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{{Quote|François Mackandal was my mentor. And an Assassin. But he failed. She betrayed us and he died. I won't make that mistake before I carry out his life's destiny.|Baptiste about his Mentor, 1766.|Assassin's Creed III: Liberation}}
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{{Quote|François Mackandal was my mentor. And an Assassin. But he failed. She betrayed us and he died. I won't make that mistake before I carry out his life's destiny.|Baptiste, regarding his Mentor, 1766.|Assassin's Creed III: Liberation|Eve of Saint John}}
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|death = 23 June 1766<br>[[Louisiana Bayou]], [[Louisiana|Spanish Louisiana]], {{Wiki|New Spain}}
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|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''<br>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]''
|death=23 June 1766 {{c|aged 40}}<br>[[Louisiana Bayou]], [[Louisiana|Spanish Louisiana]], {{Wiki|New Spain}}
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'''Baptiste''' (1725 – 1766) was the [[Haiti|Saint-Dominguan]] voodoo leader of a [[Baptiste's followers|cult of former slaves]] in the [[Louisiana Bayou]]. He is also an ancestor of [[Moussa]].<ref name="AC Film">[[Assassin's Creed (film)|''Assassin's Creed: The Movie'']]</ref>
|affiliates=[[Assassins]]  
*[[Saint-Dominigue Brotherhood of Assassins|Saint-Domingue Brotherhood]] {{c|1738 – 1758}}
[[Templars]]
*[[Louisiana Rite of the Templar Order|Louisiana Rite]] {{c|c. 1766}}
}}
'''Baptiste''' (1725 – 1766) was the [[Haiti|Saint-Dominguan]] voodoo leader of a [[Baptiste's Acolytes|cult]] of former [[Slavery|slaves]] active in the [[Louisiana Bayou]] during the mid-18th century. He was also an ancestor of [[Moussa]], a 21st-century [[Assassins|Assassin]] and prisoner of [[Abstergo Industries]].<ref name="Movie Novelization">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]'' – Regressions – Subject: Moussa</ref>


Initially, Baptiste had been an [[Assassins|Assassin]], trained alongside [[Agaté]] by their [[Mentor]] [[François Mackandal]]. However, when Mackandal was killed in 1758 and Agaté subsequently journeyed to [[Louisiana]] for personal reasons, Baptiste felt betrayed and gathered followers to form his own Maroon secret society.
Originally a member of the [[Saint-Domingue Brotherhood of Assassins|Saint-Domingue Brotherhood]] of Assassins alongside his friend [[Agaté]], Baptiste was trained in the Assassin ways by the [[Mentor]] [[François Mackandal]]. However, when Mackandal was killed in 1758 and Agaté subsequently journeyed to [[Louisiana]] for personal reasons, Baptiste felt betrayed and abandoned the Brotherhood, gathering followers to form his own [[Maroons|Maroon]] secret society.


Later, Baptiste made a deal with the [[Templars]] of [[New Orleans]] to force Agaté out of hiding, in return for a position among the Order. He and his followers subsequently moved to the Louisiana Bayou in 1766, where they made plans to usurp the local smuggling ring and poison the nobles of New Orleans. However, he was killed by the Assassin [[Aveline de Grandpré]], Agaté's student, before he could put his plans in motion.  
In 1766, Baptiste made a deal with the [[Louisiana Rite of the Templar Order|Louisiana Rite]] of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] to force Agaté out of hiding, in exchange for a position within the Order. He and his followers subsequently moved to the Louisiana Bayou, where they made plans to usurp the local smuggling ring and poison the nobles of [[New Orleans]]. However, Baptiste was killed by the Assassin [[Aveline de Grandpré]], Agaté's student, before he could put his plans in motion.  


