History Characters / AssassinsCreedRogue

* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Ultimately a DownplayedTrope as [[spoiler: unlike Haytham, Shay never suffers any direct consequences for his actions. In fact, he lives into old age training both his son and grandson to become Templars. The only blow he does suffer is [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII Connor]] and [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedUnity Arno]] would completely undermine and subvert his efforts to grant the Templar's a stranglehold on Colonial America and France respectively.]]

* SoProudOfYou: After being mortally wounded by Shay, she comforts the grieving Templar by assuring him that the success of his assassination only meant that she has taught him well as a teacher, and that he is a student she can be proud of. Unlike Haytham Kenway's backhanded final compliments to Connor, the kindness of these last words were quite genuine.

* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: In the beginning of the game, it is fairly obvious that the majority of his Assassin brethren do not think fondly of him. Which is greatly exemplified by how many times he is derided, belittled and undermined for his skills and character. This becomes more blatant when the other Assassins are shown to have no trust or respect for Shay, despite all of his accomplishments and already pre-established loyalty to the Creed. After the Lisbon earthquake however, his belief in the Assassins' ideology was shattered. But the final Straw was when they tried to kill him for attempting to prevent further disasters[[spoiler:, and likely to cover-up their involvement with the Lisbon earthquake]].

* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: In the beginning of the game, it is fairly obvious that the majority of his Assassin brethren do not think fondly of him. Which is greatly exemplified by how many times he is derided, belittled and undermined for his skills and character. This becomes more blatant when the other Assassins are shown to have no trust nor respect for Shay, despite all of his accomplishments and already pre-established loyalty to the Creed. After the Lisbon earthquake however, his belief in the Assassins' ideology was shattered. But the final Straw was when they tried to kill him for attempting to prevent further disasters[[spoiler:, and likely to cover-up their involvement with the Lisbon earthquake]].

* {{Hypocrite}}: Shay's motivation of joining the Templars is to stop Precursor artifacts from failing into the wrong hands and to prevent unnecessary deaths, ignoring that the Templars tend to cause even more deaths than the Assassins and they always abuse the power of the Piece of Edens. [[spoiler:Many years later, he could've just stole the Precursor Box from Charles Dorian without killing him, leaving Charles' son an orphan. Moreover, he tells Charles that the Templars are planning to start the French Revolution that will lead to the deaths of thousands of people.]]

* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:He's responsible for killing Adéwalé.]] He also destroys an entire Assassin Brotherhood, leaving only one man left as a form of CruelMercy.

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* LastWords: His statement above really sticks with Shay.

* JerkassHasAPoint: His FamousLastWords:
-->'''James Wardrop:''' If everything is permitted, then no one is safe.

* DarthVaderClone: Much like [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII Haytham]], Shay shares quite a few traits with the Dark Lord of the Sith. His story resembles Anakin Skywalker's character arc in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'': An exceptionally talented warrior who is a member of an ancient organization and fights alongside his brethren in a major conflict but begins to doubt their teachings which leads to him eventually joining their enemies for the greater good. He also has a backstory of losing his mother, wears a black and red costume (which matches the colors of Vader's lightsaber), served as an apprentice to a master that will eventually escape his wrath and become an isolated hermit, a BashBrothers relationship with his childhood friend Liam and he's responsible for initiating a purge that decimates an entire organization leaving it nearly extinct for years.

* DarthVaderClone: Much like [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII Haytham]], Shay shares quite [[DecompositeCharacter decomposite]] equivalent of the Dark Lord. Shay's story resembles Anakin Skywalker in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'': An exceptionally talented warrior who is a member of an ancient organization and serves alongside his brethren in a major conflict but begins to doubt their teachings which leads to him eventually joining their arch-enemies for the greater good. He also has a backstory of losing his mother, wears a black and red costume (which matches the colors of Vader's lightsaber), served as an apprentice to a master that will eventually escape his wrath and become an isolated hermit, a BashBrothers relationship with his childhood friend Liam akin to Anakin and Obi-Wan and he's responsible for initiating a purge that decimates an entire organization leaving it nearly extinct for years.

* DarthVaderClone: Much like [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII Haytham Kenway]], he is more or less a [[DecompositeCharacter decomposite]] equivalent of the Dark Lord. Shay's story resembles Anakin Skywalker in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'': An exceptionally talented warrior who is a member of an ancient organization and serves alongside his brethren in a major conflict but begins to doubt their teachings which leads to him eventually joining their arch-enemies for the greater good. He also has a backstory of losing his mother, always wears black clothing even when he was a hero (and even has the color of red like Vader's lightsaber), served as an apprentice to a master that will eventually escape his wrath and become an isolated hermit, a BashBrothers relationship with his childhood friend Liam akin to Anakin and Obi-Wan and he's responsible for initiating a purge that decimates an entire organization leaving it nearly extinct for years.

* DarthVaderClone: Much like [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII Haytham Kenway]], he is more or less a [[DecompositeCharacter decomposite]] equivalent of the Dark Lord. Shay's story resembles Anakin Skywalker in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'': An exceptionally talented warrior who is a member of an ancient organization and serves alongside his brethren in a major conflict but begins to doubt their teachings which leads to him eventually joining their arch-enemies for the greater good. He also has a backstory of losing his mother, always wears black clothing even when he was a hero, served as an apprentice to a master that will eventually escape his wrath and become an isolated hermit, a BashBrothers relationship with his childhood friend Liam akin to Anakin and Obi-Wan and he's responsible for initiating a purge that decimates an entire organization leaving it nearly extinct for years.

