Xiaolin Redesign: Ashley Ketzel Concepts / Katnappe
As young girl, Ashley was very competitive in beauty pageants. She would place reliably, but more often than winning she would come second or third.
Once she turned 16, Ashley’s mother tried to give her a competitive edge by secretly giving her cosmetic surgery. This worked a little, but was ultimately discovered by the judges and Ashley was disqualified from pageants.
Ash had very little agency within her own life, but was able to feel a sense of control in two situations. 1: When she was spending money. 2: When she was rping online in Warrior Cats fan chat rooms.
After no longer being able to compete in beauty pageants, Ashley devoted herself to doing well in school. She was an extremely gifted biology student. Her studies culminated in her receiving a master’s degree in genetics.
Using her knowledge of genetics and her inherited wealth (her parents ~mysteriously~ died), she began to perform experimental surgeries on herself, enhancing her own strength and dexterity, as well as making herself into a catgirl.
Side note: she and Jack are kind of related. Katnappe’s dad’s sister married Jack’s mom’s brother, so they share a cousin. Yes the cousin is Megan.