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A list of Assassins appearing in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag''.

'''Be aware that this page WILL contain some unhidden spoilers!'''
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[[folder:Edward Kenway]]
--> See his [[Characters/AssassinsCreedEdwardJamesKenway character page]].
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[[folder:Adéwalé]]
!!Adéwalé
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!!!'''Main Game Apperances:''' ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'' | ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedFreedomCry'' | ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRogue''
!!!'''Other Apperances:''' ''[[Literature/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (novelization)]]'' | ''Assassin's Creed: Freerunners''
-->'''Voiced By:''' Tristan D. Lalla (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Mikhail Belyakovich (Russian)[[/note]]

->''"When I became an Assassin, I swore to leave piracy behind, but the old methods have served the Creed more than once."''

The Quartermaster of the Jackdaw and Edward's right-hand man. He learned of the Assassin Brotherhood through his work with Edward, and eventually left a life of piracy behind to join the Assassins. He is the main character in the single player DLC, ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedFreedomCry Freedom Cry]]''.
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* AuraVision: Possesses the same Eagle Vision that Edward displayed.
* BadassFamily: Ends up creating one much like Edward through his son Babtunde and grandson Eseosa.
* BaldOfAuthority: When Edward is away, he keeps the Jackdaw in line. Even when Edward presumes to claim and name their ship the Jackdaw, Adéwalé calls it "''the sort of Rub I have learned to endure sailing among Faces of such... Fairness''." Edward agrees that their crew is too prejudiced to accept Adéwalé as Captain[[note]]without actually apologizing for his presumption of command[[/note]], so they agree that Adéwalé will at least be Quartermaster formally but TheConsigliere in practice due to Edward's admitted inexperience.
** Adéwalé is still hurt of being passed over as captain even years later, as he notes to Augustin in ''Freedom Cry''.
* BaritoneOfStrength: He has a deep voice and is a powerful warrior. Bastienne lampshades his voice's deepness when he is asked to sing passcode.
* {{BFG}}: Carries a blunderbuss with him into combat.
* TheBigGuy: In Edward's pirate crew.
* BornIntoSlavery: "''I was born in Trinidad, a slave from my first breath''."
** The trauma of his upbringing is explored in ''Freedom Cry'' where he notes that for him piracy meant a life of freedom and an escape from that, and it's only years later when he arrives in Port-au-Prince that he's able to confront it and in the course of the game, become an active Maroon revolutionary.
* BreakoutCharacter: Adewale was a popular character at the time of the game's release, enough so that he became [[PromotedToPlayable the focus of his own DLC campaign]]. To this day he's frequently listed as one of the best supporting characters in the series.
* BusCrash: Gets murdered under unknown circumstances sometime before 1776. [[spoiler:In ''Rogue'', it's revealed that he was killed by the Templar Shay Patrick Cormac.]]
* TheCaptain: In the DLC, ''Freedom Cry'' becomes one of the brig, ''Experto Crede''.
* CatchPhrase: "Have you heard the news?" He works it into a number of different orders.
* TheConscience: Adewale shares this role with James Kidd in respect to Edward. Ade tries to keep Edward ambitions in check and guide him into making more moral choices. Ade himself admits that he is fine with general piracy, but opposes the idea of attacking civilians or allowing them to get caught in the crossfire.
* CoolOldGuy: By ''Rogue'' he definitely counts as this from the admittedly little we see of him.
* CunningLinguist: Is capable of speaking at least English, Spanish, and French.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Even as an adult, Adéwalé has still not recovered from his childhood as a slave and in ''Freedom Cry'', his experience of going undercover as a plantation slave is something he does under protest.
* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:Upon getting assassinated by Shay, he tells him that "Hell welcomes traitors like you." and [[YouMonster calls him a monster]].]]
* FireForgedFriends: Before he and Edward introduce and share names, they break out of their holds in the brig of a Spanish treasure fleet, clear out that ship, free other captive sailors across multiple ships, then hijack a brigantine and sail it away from a deadly hurricane that destroys the Spanish Fleet. WoodenShipsAndIronMen indeed.
* ForGreatJustice: His motivation for joining the Assassins, deciding that fighting for justice and freedom with them is a better calling than being a pirate. ''Also'' his initial reason for being a pirate; he enjoys the fact that out in the open sea, race matters little over mere ability to survive EverythingTryingToKillYou.
-->"''[[TheWoobie With this skin and this voice, where can I go in the world and feel at ease?]] This country here is my best chance. This country called ''Jackdaw'', where I know [[BadassCrew the names of all citizens, and they know mine]], and we work together. Not always [[TeethClenchedTeamwork out of love]], but to keep [[FireForgedFriends our country afloat.]]''"
** In ''Freedom Cry'', he transitions to Maroon revolutionary.
* GeniusBruiser: He's very intelligent and speaks English, Spanish, and French, with Bastienne in ''Freedom Cry'' noting that he speaks like a scholar. His database entry notes that when he and Edward ended up in the same ship, his captors had intended him to serve as an interpreter on account of his command of language.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: He stars in a DLC campaign called "Freedom Cry", taking place fifteen years after ACIV's story ends[[note]]and two years after Edward's death[[/note]].
* InTheHood: Gains one in the DLC.
* ItsPersonal:
