Cole (Char-Cole)

Ashley has been a member of the No Lyfe Squad server since 2017 and the friend group since 2013. She originally almost missed out on the discord server due to her

## Ash (Ashley)

### Aliases

, Ash, Char-Cole, The Masked Reactor, Lie-Ren, Loki, Todoroki, CommanderTricks27, coletheledegend27, Char-Coleledegend

## Appearances

### Appears in

No Lyfe Squad videos, Char-Cole content, The Masked Reactor youtube channel.

weird obsession with the Apple message app.

## Key Events (online)

Being one of the originals on the No Lyfe Squad, Ashley has been present for many incidents and fun moments in the server's history. Ashley however was not present for the Batman Squad server or text chat that preceded the No Lyfe Squad. Her time spent on call with friends has well passed the 500 hour mark and has resulted in many fun moments.

### Joining the Server

Ashley’s first few days on the server were hectic to say the least. It had been Ashley’s first time ever even owning Discord and right away she found it was much better than originally expected. Her Username would go through many changes over the years but her first one was Loki. with this username he would go on to play games on call with friends and take part in questionable conversations that ought not be explained.

##### Getting Steam

Ashley created a steam account not soon after under the name CommanderTricks27 (after her at the time Youtube channel name). This account lay empty for a while until Ash saw an IBallisticSquid video on the game Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator. There is more on this topic under the Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator heading but U.E.B.S. still to this day remains Ashley’s most played Steam game.

##### Loki to Todoroki

The name Loki didn't last long as it was quickly changed to Todoroki, after a hyper-fixation with My Hero Academia, it was here that Ashley’s Steam game library became more than just U.E.B.S. With a steam account name change, the journey began. She aquired UNO and Trials Fusion as well as Minecraft, a game that would shape his future for the better.

##### Another name change

Ashley’s name on Discord changed yet again, this time to Lie Ren, due to a new obsession on the Rooster Teeth show RWBY. This name stuck for a long time and through the start of Ashley’s journey on Youtube.

### HP All in One

Since she had never needed a computer before, all he had was an HP All in One. It was originally given to her strictly for school purposes and was set up in the loft of his house. It was here where he would play games and record videos for the No Lyfe Squad Youtube channel. It was also on this computer where Ashley started streaming on twitch.

### Quarantine :(

The worst period of our recent history, Covid-19, started right as Ashley’s freshman year came to a close. This was a time of confusion and stress as everything became restricted and the country shut down. It was here where the No Lyfe Squad group really started to play games a lot more, due to less school work, and found their enjoyment most in the Quarantine SMP. The Quaratine SMP is explained more under it's specific heading but it was what got the group through online school and what spurred back their love of minecraft.

### Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator

U.E.B.S. (Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator) is a battle simulation fighting video game developed and published by Canadian developer Brilliant Game Studios. This game was released to a few Youtubers as a sort of marketing plan to promote their game before it released. One of these Youtubers was IBallisticSquid. Ash had been a big fan of Squid for many years prior to this game being out and when he saw Squid's video, she knew she had to play this game. Since he finally had a computer, She got his dad to buy the game for her. and instantly it clicked; UEBS was the game for her. she currently has over 100 hours in the game, making it one of her most played games second to Minecraft.

### Minecraft

Minecraft is a sandbox video game developed by Mojang Studios. Following the games release, it spurred an instant reaction and millions of players flooded in. That was until many years later with the release of battle royale games and more specifically Fortnite. The fanbase really fell off and it almost became an embarrassing thing to be caught playing Minecraft. But nevertheless, the No Lyfe Squad continued to play and have some of the best servers they'll ever play on. And with the resurgence in 2019, they continued to have an incredible experience.

#### Chicken in a Blender in the Month of July

This was one of the first instances where the group had a dedicated server to play on. The world title was very strange but was not what the server was called. The server was given the nickname "Taylor Swift" due to that being the world seed. This name would later inspire "The Wall of Taylor Swift" which housed all the lyrics to "Shake It Off" at the center of spawn. This was also the server that gave way to the House Cloning Incident and the Duplicating Incident. This server, hosted on the Xbox One, included members Christian, Matthew, Dean, Ashley, Niko, Logan, Foster, Pancho, Ender, MasonConsidine, TerrenLizard, and Cade. Ashley’s largest accomplishments on this server were mainly from building large things.

