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Personality
Ash has always been a determined and headstrong boy, who always tries to do his best in everything he does. He has an optimistic outlook on life and rarely ever lets anything get him down for long. He is also very trusting around people, which can lead to some unfortunate run-ins with Team Rocket when they are wearing disguise. Ash is also very protective of those he cares about and will do anything to save them. He will even try to save somebody he barely knows if he has to. He has a heroic nature and can often be relied on in times of crisis. Though he usually gets on very well with people, Ash does sometimes end up arguing with people. He used to bicker with Misty on a frequent basis, and would act rather immature when doing so. Despite their fighting, they were still close friends though. He's also had his arguments with May and Dawn, though those conflicts were resolved fairly quickly and never went as far as it did with Misty. Ash is very polite to everybody he meets and is always respectful to his elders. He can easily make friends and talks freely and openly among them. Even if he has his differences with somebody, he will usually end up making friends with them eventually. In the beginning, Ash was quite clueless about everything and Misty and Brock had to look out for him quite often. He was very energetic and excitable, and would often do things without thinking. He was the novice trainer who really had little idea of what he was doing and it was through his journey that he matured into a more responsible trainer. This really started to show at the beginning of the Advanced Generation. In AG, it was May who was the novice trainer and needed help. Ash took on the role of a mentor and helped her on the way, much like Brock and Misty had done with him. He was very patient and understanding with May, and gave her the confidence that she needed to go on. Ash also plays a sort of big brother role with Max, which also shows how mature he had become. While Ash has a lot of good qualities, he does have a bit of a nasty tendency to get fired up and loses concentration as a result, which can lead to him making big mistakes. He can easily lose his temper when provoked, but has become much better about keeping it in check. Occasionally, he can suffer from an overconfidence problem, though a stronger trainer will usually step in to squash his inflated ego and teach him a lesson. Nowadays, he remains a mature and sensible trainer, though he can still slip up once or twice and make mistakes. Unfortunately, with Dawn being much more prominent than May was, Ash is barely the main focus of the show anymore with someone else sharing his spotlight, so he rarely gets the opportunity to shine like he used to. As a consequence, he doesn't really get to show off much of his personality which is a shame.
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