Ashley Winchester is the main character of Wild Arms 2. He is a young soldier, who becomes the leader of an elite unit, the ARMS.
Story[]
Wild Arms 2[]
Ashley is a war orphan, who was taken in the Irington family in the town of Meria, and eventually became a soldier in the service of the king of Meria. During the story Ashley struggles with his role as the leader - and designated "hero", not sure if anyone can and should bear this burden alone. He also slowly develops a romantic bond with Marina, who, in turn, is afraid to be a liability to him.
Ashley is introduced in his prologue, which takes place on his very first mission. During it, he disobeys an order in order to save a child from a monster. Though disciplined, he gets transferred to an elite unit, the ARMS. However, during the initiatiob ceremony in the Sword Cathedral the unit is utterly destroyed when all of its members suddenly turn into monsters, Ashley among them. He manages to make contact with the holy blade Argetlahm, which seals the demon in his body into the form of the KnightBlazer. He is then approached by Irving Vold Valeria, who invites Ashley to work under him.
Art of Wild Arms Bio[]
"Gentle Baker" The hero of Wild Arms 2. Spends his travels through Filgaia struggling against the demons -both figuratively and literally - inside him.
Wild Arms 3[]
Though Ashley does not appear in the game per se, his ARM and many of his special abilities are used by the minor villain, Janus Cascade.
Wild Arms 4[]
In a bit of background dialog, an adventurer is mentioned in Filgaia's recent past that retired after escaping Illsveil Prison to own a bakery with his wife. Though not explicitly stated, the fact that this little story directly mirrors Ashley's history in Wild Arms 2 makes it a direct homage.
Wild Arms 5[]
Along with his wife, Ashley owns the Irington Bakery in Twelbit as a non-player character, referencing his eventual fate within Wild Arms 2. Dean Stark can accept his side-quest to deliver a loaf of bread to Lilka Eleniak, who has again developed a crush on him.
As Party Member[]
In-Game Status[]
Ashley In the Beginning of Gameplay
STR: 21 |
EQUIPMENT
FORCE ABILITY
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Original Commands[]
Through the course of the game, Ashley has several different ARM-based attacks.
- Shotweapon - begins game with this, shoot one enemy.
- Multiblast - shot attack on group of enemies.
- Bolt Action - shoot and stab attack on single enemy.
- DeadOrAlive - shoot stab attack, possible instant death.
- Shockslide - powerful shockwave attack on group of enemies.
- Fantomfang - powerful attack on single enemy.
- Blast'em- powerful shoot attack on all enemies.
- Rising Nova - insanely powerful shoot stab attack on single enemy.
Force Abilities[]
- Lv. 1 - Accelerator: Speeds up reaction time so you act first. (Makes Ashley act first, initial)
- Lv. 2 - Combine: Powerful guardian attack combining Pooka and a medium. (Summon a Guardian, after Tim joins)
- Lv. 3 - Full Clip: Unleash all ammo in an arm attack. (Wastes ammo of a single type on an enemy, Guild Galad after Grauswein)
- Lv. 4 - Access: Release inner powers. (Transforms nto KnightBlazer, after Sword Cathedral)
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ ワイルドアームズ セカンドイグニッション - Wikipedia (Japanese)
