Sequence 1: A Spanner in the Works
Sequence 1 opens Assassin's Creed Syndicate with a single memory in Croydon, February 1868. You play Jacob Frye as he breaks into Rupert Ferris's ironworks, and finishing it unlocks the A Spanner in the Works achievement.
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Good to know
- Playable twin: Jacob Frye only.
- Templar target: Rupert Ferris, who runs the Ferris Ironworks for Crawford Starrick.
- Contains one memory: A Spanner in the Works.
- Setting: Croydon, outside London, dated 10 February 1868.
- Achievement: A Spanner in the Works (complete Memory Sequence 1), 20 Gamerscore or a bronze trophy.
- An overseer in the yard reads out Ferris's rules, including fourteen-hour days and wage cuts unless output doubles.
What the sequence covers
The game starts with Henry Green's letter to George Westhouse, warning that the Templars under Crawford Starrick now run London. George then briefs the twins beside a railway line: Jacob takes the ironworks, Evie takes Sir David Brewster's laboratory, which is played out in Sequence 2. Jacob's half teaches the basics of climbing, fighting thugs and using the environment to reach a guarded target.
Memories in order
1. A Spanner in the Works (Jacob).
How it endsSpoilerShow
Jacob kills Ferris in his office, takes a blood-stained handkerchief as proof, and barely survives when Blighters switch the points and send his escape train off the end of an unfinished track.
Who is involved
George Westhouse, an older Assassin and Henry Green's friend, runs the Croydon operation on behalf of the Council in Crawley. Ferris and Brewster are both strands of Starrick's network: Ferris has just secured an ore supply to build more trains for him, and Brewster is studying an artefact for the Order. Henry's opening letter also introduces the Blighters, the street gang that enforces Starrick's rule after dark.
Modern-day frame
You relive these events as the Helix Initiate. In 2015 Bishop of the Assassins asks the Initiate to help her, Shaun Hastings and Rebecca Crane find a Piece of Eden in London, and the Fryes' memories are the trail.
Related missions
Image: UbisoftStoryA Simple Plan
A Simple Plan is Evie Frye's first memory and the second in the story. You ride a supply train into a Templar compound near Croydon, find the hidden laboratory of Sir David Brewster, and kill him to get at the Piece of Eden he is studying.
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Sequence 2: A Simple Plan
Sequence 2 is the second half of the Croydon prologue: you play Evie Frye as she rides a train into a Templar facility to kill Sir David Brewster and recover his Piece of Eden. Completing it unlocks the A Simple Plan achievement and sends the twins to London.