Ellie Williams

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## **Character Info**

Ellie Williams is the central character of *The Last of Us* game and television series. She is the adoptive daughter of Joel Miller, who protects her from the likes of the Fireflies, an organization who believes that she may hold the cure to the *Cordyceps* infection. Later, she fights along with Joel's brother, Tommy, to avenge his death at the hands of Abby Anderson. Perhaps more than anything, Ellie is a survivor.

## **General Information**

### **Entrance**

Ellie rides in on a horse, patting its side before getting into her battle stance as it walks off. The horse looks reminiscent of Callus, who she rode in *The Last of Us* and *Left Behind*.

### **Kirby Hat**

Kirby gets a new hair-do that looks a whole lot like Ellie's default cut from *The Last of Us Part II*.

### **Taunts**

**Up Taunt:** Ellie touts whatever projectile weapon she last used per Volley, and bluntly states beneath her breath, "I'm going to kill every last one of them."

**Down Taunt:** Ellie rests her arms at her sides and looks towards her feet, seemingly lost in thought. A few moments later, she shakes her head, ready for battle. Sometimes, she'll say, "Sorry. Lost myself for a sec."

**Side Taunt:** Ellie brandishes whatever melee weapon she currently has in-use. For smaller weapons, like the shiv or switchblade, she'll toss it up in the air and catch it by its handle. For larger weapons, like the plank or pipe, she'll spin it around once before patting it against her other hand a couple of times. In either case, she'll state, "Come and get me."

### **Victory Poses**

1. Ellie holds onto her necklace while looking towards her feet. She solemnly says, "Joel, we did it."
2. Ellie takes a seat on a wooden chair, plaintively playing a portion of the *Last of Us* theme song on her guitar.
3. Ellie thumbs through her infamous book of jokes, stating beneath her breath, "It's funny! All of these great jokes, and the biggest one was you guys." She looks towards the camera and smirks as she reaches her punchline.

## **Moveset**

### **Standard Special**

**Volley:** Ellie's go-to projectile weapon is the Bow, which she will take out and dish out a standard shot with an arrow if the special attack button is simply pressed. Charge it, and the arrow will travel faster, further, and with more intent, dishing out much more damage and flinch capability than it otherwise would. The arrows' arcs travel differently than, say, Link's, though it is still a fairly basic move. Hold the special attack button and one of the shoulder buttons simultaneously, though, and a wheel rung will appear above Ellie's head that showcases the Bow alongide two other items: the Bolt-Action Rifle and the Flamethrower.

Select the Bolt-Action Rifle and Ellie will shoot out a potent, far-traveling bullet that explodes into shrapnel upon impact, potentially damaging other nearby opponents in the area once it makes its mark. It can travel about the distance of Final Destination before dissipating and dishes out more damage the more that it travels. Use it at close-range and its fairly capable at breaking down shields quickly and stunning opponents. Ellie has six shots in the rifle before needing to reload, which is an animation that takes about three seconds of her time. The Flamethrower allows Ellie to throw flames in any direction that she sees fit so long as the special attack button is being held.

### **Side Special**

**Molotov:** Ellie wields a Molotov cocktail and is able to angle it in an arc that she is able to manipulate with a transparent arrow dictating its projected location upon landing. Once it breaks, the Molotov breaks, releasing the flammable contents inside and causing a fire. If it's on the floor, the fire will begin to spread and could carry itself far depending on what flammable materials like other items, fighters, or stage elements are there to encourage it. The fire causes less damage the further it goes along and the smaller that it gets, but toss it straight into an opponent and you will light them totally aflame for upwards of several moments depending on their sensitivity to it, which is dialed-in through how much damage they've already racked up. Opponents will need to move around to try and break the flames off. The "stop, drop, and roll" technique is adapated here by performing a series of roll-dodges until the flames dissipate.

### **Up Special**

**Rope Arrow:** Ellie uses her bow, shooting a special arrow upwards. Rope is tied to the bottom end of the arrow, allowing Ellie to immediately tether upwards if it makes its landing onto something firm. If the arrow strikes an opponent, Ellie will leap upwards and use them as a stepping stool, pulling them down, jumping from off of their shoulders, and kicking them downwards as she ascends. Occasionally, she will shout, "Thanks for the lift!" Ellie is able to angle the bow in a 180 degree upwards arc. The arrow travels upwards about as high up as a standard arrow would, then comes downwards quickly and somewhat sporadically if it has yet ot make its mark.

