Nathan Zhang
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Nathan Zhang is a Chinese criminal and Assassin who serves as the leader of Doom Eagle, an international criminal organization based in Southeast Asia. A descendant of a member of the Zhang Wei Union, he is related to Claire Zhang, the director of the Zhawang Corporation.
Biography
Activities in Macau
In 2023, the Zhawang Corporation learned about Noa Kim, a Korean-American college student and descendant of the Zhang Wei Union's founder Edward Kenway. Regarding Noa as a member of their "family", Nathan and Claire sought to rescue him following his abduction by Abstergo Industries, who forced Noa to relive Edward's genetic memories to locate a Piece of Eden found by his ancestor.[1]
Working together, the Corporation and Doom Eagle organized an ambush during Noa's trip with the Templar Shimazu Sei to the A-Ma Cultural Village in Macau. While two of Claire's operatives tried to convince Noa to leave with them, Nathan had several of his thugs attack Sei and her bodyguards as a distraction. However, the rescue operation ultimately failed as Noa refused to leave with the agents and defeated the thugs to protect Sei.[2]
Sometime later, Nathan was present at the Macau harbor where he watched the Exitus, the Abstergo research vessel which Noa was held aboard, depart for Cebu in the Philippines. While a Zhawang Corporation operative was on the phone with Claire informing her of the vessel's status, Nathan snatched away the phone to talk to Claire.[1]
Claiming that Abstergo was "rude" for keeping their "family member" away from them, Nathan asked Claire to let him and his organization handle Noa's rescue. As Doom Eagle had a foothold in the Philippines, Claire agreed to Nathan's request but asked him to keep a low profile. However, Nathan pointed out that, because of their failed attack in the A-Ma Cultural Village, Abstergo had likely increased their security, so avoiding a fight was easier said than done.[1]
Attempt to rescue Noa in Cebu
Upon arriving in Cebu, Nathan and his men tracked down the Abstergo convoy that Noa was in and manipulated the traffic to force the convoy to travel through another route, where Doom Eagle had laid an ambush. When the Abstergo convoy went down the alternate route, Nathan and his group opened fire on it,[3] forcing the vehicle Noa, Sei and the latter's bodyguard Yuki were in to push its way out of the attack.[4]
Nathan's men pursued the vehicle to a nearby shopping mall, where it crashed into a water fountain. Nathan arrived at the crash site, where his men exchanged fire with the Abstergo operatives. After Noa escaped into the mall with Sei, Nathan pursued them, disabling the security guards at the entrance. Not willing to risk a gunfight with so many civilians around, Nathan ordered his men to drop their guns and use only melee weapons to capture Noa, while also asking for Sei to be killed.[4]
However, Noa, having absorbed Edward's skills thanks to the Bleeding Effect, was able to fight off all the Doom Eagle thugs pursuing him and Sei. Watching from a balcony, Nathan was impressed and decided to "kick things up a notch" by firing his pistol into the air. This caused the civilians to panic, believing there were terrorists inside the mall. Despite the resulting commotion, Noa and Sei were able to make their way to the top floor, where Abstergo reinforcements were set to arrive, only to find Nathan and his men waiting for them.[5]
After praising Noa's skills, Nathan proposed him a deal to spare Sei if Noa came with him willingly. However, Noa refused, claiming he could not trust Nathan, to which the latter laughed and asked Noa how he expected to protect both himself and Sei from his gang. Agreeing with Nathan that Sei was just "dead weight" and would slow him down, Noa pushed her off the balcony and onto an inflatable castle below. He then prepared to battle Nathan's thugs, but the Assassin ordered his men to stand down, as he wished to fight Noa himself.[5]
Personality and traits
Nathan was a highly unpredictable individual who, according to Claire Zhang, had a tendency to "blow things out of proportion".[1] Despite being an Assassin, he did not care much for the Creed and rarely adhered to its tenets. As such, he often got into very public confrontations with his gang, leaving only chaos and destruction in his wake, which he seemed to enjoy. However, he drew the line at civilian casualties, which he tried to avoid.[4]
Nathan possessed a dark sense of humor and could be quite sadistic, only caring about the well-being of those he regarded as members of his "family". Even then, he did not value Noa Kim's safety very much and was only concerned with rescuing him from Abstergo alive, being willing to "pacify" him if he refused to come voluntarily.[4]
After watching Noa effortlessly fight his men, Nathan was impressed and offered him a deal to spare the Templar Shimazu Sei, who was accompanying Noa, if he surrendered. After Noa refused and pushed Sei off a balcony to prevent her from slowing him down, Nathan was amused and, admiring Noa's boldness, decided to fight him, believing he had finally found his match.[5]
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Nathan and his men confronting Noa and Sei
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