The Curious Case of Connor Kenway

[@aidenbaratta7536]

I have always loved Connor as a character and it is sad to see the hate that he gets. I personally think that his story is one of the best stories. Maybe even the best, under Ezio of course. I'm just happy to see him finally getting the love he deserves.

[@shanedawndusk3290]

Considering he’s a Native American and they didn’t exactly have time to be charismatic and charming at the time, I agree. I never understood any of the criticism Connor got.

[@brentgrisier3561]

A great character drag down by poor time constraints and subpar gameplay

[@shanedawndusk3290]

@@brentgrisier3561 The gameplay wasn’t the problem, but I see your point.

[@jerbs5346]

@@brentgrisier3561 I agree they should've had Haythem as a DLC instead.

[@scruffylookingNerfherder5742]

I couldn't agree more Aiden. I always felt like Connor got a bad rap and unfairly so and unfairly so. If there is one thing about gamers that sometimes makes me sick to my stomach and please keep in mind I'm speaking as a gamer myself. It is how they can turn against a new game in a series sometimes for the absolute dumbest of reasons. Take the last of us part 2 for example. Many people have said that they didn't like the storyline and can appreciate and respect that but when I hear people saying they won't play it because it's gone all woke (a phrase that is as overused as it is misaplied) or some garbage like that because Ellie happens to be a lesbian frankly just comes off as that person sounding like a stupid child.

[@bapattack5706]

"Enjoy your victory commander, It will be the last I deliver to you." Come on man, the absolute salt he gave him was astoundingly badass.

[@kynosouraludentes8308]

And the haters dare say he has no development. He went from humbling himself to “F you, you ain’t shit” to Washington.

[@readlater8962]

​@kynosouraludentes8308 It's kind of sad he turned out that way because everyone he ever fought for either died or turned their backs on him. Washington essentially being the most prominent one.

[@dancronin5691]

It may be that people do not like Connor simply because we fail to relate to him in most ways, not necessarily because of him being native American, but even by stoic archetypal standards, Connor seems unparalleled in his level of focus and lack of emotion. When the game ended, it was very difficult to come to terms with the fact that after 16 years of training, fighting and action, he lived surrounded by death and misery. I always felt that the homestead missions, despite the fact they are supposed to play in a certain order, were the epilogue to how Connor could find hope and embrace. It's interesting that homestead missions are ironically not really a part of the main game, yet are actually the part of the game which allows Connor to grow in ways he hadn't known.

[@northamerica5142]

Well, I think Connor is more relatable to autistic people. He may not be so in canon, but he acts in many ways like someone with autism. He's more focused, he see's things without prejudice or distractions, and he's typically seen as dense when in reality he's pretty intelligent. I think the hate is just that people were expecting a second Ezio, when in reality that would never happen. Cause you can't copy a character and make it work.

[@smileyent.3055]

I think there was a combination of things that made Connor but more soo ac3 infamous. 1) for starters the fan base was not used to having a story with one mc ending within one game, as the Ezio trilogy pampered the players a lot. 2) unlike ac1 where altairs story sort of concluded within the game, Desmond was still alive and the lore just started expanding. Whereas in ac3 the game was ending with Desmond’s rushed and poorly written death 3) Connor’s behaviour was not popular with some as a result of having to contend with the mc seat with his much more charismatic and cunning father ( this is subjective) but Connor pretty much killed a beloved character and didn’t seem to learn anything from him eg. The fact that he kept helping George Washington despite the fact that he ordered the burning of his village. Obvs assassin bias aside we all know that haythams plan made sense and he wasn’t wrong regarding his thoughts on the Templar and assassin’s goals. I ultimately think Connor got given a shit deal , being introduced only when the main story was ending

[@jockeyfield1954]

as much as i love ac3 and connor, i do agree, the homestead missions shows character that should've been in the main story, and i cannot excuse this game from that mistake. it's led so many towards the idea that connor is a bland character when he shows so much in these simple side missions. i'm glad people are warming up to connor and replaying ac3 in today's age, and hopefully, his legacy and impact on the franchise is remembered differently because of this

[@Xeno574]

@@smileyent.3055 Connor stopped working with Washington when he found out who burnt his village. After finding out, he only helped Washington once, and after helping with the battle, Connor immediately and angrily told him: "Enjoy your victory commander, it'll be the last I deliver you." Afterwards Connor is never seen working with Washington again, but then again the game had entered its final sequences by that point.

[@godzillazfriction]

@@northamerica5142 you cannot be serious

[@Flatter_Sine]

That's the sad part of his story, isn't it? He has a good heart, but it's heartbreaking to see how obviously he is being used.

[@justadummy8076]

Him being used as a tool could also be a reference to his nature as a Native

[@RealBadGaming52]

@@justadummy8076 interesting point, I’m suprised he even joined the Assasins or helped the Rebels , I think it should have ended with Connor throwing off the robes , becasue I never felt he was fully committed to the cause, same with Edward.

[@AntonioPerez-wf2lf]

@@RealBadGaming52 native have historically sided with America militarily since the Revolutionary War, even against other natives out west. Him putting on the hood is strengthening his idealism and naivete into resolve and commitment to the brotherhood. The new idea being freedom in its glory and hypocrisy. The America's saga really questions the idea of freedom and how a chance to do good is also a chance of evil, depending on the person

[@RealBadGaming52]

@@AntonioPerez-wf2lf I know I could Google it but TLDR, but Why tho ?

