05 - A Thorne in the Side | Syndicate Sequence 6 Walkthrough AC: Syndicate Guide

Important: The location is full of enemies, both Templars and guardsmen defeating which in case of detection is very hard. Because of that, the best option is remaining hidden as long as possible. You should also remember that you can use the eagle vision to detect Templars camouflaged as guardsmen - you can kill them without worrying about the side objective.

You can enter the stronghold from below or from above.

You will be moved from the train to the Tower of London. Jump from the ship, then climb on the wall, from the left side of the main gate. Watch out for the guard walking through the wall. Quickly jump to the viewpoint when he turns away.

Important: You can also enter the fortress if quickly after the mission starts you will jump from the ship to the sewers ahead. Wait for the patrol to bypass you, then use the zipline to get to the viewpoint.

Obtaining the key

You will have the opportunity to steal the keys in the garden.

No matter which method of murdering you will choose, first you should obtain a key that will be useful later during the mission. The warden walking through the western part of the stronghold has it. In order to steal it without causing the alarm, wait until he finishes his walk and will stop for a moment in the garden. This will give you an opportunity to steal the key without being detected.

If the theft is troublesome, you can simply kill the warden. Performing it silently will be faster and easier to do when he is walking. You can also do an aerial assassination by jumping from the nearby buildings. If you have the Loot Takedown skill, you will automatically collect the key. Then, focus on the main part of the mission.

Important: If first you free the constable, the real guardsmen won't attack you. This will allow you to steal the key with no trouble. However, at this point the item will be useless.

Method 1 - freeing the constable

Entrance to the building with the constable is located at the back.

This method is related to the constable who can be found in the eastern part of the fortress. To get to him, move through the roofs, where there are no enemies or are a few of them - this makes the risk of detection much lower. Once on the building with the constable, find the enemy walking on the balcony behind (you can kill all enemies here, as they are not the guards but Templars). Wait for him and perform an air assassination on him.

Use the fact that the enemies turn their back on you.

Then, sneak up to the room inside. In the next room, on the left side, wait for the enemy to turn towards the window. Kill the female opponent and walk to the corridor - here you must also watch out for the pair of enemies (one of them is patrolling the corridor). Utilize the moment when they aren't watching and kill the enemy at the window, then wait for the one patrolling the corridor to turn his back on you. Then, when you're close to the place where the constable is held, kill the last of the opponents that guards him. Talk with the constable and open the door (it is possible only if you have obtained the key from the warden).

At the ground floor you will find the key required for freeing the constable.

If you haven't used the warden occasion, you must walk to the ground floor of the building, where you will find the Templar with the key. At the bottom you will also find four other enemies. Kill all that is blocking your way and then free the constable. This will reduce the threat level in the fortress - the real guardsmen will no longer attack you.

With such crew, you don't need to worry about losing - this method might not be quiet, but is definitely effective.

Finally, go to the constable and recruit his men. Go with them inside the fortress through the main entrance. A battle will start, help your allies during it. The guardsmen and the constable are so strong that you should have no trouble with eliminating the Templars that attacked you. Finish Lucy Thorne who will join the battle.

Important: Talking with the constable after freeing him (when he is standing among the guardsmen) will lock the unique kill. If you only want to reduce the threat among the real guardsmen, free the constable, but don't talk with him.

Method 2 - unique kill

Allied guardsman is at the side.

The occasion related to the allied guardsman allows you to perform the unique kill. First, go from the viewpoint along the buildings on the edge of the restricted area to the other side of the fortress. Then you can jump on the building which you will have underneath. Nearby you will meet with the guardsman.

So many opponents - don't even try going on the roof.

Your task is to kill three Templars that pretend to be guardsmen:

- you will find the first one in the same garden where the warden is located (close to the entrance). You can surprise him in two places inside, just make sure that you bypassed the guard booths.

- the second is on top of the fortress. Throw the knife or use the dart, as there are many opponents on that roof, mostly real guardsmen.

