El Tiburón

El Tiburón (English: The Shark; died 1722) was the mute personal bodyguard of Laureano de Torres y Ayala, Grand Master of the Caribbean Templars. Although he was not a Templar himself, his unwavering loyalty to Torres nonetheless made him a valuable asset to the Order.
==Biography==
===Serving the Templars===
Very little is known of El Tiburón before he entered into Torres' service. As the governor's bodyguard, he gained a frightening reputation that soon spread throughout the Cuban capital of Havana. A great, hulking brute of a man, he wore an old-fashioned armor for the time, and was known to enjoy overseeing the hangings of criminals, which only added to his menacing character.Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia
In July 1715, El Tiburón attended an execution in Havana, at which the pirate Edward Kenway was also present.Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – ...And My Sugar? Although they did not interact with each other then, they would later meet at Torres' mansion, where Edward pretended to be the Assassin-turned-Templar Duncan Walpole.Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Mister Walpole, I Presume? During the meeting, El Tiburón kept an eye on Edward, suspicious of the man's true motives.
The next day, El Tiburón accompanied the Templars to their meeting with Bartholomew Roberts, a Sage, and subsequently defended them from an organized group of Assassins who attempted to free Roberts. Thanks to his armor, which protected El Tiburón from the Assassins' poison darts, he was able to overcome the attackers, demonstrating his strength when he hurled his axe across a full meter into an Assassin.Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – A Man They Call the Sage
Although the Sage was able to break free, he was soon recaptured by Edward and imprisoned at the mansion for further interrogation. That night, Roberts escaped from his cell, with the Templars only finding Edward in his place. Realizing he was an imposter, El Tiburón swiftly incapacitated Edward and prepared to beat him up, but was stopped by Torres. After a short interrogation, during which it became clear that the Sage had escaped by himself, Edward was taken hold of by El Tiburón and Julien du Casse, who sent him with the Spanish Treasure Fleet as a prisoner.Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Claiming What's Due
In May 1719, El Tiburón accompanied Torres to Kingston to meet with fellow Templar Woodes Rogers and his newest recruit, Benjamin Hornigold. After discussing the whereabouts of Roberts, who had been spotted near Príncipe, an island in Africa, the Templars departed, leaving Hornigold's associates Josiah Burgess and John Cockram to handle the capture of the Sage.Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Imagine My Surprise
===Death===
In August 1722, El Tiburón was tasked with guarding a body double of Torres at the Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta in Havana, in an attempt to delay Edward, by now an Assassin, from pursuing the governor to the Observatory. On the way to the fort, El Tiburón and his escort came across two pirates threatening a number of soldiers, who watched in awe as El Tiburón brutally dispatched both pirates with his axe.Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Tainted Blood
When Edward assassinated the imposter at the fort, El Tiburón emerged and threw a blow at the Assassin, who dodged in the nick of time. The bodyguard then engaged him in combat, swiftly gaining the upper hand thanks to his training as a soldier. A number of Spanish soldiers joined the bodyguard in battle, but proved more of an obstruction than anything; whenever El Tiburón attempted to shoot Edward, the pirate used a guard as a human shield.
El Tiburón was eventually defeated by Edward, who used his pistols to penetrate his armor. As the bodyguard lay dying, Edward gave the man his last rites and thanked him for humbling him in the past, claiming that he had taken that hard lesson to heart and it helped him better himself.
==Trivia==
*El Tiburón wears a stylized helmet.
*Despite his death occurring in 1722, El Tiburón's database entry is never updated to include the date.
*Due to El Tiburón's unwavering loyalty towards Torres, the Abstergo Entertainment employee that wrote El Tiburón's database entry speculated there might have been a familial connection between the two.
*It is possible to pickpocket El Tiburón in the memory "Mister Walpole, I Presume?", though doing so grants only one Spanish reale.
*Originally, Edward and El Tiburón were to have a confrontation at the end of Sequence 2 which would end with Edward losing the battle. For gameplay reasons, the fight was cut during development, though the confrontation appears in Black Flags novelization, and Edward's final lines to El Tiburón still refer to it.
*Despite being the governor's personal bodyguard, El Tiburón was not by Torres' side during the latter's stay at Punta Guarico. As such, he was not present when the governor was interrogated by Edward and his crew.
;Combat
*During his boss fight, El Tiburón behaves similarly to the Grenadier-type enemies, though he wields pistols as his secondary weapons rather than grenades.
*It is possible, though difficult, for Edward to kill El Tiburón through other means than just pistols. However, he cannot be disarmed, knocked down or harmed by darts. The game may glitch and allow a regular counter as if he was attacking with another weapon. This can be used to disarm him, and the same glitch can then be used on normal in-game brutes, often.
*If Edward were to attempt to attack El Tiburón in the memory "...And My Sugar?", he would kill Edward with a single blow.
==Gallery==
Armorless El Tiburon - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of El Tiburón without his armor
Mister Walpole I Presume 11.png|El Tiburón during the Templars' meeting
Claiming What's Due 6.png|El Tiburón after subduing Edward
Tainted Blood 9.png|Edward facing El Tiburón in combat
Tainted Blood 12.png|El Tiburón's final moments
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag 
*Assassin's Creed: Black Flag
*Assassin's Creed: Memories
==References==
Category:1722 deaths
Category:Individuals
Category:Spaniards
Category:Bodyguards
Category:Executioners
Category:Spanish Army personnel
Category:Templar allies