In 2012, his [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] were used as an Animi Avatar by the [[Abstergo Entertainment|entertainment branch]] of the Templar company [[Abstergo Industries]], as part of their [[Abstergo Industries Geosimulation Workspace|geosimulation workspace]] on the portable version of the [[Animus]] console, under the title of the [[Zealot]].
In 2012, the Templar front company [[Abstergo Industries]] used his [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] as the basis for the [[Animi Avatars (Liberation)|Animi Avatar]] called the "[[Zealot]]", which appeared in [[Abstergo Entertainment]]'s [[Abstergo Industries Geosimulation Workspace|geosimulation workspace]] on the portable [[Animus|Animus Omega]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early life===
===Early life===
{{Quote|Today A— took my hand but he dropped it when B— came near and laughed [...] I do not like B— or trust him. He is rude.|Jeanne on her relationship with  Baptiste.|Assassin's Creed III: Liberation}}
{{Quote|Today A— took my hand but he dropped it when B— came near and laughed [...] I do not like B— or trust him. He is rude.|Jeanne on her relationship with  Baptiste.|Assassin's Creed III: Liberation|Jeanne's diary pages}}
Baptiste was born in 1725 on a [[Slavery|slave]] [[Sugar plantation|plantation]] in Saint-Domingue, where he met Agaté, [[Jeanne]] and an Assassin named François Mackandal. The latter took the three of them under his wing and taught them how to read and write; Baptiste and Agaté also learned how to craft poisons and wield weapons. Unlike Agaté, Baptiste disliked Jeanne, causing tension between the three.<ref name="AC3L">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>
Baptiste was born in 1725 on a [[plantation]] in [[Haiti|Saint-Domingue]], where he became acquainted with his fellow [[Slavery|slaves]] [[Agaté]] and [[Jeanne]], befriending the former. Around 1732, the three of them met the [[Maroons|Maroon]] leader and [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Mentor]] [[François Mackandal]], who took them under his wing and taught them how to read and write; Baptiste and Agaté also learned how to craft [[poison]]s and wield weapons. Unlike Agaté, Baptiste disliked Jeanne, causing tensions between them.<ref name="Eve of Saint John" /><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Jeanne's diary pages]]: Entry 5</ref>


In 1738, Baptiste and Agaté officially joined the Assassin Brotherhood and escaped the plantation with Mackandal, though Jeanne refused and stayed behind. For many years the two men fought alongside their Mentor, until a failed attempt to poison the colonists of Saint-Domingue resulted in the capture and execution of Mackandal in 1758.<ref name="AC3L"/> Still in love with Jeanne, Agaté journeyed to [[Louisiana]] to find her, leaving Baptiste behind.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>  
In 1738, Baptiste and Agaté were officially [[Initiation into the Assassin Order|inducted]] into the Assassin Brotherhood and escaped the plantation with Mackandal, though Jeanne declined to join the Brotherhood and remained on the plantation. For many years, the two men fought alongside their Mentor, until a failed attempt to poison Saint-Domingue's colonists resulted Mackandal's capture and execution in 1758.<ref name="The False Mackandal" /> Still in love with Jeanne, who had since been relocated to [[Louisiana]], Agaté journeyed there to find her, leaving Baptiste behind.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>


Baptiste, feeling betrayed, quit the Brotherhood and formed his own group of followers. He still followed the teachings of Mackandal, but also developed the principles and core values to suit his own agenda.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/>
Baptiste, feeling betrayed by his friend and brother-in-arms, turned his back on the Brotherhood and formed his own group of followers. He still followed the teachings of Mackandal, but also developed new principles and core values to suit his own agenda.<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> Shortly after Mackandal's execution, Baptiste deliberately amputated his own arm in order to impersonate him.<ref name="Movie Novelization"/>