- third one is near the constable. From the buildings above you can throw the knife at the hanging platform with barrels, it will fall on his head.

Important: If previously you have freed the constable but haven't fully aligned yourself with him (you haven't talked with him after he was freed), you have reduced the threat level, making the regular guards no longer attack you. Use this to walk freely through the stronghold and kill all the false guardsmen without mercy or hiding.

Carefully avoid the enemies, especially the ones standing close to the passage.

After eliminating all three enemies, you will have to return to the allied guardsman and enter the fortress. Fake the kidnapping, then by guiding the guardsman lead Evie in such way that the Templars in the fortress will not suspect anything (control the speed). In two places: at the stairs and above, before the entrance to the room with Lucy Thorne, you must watch out twice as much. Finally, once you get to the destination, the possibility to perform a unique kill will be unlocked.

Method 3 - infiltration of the fortress

This assassination method is definitely hardest and not recommended. However, if someone likes challenges, he can try to sneak to the top of the fortress with no help. There he can kill Lucy Thorne.

The rope will allow you to kill the guards standing at the entrance to the stronghold.

Attach the zipline to the stronghold from the viewpoint in such way that two false guardsmen standing at the wooden structure will be underneath you. Eliminate them both from the rope, then do the same with another enemy at the entrance.

Walking through the stairs without raising alarm requires patience.

Getting to the floor will be hard. Wait for the enemy on the right side to walk slightly away, and then jump on the stairs, bypassing the guard that watches it. Then, find the narrow passage at the top that leads even higher (in the left part of the room).

You will get to the corridor shown on the screen. Silently kill three enemies one after another. Then, kill the fourth guard which is walking between the balcony. The hardest part of the mission is behind you, from here you can kill Lucy Thorne who is located below.

Important: You can also get there from above. However, the roof is full of guardsmen and getting inside without being detected is very hard. Additionally, in this case you must eliminate two enemies guarding the entrance point. Inside you must kill two Templars, open the bar, kill the enemy walking through the balcony and air assassinate Lucy Thorne located below. You can also use this method after freeing the constable, then entering the stronghold will become extremely easy - guards will not react to you.

Escape

The escape is easy - don't bother about the guardsmen, just run to the destination point.

After the assassination, alarm will be raised and a battle between the Templars and guardsmen will start. You shouldn't bother with it, but remember that even if you have freed the constable, the guards might attack you again. Leave the fortress and the mission will end.

Occasions

Warden - you will find him in the garden, in the western part of the fortress. You can steal from him only at a certain point, when he ends his walk and is standing for a moment in the garden. It will be easier to simply kill him, at this point you should have the Loot Takedown skill. The theft is harder and makes you easier to detect, and you can afford single murder (the optional objective allows you to kill 5 guardsmen). You will obtain the key that unlocks the locked door in the fortress - after using it you can free the constable.

Allied guardsman - unlocks the unique kill. But first you must eliminate three Templars disguised as Royal Guards. First one is in the garden (the same place where the warden is walking), the second on the roof of the fortress (use a knife or dart), throw the platform with barrels on the third one, located near the constable occasion. Finally, while controlling the guardsman, lead Evie between the Templars, straight to Lucy.

Constable - freeing him will reduce the threat level (the real guardsmen will no longer attack you) and it will allow you to hire few men (similarly as in case of the gang). The crew is so strong that all you need to do is walk into the fortress and lure Lucy Thorne from the hiding. Killing all enemies with the help of constable and his men will be much easier. It's one of the ways to complete the mission.

Challenges

Kill fewer than 5 Royal Guards - completing this mission is possible even without killing any guards. Remember that on the fortress territory there are Templars as well, some of them disguised as guardsmen. You will find them with the eagle vision and you can eliminate them freely. In case of the warden occasion, it will be easier to kill him than steal the keys - it's the only time when you should consider killing a guard. If you will free the constable, the guards will no longer attack you (only the real ones).