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1718), also known as <b>Edward Teach</b>, or by the alias <b>Blackbeard</b>, was an infamous <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22English%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22United%20Kingdom%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUnited%20Kingdom%7CEnglish%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-155970502652983dd6b3dd9" href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">English</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22pirate%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Piracy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPiracy%7Cpirate%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-155970502652983dd6b3dd9" href="/wiki/Piracy" title="Piracy">pirate</a> captain who sailed the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22West%20Indies%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Caribbean%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCaribbean%7CWest%20Indies%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-155970502652983dd6b3dd9" href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">West Indies</a> and the eastern seaboard of the American colonies during the early 18th century, aboard the ship <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Queen%20Anne%27s%20Revenge%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Queen%20Anne%27s%20Revenge%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BQueen%20Anne%27s%20Revenge%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-155970502652983dd6b3dd9" href="/wiki/Queen_Anne%27s_Revenge" title="Queen Anne's Revenge">Queen Anne's Revenge</a></i>.
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{{Quote|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.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}
{{Character Infobox
|image = AC4 Edward Thatch.png
|birth = c. 1680<br />[[United Kingdom|Kingdom of England]]
|death = 22 November 1718 (aged 38)<br />{{Wiki|Ocracoke, North Carolina|Ocracoke}}, {{Wiki|Province of Carolina}}
|hidep = yes
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
|voice = [[Mark Bonnar]]}}
'''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 eastern seaboard of the American colonies during the early 18th century, aboard the ship ''[[Queen Anne's Revenge]]''.
Following the fall of the pirate republic of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nassau%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nassau%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNassau%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-155970502652983dd6b3dd9" href="/wiki/Nassau" title="Nassau">Nassau</a>, 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 <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Charles%20Vane%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Charles%20Vane%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCharles%20Vane%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-155970502652983dd6b3dd9" href="/wiki/Charles_Vane" title="Charles Vane">Charles Vane</a>, who both failed to convince him to return to the West Indies.
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 <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jackdaw%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jackdaw%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJackdaw%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-155970502652983dd6b3dd9" href="/wiki/Jackdaw" title="Jackdaw">Jackdaw</a></i>, but despite their best efforts, Thatch was slain after a prolonged and bloody battle, though Kenway and Vane were able to escape.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22AC4%5C%22%3E%27%27%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%20IV%3A%20Black%20Flag%5D%5D%27%27%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-155970502652983dd6b3dd9" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Trivia</h2>
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>
<ul><li>The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22database%20entry%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Database%5C%2FLocations%20%28AC3%29%3ADead%20Chest%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDatabase%5C%2FLocations%20%28AC3%29%3ADead%20Chest%20Island%7Cdatabase%20entry%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-155970502652983dd6b3dd9" href="/wiki/Database/Locations_(AC3):Dead_Chest_Island" title="Database/Locations (AC3):Dead Chest Island">database entry</a> for <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dead%20Chest%20Island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dead%20Chest%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDead%20Chest%20Island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-155970502652983dd6b3dd9" href="/wiki/Dead_Chest_Island" title="Dead Chest Island">Dead Chest Island</a> in <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%20III%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%20III%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%20III%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-155970502652983dd6b3dd9" href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_III" title="Assassin's Creed III">Assassin's Creed III</a></i> uses the name "Edward Teach".<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22AC3%5C%22%3E%27%27%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%20III%5D%5D%27%27%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-155970502652983dd6b3dd9" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /></li><li>Following his retirement, Edward Kenway took an Irish bloodhound as a pet, which he named Thatch.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22ACF%5C%22%3E%27%27%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Forsaken%5D%5D%27%27%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-155970502652983dd6b3dd9" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /></li><li>Blackbeard's first mate was a man named Israel Hands. He was seen briefly after the pirate's crew disabled and boarded a galley off the coast of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mariguanas%20Island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mariguanas%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMariguanas%20Island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-155970502652983dd6b3dd9" href="/wiki/Mariguanas_Island" class="new" title="Mariguanas Island (page does not exist)">Mariguanas Island</a>. </li></ul>
*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>
*Blackbeard's first mate was a man named Israel Hands. He was seen briefly after the pirate's crew disabled and boarded a galley off the coast of [[Mariguanas Island]].
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
AC4BF-Nassau pirates.jpg|Thatch, Kenway and [[Benjamin Hornigold]] on a [[Nassau]] beach
AC4-CaribbeanSea FuriousBlackbeard.jpg|Thatch scaring and teasing [[Stede Bonnet]]
AC4-CaribbeanSea DefendBlackbeard.jpg|Thatch and Kenway defending a burning ship
Now Hiring 4.png|Hornigold, Thatch and Kenway in Nassau
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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 (c. 1680 – 1718), also known as Edward Teach, or by the alias Blackbeard, was an infamous Englishpirate captain who sailed the West Indies and the eastern seaboard of the American colonies during the early 18th century, aboard the ship Queen Anne's Revenge.
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]
Following his retirement, Edward Kenway took an Irish bloodhound as a pet, which he named Thatch.[3]
Blackbeard's first mate was a man named Israel Hands. He was seen briefly after the pirate's crew disabled and boarded a galley off the coast of Mariguanas Island.
Concept art of Blackbeard
Rear concept of Blackbeard
Blackbeard alongside Edward Kenway
Thatch, Kenway and Benjamin Hornigold on a Nassau beach
Thatch scaring and teasing Stede Bonnet
Thatch and Kenway defending a burning ship
Hornigold, Thatch and Kenway in Nassau