[@AntonioPerez-wf2lf]

@@RealBadGaming52 had a brotherhood to build I'm guessing, he set them on that path. Gots to see it through my boi

[@Pakilla64]

Connor is the Captain America of the AC franchise. His integrity and tenacity is simply unmatched. Not to mention his terrific "My compromise" speech at the end. No nonsense, no deliberation, just straight up action.

[@crypto66]

The problem with that speech is it wasn't in the game. They cut it for whatever stupid reason, although I don't know if they learned their lesson for the remaster.

[@shin_eightysix]

​@@crypto66 shame it's still not in the remaster

[@shanedawndusk3290]

People never keep in mind that Ezio’s and Connor’s upbringings had a lot to do with their personalities. Ezio grew up in a renowned, wealthy family. Connor grew up in a tribe and lost his mother at a young age. Connor became hardened over the years, becoming the best warrior his tribe ever had. Meanwhile, Ezio never learned true compassion until his family was executed. His uncle showed him how to be better. Connor had to learn it on his own, with help from friends later. He has a huge heart. Also the Natives at the time didn’t have time to be charismatic or flamboyant or charming.

[@learniteasy8146]

most people ignore this basic fact.

[@shanedawndusk3290]

@@learniteasy8146 And they do it a hell of a lot

[@redross7775]

Connor is most explained by side missions, the homestead missions where quite difficult to find within the game, but showed a humble and educated man, rather than the cold soldier batman-like person saw him as the start

[@lewisaino]

What I hated about III is that the Missions were very time consumingm

[@Bruhtatochip742]

I've played 3 countless times and never knew there were side missions. I did know there were board games though 😂 nine men's morris was my favorite and fanorona was fucking difficult.

[@sebastianserrano89]

@@Bruhtatochip742 I fucking love Fanorona. I beat Achilles my first try and after playing him again and again I’m sure the computer just chose all the worst moves purposely on my first go lmao

[@WhatIsSanity]

I've only played it through twice and I always got close to 100% completion. Truly a titan of a game to tackle, and rushing through does indeed spoil the experience.

[@Oneillshay74]

Imagine if the side mision are important in the end of this can we see Connor smiling and talking about marriage, there mision are full character deployment

[@manfromdarklands]

When he realised he had lost, when he realised he was just a pawn in others games, he was heartbroken, and yet he did not stop, he continued fighting for HOPE. That makes him different. The most Tragic Assassin in the Franchise ⚔️

[@gabriel_alemdoaquario]

I've always seen Connor as a Batman kinda guy. He's very focused on his goal, and he just wants/needs to get the job done. He DOES have a personality, he just deals with grief differently than Ezio did. I'm not gonna stand here and say that Ezio is overrated, but Connor is definitely underrated and does not deserve the hate. He's an awesome character and very well-written. You begin to connect to him even more when you realize he's Edward's grandson. Play Black Flag, Freedom Cry, Rogue, AC3 and maybe Unity and Syndicate after cause there are big connections (Shay from Rogue was trained by Achilles and killed Arno's father in Unity; Evie visits Edward's mansion in London where Haytham grew up), then you'll see the whole thing. On a sorta different note: the only thing I complain about in the Kenway Saga is that they had the perfect opportunity to end it in a great note with Arno teaming up with Connor to take down Shay Cormac, and Ubisoft just chose to forget this storyline and have Arno pursue the killer of the father of the girl he loves like the ultimate simp instead of the man who killed his own father. Unity is a love story after all, not a revenge one. But I digress. Connor is my favorite protagonist in the Assassin's Creed franchise.

[@mateusdossantos1998]

they could make a game with connor, aveline, shay and arno after unity...

[@ninakore]

> the only thing I complain about in the Kenway Saga is that they had the perfect opportunity to end it in a great note with Arno teaming up with Connor to take down Shay Cormac This is fanfic. Why would Arno even know about Shay? Why would Connor and Arno ever meet? And Arno wasn't a simp he was in love. Are you 12?

[@MrPompadil]

This! Not gonna lie, after playing through the ending of AC: Rouge I was absolutely sure that AC: Unity will have Shay as an final boss. I was seriously dissapointed, it didn't.

[@unknown_individual7050]

​@@ninakoreShay Cormac is literally the person who murdered Arno's father, Charles Dorian. Shay literally sets the story in motion from Rogue to Unity by doing that.

[@footylibrary]

Bro Connor is like kratos and stoic which is perfect.

[@Claudia_Ackermann]

The difference between Ezio and Connor is that Connor is alone to face the entire Colonial Rite, he had to gather more information and equipment and planning Unlike Ezio, he has an entire Assassin Branch behind him to help him like his recruits and all.. he has friends to get him information about his enemies

[@komlat253]

Ezio had reason to trust ,conner had reason to distrust . He was used and still lost. His character makes so much sense. Dispite being angry and distrustful, he had hope and respect for life .

[@mementomori8991]

@@komlat253Well said

[@cherrytomatosama9624]

Connor and Shay would’ve gotten along so well despite being on opposite sides. They each just wanted what was best for the world not what’s best for a side. Both very underrated characters

[@deadturret4049]

Honestly, if the two of them were around at the same time, they would probably be allies. Achilles was ignorant and a poor leader back in Shay's time.

[@LeidenFrostXIII]

This makes me realize that even without a trilogy, Connor managed to reach the same conclusion (albeit a different interpretation) as Ezio's in Revelations. That the fight is and will be never over. Which makes it more ironic because even if he achieved a happy 'ending', Ezio basically resigned, giving up decades of efforts, all because he realizes it's pointless. While Connor, despite getting none of what he wanted, presumably spends the rest of his life fighting and hoping for the freedom he always envisioned.

