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'''Hunting''' is the practice of tracking and killing wildlife for various purposes, such as the collection of meat or skins. | '''Hunting''' is the practice of tracking and killing wildlife for various purposes, such as the collection of meat or skins. | ||
The [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] hunted animals, including whales and | The [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] hunted animals, including whales and other sea life, during his adventures in the [[Caribbean]].<ref name="PAX">[http://3playerplaythrough.com/2013/03/pax-east-assassins-creed-iv-black-flag/ PAX East 2013]</ref> | ||
Edward's grandson, [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] hunted animals similarly to assassination targets, tracking and trapping several kinds that he encountered across the [[Frontier]].<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> | Edward's grandson, [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] hunted animals similarly to assassination targets, tracking and trapping several kinds that he encountered across the [[Frontier]].<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> | ||
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Hunting was both a lifestyle and a sport in the Frontier, so much so that the Hunting Society was one of the many factions during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. The club would invite skilled hunters such as Ratonhnhaké:ton to join their ranks, and would commonly request them to hunt rare animals.<ref name="AC3"/> | Hunting was both a lifestyle and a sport in the Frontier, so much so that the Hunting Society was one of the many factions during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. The club would invite skilled hunters such as Ratonhnhaké:ton to join their ranks, and would commonly request them to hunt rare animals.<ref name="AC3"/> | ||
==Whaling== | |||
During the [[Golden Age of Piracy]], Edward Kenway and other pirates tracked and hunted whales for various purposes, such as meat and oil production. | |||
It was a common source of income in the world up until the twentieth century, where the growing sparsity of whales in the ocean inspired laws against the act.<ref name="PAX"/> | |||
==Huntable animals ([[Thirteen Colonies]])== | ==Huntable animals ([[Thirteen Colonies]])== | ||
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*Raccoon | *Raccoon | ||
==Criticism of whaling== | |||
After the feature was confirmed, {{Wiki|PETA}} issued a statement condemning ''Black Flag'' as "disgraceful" as it "glorified" whaling.<ref>[http://venturebeat.com/2013/03/04/peta-its-disgraceful-for-assassins-creed-iv-black-flag-to-glorify-whaling/#MPjDcqOYie38X7rM.99 Venturebeat - It's Disgraceful for ''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' to Glorify Whaling]</ref> | After the feature was confirmed, {{Wiki|PETA}} issued a statement condemning ''Black Flag'' as "disgraceful" as it "glorified" whaling.<ref>[http://venturebeat.com/2013/03/04/peta-its-disgraceful-for-assassins-creed-iv-black-flag-to-glorify-whaling/#MPjDcqOYie38X7rM.99 Venturebeat - It's Disgraceful for ''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' to Glorify Whaling]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 06:44, 11 April 2013
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Hunting is the practice of tracking and killing wildlife for various purposes, such as the collection of meat or skins.
The Assassin Edward Kenway hunted animals, including whales and other sea life, during his adventures in the Caribbean.[1]
Edward's grandson, Ratonhnhaké:ton hunted animals similarly to assassination targets, tracking and trapping several kinds that he encountered across the Frontier.[2]
Though animals could be hunted in a variety of ways, the quality of the kill affected the price one could fetch for the skin. For an animal killed with a single strike from a bow or blade, the skin had a higher economic value, since bullets from a firearm or the rope dart would damage the pelt.[2]
Hunting was both a lifestyle and a sport in the Frontier, so much so that the Hunting Society was one of the many factions during the American Revolutionary War. The club would invite skilled hunters such as Ratonhnhaké:ton to join their ranks, and would commonly request them to hunt rare animals.[2]
Whaling
During the Golden Age of Piracy, Edward Kenway and other pirates tracked and hunted whales for various purposes, such as meat and oil production.
It was a common source of income in the world up until the twentieth century, where the growing sparsity of whales in the ocean inspired laws against the act.[1]
Huntable animals (Thirteen Colonies)
Predators
Prey
Frontier hunting grounds
Black Creek
- Beaver
- Bobcat
- Elk
- Hare
Concord
- Beaver
- Deer
- Hare
- Raccoon
Davenport Homestead
- Beaver
- Elk
- Deer
- Fox
- Hare
- Raccoon
- Wolf
Diamond Basin
- Beaver
- Cougar
- Deer
- Wolf
Great Piece Hills
- Bobcat
- Elk
- Hare
- Wolf
John's Town
- Bear
- Elk
- Fox
- Hare
Kanièn:keh
- Cougar
- Deer
- Fox
- Hare
Lexington
- Deer
- Fox
- Hare
- Raccoon
Monmouth
- Elk
- Fox
- Hare
- Raccoon
Packanack
- Bear
- Beaver
- Bobcat
- Hare
Scotch Plains
- Cougar
- Deer
- Hare
- Raccoon
Troy's Wood
- Deer
- Elk
- Hare
- Wolf
Valley Forge
- Beaver
- Elk
- Hare
- Raccoon
Criticism of whaling
After the feature was confirmed, PETA issued a statement condemning Black Flag as "disgraceful" as it "glorified" whaling.[3]
A Ubisoft spokesperson provided the following response to IGN.
- "History is our playground in Assassin's Creed. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is a work of fiction that depicts the real events during the Golden Era of Pirates. We do not condone illegal whaling, just as we don't condone a pirate lifestyle of poor hygiene, plundering, hijacking ships, and over the legal limit drunken debauchery."[4]
Trivia
- If a predator killed another animal, that animal could not be skinned; however if another character killed an animal, it could be skinned, though the spoils would be damaged.
- When Ratonhnhaké:ton skinned an animal, he knelt next to the carcass and said Niá:wen, which translates into "Thank you" in Kanien'kehá:ka language, as a way of showing respect to nature for spoils of the hunt.
Gallery
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A whale breaching the water's surface as Edward Kenway looks on from aboard the Jackdaw -
Concept art of Connor stalking an elk -
Connor placing an arrow on his bow to fire at a deer -
Some of the common animal types that could be found throughout the Frontier -
Connor preparing to skin a fallen buck
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Connor stalking a deer through a snowy expanse -
Connor chasing a deer -
Wolves, the natural competitors when hunting prey -
A Black Bear, another competitor and challenging prey
References
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