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"Why is information technology that whenever someone says 'with all due respect' they really hateful 'kiss my ass'?"

Ashley Madeline Williams is a man soldier who served in the Systems Alliance as a Gunnery Main in the second Frontier Partition on Eden Prime, and was later assigned to Commander Shepard's squad later the geth assault on Eden Prime. She is a potential romance partner for a male person Shepard.

Contents

• ane Background
  • 1.1 E-mail tape
• ii Mass Effect: Foundation
• three Mass Effect
  • three.1 Romance
• 4 Mass Effect 2
  • 4.1 Romance
• 5 Mass Effect 3
  • 5.1 Mass Effect 3: Citadel
  • 5.2 Romance
• 6 Trivia
• vii References

Background

Born on April 14th, 2158^[1] on the colony globe Sirona in the 61 Ursae Majoris system, Ashley comes from a big family that includes a long line of Alliance soldiers: her not bad-grandmother, her grandfather, and her father all swore the Adjuration of Service.

Following her family's tradition, Ashley enlisted in the Alliance Navy every bit a marine after high school and was assigned to the Recruit Grooming Depot in Macapá, Brazil. During grooming, Primary Williams was certified proficient with the standard-issue M7 Lancer assault rifle and light to standard-weight combat hardsuits. She too completed certification in zero-gravity combat aboard the Rakesh Sharma Orbital Platform in Globe geosynchronous orbit. For Hostile Surroundings Set on Preparation, she was assigned to Fort Charles Upham on Titan, one of Saturn's moons, where she was awarded a commendation for her bold attack technique in a field do simulating an set on on turian betoken defense emplacements.

Drill Instructor Gunnery Principal Ellison noted her steadfast endurance and aggressive instincts, and promoted her to squad leader. After Ashley is promoted again to platoon guide subsequently her constructive tutelage of the less skilled members of her training unit. Her platoon had logged unanimous positive feedback on her leadership in a recent fitness review cycle, and fellow soldier Individual Nirali Bhatia praised her focus on squad-edifice exercises and "tough but fair" discipline.

Despite glowing performance reviews, Ashley was denied further opportunities for advocacy. Having served on numerous groundside garrisons she has repeatedly requested a transfer to a shipboard posting, but each request had been denied, without explicit reasons.

Ashley's Military Vocational Code is B4 and her blood type is B-Positive. She had received genetic enhancements including in-utero vision correction (maternal predisposition for nearsightedness) and the Course-B Alliance Infantry Upgrade Package.

E-mail tape

From: Ashley Williams (ashley.m.williams@edenprime.mil.sa)
Sent: June 17, 2183 22:03 UT
To: Sarah Williams (randori-girl@ward37.amaterasu.civ.pub)
Field of study: Re: Hey sister

James left today. He's been reassigned to one of the new Rapid Response Bases out in the Kepler Verge. Lucky bastard. It'south like the aboriginal west out there — pirates and slavers coming out of the Terminus Systems all the time. He gets to play the cavalry, riding out in frigates whatsoever time someone's house gets burned down.

I made some oral communication well-nigh how he was a valuable asset to the squad and he better make usa look good out there, apathetic blah. I suck at speeches. I was cribbing from something I read back in history course. I don't recall anyone noticed.

I'k going to miss him. Don't tell anyone.

And so yous remember James is beautiful, eh? Yes, well, when you said I should "get for him" — not gonna happen, kiddo. See, we have rules almost "fraternization". You don't do The Deed with your fellow troops, especially if they're nether you in rank. There'southward all sorts of problems that tin happen when 2 people in the same unit gather.

Let's say your unit is in a tight spot. Some issues-eyed aliens are going to overrun the galaxy. They swallow babies, smell bad, and don't accept elbows. Nasty. You're told to guard the rear. To let everyone else escape, someone is ordered "hold this spot until nosotros're gone." Someone has to exist left backside. Yous retrieve information technology's going to exist someone you're sleeping with?

I've served with these guys for 8 months at present. Yeah, some of them brand me feel tingly (and yes, James was kinda scruffy-beautiful). I hope I never take to decide who lives and who dies. But if I have to, my decision tin't be muddled upwardly by magic-sparkly-hearts-and-stars feelings.

Anyways, I'one thousand gonna knock off here. I've got dog scout in a few hours. Want to get a shower and a meal earlier so. Talk to you tomorrow.

- Ash

This bulletin originated from an Brotherhood war machine network. It has been censored at manual source for security purposes. Whatsoever respond may be read past war machine authorities.

Mass Effect: Foundation

Ii days earlier the assail on Eden Prime, Ashley was at a bar on reanimation with her boyfriend soldiers from Unit of measurement 212. Sergeant Donkey kept trying to seduce her to no avail, and Ash even joked almost hooking up with Pennyloafer, a daughter, instead. The horsing around was interrupted with the arrival of the unit of measurement'due south commanding officer, who presented the soldiers with a recon mission. A buoy was unearthed and the unit was assigned to defend information technology.