[@julianpradarodriguez7336]

I dont think ezio gives up because its pointless. I think he simply got tired, old. He had done so much that he had earned retirement. Connor lately I feel ended up the same, he had a family and I think a daughter and retired too. His fight was over

[@MrAnimu]

@@julianpradarodriguez7336 I do believe it's both of those reasons, Ezio had fought for decades. He was getting old and tired and wanted to retire soon, but I also believe his letter to his sister in Revelations explain that he was confused and unsure if the fight he was leading was the right one. I believe that in the end, since he couldn't find answer he left it to Desmond to find that answer.

[@Gallade400]

@@MrAnimu because in the end, in Altair's vault, Ezio finally realized his role as a prophet--a messenger. His role, as made clear by Minerva, was a conduit for Desmond. Ezio saw how Altair endeavoured to understand the secrets of the Apple and rebuild the Assassins at the same time. Ezio saw how this pursuit ended up in Altair losing his wife, Maria. His desire ended up with him missing out on spending time with his son and his family. Ezio decides to do things differently. He chose to let go of the pursuit of the Apple, and focus on his family. Though in the end, the Apple never gave up on Ezio. Matters regarding Those Who Came Before still haunted him upon the arrival of Shao Jun.

[@deadturret4049]

​@@julianpradarodriguez7336Ezio realized he was a conduit to deliver a message to Desmond. He delivered the message, and that was enough for him.

[@SRP3572]

The other day, I saw a video that explained, at least to me, why his voice actor chose the way he did to portray and voice this character. He was basing his performance off of how Wes Studi does his historical Native American characters talking to white people. A slower, more serious and a slight warning to them that "I'm not someone to be messed with, and I'm not happy with what your people have done to my people, but I will work with you for my own ends". Which made more sense than simply dismissing it as a "horrible, stilted performance"

[@502jackal]

I can't believe people thought it was horrible performance. It made sense to me the whole time. He's cautious and careful with his words. He's not welcoming and warm because he feels no warmth towards these strangers who are taking away his home, and the hypocrisy he views only makes him colder. The fact that most people only disliked him never made sense because they only compared him to ezio, a noble European with a massively different demon to battle. Conner is one of my favorites n I hope people start to realize what an amazing character he actually is.

[@anthonyperez2406]

@@502jackal facts

[@LifeIsForEmos8D]

He's my favorite performance in the entire series (along with Haytham) and I never get tired hearing his voice. Its rare that a character's essence can be so well portrayed through voice alone but Connor is one of the best examples. He is polite with strangers, humble to those at his side, and direct in speech towards those who play a game with words. The VA combines a soft spoken demeanor with a very purpose driven attitude and a confident strength in his voice. You get it all from writing and vocal delivery alone that he is a man on a mission who values the weight of his words along with his action. The VA should be very proud of his work.

[@yikes7607]

Thanks for sharing that, it makes a lot of sense. Like it was said here, Connor is very direct, he doesn't play games which is exactly what everyone around him is doing. He is very pure and intense, very unique as a protagonist. His journey is basically him losing his innocence and finding how the world works. As much as I like the fun and charming protagonists in AC, the deeply conflicted ones like Connor and Shay are even more interesting.

[@TomRiddler-m3j]

If you pay attention to Connor when he’s speaking in his native language, he appears to be pretty normal, but when he is with white people, you see a different side to him that is probably a cause of him not perhaps comfortable with them like he is with his native friends

[@mrcarcajou3577]

Good point

[@douglasarnold180]

Connor is racist confirmed.

[@callmedaddy225]

Frfrfr plus I feel Native American characters in media are hard to find

[@SambaJones97]

Sadly, i imagine with a large western audience with a big white percentage, this subtlety was lost on them as they are unable to relate

[@lewisaino]

He doesn't like them but has to deal with them.

[@lucascrider3907]

I love Connor. I thought he was a total badass. His story was compelling and his personality made me grow attached to him quickly. Definitely one of my favorite assassins.

[@bigshexxy]

As a Native American I always liked Connor because he was Indin... we don't really see too many Native protagonists. My favorite thing about him is that he wears buckskin leggings along with his assassin robes.

[@ashdonsimmons01]

i absolutely love his robes! equal or close second to ezios brotherhood robes imo.

[@BroughtCat]

Most people can't relate to Connor because he's a noble man with such a clear and distinct moral compass, something many don't posse

[@connorharnage6697]

I don't care what anyone says, to me Connor is the best Assassin. He's not Ezio nor does he try to be. He's a naive child who the world tried to change and yet he never gave up. His cut ending speech shows this perfectly. He apologizes to his mother and father, saying he failed them both but that he will keep fighting on, even if in vain. I can really respect that

[@matheusreis1518]

I like Connor too, always loved his altruism and determination, by the way, for me he's not just an Assassin, he's a hero in many ways. But I played AC3 Remastered afters many years and his innocent heart truly gives the impression of being too naive and that makes him easy to manipulate

[@chrheca]

i'll just say it. Connor is the protagonist that mostly represents what a Assassin is. I think even more than Altair. AC1 is mainly about Altair's quest for redemption

[@KaiiAyrenNevaehGames]

Yeah, I'm willing to accept Altair as the most important/best assassin or what not, but he isn't it in ac1, it's about all the stuff we're told he did off camera, which is cheating if you ask me, the most we got was revelations and even then it's really small fragments.

