George Westhouse

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George Westhouse
Biographical information
Born	30 April 1820 Crawley, United Kingdom
Species	Human
Database entries	George Westhouse
Political information
Affiliations	Assassins British Brotherhood

George Westhouse (born 1820) was a member of the British Brotherhood of Assassins during the Victorian era. A close friend of Ethan Frye, he was responsible for planning the missions of his children, Jacob and Evie Frye, after Ethan's death.

Biography

Early life

George grew up working in an old mill by a river in Crawley, which proved strenuous for him. One day, he was attacked by robbers by the riverbank, only to be rescued by the Assassin Ethan Frye. Instilled with a sense of adventure, George left behind his job and joined the Brotherhood, after which he took part in missions with Ethan and his wife Cecily, who acted as his superiors and taught him how to fight.

Ethan and George eventually became good friends and the former would occasionally report his activities to the latter. One particular day in 1862, Ethan told George about his assassination of the Templar Robert Waugh. Seeing that his friend was lying about the circumstances of the assassination, George warned Ethan of his own carelessness. The two then formulated a plan involving Waugh's body and "The Ghost", whose identity George had not been informed of yet.

In 1867, George suggested to fellow Assassin Pierrette Arnaud that she leave England for Egypt in order to learn about the roots of the Assassins, in part because he thought her induction into the Brotherhood to have been very unorthodox.

Working with the Frye twins

By 1868, Cecily had passed away after giving birth to her and Ethan's children, Jacob and Evie, while Ethan had contracted pleurisy. George stood by his friend's side in his final days, during which they discussed the Brotherhood's future and Ethan trusted George to continue his children's training after his death. George had previously been paired with Jacob and Evie on several missions and had grown to consider them somewhat reckless, but upheld his promise to Ethan and became responsible for planning the twins' missions.

George also maintained Ethan's course on the conflict with the Templars, who had taken firm control of London, believing that the Assassins should wait for a more opportune moment to strike, which itself was a risky move. Henry Green tried to convince him otherwise in a series of letters, warning George that the Templars under Grand Master Crawford Starrick were now expanding their ambitions to the world at large. However, Henry's pleas for help were largely ignored by the Assassin Council.

George with the Frye twins

In February 1868, George sent Jacob and Evie to kill the Templars Rupert Ferris and David Brewster, respectively, in Croydon. While Ferris kept the London industries in his firm grip, Brewster was experimenting on a Piece of Eden. On their successful return, the twins argued to George that they needed to strike at the Templars in London, especially since Evie had learned that Starrick was pursuing a lead on another Piece of Eden.

George disagreed, claiming that the Templars were still too strong and that, without Brewster, they would not be able to use the artifact. He also believed that the Assassin Council was wiser on the matter, something Ethan would have agreed with. After George left, however, Jacob and Evie decided to defy his orders and take on the Templars in London.

Partnering with Arnaud

In 1873, George met with Pierrette in a pub in Crawley following the latter's return from Egypt. As the two exchanged information, Pierrette revealed that she wanted to discuss a list of London businesses affiliated with the Templars from her findings in Cairo and the Suez Canal. George informed her that most of the businesses had fallen due to the Vienna stock market crash, the only exception being a business called Drake Line, which the pair decided to investigate. George also offered Pierrette a promotion to the rank of Master Assassin due to her diligent work ethic.

After nine years working together, George and Pierrette spent their time tracing Templar leads especially after Konstanze von Visler's double betrayal of the Assassins. Although George stated his mistrust in the judgement of Simeon Price, Pierrette stated the contrary. In the spring of 1882, George met with Pierrette at Crabbet Farm and assigned her a mission to protect Queen Victoria, who he believed was being targeted by the Templars. Pierrette initially refused the assignment, but George convinced her by bringing up the assassination of Alexander II in Russia, and handed her a maid outfit.

Behind the scenes

George Westhouse is a character first introduced in the 2015 video game Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, where he was portrayed by Peter Mikhail.

George's Assassin robes resemble those worn by the protagonist that featured in leaked pre-release screenshots of Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, which was still referred to as Assassin's Creed: Victory at the time.

Gallery

A close-up of George

The Frye twins looking down at George

George speaking to the twins

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (first appearance)
• Assassin's Creed: Underworld
• Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot
• Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game (indirect mention only)