BASIL - The Most Complicated Character in OMORI

[@FedeAG]

Turn on the captions if you can't understand my terrible pronounce (which is perfectly understandable), feel free to share your own opinion!

[@eruditonaranja27]

Yeah man, thanks for that and don’t worry. But I guess if you could practice your pronunciation it would help a lot. I think it’s generally a long way until you can really master it, so it’s a matter of time, patience and practice (perhaps lots). That way you can feel better while presenting something ;1

[@typicalghost6930]

1. Basil is still unbearable 2. English is hard. Only class we have to take for all 14 years of school here in America

[@end4567]

Thanks, I didn't understand anything from the only 5 seconds I've watched before closing the video and leaving.

[@end4567]

Why aren't you making fun of basil?

[@sby60118]

“Also suffer from social ongcity” Great video btw!

[@tmpted]

“i like basil, he is pure. i hope nothing bad happens to him” -me and my friends before getting to the first phobia scene

[@IApologiseForQuitting.213]

Haha depression go burr

[@basil-flower15]

So you talking abt me you say something jk im weak👉👈

[@zo0roo]

7:12 I saw someone mention that unlike Sunny, Basil's Something doesn't disappear. It goes back inside of him. I don't think Basil fully forgave himself unlike Sunny. Sunny went through this whole journey to face the truth but Basil? Basil didn't. Basil just wanted his best friend at his side again.

[@letah7264]

I doubt Sunny fully forgave himself, but I understand what you meant. I think we just have to look a bit more at the symbolism of it. Basil's something (while may reference Mari's hair as he saw her down the stairs) is mainly the literal portrayal of the guilt eating inside him, which in the end, of course wouldn't just disappear, but at least was retreated to a more controlled level. Sunny's something is more on the distorted representation of his sister than the guilt. The way it's so distorted that it doesn't even quite look like his sister and haunts him in a way that is what he believes he deserves. Different from what Mari would have wanted, she wouldn't haunt him like that as seen in the few times Sunny actually remembers her for her true self. So I believe in the end, Sunny's something disappearing wasn't his guilt and self-blame just gone as well, but the distorted version that he had of his sister, memories and denial gone instead. It's more about him finally accepting the truth and facing reality for what it is as painful as it may be, and leaving his distorted view behind.

[@syakiraalessandra7447]

I think Sunny didn't immidiately shut himself out after Mari's death, as shown in the game he did came over to basil's house after school and scribbled out all the the pictures with mari on them, then left. Unfortunately Aubrey discovered the photos and thought Basil did it himself. Basil took the blame, he didn't want anybody to hate Sunny

[@marmijax5761]

Wait, I thought it was only mentioned by Aubrey.

[@TheDuckyDino]

@@marmijax5761Basil says that “something” ruined his photos, heavily implying that Sunny ruined them.

[@bumbabees]

@@TheDuckyDino he specifically says "when something killed mari...when something ruined all my photos...i didnt say anything...i didnt want people to think it was you, sunny." but we know that sunny was the one who killed mari, so i wouldnt really say implied. thats pretty much confirmation.

[@alty920]

I wanna point out one minor mistake here: Sunny didn't pick the photo he scribbles on. He did that on some/all of the photos in the album, and not just on those that has Mari in them. (You can see this in one of the hole that spawns in when you pick up a hangman key)

[@TheJoviLovi]

I'll always consider Basil very flawed and just stubborn but there's no denying how much guilt he had, I mean the Basil haters have a point of his selfish needs to protect Sunny but in one of the photos of him calling Sunny "the baby of the group" you kinda realize Basil is almost pure at heart and never thinks rationally, he was a kid and did a bad thing, just to save himself and his best friend but costing the lives of everyone around him. It's sad to see but you gotta understand what Basil did and why he did it to understand him. I hope people realize there's no good or bad for any character, it's all just a mistake, one fatal mistake.

[@basilofgoodwishes4138]

I think it's less selfishness that fuels him, but a warped sense of empathy and delusions. He doesn't even fully comprehend Sunny as the one who pushed Mari and ruined his photos.

[@xtYLT2IY8]

he didn't even do what he did to save himself if anything he wanted to protect what he held close, his friends and the memories they shared, he wasn't involved with her death; all he did was watch it happen, but he wanted to protect sunny from being outcasted by the group

[@lolaxatif0609]

I don’t think it’s fair to hate basil for that. He was 12, him and sunny we’re trying to find an escape under sadness, anxiety and extreme pressure. They were kids, they didn’t think it’ll have such BIG consequences

[@bumbabees]

he didnt do it to protect himself, he did it to protect sunny. he was just a witness after all, so if he hadnt have gotten involved in that way, he wouldnt have had to deal with it. but he did it anyway because sunny matters to him that much. if anything, i feel this is an example of someone being too selfless. doing something for someone else at the cost of yourself.

[@TheJoviLovi]

@@bumbabees ok

[@f1reflam3]

I'm rather surprised you didn't mention headspace Basil, as it's an important part of how Sunny sees Basil. Headspace Basil is the _only_ entity in the early game who even vaguely mentions the truth of Mari's death, and that's because in the real world, he's the only one in the group that knows what really happened. Throughout the game, in headspace more and more things talk about the truth, because Basil started that spiral of revealing the events. In black space, Omori, which is specifically designed to repress ANYTHING that could lead Sunny to face the truth, kills him several times. But the real Basil needs Sunny to be with him and face the truth with him, and Sunny knows it, so headspace Basil always finds a way back to him. Do you think it's a coincidence that in the boss rush in the Hikikomori route, the route where Sunny specifically tries to avoid the truth as much as possible, when Basil is with Sunny instead of da squad they together face Hellmari, Something, the truth. I think this is an important part of the character, but otherwise the analysis is very well done. I also think he's the one in the worst situation out if the group, because unlike Sunny all his hope is based on Sunny himself, who he hasn't seen in years and is about to move away.

[@coffee-ouji]

i'd like to add to the blackspace part that there's an alledged removed cutscene in the Basil fight, where Sunny takes a deep breath and shifts into Omori when he runs out of pacific options to use, so because Omori "took control" of Sunny that's why he just started punching the fuck out of Basil

[@pkey1690]

Honestly how Basil knew what hanging was always bothered me in a way, If Basil already considered hanging himself before at some point in time were things were arguable better, why didnt he do that in the 4 years period between the accident and Sunny's return to his life? I guess It's just one of the things from the truth sequence that arent even explained at all in the game but that had to be there for the truth sequence to be has impactful as It was, like how did the authorities never find out? Or If Sunny dad ever found out and that's why he leaft (yes I'm aware about that black space 2 section, but It's still not much info to actually imagine what really happened), etc

[@pirilon78]

You're saying it like the concept of hanging yourself is in any way obscure

[@slam.p]

I’m pretty sure it’s a common way to hang plants, too

[@burgerxmaple]

Sunny parent's definetly know what really happend but knowing sunny is still 12 and he was commiting a not intended murder so i think he's still pretty much safe. I think basil was also sucidal after the accident but was still presist cause of her grandma and maybe sunny still in town but after sunny moving out in the hikkikomori route basil had enough💀

[@fatimac3689]

As to the question about why basil didn’t hang himself during the 4 year period, I assume it’s because sunny was moving away that basil committed oyasumi on neutral endings

[@noobfart]

it's possible he read about it in a book, not like books have any ratings as for why he didn't just hang out with mari in the 4 year period, it's not like he lost everything yet... well not everything before the last day

[@akixtz90]

also i think a good thing to mention is that basil's guilt of killing mari was much bugger and stronger than sunny's, even if both of them tried theri best to avoid it. for ex. basil's something is greatly larger than sunny's something and the fact that basil is surrounded by the something in a specific way (there are teeth and a mouth thats basil's in) that you can say that the guilt was really eating him up inside.

