When the Reapers invaded the known galaxy, Williams was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander and aided in the formation of a coalition to repel the Reapers. One month after the Battle of the Citadel, Shepard was killed in a Collector surprise attack and was subsequently brought back to life by Cerberus two years later, Williams' relationship with Shepard was strained due to his temporary alliance with the pro-human terrorist organization. Following the mission, Williams participated in the Battle of the Citadel as part of Commander Shepard's team, with the objective of destroying the Reaper known as Sovereign. She assisted in leading a mutiny against both the Alliance and Council after overriding Ambassador Donnel Udina's orders to unlock the Normandy's systems and pursue Saren to the remote planet Ilos. During the Raid on Virmire, Williams was rescued from a nuclear detonation at the cost of Lieutenant Kaidan Alenko's life.

Throughout the Eden Prime War, Williams continued to assist with the war efforts against the rogue Spectre Saren Arterius and coordinate efforts with the Citadel Council to either apprehend or eliminate him. The two would later become romantically involved. She was initially commissioned as a gunnery chief in the Alliance’s 2nd Frontier Division on Eden Prime, but was later assigned to Commander Shepard’s squad following the geth attack. She is often described as confident, independent, and at times aggressive however, at times her 'human-centric' views can get the best of her and she can come across as insular and not willing to accept help when it is needed. When she came of age, Williams continued her family's tradition and enlisted directly out of high school.

She was a member of Shepard's squad and the former platoon guide of the 2nd Frontier Division's Unit 212.īorn into a military family with a long history of service going back three generations, Williams’s father, grandfather, and great-grandmother all served in the Alliance since its foundation despite the stigma her family suffers from the dubious service history of her disgraced grandfather General Williams.

' Nothing like a nice relaxing stroll on the beach, blasting bad guys with my boomstick!' ―Ashley WilliamsĪshley Williams is a marine in the Systems Alliance, the second human Spectre, and the love interest of John Shepard.

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