Ashley Graham (アシュリー・グラハム Ashurī Gurahamu?) is a character in Resident Evil (Biohazard in Japan), a survival horror video game series created by Japanese company Capcom. She was introduced in the 2005 video game Resident Evil 4, in which she is presented as the daughter of the sitting President of the United States. She is briefly held captive by the Spanish cult Los Iluminados as a means of gaining influence over the United States President before being rescued by the game's protagonist, Leon S. Kennedy. Ashley was originally designed by game designer Yasuhisa Kawamura as an important player character in the original version of Resident Evil 4. Her role was changed into that of companion character who is defenseless following a major structural change in the development team which led to the cancellation of the original version of Resident Evil 4. Her characterization has received a largely negative reception from video game publications, with many questioning her relevance as a stereotypical damsel in distress or usefulness as a sidekick character. Ashley Graham is the newly-elected President Graham's teenage daughter, kidnapped by Jack Krauser on her way home from Massachusetts and kept captive by the Los Illuminados in a European town.[9] Leon S. Kennedy's first goal in the game is to find out where she is and bring her back. After meeting her, it becomes clear that she has been implanted with a Plaga parasite in order for the cult to gain control of her before returning her to America. The rest of the game is about Leon and Ashley trying to discover a solution to get rid of the parasites inside their bodies before they are taken over by Osmund Saddler. Leon and Ashley escaped the sinking island with a jet ski left by Ada Wong after Saddler was eliminated. Leon graciously declined Ashley's invitation to visit her at her home. Following that, they are both apprehended by US government agents and put into detention for debriefing