Blackbeard (Animi Avatar)

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"Dead men tell no tales..."

―Blackbeard.

Blackbeard (harvested from: Edward Thatch) was an Animi Avatar used by the entertainment branch of Abstergo Industries, as part of their plan to influence the general public, via the console stage of the Animus technology. He was only available through a system update, and he wielded a cutlass as his specialty weapon.

Unique Moves

Blackbeard had several unique moves:

(Low Profile, Front)

Facing his target, Blackbeard pulls out his cutlass and strikes them in the forehead with its hilt. He then takes advantage of their defenselessness by piercing his victim's stomach with his blade and withdrawing it quickly, watching them crumple to the floor, dead.

(Low Profile, Back)

Behind his target, Blackbeard draws his cutlass, before slashing it horizontally across the target's spine, causing them to go weak at the knees. He then follows through with his attack by wedging his blade into the right of his victim's abdomen, and proceeds to free his cutlass by forcing his victim forwards with his foot, the weapon slashing through their side along the way.

(High Profile, Front)

Facing his target, Blackbeard pulls out his cutlass and slashes them across the stomach in one fluid motion, which causes them to kneel forward from the sudden pain. Using this to his advantage, he embeds the blade downwards into his victim's throat and rips it back out, causing them to fall forward and choke on their own blood.

(High Profile, Back)

Surprising his target from behind, Blackbeard thrusts his cutlass into their back, before slowly and painfully forcing the blade through his victim until it fully penetrates them, the hilt adjacent to their body. As they stare down at the cutlass, Blackbeard roughly pulls it free, with his target collapsing dead to the ground shortly afterwards.

(Personal High Profile, Front)

Approaching his target from the front, Blackbeard pulls out his cutlass before roughly clotheslining them with his left arm, which sends them sprawling to the floor. Following this, he drives his sword down into his victim's stomach with his right hand, leaving behind a deep wound that they would die of blood loss shortly after.

(Personal High Profile, Back)

Behind his target, Blackbeard withdraws his cutlass, before cruelly slashing it across their upper back. As his victim reacts to this unexpected attack, Blackbeard hacks his sword into the right of their chest, slashing through their lung from behind and wedging his weapon into their torso. To free his cutlass, Blackbeard kicks their legs out from underneath them, forcing them onto their back while he sheathes away his sword.

(Aerial Kill)

Leaping onto his target from above, Blackbeard removes his cutlass in mid-air. When he lands, he forces them onto their back and impales his victim in their heart with his sword, before standing and leaving their motionless corpse on the ground.

(Bench Kill)

Grabbing his seated target's foot, Blackbeard drags them off the bench until their head rests against it. Before his victim can do anything to defend themselves, he forcefully kicks them in the face, violently sending their head backwards and breaking his target's neck on the bench behind them.

Taunts

• "Blackbeard rules!"
• "Blackbeard's best!"
• "To your death!"
• "I've eaten bigger men."
• "Just try me."
• "Taste my mettle."
• "You're done here."
• "Get outta here!"
• "Haul off."

Customization

Blackbeard could be customized in several ways:

Dyes:

• Basic: Black
• Extra 1: White
• Extra 2: Red

Costumes:

• Templar Costume
• Assassin Costume
• Alternative Costume 1
• Alternative Costume 2
• Warrior Costume
• Sea Terror Costume
• Prestige Costume
• Frightening Meteor Costume

In-depth customization:

• Heads:
  • Pirate Locks
  • Hair Trim
  • Pearled Pirate Locks
• Gear 01:
  • Leather Pistol Strap
  • Reinforced Leather Strap
  • Triple Pistol Strap
• Gear 02:
  • Red Silk Belt
  • Reinforced Leather Strap
  • Velvet Belt
• Gear 03:
  • Black Handguards
  • Red Handguards
  • Golden Handguards
• Scars:
  • Scar 1:
  • Scar 2:
  • Scar 3:
• War paint:
  • War paint 1: Twin streaks of paint running from the nosebridge to the jaw.
  • War paint 2: The entire top left area of the face.
  • War paint 3: Thin vertical lines of paint that run parallel across the face
• Tattoos:
  • Tattoo 1: A series of horizontal lines across the nose and cheeks, with three short vertical lines extending from the lowest horizontal one.
  • Tattoo 2: A symmetrical design composed of complex patterns.
  • Tattoo 3: Ink beneath the cheekbones, around the eyes and nose, giving a skull-like appearance.

Main weapons:

• Swords:
  • Naval Cutlass
  • Pirate Cutlass
  • High Seas Cutlass
  • Blackbeard's Cutlass
• Sledgehammers:
  • Lump Hammer
  • War Hammer
• Pistols:
  • Metal Pistols
  • Rough Pistols

Silent weapons:

• Hidden Blade
• Pike
• Short Knife
• Dirk

Trivia

• The Queen Anne's Revenge achievement could be obtained by performing an acrobatic kill and a Pistol kill in less than ten seconds while playing as Blackbeard.
• Blackbeard shares his second taunt with the Bombardier and his third taunt with the Privateer. He also uses the latter's Personal High Profile, Back kill, while his Personal High Profile, Front kill comes from the Knight.

Gallery

• 
  Promotional art of Blackbeard
• 
  Concept art of Blackbeard
• 
  Blackbeard overlooking Saint Pierre
• 
  Blackbeard preparing to kill the Lady Black by unbalancing her
• 
  Blackbeard fleeing his pursuer after having killed the Buccaneer
• 
  Blackbeard, along with the Orchid and the Jaguar

Reference

• Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag