| “ | Chris, we made her look so stupid, in front of all her friends and the guy she liked. I can't imagine doing anything worse to somebody. | ” |
— Ashley on the prank
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Ashley "Ash" Brown is one of the eight main protagonists and a playable character in Until Dawn. She was voiced and motion captured by actress Galadriel Stineman.
Appearance[]
Ashley is a Caucasian teenage girl with medium-length, layered red hair and green eyes. She has natural-colored lip gloss, smokey eyeshadow, several rings, and French tip nails.
One Year Ago[]
Ashley wears a dark green and grey striped beanie, a dark purple puffer jacket, a green long sleeved shirt, black lace-up boots, and a pair of charcoal jeans.
Until Dawn[]
When the group meets up a year later, her attire consists of a striped red and pink beanie, a light gray hoodie worn over a long-sleeved red shirt, blue jean shorts, and black tights. She also wears a pair of red-striped fingerless gloves. Her accessories include a green rectangular ring on her right middle finger and a silver locket.
Her outdoor layers consist of a red scarf and large denim coat.
Damage and other changes[]
Ashley’s changes in appearance are as follows:
- Blood splatters on face and smudged eye makeup: from crying and getting covered in pig’s blood while in the saw trap
- Black eye: punched by the Psycho (Determinant)
Personality[]
| “ | Ashley is... she's a little more serious than some of the other girls. She's definitely very intelligent and thoughtful, she kind of looks at the whole big picture of things. She's not quite as geeky as Chris, but they connect in a lot of ways. | ” |
— Galadriel Stineman on Ashley
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Ashley is described in-game as academic, inquisitive and forthright, the latter replaced with 'sensitive' in the remake. She loves books, dislikes horror movies and dreams of being an author.[1]
Ashley generally seems to be friendly and eager to be in the company of others. For example, she was among the first to accept Hannah's party invitation. However, after what happened a year ago, she's uncomfortable about being back at the Washington Lodge. Her attendance and actions throughout the evening are partially motivated by her strong feelings toward Chris, whom she has an unexpressed crush on. She is shown to be very observant as, when she finds clues like the Hidden Camera and Faked Newspapers, she's able to recognize their greater significance. However, she does have a tendency to let her imagination run away with her; while Chris is incredulous, Ashley is quick to believe in an apparent ghost she sees and also misunderstands the magnitude of Emily’s bite wound. Compared with some of her more loose and laid-back friends, Ashley is rather polite, serious, and even a little hesitant; she doesn't use profanity often like other group members and tends to follow the decisions of others.
Ashley on her own.
According to Dr. Hill, Ashley's greatest fear is the dark, so when she returns to the shadowy woods of Blackwood Mountain during the bleak, winter evening, she's immediately more frightened than most of the others in the group. Her tendency to be meek and timid outlines her lack of self-confidence, and as the night progresses she becomes increasingly distressed and scared by the life-threatening and seemingly supernatural events taking place around her. As such, she at times displays reluctance in looking for Sam when the latter goes missing, though Chris can usually convince her to continue and even show courage in the face of a potential threat. Still, when in actual danger, Ashley is not as quick on her feet as Mike or Emily. This is shown when she manages to stab the Psycho in the shoulder with a pair of scissors, but then fails to either follow up on this attack or escape.
Of all the protagonists, Ashley's personality can be shaped and affected the most by the player's choices. Ashley partook in the prank against Hannah, having planned it with Jessica, Emily, Mike, and Matt. Afterwards, she has the most chances to express regret about participating in the prank if the player so chooses. However, the player can also choose for her to react dismissively and blame Hannah, claiming she overreacted. Additionally, Ashley can be shown to possess a vengeful streak: her constant frightened state as a result of the night's distressing events will reach a boiling point where she 'snaps' if Chris chose to shoot her and save himself in Josh's prank. She will then later refuse to let him into the lodge, leading to him being killed by a Wendigo. Afterwards, she shows to be barely affected by his death when Sam tries to comfort her. In the 2024 version of the game, Ashley is more emotional about the ordeal and visibly hesitates, though her reluctance still results in Chris' death. If Chris did not shoot Ashley, however, she will wait attentively by the door for Chris to return and let him in just in time to save him, and will be devastated if he dies.
Until Dawn[]
Biography[]
2024[]
Booksmart Ashley's overactive imagination is perfectly suited to her dream career as an author, but it also means she has an aversion to anything remotely scary. She has a crush on her study partner Chris, but wrongly believes that the feeling isn't reciprocated.[2]
2015[]
Ashley is a smart cookie. She's often found in the library, studying away with her nose in a book. However, her overactive imagination means that she's jumpier than a paranoid kangaroo. She's not a fan of anything scary.
After spending a lot of time with her study-partner Chris, Ashley wonders if he's interested in her as more than just a friend, but she soon snaps out of it - Chris would never ask her out anyway.[1]
Involvement[]
| Chapter Appearances | |
| Prologue: | Debut |
| Chapter 1: | Appears |
| Chapter 2: | Appears |
| Chapter 3: | Appears |
| Chapter 4: | Appears |
| Chapter 5: | Mentioned |
| Chapter 6: | Appears |
| Chapter 7: | Appears |
| Chapter 8: | Appears |
| Chapter 9: | Appears |
| Chapter 10: | Determinant |
| Credits: | Determinant |
One Year Ago[]
In the remake[]
Ashley and Matt listening as the group discusses the prank.
In the original game[]
Ashley in her hiding place.
Chapter 1[]
A year later, Ashley returns to the lodge with the rest of her friends. She walks around outside the lodge and sees Mike and Emily in an embrace through a telescope, which she finds odd considering they have broken up. Matt suddenly jumps in front of the telescope and frightens her, coming over to her in a fit of giggles hoping to catch up with her, and wants to have a go on the telescope. Ashley is faced with the dilemma of letting Matt look through it, letting him see Mike and Emily hugging, or insist that the telescope is broken, and lie to him in order to protect him from the truth.
