The way he turns from Assassin to Assassin Hunter is one of the most satisfying character turns I’ve seen. Shay is certainly not a good guy, but he doesn’t feel like the bad guy either. Nothing did this game more of a disservice than that.
Assassin’s Creed: Rogue was marketed on this heel-turn, as the game where we finally get to play the bad guys. He then enacts an extermination campaign against his former brothers, and dedicates himself to furthering the goals of the Templar Order. In the beginning at least, because as events unfold he loses faith in the Creed and defects to their most hated enemy. You play as Shay Patrick Cormac, a member of the Assassin’s Colonial Brotherhood. Sailing is just so peaceful, I don’t know how Ubisoft managed to nail it so well.
