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	The '''Rooks''' were a [[Gang\|crime syndicate]] active in [[London]] during the mid-to-late [[Victorian era\|19th century]] and the early 20th century. Founded in 1868 by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] to counter the [[Templars\|Templar]]-affiliated [[Blighters]], their rise was meteoric. Before the year was out, they had seized control of London's entire criminal underworld, virtually snuffing the Blighters from existence. In the process, they assisted the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Brotherhood]] in liberating children from involuntary factory labor, destroying [[gang stronghold\|Blighter strongholds]], assassinating Templar agents, and apprehending wanted criminals for the [[Metropolitan Police Service]].		The '''Rooks''' were a [[Gang\|crime syndicate]] active in [[London]] during the mid-to-late [[Victorian era\|19th century]] and the early 20th century. Founded in 1868 by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] to counter the [[Templars\|Templar]]-affiliated [[Blighters]], their rise was meteoric. Before the year was out, they had seized control of London's entire criminal underworld, virtually snuffing the Blighters from existence. In the process, they assisted the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Brotherhood]] in liberating children from involuntary factory labor, destroying [[gang stronghold\|Blighter strongholds]], assassinating Templar agents, and apprehending wanted criminals for the [[Metropolitan Police Service]].
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	In this light, the Rooks were the closest that the British Brotherhood had to rank-and-file [[soldier]]s in London during this [[Industrial Revolution\|era of industrial society]]. However, they were not Assassins in their own right, and many of them originated as Blighters themselves, having defected with every victory by the Assassins.		In this light, the Rooks were the closest that the British Brotherhood had to rank-and-file [[soldier]]s in London during this [[Industrial Revolution\|era of industrial society]]. However, they were not Assassins in their own right, and many of them originated as Blighters themselves, having defected with every victory by the Assassins.

	Their instrumental role in the collapse of [[Crawford Starrick]]'s [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]] ~~of the Templar Order~~ aside, the Rooks themselves proved to be corruptible when the rogue Assassin and serial killer [[Jack the Ripper]] took command over them. Under Jack, the Rooks trafficked in sex and [[opium]], stole priceless artifacts from British colonies, and enforced ~~his~~ [[Whitechapel murders\|Autumn of Terror]] over London in 1888. Following Jack's death at the hands of Jacob's sister [[Evie Frye]], the Rooks were reformed and would continue to work alongside the British Brotherhood until as late as [[World War I]].		Their instrumental role in the collapse of [[Crawford Starrick]]'s [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]] aside, the Rooks themselves proved to be corruptible when the rogue Assassin and serial killer [[Jack the Ripper]] took command over them. Under Jack, the Rooks trafficked in sex and [[opium]], stole priceless artifacts from the British colonies, and enforced Jack's [[Whitechapel murders\|Autumn of Terror]] over London in 1888. Following Jack's death at the hands of Jacob's sister [[Evie Frye]], the Rooks were reformed and would continue to work alongside the British Brotherhood until as late as [[World War I]].

	==History==		==History==
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	===Corruption under Jack the Ripper===		===Corruption under Jack the Ripper===
	In 1888, a former [[Assassin apprentice]], who would soon become known as the infamous [[Jack the Ripper]], usurped control of the Rooks from Jacob, and elected to use [[Whitechapel]] as the center of his [[Whitechapel murders\|operations]]. Jack trained the Rooks in combat techniques that would allow them to better challenge the surviving Assassins in the city. Under his orders, the Rooks provided security for Lady [[Olwyn Owers]]' [[brothel]]s, reopened [[fight club]]s, trafficked opium and stole antiquities from the colonies. The Rooks also yielded multiple [[Jack's lieutenants\|lieutenants]] for Jack, working willingly for their 'Mr. Jack'.<ref name="JTR">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]''</ref>		In 1888, a former [[Assassin apprentice]], who would soon become known as the infamous [[Jack the Ripper]], usurped control of the Rooks from Jacob, and elected to use [[Whitechapel]] as the center of his [[Whitechapel murders\|operations]]. Jack trained the Rooks in combat techniques that would allow them to better challenge the surviving Assassins in the city. Under his orders, the Rooks provided security for Lady [[Olwyn Owers]]' [[brothel]]s, reopened [[fight club]]s, trafficked opium and stole antiquities from the colonies. The Rooks also yielded multiple [[Jack's lieutenants\|lieutenants]] for Jack, working willingly for their 'Mr. Jack'.<ref name="JTR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]''</ref>

