Captain Ash
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| Species | Human | ||
| Size | Normal | ||
| Native Timezone | 1920 - 1935 | ||
| Related Characters | Jungle Queen (Lover) | ||
| Games | TimeSplitters TimeSplitters 2 TimeSplitters Future Perfect | ||
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Captain Ash is a recurring character, having appeared in all games in the TimeSplitters Series thus far, and having a role in each game's Story. Captain Ash, in each of his attires, has worn boots with a brown jacket and trousers with blue shades. His hair is of a blonde colour and he sports a moustache featuring in every game to date.
Little is truly known about Captain Ash's background, though it is suspected that he served in the RAF (judging by his clothes). He may also have served in the infantry during the Boer War towards the end of the 19th Century as a teenager, before becoming an officer and a Captain in the trenches of World War One. After the war, he retired from the military to set out on adventures of his own, travelling the world.
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[edit] Appearances
[edit] TimeSplitters
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| Gesture | Takes a water flask out his jacket, raises it and says "Cheers!", then drinks it all down. He throws the flask off screen then wipes his face. | |
Captain Ash appears as one of the starting characters of the original TimeSplitters. He is one of the Story protagonists and one of only three to feature in all sequels and one of only two to feature in the Story of all games, along with Harry Tipper.
[edit] TimeSplitters 2
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| Gallery | Adventurer extraordinaire, Capt. Ash's exploits have carried him to the four corners of the earth. He's always accompanied by the most glamorous assistants and never averse to stopping for a spot of afternoon tiffin. Just to keep the pecker up, you understand- Tally ho! | |
| Accuracy | Agility | Stamina |
| 15/20 | 6/20 | 12/20 |
Captain Ash appears in the second game as one of the primary Story protagonists who Sergeant Cortez morphed in to. The most notable difference in appearance from the other games is his hat. This attire is the youngest representation of the Captain.
[edit] TimeSplitters Future Perfect
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| Gallery | On returning from his Amazonian adventures, the esteemed Captain Ash has been enjoying traditional hospitality in bonny Scotland. Although with the company of the Jungle Queen during those dark Caledonian nights it's been less of the Robbie Burns and more of the carpet variety... | ||
| Gesture | Makes boxing movements whilst saying "Ooh! Time for fisticuffs, splendid!" | ||
| Speed | Stamina | Shock Proof | Fire Proof |
| 5/8 | 5/8 | 5/8 | 5/8 |
Captain Ash returns for another game and for a third time he is involved in the Story. Unlike every other secondary character featured in Story, he is the only one to appear in only one level. However, the timezone he features in has the most appearances in TimeSplitters Future Perfect's Storyline.
[edit] Story
[edit] 1920, Lost Temple of T'hochek
- Main article: Aztec Ruins (Story)
| "Aha! The crystal! I've got you by jingo." — Captain Ash |
In TimeSplitters 2, Captain Ash appeared in the Aztec Ruins in Guatemala, alongside the Jungle Queen. He set out to retrieve the Time Crystal, under the control of Sergeant Cortez, scattered at that location with the aid of a group of mischievous yet helpful monkeys, encountering Aztec Warriors and Stone Golems. However, his military training came in handy and he managed to enter the Lost Temple of T'hochek before finding the time crystal.
[edit] 1924, Urnsay
- Main article: Scotland The Brave
In the third game he was shown again in the story during 1924 in an apparently hushed up incident involving what appears to be Russian soldiers taking a Scottish isle for an unknown reason at that point in the game. He was still madly in love with the Jungle Queen, and once more was on a mission to rescue her from the island before the British Navy attacked the Russian soldiers at the island. While rowing out to the island, he encountered Sergeant Cortez, who had time travelled to that location and time frame. The two partnered up, stormed the castle on the island, and rescued the Jungle Queen. However, Cortez went on when Ash travelled off the island, apparently rowing into the sunset with the Jungle Queen.
[edit] 1935, Egyptian Tomb
- Main article: Tomb (Story)
The first recorded appearance of Captain Ash is, ironically, his last one chronologically. He is introduced in the first TimeSplitters game, but is not a character of great importance, only appearing in the Tomb level set in Egypt, which reveals his search for an Ankh which he can use to stop a ritual. He appeared alongside Lady Jayne in this level. At the end of his adventures in Egypt, it is uncertain just what happened to either of them, but it is likely that Ash's adventures were far from over.
[edit] Trivia
- In Scotland The Brave, Captain Ash gives Cortez instructions to use dynamite. Anya then says that she thinks the Captain has "done this before." This could be a reference to the Egyptian level of the original TimeSplitters game, where the player- who had the option to play as Ash, among others- used dynamite as a weapon. However, his visit to Egypt came eleven years later.
- In the Aztec Ruins mission The First cutscene Shows Captin Ash jumping off a bridge and shouting " Tally Ho!". This also is in his gallery description.
