Ash (Stranger of Paradise)

Ash is a character from Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin. He is a companion of Jack, whose goal is to kill Chaos.
== History ==
Ash arrived in Cornelia alongside Jack and Jed, who showed their Dark Crystals to each other. To gain the King of Cornelia's trust and gain access to the Chaos Shrine, they set off to slaughter monsters. They met 'Chaos' who happened to look a lot like Garland, the knight that Princess Sarah was looking for. After defeating the knight, it was revealed that Garland was a woman named Neon, who had given up to despair and turned into something that the Warriors of Light could find and defeat. Neon forced herself into Jack's group and became their 'fourth' Warrior of Light.
When the group traveled back to the kingdom to report, the King gave them the full story about what the Warriors of Light were expected to do: go around and purify the crystals that had been taken over by a powerful darkness. The Warriors followed through, slowly regaining lost memories of other cycles they had been a part of, adding more mystery to who they were and where they came from.
Ash and the rest of the group, excluding Neon, originated from Lufenia, a place controlling Cornelia's world by either injecting darkness into the world or resetting the world to maintain a balance between the two forces and keeping Cornelia away from their world. During the final attack on the castle where the royal family died that Ash, along with Jed, Neon, and Sophia, turned against Jack as it was their plan to force him to become Chaos to get back at the Lufenians for controlling the lives of the people of Cornelia. Ash, along with the rest of Jack's friends, died by his hand and he slowly became enveloped in Chaos. 
Shortly after Jack defeated the embodiment of Chaos and despair, Ash and the rest of Jack's friends took on the role of the Four Fiends with Ash becoming Lich. He explained to Jack the plan to sever the ties with Lufenia and to give the world back to Cornelia: wait until the true Warriors of Light arrived and 'train' them to fight them and save the world.
==Characteristics==
=== Appearance ===
Ash is a dark-skinned muscular man. He wears a white undershirt, green wristbands, black pants with a brown and lime checkered scarf, and green shoes.
=== Personality ===
Ash is the calm and collective type. He is straight-forward, leveled-headed, and supportive of his group. He believes in and acknowledges Jack Garland's strength. Ash acts as a fatherly figure to the group, giving out helpful advice, and refocusing the group's efforts towards a particular goal in mind. He is laid back, friendly, and catches onto things quickly. Ash suffers from survival's guilt, blaming himself for what happened to his group of adventurers while exploring the Hallowed Massif. 
==Citations==
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Category:Characters in Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin
Category:Main characters
Category:Monks
Category:Pugilists
Category:Berserkers