La Dama Negra Ship
• The mission 'Devil's Advocate.' Getting to take the helm of the infamous Queen Anne's Revenge and all forty of her guns. • Topped when you get to steal a Portuguese Man of War and get to put all its awesome firepower to use. The ship ultimately goes on to become Black Bart's Royal Fortune. For added awesome value, you get to defeat that ship in the final sequence of the game, no matter how easy or hard it is for the player. • The fact that the Animus doesn't desynch if Edward dives off of the Jackdaw, swims towards an enemy ship, boards and captures it single-handedly — thereby foregoing the need for a naval combat against that ship — means that it's entirely possible that he actually did this at least once! • Really, the sheer amount of freedom you have in this game.
La Dama Negra Ship
Going purely by the Animus's mechanics, it elevates Edward's reputation far above what's stated. In his youth, he could dive deep in a diving bell, rob chests from under the shadows of sharks and live to tell the tale. And he's harpooned Great White Sharks and whales. And he's defeated several legendary ships, amongst many other lesser ones. • Edward Kenway is a self-trained pirate able to completely bluff Templars as he uses hidden blades for the first time. • Props to Benjamin Hornigold who, in Kingston, has one glimpse of the Jackdaw and immediately knows that Edward is actively spying on him and the other Templars, then immediately calls him out. • Taking down a Legendary ship.