[@WHOMSTDIVE]

Im gonna be honest, hes my favorite character of anything. Hes really just someone who i would want to be my friend. I fucking hated every scene with him being treated poorly. I wish i could give him a hug

[@animen2463]

Fr Basil probably had the combined pain of not only having the guilt of knowing the truth of maris death but being bullied by his childhood friend over something he never did all to protect sunny who ends up almost abandoning him also losing the one person who cared about him (his grandma) pass away as well The fact that he lasted 4 years is pretty impressive

[@bobnrobplush]

Yeah but The grandma thing didn’t happen until the very end If his grandma died in like the middle he’d be gone in less then a minute

[@acetylen42]

Also worth noting is that the hiring of Polly probably hit him hard as well. She's a nice person but she is a walking confirmation of just how little his parents care about him, that they can't even be with him when one of their own parents is terminally ill. When the game starts, Basil is already planning to end it all. He tells Sunny that it was nice to see him "even for a little while", before he learns that he's moving away. And he gives him his most prized possession, his photo album, which is another common thing that people who decided to unalive do.

[@threebeanmaraca]

basil is my personal favorite, but i can definitely recognize that many things he does are wrong. they can't be excused because he's a child, of course, but why he does what he does is understandable. he likely never had much of a proper upbringing because his parents were always away traveling, so his understanding of the world was a little skewed. instead of telling the truth, he decided it would be best to hide it. he was afraid of sunny getting in trouble. he probably didn't understand that coming clean was for the best. also, there is the fact that witnessing someone die, especially if it was someone you were close to, is traumatizing and shocking, so he was likely not thinking straight. his brain was in panic mode. because he never was able to process what happened properly and because he shut himself away from everyone else emotionally, his emotional growth was probably stunted, leaving him with his 12-year-old emotional level (same with sunny, but we're talking about basil rn). he was never able to move on, because who else could he talk about it with? sunny was the only other one who knew (and even if sunny's parents knew, they would've hidden everything instead of actually taking care of the situation). he couldn't talk about any of it, not mari's death, not the pictures, nothing. that would paint sunny in a bad light, and he wanted to keep believing sunny was a good person. he was in such extreme denial, as was sunny, that SOMETHING happened. that was his explanation for everything. (also, this may sound unrelated but-) my big take away from OMORI as a whole is that what went down would've had a better outcome if the gang's parents were actually good at being parents, especially sunny's. sunny's parents likely hid the whole thing, and even earlier than that, probably caused mari's perfectionism which caused the whole situation with the recital. sunny probably felt like he couldn't compare to his sister so was frustrated he was being given the same expectations with the recital. kel and hero's parents focused all on hero, leaving kel all alone. hero has a similar situation with mari, his parents expecting too much of him. what he wanted didn't matter much because they wanted him to be a doctor instead of going into culinary school. he likely didn't have the proper time to grieve because he had to move on quickly in order to do well in school like his parents wanted. basil's parents were never really there, because traveling, but you can't really fault them for that because they likely traveled for work. aubrey's parents likely had an already strained relationship before then, but we don't really know if their separation had anything to do with mari's death. but because of mari's death, aubrey's friend group, the only other people that were in her life other than her parents, were gone. her understanding was that they were leaving her and didn't care about mari (which makes sense because she was 12 and didn't understand what they were going through as well). anyway, ramble/rant over. let me know if i missed anything, especially with the last paragraph. have a good day :)

[@Pepstep_07]

From context clues in the game I think it's very obvious Sunny and Mari's parents were controlling and strict, while Basil's parents were neglectful, both of which are forms of emotional abuse. Aubrey also has a shitty family and she ended up bullying and beating Basil with her gang for years. I feel so bad for all 4 of them, they all did horrible things and its clear their upbringings had a lot to do with it. Thankfully Hero and Kel have a loving family that took care and helped them (and they are also the ones who coped with Mari's death in the healthiest ways out of the gang, even if it clearly still hurts them)

[@angelickitten]

I agree with everything said , and just like peostep said ,, parent play a HUGE roll for characters upbringings especially if their literal kids , therefore parents do partake a part of the fault of they they are become this ,, not saying what the main characters did nothing wrong , but more so understanding how it can be stemmed from how they were raised

[@sam-fu2qg]

I really love Basil, the way he hang on his friends remind me of myself, because i too cannot imagine life without people i love

[@sam-fu2qg]

@Cassowary Egg i'm French sorry, did I used a wrong word in this situation ?

[@Maddie-123-p88]

@@sam-fu2qg No you used the correct words lol The comment was a joke about how basil framed mari's death as a su!cide

[@kindalikethat4934]

i really like basil’s character, and seeing people hate on him makes me wanna cry. he’s not an “uwu femboy” or anything like how some of the fandom depicts him, he’s a kid who made bad choices and wanted to protect sunny, even if he did do it in one of the worst ways imaginable

[@Basil_The_Flowerboy]

omg finally a Basil analysis!! Thank you fede!

[@slam.p]

The man himself!!

[@lelambascend5700]

Hello, Basil the Flowerboy I gonna ask you what do ya think about Non-flower plants, like fern?

[@kel9993]

HI BABIL!!

[@philrei2797]

I would feel weird if someone did analisis of me lmao

[@tylern6420]

@@kel9993 orange joe is fake

[@ccmacl]

I never really thought about Basil from his POV before, this video shed a lot of light on his character and I'm glad you could explain it as well as you did.

[@windmills123]

Some feedback: this was a really super analysis, i liked it! Though it was hard for me to make out the words sometimes, as I'm bad at hearing accents.

[@FedeAG]

my fault, I'm still learning English and I'm lazy to put subtitles

[@slam.p]

@@FedeAG on the auto generated captions, when you say sunny it comes up as “Sony”

[@Etlsouperstar]

Same, I could really only understand like 85% of all the stuff he was saying which isn't bad! But I'd definitely appreciate subtitles in the future if he decides to do more videos like this :>

[@FedeAG]

@@Etlsouperstar subtitles are on now

[@theofficialthehomedepottmy9160]

I don't know why people hate trauma boy number 2 so much. I think basil really cares for sunny but feels betrayed by him for being a recluse for 4 years. Basil and Omori suffered in a similar way, knowing the truth but having to suppress it/not acknowledge it. I dont see how people can treat them so differently at it makes me sad

[@camoking3609]

Part of that is perspective We as the players just spent a whole game through the eyes of sunny, we know how he reacted to the terrible event and how much it destroyed him, to the point where the mental hell he created for himself could have arguably been worse had he not just told the truth immediately after, but we don't get basil's perspective, so it's harder to accept his part in the incident, I think there's alot of people out there who share some basil traits, who can sympathize with him, but others who don't have a much harder time accepting him Of course he's also this game's cute boy, which means he has a large fam following regardless of who he is or what he did, and like yin to yang, his large fandom grows another group annoyed with his popularity and hates him simply because he's so popular

[@foreverlikethestarss]

Bro people who hate Basil might as well hate every main character besides hero and kel, who to my knowledge haven’t done much wrong especially kel.

