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	'''John "Jack" Rackham''' (1682 – 1720), more commonly known as '''Calico Jack''', was a [[Jamaica]]n-born [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[Piracy\|pirate]] who operated in the [[Caribbean\|West Indies]] ~~during~~ the early 18th century. He was the [[captain]] of the [[schooner]] ''[[Royal Phoenix]]'' prior to her destruction in 1718.		'''John "Jack" Rackham''' (1682 – 1720), more commonly known as '''Calico Jack''', was a [[Jamaica]]n-born [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[Piracy\|pirate]] who operated in the [[Caribbean\|West Indies]] in the early 18th century. He was the [[captain]] of the [[schooner]] ''[[Royal Phoenix]]'' prior to her destruction in 1718.

	At some point, Rackham began serving as quartermaster under [[Charles Vane]], though he grew to loathe his fellow pirate's hot temper and violent nature over the years. Supported by his crewmates, Rackham seized command in November 1718, deposing Vane as captain and setting him, along with [[Edward Kenway]], adrift in a damaged sloop. To the frustration of his crew, Rackham possessed limited aspirations as a ~~pirate~~ captain, and soon returned to [[Nassau]] to accept ~~the~~ King [[George I of Great Britain\|George I]]'s pardon.		At some point, Rackham began serving as quartermaster under [[Charles Vane]], though he grew to loathe his fellow pirate's hot temper and violent nature over the years. Supported by his crewmates, Rackham seized command in November 1718, deposing Vane as captain and setting him, along with [[Edward Kenway]], adrift in a damaged sloop. To the frustration of his crew, Rackham possessed limited aspirations as a captain, and soon returned to [[Nassau]] to accept King [[George I of Great Britain\|George I]]'s pardon.

	There, he entered into a relationship with the barmaid [[Anne Bonny]], who convinced ~~him~~ to return to his previous life in August 1720. Together with [[Mary Read]], the duo escaped Nassau and plundered and pillaged for a few months, before being {{Wiki\|Capture of John "Calico Jack" Rackham\|arrested}} by the British authorities. Tried and convicted of piracy, Rackham was executed in [[Port Royal]] on 18 November 1720.		There, he entered into a relationship with the barmaid [[Anne Bonny]], who convinced Rackham to return to his previous life in August 1720. Together with [[Mary Read]], the duo escaped Nassau and plundered and pillaged for a few months, before being {{Wiki\|Capture of John "Calico Jack" Rackham\|arrested}} by the British authorities. Tried and convicted of piracy, Rackham was executed in [[Port Royal]] on 18 November 1720.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Early life===		===Early life===
	~~In 1682,~~ Jack Rackham was born in [[Port Royal]], Jamaica, at the height of the town's debauched history. As such, Jack aged into a frequent drunk who was rarely serious about anything. It was during these early years that he developed an affinity for [[India]]n and [[Asia]]n prints, earning him his nickname.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: "Calico" Jack Rackham]]</ref>		Jack Rackham was born in [[Port Royal]], Jamaica, in 1682, at the height of the town's debauched history. As such, Jack aged into a frequent drunk who was rarely serious about anything. It was during these early years that he developed an affinity for [[India]]n and [[Asia]]n prints, earning him his nickname.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: "Calico" Jack Rackham]]</ref>

	Eventually, the call of piracy proved too strong for ~~Rackham~~ to ignore and he became associated with [[Charles Vane]], an English captain who had served as a privateer in the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[War of Spanish Succession]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Database: Charles Vane]]</ref>		Eventually, the call of piracy proved too strong for Jack to ignore, and he became associated with [[Charles Vane]], an English captain who had served as a privateer for the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[War of Spanish Succession]]. While Rackham served as Vane's quartermaster aboard the ''[[Ranger]]'',<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Database: Charles Vane]]</ref> he also assumed command of his own ship, a [[schooner]] called the ''[[Royal Phoenix]]''.<ref name="The Fireship">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[The Fireship]]</ref>

