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		<title>Álvaro Gramática</title>
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{{Character Infobox&lt;br /&gt;
|image = ACS Alvaro Gramatica.png&lt;br /&gt;
|birth = 4 April 1965&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]]&lt;br /&gt;
|affiliates = [[Abstergo Industries]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Templars]]&lt;br /&gt;
|appear = &#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed: Syndicate]]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed Chronicles: Russia]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|voice = [[Marcel Jeannin]]|database = [[Database: Álvaro Gramática|Álvaro Gramática]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Álvaro Gramática&#039;&#039;&#039; (born 1965) is the Director of Research of the Future Technology division of [[Abstergo Industries]] and a member of the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order|Inner Sanctum]] of the [[Templars|Templar Order]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed: Revelations]]&#039;&#039; – [[Abstergo Files]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Biography==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early life===&lt;br /&gt;
Álvaro was born in [[Mexico City]] in 1965 and graduated from university at the age of 17 with advanced degrees in physics and computer science, eventually developing an expertise in mechanical engineering and biology.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AlvaroGramaticadatabase&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed: Syndicate]]&#039;&#039; – [[Database: Álvaro Gramática]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Early years with Abstergo===&lt;br /&gt;
Álvaro was recruited into Abstergo in 2008 to work on the [[Akashic Satellite Plexus]]. In 2009, he created the [[Animus#Data Dump Scanner|Data Dump Scanner]], a proprietary technology that would eventually lead to the creation of [[Helix]], when combined with the [[Animus]] interface.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AlvaroGramaticadatabase&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; He quickly developed a rivalry with long-term Abstergo employee and fellow Templar, Dr. [[Warren Vidic]], who he felt could always do with being &amp;quot;knocked down a peg&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AssassinIntel003&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;Assassin&#039;s Creed: Syndicate&#039;&#039; – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 003]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2011, Gramática received an offer from fellow Inner Sanctum member [[Isabelle Ardant]]. She gave Álvaro the opportunity to hand [[Alan Rikkin]] a new working [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]] after the [[DIA satellite accident]] by giving him an apparently broken [[Shroud of Eden 1|Shroud of Eden]] for him to fix. Álvaro accepted her offer since it would kill Vidic&#039;s [[Animus Project]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;Assassin&#039;s Creed: Syndicate&#039;&#039; - [[Database: Reconstructed Data 001]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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By 2012, Álvaro managed to trigger the Shroud&#039;s healing function by shooting himself while wearing it, causing a [[Isu|Precursor]] to briefly possess him.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;Assassin&#039;s Creed: Syndicate&#039;&#039; – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 002]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Isabelle later assigned [[Violet da Costa]] of [[Sigma Team]] to work with Gramática, who had her wear the Shroud and shot her, causing a Precursor named [[Consus]] to possess her. Gramática conversed with Consus but the conversation came to an end when Violet&#039;s wound was healed. With Violet&#039;s consent, Gramática shot her again.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AssassinIntel003&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Following Vidic&#039;s death in 2012, Álvaro&#039;s desire to use all resources available to Abstergo in his Phoenix Project, even at the expense of other Abstergo operations, begun to cause strife within the Inner Sanctum. Álvaro was unable to keep the Templars unified toward a common goal like Vidic had been.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AlvaroGramaticadatabase&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On 21 December 2012, during one of his usual conversations with Consus through Violet&#039;s body, he informed Álvaro of [[Juno]]&#039;s release from her imprisonment in the [[Grand Temple]]. Greatly disturbed by the event, Consus claimed that all was now lost, while a confused Álvaro demanded him to explain what he was talking about.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;Assassin&#039;s Creed: Syndicate&#039;&#039; – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 004]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2013, Violet and Sigma Team leader [[Juhani Otso Berg]] drugged Álvaro by their own initiative to use the Shroud and speak to Consus to ask him if Juno and her [[Instruments of the First Will|followers]] were a serious threat without anyone noticing. For their surprise, Álvaro was barely affected by the drugs and discovered the pair while they were about to use the Shroud. He then interrogate Berg asking him the reason of why they had broken into his office. Happy with his answer, he let them proceed. Berg shot Violet, who was using the Shroud, and Consus possessed her body. Berg asked him about Juno and found out that she had induced her consciousness into &amp;quot;[[The Grey|the grey area inside of systems]]&amp;quot; using Consus&#039; former research. Álvaro concluded that Berg and Violet were right to be concerned and that they needed to do more research on Juno.