[@Flurp477]

Wow this actually a pretty good character analysis (especially for your first time) I especially like your explanation on how Basil knows what a hanging is because that was something that always bothered me about omori. The depression explanation honestly fits really well with the themes of omori and even if we never get a real definitive answer I can at least be satisfied with yours. Thanks Fede

[@amndmirk]

actually i think aubrey turned against basil because she thought he betrayed their memories of mari by corrupting her face in the photo album which was actually done by sunny but basil kept to himself unable to face the truth bc hes assured sunnys a good person and would never do it.

[@basilofgoodwishes4138]

And he didn't wanted Aubrey to bully Sunny. So he kept quite and had to endure a lot of pain for his friend. That is tragic.

[@underlife8858]

Damn, for someone who made a 9 hour video dissing basil, you made a great analysis on them. Basil bread

[@bobnrobplush]

12 hour video dissing basil

[@pachicore]

Sunny scribbling our Mari's photos from Basil's album also killed any chance of Basil being able to talk with Aubrey

[@tobysinbad]

jesus that was a gut punch thanks

[@testerPester_]

I literally love Basil. He's, in my opinion, the best character in Omori.

[@foreverlikethestarss]

He’s definitely the deepest and most interesting but on the other hand Kel is silly

[@testerPester_]

@@foreverlikethestarss I'm barley even into OMORI anymore but yeah Kel is pretty silly

[@Andulurky]

I love this channel because it’s a mix between mostly memes and any other cool ideas. And most importantly is it’s about omori.

[@kleinerstudios3598]

Basil is a weird character to me, since his reaction to mari's death felt weirdly disingenuous (you know, framing her death as a suicide) despite the fact that he is obviously traumatized by the situation. I think basil is a well made character with the role that he has as a chaotic close friend to sunny and a chaotic friend to the group as a whole.

[@noobfart]

sunny was the one who blacked out the photos tho...

[@kleinerstudios3598]

@@noobfart I looked it up, it was, basil took the blame, my mistake. Nevertheless, framing mari's death as a suicide feels disingenuous.

[@noobfart]

@@kleinerstudios3598 mari's already dead. all it would do to tell on sunny is make his relationship with others worse and possibly be taken away. he never thought about how the others would feel about mari looking like she killed herself since he was a kid in a traumatizing and critical moment in his life what do you think about my excuse?

[@kleinerstudios3598]

@@noobfart he didn't have to tell on sunny, he could have encouraged sunny to admit it and maybe say something to him like "I know it was an accident" or something. He could have supported sunny without having to do.......that. I know he wasn't in the best mental state, but he could have done something else that wouldn't go against sunny or treat a DEATH like that.

[@pachicore]

@@noobfart shit he could have said mari tripped and fell down the stairs. Felt like that's a lot easier too

[@ToyFreddyGaming1987]

When you mentioned that Basil isn't very present in the game, it made me realize how little screen time Basil has, atleast for a main character. In headspace, Basil appears for the tutorial section, a couple of moments in blackspace & if your in the hikiomori route he appears on the picnic blanket with Mari with a couple of new interactions. He also has an appearance in the new content as a playable character... exclusively in the boss rush. In the real world he's present throughout but he rarely talks & he's kinda just there, except for that one moment on day 1. Basil is mostly present in the final of the game, either he's a "boss fight" & present in some memories or he went to meet Mari. Maybe Basil is a lot more present in game & my memory is failing me, but for a main character Basil doesn't get that much screen time, although at the end of the day he definitely is still very important to the plot. I guess you could also mention Stranger, but they appear very few times in the game & this comment is way too long for what basically is me saying "Basil got no time".

[@TheMrAmras]

I don't think Stranger should be associated with Basil, I always saw him as an different entity. To me it makes more sense that Stranger is some sort of "device" who want Sunny to tell the Truth, it works through Basil at first, and by himself second. That would explain how Basil could exist in hikikomori, with the Stranger gone/incapacited, the truth would stay covered, and letting Basil with Mari isn't dangerous. (I know Stranger isn't really gone, and is all the "something" small puddles, but for sure, it has no power compared to pre-saving Basil in hikikomori/the true end) But yeah, you pretty much on the chase of Basil for all game, just to not finding it on true route, or to just let him near Mary forever. And you don't get shit on his background for sure. You'll get really fast that he likes photography and gardening, sure, but nothing else.

[@basilofgoodwishes4138]

@@TheMrAmras Stranger is pretty much the other part of Basil Sunny tries to supress;the realist. All his dialogue options are mostly told from Basil's poit of view like if they can call the others their friends after what they did and that he won't be abandoned by Sunny again. Viewing him as entirety separate from Basil removes a huge part of his character and him turning to Basil in the end of the true route wouldn't make sense.

[@anniewolfieofc]

(this is just a vent, no need to read) ...Seriously Its not hard to understand him for me. I just watched the video and i ended up crying, because i never identified with a character THAT much, i wont really explain things cuz it doesnt matter but, im very emotional, seriously, my sister cant ignore me for 5 SECONDS, that i go away and cry for 3 hours (not kidding, my eyes keep hurting the rest of the day), and i know LOTS of things she did and does, i always want to tell her to stop doing those but im afraid of her being mad at me so i never say anything about cuz i dont wanna feel bad. Everyday i feel emptiness, something in my heart, butterflies in my chest, headburn and tiredness, especially when i think about something i like or really hate. I cant deal with my problems, my sister is my.. "biggest problem" but as i know i cant do anything cuz she will be mad and ill suffer ALOT, i just get isollated and cry alone, knowing nothing will change til i try something, but im not brave enough. Sometimes im SO anxious thinking about trying to explain how i feel to people understand me but as i know it may sound REALLY dramatic (and it is), they wont believe so i never express myself. At home, im a happy person, always smiling and doing my best to make my sister happy all the time, but at school i keep a serious face cuz idk how people think i am, i give a bad impression automatically, and cant change it, so again, i just ignore the fact i cant do anything and i keep getting sad everytime. Edit: i really think OMOCAT got inspired by her own feelings or some people she knows because the characters have VERY real personalities, like, complex and easy for people to identify

[@subat0micchanterelle]

Aww, I'm so sorry.. let me know if things have improved for you. You've been through so much, and I assure you you don't deserve anything you got... Hopefully, whatever your sister is doing is going to stop one day, with her understanding what she did wrong. Also, you know, you're not being dramatic. It's not uncommon to feel very strong and awful feelings, it's just that many people avoid speaking about them, for different reasons, to not worry others, to try to endure it, to be ashamed of them, and so on. You don't have to feel like you're being too much just because you're voicing it, sibling

[@anniewolfieofc]

@@subat0micchanterelle i am so happy to know you care about it! Its very good to know people who understand me... well, i dont know if i can say things changed but its like my sister gets mad and in 2 hours, she forgets what happened and talks to me normally... i dont know if shes just trying to pretend she forgot what happened and try to start a talk, because in her age i used to do it too... well i am always okay, now some of my problems are others lol...

[@subat0micchanterelle]

@@anniewolfieofc I hope that eventually you'll be able to live normally and possibly without contact with your sister. Good luck with everything, sibling. I'm hugging you tightly from behind my phone screen, you've got this. Please never forget that eventually things improve after it's very bad

[@anniewolfieofc]

@@subat0micchanterelle i know! Thank you so much dude! Hope you're doing great! It was very nice to meet you.

