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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]] {{Mdat}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mdat}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' {{Mo}}

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	As Cockram and Burgess made to leave to notify their Templar brethren, they were killed by [[Edward Kenway]], who had teamed up with Roberts in exchange for the location of the [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]]. In their final moments, Cockram and Burgess claimed the Templars had been like a family for them and called Edward out on his selfish motivations.<ref name="Trust"/>		As Cockram and Burgess made to leave to notify their Templar brethren, they were killed by [[Edward Kenway]], who had teamed up with Roberts in exchange for the location of the [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]]. In their final moments, Cockram and Burgess claimed the Templars had been like a family for them and called Edward out on his selfish motivations.<ref name="Trust"/>
	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	While impactful enough on Edward Kenway's life ~~to warrant~~ to warrant a [[database]] entry of his own, he was minor enough to be confused with his companion Josiah Burgess by some Abstergo Entertainment employees as noted in said database entry.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Database: John Cockram]]''</ref>		While impactful enough on Edward Kenway's life to warrant a [[database]] entry of his own, he was minor enough to be confused with his companion Josiah Burgess by some Abstergo Entertainment employees as noted in said database entry.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Database: John Cockram]]''</ref>

	The [[Initiates]] also included Cockram in their own database.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Benjamin's Lackey 1]]</ref>		The [[Initiates]] also included Cockram in their own database.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Benjamin's Lackey 1]]</ref>

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	As Cockram and Burgess made to leave to notify their Templar brethren, they were killed by [[Edward Kenway]], who had teamed up with Roberts in exchange for the location of the [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]]. In their final moments, Cockram and Burgess claimed the Templars had been like a family for them and called Edward out on his selfish motivations.<ref name="Trust"/>		As Cockram and Burgess made to leave to notify their Templar brethren, they were killed by [[Edward Kenway]], who had teamed up with Roberts in exchange for the location of the [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]]. In their final moments, Cockram and Burgess claimed the Templars had been like a family for them and called Edward out on his selfish motivations.<ref name="Trust"/>


	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	While impactful enough on Edward Kenway's life to warrant to warrant a [[database]] entry of his own, he was minor enough to be confused with his companion Josiah Burgess by some Abstergo Entertainment employees as noted in said database entry.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Database: John Cockram]]''</ref>		While impactful enough on Edward Kenway's life to warrant to warrant a [[database]] entry of his own, he was minor enough to be confused with his companion Josiah Burgess by some Abstergo Entertainment employees as noted in said database entry.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Database: John Cockram]]''</ref>

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	\|affiliates = [[Republic of Pirates]]<br>[[Templars]]		\|affiliates = [[Republic of Pirates]]<br>[[Templars]]
	*[[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order\|West Indies Rite]]		*[[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order\|West Indies Rite]]
	\|database = [[Database: John Cockram\|John Cockram]]		\|database = [[Database: John Cockram\|John Cockram]]<br>[[Database: Benjamin's Lackey 1\|Benjamin's Lackey 1]]
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	As Cockram and Burgess made to leave to notify their Templar brethren, they were killed by [[Edward Kenway]], who had teamed up with Roberts in exchange for the location of the [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]]. In their final moments, Cockram and Burgess claimed the Templars had been like a family for them and called Edward out on his selfish motivations.<ref name="Trust"/>		As Cockram and Burgess made to leave to notify their Templar brethren, they were killed by [[Edward Kenway]], who had teamed up with Roberts in exchange for the location of the [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]]. In their final moments, Cockram and Burgess claimed the Templars had been like a family for them and called Edward out on his selfish motivations.<ref name="Trust"/>