[@jjankrom4398]

@@KaiiAyrenNevaehGames he had 3 games and playable moments in ac revelations. Altair chronicles(prequel) and ac bloodline (him fixing the order and banging maria Thorpe)

[@chrheca]

@@KaiiAyrenNevaehGames pretty much yeah. I literally have no connection to him as a character. I have no idea why the fuck everyone loves the guys

[@Artryom]

@@chrheca Nah, Altair will forever be the prime Assassin. You’d have to literally not play AC1 to have no connection… The respect every assassin who ever heard of him has, can’t be replicated..

[@NobleBoss]

Connor is the most moral if anything. Altair killed an innocent at the he beginning. Ezio basically killed a bunch of people in Cappadocia in Revelations. (He was pretty moral in AC2 and Brotherhood though). Edward was a pirate. Maybe Shay is close to his moralness but I'd say Connors the most morally good.

[@cjoseph369]

Truthfully I think the characterization of Connor has resonated with me the most. The guy just continues to move forward, through all obstacles. Also that portion of Haytham talking about Washington being elected was gold to me.

[@beancheesedip8337]

Unfortunately, Connor is a character that had the displeasure of being caught in the ultimate position of being the protagonist of an underwhelming game by most people's standards, following one of the best written characters of the late 2000s/early2010s. While his quiet, reserved, stoic personality doesn't do him any favors, he also was stuck in a far more reserved and morally gray story than Ezio ever had, despite being set during a war in one of the most tumultuous times in history. That's not to say Ezio's story was bad, just that the overall story of AC2, BH, AND Rev was very much a "good vs evil" story, with how uncomplicated a lot of the moral complexity of the characters was shown to be. Again, not worse, just different. Connor's story is very much one of compromises and asking how far pure ideology and hope can get you when there are real people's lives on the line. While Connor is painfully aware of how much of a raw deal the Natives and black people were getting under Colonialist rule, that didn't mean it'd be any better under British rule, and that aligning with people you may not like or agree with can come with certain benefits, even if those benefits come with a cost.

[@DeeRhoe]

I always found his stoicism and old school heroism charming. He's like an old folktale or pulp hero.

[@terrajae9629]

I love Connor he was so passionate and real, so eloquent, brave and bold willing to stand up for what was right and just and really only wanted to protect his people

[@Sharpteeth32]

This was amazing. AC III is my favorite game in the series and Connor is without question my favorite character. Such a shame so many don't understand his character, or don't care because he's not Ezio. He is so much more complicated than people realize. His story is so inspirational and so tragic at the same time, but no matter what happened, no matter what or who he lost, he never gave up his convictions. He never broke. It would have been so easy to have him seek revenge after what happened to his mother, but he only sought justice and sanctuary for his people. That's because Connor had the sense and heart to never think of himself. He only ever wanted the best for his people, and even countless others who were also oppressed. Connor represents the absolute best of what the greatest Assassin's should be. Thank you so much for this analysis. Connor deserves so much more love and recognition than he gets.

[@michaelroos7944]

To be honest I feel they should have split Haytem and Conners stories into two games. That way they could have used Haytems story to transition away from Ezio's character to Connor

[@edantyson844]

With Rogue being the first game but you’re haytham instead of shay

[@wb7585]

Mean while edward

[@thurisaz4life21012]

All the pregame alpha missions before the game was released, all those missions of Connor ended up being haythem at the final release. I would of love to see more Connor missions not haythem, hell we could of just had haythem be a side character and yes do a spinoff game with him. But it is what it is Connor will always be my assassin.

[@strikeforce1500]

What I like about Connor, is that he isn't exactly a 'people's person', but doesn't mean he is anti social, hates others cliche, he legit wants to help people in need, and think of the best of the people, but constantly forgets that not everyone is just "good" or "bad", it's just a mix of gray. And even then, he still have hope, but isn't a complete innocent one. And at the end he can start again, with the Homestead, being his new people.

[@Arthirias]

I played AC since the first game. Conner is by far my favorite. Even more than Altair, whom I still like more than Ezio. I usually toss people's hate of Conner and the rest of their opinions in the trash. Thing is Conner is a "warrior with a cause" archetype which makes him unique to others in the series who simply are just at war with the templars over their desire to control the world. He is a more interesting character than even Last of the Mohicans lead Hawkeye though he was probably modeled off him. And he absolutely sells his ability to dominate groups of people in battle. He isn't a Mary sue either with all the tragedy he has to deal with fighting for his people survival. And his beliefs in liberty are admirable as his consistency as his persistence. Conner was probably the last great AC hero the series they had since they killed Desmond before he became the initially planned algamation of all the assassins.

[@mx.horrorwood5003]

thank you, i've been telling people for years that Connor is easily one of, if not, THE most complex character in the entire series. he'll always be my favorite

[@mjlewis331]

Connor is definitely a great assassin. Ezio is my favorite because of how charming and driven he is, but Connor is driven by a different fuel. Compared to others like Bayek, Arno, or even Edward, Connor is blunt but uplifting

[@ChaChaDubs]

Hell yeah. Someone who understands and sees the complexity of the character as I do. He’s one of my favorite video game protagonists. He’s more than Native American Batman. He’s a hero, a warrior and a liberator. He’s intelligent and compassionate. A young man who was lost but found purpose, who attempts to aids others in finding themselves. A man whose moral compass is as powerful and adept as his physical prowess. The thing is that Haytham was somewhat right. One is just as corrupt bad as the other depending on which way you look at it.