Despite being a nominal team leader, Ashley wasn't given command on the mission, with leadership duties being relegated to Sergeant Donkey. Ashley correctly interpreted the commanding officeholder'due south prejudice regarding her Williams heritage, and grudgingly accustomed the situation.

Unlike the rest of the squads in Unit 212, Ashley's 6-man team Dog Squad was ordered to go to the mission site on human foot. During the long trek, Sergeant Ass expressed his belief that Ashley should be the 1 leading the mission, praising her ability to keep a level head nether pressure level. Ashley observed that he was still trying to sleep with her and Ass didn't deny the assertion, merely that didn't hateful he wasn't being hostage. Ashley held out hope that possibly she and Ass will become lucky i day, and continued the march ahead.

On the eve of the assail, Dog Team discovered boyfriend 212 group Bravo Team dead on a ditch. Ash was ordered to pair upwardly with Bates to investigate, and noticed that the expressionless soldiers didn't even take the chance to draw their weapons. Bates was distraught at the sight of a dead soldier he one time knew, and Ash put her paw on his shoulder to console him.

Intercepted transmissions later indicated that the other squads Able and Charlie were under attack from an unknown enemy. Considering of the situation change and the need for a existent leader, Sergeant Donkey relinquished leadership of Canis familiaris Squad to Ashley. Ashley stirred upward the group's fighting spirit and encouraged them to double-time it to the dig site.

Dog Squad surveyed the dig site at dawn, and surmised the enemy attackers were geth. They were unfortunately spotted past recon drones and fired upon. Ashley attempted to execute the squad'south battle plan: she sent Rasputin to an elevated position, gave Sergeant Donkey orders to create a diversion, and tried to set an deadfall herself.

Their flanking maneuver brought down some geth, but the team began to take heavy casualties. Pennyloafer laid dead and Ashley ordered Jenner to transmit a general warning, but the comm specialist was shot presently. Rasputin and Donkey went down before getting the chance to heed Ashley's retreat phone call. Bates disappeared and didn't answer to Ashley's hails, leaving her alone to fend off the geth.

Ashley would non take defeat lying downward, and successfully fought her way out of her surrounded position. She played cat and mouse with the geth until they found her once again, and just when she was sure she was dead she got lucky: Commander Shepard and Kaidan Alenko arrived to her rescue.

Ashley was approached on the Citadel by an Alliance psychologist named Captain Channing a mean solar day after the geth attack, who coaxed her to talk about the events on Eden Prime. Initially wary of the psychologist, Ashley warmed up a little when the introspective moment immune her to recollect nearly what Ass once said: luck is for the lone.

Mass Outcome

For her gameplay attributes in Mass Result, meet Squad Members Guide#Ashley Williams.

Ashley Williams is first encountered by Commander Shepard on Eden Prime during the course of Shepard's mission to retrieve a Prothean Beacon. Ashley'southward unit, the 212, was wiped out by an army of geth also intent on retrieving the beacon. Every bit sole survivor of her unit, and having demonstrated her gainsay abilities on Eden Prime, Captain Anderson has her transferred to the SSV Normandy. Ashley is uncomfortable about filling a expressionless human's shoes later the loss of Corporal Jenkins, and blames herself for not being more alert during the geth attack. Over time, she becomes accustomed to the crew, fifty-fifty getting forth well with Kaidan Alenko.

While off duty, Ashley spends her time in the Normandy's storage section, cleaning rifles. Upon interaction, she will give feedback on recent missions, or the latest shipboard gossip before anyone else. Eventually, when she has said all she needs to, she excuses herself from conversation by claiming rifles don't maintain themselves yet.

Ashley is interested in Shepard's background. She is amazed that she and Shepard went to the same grooming facility and even reminisces nigh getting yelled at past Gunnery Principal Ellison.

Ashley enjoys talking virtually her family. Her father was an enlisted man who brewed his own beer and was proficient at playing baritone saxophones. Her mother had a degree in planetary geology. Both of Ash's parents wanted to see new worlds, though reality meant that her mom had to give up her career to help raise the family unit while her dad's away on six-month cruises. Despite his difficult work and dedication though, Ashley's father never rose above the rank of Serviceman tertiary form, a fact Ashley is deeply bitter about.

Ash is the oldest of iv daughters in the family, followed by Abby, Lynn, and Sarah. Due to her father's frequent deployments, she helped to raise her sisters, and the 4 siblings grew close to i another as a result. All of them took up self-defense training at their parents' urging: Lynn trained with pistols simply didn't like it much, Sarah took Aikido, Abby trained with swords while rocking a Victorian chichi, while Ashley herself learned marine mitt-to-hand from ane of her father'south friends.