* WishFulfillment: By the end of the game, he's a [[CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority renegade]] Master Assassin who wears a BadassLongcoat, carries an AceCustom air rifle with an underslung GrenadeLauncher, captains the most powerful CoolBoat in the hemisphere, [[BeenThereShapedHistory pals around]] with historical figures, is a leading figure in the AncientConspiracy that runs the Colonies, and draws a sizable income from his New York City holdings [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor He only had to suffer massive trauma and kill most of his closest friends to get there.]]

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: The only reason he ever joined the Templars was that he was disgusted at the Assassins using an Isu artifact to trigger the Lisbon Earthquake and kills thousands of innocent people.

* WishFulfillment: By the end of the game, he's a [[CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority renegade]] Master Assassin who wears a BadassLongcoat, carries an AceCustom air rifle with an underslung GrenadeLauncher, captains the most powerful CoolBoat in the hemisphere, [[BeenThereShapedHistory pals around]] with historical figures, is a leading figure in the AncientConspiracy that runs the Colonies, and draws a sizable income from his New York City holdings.
[[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor He only had to suffer massive trauma and kill most of his closest friends to get there.]]

* AntiVillain: A rare VillainProtagonist example. A mixture of [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type I and Type III]]. He becomes a villain out of the purely heroic motive of saving the world [[spoiler:from the Assassin heroes' unthinking actions]].

* WishFulfillment: By the end of the game, he's a [[CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority renegade]] Master Assassin who wears a BadassLongcoat, carries an AceCustom air rifle with an underslung GrenadeLauncher, captains the most powerful CoolBoat in the hemisphere, [[BeenThereShapedHistory pals around]] with historical figures, is a leading figure in the AncientConspiracy that runs the Colonies, and draws a sizable income from his New York City holdings. [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor He only had to suffer massive trauma and kill most of his closest friends to get there.]]

* AntiVillain: A rare VillainProtagonist example. A mixture of [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type 1 and Type 3]]. He becomes a villain out of the purely heroic motive of saving the world [[spoiler:from the Assassin heroes' unthinking actions]].

* DarthVaderClone: Much like [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII Haytham Kenway]], he is more or less a [[DecompositeCharacter decomposite]] equivalent of the Dark Lord. Shay's story resembles Anakin Skywalker in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'': An exceptionally talented warrior who is a member of an ancient organization that serves alongside his brethren in a major conflict but begins to doubt their teachings and eventually joins their arch-enemies for the greater good. He also has a backstory of losing his mother, always wears black clothing even when he was a hero, served as an apprentice to a master that will eventually escape his wrath and become an isolated hermit, a BashBrothers relationship with his childhood friend Liam akin to Anakin and Obi-Wan and he's responsible for initiating a purge that decimates an entire organization leaving it nearly extinct for years.

* DarthVaderClone: Much like [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII Haytham Kenway]], he is more or less a [[DecompositeCharacter decomposite]] equivalent of the Dark Lord. Shay's story resembles Anakin Skywalker in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'': An exceptionally talented warrior who is a member of an ancient organization that serves alongside his brethren in a major conflict but begins to doubt their teachings and eventually joins their arch-enemies for the greater good. He also has a backstory of losing his mother, always wears black clothing even when he was a hero, served as an apprentice to a master that will eventually escape his wrath and become an isolated hermit, a BashBrothers relationship with his childhood friend Liam akin to Anakin and Obi-Wan and he's responsible for initiating a purge that decimates an entire organization leaving it nearly extinct for years.

* DarthVaderClone: Much like [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII Haytham Kenway]], he is more or less a [[DecompositeCharacter decomposite]] equivalent of the Dark Lord. Shay's story resembles Anakin Skywalker in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'': An exceptionally talented warrior who is a member of an ancient organization that serves alongside his brethren in a major conflict but begins to doubt their teachings and eventually joins their arch-enemies for the greater good. He also has a backstory of losing his mother, always wears black clothing even when he was a hero, served as an apprentice to a master that will eventually escape his wrath and become an isolated hermit, a BashBrothers relationship with his childhood friend Liam akin to Anakin and Obi-Wan and he's responsible for initiating a purge that decimates an entire organization leaving it nearly extinct until it's revival by a young hero.

* {{Determinator}}: To the extent he surpasses even Connor Kenway. This man will simply not give up and stay down.

* {{Expy}}: Considering his nature as a brutal Native American antagonist who supports the French in the Seven Years War, Kesegowaase could be called this game's answer to Magua from ''Film/TheLastOfTheMohicans''. Just as Magua did, he leads a surprise attack on the British as they're leaving Fort William Henry in defeat, and while he doesn't kill Col. Munro himself, he ensures that Liam does.

* EvilCounterpart: To Connor. Both started out idealistic only to be exposed to the uglier side of the conflict, both were Achilles's prize students, and both were TheDreaded (Connor was this for the Templars, Shay this for the Assassins) for their role in wiping out the other side. Additionally both were the targets of Haytham's manipulation. Connor saw through it immediately, while Shay never really figured out that Haytham was using him.