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{{Era|Individuals}}'''Samuel Frye''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] workingman in [[London]] during the [[Victorian era]] | {{Era|Individuals}} | ||
'''Samuel Frye''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] workingman in [[London]] during the [[Victorian era]]. | |||
==Biography== | |||
===Anglo-Ashanti wars=== | |||
Formerly a private in the [[British Army]], serving under Colonel [[Louis Prescott]], Frye was deployed on [[Africa]]'s {{Wiki|Gold Coast (British colony)|Gold Coast}}, where he and his comrades fought the {{Wiki|Ashanti Empire|Ashanti warriors}}. While fighting overseas, Frye contracted trypanosomiasis, a tropical disease carried by African tsetse flies.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – ''[[The Dreadful Crimes]]'' – [[Death Stalks the Colonel]]</ref> | |||
When Prescott's sortie across the {{Wiki|Pra River (Ghana)|Pra River}} went awry, Frye witnessed the deaths of some of his best friends. Leaving the army shortly afterwards, he continued to feel embittered about the lack of punishment for his former superior. Working as a beer-deliverer and apprentice with [[Bennett]], Frye took years to exact his revenge.<ref name="ACS" /> | |||
Frye confessed to his crime, revealing that he felt cheated because Prescott got away with the 'murder' of his friends so easily. Immediately after his confession, Frye was taken in by the [[Metropolitan Police Service]]. | ===Return to London=== | ||
In 1868, while riding on the back of a cart, Frye used his [[Whitworth rifle]] to shoot Prescott through his chest, having left a single white feather as a taunt beforehand. When he returned to the barrel depot where he worked, he was confronted by the [[Assassins]] [[Jacob Frye|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]] who confronted him with the evidence of his murder.<ref name="ACS" /> | |||
Frye confessed to his crime, revealing that he felt cheated because Prescott got away with the 'murder' of his friends so easily. Immediately after his confession, Frye was taken in by the [[Metropolitan Police Service]].<ref name="ACS" /> | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*Samuel Frye shares the same last name as Jacob and Evie Frye. Their relation, if any, is unknown. | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – ''[[The Dreadful Crimes]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Londoners]] | |||
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Revision as of 16:54, 28 August 2020
Samuel Frye was a British workingman in London during the Victorian era.
Biography
Anglo-Ashanti wars
Formerly a private in the British Army, serving under Colonel Louis Prescott, Frye was deployed on Africa's Gold Coast, where he and his comrades fought the Ashanti warriors. While fighting overseas, Frye contracted trypanosomiasis, a tropical disease carried by African tsetse flies.[1]
When Prescott's sortie across the Pra River went awry, Frye witnessed the deaths of some of his best friends. Leaving the army shortly afterwards, he continued to feel embittered about the lack of punishment for his former superior. Working as a beer-deliverer and apprentice with Bennett, Frye took years to exact his revenge.[1]
Return to London
In 1868, while riding on the back of a cart, Frye used his Whitworth rifle to shoot Prescott through his chest, having left a single white feather as a taunt beforehand. When he returned to the barrel depot where he worked, he was confronted by the Assassins Jacob and Evie Frye who confronted him with the evidence of his murder.[1]
Frye confessed to his crime, revealing that he felt cheated because Prescott got away with the 'murder' of his friends so easily. Immediately after his confession, Frye was taken in by the Metropolitan Police Service.[1]
Trivia
- Samuel Frye shares the same last name as Jacob and Evie Frye. Their relation, if any, is unknown.