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Edward Thatch

2014-03-10T14:03:43Z

89.164.252.1: /* Piracy */

{{Era|AC4}}
{{WP-REAL|Blackbeard}}
{{Spoilerhd}}
{{Quote|Caution's nothing without charisma. If a man plays the fool, then it's only fools he'll persuade. But appear to be the devil... and all men will submit.|Edward Thatch to Edward Kenway, 1718.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}
{{Character Infobox
|image = AC4 Edward Thatch.png
|birth = c. 1680 [[United Kingdom|Kingdom of England]]
|death = 22 November 1718 (aged 38) [[Ocracoke|Ocracoke, Province of Carolina]]
|hidep = yes
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
|voice = [[Mark Bonnar]]}}
'''Edward Thatch''' (c. 1680 – 1718), also known by the alias '''Blackbeard''', was an infamous [[United Kingdom|English]] [[Piracy|pirate]] captain who sailed the [[Caribbean|West Indies]] and the eastern seaboard of the American colonies during the early 18th century, aboard the ship ''[[Queen Anne's Revenge]]''.

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]].

==Biography==
===Early life===
Edward Thatch was likely born in [[Bristol]], England, in 1680. Little is known of his early years until the War of Spanish Succession in 1701, when he enlisted in the [[Royal Navy]]. At some point during the course of the war, Edward left the Royal Navy to become a privateer, where he would meet [[Edward Kenway]] and [[Charles Vane]].

However, 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, joining forces with his colleague [[Benjamin Hornigold]].

===Piracy===
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' War|galleon]], ''[[El Arca del Maestro]]'', as a fortified defense of one of the island's harbors.

A few years later, 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's renewed focus on eliminating the pirate threat in the Caribbean.

Despite these circumstances, Thatch's displeasure with their immediate success, or lack thereof, spurred him into assaulting a British Man O' War to take its medicine supply. He subsequently had to be saved by Kenway, who helped him to capture the ship.Later,he showed his dick to the whole world.

[[File:The Siege of Charles-Towne 9.png|thumb|left|250px|Blackbeard and his prisoners at Charles-Towne]]
In 1718, 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' War. By the time Kenway arrived, the ''Queen Anne's Revenge'' had been blockading the town for seven days and had taken several hostages, encouraging Charles-Towne to surrender its medicine. To Thatch's disappointment, there had been no response, and the party he sent to bargain with the governor had not returned.

With Kenway'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.

===Death===
{{Quote|In a world without gold, we might have been heroes!|Edward Thatch's final words, 1718.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}
[[File:Do Not Go Gently 9.png|thumb|right|250px|Thatch's last stand]]
After the blockade of Nassau by British forces, Kenway and Vane tracked Thatch down to [[Ocracoke Island|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 ''[[Princess]]''.

Later that evening, two Royal Navy vessels under Lt. Robert Maynard - who had also tracked down Thatch - launched an ambush, destroying the small settlement as well as the ships anchored in the harbor, including the ''Queen Anne's Revenge'', which forced Thatch and Kenway to make their escape aboard the ''[[Jackdaw]]'', the only ship to survive the attack. The two soon realized, however, that they would need to capture the attacking Man O' War in order to leave safely, and subsequently boarded it.

Despite their best efforts, the pirates were soon overwhelmed; surrounded and outnumbered, Kenway saw that Thatch was in danger and threw him a pistol, but Thatch was slain after a prolonged and bloody engagement, though Kenway and Vane were able to escape.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