Ashley's family unit regularly observes Armistice Day out of obligation. During Armistice Solar day 2183, Ashley can confide in Shepard that her grandfather was General Williams, who surrendered the garrison at Shanxi to the turians during the First Contact War, thus becoming the first human being to surrender to an alien forcefulness. Her superiors' prejudice confronting her family meant she had by and large been stuck on groundside garrison posts — preventing her from gaining actual combat experience — despite her exemplary technical scores. Possibly due to the discrimination she experienced, Ashley asserts that a Williams has to exist better than the best, to make up for Shanxi, making her dedicated to her job, but also prickly, blunt and quick-tempered.

Ashley has strong religious beliefs merely is hesitant to discuss it with Shepard considering she's concerned of the uneasiness information technology may cause in others. Her faith is strengthened by her work in space — "How can you look out at this galaxy and not believe in something?" — and she believes that her father who had passed away is with God. She still remembers his favorite poem, Tennyson's Ulysses, by center. When Shepard jokingly states that Ashley is the concluding person the Commander would expect to hear quoting classical literature, Ashley indignantly replies that merely because she can make headshots from a hundred meters doesn't mean she tin't like sensitive stuff, though she does request Shepard non to spread it effectually.

Though she is tough and aggressive, Ashley does have a empathetic side: if she met Samesh Bhatia on the Citadel she is very respectful and sympathetic, taking the time to say how much his late wife Nirali loved him.

Due to her family history, groundside assignments, and lack of experience in working with other races, she tends to be distrustful of aliens. Ashley doesn't trust the Citadel Council and believes humanity can't rely on them staying allies. She questions the wisdom of assuasive aliens to wander around the Normandy freely, and dismisses the Prothean Aught as "some asari mumbo jumbo", believing the Commander has suffered needlessly to get information technology. Yet, Ashley acknowledges that Shepard is in command and the presence of aliens on the Normandy is non her conclusion.

That beingness said, Ashley isn't xenophobic. She dismisses Terra Firma equally a group of xenophobic "jackals" who have replaced the original noble aims of the party with anti-alien paranoia. At Virmire, if Urdnot Wrex is with the Normandy coiffure and angry with Shepard due to current events, fifty-fifty though Ashley won't hesitate to shoot the krogan she happily volunteers to get with Captain Kirrahe'due south team and has no problem with the salarians, respecting their tenacity and skill.

After Liara T'Soni'due south rescue from Therum, Ashley distrusts her stated estrangement from Dame Benezia on grounds that they're family. Whichever Shepard'due south response, Ashley feels bad nigh the destruction of the Prothean site on the planet since it stood for thousands of years before they came in.

Following the incidents on Noveria, Ashley is convinced the rachni are dangerous, pointing out the historical precedent. She agrees with letting them stay dead and disagrees if the Rachni Queen was freed, though in this case she knows it wasn't her call to brand. After Benezia's death Ash encourages Shepard to talk to Liara, figuring she has to be hurting over the loss of her mother.

Ashley has some opinions on the land of Zhu'southward Promise in the aftermath of the events on Feros. If as well many colonists died, she feels bad because protecting them is one of the reasons soldiers like her are out in space in the commencement place. If the colony survived, she admires their resilience given how the colony'due south in the worst place she has always seen. She still recommends getting out of there though.

At the operation on Virmire, Shepard can choose to save Ashley's life, merely at the cost of losing Kaidan. During the debriefing, Ashley gets angry at Shepard's determination, maxim Kaidan was a superior officer and she should have been the ane left backside. However, Shepard responds by asking how far Ashley is willing to go in order to clear her grandpa's proper noun. Ashley does have qualms nigh facing the Reapers, claiming she's infantry and will take no place in the upcoming battles simply Shepard assures her that she's needed. Eventually Ashley comes to her senses and agrees to work with the Normandy's multi-species crew to stop Saren Arterius, even becoming good friends with Liara, Tali, and even Garrus and/or Wrex if they are effectually.

Romance

"You make me experience good plenty."

A male Shepard and Ashley can build a rapport subsequently Eden Prime that gradually grows into a romantic interest. Though Ashley is receptive, she's also not shy about needling Shepard on his allure to a soldier nether his control. Ashley claims she isn't one for words, only her involvement in verse helps her to say what she feels.

When the Normandy is grounded past the Council, Ashley persuades Shepard not to give in and nearly share a osculation earlier being interrupted by Joker. En route to Ilos, Ashley comes to Shepard's quarters, saying that, later on a long career of being sidelined by the Alliance, Shepard helps her to feel "good enough", and the two spend the night together. Ashley continues to tease Shepard; she claims to have something important to tell him, but if he wants to hear it, he'll have to survive Ilos and come dorsum to her offset.

