Ash Crimson (アッシュ・クリムゾン, Asshu Kurimuzon?) is a video game character in The King of Fighters fighting game series developed by SNK Playmore. His first appearance was in The King of Fighters 2003 as the leader of its Hero Team. Ash is a teenager participating in the series' titular fighting tournaments employing pyrokinetic powers as part of his fighting style. Despite being featured as the series' protagonist from its third story arc, Ash takes an antagonistic role across the series, wishing to steal the powers from several recurring fighters. The character's identity and intentions are further explored in the latest title The King of Fighters XIII. He has also appeared in printed adaptations from the games as well as drama CDs.
The staff from SNK Playmore created Ash with concept of having an evil main character, contrasting the series' previous main characters. His movesets have been reworked across every game he has appeared, in which gained new techniques as result of his actions in the plot or was modified to balance the roster. Critical reception to Ash has been largely negative as a result of his androgynous appearance and his strong techniques. In interviews and press releases, video game publisher UTV Ignition Entertainment noted that he was not very popular within Western games as his design was more suitable for Japanese fans.
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