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The [[Piracy|pirate]] and [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] wore several sets of '''robes''' throughout his life, one of which could be customized by adding leather [[armor]]. Additionally, during his time in the [[Caribbean|West Indies]], Edward obtained a set of [[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag outfits#Templar armor|Templar]] and [[Mayan Armor|Mayan]] armors, by collecting [[Templar keys]] and [[Mayan Stelae|Mayan keystones]], respectively.
Throughout his career as a [[Piracy|pirate]] and later [[Assassins|Assassin]], [[Edward Kenway]] wore one notable set of '''robes''', which suffered several modifications over the years, altering their appearance.


==Duncan Walpole's robes==
==History==
[[File:AC4 Duncan Walpole's robes.png|250px|thumb|Edward wearing Duncan Walpole's robes]]
The robes originally belonged to the Assassin defector [[Duncan Walpole]]. Ownership of the uniform passed to Edward Kenway after he killed Walpole in 1715 while en route to join the [[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order|West Indies Templars]] in [[Havana]], [[Cuba]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Edward Kenway (memory)|Edward Kenway]]</ref> Although Edward had initially stolen the robes to impersonate Walpole,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Mister Walpole, I Presume?]]</ref> he continued wearing them after that ruse had blown, going as far as to heavily customize them with [[leather]] padding, holsters, and other protective gear so that they subsequently became his main outfit.<ref name="The Treasure Fleet">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[The Treasure Fleet]]</ref>
Edward took these robes from the fallen Assassin [[Duncan Walpole]], whom he killed and subsequently impersonated.


The robes were primarily blue with a white interior and consisted of a white undershirt and a white hood, which was connected to the robes themselves. The torso displayed an open collar. The outfit also featured two white shoulder belts, one on the underhirt and the other on the outside of the robes, featuring an [[Assassin insignia]] near the left shoulder.
The Assassins in [[Tulum]] were most displeased that a pirate had appropriated one of their uniforms as his own, particularly since Edward had endangered their lives by delivering Walpole's intel on their secret bases to the [[Templars]] for a reward during his impersonation.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Nothing Is True...]]</ref> The [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins|West Indies Brotherhood]]'s [[Mentor]] [[Ah Tabai]] bluntly told him that he was "prancing about in a uniform he had not earned".<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Overrun and Outnumbered]]</ref>


The lower part of the robes were doubly layered and about equal in lenth. The waist featured a wide red sash fastened with a white belt, which held two pistol holsters and three pouches, the largest of which featured an Assassin insignia.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>
[[File:To Suffer Without Dying 9.png|thumb|250px|Ah Tabai handing Edward the robes]]
However, Edward eventually had a change of character and relinquished his pirate life to join the Assassins in 1721. Having made amends by protecting them from the Templars,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[...Everything Is Permitted]]</ref> thwarting the Order's plans for global surveillance with the [[Observatory (Isu)|Observatory]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Ever a Splinter]]</ref> and toppling the entire West Indies Rite,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> the Assassins came to forgive Edward and welcome him as one of their own. By the time Edward finally sailed home to [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]], he was a full-fledged Assassin, having essentially grown into the robes.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[The End]]</ref>


==Assassin robes==
Edward continued wearing the outfit for several years afterwards, including on his travels to [[Southeast Asia]] in 1725.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 2|Episode 2]]</ref> During this time, a replica of the costume was made, to be worn by Edward's friend [[John Young]] while he served as the Assassin's decoy.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 32|Episode 32]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 82|Episode 82]]</ref> Following his retirement,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 151|Episode 151]]</ref> Edward abandoned the robes in favor of a dark blue noble coat,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[How Grand, Master Kenway!]]</ref> and the outfit eventually came into the possession of the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Assassins]], who further modified it.<ref>{{Twitter|OfficialAidenP|status/648579503816605697|Pabesco ★|quote=@BangBangClick @AshrafAIsmail thoughts? [https://web.archive.org/web/20160410144934im_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CQA3nBCUwAAiJOh.jpg pic.twitter.com/CQA3nBCUwA]|image=File:AC3 devs Connor wearing Edward robes.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter|BangBangClick|status/648585769091776512|Alex Hutchinson|quote=@OfficialAidenP @AshrafAIsmail Achilles said as much in the original draft of the story... fairly certain it stayed or is at least implied.|image=File:AC3 devs Connor wearing Edward robes.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter|OfficialAidenP|status/648586664139444224|Pabesco ★|quote=@BangBangClick @AshrafAIsmail y'know this is mindblowing to me. Would be more mindblowing if it was in the game. Thanks for this.|image=File:AC3 devs Connor wearing Edward robes.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter|BangBangClick|status/648615813805682688|Alex Hutchinson|quote=@OfficialAidenP @AshrafAIsmail Just checked the script and we don't mention it directly, but you know it is inherited, and it was the plan.|image=File:AC3 devs Connor wearing Edward robes.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter|AshrafAIsmail|status/648844666440413184|Ashraf Ismail|quote=@BangBangClick @OfficialAidenP there's also a link with the originator of the outfit. See if your detective mind can figure it out|image=File:AC3 devs Connor wearing Edward robes.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter|OfficialAidenP|status/648845323553644548|Pabesco ★|quote=@AshrafAIsmail @BangBangClick of connors or edwards outfit.?|image=File:AC3 devs Connor wearing Edward robes.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter|AshrafAIsmail|status/648843064426000384|Ashraf Ismail|quote=@BangBangClick @OfficialAidenP yes, Eddys outfit was designed knowing it would reach his grandson. Good pickup on that detail :)|image=File:AC3 devs Connor wearing Edward robes.png}}</ref> By 1773, the [[Ratonhnhaké:ton's robes|robes]] were owned by the Brotherhood's retired Mentor, [[Achilles Davenport]], who passed them on to Edward's grandson [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] upon his [[Initiation into the Assassin Order|initiation]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Hard Way]]</ref>
[[File:AC4 Edward Kenway's Robes.png|250px|thumb|Edward wearing his Assassin robes]]
Whilst onboard a ship in the [[Spanish Treasure Fleet]], Edward heavily modified Duncan Walpole's robes in order to better suit his purpose and personality.