==Trivia==
*The [[Database/Locations (AC3):Dead Chest Island|database entry]] for [[Dead Chest Island]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' uses the name "Edward Teach".<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>
*Following his retirement, Edward Kenway took an Irish bloodhound as a pet, which he named Thatch.<ref name="ACF">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>
*There was confusion as to Thatch's real name amongst the Royal Navy, with at least one Captain referring to him as '''Edward ''Teach'''''.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
Edward Thatch concept.jpg|Concept art of Blackbeard
Edward Thatch rear view concept.jpg|Rear concept of Blackbeard
Blackbeard profile picture.png|Edward Thatch render
Now Hiring 4.png|Hornigold, Thatch and Kenway in Nassau
Raise the Black Flag 3.png|Thatch and the others in Salt Key
Proper Defenses 3.png|Thatch telling others about ''El Arca Del Maestro''
Diving For Medicines 1.png|Edward meeting with Thatch in the Caribbean
Diving For Medicines 9.png|Thatch putting his fiery hat on
Diving For Medicines 10.png|Thatch demonstrating his theatrics on [[Stede Bonnet]]
Devil's Advocate 7.png|Thatch talking with the dying British captain
The Siege of Charles-Towne 1.png|Thatch speaking to the hostages
Do Not Go Gently 3.png|Thatch with Kenway in Ocracoke
Do Not Go Gently 10.png|The soldiers killing Thatch
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{AC4}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thatch, Edward}}
[[Category:1680 births]]
[[Category:1718 deaths]]
[[Category:Individuals]]
[[Category:Englishmen]]
[[Category:Pirates]]
[[Category:Privateers]]
[[Category:Royal Navy personnel]]
[[Category:Captains]]
[[Category:Quartermasters]]

Edward Thatch

2014-03-10T13:59:41Z

89.164.252.1: /* Early life */

{{Era|AC4}}
{{WP-REAL|Blackbeard}}
{{Spoilerhd}}
{{Quote|Caution's nothing without charisma. If a man plays the fool, then it's only fools he'll persuade. But appear to be the devil... and all men will submit.|Edward Thatch to Edward Kenway, 1718.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}
{{Character Infobox
|image = AC4 Edward Thatch.png
|birth = c. 1680 [[United Kingdom|Kingdom of England]]
|death = 22 November 1718 (aged 38) [[Ocracoke|Ocracoke, Province of Carolina]]
|hidep = yes
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
|voice = [[Mark Bonnar]]}}
'''Edward Thatch''' (c. 1680 – 1718), also known by the alias '''Blackbeard''', was an infamous [[United Kingdom|English]] [[Piracy|pirate]] captain who sailed the [[Caribbean|West Indies]] and the eastern seaboard of the American colonies during the early 18th century, aboard the ship ''[[Queen Anne's Revenge]]''.

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]].

==Biography==
===Early life===
Edward Thatch was likely born in [[Bristol]], England, in 1680. Little is known of his early years until the War of Spanish Succession in 1701, when he enlisted in the [[Royal Navy]]. At some point during the course of the war, Edward left the Royal Navy to become a privateer, where he would meet [[Edward Kenway]] and [[Charles Vane]].

However, 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, joining forces with his colleague [[Benjamin Hornigold]].

===Piracy===
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' War|galleon]], ''[[El Arca del Maestro]]'', as a fortified defense of one of the island's harbors.

A few years later, 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's renewed focus on eliminating the pirate threat in the Caribbean.

Despite these circumstances, Thatch's displeasure with their immediate success, or lack thereof, spurred him into assaulting a British Man O' War to take its medicine supply. He subsequently had to be saved by Kenway, who helped him to capture the ship.

[[File:The Siege of Charles-Towne 9.png|thumb|left|250px|Blackbeard and his prisoners at Charles-Towne]]
In 1718, 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' War. By the time Kenway arrived, the ''Queen Anne's Revenge'' had been blockading the town for seven days and had taken several hostages, encouraging Charles-Towne to surrender its medicine. To Thatch's disappointment, there had been no response, and the party he sent to bargain with the governor had not returned.

With Kenway'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.

===Death===
{{Quote|In a world without gold, we might have been heroes!|Edward Thatch's final words, 1718.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}
[[File:Do Not Go Gently 9.png|thumb|right|250px|Thatch's last stand]]
After the blockade of Nassau by British forces, Kenway and Vane tracked Thatch down to [[Ocracoke Island|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 ''[[Princess]]''.