[@subat0micchanterelle]

@@anniewolfieofc Thanks sibling! It was lovely meeting you too, keep doing your beautiful animations please!^^ I'm in therapy for now, doing meh, but I have high hopes. I hope you have a safe spot you know you can always come to when you feel down!

[@noobfart]

impossible this is a meme channel, there needs to be at least a funni sound in every video final meme momento counter: 5 pretty low, but it proves that this really is the auby gaming channel

[@marco7432]

Correction: They didn't decide to hang her, it was only Basil's decision of doing it, Sunny was disassociating at that moment (Truth Photo album's description) and he followed a voice (Basil) thinking it was just a nightmare. Also I disagree about he's well writing when he's so important to the plot but you only see him for 10 minutes in the entire game, without him explaining his reasoning of his actions or giving you time to get attached to him compared to everyone else (I didn't care much about him while fighting him compared to Sunny, and then he stabs your eye, hard to like him for me after that) who are with you through the whole game. Apart from that, good video!

[@slam.p]

When basil stabs Sunnys eye, he didn’t know he was stabbing sunny and he thought he was stabbing the something while trying to save sunny from what I heard

[@thc_freebaser]

Gee maybe you only see him for so little time because they wanted to pace the plot properly before revealing the exposition that had to do with Basil? Not a very good comment ngl

[@thc_freebaser]

Also, if you think Basil socializes nearly as easily as the others do, you missed a lot of subtext with his character. He literally had a panic attack hearing about Sunny moving away, he's extremely timid.

[@thecrimsonraven9446]

Yet there are people that will say Basil did nothing wrong and that him hanging Mari was in the best interest of Sunny.

[@marco7432]

@@slam.p "Stop struggling Sunny." He was trying to remove his guilt. How does Basil remove his guilt in the neutral ending? He only knows one way, by killing himself... He was trying to kill Sunny.

[@grandpa1747]

i didn't expect Basil explaination from meme channel, but its good explained video. These video types are great, i think you should make videos more like that.

[@Pepstep_07]

Basil was a child who was neglected by his parents and knew what a noose was before Mari even died (how would he know how to tie one otherwise). His action are wrong yes, but they are wrong in the same way Sunny pushing Mari off the stairs is wrong. It was a mistake done in the heat of a very traumatic and painful moment. Not to reach too hard but you can also make a reasonable argument that Basil is queer, the way he acts towards Sunny before Mari dies hints towards a potential crush, and when they went through Mari's death together, he completely focused on protecting Sunny and denying he ever did anything wrong. He invented Something and convinced sunny its real, he loved Sunny so much that he refused to believe Sunny would ever hurt Mari, let alone kill her. Whether you read that love as romantic or not is up to you, but its entirely possible, and it could be the reason why Basil was suicidal prior to Mari's death too. The game is set in what seems to be the late 90s, queer people weren't exactly accepted back then. I also don't think Sunny hates Basil. In the good ending I believe the secret cutscene we see indicates that the two will finally have an opportunity to heal. The part of Sunny that hates Basil is Omori, the more you focus on being Omori in the bad endings, the more violent fantasies Sunny has about killing and hurting him. In the good ending, Sunny literally faces off and destroys Omori. Sunny realizes that the part of him that blames and hates Basil for what he did is wrong, they both made mistakes, they both hung Mari together, they both kept it a secret and hurt their friends. If there's ever a sequel to Omori, I would love it if Basil was the main character. Maybe instead of going into a fantasy world and then back to the real world, the game would switch from Basil's past and then to his present situation where he is trying to mend his friendship with everyone after the events of the good ending. Idk. What I do know is, he is a fantastic yet very misunderstood and hated character when he doesn't deserve to be. Both Sunny and Aubrey are forgiven and understood for their horrible actions. Sunny killed his sister but we KNOW it's a mistake. Aubrey bullied and abused Basil for YEARS but we understand she was going through a very hard time too. Basil was selfish and lied and hurt his friends to protect Sunny, but again, he has his reasons and he deserves understanding and compassion just as much as the others do.

[@nomamelol1790]

Wow...you don't actually bully basil? Ok, to be honest i'm really tired of seeing how a lot of people bullies him. It's not only unjustified, but it's really annoying. There so many of these toxic people who are making cruel jokes not for fun but just because it seems normal to them. But its not. I'm fucking tired of seeing how many people hates my favourite character, just because they can't understand his actions. I mean, no one would love if their favourite character has been bullied. And i'm glad to see someone who stopes doing it...even only for one video...

[@subat0micchanterelle]

I agree with you dearly!

[@Im_justhere]

This video was so refreshing to me. He's my favorite character one of the reasons being the phycology surrounding his character and I'm very interested in phycology. It's very good to see that someone is really diving into his character from a constructive point of view rather than "UwU boy flower softie" or "PHYCO HUNG MARI TERRIBLE GRRR!!" because he is just morally grey. So I very much agree with this comment. People should really understand he's not just black and white. Like all people, he's got depth and not just one side or the other mentality.

[@bumbabees]

@@Im_justhere his treatment reminds me quite a bit of how chara was/is treated in the undertale fandom. theyre either treated like an innocent baby or satan incarnate. (though the "satan incarnate" interpretation is more common) its not often that you get a nuanced portrayal of them. and i feel like that happens so often in fandoms, to at least one character. and it will never not annoy the shit out of me. i cant stand this purely black and white view so many people seem to have towards these characters and stories because thats not how the world works. thats not how _people_ work.

[@dannym2804]

It never occurred to me that Basil was the one who took photos of the accident... I mean, yeah, he's the owner of the camera, yet I just thought the plot called for the photos and that was why they existed. Now I'm just imagining Basil snapping hella photos after witnessing and committing the most tragic things 💀

[@charlieee4415]

Absolutely no (HOPEFULLY💀) i think it's the way of the came to come up with what happened following the album theme. This since there where all the memories of Basil, and Basil is implied in the accident, so it became a permanent memory for him (trauma) as it's said for the original album (the memories he wants to keep) except that this album is actually kind of cursed and unwanted (due to being a traumatic event). I would take it as though as how the game show us Basil's POV.

[@jigglypuff452]

Waitt I just realized that if Basil was taking pictures of Sunny and Mari in their house he must’ve been stalking them cause he didn’t know it was gonna happen

[@toretyph]

he wasn't taking pictures, though;; the pictures are just a way to show the events of what happened through basil's eyes. plus there are multiple photos where it shows that basil has both of his hands in front of the "camera": the one where he's covering his eyes, or the "camera" in this case, after they brought mari's body back upstairs as well as the one where he's shaking sunny to snap him out of the stupor he was in. there's many more too, the one where he's carrying mari and you can see his reflection in the glass door, the one where he's tying the noose, etc etc... it's impossible for him to have taken those pictures because he physically can't. he doesn't have some third hand to take pictures with. even if he did, why would he take pictures anyway? it genuinely annoys me when the fandom absolutely REFUSES to use their logic and they start to paint him as some psycho, instead of what he actually is; a kid who had to go through a traumatic event and lost a dear friend (because surprise! basil loved his friends, including mari, and he didn't have any reason to be malicious towards mari either). he was also very terrified of losing his best friend (sunny), because he knew the consequences that came with sunny "murdering" mari. he even started using the "something behind him" excuse to cope with the fact that sunny did something horrible like that. he was happy to believe in a delusion like that as long as it meant that he wouldn't have to lose another friend ever again. he was just 12 years old... not to mention he probably has prior mental issues that helped in intensifying the irrationality that he was feeling when that whole situation went down too. so no, i doubt he'd do something like that. it doesn't make any sense for his character whatsoever

