Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - Edward "Blackbeard" Thatch

All the cut scenes and narrative gameplay for individual characters from Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag in full-screen HD. If the character has a speaking part, it should be in here.
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and the Assassin's Creed series is created, owned, and produced by UbiSoft. All footage captured by me. I claim no ownership or copyright of the material used in this video.

[@kaptenbear1395]

Blackbeard says what every player is thinking "Stfu about that Observatory already, let's be Pirates."

[@jackcraven8345]

KaptenBear 13 yes

[@o5-814]

Pretty much

[@Strange_florida_dude]

Couldn't have said it better

[@joshuakevinserdan9331]

@@legaltowter9811 Idk for others, maybe a fresh breath of air? But for me, I was kinda bummed out. But not really bummed out since I actually expected that the main story would be continued. I thought that they would flesh out another story with the same IP. But nope, they just decided to forget Desmond Miles. And even then, they couldn't even figure out how to make the character out of the simulation loveable. Before, it was okay for us to have to get into the real world because the story in the simulation and in the real world was intertwined. But right now, which started in Black Flags, most couldn't care less about the story outside of the siulationl

[@joshuakevinserdan9331]

@@legaltowter9811 Sorry. I didn't read "gameplay wise". But yeah, I agree with you. I'm going to guess that most who played the first three games actually thought like me, like they thought that the previous story would be continued after Black Flags. WIth what they did, after they released Black Flags, they actually made the story of Kenway deeper. So yeah ,even then, I actually thought that they would continue making two stories in the same IP. But when it dawned on us that it wasn't going to be that, we just trashed the whole game. Even now, I haven't played another AC game after i've played the game after black flags(the game which had a gunboat I think at the start of the game, can't remember what it was called).

[@EJAXK13]

"Why fly a black flag, when a black beard will do."

[@benitoalvarez1348]

10:00 your welcome

[@megalon73]

What a Transformation he goes through.

[@garyball6288]

Light It Up

[@arthurabogado5054]

Why need a black flag when your enemies can spot your beard from a mile away.

[@RedVultureMedia]

Kenway gave Blackbeard a run for his money. He said so himself.

[@Earthdestroyers99]

Thatch and Hornigold are perfect examples of the quote "You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become a villain. Thatch died as a pirate legend while Hornigold died as a traitorous pirate hunter. Amazing.

[@emperorfrieza]

Very well thought of mate

[@zackattackr.p.g]

Earthdestroyers99 Agreed

[@z54964380]

Earthdestroyers99 pirate hunter is not really a villainous occupation

[@bobbyboom9]

Templar Yvonne, Thatch is a villain. The man was a bastard and psychopath.

[@The_Ethereum]

Флоріан Фанта BOI! Thatch caught for freedom of men and women, Blacks and Whites, Spanish, and English. You know nothing of the true meaning of what I pirate was. He believed all mankind was to live free and not under the control of Kings and clergy and congress and Bull shit like that. So fuck off with your ignorant ass and go do some fucking research you child! Thatch is a hero above anything the damn British of that time ever had.

[@bukopiegaming1271]

"In The world Without gold we might have been heroes"- Ed Thatch

[@patchthevelociraptor4764]

CAPTAIN Ed thatch

[@jackcraven8345]

Patch the Velociraptor aye

[@alexmorgan2148]

Aye

[@tibetkl]

In *a world

[@alexmorgan2148]

@Vasilijan Nikolovski it means they're pirates who are obsessed with treasure, or gold. And without it they may have been helping people instead of stealing from them

[@Figgy_Jub]

I wish you could command a larger ship. The queen Ann is badass.

[@alexbazin1108]

Me too

[@rustkarl]

Yeah. I wanted to pilot a frigate but the Jackdaw is still fine.

[@johnyreyes3567]

You get to pilot one in Rogue and trust me, commandeering the Jackdaw and like is much more satisfying. Blowing everything to bits in one shot is a bit boring

[@rustkarl]

Johny Reyes The Jackdaw is a Brig, a class lower than a Frigate.

[@albertbarese4170]

Rustymcnut Once you’ve maxed out the Jackdaw, Man O’ Wars are like brigs. Easy to sink.

[@Voidmaster05]

When Blackbeard died in battle, I bought that long crimson cloak and choked the waters of the Caribbean with English blood.

[@Sevvina]

@Voidmaster05 Not gonna lie, I did the same thing.

[@tallstar513]

Same here sir, I never let another English ship survive passing me. I went on a massive crusade for payback.

[@Shadowdragon1397]

@@tallstar513 Neither did I. And during the killing scene... you know the scene, when Darth Vader finds out that Padme died? The suffering 'nooooo!' Yeah well... that was also me!

[@tallstar513]

@@Shadowdragon1397 I was just speechless that he was dead in like 2 minutes.

[@Shadowdragon1397]

@@tallstar513 It was indeed a rather... pathetic death, in my opinion. At least for a legendary pirate like Blackbeard.

