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* {{Deconstruction}}: Of the Jack Sparrow archetype. Whereas Sparrow is a loveable rogue with the HiddenDepths of being much more reliable than he lets on, Rackham is an untrustworthy, hedonistic drunk whose incompetence led to him and his entire crew getting captured by the military.

* ItsAllAboutMe: In another way, he's NotSoDifferent from Edward.

* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler:In his dying breath, Prins justifies his career as a slaver as driven solely by profit. The same justification that Edward had used and continues to use throughout the game, which appears to disturb him greatly.]]

* NeverMyFault: Charles Vane blames [[spoiler:Jack Rackham's mutiny on Edward Kenway rather than his own MistreatmentInducedBetrayal]].

* ReignOfTerror: Over his crew.

* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: He showed scant respect for the pirate code, cheating his own crews out of their fair share of plunder and killing surrendered sailors after promising them mercy. [[spoiler: But as it turns out, being a stereotypical StupidEvil pirate will eventually lead your crew to mutiny you, leaving you ranting and raving on a marooned island]].

* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: He showed scant respect for the pirate code, cheating his own crews out of their fair share of plunder and killing surrendered sailors after promising them mercy. [[ spoiler: But as it turns out, being a stereotypical StupidEvil pirate will eventually lead your crew to mutiny you, leaving you ranting and raving on a marooned island]].

-->'''Voiced By:''' Luisa Guerreiro (English), Daria Bobyleva (Russian)

-->'''Voiced By:''' Angela Galuppo (English), Anastasia Lapina (Russian)

-->'''Voiced By:''' Oliver Milburn (English), Denis Bespaly (Russian)

-->'''Voiced By:''' Mark Bonnar (English), Alexey Aptovtsev (Russian)

-->'''Voiced By:''' Ed Stoppard (English), Alexander Novikov (Russian)

-->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/SarahGreene (English), Elena Ivasishina (Russian)

-->'''Voiced By:''' O.T. Fagbenle (English), Ivan Zharkov (Russian)

-->'''Voiced By:''' Ralph Ineson (English), Igor Tomilov (Russian)

-->'''Voiced By:''' James Bachman (English), Alexander Novikov (Russian)

-->'''Voiced By:''' Tom Kane (English), Nikita Prozorovsky (Russian)

-->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/SeanPertwee (English), Kirill Turansky (Russian)

-->'''Voiced By:''' Luisa Guerreiro (English), Daria Bobylev (Russian)

-->'''Voiced By:''' Angela Galuppo (English), Anastasia Lapin (Russian)

-->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/SarahGreene (English), Elena Ivasishin (Russian)

-->'''Voiced By:''' Luisa Guerreiro

-->'''Voiced By:''' Angela Galuppo

-->'''Voiced By:''' Oliver Milburn

-->'''Voiced By:''' Mark Bonnar

-->'''Voiced By:''' Ed Stoppard

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-->'''Voiced By:''' O.T. Fagbenle

-->'''Voiced By:''' Ralph Ineson

-->'''Voiced By:''' James Bachman

-->'''Voiced By:''' Tom Kane

-->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/SeanPertwee

* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: He showed scant respect for the pirate code, cheating his own crews out of their fair share of plunder and killing surrendered sailors after promising them mercy. [[spoiler:RealityEnsues however, being a stereotypical StupidEvil pirate will eventually lead your crew to mutiny you, leaving you ranting and raving on a marooned island]].

* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Dies while Edward is out at sea. Tragically, Edward finds out just as he was about to return to England and fix their marriage]].

* ShutUpKirk: Edward Kenway attempts to chew him out for planning to break the unofficial truce. The Commodore just chews him out. [[spoiler:While the Commodore doesn't know it, Edward really is being hypocritical here as he's planning to break out past the blockade himself]].

!!!'''Main Game Apperances:''' ''VideoGame/AssassinsCredIVBlackFlag''

* GoryDiscretionShot: [[spoiler:The game shows his hat fluttering and body falling, signalling his decapitation.]]

* MadeOfIron: Played straight, as he was extraordinarily resilient in real life. He was shot five times at close range, struck by swords more than twenty times, had his neck pretty much cut open, and it still took several soldiers grouping up on him to kill him. If the legends that he was decapitated before his death are true, than chances are the tough bastard would have kept swinging until he ran out of blood.

* {{ShoutOut}}: While their personalities are polar-opposites, Blackbeard’s design seems to be evoking his incarnation in Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides[[note]] Most paintings of the pirate depict him wearing a red wool coat, rather than a black leather one[[/note]].

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: There is no record of the real Ben Hornigold expressing bigoted views towards Africans in history, but there is explicit record of his crew having people of multiple races, so it's likely he was at least somewhat tolerant unlike his game self.

* TheMentor: Before his [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn, to the Pirates at least]], Hornigold served as this for several sailors, Edward Thatch was his First Mate and Edward Kenway initially came to the Carribean to sail under him as a privateer. He was also one of the founders of the Pirate Republic which makes [[spoiler:Edward's fury at him, resonate [[WhatTheHellHero with hurt]] more than anger]].

* {{Deconstruction}}: Of the very same Jack Sparrow archetype mentioned above. Whereas Sparrow is a loveable rogue with the HiddenDepths of being much more reliable than he lets on, Rackham is an untrustworthy, hedonistic drunk whose incompetence led to him and his entire crew getting captured by the military.

!!!'''Other Apperances:''' ''Literature/AssassinsCreedForsaken'' | ''[[Literature/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (novelization)]]'', ''[[Literature/AssassinsCreedUnity Assassin's Creed Unity Novelization]]''.

An English pirate who along with Blackbeard, James Kidd, Edward Kenway founded the Nassau Pirate Republic, he serves as the de-facto leader and TheMentor of many sailors including Blackbeard and Edward Kenway.

!!! Also Appears in: ''Assassin's Creed: Memories''

* CaptainErsatz: His constant drunkeness, fondness for ladies, and general physical and vocal mannerisms call to mind [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Jack Sparrow]], just flanderized into a cowardly idiot. Fitting, given many have suggested Jack Sparrow to have drawn heavily on the tales of Jack Rackham.

** As unlikable as he is, Nassau really ''is'' a den of thievery from top to bottom, and one built on high seas robbery at that.

-->'''Main Game Apperances:''' ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag''

-->'''Voiced By:''' Angela Galuppo

!!!'''Other Apperances:''' ''[[Literature/AssassinsCreedBlackFlag Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (novelization)]]''

-->'''Also Appears in:''' ''Literature/AssassinsCreedForsaken'', ''[[Literature/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag Black Flag Novelization]]'', ''[[Literature/AssassinsCreedUnity Unity Novelization]]''.

-->'''Voiced By:''' Sarah Greene

-->'''Roberts:''' Roberts: Ah... all men desire to live by a code, or a creed, yes? Yet when pressed, most defer to their instincts rather than the laws that bind them. But what is the appeal of a creed if it does not yoke all men to like behavior?
-->'''Edward:''' Might make a man feel like... he belongs to something. What's your answer?
-->'''Roberts:''' Ah... that all men are sheep. And that an [[Really700YearsOld old wolf]] like me deserves every ounce of blood he draws.

* UngratefulBastard:
** In Edward's words he has a "peculiar aversion to kindness" and does things such as:
*** Kill an Assassin right after they manage to free him.
*** Backstabs Edward after he helped him get his flagship and throws him in prison for the bounty.