Bounty Hunts
Bounty hunts are borough activities in Assassin's Creed Syndicate where Sergeant Frederick Abberline names a wanted criminal and you bring that person to him, ideally alive. Clearing them is one of the ways Jacob and Evie Frye weaken the Blighters' hold on a borough before its gang war.
- Type
- Activity
- Given by
- Frederick Abberline
Good to know
- There are 18 bounty targets across six boroughs: three each in the City of London, Lambeth, Westminster, The Strand and The Thames, two in Southwark and one in Whitechapel.
- Every bounty shares the same full-sync condition: deliver the target alive.
- The Thieftaker achievement asks you to bring three bounty targets back alive.
- The first target, Homer Dalton in Whitechapel, is the criminal you deliver during the story memory Abberline, We Presume, which sets up the partnership with Abberline.
- Abberline wants the names on his list arrested, and on several bounties he complains openly if you arrive with a corpse instead.
How a bounty plays out
Find the target, who is usually surrounded by Blighters or hangers-on, and kidnap them. While you walk them out they protest, bargain or insult you, and if they wriggle loose they run and shout for help, so you have to catch them again. Load the captive into a carriage and drive to Abberline's marker. Abberline will take a corpse, but he makes his disapproval clear and you miss full sync.
Why it matters
The game lists bounty hunting alongside Templar hunts, stronghold raids and child liberation as the activities that loosen Templar control of a borough. Once enough of those are done, the borough's Blighter leader agrees to a gang war, and winning it hands the borough to the Rooks.
Targets by borough
Whitechapel: Homer Dalton. City of London: Harvey Hughes, Maude Foster, David O'Donnell. Lambeth: Leopold Bacchus, Mildred Graves, Jesse Butler. Westminster: Harrison Harley, Ivan Bunbury, Wade Lynton. The Strand: Sylvia Duke, Milton King, Gilbert Fowler. Southwark: Anna Abramson, Albie Vassell. The Thames: Emmet Sedgwick, Simon Chase, George Scrivens.
Kidnapping
Kidnapping doubles as a stealth tool in Syndicate: an unaware enemy you grab works as a moving disguise, and a ring around you shows how close others can get before they see through it. Walk slowly and the ring stays small; run and it grows a lot.
- 1Ivan BunburyIvan Bunbury is a Westminster bounty hunt: a Blighter sent by Lilla Graves to plant a stronghold in Green Park, right beside Buckingham Palace. Kidnap him and deliver him to Abberline alive for full sync.
- 2Harvey HughesHarvey Hughes is a City of London bounty: a loan shark with a Blighter escort who lends at ruinous interest and sends defaulters to the poorhouse. Kidnap him and hand him to Abberline alive.
- 3Maude FosterMaude Foster is a City of London bounty hunt for the fastest pickpocket in the city. Police are already combing the street for her when you arrive; kidnap her before she bolts and get her to Abberline alive.
- 4David O'DonnellDavid O'Donnell is a City of London bounty: a church vandal who, with his brother Matthew, has been stripping organ pipes from every church in the district. Kidnap him and bring him to Abberline alive.
- 5Leopold BacchusLeopold Bacchus is a Lambeth bounty hunt for an escaped jewel thief hiding in the sewers under the borough. Track him underground, kidnap him and deliver him to Abberline alive.
- 6Mildred GravesMildred Graves is a Lambeth bounty: the indebted sister of Westminster gang leader Lilla Graves, who works at a Lambeth cemetery and has been burying Lilla's victims without death certificates. Kidnap her and bring her to Abberline alive.
- 7Jesse ButlerJesse Butler is a Lambeth bounty hunt for a newly rich heir who squeezes rent out of the borough's poor for Cletus Strain's foremen. Kidnap him from his Blighter crew and take him to Abberline alive.
- 8Sylvia DukeSylvia Duke is a bounty hunt in The Strand for a career criminal wanted for almost everything, who travels with brutes and bodyguards. Get past her escort, kidnap her and deliver her to Abberline alive.
- 9Milton KingMilton King is a bounty in The Strand for a blackmailer who sees himself as a Robin Hood, though he keeps everything he takes. He always has two bodyguards; kidnap him and bring him to Abberline alive.
- 10Gilbert FowlerGilbert Fowler is a bounty in The Strand for an illiterate arsonist who burns down printing houses out of spite. Catch him scouting his next target, kidnap him and deliver him to Abberline alive.
- 11Anna AbramsonAnna Abramson is a Southwark bounty hunt for the ringleader of a gang of child pickpockets. Kidnap her and take her to Abberline alive.
- 12Albie VassellAlbie Vassell is a Southwark bounty for a street racer who has killed rivals to win. Kidnap him mid-argument with a reluctant sponsor and deliver him to Abberline alive.
- 13Simon ChaseSimon Chase is a bounty hunt on The Thames for a chemical-factory worker who dumps waste straight into the river. Kidnap him and bring him to Abberline alive.
- 14Emmet SedgwickEmmet Sedgwick is a bounty on The Thames for an elderly housebreaker hiding as a dock worker under the name Tom Smith. Kidnap him and deliver him to Abberline alive.
- 15George ScrivensGeorge Scrivens is a bounty on The Thames for a narcotics smuggler with a suddenly lavish lifestyle. Catch him on the docks waiting for a shipment, kidnap him and deliver him to Abberline alive.
- 16Homer DaltonHomer Dalton is the Whitechapel bounty hunt: a fallen society man who collects rent from East End residents who owe him nothing, under Rexford Kaylock's protection. Kidnap him and bring him to Abberline alive.
- 17Harrison HarleyHarrison Harley is a Westminster bounty for a minor canon of Westminster Abbey who plans to burn the Abbey down. Kidnap him and deliver him to Abberline alive.
- 18Wade LyntonWade Lynton is a Westminster bounty for a 22-year-old drunk who picks fights for fun and has started causing trouble in the wealthier parts of town. Kidnap him and bring him to Abberline alive.
Related missions
- Story
A Case of Identity
A Case of Identity opens Sequence 6 with Jacob chasing a name in a letter: Plutus, Starrick's banker, and a meddler called Mr Dredge. You infiltrate the Royal Exchange to kidnap Dredge and find out what he knows.
- Story
Abberline, We Presume
Abberline, We Presume introduces Sergeant Frederick Abberline, who meets the twins in a Whitechapel alley wearing a dress and bonnet. To earn police cover you kidnap a criminal named Homer Dalton and deliver him alive to Abberline's carriage.
- Story
Autumn of Terror
Autumn of Terror is the second Jack the Ripper memory: Evie Frye arrives at Scotland Yard in October 1888, learns from Inspector Abberline that Jacob is missing, and rides with him to Whitechapel to investigate the first murder scene.
- Story
Dress to Impress
Dress to Impress solves the weapons problem for the ball: only Royal Guards carry arms inside, so Jacob takes a guard's uniform for Abberline, who will smuggle the twins' gear into Buckingham Palace.