** Adéwalé is quite giddy when you decide to attack British ships. The database and WordOfGod note that British slavers sold his parents in Trinidad and took him away from his family.
** In ''Rogue'', he holds a special loathing for Haytham for tarnishing Edward's name and openly disrespecting his old friend.
* TheLancer: Serves as the Quartermaster on the ship [[spoiler:until he leaves to join the Assassins]]... although as Edward admits, Adéwalé only wasn't Captain because their initial crew wouldn't accept him[[note]]due to what they both agree is the crew being racist[[/note]].
* LastStand: [[spoiler:Makes one in ''Rogue'' upon getting cornered in a lake by the ''Morrigan.'']]
* LegendaryInTheSequel: By the time ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRogue'' comes around, he's already a legendary Assassin.
* LightningBruiser: He's big, he's strong, and can move just as fast as Edward in combat.
* LivingLegend: Adéwalé is considered this by the Continental Assassins by the time of ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRogue Rogue]]'' being famous for single-handedly freeing hundreds of slaves across the West Indies. Even in old age, [[OneManArmy he continues to live up to his reputation]] [[spoiler: as it takes Shay and Haytham working in tandem to actually defeat him.]]
* MacheteMayhem: His weapon in ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedFreedomCry Freedom Cry]]''. When he first washes ashore, a crusty old machete is just the [[ImprovisedWeapon closest weapon]], but he continues using various machetes to great effect throughout the rest of the DLC.
* ManBehindTheMan: He's the main reason Edward's crew doesn't abandon him. It's even shown in a more literal sense during gameplay: he stands where Edward, as the captain, should be standing as he directs the helmsman.
* OldMaster: 66 at the time of [[spoiler:his death in ''Rogue'']] but still kicking plenty of ass and standing toe to toe with much younger combatants. [[spoiler:Had he only been fighting against Shay or Haytham individually it's possible he would have survived.]]
* OnlyOneName: If he does have a surname, he never mentions it. Given that he was born into slavery it's possible that he doesn't.
* OnlySaneMan: He offers very good advice to Edward about keeping his cool and bringing in the Assassins who have a clear idea of what "the Sage" means, but Edward [[GenreBlindness refuses to listen]] and the latter is ''somehow'' still surprised when [[spoiler:Adéwalé ''finally'' decides that he doesn't want to be taken for granted anymore by a self-destructive asshole who nearly got his entire crew killed.]]
* PromotedToPlayable: Adéwalé goes from a major supporting character in ''IV'' to starring in the expansion, ''Freedom Cry.''
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Serves as this as the Voice of the Crew on the ''Jackdaw'', trying (and failing) to rein in Edward's obsessions when it clashes with the crew's health and interests.
* RejectedApology: He not having any of [[spoiler:Shay's remorse, considering Shay assassinated him and defected to the Templars over a misunderstanding.]]
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Edward's red.
* ScaryBlackMan: To his enemies, at least.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When Edward and Black Bart go to the Observatory, Adéwalé stays on the ''Jackdaw'' with the crew, clearly worried that ObviouslyEvil Black Bart is up to no good. Sensing danger, [[spoiler:Adéwalé and the crew abandon Edward on the island when Black Bart and his crew make their betrayal clear, an action that probably saved the lives of the rest of the crew]]. Edward understands and accepts this, for which Ade returns him to the helm the next time they meet. Despite everything they still part as friends and Adewale will not tolerate speaking ill of Edward.
* SergeantRock: What Adéwalé's ''de facto'' role is amongst the ''Jackdaw'' crew.
* SlaveBrand: He has a slave brand on his chest.
* SleevesAreForWimps: His Assassin outfit in ''Freedom Cry'' lacks sleeves and shows off his muscles, though in ''Rogue'' it's subverted since in the North Atlantic it would be rather nonsensical not to wear sleeves.
* SwordAndGun: Wields both a [[MacheteMayhem machete]] and a blunderbuss in ''Freedom Cry''.
* TokenBlackFriend: Promotional materials and trailers certainly ''paint'' him as such, but in the actual game it's a lot more [[ZigZaggedTrope nuanced]]. Adéwalé forms a genuine bond with Edward when they break out of captivity together, respects Edward because of his [[FairForItsDay era-relative]] progressive stances on slavery, and they on more than one occasion prove to be genuine BashBrothers in combat, but at heart Adé feels more than a little hurt that he was looked over for the title of the ''Jackdaw'''s captain. As the game progresses Edwards increasingly obsessive pursuit of his own wealth also ends up pushing Adé away. While they reconcile later on, all-in-all they are closer to VitriolicBestBuds than this trope.
* WhatTheHellHero: The reason why Adéwalé [[spoiler:resigns as First Mate from the ''Jackdaw''; he finally can no longer tolerate Edward's selfishness and putting his own wants above everyone else's needs, and he joins the Assassins to forge his own path]]:
-->''"To fight beside a man so driven by [[{{Greed}} personal gain and glory]] is a hard thing, Edward. [[spoiler:And I have come to feel the Assassins - and their creed - a more honourable course.]] [[DisappointedInYou Have I been unfair?]]"''
* WorthIt: Despite that, he explains to Augustin Dieufort in ''Freedom Cry'' that the experience of freedom in his life of piracy meant a great deal to him and he wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. Though he doesn't want to go back either.
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[[folder:Duncan Walpole]]
!!Duncan Walpole
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!!!'''Main Game Apperances:''' '''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag''
!!!'''Other Apperances:''' ''[[Literature/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (novelization)]]'' | ''Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization''
-->'''Voiced By:''' ??? (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Alexander Gruzdev (Russian)[[/note]]

