User blog comment:Master Sima Yi/Assassinews 28-02-'13 — Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag revealed/@comment-218.102.132.123-20130228141550/@comment-218.102.132.123-20130228142215

yes Ubisoft didn't confirm Edward is the main character. but the Pirate period happened before American Revolution so it's more like a prequel.