[@dannym2804]

@@toretyph i agree with you, and in hindsight i do remember a photo where basil's reflection is visible on the backyard door-he was not holding a camera. i was mostly joking with that last sentence tho, like it'd be nonsensical if basil really decided to run through all his camera film during the most traumatic evening of his life with this all said, i guess that brings into question how these photos came about. maybe the "how" isn't meant to be important, or maybe the album serves as a metaphor for the boys' shared, repressed memory of that evening. and/or sunny's mind simply imagines the album's existance

[@toretyph]

@@dannym2804 oh, you were joking- sorry if i seemed a little harsh in my original comment then. i've just seen too many misinterpret the truth sequence and they end up villainizing basil (and/or sunny, but most of the time they seem to be really mean to basil in particular) for it, and it saddens me because i feel like it's missing the point of the game, y'know? but yeah, i gotta say that sunny's headspace and black space are super interesting in that respect. the photos, mari's presence in the form of a ghost, and basil's thoughts and feelings in the form of stranger are all things that realistically don't make a lot of sense, unless those white egret orchids that are present in the real world at mari's grave and basil's house have something to do with sunny being connected and being able to feel them or something? but idk how realistic that is either. in the end i think you're right, the "how" of it probably doesn't matter at all. whether or not it was mari and basil's encouragement that helped sunny come out with the truth or perhaps sunny's own guilt that leaked into his imagination getting to him, it's probably vague so people can have their own interpretations of what it all meant

[@theSkin_of_a_Killer_Bella]

I’ve always wanted a Basil analysis😩 But more importantly, I’ve always wanted to see his side/perspective(s) of the story😤 But obviously, we can’t have good things.

[@pleb1sm]

a spin-off version of omori that takes place from Basil’s POV would be amazing

[@Xenokyo]

Basil’s grief except is where sunny comes out once

[@textury_]

Very well made analysis, i hope you'll do Aubrey or Sunny next!! Grande bro, continua cosî ✨️

[@SugarcaneTheHotHated]

Omg bagel my beloved 🙏🙏😝😶😝👈🙏👉😌👉🥰😘🥰😙🤩😛🤪🙂😌😚🤩😊🤩🙂😛🙂😛☺😍🤗🥳😎🎿

[@2010-paswg]

Your the first comment lool.

[@ii_Lay]

Great analysis! Basil is a really good character, and his whole style kinda reminds me of some of my friends. :)

[@nowhere_yet]

I never once judged basil And have always felt like I understand him.

[@Weskar7]

Yooooooo pog video about basil we need pog video about aubery

[@elizabethgardner5489]

How did you get that emote?

[@RURK_]

Great video! There's been a surprising lack of analysis on Basil's character from the fandom and you did a splendid job

[@giddygoon73]

5:36 I have said this before but I really do think Basil slightly likes Sunny and Sunny likes Aubrey ( not sure if that still is the case cuz of Kel rushing them >:( at the tree house scene )

[@timedanimates8026]

Basil is amazing and it's sad that everyone hates him!

[@xferal_rat]

A very short fanfic related analysis that is somewhat related to Basil: As a professional fanfic reader I’ve noticed Basil always kinda suffers. even in sfw fics. I think it’s because, most fandoms want their favorite character to be happy, but according to my experience it’s not the same for omori, like omori fans usually want their favorite character to suffer That also applies to me that why I like making Sunny suffer But anyway Basil is the most popular and loved character in omori, so i think this explains it for why he always suffers. [I still think Basil suffering that much is kinda unfair] Notice how this also ties in with the rankings for most liked Omori characters 1st - Basil 2nd - Sunny [but it doesnt look like sunny is 2nd tbh like everyone ignores him] 3rd - Kel??? Mari??? idk but it’s one of them and I forgot the rest of the rankings And please don’t get offended, this is just the internet and everyone has their own opinion But if you think there are flaws in my mini theory then yeah you can tell me just don’t be like unnecessarily rude

[@subat0micchanterelle]

Awww... I can understand the choice of these writers, even though I don't like it, and wish Basil got something better, finally. Precious poor flower boy. I don't think Basil is the most beloved character in the fandom though, I've seen plenty or disapproval or even hate for him, sadly. I can understand it partly, but I just can't agree. It feels to me that Kel is a fan favorite, Mari being very enjoyed as well, and Sunny, seemingly surprisingly for a silent protagonist, though he's not actually a personality lacking character, as his mental state and personality is reflected throughout the game in a bit more unconventional ways

[@azuremoon-4]

@@subat0micchanterelle Okay I am a Basil hater, but tbh my hate slowly grew for him after playing the game over and over and over again, each time with more knowledge about the files and the nature of the characters to build a sense of structure in my head, and Basil has a good heart, he has the sole wish to protect everyone close to him and he suffers from abandonment issues and attachment issues, no matter what happens he doesn't want his friends to leave him, but that still doesn't make him redeemable in my eyes. People try to justify his hanging idea by saying that "oh he was a child", but even after 4 years it seems like Basil really blamed himself for anything, Mari's death just had a severe effect on him and he quite literally does everything but apologize for his mistakes in the ending sequences of the game, headspace Basil does apologize, that is evident as per the sequence before memory lane, but the way actual Basil acted, is the sign of a person who let their trauma get to them and ended up being a horrible person. He refuses to admit what he did was wrong in front of Sunny, he blames Sunny for not reaching out to him after the accident even though Sunny was the worst hit out of literally everyone, but Basil has the audacity to almost like he was the main victim while he definitely wasn't, if anything he qualifies as an accidental antagonist of the game due to his personality traits and behaviour, he refuses confrontation, he refuses to reach out first, he refuses to call his own actions wrong in front of Sunny, he ends up growing desperate and straight up lashes out like a kid to stop Sunny, even though Sunny is visibly hitting Basil to just stop, while he refuses to do so, I am okay with the hanging, I will accept because he was soo young and he didn't know any better, but still I don't think "hanging" someone is something that anyone can think without being aware of the consequences of the matter, 12 year olds aren't complete idiots, we aren't talking about 7 year olds here or something. That's honestly a few of the many reasons I hate Basil a lot throughout the whole game, and I can see from the perspective from the people who love him because I was one of them too but, I really cannot find any way to like Basil, apart from playing off his major mistakes as him being an innocent flower boy who didn't know anything better.

[@subat0micchanterelle]

@@azuremoon-4 I can see your perspective here. I feel like too many people downplay Basil's involvement in the truth as well, while I feel thrown aback by people making him sound sadistic for it, it wasn't a little mistake he should not take any blame for, for sure. However, I feel like it's a bit unfair to see him as corrupted by trauma based on what we see of him in the real world. The confrontation with Sunny with shears... it was a psychotic episode, which also happened after his grandma died. In this case, he was absolutely not thinking straight, and it's speculated he tried to pierce Something's eye, perceiving it as a real entity that haunts Sunny, had caused the horrible things he's responsible for, to put it to an end. He wasn't trying to hurt Sunny. I dunno how to judge him personally... I guess it's implied he took responsibility and got happy the truth is out there as seen in the bonus cutscene in the hospital, but it's quite vague and there are so many things left untold. I just really hope that all these lovely words he told Sunny in his dream aren't just a figment of Sunny's imagination or his psyche's way to reassure him, and something Basil actually thought, and meant, and would actually tell him...