[@reasechadwick4529]

Glad to see Connor Ken way get some love, as huge fan of assassins creed franchise, and as an First Nations person who lost his mother at an early age, this character was VERY relatable for me, just wish he had atleast one other game to help flesh out his character like ezio got.

[@BigPimpin21]

This game hits way harder when you are native. There is no happy ending for us. This Country was built on top of the corpses of my people

[@io9671]

Yup. All we can do is keep struggling until our future generations can live a better life.

[@BigDungeonEnergy1]

Very nice! Excellent analysis of Connor, and the those who manipulated him. The bitter ending of this game always gets to me.

[@matthewdreier3282]

The homestead missions really round out his character. He shows the most joy and the end of his story isn't so sad

[@zhenhuali4112]

Yes I played the old AC3 long time ago and now playing the remastered one, with finishing those homestead I realized that he’s not alone, with those warm people around, he is happy. I’m also happy to see it

[@josephpatterson9707]

Connor has always been my favorite. I get to emotional by the end of ACIII due to the fact all he wanted to do was protect his people and those who cannot protect himself but instead he helped a country that could careless for his people and countless of others. Connor Kenway is still to me the best written protagonist of the series.

[@brennanhughes976]

AC 3 was the first AC game I played and it’s honestly top 3 for me, the setting and side characters I thought was incredible and I loved Connor and Haytham. Great game

[@assassinscreedislife7636]

Connor is an absolute masterpiece of a character. I love this guy so much and hate how little positive recognition he gets.

[@shira_yone]

I think it would've been cool if Connor became Arno's mentor/partner in Unity after Belleck or whatever his name is died, maybe even show up in Dead Kings to help Arno stand up again since Connor would understand his grief more than most.

[@irondude220]

Makes me wish Connor got 2 more or at least another game with him, feels that way at least he definitely deserves a sequel

[@vinobear3410]

Connor has been one of my favorite character in AC universe. He's a character that start off as naive, but he learnt, persisted, and never stop thinking...

[@gustavogarcia3155]

Conor was an instant favorite for me because of his story, his drive, and his unshakeable will and unmatched brutal skill. I loved the fact he was a humble, yet brutal complex man. Amazing character.

[@LaviniaDeMortalium]

While I love Ezio (and he really is one of my favorites) I fell in love with Connor/Ratonhnaké:ton, and I feel for Connor/Ratonhnaké:ton and his story a lot more than Ezio. We were damn lucky we got an Indigenous character, one written with such incredible nuance and care. The first time I played the game and heard the cast speaking in their actual native tongue absolutely delighted me. And Connor/Ratonhnaké:ton has so many of these wonderful micro expressions, and subtle body gestures that I get why a lot of people think of him as a cold-hearted brute. But he's not. He's just deeply uncomfortable in the Colonial world. And that shows. It especially shows in juxtaposition to his time with his blood relatives. I'm so grateful we have Ratonhnaké:ton as a character.

[@zoebrugg7594]

Under the flaws of the game, I love his heart.

[@picassojulien899]

I personally think Conner is the most realistic assassin with the best villains. The reason we love ezio is because we literally had 3 games of his entire life. He was charismatic, well spoken, a good looking man, and the best voice actor in all of the series. He also didn’t have villains to truly test his ideals besides rodrigo so he never looked naive. However Conner is questioned even by his own mentor and doubted. His story is realistic in that Conner was by himself, not every story has a happy ending and in the line of being an assassins your life is never happy. Ezio had the chance to have relationships even after his brothers and fathers deaths. Starts a family etc. Conner literally has to kill his father, and defeat a whole Templar order by himself. Conner goes through so much and legit doesn’t have any support like any assassin before him. He has so much growth in ac3.

[@eikrzatarra7867]

Connor: The most stoic Assassin of all. Even though he was destined to fail his mission, he kept fighting till the end.

[@cobeycollinsmx9218]

After you described Connor in the first 1:30, I was already hooked, I love this character and he is my favourite assassin..

[@BenthewildchildE750]

That deleted monologue mixed with the ending! It really should’ve been in the actual game. ❤

[@tobluetoblack]

Connor, in my eyes, like Arno, is among the most tragic of the Assassins. everything they fought for and loved was ripped away from them in the end. Only Connor refused to surrender or give up at all. Arno ell into despair several times but Connor was steadfast and resolute to the bitter end

[@ordonlink259]

This is why I love to see other people's opinions and perspectives. It makes you think about things you wouldn't have otherwise.

[@StunsyGND]

He's always been my favorite of the protagonists. Happy to see some Connor love! It's been rough always seeing him at the bottom of protagonist rankings.

[@omadeus]

One of the most underrated character ever in AC, form some reason i relate to his strong standings and beliefs, the final speech is freakin hearbreaking too, this game deserved a better endings as well as a better reception, its been a decade since it released.

[@OverlordNeon]

Feels like Ratohnhakét:on might've gotten written into a bit of a stereotype as this stoic native guy for a lot of AC3. Sharing the first few hours with his dad might've cut into some important characterization time he needed. For most of the main story that's the only side we see of him but playing through the homestead missions he's also got this caring, sensitive, awkward and maybe kindof timid side that I wish we saw a bit more of but it's not exactly the personality the average gamer at the time would idolize.

