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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 talking to his sister, 1868.|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate}}
{{Character Infobox
|image = ACS Jacob Frye Render.png
|birth = 9 November 1847 [[Crawley]], [[United Kingdom]]
|affiliates = [[Assassins]] [[Rooks]] [[Order of the Sacred Garter]] [[Ghost Club]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''
|voice= [[Paul Amos]]}}
'''Sir Jacob Frye''' (1847 – unknown) was a [[Master Assassin]] of the [[British Assassins|British Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]], active in [[London]] during the [[Victorian era]], and the younger twin brother of [[Evie Frye]]. He later became a member of [[Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]]'s [[Order of the Sacred Garter]], and the grandfather of [[Lydia Frye]].

Born in [[Crawley]], where they were raised as Assassins from birth, Jacob and his sister eventually moved to London after their father died of natural causes.

Alongside Evie, Jacob led the [[Rooks]], a criminal syndicate opposing the [[Templars|Templar]]-backed [[Blighters]]. In this endeavor, the twins came into contact with the novelist [[Charles Dickens]], the biologist [[Charles Darwin]] and the inventor [[Alexander Graham Bell]].

==Biography==
===Early life===
{{Quote|Oh, right, my mistake. Ladies and gentlemen, the unstoppable Frye twins; see them nightly at Covent Garden!|George Westhouse sarcastically scolding the twins, 1868.|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate}}
Born four minutes after his twin Evie, Jacob and his sister were raised by their grandmother as their mother, [[Cecily Frye|Cecily]], died during childbirth. They were later trained by their father, [[Ethan Frye]], in the Assassin ways. Unlike Evie, Jacob dismissed his father's education, preferring to explore factories and gambling dens in Crawley late at night while Evie trained with Ethan.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>

[[File:ACS A Spanner in the Works 22.png|left|thumb|250px|Jacob kneeling beside a dying Ferris]]
Sometime after their father's natural death in 1868, Jacob and Evie traveled to the [[Ferris Ironworks]] with [[George Westhouse]], a fellow Assassin, to eliminate the Templars [[Rupert Ferris]] and [[David Brewster]]. Jacob infiltrated the Ironworks and assassinated Ferris. Escaping the enraged Blighters gang by [[Trains|train]], Jacob narrowly survived the subsequent derailing and crash.<ref name="ACS"/>

The twins later returned to Westhouse, having each completed their tasks. 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 Westhouse's sermon, Jacob and Evie secretly hitched a train to London, intent on liberating it, despite the [[Assassin Council]]'s ruling against it.<ref name="ACS"/>

===Arrival in London===
{{Quote|I've always thought of myself as a gang leader. Firm, but fair. We'll have uniforms. And I'll unite a mix of disenfranchised outsiders under one name. That's it, Evie! We can rally them to our side... I can see it now! We'll call ourselves the Rooks.|Jacob voicing his plans to his sister, 1868.|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate}}
[[File:ACS Somewhere That's Green 7.png|thumb|250px|Jacob coming up with the name of his gang]]
After arriving in [[Whitechapel]], the twins sought out the [[Assassin leader|leader]], and sole remaining Assassin in London, [[Jayadeep Mir|Henry Green]]. Informed of the Templars' vast 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 the writer Charles Dickens who invited them for a talk sometime. After losing the Blighters tailing them, the twins joined Henry in his shop, where he explained his array of contacts within the city.<ref name="ACS"/>

The twins later encountered a disguised Sergeant [[Frederick Abberline]], who gave them a list of Blighters, whom they could kidnap and bring to him for arrest, preferring living to dead. Jacob and Evie also liberated abused children from the local factories, in order to satisfy their young contact [[Clara O'Dea]], in exchange for access to her network of child informants. Together with the new recruits, the siblings assassinated [[Rexford Kaylock]] and took control of Whitechapel from the Blighters, forming the Rooks in the process.<ref name="ACS"/>