The robes retained the white hood and now included leather padding and metal bracers. They also featured blue lining along the torso and a brown shoulder belt, which held two pistol holsters at the front.
In the 21st century, the Templars' front company [[Abstergo Industries]] made [[Animus mod|digital models]] of the robes for [[Animus]] users' characters to wear while they participated in [[Abstergo Entertainment]]'s [[Identity Project]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''</ref>


The wide red shash was retained and was fastened by a loose hanging belt, which held two pistol holsters. The lower portion of his robes also included white trousers and black boots.<ref name="AC4"/>
==Design==
===Duncan Walpole's robes===
[[File:AC4 Duncan Walpole's robes.png|230px|thumb|left|Edward wearing Duncan Walpole's robes]]
The basic design of the robes when Duncan Walpole wore them was blue with a white interior. It consisted of a white undershirt and a white hood, which was connected to the robes themselves. The torso displayed an open collar. The outfit also featured two white shoulder belts, one on the undershirt and the other on the outside of the robes, featuring an [[Assassin insignia]] near the right shoulder.<ref name="AC4">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag''</ref>


===Customization===
The lower part of the robes were doubly layered and about equal in length. The waist featured a wide red sash fastened with a white belt, which held two pistol holsters and three pouches, the largest of which featured an Assassin insignia.<ref name="AC4" />
Edward could craft leather armor pieces for himself. New armor pieces became available for [[crafting]] after Edward obtained the [[hunting]] spoils required to craft a particular piece.


Edward could change his outfits in the cabin of his ship, the ''[[Jackdaw]]''; at any [[General Stores|general store]] throughout the [[Caribbean|West Indies]]; or in the basement of his manor on [[Great Inagua]].
===Edward Kenway's robes===
[[File:AC4 Edward Kenway's Robes.png|230px|thumb|Edward wearing his Assassin robes]]
It was while onboard a [[ship]] in the [[Spanish Treasure Fleet]] that Edward first heavily modified Duncan Walpole's robes in order to better suit his style and needs.<ref name="The Treasure Fleet"/>


Additionally, Edward possessed several cloaks, which could be worn with his Assassin outfit.<ref name="AC4"/>
The robes retained the white hood and now included leather padding and metal bracers. They also featured blue lining along the torso and a brown shoulder belt, which held two pistol holsters at the front. The wide red sash was retained and was fastened by a loose hanging belt, which held two pistol holsters. The lower portion of his robes also included white trousers and black boots.<ref name="AC4" />


==Trivia==
==Statistics (Animus mod)==
*Edward's outfit is notable in that it departs from the usual style of having a beaked hood that previous Assassins have displayed.
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width:700px; text-align:center"
*Edward's Hidden Blades possessed Assassin insignia engraved on the mechanism, while the right blade also showed a small skull below the insignia.
|-
*Edward's robes were eventually inherited, at least in part, by his grandson [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/BangBangClick/status/648585769091776512 Twitter]</ref>
!Quality
!Item Level
!Level required
!Item Power
!Armor
!Availability
|-
|Perfect
|30
|1
|332
|200
|Purchase the ''[[Legacy Bundle: Edward Kenway]]'' in Bundles Shop
|}
 
==Behind the scenes==
These Assassin robes are the default and main outfit of Edward Kenway, the protagonist of the video game ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013), although he is not an Assassin throughout much of the story. The outfit is notable in that it was the first departure from the usual beaked hood style of previous Assassin protagonists.
 
