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Although Agaté cared for his students, he was quite secretive in his dealings with them. Due to Aveline's natural impulsiveness and disinclination to follow orders, Agaté clashed with her frequently and eventually began to doubt her loyalty to the cause. Over the years, their mutual distrust of one another caused the two to grow apart. | Although Agaté cared for his students, he was quite secretive in his dealings with them. Due to Aveline's natural impulsiveness and disinclination to follow orders, Agaté clashed with her frequently and eventually began to doubt her loyalty to the cause. Over the years, their mutual distrust of one another caused the two to grow apart. | ||
When Aveline returned to Agaté in 1777 to tell him that Louisiana's head Templar had been her own [[Madeleine de L'Isle|stepmother]] all along, Agaté attacked Aveline, believing her to have betrayed the Assassins. His student managed to prove victorious, however, causing Agaté, who was overwhelmed with humiliation, to leap from the top of his treehouse | When Aveline returned to Agaté in 1777 to tell him that Louisiana's head Templar had been her own [[Madeleine de L'Isle|stepmother]] all along, Agaté attacked Aveline, believing her to have betrayed the Assassins. His student managed to prove victorious, however, causing Agaté, who was overwhelmed with humiliation, to leap from the top of his treehouse to his death. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Early life=== | ===Early life=== | ||
{{Quote|He calls himself François Mackandal, my own mentor – the leader, the priest, the Brother, to whose cause I devoted my life. He was put to death by fire. I failed to prevent it.|Agaté, on his Mentor's death, 1766.|Assassin's Creed III: Liberation}} | {{Quote|He calls himself François Mackandal, my own mentor – the leader, the priest, the Brother, to whose cause I devoted my life. He was put to death by fire. I failed to prevent it.|Agaté, on his Mentor's death, 1766.|Assassin's Creed III: Liberation}} | ||
Born on the western coast of [[Africa]] around 1722, Agaté was captured by slave traders at the age of seven.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> | Born on the western coast of [[Africa]] around 1722, Agaté was captured by slave traders at the age of seven.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> Transported to the [[United States|Americas]], he eventually ended up on a [[Sugar plantations|plantation]] on [[Haiti|Saint-Domingue]]. There, he became acquainted with two other slaves, [[Baptiste]] and [[Jeanne]], and fell in love with the latter.<ref name="AC3L">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref> | ||
In 1732, the trio came into contact with the Assassin François Mackandal, who took them under his wing and taught them to read and write. Unlike Jeanne, who was kept in the dark about the Brotherhood, Agaté, along with Baptiste, was trained to become a full-fledged Assassin, receiving | In 1732, the trio came into contact with the Assassin François Mackandal, who took them under his wing and taught them to read and write. Unlike Jeanne, who was kept in the dark about the Brotherhood, Agaté, along with Baptiste, was trained to become a full-fledged Assassin, receiving tuition in the use of poison and weapons.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> When Jeanne found out about Mackandal's violent ways, she grew frightened of him, forcing Agaté to cut all ties with her to prove his commitment to the cause.<ref name="AC3L"/> | ||
In 1738, Agaté officially joined the Assassin Brotherhood, following which he escaped the plantation at Saint-Domingue with Mackandal and Baptiste; Jeanne refused to join them and stayed behind. For many years he fought alongside his Mentor, until a failed attempt to poison the colonists of Saint-Domingue resulted in the capture and execution of Mackandal in 1758. Abandoning Baptiste, Agaté tried to reestablish contact with Jeanne, whom he still loved, but found out she had been sold to a [[Merchants|merchant]] and taken to New Orleans.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> | In 1738, Agaté officially joined the Assassin Brotherhood, following which he escaped the plantation at Saint-Domingue with Mackandal and Baptiste; Jeanne refused to join them and stayed behind. For many years he fought alongside his Mentor, until a failed attempt to poison the colonists of Saint-Domingue resulted in the capture and execution of Mackandal in 1758. Abandoning Baptiste, Agaté tried to reestablish contact with Jeanne, whom he still loved, but found out she had been sold to a [[Merchants|merchant]] and taken to New Orleans.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> | ||
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After he arrived in the city, Agaté soon learned that Jeanne had already left Louisiana, her destination unknown. Following his discovery that Jeanne had a daughter, Aveline, who still lived in the city, he decided to remain in New Orleans and keep watch over her. In 1759, Aveline took it upon herself to rescue a slave, but was caught in the act.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> | After he arrived in the city, Agaté soon learned that Jeanne had already left Louisiana, her destination unknown. Following his discovery that Jeanne had a daughter, Aveline, who still lived in the city, he decided to remain in New Orleans and keep watch over her. In 1759, Aveline took it upon herself to rescue a slave, but was caught in the act.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> | ||
Quickly intervening, Agaté saved Aveline's life and helped her free the slave. Impressed by her dedication to pursuing freedom and justice, he took her on as his pupil and, following a few months of intense training,<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: | Quickly intervening, Agaté saved Aveline's life and helped her free the slave. Impressed by her dedication to pursuing freedom and justice, he took her on as his pupil and, following a few months of intense training,<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref> inducted her into the Assassin Brotherhood.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> That same year, Gérald Blanc, Aveline's childhood friend, would also be recruited and trained as a spy and information officer.<ref name="AC3L"/> | ||
Constructing a | Constructing a hideout in the bayou to avoid the Templars, Agaté worked closely with Aveline, who acted as his agent in Louisiana. However, in 1766, Baptiste arrived, pretending to be François Mackandal. Aveline assassinated him for defecting to the Templar Order, but also discovered that Agaté knew her mother Jeanne. This information put a strain on their relationship, as Aveline lost trust in Agaté for keeping this secret from her.<ref name="AC3L"/> | ||
In 1768, during the [[Louisiana Rebellion]], Agaté ordered Aveline to kill the Templar governor [[Antonio de Ulloa]]. Aveline ambushed the governor and confronted him, but decided to spare his life, disobeying Agaté's orders. This act continued to damage their relationship, as Agaté's trust in his student was lost. Afterwards, Aveline traveled to [[Chichen Itza]] to seek out the Templars, once again | In 1768, during the [[Louisiana Rebellion]], Agaté ordered Aveline to kill the Templar governor [[Antonio de Ulloa]]. Aveline ambushed the governor and confronted him, but decided to spare his life, disobeying Agaté's orders. This act continued to damage their relationship, as Agaté's trust in his student was lost. Afterwards, Aveline traveled to [[Chichen Itza]] to seek out the Templars, once again disregarding the explicit wishes of Agaté. In the years that followed, Aveline and her mentor began to grow apart.<ref name="AC3L"/> | ||
Following Aveline's return from Chichen Itza, she presented Agaté with a [[First Civilization]] artifact known as the [[Prophecy Disk]]. Agaté responded angrily that she should not have unearthed the artifact and told her to remove it from his sight. As she put the object away, Aveline warned him that [[Spanish Army|Spanish soldiers]] under the command of a Templar called [[Vázquez]] were attempting to seize control of the bayou. Agaté replied that he was well aware of their presence, and under his instruction, Aveline followed the soldiers to each of the voodoo signs Agaté had set up within the bayou, poisoning enough | Following Aveline's return from Chichen Itza, she presented Agaté with a [[First Civilization]] artifact known as the [[Prophecy Disk]]. Agaté responded angrily that she should not have unearthed the artifact and told her to remove it from his sight. As she put the object away, Aveline warned him that [[Spanish Army|Spanish soldiers]] under the command of a Templar called [[Diego Vázquez|Vázquez]] were attempting to seize control of the bayou. Agaté replied that he was well aware of their presence, and under his instruction, Aveline followed the soldiers to each of the voodoo signs Agaté had set up within the bayou, poisoning enough at each checkpoint to make the rest believe they had fallen under a voodoo curse and flee.<ref name="AC3L"/> | ||
===Confrontation with Aveline=== | ===Confrontation with Aveline=== | ||
{{Quote|You would fit me a coward's slow, pointless death? As you did Ulloa? I will not live with the dishonor. | {{Quote|You would fit me a coward's slow, pointless death? As you did Ulloa? I will not live with the dishonor. I–|Agaté to Aveline, just before falling to his death.|Assassin's Creed III: Liberation}} | ||
After uncovering the identity of the " | After uncovering the identity of the "Company Man" to be her stepmother during her mission in [[New York]], Aveline returned to the bayou to consult her mentor, only to find that he was under the belief that she had been turned to the Templar cause. However, when Aveline attempted to convince Agaté of her loyalty, he refused to listen.<ref name="AC3L"/> | ||
Upon defeating his pawns whilst under the influence of his hallucinogenic poison, Aveline confronted Agaté directly at the highest point of his homestead. However, Aveline chose to spare his life, but Agaté could not live with the dishonor and dove to his death, thus committing suicide in front of his student.<ref name="AC3L"/> | |||
==Personality and characteristics== | ==Personality and characteristics== | ||
{{Quote| | {{Quote|Who– Who are you? You look like a faithful student I had once, long ago. She no longer exists.|Agaté to Aveline after one of her long absences.|Assassin's Creed III: Liberation}} | ||
Agaté's experiences as a slave, suffering much violent abuse, left him emotionally scarred and paranoid. For most of his life, Agaté had trouble mentally processing his broken relationship with Jeanne, often being reminded of her during his interaction with Aveline.<ref name="AC3L"/> | Agaté's experiences as a slave, suffering much violent abuse, left him emotionally scarred and paranoid. For most of his life, Agaté had trouble mentally processing his broken relationship with Jeanne, often being reminded of her during his interaction with Aveline.<ref name="AC3L"/> | ||
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- "Our moment is now. With the kidnapper dead, and safety restored, my mission will be complete. I will find peace."
- ―Agaté to Aveline about Antonio de Ulloa, a kidnapper of African slaves.[src]
Agaté (c. 1722 – 1777) was the Mentor of the Assassin Brotherhood in Louisiana, operating from his hideout in the Louisiana Bayou.
Enslaved from a young age, Agaté came into contact with revolutionary disruptor François Mackandal, who taught him the ways of the Assassins. Following the death of his Mentor in 1758, Agaté traveled to Louisiana, a marked man, and hid in the bayou.
Agaté subsequently established the local Assassin guild, recruiting Aveline de Grandpré and Gérald Blanc, whom he trained to be his agents in New Orleans. After the Templars' presence in the bayou notably increased in 1766, Agaté went further into hiding, constructing a hidout deep within the swamp.
Although Agaté cared for his students, he was quite secretive in his dealings with them. Due to Aveline's natural impulsiveness and disinclination to follow orders, Agaté clashed with her frequently and eventually began to doubt her loyalty to the cause. Over the years, their mutual distrust of one another caused the two to grow apart.
When Aveline returned to Agaté in 1777 to tell him that Louisiana's head Templar had been her own stepmother all along, Agaté attacked Aveline, believing her to have betrayed the Assassins. His student managed to prove victorious, however, causing Agaté, who was overwhelmed with humiliation, to leap from the top of his treehouse to his death.
Biography
Early life
- "He calls himself François Mackandal, my own mentor – the leader, the priest, the Brother, to whose cause I devoted my life. He was put to death by fire. I failed to prevent it."
- ―Agaté, on his Mentor's death, 1766.[src]
Born on the western coast of Africa around 1722, Agaté was captured by slave traders at the age of seven.[1] Transported to the Americas, he eventually ended up on a plantation on Saint-Domingue. There, he became acquainted with two other slaves, Baptiste and Jeanne, and fell in love with the latter.[2]
In 1732, the trio came into contact with the Assassin François Mackandal, who took them under his wing and taught them to read and write. Unlike Jeanne, who was kept in the dark about the Brotherhood, Agaté, along with Baptiste, was trained to become a full-fledged Assassin, receiving tuition in the use of poison and weapons.[1] When Jeanne found out about Mackandal's violent ways, she grew frightened of him, forcing Agaté to cut all ties with her to prove his commitment to the cause.[2]
In 1738, Agaté officially joined the Assassin Brotherhood, following which he escaped the plantation at Saint-Domingue with Mackandal and Baptiste; Jeanne refused to join them and stayed behind. For many years he fought alongside his Mentor, until a failed attempt to poison the colonists of Saint-Domingue resulted in the capture and execution of Mackandal in 1758. Abandoning Baptiste, Agaté tried to reestablish contact with Jeanne, whom he still loved, but found out she had been sold to a merchant and taken to New Orleans.[1]
Mentor of the Louisiana Brotherhood
- Agaté: "What is an Assassin without discipline? You will regret your insubordination."
- Aveline: "I'll take that chance."
- —Agaté and Aveline during an argument.[src]
After he arrived in the city, Agaté soon learned that Jeanne had already left Louisiana, her destination unknown. Following his discovery that Jeanne had a daughter, Aveline, who still lived in the city, he decided to remain in New Orleans and keep watch over her. In 1759, Aveline took it upon herself to rescue a slave, but was caught in the act.[1]
Quickly intervening, Agaté saved Aveline's life and helped her free the slave. Impressed by her dedication to pursuing freedom and justice, he took her on as his pupil and, following a few months of intense training,[3] inducted her into the Assassin Brotherhood.[1] That same year, Gérald Blanc, Aveline's childhood friend, would also be recruited and trained as a spy and information officer.[2]
Constructing a hideout in the bayou to avoid the Templars, Agaté worked closely with Aveline, who acted as his agent in Louisiana. However, in 1766, Baptiste arrived, pretending to be François Mackandal. Aveline assassinated him for defecting to the Templar Order, but also discovered that Agaté knew her mother Jeanne. This information put a strain on their relationship, as Aveline lost trust in Agaté for keeping this secret from her.[2]
In 1768, during the Louisiana Rebellion, Agaté ordered Aveline to kill the Templar governor Antonio de Ulloa. Aveline ambushed the governor and confronted him, but decided to spare his life, disobeying Agaté's orders. This act continued to damage their relationship, as Agaté's trust in his student was lost. Afterwards, Aveline traveled to Chichen Itza to seek out the Templars, once again disregarding the explicit wishes of Agaté. In the years that followed, Aveline and her mentor began to grow apart.[2]
Following Aveline's return from Chichen Itza, she presented Agaté with a First Civilization artifact known as the Prophecy Disk. Agaté responded angrily that she should not have unearthed the artifact and told her to remove it from his sight. As she put the object away, Aveline warned him that Spanish soldiers under the command of a Templar called Vázquez were attempting to seize control of the bayou. Agaté replied that he was well aware of their presence, and under his instruction, Aveline followed the soldiers to each of the voodoo signs Agaté had set up within the bayou, poisoning enough at each checkpoint to make the rest believe they had fallen under a voodoo curse and flee.[2]
Confrontation with Aveline
- "You would fit me a coward's slow, pointless death? As you did Ulloa? I will not live with the dishonor. I–"
- ―Agaté to Aveline, just before falling to his death.[src]
After uncovering the identity of the "Company Man" to be her stepmother during her mission in New York, Aveline returned to the bayou to consult her mentor, only to find that he was under the belief that she had been turned to the Templar cause. However, when Aveline attempted to convince Agaté of her loyalty, he refused to listen.[2]
Upon defeating his pawns whilst under the influence of his hallucinogenic poison, Aveline confronted Agaté directly at the highest point of his homestead. However, Aveline chose to spare his life, but Agaté could not live with the dishonor and dove to his death, thus committing suicide in front of his student.[2]
Personality and characteristics
- "Who– Who are you? You look like a faithful student I had once, long ago. She no longer exists."
- ―Agaté to Aveline after one of her long absences.[src]
Agaté's experiences as a slave, suffering much violent abuse, left him emotionally scarred and paranoid. For most of his life, Agaté had trouble mentally processing his broken relationship with Jeanne, often being reminded of her during his interaction with Aveline.[2]
Nonetheless, Agaté appeared to be a very experienced and invaluable mentor to Aveline, reminding her that her impulsiveness would lead to trouble. At times, he was harsh with her in his words, but only did such to help mold her into the Assassin that she later became. However, he also showed doubt in her loyalty to the Assassins, and on one occasion admitted to having a dream that she had turned her back on the Order.[2]
Despite all of his concerns, he seemed to genuinely care for his student and viewed Aveline as his own child, revealing that if he had pursued her mother, Jeanne, she could have very well been his daughter.[2]
Agaté appeared to be a skilled freerunner and climber; on an occasion when he requested his student to meet him in the heart of New Orleans, Aveline found him perched atop a church roof.[2]
Agaté also possessed knowledge of voodoo, making use of it on one occasion during the events within the bayou. When confronted by Aveline, he used a certain hallucinogen that hindered her ability to see and made lifeless practice dolls appear to be hostile and human, as well as creating the illusion that he could vanish and reappear a distance away.[2]
Trivia
- Agate is a gemstone renowned for its bright hues and fine grain. But there is a Greek name Agathe, derived from the word agathos meaning "good".
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Concept art of Agaté's hut
References
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