[[File:ACS Freedom of the Press 17.png|left|thumb|250x250px|Henry showing Jacob the assassination board]]
Following a street battle with Kaylock's Blighters, from which they emerged victorious, the Assassins won the gang leader's personal train, and decided to utilize it as their hideout, gaining [[Agnes MacBean]]'s services as a financier in the process. They proceeded to travel to [[Southwark]] to meet Henry Green's accomplice and inventor, Alexander Graham Bell, to fix the broken rope launcher for use on their [[Hidden Blade]] bracers.<ref name="ACS"/>

After Bell returned from installing fuses with Evie, the inventor showed Jacob the first messages of the telegraph and made him a second new rope launcher. The twins then headed to their hideout where they met [[Ned Wynert]], an American transgender entrepreneur, who gave them his business card. The Assassins planned their next motive, with Jacob determined to strengthen the Rooks and eliminate [[Crawford Starrick]]'s associates within London's infrastructure, whilst Evie searched for the [[Shrouds of Eden|Shroud of Eden]].<ref name="ACS"/>

===Rise of the Rooks===
{{Dialogue2|Jacob|And what exactly will you be doing, might I ask?|Evie|You know very well, tracking down the Piece of Eden.|Enjoy your studies. I'll be out killing Templars.|Jacob and Evie planning to reclaim London, 1868.|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate}}
Although in disagreement with Evie's hunt for Pieces of Eden, Jacob aided his sister in recovering an artifact from the Templar occultist [[Lucy Thorne]]'s shipments. He eliminated the guards as Evie searched the chests. However, he was caught and chased by Blighters as he returned to Evie, forcing the twins to flee on a carriage; Jacob took the reins while Evie acted on the defense. Ultimately, their pursuers were closing in, forcing the twins to abandon the carriage and its cargo, though Evie managed to keep hold of a journal belonging to the late [[Edward Kenway]].<ref name="ACS"/>

Jacob began his investigation into the source of ''[[Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]'', which was ravaging London's poor districts. After chasing a [[Merchants|merchant]] and locating the distributor to the factory, stealing his files in the process, Jacob managed to track down and kidnap the distribution boss in the Southwark Foundry, learning from him that Starrick's Soothing Syrup was produced in the distillation building.<ref name="ACS"/>

Arriving there, Jacob witnessed an elderly man attempting to break inside, and hiding when the guards appeared. After eliminating the Blighters guarding the place, Jacob broke the lock of the factory and entered with the man. The duo investigated the tank and its ingredients, learning that the Syrup contained opium, turning it into an addictive and deadly substance. While the man hid near the entrance, Jacob turned the pressure valves, destroying the distillation tanks and setting fire to the building, which Jacob narrowly escaped by jumping through a window. The man introduced himself as Charles Darwin, who showed the Assassin a document that indicated batches of the Syrup were sent to the [[Lambeth Asylum]].<ref name="ACS"/>

He later found Darwin arguing with the asylum owner, [[Richard Owen]], whose carriage Jacob chased and hijacked, damaging it to scare Owen into revealing the creator of the Syrup - the doctor [[John Elliotson]].<ref name="ACS"/>

The twins visited Bell, who upgraded their bracers with a dart mechanism capable of firing [[Poison darts|hallucinogenic darts]]. Jacob and Evie provided assistance to the inventor by recovering cable lines taken by the Blighters in the shipments in College Wharf. They also discovered poison in the shipments from Starrick.<ref name="ACS"/>

After informing Darwin of his latest exploits regarding his hunt for the Syrup creator, Jacob infiltrated the asylum, where he discovered the doctors brutally experimenting on patients for medical purposes. He assassinated Elliotson, who mocked him, calling him childish for not thinking of the consequences of his actions.<ref name="ACS"/>

Continuing their fight against Starrick and his control of the press, the twins returned to Bell's laboratory where the latter told Jacob of Starrick's efforts of bribery to coax the inventor to his side. Aware of the Blighters aiming to attack him, he invented [[Bombs|voltaic bombs]] which would stun assailants and offered them to the twins with insulators to protect the Assassins from harm. Suddenly, the infuriated Blighters arrived; they took this as an opportunity to test the bombs as Bell distracted them through talking.<ref name="ACS"/>