In the game's story, the robes are stolen off the corpse of the Assassin defector Duncan Walpole in the opening act. Initially, they do not closely resemble the design of Edward's outfit as depicted in marketing material. It is only after the player progressively upgrades the outfit by [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)|crafting]] pieces of leather armour and holsters with materials acquired from [[hunting]] that the uniform begins to take on the iconic appearance of Edward's outfit. The colours of the robes are customizable by purchasing other designs which are presented as other outfits but are identical in appearance save for the colour scheme.
 
As with other legacy outfits, Edward's robes have been made available as a customization option in subsequent games, including ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' (2014), ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' (2014), ''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' (2014), ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' (2015), ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' (2017), and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' (2020). The outfit is also included in ''[[Assassin's Creed III Remastered]]'' (2019), although it is absent from the original ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' (2012) since it predates ''Black Flag''.
 
In the [[Helix Rift Event]] ''[[Dead Men's Gold]]'', added to ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' in March 2020, Edward's character model is depicted with his Assassin robes, despite the events of ''Dead Men's Gold'' taking place in 1713, two years before Edward acquired the outfit from Duncan Walpole.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACRG Edward outfit.png|Edward's Assassin robes as seen in ''Assassin's Creed: Rogue''
ACIII Remastered-EdwardOutfit.png|Edward's robes worn by a simulation of [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]
ACU Edward Outfit.png|Edward's Assassin robes as seen in ''Assassin's Creed: Unity''
ACRG Edward outfit.png|Edward's robes worn by a simulation of [[Shay Cormac]]
09 EdwardKenway.jpg|Edward's Assassin robes as seen in ''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate''
ACU Edward Outfit.png|Edward's robes worn by a simulation of [[Arno Dorian]]
ACS Edward outfit.png|Edward's robes worn by a simulation of [[Jacob Frye]]
ACO Edward's Outfit-.jpg|Edward's robes worn by a simulation of [[Bayek]]
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1st}} {{c|retroactive}}
**''[[Assassin's Creed III Remastered]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Awakening]]'' {{c|non-canon}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{c|Animus mod}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{c|Animus mod}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' {{c|Animus mod}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' {{c|Animus mod}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{c|Animus mod}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{c|Animus mod}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:59, 3 May 2026

"An imposter wears the costume of a traitor. How much lower can one fall?"
―An Assassin in Tulum on Edward and his robes, 1716.[src]-[m]

Throughout his career as a pirate and later Assassin, Edward Kenway wore one notable set of robes, which suffered several modifications over the years, altering their appearance.

History[edit | edit source]

The robes originally belonged to the Assassin defector Duncan Walpole. Ownership of the uniform passed to Edward Kenway after he killed Walpole in 1715 while en route to join the West Indies Templars in Havana, Cuba.[1] Although Edward had initially stolen the robes to impersonate Walpole,[2] he continued wearing them after that ruse had blown, going as far as to heavily customize them with leather padding, holsters, and other protective gear so that they subsequently became his main outfit.[3]

The Assassins in Tulum were most displeased that a pirate had appropriated one of their uniforms as his own, particularly since Edward had endangered their lives by delivering Walpole's intel on their secret bases to the Templars for a reward during his impersonation.[4] The West Indies Brotherhood's Mentor Ah Tabai bluntly told him that he was "prancing about in a uniform he had not earned".[5]

Ah Tabai handing Edward the robes

However, Edward eventually had a change of character and relinquished his pirate life to join the Assassins in 1721. Having made amends by protecting them from the Templars,[6] thwarting the Order's plans for global surveillance with the Observatory,[7] and toppling the entire West Indies Rite,[8] the Assassins came to forgive Edward and welcome him as one of their own. By the time Edward finally sailed home to Great Britain, he was a full-fledged Assassin, having essentially grown into the robes.[9]

Edward continued wearing the outfit for several years afterwards, including on his travels to Southeast Asia in 1725.[10] During this time, a replica of the costume was made, to be worn by Edward's friend John Young while he served as the Assassin's decoy.[11][12] Following his retirement,[13] Edward abandoned the robes in favor of a dark blue noble coat,[14] and the outfit eventually came into the possession of the Colonial Assassins, who further modified it.[15] By 1773, the robes were owned by the Brotherhood's retired Mentor, Achilles Davenport, who passed them on to Edward's grandson Ratonhnhaké:ton upon his initiation.[16]

In the 21st century, the Templars' front company Abstergo Industries made digital models of the robes for Animus users' characters to wear while they participated in Abstergo Entertainment's Identity Project.[17]

