Which game is the first Assassin's Creed title to feature Edward Kenway as its protagonist?

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is the first Assassin's Creed title to feature Edward Kenway as its protagonist.

Edward is a Welsh privateer who becomes a pirate in the early eighteenth century. The game follows his pursuit of wealth and status across the Caribbean before he becomes entangled in the Assassin-Templar conflict. Edward is also the father of Haytham Kenway and grandfather of Ratonhnhaké:ton, the protagonist known as Connor in Assassin's Creed III.

Black Flag was released in 2013 and is set primarily during the Golden Age of Piracy. Its major locations include Nassau, Havana, and Kingston, while its open-world Caribbean is designed around sailing, naval combat, and exploration. The ship Jackdaw serves as Edward's main mobile base.

Although Edward's family connects him to Assassin's Creed III, he does not first appear there. Black Flag is a prequel in the Kenway family chronology and introduces Edward as a separate lead character.