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	Due to the establishment of several trade routes in the [[Maghreb\|Barbary Coast]], there was a dramatic increase in piracy from the 16th century onwards. During this time, the Barbary Coast also became notorious for its slave trade. From bases in [[Africa\|North Africa]], Barbary pirates raided ships in the Mediterranean, plundering cargo and enslaving crew. Raids were also conducted along the seaside towns of [[Europe\|Western Europe]], with thousands of people captured, regardless of their race or religion. This eventually led to the {{Wiki\|Dutch–Barbary war\|Barbary Wars}} of the early 17th century.<ref name="Templars 6">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 6\|Issue #06]]</ref>		Due to the establishment of several trade routes in the [[Maghreb\|Barbary Coast]], there was a dramatic increase in piracy from the 16th century onwards. During this time, the Barbary Coast also became notorious for its slave trade. From bases in [[Africa\|North Africa]], Barbary pirates raided ships in the Mediterranean, plundering cargo and enslaving crew. Raids were also conducted along the seaside towns of [[Europe\|Western Europe]], with thousands of people captured, regardless of their race or religion. This eventually led to the {{Wiki\|Dutch–Barbary war\|Barbary Wars}} of the early 17th century.<ref name="Templars 6">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 6\|Issue #6]]</ref>

	In 1511, [[Al-Scarab]] was an honorable pirate who sought revenge on the Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] for humiliating him, but after they worked together to fight off some watchmen, he returned the favor by sailing him to [[Acre]].<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref> Soon after, the [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins\|Ottoman Assassins]] allied with the Barbary pirate [[Hayreddin Barbarossa]] to undermine [[Spain\|Spanish]] control of [[Algiers]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense#Algiers\|Mediterranean Defense]]: "All The King's Men, Part II"</ref> Also active at the time was the Templar pirate [[Eveline Guerra]], and [[Blaise Legros]], whose only loyalty was to money, transporting Templars and Assassins wherever they desired so long as they could pay him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>		In 1511, [[Al-Scarab]] was an honorable pirate who sought revenge on the Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] for humiliating him, but after they worked together to fight off some watchmen, he returned the favor by sailing him to [[Acre]].<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref> Soon after, the [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins\|Ottoman Assassins]] allied with the Barbary pirate [[Hayreddin Barbarossa]] to undermine [[Spain\|Spanish]] control of [[Algiers]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense#Algiers\|Mediterranean Defense]]: "All The King's Men, Part II"</ref> Also active at the time was the Templar pirate [[Eveline Guerra]], and [[Blaise Legros]], whose only loyalty was to money, transporting Templars and Assassins wherever they desired so long as they could pay him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

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			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{Imo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mdat}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mdat}}

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' {{Mdat}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' {{Mdat}}
			**''[[Claws of Awaji]]'' {{Mdat}}

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	Other pirates in the Caribbean during this time operated independently, such as [[Bartholomew Roberts]], [[Howell Davis]], [[Abel Bramah]], and [[Jing Lang]].<ref name="AC4BF" />		Other pirates in the Caribbean during this time operated independently, such as [[Bartholomew Roberts]], [[Howell Davis]], [[Abel Bramah]], and [[Jing Lang]].<ref name="AC4BF" />

	On the other side of the planet, in [[Southeast Asia]], piracy was also prevalent. In 1725, a group of pirates occupied the [[Paracel Islands]] in the {{Wiki\|South China Sea}} and plundered countless European ships,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 27\|Episode 27]]</ref> until they were killed by Edward Kenway and his organization, the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]], on behalf of the [[Dutch East India Company]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 29\|Episode 29]]</ref> Other notable pirates included [[Mustafa\|Rupiya]] and [[Nagamasa]], both of whom eventually joined the Union,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24\|Episode 24]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 82\|Episode 82]]</ref> and [[~~Jeong~~]], who became a privateer for the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing Empire]], serving the businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin]] as the admiral of her personal fleet.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 39\|Episode 39]]</ref>		On the other side of the planet, in [[Southeast Asia]], piracy was also prevalent. In 1725, a group of pirates occupied the [[Paracel Islands]] in the {{Wiki\|South China Sea}} and plundered countless European ships,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 27\|Episode 27]]</ref> until they were killed by Edward Kenway and his organization, the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]], on behalf of the [[Dutch East India Company]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 29\|Episode 29]]</ref> Other notable pirates included [[Mustafa\|Rupiya]] and [[Nagamasa]], both of whom eventually joined the Union,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24\|Episode 24]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 82\|Episode 82]]</ref> and [[Zheng]], who became a privateer for the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing Empire]], serving the businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin]] as the admiral of her personal fleet.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 39\|Episode 39]]</ref>

