The name's meaning is 'God's grace,' which would seem kind of interesting given what little we know of the character.Īccording to Behind the Name's research, the name Cormac is generally a first name, and its origin is Gaelic. Knowing the AC franchise as well as I do, I know that the team behind the games has this great love of name-symbolism, so I did a little bit of research.Īccording to family education's 'nameLAB,' the origin of the given name Shay is Celtic, which makes sense given the character's heavy Irish accent. So there's the basic information any Google search will give you, but I wanted to dig a little deeper into 'speculation mode' for this reveal. Players can sail right through ice sheets to discover new locations and use icebergs - the trolls of the Arctic seas - for cover against enemy ships. This can only mean one thing: snow maps!Īs demonstrated in this picture from Rogue, naval warfare is back, too, and Ubisoft has updated this facet of the game to reflect the unique narrative of Rogue. To leave North America in style, Rogue will be set within such iconic North American locations as New York City and the Arctic Circle. One might say he's 'gone rogue.'Īccording to Ubisoft the game will be the last of the AC games set within North America, the timeline being the 18th century during the Seven Years' War.

Well it's not entirely mysterious, being that the name Rogue is explained immediately within the first ten seconds of the reveal video.ĭressed in traditional Assassin's garb, yet donning Templar insignia, the prevailing theory is that at one time the new character was once an Assassin, but some event disillusioned him to the Assassin's cause-which wouldn't be too surprising given the history within the Assassin leadership to be super evil and uncool-and now Shay is off to seek vengeance against those he perceives as responsible.

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