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How to Recruit Ashley
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (ME1)

How to Recruit Ashley

Learn how to recruit Ashley as a squadmate in Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (ME1). Follow these steps to add her to your team and unlock her full potential.

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Learn how to recruit Ashley as a squadmate in Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (ME1). Follow these steps to add her to your team and unlock her full potential.

So, you want to bring Ashley Williams along for the ride? She's a solid choice for a squadmate, bringing some serious firepower to your team. To get her to join up with the Normandy, you'll need to complete a few missions with the Alliance soldier squad member already assigned to your crew. It's not a complicated process, but it does require a bit of progression through the main story.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Continue playing through the main story missions of Mass Effect: Legendary Edition.
  2. 2
    As you progress, you'll eventually be assigned the Alliance soldier squad member.
  3. 3
    Complete approximately 5 main story missions with this soldier as part of your active squad.
  4. 4
    Once you've hit that 5-mission mark, Ashley will officially join your crew and be available for recruitment.
Tips
  • Don't worry too much about *which* 5 missions you complete; just keep playing the main story and she'll become available.
  • Ashley is a great early-game companion, so make sure to bring her along once you've recruited her!
  • Ashley Williams joins your squad.

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