Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Complete Lore/Ending Analysis

The complete lore analysis of Assassin's Creed Valhalla, exploring the historical and present day stories, the Isu lore and the mythical worlds, including the game's ending and its connection to the rest of the franchise. Please note that at 10:35, I identified the artifact as an Apple of Eden due to its seemingly solid gold color, but it's most likely to be a Crystal Ball, the same one that Ratonhnhake:ton found in Assassin's Creed III, passed down through generations.
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[@4423reborn]

I just realize that Isu device at the end of Valhalla is modelled after the animus in the movie.

[@Weensho]

Yea when i saw it for the first time that’s what i thought it was; an ancient animus but noooo lol

[@moosewrangler4953]

What movie

[@Weensho]

@@moosewrangler4953 Assassins Creed

[@blacktimbs8354]

@@Weensho 😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😭 this comment got me dead for no reason

[@Edithae]

@@Weensho it kind of is an Isu animus. It creates a simulation which its users can explore. It just isn't simulating the genetic memories of their ancestors.

[@tamimana]

The way this game referenced past games like the voice from the eye being Ezio from AC2, or even the apple that you get in AC3, and just keeping true to the lore was beautifully done! Is there a way to get Darby in every AC game from now on? Mans is the only one to respect it and treasure it 😭

[@kazekagejichujisoo7838]

Facts

[@stkarimo]

Unfortunately he will be leaving Ubisoft so who knows where the series will be going.

[@wonszbeznuk]

I just remembered what Subject 16 said after Brotherhood riddles to Desmond, "find Eve in the Gray". Wasn't making much sense for me, until now. Damn. That some good wrapping up, actually. Good job, Ubisoft.

[@mattmanley7118]

Wow maybe they really do have a plan blown away

[@user-eh1gc7xo7q]

@@mattmanley7118 I don’t think they had a master plan but this was a last minute attempt to wrap things up. An amazing job, but yeah wasn’t planned from the beginning

[@TheGoldenEmperor]

@@mattmanley7118 nah just darby clutching up and actually knowing the lore, the original plan had faded with brotherhood

[@abhiramboralkar5782]

But where is Eve?

[@TheGoldenEmperor]

@@abhiramboralkar5782 layla

[@WalkthroughGameplay2024]

*Assassin's Creed lore* is EXCELLENTLY WRITTEN

[@arszene4129]

Because this one the story is written by Darby McDewitt, the same writer as Black flag and Revelation

[@aurawolf2221]

The true understanding of the lore Darby McDevitt has is truly awe inspiring & Valhalla truly shows this, the fact that in 2020 the AC Community is once more talking & making theories is just so great to see! Also If I may point out Rino... the object Eivor found in Vinland was The Crystal Ball connor used to communicate with Juno in AC3, Not an Apple (Sorry to be THAT GUY)

[@Sully2001]

As long as we’re nice about it there’s nothing wrong with being THAT guy😂👌

[@legosmithsigh]

Loki cheated death twice with Isu technology.

[@IamSupreme333]

they don’t call him the god of trickery for nothin!

[@Rec0rderMast3r]

The voice at 14:00 is Ezio talking to Minerva at the end of ac2

[@jordanjones3046]

I thought this and I shit myself with excitement hahaha

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Yes 😏

[@campkira]

@@RinoTheBouncer let just see what bullshit they come up with next.. if they did japanese.. i assume they going used japanese godness... and the diety... shogun and warlord... basic ghost of tsushima but with more hidden blade...

[@hiddenblade2860]

And Gunlodr is Minerva

[@odeyen]

Bro whaaat ? Are you sure about that ? I need to see what is the exact speech between them to be sure but it's only the begining of the speech inside the Vatican if it's in the 2 I thought it was sigurd because the voice looks like sigurd's in french, but in english it really looks like Ezio

[@yugiohpacker]

FINALLY, I WAS LOOKING FOR A VIDEO LIKE THIS FOR THE PAST WEEK!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!

[@RinoTheBouncer]

You’re very welcome. Glad you enjoyed it and thank YOU for your support 🙏🏼

[@Marquis-Sade]

Same

[@chrisgestalis3563]

Did anyone else notice the weird similarity between old and dried out Basim when he exits the ISU sim, and Odin in Eivor's mind?