[@rafaoliva5451]

That last speech is the reason why Connor is my favorite assassin

[@vadersfist9779]

I got into the Assassins’s Creed franchise because of the this game, I always thought the series looked interesting before but when I saw the trailers and behind the scenes and stuff like that for this one I was very interested and played the previous games in preparation for this one and I loved each one before and loved 3 the most and it’s still my favorite and Connor has been my favorite since his game came out and he’s still my favorite of all time. I related to him in so many ways that I didn’t with Ezio, don’t get me wrong Ezio is one of the best characters and has some of the best games that are classic by this point, but with Connor I related in our heritage being similar and that he is a very determined person who is driven by the care and love for his family and people and his moments of naivety and stoic and not so talkative nature as well as he’s on his mission not to make friends but to get the job done. So I am right there with you man, Connor has been my favorite Assassin since his game came out and he’s still my favorite and I’ve been hoping for so long for more games and things with him so bad.

[@sigridamazona4316]

"Connor...is driven by hope" A powerful line that really sets Connor apart from the other protagonists

[@deadturret4049]

Somewhat unrelated, but one of the things I love Connor's design is that his robes are partially made out of Edward Kenway's robes. No matter how alone he feels throughout the game, part of his grandfather is always traveling with him.

[@libragamer787]

Honestly, I always saw Connor as a tragic hero in the story of AC. Which is why I always loved him as a character and I loved his story

[@therealwolfhatake5128]

I wish Edward and connor could have met that would have been a cool moment it is weird to imagine it considering how different yet alike they are

[@ko_solo9031]

My favorite lines from the game (That this vid reminded me of): Samuel: Samuel Adams, at your service😁 Connor: *Awkward Silence*🤨 Connor: *Sticks Axe In Mansion Post* Achilles: What have you done!?😱 Connor: *Explains War and Axe* Achilles: YOU COULD HAVE USED A TREE!!😡 Adam: Good to see the people finally taking a stand against injustice🧐 Connor: Says the man who owns a slave😑 Adam: *Nervous Chuckle*😶 Connor: Father...😠 Haythem: Connor. Any last words? Connor: Wait- Haythem: A poor choice😌 Haythem: He is my son Connor: *Shooketh*😧 Connor: WHERE IS CHARLES LEE!!?!? 💅

[@connorroberts7335]

I thought his story was sobering after ezios. Obviously we all love ezio no doubt about it but getting someone fresh like Connor and not some ezio copycat was nice. The game in general was fantastic at the time in my opinion definitely had a lot of work put in it I felt like. The snow and seasons was amazing along with the homestead and outfits. Hunting was fun and the navel missions were epic! Fighting as Connor was my favorite, he was advertised as a brute and man was he! It was so cool to just cut through people with that tomahawk. I think the game could have benefited more if it maybe waited till the Xbox one ps4 era so the maps could have been bigger and the crowds more numerous. But then again I felt like AC started going down hill after unity.

[@immersivecomics1603]

Connor has always been my favorite and I’m so happy to see the fanbase warm up to him

[@goofistmcnutty3280]

I always liked Conner's personality. He's rational, blunt, to the point, calculated and driven by principles and code. He's not only an awesome individual, but beyond that he's also a pretty good representation of Natives as a lot of them carry similar characteristics. He's just a really well done character. Never understood the hate for him.

[@triton5336]

0:41 perfectly sums up why Connor is my favourite Assassin and Ezio my Second

[@vmthelegend5140]

Connor in many ways, came to understand all the assassin and templar stuff better than anyone else and had pure intentions, he truly believed in the principles of the creed. The truest assassin of all and that made him easily to influence, to use. I had problems with the game itself but never with Conner

[@ianvillaluz8279]

Connor really is hope, in the face of betrayal and loss he presses on

[@Skooby59]

Damn…. First off, great vid. I always liked Connor because he felt like a force of nature, whether it was his actions or how he fought. Second I totally missed the hope aspect of him. Great job and i’m stoked to watch more of your work

[@theburningman5047]

I always found him the most relatable. Have been used all my live, lied to, and most strangers I meet nowadays continue this trend. I can be cold, can seem harsh or hostile, but that’s just because I realize that the same will probably happen again. I help whenever I can, I care, but as soon as I care too much I get stabbed in the back again. So the way he acts, always made sense to me, and his discipline and determination is admirable. I love Edward Kenways humor or the Fry Twins arguing, but Connor will always be my favorite Character in the series. He is such a broken man, but has a huge heart regardless.

[@honestddd7381]

Assassins creed games always dealt with a philosophy, and then explored it through thier protagonists with great setting, established view point and nuance. This i felt respected the players and how the spent thier time playing the game, and learning the lore. Through small details spread across the game and even modern world that gave an ugency to push forward completing the next sequence. AC3 is a perfect definition of that. What came before, it made better. Like how the home stead developed and the assassins he recruited. The philosophy, the story telling through other voice actors. All of them excelent which over shadowed Connor. I liked his personality in principle. But the execution. He was outdone by every character in the game. Everyone. I think that is why most people feel him to be a bit off putting. He does not hold to Haytem, Charles lee, not even Thomas Hickey. He was just outshined by a large margin. And thats y i am not the biggest fan of his voice acting. His character in script, absolutely great. But the way his voice and actions carried the story dulled the world. He like all others are the view point we have to explore the world. And Connor toto me atleast disapointed. But i still love this game. The homestead, Captian kids tresure, The underground tunnels, frontier fast travel location reveal process, and the dialoge along with music, includint the modern world were absolutely amazing. Connor was not.