Chapter 2[]
Ashley on the lodge's steps, talking to Chris.
Ashley and Chris have a brief conversation on the steps outside the lodge before Chris and Josh try to find a way in. Josh makes a few private comments with Chris about Ashley, suggesting she and Chris have the perfect opportunity to get together, but Chris has his initial doubts.
Ashley, along with Sam, will laugh at Chris when he is once again scared by a wolverine shooting out the front door after he finally opens it.
After a fight between either Emily and Jessica or Matt and Mike in the lodge, Josh sends Ashley and Chris off to find a spirit board together as a means of entertainment. He later tells Sam that he wants to give the two of them 'alone time' so they can get together.
Chapter 3[]
She, Chris, and Josh prepare the seance in hopes of contacting a spirit. Despite Chris seeing the whole setup as a joke, Ashley and Josh try to take it seriously as she is handed the role of 'spirit master'. When she starts to ask questions, she finds out she is talking to one of the twins and uncovers details of their demise, pointing to a clue in the library of the lodge. Eventually, the counter files off the table and the whole ordeal upsets Josh, making him leave in a fit of anger.
Chris and Ashley give Josh some time before getting up to investigate the library, and they discover a secret room behind a bookcase. Chris tells Ashley she should go in and look, but she insists that he should go in instead due to her cowardice. He ends up finding a picture of the twins with a disturbing threat written on the back. When she sees it, she agrees that they should both go and tell Josh. As they search the house for him, Chris starts piecing together the clues that he has found and theorizes that there may be a murderer on the mountain with them, with Ashley being disturbed at the thought.
The two of them then hear Josh call out for help in the kitchen, and Ashley runs to the source. Chris follows her, but as she peers in through the kitchen door she is pulled in and locked away from Chris. She gets knocked out before Chris bashes the door in and sees Ashley unconscious on the floor. When he looks up, the Psycho is standing before him, knocking him out also.
Chapter 4[]
After Chris wakes up and investigates the lodge looking for Ashley and Josh, he finds himself searching the shed and discovers Ashley's panicked screams, causing him to reassure her that he will find her. The lights turn on and he sees Ashley and Josh through a reinforced window, tied up and hanging from a wall opposite a sawblade on a track.
The Psycho begins talking to the trio, and gives Chris the ultimatum of saving Ashley or Josh from death. Both will beg Chris not to die; however, no matter who Chris chooses, the saw will kill Josh.
Chris unties Ashley, both of them panicked, and the two escape the shed. As they're leaving, they encounter Emily and Matt and inform them of the Psycho terrorizing them. They also explain that Josh is dead, though both of them are too traumatized to describe it in detail. Chris and Ashley are told to head back to the lodge to find Sam, while Emily and Matt decide to go to the cable car station to attempt to get help.
Chapter 5[]
Ashley, Chris, and Josh will be briefly mentioned by Matt and Emily, while the couple discuss Josh's death and the mystery surrounding it.
Chapter 6[]
At the lodge, Ashley and Chris find that Sam is missing. After checking the rooms upstairs, they venture into the lower levels of the lodge; while doing so, Ashley will express her gratitude at being saved from the saw trap by Chris. She can find Sam 's bracelet in various places if Sam had been caught by the Psycho (the locations depend on where Sam was caught) and Ashley will say that they have to find Sam fast.
Ashley grows increasingly scared as she encounters candles lighting themselves, doors closing shut, and ghostly figures seemingly leading her and Chris somewhere. In the basement, they discover a dollhouse, with the dolls arranged to recreate the prank that had been played on Hannah.
After unlocking the dollhouse, they find Hannah's diary, which Ashley reads.
Immediately thereafter, a door unlocks, allowing Ashley and Chris to continue. In the next room, they can find a catalogue for industrial light bulbs and a video camera. Ashley can also pick up a pair of scissors at this point, as they are under the light bulb catologue.
The pair continue and end up in old dilapidated hallways that were part of the original hotel. Here, Ashley expresses doubt at continuing, which Chris empathizes with. The pair briefly discuss the prank they played on Hannah, before pushing on, finding several more clues, including fake newspapers. Ashley then hesitates again, worried what they could be walking into, but Chris manages to persuade her or encourage her to keep looking for Sam.
Depending on the amount of clues they found, Ashley can voice her suspicions that someone is constructing a story for them and watching how they react. In the next room, they can discover more disturbing material, including the hollowed out body of a pig, bloody hooks and chains, a hit-list of their friends, and a recording of the prank played on Hannah, which causes Ashley to freak out. After Chris calms her down, they continue and find a trail of blood that leads to a heavy door. As Chris is opening it, Ashley spots a figure she believes to be Sam and is faced with the decision of either following Chris or investigating the figure.
Follow Chris
If Sam did not escape, they discover a dummy that the Psycho dressed in Sam's clothes - depending on the player's answers to Dr. Hill's questions, the dummy will either be wearing a scarecrow, clown, or zombie mask.Investigate Noise
Ashley is separated from Chris and runs over to the wall. She catches a glimpse of the Psycho and ducks to avoid him detecting her. After the coast is clear, she walks around the path and meets up with Chris again. Depending on whether or not Sam escaped, Chris can unintentionally scare her with the dummy he found.Afterwards, they hear Sam crying out and venture into the next room, where they find a figure strapped to a chair; depending on whether or not Sam managed to escape the Psycho, the figure will either be a dummy in Sam's clothes, or Sam herself, unconscious. While they're distracted, the Psycho sneaks up behind them and knocks out Chris with sleeping gas.
