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|type of villain = Ambitious Pirate | |type of villain = Ambitious Pirate | ||
|origin=Bristol, Kingdom of England}} | |origin=Bristol, Kingdom of England}} | ||
'''Edward Teach''', better known as '''Blackbeard''' (¿1680? - November 22, 1718) was a famous pirate who was so named because of his thick black beard | '''Edward Teach''', better known as '''Blackbeard''' (¿1680? - November 22, 1718) was a famous pirate who was so named because of his thick black beard, which he usually used to light with fuses so he would appear more monstrous to those he faced and make him more feared. He was also known to shoot his crew on occasion, which helped lead to his downfall. Blackbeard was notorious for kidnapping people, he was ruthless, selfish, and greedy, to the point where towards the end he started to kill off part his crew to increase his share of the plunder. During his life, Blackbeard had around fourteen different wives. | ||
Blackbeard was also a big man, and was said to be strong. It was claimed he was strong enough to chop straight through a man with one swipe of his sword. He also carried multiple pistols at once, mostly down to the unreliability of guns at the time. | Blackbeard was also a big man, and was said to be strong. It was claimed he was strong enough to chop straight through a man with one swipe of his sword. He also carried multiple pistols at once, mostly down to the unreliability of guns at the time. | ||