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"His emerald flames hide a devilish smile! Take him lightly, and you're going to get burned! ASH CRIMSON."
- The King of Fighters XV

Ash Crimson (アッシュ・クリムゾン) is a character from The King of Fighters series. He debut in The King of Fighters 2003 as as the villainous hero in the Tales of Ash (KOF 2003~XIII), as well as the leader of the "Hero Team" (in quotes because of his intentions in the tournament). His official nickname is "Sneering Firelight" (嘲笑あざわら火影ほかげ) [1][2] or "The Sneering Blaze"[3] and, in KOF XV, is "Mocking Firelight" (ひかりをあざける).

Development

Ash was designed with the intent of creating an "attractive evil character" with little changes done to him since conception. During the initial planning stage for Ash, developers wanted to create a protagonist that has never been done for the franchise. Following this idea, they decided to create a androgynous-looking and unheroic character to contrast the impact from the previous protagonists.[4]

Falcoon adds that the main goal for Ash was to make him an ambiguous hero that purposely makes players "feel bad" for cheering for him. Ash's character design was not made by Falcoon — some of the development sketches for Ash's final design look closer to Nona's style. However, Falcoon did add extra details to Ash while illustrating him to better fit his character. KOF: Maximum Impact Regulation "A" earned its title for three reasons: arcade, arrange, and Ash. In a later interview, Falcoon relates that he asked permission from the 2D team to borrow Ash for the game.

Personality

Ash is a cunning, self righteous and flamboyant individual. Confident in his own powers, he doesn't take things too seriously and considers things that are of no interest bothersome. Even when faced with serious situations, he is calm and somewhat blasé. He isn't one who considers working with others, but instead uses others to achieve his goals. He tends to flaunt the superiority of his halfhearted effort and speaks in a playful and condescending manner, which often irritates the characters he is speaking to.

He views Elisabeth as his older sister figure, and notes that she is "too serious". He feels that Duo Lon and Shen Woo are his good friends, although he appeared to them with mysterious intentions. He also has a habit of calling people pet names such as "Betty" for Elisabeth, and "Ozzy" for Oswald.

His personality seems to slightly change when actively using the power of the Yasakani jewel. Usually calm and composed, when using his Fructidor move, Ash will laugh maniacally while making his opponent burn with the purple flames of the Yasakani. This behaviour is similar to Iori, and it may be interpreted as Orochi's taint affecting his mind.

Abilities

Due to his power absorption, it is implied he can usurp other people's abilities indefinitely and mimic their powers. He is not seen with this ability again since his reappearance in XV.

  • Pyrokinesis - Ash can create and control special green flames that look like melted wax. The origin of this flame is still unknown. However, like most pyrokinetic fighters, Ash cannot control fires that he did not create, and is not immune to other types of fire.
    • Create Fire - Ash can create fire from thin air.
    • Fire Projectile - Ash can create projectiles made of fire.
    • Fire Attacks - Ash can increase damage of his punches and kicks with fire.
    • Fire Aura - Ash can create fire around his body.
  • Power Absorption - Ash can steal powers from anybody he chooses. He decided to target the Three Sacred Treasures. He managed to steal two of three treasures leaving Kyo as the next power to acquire. He could possibly kill people during this process, but he left Chizuru and Iori alive. This was demonstrated when he absorbed Saiki's powers, in turn destroying Saiki's original body.
  • Yata Mirror (formerly) - The following are powers shown by Ash when he acquired Chizuru Kagura's Yata Mirror:
    • Seal Powers (formerly) - Ash can keep enemies from using their powers for a while.
    • Teletransport (formerly) - Ash can disappear and reappear somewhere.
  • Yasakani Jewel (formerly) - The following are powers shown by Ash when he acquired from Iori Yagami's Yasakani Jewel, which was later regained by Iori after Ash's disappearance:
    • Create Fire (formerly) - Ash can create red/purple fire. It is unknown if possessing the Jewel also allows its possessor to become subject to the Riot of the Blood, but it could be assumed that Ash is immune to the Riot of the Blood due to not having Orochi blood.

Had he usurped all the powers of the Three Sacred Treasures, this would theoretically give him every power needed to seal or even overwhelm Orochi solely by his own person, on top of his own abilities. The full extent of such ability remains unknown.

Fighting style

Ash fights using an acrobatic style combined with fire abilities to give a graceful fighting style. His fighting style in general is similar to the French martial art of Savate.

Despite his physique, he is extremely powerful. He is a good character for people who like to zone and poke their opponents, but he also has many other tools at the player's disposal that can be used to rush down efficiently, all while keeping the pressure on them. In KOF XIII, he also employs Iori's and Chizuru's powers into his moveset.

Music

  • Splendid Evil - The King of Fighters 2003, The King of Fighters XV' (DJ Station)
  • Joker - The King of Fighters XI, XIII (when the music is set to "Type B", console version only) , The King of Fighters XV' (DJ Station)
  • The Second Joker - The King of Fighters XIII, , The King of Fighters XV' (DJ Station)
  • Slushy Road - The King of Fighters XV
  • No. 53 - The King of Fighters XV (vs. Elisabeth)
  • Fructidor - Days of Memories

Voice Actors

Japanese

Sōnosuke Nagashiro
Sonosukenagashiro

English

Duke Clement Peter von Gomm
Dukeclement
List of Roles:
  • The King of Fighters: Another Day
Petervongomm

Appearances

Games

Mobile

Cameos

Anime

Similar characters

Gallery

References

  1. Official character profile from KOF Maximum Impact Regulation "A" website.
  2. http://game.snk-corp.co.jp/official/kof-xiii/arcade/character/
  3. Official character profile from KOF XII website.
  4. Official character page from KOF anniversary website.
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