Connor Kenway is the Assassin's Creed III protagonist also called Ratonhnhaké:ton. He is a Kanien'kehá:ka man who becomes involved in the American Revolution and the long conflict between Assassins and Templars.
Ratonhnhaké:ton is Connor's birth name, while Connor is the name he adopts in his dealings with colonial society. The story follows his childhood, his training under Achilles Davenport, and his efforts to protect his people and oppose the Templar Charles Lee.
The game is set mainly in the eighteenth-century British colonies of North America. Its historical events include the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Declaration of Independence, and the American Revolutionary War.
Connor is also the son of Haytham Kenway, who serves as the playable protagonist of the game's opening sequence. That family relationship is a frequent source of confusion, but Haytham and Connor belong to opposing sides of the central conflict.