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"All affairs of freedom are Assassins' affairs!"

―Antó to Edward, 1716.^[src]

Antó (born 1670) was a Master Assassin of the West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins who led the bureau in Kingston during the early-to-mid 18th century. Dedicated to freeing his brethren, he entered into a long-standing conflict with the forces of Templar Kenneth Abraham, who sought to defeat the Maroons.

Biography

Early life

Antó was born in the Ashanti Empire in 1670. Sold into slavery as a young man, he was sent to Jamaica to work on a sugar plantation. However, he managed to escape with the help of the warrior Cudjoe and fled to Kingston, where he founded a Maroon community.^[1]

Forging connections with the local traders, Antó began coordinating plantation raids to free slaves and build an army. He eventually joined the Assassin Brotherhood and became the leader of the Kingston bureau, which functioned as a safe haven for the men he rescued. While he was dedicated to the Assassins, Antó's first priority was always to free slaves from captivity.^[1]

Working with Edward Kenway

"The Templar's name is Kenneth Abraham. He's part of an ongoing war with the Maroons. But we have held strong, and will not be defeated."

―Antó regarding his conflict with Abraham, 1716.^[src]

His involvement with the Maroons pitted Antó against the Templar Kenneth Abraham, whose forces were far more numerous and better-equipped. In 1716, the Assassin was approached by the pirate Edward Kenway, who admitted to having sold out his bureau's location to the Templars, thus putting Antó and his men at risk.^[2]

Realizing the pirate owed him a debt, Antó made use of Edward by having him eavesdrop on guards to learn where some captured Maroons were being held. After both men had carried out their respective investigations, they reunited, with Edward reluctantly agreeing to help Antó free his allies, in exchange for a Templar key to a vault on Great Inagua.^[2]

After they had liberated Antó's men, the two men argued over the fact that the Templar key had not been found, though Edward's desire to recover it ensured their alliance continued. The pair subsequently defended Antó's bureau against a Templar attack, following which Antó told Edward about Abraham. Working together, the two managed to track down the Templar and assassinate him. In his last moments, Abraham wondered how his numerically and tactically superior army failed to best the Maroons to which Antó responded that the Templar's forces lacked the conviction and drive to win, unlike the Maroons whose freedom and lives hinged on victory.^[2]

In 1721, Antó met with Edward again on noticeably better terms, as the pirate had decided to fully commit to the Assassins, to aid the latter in his assassination of the Templar Woodes Rogers. As Rogers was hosting a party before his return to England, Antó suggested Edward assassinate the Italian diplomat Ruggiero Ferraro and assume his identity, as Ferraro had been on the Assassins' list for some time. Before setting off, Edward requested Antó send a letter to his wife, Caroline; Antó did so, sending it on a ship which was to depart for England the next day.^[2]

Later life

In 1738, Antó contacted François Mackandal, Mentor of the Haitian Brotherhood, in the hope of strengthening the Maroon cause and reining in Mackandal's violent tendencies. However, Mackandal rejected Antó's calls for peace, claiming he had been taught by a soft Mentor and could not hope to understand the Creed the way Mackandal himself did.^[3]

Behind the scenes

Antó is a character introduced in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag in the Templar Hunt side mission "The Maroon Assassin", where he is voiced by Kwasi Songui. During the memory "Traveling Salesman", Grand Master Laureano de Torres y Ayala walked right through Antó's bureau.

Antó is an Akan name, given when the child is "born after the death of his father", and meaning 'didn't meet him'.^[4]

Gallery

Appearances

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Assassin's Creed: Rogue (mentioned in War Letters only)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Database: Antó
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – War Letters: "My Faithful Acolytes"
↑ Antó on Wikipedia

[Database-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Database: Antó

[AC4-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

[ACRG-3] Assassin's Creed: Rogue – War Letters: "My Faithful Acolytes"

