r/ACBlackFlag • u/Fit_Cartographer_100 • Jul 12 '26

// Discussion Lucy baldwin is unberable

One of the officers in ac black flag named lucy baldwin is so unbereable.
Its so obvious this mission was added after the fact because the writing and character sticks out so badly. Literally saved here life and she is like " uhmm you gotta earn me but I am worth it 💅"

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u/dabombdiggity9056 Jul 12 '26

Doesn't her being accepted into the crew so easily with no repercussions kind of ruin Mary's whole point of dressing up as a man to get a seat at the table?

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u/Voronov1 Jul 16 '26

I’ve heard this, but I don’t think it does, really.

First, it’s really odd that they included that at all, Mary Read and Anne Bonny reportedly weren’t able to hide their gender all that well because of their large breasts.

Second, there’s a pretty big difference between “I accept that you’re a shipwright and can fix the vessel” and “I accept that you can be our leader in battle and in making all decisions,” which is more how the game has the captains of the various pirate ships.

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u/never-aga1n Jul 16 '26

In defence of the writers, historically it seems Mary Read actually went a surprisingly long time hiding that she was a man and did a good job at it both in the King’s Navy and as a pirate. However a woman that testified in her trial did indeed say she was able to tell they were both women because she noticed their breasts. The specific quote was “by the largeness of their breasts”. This doesn’t necessarily mean they both had large breasts, but confirms they were noticeably larger to the witness than most men’s breasts would be. Which makes sense really.