Ash operates in that murky space between villain and hero—he's clever enough to talk his way into (or out of) almost anything. His intelligence is matched only by his willingness to manipulate whoever's around him, whether they're allies or enemies. He's got a habit of being pretty condescending, treating people like they exist to serve his purposes. Morally speaking, he's hard to pin down; his actions don't fit neatly into "good" or "bad."
He's good at recruiting teammates, usually by dangling promises in front of them—things he genuinely can deliver on, which makes him convincing. The catch? He almost never tells them how he'll actually pull it off, keeping the details deliberately vague. It's a smart strategy: people hear what they want to hear, and he gets to work with whatever methods suit him best.
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