As a villain, he retains an enigma and mystery which audiences can latch on to. Haytham has no character beyond being witty English Badass/Colonial James Bond and the fact that he's confused that being a Templar will alienate him having a stable family life. He rises at least to the level of the series' more interesting characters (Arno, Edward and Ezio). I mean, I get it - Ubisoft has a problem with making interesting characters, but compared to Connor and Altair, Haytham at least HAS a character. Shay Cormac, and Elise moreso, are more interesting than him.Īlready in ROGUE, all Haytham does is strut around while his Templar fanboys gush about how cool and awesome he is but he himself has no real characterization aside from being Dudebro-in-Chief of the Colonial Templars.Įven if you're right, he's still in the top three most interesting AC protagonists. Haytham is interesting only in his relationship with his son, without Connor and the moral dilemma/personal connection we feel through him, Haytham doesn't work. He had a specific function in AC3 and once that function ended, there was no real story left for him.
Haytham is interesting simply because he's a likable bad guy, outside of that he is not really interesting.
This would also further the Templar side of gameplay which I personally found incredibly enjoyable after being an Assassin in so many of the previous games. I would like to see his origins from being a young boy joining the Templar Order following his father's (Edward Kenway in AC Black Flag) death, his journey in England and other exploits there leading to him becoming a Grand Master, how he got his hidden blades and more about his adventures during AC3 when we did not see him (to bridge the gap, so to speak). After playing as Haytham Kenway briefly in AC3 and again having appear in around half of AC Rogue, Haytham strikes me as an interesting character who has a history that would be interesting to delve into further.
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