[@azuremoon-4]

@@subat0micchanterelle Oh he's not sadistic at all, he had good intentions, but his victim mentality towards something soo serious, and completely ignoring the other issues that Sunny had to face throughout the game do make me pissed off at him, like I would have immense respect for him if the words he said to Sunny before memory lane are actually the words Basil actually wished to say, but he didn't, and we know Basil isn't one to confront Sunny and tell him those words, he is genuinely too much of a coward and lost in his denial to do any of that, but if he wholeheartedly understands that his mistakes were straight up wrong and openly apologizes for them instead of justifying his errors by his denial, because I have seen people fricking justifying their mistakes by their mental state in that area, and due to my experience with it, mental state doesn't make you lose accountability, you still need to apologize for it that Basil didn't do, but that's it for me really, and no I do not hate Sunny the same way because Sunny had the guts to face all of this, and people forget that Sunny by the end most likely didn't even know about the hanging until it was way too late for him to change anything anymore and he was soo lost that he didn't even realize that he was following Basil until his trance broke, and then he entered a state of dissociation for 4 years, where he would constantly stay and live in the illusion that his sister Mari is still alive and that she never left, and he did it to such an extent that he buried everything connected to reality to such an extent that he no longer remembered them, and by the end when Sunny's dissociation broke, he immediately went to confront Basil, something that Basil failed to do for 4 years.

[@fatimac3689]

Holy shit Fede made a video on basil and it isn’t a troll let’s go

[@omor3714]

Video:why basil is the character that suffered the most Me:Watermelon

[@citronaide95]

I really thought I was gonna get rickrolled or something, I didn't except a real analysis video lol

[@Flowey.The.Flower]

Me when someone says they're Basil fr: "Oh, so you also have a best friend who pushed their sister down the stairs accidentally, and tried to cover up his crime by framing it as a suicide, having depression and anxiety for almost 4 years as well? Cool story bro."

[@koflynn2159]

I am just going to guess where you are from without reading the channel description and I am feeling Slovenia. Anyway, great video. I still don't understand why people ironically or unironically hate Basil.

[@maahuz]

I guess he's Italian

[@koflynn2159]

@@maahuzI was so close, your eyes you'll be here soon.

[@GredemonAnims]

Even though I dont like basil that much(actually, I think my main reasons of not liking him comes from the accident, so if that accident never happened, I am sure he would be close to being a favorite) I agree with almost every point, basil suffering the most being the one that I dont agree with. Good vid overall!

[@Thaibasilwithsocialism]

I have this behavior 'social anxiety,shy' 💀💀💀💀

[@Zeph_ooooooooo]

Your voice has no reason to be so calming

[@str_]

Yes, I’m a basil fan. Yes, I bully him. We exist.

[@drsnoes6337]

You should make more of these 👍

[@thc_freebaser]

I do wanna know why he knows how to tie a noose at 12.....

[@Lucky-xb8vr]

i might be repeating stuff that auby gaming said but- there are theories that basil has attempted before. i mean.. his parents basically abandoned him, and his life kinda sucked. so.. theres that.

[@pachicore]

He googled it

[@Loopimay]

I think nooses are used for hanging plants? Don't quote me on that

[@thc_freebaser]

@@Loopimay that's believable, or he could've been a boy scout? Cute hc ngl

[@thc_freebaser]

@@Lucky-xb8vr pain

[@classic1713]

5:36 and that my friends, is how to wage a war on sunflower shippers.

[@sebi8698]

Wow stupenda analisi! (finalmente :))

[@paolavanesalv2935]

Omg I love you so much, i really enjoyed this video and actually it helped me to understand that Basil was the one to give the idea of hanging Mari. Poor guys, they didn't deserve all of this bullsh** and at least, in the good ending, they aren't as afraid as they were in the beggining but still I think it will be something that will change their lifes definitely, and maybe with many bad things and traumas, but I Like to think that they can do it :')

[@laby1827]

Thank you for this video, it was really nice

[@maisage-miaw]

Omg fede its very nice! Im waiting for the next character analysis Sunny and basil is a best friend... And when that accidents happen, basil still protect sunny from the truth, as his friends Omg i crying silently

[@fungus8913]

Thanks to this analisys, i no longer see basil as selfish

[@rockstarbonett886]

Some people think of him as like a villian or violent when he is just a sweet boi. And is kinda gay-

[@greenhal]

actually really cool video, would love to see more of this type of stuff

[@comedyyyyyyyyyyyy]

aw man i was hoping for sunny to sing "you've been trolled"

[@anondeilvers91]

0:09 IYKYK

[@avocado1845]

Great video, would love to see more of it’s sort!

[@puppygirlfail]

This is great Fede! Love seeing this!

[@miffu1]

If you watch closely, Basil's something didn't completely dissapear, he hid it, somewhere in his head, he still cannot forgive himself for the truth.

[@hat2942]

Fede: makes a analysis video about Basil Also Fede: nukes Basil when he's on screen

[@bobnrobplush]

My head canon is that basil went to Boy Scouts and used his skills to help sunny

[@doctorspiders]

Basil the baby cry boy from omori?!?

[@chillyroom8159]

He really don't suffer from social anxiety,you can't explain certain character traits like being chaotic as ADHD or being plain as depressed or being shy and introvert shy as social anxiety

[@catherinele6433]

This is great, thank you for the vid 👍

[@voidgaming3175]

The bagel 🥯

[@Feargardenz]

Finally, a normal video about me.

[@kirin1230]

Are you ok man?

[@Feargardenz]

@@kirin1230 Yeah.

[@ecyvely]

ur a watermelon

[@bobnrobplush]

Plot twist Auby gaming is actually another person and this fede’s cry for help

[@alastor9141]

I've seen alot of people call the netrual ending the worst ending because in the netrual ending basil and sunny(if you picked the knife) suicide but basil and sunny did not committee suicide because on one day left after suuny remembers the truth basil will be in his room and if enter his room basil will talk about getting rid of the SOMETHING once and for all and when he attacks sunny he tries to hit sunny's SOMETHING but SOMETHING is an illusion and hallucinations so it doesn't really exists so instead of hitting the SOMETHING sunny gets hit instead and if chose to sleep you'll wake up and kel aubrey hero and polly are shocked to basil's death and if you took a peak to basil's room you'll see basil's corpse and his SOMETHING around his open stomach and the reason why his SOMETHING is around his open stomach is because Basil was trying to kill his SOMETHING with gardening shears and his SOMETHING was around his stomach so in the process of killing His SOMETHING he slashed his stomach wide Open So you can say that basil accidentally killed himself and for sunny if picked the knife before going to bed after entering white space OMORI has nothing to do so he stabs and because sunny had a knife in his hand he accidentally killed himself like basil and that's why it's called the netrual ending While in the bad Ending sunny actually commits suicide by jumping over the (very tall) hospital And if you tried to stop him he won't let you so you're only option is OYASUMI and that's why it's called the bad/OYASUMI Ending Sorry for bad English

[@KthW]

Basil has got a lot to talk about

[@lilac_moonlight3327]

Nice boarders

[@arandomperson7744]

I agree with pretty much all of this. I don't think that it does either character justice to compare the tragedy of sunny and basil's fate due to the difference in the reason they ended up this way, but you've explained both sides very well. I definitely don't hate basil, though many of the consequences they faced later were because of his decision to hide the truth. I also believe he's manipulative and cruel to an extent during the events of sunny leaving his house, (the photos, blaming aubrey, etc.) But as you stated, these actions can be explained, not justified. I think if there were to be a follow up of some kind, he should have to face the issues he's caused and work through them as well as willingly learn how to open up to avoid this again. I think that this is entirely plausible after then ending as well, considering he presumably gained the resolve sunny did to tell the truth. All in all, basil was stupid because of his past, and is now working towards fixing that. Such a beautifully written character.