	[[File:ACFT - Zhang Wei Union fleet.png\|thumb\|180px\|Pirate ships joining the Zhang Wei Union's fleet]]		[[File:ACFT - Zhang Wei Union fleet.png\|thumb\|180px\|Pirate ships joining the Zhang Wei Union's fleet]]

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	[[File:Prizes and Plunder 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Edward Kenway and Benjamin Hornigold plundering a Spanish ship]]		[[File:Prizes and Plunder 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Edward Kenway and Benjamin Hornigold plundering a Spanish ship]]
	[[Edward Kenway]] was a ~~British~~ privateer-turned-pirate active in the Caribbean, who joined the [[Assassins]] later into his life. In the [[Republic of Pirates\|Pirate Republic]] of [[Nassau]], there were pirates such as [[Stede Bonnet]], [[Mary Read]], [[Edward Thatch]], [[Benjamin Hornigold~~]], [[John Cockram]], [[Josiah Burgess~~]], [[Charles Vane]], [[Jack Rackham~~]], [[Adéwalé~~]], [[Anne Bonny]], and [[Christopher Condent]], ~~with~~ many of ~~them~~ eventually ~~banding~~ together to form a coalition they referred to as "the Brethren of the Coast". By September 1715, almost five hundred men had joined the Brethren.<ref name="AC4BF" /> However their capital, Nassau, fell to the British in 1718, quickly discouraging many members from staying.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[We Demand a Parlay]]</ref> Most of the captains who had formed the group died over the years, leading to the Brethren's dissolution by 1722.<ref name="AC4BF" />		[[Edward Kenway]] was a privateer-turned-pirate active in the Caribbean, who joined the [[Assassins]] later into his life. In the [[Republic of Pirates\|Pirate Republic]] of [[Nassau]], there were other pirates such as [[Stede Bonnet]], [[Mary Read]], [[Edward Thatch]], [[Benjamin Hornigold]], [[Charles Vane]], [[Jack Rackham]], [[Anne Bonny]], and [[Christopher Condent]], many of whom eventually banded together to form a coalition they referred to as "the Brethren of the Coast". By September 1715, almost five hundred men had joined the Brethren.<ref name="AC4BF" /> However their capital, Nassau, fell to the British in 1718, quickly discouraging many members from staying.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[We Demand a Parlay]]</ref> Most of the captains who had formed the group died over the years, leading to the Brethren's dissolution by 1722.<ref name="AC4BF" />

	Other pirates in the Caribbean during this time operated independently, such as [[Bartholomew Roberts]], [[Howell Davis]], [[Abel Bramah]], and [[Jing Lang]].<ref name="AC4BF" />		Other pirates in the Caribbean during this time operated independently, such as [[Bartholomew Roberts]], [[Howell Davis]], [[Abel Bramah]], and [[Jing Lang]].<ref name="AC4BF" />
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	The city of [[Jakarta\|Batavia]] in the {{Wiki\|Dutch East Indies}} hosted a significant number of pirates and privateers, most of whom were recruited by Edward and joined the Zhang Wei Union's fleet.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 111\|Episode 111]]</ref> They subsequently accompanied the Assassin and his allies to {{Wiki\|Indochina}}, where they battled and defeated a combined [[East India Company]] and Qing fleet, which had formed a blockade around the peninsula to prevent the Union from reaching the mainland and finding the [[Forgotten Temple (Isu)\|Forgotten Temple]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 115\|Episode 115]]</ref>		The city of [[Jakarta\|Batavia]] in the {{Wiki\|Dutch East Indies}} hosted a significant number of pirates and privateers, most of whom were recruited by Edward and joined the Zhang Wei Union's fleet.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 111\|Episode 111]]</ref> They subsequently accompanied the Assassin and his allies to {{Wiki\|Indochina}}, where they battled and defeated a combined [[East India Company]] and Qing fleet, which had formed a blockade around the peninsula to prevent the Union from reaching the mainland and finding the [[Forgotten Temple (Isu)\|Forgotten Temple]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 115\|Episode 115]]</ref>

