Ash Poprik 🗡️

@ashleypoprik

Game and Comics Writer | Destiny 2, Black Ops 6, Transphoria, Spider-Man 2 | TGA Future Class, BAFTA Connect, Forbes 30u30 | ashleypoprik.com | 🏳️‍🌈🦻🏻

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Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Jun 26

Titan from megamind with captions that read “there is no Easter Bunny, there is no Tooth Fairy, and there is no games industry without game developers”

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Jun 16

Thank you @nathangrayson.bsky.social for providing a space to celebrate Destiny 2's bittersweet ending, and to @alisontheperson.bsky.social for showing me stellar leadership.

Screenshot from the article which reads: "Something that I really appreciated about working here was that our narrative director, Alison, would be very meticulous about what we were assigned, either because she wanted us to shine with our talents or to challenge us to be better and push ourselves. That's a very rare thing to happen in games when everyone is just focusing on shipping something as fast as possible. This lore tab got really great reception, but more importantly it was the first time that I felt like I mastered writing prose. I am very sad at how Destiny 2 was cut short, but I am so incredibly grateful and proud that my time there was useful and valuable, both to players and to myself.

This team was really special. I feel like everyone I worked with was not only talented, but unbelievably compassionate. I really hope I cross paths with those devs more during my career because they were a breath of fresh air."

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Jun 10

old man yaoi

Instagram post from Geoff Keighley sitting across Hideo Kojima. They toast each other. Keighley’s Instagram caption reads “hey took me to a nice dinner for a successful summer games fest”

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Jun 8

We do a little editing for lily's world XD 💻 thank you @sonderingemily.bsky.social for having me

Screenshot of credits for lily's world xd, which says "Credits. Made by SonderingEmily. Instagram/YouTube: @SonderingEmily. Tools and General Programming: Kirk Perkins. Narrative Editing: Ashley Poprik."

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Jun 6

What it feels like watching game announcements as a non-Final Fantasy player

A screencap from Jimmy Neutron of the teacher saying “Sheen, this is the 7th week in a row you’ve shown Final Fantasy 7 in class.”

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· May 15

Reading my GDC evals 🥰

Louis Wain painting of a smiling cat that reads "I am happy because everyone loves me"

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· May 15

Seeing Shrek in theaters tonight

Sonic leans back, smirking with the speech bubble, “shrek on a Friday night? God, you’re cool.”

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Apr 8

Hey there! I’m Ash and I'm a writer/narrative designer working on [NDA] as well as [NDA 2]. I previously wrote for Destiny 2, Call of Duty: BO6 and MWIII, Skullgirls, and Spider-Man 2, as well as some board games for Disney & Marvel. I also write on comics, such as Ringo Award–winning Transphoria.

Screenshot from Black Ops 6. A well-dressed man sits at a casino table.

Screenshot from Skullgirls. A man wears a strange suit made of fur, looking over his shoulder anxiously as he reaches for an empty folding chair.

Screenshot from Marvel's Spider-Man 2. A man dressed in a full Spider-Suit and mask stands across from another man wearing glasses. They face each other, holding each other's shoulders firmly.

Screenshot from Destiny 2. An armed person stands on the left and looks ahead into a well-lit cantina.

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Mar 26

Hey everyone I dyed my hair

Ash turns slightly, showing off some chunky blonde highlights

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Mar 22

stfu

A Google Doc with the singular sentence: "mmmm yummy Steam Keys" is flagged with "strong resemblance to AI text."

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Feb 21

Big day today ❤️

Cookie cake with balloons that reads “Yippee!! Alan is Cancer Free!”

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Feb 13

You guys haven’t seen my lazy dogs enough yet so here

A small black dachshund and a Pomeranian mix snuggle and look at the camera person, either lovingly or hoping for treats.