The Assassins further aided the inventor in the telegraph station to keep Starrick from spreading false information throughout London and show people the truth about his operations by distracting the guards and defending Bell with their newly acquired weapon.<ref name="ACS"/>

[[File:ACS Survival of the Fittest 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Jacob and Attaway creating a business deal]]
Jacob introduced himself to Starrick's fierce business competitor, [[Pearl Attaway]], unaware that she was a Templar and the [[Grand Master]]'s cousin, to discuss a business preposition. He killed an employee of Attaway's rival company, [[Millner Company]]. The pair traveled to Millner's storage yard where Jacob destroyed their enemy's omnibuses, making [[Malcolm Millner]]'s profit plummet quickly.<ref name="ACS" />

Soon enough, Jacob suddenly entered Attaway's carriage, obviously disregarding her request for an appointment. The businesswoman gave him a job to secure internal combustion engines being delivered to Millner. Knowing the man he needed, Jacob freed the arrested Ned Wynert from his police convoy and asked for his aid to transfer the package cargo. Climbing aboard the moving Blighters train, the young man searched the cargo for the engines and detached its wagon for Ned's train to recover.<ref name="ACS" />

Attaway tasked Jacob in murdering Millner who was in the [[River Thames]] with his [[Riverboats|ferry]], the only business he had left. Jacob sabotaged the contraband on the boat to lure Millner outside where he assassinated him. The dying businessman revealed that Crawford and Attaway were family and allies. Dismayed, Jacob located Attaway and overheard her conversation with Starrick that she was a Templar. Finally, he headed to the [[Waterloo station]] to assassinate Attaway, recovered the engines and escaped with the train.<ref name="ACS" />

===Reclaiming control of London===
Jacob targeted the financial field of Starrick, kidnapping a man to gather intel; the man, however, was Frederick Abberline who was once again in disguise. The sergeant informed the Assassin of a planned robbery of the {{Wiki|Bank of England}}. As the information was confidential, Jacob talked him into revealing the supplier - Cockham Merchants.<ref name="ACS" />

He later met again with Abberline to continue their investigation. Jacob located the smuggled weapons and tailed their delivery to the Templar [[Philip Twopenny]], under the alias of Plutus. Left with no choice but to stop the heist, Jacob infiltrated the Bank of England and assassinated Twopenny, giving the dead man a coin in mockery to the man's beliefs. As Jacob escaped, Abberline arrested Twopenny's accomplices.<ref name="ACS" />

Desperate to regain control, Crawford Starrick now entered England's politics, plotting against Queen Victoria for his own profit. As Jacob's latest exploits was to now meddle with the Parliament, Evie warned her brother of the consequences of his latest actions: the increase of fraud medicine, transportation and production problems, and the near collapse of the British currency, problems she mostly fixed.<ref name="ACS" />

Jacob proceeded in spying on the prime minister of London within the [[Sinopean Club]], following [[Benjamin Disraeli]] and a spy walk out from the meeting. He tackled the man, assuming it was the Templar associate "B", who told him that he was just paid by another man. He was suddenly shot in the head by a sniper. Jacob then chased the sniper, threatening to throw her off the roof to reveal information. The scared woman admitted that she did not know her employer, only giving a description of his appearance. but they were planned to attack the prime minister's carriage.<ref name="ACS" />

Infiltrating Disraeli's carriage, Jacob pretended to be the prime minister's bodyguard. Disraeli was suspicious of the Assassin however, unlike his wife [[Mary Anne Disraeli|Mary Anne]] who let Jacob speak. There was a sudden gunshot from outside, coming from the police and the Blighters. Jacob defended the Disraelis and chased their hijacked carriage, securing the couple's safety. Jacob then asked Mary Anne for the Templar affiliate he was searching for and the woman agreed in exchange for a tour of the [[Devil's Acre]].<ref name="ACS" />