An Assassin-turned-Templar that dies by Edward's hands and inadvertently sets him off on the whole adventure.
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* AmbitionIsEvil: His database entry makes it pretty clear his primary motivation is advancing his status in life -- interestingly, not that different from Edward at the time.
* AristocratsAreEvil: He's born in a very wealthy family, with his Cousin being England's first Prime Minister, and he still retains this bearing among the multicultural, multi-franchise Assassins to the point that Edward calls him a "posh git".
* AssholeVictim: The Assassins admit that Edward killing the treacherous Walpole is no loss at all and is something they can easily forgive... as opposed to Edward's however unwittingly passing on Walpole's information to the Templars, thereby completing Walpole's betrayal for him. This is taken even further in the novelization of the game by Oliver Bowden where Sir UsefulNotes/RobertWalpole, Duncan's cousin, admits to Edward that Duncan was a real {{Jerkass}} and UngratefulBastard and that he holds no grudges to Edward for killing his own cousin.
* BeardOfEvil: Rogers' wife described him as "devilishly handsome" and the beard does make him look sinister.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: He uses a Hidden Blade to assassinate the captain of Edward's ship, but they're badly damaged in the subsequent explosion thereof, and abandoned by Edward because he didn't know what they were until reaching Havana where he was issued new ones.
* DeadPersonImpersonation: Ends up being impersonated by Edward after his death. Helping matters was the fact that he kept a letter detailing the payout he was going to get in Havana.
* DeceptiveDisciple: He asked to study under Ah Tabai in order to learn all his secrets and betray him.
* EvilCounterpart: Like Edward, he's a greedy and ambitious man aiming to improve his lot in life and is rightfully regarded as [[JerkAss an utter piece of shit]] by just about everyone. However, Duncan dies a traitor trying to join the Templars while Edward eventually betters himself and becomes one of the Assassins most respectable members.
* FaceHeelTurn: Betrayed the Assassins to join the Templars, intending to give them First Civilization artifacts, and apparently had the murder of Ah Tabai, the local Mayan Assassin Mentor, on his agenda.
* FalseFriend: To Ah Tabai, who Duncan came to in early 1715 and asked for personal training as a means of getting close to him and learning all about the West Indies Assassins in order to have a lot of information to turn over to the Templars.
* HairTriggerTemper: His database entry mentions his bad temper and impulsiveness several times.
* HistoricalCharactersFictionalRelative: He's a fictional second cousin of Britain's first Prime Minister Sir UsefulNotes/RobertWalpole.
* InTheHood: Given that Edward's uniform was looted from him, it's a given.
* {{Jerkass}}: Even ignoring his FaceHeelTurn details, he shoots at Edward even though Edward ''was'' legitimately trying to diffuse hostilities.
* PlotTriggeringDeath: The game would have no plot at all if he never crossed paths with Edward.
* ProfessionalKiller: A highly skilled one by all accounts: he is mentioned in Ah Tabai's database entry to be of a level of skill that few other Assassins ever reached, which says something about Edward being capable of besting him even while weakened.
* ShadowArchetype: Driven by personal ambition, betraying the Assassins solely for money... the initial confusion some had about the name Edward/Duncan is actually pretty telling.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: His death kicks off the story, and while a few details are garnered from his encounter, the Templars, and database entries, little is learned about him beyond some backstory and possible reasons for his FaceHeelTurn. The novelization for ''Film/AssassinsCreed2016'' adds that his day job was working for the East India Company, but his cover was blown and his Mentor tried to send him to the New World (and Ah Tabai), partly so he wouldn't be killed. Instead, he was recruited for the Templars by one of the directors of the company.
* WorfHadTheFlu: [[AllThereInTheManual According to the Animus]], Duncan is suppose to be one of the strongest assassins, but he gets unceremoniously hunted and killed by Edward in the game's opening mission. Though Duncan was injured in the shipwreck and Edward used that to his advantage.
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[[folder:James Kidd ('''Unmarked spoilers''')]]
!!James Kidd
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!!!'''Main Game Apperances:''' ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag''
!!!'''Other Apperances:''' ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRebellion''
-->'''Voiced By:''' Olivia Morgan (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Anastasia Lapina (Russian)[[/note]]