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AssassinIntel005&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;Assassin&#039;s Creed: Syndicate&#039;&#039; – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 005]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Head of Phoenix Project===&lt;br /&gt;
As of 2014, he is the director of the [[Phoenix Project]], which aims to successfully sequence a full First Civilization genome. After the death of [[John Standish]] the year before, Gramática&#039;s team analyzed his body and DNA. Through their research, Gramática found that roughly five percent of Standish&#039;s genome was pure First Civilization DNA, and decided that locating other [[Sages]] would be the most practical way to achieve his goals.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ACU&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed: Unity]]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In his efforts, Gramática frequently contacted [[Melanie Lemay]], head of [[Abstergo Entertainment]], for advice, insight and leads concerning the location of Sages, specifically their remains. Under his authorization, Abstergo Entertainment&#039;s [[Robert Fraser]] began analyzing the [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] of [[Arno Dorian]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ACU&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Gramática also instructed Lemay on how to deal with intruders into Abstergo Entertainment&#039;s Helix network using the company&#039;s proprietary intrusion detection system. When implemented, the system sent intruders into hippocampal shock, or even death in some cases. However, this defense was bypassed by a [[Helix initiate]] who saved their trapped comrades.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ACU&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On 13 October, the Paris lab was assaulted by the [[Assassins]]. Gramática was wearing the Shroud when he was confronted by [[Shaun Hastings]] and [[Galina Voronina]], the latter who promptly killed him. But when the Assassins had left, the Shroud, though damaged beyond repair, was able to revive Gramática.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;Assassin&#039;s Creed: Syndicate&#039;&#039; – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 007]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Quest for the Shroud===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:ACS Templar Meeting 2.png|thumb|250px|left|Gramática speaking with Ardant]]&lt;br /&gt;
In 2015, Gramática worked with Isabelle Ardant in order to recover a new [[Shroud of Eden 2|Shroud of Eden]] located in [[London]]. Violet da Costa was able to retrieve the Shroud, though Isabelle was killed by Shaun Hastings when he stabbed her with his [[Hidden Blade|Shock Blade]]. Ecstatic to have the Piece of Eden, Gramática revealed his plans to use the Shroud to recreate an actual First Civilization member from scratch and planned to call Alan Rikkin to update him on this development.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;Assassin&#039;s Creed: Syndicate&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Following the death of Ardant and the recovery of the Shroud, Gramática retreated to a top-secret facility to continue working on Project Phoenix without prying eyes. Even his fellow Templars, such as [[Laetitia England]], were unaware of his exact location. Gramática did, however, send the coordinates to Berg, allowing him to deliver the [[Precursor boxes|Precursor box]] to his lab, which he hoped would help him better understand the Shroud. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed Chronicles: Russia]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In October 2016, he was present during the induction of [[Simon Hathaway]] into the Inner Sanctum. Ten days later, Gramática sided with Rikkin against Hathaway when charges of treason were brought against their fellow Templar. However, only backed by Gramática, [[David Kilkerman|Kilkerman]] and [[Alfred Stearns|Stearns]], Rikkin had no choices but to drop the charges.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed: Heresy]]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In March 2017, the Inner Sanctum invited the new [[Black Cross]] to a meeting in [[Quebec]], during which Gramática was present. Displeased that he auto-proclamed himself their inquisitor, they threatened him and demanded to know his identity. The masked man responded that he came only as a courtesy, to inform them that he was investigating an hostile fifth column within the Order. After affirming his independance, the Black Cross dropped a smoke bomb and disappeared. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed: Uprising]]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Personality and characteristics==&lt;br /&gt;
