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The text is a transcript of a video by Game Theory, a YouTube channel that analyzes video games from a historical, scientific, and cultural perspective. The video is about Assassin's Creed Syndicate, a game set in Victorian London, and the real-life gangs that inspired the fictional ones in the game. The video argues that the main enemy gang in the game, the Blighters, is based on a combination of the 40 Elephants and the Elephant and Castle gangs, two female-led crime syndicates that operated in London in the late 19th and early 20th century. The video also suggests that the criminal mastermind of the game, Maxwell Roth, is an homage to Billy Kimber, a notorious gang leader who controlled many of the smaller gangs in London. The video uses historical evidence, gameplay footage, and character design to support its claims. The video also reflects on the moral ambiguity of the game's setting, where most of the gangs were driven by poverty and desperation rather than pure evil. The video ends with a trivia question about the viewers' favorite color and a promotion of other Game Theory episodes.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The Assassin's Creed game is set in London and features a gang war between the Assassins and Templars.
2. The game takes place in 1868, during the Industrial Revolution.
3. The game features real historical figures, including Charles Darwin.
4. The Templars are paying off a gang called the Blighters to stop the Assassins.
5. The Blighters are not a real gang from the time period, but are likely based on the Mohawks or the High Rip gang.
6. The Mohawks were a real gang in London during the 18th and 19th centuries, known for their violence and brutality.
7. The High Rip gang was a real gang in Liverpool and London, known for their use of violence to escape poverty.
8. The game features a mix of male and female gang enemies, which is unusual for the time period.
9. The 40 Elephants gang was a real female gang in London during the 19th century, known for their shoplifting and theft.
10. The game features a character named Bloody Nora, who is likely based on a real-life member of the 40 Elephants gang named Alice Diamond.
11. Alice Diamond was a real-life gangster who ran her own region of London and was known for her daring escapes and use of violence.
12. The game features a character named Maxwell Roth, who is likely based on a real-life gangster named Billy Kimber.
13. Billy Kimber was a real-life gangster who ran a crime conglomerate in London during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
14. The game's storyline involves the Assassins fighting for the rights of the poor working class, while the Templars are trying to maintain their power and control.