Mass Effect ii

If Ashley died on Virmire, a news broadcast on the Citadel reports that Ashley Williams has been busy for her service past both the salarian and turian governments, receiving the salarian Silver Dagger and turian Nova Cluster medals, condign the first human to receive these awards and being quoted as saying "human being or alien, we're all simply animals". While searching the wreck of the first Normandy, Shepard will briefly meet Ashley in a flashback.

Provided she did non die on Virmire, Williams continues to serve under Shepard aboard the SSV Normandy. During a routine patrol, the ship came under attack from a vessel belonging to the enigmatic Collectors and Shepard ordered her to evacuate with the rest of the coiffure. Though she and the majority of the crew managed to escape, the send was destroyed, with Shepard killed afterwards being diddled into space; a fact that shattered Williams. She remained in the service of the Systems Brotherhood for the next ii years and was promoted to the rank of Operations Master, all the while attempting to move on with her life.

Nonetheless, later on a string of Alliance colonies had been abducted, it was believed that Cerberus was involved in these actions. Ashley was even informed of reports indicating that Commander Shepard was alive and working for Cerberus. Thus, she was dispatched to the Horizon colony in order to update its defenses to prepare it for an expected Cerberus assault. However, that proved not to be the case as the planet suffered an onslaught from the Collectors while the defense grid was still non-operational.

During the attack, Ashley is attacked and paralyzed by a seeker swarm, but is found afterward the Collectors go out Horizon. Though she is glad to be reunited with Shepard, she is not very addicted of the thought of Shepard working for Cerberus, feeling that the Commander may experience indebted to the pro-human organization for being resurrected. Ashley then leaves and tells Shepard to exist careful. If Garrus is with Shepard on Horizon, Ashley will besides be surprised that Garrus is working with Cerberus and Garrus volition attempt to reason with Ashley claiming her feelings towards Cerberus are blinding her to run into the truth behind the attacks.

Romance

If Shepard pursued a romantic relationship with Ashley before, a picture of Ashley is displayed in Shepard'southward quarters aboard the Normandy SR-2, showing that Shepard notwithstanding cares for her. She and Shepard share a cursory emotional reunion on Horizon: though she's relieved he's alive, she's angry he never tried to contact her, putting her in so much grief. After the mission, he receives an apologetic e-mail from her, titled Hey in that location.

Shepard,

I'thou sad for what I said back on Horizon. When I lost you two years ago, it tore me up. I prayed for yous every day. I read a lot of Tennyson, thinking nearly you, just similar I did when my dad passed. And so y'all came back, and it was like my prayers were answered. Simply I'm not who I was then, and neither are you.

I don't know what'southward true anymore. Role of me can't believe it'southward really you. I keep going back to that night before Ilos, our nighttime.... I oasis't permit myself think nigh those memories for more than a twelvemonth now.

I wouldn't accept expected y'all to work for Cerberus, only I know why they sent y'all to Horizon. I saw how many people were lost there, and if anyone can stop the Collectors, you tin. I can't go where you're going, but I can wish you luck.

Just stay alive out at that place... Skipper. I don't know what the future holds, but I can't lose you lot a 2d time.

--Ash

Expiry closes all: but something ere the cease,
Some piece of work of noble note, may however be done,
Not unbecoming men that strove with Gods.

Should Shepard choose to remain true-blue to Ashley, he gazes at her movie for several moments and smiles at it during the journey to the Collector Base.

Mass Effect three

For her gameplay attributes in Mass Event 3, run into Squad Members Guide (Mass Upshot 3)#Ashley Williams.

"I hateful, peradventure this problem can't exist solved past some grunt shooting the bogeyman in the face, just if you think it might help, I'grand game."

Ashley returns to fight the Reapers, provided she survived on Virmire. If she did not, Kaidan Alenko will have her place in the squad. Past the time of the events of the Reaper Invasion, Ashley has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander, received several commendations and has served in a covert-operations unit.

During the Reapers' invasion of Earth, Ashley assists in evacuating Shepard from World on-lath the Normandy SR-ii, where she then joins Shepard to a mission to recover Prothean information on Mars. Ashley still shows some mistrust towards Shepard after discovering a Cerberus presence on Mars, becoming more worried about the experiments performed on Shepard subsequently discovering that Cerberus processed their own people. About the end of the mission, after chasing down Dr. Eva, Ashley is critically injured later the Illusive Man orders Dr. Eva to "finish her." After disabling Dr. Eva and fleeing Mars, Shepard takes her to Huerta Memorial Hospital on the Citadel, where she slowly recuperates. While recovering, Udina offers her Spectre status.

