Ash Mongoose

Ash Mongoose is the manager and boyfriend of Mina Mongoose, and is possibly also the manager of the Forget Me Knots. His relationship with Mina has led to a small rivalry with Sonic the Hedgehog, whom Mina previously had a crush on and Ash felt threatened because of this. After Ash saved her life from a Bomb, Mina remained with him instead of Sonic and stayed a couple during her world tour. Ash later saved Mina's life again in New Mobotropolis with the help of Sonic after Mammoth Mogul took control of her.

Mina's Manager
(StH: #134, #154)

Trip Back From Tour
After Mina and the Forget Me Knots's world tour had ended, they arrived at New Mobotropolis and Ash confessed to Sonic that he thought he might take Mina away from him and that was why he had a rivalry with him after having some "serious talks" with Mina. Sonic then showed Mina the remains of Knothole while Ash got the band settled, and Ash later awoke in the middle of the night to find Mina getting dressed while under the control of Mammoth Mogul. After following her, Ash found Mina attacking Sonic and jumped on top of her to stop her, but she quickly punched him off of her, which Ash was amazed by as Mina would never hit him. He then went with Sonic to Mammoth Mogul's cell and after telling Ash of his history, said that he had sent Mina, Mighty and Tails on journeys that would ensure their deaths and would release them for the Chaos Emerald being held nearby. After some interference from NICOLE, the duo managed to steal the emerald and give it to Mogul, who kept his promise to them and escaped along with the other prisoners being kept there, including Bean the Dynamite who temporarily stole Ash's sunglasses while pulling faces at him. Upon the trio's return, Mina collapsed on Ash's shoulder while he comforted her. They all then watched the sun rising together. (StH: #185, #186)



Ash later watched the fall of the Eggman Empire with Mina via a live television data-stream and celebrated it with Mina. The next day when Mina got up on stage with the Forget Me Knots, she was blown off her feet by Monkey Khan who accused them of being selfish of not helping the rest of the world, and Ash quickly went over to Mina to make sure she was alright. (StH: #200, #201)

Personaliy
Ash was previously very competitive with Sonic, partially because Mina told him about her crush on Sonic and how she was hurt when she saw Sally and Sonic kissing. Ash's own heroic side came into play when Mina was targeted by an assassination attempt by former Chaotix members, Heavy and Bomb. After Heavy had been defeated, only one bomb remained. Ash and Mina found it in her dressing room, and Ash risked his life by grabbing it and diving out the door. Ash was injured, and seemingly comatose. However, as Mina cried over his hospital bed, he awoke with a smile, and Mina's resulting joy made it apparent that her feelings for Ash were genuine, putting an end to Sonic's chances of a romantic relationship with her. When Mammoth Mogul took control of Mina's mind, having "marked" her in the past, Ash attempted to stop her and then, putting aside old differences, worked with Sonic to free Mina from Mogul's control and save her life. (StH: #134, #154, #185, #186)

Romance
Ash is very much in love with Mina, and has shown that he would be willing to sacrifice his own life to save her. It is because of this love that he forged his rivalry with Mina's old crush, Sonic, but that appears to have come to a stop after some discussion with Mina while on her tour.

Background information

 * One question that has been up for debate is what happened to Ash in the Mobius: X Years Later universe. A fan noticed this and questioned it in a fan funny in SU: #10.

Appearance
Designed by artist Jon Gray, Ash has yellow fur, jet black hair and blue eyes. He typically wears a white jacket, a black frowning "smiley face" shirt, studded wristbands, and baggy blue jeans (sometimes black) with a hole at the right knee. He also wears red-tinted, round glasses. Like Mina, his ears have multiple pierced, though with studs. At one time, he was depicted without pants; his white jacket became something of a long, red vest. Sometimes his white jacket is coloured red. The original concept called for numerous tattoos all over his arms and upper body, symbolizing things that he found meaningful or made him happy, but this element was scrapped from the final design.