===Alliance with de Ferrer===
===Alliance with de Ferrer===
{{Dialogue|Baptiste|The nobles of New Orleans shall perish by poison, and the slaves shall be avenged. My mentor's work will be complete.|De Ferrer|And control of the river will fall to those who know what to do with it.|Baptiste and de Ferrer plotting together, 1766.|Assassin's Creed III: Liberation}}
{{Dialogue|Baptiste|The nobles of New Orleans shall perish by poison, and the slaves shall be avenged. My mentor's work will be complete.|De Ferrer|And control of the river will fall to those who know what to do with it.|Baptiste and de Ferrer plotting together, 1766.|Assassin's Creed III: Liberation|Citizen E (1)}}
By 1766, Baptiste began using his deceased Mentor's name as an alias to gather even more recruits for his cult. Traveling to New Orleans, Baptiste secured a deal with a local Templar called [[Rafael Joaquín de Ferrer]] to locate Agaté and force him out of hiding, so that he could be delivered to de Ferrer. In return, Baptiste would be inducted into the Templar Order. Additionally, Baptiste sought to continue his Mentor's work by poisoning the nobles of New Orleans, thus avenging the slaves.<ref name="AC3L"/>  
By 1766, Baptiste had begun using his deceased Mentor's name as an alias to gather even more recruits for his cult.<ref name="The False Mackandal">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[The False Mackandal]]</ref> Traveling to the [[Louisiana Bayou|bayou]] near [[New Orleans|New Orlean]], Baptiste secured a deal with a local [[Templars|Templar]] named [[Rafael Joaquín de Ferrer]] to locate Agaté and force him out of hiding, so that he could be delivered to de Ferrer. In return, Baptiste would be [[Initiation into the Templar Order|inducted]] into the Templar Order. Additionally, Baptiste sought to continue his Mentor's work by poisoning the nobles of New Orleans, thus avenging the slaves.<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Numbskull's personal files]]: "Berg's Inspiration: Baptiste"</ref>  


Having established a base deep in the bayou, Baptiste ordered his followers to set up encampments throughout the swamp, hoping to locate Agaté's [[Agaté's Hut|hideout]] and flush him out. Continuing the recruitment of slaves, Baptiste frequently sent messages to his faithful acolytes to find more men for the cause. Consequently, many denizens from [[San Danje]], a settlement within the bayou that functioned as a safe haven for escaped slaves, came to join the cult.<ref name="AC3L"/>  
Having established a base deep in the bayou, Baptiste ordered his followers to set up encampments throughout the swamp, hoping to locate Agaté's [[Agaté's Hut|hideout]] and flush him out. Continuing the recruitment of slaves, Baptiste frequently sent messages to his faithful acolytes to find more men for the cause. Consequently, many denizens from [[San Danje]], a settlement within the bayou that functioned as a safe haven for escaped slaves, came to join the cult.<ref name="Meet the Smugglers">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Meet the Smugglers]]</ref>


[[File:Meet the Smugglers 5.png|thumb|250px|left|Baptiste's followers threatening the smugglers]]
[[File:Meet the Smugglers 5.png|thumb|250px|left|Baptiste's followers threatening the smugglers]]
Over the next few months, Baptiste's influence in the swamp grew and eventually began to encroach on the territory of a smuggling ring led by [[Élise Lafleur]] and [[Roussillon]], whom he subsequently tried to force out. However, the smugglers ignored the ultimatum set by some of Baptiste's envoys, causing a fight to break out. Aveline de Grandpré, Agaté's disciple, then arrived, rescuing the smugglers from the group of followers.<ref name="AC3L"/>  
Over the next few months, Baptiste's influence in the swamp grew and eventually began to encroach on the territory of a smuggling ring led by [[Élise Lafleur]] and [[Roussillon]], whom he subsequently tried to force out. However, the smugglers ignored the ultimatum set by some of Baptiste's envoys, causing a fight to break out. [[Aveline de Grandpré]], Agaté's disciple, then arrived, rescuing the smugglers from the cultists.<ref name="Meet the Smugglers" />


