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Soldier Ally

Soldier Ally

Complete the majority of the game with the Alliance soldier squad member

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How to unlock the Soldier Ally achievement in Mass Effect - Definitive Guide

You get the soldier, Ashley, from the start. Keep her in your party to do all the missions and about 40-45 assignments. You should unlock this achievements even before finishing the playthrough since both Ashley and Kaiden are in your party during which you have already done several missions before picking up other potential party members.

For missions see http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Missions. For assignments, see http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Assignments.

Because Ashley is a soldier class with no biotic or tech abilities you'll want to balance your party out. You should go for this achievement when you're playing either as a biotic or tech (or mix) class yourself. Balance our your party with a tech or biotic (or mix) different from yourself.

*** Spoiler Alert ***

Toward the end of Virmire you'll need to make a choice to save either Ashley or Kaiden, the two humans originally in your party. Choose Ashley because you cannot save both.
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10 Sep 2008 01:04

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i went through the entire game except maybe 2 missions with ashley, saved her when i had to choose, but still didn't unlock the achievment. any suggestions?
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By chefcrowe on 18 Jul 2009 22:30
i just realized that i cannot get this achivement with both kaiden and ashley. and it might be too late to get it for any of the others. (just a reminder to others that you cant get both in the same runthrough, change when u can)
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By zacattack5000 on 05 Jan 2010 20:29
I think I'm going to have the same issue as zacattack5000. I'm doing as many side missions as I can between each main mission, hoping I'll still be able to get them both.
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By Tm5k on 23 Jan 2010 00:12
Verified that you can get the achievements for both Kaiden and Ashley in one playthrough. After rescuing Liara, I did every possible side mission available before initiating any other main story missions. During the course of Noveria, I got the Sentinel Ally, Soldier Ally and Paragon achievements. Sweet!
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By Tm5k on 26 Jan 2010 06:36
To get them before Virmire, you must complete both Pinnacle Station and Bring Down the Sky, AND you must complete all collection assignments on a land world, not a survey, with the appropriate party members.
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By jburridge88 on 15 Feb 2011 09:50
I got the achievement after finishing 55 mission with her.
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By Si1v3r Samurai on 21 Aug 2011 13:31
I just got the achievement together with the one from Tali before starting Virmire. I don't have the Pinnacle Station DLC. The tricky thing with the number of assignments is probably that some assignments are marked completed when you return to the Normandy and speak to whoever over the communications channel. At that point you don't have anyone in your party and it maybe doesn't count towards the achievement.
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By Grousta on 11 Oct 2011 06:25
Like someone said, you cannot do kaiden and ashley at the same time.
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By Solario32 on 31 Oct 2011 16:11
funny how the TA ration for this achievement is much lower than the one for saving kaiden.
wonder why so many people chose Ashley over him ;)
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By Scott is King on 06 Mar 2012 12:00
Does anyone know why this (and all the other ally achievements) is marked as buggy?
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By GodLike499 on 26 Oct 2016 03:46
I believe it's possible to get the achievement for both kaiden and Ashley in the same playthrough, provided you complete as many side missions as possible, complete Liara's recruitment, Feros, and Noveria before going to Virmire. I am going for this achievement now (my very last for the game) and I just finished the achievements for Kaiden and Garrus, and I got the achievement before going to Virmire. I forgot that Virmire requires a sacrifice on this playthrough and am now forced to save Ashley for the save I'll be imported.
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By Quarantane on 24 Feb 2017 16:53
I got the achievement for both Ashley and Kaiden before Virmire. kaiden unlocked first, Ashley after a few more side missions.
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By Saltitão on 09 Mar 2019 00:32
i just confirmed the info that thiago said was true, i got ashley's and kaidens in 1 play through.
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By Fearless NY on 31 Mar 2020 13:22
Do all the citadel sidequests except scan the keepers, do all unc ones, do bring down the sky and it's sidequest, do all feros and noveria ones, do all post feros ones, do the first post noveria one and it will pop before virmire.

Easy
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By TheGreatKoala on 15 Feb 2024 21:10
actually you get get both achievements. Just make a save right before where you have to make the decision on who to save. Then reload the save. You got what, a hour and half tops of playing from that point till the end of the game. Be a man and suck it up.
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By on 31 Jan 2010 22:34
I confirm that it is possible to get the Ashley and Kaiden achievements in the same playthrough. I always selected both, the achievement for Kaiden popped in a sidequest before I got to Virmine (even before the Completionist achiev.). I made him die on that planet, and my Ashley achievement popped during a sidequest when I was locked down on the Citadel. I don't know why I didn't get both at the same time. But it is possible, as long as you do not use anyone else.
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By Tanelorn82 on 16 Feb 2010 19:36
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According to Mass Effect Wiki, you unlock this achievement by completing 45 assignments with Ashley out of the disc's 73. Each DLC adds 3 to that list, making for a max of 79.

1) You do not need the character in your party to count toward your total, you just need her there when the assignment is marked "completed"
2) YES, DLC assignments can count, and are much easier than some in game assignments.
3) I suggest using Kaiden or Tali as your extra character. Both require 45 assignments complete for their achievement, so you can kill two birds with one stone.
4) When you earn this, all characters damage reduction improves by 10%

ACHIEVEMENTS
http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Achievements#Squadmates
ASSIGNMENTS
http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Assignments
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13 Jun 2010 17:51

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so u dont need any of the characters in your party to get this achievement, u just have to complete 45 assignments and 15 quest missions to get the achievement?
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By DarkShadowHero on 03 Sep 2010 00:17
Not when the assignment is taken but when it's completed.
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By Misfit Lenz on 03 Sep 2010 04:40
During my 2nd playthrough (New Game+, Infiltrator, currently Level 55) I got the Completionist and Soldier Ally at the same time, with Sentinel Ally achievement one assignment before. Below are the missions and assignments I completed to get these achievements (I had Kaiden and Ashley in my squad as soon as possible during Eden Prime):