->''"We're Assassins and we follow a Creed, aye. But it does not command us to act or submit... only to be wise."''

Supposedly a teenage boy, the bastard child of notorious pirate William Kidd, and one of the founders of the Nassau pirate republic, along with Kenway, Thatch, and Hornigold. In truth, however, she's revealed to be a woman named Mary Read. In either identity, she's also a close friend of Edward's and a member of the Assassins.
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* ActionGirl: Albeit only overt about it after being forced to reveal herself to Rackham.
** PregnantBadass: Was pregnant while trying to fend off the British that captured Rackham's crew. According to Anne Bonny, the father was a young man who was among the few sober enough to help fight, though he died during the battle.
* AlwaysWithYou: Her last words:
-->"''I'll be with you, Kenway. I will.''"
* BadassesWearBandanas: Wears a bandana throughout the game and is a skilled warrior, and takes it off when revealing she is a woman.
* BattleCouple: She and an unknown pirate fought with Anne Bonny in a heroic final stand. That soldier was her lover and father of her child and he died in battle.
* {{Bifauxnen}}: She proves to be Mary Read, not James Kidd.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Perceptive players will notice that James is wearing a hidden blade before TheReveal that "he" is an Assassin.
* CanonCharacterAllAlong: James Kidd is only an alias. Her real name is Mary Read, one of the two most famous female pirates of all time.
* TheConscience: Serves as this for Edward, always trying to get him to do the right thing and be more focused on helping others than helping himself. For much of the game Edward doesn't listen, meaning that the Assassins never let him join them. Her death hits him the hardest by far and serves as the catalyst for Edward joining the Assassins and turning his life around in a way that would make her proud.
* DeathByChildBirth: Dies due to sickness brought about after giving birth to her child in a prison. It's unknown what happened to her baby.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Edward cradles her in a PietaPlagiarism as she passes away on account of post-pregnancy internal bleeding. Edward never fully recovers from this.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: There's a number of things that provide clues to her real identity: her voice veers a bit too feminine at times, rather distinctive hips, crossing arms a lot (especially when close to other people), and on the mission just before the reveal, shoving Edward away after being tackled (the tackle animation placing hands very near the torso) and exclaiming "[[HatesBeingTouched Keep your natty hands off me!]]"
** Also, Kidd's database entry notes that unlike Hornigold, Thatch and Kenway, he wasn't part of the Nassau ''Flying Gang'' but proved to be highly intelligent and resourceful in setting up the Nassau republic. Which foregrounds the fact that he's an Assassin since that's the kind of Patronage that is second nature for them.
** There's quite a few subtle hints in his body language about his sentiments well in advance of the reveal, such as his silent and contemplative reaction to a sketch of the Observatory instead of "Blackbeard" Thatch and Hornigold's mocking dismissals -- Edward notices this, and later calls out Kidd on knowing more than he'd let on about the Observatory -- and the multiple disapproving looks he gives Edward at times when he indulges his seedier tendencies or when Edward inadvertently revealed that he'd given away the locations of Assassin hideouts to the Templars.
** During some of the early game cutscenes a Hidden Blade can clearly be seen on the inside of his arm as well.
* HistoricalCharactersFictionalRelative: Claims to be Captain Kidd's bastard son. Subverted, as Mary Read has no relation to him.
* TheManBehindTheMan: The game strongly implies that later in his career when he was serving under Jack Rackham, Kidd was using Rackham as a puppet captain, given that Rackham himself couldn't captain his way out of a wet paper bag.
** Anne Bonny remarks to Edward that Mary did the actual captaining of the ship while Jack did most of the drinking. Given what we see in the game, there's no reason to think otherwise.
* TheMentor: Serves as this to Edward, introducing him to the Assassins, and later to Anne Bonny, making the latter into a true badass PirateGirl despite starting out as a MsFanservice waitress.