The following night, Jacob arrived at their meeting place, but Mary Anne canceled the tour due to scandal-seeking journalists. The Assassin, unable to hurt the journalists, distracted them instead and returned to Mary Anne's carriage. Escaping more journalists, the pair eventually arrived in Devil's Acre and avoided the Blighter thugs on patrol. They later settled to a [[Taverns|tavern]] where Mary Ann's purse, containing her dog [[Desmond]], was stolen. After recovering the dog, Jacob returned only to find Mary Anne advising the thugs. Their misfortune was succeeded by the Blighters chasing their carriage. With the tour coming to an end, Mary Anne revealed the man Jacob was seeking for - the [[James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan|Earl of Cardigan]], who was currently working within the [[Palace of Westminster]].<ref name="ACS" />

Stealthily infiltrating the Palace of Westminster, Jacob eventually made his way to the Earl and assassinated him. The Earl called him a coward and dramatically announced his death, much to Jacob's irritation. Having done his task, Jacob escaped the palace's guards and Blighter patrols. Unbeknownst to him, his action caused major turmoil in the citizens of London, another problem Evie had to fix for him.<ref name="ACS" />

Moving to his next target, Jacob accepted London's biggest criminal mastermind and Blighter leader [[Maxwell Roth]]'s invitation for dinner, who found Jacob's accomplishments magnificent. He offered the Assassin a partnership which Jacob accepted. The duo rode into the night to St. Pancras station, where Jacob blew up shipments of explosives belonging to Starrick and Co. With the explosives dealt with, Jacob went to kidnap a driver to deliver the train to Roth.<ref name="ACS" />

The pair continued their goal to overthrow Starrick's control over London with theft in mind. Roth explained his plan to kidnap three of the Grand Master's henchmen: [[Hattie Cadwallader]], [[Benjamin Raffles]] and [[Chester Swinebourne]]; a task which Jacob accomplished, delivering the trio to Roth's carriage.<ref name="ACS" />

However, Jacob found Roth's tactics brutal and selfish. He decided to severe the agreement after Roth's unconcern in destroying a factory with innocent laboring children inside. Jacob, opposing Roth's idea of sacrificing innocents for Starrick's downfall, refused, forcing Roth to ignite the explosives himself and Jacob to save the children from the building. He was then given a letter by Roth in the form of a gift, with the corpse of Roth's pet bird inside.<ref name="ACS" />

To celebrate Starrick's loss and the end of Jacob's partnership, Roth called for a masquerade party in the [[Alhambra Music Hall]]. Jacob took this opportunity to assassinate the Blighter and his decoys during the performance. Roth, now mad with the goal to murder his audience and Jacob, set fire to the stage. Jacob then used his blade to end Roth's life who in turn kissed Jacob, telling him his reason of killing innocents was just because he wanted to. The Assassin narrowly escaped the flaming theater.<ref name="ACS" />

With his sister, the Rooks eventually took control of London's boroughs, eliminating the Blighters threat with their Templar leaders [[Bloody Nora]], [[Lilla Graves]], [[Victor Lynch]], [[Octavia Plumb]], [[Cletus Strain]] and [[Edith Swinebourne]] by launching a gang war between the two rivals.<ref name="ACS" />

===Assassinating Crawford Starrick===
After assassinating Maxwell Roth, Jacob returned to Evie, who scolded him with his disinterest in the Shroud and reckless planning. Evie mentioned their father, a sore topic for Jacob, and the siblings argued. Henry calmed them down and told them about a ball to be held in [[Buckingham Palace]] where Starrick was planning to steal the Piece of Eden and eliminate the heads of church and government.<ref name="ACS" />

Finding this a good opportunity to assassinate Starrick, Jacob formulated a plan with Evie and invited the Disraelis to their hideout. The twins told them their need to enter the ball and offered their plan to steal the invitations of [[Catherine Gladstone|Catherine]] and [[William Gladstone]], much to the Disraelis' glad approval.<ref name="ACS" />