Shepard is able to speak to Ashley in the infirmary after every major mission, where they can choose to exist either friendly or hostile to her. Although Ashley admits that her doubts about Shepard are however present, she promises to work with them and trust them. She tells Shepard near the hard times her sister Sarah is going through as her husband, being a marine, was called dorsum into action. If the Commander asks her about her promotion to Lt. Commander, she remarks the old "Williams curse" must be losing its grip, to which Shepard replies that she'd earned it.

In time, Ashley recovers from her injury and accepts Udina'due south offer. Shepard can speak with her on Huerta Memorial regarding this, with the conversation shifting to her family. Ashley reveals that her family has made it onto the Citadel. Sarah's husband was killed in activeness, withal, and she wants to at least say some words at the Lieutenant's memorial service.

When Cerberus invades the Citadel, Ashley is tasked to protect the Councilors but is unaware that Udina is working with Cerberus to take command of the Council. This puts Shepard and Ashley in conflict, and she must be convinced of the truth.

Depending on past interactions with her, Ashley tin can be talked downward. If Shepard succeeds in talking Ashley down, she will plough her gun on Udina and guild him to stand downward. Udina volition so raise a gun on the asari Councilor and if Shepard doesn't shoot Udina, Ashley volition.

If Shepard cannot persuade Ashley to back off, then Shepard will be forced to kill Ashley. If not Shepard, a squad member will shoot her instead. Her proper name volition appear on the memorial wall aboard the Normandy.

If Ashley lives through the insurrection, she meets Shepard by the docks as the Commander is near to return to the Normandy, where she reflects on how they both almost killed each other doing what they believed to be right. Ashley mentions that she was offered a place on Admiral Hackett's team but that if she has any selection in the thing she would rather be on the Normandy. Shepard can either allow her back in or exit her behind to provide assistance in the war. If Shepard hasn't built a skillful enough relationship with Ashley, she will not offer to return to the Normandy; in this case, Shepard has to be very persuasive to convince Ashley to rejoin Shepard'southward squad.

If Ashley is assigned to Hackett's team instead of being immune back onboard the Normandy, she sends Shepard an e-postal service.

Checking in

---

From: Ashley Williams

Commander,

Just wanted to pass along I'thousand settling into my new post with Admiral Hackett. Besides many things to get done- not a lot of rack time.

I'm starting to get a handle of the enormity of what we're up against. We become new intel everyday that needs to get candy into practical action. Turns out, I'm good at breaking things down to the practical. No surprises there.

All correct, back to work.

Ashley

Ashley takes up residence on the Starboard Ascertainment Deck, the quarters formerly occupied by Samara. Once on the Normandy, Ashley seldom says annihilation enlightening if Shepard isn't pursuing a human relationship with her.

Later the turian platoon's rescue on Tuchanka, she sympathizes with the primarch's son, knowing that it'southward never easy losing people in one'due south unit. After the flop's defusal on the same planet, she expresses that information technology was a "[d]amn shame it went the way it did." She stands by the memorial wall to pay her respects to Kaidan. Shepard tells her to put in a skilful word for them.

Subsequently bugging out of Utukku alive, Ashley complains that she'southward withal got slime to clean off her armor. She approves of the rachni Queen (or its replacement) dying, and is distrustful of the deal Shepard brokered if otherwise. She also comments on Grunt, offer condolences if he was killed, or remarking almost his "badassery" if he walked out alive.

After the evac on Gellix Ashley says she hopes a bunch of ex-Cerberus can be trusted. If Jacob is alive she's just glad he turned out alright. She does note that scooping those scientists from nether the Illusive Man's nose is bound to piss the guy off, and that things could've turned out worse with civilians and children in the mix.

After blowing up the monastery on Lesuss, if she was on the mission, Ashley remarks that Banshees aren't a side of the asari she wants to see, and acknowledges Shepard's knack for making "unusual" friends if Samara was encountered. She wants to read Sarah's old letters again due to the events that took place on the planet.

Ashley expresses her lingering resentment towards the geth after the destruction of the sabotaged geth dreadnought over Rannoch. She sighs in frustration and disbelief that even after all these years, she is still fighting the synthetics. Humorously, Ashley scoreboards the destruction of the geth transport: a 1-0 lead of humanity versus the "blinky flashlights".

Afterward the rescue effort on Admiral Koris she approves of Shepard strafing the geth from the shuttle if she was present at the time. If Koris was saved that got her thinking well-nigh the value of a good leader, on how many lives should be sacrificed to protect a truly inspired 1, and hopes she never has to find out.

She does collaborate with the crew at times, and in one amusing interlude after Shepard's trip to the Geth Consensus Shepard finds Ashley lying wasted on the floor with a hangover. Ash reveals she spent the previous night trying to 'get her mind off stuff' by drinking an unabridged canteen of unspecified liquor with James. Equally the other man Spectre lies mewling on the common cold starboard flooring Shepard can either respond to this with playful banter or strict professional person scolding.