	===Life as a pirate===		===Life as a pirate===
	{{Dialogue\|Rackham\|Well, I'll be hanged. King George has grown tired of our shenanigans. Who's the grim fella?\|Edward\|That's Captain Woodes Rogers. Not a man I want seeing my face.\|Rackham and Edward Kenway, following Woodes Rogers' arrival in Nassau, 1718.\|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag\|We Demand a Parlay}}		{{Dialogue\|Rackham\|Well, I'll be hanged. King George has grown tired of our shenanigans. Who's the grim fella?\|Edward\|That's Captain Woodes Rogers. Not a man I want seeing my face.\|Rackham and Edward Kenway, following Woodes Rogers' arrival in Nassau, 1718.\|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag\|We Demand a Parlay}}
	[[File:The Forts 8.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Rackham and Vane arriving in Nassau]]		[[File:The Forts 8.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Rackham and Vane arriving in Nassau]]
	In 1717, ~~both Charles~~ Vane and ~~Jack~~ Rackham traveled to [[Nassau]], home of the burgeoning [[Republic of Pirates]], to make their living. There they met several other pirates, including some of Vane's former privateering associates: [[Edward Kenway]], [[Edward Thatch]], and [[Benjamin Hornigold]]. Together, the two men informed the others of a huge ransom being held by the [[Cuba]]n governor [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]] at the nearby [[fort]] of [[Punta Guarico]], prompting Kenway to storm the base and take the [[gold]].<ref name="The Forts">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[The Forts]]</ref>		In January 1717, Vane and Rackham traveled to [[Nassau]], home of the burgeoning [[Republic of Pirates]], to make their living. There they met several other pirates, including some of Vane's former privateering associates: [[Edward Kenway]], [[Edward Thatch]], and [[Benjamin Hornigold]]. Together, the two men informed the others of a huge ransom being held by the [[Cuba]]n governor [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]] at the nearby [[fort]] of [[Punta Guarico]], prompting Kenway to storm the base and take the [[gold]].<ref name="The Forts">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[The Forts]]</ref>

	A year later, in 1718, Jack became involved in a plot by Kenway and Vane to breach a British blockade of Nassau, set up after Governor [[Woodes Rogers]] traveled to the city to reclaim it in the name of the [[British Empire\|British Crown]]. Rogers had previously offered the pirate captains and their crews amnesty, if they would give up their pirating and return to Britain; an offer both Vane and Rackham refused.<ref name="Parlay">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[We Demand a Parlay]]</ref>		A year later, in 1718, Jack became involved in a plot by Kenway and Vane to breach a British [[Blockade of Nassau\|blockade]] of Nassau, set up after Governor [[Woodes Rogers]] traveled to the city to reclaim it in the name of the [[British Empire\|British Crown]]. Rogers had previously offered the pirate captains and their crews amnesty, if they would give up their pirating and return to Britain; an offer both Vane and Rackham refused.<ref name="Parlay">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[We Demand a Parlay]]</ref>

	===Mutiny===		===Mutiny===
	{{Quote\|This billy-huff didn't last two months with your ship before he came limping back to Nassau. Took the pardon straight away.\|James Kidd to Edward, regarding Rackham's short tenure as captain, 1719.\|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag\|Imagine My Surprise}}		{{Quote\|This billy-huff didn't last two months with your ship before he came limping back to Nassau. Took the pardon straight away.\|James Kidd to Edward, regarding Rackham's short tenure as captain, 1719.\|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag\|Imagine My Surprise}}
	Following their escape from Nassau, which came at the expense of ~~Jack's ship,~~ the ''Royal Phoenix'', the three pirate captains agreed to pursue Kenway's fabled [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]]. They would start by locating a ship of the [[Royal African Company]], which they hoped would lead them to the ''[[Princess]]'', a slave ship carrying [[Bartholomew Roberts]], the only man able to locate the Observatory.<ref name="Vainglorious">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Vainglorious Bastards]]</ref>		Following their escape from Nassau, which came at the expense of the ''Royal Phoenix'',<ref name="The Fireship"/> the three pirate captains agreed to pursue Kenway's fabled [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]]. They would start by locating a ship of the [[Royal African Company]], which they hoped would lead them to the ''[[Princess]]'', a slave ship carrying [[Bartholomew Roberts]], the only man able to locate the Observatory.<ref name="Vainglorious">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Vainglorious Bastards]]</ref>

	Eventually, they found and engaged the slave ship ''[[Royal African Pearl]]'', but Vane's vessel was devastated in the battle and left adrift. Despite this, Kenway's ''[[Jackdaw]]'' was able to capture the warship, where they learned that the ''Princess'' sailed from Kingston every few months. At that moment, Rackham struck.<ref name="Vainglorious"/>		Eventually, they found and engaged the slave ship ''[[Royal African Pearl]]'', but Vane's vessel was devastated in the battle and left adrift. Despite this, Kenway's ''[[Jackdaw]]'' was able to capture the warship, where they learned that the ''Princess'' sailed from Kingston every few months. At that moment, Rackham struck.<ref name="Vainglorious"/>

	[[File:Vainglorious Bastards 9.png\|thumb\|250px\|Rackham leading the mutiny against Vane]]		[[File:Vainglorious Bastards 9.png\|thumb\|250px\|Rackham leading the mutiny against Vane]]
	In alliance with the ''[[Ranger]]''{{'}}s crew, Jack mutinied against Vane, apprehending him alongside Kenway and the ''Jackdaw''{{'}}s quartermaster, [[Adéwalé]]. Rackham remarked that he would sell Adéwalé in a local slave market, but that he could take no chances with Kenway or Vane, and so elected to strand them aboard the unseaworthy ''Ranger'' while he claimed the ''Jackdaw'' as his own.<ref name="Vainglorious"/><ref name="Database"/>		In alliance with the ''Ranger''{{'}}s crew, Jack mutinied against Vane, apprehending him alongside Kenway and the ''Jackdaw''{{'}}s quartermaster, [[Adéwalé]]. Rackham remarked that he would sell Adéwalé in a local slave market, but that he could take no chances with Kenway or Vane, and so elected to strand them aboard the unseaworthy ''Ranger'' while he claimed the ''Jackdaw'' as his own.<ref name="Vainglorious"/><ref name="Database"/>

