Ashera

Ashera is a Hero in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. She is also known as the Undying Blade and the Commander of Colony 11.

Appearance and personality
Ashera is a tanned woman with black hair tied in the back and red eyes. Her outfit consists of a black platebody adorned with a Power Frame on her chest, with shoulder plates of the same color, black skintight pants and metallic boots.

Ashera is an incredibly violent and aggressive woman, nothing can satisfy her bloodlust for battle. She can be callous sometimes, something that angers Eunie quite a lot. Because of her violent tendencies, she is also referred as a "suicidal maniac".

The Wrath of Ashera
Ashera is first encountered during the Hero Quest The Wrath of Ashera. While they're passing in front of Colony 11, a Levnis surprises the party. Throwing her Blade, Ashera takes it down out of nowhere before they can react. The party is still trying to figure out who she is when more enemies attack them, forcing them to fight. Once they are defeated, Taion asks Ashera to decline her identity, which she does, explaining that she is the commander of the soldiers who just attacked them. She then offers the party to join her in taking down Colony 11, adding to their confusion. Without waiting for their answer, she goes to attack her colony. Hesitant to let her attack a colony said to be impregnable on her own after she just saved their lives, the party follows her and ends up backing up her attack. They defeat Zoren, Easel and Clad's units on the First Ixia Bridge and make their way into the heart of Colony 11. There, they face off against Consul R and defeat her. Ashera decides to let her live, expecting an interesting revenge for her. After Noah and Mio destroy Colony 11's Flame Clock, Ashera explains that she still wants to fight to the death, causing Eunie to snap at her. At the others' request, Eunie later goes to apologize to Ashera, and the two of them talk a little more about Ashera's view of her life.

A Deep-Seated Scar
Ashera makes another appearance in her Ascension Quest A Deep-Seated Scar.

Sidequests appearances
Colony 11's lieutenants, Zoren, Easel and Clad, also known as the Three Ravens, confront Ashera and challenge her in combat. With the help of the party, she defeats them, and they exchange words of respect over each other's strength.
 * Ashera is required to be in the party for the quest Three Ravens at War.

Other Appearances
Ashera can be among the recruited Heroes to aid the party in the final battle against Z, exlaiming that the party was saving the best fight for later as she is summoned. After Z's defeat, Ashera can be seen on the Kevesi side as Aionios splits back into the two worlds it was created from.

Lore

 * Ashera occasionally feels neck pain, due to her beheading by V in her past life. The pain becomes more unbearable as she ages.
 * Ashera knew about Moebius's nature before even meeting the party.

As a boss

 * Undying Blade Ashera (boss)

As an NPC
Ashera can be found at Colony 11 when not engaged as the party's Hero.

Trivia

 * Ashera shares several art names with Dunban's from Xenoblade Chronicles. Additionally, both are highly respected fighters who function as agility-based tanks in gameplay.