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'''Haytham Kenway''' (1725 - 1781) was the [[Grand Master]] of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] in Colonial [[United States|America]] from 1754 until his death. Born to the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], Haytham was converted to the Templar cause by [[Reginald Birch]]. After being sent to America to find a [[First Civilization]] [[Grand Temple|storehouse]] and establish a permanent Order in the New World, Haytham became the Grand Master of the American Templars. He fathered the Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] with the [[mohawk|Mohawk]] woman [[Kaniehti:io]], and was an ancestor to [[Desmond Miles]]. | |||
'''Haytham Kenway''' (1725 - 1781) was the [[Grand Master]] of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] in Colonial [[United States|America]] from 1754 until his death. | |||
Born to the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], Haytham was converted to the Templar cause by [[Reginald Birch]]. After being sent to America to find a [[First Civilization]] [[Grand Temple|storehouse]] and establish a permanent Order in the New World, Haytham became the Grand Master of the American Templars. He fathered the Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] with the [[mohawk|Mohawk]] woman [[Kaniehti:io]], and was an ancestor to [[Desmond Miles]]. | |||
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**"Kenway" is an Old English name meaning "brave royal fighter." | **"Kenway" is an Old English name meaning "brave royal fighter." | ||
*Haytham has an eagle symbol on his jacket's left cuff, and what appears to be a broken, rusted Assassin insignia on his right bracer. | *Haytham has an eagle symbol on his jacket's left cuff, and what appears to be a broken, rusted Assassin insignia on his right bracer. | ||
*Haytham is the first playable Templar in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series | *Haytham is the first playable Templar in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series, and the first to wear a hat instead of the symbolic white hood of the Assassins, the second being Aveline de Grandpré. | ||
*He is the second known ancestor of Desmond to be a Templar, the other being [[Maria Thorpe]]. Contrary to Maria, Haytham was an Assassin first and then joined the Templars, while Maria left the Templars for the Assassins. | *He is the second known ancestor of Desmond to be a Templar, the other being [[Maria Thorpe]]. Contrary to Maria, Haytham was an Assassin first and then joined the Templars, while Maria left the Templars for the Assassins. | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
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Haytham Kenway (1725 - 1781) was the Grand Master of the Templar Order in Colonial America from 1754 until his death.
Born to the Assassin Edward Kenway, Haytham was converted to the Templar cause by Reginald Birch. After being sent to America to find a First Civilization storehouse and establish a permanent Order in the New World, Haytham became the Grand Master of the American Templars. He fathered the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton with the Mohawk woman Kaniehti:io, and was an ancestor to Desmond Miles.
Equipment and skills
Haytham was a capable freerunner, able to stealthily climb the inside of an opera house with little effort. He also possessed two Hidden Blades as well as the rare ability of Eagle Vision.
Trivia
- Haytham's name is connected with an eagle, continuing the eagle motif set by Aquilus, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Aveline de Grandpré and Nikolai Orelov.
- Like some of Desmond's ancestors, the meaning of Haytham's name relates to his character:
- "Haytham" is an Arabic name meaning "young eagle."
- "Kenway" is an Old English name meaning "brave royal fighter."
- Haytham has an eagle symbol on his jacket's left cuff, and what appears to be a broken, rusted Assassin insignia on his right bracer.
- Haytham is the first playable Templar in the Assassin's Creed series, and the first to wear a hat instead of the symbolic white hood of the Assassins, the second being Aveline de Grandpré.
- He is the second known ancestor of Desmond to be a Templar, the other being Maria Thorpe. Contrary to Maria, Haytham was an Assassin first and then joined the Templars, while Maria left the Templars for the Assassins.
Reference