* MoralityChain: Acts as this to Edward at times, subtly encouraging his better nature. From one of Edward's discussions with Adéwale:
-->'''Edward:''' He has a way of picking at my conscience that gives me pause.
* TheNotLoveInterest: There is considerable tension between Mary and Edward and several playful moments between them. Notably, the MushroomSamba sequence interchanges her with Edward's wife Caroline, signaling the level of importance she held for Edward in his life. Her death had a bigger impact on changing his life than his wife leaving him.
* PlatonicLifePartners: With Edward, eventually. She makes it clear when she reveals her true gender that very few people know it.
-->'''Mary:''' Mary Read to me mum. ''*meaningful look*'' And me friends. ''*holds a knife to Edward's groin*'' Not a word of it to anyone, or I'll unman you as well. ''*wink*''
* ProfessionalKiller: Between being both an Assassin and a pirate.
* TheReveal: Is actually the famous female pirate, Mary Read, pulling a SweetPollyOliver.
* SweetPollyOliver: Spends most of the game masquerading as a teenage boy.
* TragicHero: She spent all her life longing for freedom and respect in a patriarchal male-dominated society and be accepted as an equal. She has to resort to a rank incompetent like Calico Jack as a cover for her to be TheCaptain in all but name. Her child is taken from her and she dies painfully because the prison guards think she's a lowlife trash who deserves to die when she was the most heroic and decent person of the group, which moves Edward, an admitted JerkAss, greatly.
* UnsettlingGenderReveal: Was forced to reveal her gender when Rackham threatened to [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill her]]. Inverted when she reveals her identity to Edward, when he sees her remove a bandanna and lets her hair down, he's amazed that she's BeautifulAllAlong and is very feminine.
-->'''James Kidd''': *removes bandana offscreen* Ready?\\
'''Edward Kenway''': [[{{Beat}} ...]] Your name's not James, is it?\\
'''Mary Read''': *chuckles* Not most Days. Come on.
* VasquezAlwaysDies: Dies from complications from childbirth while in British custody towards the end of the game, while Anne Bonny lives on for several more decades. Of course this is TruthInTelevision, the real Mary Read did die in childbirth while Anne Bonny disappeared from the records.
* WalkingSpoiler: Pretty much impossible to talk about over half her tropes without letting on that she's a woman.
* WhatTheHellHero: Kidd is utterly dedicated to the Assassin Order, which makes him frequently chew out Edward for valuing money over principles and for wearing Assassin robes:
--> '''James Kidd on Edward Kenway''': ''Prancing about like one of us, bringing Shame to our Cause.''
** Eventually he flat-out tells Adéwalé not to let himself be pulled into the drink by Edward the "''drowning rat''."
* WholesomeCrossdresser: A striking variation. She's very good looking as James Kidd, to the point of attracting Anne Bonny, and is quite pretty as Mary Read.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: James Kidd is perhaps the same age as Edward or slightly younger, though really as Mary Read she's 8 years older then Edward, but displays a maturity and acceptance of life that is worlds away from Edward's immature lusting after the "''easy life''".
-->''"No one honest has an easy life, Edward. And it's aching for one that causes the most pain."''
* WorkingClassHero: An even more impressive version than Edward, since as a woman she had to break the glass ceiling or take that into account to be where she is.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Nurtures this hope for Edward, a key reason why Ah Tabai and the other Assassins spare his life and give him a second chance. This ultimately has an effect on Edward and he resolves to fulfill her faith in him after she dies and officially joins the Assassins.
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[[folder:Ah Tabai]]
!!Ah Tabai
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!!!'''Main Game Apperances:''' ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag''
!!!'''Other Apperances:''' ''[[Literature/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (novelization)]]'' | ''Assassin's Creed: Memories''
-->'''Voiced By:''' Milton Lopes (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Nikita Prozorovsky (Russian)[[/note]]

->''"From within and without come enemies and allies alike. Nothing in life is guaranteed, except surprise..."''