Subsequently the geth-quarian war's determination on Rannoch, Ashley offers her perspective on things depending on how events turned out.

If Shepard chose the geth leading to the death of the quarians and Tali'southward suicide, Ashley is heartbroken over Tali's decease, maxim "she was like a petty sister" and that she needs some time to mourn her death. If Tali died months before during the suicide mission, Ashley will be much more than harsh with Shepard. She knows they need allies to defeat the Reapers, but with her bias against the synthetics she defers to Shepard's decision, telling the Commander they should promise information technology was the right decision. She farther tells Shepard to keep the geth abroad from her.

If Shepard chose the quarians over the geth, Ashley recalls the loss of the 212 on Eden Prime and says she'southward glad it's over now. She besides says information technology'southward the right call, with her view on the quarians being a big aid with the tech stuff, and that she'd rather scope downward some tin can than a person. If Shepard managed to make peace between the quarians and geth, Ashley'due south impressed on the feat. She expresses skepticism every bit to how long the peace will final.

During i of the downtimes after missions, Ashley sends a postal service to Shepard stating that the preparations for Sarah's married man's memorial service are complete. It takes identify on the Refugee Docks' Memorial Wall, and Shepard can visit the sisters there in 1 of the adjacent trips to the Citadel.

Ashley compares her sister's demeanor to their begetter'south during the memorial: all smiles regardless of stress. If Shepard commends this behavior, Ashley delves farther into memories of her father before joining Sarah in shared remembrance.

Ashley sympathizes with Liara's grief after the disastrous mission on Thessia. She tells Shepard she will talk to Liara to ease her suffering.

After the mission on Horizon, Ashley is horrified past what the squad found in the ruins, either through second-hand retelling or, if personally present, existence distressed enough to be unable to forget the place. Just when she thought she's heard of everything, she notes how the plan to lure in refugees was so cold and calculating that she can't understand it. She is glad that she can't, as it's what helps retain her humanity. If Miranda died on Horizon Ash consoles Shepard, knowing she meant a lot to the Commander. Speaking further, she wonders aloud nigh what the galaxy'southward refugees volition do side by side.

After the raid on Cronos Station, Ashley expresses her relief in seeing Cerberus well and truly gone. Even though she doesn't want to reopen onetime wounds, she appreciates the irony of Shepard existence the 1 responsible. Her final words about Cerberus before closing the matter for skillful is "skillful riddance."

Ashley tin be spoken to during the final assault on Earth, loitering near a couple of soldiers and a construction housing the London FOB's holographic communications terminal. Otherwise, if she was previously handed over to Hackett she won't be amid the people Shepard can talk to in the Play tricks's communications center.

Restless when Shepard inquires how she's holding upwardly, she asks back if they have a chance, and the Commander assures her there's e'er hope as it got them so far. She praises Shepard as the reason all of them got to where they are at present, and if Shepard answers that Ash and other people like her picked the Commander up when they stumbled, Ash quips back that "hero-lady/hero-homo" saved her almost as many times as she saved them.

She feels it'southward been a thousand years since Eden Prime number, finding it hard to effigy out how they got to their electric current situation. Ash was ever a survivor, and Shepard compliments her as such, though she doesn't actually believe it until her Commander adds that she'southward also a Spectre and a fine soldier. There'southward one more hill to have, Shepard queries the Lieutenant-Commander if she's set, and she confidently responds that she is.

If Ashley is in the team at the final button towards the conduit, she volition be killed by Harbinger alongside another team member if Shepard failed to muster enough of the galaxy's forces for the fight. If she survived and Shepard activated the Crucible, Ashley may be seen convincing Joker to fly the Normandy to rubber earlier getting caught in the blast wave. Much later, Ashley volition be among the mourners paying their respects to the fallen at Normandy'due south memorial wall.

Mass Effect 3: Citadel

Ashley'south presence during and after Shepard's shore exit adventures is dependent on her non being expressionless or sent to Admiral Hackett after the attempted Citadel coup.

Ashley tags along with the rest of Shepard'due south gang in trying to determine the mastermind behind the latest attempt on the Commander's life. Liara figured out that they take a lead afterward tracing the M-11 Suppressor Shepard stole from one of the assailants, a weapons dealer named Elijah Khan who happens to run a public consequence on his Silverish Declension Casino. Shepard can bring Ash along in the programme to become answers from the man, and the second Spectre dons a tight blueish evening dress for the occasion if chosen.

She's as well part of Team Mako with Liara and Maya Brooks during the all-out attack on the Citadel Archives, provided Shepard does not require her in the squad.

When Shepard'southward botched shore get out is settled and real opportunities for Citadel R&R ascend, Ashley can request a run across with Shepard at the Silver Declension Casino upper bar, where she dares the Commander to a drinking contest to bear witness who is a "real Spectre" and who's just pretending to be ane. Shepard tin can match her shot-for-shot or allow her to win the challenge.

