Why Haytham Kenway is the BEST VILLAIN in Assassin's Creed

Daddy Haytham carried the Kenway Saga
(Assassin's Creed 3
Assassins Creed 4 Black Flag
Assassin's Creed Rogue)

[@d_dash445]

Haytham probably has more screen time than all ac villains combined

[@Ac1dCantrell]

True

[@Trelitty11]

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[@thephoenix4093]

More than most protags too.

[@charles_lee2705]

​@@Trelitty11Rodrigo leaves too

[@Trelitty11]

Deserved his own game. That twist in AC 3 the first time shook me

[@MardenZengar]

Haytham is extremely pragmatic. He puts on huge arguments why the world needs the templars. And the way he dies, like the guy said, feels like he let his son kill him

[@Blenderverse420]

What twist?

[@polishautistic2137]

@@Blenderverse420 that he is templar

[@shortysrule2592]

I think the reason why Haytham is so compelling is because he’s so forthright. He’s direct and genuine. He believes what is coming out of his mouth to be true. There’s only one time I can remember him purposefully bending the truth and that was with Ziio just before they split. He said that he killed Braddock and saw him die but in actuality he just mortally wounded him. In truth, it took some time for Braddock to succumb to his wounds, which unfortunately for Ziio and her other relatives meant that the Bulldog (Braddock) could reap more havoc on innocent natives before his demise. Whether this was just Haytham assuming he’d be good as dead in a few mins time and telling Ziio what he thought was the truth or him knowing exactly what was going to happen is a mystery to me.

[@xkelbix93]

"Freedom is peace!" "Oh no. It's an invitation to chaos." I liked Haytham from the first moment I saw him so didn't care that he was a Templar, but that line right there gave me an entirely new perspective on the Templars and Assassin's. What Haytham said was so true you couldn't help but wonder if the Assassin's were the bad ones this time around or completely misguided. If only they could have worked together. I wish we had at least got to have seen Haytham in the Tyranny of King Washington DLC.

[@Vahsir7]

3:43 same feeling 🤣🤣 those old series focused on the philosophy where templar and assassins both felt they were right in their ideals, whereas now it's just one pure villain against the hidden one :')

[@JamesSmith-ny2gb]

Haytham was such a chad

[@nigelsanford7136]

Haythams presence and abilities make him terrifying....

[@BenthewildchildE750]

1: I like that you used CapCut 2: I agree with you that ac3 is a good game 3: Connor and Haytham are the best characters in the lore and ac rouge should and had the perfect setup for a Haytham centered game. Think about it we have Edward and Connor with ac four and three respectively. And in between during the seven years war you can still have the same plot and cosmetics and weapons and gameplay etc. A few details need to be changed obviously but the overarching plot can stay the same even the trip to Lisbon only recontextualized as Haytham discovering the truth about the precursor sites and then following the game from there including the final confrontation at the end. Instead of the Paris mission mission about Haytham getting the hidden blade we see in assassin‘s creed three that he later gives to Connor

[@CaveManSponge_]

Aaaahhh yes... cock and ball torture... anyways, Haytham is definitely the best villain in the series.

[@amefuyuu4983]

Haytham is genuinely the best vill in the series. Even then it’s hard to consider him completely a villain, what an amazing character.

[@polishautistic2137]

in book it was explained that he saved Connor from hanging

[@zac8249]

AC3 is my favorite game of the franchise and it’s good to see I’m not alone. Connor is my favorite protagonist, Haytham Kenway is my favorite antagonist and I adore the game play and story.

[@youwontwin5354]

Great analysis bro. I like how u mention how black n white the new villains are at the end of vid

[@eldenlion5850]

I actually do agree, Haytham probably did let Connor kill him, there's no way he would have been careless enough to leave his neck open like that.

[@lordvastor98]

Haytham is HIM

[@carpinchipedia7009]

can we get spoiler alerts please? i've been avoiding mirage content like the plague for 4 whole months and now out of nowhere i find out the twist villain. thanks.

[@Jay-kz7mw]

Yeah same xD he dropped that so casually 😂

[@MrAllen-cc6jh]

It also helps that Haytham is a much more interesting and dynamic character than the protagonist of the game he's in, which isn't typically the case in this series. In fact, I can't think of any other times this has happened. Unfortunately, I don't think the current writing staff is capable of coming close to doing that again.

[@rickblaine9670]

I remember the first time I played AC3. I spent the entire first three sequences expecting Haytham to die and leave Connor to avenge him and deal with the Templars. Then the plot twist hit, and I realized they were going for the AC version of Star Wars.

[@airshipmayhem9905]

Im an older man and i agree with you. The Kenway Saga was great.

[@talukdar_rupam]

Top tier acting, dialogue delivery and mannerism..the new RPG protagonists read their lines from ChatGPT.

[@hamzabro2667]

Its not a theory, its a fact. In the books, he wrote it in the last entry of his journal and after reading it Connor was pretty sad. He even said " Father, Mother, I'm sorry I failed you" at their graves. Also the reason he did not join the assassins is because after finding out what the templars did to him was that he had done so much for the templars already and caused so much damage to the assassins, it would make him an enemy to both sides. So he chose to die by his sons hand.