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Feb 5

@inkle.co was crazy enough to give me access to the game narrative megaphone

A page that reads: The “A” in “Game”: Education in Play
ASHLEY “ASH” POPRIK (they/her)
Destiny 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Feb 1

Been stoked for this day for sooo long 💪🐺 I got to write on Skullgirls! Beowulf’s origin comes to life this March 💀❤️

A smiling young boy holds up a belt with a ‘W’ stitched onto the buckle. In the top left reads “Origin Story: Beowulf”

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Jan 27

Superheroes

Black, white, and red illustration of Wolverine making ICE kabobs. His left claw is in an ICE agent’s chest and his right claw is through another ICE agent’s jaw.

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Jan 26

I'll be around (and speaking) at GDC this year :D If you're going to be in the area and want to hang or grab a boba, please shoot me a message!

Ashley Poprik
Senior Narrative Designer
Bungie

Ashley Ash Poprik is a video game and comic writer. Her credits include Destiny 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Clue: Disney Villains, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, and Transphoria, to name a few. Ash pushes to create a more diverse games industry through mentorship, speaking, and advocacy.

Presenting:
"Juniors, Associates, Interns: Why They Matter and How to Support Them" and "Narrative Portfolio Review"

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Dec 15

APAB - assigned patriot at birth

workday selection says "please select your gender" and the two options are Man and Nonbinary (United States of America)

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Dec 12

I gotta put myself first

Blocked words for the next 24 hours on my Bluesky including “the game awards, TGA, award, thegameawards, Geoff, awards”

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Dec 8

Today’s mood:

Sims 4 screenshot, cursor hovering over an action associated with the toilet labeled “take an angry poop”

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Dec 4

He needs to be punished

Lilo holding a jar of pickles with spoons in them. The spoons are decorated to represent her “friends”

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Nov 18

A tweet that reads "poop and butt are dating and they met at farts wedding"

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Nov 2

I hear all the hottest people in town will be there 👁️👁️

Flyer for a food drive on November 22 from 12-3PM. Drop-off will be at the Mineral Wells Picnic Area in Griffith Park. Bring canned food, rice, dry pasta, and dry cereals.

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Oct 31

Bungie narrative conquers the Annual Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival Haunted House 🎃👻

4 digital ghosts pose with a skeleton and some virtual pumpkins. A banner behind them says “congratulations on making it out alive” and the white board beside them says “you did it! You puzzle scoundrel” with a box of free pins on the table under it.

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Oct 10

Till death 🤍

Ash and Alison wear white and sit in the water, holding each other as waves wash over them. A beautiful sunset illuminates the water.

Ash and Alison hold hands in the sand, their ordained friend marrying them in the center. Golden light from the sun shines behind them.

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Sep 24

“Someone call the police! But not for me” meme. An old man hunches over, looking in distress until he pulls out a gun on the mugger

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Jul 28

How am I already halfway thru my Bungie contract when I feel like I just got here

Doodle of Mary from “Anne and Mary’s Hunt for Booty” looking confused as hell, a rather unhealthy amount of drool dripping off her bottom lip

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Jul 16

The fit in question btw

Ash wearing a really cool Lodi tee shirt and it’s wrinkled so AI haters can’t steal it. Ash loves gatekeeping. It’s a black shirt and has the new Destiny blorbo’s face plastered all over it.

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Jul 15

As you all know, times have been hard but working with this team has been easy (and quite delightful) ❤️✨ Happy Edge of Fate release day and I can’t wait to post today’s fit ;)

A medal that reads “master gut puncher, Ashley Poprik, endies 2025

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· Jul 8

So true tbh @alexaray.bsky.social

Ash and Alexa Ray text conversation. Ash says “We love grind.” Alexa replies “I mean, we could be doing drugs instead.” Ash says “so fucking true.” Alexa jokes, “I want it on a shirt.” Ash suggests “Beige shirt, dark brown text, all lowercase.” Alexa agrees.

Ash Poprik 🗡️@ashleypoprik· May 12

My day was going so well and then I get a call that it’s time to say goodbye to my grandmother