Jacob then headed to the Gladstones' house to recover the invitations and eventually tracked Mrs. Gladstone and hijacked her carriage. Finding that weaponry was not allowed in the ball, Jacob asked Frederick Abberline for ideas and the latter told him to acquire the royal guards' uniform. The Assassin proceeded to St. Martin's Church, stole one, giving it to Abberline.<ref name="ACS" />

The twins successfully managed to infiltrate the ball using the Gladstones' carriage and invitations. Jacob sought out Frederick Abberline for their smuggled weapons. The sergeant told Jacob that Starrick had disguised his own men with the royal guards. The Assassin came to the rescue, killing all of the impostors. Afterwards, Jacob sent his sister a signal.<ref name="ACS" />

However, Evie lost her Precursor necklace to Starrick and ordered her brother to locate the [[Buckingham Palace crypt|crypt]]. Jacob made his way to the vault, finding Starrick with the Shroud. He failed to attack the Templar; instead, Starrick choked him. The vault's activated defense mechanism sent Jacob sprawling to the floor. Finally recovering, Jacob had to save his sister in return from the clutch of Starrick. After exchanging more blows with Starrick, the two of them were trapped.<ref name="ACS" />

Fortunately, Henry Green arrived, throwing a [[Throwing knives|knife]] at the Templar. Joining the fight, Henry too was knocked off his feet by the Templar. Jacob and Evie continued the fight and manged to remove the Shroud and end Starrick's life. With the Templar threat gone, the rift between the siblings vanished. Jacob returned the Shroud as Evie attended at Henry's side.<ref name="ACS" />

A short time later, the three Assassins met with Queen Victoria, who was grateful to her saviors. The queen knighted them to her Order of the Sacred Garter. The twins then raced off to their hideout, leaving Henry behind.<ref name="ACS" />

===Rebuilding the London Brotherhood===
With the Templar Grand Master eliminated, the twins continued their struggle to help London's underclass. The Fryes soon distanced themselves from Queen Victoria to avoid their cooperation furthering imperial interests but the British capital itself entered a twenty year period of relative peace.<ref name="JR">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' - ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)|Jack the Ripper]]''</ref>

During that time, Jacob and Evie would eventually go their separate ways with Evie and Henry relocating to [[India]] while Jacob remained in the city to maintain the Rooks and reinforce the Brotherhood with new [[apprentices]]. He also had at least one child, a son, who was also invested into the Assassin Order.<ref name="JR" />

One of his initiates was a young boy from the Lambeth Asylum nicknamed "[[Jack the Ripper|Jack the Lad]]" and together with new initiates, Jacob joined his sister in India in order to learn the fear tactics of the [[Indian Assassins]].<ref name="JR" />

===Autumn of Terror===
Sometime after returning to London, Jacob came to blows with his apprentice Jack, who had developed an extremist view of the Assassins' mission and his own warped variant of [[the Creed]]. He eventually lost control of the Rooks to Jack, who intended to use the gang to further his goals. In retaliation, Jacob sent a few of his female initiates after Jack, disguised as [[Courtesans|prostitutes]]. His efforts proved to be in vain, however, with Jack brutally eliminating all opposition sent his way. This marked the beginning of the [[Whitechapel murders]], otherwise known as the Autumn of Terror.<ref name="JR" />

On the night of 30 September 1888, Jacob approached the journalist [[Arthur Weaversbrook]], who had been publishing Jack's letters for the public to read. He demanded that Weaversbrook discontinue the publishing of the letters and berated him for turning Jack into a legend.<ref name="JR" />

After his conversation with Weaversbrook, Jacob caught wind of a peering Jack nearby and rushed to his Whitechapel lodgings. Midway, a fight broke out in a cemetery, where Jack injured Jacob and gained the upper hand. Jacob continued to flee and escaped to his lodgings via horse-drawn carriage. There, an injured Jacob was ambushed and overpowered in combat, resulting in him being kidnapped and locked away in a cell beneath Lambeth Asylum.<ref name="JR" />