[@valtontony826]

The only similarity is that they are old

[@rythe0109]

that they are both old?

[@carlosalbertofernandezvele7574]

Just had to recycle character model. Think about this: Valdis (King Oswald's wife) and Gudrum (the ship maker of Raventhorpe) have the same model with different tattoos.

[@GrimGengar]

I just finished Valhalla and I got really confused. This explanation is really helpful since I didn't remember the Isu lore lol.

[@alexgaoutsos9]

I feel the exact same way, this video made me love AC again. Mind blown

[@toreystreet1639]

Me too

[@jcheck1107]

In your defense Origins screwed up so much of the lore that no one knew what’s going on

[@alexthomson6991]

Exactly this. I had pieces, but this just shifted everything into view. Thanks.

[@HereticASSassin]

@@jcheck1107 Origins had some Lorebreak but is nothing compared to the Lorefucke Desaster called odyssey

[@CastTerror5]

I genuinely didn't expect AC Valhalla would be this good I knew it'd be good enough because it's written by Darby Mcdevitt, but this was a masterpiece The old AC games focused more on the Assassin VS Templar conflict ... but the new games focus more on the ISU era Edit: I change my mind 😅 Valhalla isn't as good let's be honest... I can't believe I said all that without double-thinking what I just played lol

[@farhadnejjad9947]

the old games also focused on the "Isu" era, well, back then before origins we didn't even know what Isu was until it was introduced. In the previous AC's, it was almost entirely the fight for Pieces of Eden.

[@TheMock5000]

Ironically, I hate the isu plot.

[@gold333]

It’s such bad writing. Do all the people who are reincarnations of Gods know they are? Basim obviously knows he is Loki as he mentions his son being taken away by a dear friend to Eivor. But Sigurd doesn’t clearly know he is Tyr. Does Halfdan know he is Thor? Eivor has no idea he is Odin. Does Faravid? Does Svala? Why do some remember and some not. In fact, why don’t they all recognize each other as they look identical? If they know, why would any of them care for dying if they know they will be reincarnated and be reborn immediately after? All the 9 ISU weren’t just randomly reincarnated together once at 870AD. They’ve been reincarnating over and over again since 75000BCE. It’s terrible writing.

[@Yes-xi9rw]

@@gold333 Sigurd knows he is Tyr after knowing Fulke, as showed in the Cent arc, Eivor don't know she is Odin likely because the wolf bited her neck at the same place Odin put the thing (some kind of chip) he used in order to reincarnate, Svala had vision about Freia when she was old, we don't know much about Halfdan and Faravid. Basim recognizes Sigurd, he dosen't recognize Eivor because Odin reincarnated in a female body. The Aesir sages only reincarnate once, that's why they care if they are going to die, the aita sages are the ones who reincarnate mutiple time.

[@tangbein]

Story was good I think. It was very cleverly written at least. Problem was the slow pace because of boring and way too long gameplay.

[@GodlsAFK]

Assassins creed is 1 giant cliff hanger full of mystery that we wont ever fully know. Its kind of the selling point of the game. Ppl who complain about confusion of the story dont grasp the concept of it. The idea that theres a reality in a reality in a reality in a reality it can always go either way in either reality of any time line. There is a infinite amount of possibilities and outcomes. The entire would could end but... that would just be the end of the time line in one wave length. Not the end of the story all together. Excellent video my guy been watching your videos at night as i fall asleep.

[@Wizard_Pikachu]

We got to play in the Isu times just perceived through a Norse skin. This was awesome and the "seven times we" dialogue made it all click, along with Ezio's small cameo. Favorite AC game in a long time, wrapping up much of the story, filling in some blanks and finally finding Eve.

[@Jamie-nr7vy]

Who’s eve? I don’t recall finding her.

[@Wizard_Pikachu]

@@Jamie-nr7vy Desmond was told to find Eve. Eve is Layla. The tree of timelines is a tree of knowledge.

[@Jamie-nr7vy]

@@Wizard_Pikachu so she’s basically a descendant of eve?

[@LootBoxxx]

Valhalla was written so well. The way they tied Norse mythology into it was amazing. Rome is next I believe, probably as Basim

[@LowieX]

@@Wizard_Pikachu Does it actually confirm that anywhere though or is it just speculation?

