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'''Thomas "Tom" Stoddard''' was a [[Master Assassin]] of the [[Assassins|Assassin Brotherhood]], well-known for being a tracker of [[Pieces of Eden]]. One of his assignments, in 1692, was locating an artifact in the town of [[Salem]], amidst the [[Salem witch trials]]. He is a descendant of 16th century assassin [[Hiram Stoddard]] and is also an ancestor to 21st century Assassin [[Charlotte de la Cruz]].<ref name="AC02">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)|Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed 2 (issue)|Issue #02]] | '''Thomas "Tom" Stoddard''' was a [[Master Assassin]] of the [[Assassins|Assassin Brotherhood]], well-known for being a tracker of [[Pieces of Eden]]. One of his assignments, in 1692, was locating an artifact in the town of [[Salem]], amidst the [[Salem witch trials]]. He is a descendant of 16th century assassin [[Hiram Stoddard]] and is also an ancestor to 21st century Assassin [[Charlotte de la Cruz]] through her matrilineal line.<ref name="AC01"/><ref name="AC02">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)|Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed 2 (issue)|Issue #02]] | ||
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Revision as of 05:06, 20 June 2023
- "Consider your origin... you were not formed to live like a brute... but to follow virtue and knowledge."
- ―Tom's father's last words from Dante's The Divine Comedy.[src][[ [citation needed] |-[m]]]
Thomas "Tom" Stoddard was a Master Assassin of the Assassin Brotherhood, well-known for being a tracker of Pieces of Eden. One of his assignments, in 1692, was locating an artifact in the town of Salem, amidst the Salem witch trials. He is a descendant of 16th century assassin Hiram Stoddard and is also an ancestor to 21st century Assassin Charlotte de la Cruz through her matrilineal line.[1]Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
Stoddard, now a changed man, buried Dorothy and Jennifer and took the orphaned David as his own child. He then realized that Jennifer was actually David's own mother. After this, he offered to teach David how to read and offered him his copy of Dante's The Inferno.[2]
Personality and traits
The son of a harsh farmer, who taught to his son to respect the rules above any personal considerations,[3] Tom Stoddard grew into a cold and tough individual, keeping his emotions to himself.[4] He was not one to abandon a mission in order to help someone in need and was considered as one of the most ruthless Assassins in his time. Capable of threatening the life of a little girl to obtain what he was tasked to acquire, Tom was nevertheless a strong follower of the Creed and while conflicted about it, he avoided to kill innocents even if they were directly threatening his life.[3]
Equipment and skills
Stoddard was an exceptionally skilled freerunner capable of scaling the buildings of Salem.[1] He also proved to be skilled in unarmed combat, easily incapacitating an attacking villager without killing him.[3] Thomas was also capable of having a high pain threshold in enduring severe torture from his Templar enemies without revealing any information.[2] In terms of equipment, he possessed a dual Hidden Blades, concealed underneath his sleeve, as well as a sword and dual pistols.[3]
Stoddard was also excellent in hunting targets or artifacts, and the Templars noted him as a legendary tracker and could take on multiple opponents and used the environment to his advantage [1][4]
Trivia
- Alongside Quila, Elsie and his own ancestor Hiram, Stoddard is one of the few known ancestors of modern Assassin Charlotte de la Cruz.[1]
- When he was a young boy, Tom Stoddard was given a copy of Dante's Inferno, written by the poet and Assassin Dante Alighieri, from his father.[4]
Gallery
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Stoddard threatening Dorothy
References