I wanna hear Ashley and Wario's similarities
So a fair amount of this is probably based more on my hcs for these two characters but basically the way I see it is: Ashley and Wario have, like, the same personality, but completely opposite energies
Here’s all the similarities between them:
They’re both rough-around-the-edges but are actually softies at their core
They both have a hard time expressing or even admitting their feelings/showing their loved ones how much they care
Likewise, they have a hard time accepting love from others outwardly (I feel like Ashley has a harder time with this than Wario, but I’ve mentioned before how I hc Wario to despise physical affection, and maybe he’s uncomfortable with receiving other kinds of affection too, in like a genuine heartfelt context. Ashley is the same way)
They both are self important and think they know better than everyone else (Ashley’s got a whole song about it)
They both have a short fuse and bad temper (although Ashley is much scarier when she’s angry)
They’re both lazy/don’t clean up after themselves (I’ve read before that usually Red is the one cleaning up after Ashley, doing her chores and other things for her like laundry)
Going off that, they’re both bossy (the way Ashley bosses Red around and how Wario is, well, the boss)
Furthermore, I feel like Ashley’s manners certainly aren’t perfect either. I don’t mean in a disgusting way, but more so in a rude way. Again, Wario is the same way, coming off as very crass and rude to others outside his close circle, hell even to those in his close circle
They’re both cheaters (this one is definitely more of a hc. I’ve mentioned before how when Ashley plays 9-volt in video games, she’ll sometimes use her magic to cheat. This is not exclusive to playing video games, she’ll use magic to get her way in most situations, usually petty ones)
They’re both mischievous and pranksters (again more so a hc for Ashley but I feel like she DEFINITELY enjoys pranking others. Sort of got this idea with how she brought the mandrake root to the potluck in Gold knowing it would freak Red and the others out)
I feel like because of all these similarities, Wario and Ashley may react to some situations in similar ways. But the major difference between them that I believe cause them to clash is mainly their energies
Wario is far more energetic, extroverted, and chill than Ashley, who is rather low energy, very introverted/shy (Red practically has to drag her out of the house to do fun things) and serious.
Additionally, the way that they’re so similar—particularly in the aspect that they both think they’re better than everyone else and are always right—causes them to clash too.
They both have a tendency to get under each other’s skin and piss each other off, sometimes deliberately (hc that Ashley enjoys pissing Wario off, and just enjoys getting a rise/reaction out of people in general)
But I also feel like they understand each other on a deeper, more fundamentally emotional level, which is why Ashley finds that she keeps coming back to Warioware, despite always bemoaning the place and claiming to hate Wario. It’s like an unspoken bond thing, but neither of them will EVER admit that it exists.