335:. She is seriously injured during a mission to recover plans for the Crucible on Mars, but makes a full recovery and is chosen as the second human Spectre after Shepard. Shepard eventually learns from the salarian councilor that humanity's councilor, Donnel Udina, may pose a security risk. The Normandy travels to the Citadel, where Shepard confirms with the salarian councilor that Udina has partnered with Cerberus and leads a coup to overthrow his fellow councilors, who are being protected by Ashley. Udina is killed and Cerberus forces led by the Illusive Man's trusted assassin Kai Leng retreat in response, though the salarian councilor as well as Ashley may perish by the conclusion of the event; the outcome is based on the sum total of the player's prior decisions. If Ashley survives the coup attempt, she may be allowed to join Shepard's team on board the
307:, provided she lived through the first game. Now an Operations Chief, Ashley is sent to Horizon officially on a mission to provide anti-orbital weapons to the colonists. She is first seen defending the colony against a swarm of Collector insect-like "seekers," but ultimately is overwhelmed and paralyzed. Upon being rescued, she voices disapproval towards Shepard's alliance with the anthropocentric paramilitary group Cerberus. If a romantic relationship between her and Shepard is carried into the game, she will later send him an apologetic email, expressing her desire to be with him once more.
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252:, for helping her "tap into the character" as a woman soldier who is deeply religious and whose family has a strong military service tradition. Brooks herself does not play video games, citing a lack of free time, though she enjoyed playing Ashley. Her positive experience as Ashley's voice actor got her interested in doing further voice over work for video games. Brooks released a fully voiced recording of Ashley's email to Shepard prior to the release of
217:, Ashley is intentionally redesigned to showcase her sex appeal and lets her hair down instead of tying it up. She wears a stylish officer's uniform which showcases the new Alliance colors of blue and white when not on the field. An unused idea from the third game's early development process involved Ashley confronting a corrupted Shepard, who had been forced to turn to Reaper technology to accomplish his goals, which echoed
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remarked that Ashley is "one of the most disliked characters in videogame history", and commented that her character is consistently "prickly and anti-alien" throughout the series. Brooks is aware of her character being called a "space racist" by players, and remarked that "everyone either loved or
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Shepard on the final mission to the Conduit in London and the player has not accrued enough war asset points, she will die. If Ashley survives and is in a relationship with Shepard, she will place a plaque on the memorial wall on the Normandy. If enough war points are accrued,
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during the course of their research, with only a minority of players indicating that Ashley's flawed personality made their gameplay experience more interesting. They surmised that based on Ashley's assertion that her faith plays a major role in who she is, her "religiosity may have been seen as a
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Virmire, some sources opined that this is because Kaidan is perceived to be the less palatable option; she is considered one of the least popular characters in the entire trilogy. Both Destin Legarie from
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expressed a personal preference for Kaidan over Ashley when choosing the
Virmire Survivor in the first game. Horowitz argued that logically Kaidan should be prioritized over Ashley as the Virmire Survivor since she is "merely a straggler picked up on Eden Prime" while Shepard's history with him
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about the genophage cure, if he is not convinced to stand down. This may occur with a direct order, or after Wrex refuses to continue the discussion. During the assault, the player is confronted with a choice that may result in Ashley being killed when a nuclear warhead is detonated. If she is
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Thursten who emphasized her staunch opposition to pro-human groups like Cerberus and Terra Firma as well as her willingness to question the infallibility of Shepard's decisions, defended and praised the character. He argued that Ashley is "one of the most
361:. Ashley was also featured prominently in marketing material such as commercials and trailers, as well as cover art for the first game. She is seen accompanying both gendered versions of Commander Shepard to battle in the cinematic trailers which promoted the March 2012 launch for
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Virmire Survivor" and analyzed in the 2017 book
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towards other alien species, and presentation as being strongly religious, while some defended the character and expressed a view that the character is misunderstood.
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consider Ashley to be "harsh and brash", and that her attitude is "out of line" compared to the mild mannered Kaidan. Alex Knapp, a staff writer at
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reflection of the player, individually, and humanity as a whole". Matt Cronn from
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1001:"As Video Games Changed, So Too Did Mass Effect"
583:"The Right Choice In Mass Effect: Kaidan Alenko"
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2373:Fictional special forces personnel
1640:. Rowman & Littlefield, 2017.
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1281:Brandon Perdue (August 18, 2011).
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923:from the original on April 1, 2020
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698:Michael Rougeau (April 11, 2012).
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1610:(in Italian). The Games Machine.
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974:Official Electronic Arts Channel
731:The Final Hours of Mass Effect 3
665:Ryan Taljonick (July 31, 2013).
236:Ashley was originally voiced by
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1126:"PC's most annoying characters"
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970:"Mass Effect PC Launch Trailer"
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1317:"13 Best Mass Effect Moments"
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