The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard has Jacob slip into Benjamin and Mary Anne Disraeli's carriage outside 10 Downing Street just before hired thugs attack it. You fight off the ambush, chase the carriage when it is stolen and bring the couple back safely.
- Type
- Story
- Region
- Westminster
Storylines
Part 2 of 6 in Sequence 7: All is Fair in Politics
Found in
- 10 Downing Street10 Downing Street is the Prime Minister's home and office in Westminster. In 1868 Benjamin Disraeli lives here, and Jacob's work as his bodyguard in Sequence 7 starts outside the house.
- WestminsterWestminster is the seat of power in Syndicate's London: Buckingham Palace, 10 Downing Street, the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey all stand here. The Templar Lilla Graves, a prize fighter known as the Bludger, holds it in 1868, and the Devil's Acre slum sits right beside the grand buildings.
Good to know
- Sequence 7, memory 2 of 6; global story order 28; played as Jacob Frye.
- Region: Westminster, starting at 10 Downing Street.
- Optional objectives: keep the carriage's damage below 50%; hijack the carriage in under 1 minute.
- Jacob introduces himself as the Disraelis' new bodyguard, which nobody told them about.
- Mary Anne calls her husband Dizzy.
- The attack comes on the morning the sniper in Playing Politics warned about.
- Date in the memory: 1868.
Objectives
Watch from a tower as the Disraelis board their carriage, then sneak aboard. When shots ring out, get out and kill the attackers. A thug seizes the reins and drives off with the couple, so finish the remaining assailants, chase the carriage and hijack it back fast. Drive carefully to Downing Street to keep the damage low.
Tips
Both optional objectives depend on the chase. Catch the carriage quickly and avoid ramming it; your own driving afterwards also counts towards the damage limit.
Outcome
Disraeli blames Gladstone for the attack. Jacob wants to know who B is, and Mary Anne agrees to help on one condition: he must escort her on a tour of the Devil's Acre the next evening, which becomes Driving Mrs. Disraeli. The title nods to the 1992 film of the same name.
Things to notice
Disraeli demands to know who Jacob's commanding officer is, but Mary Anne tells her husband to let the boy speak. Jacob says the Met learned of a threat. Back at Downing Street, Mary Anne asks what he will do about Gladstone, then steers the talk to her wish to see the poorer parts of town.
- Benjamin DisraeliBenjamin Disraeli is the Prime Minister the Templars want dead in Sequence 7. Jacob poses as his bodyguard to save him, and the Disraelis later help the twins steal the Gladstones' invitations to the Buckingham Palace ball.
- Earl of CardiganThe Earl of Cardigan, James Brudenell, is the Templar politician behind the plot to kill Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli in Sequence 7 of Assassin's Creed Syndicate. Known in Templar letters only as B, he is the target of the memory Motion to Impeach at the Palace of Westminster.
- Mary Anne DisraeliMary Anne Disraeli is the outspoken wife of the Prime Minister. In Driving Mrs. Disraeli she makes Jacob take her slumming in the Devil's Acre, and in return tells him who the mysterious B behind the plot against her husband is.
Related missions
- Story
Driving Mrs. Disraeli
Driving Mrs. Disraeli is an escort memory with a comic streak: Jacob shakes off reporters, drives Mary Anne Disraeli and her dog Desmond into the Devil's Acre slum, and keeps her out of trouble long enough to learn who B is.
Image: UbisoftStoryMotion to Impeach
Motion to Impeach is the assassination of the Earl of Cardigan inside the Palace of Westminster. Jacob steals a password, takes a policeman hostage to walk into Westminster Hall, and has an opposing MP lead him straight to Cardigan's office.
- Story
Playing Politics
Playing Politics opens Sequence 7 at the Sinopean Club, where Jacob watches Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli argue with William Gladstone and looks for the mysterious B who is plotting Disraeli's death. A spy, a rooftop sniper and a chase follow.
- Story
Double Trouble
Double Trouble begins the finale: after a bitter argument, the twins agree to one last job together, and Jacob has to steal William and Catherine Gladstone's invitations to the Queen's ball. The two split up, so you pickpocket each one in turn.