	===World War I===		===World War I===
	During the early 20th century, the Rooks still operated in the [[Tower Bridge]] area of [[Southwark]], and were at least associated with, if not led by, [[Lydia Frye]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[The Darkest Hour]]</ref>		During the early 20th century, the Rooks still operated in the [[Tower Bridge]] area of [[Southwark]], and were at least associated with, if not led by, [[Lydia Frye]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[The Darkest Hour]]</ref>

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

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	\|founder = [[Jacob Frye]]		\|founder = [[Jacob Frye]]<br>[[Evie Frye]]
	[[Evie Frye]]		\|headquarters = [[Train Hideout]] {{c\|1868}}
	\|headquarters = [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]		\|locations = [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]
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	~~\|notable = [[Jacob Frye]]<br>[[Evie Frye]]<br>[[Jack the Ripper]]<br>[[Nigel Bumble]]<br>[[Agnes MacBean]]~~}}		The '''Rooks''' were a [[Gang\|crime syndicate]] active in [[London]] during the mid-to-late [[Victorian era\|19th century]] and the early 20th century. Founded in 1868 by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] to counter the [[Templars\|Templar]]-affiliated [[Blighters]], their rise was meteoric. Before the year was out, they had seized control of London's entire criminal underworld, virtually snuffing the Blighters from existence. In the process, they assisted the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Brotherhood]] in liberating children from involuntary factory labor, destroying [[gang stronghold\|Blighter strongholds]], assassinating Templar agents, and apprehending wanted criminals for the [[Metropolitan Police Service]].
	The '''Rooks''' were a [[Gang\|crime syndicate]] active in [[London]] during the [[Victorian era\|19th century]] and early 20th century. Founded in 1868 by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] to counter the [[Templars\|Templar]]-affiliated [[Blighters]], their rise was meteoric. Before the year was out, they had seized control of London's entire criminal underworld, virtually snuffing the Blighters from existence. In the process, they assisted the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Brotherhood]] in liberating children from involuntary factory labor, destroying [[gang stronghold\|Blighter strongholds]], assassinating Templar agents, and apprehending wanted criminals for the [[Metropolitan Police Service]].

	In this light, the Rooks were the closest that the British Brotherhood had to rank-and-file [[soldier]]s in London during this [[Industrial Revolution\|era of industrial society]]. However, they were not Assassins in their own right, and many of them originated as Blighters themselves, having defected with every victory by the Assassins. Their instrumental role in the collapse of [[Crawford Starrick]]'s [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]] of the Templar Order aside, ~~they~~ themselves proved to be corruptible when the rogue Assassin and serial killer [[Jack the Ripper]] took command over them. Under Jack, the Rooks trafficked in sex and [[opium]], stole priceless artifacts from British colonies, and enforced his Autumn of Terror over London in 1888.		In this light, the Rooks were the closest that the British Brotherhood had to rank-and-file [[soldier]]s in London during this [[Industrial Revolution\|era of industrial society]]. However, they were not Assassins in their own right, and many of them originated as Blighters themselves, having defected with every victory by the Assassins.

			Their instrumental role in the collapse of [[Crawford Starrick]]'s [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]] of the Templar Order aside, the Rooks themselves proved to be corruptible when the rogue Assassin and serial killer [[Jack the Ripper]] took command over them. Under Jack, the Rooks trafficked in sex and [[opium]], stole priceless artifacts from British colonies, and enforced his [[Whitechapel murders\|Autumn of Terror]] over London in 1888. Following Jack's death at the hands of Jacob's sister [[Evie Frye]], the Rooks were reformed and would continue to work alongside the British Brotherhood until as late as [[World War I]].