Main Missions (15)
Prologue: Find the Beacon
Citadel: Expose Saren
Citadel: Garrus
Citadel: Wrex
Find Liara T'Soni
Noveria: Death of a Matriarch
Noveria: Leave Port Hanshan
Noveria: Lorik Qui'in
Noveria: Peak 15
Noveria: Reactor Repair
Noveria: Reconnect Landlines
Noveria: Contamination
Noveria: Rift Station
Noveria: Quarantine
Noveria: The Hot Labs

Assignments (41)
Citadel: Old Friends
Citadel: Asari Consort
Citadel: Doctor Michel is Safe
Citadel: Homecoming
Citadel: Jahleed's Fears
Citadel: Presidium Prophet
Citadel: Reporter's Request
Citadel: Rita's Sister is Safe
Citadel: Scan the Keepers
Citadel: Schells the Gambler
Citadel: Signal Tracking
Citadel: The Fan
Citadel: Xeltan Convinced
UNC: Privateers
Citadel: Family Matter
Citadel: Planting a Bug
Citadel: Snap Inspection
Citadel: The Fourth Estate
Feros: Geth in the Tunnels
Feros: Power Cells
Feros: Varren Meat
Feros: Water Restoration
Noveria: Espionage
Noveria: Smuggling
UNC: Asari Diplomacy
Tali and the Geth
UNC: Lost Module
UNC: Cerberus
UNC: Hades' Dogs
UNC: Rogue VI
UNC: Geth Incursions
UNC: Listening Post Alpha
UNC: Listening Post Theta
UNC: Depot Sigma-23
UNC: Lost Freighter
UNC: Distress Call
UNC: Major Kyle
UNC: Missing Marines
UNC: Hostile Takeover
UNC: Missing Survey Team
UNC: Hostage

I used this checklist: http://masseffect.shockfront.net/?page_id=2 to keep track of my progress, very useful.
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17 Jul 2011 15:12

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Thanks for the checklist link. This was a perfect document for my run through(s).
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By Irken Empire on 22 Feb 2012 21:36
You get Ashley very early in the game, Eden Prime to be exact. This achievement requires you to complete 15 main story missions and 35 assignments or side quests if you will with the soldier class Ashley in your party. You can get this before the final planet Virmire by doing the majority of all assignments, or you can do a few less and get it on Virmire.

NOTE********** If you still haven't gotten it by time you have to make a choice about your party on Virmire, you'll have to save Ashley in order to get it.


I found this site very helpful if you can't figure out where to pick up some of the smaller missions, or if you get stuck on something

http://guides.ign.com/guides/718963/
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02 Feb 2010 00:10

I ended up doing the main missions up to right before Virmire (15 missions). I did 51 assignments when this finally popped.

I visited every star system possible to pick up every assignment and did every assignment on the Citadel. I kept Ashley in my party for all missions/assignments.
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05 Feb 2010 14:41

Soldier Ally, Ashley, is the recruit you get at the beginning of the Prologue, Eden Prime.

I got the achievement by completing 46 Missions/Assignments and didn't have to complete the Noveria mission to save Ashley, i only got to Feros and to the point where i give some guy Downloaded Data on an OSD (in game memory unit like a USB Stick) and the achievement popped right there and then.

I done as much Assignments as i could possible get and i searched for more but i have the link to help you with these assignments that i found extremely helpful!

Link: http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Assignments

NOTE: I did complete the assignments/missions in both DLC and i also have guides on Pinnacle Station if you need help with those also!

Good Luck as this one and the others are a pain to get :)
Thank you for any positive votes and leave a comment if you are going to Negative vote please. Hope This Helps!
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07 Mar 2011 09:30

Use Ashley for every mission and assignment that you go on. You have to complete 45 assignments and most of the missions with her.
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21 Jul 2019 03:36

See completionist achievement for extra info. This achievement is for Ashley.

Do A LOT of side quests. Don't worry if you get one ally first and later the other.  You can get two per playthrough only. It is possible to get these achievements even before going to Ilos if you complete every possible side quest and all main missions. Bring Down the Sky DLC will also help.

Refer to this thread for some insight to these achievements.

Basic plan of attack for ally achievements:

  • Complete Eden Prime
  • Go to Citadel, talk to Council
  • Find Harkin (Chora's Den), Garrus (Med Clinic) and Wrex (C-Sec)
  • Take care of Fist (do not pick up his OSD!)
  • Rescue Tali in the Wards Access
  • Talk to Council, become Spectre
  • Head to Therum and rescue Liara

From here, you will have all the allies. Pick the two you want to use and use them for EVERYTHING. If you don't have an ally with decryption and need them to unlock a quest by hacking a computer, switch them in to receive the quest, then immediately go back and switch them out.

Now with your two allies:

  • Complete any possible Citadel assignment
  • Complete any random space assignments (check this list and see which ones can be acquired simply by visiting a system or planet)
  • Complete Bring Down the Sky missions (400MSP off the marketplace)
  • Complete Noveria (do all assignments BEFORE leaving the arrival site)
  • Complete Feros (do all assignments BEFORE leaving the arrival site)
  • Go back to the Citadel and complete any assignments you started on Noveria/Feros
  • Complete Virmire (do not kill Wrex!)
  • Back to the Citadel once more

You should have the achievements by now, but if you don't, head to Ilos and finish out the game. Many people got a few of the achievements (mainly Liara) at the very last mission.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO ANY COLLECTION ASSIGNMENTS FOR THESE ACHIEVEMENTS! -- These missions take forever, and they will help, but they are 100% not required to get ANY of the achievements, even Liara.

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