Years' War. He was succeeded as western commander in 1758 by Charles-René Dejordy de Villebon. After the conquest of Quebec he died while returning to France, when his ship, the Auguste, sank off Cape Breton. In popular culture A fictionalized version of de la Vérendrye appears in the 2014 video game Assassin's Creed Rogue, where he is a member of the Colonial Brotherhood of Assassins. He is introduced as a supporting character with an antagonistic relationship with protagonist Shay Cormac, whom he consistently belittles and refers to as a 'cabbage farmer', and is known for his short temper and brusque and egotistical attitude. Following Shay's defection to the Templars, de la Vérendrye takes on the role of an antagonist, and in the penultimate mission of the game, is hunted down by Shay, Haytham Kenway, and James Cook for his maps leading to the Precursor sites the Assassins and Templars seek. After cornering him off the coast of Newfoundland, Shay boards de la Vérendrye's ship, Le Gerfaut, and mortally wounds him before throwing him overboard to his death. See also Sons of Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye: Jean Baptiste de La Vérendrye (b. 1713) Pierre Gaultier de La Vérendrye (b. 1714) François de La Vérendrye (b. 1715) Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye (b. 1717) References Grace Flandrau, The Verendrye Overland Quest Of the Pacific, has a translation of his journal. has a translation of the journal with commentary. Notes Explorers of Canada Canadian explorers People of New France Explorers of the United States French explorers of North America French Canadian people of the French and Indian War 1717 births 1760 deaths