Assassin's Creed III

=== Setting ===
Following the conclusion of the "Ezio Trilogy" with Assassin's Creed Revelations, Assassin's Creed III shifts focus towards a new historical time period: 18th-century Colonial America. The game follows two new protagonists: Haytham Kenway, a British nobleman and high-ranking member of the Templar Order, who is sent to America to establish a strong Templar presence on the continent and find an ancient temple built by the First Civilization; and Ratonhnhaké:ton, also known as Connor, Haytham's half-Mohawk son, who joins the Assassins to avenge the burning of his village and his mother's death and stop the Templars from gaining control of the colonies.
Haytham's story serves as a prologue to the main narrative, and takes place from 1754 to 1755, at the onset of the French and Indian War, which paved the way for the American Revolution. Connor's story spans two decades of his life, from his childhood in 1760 to 1783, and involves major events from the American Revolution and the Revolutionary War seen from Connor's perspective. Boston and New York City are cities that can be explored, alongside the American Colonial Frontier, spanning forest, cliffs, rivers, Connor's village, and the settlements of Lexington and Concord. The player can hunt small and large animals, and approximately one-third of the story takes place in the Frontier. The city of Philadelphia can also be visited at one point during the game, as can The Caribbean during several naval missions. The Eastern seaboard is explorable via Connor's captaining of his warship, the Aquila.
Like previous games in the series, the story includes segments set during the modern day, in 2012, which again follow Desmond Miles and his efforts to save humanity from an impending disaster. These segments have been expanded significantly, and involve short missions that the player must complete to advance the narrative. Locations visited during the modern-day missions include a skyscraper in Manhattan, New York; a stadium in São Paulo, Brazil; and Abstergo's facility in Rome, Italy.
The game setting has been described as one of the very few depictions of historical French Louisiana in video games.

Characters

Assassin's Creed III features a large cast of characters. The modern-day sections feature many returning characters from the previous four games in the series, including protagonist Desmond Miles (Nolan North), his estranged father William (John de Lancie), and friends Shaun Hastings (Danny Wallace) and Rebecca Crane (Eliza Schneider). During the missions he carries out, Desmond is hunted by the Templar Daniel Cross (Danny Blanco-Hall), who was dispatched by Warren Vidic (Phil Proctor), the head scientist of Abstergo Industries—a corporate conglomerate used as a front by the modern-day Templar Order. Desmond crosses paths with Minerva (Margaret Easley) and Juno (Nadia Verrucci), members of a precursor race known as the First Civilization (or "Those Who Came Before"), who try to help him save humanity from the same catastrophic event that wiped out their race.
The main protagonist of the game is Ratonhnhaké:ton (Noah Watts), also known as Connor, a half-English, half-Mohawk Assassin born in 18th-century Colonial America. Connor's supporting cast includes Achilles Davenport (Roger Aaron Brown), Connor's mentor and a retired Assassin; his mother Kaniehtí:io (Kaniehtiio Horn); his first mate aboard the Aquila, Robert Faulkner (Kevin McNally); and French taverner Stephane Chapheau (Shawn Baichoo), Connor's first Assassin recruit. During the game, Connor battles the Colonial Templars, led by his father, Haytham Kenway (Adrian Hough), who is playable in the first three sequences of the game. Haytham is aided by several historical figures portrayed here as members of the Templar Order, including Charles Lee (Neil Napier), William Johnson (Julian Casey), John Pitcairn (Robert Lawrenson), Thomas Hickey (Allen Leech), Benjamin Church (Harry Standjofski), and Nicholas Biddle (Fred Tatasciore). The era also features several other historical figures such as George Washington (Robin Atkin Downes), Samuel Adams (Mark Lindsay Chapman), Israel Putnam (Andreas Apergis), Thomas Jefferson (John Emmet Tracy), Benjamin Franklin (Jim Ward), Edward Braddock (Carlo Mestroni), Mason Weems (Tod Fennell), Paul Revere (Bruce Dinsmore), and the Marquis de Lafayette (Vince Corazza).

