Ashley Graham

So ahem, after you take me back to my place, how about we do some overtime?

Ashley Graham is the daughter of the U.S. President during the events of Resident Evil 4 and is kidnapped by a mysterious organization during a homecoming trip. As Leon S. Kennedy, it is the player's objective to determine Ashley's whereabouts and rescue her from her captors.

When the player is with Ashley, it is their duty to protect her from any incoming enemy and prevent her from being taken away. The player can give simple commands to Ashley, too. Ashley is also briefly playable in Salazar's Castle.

Story
I'm never turning into one of them! Never!

In 2004, Ashley Graham was kidnapped by Jack Krauser, a mercenary working for Osmund Saddler of Los Illuminados, while coming back home from her college in Massachusetts. She is taken to a remote village somewhere in Spain, where she is apparently held for ransom by Los Illuminados.

After receiving intelligence about Ashley's whereabouts (leaked by Ada Wong), the U.S. Government sends agent Kennedy to investigate the area. He discovers that the local villagers are actually members of Los Illuminados, converted to their beliefs through parasitic organisms known as Las Plagas. Leon discovered Ashley in a church on the outskirts of the village. Shortly afterwards, the two met with the cult leader, Osmund Saddler, who revealed that Ashley (as well as Leon) was administered with one of the Plaga parasites and that Saddler was planning to return Ashley to the President in order to infiltrate and destroy the U.S. Government from within.

After escaping Saddler and the villagers, the two found their way into Ramon Salazar's castle and later, into Osmund Saddler's island complex. Ashley would repeatedly be recaptured by Los Illuminados during Leon's mission and subsequently rescued each time. Within the island complex, the two found a laser surgery machine built by Luis Sera with the purpose of removing a Plaga internally from its host's body. Leon and Ashley used the machine on themselves, destroying their Plaga parasites and thus, removing Saddler's only leverage on them.

After Saddler was eliminated, Leon and Ashley made their escape from the collapsing island via a jet ski left by Ada. Ashley offered Leon to come over to her place and "do some overtime"(leave it to the imagination), which Leon politely declined. Afterward the both of them are picked up by US Government authorities and taken into custody for debriefing.

Wardrobe
Ashley wears an orange, sleeveless turtleneck shirt with a brown scarf around her neck. She also wears a green skirt and high boots. If the player beats the game and selects the "Special" costume where Leon wears his R.P.D. uniform the next time they play, Ashley will wear a white "pop singer" outfit that is a lot more revealing of her figure.

If the player clears the "Separate Ways" mission, they can unlock a second special outfit. Leon wears a mafia suit and Ashley is given a Knight's suit of armor, which protects her from any harm from enemies. When the player has to catch Ashley when she jumps, Leon will hold a hand to his back at how heavy she is from the armor. In the cutscenes, Leon and Ashley wear their regular clothes.

Trivia

 * When Ashley is wearing the suit of armor, anytime Leon will catch her from falling, Leon suffers back pain because of the armor's mass.
 * Ashley bears a strong reseblance to Heather Mason, the protagonist of Silent Hill 3; both have shoulder-length blonde hair and wear a sleeveless orange shirt, a green skirt and brown knee-high boots with buckles at the top (see this image).
 * Whenever Leon aims and Ashley stands behind Leon to watch him and avoid being hurt, if the player chooses to successfully snipe an enemy or deflect projectiles thrown using any other weapon, Ashley will perform a 'cheering' gesture.
 * When Leon aims at Ashley's skirt while she is standing on a higher position, she will cover her skirt with her hands and tell Leon that he is a pervert.

Differences between Japan and US Version

 * In the Japanese version, Capcom spelled her name Ashlee, not Ashley.
 * During the japanese version of her mission, the camera reverts to Classic Resident Evil Style.

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Ashley Graham