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Anne Bonny

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{{Dialogue|Rackham|Dear lady, what do they call you?|Anne|Anne when they're sober, a jilt when they're sauced. But ''never'' lady.|Anne Bonny meeting Jack Rackham, 1718.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}
{{Character Infobox
|image = AC4 Anne Bonny render.png
|birth = 8 March 1702<br>{{Wiki|Kinsale}}, [[Ireland]]
|death = 
|affiliates = Crew of the ''[[Jackdaw]]''
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
|voice = [[Sarah Greene]]}}
'''Anne Bonny''' (1702 – unknown) was an [[Ireland|Irish]] [[Piracy|pirate]] who operated out of the [[Caribbean]]. During the early 18th century, she was an associate of [[Edward Kenway]] prior to his life as an [[Assassins|Assassin]], and the second quartermaster aboard his ship, the ''[[Jackdaw]]''.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

==Biography==
===Early life===
Anne left Ireland for the British Colonies at an early age, where she married her husband, James Bonny, soon after. At sixteen, she traveled with him to the West Indies, and the pair arrived in [[Nassau]] in April 1716. There, Anne became the center of romantic attention, which greatly strained their relationship, so much so that within a year their marriage had disintegrated.<ref name="AC4"/>

===Piracy and imprisonment===
As early as 1717, Bonny served as barkeep at the Old Avery tavern in Nassau, frequented by its pirate governors [[Edward Thatch]], [[Benjamin Hornigold]], [[Jack Rackham]], [[Charles Vane]] and Edward Kenway. In July 1718, Rackham flirtatiously passed Bonny her first flintlock pistol, just as [[United Kingdom|British]] forces arrived in Nassau. By early 1719, Bonny and Rackham began a relationship that infuriated her estranged husband, who attempted to have her arrested and whipped. The two eventually eloped, and sought to leave Nassau to escape his wrath.<ref name="AC4"/>

At the same time, [[Mary Read]] - whose masculine guise Anne readily saw through - recruited Bonny to a life of piracy. Departing Nassau around June 1720 together with Rackham, they committed acts of piracy against the British [[Royal Navy]].<ref name="AC4"/>

In October of 1720, Jack Rackham and his crew, including Bonny, were attacked by a British sloop commissioned by the Governor of [[Jamaica]], with the intent to take out Rackham. Being that most of the crew were drunk, many of the pirates provided little resistance. Only Bonny, Read and an unknown man fought to their full potential.<ref name="AC4"/>

Eventually, the crew was imprisoned and sentenced to be hanged. Bonny and Read were only spared because they were pregnant at the time, since British law prevented pregnant women from being executed. They were then confined to a prison in [[Kingston]], awaiting hanging when they came to term.<ref name="AC4"/>

As Bonny went into labor, she and Read were rescued by Edward and [[Ah Tabai]], who intended to transport them to [[Tulum]]. However, Read passed away from sickness following the birth of her child; Bonny soon gave birth to a boy and reached Tulum safely, but her son died soon after.<ref name="AC4"/>

===Quartermaster of the ''Jackdaw''===
Following [[Adéwalé]]'s departure to join the Assassins, Bonny became Edward's quartermaster aboard the ''Jackdaw''. She stood by his side as he hunted down [[Bartholomew Roberts]], as well as the [[Templars]] [[Woodes Rogers]] and [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]].<ref name="AC4"/>

When the ''Jackdaw'' first landed in Kingston, Edward and Bonny met with the Assassin bureau leader, [[Antó]], who reported that Rogers was hosting a party before his recall to [[London]] for falling out of favor with the king; Bonny remarked that the king must have been displeased that Rogers hadn't fully purged the Caribbean of pirates. Bonny remained at the bureau while Edward killed and impersonated a visiting [[Italy|Italian]] diplomat in order to assassinate Rogers.<ref name="AC4"/>

After discerning Roberts' location in [[Príncipe]], Edward and his crew pursued Roberts' ship, the ''[[Royal Fortune]]''. Though Bonny suggested they simply sink the [[Man O' War|galleon]], Edward refused, as Roberts possessed a valuable [[Crystal Skulls|artifact]]. He instead crippled the ship before boarding and assassinating Roberts.<ref name="AC4"/>

Bonny and Edward then returned to [[Havana]] to find Torres. Anne stayed at the local bureau while Edward tracked down his final target, only to return to report that the man he assassinated was a decoy. Deducing that Torres was headed for the [[Observatory]], Edward decided to head there. Upon arriving, Bonny questioned why Edward would bring the Crystal Skull that Torres sought directly to him – Edward answered that he intended to taunt the [[Grand Master]] with it.<ref name="AC4"/>