[@hatchcrazy]

My favorite part of this is that when Charles Vane curses Thatch the last thing he yells is, "and hang all you lot that follow this sorry bastard *into obscurity*!" Three hundred years later Blackbeard remains possibly the most famous pirate to have ever sailed, whereas Charles Vane has been consigned to, well, obscurity.

[@Sevvina]

+hatchcrazy Yeah, I thought that was a nice detail as well. During his lifetime, Vane was definitely one of the most famous and feared pirates in the Caribbean. However, he was too vicious to romanticize into an "anti-hero" and so other names gained much more popularity over the years. To be honest, I was glad to see Vane as one of the main characters in this game, if only to have some contrast to the romantic "noble outlaw" image that some of the others rightfully earned.

[@thechadhuntress8061]

hatchcrazy I never even HEARD of Charles Vane till now. I know Blackbeard. Vane...."whoooo the fuck is this?"

[@ivar637]

Who is Charles Vane

[@thechadhuntress8061]

Ivar Teuben Right?! But seriously, he was an English pirate known for his rampant viciousness and cruelty. More violent than Blackbeard from what we know. But the thing is we've heard of Captain Teach. Nobody really knows who Vane is.

[@bobbyboom9]

hatchcrazy, Noone can beat Henry Morgan.

[@GhostyCJ]

Blackbeard: *Being scary* Edward: look fine Blackbeard: Of course it does 😂😂😂

[@eggsmcjones7063]

John Win YES I was looking in the comments to see if someone thought that was as funny as I did

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

Whats truly hilarious about this and awesome is that such a conversation and field test of Blackbird devil incarnate likely did happen with a similar reply.

[@KuraiSomnium]

My favorite thatch moment tbh

[@Yawnford]

They're both Edwards

[@LordAurix]

@@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent apparently, according to legend, he did this shit with his crew. Horrify them untill they pissed themselves or begged for mercy, then just stroll away whistling, like "yep, still got it"

[@zgaulua3021]

" Id rather sink to the devils doorstep then to call myself a captain another year. We'll meet again lad, in this world... or the one below" -Edward Teach

[@Screamingurchin]

Zacharaias Gaulua teach? Isnt his name thatch?

[@nunny5070]

david johnson I’ve always known him as Teach, but people also know him as Thatch

[@SmokeyVox]

And that quote stopped me. He had finally had enough of being "Blackbeard" that he wanted to retire. But if the kings men came for him, he'd go down fighting.

[@HaydenH03]

Nunny have you never seen pirates of the Caribbean?

[@JordanDavila]

@@Screamingurchin alias names to protect his family's honor. It's unknown of his real surname

[@dolsonpa056]

" In a world without gold we might have been heroes." Best last words for a pirate. Cheers Thatch.

[@blorgusblart8174]

props to the voice actor of Thatch, the animator team as well, they did a great job with not just him, but the entire game.

[@patrioticjustice9040]

The ending scene with Anne Bonny singing makes me tear up; seeing Kenway imagine his fallen friends there among the crew enjoying listening to her sing. Edward Thatch, Mary Read, Charles Vane, Stede Bonnet, Jack Rackham, Benjamin Hornigold... They were a rough lot, sure, and at least half of them had betrayed or tried to kill him at one point. But he called each and every one of them friend. And he'd gladly give up all the gold in the Caribbean if it meant he could have another day with them. In every journey, we all lose people we care for along the way. Painful as it is, day by day, we carry them with us.

[@Sevvina]

@Patriotic Justice Lovely words.

[@patrioticjustice9040]

@@Sevvina Thanks.

[@nnnnnnnn6557]

What hornigold said ended up being true. "If you continue on your present course, you'll find you're the only one walking it".

[@patrioticjustice9040]

@@nnnnnnnn6557 Technically not. At the time, Kenway was still selfish and hadn't really committed to the Brotherhood. Had he continued as a pirate, no doubt he would have ended up the same as his friends; dead and buried. But he's not alone; he has his daughter, and he has a new family in the Brotherhood that gives him purpose.

[@jalenikezeue4114]

Let's raise Are Cup's Too Are Fallen Brothers and sisters 😢🍹😢🍹🌹💮🌹💮🌹💮😢🍹😢🍹

[@jacksonlanghans7864]

"We fly no colors out here, praise the lack of them, let the black flag signal nothing but your allegiance to man's natural freedoms" Ed Thatch

[@ShadowBeast6000]

"In a world without gold, we might have been heroes!" Such a powerful line. (To some they were heroes, crediting men and women who sought to live their own lives as pirates.)

[@alonnie1919]

doesn't it mean that without gold they wouldn't be greedy as they were and would actually do good?

[@Infinitywolf23]

@@alonnie1919 Above all else, the one thing that pirates sought was true freedom. But their want for gold got in the way.

