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|birth=1689<br>[[Black Island]], {{Wiki|British Bahamas}} | |birth=1689<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced]]'' – [[Database: Lucy Baldwin]]</ref><br>[[Black Island]], {{Wiki|British Bahamas}} | ||
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'''Lucy Baldwin''' was an [[England|English]] [[pirate]] and {{Wiki|shipwright}} active in the [[Caribbean]] during the [[Golden Age of Piracy]]. | '''Lucy Baldwin''' (born 1689) was an [[England|English]] [[pirate]] and {{Wiki|shipwright}} active in the [[Caribbean]] during the [[Golden Age of Piracy]]. Born on the [[The Bahamas|Bahamian]] [[plantation]] islet of [[Black Island]], her mother died in Lucy's childhood while her father John was habitually either absent or drunk, forcing her maternal grandfather Theodore Braddock to care for her and teach her valuable life skills like the carpentry trade and self-defense with [[firearm]]s. Although she was raised with Theodore's family wealth, she struggled with the fact that she was effectively orphaned and reacted by yielding to her adventurous spirit, regularly carousing in [[Tavern|taverns]] and travelling local trade routes on passing [[merchant]] [[Ship|ships]] without a specific destination.<ref name="Database"/> | ||
After meeting and joining some pirates sailing out of [[Havana]], Lucy became highly sought-after by many crews for years due to her exceptional woodworking skills and shooting accuracy, and her reputation in them was almost rivalled by tales of her wild celebrations. Following Theodore's unexpected death, authorities falsely accused her of his murder and sent the [[Royal Navy]]'s [[Bounty hunter|pirate hunter]] Lieutenant [[Robert Maynard]] to catch her.<ref name="Database"/> Cornered by Maynard's forces, she put up such fierce resistance that it took three men to face her,<ref name="Wanted">''Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced'' – [[Wanted]]</ref> but he successfully captured and delivered her as prisoner to a Royal Navy [[Man O' War]] stationed near [[Salt Key Bank]]<ref name="Deep Dive 3">{{Ubisoft|url=en-us/game/assassins-creed/news/6aJBSaTUE9LfgyIQyHkeTF/deep-dive-3-expanding-on-the-original|text=Deep Dive 3: Expanding on the Original|archivedate=20260613235136}}</ref> to await execution by [[hanging]].<ref name="Wanted"/> | |||
As a famed shipwright, news of her incarceration quickly reached the [[Republic of Pirates]]' members. Shortly after the pirate [[captain]] [[Edward Kenway]] took [[Great Inagua]]<ref name="Deep Dive 3"/> as his base of operations in late 1715,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[A Single Madman]]</ref> his quartermaster [[Adéwalé]] told him of Lucy's situation. Seeking to recruit Lucy and use her talents to improve his [[brig]], Kenway infiltrated the British [[ship]] and freed her before promptly sinking the assembled escort fleet to ensure that there were no witnesses.<ref name="Wanted"/> Returning to his base, he repeatedly tried to hire her while lauding how the place and his crew exemplified the Republic's professed ideals of self-determination. Initially ambivalent to the idea but seeing that Kenway would not give up if he believed he might benefit from something, Lucy proposed a counter-deal: she would join him only if he helped recover her inheritance before John and his lawyers could take it.<ref name="TheHut">''Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced'' – The Hut</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced]]'' | ||
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Lucy Baldwin (born 1689) was an English pirate and shipwright active in the Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy. Born on the Bahamian plantation islet of Black Island, her mother died in Lucy's childhood while her father John was habitually either absent or drunk, forcing her maternal grandfather Theodore Braddock to care for her and teach her valuable life skills like the carpentry trade and self-defense with firearms. Although she was raised with Theodore's family wealth, she struggled with the fact that she was effectively orphaned and reacted by yielding to her adventurous spirit, regularly carousing in taverns and travelling local trade routes on passing merchant ships without a specific destination.[1]
After meeting and joining some pirates sailing out of Havana, Lucy became highly sought-after by many crews for years due to her exceptional woodworking skills and shooting accuracy, and her reputation in them was almost rivalled by tales of her wild celebrations. Following Theodore's unexpected death, authorities falsely accused her of his murder and sent the Royal Navy's pirate hunter Lieutenant Robert Maynard to catch her.[1] Cornered by Maynard's forces, she put up such fierce resistance that it took three men to face her,[2] but he successfully captured and delivered her as prisoner to a Royal Navy Man O' War stationed near Salt Key Bank[3] to await execution by hanging.[2]
As a famed shipwright, news of her incarceration quickly reached the Republic of Pirates' members. Shortly after the pirate captain Edward Kenway took Great Inagua[3] as his base of operations in late 1715,[4] his quartermaster Adéwalé told him of Lucy's situation. Seeking to recruit Lucy and use her talents to improve his brig, Kenway infiltrated the British ship and freed her before promptly sinking the assembled escort fleet to ensure that there were no witnesses.[2] Returning to his base, he repeatedly tried to hire her while lauding how the place and his crew exemplified the Republic's professed ideals of self-determination. Initially ambivalent to the idea but seeing that Kenway would not give up if he believed he might benefit from something, Lucy proposed a counter-deal: she would join him only if he helped recover her inheritance before John and his lawyers could take it.[5]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced – Database: Lucy Baldwin
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced – Wanted
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Deep Dive 3: Expanding on the Original on Ubisoft's official website (backup link)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – A Single Madman
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced – The Hut