Jacob Frye

Jacob Frye (1847 – unknown), born to Ethan and Cecily Frye, was a Master Assassin of the British Brotherhood of Assassins active in London during the Victorian era, and the younger twin brother of Evie Frye, later becoming a member of Queen Victoria's Order of the Sacred Garter and the grandfather to British Assassin, Lydia Frye.

Born in, where they were raised as Assassins from birth, Jacob and his sister moved to London after their father died of natural causes. There, they sought to overthrow the oppressive Templar-led establishment and help the poverty-stricken masses.

Alongside Evie, Jacob led the Rooks, a criminal syndicate opposing the Templars. At some point in their life, the twins came into contact with the novelist Charles Dickens, the biologist Charles Darwin, the inventor Alexander Graham Bell, the philosopher Karl Marx, the nurse Florence Nightingale, the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire Duleep Singh, and Chief Inspector for the London Metropolitan Police Service Frederick Abberline.

Early life
Born four minutes after his twin Evie, Jacob and his sister were raised by their grandmother after their mother Cecily died in childbirth. They were later trained by Ethan Frye in Crawley, teaching his children the Assassin ways. Unlike Evie, Jacob dismissed his father's education and came to resent them, exploring factories and gambling dens in Crawley late at night as Evie trained with Ethan.

Sometime after their father's death in 1868, Jacob and Evie traveled to Croydon with George, a fellow Assassin, to eliminate the Templars Rupert Ferris and David Brewster. Jacob infiltrated the Ferris Ironworks and assassinated Ferris. To escape the enraged Blighters gang thugs on a train, Jacob narrowly evaded its sabotaged derailing and crash.

The twins later returned to George, having done their task. Impatient to journey for London, the twins were scolded by the older Assassin, warning them that it was not Ethan's plans for them. Despite George's sermon, Jacob and Evie hitched a train to London.

Arrival in London
After arriving in Whitechapel, the twins sought out the leader of the London Assassins, Henry Green. Informed of the Templar control over the city, Jacob proposed to form a gang called the Rooks to challenge the Blighters' power in the area, disagreeing with Evie's plan to recover Pieces of Eden. While discussing this, the three Assassins bumped into Charles Dickens who invited them for a talk and some Blighters thugs. Jacob drove a carriage with his sister and destroyed the Blighters carriage to distract them from Henry Green and the hideout's location. They later joined Henry in his hideout and the Indian Assassin explained his contacts within the city.

Personality and characteristics
"I'm no criminal. I just do as I please."

- Jacob Frye.

Unlike his level-headed and stealthy elder sister, Jacob was a reckless and rebellious individual. While he was brought up as an Assassin, he did not appear to be a fervent believer in the Creed's tenets like his sister, preferring action over philosophical thoughts and a good fight over discretion. While "having fun" was very important to Jacob, he was not above altruistic acts and fighting for the disenfranchised.

Equipment and skills
"Leave the sneaking and spying to my sister. Toss me my brass knuckles and point me to a good brawl."

- Jacob Frye.

Having been trained by the Brotherhood from birth, Jacob was a Master Assassin adept at both stealth and combat, despite his preference for the latter. He was also a skilled Freerunner, able to scale the tall buildings of London with relative ease.

An experienced brawler, Jacob was proficient in hand-to-hand combat, using his brass knuckles for brutal take-downs. Due to the era's restriction on open weaponry, Jacob utilized an arsenal of hidden tools including his Hidden Blade, which was equipped with a rope launcher – a versatile tool that he could utilize to access and scale areas quickly, as well as create ziplines.

Accompanying this, the Hidden Blade was equipped with a mechanism that fired hallucinogenic darts; firing a dart into an open flame would result in a poisonous gas cloud, allowing Jacob to eliminate multiple enemies from a distance. Other weapons in his possession included a kukri blade, a cane-sword, a six-shot revolver and throwing knives.

Additionally, Jacob possessed the rare ability of Eagle Vision.

Trivia

 * Jacob's name is of Biblical origin, with the meaning being either he who grasps the heel or supplanter. Frye is a derivative of the English word free.
 * Evie and Jacob are the third and fourth Assassin protagonists from a main installment to wear robes whose primary color is not white, the other two being Arno Dorian and Shay Cormac while he was still allied with the Assassins.
 * Jacob keeps a shilling around his neck as a memento.
 * He possesses a scar on his right eyebrow, as well as one on the left side of his beard.
 * He has a side tattoo of a dragon or an eagle on his left collarbone.

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13. YouTube: Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - Jacob Frye Fight Club Gameplay