Jacob Frye

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Evie: "You're relentless!"

Jacob: "That relentlessness will see me become Master when we finish this."

Evie: "George would allow nothing of the sort. Whatever's left of the Creed would perish under your control."

—Jacob and his sister, 1868.

Jacob Frye (1847 – unknown), born to Ethan and Cecily Frye, was a Master Assassin of the British Brotherhood of Assassins active in London during the Victorian era, and the younger twin brother of Evie Frye.

Born in Crawley, where they were raised as Assassins from birth, Jacob and his sister moved to London after their father died of natural causes. There, they sought to overthrow the oppressive Templar-led establishment and help the poverty-stricken masses.

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, the biologist Charles Darwin, the inventor Alexander Graham Bell, the philosopher Karl Marx, the nurse Florence Nightingale, Queen Victoria, the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire Duleep Singh, and Chief Inspector for the London Metropolitan Police Service Frederick Abberline.

Biography

Early life

Born four minutes after his twin Evie, Jacob and his sister were raised by their grandmother after their mother Cecily died in childbirth. They were later trained by Ethan Frye in Crawley, teaching his children the Assassin ways. Unlike Evie, Jacob dismissed his father's education and came to resent them, exploring factories and gambling dens in Crawley late at night as Evie trained with Ethan.

Sometime after their father's death in 1868, Jacob and Evie traveled to Croydon with George, a fellow Assassin, to eliminate the Templars Rupert Ferris and David Brewster. Jacob infiltrated the Ferris Ironworks and assassinated Ferris. To escape the enraged Blighters gang thugs on a train, Jacob narrowly evaded its sabotaged derailing and crash.

The twins later returned to George, having done their task. 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 George's sermon, Jacob and Evie hitched a train to London.

Personality and characteristics

"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. 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. While "having fun" was very important to Jacob, he was not above altruistic acts and fighting for the disenfranchised.

Equipment and skills

"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 Freerunner, able to scale the tall buildings of London with relative ease.

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.

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 revolver and throwing knives.

Additionally, Jacob possessed the rare ability of Eagle Vision.

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 third and fourth Assassin protagonists from a main installment to wear robes whose primary color is not white, the other two being 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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  Jacob in his standard Assassin attire
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  An alternative outfit of Jacob's
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  Jacob's "The Creature's Rags" outfit
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  An alternative outfit of Jacob's
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  Various outfits of Jacob's
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  References for Jacob's outfit

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  Promotional render of hooded Jacob
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  Promotional art of Jacob
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  Jacob with his sister and the Rooks
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  Promotional art of the Frye twins
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  Jacob in combat
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  Jacob leading a gang war
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  Jacob performing an air assassination
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  Jacob causing an explosion
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  Jacob hanging onto a speeding train
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  Jacob riding a carriage
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  Jacob preparing to ignite explosives

• Simply Jacob outfit
  Simply Jacob outfit
• Outdoorsman outfit
  Outdoorsman outfit
• Master Assassin outfit
  Master Assassin outfit
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  Ezio legacy outfit
• Edward Kenway legacy outfit
  Edward Kenway legacy outfit