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Recruited in the mid 1730s, Achilles became the Mentor of the [[American Assassins|Colonial Brotherhood]] in 1746, as he had a gift for both recruitment and organization.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> In 1763, he was tried by the [[Templars|Templar]] leaders after the branch was decimated to all but himself, during the aftermath of the French and Indian War. In a show of mercy, Achilles was allowed to live if he resigned his role as an [[Assassins|Assassin]] and moved into the wilderness.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> | Recruited in the mid 1730s, Achilles became the Mentor of the [[American Assassins|Colonial Brotherhood]] in 1746, as he had a gift for both recruitment and organization.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> In 1763, he was tried by the [[Templars|Templar]] leaders after the branch was decimated to all but himself, during the aftermath of the French and Indian War. In a show of mercy, Achilles was allowed to live if he resigned his role as an [[Assassins|Assassin]] and moved into the wilderness.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> | ||
In 1770, he reluctantly recruited [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] into the Assassin Order, and acted as his mentor thereafter. He provided Ratonhnhaké:ton with advice, and cautioned the younger Assassin whenever his ambition led him astray. By 1770, Achilles resided at the [[Davenport Homestead]].<ref name="AC3"/> | In 1770, he reluctantly recruited [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] into the Assassin Order, and acted as his mentor thereafter. He provided Ratonhnhaké:ton with advice, and cautioned the younger Assassin whenever his ambition led him astray. By 1770, Achilles resided at the [[Davenport Homestead]].<ref name="AC3"/> It was Achilles who suggested that Ranhnhaké:ton to change his name to Connor in honor of his son, Connor Davenport who died of typhoid fever. | ||
Close to his death, he urged Connor to finish what he started, when the younger male expressed a hesitance at killing his own [[Haytham Kenway|father]] due to their aligned beliefs. Achilles presumably died in the mid 1780's, as his gravestone is only seen in 2012 without a birth and death date. He does however die later than 1782 as his tombstone is not present when Connor buries the amulet in late that year. | |||
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Revision as of 04:58, 10 November 2012
- "In your haste to save the world, boy, take care you don't destroy it."
- ―Achilles to Connor.[src]
Achilles Davenport (1710 - unknown) was a Master Assassin and a Mentor for a span of time during the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.
Recruited in the mid 1730s, Achilles became the Mentor of the Colonial Brotherhood in 1746, as he had a gift for both recruitment and organization.[1] In 1763, he was tried by the Templar leaders after the branch was decimated to all but himself, during the aftermath of the French and Indian War. In a show of mercy, Achilles was allowed to live if he resigned his role as an Assassin and moved into the wilderness.[2]
In 1770, he reluctantly recruited Ratonhnhaké:ton into the Assassin Order, and acted as his mentor thereafter. He provided Ratonhnhaké:ton with advice, and cautioned the younger Assassin whenever his ambition led him astray. By 1770, Achilles resided at the Davenport Homestead.[1] It was Achilles who suggested that Ranhnhaké:ton to change his name to Connor in honor of his son, Connor Davenport who died of typhoid fever.
Close to his death, he urged Connor to finish what he started, when the younger male expressed a hesitance at killing his own father due to their aligned beliefs. Achilles presumably died in the mid 1780's, as his gravestone is only seen in 2012 without a birth and death date. He does however die later than 1782 as his tombstone is not present when Connor buries the amulet in late that year.
Trivia
- Achilles was of British and Caribbean descent.
- The Davenport Homestead contained the graves of two family members; his wife Abigail and son Connor Davenport, who both died of typhoid fever shortly after the French and Indian War.[2]
- Despite dying in 1781, Achilles could still be seen after the events of Assassin's Creed III, if any of the Homestead missions were uncompleted.
- Achilles' nickname "the Old Man on the Hill" is reminiscent of the moniker given to another Mentor in the Order, Rashid ad-Din Sinan: "the Old Man of the Mountain."
Gallery
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Connor talking to Achilles. -
Achilles explaining the rope dart to Connor.
References