Ashley panics and fumbles, causing her to drop the flashlight and waste time picking it back up. If she previously took the scissors, she can attempt to defend herself by stabbing the Psycho with them. However, doing this causes the Psycho to grow angry and, rather than use the sleeping gas, he knocks her out by punching her in the face, giving her a black eye.
Chris aiming the gun at Ashley.
Ashley and Chris wake up and find themselves strapped into chairs with two different saws descending from the ceiling. The Psycho tells Chris from somewhere off-screen that he has another choice to make: he can shoot Ashley and walk free or kill himself and save Ashley.
If Chris aims the gun at Ashley first, she will plead for him to spare her life, but if Chris aims the gun at himself first, Ashley will tell Chris to give her the gun and let her make the choice to save him, since he had already "saved" her life in the saw trap scene earlier. Chris can choose to shoot Ashley, shoot himself, or not shoot at all.
Chapter 7[]
Regardless of Chris' choice, the Psycho will advance on them as Mike and Sam burst into the room. Ashley shouts at the Psycho to stay away, with Chris attempting to shoot him with the gun, only to realize that it was loaded with blanks. The Psycho mocks this attempt, before revealing himself to be Josh, the whole set-up having been a prank in retaliation for the ones that had caused his sisters' disappearances.
Ashley and Chris are freed from their restraints by Sam and Mike, who then proceed to question Josh. During the exchange, Ashley remains quiet, seemingly in shock. She and Sam stay at the lodge while Mike and Chris take Josh to the shed to lock him up.
Chapter 8[]
If Emily survived her escape from the mines, she will run back to the lodge and be questioned by Chris, Sam, and Ashley. Ashley will express concern for her well-being and confusion about Matt's disappearance, but the group will be interrupted by a figure banging on the front door. Ashley and the others are later visited by the Stranger, who tells them of the Wendigos that live on the mountain. The group agrees to hide in the basement, but Chris is determined to get Josh, who Mike left in the shed.
The Stranger will agree to take Chris with him, and depending on the state of their relationship, Ashley will either see Chris off with a kiss and a request that he return safely or stare coldly at him before slamming the door shut. She then locks the door behind them and looks on as Chris and The Stranger leave. While out to find Josh, they discover that he is gone. The Stranger then gets killed by a Wendigo, and then chases and tries to kill Chris as he runs back to the lodge.
Chris didn't shoot Ashley
Chris survived the chase[]
- If Chris did not shoot Ashley during the gun trap, she will open the door for him when he comes back running, allowing him to get inside safely before the Wendigo catches up to him. The two then make it to the basement.
Chris didn't survive the chase[]
- If Chris did not shoot Ashley but still dies to the Wendigo, she will break down and start sobbing at the door. Mike comes in and is horrified by what he sees. He then drags a crying Ashley back to the basement and tell her to stay with him.
Chris shot Ashley
Chris survived the chase (Original version)[]
- If Chris chose to shoot Ashley while in Josh's trap, their relationship will plummet. This results in Ashley deciding not to open the door if Chris makes it back to the lodge. When Mike appears and is horrified to see Chris' decapitated head lying on the ground, she says "it was too late" and doesn't know how to react, as if the reality of what she did had not settled in yet. Mike has to snap her out of it and pulls her along, away from the door.
Chris survived the chase (Remake version)[]
- If Chris shot Ashley and makes it back to the back door of the lodge, she will be farther from the door, walking back and forth and weeping. He will pound on the door and scream for her, but she will continue to pace. Finally, appearing dazed, she turns, looks up at Chris, and sprints towards the door. However, she is too late, and Chris is killed in front of her. She falls to the ground and screams. Mike rushes in and is horrified by Chris' death. He then drags a broken Ashley back to the basement.
Chris didn't survive the chase[]
- If Chris chose to shoot Ashley, but gets killed by the Wendigo before making it back to the lodge, she will be seen crying as she walks over to the door. Upon seeing his severed head roll to the door, she will continue to weep and will apologize, before regaining her composure and leaving to join her friends in the basement when Mike calls for her.
If Chris had died, Ashley's reaction to it in the safe room will also change regarding his decisions.
- If he chose to shoot her before, she will coldly ignore his death.
- If he didn't shoot anyone or shot himself, she will appear to be devastated by his death, seeking consolation in her friends.
If Emily survived but was bitten during her escape from the Wendigo in the mines, Ashley will notice her bite while the group is huddled around the Stranger's journal. Panicking, she mistakenly believes that Emily will turn into a Wendigo herself, thus putting them all in danger. Mike, agreeing with her, orders Emily to leave. Ashley, backing up Mike's claims gets angry with Emily and tells her to get out of the safe room.
When Mike escalates the situation by grabbing a gun and pointing it at Emily, Ashley stays quiet. If Mike does not shoot Emily, Ashley says she hopes that he made the right choice, but if he does shoot her, Ashley will become upset and back into a corner, away from Mike. Shortly thereafter, she discovers in the Stranger's book that Wendigo bites are not fatal or infectious and can tell the others.
If Mike didn't shoot Emily and Ashley chooses to reassure Emily, Emily will become outraged with the others, and Ashley in particular, ultimately slapping her despite Ashley's apologies. If Mike shot Emily, Ashley starts to sob - Chris attempts to comfort her at this point, if he's still alive. Shortly thereafter, the group leaves the "safe room" at Sam's urging and go after Mike.
If Emily wasn't bitten or didn't survive the mines at all, the former scenario won't happen. Ashley will warn the group about the Wendigos regardless and leave the safe room.
Chapter 9[]
Ashley answering the voice in the mines.
If Chris is alive, he will ask the others to go without him due to his injured ankle slowing him down. Ashley can insist on him coming with them, or agree and let him rest while they continue. The group carries on, but discovers a locked door that prevents them from following Mike. Ashley finds a manhole they can use to circumvent the obstruction.
