By contrast, male squadmate Kaidan remarks that he finds the fountain soothing. I find almost every comment Kaidan makes disturbing. And actually, his whole character also. (Maybe that's the reason why I plan to sacrifice him on Virmire in my current gameplay.)
In my opinion Ashley is superior in comparison to Kaidan. She is really - as you say - devoted. She knows what is the right thing to do (maybe not in the same way Shepard does, but still) and she's not afraid to do it, even if it looks bad.
I like both Ashley and Kaidan--I think they balance each other out well, both in their skills and in their personalities--but I do have a special soft spot for Ashley. Thanks for reading! :)
Even more than the racist charge, I'm really weirded out by the people who call her a religious fanatic. I don't like being preached at by anyone, but she never set off any negative feelings along those lines for me, not once. Expressing personal belief =! fanaticism, people. Yeesh.
I absolutely adore Ashley and I agree her flaws are what make her intriguing - I actually think she is one of the deeper characters in the game, and unfortunately most of fandom doesn't bother to explore the hidden depths of Ashley Williams. Playing as male Shepard definitely does reveal another side of Ashley, I usually play as FemShep but I did do a Sheploo playthrough purely just to romance Ashley and it's interesting to see how you can change her opinion on aliens (fandom seems to like to ignore the fact that Ashley *can* change). One of my favorite Ash conversations is actually early on in the game, post Eden Prime - if Shepard acts renegade and says the mission was a failure, Ashley tries to cheer him up and puts the situation in prospective. Also, I never realized while playing FemShep but underneath Ashley's tough exterior she also has some self-esteem issues, which probably spring from her family background... I spent my whole life fighting to get what I want. To get it done, I had to bury a lot of things. During that whole
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I totally agree! I think a lot of people get to her opinions on aliens and just dismiss her completely out of hand instead of thinking through what makes her tick. I mean, I'm not expecting everyone to like her--sometimes a character might just rub you the wrong way, but I really feel like a lot of fans don't give her a fair shake.
Thanks for sharing those insights about Ashley in a dude!Shep playthrough! That's a great point that you actually can influence her to be a little more trusting of aliens, and you're right that fandom never acknowledges that.
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I find almost every comment Kaidan makes disturbing. And actually, his whole character also. (Maybe that's the reason why I plan to sacrifice him on Virmire in my current gameplay.)
In my opinion Ashley is superior in comparison to Kaidan. She is really - as you say - devoted. She knows what is the right thing to do (maybe not in the same way Shepard does, but still) and she's not afraid to do it, even if it looks bad.
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Playing as male Shepard definitely does reveal another side of Ashley, I usually play as FemShep but I did do a Sheploo playthrough purely just to romance Ashley and it's interesting to see how you can change her opinion on aliens (fandom seems to like to ignore the fact that Ashley *can* change). One of my favorite Ash conversations is actually early on in the game, post Eden Prime - if Shepard acts renegade and says the mission was a failure, Ashley tries to cheer him up and puts the situation in prospective. Also, I never realized while playing FemShep but underneath Ashley's tough exterior she also has some self-esteem issues, which probably spring from her family background...
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Thanks for sharing those insights about Ashley in a dude!Shep playthrough! That's a great point that you actually can influence her to be a little more trusting of aliens, and you're right that fandom never acknowledges that.
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