Edward and Bonny then swam ashore and made their way through the jungle, freeing captive native [[guardians]] before arriving at the Observatory's entrance. Edward instructed Bonny to remain outside and guard the entrance, as well as protect the Crystal Skull, while he ventured inside to end Torres. Once the task was done, Bonny accompanied Ah Tabai and Adéwalé into the complex, where the Crystal Skull was reinserted into its rightful place. Edward was subsequently given a letter by Ah Tabai informing him that his wife [[Caroline Scott-Kenway|Caroline]] had passed away and that he had a daughter, [[Jennifer Scott]].<ref name="AC4"/>

===In Great Inagua===
{{Quote|England's the wrong way 'round the globe for an Irishwoman.|Bonny, refusing Edward's offer to travel with him.}}
Bonny and Edward then returned to [[Great Inagua]], where they awaited Jennifer's arrival. Edward invited Bonny to return to London with him, but she refused the offer, also claiming she didn't possess the conviction to remain with the Assassins. However, Bonny told Edward that she considered him a good man and felt he could prove himself a good father in time as well.<ref name="AC4"/>

As Edward ventured down to the docks to greet his daughter, Bonny began to sing "The Parting Glass".<ref name="AC4"/>

==Trivia==
*Originally, Edward was meant to witness and participate in Anne Bonny and Mary Read's battle against the British, ending with their imprisonment, but this idea was dropped during the early stages of development. <ref>[https://acinitiates.com/forum/discussion/3904/page/9#/9 Darby McDevitt - Forum Q&A]</ref>
*Anne is one of the youngest characters in the series, being only in her late teens for most of the game.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
Anne Bonny concept.jpg|Concept art of Anne Bonny
AC4 Anne Bonny closeups by threedsquid.jpg|Anne Bonny
AC4 Anne Bonny by threedsquid.jpg|Renders
AC4 Anne Bonny 3D model by threedsquid.jpg|3D model of Anne Bonny
AC4 Anne Bonny cinematics by threedsquid.jpg|Anne Bonny in-game cinematics
AC4-Hideout AnneBonny.jpg|Edward and Bonny in Great Inagua
</gallery>

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Edward Kenway

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{{Character Infobox
|image = Edward Render.png
|birth =
|death = 3 December 1735<br>[[London]], {{Wiki|Great Britain}}
|faction = [[Assassins]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''<br>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''
|voice = }}

{{Ouote| Alright lads, i'll give you Blackbeard's honest opinion. You ask me if this new captain promise you a life of prizes, plunder, and adventure? Aye, for amongst all the gentlemen of fortune sailing these West Indies he ranks among the most clever. There was a time where I thought myself was the deadliest scourge of these seas. But this man...is a fearsome dog, who feeds off trouble and turmoil. I've seen him clear the deck of a Spanish Galleon like it was nothin'. Fighting like the devil dressed as a man. And he's a canny one, knows his way around every crag and crevis of these islands. So if it's fortune and adventure you seek, then Captain Edward Kenway is your man. Only... ''Don't'' meddle in his private affairs, for there's more mystery in that man then I ''dare ask.''| Blackbeard telling potential recruits about Edward Kenway}}

'''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 described as a charming and charismatic man of British descent who grew up in poverty, which led to him becoming quite reckless and selfish. Upon adulthood, his only real career option was to join the British navy, and once accepted, he was stationed in the Caribbean. However, the lure of gold, glory and fame eventually led him to become a pirate. It was as a pirate that Edward first encountered the Assassin Order, and became enamored with their struggle.<ref name="EGM">[http://egmdaily.com/14jFDNx EGM Preview: ''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'']</ref>

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 trained Haytham to become an Assassin from an early age, by things 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 December 4, 1733, 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. Haytham replied that he had 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"/>

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small">
Edward whaling ACIV.jpg|Edward on board the ''[[Jackdaw]]'' with a whale ahead.
Edward underwater.jpg|Edward swimming underwater.
Edward in game ACIV.jpg|Edward with two swords.
Edward in game 2 ACIV.jpg|Edward outside some Mayan ruins.
Edward dual wielding pistols in game.jpg|Edward in combat, wielding dual pistols.
Edward boarding enemy vessel.jpg|Edward boarding an enemy vessel.
Blackflag011-1-.jpg|Edward alongside [[Blackbeard]].
Blackflag05.jpg|Edward assassinating a redcoat.
Edward at the coast.jpg|A slain redcoat by Edward just emerging from the sea.
</gallery>

==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 many known Assassins, Edward did not wear a beaked hood.
*Edward has been shown to bear multiple facial scars: one through his right eyebrow and corner of eye, another across the bridge of his nose, and a third from his right ear through his cheek.
**However unlike other Assassins such as Desmond Miles, [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], [[Ezio Auditore Da Firenze]] and [[Aveline de Grandpré]] he did not possess a scar across his lip.
***This brings him in line with his son, Haytham Kenway, and grandson, Ratonhnhaké:ton, as none of them possessed scars on their lips.

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