Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
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| Name: | Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag |
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| Creator: | Ubisoft Montreal |
| Date(s): | October 29, 2013 |
| Medium: | Video Games |
| Country of Origin: | Canada |
| External Links: | at Wikipedia |
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Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is an action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the sixth major installment in the Assassin's Creed series. Its historical timeframe precedes that of Assassin's Creed III (2012), but its modern-day sequences succeed III's own.
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The plot is set in a fictional history of real-world events and follows the millennia-old struggle between the Assassins, who fight to preserve peace and free will, and the Templars, who desire peace through control. The framing story is set in the 21st century and depicts the player as an employee of Abstergo Industries (a company used as a front by the modern-day Templars), who becomes caught in their conflict with the Assassins. The main story is set in the Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy from 1715 to 1722, and follows notorious Welsh pirate Edward Kenway, grandfather and father of Assassin's Creed III protagonist Ratonhnhaké:ton and antagonist Haytham Kenway, respectively, who stumbles upon the Assassin-Templar conflict. A major plot element concerns the attempted establishment of an independent Pirate republic in the Caribbean.
As Edward, the player unravels a conspiracy between high-ranking Templars within the British and Spanish empire. Under the guise of cleaning up piracy in the Caribbean, they have used their positions to locate the Sage—later identified as Bartholomew Roberts (Oliver Milburn)—the only man that can lead them to the Observatory. It can monitor anyone anywhere in the world when provided a blood sample, which they intend to use to spy on and blackmail world leaders. Edward inadvertently becomes involved when he kills a rogue Assassin, Duncan Walpole. Seeing an opportunity for profit, Edward takes Walpole's place at a meeting of Templars in Havana, and meets Woodes Rogers (Shaun Dingwall) and Cuban Governor and Templar Grandmaster Laureano Torres (Conrad Pla). His recklessness endangers the Assassin Brotherhood, prompting him to pursue the Sage and the conspirators from the Yucatán Peninsula to Jamaica, eventually catching Roberts on the island of Príncipe off of the West African coast.[note 1]
Characters
The main character of the game is Edward Kenway (voiced by the actor Matt Ryan),[1] a Welsh[2] privateer-turned-pirate and eventual member of the Brotherhood of Assassins. Edward is the father of Colonial Templars Grand Master Haytham Kenway, and grandfather of the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton, the two playable characters of Assassin's Creed III. During the game, Edward meets and interacts with several real-life historical figures, including notorious pirates Edward "Blackbeard" Thatch[note 2][3] (Mark Bonnar),[1] Benjamin Hornigold (Ed Stoppard), Mary Read (Olivia Morgan), Stede Bonnet (James Bachman), Anne Bonny (Sarah Greene), Calico Jack (O-T Fagbenle), and Charles Vane (Ralph Ineson).[1]
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Notes
- ^ The player is able to find collectible items scattered throughout both past and present-day game worlds. These items establish Sage's backstory and are used as a means of communicating with other unidentified agents of the First Civilization.
- ^ The character is referred to as "Thatch" in this game, rather than the more common "Teach". "Thatch" is one of the many variations of Blackbeard's name known to have existed. See Blackbeard: Early life for more information.
References
- ^ a b c Kato, Matthew (August 30, 2013). "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Voice Actors discuss Their Craft". Game Informer. GameStop. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ^ Williams, Kathryn (September 22, 2013). "PIRATE HERO IN NEW ASSASSIN'S CREED GAME IS A WELSHMAN". WalesOnline. WalesOnline. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ McDevitt, Darby (March 25, 2013). "PS: We are using "Ed Thatch" for Blackbeard, not the more common but probably incorrect "Teach." Ask Colin Woodard why..." Twitter. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
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