Coach Ellington (SSS)

:This article is strictly about how Coach Ellington appeared in Super Smash Stadium. For information about her in general, see her article here.
Coach Ellington is a retired character on Super Smash Stadium, somewhat unusual in that her "home stage" is still active and she was not retired alongside it. She debuted close to the end of Season 32, alongside FCHS, and notched 241 appearances in the 13 years she was on the show. She also served as a show host in that time (except in Seasons 41-44, when Life in FCHS was off the air).
She was retired because, on the Season 11 finale of Life in FCHS (which aired the same day), her sister killed her off. She is currently the last character to have been retired.
==In her own universe==
Ashley Parker Ellington originally debuted in The Hex Girls 1 as Thorn's mother, and was allegedly a caricature of Alex's own mom. The start of Alex's apparent obsession with tall women (she stood at 6 feet 6 inches, nearly two whole meters for those of you given to metrics), she was mostly a background character. It wasn't until she was "transferred" to Life in FCHS in 2002 that she began to take a more "forward" role.
There, she was the "mother" of the show's cheerleading squad. She was very flexible, as well as strong. She was also initially involved in the school's Air Force Junior ROTC program, but became a math teacher for Season 4 on.
==Attributes==
Imagine the stereotypical "butch lesbian" becoming a high school or college cheerleader. Powerful, fast, AND flexible, Coach Ellington seemingly had it all. She could go in, hit people fast, and kill at low percentages. However, she would often have to leave just as quickly: because she was so tall, she was one of the easiest targets in the game, second only to Ridley. Second, her sole projectile, her neutral special, wasn't that great, so you would often have to mêlée playing as her. Finally, she apparently skipped leg day in her workout routine: her leg-based attacks were WEAK. All her strength was in her upper body.
===Changes===
*Calendar year 2008: Her hair was blonde for this year, matching her character in Life.
*May 2016: Again, to match her changing character in Life in FCHS, Coach E. was given gray hair and "half-moon" reading glasses, she was also slowed down quite a bit.
===Moveset===
Entrance: Landed on all fours and looked up.
Move Name	Description
Neutral Special:
Pom Pom Throw	Coach E. flung pom poms, which acted like boomerangs. Hit up to four times and inflicted little damage and knockback each hit, although they did do the most damage of the Life in FCHS cast and had the longest range due to her strength.
Could not kill.
Side Special:
The Long Arm of a Vigilante	Coach Ellington stretched her arms out to hit someone. Could travel the entire length of Final Destination normally, making the move VERY broken if she had Boxing Gloves active on her!
Killed at 80%.
Up Special:
Ultra Jump Kick	Coach E. launched herself in the air, then slammed back down with a mighty stomp, doing high damage but low knockback to anyone hit on the way down. The kick released clouds on either side of her that further pushed opponents.
Killed at 180%.
Down Special:
Body Check	A counter. Coach E. intercepted an incoming move and paid it back double. However, unlike other counters, it only worked on close-quarters attacks.
Killed at 35%.
Final Smash:
Squad Strike	Coach Ellington summoned the rest of her cheerleading squad. Up to 25 cheerleaders appeared on-screen at once, beating down all in their path.
Killed at 50%.
===Taunts===
*Up Taunt: Reared back, slammed a pom pom to the ground, stomped, then caught the pom pom as it bounced back up.
*Side Taunt: Crossed her arms and said "Is that all?"
*Down Taunt: Sat down and said "You aren't ready for me yet."
===Victory===
*Pose: Did a pirouette, ending facing forward with her left leg still bent up.
*Theme: Team St. Clair Publications' victory theme.
*"No Contest"/Loss Theme: Team St. Clair Publications' loss theme.
==Costumes==
*Default: The "Catholic schoolgirl"-esque outfit seen above. (Season 45: A white shirt and black leggings.)
*Biker
*Business: Coach E. in a 1980's style business skirt suit, complete with shoulder pads.
*Basic: An all-black workout suit.
*Daphne: A knockoff of Daphne's classic outfit
*Ultra Goth: All-black leather clothes, fishnet pantyhose, black lipstick and eye shadow, and white face paint
*Rainbow Trash: Coach E. in a striped rainbow outfit
*Thanks for Your Service: Coach E. in the U.S. Air Force's dress uniform
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