[@michaelquinones9043]

Thank you for doing justicia to my favorite character in the whole series👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@roninkahn4033]

Connor starts off idealistic and even calls out sam adams on preaching liberty while owning slaves showing he acknowledges that not everything in his fight is black and white. I saw a comment saying hes the captain america of ac and thats incredibly true. Despite everything connor did to liberate the colonies they removed his people and would continue to do so for over a decade and had slavery for almost 100 years while being a land of liberty and justice. By the end of the game connor learns the same lesson as ezio in that the assassins fight will likely never truly be over templar presence or not and puts his faith in the brotherhood and people and continues to fight with new wisdom and even greater resolve and partially succeeds, he rebuilds the american brotherhood and makes it even stronger, the people eventually grant freedom for all people's. He held true and had strong beliefs and changed the world more ways than one with his determination. Connor to me is probably my number 1 AC protagonist his charisma is shown differently than ezio since natives werent cracking too many jokes around white men back then and held more caution towards them. Hes the most complex and relatable when looking deeper protagonist. At least to me.

[@crywlf9103]

I personally think the problem with Connor IN AC3 is that they don’t do enough to fully show his character, which is definitely a decent one at that

[@ob1831]

Always my favorite assassin. He was a big pissed off Indian that didn't screw around. I think he's bad ass as hell. "Charles Lee!"

[@rebelblade7159]

As someone who really enjoyed the story in AC3, Connor always appeared to be a highly flawed character by design rather than error. He is meant to be a brash and idealistic person due to his own inexperience, serving as a foil to the more mature and experienced Haytham who knows about the evils of humanity very well. While his idealism certainly leads to some heroic moments, it also became Connor's weakness as he was unable to comprehend the true evil intentions behind Washington and his group due to being charmed by their ideological rhetoric about freedom. Then after defeating the Templars in America and killing his own father, Connor learns his lesson the hard way when his victory amounted to nothing as his tribe's land got taken over by Washington's side and Connor's people became slaves. In spite of all this, Connor's willingness to still tread the path of hope no matter how long or treacherous it may be still makes him shine. Connor is like the tragic hero of a Greek tragedy. His hope and idealism act as a strength but also his greatest flaw or Hamartia that brings him down in the end. But Connor does end up learning from it and moves forward instead of letting the setback ground him.

[@jessicastrike5640]

Connor is one of the most incredible protagonists in the AC series, he might not have an arc like Altair or Edward, he’s not a swaggering playboy suffering with burdens of tragedy like Ezio or Arno, he is an unstoppable force of sheer brutality to achieve his goals. His story is the saddest of any of the Assassins, ultimately he did stop the Templars but at what cost? It was definitely a Pyrrhic victory. Connor was set up to fail as a protagonist though, anyone following Ezio was going to be facing an uphill battle. Not only that but in the game we had a 3 sequence long prologue with Haytham, I love Haytham as a character as much as the next person but this severely detracted from Connor, they should have split up Haytham’s story as flashbacks throughout the game rather than front loading it all. The first few missions were a good start, the title drop when Haytham is atop the ship looking at “the new world” is magnificent but then it should have jumped forward to Connor, we could have filled in the rest of Haytham’s story more as the game went on, and the twist was really predictable. The homestead missions are done a disservice by being optional material that can be entirely missed, they have some of the best moments for Connor showing his growth as a man as he welcomes more and more people into his community. Connor’s compromise speech easily rivals Ezio’s bonfire of the vanities speech and really deserves more credit. I really truly wish we had a finale for the 18th century games, why we never got the full crossover game between Connor, Aveline, Arno and Shay I’ll never know because there was so much potential there for a cathartic and climatic ending to these characters and their respective journeys

[@JL32506]

Ezio was a pretty boy with his family's money. He had a sort of worldly understanding of where he grew up, too... which helped him bounce off similar characters. Connor was dumped into a world he had no experience with.

[@kryptos24lab55]

ACIII was the first AC game I played so I immediately loved Connor's Character and always saw Assassins as stoic serious men.

[@CorPetit-v6d]

Great video with a great soundtrack choice, amazing way to start it, amazing way to end it. I had to show it to my brother and he enjoyed it ad much as I did.

[@thejohnbackflip]

I think the part of connors speech where he admits he was wrong about the american revolution being the hope for a better world is the thing a lot of people miss about his character.

[@vinniciuselion4544]

The scene of Connor killing Charles Lee is just amazing.

[@DarthRiley]

It makes me happy to see people warming up to the games I loved. 3 and unity are finally getting the respect and appreciation they deserved.

[@deadturret4049]

After how mid the recent games have been, and the upcoming disaster of AC Shadows, I think people are starting to realize just how good we had it with games like AC3

[@tyrionstark1356]

Thank you for creating this when I played this in high school a lot of my friends who also like AC said they didn't like Connor because it was the image of "the native man getting back at the white man" I always felt he inspired through his need to protect and keep the knowledge that was learned to his and his own

[@portata99]

When I first played ac3 I was expecting Connor to be what everyone described him as because of the hate. I was surprised to learn how much I liked his character. A man working with those whose methods extremely differed from his own and seeing how people he hoped would help him, to only be used by them. It truly made me see what his character is. A true man of virtue used by others who only wear their virtue on the outside, while they exploit a man for their gain.

[@majimaven7964]

I'm glad that people are finally coming round to realising how amazing Connor really was. I hope this gives Ubisoft enough reason to bring him back for a proper ending.

