The Mars
The Mars is a semi-automatic pistol which, at the time of its invention, was possibly the most powerful handgun in Victorian era London. It surpassed all other contemporary counterparts in not just firepower, but rate-of-fire and accuracy as well.
Description[]
Among the earliest semi-automatic pistols, the Mars was unrivalled in its rate-of-fire at an age where revolvers were the norm. It boasted substantially greater firepower and accuracy than its antecedents and was quite likely the deadliest handgun in London in 1868. Moreover, while most of the contemporary handguns could only chamber six bullets or less at a time—as is typical of revolvers—the Mars had nearly twice that ammo capacity. A full magazine for the Mars held ten cartridges.[1]
The Mars owned by the British Assassins Evie and Jacob Frye was especially ornate. First coated over with a jet black paint, fine and intricate gold patterns adorned its frame. Among the markings were two Assassin insignias on either side of the center of the frame, a motif that was repeated on either side of the elegant, beige polymer grip.[1]
History[]
In 1868, a richly decorated Mars pistol was given by Ned Wynert to the Assassins Evie and Jacob Frye as a reward for their service to him.[1]
Twenty years later, in the Autumn of 1888, Evie Frye bought this gun for £6,000 during her hunt for Jack the Ripper.[2]
Weapon statistics[]
| Level | Damage | Speed | Quickshot accuracy | Clip size |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
| Description | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleek and striking, the Mars has the clean silhouette of a spy-worthy pistol. | ||||
Behind the scenes[]
The Mars is a heavily retooled version of its real-life counterpart, the Mars Automatic Pistol. The historical gun was originally available in multiple calibers, with the .45 Mars Long Case version widely considered to have been the most powerful pistol in the world at the time. Since it was developed during the 1890s, this makes its inclusion in Assassin's Creed: Syndicate anachronistic.
The Mars is arguably the best pistol in Syndicate, being a level 10 handgun with maxed out Damage and Speed, the second highest Quickshot Accuracy (behind the Rend Asunder), and the largest ammo capacity at twelve rounds. In spite of its in-game accuracy, the historical Mars was criticized for its extreme, unmanageable recoil and rejected by the British War Office for being immensely unwieldy.[3]
Appearances[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Jack the Ripper
- ↑ Boothroyd, Geoffrey. The Handgun. Crown Publishers, 1970, p.410–412.