David Brewster
Sir David Brewster is the Scottish scientist and Templar experimenting on an Apple of Eden in a hidden laboratory under a Croydon train yard. He is Evie Frye's first target in Assassin's Creed Syndicate, in the memory A Simple Plan, whose optional objectives include air assassinating him.
- Role
- Antagonist
- Affiliation
- Templars
Appears in
A Spanner in the WorksA Spanner in the Works is the first main memory of Assassin's Creed Syndicate. As Jacob Frye you board a train into Croydon's Ferris Ironworks, shut down the machines to open a locked door, and assassinate the factory's Templar owner, Rupert Ferris.- A Simple PlanA 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.
Good to know
- Voiced by Peter Messaline.
- Born in Roxburghshire in 1781 and known as the inventor of the kaleidoscope.
- A devout Presbyterian and vocal opponent of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
- His Apple was dug up at the site of London's first underground railway in 1862.
- Kidnapped local workers to use in his experiments, with his assistant Reynolds.
- George Westhouse names him as the second target because his Piece of Eden could cost the Assassins the war.
- Unusually for a Templar he is devout, sees the Apple as God's own, and wants to display it to humiliate Darwin.
In the mission
Lucy Thorne visits to warn Brewster that his missing labourers are drawing attention. Evie slips in on a train bound for the yard, rescues a captive mistaken for a spy, and finds Brewster pumping electricity into the Apple to wake it.
His deathSpoilerShow
Evie kills Brewster mid-experiment. Before he dies he lets slip that Lucy has found another Piece of Eden, which starts Evie's search for the Shroud. The overloaded Apple then explodes and destroys the laboratory as Evie escapes.
Related characters
- Protagonist
Evie Frye
Evie Frye is the second playable Assassin in Assassin's Creed Syndicate and the planner of the Frye twins. While Jacob tears down Starrick's businesses, her memories follow the hunt for a Shroud of Eden across London and her rivalry with the Templar occultist Lucy Thorne. She is also the playable lead of the 1888 Jack the Ripper story.
- Supporting
George Westhouse
George Westhouse is the Crawley Assassin who sends Jacob and Evie on their opening missions in Assassin's Creed Syndicate. In February 1868 he assigns them Rupert Ferris and David Brewster in Croydon, then forbids them to take the fight to London, an order they ignore.
- Image: UbisoftProtagonist
Jacob Frye
Jacob Frye is one of the two playable Assassins in Assassin's Creed Syndicate, the brawler of the Frye twins. In 1868 he founds the Rooks gang, fights the Blighters for every borough and goes after Crawford Starrick's inner circle one Templar at a time, from Rupert Ferris in Croydon to the Earl of Cardigan in Parliament.
- Antagonist
Rupert Ferris
Rupert Ferris is the Templar owner of Ferris Ironworks in Croydon and Jacob Frye's first target in Assassin's Creed Syndicate, in the memory A Spanner in the Works. His factory works children hard to keep Starrick's industries supplied with iron.