Ashley's xenophobia is noted as one of her major flaws she is known for her "aggressive instincts and tendency to speak bluntly" which is a liability when dealing with civilians, and occasionally expresses political opinions the Systems Alliance consider "problematic". She is also "stubbornly insular and not willing to accept help when it is needed". Even though her family has been disgraced due to her grandfather's service history, she enlisted with the Systems Alliance as she felt she had something to prove.īioWare's profile for the character on the defunct official website for Mass Effect 2 described her as "confident, independent, and at times, outright aggressive". However, her grandfather General Williams was the only human officer to ever surrender to an alien force, specifically the turian fleet at the colony of Shanxi during the First Contact War, where humanity's first contact with extraterrestrials broke out in violence. Her great-grandmother, grandfather, and father all served in the Systems Alliance Navy. Prior to the events of the Mass Effect series, she is considered by Alliance leadership to be a "reliable and dedicated noncommissioned officer, but her service in rear-area garrisons has prevented her from gaining actual combat experience". While Ashley has been consistently featured in the original trilogy's marketing and is considered one of the franchise's most prominent characters, her characterization has received a divisive reception much of the criticism focused on the character's abrasive personality, intolerant views towards other alien species, and presentation as being strongly religious, while some defended the character and expressed a view that the character is misunderstood.Īshley is a soldier skilled with weapons and standard combat hardsuits. Ashley is voiced by American voice actress Kimberly Brooks.
If Ashley is saved, she will make a cameo appearance in Mass Effect 2, followed by a more substantive appearance in Mass Effect 3 as a potential member of Shepard's squad. In a late-game choice on the planet Virmire, the player must choose whether to save Ashley or Kaidan Alenko in order to advance the narrative this choice leads to the other character's death. Ashley becomes part of Shepard's squad during the first observed Reaper attack in the first Mass Effect. Within the series, she is a human Systems Alliance Marine, who is a potential romance option for a male Shepard throughout the first three Mass Effect games. Vercingetorix Outpost, Planet Sirona, 61 Ursae Majoris SystemĪshley Madeline Williams is a fictional character in BioWare's Mass Effect franchise, who acts as a party member (or "squadmate") in the first and third games in the series. Ashley's design in Mass Effect 3, as presented in The Art of the Mass Effect Universe
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