Antó

"All affairs of freedom are Assassins' affairs!"

―Antó to Edward, 1716.

Antó (1670 – unknown) was a Master Assassin of the West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins who led the bureau in Kingston during the early-to-mid 18th century. Dedicated to freeing his brethren, he entered into a long-standing conflict with the forces of Templar Kenneth Abraham, who sought to defeat the Maroons.

Biography

Early life

Antó was born to the Ashanti tribe in the Akon region of West Africa in 1670. Sold into slavery as a young man, he was sent to Jamaica to work on a sugar plantation. However, he managed to escape with the help of the warrior Cudjoe and fled to Kingston, where he founded a Maroon community.

Forging connections with the local traders, Antó began coordinating plantation raids to free slaves and build an army. He eventually joined the Assassin Brotherhood and became leader of the Kingston bureau, which functioned as a safe haven for the men he rescued. While he was dedicated to the Assassins, Antó's first priority was always to free slaves from captivity.

Working with Edward Kenway

"The Templar's name is Kenneth Abraham. He's part of an ongoing war with the Maroons. But we have held strong, and will not be defeated."

―Antó regarding his conflict with Abraham, 1716.

His involvement with the Maroons pitted Antó against the Templar Kenneth Abraham, whose forces were far more numerous and better-equipped. In 1716, the Assassin was approached by the pirate Edward Kenway, who admitted to having sold out his bureau's location to the Templars, thus putting Antó and his men at risk.

Realizing the pirate owed him a debt, Antó made use of Edward by having him eavesdrop on guards to learn where some captured Maroons were being held. After both men had carried out their respective investigations, they reunited, with Edward reluctantly agreeing to help Antó free his allies, in exchange for a Templar key to a vault on Great Inagua.

After they had liberated Antó's men, the two men argued over the fact that the Templar key had not been found, though Edward's desire to recover it ensured their alliance continued. The pair subsequently defended Antó's bureau against a Templar attack, following which Antó told Edward about Abraham. Working together, the two managed to track down the Templar and assassinate him.

In 1721, Antó met with Edward again, to aid the latter in his assassination of the Templar Woodes Rogers. As Rogers was hosting a party before his return to England, Antó suggested Edward assassinate the Italian diplomat Ruggiero Ferraro and assume his identity. Before setting off, Edward requested Antó send a letter to his wife, Caroline.

Later life

In 1738, Antó contacted François Mackandal, Mentor of the Haitian Brotherhood, in the hope of strengthening the Maroon cause and reining in Mackandal's violent tendencies. However, Mackandal rejected Antó's calls for peace, claiming he had been taught by a soft Mentor and could not hope to understand the Creed the way Mackandal himself did.

Trivia

• Antó's name means "born after the death of his father".
• The Templar Grand Master Laureano de Torres y Ayala walked right through Antó's bureau in the memory "Traveling Salesman".
• Out of the four bureau leaders in the game, Antó is the only one to not have had some prior affiliation with the Templar agent sent after them: Upton Travers had known Jing Lang for a while through his brother, Opía Apito's family and people had killed Lucia Márquez's father, and Rhona Dinsmore was implied to have had some kind of relationship with Hilary Flint.

Gallery

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  Concept art of Antó
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  Antó, Edward and the Maroons preparing to defend the bureau
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  Antó and Edward planning their assassination of Abraham
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  Antó and Edward standing over the dying Abraham
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  Antó discussing preparations with Edward and Anne Bonny