[Wiki-4] Antó on Wikipedia

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-|birth = 1670<br>{{Wiki|Akan people|Akan region}}, [[Africa|West Africa]]
+|birth = 1670<br />{{Wiki|Akan people|Akan region}}, {{Wiki|Ashanti Empire}} {{c|now {{Wiki|Ghana}}, West [[Africa]]}}
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+|species = [[Human]]
-|affiliates = [[Maroons]]<br>[[Assassins]]
+|affiliates = [[Maroons]]<br />[[Assassins]]
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-|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
-|voice = [[Kwasi Songui]]
 |database = [[Database: Antó|Antó]]}}
+'''Antó''' (born 1670) was a [[Master Assassin]] of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins|West Indies Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] who led the [[Assassin bureau|bureau]] in [[Kingston]] during the early-to-mid 18th century. Dedicated to freeing his brethren, he entered into a long-standing conflict with the forces of [[Templars|Templar]] [[Kenneth Abraham]], who sought to defeat the [[Maroons]].
-'''Antó''' (1670 – unknown) was a [[Master Assassin]] of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins|West Indies Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] who led the [[Assassin bureau|bureau]] in [[Kingston]] during the early-to-mid 18th century. Dedicated to freeing his brethren, he entered into a long-standing conflict with the forces of [[Templars|Templar]] [[Kenneth Abraham]], who sought to defeat the [[Maroons]].
 ==Biography==
 ===Early life===
-Antó was born to the {{Wiki|Ashanti people|Ashanti tribe}} in the Akon region of [[Africa|West Africa]] in 1670. Sold into [[slavery]] as a young man, he was sent to [[Jamaica]] to work on a [[Sugar plantations|sugar plantation]]. However, he managed to escape with the help of the warrior [[Cudjoe]] and fled to Kingston, where he founded a Maroon community.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>
+Antó was born in the {{Wiki|Ashanti Empire}} in 1670. Sold into [[slavery]] as a young man, he was sent to [[Jamaica]] to work on a [[Sugar plantations|sugar plantation]]. However, he managed to escape with the help of the warrior [[Cudjoe]] and fled to Kingston, where he founded a Maroon community.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Antó]]</ref>
-Forging connections with the local traders, Antó began coordinating plantation raids to free slaves and build an army. He eventually joined the [[Assassins|Assassin Brotherhood]] and became leader of the Kingston bureau, which functioned as a safe haven for the men he rescued. While he was dedicated to the Assassins, Antó's first priority was always to free slaves from captivity.<ref name="AC4"/>
+Forging connections with the local traders, Antó began coordinating plantation raids to free slaves and build an army. He eventually joined the Assassin Brotherhood and became the leader of the Kingston bureau, which functioned as a safe haven for the men he rescued. While he was dedicated to the Assassins, Antó's first priority was always to free slaves from captivity.<ref name="Database" />
 ===Working with Edward Kenway===
-{{Quote|The Templar's name is Kenneth Abraham. He's part of an ongoing war with the Maroons. But we have held strong, and will not be defeated.|Antó regarding his conflict with Abraham, 1716.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}
+{{Quote|The Templar's name is Kenneth Abraham. He's part of an ongoing war with the Maroons. But we have held strong, and will not be defeated.|Antó regarding his conflict with Abraham, 1716.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}His involvement with the Maroons pitted Antó against the Templar Kenneth Abraham, whose forces were far more numerous and better-equipped. In 1716, the Assassin was approached by the [[Piracy|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]], who admitted to having sold out his bureau's location to the Templars, thus putting Antó and his men at risk.<ref name="AC4">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag''</ref>
-His involvement with the Maroons pitted Antó against the Templar Kenneth Abraham, whose forces were far more numerous and better-equipped. In 1716, the Assassin was approached by the [[Piracy|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]], who admitted to having sold out his bureau's location to the Templars, thus putting Antó and his men at risk.<ref name="AC4"/>
-Realizing the pirate owed him a debt, Antó made use of Edward by having him [[Eavesdropping|eavesdrop]] on [[guards]] to learn where some captured Maroons were being held. After both men had carried out their respective investigations, they reunited, with Edward reluctantly agreeing to help Antó free his allies, in exchange for a [[Templar keys|Templar key]] to a vault on [[Great Inagua]].<ref name="AC4"/>
+Realizing the pirate owed him a debt, Antó made use of Edward by having him [[Eavesdropping|eavesdrop]] on [[guard]]s to learn where some captured Maroons were being held. After both men had carried out their respective investigations, they reunited, with Edward reluctantly agreeing to help Antó free his allies, in exchange for a [[Templar keys|Templar key]] to a vault on [[Great Inagua]].<ref name="AC4"/>