	==~~Trivia~~==
	*Like his friend Burgess, Cockram is shown with a red color scheme, similar to a [[~~British Army\|Redcoat~~]], in ~~development art and his~~ database entry~~, but has a blue and gold color scheme in the actual game~~.		==Legacy==
	*If Kenway openly confronts Cockram, the latter functions like an Agile guard or an Officer.		While impactful enough on Edward Kenway's life to warrant to warrant a [[database]] entry of his own, he was minor enough to be confused with his companion Josiah Burgess by some Abstergo Entertainment employees as noted in said database entry.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Database: John Cockram]]''</ref>
	*Historically, Cockram ~~lived well into the 1720s rather than dying~~ in ~~1719~~.
			The [[Initiates]] also included Cockram in their own database.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Benjamin's Lackey 1]]</ref>

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	Trust is Earned 7.png\|Cockram and Burgess' final moments		Trust is Earned 7.png\|Cockram and Burgess' final moments
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			==Behind the scenes==
			John Cockram is a historical figure and character introduced in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'', where he is voiced by [[Diarmaid Murtagh]]. Historically, he lived well into the 1720s rather than dying in 1719.

			In [[The Art of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag\|development art]] for ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'', Cockram is shown with a red color scheme - similar to a [[British Army\|Redcoat]] - like his friend Burgess, but has a blue and gold color scheme in the actual game.

			If engaged in combat he utilizes the move set of the Officer archetype.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	\|birth = 1689<br>[[Kingdom of England]]		\|birth = 1689<br>[[Kingdom of England]]
	\|death = 19 June 1719<br>[[Príncipe]], {{Wiki\|Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe}}		\|death = 19 June 1719<br>[[Príncipe]], {{Wiki\|Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe}}
	\|affiliates = [[Republic of Pirates]] ~~{{c\|unknown – 1718}}~~<br>[[~~Pirate Hunters~~]] ~~{{c~~\|~~1718}}~~		\|affiliates = [[Republic of Pirates]]<br>[[Templars]]
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	'''John Cockram''' (1689 – 1719) was an [[Ireland\|Irish]] [[Piracy\|pirate]] based in [[Nassau]]. Like [[Josiah Burgess]], he had a close relationship with [[Benjamin Hornigold]], one of the leaders of the small pirate republic. After accepting the King's pardon, he was recruited into the [[Templars\|Templar Order]] and became a [[Pirate Hunters\|pirate hunter]], working to eliminate his former allies.		'''John Cockram''' (1689 – 1719) was an [[Ireland\|Irish]] [[Piracy\|pirate]] based in [[Nassau]]. Like [[Josiah Burgess]], he had a close relationship with [[Benjamin Hornigold]], one of the leaders of the small pirate republic. After accepting the King's pardon, he was recruited into the [[Templars\|Templar Order]] and became a [[Pirate Hunters\|pirate hunter]], working to eliminate his former allies.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	{{Quote\|We've sent two of our best men. Burgess and Cockram. Privateers with fast ships and firm hearts.\|Rogers, on Burgess and Cockram, 1719.\|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}		{{Quote\|We've sent two of our best men. Burgess and Cockram. Privateers with fast ships and firm hearts.\|Woodes Rogers, on Burgess and Cockram, 1719.\|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag\|Imagine My Surprise}}
	Little is known of Cockram's life prior to his becoming a pirate. When Benjamin Hornigold was the leading figure in the pirate republic of Nassau, Cockram served as his deputy and was based out of [[Harbour Island]]. He also married the daughter of local merchant [[Richard Thompson]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[Lost files#Thompson - The merchant\|Lost files]]: Personal journal 2</ref> By 1718, he, along with Burgess and Hornigold, had become dissatisfied with the state of Nassau, feeling it had turned into an unbearable slum. As such, Cockram eagerly accepted the British Crown's pardon, offered to him by [[Woodes Rogers]], and was then invited to join the Templars in their attempts to restore order in the region.<ref name="Parlay">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[We Demand a Parlay]]</ref>		Little is known of Cockram's life prior to his becoming a pirate. When Benjamin Hornigold was the leading figure in the pirate republic of Nassau, Cockram served as his deputy and was based out of [[Harbour Island]]. He also married the daughter of local merchant [[Richard Thompson]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[Lost files#Thompson - The merchant\|Lost files]]: Personal journal 2</ref>