[@reybadagong7637]

Finally a proper continuation

[@Smurfaliscous]

Great wrap-up of everything, I caught most of this stuff but there some bits that passed me by, like the tower in Asgard and the stone tablets in Utgard, great attention to detail on Darby for writing it and you for catching it!

[@dingus1655]

amazing. also your recapping/ analysis of the franchise is unparalleled. congratulations on making this great work

[@thenexus9902]

My mind is still blown away by this explicitly detailed analysis video... It's really interesting to see where the series will go from here...will they bring Desmond back, or will basim be the MD protagonist... How the Assassin-templar conflict will continue....so many questions..

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Very happy to hear this. Thank you so much!

[@Radb707]

You play as Basim at the the end. If you choose to go back into the animus it's because Basim wants to learn all of eivor's skills and secrets.

[@billsussman6554]

@@Radb707 What do you think Basim will be looking for in Japan? Will you be an entirely new main character with some other purpose in the next game? I can't wait to find out.

[@qaasimhussain3203]

I’ve never played an assassins creed game before but I really want to play mirage do I have to play the other games to understand the storyline of mirage?

[@simper8416]

@@qaasimhussain3203 You should def play AC 1-2-3

[@geloangustia2490]

Just the recap I was looking for. Thank you for putting this together.

[@aribetterlari]

The scene where Layla becomes the white light - thats adam and eve - the first ones to revolt against the ISU. Desmond and Layla are the end game.

[@karolwokowski4031]

you're right

[@arszene4129]

They are probably going to be the saviour when Basim (Loki) tries to destroy the present world...

[@aribetterlari]

@@arszene4129 Yeeep probably! But I also hope that they end the series soon without milking the franchise even more.

[@valentine.samoylov]

Amazing video. Thank you for investigating and making this video.

[@themadvillain9318]

Excellent analysis man! It really helped me understand some of the questions I still had after finishing the story.

[@abhiramboralkar5782]

I’ve watched your video like 4 times now. A really thorough and comprehensive analysis. Great job!

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Thank you so much. Glad you liked it and hope you enjoy my future content 🙏🏼

[@abhiramboralkar5782]

@@RinoTheBouncer Hell yeah bru. I’ve already subbed.

[@BDC2382]

This was absolutely phenomenal! I loved the details of everything and the reminder of how it all goes together. Amazing, thanks!

[@RinoTheBouncer]

You’re very welcome. Glad to hear that I could be of a help. Thanks a lot for your support and hope you enjoy my future content 🙏🏼

[@neseleanciprian2179]

I just finished the game a few hours back.I am grateful for your video because I actually missed a few small instances that you showed here.Instances that made my experience and overall knownledge of the story more "full" if I can say that.All I hope is that we may see Eivor in future games(not Valhalla related DLC'S).I actually like the character, the looks, personality and overall importance to the story.Thank your for your time in making the video.All the best.

[@emanuellopez8959]

What a great video, well organized and well explained keep up the great work

[@MouthmanTM]

Wow amazing video. Way to include 10+ years of AC into a video that actually made sense. I wish I could like this video more. 👍

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Nothing makes me happier than this. Thank you for your support and hope you enjoy my future content 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@kap2003]

Really amazing video!! Haven't been so happy with what this franchise did and the direction it went after Odyssey, but now after watching this video I feel like how I felt about this franchise before Odyssey😀😁

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the game and the video :D

[@Poy0_0]

Thanks for clearing all the questions I had on this. 😤. You just got a new sub.

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Pleasure to have you! Hope you enjoy my upcoming stuff

[@icedeathz]

Loved it, thank you for that nice crisp tie up

[@RinoTheBouncer]

You’re very welcome. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for your support!

[@meowmeow069]

That was so damn good... Well done with it and ty for this great video

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Thank you very much!

[@gundoboys]

Thank you this was elegant and hopefully pretty spot on, I was totally lost at the end of Valhalla and I didn't play every title but this really made a lot of sense looking back at what I've played and seen. Love the story even more now that I can see the tangled web and how its been tied together. Wonderful job Rino!

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Thank you very much for your support. I’m glad the video helped you understand some of the obscure aspects of the lore and I hope you’ll find my future content informative and appealing as well 🙏🏼

[@gundoboys]

@@RinoTheBouncer You earned yourself a new subscriber, keep up the great work!