Things Ash Built

* Mass breeding Village with walls
	+ This served as Ashley’s base as well as a personal challenge to have an army of villagers
* A Diorite Dwarf Statue
	+ resembling a medieval dwarf, this statue stood over Christians sugar cane farm
* the Build Limit Hotel
	+ This was a hotel constructed from acacia wood and cobblestone that reached from the surface to the build hight limit.
* The Villager Farm Mob Tower
	+ This build originally started as a villager farm built by Christian, however They wanted to spruce up the build. Ash built a giant villager laying on the ground to house the farm. this was then followed with a giant zombie statue standing on top of the villager. Ash then built a giant chicken that the zombie was holding. Christian pitched in and built a baby zombie riding the chicken. Above the Zombie Ash built a Phantom and riding that phantom was a Skeleton. This was where the build stopped but this behemoth tower became a landmark for spawn that would last for the rest of the server
* The Bank
	+ this stone structure was located near the center of spawn that was never used and only served as a building at spawn.

#### Quarantine SMP

The Quarantine SMP, created by Dean's brother Josh, was the hub for No Lyfe Squad activities during quarantine. This server lead to many great memories that are explained more on its page. However, wether she was building a skyscraper or just a cave home, Ash enjoyed his time there. It was also here that Ash continued to hone in his love of building.

Things Ashley Built

* The Cave Home
	+ This served as Ash’s base for the first half of the server's runtime. It resembled a mineshaft and housed a bee farm in the very back. it also had an upper layer which had an egg build out of wool. there wasn't much to this base but that was because Ash only used it as a temporary home.
* The Mushroom Observatory
	+ This build was what became Ashley’s permanent residence for the second half of the server's runtime. It was an observatory stylized with mushroom blocks and was located on a mushroom island far from spawn. There she lived with Christian (mainly to get away from everyone) until the server died off.
* The IRS Building
	+ This building was built after the server had "died". All the stores and builds lay empty as everyone had stopped logging on. It was then that Ash, Christian, and later Dean decided to embark on a massive building project, a skyscraper, functioning as the IRS. This tower took 3 days to build but once it was done, it dominated the skyline. Then Christian, Dean, and Ash posted signs on every building it, claiming them in the name of the IRS.
* The Bunny
	+ This was Christian's shop on the SMP. Here he sold all non meat based foods and it was all held within the rabbit statue. This build however had you enter through the anus. Christian and Ash built this soon after the killing of the ender dragon.
* The Beehive
	+ This was Ashley’s shop that she built to sell Bee products. The build was stylized to look like a giant beehive with vines and flowers growing on it. Inside there was a tree with beehives hanging from the branches. This was a very non profitable business venture.

#### Bruh SMP

the Bruh SMP was a server that quickly followed the Quarantine SMP near the end of 2020 and accidentally resembled the events of the Dream SMP. Nonetheless, it was a really fun server and was where the No Lyfe Squad started streaming.

Ash had a bit more of a part in this SMP than in ones prior. She, along with Christian, Dean and Reece, assembled what was to be known as the Council of Money. This faction was outside of the rule of Niko, the server owner, and sought to overthrow him. The Council of Money then recruited many members of the SMP including Logan, Ender, and Pancho. Together they threw a revolution in which Niko combat logged and it became fail RP.

After that Ash helped Christian run for president of the Bruh SMP (seeing the similarities to the Dream SMP now?) and he won in a landslide. Thus a new era of the SMP was brought about. one of peace and prosperity, until the Joel incident.

Things Ash Built

* The Ravine Cave
	+ this served as Ash’s base of operations near spawn. Located in a cave on the wall of a ravine, this hovel was furnished to feel like home. At the bottom of the ravine, the entire floor was terraformed into a wheat farm.
* The Bar
	+ This build was added very soon after the founding of spawn. The Bar was mainly a placeholder but lasted the entire server.
* The Tower
	+ The Tower was the landmark for spawn. The tall medieval tower could be seen for miles and was positioned on a hill near the center of spawn.
* The Prison
	+ Originally built to house criminals like Niko and Joel, the prison never served its purpose as it was built near the servers decline in activity,
* The Theatre
	+ The Theatre was the last thing built on the server as a collaboration between Christian and Ash. The impressively sized build was going to bear witness to a talent show that never occurred.
* The Council of Money HQ
	+ This HQ served as the planning room for the Council of Money. The lodge like build on the surface had a false floor that gave way to a hidden staircase that lead to the actual base of operations. The HQ was a beautiful, cozy place that became the home of the revolution.
* Presidential Podium
	+ this build was nothing special but served as the location for the elections. Here is where Christian became President.
* Fallen Kingdom Castle (unfinished)
	+ This ambitious goal started by Christian and Ash was quickly quelled by learning the tutorial they were following was wrong and stopped 5 episodes in. What they built was still impressive, but it was never finished.

#### Jess SMP

This SMP was a short lived and unsuccessful RP server. The Jess SMP, created by... Jess, was an SMP with the Origins Mod. Ash took the role of the Avian. This was short lived because the server crashed and Ash lost all her progress. Ash then decided, along with Christian and Niko, to change their origins to Slimecian and to exploit a bug where they could shrink infinitely until they made the world crash. They did this over and over until they were banned and never re-logged.

