I took a long time to really warm to Ashton, longer than any other of the Third Campaign crew. I think I'm just not very fond of barbarians. But there's been so much interesting stuff going on with Ashton in recent episodes that I've now definitely and fully warmed to them. They demanded a bit of a change in style - bolder than usual, but then, it's Ashton!
For those not familiar with Critical Role: Ashton's an earth genasi that's been through some hard times and been repaired with a sort of kintsugi, which is just such an incredibly cool concept. The swirly, bright thing visible on their head is part of their brain, protected by a glass dome.
They're also dealing with chronic pain because of what happened, which they deal with by... raging, as barbarians do. They're the character of Taliesin Jaffe, who regularly breaks out some of the coolest characters, but he outdid himself with Ashton.
They're also sometimes referred to as a Punk Rock, which is both a terrible joke and a perfect one. =D
Robin Wyatt
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