History Heartwarming / AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag

* The ending and the epilogue, [[spoiler: Edward sees his daughter for the first time and returns to London. (This scene doubles as a TearJerker for this troper.) In the epilogue, a few years later, Edward watches The Beggar's Opera with Haytham and Jenny.]] Considering what Edward went through, he deserved this ounce of happiness.

** This troper got a bit misty eyed when he saw the crew congratulating a ''black'' crew member on his ascension. Given they originally wouldn't accept Adewale as captain, this goes to show how the bonds have strengthened on the ship. It also gives the Pirates much CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority cred, yes we're plundering, murdering assholes but we don't profit by slavery like those jerks in the Spanish and British Empire and we're way better on workers and minority rights than any government at the time.

-->'''Cockram:''' The Templars is our family. Where's yours?

* Cockram and Burgess's final words show a rare moment of being NotSoDifferent from the Assassins:

* Related to WhatYouAreInTheDark, but the mission where Edward and Black Bart come to the Observatory, Bart mentions that there are native Taino protecting the forest and [[TheSociopath encourages]] Edward to KillEmAll even voicing doubts if Edward [[ARealManIsAKiller has what it takes]]. The Full Synchronization objectives(Edward's canonical actions) state, to render all Guardians unconscious with bare fists, [[TechnicalPacifist non-violently incapacitating]] them. Edward is still a crook but he's not a brainless killer or a MightyWhitey and this small moment, with no Assassin or Templar to look down their noses on him, gives a sense of his real character, that he's not going to kill a bunch of innocent people who are only protecting sacred land from interlopers.

** It also has a nice moment where Adewale corrects Edward's period appropriate ignorance about Adewale being from Africa (he was born in the Caribbean) and wanting to go back (he doesn't anymore than Edward wants to go to France). It shows Edward is learning to be a more tolerant and enlightened person rather than just being one magically out of the box.

* Related to WhatAreYouInTheDark, but the mission where Edward and Black Bart come to the Observatory, Bart mentions that there are native Taino protecting the forest and [[TheSociopath encourages]] Edward to KillEmAll even voicing doubts if Edward [[ARealManIsAKiller has what it takes]]. The Full Synchronization objectives(Edward's canonical actions) state, to render all Guardians unconscious with bare fists, [[TechnicalPacifist non-violently incapacitating]] them. Edward is still a crook but he's not a brainless killer or a MightyWhitey and this small moment, with no Assassin or Templar to look down their noses on him, gives a sense of his real character, that he's not going to kill a bunch of innocent people who are only protecting sacred land from interlopers.

** Or from bars where he just [[DefeatMeansFriendship beat the crap out of them.]]

* Edward's many VillainousRescue of pirates across the game. Edward recruited, quite likely, the majority of his crew from shipwrecks and people executed.

* Whenever Edward Kenway cuts the ropes on some of the prisoners and welcomes them onto his crew. Sometimes, admittedly, Edward spoils it by adding a "Join us or die" but most of the time, they look sincerely grateful. It's a sign that Edward doesn't want to kill them all, just wants their loot.

** It also has a nice moment where Adewale corrects Edward's period appropriate ignorance about Adewale being from Africa (he was born in the Caribbean) and wanting to go back (he doesn't anymore than Edward wants to go to France).

** It also has a nice moment where Adewale corrects Edward's period appropriate ignorance about Adewale being from Africa (he was born in the Caribbean) and wanting to go back (he doesn't).

** A darker example is that the Pirate Hunters also contain black crew members fighting alongside each other. It made me realize they were the one group I ''didn't'' despise in the Caribbean. It also helped their NotSoDifferent vibes to the pirates they're fighting.

** This troper got a bit misty eyed when he saw the crew congratulating a ''black'' crew member on his ascension. Given they originally wouldn't accept Adewale as captain, this goes to show how the bonds have strengthened on the ship. It also gives the Pirates much CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority cred, yes we're plundering, murdering assholes but we don't profit by slavery like those jerks in the Spanish and British Empire and we're way better on workers and minority rights than any government at the time.

* Doubles as a TearJerker but the fact that in the end, [[spoiler: Edward imagines all the dead pirates at one table]] including Benjamin Hornigold and Charles Vane, who he was at odds with, the fact that it implies forgiveness is touching, that Edward will remember them at their best despite everything.

* When Edward sees [[spoiler: Jack's skeleton in the Jamaican prison]], Edward remarked that as much as [spoiler: Jack wasn't a good friend to him, he still made him laugh]] and that was enough to make Edward feel sorry to see him like that.

* When Edward sees Jack's [[spoiler: skeleton in the Jamaican prison]], Edward remarked that as much as Jack wasn't a good friend to him, he still made him laugh and that was enough to make Edward feel sorry to see him like that.

** This troper got a bit misty eyed when he saw the crew congratulating a ''black'' crew member on his ascension. Given they originally wouldn't accept Adewale as captain, this goes to show how the bonds have strengthened on the ship. It also gives the Pirates much CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority cred, yes we're plundering, murdering assholes but we don't profit by slavery like those jerks in the Spanish and British Empire.

** This troper got a bit misty eyed when he saw the crew congratulating a ''black'' crew member on his ascension. Given they originally wouldn't accept Adewale as captain, this goes to show how the bonds have strengthened on the ship.

* Sending a ship to Kenway's Fleet results in a sweet cutscene where the new captain is congratulated by his ecstatic friend. Also the {{Adorkable}} expression when Edward puts a NiceHat on his head.

* Edward's great redeeming quality that when it comes down to it, he will do right and stand by his mates. His friendship and loyalty to Blackbeard, James Kidd and later, Adewale balances his mostly ruthless, determined edge.

* Sending a ship to Kenway's Fleet results in a sweet cutscene where the new captain is congratulated by his ecstatic friend.

* The fact that Edward never gives up on Caroline throughout the game. It shows how much he still loves her even if she stopped believing in him. One of the first things he does after fixing himself up was write a letter to her.

* When Stede Bonnet gets his own ship, he tells Edward that he cherishes their friendship more than all the plunder and rum in the Caribbean.

* When Stede Bonnet gets his own ship, he tells Edward how much of a good friend he has been.

* Stede Bonnet [[spoiler: gets his own ship]] and he tells Edward how much of a good friend he has been.

* When Edward sees Jack's [[spoiler: skeleton in the Jamaican prison]], Edward remarked that as much as Jack wasn't a good friend to him, he still made him laugh and that was enough to make Edward feel sorry to see him like that.

* The ending and the epilogue, [[spoiler: Edward sees his daughter for the first time and returns to London. (This scene doubles as a TearJerker for this troper.) In the epilogue, a few years later, Edward watches The Beggar's Opera with Haytham and Jenny.]] Considering what Edward went through, he deserved this ounce of happiness.

The ending and the epilogue, [[spoiler: Edward sees his daughter for the first time and returns to London. (This scene doubles as a TearJerker for this troper.) In the epilogue, a few years later, Edward watches The Beggar's Opera with Haytham and Jenny.]] Considering what Edward went through, he deserved this ounce of happiness.