Prior to his abduction, Jacob had requested the return of his sister. Honoring the request, Evie began searching for him and investigating the murder scenes of Jack's many victims. Jacob was eventually located by his sister, barely alive and in a semi-conscious state. After killing Jack and his accomplices, Evie went to help her brother and, with the aid of Inspector Frederick Abberline, obscured the identity of the Ripper to prevent the potential compromising of the Brotherhood.At some point during his capture or captivity the ripper ruined or removed Jacobs left eye as upon his rescue it was missing and appeared to have bled recently.<ref name="JR" />

===Later life===
In 1893, Jacob's granddaughter, Lydia Frye, was born. With Lydia's parents often away on the continent performing missions for the Brotherhood, responsibility for Lydia’s training fell to Jacob and Evie.<ref name="LydiaFryedatabase">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' - [[Database: Lydia Frye]]</ref>

At the outbreak of [[World War I|war]] in 1914, Jacob and Evie were removed to the safety of the countryside, while Lydia remained in London to protect the city from [[Germany|German]] spies and Templar agents.<ref name="LydiaFryedatabase" />

==Personality and characteristics==
{{Quote|I'm no criminal. I just do as I please.|Jacob Frye.}}
Jacob was an impulsive, reckless and rebellious individual with a quick wit and an aggressive demeanor. While he was brought up as an Assassin, Jacob grew up under a strict lifestyle that restricted his active behavior. As a result, he began to resent his father as well as his teachings, and usually lost his composure when Evie brought their deceased father into their arguments. Furthermore, 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. As such, he was easily dismissive of Pieces of Eden, preferring to focus on his targets.<ref name="ACS" />

Coupled with his reckless behavior, Jacob remained oblivious to the chaos created by his actions. Assassinating Starrick's Templar associates created as much harm as good, and when brought up by Evie, Jacob simply dismissed them. Instead, he justified his actions by claiming he was doing something proactive in toppling Starrick's power, unlike Evie who was obsessed in tracking down the Pieces of Eden.<ref name="ACS" />

However, complementing his impulsive and reckless behavior, Jacob was very good at thinking on his feet, part of the reason he survived his own recklessness. Also, as a gang leader, Jacob proved himself as a criminal strategist and organizer.<ref name="ACS" />

While "having fun" was very important to Jacob, he was not above altruistic acts and fighting for the disenfranchised. Furthermore, he had no desire to harm any innocent civilians, cutting off all ties with Maxwell Roth for doing so. Upon seeing how dangerous Roth's anarchism was, Jacob finally realized the flaw in his own idea of freedom. As such, he came to understand the tenets of the Creed, and acknowledged that his father was right all along.<ref name="ACS" />

===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 proved efficient in the use of the [[Hidden Blade]] as he could eliminate his targets with great skill. He also proved capable in [[eavesdropping]], [[pickpocketing]] and [[lockpicking]]. <ref name="ACS" />

He was a skilled [[Freerunning|freerunner]], able to scale the tall buildings of London aswell as climb natural elements - including trees - with relative ease. Quick and athletic, he was able to instantly transverse over and under several obstacles as well as moving terrains, additionaly he proved to be a capable [[Swimming|swimmer]].

An experienced brawler, Jacob was proficient in hand-to-hand combat, able to engage multiple opponents simultaniously with minimal effort, where he could utilise his [[brass knuckles]] to employ more brutal take-downs. Due to the era's restriction on open weaponry, Jacob utilized an arsenal of hidden tools including his dual Hidden Blades, one of 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="ACS" />

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 [[Firearms|revolver]] and throwing knives.<ref name="ACS" />

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

==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''.
*Much like [[Aveline de Grandpré]], Jacob possessed additional headwear other than the traditional beaked Assassin hood, being able to wear a cap or top hat.
*Jacob keeps a shilling around his neck as a memento.
*Jacob possesses a scar on his right eyebrow, as well as one on the left side of his beard.
*Jacob has a tattoo of a raven on his left collarbone and another depicting a stylized cross on the shoulder.
*Jacob's height was somewhere in between 5'6<nowiki>''</nowiki> (1,68 m) and 5'7<nowiki>''</nowiki> (1,70 m), according to the Charing Cross Edition, which, among other things, had a wanted poster of Jacob on it that listed several of his characteristics. The information on said wanted poster may be inaccurate, however.
*Similar to the [[Levantine Assassins|Levantine Brotherhood]], Jacob and Evie dipped an object in their targets' blood following their death, though the twins used a handkerchief rather than a [[Feathers|feather]].

