Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced: Edward Kenway Walkthrough (Prologue)

The prologue of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is named after the pirate you play as, Edward Kenway, and it doubles as the game’s core tutorial. It moves from a naval fight to a foot chase, a duel with the rogue Assassin Duncan Walpole, and finally a short voyage toward Havana. Every combat, parkour, and sailing basic is introduced here, so working through it cleanly sets you up for the rest of the campaign.

Quick answer: Sink Walpole’s four ships, chase him across Cape Bonavista, kill him in a sword duel, take his robes, rescue Stede Bonnet from soldiers, then sail his ship out of the bay toward Havana until the closing cutscene triggers the title drop.

Win the opening naval battle

You start mid-cutscene during a sea fight. A cannon blast knocks Edward down, he pulls shrapnel from his arm, and Duncan Walpole appears in full Assassin gear. Control returns once the scene ends.

Run to the ship’s wheel and take the helm. The game hands you a short tutorial on steering and how naval combat works before the enemy closes in.

Return fire at the four attacking ships. Aim with the right mouse button and fire with the left, then keep turning to keep targets in your broadside arc until all four are sunk.

Cannon fire trading between two ships at sea — Aim and fire your broadsides to sink all four enemy ships. (Image: Ubisoft)

Once the last ship goes down, a cutscene takes over. Your own gunpowder barrels catch fire and begin exploding, Duncan boards and kills your captain, and the blast throws both men into the sea before either can act.

Swim ashore and chase Duncan Walpole

After a brief flashback with Edward’s wife Caroline, who makes him promise to privateer for only two years, Edward comes to underwater. Surface, then swim toward the nearby island. When burning wreckage blocks your path, dive under it and keep heading for shore.

Duncan washes up right after you. He demands passage to Havana and offers one hundred Escudos, but Edward doubts he has the coin. Duncan tries to shoot him, his sand-clogged pistol jams, and he runs. This kicks off the extended parkour tutorial that forms the bulk of the prologue.

Edward swimming toward a beach through burning debris — Dive under the flaming wreckage to reach the beach safely. (Image: Ubisoft)

Follow Duncan using the green marker over his position. As you go, the game teaches sprinting, directional parkour, climbing, and opening the map. You also learn that dropping into soft spots such as leaf piles lets you land safely from height.

The chase route

Head right, climb onto the log, and jump across the trees to reach the wooden bridge.
Parkour off the ledge and leap across the poles.
Climb the wooden structure and keep pursuing Duncan toward a cluster of huts.
Move through the huts, dive into the water, and swim across to confront him.

When Edward tries to talk it out, Duncan’s pistol is dry again and he fires. Keep chasing a little longer until a cutscene plays and Duncan lunges with his hidden blade, which fails and leads straight into the combat tutorial.

Beat Duncan in the sword duel

Combat here is blade-to-blade. The hidden blade is reserved for stealth sections, so you cannot fall back on it during this fight. The duel is your introduction to attacking, parrying, and the perfect-parry takedown.

Edward Kenway crossing swords with Duncan Walpole — The Walpole duel teaches attacking, parrying, and the perfect-parry finisher. (Image: Ubisoft)

Lock on with the middle mouse button and attack with the left button. Chain hits to wear down and break through Duncan’s guard.

Switch to defense when he presses. Parry with Q and dodge to avoid damage. A well-timed perfect parry opens him up for an E-button lethal takedown.

Action	Input (PC)
Lock on to target	Middle mouse button
Attack	Left mouse button
Parry	Q
Perfect-parry takedown	E
Sprint	Shift
Crouch / hide in bushes	C
Open map	M

Once Duncan is dead, a cutscene reveals a letter on his body. His contacts expect the information he carries and will identify him by his outfit rather than his face, so Edward pulls on Duncan’s robes and decides to reach Havana in his place.

Rescue Stede Bonnet and reach Havana

Head to the clearing and follow the map prompt. It points you to a beach where soldiers are harassing a merchant they accuse of being a pirate.

Clear the five soldiers. Duck into the nearby bushes with C to break their line of sight, then pick them off one at a time. Keeping distance makes the fight straightforward.

Edward approaching soldiers surrounding a captured merchant on a beach — Use the bushes as cover to take out the five soldiers one by one. (Image: Ubisoft)

Free the merchant to trigger a cutscene. He introduces himself as Stede Bonnet, who is also bound for Havana and short a captain after the soldiers. The two agree to sail together and swim out to his ship.

Take the helm and steer out of the bay, following the green tracker. Sail at half sail until you feel a strong wind, then unfurl full sails for more speed. Watch for a whale breaching on the left as you push out to open water.

Stede Bonnet's ship sailing out of a bay toward open sea — Steer Stede Bonnet’s ship out of the bay and unfurl full sails once the wind picks up. (Image: Ubisoft)

How you know the prologue is done

Keep sailing until a final cutscene plays. When it finishes, the screen fades to white and the game shows a title drop, which confirms the Edward Kenway prologue is complete. From there the story rolls straight into the next main mission, Lively Havana, where the real adventure across the Caribbean begins.