Ashley is the last to descend into the underground passageway, but delays, either to close the manhole or to leave a sign for Chris so he will know where they went. As a result, she gets separated from the others, who went slightly ahead. While she's catching up with them, Ashley hears Jessica's voice come from a side tunnel and is faced with the decision of either investigating the voice or rejoining the others.
Investigate the Voice
If Ashley decides to follow the voice, she drops down into the side tunnel and discovers a small room with a trapdoor, from which banging can be heard. Unlocking the trapdoor will cause a Wendigo to reveal itself and decapitate Ashley, before dragging her head and body back to its lair. The Wendigo will now be free to kill Chris if they had left him alone. However, it is possible for Ashley to ignore the trapdoor and exit the small room, allowing her to rejoin the others unscathed.Rejoin the Others
If Ashley manages to rejoin the group, they will find themselves in a large cavern, with a broken ladder preventing them from progressing. Ashley is then told to go back to the lodge, while Sam will climb the rock wall and find Mike.
Chapter 10[]
If Ashley died before Chapter 10, her body won't be seen in the initial founding of the bodies. Instead, her decapitated head will be shown lying in a cage, and her body will be seen hanging later on as Josh traverses the mines with Mike.
When Sam and Mike return to the lodge, they will go to the basement, just in time for Ashley and potential other survivors to run out, chased by Wendigos from the Sanatorium. Emily may push past her if she revealed the truth about the bite earlier on, putting Ashley at risk and making her the last one to leave. If Emily had not been bitten, or Ashley concealed the truth she will be the second or first (if Chris died) one to leave. Ashley will run upstairs, but the presence of another Wendigo (Hannah) on the ground floor causes her to freeze up and not move so that the monster cannot detect her.
Sam and Mike settle on a plan once the Wendigos begin fighting each other, at which point Ashley's fate lies in Sam's hands. If Sam runs for the light switch immediately, she will blow up the lodge while Mike, Emily, and Ashley are still inside, thus killing Ashley. If Mike was attacked earlier on and Emily pushed past her while Sam does not pick an option, the Wendigo will find Ashley, picking her up by the head and gouging her eyes out. However, if Sam distracts the Wendigo, Ashley will be able to run out of the lodge and escape to safety. She is then seen first outside watching the lodge burn as a helicopter flies over to pick up the survivors.
Credits[]
If Ashley survived the events of the game, she will have various scenes throughout the credits in which she is interviewed by a police officer. Her dialogue may vary if certain choices were made throughout the game.
- If Chris did not shoot her and died before dawn, Ashley will sob, expressing sadness and disbelief over the idea of Chris being dead.
- If Chris shot her earlier, she will claim that she could not move, being too scared to do anything.
- If Ashley survived until dawn, she will always tell the interviewers that she heard Jessica in the mines.
- If Ashley stabbed the Psycho, she will say that she stabbed him and tried to get away from him but she didn't know that the Psycho was Josh.
- If Sam, Mike, Jessica, Matt, and Emily died, she is asked about Josh, whom she believes to have been taken by the Wendigo. She then mentions how Sam and Mike went to find him and that they were all supposed to meet up at the lodge. This dialogue will also play if Emily survived, but did not find Beth's head in the mines.
She may also be mentioned during one of Jessica's interviews:
- If both Jessica and Ashley survived, one of the rangers will tell Jessica that Ashley claimed that she heard her voice, to which Jess will respond that it wasn't her.
Possible Deaths[]
| Possible Deaths | |||
| Chapter | Event | Caused by | Conditions |
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| 9 | Decapitated | Hannah (Wendigo) | Ashley investigates the voice; Ashley opens the trapdoor. |
| 10 | Eyes gouged out | Chapter 8 - Emily was bitten; Mike did not shoot Emily; Ashley revealed the truth about the bite.
Chapter 10 - Chris and/or Emily is still alive; Sam fails the first "Don't Move" segment OR does nothing to save Mike; Sam does nothing when given the option to save Ashley. | |
| Burned alive | Sam | Ashley is still inside the lodge; Sam runs to the switch (impossible if Ashley is first in line to exit the lodge). |
Killed Victims[]
- Chris (Intentional (original game), indirect, determinant)
If Chris shot Ashley during the gun trap sequence in Chapter 6, she will refuse to let him into the lodge after he attempts to retrieve Josh in Chapter 8, and he will be killed by the Wendigo. In the remake, instead of intentionally not opening the door for Chris, Ashley will hesitate and reach the door too late to let him inside in time.
Relationships[]
Hannah and Beth[]
Ashley was friends with Hannah and Beth. One year before the main game, she was invited to a party at the Washington Lodge. In the remake, a digital camera photo shows she and Hannah (along with Emily and Jessica) spent time together at this party. However, Ashley participated in the prank on Hannah. She was shown hiding, giggling, and waiting for Hannah to arrive at the guest room. In the remake, Ashley prepares the guest room lighting for the prank. After Hannah is humiliated, Ashley appears worried.
A year later, Ashley, alongside the other protagonists, returns to the Washington Lodge. Her feelings about the prank are typically decided by the player. During the seance, she can apologize to either Hannah or Beth, or she can ask what happened to them. In the Old Hotel, she can speak sympathetically or dismissively about Hannah's feelings. If the player chooses "sympathetic," Ashley will tell Chris that nobody likes being made fun of and that she cannot imagine doing something worse to someone than what the group did to Hannah. If the player chooses "dismissive," Ashley will say that Hannah running outside is not the group's fault and that she overreacted. Upon watching a video of the prank, Ashley will express sadness that Hannah looks so happy and alive. When Chris points out how willing Ashley was to participate in the prank, Ashley will either be apologetic or unrepentant.
