kind of a shit post. He's made several videos on the character before and has mentioned his actions within several games and even the manga. Though I somewhat concer Ridley's personality isn't really all too deep, rather it just simply serves well for his role as a villain.

[@diegovaldes1408]

Bro didn't get the joke

[@phoenixzd5409]

When the world needed him the most. He returned!

[@MexicanSheepMan]

This feels like it could be a great April Fools video. Except it isn't April nor are there any fools around here (except for me)

[@luigiboi4244]

So much of Alax's comedy has changed, and yet it hasn't. Welcome back, you beautiful bald Canadian.

[@lorenzodepaoli3642]

I admit I forgot this channel existed but since I haven't missed any videos i belive myself justified

[@GrumpySylveon]

That intro bit made me smile very wide. Welcome back Alax!

[@GiancarloThomazSenoni]

4:31 he is one of the main antagonist of the franchise, he is the reason, Samus become a bunch hunter, due to Ridlley murdering her parents, when Samus was was 3 year old, he killed Samus mother in cold blood in front of her

[@Stock_Junction]

So excited to see Alax back, still anticipating on his Mario Movie review shortly after the film comes out if he does that

[@relaxalax]

Count on it!

[@orangeslash1667]

@@relaxalax Metroid isn't boring, it's just that the series is not very accessible to beginners. Except for Zero mission.

[@SeaOfPixels]

@@orangeslash1667 Do you honestly think there's any kind of objectivity in his take? Whether or not he was bored by the games, it's his experience. You can't write off his experience of boredom as "it's not boring" lmao.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@SeaOfPixels He could have just said that couldn't get into it. That's what Cjszero01 did when he complained about Metroid backtracking.

[@tylerhurst1046]

I cannot express how happy I am that you’re back to making videos again

[@500werewolf]

First official video back and you start off by throwing haymakers at Metroid... Definitely a bold choice. As a newer fan of Metroid I don't know how to feel. XD

[@stonelove-lt4vj]

great video and no dislikes which means your opinion was right yet again. the man is a prophet

[@nexusetmiaouss]

"Thanks 5 Watchin1" I laughed so much about this

[@curtishenderson8997]

I've waited for this day for so long, I remember watching that video all the way back when you were on an episode of Gamexplain .

[@theophilecaceres5855]

First(Second? Third?) video of this whole "RelaxAlax Returns" thing and there's a shrek ref and a rat joke already, im glad I still watch these.

[@jonathancampbell2372]

I may disagree with almost everything Alax said but damn am I just glad he is back

[@asherrudick3912]

I know Kirby is said to be 8-inches tall, and I get that. But why is he half the height of a GMC Canyon truck in Forgotten Land? Has anyone realized that? The mysteries must be solved!

[@ItsAZues]

Makes sense. He is a smart and cunning space pirate.

[@roboturtle1429]

the rat joke, my favorite joke, is back

[@jebdeb5181]

I knew it the whole time. After all these years, you finally caved.

[@zangbang9886]

the lengths at which a mf will go to avoid admitting that Ridley could enter Smash

[@justjames4]

I forgot how good the editing and comedy is in your videos during the time you took a break for a year. This is amusing to watch! 👍

[@twilightknight09]

He's back to videos! Loved the music, and happy you're feeling up to these videos again! ❤

[@FormerMoonGod]

Dude, I'm 22 and got into Metroid when I was 13. Otherwise, great to have you back man; your chaos is something else - From another Alex who had his Golden Birthday on 4/14/14. Coincidence? I think not.

[@reidwithoutacause]

Exact Same story for me, Alax is the old man lol

[@hgmd3284]

you really just became public enemy number one to the metroid fandom (such as myself). never change, and welcome back alax!

[@R0-83-RT]

Perfect time to strike the Metroid fandom... when we are too busy playing the Metroid Prime Remaster.

[@Chubby_Bub]

Thanks, I had forgotten what it was like to enjoy every second of a video

[@RednekGamurz]

Oh boy, time to play my favorite game: "Who Got the Joke, and Who Didn't" (title pending).

[@Ethos_png]

I didn't expect the rat joke and i still freaking love it :')

[@YounesLayachi]

Alax if you're kidnapped and need help, blink twice (and release 2 more videos)

[@emishimaru-sama6449]

This guy making GMod animation IRL version Is priceless x'DDDD

[@Dra9ondemon]

REOCCURRING RAT JOKE! I MISSED YOU! Oh and hey Alax, glad you’re back.

[@SoyKitsune]

What a better way to come back that with some spicy drama for the Metroid fans As a Metroid fan myself Is good to have you back

[@Eternity485]

LESS THAN 2 MINS IN and this video makes me laugh harder than I thought imaginable. Glad to have ya back Alax.

[@ToxicAtom]

This might be the most unhinged video you've made yet and I'm here for it

[@GabeZilla-mf8mw]

It doesn’t matter that he’s too big to be in smash he’s in the game and that’s what matters.

[@CodeKirby]

Hope you enjoyed making this video as much as I enjoyed watching it. oh and i did enjoy watching the video-

[@gameyfirebro9645]

Dude. It's just Super Metroid Ridley at NES Ridley's scale.

[@ChosenOokami]

I don't care what the video is about, any time Alax uploads, I'm happy

[@DefinitivNichtSascha]

"Did you really sit through all of this?" Yeah, I don't quite get what I just watched either, Alan.

[@WarriorConsole]

2:14 This made me laugh so hard! lol Welcome back, Alax

[@MasacoMike]

Alax on his way to trigger every single Metroid fan lmao Glad you have you back! Love your videos man.

[@LnR_Animation]

Yes. I did sit through all of it and I WILL SIT THROUGH ALL OF IT A COUPLE MORE TIMES DAMN IT!

[@Mysterygii69]

This video is actually very smart because it will remain in my head for weeks as I try to dissect it to determine how much of it is a joke

[@TheSpeedfoever]

SOUP ALL RIGHT DONE THAT WAS PEAK GOOD JOB ALAX!

[@panaristonmetron]

tldr: alax bashes on the metroid series for 8 minutes straight

[@opadrip]

MvC: Sentinel Samurai Shodown: Youkai Kusaregedo Akatsuki Blitzkampf: A fucking tank Hell a Shrek game on the Gameboy: The fucking dragon But in 2014 Ridley was where Smash fans drew the line.