Achilles Davenport

Achilles Davenport was a major member and supposed leader of the Assassin's Creed in the American Colonies during the 1700's. While his antagonism in Assassin's Creed III was limited to arguments with his apprentice Connor Kenway, he is supposed to appear in Assassin's Creed: Rogue as an assassination target wanted by Shay Cormac, protagonist of Rogue. Due to his position and you playing as a Templar in that game, it is very likely that Achilles will the main antagonist of Assassin's Creed: Rogue.

Assassin's Creed: Rogue
Edits begin when the game is released on November 11th.

Assassin's Creed III
Note that his antagonism in this game is limited to various arguments he has with Connor and thus, this section doesn't really belong here.

Personality and characteristics

 * "Let me tell you something, Connor. Life is not a fairy tale and there are no happy endings!"
 * ―Achilles to Connor.

As a result of losing his family and for failing the Assassin Order under his leadership, Achilles lost his will to fight and became stoic and disillusioned in the Assassins' cause. When first meeting and training Ratonhnhaké:ton, Achilles was a strict, insensitive, and somewhat short-tempered man. He was quick to reprimand, discourage, and correct his naive and brash apprentice.

Connor possessed a highly romanticized and idealized view of the Assassins and his mission, believing that destroying the Templars would grant freedom to all of mankind. This was a strong contrast to Achilles' cynical but rational view of the world. As a result, Achilles often lectured Connor to warn him that his views and actions, while noble, were misguided and potentially dangerous. Connor would argue in disagreement and the two criticized each other on occasions.

Despite this, Achilles was not without heart, as he genuinely cared for Connor and took pride in his accomplishments; so much so that Achilles became an important father figure and mentor. Over the years, Achilles watched as the Homestead flourished into a thriving and loving community, giving Achilles a sense of hope for America's future.

Trivia

 * A deleted dialogue has Achilles telling Connor about his family and their deaths, and how he contemplated suicide after losing them.
 * At the Davenport manor, Connor could play games of Fanorona with Achilles. After his death, Father Timothy replaced Achilles as Connor's opponent.
 * Achilles' nickname, "the Old Man on the Hill," is reminiscent of the moniker given to another Mentor in the Order, Rashid ad-Din Sinan: "the Old Man of the Mountain."
 * Coincidentally, both Achilles and Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad died similar deaths, in that both passed away peacefully in their base of operations, while sitting in a chair and holding a message for another Assassin.
 * In The Tyranny of King Washington: The Betrayal, the effects of a man fitting Achilles' description are being searched through by two guards as Ratonhnhaké:ton escapes prison. Later, Ratonhnhaké:ton finds a Lucid Memory Fragment next to a hat that resembled Achilles'.
 * Achilles' hat continues the tradition of Assassins wearing beaked headgear.
 * In Assassin's Creed III: Liberation, the men of Lord Dunmore's Ethiopian Regiment wear the same clothes as Achilles does.