Things Ash Built

* A Floating Ring
	+ this build was a floating ring of rock and grass that surrounded the peak of a mountain. This build was lost due to the server corrupting and Ash never tried to rebuild.

#### Charred SMP

This was Ash’s attempt at a RP server and it was just as unsuccessful as the last. The server laid host to cool builds and fun times with friends but once the RP kicked in, the activity started going downhill. It was here that Ash realized that RP servers cant be planned but have to happen naturally.

Things Ash Built

* The Community House
	+ This House served as the marker for the center of spawn. The second floor also doubled as Ash’s house
* The Smithing Corner
	+ This was a heavily stylized enchanting and smithing area for the community.
* The Lighthouse
	+ The Lighthouse was built on the coast near spawn with a working light on top. this build had no purpose, but looked cool.
* The Mansion
	+ This was built to be a home for Lance Goodman... that was it.

### The Start of Streaming

Ash started streaming during the pandemic with the launch of the Bruh SMP. Ash had always wanted to be one of the big Youtubers but finally she felt like making progress towards that goal. Still being on the HP All in One, The quality of these streams were lacking and would end up making the PC overheat. Ash was also using an Xbox One headset that came with the Xbox. Her setup was scuffed to say the least. She started streaming Assassins Creed 3 nightly and gained an early following of 12 people. She also streamed her gameplay on the Bruh SMP as well as some other games with the No Lyfe Squad. Over the next year of streaming she had reached 36 followers and had actually gotten a good PC. This was when Ash got an idea.

### The Followathon

This idea was a slightly different take on the classic subathons people do on twitch. Ashley’s Followathon was set up to be a stream that would not end until Ash hit 50 followers. Through highs and lows Ash kept streaming; Her only break was when she slept but she still did that on stream. In the end Ash was live for 38 hours when she hit his goal. After this stream Ash took a break from streaming. This break ended up being a 6 month break until she went live again for a birthday stream. This was the last stream on the Char-Cole twitch account. All that work, that long stream everything seemingly for nothing.

### Char-ColeYT

This was the Alias that Ash picked when she started streaming and uploading on Youtube. This would later become her name on every social media and platform. This alias soon died after the Char-Cole twitch channel. The Impact of Ashley’s online experiences with Char-Cole helped her launch off with a new venture that has proven to be much more successful.

## Key Events (IRL)

### Moving

Ash moved around a lot as a kid. She lived in 4 different states and finally settled in Florida. This forced Ash to grow up a lot quicker than other kids. This made it hard for her to make a lot of friends because she didn't know if they were going to move again. However, there was one group of kids who Ash clicked with almost instantly.

### Friends

The No Lyfe Squad, while not being called by that name until much later, became a friend group in 2010 but has slowly grown and evolved over time. By 2014, the core group had formed. Niko, Dean, Foster, Logan, Ash, and Nate. This roster of names has added and subtracted names as the years have gone on but most of the original group is still friends to this day.

### School

Ash has been to many different schools which has made it hard in her younger years to connect with his classmates. However recently he has been able to settle down and get a really great group of friends

### Gender

This has been a heavy topic that has been a struggle for Ash. Ever since she was young she has felt like something wasn't right. Even though she grew up being told she was a boy, she still liked girly things; She felt things for guys just as much as girls. She also felt more like a girl and always felt like there was something wrong with her. She grew up in a heavy handed Christian home and told over and over that "there are only two genders" or "homosexuality is a sin" or “God doesn’t make mistakes” This made Ash feel like something was wrong with her because why would she feel these things if she was a boy; she must be crazy!

As she went through life, she was conditioned to not tolerate homosexuality and she became very depressed. She was forced to cut her hair because her dad thought she looked like a girl (which she is). she even tried to force herself to crush on girls she didn't have feelings for because she was just trying to push down her true self.

It wasn't until the summer before his senior year that Ash released the floodgates and delved deep into research on sexuality. She realized that his feelings were justified and for the first time Ash truly realized that she was Trans. Ever since, She has dove deeper and deeper into trying to educate herself on gender and sexuality; the more she looked, the more she was sure this was who she really was.

Her parents to this day are still incredibly against homosexuality and hate her for who she is. Thankfully, however, many of her friends, both LGBTQ+ and straight, have come together to help and support her.

### Mental Health

Ash has struggled with many bouts of depression and anxiety. This most likely has been caused by her constant fear of her parents. She has felt overwhelmed at times and has just wanted to find an escape from it all. She has been able to find a way to express herself through her new youtube channel with an audience who accepts her and relates to her.