John de la Tour
John de la Tour (unknown – 11 May 1745) was a member of the Assassin Order, and the first Assassin to arrive in the American colonies.[1]
Biography
John de la Tour resided in Acadia, a member of a wealthy family, and operated under direct order of the French Assassin Council. In 1740, he became acquainted with Achilles Davenport, who had been sent to the Colonies by the Mentor of the Caribbean branch of the Order, Ah Tabai, in order to establish a new Brotherhood. Upon first meeting de la Tour, Achilles learned that he had attempted to build a network of information with the intention of easily identifying any potential threats towards the colonies and personally theorized that the New World most likely contained several Precursor sites and artifacts.
Achilles held a rather indifferent opinion of de la Tour, referring to him as an arrogant bastard.[2]
In 1744, John accompanied Achilles to Quebec in order to locate Mathieu Léveillé, a slave from Martinique who had been believed to possess certain knowledge of the First Civilization. However, due to the weather conditions, the two were delayed on their journey, and by the time of their arrival Mathieu had passed away from an unknown illness in September 1743.[2]
Fortunately for the Assassins, they discovered that the government had arranged a marriage between Léveillé and Angelique-Denis. However, the ceremony never took place, and the woman was put up for sale at a slave auction. Acting on impulse, de la Tour bought her, but not before Mathieu was able to share his secrets with her. Witnessing this act changed Achilles' view of John, whom the former came to respect.[2]
In 1745, John journeyed to Louisbourg with Achilles and Abigail posing as his slaves, in search of a safe house owned by Nicolas Court, a Hermeticist who studied the mythology of the indigenous people of the New World. De la Tour believed that Nicolas held valuable information that would lead them to finding First Civilization Temples. The pair posing as slaves allowed them to draw less suspicion and easily move through the city, although contrary to John, Achilles was irritated by the charade.[2]
However, as the conflicts between European powers had reached America, British troops appeared in the city. John and Achilles attempted to enlist the aid of French government, but were turned away as the French decided to reclaim their lost territory through treaties and negotiations, a tactic which the Assassins were skeptical about. De la tour and Achilles helped prepare the Louisbourg fortress for the impending British attack, while Abigail searched the city for the safe house.[2]
When the conflict between the French and the British finally erupted in the colonies, de la Tour realized the Templars would attempt to take advantage of it for their own purposes. John presented Achilles with his Assassin robes and named him as Mentor of the Colonial Brotherhood, before leaving to fight against the invading British forces, in order to buy Achilles and Abigail time to complete their mission.[2]
Trivia
- Connor could wear John de la Tour's Colonial Assassin outfit, which was unlocked with the Join or Die and Digital Deluxe Editions of Assassin's Creed III, or with The Hidden Secrets Pack.
- John also owned another outfit, which was passed down to Achilles.