-After they had liberated Antó's men, the two men argued over the fact that the Templar key had not been found, though Edward's desire to recover it ensured their alliance continued. The pair subsequently defended Antó's bureau against a Templar attack, following which Antó told Edward about Abraham. Working together, the two managed to track down the Templar and assassinate him. In his last moments, Abraham wondered how his numerically and tactically superior army failed to best the Maroons to which Anto responded that the Templar's forces lacked the conviction and drive to win, unlike the Maroons whose freedom and lives hinged on victory.<ref name="AC4"/>
+After they had liberated Antó's men, the two men argued over the fact that the Templar key had not been found, though Edward's desire to recover it ensured their alliance continued. The pair subsequently defended Antó's bureau against a Templar attack, following which Antó told Edward about Abraham. Working together, the two managed to track down the Templar and assassinate him. In his last moments, Abraham wondered how his numerically and tactically superior army failed to best the Maroons to which Antó responded that the Templar's forces lacked the conviction and drive to win, unlike the Maroons whose freedom and lives hinged on victory.<ref name="AC4"/>
-In 1721, Antó met with Edward again on noticeably better terms, as the pirate had decided to fully commit to the Assassins, to aid the latter in his assassination of the Templar [[Woodes Rogers]]. As Rogers was hosting a party before his return to [[United Kingdom|England]], Antó suggested Edward assassinate the [[Italy|Italian]] diplomat [[Ruggiero Ferraro]] and assume his identity, as Ferraro had been on the Assassins' list for some time. Before setting off, Edward requested Antó send a letter to his wife, [[Caroline Scott-Kenway|Caroline]], who had it sent on a ship which was to depart for England the next day.<ref name="AC4"/>
+In 1721, Antó met with Edward again on noticeably better terms, as the pirate had decided to fully commit to the Assassins, to aid the latter in his assassination of the Templar [[Woodes Rogers]]. As Rogers was hosting a party before his return to [[England]], Antó suggested Edward assassinate the [[Italy|Italian]] diplomat [[Ruggiero Ferraro]] and assume his identity, as Ferraro had been on the Assassins' list for some time. Before setting off, Edward requested Antó send a letter to his wife, [[Caroline Scott-Kenway|Caroline]]; Antó did so, sending it on a ship which was to depart for England the next day.<ref name="AC4"/>
 ===Later life===
-In 1738, Antó contacted [[François Mackandal]], [[Mentor]] of the [[Haitian Assassins|Haitian Brotherhood]], in the hope of strengthening the Maroon cause and reining in Mackandal's violent tendencies. However, Mackandal rejected Antó's calls for peace, claiming he had been taught by a soft Mentor and could not hope to understand the Creed the way Mackandal himself did.<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' - [[War letters]]</ref>
+In 1738, Antó contacted [[François Mackandal]], [[Mentor]] of the [[Haitian Assassins|Haitian Brotherhood]], in the hope of strengthening the Maroon cause and reining in Mackandal's violent tendencies. However, Mackandal rejected Antó's calls for peace, claiming he had been taught by a soft Mentor and could not hope to understand [[the Creed]] the way Mackandal himself did.<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters#My Faithful Acolytes|War Letters: "My Faithful Acolytes"]]</ref>
+==Behind the scenes==
-==Trivia==
+Antó is a character introduced in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' in the Templar Hunt side mission "[[The Maroon Assassin]]", where he is voiced by [[Kwasi Songui]]. During the memory "[[Traveling Salesman]]", [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]] walked right through Antó's bureau.
-*Antó's name means "born after the death of his father".
-*The Templar [[Grand Master]] [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]] walked right through Antó's bureau in the memory "[[Traveling Salesman]]".
+Antó is an {{Wiki|Akan people|Akan}} name, given when the child is "born after the death of his father", and meaning 'didn't meet him'.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Akan names#Special delivery|Antó}}</ref>
-*Out of the four bureau leaders in the game, Antó is the only one to not have had some prior affiliation with the Templar agent sent after them: [[Upton Travers]] had known [[Jing Lang]] for a while through his [[Vance Travers|brother]], [[Opía Apito]]'s family and people had killed [[Lucia Márquez]]'s father, and [[Rhona Dinsmore]] was implied to have had some kind of relationship with [[Hilary Flint]].
 ==Gallery==
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+==Appearances==
+*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
+*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{c|mentioned in War Letters only}}
 ==References==
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