Which Games It Ties to Directly
Where Rogue Fits Into the Assassin’s Creed Timeline
There are three games that Rogue ties directly to: Assassin’s Creed III, Black Flag, and Unity. The ties to Assassin’s Creed III are the most obvious, considering the two games take place roughly around the same time period. Haytham Kenway’s involvement shows a bit of how the Templar Order grew to power in the Americas, and the Brotherhood lost its foothold. Achilles is a confident, daring leader in Rogue, a far cry from his crippled and bitter character he played in III. All of this is given context and explanation in Rogue. There’s plenty of other familiar faces you’ll bump into, which makes Rogue feel more substantially connected to the overall picture.
But its ties to Black Flag aren’t quite as fleshed out. There’s just one character that appears in both: Edward Kenway’s quartermaster, Adewale. He does, however, play an important role in the story at one point, which we won’t spoil how. Finally, the events of Rogue actually play right into the beginning of Assassin’s Creed: Unity. Some twenty years pass during the time periods that Rogue shows, and the final events of the game have Cormac tracking down a French assassin named Charles Dorian. That name is significant for anyone that’s played Unity, as Charles Dorian is the father of the game’s main character, Arno Dorian. Rogue is the catalyst that sets into motion the events of Unity, and if you’re really into the connecting story of the series it’s a must-play.