[@Jay-kz7mw]

I think Haytham is fairly beloved by now. I really like him a lot

[@Blingblang819]

Loved the video but what do you mean by "daddy haytham" in the description

[@StudMacher96]

But he’s not a villain. He’s literally the misunderstood protagonist

[@xeo936]

Finally! Someone!!

[@redacted8472]

Wow bro thanks for the spoilers on Mirage, really appriciate it.

[@brandeno919]

He got that character arc like Thanos in MCU movies

[@Jay-kz7mw]

Omg, even comparing them to ezio/leo is already a huge compliment. I dont think they're better, but they're certainly up there

[@baronrichardharkonnen]

Historically Charles Lee had a native wife.

[@awesomebrndon]

haythem onlyfans would go crazy

[@rettfercalaverio1071]

See you there!

[@prarambh1589]

The reason conner alive because haythem refuse to kill his own son

[@theangryimp1345]

Sadly haytham has been messed up with rouge and 4. AC 4 in small ways changed haythams story because they retconed Edwards story. Edward is now welsh english and blonde... a man who lived as a pirate like a fool who found wisdom later. But in AC 3 Edward is a calculated, strict and intelligent assassin in London who was as a young man consumed by a darkness that follows all 3 kenways... or it was meant to. Much of haythams darkness is implied to be from his farther who was more haytham styled with dark hair and money. Then in AC rouge ubisoft decided that haytham had been a templar from the start... AC 3 implied he was recently turned... having found out bertch was a templar, a man he knew and respected. (Its important to know forsaken contradicts the cannon. So while its listed as cannon it cant be as it moves against the games not wity them) Haytham killed the british mentor and they both spoke as if they knew each other and regretted this fall out. Later the Assassins who are known for assassinating tried to take haytham alive. Haytham still has Assassin symbols on him and when asked how he learnt to free run assassinat and climb buildings he said it was a requirement growing up... templars dont require you to do that stuff. Basically haytham had recently gone rouge. More over bertch asked haytham if he had "taken care" of the remaining Assassins and haytham said yes but this is obviously not true as mils followed him and an assassin ship to boot. Later connors mum who has assassin links dose a leap of faith and haytham judt ignores it. Haytham was to some level defending the assassins and i think the retcons made by the other games have faild haytham as a character (and Edward to be honest) and that it doesn't really fit in with AC 3.

[@bigyoshi5170]

Shay’s luck makes Rogue canon

[@theangryimp1345]

@@bigyoshi5170 lol. Shy is the god of luck. It's almost scary.

[@julesr677]

Haytham’s a “sexy millionaire Templar playboy”! ❤ I love that line but from where does he get his money?

[@silentwalker434]

Honestly, we needed more Templars like Haytham that aren't just mustache twirling villains that are just a crappy analogy for capitalism or something. Haytham was the best villain because he was given the most depth and backstory, you can actually kinda see his point and agree with it to a certain extent. It really shows just how underdeveloped the whole Templar and Assassin conflict really is, we need more Templars and Assassins really to show that life isn't black and white, and its grey at times.

[@xMustyChain837x]

The real question is who would win Haythem or Vas

[@chkcnchncy]

His book is really, really good. Peak fiction

[@pygmy.]

Best CHARACTER in AC.

[@SqualidsargeStudios]

Yes ubisoft knows how to write villain. As they say, it’s take one to know one

[@wujek7616]

Ac 3 is one of the best games in the series, truth hurts

[@Jameswebbtelescope7484]

I know Conner is my favorite character but there are a couple of cons that I dislike about him. I sympathize him and I’m always going to be on his side. But I must give critic where critic is due. If only he could had been more sympathetic of killing Haythem. ( even though haythem let Conner kill him) a second con… like maybe not be quick to dissmising Haythem after finding out the truth of who burned his village. He’s blunt and dismissive that part I can’t lie about. But that Dosent mean he isn’t a good character, he had his moments of being a kindhearted guy, and he is indeed caring of others ( just don’t get on his bad side or make him mad) or else you’ll get the “ GIVE ME LEE” treatment lol

[@baponrs9826]

heythem is ezio if ezio was cold asf

[@CoomerSchnozstein]

YT boi took your girl🤣🤣

[@bigboyemotheescamo78]

my favorite villains are haytham, basim, and deimos. idk if thats a hot take but i really dont care.

[@cheesydanishgaming3333]

Hot take Ac rogue should’ve starred haytham instead of shay Yeah I know it contradicts the book but I mean books get contradicted and retconned all the time And I do love Shay as a character but haytham is also the goat

[@aerrae5608]

You won't get another villain like them in the Witcher lite style games. Ubisoft may have huge teams, but they've proven they can't make giant passably decent games with both a good story and passable gameplay. You get one or the other. Maybe one day they'll stop shoveling pointless RPG mechanics in games that aren't in depth enough to be RPG's and THEN you can get some halfway decent writing and characters again.

[@craigarkensaw]

Haytham a villain? 😂