Jack the Ripper

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"Jack the Ripper" (Unknown – 1888), known as Little Jack during his youth, was an unidentified serial killer and member of the British Brotherhood of Assassins who was active in the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. Infamously known for his gruesome murders of young women, in fact fellow Assassins trying to stop his madness, his actions threatened the very existence of the Assassins in London.

Biography

During his youth the Assassin mother of Jack was butchered by the Templars of Crawford Starrick and the traumatized Jack was placed into the Lambeth Asylum, where the ill treatements aggravated his mental instability. After the death of Starrick in 1868, Jack was freed of the Asylum by Jacob Frye and became one of his new apprentice.

In 1870, he traveled with other British initiates to India, in order to learn the Fear skills of the Indian Brotherhood, which Jacob's sister, Evie Frye, had joined.

As an Assassin, Jack developed an extremist view on the Assassins' mission and became completely mad, taking control of the Rooks and recruiting disciples to follow his new Creed of Terror.

Skills

As far his skills go, one can easily deduce that his skills are on par, if not superior to the likes of the Assassins, as he is able to defeat, experienced brawler and master Assassin, Jacob Frye in hand-to-hand combat. He has also shown an indomitable willpower as he never gives up on the tasks at hand. His body is also conditioned for superior physical performance, similarly to the Assassins. He is also a master manipulator, being able to manipulate the entire town of London as well as the Assassins. These extraordinary capabilities, combined with his physical conditioning & cunning intelligence makes him an extreme threat.

Trivia

• As displayed in promotional images, Jack the Ripper's face is hidden behind a mask crafted from what resembles a burlap sack. This is presumably due to his current-day anonymity, with extensive research into his identity still proving inconclusive.
• When playing as him Jack is able to kill random civilians, however doing so too much will still cause desynchronization, with the animus stating "Jack did not compromise his plans by killing random civilians".
• When playing as Jack, you will receive messages in a readable but scruffy form of handwriting on your screen around Jack's body, highlighting Jack's thoughts; this emphasises his loss of sanity. 
• Jack the Ripper is the first historical figure in the whole of the Assassin's Creed series to be a playable character in one of the main titles.  

Gallery

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  Promotional art of Jack the Ripper
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  Promotional art of Jack the Ripper
• "Little Jack" with the Fryes and Mir in India
  "Little Jack" with the Fryes and Mir in India

Reference

• Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - Jack the Ripper