[@BobRobertAdams]

Hornigold's racism towards Adewale makes sense with why he would get on so well with Woodes Rogers throughout the game Woodes Rogers was kicked from the templars for his refusal to stop trading slaves Ben Hornigold had similar views on slaves Boom, they get along

[@remitoinfinity]

@Caleb Nicholson When he first met Ade

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@remitoinfinity Been too long since I played this game. What did he say?

[@Kaddion]

@@TheStraightestWhitest something along the lines of "You let it keep a pistol?"

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@Kaddion Oh yeah, now I remember. I think the exact quote was: ''You let him carry a pistol, do ye?'' And honestly, that quote didn't come to mind because I never even stopped to think it was about race. I sure as hell would be wary around a stranger with a gun back in those times, especially if I was a high target pirate.

[@jaden5843]

@@TheStraightestWhitest I think it had racist connotations due to the fact that he was the quartermaster of a pirate ship, why wouldn't he have the ability to carry a pistol.

[@ricardorasteiro497]

16:45 "Looks fine. Of course it does" 😂😂😂😂

[@eggsmcjones7063]

Ricardo Rasteiro YES I was looking in the comments to see if someone thought that was as funny as I did

[@WitcherGerd]

So did I

[@danielscutaru6682]

How can people say it's not about assassins and Templars All game is about the change of heart of Edward and how he fight for assassins

[@OreoFlavored1911]

It's mostly about his personal problem. Man vs himself genre.

[@Durinson1]

Nononono, pepole saying this is not an AC got it wrong! This is all about freedom! The ASSASSIN'S CREED is the peace trough freedom! For the assassins, free will is the most important idea, and this is exactly for what the pirates are fighting for. Not the same methods but the same goals!

[@randomness5281]

@@Durinson1 true

[@Yawnford]

@@Durinson1 How 'bout Rouge?

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

@@Yawnford Same idea, really. The Assassins believed that by going after the Precursor artifacts, they can prevent it from falling to the Templars.

[@samalvey8168]

Blackbeard in this game was actually very close to his real-life personality. He put on a show of being a demon in human form, but that was careful propaganda to make ships surrender rather than fight. Also historically, he took five musket shots and twenty sword wounds and that still wasn't enough, taking a bunch of redcoat marines to gang up on him to finally put him down.

[@onilion5679]

"Fighting like a Devil... Dressed as a man."

[@adamdailey6675]

It took 20 Slash's from cutlasses and six shots from muskets to finally bring Blackbeard down. and when they did they cut off his head and hung it from the highest mass as a warning to all pirates to come Rest in peace Edward thatch

[@Itzbozo]

Adam Dailey his real name isn’t Edward thatch it’s Edward teach

[@Megatron_95]

@@Itzbozo he actually went by many different last names. Thatch, Teach, or Drummond

[@JSRbowling595]

The main reason his head was cut off was to bring it back to the king and collect the bounty that was on his head

[@jokubasbarkauskas8486]

It was actually 5 shots

[@TheHiddenOne426]

@@Itzbozo It is pronounced as Thatch.

[@ens4180]

I wont lie, i nearly fucking cried when I saw thatch in the table with all the others at the end

[@blackbeard0074]

Doctor Painis mary read was my breaking point

[@Мирољуб-й4б]

I almost cried they were all dead pirates I think it should be better that they didn't die😥😥

[@madsmohnen]

So did I

[@redeyexl4600]

nightwalker 983 bruh when she died i almost punched my tv i was like bruh wtf!😂😂

[@jtotheroc]

"KENWAY!!! IN A WORLD WITHOUT GOLD WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN HEROES!!!" That was, other than Mary Reed dying in Edwards arms, the moment he realized that his course was fucked. Man the Kenways had it the worst in the entire franchise.

[@natchu96]

I feel like the series needed an arc about how low one can truly fall when living the Creed's most obvious misinterpretation to its logical conclusion. Freedom without thought of consequences, losing sight of what you truly wanted in life. All Edward really wanted was to not live the life of poverty with his wife (who could've had better if she hadn't met him, IIRC), but his dreams just got out of control and look where that got him.

[@Douio]

​@@natchu96 i think Edward misinterpreted the Creed from the Assassins as was shown when Mary Read tries to explain the order to him. He took it as a form of just doing what he pleased to get by due to his nature of living as a pirate and not really caring about Assassins or Templars. It was his inadequacy throughout life both before and after he married Caroline that drove him to go insane lengths to achieve something great while simultaneously going mad from his efforts. Though towards the end of the game he grows a lot in wisdom while realizing the true intentions of the Creed and uses it to gain formidable allies while righing his wrongs.

[@divdivassassin7076]

In the afterlife Edward and Blackbeard. Blackbeard: you see that Kenway, your grandson has restored your family honor! Kenway: true, I'm so proud of the young lad! Blackbeard: definitely got pirate inheritance from ya and I'll drink to that.😂😂

[@pastorofmuppets4552]

The Queen Anne's Revenge doesn't have the Queen Anne's Revenge's wheel? WTF?

