Ashley Frangipane

Ashley Nicolette Frangipane is one of the Chinese Zodiac Heroes and one of the 2nd year university students. She is the tritagonist of the series.

Official Description
Ashley Nicolette Frangipane is a 26-year-old American 2nd year university student. With the help of her amulet, she can wield her ninja stars and can transform into a spirit.

Appearance
She is shown to have shoulder-length lagoon-blue hair with a neon yellow streak on her bangs moved to the left (her right), hazel brown eyes and fair skin with freckles. She wears a blue and grey flannel jacket over a white shirt, blue jeans and white shoes. Like the Western Dark Syndrome victims, her ninja stars are shown to be translucent and red. Her sleepwear consists of a pink shirt and blue sweatpants. She stands on 5 ft. 4 and is of average weight. Ashley turns red in her spirit form.

Personality
Like her peers, she can show concern and shows immaturity. At other times, she can be serious like in a battle with Chase. She also shows curiosity and frequently asked questions before officially becoming a Zodiac hero. She finds wearing a kilt ridiculous.

Etymology
(First name) Ashley is an English unisex given name, originally a place name and surname. It is derived from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) words æsc (ash) and lēah (meadow, forest clearing). Ashley was originally used only for male children.

(Middle name) The name Nicolette means Victory Of The People and is of French origin. Nicolette is a name that's been used primarily by parents who are considering baby names for girls. Diminutive form of Nicole.

(Last name) Frangipane is an Italian nickname, of uncertain application, from a phrase meaning 'break bread'.

Chinese Name
Traditional: 阿什莉·尼科萊特素馨花

Simplified: 阿什莉·尼科莱特素馨花

Pinyin/Romanisation: Ā shén lì·ní kē láitè sùxīn huā

Powers and Abilities

 * Ninja Stars- Her ninja star power is first used in Season 8. She can use it like her A Crazy EX Battle counterpart.
 * Healing- Like many of her teammates, she also has healing powers.

Trivia

 * She was born on 29 September 1994 which makes her Zodiac sign Libra however, she doesn't have any Zodiac-related powers due to Dark Syndrome. The cause is unknown.
 * Ashley's attire is based on what she wears in A Crazy EX Battle
 * Ashley is of African-American descent on her father's side and of Italian-American descent on her mother's side
 * In the media portrayals, bipolar disorder is shown towards criminals, however, the way Ashley depicted bipolar disorder in a different way. This is because Halsey actually suffered from the disorder
 * Prior to the end of the series, Ashley revealed that she also has endometriosis, just like her actress in real life
 * She is the first non-binary character to use female pronouns