In Assassin’s Creed Rogue, what is the full name of the Assassin who defects to the Templars?

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In Assassin’s Creed Rogue, the Assassin who defects to the Templars is Shay Patrick Cormac.

Shay Patrick Cormac is the protagonist of the 2014 game, set during the Seven Years’ War in the mid-eighteenth century. He begins as an Assassin operating under Achilles Davenport, but a disastrous mission and a crisis of faith lead him to reject the Brotherhood. Shay later joins the Templars and hunts former allies, making Rogue the first main series game to place the player primarily on the Templar side.

The game is closely connected to Assassin’s Creed III, Black Flag, and Unity. Shay encounters figures such as Haytham Kenway and Charles Lee, while his actions help explain the destruction of the Colonial Assassin Brotherhood. Shay is sometimes confused with Liam O’Brien, another Assassin and his close friend; Liam is a supporting character, not the protagonist. The full name matters because the game’s marketing and story materials commonly identify him as Shay Cormac, while his middle name is Patrick.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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