Later that evening, two Royal Navy vessels under Lt. Robert Maynard - who had also tracked down Thatch - launched an ambush, destroying the small settlement as well as the ships anchored in the harbor, including the ''Queen Anne's Revenge'', which forced Thatch and Kenway to make their escape aboard the ''[[Jackdaw]]'', the only ship to survive the attack. The two soon realized, however, that they would need to capture the attacking Man O' War in order to leave safely, and subsequently boarded it.

Despite their best efforts, the pirates were soon overwhelmed; surrounded and outnumbered, Kenway saw that Thatch was in danger and threw him a pistol, but Thatch was slain after a prolonged and bloody engagement, though Kenway and Vane were able to escape.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

==Trivia==
*The [[Database/Locations (AC3):Dead Chest Island|database entry]] for [[Dead Chest Island]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' uses the name "Edward Teach".<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>
*Following his retirement, Edward Kenway took an Irish bloodhound as a pet, which he named Thatch.<ref name="ACF">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>
*There was confusion as to Thatch's real name amongst the Royal Navy, with at least one Captain referring to him as '''Edward ''Teach'''''.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
Edward Thatch concept.jpg|Concept art of Blackbeard
Edward Thatch rear view concept.jpg|Rear concept of Blackbeard
Blackbeard profile picture.png|Edward Thatch render
Now Hiring 4.png|Hornigold, Thatch and Kenway in Nassau
Raise the Black Flag 3.png|Thatch and the others in Salt Key
Proper Defenses 3.png|Thatch telling others about ''El Arca Del Maestro''
Diving For Medicines 1.png|Edward meeting with Thatch in the Caribbean
Diving For Medicines 9.png|Thatch putting his fiery hat on
Diving For Medicines 10.png|Thatch demonstrating his theatrics on [[Stede Bonnet]]
Devil's Advocate 7.png|Thatch talking with the dying British captain
The Siege of Charles-Towne 1.png|Thatch speaking to the hostages
Do Not Go Gently 3.png|Thatch with Kenway in Ocracoke
Do Not Go Gently 10.png|The soldiers killing Thatch
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{AC4}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thatch, Edward}}
[[Category:1680 births]]
[[Category:1718 deaths]]
[[Category:Individuals]]
[[Category:Englishmen]]
[[Category:Pirates]]
[[Category:Privateers]]
[[Category:Royal Navy personnel]]
[[Category:Captains]]
[[Category:Quartermasters]]

Edward Thatch

2014-03-10T13:58:46Z

89.164.252.1: /* Early life */

{{Era|AC4}}
{{WP-REAL|Blackbeard}}
{{Spoilerhd}}
{{Quote|Caution's nothing without charisma. If a man plays the fool, then it's only fools he'll persuade. But appear to be the devil... and all men will submit.|Edward Thatch to Edward Kenway, 1718.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}
{{Character Infobox
|image = AC4 Edward Thatch.png
|birth = c. 1680 [[United Kingdom|Kingdom of England]]
|death = 22 November 1718 (aged 38) [[Ocracoke|Ocracoke, Province of Carolina]]
|hidep = yes
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
|voice = [[Mark Bonnar]]}}
'''Edward Thatch''' (c. 1680 – 1718), also known by the alias '''Blackbeard''', was an infamous [[United Kingdom|English]] [[Piracy|pirate]] captain who sailed the [[Caribbean|West Indies]] and the eastern seaboard of the American colonies during the early 18th century, aboard the ship ''[[Queen Anne's Revenge]]''.

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]].

==Biography==
===Early life===
Edward Thatch was likely born in [[Bristol]], England, in 1680. Little is known of his early years until the War of Spanish Succession in 1701, when he enlisted in the [[Royal Navy]]. At some point during the course of the war, Edward left the Royal Navy to become a privateer, where he would meet [[Edward Kenway]] and [[Charles Vane]].What a jerk!!!!

However, 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, joining forces with his colleague [[Benjamin Hornigold]].

===Piracy===
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' War|galleon]], ''[[El Arca del Maestro]]'', as a fortified defense of one of the island's harbors.