Álvaro Gramática was noted as being a genius from the day he was born, excelling in puzzles like Sudoku. His genius, coupled with his expertise in mechanical engineering and biology made him attractive as a potential employee to Abstergo.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AlvaroGramaticadatabase&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Following his appointment as director of the Phoenix Project in 2014, Álvaro become completely focused on his goal of fully sequencing a First Civilization genome, and hoped to use every resource available to Abstergo in this mission. This caused some strife with his fellow Templars, and Álvaro was unable to keep the Inner Sanctum unified towards a common goal, like his former rival, Dr. Warren Vidic had been.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AlvaroGramaticadatabase&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Gramática was more concerned with his work than human relationships, and was noted as often abandoning his wife and three children for long periods of time while immersed in his work.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AlvaroGramaticadatabase&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; This also resulted in him having poor relations with many of his colleagues; Isabelle Ardant called him a prick after a video conversation with him and showed reluctance in dealing with him, while Juhani Otso Berg and Violet da Costa where dismissive and somewhat contemptuous of him. In his research, Gramática had no qualms in harming children, as seen by his eagerness to experiment on [[Desmond Miles&#039; son]], who was only ten years old at the time, much to the disgust of Isabelle Ardant.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;Assassin&#039;s Creed: Syndicate&#039;&#039; – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 010]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Reportedly, Álvaro is highly resistant to drugs, as he was barely affected when Violet da Costa put &amp;quot;enough tranquilizers in [his] coffee to knock out a whale&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AssassinIntel005&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; Despite this, he had to get his stomach pumped when he deliberately ingested a massive dose of pills while experimenting with the Shroud of Eden.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Trivia==&lt;br /&gt;
*Gramática was part of the development team for Abstergo’s &#039;&#039;[[Liberation]]&#039;&#039; video game.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Gallery==&lt;br /&gt;
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ACS Alvaro Gramatica - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of Gramática&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Abstergo Industries employees]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Individuals who held Pieces of Eden]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Mexican Templars]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Edward Thatch</title>
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{{Quote|Caution&#039;s nothing without charisma! If a man plays the fool, then it&#039;s only fools he&#039;ll persuade. But appear to be the devil... and all men will submit.|Edward Thatch to Edward Kenway, 1718.|Assassin&#039;s Creed IV: Black Flag}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Character Infobox&lt;br /&gt;
|image = AC4 Edward Thatch.png&lt;br /&gt;
|birth = c. 1680&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[United Kingdom|Kingdom of England]]&lt;br /&gt;
|death = 22 November 1718&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Ocracoke]], [[North Carolina|Province of North Carolina]], [[British Empire]]&lt;br /&gt;
|affiliates = [[Royal Navy]] &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(c. 1701 – 1713)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Republic of Pirates|Pirate Republic]] &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(1713 – 1718)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Crew of the &#039;&#039;[[Sea Dog&#039;s Bite]]&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(1713 – 1717)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Crew of the &#039;&#039;[[Queen Anne&#039;s Revenge]]&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(1717 – death)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Edward Thatch&#039;&#039;&#039; (c. 1680 – 1718), also known by the alias &#039;&#039;&#039;Blackbeard&#039;&#039;&#039;, was an infamous [[United Kingdom|English]] [[Piracy|pirate]] captain who sailed the [[Caribbean|West Indies]] and the eastern seaboard of the [[United States|American]] colonies during the [[Golden Age of Piracy|early 18th century]], aboard the ship &#039;&#039;[[Queen Anne&#039;s Revenge]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2013, his [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] were used as an Animi Avatar by the [[Abstergo Entertainment|entertainment branch]] of the [[Templars|Templar]] company [[Abstergo Industries]], to influence the general public via the [[Animus]] game console, under the title of [[Blackbeard (Animi Avatar)|Blackbeard]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Biography==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early life===&lt;br /&gt;
