https://assassinscreedwiki.accesstheanimus.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=179.25.200.19Assassin's Creed Wiki - User contributions [en-gb]2026-06-07T11:40:15ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.42.3https://assassinscreedwiki.accesstheanimus.com/index.php?title=John_Cockram&diff=314500John Cockram2016-05-03T15:03:45Z<p>179.25.200.19: John was not english was irish</p>
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{{Dialogue|Cockram|You done us good, Kenway. Proved yourself a true bravo. And for what?|Burgess|His own bloody pride.|Cockram and Burgess to Edward Kenway, 1719.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}<br />
{{Character Infobox<br />
|image = AC4-JohnCockram.png<br />
|birth = 1689<br>[[United Kingdom|Kingdom of England]]<br />
|death = 19 June 1719<br>[[Príncipe]], {{Wiki|Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe}}<br />
|affiliates = [[Piracy|Pirate Republic]] <small>(unknown – 1718)</small><br><br />
[[Templars]] <small>(1718 – death)</small><br />
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''<br />
|voice = [[Diarmaid Murtagh]]}}<br />
'''John Cockram''' (1689 – 1719) was an Irish [[Piracy|pirate]] based in [[Nassau]]. Like [[Josiah Burgess]], he had a close relationship with [[Benjamin Hornigold]], one of the leaders of the small pirate republic. After accepting the King's pardon, he was recruited into the [[Templars|Templar Order]], and became a [[Pirate Hunters|pirate hunter]], working to eliminate his former allies. <br />
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==Biography==<br />
{{Quote|We've sent two of our best men. Burgess and Cockram. Privateers with fast ships and firm hearts.|Rogers, on Burgess and Cockram, 1719.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}<br />
Little is known of Cockram's life prior to his becoming a pirate. By 1718, he, along with Burgess and Hornigold, had become dissatisfied with the state of Nassau, feeling it had turned into an unbearable slum. As such, Cockram eagerly accepted the British Crown's pardon, offered to him by [[Woodes Rogers]], and was then invited to join the Templars in their attempts to restore order in the region.<br />
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In 1719, he and Burgess were sent to [[Príncipe]], an island on the coast of west [[Africa]], to track down the [[Sages|Sage]] [[Bartholomew Roberts]]. Through their Templar connections, the pair secured an alliance with the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] based there. With the aid of the Portuguese, Cockram and Burgess found and ambushed the crew Roberts was part of, though Roberts himself slipped away.<br />
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As Cockram and Burgess made to leave to notify their Templar brethren, they were killed by [[Edward Kenway]], who had teamed up with Roberts in exchange for the location of the [[Observatory]]. In their final moments, Cockram and Burgess claimed the Templars had been like a family for them and called Edward out on his selfish motivations.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Like his friend Burgess, Cockram is shown with a red color scheme, similar to a [[British Army|Redcoat]], in development art and his database entry, but has a blue and gold color scheme in the actual game.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"><br />
John Cockram - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of Cockram<br />
AC4 John Cockram ( E3 ) closeups by threedsquid.jpg|A close-up of Cockram<br />
AC4 John Cockram by threedsquid.jpg|Renders of Cockram<br />
AC4 John Cockram 3D model by threedsquid.jpg|Untextured renders of Cockram<br />
We Demand A Parlay 7.png|Cockram and the pirates of Nassau being told about the pardon<br />
Trust is Earned 6.png|Edward Kenway assassinating Cockram and Burgess<br />
Trust is Earned 7.png|Cockram and Burgess' final moments<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Reference==<br />
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''<br />
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[[Category:1689 births]]<br />
[[Category:1719 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Individuals]]<br />
[[Category:Englishmen]]<br />
[[Category:Pirates]]<br />
[[Category:Smugglers]]<br />
[[Category:Privateers]]<br />
[[Category:Pirate hunters]]<br />
[[Category:Captains]]<br />
[[Category:Templars]]<br />
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