In "The King of Fighters XIII" Ash is the only character not part of a team, and it is learned that he works for Those From the Past (seen in "2003" and "XI"). However, he has a conflict with organization leader Saiki at the end of the game. Ash is the final boss in "The King of Fighters XIII" as (also known as Evil Ash) with power stolen from Saiki, who is trying to possess him. He ultimately sacrifices himself to destroy Saiki. While Ash's memories start disappearing from almost every people who knew him, he still makes cameos in some endings.