Editing Lee's Last Stand

{{Era|Memories|AC3}}
{{Memory Infobox
| image = ACIII-Laststand 14.png
| description = ''Infiltrate [[New York City|New York]]'s [[Templars|Templar]] district in order to find and assassinate [[Charles Lee]].''
| appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
| type = Main
| fullsync = <small>
*Reach the signal tower within the given time - 3:00
*Remain [[Social stealth|undetected]] on the way to the signal fire.
*Limit health loss - 50%
*Completed all the constraints in one playthrough.</small>
| previous = [[Battle of the Chesapeake (memory)|Battle of the Chesapeake]]
| next = [[Laid to Rest]]
| source = [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]
| location = [[New York City]], [[New York]], [[United States|British America]]
| date = 16 September 1781}}
'''Lee's Last Stand''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]], relived by [[Desmond Miles]] in 2012 through the [[Animus|Animus 3.0]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

==Description==
Connor returned from the [[Chesapeake Bay]] and infiltrated [[Fort George]] with the intention of [[Assassination|assassinating]] [[Charles Lee]].

==Dialogue==
Connor deboarded the ''[[Aquila]]'' and saw [[Stephane Chapheau]] running to greet him at [[New York City|New York]]'s dock.
*'''Stephane:''' ''Hello, Connor! Welcome back.''
*'''Connor:''' ''Is everything in place?''
*'''Stephane:''' Oui. ''(Yes.) [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette|Lafayette]] waits for you inside the [[tunnel]] beneath the city.''
Connor made his way to a tunnel entrance and navigated through it. He overheard a conversation between Stephane and Gilbert as he approached.
*'''Stephane:''' ''Sometimes I worry... That these [[Patriots]]—for all their talk of liberty and equality—will fall back into the old ways!''
*'''Gilbert:''' ''It will depend greatly on who is chosen to lead them. A man of humble means—who has worked to earn his place... I think a man like that is less likely to dream of thrones.''
*'''Stephane:''' ''All men dream of thrones. It is in our nature...''
*'''Gilbert:''' ''Then what would you do?''
*'''Stephane:''' ''Ensure their leader is sterile. Without an heir, the threat of succession is ended—and might be left to the people once more.''
Connor approached the two Frenchmen.
*'''Gilbert:''' ''Connor! This tunnel will take you into the military district.''
*'''Connor:''' ''And the [[François-Joseph Paul de Grasse|Admiral]]?''
*'''Gilbert:''' ''He waits for you to light the signal—and then [[Attack on Fort George|the strike begins]]!''
*'''Stephane:''' ''And [[Assassin apprentice|we]] will be there as well!''
Connor left and lit the signal tower, sparking the attack. However, Connor was wounded by airborne debris.
[[File:ACIII-Laststand 12.png|thumb|250px|Connor injured by a cannonball]]
*'''Connor:''' ''Need to get... inside the [[fort]]...''
Another [[cannon]]ball landed near Connor, knocking him down a second time.
*'''Connor:''' ''I am in no condition... to fight... need to stay... away from the [[British Army|guards]]...''
Connor reached the courtyard.
*'''Connor:''' ''Where are you, Charles...?''
Haytham walked up behind him.
*'''[[Haytham Kenway|Haytham]]:''' ''Gone.''
Connor turned, but was too slow to prevent Haytham punching him in the face, dropping him to his knees with a gut punch, then elbowing him to the ground. Connor retaliated from his position by punching his father in the groin, rising to hit him across the face, then immobilizing him with a {{Wiki|Armlock|hammerlock}}.
*'''Haytham:''' ''Come now, you cannot hope to match me, Connor. For all your skills, you're still but a boy—with so much left to learn.''
Connor threw Haytham forward and as he stumbled, grabbed and stabbed him in the arm.
*'''Connor:''' ''Give me Lee!''
*'''Haytham:''' ''Impossible. He is the promise of [[New World Order|a better future]]. The [[sheep]] need a shepherd.''
Haytham took a piece of fabric and tied a tourniquet around his wound.
*'''Connor:''' ''He has been dismissed and censured. He can do nothing for you now.''
*'''Haytham:''' ''A temporary setback. He will be restored.''
*'''Connor:''' ''We have an opportunity here. Together we can break the cycle, and end this ancient war. I know it.''<ref name="CutLinesTumblr">{{Tumblr|tumblrurl=allsoundsasscreed|url=post/92448047094/connor-give-me-lee-haytham-impossible-he-is|tumblrname=All Sounds of Assassin's Creed|postname=We Are Enemies|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916233113/https://allsoundsasscreed.tumblr.com/post/92448047094/connor-give-me-lee-haytham-impossible-he-is}}</ref>
