Which Assassin's Creed game features the first playable female protagonist in the main series, Evie Frye?

Assassin's Creed Syndicate features Evie Frye, the first playable female protagonist in the main Assassin's Creed series.

Released in 2015, Syndicate follows twins Jacob and Evie Frye as they fight Templar influence in London during the Industrial Revolution. Evie is a stealth-focused Assassin who investigates ancient artifacts and Templar plans, while Jacob often approaches missions through direct combat and gang leadership.

The wording “main series” matters. Earlier spin-offs had playable female protagonists, including Aveline de Grandpré in Assassin's Creed III: Liberation. Syndicate was the first mainline entry to make a woman one of its primary playable leads, alongside a male co-protagonist.

The game introduces a fictionalized Victorian London with districts such as Westminster, the City of London, and Whitechapel. Its historical cast includes figures such as Charles Dickens and Queen Victoria. Evie and Jacob are twins, but they are not interchangeable characters: their abilities, missions, and narrative roles differ.