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Álvaro Gramática

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{{Character Infobox
|image = ACS Alvaro Gramatica.png
|birth = 4 April 1965 {{Wiki|Mexico City}}, [[Mexico]]
|affiliates = [[Abstergo Industries]] [[Templars]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''
|voice =[[Marcel Jeannin]]}}
'''Álvaro Gramática''' (born 1965) is a Research executive in the Future Technology division of [[Abstergo Industries]], and a member of the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order|Inner Sanctum]] of the [[Templars|Templar Order]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Abstergo Files]]</ref>

==Biography==
===Early life===
Álvaro was born in {{Wiki|Mexico City}} in 1965 and graduated from university at the age of 17 with advanced degrees in physics and computer science, eventually developing an expertise in mechanical engineering and biology.<ref name="AlvaroGramaticadatabase">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' - [[Database: Álvaro Gramática]]</ref>

===Early years with Abstergo===
Álvaro was recruited into Abstergo in 2008 to work on the [[Akashic Satellite Plexus]]. In 2009, he created the [[Animus#Data Dump Scanner|Data Dump Scanner]], a proprietary technology that would eventually lead to the creation of [[Helix]], when combined with the [[Animus]] interface.<ref name="AlvaroGramaticadatabase"/> He quickly developed a rivalry with long-term Abstergo employee and fellow Templar, Dr. [[Warren Vidic]], who he felt could always do with being "knocked down a peg".<ref name="AssassinIntel003">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' - [[Database: Reconstructed Data 003]]</ref>

In 2011, Gramática received an offer from fellow Inner Sanctum member [[Isabelle Ardant]]. She gave Álvaro the opportunity to hand [[Alan Rikkin]] a new working [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]] after the [[DIA satellite accident]] by giving him an apparently broken [[Shroud of Eden 1|Shroud of Eden]] for him to fix. Álvaro accepted her offer since it would kill Vidic's [[Animus Project]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' - [[Database: Reconstructed Data 001]]</ref>

By 2012, Álvaro managed to trigger the Shroud's healing function by shooting himself while wearing it, causing a [[Isu|Precursor]] to briefly possess him.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' - [[Database: Reconstructed Data 002]]</ref> Isabelle later assigned [[Violet da Costa]] of [[Sigma Team]] to work with Gramática, who had her wear the Shroud and shot her, causing a Precursor named [[Consus]] to possess her. Gramática conversed with Consus but the conversation came to an end when Violet's wound was healed. With Violet's consent, Gramática shot her again.<ref name="AssassinIntel003"/>

Following Vidic's death in 2012, Álvaro's desire to use all resources available to Abstergo in his Phoenix Project, even at the expense of other Abstergo operations, begun to cause strife within the Inner Sanctum. Álvaro was unable to keep the Templars unified toward a common goal like Vidic had been.<ref name="AlvaroGramaticadatabase"/>

On 21 December 2012, during one of his usual conversations with Consus through Violet's body, he informed Álvaro of [[Juno]]'s release from her imprisonment in the [[Grand Temple]]. Greatly disturbed by the event, Consus claimed that all was now lost, while a confused Álvaro demanded him to explain what he was talking about.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' - [[Database: Reconstructed Data 004]]</ref>