	Barely two months passed before Rackham limped back to Nassau to accept the King's pardon. Upon his arrival, he was detained by [[Mary Read\|James Kidd]] and Adéwalé, the man he had recently tried to sell into slavery. Not long thereafter, the three traveled to Kenway's manor on [[Great Inagua]], where they returned control of the ship to the formerly marooned captain.<ref name="Surprise">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Imagine My Surprise]]</ref>		Barely two months passed before Rackham limped back to Nassau to accept the King's pardon. Upon his arrival, he was detained by [[Mary Read\|James Kidd]] and Adéwalé, the man he had recently tried to sell into slavery. Not long thereafter, the three traveled to Kenway's manor on [[Great Inagua]], where they returned control of the ship to the formerly marooned captain.<ref name="Surprise">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Imagine My Surprise]]</ref>
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	At first they did well, capturing a number of small fishing vessels, but within four months of leaving Nassau they were attacked by the Royal Navy. With Jack and his crew passed out from drink, there stood only Anne Bonny, Mary Read and a third man to fight off the Royal Navy. Soon enough, the three were overrun and the vessel captured. Rackham, Bonny and Read were taken to Port Royal, and sentenced to hang for the crime of piracy.<ref name="Suffer">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[To Suffer Without Dying]]</ref><ref name="Database"/>		At first they did well, capturing a number of small fishing vessels, but within four months of leaving Nassau they were attacked by the Royal Navy. With Jack and his crew passed out from drink, there stood only Anne Bonny, Mary Read and a third man to fight off the Royal Navy. Soon enough, the three were overrun and the vessel captured. Rackham, Bonny and Read were taken to Port Royal, and sentenced to hang for the crime of piracy.<ref name="Suffer">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[To Suffer Without Dying]]</ref><ref name="Database"/>

	A few weeks after his sentencing, Jack was executed, and his body subsequently placed in a {{Wiki\|Gibbeting\|gibbet}}.<ref name="Database"/> Several months later, Rackham's corpse was found by Edward during the latter's escape from the prison. The pirate mused that despite Jack's failings as both a sailor and a friend, he was still a strange and funny man who made him laugh and it dismayed him to see him in that state ~~and he~~ hoped Rackham had found some sort of peace in the afterlife.<ref name="Suffer"/>		A few weeks after his sentencing, Jack was executed, and his body was subsequently placed in a {{Wiki\|Gibbeting\|gibbet}}.<ref name="Database"/> Several months later, Rackham's corpse was found by Edward during the latter's escape from the prison. The pirate mused that despite Jack's failings as both a sailor and a friend, he was still a strange and funny man who made him laugh and it dismayed him to see him in that state. He also hoped that Rackham had found some sort of peace in the afterlife.<ref name="Suffer"/>

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*Rackham's [[database]] [[Database: "Calico"_Jack_Rackham\|entry]] erroneously lists his ~~date~~ of death as 1721.		*Rackham's [[database]] [[Database: "Calico"_Jack_Rackham\|entry]] erroneously lists his year of death as 1721.
	*Rackham is available as a legendary crew member in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' for the cost of 100,000 coins, and unlocks the "Gun Crazy" ship [[Perks (Pirates)\|perk]].		*Rackham is available as a legendary crew member in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' for the cost of 100,000 coins, and unlocks the "Gun Crazy" ship [[Perks (Pirates)\|perk]].
	*Rackham was considered to be the architect of the now-familiar Jolly Roger flag which was later turned into the symbol of pirate life.		*Rackham was considered to be the architect of the now-familiar Jolly Roger flag which was later turned into the symbol of pirate life.
	*Using [[poison darts]] on Rackham's skeleton will cause it to fall out of the gibbet and behave like a living character. However, the skeleton will simply ~~repeatedly~~ try to get up, being stuck underneath the gibbet.		*Using [[poison darts]] on Rackham's skeleton will cause it to fall out of the gibbet and behave like a living character. However, the skeleton will simply try to get up until the darts' effects wear off, being stuck underneath the gibbet.
	*Alongside [[El Tiburón]], Rackham is one of the few people whom Edward gave his signature last rites to in a manner similar to that of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]].		*Alongside [[El Tiburón]], Rackham is one of the few people whom Edward gave his signature last rites to in a manner similar to that of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]].