Edward Thatch was likely born in [[Bristol]], England, in 1680. Little is known of his early years until the [[War of the Spanish Succession]] in 1701, when he served as a privateer for the [[Royal Navy]] in the Caribbean. During the war, Thatch met [[Benjamin Hornigold]], [[Edward Kenway]] and [[Charles Vane]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AC4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed IV: Black Flag]]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In January 1713, Thatch and his crew came to the rescue of the &#039;&#039;[[Amazon Galley]]&#039;&#039;, a [[Ships|ship]] belonging to the [[East India Company]], when it was being boarded by the crew of the &#039;&#039;[[Emperor]]&#039;&#039;. The pirates were soon overpowered by the privateers and the soldiers, and only two of them were left alive. [[Blaney]], one of the remaining pirates decided to join Thatch&#039;s crew, and asked if he could kill Edward Kenway, the other survivor. Thatch told them to have a [[Fists|fistfight]] instead, with Kenway emerging victorious. However, when Blaney attempted to cheat, he was shot by Thatch, and Kenway was recruited into Thatch&#039;s crew.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed: Black Flag]]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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With the advent of peace in 1713, Thatch was, like so many other privateers, denounced by his government and left to fend for himself. Eventually he turned to piracy to make his living, serving as Hornigold&#039;s quartermaster between 1714 and 1716.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AC4&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Piracy===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Dialogue|Kenway|You don&#039;t do nothing subtle, do ya, Thatch?|Thatch|Legends ain&#039;t born from mildness.|Edward Kenway and Thatch, 1718.|Assassin&#039;s Creed IV: Black Flag}}&lt;br /&gt;
In 1715, Thatch, Hornigold and [[Mary Read|James Kidd]] met with Edward Kenway in [[Nassau]]. There, the four discussed their plans to free the city of its British garrison and turn it into their very own Pirate Republic. Thatch, with the assistance of Kenway, arranged for the capture and subsequent use of a [[Spanish Navy|Spanish]] [[Man O&#039; War|galleon]], &#039;&#039;[[El Arca del Maestro]]&#039;&#039;, as a fortified defense of one of the island&#039;s harbors, beaching it on nearby [[Abaco Island]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AC4&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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By 1717, having grown his beard to transform himself into the character of &amp;quot;Blackbeard&amp;quot;, Thatch commandeered a ship called the &#039;&#039;Adventure&#039;&#039; - captained by [[Stede Bonnet]] - for himself. Allowing Bonnet to remain aboard as a protégé, Thatch commanded the ship for two months when he captured the [[France|French]] [[Slave ships|slave ship]] &#039;&#039;La Concorde&#039;&#039;. Renaming her &#039;&#039;Queen Anne&#039;s Revenge&#039;&#039; in honor of the late {{Wiki|Anne, Queen of Great Britain|Queen}}, he armed the [[frigate]] with over forty [[cannons]], thereby becoming one of the most feared pirates in the West Indies.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AC4&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In early 1717, Thatch encountered three ships that belonged to his friend, [[Samuel Bellamy]] and his associates, [[Olivier Levasseur]] and [[Alonzo Batilla]] in the [[Grand Bahama]]s. They were engaged in an uneven fight against the &#039;&#039;[[King George]]&#039;&#039;, a British Man O&#039;War led by the Templar Captain [[Francis Hume]]. Thatch decided to assist them by firing a broadside into the Man O&#039;War, allowing Batilla to destroy the battered ship by shooting at its weak spots. Leaving as soon as he arrived, Batilla questioned his identity before leaving.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ACP&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed: Pirates]]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Later that year, he met Batilla again at [[La Boca del Diablo]] and informed the pirate about Bellamy&#039;s death in a storm and the wreckage of Levasseur&#039;s ship, &#039;&#039;[[Le Postillon]]&#039;&#039;. The two pirates then sailed to the shipwreck and investigated the site. Batilla discovered the Templars&#039; involvement in the attack and told Thatch about the Templars and their attempt to rule the seas. Before sailing back to Nassau, Thatch informed Batilla of a [[Slavery|slaver]] [[Forts|fort]] where the young pirate might find out more about Levasseur&#039;s attackers.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ACP&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At the start of 1718, Thatch once again met with Hornigold and Kenway to discuss the stagnation in growth that had hit Nassau. They determined that the town needed medicines to survive, but that attacking British warships to obtain said medicine was likely to draw too much attention, especially given the Crown&#039;s renewed focus on eliminating the pirate threat in the Caribbean.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AC4&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Despite these circumstances, Thatch&#039;s displeasure with their immediate success, or lack thereof, spurred him into assaulting a British Man O&#039; War to take its medicine supply. He subsequently had to be saved by Kenway, who helped him to capture the ship.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AC4&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:The Siege of Charles-Towne 9.png|thumb|left|250px|Thatch and his prisoners at Charles-Towne]]&lt;br /&gt;
