Metropolitan Police Service - Revision history

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 16:43, 18 October 2025

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	==History==		==History==
	In 1868, the young Metropolitan officer [[Frederick Abberline]], who was looking to build his reputation, enlisted the aid of the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] twins [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]] in solving a number of crimes.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> Later in ~~the~~ 1888, Abberline led the police investigation and pursuit of the infamous serial killer "[[Jack the Ripper]]".<ref name="JTR">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – [[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]''</ref>		In 1868, the young Metropolitan officer [[Frederick Abberline]], who was looking to build his reputation, enlisted the aid of the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] twins [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]] in solving a number of crimes.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> Later, in 1888, Abberline led the police investigation and pursuit of the infamous serial killer "[[Jack the Ripper]]".<ref name="JTR">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – [[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]''</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

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	==History==		==History==
	In 1868, a young Metropolitan ~~Police~~ officer ~~named~~ [[Frederick Abberline]], who was looking to build his reputation, enlisted the aid of ~~two~~ [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British ~~Assassins~~]]~~—the~~ twins [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]]~~—in~~ solving a number of crimes.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> Later in the 1888, Abberline led the police investigation and pursuit of the infamous serial killer "[[Jack the Ripper]]".<ref name="JTR">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – [[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]''</ref>		In 1868, the young Metropolitan officer [[Frederick Abberline]], who was looking to build his reputation, enlisted the aid of the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] twins [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]] in solving a number of crimes.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> Later in the 1888, Abberline led the police investigation and pursuit of the infamous serial killer "[[Jack the Ripper]]".<ref name="JTR">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – [[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]''</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	In reality the Metropolitan ~~police~~ uniform was dark blue that was almost black ~~potentially making the~~ police ~~officers~~ difficult to discern in the game's crowds. Instead, ~~in the final game~~ a paler shade of blue was used to make them stand out ~~a bit better,~~ for ~~the~~ situational awareness ~~of the player~~. ~~Other inaccuracies~~ of the ~~uniform include some officers having the insignia of sergeant (three stripes) on their arms whilst wearing the insignia of a chief inspector on their collars.~~		In reality, the Metropolitan uniform was such a dark blue that was almost black, which ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''{{'}}s developers found made police difficult to discern in the game's [[civilian]] crowds. Instead, a paler shade of blue was used to make them stand out for players' situational awareness. In terms of equipment, the in-game police were armed with revolvers for gameplay purposes, despite them historically using truncheons while a few service revolvers were kept at the station.<ref name="uniform">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.vg247.com/assassins-creed-syndicate-what-it-takes-to-rebuild-1868-london\|title=Assassin's Creed Syndicate: What it Takes to Rebuild 1868 London\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006235911/https://www.vg247.com/assassins-creed-syndicate-what-it-takes-to-rebuild-1868-london\|archivedate=6 October 2023\|author=Williams, Mike\|date=24 December 2015\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Gamer Network\|VG247}}''\|accessdate=23 August 2023}}</ref> Another uniform inaccuracy includes some officers bearing a sergeant's rank insignia of three stripes on their upper arms yet wearing a chief inspector's {{Wiki\|gorget patches}} on their collars.

	~~Also,~~ in ~~reality they had truncheons and access to service revolvers, but generally speaking that was at the station. In~~ game~~, the~~ police ~~officers are~~ armed with revolvers for gameplay ~~reasons~~.<ref name="uniform">[https://www.vg247.com/assassins-creed-syndicate-what-it-takes-to-rebuild-1868-london Assassin's Creed Syndicate: What it Takes to Rebuild 1868 London]. ''vg247.com''~~. Accessed~~ 23 August 2023.</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	In reality the Metropolitan police uniform was dark blue that was almost black potentially making the police officers difficult to discern in the game's crowds. Instead, in the final game a paler shade of blue was used to make them stand out a bit better, for the situational awareness of the player. Other inaccuracies of the uniform include some officers having the insignia of sergeant (three stripes) on their arms whilst wearing the insignia of chief ~~inspectors~~ on their collars.		In reality the Metropolitan police uniform was dark blue that was almost black potentially making the police officers difficult to discern in the game's crowds. Instead, in the final game a paler shade of blue was used to make them stand out a bit better, for the situational awareness of the player. Other inaccuracies of the uniform include some officers having the insignia of sergeant (three stripes) on their arms whilst wearing the insignia of a chief inspector on their collars.