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	{{Quote\|~~You weren't much~~ of a ~~friend, Jack Rackham. Nor an able sailor neither. But~~ you were ~~strange~~ and ~~lively~~, ~~and you made me laugh more than once. And~~ that'~~s enough to make me sorry for seeing~~ you ~~like this. I hope you found a lasting peace, down there, among the dead~~.\|~~Edward Kenway to~~ Rackham~~'s gibbeted corpse~~, ~~1721~~.\|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag\|~~To Suffer Without Dying~~}}		{{Quote\|See... the boys and I had a bit of a council while you were wasting time with this lot, and well, they figured that I'll be a fitter captain than you reckless dogs.\|Jack Rackham announcing his short-lived mutiny, 1718.\|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag\|Vainglorious Bastards}}
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	{{Quote\|You weren't much of a friend, Jack Rackham. Nor an able sailor neither. But you were strange and lively, and you made me laugh more than once. And that's enough to make me sorry for seeing you like this. I hope you found a lasting peace, down there, among the dead.\|Edward Kenway to Rackham's gibbeted corpse, 1721.\|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}		{{Quote\|You weren't much of a friend, Jack Rackham. Nor an able sailor neither. But you were strange and lively, and you made me laugh more than once. And that's enough to make me sorry for seeing you like this. I hope you found a lasting peace, down there, among the dead.\|Edward Kenway to Rackham's gibbeted corpse, 1721.\|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag\|To Suffer Without Dying}}
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	===Life as a pirate===		===Life as a pirate===
	In 1717, both Charles Vane and Jack Rackham traveled to [[Nassau]], home of the burgeoning [[Republic of Pirates]], to make their living. There they met several other pirates, including some of Vane's former privateering associates; [[Edward Kenway]], [[Edward Thatch]], and [[Benjamin Hornigold]]. Together, the two men informed the others of a huge ransom being held by the [[Cuba]]n governor [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]] at the nearby [[fort]] of [[Punta Guarico]], prompting Kenway to storm the base and take the [[gold]].<ref ~~name="BF"~~>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – ~~{{Cite\|30 Dec 2022}}~~</ref>		In 1717, both Charles Vane and Jack Rackham traveled to [[Nassau]], home of the burgeoning [[Republic of Pirates]], to make their living. There they met several other pirates, including some of Vane's former privateering associates; [[Edward Kenway]], [[Edward Thatch]], and [[Benjamin Hornigold]]. Together, the two men informed the others of a huge ransom being held by the [[Cuba]]n governor [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]] at the nearby [[fort]] of [[Punta Guarico]], prompting Kenway to storm the base and take the [[gold]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[The Forts]]</ref>

	A year later, in 1718 Jack became involved in a plot by Kenway and Vane to breach a British blockade of Nassau, set up after the [[Templars\|Templar]], Governor [[Woodes Rogers]], had traveled to the city to reclaim it in the name of the [[British Empire\|British Crown]]. Rogers had previously offered the pirate captains and their crews amnesty, if they would give up their pirating and return to Britain; an offer both Vane and Rackham refused.<ref ~~name="BF"~~ />		A year later, in 1718 Jack became involved in a plot by Kenway and Vane to breach a British blockade of Nassau, set up after the [[Templars\|Templar]], Governor [[Woodes Rogers]], had traveled to the city to reclaim it in the name of the [[British Empire\|British Crown]]. Rogers had previously offered the pirate captains and their crews amnesty, if they would give up their pirating and return to Britain; an offer both Vane and Rackham refused.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[We Demand a Parlay]]</ref>

	===Mutiny===		===Mutiny===
	Following their escape from Nassau, which came at the expense of Jack's ship, the ''Royal Phoenix'', the three pirate captains agreed to pursue Kenway's fabled [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]]. They would start by locating a ship of the [[Royal African Company]], which they hoped would lead them to the ''[[Princess]]'', a slave ship carrying [[Bartholomew Roberts]], the only man able to locate the Observatory.<ref name="BF" />		Following their escape from Nassau, which came at the expense of Jack's ship, the ''Royal Phoenix'', the three pirate captains agreed to pursue Kenway's fabled [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]]. They would start by locating a ship of the [[Royal African Company]], which they hoped would lead them to the ''[[Princess]]'', a slave ship carrying [[Bartholomew Roberts]], the only man able to locate the Observatory.<ref name="Vainglorious">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Vainglorious Bastards]]</ref>