Thatch and Kenway traveled to the British colony at [[Charleston|Charles-Towne]] in order to procure a large amount of medicine, which had been sourced to the town by a box found in the captured Man O&#039; War. By the time Kenway arrived, the &#039;&#039;Queen Anne&#039;s Revenge&#039;&#039; had been blockading the town for seven days and had taken several hostages, encouraging Charles-Towne to surrender its medicine. To Thatch&#039;s disappointment, there had been no response, and the party he sent to bargain with the governor had not returned.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AC4&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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With Kenway&#039;s arrival, they successfully procured the needed medicine. However, when Kenway suggested they return to Nassau, Thatch declined, saying he would be traveling north for business. Kenway inferred that Thatch had no plans to return to Nassau, which Thatch confirmed, saying that he intended to go into retirement.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AC4&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Death===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|In a world without gold, we might have been heroes!|Edward Thatch&#039;s final words, 1718.|Assassin&#039;s Creed IV: Black Flag}}&lt;br /&gt;
Thatch accepted a pardon from {{Wiki|Charles Eden (politician)|Charles Eden}}, governor of [[North Carolina]], but quickly resumed piracy to gather more funds for his retirement. [[Alexander Spotswood]], the governor of [[Virginia (state)|Virginia]], became aware of his continued piracies, and paid Lieutenant [[Robert Maynard]] to get rid of him.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AC4&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Do Not Go Gently 9.png|thumb|250px|Thatch fighting the British troops]]&lt;br /&gt;
After the blockade of Nassau by British forces, Kenway and Vane tracked Thatch down to [[Ocracoke]] to convince him to return, to no avail. While Vane swore him off, Kenway was more understanding, saying he did not begrudge Thatch his choice. In thanks, Thatch informed him that the [[Sages|Sage]] [[Bartholomew Roberts]] was rumored to be sailing on a slaver ship called the &#039;&#039;[[Princess]]&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AC4&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Later that evening, two Royal Navy vessels under Maynard launched an ambush, destroying the small settlement as well as the ships anchored in the harbor, including the &#039;&#039;Queen Anne&#039;s Revenge&#039;&#039;, which forced Thatch and Kenway to make their escape aboard the &#039;&#039;[[Jackdaw]]&#039;&#039;, the only ship to survive the attack. The two soon realized, however, that they would need to capture the attacking Man O&#039; War in order to leave safely, and subsequently boarded it.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AC4&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Despite their best efforts, the pirates were soon overwhelmed; surrounded and outnumbered, Kenway saw that Thatch was in danger and threw him a [[Firearms|pistol]], but Thatch was slain in the back after a prolonged and bloody engagement, though Kenway and Vane were able to escape.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AC4&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Personality and characteristics==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|That&#039;s some soft talk coming from a pirate. And as it happens... I mostly agree.|Thatch on [[Adéwalé]]&#039;s desire to avoid attacking merchant ships.|Assassin&#039;s Creed IV: Black Flag}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Diving For Medicines 10.png|thumb|250px|left|Thatch demonstrating his theatrics on Stede Bonnet]]&lt;br /&gt;
Thatch was a warm and avuncular man who despised the corruption of the British bureaucracy and cared deeply about building an independent state for dispossessed privateers like himself in Nassau. Although the Pirate Republic fell into squalor, he went to tremendous lengths to find medicine for his disease-ridden brethren, until the point he felt his age was catching up to him and left.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AC4&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The demonic persona of Blackbeard was crafted by Thatch to avoid actually using violence to intimidate his enemies. He bolstered his formidable image by performing stunts such as lighting fuses in his hair, pouring gunpowder in his rum, or forcing his crew to work below deck as he burned sulfur to prove he was the hardiest of all of them. He grew out his beard partly to make himself all the more iconic. Thatch was also a very authoritative presence as even in the presence of Edward Kenway and Charles Vane, Kenway admitted there was no question he ruled over Nassau. &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AC4&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Unfortunately, Thatch&#039;s fearsome reputation caught up to him when the British attacked and killed him, just as he was retiring. Thatch also genuinely cared for Edward Kenway treating him as a student and mentoring him in all matters of sailing and piracy, he also tried to discourage him from joining captain Able Bramah&#039;s foolish quest for gold, so much so that he once threatened Bramah with a pistol. &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AC4&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Equipment and skills ==&lt;br /&gt;