The two have their evening interrupted by a batarian and a vorcha, with the former persistently poking Shepard and proclaiming their dislike for "Brotherhood types". Shepard quips "rain check" to Ash, and the two "Alliance types" keep to beat up the aggressors.

Ashley tin also be used every bit a squadmate for Shepard for competitions in the Armax Arsenal Arena, not requiring any marry license unlike sure other squadmates.

Despite existence on Shepard's team, Ashley is an optional invite to the Commander'south big party. At the party's kickoff stage she sits with James by the ground floor couches, teasing Cortez.

At the political party's 2d stage, if the mood was set to energetic Ashley is encouraged by James Vega to back up him in his argument for physical training over biotics. If Ashley and James are both unromanced she flirts with James and shows interest in his physique. Equally the night goes on the two tin can grow closer and Shepard may encourage them to hook upward, or tell them to cool things off. In the onetime case, Vega tries to woo her with the Spanish phrase "tu con tantas curvas, y yo sin frenos" ("you with such curves, and me with no brakes"), which Ashley keeps asking him to repeat. If romantic overtures were made to either of them then abandoned at primal moments, Ashley vacillates between allure and rejection, not siding with James during the argument.

If everyone was invited to trip the light fantastic toe at the final leg of the political party, Ashley is still by the balcony watching either Vega doing sit-ups or Liara floating James around. If romance did non blossom between the ii of them, Ash and James just brandish their moves in the balcony when Shepard checks in on them.

If the mood is ready to relaxed for the party'due south final stage, Ashley sits with Steve, Joker, and most of Shepard's acquaintances in the upper flooring couches. If Wrex is around, he recounts the time on Virmire when he was gear up to kill for the genophage cure. He asks Ashley if she would've killed him dorsum and so. Ash says and so without hesitation if he left her no selection, and Wrex announces that he respects her for that.

If Shepard is in a relationship with her, the 2 awake in Shepard's bed the next morning time and osculation each other before rising. Ashley tin exist establish standing by the central isle counter in the kitchen subsequently regardless of relationship status with Shepard, watching Vega cook eggs.

Romance

"I doubted you once Shepard, and I lost you. That's not happening again."

When Shepard visits Ashley in the hospital, she will call him out if he was in a prior human relationship with her, merely pursued another person while working with Cerberus. She is very judgmental of Miranda and Jack but seems more than comfy with the idea of Shepard and Tali existence together, saying "Tali is similar a fiddling sis, I totally corroborate... non that you needed my blessing." Though despite saying that, if Shepard hasn't built enough of a friendly rapport with her, Ashley does brandish signs of jealousy during the assault on the geth dreadnought if brought along with Tali, even making catty remarks towards her.

If Shepard has remained faithful to Ashley, the conversations in the hospital are a lot more than cheerful and less confrontational. The relationship progresses well if Shepard tries to exist as friendly as possible and buys Ashley 'The Collected Alfred Tennyson' from the Sirta Supplies store.

If Ashley is called to come aboard the Normandy, Shepard can showtime, or restart a relationship with her. Ashley does not talk a lot on the Normandy. Eventually, Ashley will send an email asking Shepard for assistance; Ashley is going to comfort her younger sister Sarah who has lost her husband and doesn't want to practise information technology lonely. If Shepard is comforting and respectful to Ashley, the relationship is cemented further.

Later on, she sends some other electronic mail asking Shepard to meet her on the Citadel. Ashley tells him how her dad would have liked Shepard. She apologizes for all that has happened betwixt them and asks if they are "going somewhere". If Shepard reciprocates, they share a kiss together.

Just before the assault on the Cerberus headquarters, she visits the Captain's Quarters and, unless directly turned downward, she tries to comfort Shepard near all the people they've lost. She expresses how she felt lost herself and that it broke her heart when Shepard was dead. At long terminal, they admit their honey for each other, then kiss and spend the nighttime together.

In a concluding conversation between her and Shepard on Earth, they reflect on how many times they've saved each other in the by. Shepard and so recites from 1 of Tennyson's poems The Charge of the Light Brigade, a reference to how poetry has been used to convey their feelings throughout their relationship. Ashley grabs Shepard and tells him she doesn't want him to go and that she loves him. He gently replies that he loves her likewise and then says 'permit's get information technology done, and go home'. In a breaking voice, Ashley responds "yep aye Captain."

If Ashley is the love interest for Shepard, the last matter he volition see will exist an epitome of Ashley looking at him and warmly smiling.

After the firing of the Crucible, she will be seen placing Shepard's proper name on the memorial wall, or, if the Reapers are destroyed and enough of the galaxy'south forces accept been mustered, she will grin and refrain from placing the plaque, and the Normandy is seen flight off.

