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'''[[File:Blackbeard.jpg|thumb|320px]]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.
{{Villain_Infobox
|Image = General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates - Blackbeard the Pirate.jpg
|fullname = Edward Teach
|alias = Blackbeard
|occupation = Pirate
|skills= Weapon usage <br>
|crimes = [[Kidnapping]]<br>[[Theft]]<br>[[Murder]]<br>[[Rape]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>Piracy<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]
|type of villain = Ambitious Pirate
|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.
 
== About ==
He usually used to light his black beard 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.
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Blackbeard serves as one of the main protagonists in the film "Blackbeard's Ghost" before being replaced by Jack Sparrow. This version he is already dead in the same style; after he returns as a ghost, he did his good deeds to break the curse before he can finally rest in peace.
Blackbeard serves as one of the main protagonists in the film "Blackbeard's Ghost" before being replaced by Jack Sparrow. This version he is already dead in the same style; after he returns as a ghost, he did his good deeds to break the curse before he can finally rest in peace.


He is mentioned in the kid's movie "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" when one of the characters says "He knows more about pirates than Blackbeard himself."
He is a supporting character in the video game ''Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag'', serving as a friend and associate of the game's main protagonist, Edward Kenway.
 
He is mentioned in the kid's movie "VeggieTales: The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" when one of the characters says "He knows more about pirates than Blackbeard himself."


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