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Edward Kenway

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|image = Edward Render.png
|birth = Unknown
|death = 3 December 1735<br>[[London]], {{Wiki|Great Britain}}
|faction = [[Assassins]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''<br>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''
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'''Edward Kenway''' (unknown - 1735) was an English privateer and occasional pirate, and a member of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]]. He was the father of [[Haytham Kenway]], who would later be converted to the [[Templars|Templar Order]] by Edward's former employee [[Reginald Birch]]. Accompanying this, Edward was also the grandfather of [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] and an ancestor of [[Desmond Miles]].

==Biography==
Edward was married at some point to Caroline Scott, with whom he had a daughter, [[Jenny Kenway|Jenny]]. Under unknown circumstances, his marriage eventually ended and he married his second wife, [[Tessa Kenway|Tessa Stephenson-Oakley]], some time afterwards.<ref name="Forsaken">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]</ref>

Through Tessa's family connections, she had assisted him in purchasing a manor in {{Wiki|Queen Square, London|Queen Anne's Square}} in [[London]], and the two had a son, Haytham, in 1725. Edward later trained Haytham to become an Assassin from an early age, such as tutoring him on how to use a sword, despite Haytham barely being six years old at the time. Edward would also encourage his son to think for himself, and dispute others' opinions.<ref name="Forsaken"/>

On Haytham's eighth birthday, the Kenway family was walking home from a trip to {{Wiki|White's|White's Chocolate House}} on Chesterfield Street, when the group was attacked by a mugger. Reginald Birch, an associate of Edward's who was also with them, threatened to kill the man, whose attempt to rob Tessa of her necklace had failed. However, he was dissuaded by Edward, who was infuriated at Reginald's harsh vigilantism. When the family returned home that day, Edward asked his son whether he thought that the thief should have been allowed to go free. At first, Haytham replied that he initially held feelings to enact revenge, but would have offered the man clemency, to which Edward presented him with a steel short sword.<ref name="Forsaken"/>

During another one of Reginald Birch's visits, the two men had a loud argument some time after Birch had Haytham unknowingly reveal the location of Edward's most prized and hidden possessions. The argument ended with Birch storming out of the office.<ref name="Forsaken"/>

On 3 December 1735, the Kenway household was infiltrated by masked men, who kidnapped his daughter, Jenny Kenway, and killed several of the servants. During this time, they cornered Edward in the games room, and in a prolonged fight, they killed him.<ref name="Forsaken"/>

==Trivia==
*At some point in Haytham's childhood, Edward took him to see ''{{Wiki|The Beggar's Opera}}'' at the [[Theatre Royal]] in London.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>
*During his time as a privateer, Edward has been shown to have had at least four flintlock pistols and two swords on him at one given time.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>
*"Edward" means "rich guard", derived from the Old English elements ''ead'' "rich, blessed" and ''weard'' "guard."
*"Kenway" is an Old English name meaning "brave royal fighter."
*Unlike most assassins, Edward does not wear a beaked hood.

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Customization

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[[File:ACB_Tailor_Dye.png|thumb|250px|Customization of robes at a tailor shop.]]
'''Customization''' is a gameplay mechanic of ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]], ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]] ''and ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''. In the [[Tailor]] shops throughout all of the cities that [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] visited, he could dye his clothing, although the possible color schemes depended on which city he was in.

At any city, Ezio could always switch back to the default color for free, though after buying a dye, it would not remain unlocked. This meant that if Ezio wished to switch back to a dye after buying a different one, it must be purchased again.

== Renaissance ==
During his time visiting various [[Italy|Italian]] cities, the [[Assassin's Creed II Achievements|achievement]] "''Perfect Harmony''" could be unlocked by dying Ezio's clothes with both "Wetlands Ebony" and "Wetlands Ivory". Both of these color schemes were available through tailors in [[Romagna]] or [[Forlì]].

In [[Rome]], there were new dyes available, with each district, except for the [[Vaticano District|Vatican]], offering new colors. Also, instead of the colors always matching, both the outfit and cape could be dyed two different colors. In addition, the colors of Ezio's [[Apprentices|Assassin recruits]] could be changed, though once an Apprentice reached the [[Ranks|rank]] of ''Assassino'', the only dye that was available to them was "Assassin White".

[[Constantinople]] also had new dyes to offer, though they did not vary from district to district, with all being available from any Tailor shop.

== Dyes ==
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[[File:AC2_Tailor_Dye.png|thumb|250px|right|Customization of robes at a tailor shop.]]
Dyes often had a common characteristic, which was displayed by a prefix on their names, which stated where the dye originated from. Some of these prefixes were:

*"Florentine" for [[Florence]].
*"Tuscan" for [[Tuscany]] ([[Monteriggioni]] included).
*"Wetlands" for [[Romagna]].
*"Venetian" for [[Venice]].
*"Roman" for Rome.
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== Trivia ==
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*The achievement "Perfect Harmony," which is earned through dyeing Ezio's outfit Wetlands Ebony and then Wetlands Ivory, is a clear reference to Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder's "''Ebony and Ivory''" hit, in which the first line of the track is "Ebony and Ivory live together in perfect harmony."
*Even if the [[Armor of Altaïr]], [[Armor of Brutus]] and [[Armor of Ishak Pasha]] were dyed, the color of the robes (save the inside of the hood) would not change.
*Despite the fact that Ezio changed his robes in the novels, and that certain colors were visually better for blending in with certain crowds (e.g. red to blend in with cardinals), dyeing robes had no effect on gameplay whatsoever.
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', in the menu for clothing dyes, "Caspian Teal" has the same picture as "Algerian Silver", despite the actual dyes being different.
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'', if the robes were dyed, they would revert to the original color during cutscenes.

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths="150" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center">
Assassin_White_v.png|Robes in ''Assassin's Creed II''
ACBH_Assassin_White_v.png|Robes in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''
ACBH_Assassin_White_Cape_v.png|Cape in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''
ACR_Original_Grey.png|Robes in ''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''
</gallery>

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