History VideoGame / AssassinsCreedFreedomCry

Originally a DLC for ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'', it has since been released as a stand-alone digital release on Platform/PlayStation3, Pa
Platform/PlayStation4 and [[Platform/IBMPersonalComputer PC]].

Originally a DLC for ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'', it has since been released as a stand-alone digital release on UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]].

* IGaveMyWord: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]:

* DemotedToExtra: One of the few times in the franchise that the Templars do not have a major role in the story. Adéwalé's quest at the beginning is supposed to hunt Templars but is caught in the Maroon rebellion and decides to postpone his quest.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Governor de Fayet]] is not allowed a gentle passing; [[spoiler:canonically[[note]]due to the optional objectives being the canonical outcome[[/note]] Adéwalé struck him down with his own branding iron, then slashed him open with a machete for good measure]].

** With Adéwal&eacute deciding that the Templar pursuit can wait in light of the oppression in Port-au-Prince, their involvement in the plot is minimal. Their fingerprints are all over the Geodesic Expedition (which features [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIIILiberation future member Antonio de Ulloa]]), but their precise involvement in it is never spelled out.

* SequelDifficultySpike: ''Freedom Cry'' is a little tougher than the main game, mostly because the stakes are ''much'' higher.
** The plantation missions no longer involve robbing the owners dry, but freeing the slaves who are at the mercy of Overseers who will kill them if you are not stealthy enough. Likewise saving slave ships is harder this time since you can't fire broadsides blindly and risk the people below deck dying. So you have to open yourself to damage when attacking the escort ships of slave galleys. The combat is also hard, with more soldiers, overseers and generally darker edge.
** You can't board the escorts of slave ships, only sink them. This means you can't repair your ship during combat. Since said escorts can range all the way up to a Man of War and two Frigates, this means you're in for a pounding before you can liberate the slave ship. And you're likely to run up your wanted level while doing this, meaning that a pirate hunter can materialize during the battle to add to the overall headache.
** The Blunderbuss can indeed kill multiple enemies in a single shot if they're grouped close enough, but you can't just fire and forget like with a full set of flintlocks. The Blunderbuss also has a shorter range than the flintlocks, even the type that has maximum range. And the ultimate version of this shotgun can only be unlocked through OneHundredPercentCompletion, forcing the player to pick between spread fire and range.

* DoomedByCanon: A case of Delayed By History. Adéwalé hopes to incite a slave revolution before leaving to rejoin the Brotherhood. [[spoiler:The revolution he strives for does happen, forming the nation of Haiti as the result, but not until decades later]]. As per ''[[Website/AssassinsCreedInitiates Initiates]]'' Adéwalé's actions ''did'' lay the foundation for the revolution, and in fact his grandson Eseosa (whose father [[spoiler:was the result of a post-game one-night stand between Adéwalé and Bastienne]]) plays a behind-the-scenes role in the Haitian revolution, much as Edward's grandson did in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution.

* KickTheDog: Damn near constantly in places like Port-au-Prince. Adéwalé does not have to go out of his way to notice runaway slaves being chased down to be executed, slaves tied up against a wall to be beaten, slaves locked in iron cages, slaves being sold as livestock at auction, etc. The slavers, [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain aside from being bad guys in principle]], go about being oppressive bastards with almost sadistic openness.

%%* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: ....kind of understates the matter, doesn't it?

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: ''All over the place''. Much like ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIIILiberation'', ''Freedom Cry'' is about a protagonist fighting the institution of slavery.

* HistoricalInJoke: The Governor makes numerous ludicrous charges at Louis Godin from ridiculous demands to spending a quarter of his expedition's funds on a diamond for his black prostitute mistress. The crazy thing? ''[[TruthInTelevision All of these charges were true and come from recorded real-life history]].''

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Governor la Fayet talks about trying to make peace with the rebels but, when you deliver a message, you find a small army attacking the Maroon headquarters.

* HistoricalInJoke: The Governor makes numerous ludicrous charges at Louis Godin from ridiculous demands to spending a quarter of his expedition's funds on a diamond for his black prostitute mistress. The crazy thing? ''All of these charges were true and come from recorded real-life history.'' Doubles as GeniusBonus.

* BeefGate: Once Adéwal&eacute acquires the ''Experto Crede'', the entire map is unlocked, and there's nothing stopping the player from sailing to Wellington Harbor in Jamaica. It's guarded by some ''very'' powerful British dreadnoughts, including a Level 60 Man o' War. It is suicide to engage them at this point, and your crew encourage you to retreat until the ship can receive proper upgrades.