			By 1718, Cockram, along with Burgess and Hornigold, had become dissatisfied with the state of Nassau, feeling it had turned into an unbearable slum. As such, Cockram eagerly accepted the British Crown's pardon, offered to him by [[Woodes Rogers]], and was then invited to join the Templars in their attempts to restore order in the region.<ref name="Parlay">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[We Demand a Parlay]]</ref>

	In 1719, he and Burgess were sent to [[Príncipe]], an island on the coast of west [[Africa]], to track down the [[Sages\|Sage]] [[Bartholomew Roberts]]. Through their Templar connections, the pair secured an alliance with the [[Portugal\|Portuguese]] based there. With the aid of the Portuguese, Cockram and Burgess found and ambushed the crew Roberts was part of, though Roberts himself slipped away.<ref name="Trust">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Trust Is Earned]]</ref>		In 1719, he and Burgess were sent to [[Príncipe]], an island on the coast of west [[Africa]], to track down the [[Sages\|Sage]] [[Bartholomew Roberts]]. Through their Templar connections, the pair secured an alliance with the [[Portugal\|Portuguese]] based there. With the aid of the Portuguese, Cockram and Burgess found and ambushed the crew Roberts was part of, though Roberts himself slipped away.<ref name="Trust">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Trust Is Earned]]</ref>
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	*Like his friend Burgess, Cockram is shown with a red color scheme, similar to a [[British Army\|Redcoat]], in development art and his database entry, but has a blue and gold color scheme in the actual game.		*Like his friend Burgess, Cockram is shown with a red color scheme, similar to a [[British Army\|Redcoat]], in development art and his database entry, but has a blue and gold color scheme in the actual game.
	*If Kenway openly confronts Cockram, the latter functions like an Agile guard or an Officer.		*If Kenway openly confronts Cockram, the latter functions like an Agile guard or an Officer.
	*A trailer of Black Flag shows Cockram being captured by Thatch at Ocracoke, where he is almost killed by the latter when he threw a knife near his neck but in the game, he was never present during Robert Maynard's attack. Here, Cockram ~~is depicted in his Redcoat color scheme.~~		*Historically, Cockram lived well into the 1720s rather than dying in 1719.
	*Historically, he lived well into the 1720s rather than dying in 1719.

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	In 1719, he and Burgess were sent to [[Príncipe]], an island on the coast of west [[Africa]], to track down the [[Sages\|Sage]] [[Bartholomew Roberts]]. Through their Templar connections, the pair secured an alliance with the [[Portugal\|Portuguese]] based there. With the aid of the Portuguese, Cockram and Burgess found and ambushed the crew Roberts was part of, though Roberts himself slipped away.<ref name="Trust">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Trust Is Earned]]</ref>		In 1719, he and Burgess were sent to [[Príncipe]], an island on the coast of west [[Africa]], to track down the [[Sages\|Sage]] [[Bartholomew Roberts]]. Through their Templar connections, the pair secured an alliance with the [[Portugal\|Portuguese]] based there. With the aid of the Portuguese, Cockram and Burgess found and ambushed the crew Roberts was part of, though Roberts himself slipped away.<ref name="Trust">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Trust Is Earned]]</ref>

	As Cockram and Burgess made to leave to notify their Templar brethren, they were killed by [[Edward Kenway]], who had teamed up with Roberts in exchange for the location of the [[Observatory]]. In their final moments, Cockram and Burgess claimed the Templars had been like a family for them and called Edward out on his selfish motivations.<ref name="Trust"/>		As Cockram and Burgess made to leave to notify their Templar brethren, they were killed by [[Edward Kenway]], who had teamed up with Roberts in exchange for the location of the [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]]. In their final moments, Cockram and Burgess claimed the Templars had been like a family for them and called Edward out on his selfish motivations.<ref name="Trust"/>

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==