Kaya was a human sorceress who was once affiliated with the Knights of Sumeria. After betraying the order, Kaya partnered with the demon known as Ruby to banish The Dark Ones from the Earthly plane, though it came at the cost of her own soul's imprisonment inside the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis itself.
Kaya first physically appeared in the Ash vs Evil Dead Season Three episode Unfinished Business, though she previously appeared in an animated flashback in Booth Three. She was portrayed by Chelsie Preston Crayford.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Little information is available on Kaya's background and early life, though she was born during the age in which The Dark Ones held dominion over the Earth. After becoming a skilled sorceress (specifically a necromancer), Kaya joined the Knights of Sumeria, an ancient order whose primary purpose was to protect humanity from the forces of evil.
At some point, Kaya decided to betray the order and join forces with Ruby, a Dark One herself who was planning on destroying her fellow demons in order to rule the world on her own.[1] With the aid of Kaya's sorcery, she and Ruby were able to banish The Dark Ones into a "limbo" dimension known as the Deadlands,[2] though Kaya's immortal soul became trapped inside the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis.[3]
The End of Days[]
Kaya appears to Ruby through the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis (Unfinished Business)
It was in the early 21st Century that Kaya was finally able to communicate with her former partner Ruby, speaking to her through the Necronomicon itself. Kaya warned her that a portal to the netherworld had been established, and that it was only a matter of time before The Dark Ones broke free and unleashed their revenge upon them. The sorceress also warned that the remaining Knights of Sumeria had made contact with The Prophesied One, to which Ruby realized that the ancient prophecy in which evil would test the mettle of humanity was beginning. Kaya offered to stand by Ruby's side and fight along side her again if she was freed, though the Dark One could not do such an act until finding a suitable host body for Kaya's soul to inhabit.[4]
The sorceress did not have to wait long for a host, as Kelly Maxwell (an associate of Ash Williams) would be killed by Ruby after foolishly taking on the Dark One alone. As Maxwell had died by the blade of the Kandarian Dagger, the knife served as a sort of mystical conductor in which Kaya's spirit could be channeled directly into the body.[2] Now posing as Kelly, Kaya observed The Prophesied One and his cohorts up-close, and aided Ruby with her plot to convince Ash's daughter Brandy to kill him.
It was during the "Midwinter Night's Dream" dance at Kenward County High School that Kaya's charade as Kelly would be discovered by Pablo Simon Bolivar, who had conversed with the spirit of Kelly Maxwell trapped in the Deadlands just a few minutes prior. Though she tried and failed to kill Bolivar before he could alert Ash Williams to the ruse, both Kaya and Ruby were forced to make a quick escape shortly thereafter when Brandy Barr was accidentally killed by the Kandarian Dagger, foiling their plan to disrupt the prophecy.[5]
Death[]
As punishment for banishing The Dark Ones, Kaya's spirit is placed in her original body only for it to be incinerated moments later (Judgement Day)
Upon returning to Ruby's mansion from the school, Kaya captured Zoë, a member of the modern iteration of the Knights of Sumeria.[1] Though the sorceress pleaded with Ruby that they should start running (as the return of The Dark Ones was inevitable), Ruby opted to stay and create a new page of the book using Zoë's skin and blood which would mask the "scent" of the Ex-Mortis from them, buying the duo a little more time. It was shortly after completing the page that Ash Williams arrived to the the mansion to retrieve Kelly's body, only to engage in a battle with Ruby after refusing to tell them where the rift between worlds was. As Kaya went to attack Ash on her own, The Dark Ones appeared within the house to reclaim the Necronomicon and enact their revenge. One of The Dark Ones proceeded to expel Kaya's original body (now a naked, soulless husk) and ripped the spirit of the sorceress out of Kelly's body, placing it back into her own. Then, while in the Dark One's grip, Kaya's body was suddenly engulfed in flames, burning until there was nothing but a charred skeleton remaining. After witnessing her partner's demise, Ruby defiantly told The Dark Ones that The Promised One would destroy them all, moments before her own spirit was absorbed by the demons to be tormented for eternity.[6]
Powers & Abilities[]
- Sorcery/Necromancy: Kaya was a sorceress whose primary area of expertise was said to have been necromancy.[2] The full extent of her skills is unknown, as she never demonstrated these powers during her time in the 21st Century.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ash vs Evil Dead: Rifting Apart (Season 3, Episode 8) (2018)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ash vs Evil Dead: Tales From The Rift (Season 3, Episode 6) (2018)
- ↑ Ash vs Evil Dead: Booth Three (Season 3, Episode 2) (2018)
- ↑ Ash vs Evil Dead: Unfinished Business (Season 3, Episode 4) (2018)
- ↑ Ash vs Evil Dead: Twist And Shout (Season 3, Episode 7) (2018)
- ↑ Ash vs Evil Dead: Judgement Day (Season 3, Episode 9) (2018)