Shay Patrick Cormac

Shay Patrick Cormac is a male video game character who features in Assassin's Creed.

Biography

Shay Cormac was born on 12 September 1731 in New York City to a family of Irish immigrants from Dublin. His mother died during childbirth, and his father was often absent from home due to his employment in the merchant marine, leaving Shay to be raised by his aunt. Living in a rough part of the city, Shay often found himself in trouble but was taught how to protect himself by his friend, Liam O'Brien, whom he had met while visiting his father at the docks one day. By the time he was 8 years-old, Shay was already known for being quite the fighter on the streets. That same year, he joined his father at sea to start working for his own wages. He was enthusiastic about the prospect of adventure and was taught basic self-defence skills with a sword and pistol in the event of a pirate attack. These attacks occurred more than once, and one one occasion, Shay managed to save his father's ship by shooting a pirate captain in singe combat. Nonetheless, tragedy befell them in 1747 when a fierce storm claimed the lives of Shay's father and much of their crew. Shattered and desolate, Shay drifted about in New York's streets, picking fights in taverns day after day, until the following year when he ran back into Liam. His friend, who had since joined the Assassins, helped Shay recover from his depression before introducing him to his Mentor Achilles Davenport for recruitment into the Colonial Brotherhood. Over the next four years, Shay trained under Liam and three other more senior recruits, Hope Jensen, Kesegowaase, and Louis-Joseph Gaultier, Chevalier de la Vérendrye. Although Shay served dutifully, he harboured more doubts about the morality of the Assassins' actions and Achilles' prohibitions than the others. This was not helped by the frequent bullying he endured under Chevalier de la Vérendrye, who held him in particular contempt, and his misgiving that Achilles did not hold him in as much confidence as he did Liam.

Notes

• Shay Patrick Cormac was created by Ubisoft Montreal where he made his first appearance in Assassin's Creed Unity (2014).

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed Unity: (2014)

External Link

• Assassin's Creed Wiki Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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