

Knowing that the only way for the flotilla's many injured to survive is the Behemoth's ability to create spin gravity, he orders to spin up the ship's enormous colony drum.
#CAMINA EXPANSE FREE#
After Drummer nearly crushes herself with the excavator in order to free at least one of the command staff, Ashford takes command of the Behemoth. In " Fallen World", when the speed limit in the Slow Zone changes again due to the actions of Bobbie's team on the Ring Station, Ashford and Drummer are pinned by a shifting excavator. In " Dandelion Sky", Ashford complains about Drummer letting their Chief Engineer Naomi leave the ship. In " Intransigence", Ashford tells Naomi, that according his information, the Rocinante was not destroyed by the Behemoth's missile and that he is glad about that. Later, when the Seung Un is blown up by Melba Koh and the fake massage blaming Holden for it is broadcasted, Ashford, to the horror of Naomi, brings in the corollary that they must fire on the Rocinante immediately to clearly show the other factions that Holden was not speaking in their name. In " It Reaches Out", Ashford brings a bottle of liquor along with three glasses to toast on the belter kid opening the gate with Camina and Naomi. Drummer reluctantly relents, and instead forces the workers to place any narcotic material they have in the airlock, for it to be spaced at a later time. He tells her that if they and the newly established "Belter state" want to be treated as equals by the United Nations and Martian Congressional Republic they must treat people with and abide by the rule of law. When Drummer decides to discourage the crew of the Behemoth from taking narcotics (after one skiff pilot dies) by spacing a main supplier of Pixie dust, Ashford discourages her. He admits to Drummer he believes he should be the one in command, but concedes that it is now a matter of "politics and perception", and is happy to serve under her. Meeting with Captain Drummer, he announces that he has been sent to act as her first officer and second in command, with intent that his allegiance to Dawes' faction of the OPA will help balance out Drummer and the majority of the Behemoth crew's allegiance to Fred Johnson's faction.Īt the command deck, he briefly clashes with a member of Drummer's crew, based on old grievances.

In " Delta-V", Ashford boards the newly christened OPAS Behemoth, alongside several other Belters (including Diogo Harari) sent by Anderson Dawes.

“United by War” - Spoilers for " Season 3" follow. In his new position as a commander, he was shown to have become acquainted with Diogo Harari.Īshford knew and had history with Camina Drummer, with both of them having worked on the docks on Ceres in the past. Ashford personally witnessed his daughter's death, and it has heavily affected him, and his view of war and violence overall.Ĭlosely aligned with the Anderson Dawes faction of the OPA, he was given the rank of Commander in an attempt to formalize the OPA Navy- and thereby make it appear more legitimate- and was also said to be responsible for designing the "work in progress" navy uniforms. At some point in his life, Ashford had a daughter, but she died in a fire that also left the right side of Ashford's body heavily scarred with burns. He may claim to have the Belters' best interest at heart, but his extreme actions - combined with how we saw him treat Naomi and their son, Filip (Jasai Chase Owens) - make it clear that he's more interested in using the Belters' legitimate grievances in his own personal quest to gain power.Ashford was raised in the Belt, and is widely famed for his long career as one of the best pirates in the Belt, for which he earned the monicker "The Ghost Knife of Callisto". However, as we learned more about his personal life throughout The Expanse season 5, it became clear that while he may have presented himself as fighting for the underdogs, Inaros is a bully. When Inaros initially attacked the Inner planets and broadcasted a message to the solar system in which he decried the abusive treatment the Belters have suffered at the hands of the Inners, it was hard to not have some amount of empathy. Avasarala tells the assembled parties that the crew of the Roci - made up of Belters, Earthers, and Martians - working together is what Inaros hates, and that in order to beat him, she wants there to be more cooperation between the factions. Everybody then gathers at a bar to celebrate their victories.