[@Sevvina]

+PastorOfMuppets I actually...hadn't noticed that. Good eye!

[@andresherrera2902]

But they have kept her flag accurate

[@carpe_0]

Yeah because Edward has it

[@pastorofmuppets4552]

Carpe_0, it has the right figurehead though. Edward has that as well.

[@carpe_0]

@@pastorofmuppets4552 Yeah but you actually get a blueprint for the figurehead while you just get the wheel for completing missions so i in my headcanno edward stole the wheel

[@paule1441]

The best AC ever... no discussion

[@pn162]

Paule Uh yes discussion. It was more of a pirate game than an AC game. I mean I liked it too but I hated the fact that Edward became an Assassin at the end of the game.

[@paule1441]

Pranav Nair mmh okay You Are right... But it was the best Pirate game

[@pn162]

Paule agreed

[@calebkebert8783]

This is the only AC that I've ever played so far, and it's a great game to me. I really can't argue with you for that.

[@theofficialagp8808]

Paule I completely agree

[@Redneck322]

The golden age of piracy was the greatest age of freedom.

[@The_Ethereum]

Aye. Cheers to that mate!!

[@MrKrossix]

I'll drink to that!

[@madsmohnen]

Seems to be true, aye.

[@나탈리아-p7b]

if internet exists during the golden age of piracy, then we will have All of Assassin's Creed games for free!!

[@sonicfreak04]

HERE HERE!!

[@imkorg3415]

When I first played this game, and when Blackbeard died I shed tears of sadness and respect. First time I ever got choked up for an in-game character. What a Legend

[@XXAnthonyCarmineXx]

You obviously never played gears of war

[@ItsPREPP98]

I'm sorry but I had to do this... *choke me Thatch*

[@MrJonitoni35]

4:47 That part when Ade says, "All smiles and no teeth." Fucking hell i wasn't sure if i was gonna survive after laughing so hard.

[@H.K.5]

I liked Ade’s dry humour.

[@GestnCZ]

When blackbeard died i destroyed every ship.

[@butter_akbar2688]

Same I went on a bloody massacre

[@slemangerdy8407]

i destroyed so many ships that i was kicked out of abstergo for it

[@XXAnthonyCarmineXx]

Expect you cant cause you have zero hp left

[@indra-ty9iz]

​@@slemangerdy8407 damn, bro ignore Canon event and go angry so hard that even made abstergo shut down the system 💀

[@vanemaster4345]

16:50 "looks fine." "course it does" one of the best scenes imo

[@Sevvina]

@VaNe MaStEr Agreed.

[@مرتضىحسن-غ1ع]

@@Sevvina please do Assassin creed odyssey man why just origins?

[@willmarsden6921]

Thank you! The voice shift thru me so much lol 😆

[@LinayatIlyas]

Ac4 had some of the best characters, starting with Edward Kenway who in my opinion, had the best character development. Hard to look away from such an awesome game.

[@paperdragon147]

15:54 "For if a man plays the fool, then its only fools he'll persuade. But appear to be the devil, and all men will submit"

[@WitcherGerd]

And would you be the devil

[@paperdragon147]

John Evans for an audience, aye

[@ghettopanther8727]

@@paperdragon147 It's all a big show.

[@Lancehendrix813]

@@ghettopanther8727 ...Give your quarry something to fear

[@hypnos3000]

@@Lancehendrix813 Some... hellish thing from a fever dream...

[@lemmythebulldog8812]

Give your quarry something to fear, some hellish thing from a fevered dream, and men will drop to their knees, Pleading for their lord before Aaaaaughhtttty Else *Hissssssss* Edward: looks fine Blackbeard: *course it does*

[@sauronmordor7494]

:)

[@Wolfgodmak]

“Aught Else”

[@KacoughanicKing]

On exactly 2:16 James kidd's hidden blade is revealed

[@glitchxedfix134]

Arco Keyblade Damn good sight u got there!👌

[@Alex-qj8si]

Arco Keyblade even earlier

[@americantemplar6553]

pfss i already saw that

[@zamboozled322]

Holy shit, I played this game at launch, and another time not too long ago, plus watched clips of that scene a lot of times on YT, and never noticed that! Truly a good eye!

[@changefullstew3649]

Arco Keyblade nice catch!

[@alexmorgan2148]

At 27:13 I'll fully admit, I still she'd a tear. I tried so hard to save him, I wanted him, needed him to make it. Although I believe that is how a pirate like him would have preferred to fall. "If I cant make my fifth quiet and cozy I'd sink to the devil's doorstep than call myself captain another year". Blackbeard got his wish. I love this game, the story, the characters, Thatch, Kenway, Kidd, Adawalé. Next chance I get I'm buying this game again just to experience the world at this time period.

[@Sevvina]

@Alex Morgan The first time I played this game, I literally did everything I could possibly do before I went to Okracoke. I kept putting it off because I knew what was going to happen there.