	Also, in reality they had truncheons and access to service revolvers, but generally speaking that was at the station. In game, the police officers are armed with revolvers for gameplay reasons.<ref name="uniform">[https://www.vg247.com/assassins-creed-syndicate-what-it-takes-to-rebuild-1868-london Assassin's Creed Syndicate: What it Takes to Rebuild 1868 London]. ''vg247.com''. Accessed 23 August 2023.</ref>		Also, in reality they had truncheons and access to service revolvers, but generally speaking that was at the station. In game, the police officers are armed with revolvers for gameplay reasons.<ref name="uniform">[https://www.vg247.com/assassins-creed-syndicate-what-it-takes-to-rebuild-1868-london Assassin's Creed Syndicate: What it Takes to Rebuild 1868 London]. ''vg247.com''. Accessed 23 August 2023.</ref>

imported>ATStrangerThings: Adding inaccuracies to the uniform

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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	In reality the Metropolitan police uniform was dark blue that was almost black potentially making the police officers difficult to discern in the game's crowds. Instead, in the final game a paler shade of blue was used to make them stand out a bit better, for the situational awareness of the player.		In reality the Metropolitan police uniform was dark blue that was almost black potentially making the police officers difficult to discern in the game's crowds. Instead, in the final game a paler shade of blue was used to make them stand out a bit better, for the situational awareness of the player. Other inaccuracies of the uniform include some officers having the insignia of sergeant (three stripes) on their arms whilst wearing the insignia of chief inspectors on their collars.

	Also, in reality they had truncheons and access to service revolvers, but generally speaking that was at the station. In game, the police officers are armed with revolvers for gameplay reasons.<ref name="uniform">[https://www.vg247.com/assassins-creed-syndicate-what-it-takes-to-rebuild-1868-london Assassin's Creed Syndicate: What it Takes to Rebuild 1868 London]. ''vg247.com''. Accessed 23 August 2023.</ref>		Also, in reality they had truncheons and access to service revolvers, but generally speaking that was at the station. In game, the police officers are armed with revolvers for gameplay reasons.<ref name="uniform">[https://www.vg247.com/assassins-creed-syndicate-what-it-takes-to-rebuild-1868-london Assassin's Creed Syndicate: What it Takes to Rebuild 1868 London]. ''vg247.com''. Accessed 23 August 2023.</ref>

imported>Sol Pacificus: Reverted edits by ForceLawDC (talk) to last revision by Darman36

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	Also, in reality they had truncheons and access to service revolvers, but generally speaking that was at the station. In game, the police officers are armed with revolvers for gameplay reasons.<ref name="uniform">[https://www.vg247.com/assassins-creed-syndicate-what-it-takes-to-rebuild-1868-london Assassin's Creed Syndicate: What it Takes to Rebuild 1868 London]. ''vg247.com''. Accessed 23 August 2023.</ref>		Also, in reality they had truncheons and access to service revolvers, but generally speaking that was at the station. In game, the police officers are armed with revolvers for gameplay reasons.<ref name="uniform">[https://www.vg247.com/assassins-creed-syndicate-what-it-takes-to-rebuild-1868-london Assassin's Creed Syndicate: What it Takes to Rebuild 1868 London]. ''vg247.com''. Accessed 23 August 2023.</ref>

	~~==Gallery==~~
	~~<gallery>~~
	~~Police Officer.png\|MSP Common Officer~~
	~~Police Officer Elite.png\|MSP Elite Officer~~
	~~</gallery>~~

