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{{Quote|History may brand me traitor, rebel, or renegade. But in the end, it doesn't matter how history remembers me. What matters, is that I followed my own creed.|Shay Cormac, describing his transition from Assassin to Templar and the stigma it carried.|Assassin's Creed: Rogue}}<br />
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|image = ACRG Shay Cormac render.png<br />
|birth = c. 1731<ref name="GI Shay">[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/08/06/get-to-know-shay-from-assassins-creed-rogue.aspx GameInformer: Get to know Shay from ''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'']</ref><br />
|affiliates = [[Assassins]]<br>[[Templars]]<br />
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''<br />
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'''Shay Patrick Cormac''' (c. 1731 – unknown) was a member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]], operating around the [[Atlantic Ocean]] during the [[Seven Years' War]].<br />
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Formerly a member of the [[Assassins|Assassin Brotherhood]], Shay devoted his Templar career to hunting down his old associates. Aboard his [[Ships|ship]], the ''[[Morrigan]]'', Shay's travels brought him to [[New York City|New York]] and the {{Wiki|Appalachian Mountains}}, among other locations.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/08/05/september-cover-reveal-assassins-creed-rogue-unity.aspx GameInformer: ''September Cover Revealed – Assassin's Creed Rogue And Unity'']</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
After a mission went tragically wrong, Shay decided to abandon the Assassins, who in turn tried to kill him, presumably in an effort to prevent their Order from becoming compromised. Feeling betrayed by his comrades, Shay turned to the Templars and decided to hunt down his former brethren.<ref>[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/games/assassins-creed-rogue.aspx Ubisoft: ''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'']</ref><br />
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==Personality and characteristics==<br />
Shay was originally a brash young man. He did not take his role as an Assassin seriously, instead being frivolous; not because he did not believe in the cause, but because he was young and unwise. However, after a traumatic event, Shay became a somber, dedicated character. He rethought his whole philosophy and his allegiance to the Assassins, realizing that the Templars' goals and methods were more in line with his own beliefs; this fervor caused him to pursue his former brothers-in-arms for something he believed was the better path.<ref name="GI Shay" /><br />
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===Equipment and skills===<br />
Shay appeared to be a skilled captain, adept at navigating the ''Morrigan'' through the icy waters of the North Atlantic, and like other Assassins before him, he was a capable [[Freerunning|freerunner]]. Shay was also shown to be a skilled swordsman, [[dual-wielding]] weapons with great efficiency.<br />
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Among his arsenal of weapons, Shay counted his [[Hidden Blade]], a long sword paired with a [[Short blades|dagger]], a grenade launcher and an [[Firearms|air rifle]] – the latter pair being prototypes funded by the Templar Order.<ref name="GI Shay" /><br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Shay's name is the anglicized form of the Gaelic ''Séaghdha'', which means "hawk". His middle name comes from the Latin ''Patricius'', meaning "nobleman". His family name is a conjoined term, defined as "son of corruption"; it is combined from the Gaelic words ''Corb'', translating to "defilement, corruption" and ''Mac'', meaning "son".<br />
*Shay's attire bore similarities to the [[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag outfits#Templar armor|Templar armor]] obtained by [[Edward Kenway]] during the latter's time in the [[Caribbean|West Indies]].<br />
*Shay was the fifth known Templar to perform the Leap of Faith, the others being [[Francesco de' Pazzi]], [[Vali cel Tradat]], [[Haytham Kenway]] and [[Daniel Cross]].<br />
*Shay is the second playable Templar in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series' single player, with the first being [[Haytham Kenway]]. He is also the second Templar known to have used [[Eagle Vision]], the first also being Haytham.<br />
* Shay Cormac is the fourth playable not to be related to Desmond Miles.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"><br />
Shay Assassin front.jpg|Frontal concept art of Shay Cormac in his Assassin outfit<br />
Shay Assassin back.jpg|Rear concept art of Shay Cormac in his Assassin outfit<br />
Shay Templar front.jpg|Frontal concept art of Shay Cormac in his Templar outfit<br />
Shay Templar back.jpg|Rear concept art of Shay Cormac in his Templar outfit<br />
ACRG Shay without Hood.jpg|Promotional art of Shay without his hood<br />
Game informer cover Rogue.jpg|Promotional art of Shay in the North Atlantic<br />
Assassins Creed Rogue TemplarVSAssassinCaptain.jpg|Shay fighting an Assassin captain<br />
Assassins Creed Rogue Screenshot NY.jpg|Shay climbing the walls of New York<br />
AC Rogue - Northwest Passage.jpg|Shay overlooking a shipwreck in the North Atlantic<br />
AC Rogue - Screenshot 01.jpg|Shay overlooking the harbor of New York<br />
AC Rogue - Screenshot 02.jpg|Shay killing an Assassin<br />
ACR Gloriously Rough.jpg|Shay utilizing the Air Rifle<br />
ACRogue Bomb Struggle.jpg|Shay dueling an Assassin using grenades<br />
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[[Category:Individuals with Eagle Vision]]</div>151.231.96.191https://assassinscreedwiki.accesstheanimus.com/index.php?title=Shay_Cormac&diff=474431Shay Cormac2014-08-05T21:57:23Z<p>151.231.96.191: /* Trivia */</p>
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[[File:ACRG Shay Cormac render.png|thumb|250px|Shay Patrick Cormac]]<br />
'''Shay Patrick Cormac''' was a member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]], operating around the [[Atlantic Ocean]] during the [[French and Indian War|Seven Years' War]].<br />
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Formerly a member of the [[Assassins|Assassin Brotherhood]], Shay devoted his Templar career to hunting down his former colleagues. Aboard his ship, the ''[[Morrigan]]'', his travels brought him to [[New York City|New York]] and the {{Wiki|Appalachian Mountains}}, among other places.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
After a mission went tragically wrong, Shay abandoned the Assassins who in turn tried to kill him. Betrayed by his Order, Shay joined the Templars and decided to hunt down his former brothers.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Shay's name is the anglicized form of the gaelic ''Séaghdha'', which means "Hawk". His middle name comes from the latin ''Patricius'', meaning "nobleman". His family name means "son of corruption" from Gaelic ''corb'': "defilement, corruption" and ''mac'': "son"<br />
* Shay is the 4th playable character not to be related to Desmond Miles.<br />
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==Reference==<br />
*[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/08/05/september-cover-reveal-assassins-creed-rogue-unity.aspx GameInformer: ''September Cover Revealed – Assassin's Creed Rogue And Unity'']<br />
*[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/games/assassins-creed-rogue.aspx Ubisoft: ''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'']<br />
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