[@basilofgoodwishes4138]

I disagree with viewing their motivations as different as both did what they did for the same reason: protect Sunny. Also he never blamed Aubrey for anything other than the stuff. You need to explain to me what exactly he did to manipulate Sunny, the cruel part I can get halfway, but not fully. Yeah, he is a truly well-written character.

[@arandomperson7744]

@@basilofgoodwishes4138 @Basil of Good Wishes after thinking about it some more, I agree. I don't remember exactly what my thought process was on it, but clearly I missed some element because they both definitely created something to protect themselves from guilt. And basil wouldn't have hung her if not to save sunny. I think i might have brain damage as well. Anyway, towards the point of blaming aubrey, he avoids explaining why the pictures are marked out and sends sunny and kel on a witch hunt (which they admittedly did mostly of their own volition) to get back the album. This is enough for them to blame aubrey for it, even if it was cleared up immediately, but he still tried to hide that from them using aubrey. As for how he manipulated sunny, there's one example. Most of basils manipulation is entirely unintentional and comes from carelessness with words and insensitivity than malice, like with mari in the first place. Basil, after seeing mari definitely wasn't coming back, made the decision to hide the truth for sunny, which obviously led to years of bottled trauma instead of jail or therapy. He plays the victim very well, getting the boys to outright attack people on their own sometimes, and when at home, he avoids sunny in the bathroom most of the time. The biggest one is in fact in the bathroom at the final battle: they've both convinced themselves that they need to die, or basils convinced himself that both need to go and is trying to do it for sunny, going by the dialogue. Some of this is a bit of a stretch, but there's enough to give solidity to his ability to manipulate whether or not it's on purpose.

[@arandomperson7744]

@@basilofgoodwishes4138 oh riiigght eith my first point I was talking about how sunny secluded himself on purpose, while basil was cut off from everyone. Basil was already troubled before meeting the group, so this left him in suspended torture for 4 years while he waited for either his grandma to die or sunny to come out. Meanwhile, sunny avoided reality entirely, living in headspace for as long as possible so his endless hallucinations don't get the better of him. I should rephrase that I was comparing where they ended up and why, not why they did what they did. I think anyway, it was around this time I posted it and it's currently 1:37 am so I'm a bit out of it.

[@basilofgoodwishes4138]

@@arandomperson7744 Ah that is what you meant with the Photo Album and Aubrey. Still, I don't see this as manipulative because the exact reasons for why she did that are irrelevant here; she stole something important and she needs to give it back. Kel also wanted to be civil with Aubrey about the album, but he lost his cool and scoffed it off. Besides, I don't think telling anyone what happened with the Album would have changed the outcome of the day. Aubrey would still refuse to give it back and she would still try to fight them. When Hero came and helped them to reconcile with one another, Aubrey didn't mentioned it until the evening and she already made up with them without explaining it. Much of the conflict could have been avoided had everyone, (especially Aubrey) done a better job explaining it. Manipulation requires intent and I don't think he really wanted to vilify Aubrey and her new friends on the second day, as they have shown how much they don't care for him and wanted him being thrown out of the hangout spot. With the whole fiasko with Mari and the bathroom scene as well as the scene in Basil's room, with the exception of the bathroom scene, I can see why someone would think that this is manipulation, but I see it more as him being desperate and knowing no other way, which is why his thought-process is so wierd for others. To me, Basil is someone who is in pain and dire need for Help and not some machivallian manipulator, because he would be a bad one.

[@PGrayOfficial]

Basil is my beloved

[@MaxKarmaCat]

mood

[@sthefanochavarria4474]

dude I this video analysis is awesome!. would you do more for the other main characters? Aubrey is my favorite one.

[@treyflorek8592]

tbh agreed I can relate trying to keep memories cuz in the end that's what matters

[@treyflorek8592]

also good vid

[@quit.gotobasilshears]

woah!!

[@2010-paswg]

No offense but mind enabling captions? Edit: thanks.

[@BobTheAnimator101]

Something I always wondered, why was his first reflex was to hang mari when the accident happened?

[@Sr._Funnerber]

The bagel

[@ThatoneStevie]

Basil best boy

[@thedeathoferi]

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THISS the amount of basil haters out there who don’t actually understand his character r so silly..

[@catmoon5936]

Aubrey analysis when

[@Nefher4]

I really want more videos like that 😀🤙

[@basil6501]