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>ForceLawDC at 20:16, 2 February 2024

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	Police Officer.png\|MSP Common Officer		Police Officer.png\|MSP Common Officer
	Police Officer Elite.png\|MSP Elite Officer		Police Officer Elite.png\|MSP Elite Officer
			</gallery>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>ForceLawDC at 20:16, 2 February 2024

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	Also, in reality they had truncheons and access to service revolvers, but generally speaking that was at the station. In game, the police officers are armed with revolvers for gameplay reasons.<ref name="uniform">[https://www.vg247.com/assassins-creed-syndicate-what-it-takes-to-rebuild-1868-london Assassin's Creed Syndicate: What it Takes to Rebuild 1868 London]. ''vg247.com''. Accessed 23 August 2023.</ref>		Also, in reality they had truncheons and access to service revolvers, but generally speaking that was at the station. In game, the police officers are armed with revolvers for gameplay reasons.<ref name="uniform">[https://www.vg247.com/assassins-creed-syndicate-what-it-takes-to-rebuild-1868-london Assassin's Creed Syndicate: What it Takes to Rebuild 1868 London]. ''vg247.com''. Accessed 23 August 2023.</ref>

			==Gallery==
			<gallery>
			Police Officer.png\|MSP Common Officer
			Police Officer Elite.png\|MSP Elite Officer

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>Darman36: Images are to be clear screenshots or pngs without background

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Images are to be clear screenshots or pngs without background

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	Also, in reality they had truncheons and access to service revolvers, but generally speaking that was at the station. In game, the police officers are armed with revolvers for gameplay reasons.<ref name="uniform">[https://www.vg247.com/assassins-creed-syndicate-what-it-takes-to-rebuild-1868-london Assassin's Creed Syndicate: What it Takes to Rebuild 1868 London]. ''vg247.com''. Accessed 23 August 2023.</ref>		Also, in reality they had truncheons and access to service revolvers, but generally speaking that was at the station. In game, the police officers are armed with revolvers for gameplay reasons.<ref name="uniform">[https://www.vg247.com/assassins-creed-syndicate-what-it-takes-to-rebuild-1868-london Assassin's Creed Syndicate: What it Takes to Rebuild 1868 London]. ''vg247.com''. Accessed 23 August 2023.</ref>

	~~==Gallery==~~
	~~<tabber>~~
	~~\|-\|Models=~~
	~~<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">~~
	~~MPS Senior.jpg\|Metropolitan Police Service Officer Elite~~
	~~</gallery>~~
	~~</tabber>~~

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>Soranin: Reverted edits by XX543 (talk) to last revision by Conflagration1

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	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
	~~MPS Standar.png\|Metropolitan Service Police Officer Standard~~
	MPS Senior.jpg\|Metropolitan Police Service Officer Elite		MPS Senior.jpg\|Metropolitan Police Service Officer Elite
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
			MPS Standar.png\|Metropolitan Service Police Officer Standard
	MPS Senior.jpg\|Metropolitan Police Service Officer Elite		MPS Senior.jpg\|Metropolitan Police Service Officer Elite
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Metropolitan Police Service - Revision history

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 16:43, 18 October 2025

imported>Darman36: /*Behind the scenes*/ Ref fix

imported>ATStrangerThings: Grammar

imported>ATStrangerThings: Adding inaccuracies to the uniform

imported>Sol Pacificus: Reverted edits by ForceLawDC (talk) to last revision by Darman36

imported>ForceLawDC at 20:16, 2 February 2024

imported>ForceLawDC at 20:16, 2 February 2024

imported>Darman36: Images are to be clear screenshots or pngs without background

imported>Soranin: Reverted edits by XX543 (talk) to last revision by Conflagration1

imported>XX543 at 19:44, 16 January 2024

imported>Darman36: /Behind the scenes/ Ref fix