	Eventually, they found and engaged the slave ship ''[[Royal African Pearl]]'', but Vane's vessel was devastated in the battle and left adrift. Despite this, Kenway's ''[[Jackdaw]]'' was able to capture the warship, where they learned that the ''Princess'' sailed from Kingston every few months. At that moment, Rackham struck.<ref name="BF" />		Eventually, they found and engaged the slave ship ''[[Royal African Pearl]]'', but Vane's vessel was devastated in the battle and left adrift. Despite this, Kenway's ''[[Jackdaw]]'' was able to capture the warship, where they learned that the ''Princess'' sailed from Kingston every few months. At that moment, Rackham struck.<ref name="Vainglorious"/>
	[[File:Vainglorious Bastards 9.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Rackham leading the mutiny against Vane]]		[[File:Vainglorious Bastards 9.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Rackham leading the mutiny against Vane]]
	In alliance with the ''[[Ranger]]''{{'}}s crew, Jack mutinied against Vane, apprehending him alongside Kenway and the ''Jackdaw''{{'}}s quartermaster, [[Adéwalé]]. Rackham remarked that he would sell Adéwalé in a local slave market, but that he could take no chances with Kenway or Vane, and so elected to strand them aboard the unseaworthy ''Ranger'' while he claimed the ''Jackdaw'' as his own.<ref name="BF" /><ref name="Database" />		In alliance with the ''[[Ranger]]''{{'}}s crew, Jack mutinied against Vane, apprehending him alongside Kenway and the ''Jackdaw''{{'}}s quartermaster, [[Adéwalé]]. Rackham remarked that he would sell Adéwalé in a local slave market, but that he could take no chances with Kenway or Vane, and so elected to strand them aboard the unseaworthy ''Ranger'' while he claimed the ''Jackdaw'' as his own.<ref name="Vainglorious"/><ref name="Database"/>

	Barely two months had passed before Rackham limped back to Nassau to accept the King's pardon. Upon his arrival, he was detained by [[Mary Read\|James Kidd]] and Adéwalé, the man he had recently tried to sell into slavery. Not long thereafter, the three traveled to Kenway's manor on [[Great Inagua]], where they returned control of the ship to the formerly marooned captain.<ref ~~name="BF"~~ />		Barely two months had passed before Rackham limped back to Nassau to accept the King's pardon. Upon his arrival, he was detained by [[Mary Read\|James Kidd]] and Adéwalé, the man he had recently tried to sell into slavery. Not long thereafter, the three traveled to Kenway's manor on [[Great Inagua]], where they returned control of the ship to the formerly marooned captain.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Imagine My Surprise]]</ref>

	===Return to piracy, capture and death===		===Return to piracy, capture and death===
	Despite his actions, Jack was able to continue his life in Nassau. By 1720, he had become involved with [[Anne Bonny]], a married woman who worked at the [[Old Avery]] [[tavern]] in the settlement. Before long, however, Anne's infidelity was discovered and Jack, unable to buy off Anne's spurned husband, elected to elope with her. Together with James Kidd, now openly acting as Mary Read, Anne and Jack left Nassau and returned to a career as pirates.<ref ~~name="BF"~~ /><ref name="Database" />		Despite his actions, Jack was able to continue his life in Nassau. By 1720, he had become involved with [[Anne Bonny]], a married woman who worked at the [[Old Avery]] [[tavern]] in the settlement. Before long, however, Anne's infidelity was discovered and Jack, unable to buy off Anne's spurned husband, elected to elope with her. Together with James Kidd, now openly acting as Mary Read, Anne and Jack left Nassau and returned to a career as pirates.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[The Observatory]]</ref><ref name="Database"/>
	[[File:To Suffer Without Dying 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|Edward seeing Rackham's body in a gibbet]]		[[File:To Suffer Without Dying 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|Edward seeing Rackham's body in a gibbet]]
	At first they did well, capturing a number of small fishing vessels, but within four months of leaving Nassau they were attacked by the Royal Navy. With Jack and his crew passed out from drink, there stood only Anne Bonny, Mary Read and a third man to fight off the Royal Navy. Soon enough, the three were overrun and the vessel captured. Rackham, Bonny and Read were taken to Port Royal, and sentenced to hang for the crime of piracy.<ref name="BF" /><ref name="Database" />		At first they did well, capturing a number of small fishing vessels, but within four months of leaving Nassau they were attacked by the Royal Navy. With Jack and his crew passed out from drink, there stood only Anne Bonny, Mary Read and a third man to fight off the Royal Navy. Soon enough, the three were overrun and the vessel captured. Rackham, Bonny and Read were taken to Port Royal, and sentenced to hang for the crime of piracy.<ref name ="Suffer">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[To Suffer Without Dying]]</ref><ref name="Database"/>

	A few weeks after his sentencing, Jack was executed, and his body subsequently placed in a {{Wiki\|Gibbeting\|gibbet}}.<ref name="Database" /> Several months later, Rackham's corpse was found by Edward during the latter's escape from the prison. The pirate mused that despite Jack's failings as both a sailor and a friend, he was still a strange and funny man who made him laugh and it dismayed him to see him in that state and he hoped Rackham had found some sort of peace in the afterlife.<ref name="BF" />		A few weeks after his sentencing, Jack was executed, and his body subsequently placed in a {{Wiki\|Gibbeting\|gibbet}}.<ref name="Database"/> Several months later, Rackham's corpse was found by Edward during the latter's escape from the prison. The pirate mused that despite Jack's failings as both a sailor and a friend, he was still a strange and funny man who made him laugh and it dismayed him to see him in that state and he hoped Rackham had found some sort of peace in the afterlife.<ref name="Suffer"/>

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

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	'''John "Jack" Rackham''' (1682 – 1720), more commonly known as '''Calico Jack''', was a [[Jamaica]]n-born [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[Piracy\|pirate]] who operated in the [[Caribbean\|West Indies]] during the early 18th century. He was the captain of a [[schooner]] ~~called the~~ ''[[Royal Phoenix]]'', prior to her destruction in 1718.		'''John "Jack" Rackham''' (1682 – 1720), more commonly known as '''Calico Jack''', was a [[Jamaica]]n-born [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[Piracy\|pirate]] who operated in the [[Caribbean\|West Indies]] during the early 18th century. He was the [[captain]] of the [[schooner]] ''[[Royal Phoenix]]'' prior to her destruction in 1718.