[@shaonakolte]

Lads that's how Edward thatch died in real life too, if you read history books the date n year of death n the location are exact from the game. I knew it since the beginning that they'd cover this event but damn they way they did.. brilliant writing n cinematography..

[@muhammadsalman1964]

🙂​@@Sevvina

[@Neuwey331]

Blackbeard is one of the three Kenway friends who never betrayed Edward Kenway.

[@daryon_intheend9315]

Vane did not steer Edward I had just mad

[@MoonBoone]

I think this is still the best portrayal of Edward Teach/Thatch that I’ve seen, Ray Stevenson was good in Black Sails but nowhere near as complex as this one.

[@Sevvina]

+MoonBoone I agree.

[@lukeshaw3375]

You should watch the new pirates documentary on Netflix black beard looked and sounded fucking crazy but thatch was alot calmer and talked normal really good documentary and very informative

[@GAMBANJUJJJ]

god I hope the animus doesnt have smell simulation. Everybody would've stunk back then

[@chadkingoffuckmountain970]

I'd imagine the scent of sea salt and gunpowder would drown it out.

[@riddlerwillison3336]

It does, even the first version of the animus has that feature, Subject 1 tells that to Vidic in a enterview about the memories of Aveline. After all, smells are very related to memories.

[@Neuwey331]

"Go on, Captain Queernabs. Tell me I'm under arrest. TELL ME!"

[@continuousrage4974]

2:16 When I saw Mary Read with a hidden blade when I first played this game, I was curious if she was an Assassin or just picked it up from a dead Assassin like Haytham and Edward did.

[@garyball6288]

And I was looking for Calico Jack

[@armdaggerblade]

thatch knows his time in the world is up during the assault; him shouting for kenway right at the end is not to ask for his help, but to deliver his final message... or his final lament, if you will; "in a world without gold, we might have been heroes!"

[@rustkarl]

This is perhaps the best AC game for characters. Characters you like, ones you are sad to see go. Blackbeard is one of the best characters I’ve come across, and based on the reports this is an fairly accurate portrayal. His voice work is spectacular, his dialogue is enthralling to listen to and his manner is very likeable.

[@Sevvina]

@Rustymcnut I've studied the Golden Age of Piracy for years and I think so, too. I was very impressed with the portrayal of the historical figures, especially Blackbeard.

[@rustkarl]

Sevvina I just noticed in the scene Edward was aiming his pistol at the guy that beheaded Thatch right before he could stop him from killing Thatch. An instant too slow to save his best friend, and now the tragedy of the scene has just intensified tenfold.

[@Sevvina]

@@rustkarl All the sads. T_T

[@Nickle_King]

"Legends ain't born from mildness." Remember these words. There's more wisdom than most can swallow in them.

[@Scarcro]

27:49 fucking hell... that will always be an instant tear jerker. It was already extremely sad when just playing the game, but I also played that my 16yr old cat was put down. I miss you little guy

[@spookydonutghosthouse]

I am so sorry for your loss RIP to your cat

[@isaiasvalladares4210]

Rogue's story was as strong as Black flag. There are two differences with Rogue. One is that shay was pretty much like Connor: idealistic, determined, courageous, and open-hearted. The second is about shay being turned into a Templar after his conviction in the Assassins is shaken. Connor was shocked by Achilles' constant apathy and Haytham's strong views yet he never strayed off the path-he kept being an Assassin. Shay and Connor are literally two sides of the same coin called conviction. Connor wanted freedom for the colonies and had to settle for security. Shay wanted to save the colonies and had to settle for taking control of ALL of it. Connor's brotherhood is better than Achilles because of what Shay did. Connor is a better man because he understands the world now. Shay is an older man because he accepts that he's just a cog in the machine now.

[@Sevvina]

+Isaias Valladares I like your analysis.

[@darkbrisco]

The ghosts at the table gets me. As I've gotten older and life and circumstance whittled away the people I have, I can look back at those days and just feel melancholic. Those are the people that had a hand in shaping you, good or bad. Your pals. Loved ones. That one bastard you didn't care for but didn't hate that made you laugh so it's cool. Gone and not all that gone alike. I appreciate the time we had, even if it don't seem like it. Guess I'll have a drink to em. And this game. Really knows how to get ya in the feels.

[@kachungchan4077]

17:39 that two British soldier fight each other, just that moment

[@daymon167]

Wha

[@pushpendrachauhan4928]

Berserk dart, maybe

[@InjusticeJosh]

Pushpendra Chauhan No he was aiming for Edward but the other soldier got in the way.

[@Lancehendrix813]

@@pushpendrachauhan4928 no, it just happens. Half the time when I board a ship my own men slash me. And vise versa

[@chesterstevens8870]

It was a nice touch, including that little detail at 4:40 of the guy's wine bottle falling over and him taking a swig from it. They didn't have to include that little detail, but they did anyway to make the scene more organic.