### **Down Special**

**Bomb:** Another wheel menu move, this one sees Ellie choosing between the Smoke Bomb, Stun Bomb, and Nail Bomb. Throw the Smoke Bomb and it will work similar to the Smoke Ball item from Smash, releasing a cloud of smoke that can fill up a large circumference in a short period of time. This could be useful for obscuring Ellie's movements and making her harder to seek, even from certain enemies or Assist Trophies. The Stun Bomb is as it says it is on its tin; toss it, and it will explode in a sudden "pop" like a Deku Nut, dishing out similar stun properties, damage, and knockback. The Nail Bomb is more of a standard explosive, but with a special catch. It is a concentrated explosive that doesn't have much more "oomph" to its initial range than the Stun Bomb. However, the nails inside of it will be released with the explosion and will travel out in batches that can rack up decent damage quickly, even from afar, for a solid keep-away tactic.

### **Final Smash**

**Sam's Robot:** Ellie reaches into her backpack, retrieving the *Gundam*-esque mech action figure stored in one of its side pockets and setting it on the floor in front of her. Kneeling down beside it calmly, she pats it on the head and says, "Okay, we could really use you right now." Suddenly, the mech flies off into the sky, then returns into the background a split moment later in actual life-size! The foreboding robot looms over the back of the stage, using its arm cannon to shoot... zombies!? The mech shoots off Runners, Stalkers, and Clickers—the three main types of infected in *The Last of Us*.

Runners are lesser versions of Stalkers are the most recently deceased, attempting to fight off the infection for naught as they sadly, mercilessly punch and tear at their opponents. Stalkers operate in the same way, but are faster than Runners and will be more prone to grab onto a foe and begin gnawing at them. Clickers are the most unruly, standing in place for a few moments until the megaphone-like growth on their heads allows them to echolocate opponents, honing-in on them by almost any sound they make and immediately making a move to grab ahold of them and bite them, sucking their life force for several moments before letting go.

The zombies are shot out of the mech's arm cannon haphazardly, some landing on their feet while others fall on their face, potentially even dying and disintegrating upon impact. Still, a dearth of zombies do make it onto the stage to wreak havoc, and Ellie is allowed to run around and dish out damage in any way that she sees fit during their onslaught. The zombies will not harm Ellie, and she will be seen to deftly sidestep them as she moves past them. The larger the playing field, the more zombies will make it onto the stage. The same amount of them are always shot out by Sam's Robot, though; you'll just see some of them flying off into the ether on smaller stages like Battlefield!

### **Extra Skill**

**Ellie's Backpack:** Ellie kneels down, opening her backpack and rustling for the right items. At this point, a wheel of options will appear above her head. She can choose to carry a shiv, a plank, or a pipe. Once selected, she will wield this weapon over the others. These weapons effect the animations, damage, knockback, and reach of several of her standard attacks. Fill Ellie's crafting meter just beneath her character portrait from one to five by parrying attacks, dishing out enough damage, or KO'ing opponents, and you will have the opportunity to use an upgraded version of these weapons that will function similarly to their weaker counterparts, but with higher inputs. These include the switchblade, baseball bat, and a pipe with scissors bound to its top. Selecting an upgraded weapon will return Ellie's crafting meter back to zero.

## **Unique Traits**

Ellie has a crafting meter, denoted by five small, segmented bars that fill in with gold as she racks up "points" by parrying attacks, dishing out enough damage, or KO'ing opponents. This meter will effect the number of materials stored in her backpack, allowing her to upgrade to one of her weapons until she decides to swap one out again. Selecting an upgraded weapon will return Ellie's crafting meter back to zero. Ellie can also crawl.

## **Alternate Costumes**

1. **Default** - Ellie's standard outfit from *The Last of Us Part II*.
2. **The Last of Us** - Ellie wears her go-to attire from *The Last of Us*.
3. **Naughty Dog T-Shirt (Green)** - Ellie wears her Naughty Dog t-shirt from *The Last of Us*.
4. **Jumpsuit** - Ellie wears her jumpsuit from *The Last of Us*.
5. **Red Flannel** - Ellie wears her red flannel from *The Last of Us*.
6. **Jak Hoodie** - Ellie wears her Jak Hoodie from *The Last of Us*.
7. **Clank Hoodie** - Ellie wears a Clank Hoodie. It's similar to the Jak Hoodie, but with a green pallette instead of a blue one.
8. **Joel** - Ellie wears an outfit similar to Joel's in *The Last of Us*.
9. **Dina** - Ellie wears an outfit similar to Dina's in *The Last of Us Part II*.
10. **Abby** - Ellie wears an outfit similar to Abby's in *The Last of Us Part II*.

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