Ashley will always express sadness when reading Hannah's diary.
As a Wendigo, Hannah may kill Ashley. She will attempt to lure Ashley by mimicking Jessica's voice, and can decapitate her (if Ashley unlatches the door in the mine). Hannah can also stab through Ashley's eyes while in the lodge.
In Beth's stats, Ashley is tied with Emily for the last rank.
Chris[]
See Ashley and Chris for more information.
Chris and Ashley are study partners who have a mutual crush on each other. They are both initially too anxious to admit their feelings for each other. Depending on the player's choices you can either have them presumably start a relationship or betray one another. The two explore the lodge and old hotel together, attempting to solve the mysteries behind The Psycho. They sometimes experience conflict due to Ashley’s belief in ghosts and Chris’ skepticism, but he encourages her to keep going, saying that he’s there for her.
They eventually confess their true feelings while in gun trap. If Ashley was punched in the face by the Psycho after attempting to defend herself, Chris will be appalled, asking Ashley what the Psycho did to her. When she says she was punched, Chris is furious, threatening to “murder [the Psycho’s] fucking face off,” indicating how protective he is towards Ashley. After Josh reveals himself as the Psycho, Chris punches him, asking why he had to hit Ashley.
In the gun trap, Chris is given an option to shoot himself, shoot Ashley, or do nothing and let a saw kill them both. If Chris attempts to sacrifice himself for Ashley or if he does nothing, then Ashley will tell him to "come back safe" and kiss him before he leaves to rescue Josh. If Chris dies after this point, Ashley will be distraught and break down during the credits. However, if Chris decides to shoot Ashley to save himself, she will pay him back by locking him out of the lodge while a Wendigo is after him, causing him to be killed. When Mike questions her on this, she will back away and simply say that "it was too late." In the remake, this was changed. Instead of locking him out of the lodge, she hesitates and is unable to open the door in time before Chris is killed, and she cries when he dies.
Later on, Chris and Ashley travel through the mines with Sam and possible Emily. Here, Chris will ask Ashley to leave him behind due to an injury he has sustained. She can do so or insist he comes with them. If he stays behind and Ashley is killed in the mines, he can potentially find her beanie and cry for her before he is killed himself.
In Ashley’s base stats, Chris is ranked first. In Chris’s base stats, Ashley is tied with Josh for first.
- If Chris was confident when talking to Ashley, her relationship with Chris will slightly increase.
- If Ashley is flippant during the seance, her relationship with Chris will slightly increase.
- If Ashley is apologetic during the seance, her relationship with Chris will slightly increase.
- If Chris chooses to save Ashley, her relationship with Chris will increase.
- If Ashley shows sympathy towards Hannah, her relationship with Chris will increase.
- If Ashley is courageous about finding Sam, her relationship with Chris will increase.
- However, if Ashley is reluctant about finding Sam, her relationship with Chris will only slightly increase.
- If Ashley is apologetic about the prank, her relationship with Chris will increase.
- If Chris doesn't shoot Ashley, her relationship with Chris will be maximized.
Emily[]
Emily and Ashley are part of the same group of friends. They both participated in the prank on Hannah. In the remake, they are shown to have spent time together at the party, along with Jessica and Hannah. A year after the prank, they both return to Blackwood and are on amiable terms. They express concern for each other throughout the night. When Emily returns from her chase, Ashley and Sam will help her to the couches. If Chris dies on his way back to the cabin, Emily can comfort her.
However, if Emily is bitten by the Wendigo, Ashley will worry about her turning on the group. She will panic and tell Emily to leave. Tensions in the safe room will rise, leading Mike to point a gun at Emily and either shoot her or spare her. If Emily is spared and Ashley later reveals that the bites are harmless, Emily react furiously, saying that Ashley was going to let Mike shoot her. Ashley will attempt to apologize, but Emily will slap her to the ground. Here, their relationship lowers dramatically. If Emily is shot and killed, Ashley can express remorse upon realizing that Wendigo bites are not infectious. Regardless of Emily being killed or spared, Ashley can hide the truth about the bites.
If Emily lives and Ashley revealed the truth, Emily will push Ashley as the two flee from Wendigos at the end. This changes Ashley's escape order and can lead to her being killed in the lodge explosion instead of Emily.
In Ashley's base stats, Emily is tied with Jessica for the third rank, and both of them place above Mike. In Emily's base stats, Ashley is tied with Chris and Josh for the fourth rank, and they place above Jessica.
- If Emily was bitten but wasn't shot by Mike and Ashley tells the truth about the bites, her relationship with Emily will drop to zero in the original game, and decrease significantly in the remake.
Jessica[]
Ashley and Jessica are friends. In the remake, a digital camera photo shows they spent time together at the prologue party, along with Hannah and Emily. They both participated in the prank against Hannah.
While traveling through the mines, Ashley will hear the Wendigo mimicking Jessica's voice and can follow it. If she follows it to a door in the mines and unlatches the door, then the Wendigo will decapitate her. If Ashley survives the game, she will tell the police that she heard Jessica in the mines. If Jessica is also alive, the police will tell her that Ashley heard her. Jessica will respond by saying that the voice was not her.
In Ashley's base stats, Jessica is tied with Emily for the third rank, and they both place above Mike. In Jessica's base stats, Ashley is tied with Chris and Sam for the fourth rank, and they are above Emily.
Josh[]
Ashley is the love interest of Josh’s best friend Chris. Josh has a strong fascination with their relationship and often teases Chris about it, both encouraging him to be more forceful and criticizing him for not taking steps to make things official with Ashley. Josh and Ashley get along, and Ashley is attentive to his feelings, becoming guilty when she thinks that the seance has upset him.