People with hate for Basil aren't actually paying attention to the game, and clearly only believe two things "it was his idea and he is obsessed." You did a good job explaining details about his character and his relationship to his friends. However-- and I might get some groans about this... I think you're a little bit wrong about Sunny and Basil's relationship. Proof exists kind of clearly that Sunny likes Basil a little more deeply than is stated; and not Aubrey; proof consisting solely of in-game content, a little understanding of psychology, and with a small mention about OMOCAT's art. I'm not saying they're romantically involved at all (yet?), but... it's at least clear Sunny has a thing for his best friend. Evidence below. Point 1: I think it's clear from in-game interaction that it is Aubrey who has a crush on Sunny, and not the other way around. Starting off near the end of the game, oddly enough, In the real world,while hanging out with your friends on the last day, Aubrey talks to Sunny on the swing set, sitting still in her seat while the latter simply swings back and forth without a word. She shows she cares about him here; and again, while having a picnic with Mari, Sunny simply sits-- while it is Aubrey who is constantly stealing glances at him. Now whether his mind is else where or... well he's probably not *ignoring* her; as they are friends... he simply doesn't say much, or make it clear to the person playing that he responds. The facts here are that her attention is clearly on him. On a side note, all of OMOCAT's art of the two being close to one another are one or both of two things: Aubrey is the one attached to Omori (not vice versa), and/or it is very old concept art from which the game's release has changed quite a lot and doesn't represent the canon anymore. Point 2: The only time (that I recall) the idea that Sunny has a crush on Aubrey is ever mentioned is during the rainy day scene down memory lane. Basil asks if Sunny has a crush on her, because Sunny asks to see pictures of her, and Sunny's ears heat up at the question.... however, keep in mind that these are kids, and being asked if you had a crush on someone would almost 100% make a kid blush and get flustered, regardless of if it were true. On top of that, when down memory lane, Sunny asks to see all of the pictures Basil takes, regardless of if Aubrey is the in them or not, so clearly Basil is either making an assumption or simply teasing his best pal. Point 3: Headspace. Probably the biggest contributor to this... Read and really take in the last bit. In headspace, when tagging in Omori, Aubrey is leaning in with a smile, trying to be close-- you can clearly see Omori being stand-offish and leaning away from her, reaching his right arm over to hold his left arm, like he's trying to not be so close (is he just shy, or is is he uncomfortable?) When Basil tags in Omori, he has put a flower in Omori's hair and is hugging his head-- no awkwardness from Omori. When tagging in Aubrey Omori gives her a simple high five; she's clearly excited, but that's about it... but.when Omori tags in Basil, rather than just some go-ahead, Omori holds Basil's hand himself. And then there's follow-ups. Aubrey's follow-up with Omori consists of her looking to Omori, with a heart, trying to find signs of affection or approval-- and even at max friendship level the most that happens is Omori finishes his ". . ." with a simple thumbs up-- this at least satisfies Aubrey. Basil, however, has 3 follow-ups, in which he and Omori can vent, attacking together and both become angry; mull over their sad thoughts and become sad; and finally they can comfort each other, which heals, makes them both happy, and hearts accompany them. Then of course, there is Omori's energy release with Basil, in which they look at each other and hold hands. The biggest deal with all of this is the fact that is *is* in headspace. Headspace is Sunny's world. Headspace is the place Sunny subconsciously created for himself to escape reality. It is literally his ideal world, with his ideal and subconscious memories of his friends and desires all wrapped up into his perfect little world of happy adventures. It is proof of how Sunny sees his friendships deep down. He clearly recognizes Aubrey's affections.... but he clearly lays his affections on Basil, who after all, is also the catalyst and focus of Sunny's adventures as Omori. You might say "Oh but Omori kills dream Basil a bunch, he doesn't like Basil; he's bad right?"... but no...The only time Omori is hostile toward Basil, is when he realizes Sunny is too close to uncovering what Omori is specifically made to keep repressed; that's why he exists. By the end of the game Omori is no longer the vessel Sunny uses to adventure, but instead takes his place on a throne; doing whatever it takes keep Sunny from seeing the truth, proving he is the true reason Sunny cannot move on-- even going so far as to rid Sunny's dreams of his closest and dearest friend, simply because he is the connection to the truth-- it really is one of those 'you were playing as the antagonist the whole time" kind of games. Forgive me for rambling there. Anyway. There are smaller details I could go into, and I could go into the psychology of the way Basil views Sunny, but theis is good enough, I think... and this is a freaking essay of a comment, so... TLDR: I know Sunny isn't the focus of this video, but you glossed over and denied something that is shown clearly even without making crazy assumptions. Aubrey probably likes Sunny *that* way. Sunny doesn't really reciprocate. Sunny actually likes Basil... ahem... *a lot*. EDIT: This video obviously still gets a like, of course. Basil is misunderstood by way too many people, and deserves love; never hate.

[@ecyvely]

You wrote all of this just to prove that sunnflower is fine? Legend.

[@basil6501]

@@ecyvely Oh?... Well thanks, normally there's hate for such long comments. To be fair, I was inspired by someone else commenting on a different video.

[@ecyvely]

@@basil6501 Its ok to be inspired, and i would never hate someone who did take a long time writing their opinion, that even if its a short comment shoud be respected.

[@Nyctomatter]

breaking bad

[@emptinessitself]

Well, I'm Basil hater and I think I have to tell why I hate Basil I don't hate him for his personality or sm(although it still bothers me how he hangs Mari...) I hate him bc bullshit he did never acknowledged as bad. Like stabbing Sunny in the eye or hanging Mari. I saw that many people blames Sunny for hanging Mari in their fics, and it's enrages me bc it was all Basil's idea and he was the one who did it. And it's always bothers me how everyone just shrugging off the fact that Basil STABBED Sunny in the EYE. I'm ok if good characters do bad things as long as it acknowledged from other characters and they learn from it. But I feel like all bad things Basil did ignored by everyone, and it feels so unfair towards Sunny who always experience full rage from his friends for truth, but Basil never did. I hope you understand why I hate Basil now._.

[@The-su4pj]

This is not a meme *Inserts an average basil meme right off the bat*

[@rowanorsomething]

Yes

[@end4567]

5 seconds in and I had to leave. Congratulations, you've played yourself.

[@DiamondBor]

baegil 👍

[@toaukustoes3057]

“But then, Sunny came out.” 😳🏳️‍🌈

[@ecyvely]

Omg i thought that too lol

[@pinkglittersparklecat]

im shocked this vifeo is relal

[@tornadix99]

I have to question to the fandom about something and basil. Was it stated that basil was the only one that came up with the idea? Because i have a feeling that sunny also had part in said idea, but i don't see people talking about it. (i had a comment here explaining my reasons, and it makes lot of sense by the symbolism side. but since symbolism is vague compared to statements i wasn't sure so i deleted it, and i want to ask first, before possibly ruining people's expectations of omori idk. (sorry if you saw my previous comment and (idk how you felt about it because i don't know but i hope nothing bad).

[@macIanky]

In the files there are explanations for each photo in the truth album, but they were never used in the game. The descriptions are from Sunny's point of view, and it's clear he was in a complete state of shock and denial at the time; hell, it seems like Sunny didn't even know that Basil hanged Mari until he looked straight at it.

[@tornadix99]

​@@macIanky Ok. I think i'll have to explain what i have in mind because i think this might be not all the truth. Thanks for answering. (warning, im going to get dark. And potentially twist the story to an even more darker tone.) I agree mostly with it, but i do think he knew. But he was dissasociating his actions however, that does not mean he is "not doing them". If blackspace photos are valid, then the photo of hands describes "something is happening". I don't think the use of something here is coincidental. Sunny might have known deep inside might have known what it means. Why else mewo in white space would say "waiting for something to happen?"... and then the black lightbulb. an idea. is it just the idea of dying? Or.. i hope im wrong. (and im really sorry for thinking this. but i need to say it since it irks me that this might be true. but i didn't want to say it until i found more proof of it, but i think i should say it, sorry for ruining omori if im wrong) is it because the hanging was his idea. Maybe towards himself. But basil was there, and as his best friend knew what was he thinking since he knew Sunny a lot, so he got the idea from sunny. And then basil decided to do that, in an attemt to stop sunny from doing it to himself instead. And this is why something is so terrifying to sunny. Thats why instead of representing mari dying by the accident (like basil's something), it was instead representing mari in that state... Because its all his guilt, idea, and fear manifested into a single being. That also might explain why basil's red eyes and getting into black space symbolizes how basil is able to sometimes peer into sunny's darkest toughts. That also might explain why sunny appeared to hate basil for doing that, but in the end sunny knew it wasn't his fault. Basil didn't know what to do, he was afraid of losing sunny, and the only idea presented to him at the time was sunny's idea towards himself. F*k.

[@macIanky]

@@tornadix99 I'm pretty sure it's stated in the truth album that Sunny was looking at leaves on the ground whilst Basil was hanging the body. I'm confident that he had no part in the hanging.

[@basilofgoodwishes4138]

@@macIanky Carrying her to the backyard, while being told what happened and not looking at Badil deliberately is clearly the sign of an accomplice. He also never told anyone of it, which does make him responsible as well.

[@macIanky]

@@basilofgoodwishes4138 It's said he was only listening to a "voice", and throughout the majority of the event, Sunny believed he was dreaming. He somewhat participated in the hanging, but unknowingly. He was in such a state of shock that he followed an unknown "voice" telling him to follow instructions in order to make things better. An accomplice intentionally and knowingly helps one commit a crime, but in this case it's clear Sunny had no idea what was happening.

[@childeofepickness]

A fede video about Basil that’s NOT a joke?! What?!