	At some point, Rackham began serving as quartermaster under [[Charles Vane]], though he grew to loathe his fellow pirate's hot temper and violent nature over the years. Supported by his crewmates, Rackham seized command in November 1718, deposing Vane as captain and setting him, along with [[Edward Kenway]], adrift in a damaged sloop.		At some point, Rackham began serving as quartermaster under [[Charles Vane]], though he grew to loathe his fellow pirate's hot temper and violent nature over the years. Supported by his crewmates, Rackham seized command in November 1718, deposing Vane as captain and setting him, along with [[Edward Kenway]], adrift in a damaged sloop. To the frustration of his crew, Rackham possessed limited aspirations as a pirate captain, and soon returned to [[Nassau]] to accept the King [[George I of Great Britain\|George I]]'s pardon.

	~~To the frustration of his crew, Rackham possessed limited aspirations as a pirate captain, and soon returned to [[Nassau]] to accept the [[George I of Great Britain\|King]]'s pardon.~~ There, he entered into a relationship with barmaid [[Anne Bonny]], who convinced him to return to his previous life in August 1720.		There, he entered into a relationship with barmaid [[Anne Bonny]], who convinced him to return to his previous life in August 1720. Together with [[Mary Read]], the duo escaped Nassau and plundered and pillaged for a few months, before being {{Wiki\|Capture of John "Calico Jack" Rackham\|arrested}} by the British authorities. Tried and convicted of piracy, Rackham was executed in [[Port Royal]] on 18 November 1720.

	Together with [[Mary Read]], the duo escaped Nassau and plundered and pillaged for a few months, before being {{Wiki\|Capture of John "Calico Jack" Rackham\|arrested}} by the British authorities. Tried and convicted of piracy, Rackham was executed in [[Port Royal]] on 18 November 1720.

	==History==		==History==
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	In 1682, Jack Rackham was born in [[Port Royal]], Jamaica, at the height of the town's debauched history. As such, Jack aged into a frequent drunk who was rarely serious about anything. It was during these early years that he developed an affinity for [[India]]n and [[Asia]]n prints, earning him his nickname.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: "Calico" Jack Rackham]]</ref>		In 1682, Jack Rackham was born in [[Port Royal]], Jamaica, at the height of the town's debauched history. As such, Jack aged into a frequent drunk who was rarely serious about anything. It was during these early years that he developed an affinity for [[India]]n and [[Asia]]n prints, earning him his nickname.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: "Calico" Jack Rackham]]</ref>

	Eventually, the call of piracy proved too strong for Rackham to ignore and he became associated with [[Charles Vane]], an English captain who had served as a privateer in the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[War of Spanish Succession]].<ref ~~name="Database"~~>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Database: Charles Vane]]</ref>		Eventually, the call of piracy proved too strong for Rackham to ignore and he became associated with [[Charles Vane]], an English captain who had served as a privateer in the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[War of Spanish Succession]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Database: Charles Vane]]</ref>

	===Life as a pirate===		===Life as a pirate===
	In 1717, both Charles Vane and Jack Rackham traveled to [[Nassau]] – home of the burgeoning ~~Pirate~~ Republic – to make their living. There they met several other pirates, including some of Vane's former privateering associates; [[Edward Kenway]], [[Edward Thatch]], and [[Benjamin Hornigold]]. Together, the two men informed the others of a huge ransom being held ~~at [[Punta Guarico\|a nearby fort]] by~~ [[Cuba]]~~n governor~~ [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]], prompting Kenway to storm ~~the~~ [[~~Forts\|fort~~]] ~~and take the gold~~.<ref name="BF" />		In 1717, both Charles Vane and Jack Rackham traveled to [[Nassau]], home of the burgeoning [[Republic of Pirates]], to make their living. There they met several other pirates, including some of Vane's former privateering associates; [[Edward Kenway]], [[Edward Thatch]], and [[Benjamin Hornigold]]. Together, the two men informed the others of a huge ransom being held by the [[Cuba]]n governor [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]] at the nearby [[fort]] of [[Punta Guarico]], prompting Kenway to storm the base and take the [[gold]].<ref name="BF">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – {{Cite\|30 Dec 2022}}</ref>

