Matthew Hague
- "Life is not a battle, for battles are there to be won or lost. Life is to be experienced."
- ―Matthew Hague, 1711.[src]
Matthew Hague (born c. 1693) was the son of the Templar Sir Aubrey Hague, an executive of the East India Company. He was an unsuccessful suitor to Caroline Scott. By 1711, he owned a schooner named after her, the Caroline.
Biography[edit | edit source]
As the son of Bristol's biggest landowner, Matthew enjoyed a wealthy upbringing in his youth. He tended to view himself as a rather distinguished philosopher whose philosophical thoughts were written down by a draughtsman. He was also accompanied by a minder named Wilson, whose physical stature provided Matthew with a high level of protection and influence. Caroline's father, Emmett Scott, betrothed his daughter to Matthew for business matters and dealings. Matthew and Wilson were most keen on Caroline and often followed her on her trips outside her family estate.[1]
Sometime in 1711, Edward Kenway's accomplice Albert stole Caroline's purse instead of giving her a bouquet of flowers as Kenway had bribed him for and ended up receiving a beating at the hands of Wilson and Matthew. Edward saved Albert before fighting Wilson and the newly arrived Tom Cobleigh. After subduing Wilson and getting Albert to apologize to Caroline, the lady, impressed by his fearless conduct, began seeing him in secret. Caroline was eventually won over by Edward's charms and, against her father's wishes, broke off her engagement to Matthew and married Edward in 1712.[1]
In 1723, when Edward returned to Bristol after his exploits in the Caribbean, he killed Emmett and Wilson for having orchestrated an attack on his parents' farm a decade prior. Mistakenly believing the Hagues to have also been involved, Edward confronted Matthew inside the captain's cabin of his own ship, which had since been renamed the Charlotte. After locking him inside, the Assassin's pirate crew tossed barrels of tar from the Jackdaw, which Edward intended to use to set the ship alight, with Matthew still inside. However, he was stopped at the last moment by Aubrey and Robert Walpole, who negotiated a truce, offering Edward and his crew pardons and properties in London in exchange for sparing Matthew's life.[1]
Personality and traits[edit | edit source]
Matthew was an pretentious and egotistical individual who viewed himself and other people with an arrogant attitude. He often tried to imitate his father's shrewd air of a businessman but evidently failed.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (mentioned in Database entry only) (indirect mention only)
- Assassin's Creed: Black Flag (first appearance)