A Mayan and the current Mentor of the Assassins in the West Indies.
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* BadassNative: A given. He's a Mayan Mentor of the West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins and a skilled warrior no less.
* BigGood: Is regarded as an exceptional Mentor by all his students, provided the Assassins a long sphere of influence in the New World and scattered seeds for the careers of Edward Kenway, Adewale and Achilles. Once he dies, things start to go south for the Assassins until Connor, Aveline, and Eseosa arrive on the scene. He's also a kind man as noted by James Kidd and as Edward Kenway learns from experience.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Wields two Hidden Blades.
* ForgivenButNotForgotten: While he does forgive Edward's transgressions against the Assassins[[note]]namely, killing some of them when he was a sell-sword for the Templars under the guise of Duncan Walpole[[/note]], he nonetheless expresses that Edward is not welcome among the Brotherhood. [[spoiler:At least, before Edward gets his act together post-HeroicBSOD.]]
* InTheHood: In traditional Assassin fashion.
* LifeWillKillYou: According to ''Rogue'', he died of old age sometime in 1745.
* MeaningfulName: His name means "The Hunter" in the Mayan language, and also refers to the Mayan god of the hunt.
* TheMentor:
** For James Kidd, Adéwalé, and the West Indies Assassins as a whole. [[spoiler:He also serves as this for Edward when the latter realizes the consequences of his actions, noting that he has changed and offers him support and guidance when the latter most needs it]].
** He was also the mentor of Achilles Davenport, and trained him to be an Assassin, who in turn became a mentor to the North American Colonial Assassins.
* NiceGuy: After Edward's CharacterDevelopment and HeroicBSOD, he offers him a place in the Assassins despite Edward nearly causing the destruction of the Caribbean Brotherhood due to his greed. He even goes out of his way to free Edward from the Port Royal prison -- by all accounts, real and fictional, a complete hellhole -- ''and'' salvages Edward's equipment in spite of every other Assassin in the game calling Edward's use of Duncan Walpole's robes a disgrace.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: According to his database entry, his only recorded child died before the age of ten.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: With some support from James Kidd, he forgives Edward for his transgressions against the Assassins due to his help, while most Assassins from past games[[note]]i.e. any of the other playable ancestors[[/note]] would have likely killed him. The database also mentions that he opened up his branch of the Assassin Order to all men and women, whatever their race or social status.
* RoaringRampageOfRescue: Does one about three-fourths of the way through the game, to free [[spoiler:Edward, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read from the Kingston prison. Sadly, Mary doesn't make it due to her failing health from childbirth and poor conditions in the prison]].
* TribalFacepaint: He has black and white facepaint running under his eyes and across his nose, as well as on his chin.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Antó]]
!!Antó
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-->'''Voiced By:''' Kwasi Songui (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Alexander Rezalin (Russian)[[/note]]

->''"All affairs of freedom are Assassin affairs."''

A Maroon Master Assassin who runs the Assassin Bureau in Kingston.
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%% Doesn't explain what the reaction is. * Berserk Button: Edward's irreverence and apathy towards helping free slaves as an Assassin pisses him off. To him, all affairs of freedom involve the Assassins.
* BaritoneOfStrength: He has one of the deepest voices in the entire franchise and is no slouch in combat.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: He has two Hidden Blades, as befits his rank of Master Assassin.
* CoolOldGuy: Despite being very serious, he has real charm and finds Edward's obsession with money and [[MoralMyopia indifference]] to [[NotInThisForYourRevolution slave rebellions]] amusing. He gently chides and chips away at his conscience.
* FireForgedFriends: He and Edward will never be bosom buddies but they do get along better towards the end when Edward finds his NeutralNoLonger moment and tells him he'll take down Kenneth Abrahams and not just because he wants the Templar Key.
* InTheHood: Wears a hood like most Assassins.
* MadeASlave: He was born into the Ashanti tribe in the Akon region of West Africa before being kidnapped and sold into slavery at a young age. He was freed by a famed warrior named Cudjoe and fled to Kingston, where he led a Maroon community and joined the Assassins in 1698.
* TheMentor: He tries to serve as this to Edward, trying to provoke his conscience beyond his OnlyInItForTheMoney or rather the Templar Key FetchQuest which chains Anto's mission, making him alive to the plight of the Maroons suffering. Edward does seem to be affected a bit when Anto says that freedom is core to the Assassin cause and ultimately does come around to him, genuinely upset at the brutal squads sent to attack Anto's people down.
* OnlyOneName: Has no known surname.
* SlaveLiberation: His primary goal, even above advancing the Assassin's interests. Luckily for him, the two often go hand-in-hand. Many of the slaves he frees even go on to join the Assassin Order.
* WorthyOpponent: Is considered such by Kenneth Abraham, and Anto reciprocates it, saying (before you sneak into Abraham's hideout), that he's "as cunning as a Maroon."
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[[folder:Rhona Dinsmore]]
!!Rhona Dinsmore
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-->'''Voiced By:''' Lynsey-Anne Moffat (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Olga Zvereva (Russian)[[/note]]

->''"Ah... Captain Kenway. I'm assuming this is the friendliest face you've seen since dropping anchor?"''