* DarkerAndEdgier: If the main game was LighterAndSofter compared to ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII'', ''Freedom Cry'' is far bleaker than that or any other entry in the franchise, dealing head-first with human cruelty with no varnish, with almost none of the series' Assassins v. Templars[[note]]upon seeing an enslaved woman being chased by an overseer, Adéwalé outright decides that the Templar pursuit can wait[[/note]], and none of the {{Magitek}} hijinks, to back away from it.

* BigBad: [[spoiler: Gouverneur le Fayet[[note]]Pierre, marquis de Fayet[[/note]]. It's a spoiler due to the fact he initially seems to be a politician trying to reduce the violence and less racist than most. No, he's much much worse]].

* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler: The Governor engages in a bit of this. Adéwalé pays him back]].

* DeathByIrony: [[spoiler: If you want, you can kill the Governor with the brand he was using to torture a slave a couple of minutes ago. There is even an optional objective for it -- meaning that canonically this is how Adéwalé defeated him -- and an achievement for doing so]].
* DespairEventHorizon: Adéwalé has a [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] one. [[spoiler: The events of the game convince him to retire]].
* DoomedByCanon: A case of Delayed By History. Adéwalé hopes to incite a slave revolution before leaving to rejoin the Brotherhood. [[spoiler: The revolution he strives for does happen, forming the nation of Haiti as the result, but not until decades later]]. As per ''[[Website/AssassinsCreedInitiates Initiates]]'' Adéwalé's actions ''did'' lay the foundation for the revolution, and in fact his grandson Eseosa (whose father [[spoiler:was the result of a post-game one-night stand between Adéwalé and Bastienne]]) plays a behind-the-scenes role in the Haitian revolution, much as Edward's grandson did in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler: Governor de Fayet]] is not allowed a gentle passing; [[spoiler:canonically[[note]]due to the optional objectives being the canonical outcome[[/note]] Adéwalé struck him down with his own branding iron, then slashed him open with a machete for good measure]].

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Governor La Fayet seems like a complete nonentity right up until [[spoiler: he demonstrates the lives of those underneath him mean nothing]].
* PlayingBothSides: Bastienne seems to be doing this. [[spoiler: She's actually just trying to help the slaves as much as possible]].

* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: Not a character from either game but [[spoiler: the ''Jackdaw'', your ship in the Vanilla Game sank at some point after ''Black Flag'', in some unexplained NoodleIncident. You can dive down below as Adéwalé, its former quartermaster, and salvage its figurehead. For those who bonded with the ship in the main game or acquired all the Elite Upgrades, this will be quite a WhamEpisode and a TearJerker]].

* WhatTheHellHero: Bastienne gives Adéwalé one of these. She says that his open murder of Frenchmen and Overseers is inciting retaliation. Adéwalé shrugs it off. [[spoiler: So the Governor destroys a slave ship in retaliation, killing hundreds]].

* ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption: Adéwalé is like this with slavery. [[spoiler: It's a bad idea]].

* DoomedByCanon: A case of Delayed By History. Adéwalé hopes to incite a slave revolution before leaving to rejoin the Brotherhood. [[spoiler: The revolution he strives for does happen, forming the nation of Haiti as the result, but not until decades later]]. As per ''[[Website/AssassinsCreedInitiates Initiates]]'' Adéwalé's actions ''did'' lay the foundation for the revolution, and in fact his grandson Eseosa (whose father [[spoiler:was the result of a post-game OneNightStand between Adéwalé and Bastienne]]) plays a behind-the-scenes role in the Haitian revolution, much as Edward's grandson did in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution.

''Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry'' chronicles the adventures of Adéwalé in the slave-run colony of Saint-Domingue (present-day UsefulNotes/{{Haiti}}). Originally a DLC for ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'', it has since been released as a stand-alone digital release on UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]].

''Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry'' chronicles the adventures of Adéwalé in the slave-run colony of Saint-Domingue (present-day UsefulNotes/{{Haiti}}). Originally a DLC for ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'', it has since been released as a stand-alone digital release on PlayStation3, PlayStation4 and PC.

''Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry'' chronicles the adventures of Adéwalé in the slave-run colony of Saint-Domingue (present-day UsefulNotes/{{Haiti}}). Originally a DLC for ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'', it has since been released as a stand-alone digital release.