	==History==		==History==
	===Origins===		===Origins===
	By February 1868, the Blighters, a crime syndicate operated by the British Templars, had monopolized crime in all of London under [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Crawford Starrick]].<ref name="Somewhere That's Green">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Somewhere That's Green]]</ref><ref name="The Blighters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: The Blighters]]</ref> The [[Clinkers]] of [[Whitechapel]] were one of the last remaining gangs which still remained free their control.<ref name="The Rooks">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: The Rooks]]</ref> When the Assassin twins Jacob and Evie Frye arrived in London that month to begin a campaign against the Templars, the former had the idea to form a gang of his own called the Rooks.<ref name="Somewhere That's Green">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Somewhere That's Green]]</ref> The two fostered relations with Sergeant [[Frederick Abberline]] of the Metropolitan Police Service and the street urchin [[Clara O'Dea]] to begin building their network,<ref name="Abberline, We Presume">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Abberline, We Presume]]</ref><ref name="To Catch an Urchin">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[To Catch an Urchin]]</ref> but Evie was dismissive of the plan to establish the Rooks.<ref name="Somewhere That's Green" />		By February 1868, the Blighters, a crime syndicate operated by the British Templars, had monopolized crime in all of London under [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Crawford Starrick]].<ref name="Somewhere That's Green">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Somewhere That's Green]]</ref><ref name="The Blighters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: The Blighters]]</ref> The [[Clinkers]] of [[Whitechapel]] were one of the last remaining gangs which still remained free their control.<ref name="The Rooks">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: The Rooks]]</ref> When the Assassin twins [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]] arrived in London that month to begin a campaign against the Templars, the former had the idea to form a gang of his own called the Rooks.<ref name="Somewhere That's Green">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Somewhere That's Green]]</ref> The two fostered relations with Sergeant [[Frederick Abberline]] of the Metropolitan Police Service and the street urchin [[Clara O'Dea]] to begin building their network,<ref name="Abberline, We Presume">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Abberline, We Presume]]</ref><ref name="To Catch an Urchin">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[To Catch an Urchin]]</ref> but Evie was dismissive of the plan to establish the Rooks.<ref name="Somewhere That's Green" />

	Nevertheless, Jacob proceeded to reorganize the Clinkers as the first members of the Rooks. The Clinkers welcomed his promise for a new way to combat the Blighters.<ref name="The Rooks" /> With the foundations laid, the Assassins launched their first open attack on the Blighters, killing the Blighters' boss in Whitechapel, [[Rexford Kaylock]] and appropriating his train hideout run by [[Agnes MacBean]] as their own mobile base.<ref name="Whitechapel Gang War">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Gang War (Whitechapel)]]</ref>		Nevertheless, Jacob proceeded to reorganize the Clinkers as the first members of the Rooks. The Clinkers welcomed his promise for a new way to combat the Blighters.<ref name="The Rooks" /> With the foundations laid, the Assassins launched their first open attack on the Blighters, killing the Blighters' boss in Whitechapel, [[Rexford Kaylock]] and appropriating his train hideout run by [[Agnes MacBean]] as their own mobile base.<ref name="Whitechapel Gang War">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Gang War (Whitechapel)]]</ref>
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	The Rooks' symbol depicts a rook clutching onto a chess piece, the knight, marked with a [[Templar insignia\|Templar cross]], symbolizing the Assassins', and by extension, the Rooks' goal of removing the Templars and their gangs. This is likely intended as a visual display of "Rook takes Knight", as a rook is also a chess piece.		The Rooks' symbol depicts a rook clutching onto a chess piece, the knight, marked with a [[Templar insignia\|Templar cross]], symbolizing the Assassins', and by extension, the Rooks' goal of removing the Templars and their gangs. This is likely intended as a visual display of "Rook takes Knight", as a rook is also a chess piece.

	Under the Fryes, Rooks ~~wear~~ green. Under Jack the Ripper, Rooks ~~wear~~ black.		Under the Fryes, Rooks wore primarily green clothing. Under Jack the Ripper, Rooks wore black.

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	The '''Rooks''' were a [[Gang\|crime syndicate]] active in [[London]] during the [[Victorian era\|19th century]] and early 20th century. Founded in 1868 by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] to counter the [[Templars\|Templar]]-affiliated [[Blighters]], their rise was meteoric. Before the year was out, they had seized control ~~of all~~ of London's criminal underworld, virtually snuffing the Blighters from existence. In the process, they assisted the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Brotherhood]] in liberating children from involuntary labor ~~in factories~~, destroying [[gang stronghold\|Blighter strongholds]], assassinating Templar agents, and apprehending wanted criminals for the [[Metropolitan Police Service]].		The '''Rooks''' were a [[Gang\|crime syndicate]] active in [[London]] during the [[Victorian era\|19th century]] and early 20th century. Founded in 1868 by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] to counter the [[Templars\|Templar]]-affiliated [[Blighters]], their rise was meteoric. Before the year was out, they had seized control of London's entire criminal underworld, virtually snuffing the Blighters from existence. In the process, they assisted the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Brotherhood]] in liberating children from involuntary factory labor, destroying [[gang stronghold\|Blighter strongholds]], assassinating Templar agents, and apprehending wanted criminals for the [[Metropolitan Police Service]].

