Would it be far fetched to think Ash Salt might be inspired by cinderella? The way she is stripped of agency and identity and is made to do the dirty work for shamil and his minions (altho unlike the stepsisters, blapph and capple actually WANT to do something). Even her name is
This is definitely Deep Cut's main motive for venturing the Spiralite Islands since they care about the city they live in and its people (ties into their motives during Alterna) and in their pride, is looking for ways to alleviate that debt even if it means risking their lives