Before I start, I'll just say that I have nothing against Ashley's character. I think she's a terrific edition to the diverse cast of the WarioWare sub-series and I'm glad she helps in making it more popular.
HOWEVER...
I find her kinda overrated. For example, if any of you have Pixiv, try searching the "Wario" tag on there (ワリオ) and take a look at the results. You'll probably notice that most are of Ashley, and not just plain old Ashley pictures either, but lewd ones. There isn't as much on DeviantArt but are still in abundance. I'd even go so far as to say there's more art of Ashley than every WarioWare character combined.
The reason for this? Simple. She's a goth loli, the Internet loves that kind of stuff, and perverse artists love exploiting aesthetics. My problem is how she's pushing more deserving characters like 9-Volt, Jimmy T., and Mona out of the spotlight. Aside from Wario himself, I think of those aforementioned 3 as the faces of WarioWare. While we're on the topic of characters who were shafted, whatever happened to Orbulon? He's done next to nothing since Touched, and I recall in 2003 or 2004 there was a poll in Nintendo Power about who was the most popular WW character. Surprisingly Orbulon got second place (the Big W getting 1st). If we did this kinda poll now, it's highly unlikely everyone's favorite bowling pin-headed alien would achieve second place again.
In short, I guess you could sum this all up by saying I'm sick of lolis stealing the show.
HOWEVER...
I find her kinda overrated. For example, if any of you have Pixiv, try searching the "Wario" tag on there (ワリオ) and take a look at the results. You'll probably notice that most are of Ashley, and not just plain old Ashley pictures either, but lewd ones. There isn't as much on DeviantArt but are still in abundance. I'd even go so far as to say there's more art of Ashley than every WarioWare character combined.
The reason for this? Simple. She's a goth loli, the Internet loves that kind of stuff, and perverse artists love exploiting aesthetics. My problem is how she's pushing more deserving characters like 9-Volt, Jimmy T., and Mona out of the spotlight. Aside from Wario himself, I think of those aforementioned 3 as the faces of WarioWare. While we're on the topic of characters who were shafted, whatever happened to Orbulon? He's done next to nothing since Touched, and I recall in 2003 or 2004 there was a poll in Nintendo Power about who was the most popular WW character. Surprisingly Orbulon got second place (the Big W getting 1st). If we did this kinda poll now, it's highly unlikely everyone's favorite bowling pin-headed alien would achieve second place again.
In short, I guess you could sum this all up by saying I'm sick of lolis stealing the show.
