Jacob Frye

A hot-headed brawler and twin Assassin fighting to free Victorian London from Templar control.

Jacob Frye is one of the two lead characters in Assassin's Creed Syndicate, a 2015 action-adventure game set in London in 1868 at the onset of the Second Industrial Revolution. He is a twin Assassin who, alongside his sister Evie Frye, aims to take back the city from Templar control by navigating the corridors of organised crime. Jacob is described as a hot-headed brawler, specialising in close-ranged combat, in contrast to Evie's strength in stealth and reliance on intelligence and wit. The twins start a street gang called the Rooks to combat the Templar-controlled Blighters, and Jacob's actions are central to liberating London's boroughs.

Quick Facts

Role: Assassin
Affiliation: British Brotherhood, Rooks Gang
First appears: Assassin's Creed Syndicate

Lore & Background

Jacob Frye is a member of the British Brotherhood of Assassins, raised to follow the Creed alongside his twin sister Evie. In 1868, at the tail end of the Industrial Revolution, the twins leave Crawley for London and find a city controlled by the Templars, with both the Church and the Monarchy losing their power. Jacob and Evie aim to take back the city by infiltrating and uniting London's criminal underworld. Jacob is a hot-headed brawler who specialises in close-ranged combat, while Evie is strong in stealth.

Together, they build up their own gang, the Rooks, to combat the Templar-controlled street gang called the Blighters. Jacob seeks to undermine Templar Grand Master Crawford Starrick's control over London society by assassinating his allies, including Dr. John Elliotson, who oversaw the Templars' operations. The twins make allies such as Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin, Alexander Graham Bell, Karl Marx, and Queen Victoria.

Reader's Guide

Jacob Frye is a hot-headed brawler who specialises in close-ranged combat, using era-accurate weapons such as brass knuckles, compact revolvers, cane-swords, and traditional Nepalese curved kukri knives. Players control Jacob throughout the main story, switching between him and Evie both during and outside of missions. Jacob's abilities can be upgraded through a skill tree system, with a maximum level of 10. The game's combat system focuses on chaining together fast-paced attacks and blocks.

Jacob can use a rope launcher to rappel up structures or create zip-lines between buildings, and can pilot carriages or use them as settings for fights and parkour chases. The Frye twins start a street gang called the Rooks to combat the Blighters' influence, which can be leveled up with various upgrades pertaining to their weaponry, vehicles, and economic opportunities. Jacob's actions in liberating London's boroughs culminate in gang fights to definitively take over each district.