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'''Hendrick van der Heul''' was a privateer and quartermaster of [[William Kidd]]. He later became captain of the ''[[Octavius]]''.
 
 
[[File:Ghost Ship 5.png|thumb|250px|Hendrick's corpse aboard the ''Octavius'']]
 
'''Hendrick van der Heul''' (14 May 1676 – c. 1762) was a [[Privateers|privateer]] and quartermaster of [[William Kidd]]. He later became [[Captains|captain]] of the ''[[Octavius]]''.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Octavius]]</ref>
   
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==Biography==
During his captaincy, Hendrick received a letter from Kidd, in which he confided that he was holed up in [[Boston]], and that a particular group was intent on obtaining his [[Shard of Eden]].
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During his captaincy, Hendrick received a piece of Kidd's [[Maps|map]] containing clues to the location of his [[Rings of Eden|Shard of Eden]]. He also received a [[Database: Letter to Hendrick van der Heul|letter]] from Kidd, in which he confided that he was holed up in [[Boston]], and that a [[Templars|particular group]] was intent on obtaining his Shard.<ref name="AC3">''Assassin's Creed III''</ref>
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Hendrick died around 1762 when the ''Octavius'' became stranded in ice, while looking for the [[Northwest Passage]]. In 1776, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]] found his corpse, and retrieved van der Heul's piece of Kidd's map.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[The Ghost Ship]]</ref>
   
Hendrick died when the ''Octavius'' became stranded in ice, while looking for the [[Northwest Passage]].
 
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*His name is misspelled ''van der Huel'' in the Animus Database's entry for the ''Octavius''.
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*His name is erroneously spelled as ''van der Huel'' in the [[Animus#Animus 3.0|Animus]] [[Database]]'s [[Database: Octavius|entry for the ''Octavius'']].
   
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*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
 
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"Hendrick van der Heul. Captain Kidd's quartermaster turned captain himself. The path you sought never existed, Hendrick. I hope your suffering was short."
―Connor upon finding Hendrick van der Heul's corpse.[src]
Ghost Ship 5

Hendrick's corpse aboard the Octavius

Hendrick van der Heul (14 May 1676 – c. 1762) was a privateer and quartermaster of William Kidd. He later became captain of the Octavius.[1]

Biography

During his captaincy, Hendrick received a piece of Kidd's map containing clues to the location of his Shard of Eden. He also received a letter from Kidd, in which he confided that he was holed up in Boston, and that a particular group was intent on obtaining his Shard.[2]

Hendrick died around 1762 when the Octavius became stranded in ice, while looking for the Northwest Passage. In 1776, the Assassin Connor found his corpse, and retrieved van der Heul's piece of Kidd's map.[3]

Trivia

Appearances

References

  1. Assassin's Creed IIIDatabase: Octavius
  2. Assassin's Creed III
  3. Assassin's Creed IIIThe Ghost Ship