Stephane Chapheau
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Stephane Chapheau (1743 – unknown) was a French chef in Boston during the American Revolutionary War. He was aided by the Assassin Connor when the British forces attempted to collect taxes from him, and was later recruited by Connor as an apprentice.
Biography
Chapheau was born in Canada. His father served as a cook for the French army during the French and Indian War, serving for the officers. However he was one of the many untrained soldiers conscripted to join the battlements and later as a result died fighting in the Plains of Abraham. After his death, Stephane took on work as a chef in and moved to Boston in 1764.
While residing in Boston, Stephane was one of the dissenters among the populace with strong grievances against British Parliament policies for the colonies. As a result he became a strong supporter of the Patriot's cause for independence from the British, leading to the American Revolutionary War.
1765, he was part of a mob that protested against the British Parliament Stamp Act, which imposed direct taxation, and took part in the ransacking of Governor Hutchinson's mansion. In 1770, Stephane was present in another protest which led to the Boston Massacre. Furthermore Stephane was arrested and fined on several occasions for drunken behavior and brawling.
In 1773, Stephane refused to continue paying taxes to the British. As a tax collector came to his house, Stephane angrily called him a thief and threw the contents of his chamber pot at him. Stephane brawled against the taxman and guards, during which, Connor came to his aid. In gratitude, Stephane offered to one day buy Connor a drink. Connor continued helping the district by attacking tax enforcers and tea smugglers.
After his home was robbed and footlocker stolen by British soldiers, Stephane angrily led another mob in protest of the taxation. Stephane and Connor found a taxman in market. Stephane attacked him, hacking his butcher knife into his shoulder. The taxman however revealed that he actually worked for William Johnson. Stephane finished him quickly to end his suffering.
Connor soon after explained the truth about the Templar Order and the Assassins. Stephane offered to join in Connor's battles to fight against injustice and for freedom. Stephane assisted Connor in the Boston Tea Party, fending off the guards and dumped crated of tea into the harbor.
Trivia
- While underground in Sequence 11, Stephane and Marquis de Lafayette discussed how having a King as a ruler would result in tyranny and hypocrisy, hence they argued that the people should have the right to elect their leaders. This preludes to how American would become a democratic society in favor over lineage of kings.
Gallery
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Stephane performing his first assassination.
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