Trivia

• Kimberly Brooks, who voices Ashley Williams, also voiced the grapheme Lanaya in Dragon Historic period: Origins, some other BioWare game.
  • According to The Final Hours of Mass Outcome 3, Ashley was originally voiced by E. G. Daily. The part was recast when the developers didn't experience the romantic chemistry they were aiming for with the character.
• Ashley is one of the 'poster' characters for Mass Event and ordinarily appears on the promotional art along with Garrus. The ii of them are also seen accompanying Shepard in almost of the demo footage, including the mission on Caleston where Ash tin can be seen arguing with Garrus. When he says they tin't risk the mission to salvage a grouping of homo miners trapped by the geth attack, Ashley claims that if they were turian miners he'd desire to get them out.
• Several pieces of Ashley'southward groundwork came from the long-defunct official community website for the start game.^[1]
  • The "James" referred to in Ashley'south 2183 email to her sister is secretly a BioWare technical designer, who transferred to the Austin studio the solar day the piece was written.
  • While the primeval background material lists her homeworld as Sirona, her character blurb in the Mass Outcome Legendary Edition website lists World as her homeworld.^[2]
• Ashley also shares the aforementioned name as Bruce Campbell's character Ashley "Ash" Williams in the Evil Dead serial of movies. If Ashley is in the squad on Virmire, her conversation response includes a reference to shooting things with her "boomstick."
• Ashley was originally to recite Robert Heinlein's "Cool Green Hills of World." The rights for Heinlein's work are rather complex, and when time ran out to acquire permission, it was replaced with Tennyson'south "Ulysses," which is in the public domain. The second and 3rd stanzas were used when she discussed her father, and the fourth and final on the mode to Ilos.
  • Ashley'south middle name, Madeline, is another reference to Tennyson from her poesy-loving male parent.
• Ashley's quip on beingness unable to distinguish aliens from animals has sparked accusations of racism from observers. Writer Chris L'Etoile acknowledged the line every bit "a mistake" in hindsight, although he does point out several Mass Effect races may look like dressed-upwardly animals at first glance.^[iii]
• Equally function of a workaround for a programming outcome, Jennifer Unhurt voiced all of the lines for the Ashley romance in Mass Issue even though the romance was intended to be exclusive to male Shepard.^[4] It is possible for a female person Shepard to have a romance with Ashley through the use of salve edits, although some of the dialogue options are missing and Ashley'southward dialogue will occasionally refer to Shepard as male.^[v]
• On the PS3 version of Mass Result two, if Ashley died on Virmire, her pic may appear in Shepard's cabin even if she was not the chosen love interest in the interactive in-game comic, possibly caused by a glitch in the game. ^[vi]
• Gunny Ellison and his predilection for using elaborate words are a veiled reference to author Harlan Ellison.
• On December 14, 2011, a soundfile was released in which Kimberly Brooks voices Ashley'due south amends email to Shepard in Mass Effect 2 later the two come across on Horizon. Like Kaidan's letter, it was released on Youtube by fans.
• Along with Garrus and Shepard, Ashley is one of the first three characters to accept an activeness figure fabricated in her prototype by Square Enix'south Play Arts Kai. The figures were released in September 2012. [1] The prototypes tin be seen on Mass Event's Facebook page.
• When meeting with Ashley for drinks at the bar at Silversun Strip, a batarian and a vorcha volition face up Shepard and Ashley, stating that they don't like Brotherhood types. This may exist a reference to a scene in Star Wars Episode Iv: A New Hope, where Ponda Baba and Evazan choice a fight with Luke Skywalker in the Mos Eisley Cantina.
• Equally with all squad members, Ashley has unique dialogue that can be heard at various locations, during missions or assignments, or if a specific team member is in the selected team.

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} http://web.archive.org/web/20090607045309/http://masseffect.bioware.com/me1/galacticcodex/ashley_part1.html
2. ↑ https://world wide web.ea.com/games/mass-effect/mass-event-legendary-edition/about
3. ↑ https://forums.penny-arcade.com/word/annotate/10201339#Comment_10201339
4. ↑ http://biowarebase.nerdappropriate.com/ LGBTQ: Graphic symbol Discussion; Baronial thirty, 2013; beginning at 0:36:00
5. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?5=2Mwiqq-Y5r4&feature=related
6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160310113853/forum.bioware.com/topic/163092-bug-love-interest-photo/

	Mass Effect Team
	Ashley Williams • Garrus Vakarian • Kaidan Alenko Liara T'Soni • Tali'Zorah nar Rayya • Urdnot Wrex

	Mass Effect 3 Squad
	Ashley Williams • EDI • Garrus Vakarian • James Vega Javik • Kaidan Alenko • Liara T'Soni • Tali'Zorah vas Normandy

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