*'''Haytham:''' ''No. You WANT to know it. You WANT it to be true. Part of me once did as well. But it is an impossible dream.''<ref name="CutLinesTumblr"/>
*'''Connor:''' ''We are blood, you and I. Please...''<ref name="CutLinesTumblr"/>
*'''Haytham:''' ''No, son. We are enemies. And one of us must die.''<ref name="CutLinesTumblr"/>
Haytham brandished his [[sword]] and the two started fighting.
*'''Haytham:''' ''You act as though you have some right to judge. To declare me and mine wrong for the [[Earth|world]]. And yet everything I've shown you—all I've said and done—should CLEARLY demonstrate otherwise. We did not harm [[Kanien'kehá:ka|your people]]. We did not [[Royalist|support]] the [[George III of the United Kingdom|Crown]]. We worked to see this land united and at peace. Under our rule all will be equal. Do the Patriots promise the same?''
*'''Connor:''' ''They offer freedom.''
[[File:ACIII-Laststand 15.png|thumb|250px|Connor and Haytham in combat]]
*'''Haytham:''' ''Which I've told you—time and time again—is dangerous! There will never be consensus, son, among those you have helped to ascend. They will all differ in their views of what it means to be free. The peace you so desperately seek does not exist.''
*'''Connor:''' ''No. Together they will forge something new—better than what came before.''
*'''Haytham:''' ''These men are united now by a common cause. But when this battle is finished they will fall to fighting amongst themselves about how best to ensure control. In time it will lead to [[American Civil War|war]]. You will see.''
*'''Connor:''' ''The Patriot leaders do not seek control. There will be no monarch here. The people will have the power—as they should.''
*'''Haytham:''' ''The people never have the power. Only the illusion of it. And here’s the real secret: they don’t want it. The responsibility is too great to bear. It’s why they’re so quick to fall in line as soon as someone takes charge. They WANT to be told what to do. They YEARN for it. Little wonder, that, since all mankind was [[Project Anthropos|BUILT]] to [[Neurotransmitter|SERVE]].''
*'''Connor:''' ''So because we are inclined by nature to be controlled, who better than the Templars? It is a poor offer.''
*'''Haytham:''' ''It is truth! Principle and practice are two very different beasts.''
*'''Connor:''' ''No, father... You have given up—and would have us all do the same.''
Connor and Haytham clashed weapons until a cannonball struck between the duo as they fought, knocking them apart. Connor dragged himself to Haytham's side.
[[File:ACIII-Laststand 18.png|thumb|250px|Connor assassinating Haytham]]
*'''Connor:'''  ''Surrender and I will spare you.''
*'''Haytham:''' ''Brave words from a man about to die.''
Connor ejected his [[Hidden Blade]] and moved to stab Haytham, only for him to intercept the slow movement with his right hand, roll Connor onto his back, and place his left hand around Connor's throat.
*'''Connor:''' ''You fare no better.''
*'''Haytham:''' ''Even when [[Assassins|your kind]] appears to triumph... Still we rise again. And do you know why? It is because [[Templars|the Order]] is born of a REALIZATION. We require no [[The Creed|creed]]. No indoctrination by desperate old men. All we need is that the world be as it is. And THIS is why the Templars will never be destroyed!''
Haytham used both hands to choke Connor, who quickly stabbed Haytham's neck. In the [[Memory Corridor]], Haytham staggered back and put his hand to his wound, but it did little to staunch the bleeding.
*'''Haytham:''' ''Don't think I have any intention of caressing your cheek and saying I was wrong. I will not weep and wonder what might have been. I'm sure you understand.''
He collapsed to his knees as Connor painfully hauled himself to his feet. Haytham looked up at his son, who remained impassive throughout the speech.
*'''Haytham:''' ''Still, I'm proud of you in a way. You have shown great conviction. Strength. Courage. All noble qualities. I should have killed you long ago.''
Haytham fell over, dead.
*'''Connor:''' ''Goodbye, father.''
Connor turned away and exited the fort.

==Outcome==
Connor managed to assassinate Haytham, but Charles Lee had already escaped.

==Trivia==
*Oddly, a guard from the other side of Fort George's gate may initiate open conflict, spurring Haytham to try and attack him instead of dueling Connor.
*In the memory "[[The Final Weighing]]" from ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'', one of the orators serving the [[Order of the Ancients]] paraphrases Haytham's lines while he chokes Connor.
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