Adéwalé

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{{Dialogue|Edward|Shall we set sail for- You're leaving?|Adéwalé|Aye, Edward. For I've another calling elsewhere. [...] When your heart and your head are ready, visit the Assassins. I think you'll understand then...|Edward Kenway and Adéwalé, discussing the latter's life change, 1720.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}
{{Character Infobox
|image = Adewale render.png
|birth = 1692<br>[[Trinidad]]
|death =
|affiliates = [[Assassins]]<br>Crew of the ''[[Jackdaw]]''<br>Crew of the ''[[Victoire]]''<br>Crew of the ''[[Experto Crede]]''
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
|voice = [[Tristan D. Lalla]]}}
'''Adéwalé''' (1692 – unknown) was a former [[Slavery|slave]]-turned [[Piracy|pirate]] from [[Trinidad]], and later a member of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]].

During the early 18th century, he served as [[Edward Kenway]]'s quartermaster aboard the ''[[Jackdaw]]'', before eventually assuming the captaincy of his own vessel, the ''[[Victoire]]'', and later the ''[[Experto Crede]]'', in 1735.

He is also an ancestor to [[Milton Jones]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref>

==History==
===Early years and meeting Edward Kenway===
Born into slavery on Trinidad, Adéwalé recognized the inequality, discrimination and oppression visited down upon those who worked the [[sugar plantations]]. When he was able, he broke free of his captivity, killing his guard in the process, and fled. Eventually, after many years on the run, Adéwalé was captured by the [[Spain|Spanish]] and locked aboard a Spanish [[Man O' War|galleon]] destined for Spain.

He found himself chained alongside the pirate Edward Kenway, who was also destined for Spain. Together, the two broke free of their bonds and, after incapacitating a number of guards, proceeded to procure themselves a ship – in the process freeing a number of likewise captured pirates.

Adéwalé chose a relatively small [[brig]] named ''El Dorado'' to make their escape, which was made all the more difficult by a sudden, powerful storm that struck the [[Spanish Treasure Fleet]]. Ultimately, they managed to escape, while the remaining eleven ships in the fleet sank to the bottom of the sea.

===Introduction to piracy===
{{Dialogue|Edward|It's true, most of these men wouldn't accept you as a captain. So what fair role would complement such unfairness?|Adéwalé|I'll be your quartermaster. Nothing less.|Edward Kenway and Adéwalé assume their roles aboard ''Jackdaw'', 1715.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}
With a ship in their possession, which Edward renamed the ''Jackdaw'', the two pirates decided to head to [[Nassau]], a local town that played host to a large number of pirates. Upon their arrival, Adéwalé met with the pirates [[Benjamin Hornigold]], [[Edward Thatch]] and [[Mary Read|James Kidd]], before returning to the ship in order to organize the crew his captain was out recruiting.

During his time on the ''Jackdaw'', Adéwalé served Edward diligently; ensuring the ship was in a seaworthy condition, keeping the crew organized and, wherever possible, pointing out locations and ships of interest to the captain.

===Joining the Assassins===
In 1716, not long after the capture of [[Julien du Casse]]'s manor on [[Great Inagua]], Adéwalé had his first encounter with the Assassins. In them, he saw a people who fought for something greater than themselves, and he came to believe it to be a calling that suited him well.

In 1720, after five years as the ''Jackdaw'''s quartermaster, Adéwalé decided to pursue a new path, and chose to join the Assassin Order. Adéwalé met with Edward – who had recently escaped imprisonment in [[Port Royal]] – in [[Kingston]] to hand back control of the ''Jackdaw'' and push his former captain onto a new path. From there, Adéwalé traveled to [[Tulum]], headquarters of the Assassins, to assist them in repulsing Templar attacks.

Not long after his arrival, he was once again joined by Edward, who had elected to at least accept the possibility that he could better himself as a member of the Assassins. Together the two pirates fought alongside [[Ah Tabai]] and his Assassins to stave off the latest Templar attack.

Two years later, Adéwalé traveled with Ah Tabai to the [[Observatory]], where Edward had journeyed to in order eliminate the Templar [[Grand Master]], [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]]. Upon their arrival, they found Laureano dead, and Edward standing before the Observatory's armillary sphere, with the [[Crystal Skulls|Crystal Skull]] that powered the device in hand. Upon returning the skull to its resting place, Adéwalé handed Edward a letter from England.

Sometime later, Adéwalé, Ah Tabai, [[Anne Bonny]], and Edward Kenway met once again on Great Inagua. There, Adéwalé informed Edward that one of his previous targets, [[Woodes Rogers]], had survived the attempted assassination and returned to [[United Kingdom|England]]. Before his departure, Edward decided to allow the Assassins full access to the manor on the island, as a compensation for the fact that the location of the Assassin camp on Tulum was known to the Templars.

===Later years===
Thirteen years later, in 1735, Adéwalé was captain of the brig ''[[Victoire]]''. He was tasked with eliminating a French admiral and Templar, whose ship was passing by [[Saint-Domingue]]. The ''Victoire'' engaged the French galleon and disabled it, possibly even sinking it, and from the wreckage obtained a parcel meant for [[Bastienne Josèphe]]. Shortly thereafter, the ''Victoire'' was surrounded by a French fleet and forced to flee through an approaching storm, in order to escape.<ref name="FC">''[[Freedom Cry|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - Freedom Cry]]''</ref>

====Washed ashore====
Despite her crew escaping in time, the ''Victoire'' was wrecked and Adéwalé found himself washed ashore near the town of [[Port-au-Prince]]. It was here that he found himself confronted once again with the realities of the slave trade, which was increasingly prevalent in the French colony.

