5. Edward Kenway

Edward Kenway discovers the Templars are up to no good in the Caribbean in Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag.

Few would have guessed a pirate captain who stumbles into the Templar order by pure chance and later joins the Assassins in the 17th century would end up being one of the top Assassin’s Creed characters to date, but Edward Kenway’s adventure in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag sure turned out to be one of the best seen in the series yet.

And when it came to charisma and humour, Kenway sure was a step ahead of Assassin’s Creed III’s Connor, while players also got a chance to thwart another Templar conspiracy (this time in the Caribbean) and also take part in naval battles playing as the pirate captain in Assassin’s Creed IV. And there’s no doubt that this pirate-themed Assassin’s Creed ended being much better thanks to its charismatic lead, one of the most memorable characters to feature in the series to date.