Corneria (SSS)

:This article is strictly about how Corneria appears in Super Smash Stadium. For information about it in general, see w:c:starfox:Corneria.
Corneria is a stage on Super Smash Stadium. The first representation of the Star Fox franchise on the show, it officially debuted on the "Third Anniversary Week" trial hour-long episodes early in Season 4 and was the 24th stage to debut. However, this stage appeared once or twice before that, very early in the run of a primetime version of SSS. The stage was originally known as Sector Z until 1983.
This stage is also infamous for a strange obsession the show's original executive producer had with claiming that the Star Fox and Kirby franchises were in the same universe. To that effect, this stage and Green Greens often shared assets, and in the syndicated playings as well as very early daytime playings, the show's hosts would often claim that playings of this stage were "high above the clouds of Pop Star". This practice began to be phased out halfway through Season 15 when Green Greens introduced its fifth set, but this stage wouldn't introduce its current appearance until about a year later, coincidentally after the original EP's death.
==Stage overview==
The stage takes place on top of the Great Fox, flying around Corneria. While the stage itself is mostly static and unchanging, every now and then, Arwings and Wolfens fly about, firing on the ship. Anyone hit takes damage, obviously. The Arwings are standable platforms, but care must be taken not to still be on one as it's flying away, or you'll get taken to the upper kill zone and die.
The guns on the bottom of the ship are also standable platforms, but if they fire, you'll take insane damage and knockback, and likely die. The lasers can kill at 0%! You can attack the guns; attacking them hard enough eventually breaks them and renders them unusable for the rest of the match.
===Special taunt===
Since Season 15, Fox and Falco can do a special taunt on this stage. Officially, to unlock it, you must press a taunt button for exactly one frame (in a 60 FPS game); in practice, most contestants accomplish it just by mashing taunt buttons lightning-fast while invincible from a Star. Fox/Falco will then spin and pump their fists for five seconds before saluting. If they are hit during this time, the taunt is interrupted. The actual taunt involves Slippy, Peppy, and Falco or Fox engaging in some kind of conversation. There are five possible choices for each character.
==Changes==
The last major change made to this stage was on its first playing in Season 42, on the premiere week.
*As noted above, the stage originally shared assets with Green Greens, so both stages had the same background.
*In 1977, the stage was given its own background, fashioned after Sector Z in the Star Fox games.
*In 1983, the stage changed its name to "Corneria" and shared backgrounds with Green Greens yet again.
*In 1988, the stage finally stopped sharing assets with Green Greens and got its own background again, fashioned after Corneria City in Star Fox 64.
*In 2011, the stage's background changed to resemble Corneria in Star Fox Zero.
*On Season 42, this stage and Venom swapped their main themes. This was done to correct a long-standing error: the "Corneria" theme in Super Smash Bros. Mêlée, which was heard on this stage since its 1988 set change, is actually based on Venom's theme in the SNES Star Fox!
==In its own universe==
Corneria is the Star Fox crew's home turf.