The Assassin, with the aid of her smuggler ally Élise, would attempt to track down Baptiste on the orders of her Mentor by eliminating some of his encampments, hoping to find more information there. Through these efforts, she discovered evidence of a "sacred ceremony" that Baptiste aimed to hold on the Eve of Saint John. Aveline then consulted the bayou's [[Houngan (San Danje)|houngan]] to determine the ceremony's exact location.<ref name="AC3L"/>
After forming an alliance with Élise and Roussillon, Aveline attempted to track down Baptiste on the orders of her Mentor by eliminating some of his encampments, hoping to find more information there. Through these efforts, she discovered evidence of a "sacred ceremony" that Baptiste aimed to hold on the Eve of Saint John. Aveline then consulted the bayou's [[Houngan (San Danje)|houngan]] to determine the ceremony's exact location.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[The Second Camp]]</ref>


===Death===
===Death===
{{Quote|By your hand, Agaté betrays me one final time. The locket you wear - I know it well. The first time Agaté betrayed me, it was for the woman, the thief... She wore one just like it.|Baptiste's final words to Aveline, 1766.|Assassin's Creed III: Liberation}}
{{Quote|By your hand, Agaté betrays me one final time. The locket you wear - I know it well. The first time Agaté betrayed me, it was for the woman, the thief... She wore one just like it.|Baptiste's final words to Aveline, 1766.|Assassin's Creed III: Liberation|Eve of Saint John}}
On the Eve of Saint John, Baptiste met with de Ferrer to discuss their plans for New Orleans, unaware they were being [[Eavesdropping|eavesdropped]] upon by Aveline and Élise. Once their conversation finished, de Ferrer departed, while Baptiste officially commenced the ceremony and joined in with the festivities. As he celebrated, Aveline neared him by [[blending]] in with his followers before attempting to eliminate Baptiste with a [[Poison darts|poison dart]]. However, her approach had not gone unnoticed, causing Baptiste to dodge her dart and hit her with one of his own.<ref name="AC3L" />  
On the Eve of Saint John, Baptiste met with de Ferrer to discuss their plans for New Orleans, unaware they were being [[Eavesdropping|eavesdropped]] upon by Aveline and Élise. Once their conversation was over, de Ferrer departed, while Baptiste officially commenced the ceremony and joined in with the festivities. As he celebrated, Aveline neared him by [[blending]] in with his followers before attempting to eliminate Baptiste with a [[Poison darts|poison dart]]. However, her approach had not gone unnoticed, causing Baptiste to dodge her dart and hit her with one of his own.<ref name="Eve of Saint John">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Eve of Saint John]]</ref>


[[File:Eve of Saint John 7.png|thumb|250px|Baptiste about to fight Aveline]]
[[File:Eve of Saint John 7.png|thumb|250px|Baptiste about to fight Aveline]]
To Baptiste's surprise, the poison failed to kill Aveline, as she had ingested an antidote beforehand in preparation to face him, allowing her to recover. The voodoo leader subsequently sent his men after her, but the Assassin easily took them out. Following this, Baptiste came down to face Aveline herself with his [[machete]], but was defeated in battle, thus ending his plans for Agaté and the city of New Orleans.<ref name="AC3L"/>  
To Baptiste's surprise, the poison failed to kill Aveline, as she had ingested an antidote beforehand in preparation to face him, allowing her to recover. The voodoo leader subsequently sent his men after her, but the Assassin easily dispatched them. Following this, Baptiste came down to face Aveline herself with his [[machete]], but was defeated in battle, thus ending his plans for Agaté and the city of New Orleans.<ref name="Eve of Saint John" />  


In his final moments, Baptiste, recognizing Aveline's [[Heart of the Brotherhood|locket]], revealed to the Assassin that Agaté and her mother Jeanne had known each other. This would subsequently cause Aveline to lose trust in her Mentor, as he had kept this information hidden from her.<ref name="AC3L"/>
In his final moments, Baptiste, recognizing Aveline's [[Heart of the Brotherhood|locket]], revealed to the Assassin that Agaté and her mother Jeanne had known each other. This would subsequently cause Aveline to lose trust in her Mentor, as he had kept this information hidden from her.<ref name="Eve of Saint John" />