A Scottish Master Assassin who runs the Assassins Bureau in Havana. She knew Edward from before he discovered she was an Assassin.
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* ActionGirl: Besides being an Assassin, it's implied by Edward that she was a SweetPollyOliver pirate at one point.
* BadassesWearBandanas: A red one tied to encircle her head as opposed to covering it, and she's a skilled Master Assassin.
* BraveScot: She has a noticeable Scottish accent.
* CoolOldLady: The ''War Letters'' in ''Rogue'' show that she became this. She is quite teasing to Achilles who remembers her as "Auntie Rhona" during the years he apprenticed with Ah Tabai at Tulum.
* DeadpanSnarker: Particularly in her first mission, where she cheerfully snarks about her situation as CasualDangerDialogue.
-->'''Edward:''' I've come to warn you: your life's in danger. \\
'''Rhona:''' ''(as bullets hit nearby)'' Aren't you the crafty one? Whatever gave it away? \\
'''Edward:''' Possibly, I had a hand in selling a "sensitive document" to one of those Templar chaps you're so fond of. \\
'''Rhona:''' Congratulations. Your mission was a success.
* FoeRomanceSubtext: With Hilary Flint, the Templar hunting her. In-game dialogue and the database indicate that they had ''some'' kind of a relationship, but both were too dedicated to their respective Orders to betray them for each other.
-->'''Rhona:''' Oh, he won’t be hard to find, the cheeky bastard, strutting about like the cock of the walk.\\
'''Edward:''' Admit it, [[DoubleEntendre you like the walk of that cock.]]
* GunsAkimbo: Her concept art has her dual wielding pistols.
* NiceGirl: The only Assassin who doesn't treat Edward like dirt before he's formerly inducted into the Order.
* NoodleIncident: It's not explicitly stated how she and Edward know each other, but it's implied that she was once a SweetPollyOliver pirate, given a faint skull tattoo just above her breasts and Edward claiming that "I know you are no Stranger to a Man's Boots."
* ParentalAbandonment: Had a absent father and an uncaring alcoholic mother.
* PerpetualSmiler: She keeps a smile on her face even in the midst of battle.
* ProfessionalKiller: As a member of the Assassins.
* SilverVixen: She gloats rather shamelessly about how desirable she is in her old age to Achilles in the ''War Letters'' at ''Rogue'', and even guiltily admits that she got seduced by a handsome Templar gentleman ([[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIIILiberation Rafael Joaquín de Ferrer]]) ''again''.
* TattooedCrook: She may have had a pirate past, judging from a faint skull tattoo located just above her breasts.
* {{Tomboy}}: Wears her hair short and happens to act like OneOfTheBoys.
* VictoryIsBoring: Around the time of ''Rogue'', in a letter to Achilles she laments how now she's currently stuck watching to see how the upcoming Seven Years War will affect things as opposed to the far more exciting search for the Observatory in her youth.
* ViolentGlaswegian: A Scottish Assassin who for bonus points ''is'' actually from Glasgow.
* VitriolicBestBuds: She and Edward develop this during their partnership. Rhona is the only Assassin who doesn't look down at Edward for being a JerkAss and takes him for what he his and Edward even calls her "Mum" and "Mopsie". [[PetTheDog She even hugs him]] before he sets out to hunt down Torres.
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[[folder:Upton Travers]]
!!Upton Travers
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-->'''Voiced By:''' Bruce Dinsmore (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Ilya Isaev (Russian)[[/note]]

->''"Vance. He said he would kill me. I thought it was bluster. He is my brother. Despite what you told me, I thought it meant something."''

