Gang Stronghold: Spitalfields

Objective: Eliminate all Blighters

Challenge: Free and protect captured clinkers

Location: Northeast Whitechapel

Spitalfields acts as the headquarters to Kaylock’s division of London’s most notorious gang, the Blighters. You must defeat all 10 enemies in the area and free the two captured Clinkers (green-dressed gang members that become Rooks).

Approach the castle icon on the map to locate the Gang Stronghold. When you get close to the location, activate Eagle Vision and begin scanning the area (1) to find the nearest threat and then to start marking enemies. The first thing you see when approaching this area from the northwest corner is two policeman and some kind of enemy in-between the buildings.

Jump onto the next rooftop (nearest the captive Clinker) and head to the right (west) side of the rooftop and Air Assassinate the Watcher (C) below when she walks under the eaves of your rooftop.

Once on the ground, either climb back up to the top of the roof again or cover around the corner of the same house and look in the alley behind the house. Another Soldier (D) can be spotted. He has a short patrol pattern back there. Cover Assassinate him, attracting him using a whistle or get back on the roof and Air Assassinate him from above.

Continue with Eagle Vision activated and scale the building on the corner to get to the rooftop to assess the situation. Locate your first Lookout (A). While marked and in Eagle Vision, when prompted press the R3 button to identify the Lookout. You need to stay anonymous until this guy is dead or he calls in reinforcements.

Also notice the captured Clinker is appearing as a white highlight right now. He’s on his knees and guarded by a Soldier (B) in a central courtyard.

If you dispatch this Soldier (D) too close to the opening to the east then you spot a Soldier (E) near a haystack. He sees the dead body and investigates if this is done in his view. Either take cover behind the last corner and whistle for him or climb to the rooftop and Air Assassinate him (E) while he stands over the body (D). If he did not see the body, then enter the haystack from behind and take him out from inside the hay.

Notice the Watcher (F) through the building near the haystack. This Watcher is actually patrolling a balcony between buildings. There’s no connection through the open building so get to the rooftops and Air Assassinate her when she stops at the end of the short balcony.

Freeing the First Captive Clinker

Return to the original rooftop near Watcher (C) and Soldier (D). Now head to the edge of the rooftop facing the courtyard with the captive Rook (3). Perform an Air Assassination on the Watcher (B) from the edge of the rooftop. Afterward, face the Rook in green clothes on his knees and press / to free him. You do not need to recruit him—getting him involved could blow your cover.

Head into the building to the west of the freed Rook (3). Stop at the left side of the stairs leading to the second level and then whistle for the Watcher (G) up there. When she descends the stairs and enters your kill zone, Cover Assassinate her.

Exit the way you entered and get to the rooftop. Walk to the far end to spot the Soldier (H) and the Watcher (A) on the ground below.

Assassinating the Watcher

You can drop down on the rope between buildings and get a Double Kill Air Assassination from when the Watcher (A) approaches the Soldier (H). You could also wait until the Watcher is in the nearby alleyway and Air Assassinate them separately. You just can’t let that Watcher call for reinforcements.

That leaves two enemies to kill to reach the goal. These two (I & J) stand next to each other to the west. They are watching over the last captured Rook (4) Run to the rooftop and then to the other side.

You achieve a Double Kill lock-on on the two Soldiers below. Take them both out from the edge of your rooftop and then free the last captive Clinker kneeling behind them. That’s how you complete a Gang Stronghold. The newly recruited Rooks get together and burn the Blighter’s flag at their headquarters. Gang Strongholds are Associate Activities and help for those from here on out can be found in the section titled Associate and Income Activities.

Rex Kaylock Strikes

After completing the Gang Stronghold challenge, Rex Kaylock appears with a small force of his Blighter gang (four Soldiers). He talks some smack then takes off using a Rope Launcher and leaves his Soldiers to do the fighting for him. Quickly Recruit some Rooks by walking up to them and pressing the R1 button. In this situation they fight with you if you recruit them or not; they won’t just stand there and get pummeled. Help or follow Kaylock to the rooftop.