	A year later, in 1718 Jack became involved in a plot by Kenway and Vane to breach a British blockade of Nassau, set up after the [[Templars\|Templar]], Governor [[Woodes Rogers]], had traveled to the city to reclaim it in the name of the [[~~Monarchy~~\|British Crown]]. Rogers had previously offered the pirate captains and their crews amnesty, if they would give up their pirating and return to Britain; an offer both Vane and Rackham refused.<ref name="BF" />		A year later, in 1718 Jack became involved in a plot by Kenway and Vane to breach a British blockade of Nassau, set up after the [[Templars\|Templar]], Governor [[Woodes Rogers]], had traveled to the city to reclaim it in the name of the [[British Empire\|British Crown]]. Rogers had previously offered the pirate captains and their crews amnesty, if they would give up their pirating and return to Britain; an offer both Vane and Rackham refused.<ref name="BF" />

	===Mutiny===		===Mutiny===
	Following their escape from Nassau, which came at the expense of Jack's ship, the ''Royal Phoenix'', the three pirate captains agreed to pursue Kenway's fabled [[Observatory]]. They would start by locating a ship of the [[Royal African Company]], which they hoped would lead them to the ''[[Princess]]'', a slave ship carrying [[Bartholomew Roberts]], the only man able to locate the Observatory.<ref name="BF" />		Following their escape from Nassau, which came at the expense of Jack's ship, the ''Royal Phoenix'', the three pirate captains agreed to pursue Kenway's fabled [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]]. They would start by locating a ship of the [[Royal African Company]], which they hoped would lead them to the ''[[Princess]]'', a slave ship carrying [[Bartholomew Roberts]], the only man able to locate the Observatory.<ref name="BF" />

	Eventually, they found and engaged the slave ship ''[[Royal African Pearl]]'', but Vane's vessel was devastated in the battle and left adrift. Despite this, Kenway's ''[[Jackdaw]]'' was able to capture the warship, where they learned that the ''Princess'' sailed from Kingston every few months. At that moment, Rackham struck.<ref name="BF" />		Eventually, they found and engaged the slave ship ''[[Royal African Pearl]]'', but Vane's vessel was devastated in the battle and left adrift. Despite this, Kenway's ''[[Jackdaw]]'' was able to capture the warship, where they learned that the ''Princess'' sailed from Kingston every few months. At that moment, Rackham struck.<ref name="BF" />

	[[File:Vainglorious Bastards 9.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Rackham leading the mutiny against Vane]]		[[File:Vainglorious Bastards 9.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Rackham leading the mutiny against Vane]]
	In alliance with the ''[[Ranger]]''{{'}}s crew, Jack mutinied against Vane, apprehending him alongside Kenway and the ''Jackdaw''{{'}}s quartermaster, [[Adéwalé]]. Rackham remarked that he would sell Adéwalé in a local slave market, but that he could take no chances with Kenway or Vane, and so elected to strand them aboard the unseaworthy ''Ranger'' while he claimed the ''Jackdaw'' as his own.<ref name="BF" /><ref name="Database" />		In alliance with the ''[[Ranger]]''{{'}}s crew, Jack mutinied against Vane, apprehending him alongside Kenway and the ''Jackdaw''{{'}}s quartermaster, [[Adéwalé]]. Rackham remarked that he would sell Adéwalé in a local slave market, but that he could take no chances with Kenway or Vane, and so elected to strand them aboard the unseaworthy ''Ranger'' while he claimed the ''Jackdaw'' as his own.<ref name="BF" /><ref name="Database" />
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	===Return to piracy, capture and death===		===Return to piracy, capture and death===
	Despite his actions, Jack was able to continue his life in Nassau. By 1720, he had become involved with [[Anne Bonny]], a married woman who worked at the [[Old Avery]] [[~~Taverns\|~~tavern]] in the settlement. Before long, however, Anne's infidelity was discovered and Jack, unable to buy off Anne's spurned husband, elected to elope with her. Together with James Kidd, now openly acting as Mary Read, Anne and Jack left Nassau and returned to a career as pirates.<ref name="BF" /><ref name="Database" />		Despite his actions, Jack was able to continue his life in Nassau. By 1720, he had become involved with [[Anne Bonny]], a married woman who worked at the [[Old Avery]] [[tavern]] in the settlement. Before long, however, Anne's infidelity was discovered and Jack, unable to buy off Anne's spurned husband, elected to elope with her. Together with James Kidd, now openly acting as Mary Read, Anne and Jack left Nassau and returned to a career as pirates.<ref name="BF" /><ref name="Database" />

	[[File:To Suffer Without Dying 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|Edward seeing Rackham's body in a gibbet]]		[[File:To Suffer Without Dying 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|Edward seeing Rackham's body in a gibbet]]
	At first they did well, capturing a number of small fishing vessels, but within four months of leaving Nassau they were attacked by the Royal Navy. With Jack and his crew passed out from drink, there stood only Anne Bonny, Mary Read and a third man to fight off the Royal Navy. Soon enough, the three were overrun and the vessel captured. Rackham, Bonny and Read were taken to Port Royal, and sentenced to hang for the crime of piracy.<ref name="BF" /><ref name="Database" />		At first they did well, capturing a number of small fishing vessels, but within four months of leaving Nassau they were attacked by the Royal Navy. With Jack and his crew passed out from drink, there stood only Anne Bonny, Mary Read and a third man to fight off the Royal Navy. Soon enough, the three were overrun and the vessel captured. Rackham, Bonny and Read were taken to Port Royal, and sentenced to hang for the crime of piracy.<ref name="BF" /><ref name="Database" />

