Video Game Spin-Offs--Mass Effect Comics--"Foundations" #3

After Wrex's dust-up on the Citadel the action shifts to focus on Ashley Williams and the events after the attack on Eden Prime.  The mysterious Cerberus agent known as Rasa is working as part of a joint agreement with the assassin Kai Leng.  They appear to be gathering data about the Reapers and Ashley Williams has firsthand knowledge since she was present during the infamous attack.

Ashley just can't live down the Williams name.

Rasa poses as an alliance psychologist and proceeds to "interview" Ashley about her knowledge of the attack.  The story then falls into a series of flashbacks where she is explaining what happened before the arrival of Commander Shepard in the original Mass Effect.  Her family connection to her grandfather, General Williams--the human who surrendered during the battle of Shanxi, seems to be a serious hindrance to her advancement within her unit.  Before the attack she is passed over as an option for leading her unit.

Once the 212 arrives on Eden Prime they find out that there is much more going on than what they originally thought.  As they investigate the planet they come under attack and realize it's the Geth accompanied by a mysterious and very large ship.  Ashley's squad gets picked off one-by-one and eventually she ends up alone and things look very bleak.  That's when she's discovered by the squad led by Shepard--an event that isn't depicted in the comic but is referred to.

The sad end to the 212.

I didn't like this issue of the comics as much as others.  It didn't feel like it added much to Ashley's backstory and instead just expanded on things players already knew.