A few years later, 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's renewed focus on eliminating the pirate threat in the Caribbean.

Despite these circumstances, Thatch's displeasure with their immediate success, or lack thereof, spurred him into assaulting a British Man O' War to take its medicine supply. He subsequently had to be saved by Kenway, who helped him to capture the ship.

[[File:The Siege of Charles-Towne 9.png|thumb|left|250px|Blackbeard and his prisoners at Charles-Towne]]
In 1718, 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' War. By the time Kenway arrived, the ''Queen Anne's Revenge'' had been blockading the town for seven days and had taken several hostages, encouraging Charles-Towne to surrender its medicine. To Thatch's disappointment, there had been no response, and the party he sent to bargain with the governor had not returned.

With Kenway'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.

===Death===
{{Quote|In a world without gold, we might have been heroes!|Edward Thatch's final words, 1718.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}
[[File:Do Not Go Gently 9.png|thumb|right|250px|Thatch's last stand]]
After the blockade of Nassau by British forces, Kenway and Vane tracked Thatch down to [[Ocracoke Island|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 ''[[Princess]]''.

Later that evening, two Royal Navy vessels under Lt. Robert Maynard - who had also tracked down Thatch - launched an ambush, destroying the small settlement as well as the ships anchored in the harbor, including the ''Queen Anne's Revenge'', which forced Thatch and Kenway to make their escape aboard the ''[[Jackdaw]]'', the only ship to survive the attack. The two soon realized, however, that they would need to capture the attacking Man O' War in order to leave safely, and subsequently boarded it.

Despite their best efforts, the pirates were soon overwhelmed; surrounded and outnumbered, Kenway saw that Thatch was in danger and threw him a pistol, but Thatch was slain after a prolonged and bloody engagement, though Kenway and Vane were able to escape.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

==Trivia==
*The [[Database/Locations (AC3):Dead Chest Island|database entry]] for [[Dead Chest Island]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' uses the name "Edward Teach".<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>
*Following his retirement, Edward Kenway took an Irish bloodhound as a pet, which he named Thatch.<ref name="ACF">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>
*There was confusion as to Thatch's real name amongst the Royal Navy, with at least one Captain referring to him as '''Edward ''Teach'''''.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
Edward Thatch concept.jpg|Concept art of Blackbeard
Edward Thatch rear view concept.jpg|Rear concept of Blackbeard
Blackbeard profile picture.png|Edward Thatch render
Now Hiring 4.png|Hornigold, Thatch and Kenway in Nassau
Raise the Black Flag 3.png|Thatch and the others in Salt Key
Proper Defenses 3.png|Thatch telling others about ''El Arca Del Maestro''
Diving For Medicines 1.png|Edward meeting with Thatch in the Caribbean
Diving For Medicines 9.png|Thatch putting his fiery hat on
Diving For Medicines 10.png|Thatch demonstrating his theatrics on [[Stede Bonnet]]
Devil's Advocate 7.png|Thatch talking with the dying British captain
The Siege of Charles-Towne 1.png|Thatch speaking to the hostages
Do Not Go Gently 3.png|Thatch with Kenway in Ocracoke
Do Not Go Gently 10.png|The soldiers killing Thatch
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{AC4}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thatch, Edward}}
[[Category:1680 births]]
[[Category:1718 deaths]]
[[Category:Individuals]]
[[Category:Englishmen]]
[[Category:Pirates]]
[[Category:Privateers]]
[[Category:Royal Navy personnel]]
[[Category:Captains]]
[[Category:Quartermasters]]

Royal African Pearl

2014-03-10T13:54:41Z

89.164.252.1:

{{Era|AC4}}
{{Stub}}
{{Imageneed}}
The '''''Royal African Pearl''''' was a [[slave ship]] owned and operated by the [[Royal African Company]], during the early 18th century.It is a [[Frigate]] and
it has very powerful [[heavy shot]].
==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
''{{AC4}}''
[[Category:Slave ships]]