Haytham Kenway
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Haytham Kenway (1725 - 1781) was an Assassin of British descent. Born to the Assassin Edward Kenway, Haytham joined the British Assassin's cause alongside Reginald Birch. He was sent to America to find a First Civilization storehouse. He fathered the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton with the mohawk woman Kaniehti:io and he is an ancestor of William Miles and Desmond Miles.
Equipment and skills
Haytham was a capable freerunner, able to stealthily climb the inside of an opera house with little effort. He also possessed two Hidden Blades as well as the rare ability of Eagle Vision.
Trivia
- Haytham's name is connected with an eagle, continuing the eagle motif set by Aquilus, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Aveline de Grandpré and Nikolai Orelov.
- Like some of Desmond's ancestors, the meaning of Haytham's name relates to his character:
- "Haytham" is an Arabic name meaning "young eagle."
- "Kenway" is an Old English name meaning "brave royal fighter."
- Haytham has an eagle symbol on his jacket's left cuff, and what appears to be a broken, rusted Assassin insignia on his right bracer.
- Haytham is the first of two playable characters in the Assassin's Creed series, that wear a hat instead of the symbolic white hood of the Assassins.
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