User talk:AshleyReneeBird

Ashley, early on, sees Digimon as nothing more than mere computer data built for fighting, wanting her partner, Kumbhiramon, to be the strongest Digimon in the world. She attempts to strengthen Kumbhiramon by battling any bio-emerging Digimon and having Kumbhiramon download their data after defeating them, but is frustrated at Kumbhiramon's lack of control over Digivolution. Eventually, she realizes that the two must be on equal partnership and friendship.

Ashley claims that she plans to spend the rest of her life training Digimon, and has no career plans other than that. She is a bit bitter and extremely antisocial, but Tony Depofi and Elijah Roldan manage to bring out the best in her. She lost a tournament to Nathan May two years before the series begins, which explains why she seems to resent him when she first meets him in the Real World. After Nathan's disappearance, Ashley wins the title "Digimon Queen". Ashley takes Ebony under her wing teaching her about Digimon cards and Digimon Taming when Ebony becomes a Tamer.

Even though she has begun to tolerate Tony and the others, she still is rather cold and aloof to them. While she is mostly a loner and prefers her own company, she still will talk to Kumbhiramon a lot. She used to make fun of Tony and Elijah. She continues to do so until she herself forms a small relationship with Kumbhiramon. Soon after deciding that Digimon can be both fighters and companions, Ashley states that she doesn't feel like picking on Tony and Elijah anymore and can't remember why she was so angry.

Ashley's relationship with Kumbhiramon is unusual. Kumbhiramon is very protective of Ashley, preferring to follow her around as a lookout for danger than to play or eat all day as many other Tamers' Digimon do. At one point in the plot line, Ashley and Kumbhiramon estrange themselves from one another because Kumbhiramon doesn't think she needs Ashley to become stronger and Ashley doesn't think Digimon are worth the trouble they cause. Ashley's negative, independent, grouchy, dark, cynical and loner-like personality is substantially different from most of the female characters in the series. The exact reasons for this are unknown, although her father seems unusually young and is divorced from her absent mother. However, the creators of the Digimon Tamers series have noted that Ashley's mother's absence has nothing to do with Ashley's "twisted" personality.

Ashley lives with her father and brother (her mother is never seen in the series as her parents are divorced, but he is shown briefly in Runaway Locomon when Ashley is possessed by a Parisimon) and rarely obeys either of them. Neither ever punish her for this. Ashley's brother tries to relate to Ashley, but Ashley refuses to let him.

Later, Ashley's brother discovers Kumbhiramon's existence and dubs her Ashley's "baby nut". He seems not at all surprised that Ashley is a tamer, and promises Ashley that she will keep her departure to the Digital World secret from Ashley's father. Ashley is shocked that her brother is so understanding, and from then on is kinder and more open about her feelings to her brother.

Ashley dislikes wearing dresses, and does not own any lower clothing besides jeans (as noted by her brother), and is convinced that there is nothing more important than being the best. She prefers to wear her hair in a ponytail but takes it down when she is dressing up.

Ashley's family and friends were planning a party for her and she was less than enthusiastic when Tony spilled the beans to her, after suggesting they go cherry blossom watching together when they actually happened "later" as Ashley describes. The appearance of Locomon called her into action, along with Kumbhiramon, jumping onto one of Locomon's carriages with Tony. Taken over by a Parasimon which tricked her into attacking Tony and Kumbhiramon with memories of her mother. She Bio-Merged with Kumbhiramon to Kumbhiramon to help defeat the Parasimon invasion in Tokyo. Following their defeat, Ashley attended her birthday party thrown by her friends, only to leave just after blowing the candles out and being asked to sing karaoke. Tony found her watching the sunset but Kumbhiramon stopped him from going to her, letting Ashley be alone with the memories of her mother.