Design[edit | edit source]

Duncan Walpole's robes[edit | edit source]

Edward wearing Duncan Walpole's robes

The basic design of the robes when Duncan Walpole wore them was blue with a white interior. It consisted of a white undershirt and a white hood, which was connected to the robes themselves. The torso displayed an open collar. The outfit also featured two white shoulder belts, one on the undershirt and the other on the outside of the robes, featuring an Assassin insignia near the right shoulder.[18]

The lower part of the robes were doubly layered and about equal in length. The waist featured a wide red sash fastened with a white belt, which held two pistol holsters and three pouches, the largest of which featured an Assassin insignia.[18]

Edward Kenway's robes[edit | edit source]

Edward wearing his Assassin robes

It was while onboard a ship in the Spanish Treasure Fleet that Edward first heavily modified Duncan Walpole's robes in order to better suit his style and needs.[3]

The robes retained the white hood and now included leather padding and metal bracers. They also featured blue lining along the torso and a brown shoulder belt, which held two pistol holsters at the front. The wide red sash was retained and was fastened by a loose hanging belt, which held two pistol holsters. The lower portion of his robes also included white trousers and black boots.[18]

Statistics (Animus mod)[edit | edit source]

Quality Item Level Level required Item Power Armor Availability
Perfect 30 1 332 200 Purchase the Legacy Bundle: Edward Kenway in Bundles Shop

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

These Assassin robes are the default and main outfit of Edward Kenway, the protagonist of the video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (2013), although he is not an Assassin throughout much of the story. The outfit is notable in that it was the first departure from the usual beaked hood style of previous Assassin protagonists.

In the game's story, the robes are stolen off the corpse of the Assassin defector Duncan Walpole in the opening act. Initially, they do not closely resemble the design of Edward's outfit as depicted in marketing material. It is only after the player progressively upgrades the outfit by crafting pieces of leather armour and holsters with materials acquired from hunting that the uniform begins to take on the iconic appearance of Edward's outfit. The colours of the robes are customizable by purchasing other designs which are presented as other outfits but are identical in appearance save for the colour scheme.

As with other legacy outfits, Edward's robes have been made available as a customization option in subsequent games, including Assassin's Creed: Rogue (2014), Assassin's Creed: Unity (2014), Assassin's Creed: Identity (2014), Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (2015), Assassin's Creed: Origins (2017), and Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (2020). The outfit is also included in Assassin's Creed III Remastered (2019), although it is absent from the original Assassin's Creed III (2012) since it predates Black Flag.

In the Helix Rift Event Dead Men's Gold, added to Assassin's Creed: Rebellion in March 2020, Edward's character model is depicted with his Assassin robes, despite the events of Dead Men's Gold taking place in 1713, two years before Edward acquired the outfit from Duncan Walpole.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Edward Kenway
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Mister Walpole, I Presume?
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – The Treasure Fleet
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Nothing Is True...
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Overrun and Outnumbered
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – ...Everything Is Permitted
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Ever a Splinter
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – The End
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 2
  11. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 32
  12. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 82
  13. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 151
  14. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – How Grand, Master Kenway!
  15. ↑ Pabesco ★ (@OfficialAidenP) on Twitter "@BangBangClick @AshrafAIsmail thoughts? pic.twitter.com/CQA3nBCUwA" (screenshot)
    ↑ Alex Hutchinson (@BangBangClick) on Twitter "@OfficialAidenP @AshrafAIsmail Achilles said as much in the original draft of the story... fairly certain it stayed or is at least implied." (screenshot)
    ↑ Pabesco ★ (@OfficialAidenP) on Twitter "@BangBangClick @AshrafAIsmail y'know this is mindblowing to me. Would be more mindblowing if it was in the game. Thanks for this." (screenshot)
    ↑ Alex Hutchinson (@BangBangClick) on Twitter "@OfficialAidenP @AshrafAIsmail Just checked the script and we don't mention it directly, but you know it is inherited, and it was the plan." (screenshot)
    ↑ Ashraf Ismail (@AshrafAIsmail) on Twitter "@BangBangClick @OfficialAidenP there's also a link with the originator of the outfit. See if your detective mind can figure it out" (screenshot)
    ↑ Pabesco ★ (@OfficialAidenP) on Twitter "@AshrafAIsmail @BangBangClick of connors or edwards outfit.?" (screenshot)
    ↑ Ashraf Ismail (@AshrafAIsmail) on Twitter "@BangBangClick @OfficialAidenP yes, Eddys outfit was designed knowing it would reach his grandson. Good pickup on that detail :)" (screenshot)
  16. ↑ Assassin's Creed III – The Hard Way
  17. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Identity
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
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