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'''William Stoughton''' (1631 – | | birth = 1631<br>[[United Kingdom|Kingdom of England]] or [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts Bay]], [[United States|British America]] | ||
| death = 7 July 1701<br>Massachusetts Bay, British America | |||
| species = [[Human]] | |||
| affiliates = [[Templars]] | |||
*[[British Rite of the Templar Order|British Rite]] | |||
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'''William Stoughton''' (1631 – 1701) was a colonial magistrate and administrator in [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts Bay]]. A member of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order|British Rite]] of the [[Templars|Templar Order]], he was in charge of the [[Salem witch trials]]. | |||
== | ==Biography== | ||
By 1692, he worked closely with [[Samuel Parris]] as an executioner. Having discovered that the [[Assassins]] [[Thomas Stoddard|Tom Stoddard]] and [[Jennifer Querry]] had come to Salem to hunt for a [[Pieces of Eden|precursor artifact]], Stoughton encouraged the Salem townsfolk to hunt and kill the Assassins, an idea that Parris objected.<ref name="AC 1">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)|Assassin's Creed]]'' #2</ref> | |||
They eventually caught up to the Assassins in a swamp and Stoughton let the injured Querry go so that they could follow her to Stoddard and the seer [[Dorothy Osborne|Dorothy]]'s location. Stoddard, thinking that Jennifer was a traitor, attacked her. Stoughton took this opportunity to assault Stoddard and tied the trio up.<ref name="AC3">''Assassin's Creed'' #3</ref> | |||
Stoughton tortured the Assassins for information and threatened to hurt the mute boy [[David (Salem)|David]], secretly Querry's son. The worried Querry then offered to give them information when [[Consus]] once again possessed Dorothy, much to the glee of Stoughton. Querry took upon the opportunity to kill a guard and free Stoddard when Stoughton shot her dead. The shocked Stoddard then tried to free Dorothy and David when Stoughton shot him in the arm.<ref name="AC 4">''Assassin's Creed'' #04</ref> | |||
The Templar threatened Stoddard and revealed that he was planning to experiment on the captured women to create more oracles. However, Dorothy, hearing Stoughton's words and overcome with guilt, killed herself in the fire. The enraged Stoughton tried to kill Stoddard, blaming him for the loss of his oracle and ranted on that he would find another even if he would try every woman in the colonies as a witch when his fellow Templar Samuel Parris interfered and shot Stoughton in the shoulder. Parris freed David and Stoddard as he clearly objected Stoughton's ways of violence.<ref name="AC 4" /> | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*There is some confusion in between issues, and sometimes within the same issue, regarding which character is identified as Parris and which as Stoughton. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | |||
ACA Stoughton 2.jpg|Stoughton close-up | |||
ACA Stoughton.jpg|Stoughton holding a gun | |||
AC - William Stoughton and Samuel Parris.png|Stoughton with Parris | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)|Assassin's Creed]]'' | |||
==References== | |||
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Latest revision as of 02:05, 25 May 2026
- "Why endanger Templar blood when we have so many here that would see killing him as God's work?"
- ―William Stoughton defending his point to Samuel Parris, 1692.[src]
William Stoughton (1631 – 1701) was a colonial magistrate and administrator in Massachusetts Bay. A member of the British Rite of the Templar Order, he was in charge of the Salem witch trials.
Biography[edit | edit source]
By 1692, he worked closely with Samuel Parris as an executioner. Having discovered that the Assassins Tom Stoddard and Jennifer Querry had come to Salem to hunt for a precursor artifact, Stoughton encouraged the Salem townsfolk to hunt and kill the Assassins, an idea that Parris objected.[1]
They eventually caught up to the Assassins in a swamp and Stoughton let the injured Querry go so that they could follow her to Stoddard and the seer Dorothy's location. Stoddard, thinking that Jennifer was a traitor, attacked her. Stoughton took this opportunity to assault Stoddard and tied the trio up.[2]
Stoughton tortured the Assassins for information and threatened to hurt the mute boy David, secretly Querry's son. The worried Querry then offered to give them information when Consus once again possessed Dorothy, much to the glee of Stoughton. Querry took upon the opportunity to kill a guard and free Stoddard when Stoughton shot her dead. The shocked Stoddard then tried to free Dorothy and David when Stoughton shot him in the arm.[3]
The Templar threatened Stoddard and revealed that he was planning to experiment on the captured women to create more oracles. However, Dorothy, hearing Stoughton's words and overcome with guilt, killed herself in the fire. The enraged Stoughton tried to kill Stoddard, blaming him for the loss of his oracle and ranted on that he would find another even if he would try every woman in the colonies as a witch when his fellow Templar Samuel Parris interfered and shot Stoughton in the shoulder. Parris freed David and Stoddard as he clearly objected Stoughton's ways of violence.[3]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- There is some confusion in between issues, and sometimes within the same issue, regarding which character is identified as Parris and which as Stoughton.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
-
Stoughton close-up -
Stoughton holding a gun -
Stoughton with Parris
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed #2
- ↑ Assassin's Creed #3
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed #04