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'''Edward Thatch''' (c. 1680 – 1718), also known as '''Edward Teach''', or by the alias '''Blackbeard''', was an infamous [[United Kingdom|English]] [[Piracy|pirate]] captain who sailed the [[Caribbean|West Indies]] and the American Colonies during the early 18th century, aboard the ship ''[[Queen Anne's Revenge]]''. | '''Edward Thatch''' (c. 1680 – 1718), also known as '''Edward Teach''', or by the alias '''Blackbeard''', was an infamous [[United Kingdom|English]] [[Piracy|pirate]] captain who sailed the [[Caribbean|West Indies]] and the American Colonies during the early 18th century, aboard the ship ''[[Queen Anne's Revenge]]'', and a contemporary and associate of [[Edward Kenway]]. | ||
Following the fall of the pirate republic of [[Nassau]], Thatch felt his pirating days were over, and retired to North Carolina. He was soon tracked down to a local beach by former associates | ==Biography== | ||
Following the fall of the pirate republic of [[Nassau]], Thatch felt his pirating days were over, and retired to North Carolina. He was soon tracked down to a local beach by former associates Edward Kenway and [[Charles Vane]], who both failed to convince him to return to the West Indies. Later that evening, English pirate hunters stormed his beach with a Man O' War. Thatch and Kenway boarded the monstrous vessel from Kenway's ''[[Jackdaw]]'', but despite their best efforts, Thatch was slain after a prolonged and bloody battle, though Kenway and Vane were able to escape.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The [[Database/Locations (AC3):Dead Chest Island|database entry]] for [[Dead Chest Island]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' uses the name "Edward Teach". | *The [[Database/Locations (AC3):Dead Chest Island|database entry]] for [[Dead Chest Island]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' uses the name "Edward Teach".<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> | ||
*Following his retirement, Edward Kenway took an Irish bloodhound as a pet, which he named Thatch.<ref name="ACF">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"> | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"> | ||
Edward Thatch concept.jpg|Concept art of Blackbeard | |||
Edward Thatch rear view concept.jpg|Rear concept of Blackbeard | |||
Blackflag011-1-.jpg|Blackbeard alongside Edward Kenway | Blackflag011-1-.jpg|Blackbeard alongside Edward Kenway | ||
AC4BF-Nassau pirates.jpg|Thatch, Kenway and [[Benjamin Hornigold]] on a [[Nassau]] beach | AC4BF-Nassau pirates.jpg|Thatch, Kenway and [[Benjamin Hornigold]] on a [[Nassau]] beach | ||
AC4-CaribbeanSea FuriousBlackbeard.jpg|Thatch threatening [[Stede Bonnet]] | AC4-CaribbeanSea FuriousBlackbeard.jpg|Thatch threatening [[Stede Bonnet]] | ||
AC4-CaribbeanSea DefendBlackbeard.jpg|Thatch and Kenway defending a burning ship | AC4-CaribbeanSea DefendBlackbeard.jpg|Thatch and Kenway defending a burning ship | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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- "Caution's nothing without charisma. If a man plays the fool, then it's only fools he'll persuade. But appear to be the devil... and all men will submit."
- ―Edward Thatch to Edward Kenway.[src]
Edward Thatch (c. 1680 – 1718), also known as Edward Teach, or by the alias Blackbeard, was an infamous English pirate captain who sailed the West Indies and the American Colonies during the early 18th century, aboard the ship Queen Anne's Revenge, and a contemporary and associate of Edward Kenway.
Biography
Following the fall of the pirate republic of Nassau, Thatch felt his pirating days were over, and retired to North Carolina. He was soon tracked down to a local beach by former associates Edward Kenway and Charles Vane, who both failed to convince him to return to the West Indies. Later that evening, English pirate hunters stormed his beach with a Man O' War. Thatch and Kenway boarded the monstrous vessel from Kenway's Jackdaw, but despite their best efforts, Thatch was slain after a prolonged and bloody battle, though Kenway and Vane were able to escape.[1]
Trivia
- The database entry for Dead Chest Island in Assassin's Creed III uses the name "Edward Teach".[2]
- Following his retirement, Edward Kenway took an Irish bloodhound as a pet, which he named Thatch.[3]
Gallery
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Concept art of Blackbeard -
Rear concept of Blackbeard -
Blackbeard alongside Edward Kenway -
Thatch, Kenway and Benjamin Hornigold on a Nassau beach -
Thatch threatening Stede Bonnet -
Thatch and Kenway defending a burning ship
References