A Master Assassin who runs the Assassins Bureau in Nassau alongside his brother.
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* CainAndAbel: The Abel to his brother's Cain. Even though his brother broke the Creed and tried to kill him, Upton still can't bring himself to kill Vance and asks Edward to do it. [[spoiler:Becomes the Cain when he orders Edward to kill his brother]].
* DeadpanSnarker: Before he falls apart, he gets a couple good barbs in at his brother.
-->'''Vance:''' Upton, come, you know better than to give in to gossip. Nassau is too small. Local tongues turn everything to sentimental comedy. \\
'''Upton:''' It's domestic tragedy I'm trying to avoid.
* DrowningMySorrows: He does not take the revelation that his brother is trying to kill him very well.
-->'''Upton:''' I cannot go on anymore! My brother: a traitor! That woman... Templar. I have no family! No wife of my own! What is the point of living, hm? Let them kill me.
* InTheHood: A big hint that he wasn't a Templar like Vance said.
* TheLoad: Of the Templar Hunt Mission Chain, he is far and away the most ineffectual and incompetent Assassin, to the point that you can't deny that Jing Ling has a point when she calls him and his brother a pair of fools. The moment when he gets drunk and Edward has to protect him is an EscortMission with AscendedFridgeHorror.
* MistakenForRacist: There's a lot of implications that he's unhappy his brother is marrying a Chinese woman. [[spoiler:He's actually upset that she's a Templar after their treasure map]]. It's possible, of course, [[NobleBigot he's upset about that too]].
* WhatTheHellHero: His first conversation with Edward says [[spoiler:that he murdered a bunch of workers. Even if you haven't killed anyone that mission]].
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[[folder:Vance Travers]]
!!Vance Travers
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-->'''Voiced By:''' Marcel Jeannin (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Alexander Kovrizhnykh (Russian)[[/note]]

->''"I'll tell you this: I will marry her. I will kill you if I must, I will have your half of the map. And then the world will see which brother has more honour."''

A Master Assassin who runs the Assassins Bureau in Nassau alongside his brother. He has fallen in love with a Templar Chinese pirate and sets Edward on his brother.
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* CainAndAbel: The Cain to his brother's Abel. {{Lampshaded}} by Jing Ling, who criticizes Vance for hiring people to kill Upton instead of doing it himself like Cain.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: Mixed with a healthy case of DeathByMaterialism.
* TheOathbreaker: He breaks the Assassin's Creed by plotting to murder his brother and aide a Templar, the penalty for which is death.
* TooDumbToLive: Jing Ling can barely restrain her contempt of him. Neither can his brother. Given he's fallen for a Templar who treats him just as bad as his twin, you have to wonder if he enjoys it.
** It doesn't help Jing intends to murder him after they're done with his brother. You can't blame her, though.
* {{Turncoat}}: He betrays the Assassin Order out of love for Jing Ling and greed over the hidden treasure he and his brother's map leads to.
* TheUnfavorite: Hinted at to be part of his motivation to kill his brother.
-->'''Vance:''' You're jealous. \\
'''Upton:''' Jealous? No- \\
'''Vance:''' Yes! \\
'''Upton:''' I only worry for your safety, brother. \\
'''Vance:''' You always had to be the favored child, the golden boy. You can't stand it that she would give her heart to me, when she can't even give you a second glance! So you hate her!
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[[folder:Opía Apito]]
!!Opía Apito
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-->'''Voiced By:''' ??? (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Olga Kuznetsova (Russian)[[/note]]

->''"There are those who say the Taíno are already extinct. But we will never be extinguished. Our fight continues."''

A Taino Master Assassin who leads the Assassins in the Cayman Islands. She enlists Edward's aide in hunting down the Templar Lucia Márquez.
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* ActionGirl: What with being a female member of the Assassins. She is the only Master Assassin in the game besides Ah Tabai himself who can actually keep up with Edward in hunting and LeParkour.
* ArchEnemy: Of Lucia, who is trying to kill Opía and the remaining Taino.
* BadassCreed: In addition to following the Assassin's Creed, she has her own personal one: "aji aya bom", meaning "better dead than a slave". Though this is an InformedAbility it seems, we don't hear it in the game, being only mentioned in her database entry.
* BadassNative: She is half-Taíno, one of the indigenous groups of the Caribbean.
* BodyCountCompetition: Challenges Edward to a hunting competition, and is impressed when he kills a white jaguar.
* CainAndAbel: There is a pretty good chance that she and Lucia are half-siblings, though neither woman seems aware of it.
* DisappearedDad: She never met her father.
* InTheHood: While her attire differs significantly from most Assassin uniforms, she still maintains a white hood.
* MeaningfulName: According to her database profile, her name is an amalgam for the Taino words meaning "eternity" and "ghost".
* MsFanservice: Who knew Assassins could look so sexy? She and the other female Assassins in Tulum are among the most scantily-clad possibly throughout the entire Brotherhood's history.
* ProfessionalKiller: As one would expect from a member of the Assassins.
* ProudWarriorRaceGirl: Her identity as a Taino means a great deal to her.
* SoleSurvivor: She was the only member of her village that escaped being killed or enslaved when it was raided by the Spanish.
* TribalFacepaint: Has white paint over her upper face and a small streak on her chin.
* VerbalTic: She always refers to herself as "we".
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