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	In 1682, Jack Rackham was born in [[Port Royal]], Jamaica, at the height of the town's debauched history. As such, Jack aged into a frequent drunk who was rarely serious about anything. It was during these early years that he developed an affinity for [[India]]n and [[Asia]]n prints, earning him his nickname.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: "Calico" Jack Rackham]]</ref>		In 1682, Jack Rackham was born in [[Port Royal]], Jamaica, at the height of the town's debauched history. As such, Jack aged into a frequent drunk who was rarely serious about anything. It was during these early years that he developed an affinity for [[India]]n and [[Asia]]n prints, earning him his nickname.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: "Calico" Jack Rackham]]</ref>

	Eventually, the call of piracy proved too strong for Rackham to ignore and he became associated with [[Charles Vane]], an English captain who had served as a privateer in the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[War of Spanish Succession]].<ref name="BF">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – ~~{{Cite\|30 Dec 2022. Memories/database needed}}~~</ref>		Eventually, the call of piracy proved too strong for Rackham to ignore and he became associated with [[Charles Vane]], an English captain who had served as a privateer in the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[War of Spanish Succession]].<ref name="Database">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Database: Charles Vane]]</ref>

	===Life as a pirate===		===Life as a pirate===
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	In alliance with the ''[[Ranger]]''{{'}}s crew, Jack mutinied against Vane, apprehending him alongside Kenway and the ''Jackdaw''{{'}}s quartermaster, [[Adéwalé]]. Rackham remarked that he would sell Adéwalé in a local slave market, but that he could take no chances with Kenway or Vane, and so elected to strand them aboard the unseaworthy ''Ranger'' while he claimed the ''Jackdaw'' as his own.<ref name="BF" /><ref name="Database" />		In alliance with the ''[[Ranger]]''{{'}}s crew, Jack mutinied against Vane, apprehending him alongside Kenway and the ''Jackdaw''{{'}}s quartermaster, [[Adéwalé]]. Rackham remarked that he would sell Adéwalé in a local slave market, but that he could take no chances with Kenway or Vane, and so elected to strand them aboard the unseaworthy ''Ranger'' while he claimed the ''Jackdaw'' as his own.<ref name="BF" /><ref name="Database" />

	Barely two months had passed before Rackham limped back to Nassau to accept the King's pardon. Upon his arrival he was detained by [[Mary Read\|James Kidd]] and Adéwalé, the man he had recently tried to sell into slavery. Not long thereafter, the three traveled to Kenway's manor on [[Great Inagua]], where they returned control of the ship to the formerly marooned captain.<ref name="BF" />		Barely two months had passed before Rackham limped back to Nassau to accept the King's pardon. Upon his arrival, he was detained by [[Mary Read\|James Kidd]] and Adéwalé, the man he had recently tried to sell into slavery. Not long thereafter, the three traveled to Kenway's manor on [[Great Inagua]], where they returned control of the ship to the formerly marooned captain.<ref name="BF" />

	===Return to piracy, capture and death===		===Return to piracy, capture and death===
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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*Jack Rackham's [[database]] [[Database: Calico ~~Jack~~\|entry]] erroneously lists his date of death as 1721.		*Jack Rackham's [[database]] [[Database: "Calico"_Jack_Rackham\|entry]] erroneously lists his date of death as 1721.
	*Rackham is available as a legendary crew member in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' for the cost of 100,000 coins, and unlocks the "Gun Crazy" ship [[Perks (Pirates)\|perk]].		*Rackham is available as a legendary crew member in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' for the cost of 100,000 coins, and unlocks the "Gun Crazy" ship [[Perks (Pirates)\|perk]].
	*~~Historically,~~ Rackham was the architect of the now-familiar Jolly Roger flag which was later turned into the symbol of pirate life.		*Rackham was considered to be the architect of the now-familiar Jolly Roger flag which was later turned into the symbol of pirate life.
	*Using [[poison darts]] on Rackham's skeleton will cause it to fall out of the gibbet and behave like a living character. However, the skeleton will simply repeatedly try to get up, being stuck underneath the gibbet.		*Using [[poison darts]] on Rackham's skeleton will cause it to fall out of the gibbet and behave like a living character. However, the skeleton will simply repeatedly try to get up, being stuck underneath the gibbet.
	*Alongside [[El Tiburón]], Rackham is one of the few people whom Edward gave his signature last rites to in a manner similar to that of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]].		*Alongside [[El Tiburón]], Rackham is one of the few people whom Edward gave his signature last rites to in a manner similar to that of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]].