[@ivar637]

I used to hate spanish more than englishmen, then this happened

[@theblegar1commenter765]

@83rdox Or maybe you read it wrong you idiot? He means the in game spanish, i.e he'd go out of his way to destroy Spanish ships probably and just fight the English if he had to. He now probably destroys english ships for a living.

[@salvadorenoify]

@83rdox I don't think he meant real life, he meant the game surely you would understand if you had play it

[@johnlark8020]

83rdox your a fucking idiot...you know that!

[@JoeMartinez18]

Why you hate the Spanish ?

[@mymindisdigital]

#killeveryredcoat

[@TacComControl]

16:49 One of the best comedic breaks from a tense moment in the game.

[@SomeAustrianGuy_]

Man. To think there was a time where Ubisoft actually tried and succeeded in making a masterpiece of a game. Well, almost. Scratch the tailing missions and ship stealth and boom, there, masterpiece No but honestly, AC 4 still sticks with me even after all these years, sad to see how things have turned out the way they did. I do have to say tho, check out Blackbeards German voice, ngl, he sounds even more badass in German if you ask me, the voice actors really nailed this one to the teeth

[@jakob_k001]

He knew how to be a showman in a way. And his last show was as a head on the front of the ship that bested him. He came with a bang and went out with a boom. Best part 16:19 and 16:50

[@PhantoRoyce]

I just realized that Hornigold was talking about weed when he said Jamaican funk

[@paperdragon147]

25:19 best moment of the whole game

[@ZorroCeleste1]

UNCORK THIS MAN'S BREAKFAST

[@ИванРоманов-з7г]

I love how happy he sounds

[@odd-eyes6363]

Edward introduces Adé Hornigold: 😠🤬 Thatch: 🍺😊

[@rufusmaximus5784]

Fact: Edward Teach or “Blackbeard” never killed anyone until the very end where he had an incredible showdown with the authorities and took an incredible amount of damage before death. After being beheaded and tossed overboard, his headless body was said to swim-circle the ship a few times before sinking to the depths. The authorities stuck Blackbeard’s head on a skewer at the front of their ship as a message of triumph over piracy. Fact: Sometimes entire towns surrendered their loot to him before he even set foot on the shore. He was arguably the best fear tactic mind-warfare utiliser of his time. Fact: Edward Teach or “Blackbeard” was 6’5”. The average height for contemporary men at this age was around 5’5.

[@Dasaboi]

nice to know thanks for sharing mate do u have any more facts?

[@Phantommatthew]

A bit nostalgic, isn't it? Blackbeard was the first character cut I watched of yours, and was why I subscribed. And you have been more than kind. Cheers, and keep up the good work.

[@Sevvina]

+Phantommatthew Hard to believe that I've been working on this for as long as I have. Thanks again for your continued support!

[@samgilley3160]

25:23 lol funniest black beard moment.

[@lemmythebulldog8812]

Sam Gilley sounded like patchy for a second

[@yuuka4964]

He seemed so giddy at that moment.

[@evilmonkeylords]

9:50 Just his presence diffused that tense situation. Love it.

[@Zw285]

Adde - "Diving them recks would be a nice change of pace for us, no need to violent actions against merchants and such." Thatch - "Well, that's some soft talk coming from a pirate. As it happens, I mostly agree." Even when agreeing with you, he picks the scary path.

[@rhysfrechette7739]

Blackbeard's last word's: "IN A WORLD WITHOUT GOLD, WE MIGHT'VE BEEN HEROES!!!"

[@sadi5tical]

I miss this game, hope it gets remastered soon

[@thedislikebutton3425]

I think it still holds up really well.

[@samedwards3285]

16:33 the voice cracks actually make him scarier

[@Doritoz_Locoz_Tacoz]

They couldn't have picked a better voice actor for his character 😎

[@m1co294]

@Edward James Kenway you misunderstood, he said the voice actor couldnt get any better cause the actor was already as good as it gets

[@ToaAntan]

I noticed that while you used Edward's vision of everyone together on Inagua, you didn't use his vision of the characters in Delirium when he crawled across a beach past them one by one trying to get to Roberts

[@Sevvina]

@ToaAntan I originally tried to put the Delirium bits in but, with no context, they were just weird and jarring because they were so short. I ended a lot of the videos with Edward imagining his friends sitting around the table because it it was at the very end of each cut and seemed a good way to cap it off.

[@Inkypinky123]

“Captain I wish to report a mutiny!” -me

[@sauronmordor7494]

yes

[@irishdc9523]

"I can name fingers and point names"

[@samalvey8168]

@@irishdc9523 "No need, Mr. Sparrow. These men are sheep, you their shepherd."

[@-foxwint-3140]

"we are celebrating my retirement!" that qoute made me love him

[@charlesvernon4091]

“ These were my only terms, and yet, 6 days of pure f***ing silence, so I must conclude that you men are the Pariahs of Charles- Towne, and I would profit better by using your organs for chum and your bones for char”- Blackbeard.