Ashley becomes one of the main victims of Josh’s prank. He captures her twice, forcing her into his saw traps. If Ashley stabs Josh while he is trying to knock her out with gas, he will lose his temper and punch her instead, giving her a black eye. After she learns that Josh is the Psycho, Ashley seems to harbor some resentment towards him. If Chris hits Josh in the shed, Ashley will claim that “maybe he deserved it.” She tries to dissuade Chris from rescuing Josh, saying that Josh let Chris and everyone else down. Ashley can talk about Josh during two interviews. If she had stabbed him, she desperately tells the police that she did not know the Psycho was Josh. She may also tell the police that the Wendigo took Josh to the mines.
Based on player choice, Josh may tell Hill that Ashley is his least favorite among the group. If he does, Hill will wonder if Josh believes Ashley deserves what he is about to do to her. Later, Hill will angrily tell Josh that Ashley did nothing to him.
In Ashley’s base stats, Josh is tied for second with Sam and Matt, following Chris. In Josh’s base stats, Ashley is tied for second with Sam and Jessica, following Chris.
- If Ashley is apologetic during the seance, her relationship with Josh will slightly increase.
- If Josh prefers Ashley over Chris, her relationship with Josh will slightly increase.
Matt[]
Matt and Ashley are close friends. In 2014, they both attended the party at the Washington Lodge and spent time together there. In the original game, they are shown together as the group heads upstairs to the guest room. In the remake, a camera roll photo shows them together, and they are shown sitting together and exchanging a smile before the group goes upstairs.
A year later, when Ashley is looking through the binoculars, Matt will playfully prank her then apologize for startling her more than he attended. Ashley can then either let him use a telescope to see Emily and Mike embracing or deter him from looking. If he does see Emily and Mike, Ashley will attempt to reassure him that this probably means nothing. To this, Matt will angrily ask if it's ever nothing with Emily and then storm off, Ashley following after him.
Matt and Ashley will later be seen sitting on the lodge's steps together.
In Ashley's base stats, Matt is ranked second along with Josh; they both place after Chris. In Matt's base stats, Ashley is tied with Sam for the second rank; they both place after Emily and Jessica.
- If Matt saw Mike and Emily flirting, challenges Mike, but then apologizes afterward, her relationship with Matt will slightly increase.
Mike[]
Ashley and Mike are members of the same group of friends. Though these two don't talk much throughout the game, Josh claims Mike will ask Ashley out if Chris doesn't make his move first. If Chris is killed by the Wendigo on his way back to the lodge, Mike will come upstairs and to guide Ashley to the safe room.
In the safe room, Mike and Ashley are most vocal about Emily's bite (if she was bitten). They both feel that it is not safe for Emily to remain with the group. However, Ashley doesn't express support for killing Emily when Mike points the gun at her, and, if Mike kills Emily, Ashley's relationship with him will plummet. If he spares Emily, Ashley will tell him she hopes he did the right thing.
In Ashley's base stats, Mike is ranked last. In Mike's base stats, Ashley is tied with Matt for last.
- If Emily was bitten and Mike shot Emily, her relationship with Mike will drop to zero in the original game, and decrease significantly in the remake.
Sam[]
Sam and Ashley are not seen interacting much, but Sam appears fond of Ashley, and tells Josh that Ashley and Chris are sweet together. After Sam goes missing, Ashley and Chris return to the lodge to search for her. Though Ashley is terrified of the Psycho and wishes to leave, Chris is able to convince her to continue on for Sam’s sake. When Chris wonders if the Psycho killed Sam, Ashley will become distressed and tell him not to say that. She shows concern for Sam, becoming frightened when she discovers Sam’s clothes and bracelet. When Chris and Ashley are stuck in the gun trap, Sam and Mike help them. If Chris dies by failing his chase, Sam holds Ashley’s hands and comforts her. If Ashley caused Chris’s death, Sam still attempts to comfort her but Ashley will brush off the concern irritably. If Emily is bitten, Mike doesn't shoot her, and Ashley reveals that the bites are actually harmless, Sam defends Ashley's actions to a furious Emily, saying Ashley acted how she did because she was scared.
Ashley and Sam (along with Chris and Emily, if they are alive) will enter the mines together and work to find a way to the sanatorium. If Ashley separates from the group then returns, Sam will hold her hands and say she’s glad Ashley is safe.
In Ashley’s base stats, Sam is tied with Matt and Josh for second; they are lower than Chris. In Sam’s base stats, Ashley is tied with Chris, Emily, Josh, and Matt; they are above Mike and Jessica.
- If Emily was bitten, Mike shot Emily, and Ashley confessed the truth about the bites, her relationship with Sam will drastically increase.
Trivia[]
Playability[]
- Ashley is the fifth character able to be played.
- Ashley is playable in 5 chapters (1, 3, 6, 8, 9).
- Ashley, along with Emily, Chris, and Mike, appears in 9 chapters.
- Ashley has the fifth most playtime of the protagonists, with around 40 minutes.[3][4]
Totems[]
- Ashley can find the fourth most totems out of all protagonists, with two.
- In the remake, Ashley can find four totems.
- Ashley is the only protagonist who does not have a totem showing her death in the remake.
- In the remake, Ashley can find four totems.
Clues[]
(See: Clues found by Ashley)
- Ashley can find the third most clues out of all the protagonists, with 17.
- Ashley can find 8 clues in the Mystery Man Clueline, 4 clues in Twins Clueline, and 5 clues in 1952 Clueline.
- She and Mike are the only protagonists able to find clues from all three cluelines.
- Ashley, Sam, Matt, and Chris are the only protagonists able to find clues that have been missed or already have been found by other protagonists.
Facts[]
- Her dream job is an author.
- She was voted most likely to publish a novel.[5]
- In ten years, she sees herself as a struggling writer in Greenwich Village.[5]
- Ashley's favorite quote is by Virginia Woolf: "Someone has to die in order that the rest of us should value life more."[5]
- Her highest trait is curious.
