Ashley Reiko, or just Ashley, is a main character of the Neo-Fureza Series, who was originally one of the first characters in the series created in 1989, along with Delta Kamiji. Ashley is a flirtatious and sexy young woman, but she is also pretty smart and being majorly inspired by Delta and his Adventurer’s Saga Doujinshi Manga (in the Super Series), she is aiming to create her own Indie Doujinshi Manga, called “The Trials of Ash.” In the Classic Series, she was originally on her own taking care of herself and her brothers, Frank and Bink Reiko at Yesama Cave in the Fureza Mountain Region Area. Mary finds this out and forces Delta to allow her and her siblings to live with him and eventually, his mother accepts and allows them to live with her until she finds her long lost mother, or become old enough to move out and live on her own. She lives with the Kamiji Family for a long time during the series, before moving out when she goes to Art College with Delta, Ashley and Mika. However, she moves back in with them after college ends.
Personality:
Ashley Reiko, was a bit of an independent and strong girl when she was sixteen, due to living on her own with her brothers in a cave. She was the leader and did the hunting for food herself, while taking care of her brothers’ and her health and well-being. Eventually due to moving in with the Kamiji Family, she became more domesticated and she ended up becoming a typical and everyday normal Aeonian in Fureza City. She began getting more into city life, and more into normal female activities during her school years, and eventually her fighting skills faded over time as she blossomed into a beautiful and curvy young adult lady.
Ashley Reiko is also a great cook, and is sort of like an adopted sister to the Kamijis, similar to Kate Kamiji, herself. Because of such, those two have a very close relationship as friends as well as a strong bond due to such. However, that doesn’t stop Ashley and Kate from butting heads in heated verbal arguments in the series. But overall, Kate respects and always asks Ashley for advice and guidance when she needs it, due to her being an older sister figure to her.
Ashley is also extremely supportive and loyal to the ones she loves or admire and even look up to. She is also unfortunately the one of the group who ends up getting captured a lot by Daisan’s Soldiers, which lead to rescue missions. However, luckily for her, she’s saved every time. Though, they are even instances where she’s independent and crafty enough to rescue herself, due to her running and sprint speed being ridiculously high. Ashley eventually awakens Mystic Wave Energy inside of her and eventually masters the power to use Light Magic and even PSI Wave Energy, as well as eventually meeting her mother, Pauline to take her role as Princess and a royal, though she knowing Ashanti as one of her oldest adventure pals and friends, still allows her children to live with the Kamiji Family despite of being part of the Reiko Kingdom Family.
Name: Princess Ashley Keiko Reiko
Hero Rank Name: The Charm Princess
Fighting Style: Legendary Fist Shotokan Karate (Taught by Delta), Reiko Royal Family Mystic Wave Arts
Soul Trait: Kindness
Species: Tanuki-Aeonian
Gender: Female
Age: 16 (Beginning), 22 (Mid), 34 (Current)
Alias: Reiko, Sister (from her brothers), Ash, Miss Reiko, Princess
Relatives: Frank Reiko (Younger Brother), Bink Reiko (Youngest Brother), Queen Pauline Reiko (Mother)
Nationality: Neo-Furezian (though she’s from the Reiko Kingdom in the country)
Birthplace: Unknown
Affiliation: Good
First Appearance: Fureza City Mix-Up (1989)
Latest Appearance: Neo-Fureza: Bonded Lovers (2019)
Trivia:
Ashley Reiko was one of the original and first characters created by Lance Jones in 1989. The others are Delta Kamiji and a (now unused) Bunny Male named after his friend at the time, “Kyle.”
Ashley is known by the various friends the creator knows as having “Princess Peach Syndrome” which means she gets captured by the Daisan Empire’s Soldiers just as much as Peach gets captured by Bowser.
Ashley is a favorite of one of Lance’s closest friends, they are officially a couple in one of Delta’s AU Furezaverse RPs. Namely, Flynn (the Doomguy inspired Aeonian) and Ashley are in a relationship these days.
Ashley’s Bow or Hair Ribbons are inspired by Roll from the Mega Man series.
Ashley Reiko’s dual stripes above her arm, have an actual purpose. It signify that she is part of the royal Tanuki-Aeonian family of the Reiko Kingdom.
Ashley’s original name was “Amber Reiko”, but the creator changed it to Ashley due to possible legal issues with a character that greatly influenced her in the past from a favorite cartoon of his from the 1980’s.
Ashley’s Royal Princess outfit has been fully designed since 2005. It’s currently been drawn for Aeonian Ashley but is in the process of being redesigned slightly.
Ashley appeared on the small screen in fully animated form for the first time, during the late 1990’s in the Project Delta Vs. and Lance and Yoshiena’s April Fool’s Spectacular.
As can be seen in early artwork, Ashley Reiko being a furry or Aeonian, did not wear pants at all back in the day. This eventually changed over time.
Despite of Ashley being very attractive, Delta and her have a brother and sister type relationship only. However, in the Visual Novel, Bonded Lovers, they can actually start dating and eventually get married in the Alternate Neutral Route.