==Trivia==
===Legacy===
*Both Baptiste and Agaté considered the avenging of slaves by killing white colonists a life goal of theirs, even as Assassins, despite the fact that doing so would be tantamount to breaking [[the Creed]]'s first tenet.
{{Quote|Although Baptiste was killed by the Assassin Aveline de Grandpré, his path clearly demonstrates the inherent superiority of Templar ideals over Assassin terrorism.|Juhani Otso Berg, 2014.|Assassin's Creed: Rogue|Numbskull's personal files}}
*Baptiste claimed that Aveline's [[blowpipe]] had once belonged to him, directly contrasting the story told to her by Agaté, who had instead said the blowpipe had previously been Mackandal's.
By 2014, the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]] had come to regard Baptiste as one of his main sources of inspiration, and viewed the path taken by the voodoo leader as an illustration of the [[New World Order|Templar ideology]]'s inherent superiority over what Berg described as ''"Assassin terrorism"''.<ref name="ACRG" />
**While this account may be contentious due to Baptiste's imitation of Mackandal, it could also be true due to Agaté's secrecy when dealing with Aveline.
 
*Baptiste's skull-like face paint references {{Wiki|Baron Samedi}}, one of the spirits of Haitian voodoo.
[[File:ACRG Berg's Inspiration - Baptiste.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Berg's file on Baptiste]]
*[[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]] viewed the path Baptiste had taken in life as an illustration of the Templar ideology's inherent superiority to "Assassin terrorism".<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>
At some point during his life, Baptiste fathered at least one child, who became an ancestor to the Assassin [[Moussa]]. By 2016, Moussa had been kidnapped by the Templar company [[Abstergo Industries]] and taken to the [[Abstergo Foundation Rehabilitation Center]] in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]], where the Templars forced him to relive his ancestor's [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] in the [[Animus]] in the hopes of learning more about Baptiste's life.<ref name="Movie Novelization" />
{{-}}
 
==Behind the scenes==
Baptiste is a character introduced in the 2012 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'', where he was voiced by the [[Canada|Canadian]] actor [[Kwasi Songui]].
 
In the memory "[[Eve of Saint John]]", Baptiste claims that Aveline's [[blowpipe]] had once belonged to him, but this directly contrasts the story told to her by Agaté, who had instead said the blowpipe had previously been Mackandal's. While this account may be contentious due to Baptiste's imitation of Mackandal, it may also be true due to Agaté's secrecy when dealing with Aveline.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Baptiste concept art.jpg|Concept art of Baptiste
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ACinitiates - Baptiste's death.jpg|''Initiates'' art of a defeated Baptiste
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Eve of Saint John 5.png|Aveline attempting to poison Baptiste
Eve of Saint John 5.png|Aveline attempting to poison Baptiste
Eve of Saint John 8.png|Baptiste's final moments
Eve of Saint John 8.png|Baptiste's final moments
ACRG Berg's Inspiration - Baptiste.jpg|Juhani Otso Berg's file on Baptiste
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Reference==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mdat}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Assassin's Creed (film)|''Assassin's Creed'' film]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]''
 
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"François Mackandal was my mentor. And an Assassin. But he failed. She betrayed us and he died. I won't make that mistake before I carry out his life's destiny."
―Baptiste, regarding his Mentor, 1766.[src]-[m]

Baptiste (1725 – 1766) was the Saint-Dominguan voodoo leader of a cult of former slaves active in the Louisiana Bayou during the mid-18th century. He was also an ancestor of Moussa, a 21st-century Assassin and prisoner of Abstergo Industries.[1]

Originally a member of the Saint-Domingue Brotherhood of Assassins alongside his friend Agaté, Baptiste was trained in the Assassin ways by the Mentor François Mackandal. However, when Mackandal was killed in 1758 and Agaté subsequently journeyed to Louisiana for personal reasons, Baptiste felt betrayed and abandoned the Brotherhood, gathering followers to form his own Maroon secret society.

