Edward Thatch

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Biography

Following the fall of the pirate republic of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nassau%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nassau%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNassau%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-155970502652983dd6b3dd9" href="/wiki/Nassau" title="Nassau">Nassau</a>, Thatch felt his pirating days were over, and retired to North Carolina. He was soon tracked down to a local beach by former associates Edward Kenway and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Charles%20Vane%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Charles%20Vane%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCharles%20Vane%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-155970502652983dd6b3dd9" href="/wiki/Charles_Vane" title="Charles Vane">Charles Vane</a>, who both failed to convince him to return to the West Indies.

Later that evening, English pirate hunters stormed his beach with a Man O' War. Thatch and Kenway boarded the monstrous vessel from Kenway's <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jackdaw%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jackdaw%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJackdaw%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-155970502652983dd6b3dd9" href="/wiki/Jackdaw" title="Jackdaw">Jackdaw</a>, but despite their best efforts, Thatch was slain after a prolonged and bloody battle, though Kenway and Vane were able to escape.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22AC4%5C%22%3E%27%27%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%20IV%3A%20Black%20Flag%5D%5D%27%27%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-155970502652983dd6b3dd9" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Trivia

• The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22database%20entry%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Database%5C%2FLocations%20%28AC3%29%3ADead%20Chest%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDatabase%5C%2FLocations%20%28AC3%29%3ADead%20Chest%20Island%7Cdatabase%20entry%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-155970502652983dd6b3dd9" href="/wiki/Database/Locations_(AC3):Dead_Chest_Island" title="Database/Locations (AC3):Dead Chest Island">database entry</a> for <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dead%20Chest%20Island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dead%20Chest%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDead%20Chest%20Island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-155970502652983dd6b3dd9" href="/wiki/Dead_Chest_Island" title="Dead Chest Island">Dead Chest Island</a> in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%20III%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%20III%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%20III%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-155970502652983dd6b3dd9" href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_III" title="Assassin's Creed III">Assassin's Creed III</a> uses the name "Edward Teach".<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22AC3%5C%22%3E%27%27%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%20III%5D%5D%27%27%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-155970502652983dd6b3dd9" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
• Following his retirement, Edward Kenway took an Irish bloodhound as a pet, which he named Thatch.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22ACF%5C%22%3E%27%27%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Forsaken%5D%5D%27%27%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-155970502652983dd6b3dd9" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
• Blackbeard's first mate was a man named Israel Hands. He was seen briefly after the pirate's crew disabled and boarded a galley off the coast of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mariguanas%20Island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mariguanas%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMariguanas%20Island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-155970502652983dd6b3dd9" href="/wiki/Mariguanas_Island" class="new" title="Mariguanas Island (page does not exist)">Mariguanas Island</a>. 

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