Jackdaw Officers

Three new Jackdaw officers can be recruited in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, each unlocked through a dedicated questline that builds trust with that character.

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced introduces three new recruitable officers for the Jackdaw. Unlike the original game's crew mechanics, each officer in Resynced is a named character with their own questline. Players earn each officer by completing that questline and building sufficient trust, rather than purchasing upgrades. Each officer also fills a defined shipboard role: Lucy Baldwin serves as Shipwright, The Padre as Master-at-Arms, and Tobias "Deadman" Smith as Master Gunner.

Officers

Officer	Notable Ability	Recruitment Method
Lucy Baldwin	Brace command halves damage taken when timed on contact	Complete Lucy's dedicated questline and build her trust
Tobias "Deadman" Smith	A devastating double shot from broadside weapons	Complete Tobias's dedicated questline and build his trust
The Padre	Ram dash powers a forward charge into enemy ships for heavy hull damage	Complete The Padre's dedicated questline and build his trust

Trust and Recruitment

Each officer requires the player to complete a dedicated questline before they can join the Jackdaw. The questlines are built around the concept of earning trust: the officer needs to see that Edward is worth sailing with. The specific tasks and story beats within each questline had not been detailed ahead of the game's release, but the recruitment structure is confirmed to apply to all three.

Once recruited, each officer brings something distinct to the ship. Tobias "Deadman" Smith’s double broadside shot doubles the cannonballs fired in a single salvo, raising the Jackdaw’s burst damage in naval engagements. Lucy Baldwin’s Perfect Brace, triggered at the right moment, nearly nullifies the damage the Jackdaw takes when an enemy strike connects and halves it on contact, turning a clean brace against a ramming attack into a survivable trade. The Padre’s Ram Dash sends the Jackdaw forward at speed to crack open enemy hulls, opening the kind of weakpoints that follow-up cannon fire can then exploit, and as a Master-at-Arms he also joins boarding parties when the Jackdaw pulls alongside an enemy.

Officer Backgrounds

Officer	Background	Combat Role
Lucy Baldwin	A spunky shipwright held in prison for murder; freed during a boarding sequence and joins the crew after Edward intervenes.	Defensive support. Brace halves incoming hull damage on contact.
Tobias "Deadman" Smith	A one-eyed master gunner whose firing discipline gives the Jackdaw's broadsides a devastating second pass.	Offensive support. Broadside cannons fire twice as many cannonballs in a salvo.
The Padre	An older man called The Padre, a master at arms who reshapes how the Jackdaw closes on its targets.	Aggressive support. Ram Dash sends the Jackdaw forward at speed for heavy hull damage.