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Opía Apito (also spelled Opia Apito) is a Taíno Assassin and bureau leader in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.
### Basic Info
- Full Name: Opía Apito
- Born: Around 1695 (in Cuba)
- Age (during Black Flag's main events in 1715–1716): Approximately 20–21 years old.
- Ethnicity/Heritage: Taíno (mother) with a Spanish father she never knew. She strongly identifies with her Taíno roots and claims descent from the warrior Hatuey.
- Affiliation: West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins (leader of the "ghost" bureau near the Cayman Islands).
- Role: Assassin, hunter, bureau leader, and resistance fighter against Spanish (and later Templar) oppression.
### Personality & Traits
Opía is a tenacious, wary survivor shaped by profound trauma. Her village was raided by Spanish forces when she was 12; she was one of the few who escaped and lived in hiding for nearly a decade. This forged her into someone highly independent, stealthy, and distrustful of outsiders.
Key personality aspects:
- Wary & Distrustful — She questions strangers' motives ("When you are hunted, it sometimes seems that every stranger is an enemy"). She starts off quite cold and testing toward Edward Kenway, challenging him to prove himself rather than trusting his word.
- Proud & Culturally Rooted — Deep pride in her Taíno heritage. She believes her people will never be extinguished despite colonial claims of their extinction. Her personal mantra is Aji aya bom ("better dead than a slave"), reflecting an unyielding commitment to freedom.
- Competitive & Confident — She goads opponents (e.g., telling Edward hunting "was not in his blood") and shows a playful/ruthless competitive streak. She bends rules slightly but graciously accepts defeat when bested fairly (impressed by Edward killing a rare white jaguar).
- Strategic & Ghost-Like — True to her name (Opía ≈ "spirit/ghost", Apito ≈ "infinite/eternal"), she prefers stealth, misdirection, and psychological warfare over brute force. Her bureau has almost no physical footprint. She favors tactics like distracting enemies for surprise attacks or taking something valuable so the foe "lives to notice it missing."
- Resilient & Pragmatic — A skilled hunter and fighter who doesn't shy from violence when needed, but she's more about survival and precision. She values personal freedom above almost everything.
- Loyal Once Earned — After Edward proves himself, she becomes a reliable ally in hunting down the Templar Lucia Márquez (who has personal ties to Opía's tragic past).
### Appearance & Style
She has a distinctive look that blends Taíno and practical Assassin elements: hooded attire suited for the Caribbean jungles and stealth, with features reflecting her mixed heritage (darker skin, strong facial features). The image you shared captures her well—intense gaze, hooded, in a tropical environment.
### In-Game Role & Story Hook
She's the first Templar Hunt target contact. Edward must earn her trust through hunting challenges and then helps her track a dangerous Templar with deep personal significance to Opía. Her story highlights themes of indigenous resistance, cultural survival, and the Assassin-Templar conflict in the Caribbean.
