Due to his checkered background, Edward Kenway arguably has more grounded, inspiring messages to impart than his fellow Assassin’s Creed protagonists.
Most Assassin’s Creed protagonists are noble saviors, natural-born leaders, and heroic demigods. Then there’s Edward Kenway from Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, absentee husband, and village drunkard. He’s also a pirate and robbed his way into the Assassin Brotherhood, robes, and hidden blade included.
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While his modus or reputation isn’t exactly ideal among Assassin’s Creed protagonists, Edward did turn his life around and sired a more virtuous lineage of future assassins. Arguably, and due to this background, he has more grounded, inspiring messages to impart compared to the other protagonists with their stuck-up assassin-ing and creed-ing.
Edward Kenway quickly sets himself apart as one of the first protagonists in Assassin’s Creed that’s actually a deplorable individual. Some of his friends consider him a bastard and his enemies more so. His dialog with Mary Read perfectly sums up his outlook and early personality in the game.
Kenway’s pirate mentality was at its height when he found the Assassin Brotherhood’s creed appealing after twisting it to justify his actions. To Kenway, doing something noble out of altruism or against oppression was foolish since he was so inundated with the idea of riches and individual freedom.
Edward said it first. He was among the first few protagonists in the series to actually question and deconstruct the Brotherhood’s flawed creed. This was at a time when he was still contemplating fully committing to the Brotherhood and its ideals and was still somewhat conflicted.
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Edward harmfully misconstrued the creed when he first heard it, but over time and after some deaths of dear friends, he realized that he had nothing left to believe in and had to be a part of something bigger than himself and his greed to attain status and wealth.