In 1766, Baptiste made a deal with the Louisiana Rite of the Templar Order to force Agaté out of hiding, in exchange for a position within the Order. He and his followers subsequently moved to the Louisiana Bayou, where they made plans to usurp the local smuggling ring and poison the nobles of New Orleans. However, Baptiste was killed by the Assassin Aveline de Grandpré, Agaté's student, before he could put his plans in motion.

In 2012, the Templar front company Abstergo Industries used his genetic memories as the basis for the Animi Avatar called the "Zealot", which appeared in Abstergo Entertainment's geosimulation workspace on the portable Animus Omega.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Early life[edit | edit source]

"Today A— took my hand but he dropped it when B— came near and laughed [...] I do not like B— or trust him. He is rude."
―Jeanne on her relationship with Baptiste.[src]-[m]

Baptiste was born in 1725 on a plantation in Saint-Domingue, where he became acquainted with his fellow slaves Agaté and Jeanne, befriending the former. Around 1732, the three of them met the Maroon leader and Assassin Mentor François Mackandal, who took them under his wing and taught them how to read and write; Baptiste and Agaté also learned how to craft poisons and wield weapons. Unlike Agaté, Baptiste disliked Jeanne, causing tensions between them.[2][3]

In 1738, Baptiste and Agaté were officially inducted into the Assassin Brotherhood and escaped the plantation with Mackandal, though Jeanne declined to join the Brotherhood and remained on the plantation. For many years, the two men fought alongside their Mentor, until a failed attempt to poison Saint-Domingue's colonists resulted Mackandal's capture and execution in 1758.[4] Still in love with Jeanne, who had since been relocated to Louisiana, Agaté journeyed there to find her, leaving Baptiste behind.[5]

Baptiste, feeling betrayed by his friend and brother-in-arms, turned his back on the Brotherhood and formed his own group of followers. He still followed the teachings of Mackandal, but also developed new principles and core values to suit his own agenda.[5] Shortly after Mackandal's execution, Baptiste deliberately amputated his own arm in order to impersonate him.[1]

Alliance with de Ferrer[edit | edit source]

Baptiste: "The nobles of New Orleans shall perish by poison, and the slaves shall be avenged. My mentor's work will be complete."
De Ferrer: "And control of the river will fall to those who know what to do with it."
—Baptiste and de Ferrer plotting together, 1766.[src]-[m]

By 1766, Baptiste had begun using his deceased Mentor's name as an alias to gather even more recruits for his cult.[4] Traveling to the bayou near New Orlean, Baptiste secured a deal with a local Templar named Rafael Joaquín de Ferrer to locate Agaté and force him out of hiding, so that he could be delivered to de Ferrer. In return, Baptiste would be inducted into the Templar Order. Additionally, Baptiste sought to continue his Mentor's work by poisoning the nobles of New Orleans, thus avenging the slaves.[6]

Having established a base deep in the bayou, Baptiste ordered his followers to set up encampments throughout the swamp, hoping to locate Agaté's hideout and flush him out. Continuing the recruitment of slaves, Baptiste frequently sent messages to his faithful acolytes to find more men for the cause. Consequently, many denizens from San Danje, a settlement within the bayou that functioned as a safe haven for escaped slaves, came to join the cult.[7]

Baptiste's followers threatening the smugglers

Over the next few months, Baptiste's influence in the swamp grew and eventually began to encroach on the territory of a smuggling ring led by Élise Lafleur and Roussillon, whom he subsequently tried to force out. However, the smugglers ignored the ultimatum set by some of Baptiste's envoys, causing a fight to break out. Aveline de Grandpré, Agaté's disciple, then arrived, rescuing the smugglers from the cultists.[7]