[@KenyaTheMighty]

I would have loved to have been a part of such an epic era of piracy. Blackbeard is my ultimate favorite Pirate. I knew he would not go down quietly, it just didn't suit him very well.

[@Sevvina]

+Kenya Robinson Blackbeard has always been my favorite, too! I absolutely love how they portrayed him in Black Flag! Though, I'm still conflicted over how the game diverged from history for his death scene but I know that telling the whole story would have taken up too much time (and wouldn't have been relevant to the game).

[@TheZombieman87]

The real Blackbeard was a pirate for only 2 years in 1716-1718. Though he was in the Caribbean as early as 1713, during the War of Spanish Succession, he might have been a privateer.

[@Sevvina]

+Samuel Lord I agree, he was probably a privateer during the War, he just didn't become known as "Blackbeard" until 1716. As Thatch said in the game, "it's all a big show".

[@derekr539]

Kenya Robinson There's a story that the real Thatch took 20 slashes and 5 gunshots before he was killed on his ship.

[@CakeMonsTv]

@@TheZombieman87 im pretty sure that he was pirating for 4 years untill one captain of royal navy got him shot. He got too greedy for his pride

[@Misiek2106]

TELL ME!

[@johnclement189]

This is why the older AC games are superior than today's AC

[@Niceboys1212]

I agree with u! Like the newer ones are out of touch. Like they are more like something else than it originally used to be. The older ones are way better and are not something else other than what they’re supposed to be

[@H.K.5]

Funny how he laughs at the name of Edward's ship but his ship is called "The Queen Anne's Revenge". 😂

[@m1co294]

Well would you choose the name of a bird or the name of a Queen

[@H.K.5]

@@m1co294 Obviously the name of a bird.

[@chrisgorman3997]

Just now noticed that Thatch used his cutlass to open the bottle, a trick called sabering.

[@joshfox4479]

20:23 that’s actually the question I ask people during political elections who still believe their votes actually matter

[@c0ldyloxproductions324]

2 AM they do actually the electoral college is there to help prevent large cities from taking the voice away from the rural areas without the electoral college u can say good by to any republican politician and goodby to democracy because ull only see democratic politicians in office who want to increase the government’s beyond what it currently is and do away with the constitution

[@joshfox4479]

C0ldyloxProductions I disagree, seeing as the electoral college basically stole the vote of the people during the last election. I did not vote for either side, as I believe the Republicans and Democrats have held the power for too long. However, the popular vote (the will of the people) was overruled by the electoral college. The will of the people was, in effect, discarded. I understand your point about the rural areas being outnumbered. However, this IS what democracy boils down to. 2 wolves and a sheep deciding what’s for dinner

[@c0ldyloxproductions324]

2 AM i for one am glad the popular vote wasn’t went with for 2016 because Hillary should not be president and I would say they stole the election popular vote was also extremely close, so it isn’t as big of an issue that the electoral college chose trump if the popular vote had a much much larger gap then I would be like ya they stole the vote

[@joshfox4479]

C0ldyloxProductions well I don’t think she should have been elected either but the point is that she won the vote of the people. Simply discarding that because we don’t agree with it is part of the problem with the system. The founding fathers would absolutely scoff at the way elections are today. They sure didn’t mean for the people’s will to merely be an opinion that could potentially hold no weight in deciding who gets elected. Yes the popular vote was extremely close, but that doesn’t matter. Even if a candidate wins by only a single vote, they still win

[@c0ldyloxproductions324]

@@joshfox4479 again i would take issue with it if it wasnt as close of a vote as it was, it was less than a million vote difference, also that popular vote was already proven to be boosted by numbers from social security numbers registered to people who passed away before the vote, mostly belonging to dead soldiers so a lot of her votes were invalid to begin with sooooo it kinda nullifies her candidacy anyways

[@dr.arielfinch4316]

I like the tiny detail when Blackbeard talks about fools and the devil. He looks over at Bonnet, who he essentially sees as said fool, because he's seen how Bonnet captains his ship. As Blackbeard takes charge, Bonnet gradually gets phased out and is disliked by his men because of the choices he makes. Thus his speech about fools and the devil holds up: "If a man plays the fool, it's only fools he'll persuade". Bonnet played a fool when he should've been more commanding, and he lost his crew because of it.

[@sethguest781]

Without a doubt, out of all of them, Blackbeard was probably the most dedicated pirate of the Brethren, rough around the edges and a bit scary at times, he seemed to know what being a true sailor/buccaneer was all about, I really don't think any of the others ever reached his level of seafaring acumen.

[@chintarou1150]

RIP... Captain Edward Thatch.

[@kimdaniel98]

Such a badass and hillarious introduction! "Go on, tell me im under arrest... TELL ME!!!" You can almost hear "captain queernabs'(?)" shit hit the sand

[@lTzZJake]

Go on capin queernabs tell me I’m under arrest TELL ME!!!!

[@vlancev1939]

besides i always luv nassau in the game altho i didnt play it. i luv living near the beach getting a nice view of the open sea. feeling satisfied and free.