In 2013, Violet and Sigma Team leader [[Juhani Otso Berg]] drugged Álvaro by they own initiative to use the Shroud and speak to Consus to ask him if Juno and her [[Instruments of the First Will|followers]] were a serious threat without anyone noticing. For their surprise, Álvaro was barely affected by the drugs and discovered the pair while they were about to use the Shroud. He then interrogate Berg asking him the reason of why they had broken into his office. Happy with his answer, he let them proceed. Berg shot Violet, who was using the Shroud, and Consus possesed her body. Berg asked him about Juno and found out that she had induced her conciousness into "[[The Grey|the grey area inside of systems]]" using Consus' former research. Álvaro concluded that Berg and Violet were right to be concerned and that they needed to do more research on Juno.<ref name="AssassinIntel005">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' - [[Database: Reconstructed Data 005]]</ref>

===Head of Phoenix Project===
As of 2014, he is the director of the [[Phoenix Project]], which aims to successfully sequence a full First Civilization genome. After the death of [[John Standish]] the year before, Gramática's team analyzed his body and DNA. Through their research, Gramática found that roughly five percent of Standish's genome was pure First Civilization DNA, and decided that locating other [[Sages]] would be the most practical way to achieve his goals.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>

In his efforts, Gramática frequently contacted [[Melanie Lemay]], head of [[Abstergo Entertainment]], for advice, insight and leads concerning the location of Sages, specifically their remains. Under his authorization, Abstergo Entertainment's [[Robert Fraser]] began analyzing the [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] of [[Arno Dorian]].<ref name="ACU" />

Gramática also instructed Lemay on how to deal with intruders into Abstergo Entertainment's Helix network using the company's proprietary intrusion detection system. When implemented, the system sent intruders into hippocampal shock, or even death in some cases. However, this defense was bypassed by a [[Helix initiate]] who saved their trapped comrades.<ref name="ACU" />

On 13 October, the Paris lab was assaulted by the [[Assassins]]. Gramática was wearing the Shroud when he was confronted by [[Shaun Hastings]] and [[Galina Voronina]], the latter who promptly killed him. But when the Assassins had left, the Shroud, though damaged beyond repair, was able to revive Gramática.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' - [[Database: Reconstructed Data 007]]</ref>

===Quest for the Shroud===
[[File:ACS Templar Meeting 2.png|thumb|250px|left|Gramática speaking with Ardant]]
In 2015, Gramática worked with Isabelle Ardant in order to recover a new [[Shroud of Eden 2|Shroud of Eden]] located in [[London]]. Violet da Costa was able to retrieve the Shroud, though Isabelle was killed by Shaun Hastings when he stabbed her with his [[Hidden Blade|Shock Blade]]. Ecstatic to have the Piece of Eden, Gramática revealed his plans to use the Shroud to create an actual First Civilization member and planned to call Alan Rikkin to update him on this development.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate''</ref>

==Personality and characteristics==
Álvaro Gramática was noted as being a genius from the day he was born, excelling in puzzles like Sudoku. His genius, coupled with his expertise in mechanical engineering and biology made him attractive as a potential employee to Abstergo.<ref name="AlvaroGramaticadatabase" />

Following his appointment as director of the Phoenix Project in 2014, Álvaro become completely focused on his goal of fully sequencing a First Civilization genome, and hoped to use every resource available to Abstergo in this mission. This caused some strife with his fellow Templars, and Álvaro was unable to keep the Inner Sanctum unified towards a common goal, like his former rival, Dr. Warren Vidic had been.<ref name="AlvaroGramaticadatabase" />

Gramática was more concerned with his work than human relationships, and was noted as often abandoning his wife and three children for long periods of time while immersed in his work.<ref name="AlvaroGramaticadatabase" /> In his research, Gramática had no qualms in harming children, as seen by his eagerness to experiment on [[Desmond Miles' son]], who was only ten years old at the time, much to the disgust of Isabelle Ardant.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' - [[Database: Reconstructed Data 010]]</ref>

Reportedly, Álvaro is highly resistant to drugs, as he was barely affected when Violet da Costa put "enough tranquilizers in [his] coffee to knock out a whale," this is possibly due to recreational use as he "shits better drugs than that weak tea."<ref name="AssassinIntel005" />

== Trivia ==
* Gramática was part of the development team for Abstergo’s Liberation video game.

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