- Her intermediate traits are honest and charitable.
- Her lowest traits are funny, brave, and romantic.
- Ashley is the most curious and one of the most honest out of all the protagonists.
- Her highest base relationship status is with Chris.
- Her lowest base relationship status is with Mike.
- Ashley has a fear of the dark, according to Dr. Hill.
- Ashley, along with Matt, is affected by 7 Butterfly Effect segments.
- This makes them the second most affected protagonists.
Deaths[]
- Ashley is the fifth protagonist who can die.
- Ashley is one of the three characters to have more than one way of death, the others being Matt and Emily.
- Ashley is one of the six protagonists - the others being Chris, Emily, Josh, Jessica and Mike - who can be killed by another protagonist. In Ashley's case, Sam can do nothing when Ashley is threatened by a Wendigo and set lodge on fire while Ashley is inside in Chapter 10.
- Ashley is the only character whose body is not hanging up in Hannah's lair in the initial founding of the bodies in Chapter 10. Instead, her head will be shown in a cage. However, in the epilogue, her body can be seen in Hannah's lair.
- In an early version of the game however, the Wendigo would only take Ashley's head initially, as evidenced in Chris's cut interview about finding her headless body.
Trophies[]
- Ashley has four trophies relating to to her:
- "Fatal Grudge," given when Chris shoots Ashley.
- This is likely a reference to the film The Grudge.
- “The Psycho Path,” given if Sam or Ashley attacks the Psycho with a weapon.
- This is likely a reference to the film Psycho.
- ”Ashley Snaps” given when Ashley lets Chris die.
- This is a reference to the cult film Ginger Snaps.
- "You Let the Wrong One In!” given when Chris or Ashley opens the trapdoor in the mines.
- This is a reference to the film Let the Right One In.
- "Fatal Grudge," given when Chris shoots Ashley.
- In the remake, she also has four:
- “You Let the Wrong One In!”
- ”The Psycho Path”
- "Nightmare on Ash Street," given when Ashley fails to let Chris inside in time.
- This is a reference to Nightmare on Elm Street.
- "Talk to eM," given when Emily slaps Ashley after the truth was revealed.
- This is a reference to the film Talk to Me.
Other[]
- Ashley can affect three chapter titles: Chapter 4, Chapter 7 and Chapter 8.
- To obtain Malevolence in Chapter 4, the player must say he/she disliked Ashley, Josh, Chris or Mike the most during Dr. Hill's fourth therapy session.
- To obtain Loss in Chapter 7, the player must not stab the Psycho and leave her defenseless in Chapter 6.
- To obtain Violence in Chapter 7, the player must stab the Psycho in self defense in Chapter 6.
- To obtain Animus in Chapter 8, the player must shoot Ashley during the gun trap in Chapter 6.
- She is the first character to encounter the Psycho.
- She has the most encounters with the Psycho.
- Along with Matt and Jessica, she is one of the youngest protagonists, at 18 years old.
- Ashley is able to be heard in Josh's hallucinations.
- If the player chooses Ashley as their most disliked character in Dr. Hill's fourth therapy session, he will comment on their lack of fondness for her. In a later session, Hill will hold Josh accountable for that, questioning him on why he would despise Ashley, claiming that she did nothing to him.
- When you play as Ashley in Chapter 3 of the remake, you can find two PS3 Beta Easter eggs on the library desk. One is a picture of Hannah and Beth and the other is a picture of Josh.
- Ashley is one of the five protagonists - the others being Emily, Matt, Mike and Sam - who can possibly get another protagonist killed. In Ashley's case, she can leave Chris outside the lodge in Chapter 8.
- Ashley and Josh are the only characters to not have Don't Move segments.
- In the original script, Ashley was written as "a drug addict who would go around the house pretending she was in an Agatha Christie novel," but this was changed very early into development because it didn't work according to the developers.[6]
- This former idea was referenced as an Easter Egg in Matt's line when finding the Cigar Stub: "Maybe Ashley's got a weird stogie habit."
- During an AMA held on Reddit, developers Will Byles and Tom Heaton stated that they love Ashley, but she is a complex character and that players should "stay on the right side of her."[7]
- Ashley is the favorite character of Jez Harris, one of the game's production managers. He has stated that she is "nice, clever, caring, and borderline-unstable."[8]
- During a 2015 Twitch Stream with Tom Heaton and Jez Harris, a number of questions about Ashley were asked.
- According to them, it was not a development mistake to have Ashley lock Chris out whether she tells him to shoot her or not, and that she does so either way because she has had a rough night and is "in a very stressful state" and "very unpredictable."
- When asked if Ashley intended to lock Chris out, Tom Heaton stated: "I think Ashley… That was quite deliberate by Ashley, not letting Chris in. Yes, I think that’s definitely the case", with Jez Harris agreeing.[9]
- Regarding Ashley killing Chris in the original game, Will Byles said: "Ashley will lock you out, and you get killed. That's the butterfly effect from that one choice – you shoot a blank at Ashley, you will die two hours later, and it’s because Ashley realizes what a dick you are."[10]
- Ashley has several lines of unused dialogue, including (but not limited to):
- Ashley spotting a wolf through the telescope. Her choice of letting Matt look through the telescope or not was timed.
- A line where she urges Chris to help Josh during the saw trap.
- Dialogue with Chris in the old hotel, where she says Mike led Hannah on, and mentions that Mike is “not her [Ashley’s] type."
Quotes[]
- "We're freezing our buns off out here!"
- "Yeah totally, Woo! Let's go Jo-osh, let's go!"
- "You were looking at your phone, you dip! What are you tweeting!? 'Hashtag there's a freaking ghost after us?!"
- "Go suck an egg!"