[@itsjeron164]

Ascension Anims play the game.Its fun

[@vlancev1939]

i can finally play it on my pc altho its kinda lag but i still can play it and ya its fun

[@boylesmono5764]

21:34 pretty sure I hear Connor speaking

[@suckmytoessaltyandsweet4715]

No clue where you heard that

[@Sc0rp83]

0:08 at first I kinda confused him with Trevor from GTA 5.

[@Iamnotabug]

テノー・アンダスコー・バイ Me too!

[@Imaghostanduknowthis]

Trevor's great great great grandpa

[@butter_akbar2688]

ناصر و منتظر lol

[@talbot2619]

Finally I'm not the only one

[@chubbins543]

"All a big show. Give your quarry something to fear. Some hellish thing from a fever dream and men will drop to their knees, PLEADING for their Lord, Before AAAALLLL ELSE!" - Captain Edward 'Blackbeard' Thatch

[@elonmusk6654]

Had lot of fun with this game. Ubisoft would be rich if they used the concept of Pirate Sid Meiers with Black Flag mechanics and add more layers of deepth. They wouldn't even need to create much new engine, with what they already have they could make a ton of interesting stuff.

[@backupaccount6341]

At the ending Thatch nodded his head, could have just been a reaction to something one of the others said but to me it seemed like Thatch was telling Edward "this is the right choice".

[@cowgod1945]

Backup account given the horrible fate they all suffered I’d wager that’s what he was saying

[@RedShirtRemyStarship]

Blackbeard was a terror of the high seas. More than any pirate he relished the fear and dread from poor souls that set eyes on him. Best not be In his sights depending how you look at him. The fear of what he would do is worse. Even his own crew feared him. Blackbeard once shot a man during a game of chance in the leg. He laced his hat with lit fuses to give him a Smokey appearance. He was said to swore himself to the devil hence his pirate flag. In the end he was shot several times before finally going down with a sword down his neck from one Robert Maynard ending his legacy on the seas. They hung his head from the bow as they sailed into town. Edward Teach ruled the sea with unparalleled fear.

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

Except that in real life his crews respected him due to his loyalty to them enough so that he went out of his way to do a ransom of government officials to get medicine for them, Its likely he shot the man for cheating or likely threatening him and shooting in the leg would be a way to make a point and not kill him, The swearing to the Devil was likely just something to show to his hostages or captured crews to spread out and his crew members likely had a laugh, It was true about the lit fuses on the hat. He also likely encouraged the stories of him being a blood thirsty pirate cause a horrified prisoner and crews was easier to negotiate with than those who were willing to fight. It did wonders if a transport saw Blackbeard's ship and automatically surrendered. If he did discipline his crew it would have probably been strict as you didn't want idiots on your crews, you also didn't want to punish too harshly as a terrified crew is not very efficient. If he encountered people who were able to stand up to looking at him directly he likely would have preferred to talk to them as they might make a potentially useful crew member, informant or person to negotiate terms. 1.

[@cookiejoe5564]

1:31 William Taylor Shanty at the background.

[@krieger2077]

Easily the best character in Black Flag, easily. Shed many manly tears when I saw him cut down before my eyes.

[@ESSwiftOfficial]

*If a man plays the fool, then it's only fools he'll persuade. But appear to be the devil, then all men will submit.* - Ed Thatch

[@richard_henry1358]

The writing for this game is amazing

[@emmar2675]

Edward Teach “The pirate that all pirates fear.”

[@jitenpeiris1531]

My heart breaks the minute I hear, “ He drinks damnation”.

[@michaldrag7527]

I love love love love to whach assassin Creed

[@adameins5622]

The saddest death in all of assassin's creed. Blackbeard's life is worth more than a million other peoples.

[@Elephant-Puppet]

It was sadder that it was just was his retirement

[@thomasraines1396]

Thatch is a great actor, he plays the part of something straight out of hell so well especially when scaring Bonnet.

[@MasterJunior93]

"Damnation seize my soul if i give you quarter!"

[@samalvey8168]

"I'll cleave ye lengthwise, maggots!"

[@slavicvasenin6685]

Edward Thatch died like a warrior with honor

[@theanonymousfanatic]

I love AC games they have really put in drama and action into a perfect fusion well at least the pervious gen games

[@lemmyspeaks]

“We’ll don’t just sit there like a barrel of wet fish, We’re celebrating Moi Retirement!!” 😂😂😂😂

[@MichaelTheRead]

26:13 "I'll cleave ya lengthwise, maggots!"

[@SkyPilot-qx2sb]

Thatch does the 18th century version of you will know my name is the lord “Looks fine” “Course it does”

[@ryan_k_4177]

Raises bottle of rum, "cheers Thatch!"

[@madsmohnen]

Ryan_K _ Quite right

[@hunterbriery285]

I just love that Ubisoft went as far as to add the smoking cannon fuses to blackbeard. They may not be in his beard, but I'll allow it.