Within moments of waking, Adéwalé was forced to save a fleeing slave from her overzealous [[overseer]], cutting him down with a [[machete]] he found on the beach. Saved, the woman told Adéwalé where he could find Bastienne, the Madame of a local [[Brothels|brothel]]. Upon locating her, Adéwalé was reluctant to hand over the Templar parcel, and so she directed him to find [[Augustin Dieufort]], who could be found by speaking with Bastienne's contact in a nearby [[Sugar plantations|plantation]].

Locating the contact, Adéwalé was directed to the [[Maroon hideout|headquarters]] of the [[Maroon rebellion]]; upon his arrival, he found the resistance fighters being cut down by a contingent of overseers who had managed to locate them. Adéwalé killed the overseers, and managed to prevent any from escaping with knowledge of the hideout's location. He then went to speak with Dieufort, who offered the Assassin new equipment and upgrades in exchange for helping liberate any slaves he could, before returning to the Brotherhood.<ref name="FC"/>

====Aiding the resistance====
With the aid of a number of recently freed slaves, Dieufort convinced Adéwalé to capture a docked [[slave ship]], the ''[[Experto Crede]]'' in order to free en-masse the slaves held beneath its deck. Following this, Adéwalé claimed the ''Crede'' as his own, and agreed to train Dieufort, his new Quartermaster, in the ways of navigation and sailing, so that he might take the ship following Adéwalé's departure.

Returning to Bastienne, Adéwalé was tasked with infiltrating Governor [[Pierre de Fayet]]'s mansion, in order find out why the governor had recently become so strict in his enforcement of the [[Code Noir]].

Infiltrating the manor's grounds disguised as a slave, Adéwalé discovered that the governor had hired a scientist named [[Louis Godin]] to map the circumference of the Earth, so as to provide the French with an accuracy of knowledge far surpassing that of its national rivals. Adéwalé became intrigued; as a sailor the knowledge of navigation fascinated him, and he knew well that if the Assassins possessed such information, they would hold a significant advantage over their Templar rivals. Bastienne, however, was disgruntled with what little Adéwalé had learned about the expedition, and dismissed him.

Eventually, Bastienne's anger subsided; in order to help the Maroon and fulfill her promise to Augustin, she supplied a forged manifest listing the names of three literate slaves, which the expedition needed to take notes. Adéwalé swapped the manifest, and saw the French merchant ship off from port. He quickly noticed the waiting pirate fleet however, and was forced to defend the ''[[Vautour]]'' from them.<ref name="FC"/>

====Sinking of the slave ship====
Two years after Adéwalé's arrival, the French were in a panic over the increasingly strong resistance, and the number of slaves being liberated by them. In response to this, the French had begun to impose stricter curfews, harsher and more frequent punishments. Adéwalé considered this a small price to pay, however, for the ultimate goal of Maroon independence. Angry, he left Bastienne where she stood and set to sea in order to liberate yet another slave ship. This time however, the ship's French escort opened fire on her, disabling the ship and forcing her into a slow sink.

Adéwalé went aboard the severely damaged the slave ship and rescued as many slaves as he could; eventually it sank with Adéwalé still below deck, and he was forced to swim and then climb his way through the now vertical ship in order to escape.

On nearby [[Cumberland Bay]], Adéwalé joined Augustin and Bastienne in burying those slaves that had not escaped the vessel's sinking. Adéwalé vowed to kill De Fayet, claiming his [[The Creed|Creed]] demanded it, and that it would give an entire generation of warriors hope.<ref name="FC"/>

====Killing a governor====
In 1737, Adéwalé located the French governor in the grounds of his manor, torturing slaves in order to locate the Maroon hideout, and the man freeing the slaves - Adéwalé. As he approached, Adéwalé was spotted and the governor fled through town. Despite an overwhelming number of French soldiers and overseers, Adéwalé eventually caught up with the governor and killed him with the very branding iron he had previously used to torture his slaves with.

With De Fayet dead, Adéwalé was forced to leave Port-au-Prince, since it was no longer safe for him, nor for the Maroons if Adéwalé remained. Before leaving, he said goodbye to Bastienne and finally gave her the package. He decided he must devote his energy to those who struggle for freedom using his conviction in his Creed to defend them along with anyone who helped him.<ref name="FC"/>

==Trivia==
*Adéwalé is a variant of the Yoruba name Adebowale, suggested to mean "crown has come home." <ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/adebowale Behind the Name: Adebowale]</ref>
*Adéwalé is the second playable character to not be related to [[Desmond Miles]] in any way, with the first being [[Aveline de Grandpré]].

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
Concept Art - Adéwalé.jpeg|Concept art of Adéwalé
The Treasure Fleet 1.png|Adéwalé and Edward in shackles
The Treasure Fleet 8.png|Adéwalé introducing himself to Edward
This Tyro Captain 2.png|Adéwalé and Edward aboard the ''Jackdaw''
Now_Hiring_2.png|Edward introducing Adéwalé to Hornigold and Thatch
Proper_Defenses_1.png|Adéwalé and other pirates in Nassau
The_Forts_5.png|Edward and Adéwalé interrogating Laureano de Torres y Ayala
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:1692 births]]
[[Category:Individuals]]
[[Category:Slaves]]
[[Category:Pirates]]
[[Category:Assassins]]
[[Category:Maroons]]
[[Category:Jackdaw crew]]
[[Category:Experto Crede crew]]
[[Category:Ancestors of Milton Jones]]
[[Category:Individuals with Eagle Vision]]

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