- "Wait! Stop! You can't do it, Chris. It should be me! You chose to save me before, let me choose this time... Let me choose to save you. If I do one last thing in my life let me do this!"
- "No. Chris. We are not leaving you. We're sticking together. Mike will just have to wait."
Prologue[]
The character has no notable quotes in this chapter.
Chapter 1[]
- "Whoa, hello... Somebody's getting a little friendly... and not in the "friendzone" kind of way. They might need to check the expiration date on their big breakup." - Ashley seeing Mike and Emily flirting through a telescope.
Chapter 2[]
- "Mm... good! But a little cold. I think I could use some time curled up by the fire..." - to Chris if he chooses to be confident.
- "Yeah... aside from being kinda cold... and vaguely creeped out by this place." - to Chris if he chooses to be unsettled.
Chapter 3[]
- "Hello...? Pick up the phone... Spirits... Spirit phone. Um... abracadabra?" - Ashley being flippant during the seance.
- "I don't blame him. That was crazy! The pointer flew right off the table!"
- "I mean if- If you were faking it you were doing one hell of a job-" - Chris.
- "I wasn't faking anything... I think we should what it says. We should look in the library." - Ashley and Chris after the seance.
- "Chris, if this is your way of trying to make me feel better... you're fired!"
Chapter 4[]
- "This is insane... This is nuts! This isn't happening, Chris. Please tell me this isn't happening!"
Chapter 5[]
The character does not appear in this chapter.
Chapter 6[]
- "Are we going crazy down here?!"
- "Chris, we made her look so stupid, in front of all her friends and the guy she liked. I can't imagine doing anything worse to somebody." - Ashley being sympathetic to Hannah's crush on Mike.
- "I'm just saying... maybe she kind of overreacted, you know?" - Ashley being dismissive.
- "This is horrible. I couldn't feel any worse."
- "You look like you were enjoying yourself." - Chris.
- "That's the worst part, isn't it? We were just playing a joke. It was supposed to be funny."
- "Yeah." - Chris.
- "I never want to see this video ever again." - Ashley being repentant.
- "I didn't know what was going to happen! It was a dumb prank, Chris, and maybe we shouldn't have done it, but it's not like I personally made her run into the woods!"
- "Kinda splitting hairs a little..." - Chris.
- "Look, she chose to do that. It's not our fault she did that." - Ashley being unrepentant.
- "Get BACK! Stay the hell away from me!" - Ashley encountering the Psycho.
- "Oh, no nono, live and learn! - The Psycho after Ashley stabs him.
- "What?"
- "I wish I could tell you... it's just not fair!"
- "What? ... Tell me what?" - Chris.
- "It's too late! Chris, what's the point?!"
- "Stop it, just say..." - Chris.
- "We're always talking around it, and now, I mean, we've wasted everything!"
- "Ashley... none of it was wasted." - Chris.
- "What do you mean?"
- "Every second that I spent with you was the only thing I ever wanted to do with my time." - Chris.
- "What are you saying, Chris?"
- "I'm sorry... I should have told you how I felt." - Chris.
- "Chris..." - Ashley attempting to confess to Chris.
Chapter 7[]
- "Noo! No no no! Get away!" - to the Psycho.
Chapter 8[]
- "Hey... come back safe." - Ashley to Chris before he leaves the lodge with the Stranger.
- "He said it was from EATING each other - remember, he said that!" - Ashley talks to Sam about the Emily's bite.
- "Wait, is that how it worked?" - Sam.
- "It happens if it bit you, you're gonna turn into one and then you're gonna turn us, Oh my god, Oh my god, OH MY GOD!"
- "Oh, my God, will you just go?! Go, get out of here!" - Ashley trying to kick Emily out of the Safe Room after finding out she was bitten by Wendigo.
- "This guy's a little OCD." - Ashley after reading the first page of the Stranger's Journal.
Chapter 9[]
- "Oh god, Chris. Are you gonna be okay?" - Ashley choosing to inquire of Chris.
- "Yeah, yeah! Just go on... I... I can't keep up with you macho ladies..." - Chris.
- "Oh God Chris just stop it, okay?"
- "Listen, just... just go on ahead, okay? You gotta warn Mike. I'll be right behind you... I'm just gonna take a breather." - Chris.
- "I mean what if something's following us?"
- "The ladder's toast, we're never going to make it up there!"
Chapter 10[]
The character has no notable quotes in this chapter.
Credits[]
- "I can't believe Chris is gone.. He was my best friend and... Maybe I-... We never had a chance." - Ashley if Chris did not shoot her and was killed.
- "The Wendigo... it has to be..."
- "What?" - Interviewer.
- "The monster... it... took him down into the mines... where it lives... And Sam... and Mike... They went to go find him... and we were going to meet back at the lodge but..." - Ashley theorizing about Josh's fate if Sam, Matt, Mike, Jessica and Emily died.
Gallery
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 See Ashley's character profile in the Your Companion app.
- ↑ PlayStation Store
- ↑ Character Playtimes
- ↑ Playtime clarification
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 According to their high school yearbook, included in the Press Kit Edition of the game.
- ↑ Kotaku - 'How Until Dawn Ended Up With A 10,000 Page Script'
- ↑ Reddit AMA
- ↑ Jez Harris on favorite character
- ↑ Tom Heaton and Jez Harris on Ashley locking Chris out
- ↑ Will Byles on Ashley locking Chris out
Characters
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| Protagonists | |||||||
 Sam |
 Mike |
 Josh |
 Ashley |
 Chris |
 Emily |
 Matt |
 Jessica |
| Supporting Characters | |||||||
 Hannah |
 Beth |
 The Psycho |
 Wendigos |
 Dr. Hill |
 The Stranger |
 Wolfie |
 Minor Characters |