	In this light, the Rooks were the closest that the British Brotherhood had to rank-and-file [[soldier]]s in London during this [[Industrial Revolution\|era of industrial society]]. However, they were not Assassins in their own right, and many of them originated as Blighters themselves, having defected with every victory by the Assassins. Their instrumental role in the collapse of [[Crawford Starrick]]'s [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]] of the Templar Order aside, they themselves proved to be corruptible when the rogue Assassin and serial killer [[Jack the Ripper]] took command over them. Under Jack, the Rooks trafficked in sex and opium, stole priceless artifacts from British colonies, and enforced his Autumn of Terror over London in 1888.		In this light, the Rooks were the closest that the British Brotherhood had to rank-and-file [[soldier]]s in London during this [[Industrial Revolution\|era of industrial society]]. However, they were not Assassins in their own right, and many of them originated as Blighters themselves, having defected with every victory by the Assassins. Their instrumental role in the collapse of [[Crawford Starrick]]'s [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]] of the Templar Order aside, they themselves proved to be corruptible when the rogue Assassin and serial killer [[Jack the Ripper]] took command over them. Under Jack, the Rooks trafficked in sex and [[opium]], stole priceless artifacts from British colonies, and enforced his Autumn of Terror over London in 1888.

	==History==		==History==
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	===Corruption under Jack the Ripper===		===Corruption under Jack the Ripper===
	In 1888, a former [[Assassin apprentice]], who would soon become known as the infamous [[Jack the Ripper]], usurped control of the Rooks from Jacob, and elected to use [[Whitechapel]] as the center of his [[Whitechapel murders\|operations]]. Jack trained the Rooks in combat techniques that would allow them to better challenge the surviving Assassins in the city. Under his orders, the Rooks provided security for Lady [[Olwyn Owers]]' [[brothel]]s, reopened [[fight club]]s, trafficked [[opium]] and stole antiquities from the colonies.<ref name="JTR">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]''</ref>		In 1888, a former [[Assassin apprentice]], who would soon become known as the infamous [[Jack the Ripper]], usurped control of the Rooks from Jacob, and elected to use [[Whitechapel]] as the center of his [[Whitechapel murders\|operations]]. Jack trained the Rooks in combat techniques that would allow them to better challenge the surviving Assassins in the city. Under his orders, the Rooks provided security for Lady [[Olwyn Owers]]' [[brothel]]s, reopened [[fight club]]s, trafficked opium and stole antiquities from the colonies. The Rooks also yielded multiple [[Jack's lieutenants\|lieutenants]] for Jack, working willingly for their 'Mr. Jack'.<ref name="JTR">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]''</ref>

	~~The Rooks also yielded multiple [[Jack's lieutenants\|lieutenants]] for Jack, working willingly for their 'Mr. Jack'.<ref name="JTR" /~~>

	===World War I===		===World War I===
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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	In accordance with the bird naming theme of the Assassins, a {{Wiki\|Rook (bird)\|rook}} is a member of the crow family of birds.		In accordance with the bird naming theme of the Assassins, a {{Wiki\|Rook (bird)\|rook}} is a member of the [[crow]] family of birds.

	The Rooks' symbol depicts a rook clutching onto a chess piece, the knight, marked with a [[Templar insignia\|Templar cross]], symbolizing the Assassins', and by extension, the Rooks' goal of ~~getting rid of~~ the ~~Templar Order~~ and their gangs. This is likely intended as a visual display of "Rook takes Knight" as a rook is also a chess piece.		The Rooks' symbol depicts a rook clutching onto a chess piece, the knight, marked with a [[Templar insignia\|Templar cross]], symbolizing the Assassins', and by extension, the Rooks' goal of removing the Templars and their gangs. This is likely intended as a visual display of "Rook takes Knight", as a rook is also a chess piece.

	Under the Fryes, Rooks wear green. Under Jack the Ripper, Rooks wear black.		Under the Fryes, Rooks wear green. Under Jack the Ripper, Rooks wear black.

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