After forming an alliance with Élise and Roussillon, Aveline attempted to track down Baptiste on the orders of her Mentor by eliminating some of his encampments, hoping to find more information there. Through these efforts, she discovered evidence of a "sacred ceremony" that Baptiste aimed to hold on the Eve of Saint John. Aveline then consulted the bayou's houngan to determine the ceremony's exact location.[8]

Death[edit | edit source]

"By your hand, Agaté betrays me one final time. The locket you wear - I know it well. The first time Agaté betrayed me, it was for the woman, the thief... She wore one just like it."
―Baptiste's final words to Aveline, 1766.[src]-[m]

On the Eve of Saint John, Baptiste met with de Ferrer to discuss their plans for New Orleans, unaware they were being eavesdropped upon by Aveline and Élise. Once their conversation was over, de Ferrer departed, while Baptiste officially commenced the ceremony and joined in with the festivities. As he celebrated, Aveline neared him by blending in with his followers before attempting to eliminate Baptiste with a poison dart. However, her approach had not gone unnoticed, causing Baptiste to dodge her dart and hit her with one of his own.[2]

Baptiste about to fight Aveline

To Baptiste's surprise, the poison failed to kill Aveline, as she had ingested an antidote beforehand in preparation to face him, allowing her to recover. The voodoo leader subsequently sent his men after her, but the Assassin easily dispatched them. Following this, Baptiste came down to face Aveline herself with his machete, but was defeated in battle, thus ending his plans for Agaté and the city of New Orleans.[2]

In his final moments, Baptiste, recognizing Aveline's locket, revealed to the Assassin that Agaté and her mother Jeanne had known each other. This would subsequently cause Aveline to lose trust in her Mentor, as he had kept this information hidden from her.[2]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

"Although Baptiste was killed by the Assassin Aveline de Grandpré, his path clearly demonstrates the inherent superiority of Templar ideals over Assassin terrorism."
―Juhani Otso Berg, 2014.[src]-[m]

By 2014, the Master Templar Juhani Otso Berg had come to regard Baptiste as one of his main sources of inspiration, and viewed the path taken by the voodoo leader as an illustration of the Templar ideology's inherent superiority over what Berg described as "Assassin terrorism".[6]

Berg's file on Baptiste

At some point during his life, Baptiste fathered at least one child, who became an ancestor to the Assassin Moussa. By 2016, Moussa had been kidnapped by the Templar company Abstergo Industries and taken to the Abstergo Foundation Rehabilitation Center in Madrid, Spain, where the Templars forced him to relive his ancestor's genetic memories in the Animus in the hopes of learning more about Baptiste's life.[1]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

Baptiste is a character introduced in the 2012 video game Assassin's Creed III: Liberation, where he was voiced by the Canadian actor Kwasi Songui.

In the memory "Eve of Saint John", Baptiste claims that Aveline's blowpipe had once belonged to him, but this directly contrasts the story told to her by Agaté, who had instead said the blowpipe had previously been Mackandal's. While this account may be contentious due to Baptiste's imitation of Mackandal, it may also be true due to Agaté's secrecy when dealing with Aveline.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Concept art of Baptiste
    Concept art of Baptiste
  • Initiates art of a defeated Baptiste
    Initiates art of a defeated Baptiste
  • Baptiste meeting with de Ferrer
    Baptiste meeting with de Ferrer
  • Aveline attempting to poison Baptiste
    Aveline attempting to poison Baptiste
  • Baptiste's final moments
    Baptiste's final moments

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization – Regressions – Subject: Moussa
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Assassin's Creed III: Liberation – Eve of Saint John
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed III: Liberation – Jeanne's diary pages: Entry 5
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed III: Liberation – The False Mackandal
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Assassin's Creed: Rogue – Numbskull's personal files: "Berg's Inspiration: Baptiste"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Assassin's Creed III: Liberation – Meet the Smugglers
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed III: Liberation – The Second Camp

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