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{{Dialogue|Cockram|You done us good, Kenway. Proved yourself a true bravo. And for what?|Burgess|His own bloody pride.|Cockram and Burgess to Edward Kenway, 1719.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}
[[File:AC4-JohnCockram.png|thumb|John Cockram]]
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'''John Cockram''' (1689 – 19 June 1719) was a [[Piracy|pirate]], close friend, and confidant of [[Benjamin Hornigold]]. He engaged in piracy for a few years prior to 1718, until he accepted the [[United Kingdom|British]] Crown's pardon after [[Woodes Rogers]]' arrival on [[Nassau]] and became a pirate hunter.
|image = AC4-JohnCockram.png
|birth = 1689
|death = 19 June 1719<br>[[Príncipe]], [[Africa|West Africa]]
|affiliates = [[Piracy|Pirate Republic]]<small> (unknown - 1718)<br>
[[Templars]]<small> (1718 – 1719)</small>
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
|voice = }}
'''John Cockram''' (1689 – 1719) was an [[United Kingdom|English]] [[Piracy|pirate]] based in [[Nassau]]. Like [[Josiah Burgess]], he had a close relationship with [[Benjamin Hornigold]], one of the leaders of the small pirate republic. After accepting the King's pardon, he was recruited into the [[Templars|Templar Order]].


He and [[Josiah Burgess]] were both killed by [[Edward Kenway]] in 1719 on the island of [[Príncipe]], on the coast of west [[Africa]], in an attempt to rescue [[Bartholomew Roberts]].
==Biography==
{{Quote|We've sent two of our best men. Burgess and Cockram. Privateers with fast ships and firm hearts.|Rogers, on Burgess and Cockram, 1719.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}
Little is known of Cockram' life prior to his becoming a pirate. By 1718, he, along with Burgess and Hornigold, had become dissatisfied with the state of Nassau, feeling it had turned into an unbearable slum. As such, Cockram eagerly accepted the British Crown's pardon, offered to him by [[Woodes Rogers]], and was then invited to join the Templars in their attempts to restore order in the region.
 
In 1719, he and Burgess were sent to [[Príncipe]], an island on the coast of west [[Africa]], to track down the [[Sages|Sage]] [[Bartholomew Roberts]]. Through their Templar connections, the pair secured an alliance with the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] based there. With the aid of the Portuguese, Cockram and Burgess found and ambushed the crew Roberts was part of, though Roberts himself slipped away.
 
As Cockram and Burgess made to leave to notify their Templar brethren, they were killed by [[Edward Kenway]], who had teamed up with Roberts in exchange for the location of the [[Observatory]]. In their final moments, Cockram and Burgess claimed the Templars had been like a family for them and called Edward out on his selfish motivations.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Despite wearing a red coat in various pieces of development art, Cockram wears a navy blue one in the game.
*Like his friend Burgess, Cockram is shown with a red color scheme - similar to a [[British Army|Redcoat]] - in development art, but has a blue and gold color scheme in the actual game.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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John Cockram - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of John Cockram
John Cockram - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of Cockram
AC4 John Cockram ( E3 ) closeups by threedsquid.jpg|John Cockram
We Demand A Parlay 7.png|Cockram and the pirates of Nassau being told about the pardon
AC4 John Cockram by threedsquid.jpg|Renders
Trust is Earned 7.png|Cockram and Burgess' final moments
AC4 John Cockram 3D model by threedsquid.jpg|3D model of John Cockram
AC4 John Cockram ( E3 ) closeups by threedsquid.jpg|A close-up of Cockram
AC4 John Cockram by threedsquid.jpg|Renders of Cockram
AC4 John Cockram 3D model by threedsquid.jpg|3D model of Cockram
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Revision as of 20:31, 26 February 2014

Cockram: "You done us good, Kenway. Proved yourself a true bravo. And for what?"
Burgess: "His own bloody pride."
—Cockram and Burgess to Edward Kenway, 1719.[src]

John Cockram (1689 – 1719) was an English pirate based in Nassau. Like Josiah Burgess, he had a close relationship with Benjamin Hornigold, one of the leaders of the small pirate republic. After accepting the King's pardon, he was recruited into the Templar Order.

Biography

"We've sent two of our best men. Burgess and Cockram. Privateers with fast ships and firm hearts."
―Rogers, on Burgess and Cockram, 1719.[src]

Little is known of Cockram' life prior to his becoming a pirate. By 1718, he, along with Burgess and Hornigold, had become dissatisfied with the state of Nassau, feeling it had turned into an unbearable slum. As such, Cockram eagerly accepted the British Crown's pardon, offered to him by Woodes Rogers, and was then invited to join the Templars in their attempts to restore order in the region.

In 1719, he and Burgess were sent to Príncipe, an island on the coast of west Africa, to track down the Sage Bartholomew Roberts. Through their Templar connections, the pair secured an alliance with the Portuguese based there. With the aid of the Portuguese, Cockram and Burgess found and ambushed the crew Roberts was part of, though Roberts himself slipped away.

As Cockram and Burgess made to leave to notify their Templar brethren, they were killed by Edward Kenway, who had teamed up with Roberts in exchange for the location of the Observatory. In their final moments, Cockram and Burgess claimed the Templars had been like a family for them and called Edward out on his selfish motivations.

Trivia

  • Like his friend Burgess, Cockram is shown with a red color scheme - similar to a Redcoat - in development art, but has a blue and gold color scheme in the actual game.

Gallery

Reference