Plot

Following the events of Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Desmond, William, Shaun, and Rebecca find the Grand Temple in a cave in New York and access it using their Apple of Eden. As Juno begins to communicate with him, Desmond enters the Animus to deal with his dissociative fugue, where Juno's influence causes him to experience the memories of his ancestor, Haytham Kenway. In 1754, Haytham assassinates a patron at the Royal Opera House to steal a key. Instructed by his Order to find the Temple they believe it opens, Haytham travels to the American Colonies and recruits several allies to aid his expedition. In the process, he meets and falls in love with a Mohawk woman, Kaniehti:io, who enlists his help to eliminate Edward Braddock, one of Haytham's former comrades who has been leading attacks against the Mohawk people. After killing Braddock, Kaniehti:io takes Haytham to the Grand Temple, but the key proves useless. Haytham officially inducts Charles Lee into his Order, which is revealed to be the Templar Order.
Deducing the key is meant to open the Temple's inner chambers, Desmond relives the memories of Ratonhnhaké:ton, Haytham and Kaniehti:io's son, to find it. In 1760, Kaniehti:io dies during an attack on their village, which Ratonhnhaké:ton assumes was ordered by Charles Lee. In 1769, the village elder informs Ratonhnhaké:ton of their tribe's duty to protect the Temple, and gives him a Crystal Ball which allows Juno to communicate with him. Juno leads Ratonhnhaké:ton to retired Assassin Achilles Davenport, whose Brotherhood collapsed years earlier, and he reluctantly agrees to train him. At Achilles' suggestion, Ratonhnhaké:ton renames himself Connor to move more freely throughout the colonies.
Over the following years, Connor is drawn into the American Revolution and the Revolutionary War as he attempts to protect his people and keep the Revolution free of the Templars' influence. After assassinating most of Haytham's allies, Connor meets his father and works with him to eliminate a rogue Templar. Later, Haytham discovers George Washington's plan to displace indigenous populations suspected of supporting the Loyalists, including Connor's tribe. Haytham reveals that Washington ordered the attack that killed Kaniehti:io, causing Connor to angrily break ties with both of them. Returning to his village, he learns Lee recruited Mohawk warriors to turn back the Patriots sent to eradicate them, and is forced to kill his childhood friend Kanen'tó:kon to avert conflict.
In the present, Desmond retrieves batteries from Manhattan and Brazil to activate the Temple, while being hunted by the Templar Daniel Cross. After William is captured while trying to recover the final battery, Desmond storms Abstergo's headquarters in Rome, kills Cross and Warren Vidic, and rescues his father, reconciling with him.
Connor becomes conflicted about eliminating the Templars and hopes to work with Haytham toward peace and freedom. However, Haytham remains convinced of the necessity to control the nation by replacing Washington with Lee. Lee is disgraced by Washington for attempting to sabotage the outcome of the Battle of Monmouth and takes refuge in Fort George. Connor infiltrates the fort, but is confronted by Haytham and reluctantly kills him. Connor eventually tracks down and assassinates Lee, retrieving the key given to him by Haytham. Returning to his village, Connor finds it abandoned and the Crystal Ball left behind. Instructed by Juno to conceal the key, Connor buries it in the grave of Achilles' son, Connor Davenport.
Desmond retrieves the key and accesses the Temple's inner chambers, where Juno reveals that he can save the world at the cost of his own life. Minerva appears, opposing the plan as it will free Juno, who was sealed in the Temple to prevent her from conquering humanity. Juno explains that if the solar flare occurs, Desmond will become a messiah-like figure to other survivors and will be revered as a god after his death, but will have his legacy manipulated to control future generations. Desmond chooses to sacrifice himself to save humanity and give them the opportunity to fight Juno.
An epilogue scene set in 1783 details the end of Connor's journey. Despite eliminating the Colonial Templars and ensuring the Revolution's success, Connor feels that he failed to protect his people, who are still being oppressed. Nevertheless, he resolves to continue fighting for a better future. In the present, a voiceover directs the player to locate several 'pivot points' across the virtual representation of Colonial America. Once collected, the voiceover informs them that they have connected to the cloud.