[@stealthyuknown5591]

This Just Puts Joy on My Face Another Moment To Appreciate What Connor Lived For All His life To Bring His People Peace And Protect Their Land His Soul is Clean,He Did Everything For One Goal Was On THe Cliff of Dying Multiple Times Joined Multiple Groups For his People's sake Got into The Assassin's Brotherhood Lived For his Revenge Against Charled Lee Yet He Only Got a Portion Of it A Portion That Made His Whole Country Free From The Templar's Control From The Foolish Order This Coninues Throught The Years... Although Many Assassin's Died Many Will Rise This Was such a Game To EXperience The Soundtrack Just Speaks In Our Hearts About Connor's Goal And Dreams

[@lonleybeer]

Ac3 was my first ac game and i always liked connor, he seemed calm and collected, somewhat naive but i didnt understand the hate. I just wish we played as connor longer

[@bernielomax4702]

People thought Altiar was bad because his game was bad, but Altiar was a great character excellently realized with exception of his voice acting. So of course the lowest common denominator thought he sucked. So Ubisoft mixed Erol Flynn, 3 musketeers, and Italian stereotypes into a blender and cranked out a by the numbers swashbuckler and of course the lowest common denominator thought he was “da bes Karakter evurrrrrrr”

[@Gu5A2]

I think the homestead missions really shine light on his true character and kindness and it’s a TRAGEDY that people think of them as side missions and there are some that never did them

[@humourunified]

Connor is the epitome of the term "Assassin" nd what a assassin should be like(Determined & Deadly) Connor is my character in the series. Such a shame people don't understand his character Mainly Bcoz his story released just after the trilogy of Ezio So Assassin's Creed fans were most like Ezio fans nd next in AC3 they were hoping the character to be Ezio or sm1 like him so They didn't like the Native American Assassin who have the personality opposite to ezio. AC3 don't do Connor justice cos 25% part of the game was completed on haytham's side, native tribe prologue etc. If Connor had 3 games like Ezio, ppl could really understand what dude is actually capable of..nd i really hoping for a sequel

[@reckless_boiaj97]

Being Navajo/Apache I was bamboozled to see a character representing our people so well🤌.

[@Nomadx83]

I love the Kenway family and the era of them. From AC3 to Liberation for me this is the best part of Assassin's Creed !

[@edrickt5907]

I could understand people saying that he's naive because he's kinda written like that, his hopeful nature can only be seen if we understood what Connor supposed to be, by dialogue alone it might come off as childish or naive (which is also fair since hes like what 20 or something? younger than Ezio when he started tracking down Rodrigo). But even so, what makes me like Connor so much is how despite he lost everything and gained nothing from his fight besides more pain and loss, he goes on. Idk, that seems so badass to me

[@raisnhed]

I’ve always seen Connor as a justice/freedom incarnate type of character similar to Doomguy.

[@learniteasy8146]

Great you showed it but never truly explained his character. 1.) He was actually naive, as he was born in a tribe, he only knows war, hunting, survival and protection of his tribe. Unlike any other assassin, he doesn't understand how society works. of politics, of its people, or how business works... therefore gets attracted to colonies during his 1st visit where Achilles tells him to not trust it and soon realises it's all just front show. 2.) As a tribal man, he watched his all life the protection and caring for his people.,. and After his mother died, protection of his people became his sole reason of living... So he seeks out assassin's ways with help of achilles and HOPE becomes his way as you suggested, thinking it was his obligation. to do so... 3.) Along the way he learns about templars, their ideologies, his father, Charles lee. And in search of hope for protection for his people, meets patriots, who promises him his goal. and working for them he thought he was making a difference to the world, protecting his people. Meanwhile time went and difference started to arise, more and more tribes started taking sides. for their own protection and soon connor realises this when his best friend was brainwashed and he killed him. More time went he managed to kill templars, failed to establish ways with templars, killed his father, learned assassin's amd templars can mever unite, killed Charles lee. and established Homestead... By the time he did this, the war has already came to an end, Achilles was dead... His people had been moved from their land,, The sole reason he started this fight has came to nothing, it was just suffering and suffering, he thought by eliminating templars he would stop their influence for patriots work and get their people freedom but realised the men he trusted were the once responsible for things. and Hence finally after a long battle he accepts the facts in THAT LAST SPEECH ( which is removed from the game ironically.).

[@mg2030]

im only at the intro rn and always wanted to make a video like this, im glad i saw this on my home page i love Connor hes my favorite assassin in the franchise and cant wait to see what you have to say about him

[@gamerboy6787]

Thank you so much. Thank you so freakin much for making this video. Connor is probably my second favorite protagonist in the franchise, with Ezio just, just, barely edging him out. They did Connor dirty. They really did. He deserved at least one more game to continue his personal journey. Ezio got three games, and over the course of his personal journey, we all saw how much of a complete person he was, how mutli-faceted and interesting he was, full of his own shortcomings and failures. I have to admit, at first, I was not too keen on Ezio. But by the time I got to the end of Revelations, when Ezio is a tired, broken-down old man, it was really bittersweet to hear some of his musings and internal narrations. Connor could have been given much the same development arc. Maybe part of the reason why I like Connor so much is I see just a little bit of my own personality in him. XD

[@BESTINTHEWORLD0007]

I think conner needed a 2nd installment to show his character devlopment he reached it at the end of ac 3 but there was no time to show it as it was with ezio in ac 2

[@digivagrant]

Imo, AC3 is the best evolution of the killstreak mechanic from the Ezio series. I enjoy feeling like an untouchable force of nature that obliterates foes that crosses me. Never even considered switching off his default assassin tomahawk. Sad that the payoff of the campaign wasn't as satisfying as the combat. The homestead missions... that I like.

[@ryszakowy]

i loved the fact that connor was different the fact that he thought he could save and unite people the thing i do not like is that when he removes the hatchet from the post it is lodged differently from when he put it there

[@caleblee5821]

Brilliant insight as usual!