| “ | You just had to be a hero, you and Georgie both. Now see what it gets ya, a pine box and little else! | „ |
| ~ Thomas Hickey |
| “ | Don't look at me like that. We're different, you and I! You're just some blind fool who's always chasin' butterflies, whereas I'm the type of guy who likes to have a beer in one hand and a titty in the other. Thing is, boy, I can have what I seek. Had it, even. You? Your hands will always be empty. | „ |
| ~ Hickey's dying words. |
Thomas Hickey is a major antagonist of Assassin's Creed III, serving as tritagonist of Haytham's story and main antagonist of Sequence 8, He is a member of the Templar Order and a soldier in the Continental Army.
He was voiced by Allen Leech.
Biography[]
In 1776, Hickey served in the Continental Army as a member of George Washington's private guard. Haytham Kenway, Grand Master of the Templar Order, gave him an assignment to assassinate Washington, so that Charles Lee, a fellow Templar and Haytham's right-hand man, could replace Washington as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. Hickey joined Washington's private guard during the latter's campaign to take New York from the British.
The Assassin Connor discovered the plot after killing John Pitcairn and learned from Benjamin Tallmadge of Hickey's counterfeit ring in New York as a lead. Connor traveled to New York and tailed one of Hickey's subordinates to a hideout. Hickey recognized Connor as an Assassin and fled the hideout. Connor eventually caught up with Hickey, but both of them were arrested and imprisoned for counterfeiting.
Hickey was approached by Haytham and Lee who reprimanded him for his recklessness. They informed him that they could not pardon his release due to the investigation against him by Tallmadge. Instead, Hickey was moved to a more comfortable and private cell.
Connor was later able to steal the prison warden's key and went to kill Hickey in his cell, only to find the murdered body of the warden and was ambushed by both Hickey and Lee. They revealed to Connor that he will be trialed and executed for the murder of the warden and attempting to assassinate Washington. Lee's plan not only framed Connor but would allow Hickey an opportunity to murder Washington who would personally attend the execution.
Hickey escorted Connor to the gallows after Haytham and Lee omitted the supposed trial. While being hanged, Connor was rescued by the aid of the Assassins, forcing Hickey to make a desperate attempt to kill Washington as he rushed through the crowd. However as Hickey attacked Washington's bodyguards, Connor was able to catch up and delivered a fatal strike with his tomahawk.
As Hickey died, Connor demanded answers regarding the Templars' plans, however Hickey revealed nothing with his final words and only mocked Connor. With Hickey's death and intent to kill Washington exposed, Connor was able to prove his innocence.
Personality[]
Hickey was a slack, indolent, self-indulgent, and lecherous man who often lazed about in taverns, drinking much alcohol and enjoyed the company of women. Hickey took his orders and duties lightly hence was often reprimanded for his reckless, disreputable and unprofessional behavior. Hickey was also shown to be blatant, shameless, manipulative and arrogant. This was evident by his lazy, improper, disrespectful and obnoxious behavior towards even his superiors and his enjoyment in mocking and belittling Connor.
Despite this, Hickey also showed some integrity. After Haytham saved his life Hickey felt indebted to him, Telling Haytham that he believed in paying his debts, and he did hold a great deal of loyalty to William Johnson despite himself. While Hickey was regarded as a fool, he was anything but, possessing vast criminal connections that he used to gather intelligence for the Templars, acting as the order's effective spymaster. He also did possess a surprising degree of philosophical insight, recognizing the shortcomings of both Orders, and even giving a fair reasoning for why he looked down on both the Assassins and Templars for chasing after a goal that none of them would ever live to see achieved.
Hickey had very little care and commitment to the Templar's vision of a New World Order, instead he served only as a means for personal profit and power. As a result, similar to Juan Borgia, Hickey died with little to no regret, content that he had already fulfilled his desires and earthly pleasures, even to the point of being almost nonchalant and imperturbable about the fact that he was about to die.
Relationships[]
Allies[]
- Templars
- William Johnson
- Haytham Kenway
- John Pitcairn
- Benjamin Church (formerly)
- Nicholas Biddle
Enemies[]
- Connor Kenway (killer)
- Assassins
- Thirteen Colonies
- Founding Fathers
- Sons of Liberty
- French
- Native Americans
- Silas Thatcher
- Edward Braddock
Trivia[]
- Along with several other characters within the Assassins Creed franchise, Thomas Hickey was based off of a real life person. As with all of the historical characters within Assassins Creed certain events leading up to his assassination were based on real events, whilst others were either exaggerated, made up or based on myths and rumors surrounding him.
- Like his game counterpart, the real life Thomas Hickey was a former soldier who fought in both the British and later the Continental Armies.
- The real life Hickey was also arrested, but for handing out counterfeit money rather than forging it.
- Unlike his game counterpart however, the real life Hickey never got out of prison. During his incarceration, Hickey told a fellow prisoner that he was part of a group that were plotting a mass mutiny, with the intention of defecting to the British. This same scheme may or may not have included a plot to assassinate George Washington and/or other leaders within the United States Army. Whether true or not, this information was quickly passed to the authorities and shortly afterwards, Thomas Hickey was handed over to the army. He was eventually found guilty of mutiny and sedition, for which he was executed by hanging.
- Historically, Thomas Hickey was the first person to be tried and executed for treason against the United States Army.
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