	During the mid-18th century, the pirates [[Joseph Reed]] and [[William Crest]] made a fortune attacking trade ships in the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. However, their [[Man O' War\|Men O' War]], the ''[[Pilgrim]]'' and the ''[[Cauldron]]'', were eventually sunk by [[Shay Cormac]]'s ship, the ''[[Morrigan]]''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>		During the mid-18th century, the pirates [[Joseph Reed]] and [[William Crest]] made a fortune attacking trade ships in the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. However, their [[Man O' War\|Men O' War]], the ''[[Pilgrim]]'' and the ''[[Cauldron]]'', were eventually sunk by [[Shay Cormac]]'s ship, the ''[[Morrigan]]''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Pirates of a Lost Age]]</ref>

	===19th century===		===19th century===

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' {{Mdat}}

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	Though the emblem of the pirates in ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' seems to be based on a 3rd century BCE mosaic of a dragon from {{Wiki\|Caulonia (ancient city)\|Caulonia}},<ref>{{WP\|Caulonia (ancient city)#Archaeology\|Caulonia}}</ref> according to the ''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'', it's based on coins from {{Wiki\|Halicarnassus\|Halikarnassos}}.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Megaris\|Megaris: Bandit Banner]]</ref>		Though the emblem of the pirates in ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' seems to be based on a 3rd century BCE mosaic of a dragon from {{Wiki\|Caulonia (ancient city)\|Caulonia}},<ref>{{WP\|Caulonia (ancient city)#Archaeology\|Caulonia}}</ref> according to the ''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'', it's based on coins from {{Wiki\|Halicarnassus\|Halikarnassos}}.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Megaris\|Megaris: Bandit Banner]]</ref>

	''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''~~<nowiki/>~~'s gameplay can give a false image about piracy. Pirates in the Golden Age of Piracy~~, and basically in any other period,~~ did not fight frequently. They avoided battles, especially with armed navy ships, which is not possible in the game as all ships are military. They relied on intimidation~~, hoisted the black flag~~ and ~~convinced a~~ merchant ~~ship~~ to surrender. A battle meant a damaged cargo and sometimes the ship was the most valuable prize. Also, they usually did not kill and never pressed sailors from another crew to join them, but many ~~voluntered~~. In the game, it is not explicitly stated if the enemy crewmembers are forced or not after boarding.~~<ref>~~{{Cite ~~web~~\|~~url=https://www.supercheats.com/articles/330/top-10-historical-inaccuracies-assassins-creed/3\|title=Top 10 Historical Inaccuracies: Assassin's Creed\|author=CMBF\|publisher=''Super Cheats''\|accessdate=~~20 ~~December~~ 2023~~\|date=29 May 2015~~}}~~</ref>~~		''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''{{'}}s gameplay can give a false image about piracy. Pirates in the Golden Age of Piracy did not fight frequently. They avoided battles, especially with armed navy ships, which is not possible in the game as all ships are military. They relied on intimidation by hoist their colors and convincing merchant ships to surrender. A battle meant risking damaged cargo and sometimes the ship was the most valuable prize. Also, they usually did not kill and never pressed sailors from another crew to join them, but many volunteered. In the game, it is not explicitly stated if the enemy crewmembers are forced or not after boarding.{{Cite\|20 Dec 2023}}

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
	*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]		*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]
			*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Blackbeard – The Lost Journal]]'' {{C\|as ''Pyrate''}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Blackbeard – The Lost Journal]]'' {{C\|as "Pyrate"}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]''