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{{Quote|And you're worse for it, Kenway! It were the Templars who took us in when all else went to shit! Not our king. Not our country. The Templars.|Burgess' last words, 1719.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}} | {{Quote|And you're worse for it, Kenway! It were the Templars who took us in when all else went to shit! Not our king. Not our country. The Templars.|Burgess' last words, 1719.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag|Trust is Earned}} | ||
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| image = AC4 Josiah Burgess.png | | image = AC4 Josiah Burgess.png | ||
| birth = 1689<br | | birth = 1689<br>[[Kingdom of England]] | ||
| death = 19 June 1719<br | | death = 19 June 1719<br>[[Príncipe]], {{Wiki|Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe}} | ||
| affiliates = [[Piracy|Pirate Republic]] {{c|unknown – 1718}}<br | | affiliates = [[Piracy|Pirate Republic]] {{c|unknown – 1718}}<br>[[Templars]] | ||
*[[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order|West Indies Rite]] {{c|1718 – death}} | *[[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order|West Indies Rite]] {{c|1718 – death}} | ||
| species = [[Human]] | | species = [[Human]] | ||
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==Biography== | ==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 Burgess' life prior to his becoming a pirate. By 1718, he, along with Cockram and Hornigold, had become dissatisfied with the state of Nassau, feeling it had turned into an unbearable slum. As such, Burgess eagerly accepted the [[United Kingdom|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.<ref name=" | {{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 Burgess' life prior to his becoming a pirate. By 1718, he, along with Cockram and Hornigold, had become dissatisfied with the state of Nassau, feeling it had turned into an unbearable slum. As such, Burgess eagerly accepted the [[United Kingdom|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.<ref name="Parlay">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[We Demand a Parlay]]</ref> | |||
In 1719, he and Cockram 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, Burgess and Cockram found and ambushed the crew Roberts was part of, though Roberts himself slipped away.<ref name=" | In 1719, he and Cockram 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, Burgess and Cockram found and ambushed the crew Roberts was part of, though Roberts himself slipped away.<ref name="Trust">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Trust Is Earned]]</ref> | ||
As Burgess and Cockram 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, Burgess and Cockram claimed the Templars had been like a family for them and called Edward out on his selfish motivations.<ref name=" | As Burgess and Cockram 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, Burgess and Cockram claimed the Templars had been like a family for them and called Edward out on his selfish motivations.<ref name="Trust" /> | ||
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Revision as of 11:00, 4 July 2020
Josiah Burgess (1689 – 1719) was an English pirate based in Nassau. Like John Cockram, 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 as a pirate hunter, tracking down and eliminating his former allies.
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 Burgess' life prior to his becoming a pirate. By 1718, he, along with Cockram and Hornigold, had become dissatisfied with the state of Nassau, feeling it had turned into an unbearable slum. As such, Burgess 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.[1]
In 1719, he and Cockram 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, Burgess and Cockram found and ambushed the crew Roberts was part of, though Roberts himself slipped away.[2]
As Burgess and Cockram 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, Burgess and Cockram claimed the Templars had been like a family for them and called Edward out on his selfish motivations.[2]
Legacy
In 2014, during production and research of the Abstergo Entertainment feature film Devils of the Caribbean, the genetic memory data containing content of Burgess was deemed as being a "minor character" by Chief Creative Officer Melanie Lemay. To fix this, she suggested they make Burgess more interesting by giving him some strange secret and changing his date of death. Subsequently, the Database entry for Burgess database was then amended to make his date of death as 1721, when historically he died in 1719. [citation needed]
By 2015, his name was on a list of known British Templars used by the Templar Isabelle Ardant. He was also the only one on the list to not to have his last name first.[3]
Behind the scenes
Josiah Burgess is a historical figure and character introduced in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag where he is voiced by Christopher Hatherall.
In development art for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Burgess is shown with a red color scheme - similar to a Redcoat - like his friend Cockram, but has a blue and gold color scheme in the actual game.
Gallery
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Concept art of Burgess -
Database image of Josiah Burgess -
Burgess and the pirates of Nassau being told about the pardon -
Edward Kenway assassinating Cockram and Burgess -
Burgess and Cockram's final moments
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (name only)
References
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ru:Джосая Бёрджес
zh:乔赛亚·伯吉斯