Jacob Frye

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{{Dialogue2|Evie|You're relentless!|Jacob|That relentlessness will see me become Master when we finish this.|George would allow nothing of the sort. Whatever's left of the Creed would perish under your control.|Jacob and his sister, 1868.|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate}}
{{Character Infobox
|image = ACS Jacob Frye.png
|birth = 1847<br>{{Wiki|Crawley}}, [[United Kingdom]]
|affiliates = [[Assassins]]<br>[[Rooks]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''
|voice= [[Paul Amos]]}}
'''Jacob Frye''' (1847 – unknown), born to [[Ethan Frye|Ethan]] and [[Cecily Frye]], was a [[Master Assassin]]<ref>[http://www.gamesradar.com/assassins-creed-syndicates-evie-gets-statue-weapons-backstory/ Gamesradar: ''Evie's signature weapon gives us a clue to Assassin's Creed Syndicate's story'']</ref> of the [[British Assassins|British Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] active in [[London]] during the [[Victorian era]], and the younger twin brother of [[Evie Frye]].<ref name="ACS YT">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKS8554XAmM ''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' - Jacob Frye]</ref>

Born in {{Wiki|Crawley}}, where they were raised as Assassins from birth, Jacob and his sister moved to London<ref name="IGN Reveal">[http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/05/12/assassins-creed-syndicate-officially-announced IGN - ''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' Officially Announced]</ref> after their father died of natural causes.<ref>[http://blog.ubi.com/assassins-creed-syndicate-twin-assassins/ Ubiblog - ''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' - Twin Assassins]</ref> There, they sought to overthrow the oppressive [[Templars|Templar]]-led establishment and help the poverty-stricken masses.<ref name="IGN Reveal" />

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]], and the biologist [[Charles Darwin]].<ref name="IGN Reveal" />

==Personality and characteristics==
{{Quote|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.<ref name="ACS YT" /> 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.<ref name="Ubisoft">[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-US/games/assassins-creed-syndicate/jacob-frye.aspx Assassinscreed.ubi.com: Jacob Frye]</ref> While "having fun" was very important to Jacob, he was not above altruistic acts and fighting for the disenfranchised.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewA3lw8zWM4 IGN First - ''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'''s Jacob and Evie May Be Series' Best Heroes Yet]</ref>

===Equipment and skills===
{{Quote|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 [[Freerunning|Freerunner]], able to scale the tall buildings of London with relative ease.<ref name="Ubisoft"/>

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]].<ref name="Walkthrough">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKR42Ci000k ''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' Gameplay Walkthrough]</ref>

Accompanying this, the Hidden Blade was equipped with a mechanism that fired [[Poison darts|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 [[Machetes|kukri]] blade, a [[Swords|cane-sword]], a six-shot [[Firearms|revolver]] and [[throwing knives]].<ref name="Walkthrough"/><ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/assassin-s-creed-syndicate-story-characters-and-se/1100-6427217/ Gamespot: ''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' Story, Characters and Setting]</ref>

Additionally, Jacob possessed the rare ability of [[Eagle Vision]].<ref name="Ubisoft"/>

==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 fourth and fifth Assassin protagonists from a main installment to wear robes whose primary color is not white, the other three being Edward Kenway, [[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.

==Gallery==
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<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
ACS Jacob Frye - Concept Art.jpg|Jacob in his standard Assassin attire
jacob frye art 1.jpg|An alternative outfit of Jacob's
jacob frye art 2.jpg|An alternative outfit of Jacob's
ACS Jacob's Hats - Concept Art.png|Various outfits of Jacob's
ACS Jacob Frye Cosplay Reference.jpg|References for Jacob's outfit
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|-|Promotional media=
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ACS Hooded Jacob.jpg|Promotional render of hooded Jacob
Jacob Frye.png|Promotional art of Jacob
ACS-Rooks promo.jpg|Jacob with his sister and the Rooks
ACS Frye Twins Promotional Art.jpg|Promotional art of the Frye twins
ACS Promotional Screenshot 2.jpg|Jacob in combat
ACS-E3 promo 9.jpg|Jacob leading a gang war
ACS Promotional Screenshot 3.jpg|Jacob performing an air assassination
ACS-E3 promo 7.jpg|Jacob causing an explosion
ACS-E3 promo 13.jpg|Jacob hanging onto a speeding train
ACS Promotional Screenshot 9.jpg|Jacob riding a carriage
ACS Promotional Screenshot 30.jpg|Jacob preparing to ignite explosives
</gallery>
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==References==
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[[Category:1847 births]]
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[[Category:Individuals with Eagle Vision]]

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