Thatch was a experienced sailor and captain from years as a member of the royal navy as well as a pirate. Thatch was a master of intimidation cultivating an appearance to strike fear into his enemy&#039;s so much so that they would rather give up than fight. Thatch was also a highly skilled swordsman besting many members of the royal navy as well as training Edward Kenway into a master swordsman. He was also a skilled marksman once striking a sailor named Blaney square in the forehead to save Kenway&#039;s life. Thatch also seemed to have a near inhuman endurance as it was noted that during his final battle he was shot no fewer than five times and suffered twenty cutlass wounds. In terms of equipment Thatch wore duel cutlasses and four to six pistols over his chest, he also carried a dagger on occasion.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Trivia==&lt;br /&gt;
*There was confusion as to Thatch&#039;s real surname, with various historical sources spelling his surname as either &amp;quot;Teach, Theach, Tache, Titche, Teatch [or] Tack&amp;quot;; one early source even claims his surname was Drummond. In reference to this, one lieutenant in &#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed IV: Black Flag]]&#039;&#039; refers to him as &amp;quot;Edward Teach&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AC4&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; The [[Database: Dead Chest Island|database entry]] for [[Dead Chest Island]] in &#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed III]]&#039;&#039; uses the name &amp;quot;Edward Teach&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed III]]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Following his retirement, Edward Kenway took an Irish bloodhound as a pet, which he named Thatch.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed: Forsaken]]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Louis-Joseph Gaultier, Chevalier de la Vérendrye]] mentions Thatch, Woodes Rogers and [[Jack Rackham]] in the memory [[Tinker Sailor Soldier Spy|Tinker, Sailor, Soldier Spy]], as the pirates whom Adéwalé had &#039;rubbed elbows&#039; with.&lt;br /&gt;
*In 2013, Abstergo Entertainment announced the possibility of a stage production, titled &#039;&#039;Blackbeard: The Musical&#039;&#039;, to be in the beginning stages of development. This is a reference to a {{Wiki|Blackbeard (musical)|production}} begun in 2008.&lt;br /&gt;
*There is a trailer of &#039;&#039;Assassin&#039;s Creed IV: Black Flag&#039;&#039; where Thatch throws a knife near the neck of John Cockram, who appears to have been captured by him during his last day, but in the game itself, Cockram is not present during Maynard&#039;s attack on Thatch&#039;s hideout.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mark Bonnar]] came up with Blackbeard&#039;s voice by browsing [http://www.bbc.co.uk/voices BBC Voices] and emulating the voices of older residents from Bristol. He expressed difficulty maintaining the accent, as sometimes he felt he sounded too [[Ireland|Irish]]. He also channeled his portrayal of the ape in a radio version of &#039;&#039;{{Wiki|The Murders in the Rue Morgue}}&#039;&#039; for the character&#039;s growls.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aSDSPQUSv0&amp;amp;feature=youtu.be YouTube: The Assassin&#039;s Den - ft. Mark Bonnar]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Gallery==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery captionalign=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; position=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; spacing=&amp;quot;small&amp;quot; widths=&amp;quot;180&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Edward Thatch concept.jpg|Concept art of Blackbeard&lt;br /&gt;
Edward Thatch rear view concept.jpg|Rear concept of Blackbeard&lt;br /&gt;
Blackbeard Pirates.png|Thatch as he appears in &#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed: Pirates]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ACIThatch.jpg|A painting of Thatch&#039;s final moments&lt;br /&gt;
AC4 Thatch Screamer.png|Thatch screaming at a British soldier&lt;br /&gt;
Now Hiring 4.png|Hornigold, Thatch and Kenway at Old Avery&lt;br /&gt;
Prizes and Plunder 8.png|Thatch, Edward and Hornigold on Nassau&#039;s beach&lt;br /&gt;
Raise the Black Flag 3.png|Thatch and the others in Salt Key&lt;br /&gt;
Proper Defenses 3.png|Thatch telling others about &#039;&#039;El Arca Del Maestro&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
The Forts 10.png|Thatch meeting Rackham and Vane at Old Avery&lt;br /&gt;
Diving for Medicines 13.png|Thatch arguing with Vane over the king&#039;s pardon&lt;br /&gt;
Diving For Medicines 1.png|Edward meeting with Thatch in the Caribbean&lt;br /&gt;
Diving For Medicines 9.png|Thatch putting his fiery hat on&lt;br /&gt;
Devil&#039;s Advocate 7.png|Thatch talking with the dying British captain&lt;br /&gt;
The Siege of Charles-Towne 1.png|Thatch speaking to the hostages&lt;br /&gt;
Do Not Go Gently 3.png|Thatch with Kenway in Ocracoke&lt;br /&gt;
Do Not Go Gently 10.png|The soldiers killing Thatch&lt;br /&gt;
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