Abel Bramah
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- "A new captain has come to Nassau, and I do not like him. Abel Bramah is his name, and he has the look of a scoundrel about him."
- ―Edward Thatch, chronicling his opinion of Bramah in his journal, 1714.[src]
Abel Bramah (died 1715) was the pirate captain of a brig called the Jacobite, operating in the Caribbean Sea during the early 18th century.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Bramah arrived in Nassau around January 1714. He was immediately disliked by the pirate Edward Thatch,[1] who advised his protégé, Edward Kenway, against joining Bramah's crew. However, Kenway ignored this advice and ended up serving under Bramah on the Jacobite for over a year.[2]
In June 1715, the Jacobite was traveling past Cape Bonavista, in western Cuba, when it was attacked by a Royal Navy frigate, HMS Intrigue. Bramah's crew managed to demast the attacking vessel, but the victory was short-lived as it was discovered the gunpowder magazine had caught fire. Bramah immediately shouted for the crew to douse the flames, unaware of a hooded, shadowy figure behind him. Before Kenway could shout a warning, the figure, an Assassin named Duncan Walpole, who had been a passenger aboard the British warship, leapt down and stabbed the captain in the back, killing him.[3]
Personality and traits[edit | edit source]
- "Nobody but his own mother was going to mourn our captain's passing."
- ―Edward Kenway regarding Bramah's death.[src]
Abel Bramah was a harsh and cruel man, fond of personally flogging his crew members and marooning them, which he referred to as "making a man a governor of his own island". For this, he was greatly feared by his crew.[2] Other pirates such as Edward Thatch also disliked him,[1] advising his fellow pirate Edward Kenway not to join Bramah's crew.[2]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Abel Bramah's outfit is identical to those of pirate hunter captains.
- Edward Kenway later expressed that he regretted joining Bramah's crew.[2]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Black Flag
- Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Blackbeard – The Lost Journal
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