[@THEONLYDC]

I wish Asgard wasn’t a cultural reinterpretation in the game, I wish we could’ve seen Odin’s city as a Isu landmark.

[@unc54]

Yeah it would have been so much better to see this play out how it did in the Isu world because the narrative attached to it was amazing.

[@THEONLYDC]

Totally and I believe Shaun said in AC3 that Desmond couldn't go relive the Isu in the animus because it's impossible to go that far back. But Eivor could technically do it because her mind has 2 sets of memories in it.

[@brandincarey5882]

@@THEONLYDC So youre saying the perfect opportunity to do it was squandered!? 😃😃😃 F$!%

[@fodspeed]

@@brandincarey5882 it wouldn't make sense, considering Eivor have no concept of isu, he only understand norse gods and that's why he's seeing them as such, it's consistent with ac lore, as this was the case with Robert from ac 4.

[@technesis6574]

@@fodspeed it might be possible now since the main protage is Basim. This would be the perfect opportunity for an Isu's actual memories to be lived through on the animus since there is enough DNA for a stable connection to go that far back.

[@jamiedodds3562]

Excellent breakdown, thank you so much!!

[@brandonbrambila7307]

Thank you very well explained havent seen any videos like this one

[@weon6456]

This was incredible thanks for this.

[@_UNISTAR_]

Man, such videos increase my love for Assassin's Creed soo damn much. Great job, Rino.💯💯❤❤

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Words like these push me forward to do better. Thank you! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️❤️❤️

[@mark87nexus]

Really good lore analysis and explanation. I'm a new subscriber.

[@loudboomboom]

Wow, extremely well detailed. Thank you!

[@njcking88]

You did a great job with this video thank you

[@multiversofreak]

Your video was very useful for me, because I was a bit lost in the AC's story. Thank you. You are very good explaining things :)

[@antonisdepontis6806]

Most excellent analysis thanks

[@batistaecw]

You Sir did an amazing job in this video. Congratulations 👍

[@PsychoBillyKills]

Very well done It truly dose not get better than that my friend you’ve got your self a new sub

[@RinoTheBouncer]

A pleasure to have you. Thanks a lot for your support and hope you enjoy my future content

[@hunterwhite9801]

Thank you so much for this video. There is a lot to understand but it is crazy how all these games are connected. I wish this video would get more views.

[@RinoTheBouncer]

You’re most certainly welcome! Thanks for your support and hope you enjoy my upcoming content 🙌🏼

[@hunterwhite9801]

@@RinoTheBouncer do you think the synch nexus optional? If desmond never went in the animus at all, ezio wouldnt have found altair's memory artifacts. I feel like history was manipulated through the animus even though its a simulation

[@gevinprathibha5408]

Nicely done mate!

[@darthrahul]

Really enjoyed this analysis! I'm looking forward to more people in the community completing the game and joining in the discussion!

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@atomicsoham4864]

Bhai Assassins Creed pasand hai, Isu, First civilization, Etc.....?

[@atomicsoham4864]

I am really blown away by the way this franchise explores consciousness, simulation, parallel world, converging realities, MARVELLOUS

[@johnmadisonjr9952]

@@RinoTheBouncer question if Loki comes back who will stop him and his wife

[@kunwarkannamwar9581]

@@johnmadisonjr9952 the new protagonist

[@mattskolnick8162]

Just finished the game and this video was an amazing explainer for the bits I missed. I would to see you do a video on where the series can go from here and also summarizing the DLCs.

[@divos8075]

Wow really enjoyed this video well done

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Thanks a lot! glad you liked it :D

[@omarmmustafa7485]

Bro that was amazing!

[@LaRedDeErudito]

Congrats! I'm sure the making of this video wasn't an easy one. The info is very well summarized and it doesn't confuse the viewers! Very well done!!! I just disagree with some small things. I think the Isu device Gorm was holding wasn't the Apple of Eden but the Crystal Ball we see in Assassin's Creed III, and the Order of Ancients are not catalogized as proto-templar anymore. The Essential Guide (2nd edition) confirms that both groups were one and the same. That'd be it! Great video! I like it a lot!

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Thank you for the kind and supportive words. Yes! I actually agree with you regarding the crystal ball. I was torn because first it had a similar pattern to it and Juno’s recording and at the same time, it seemed rather golden, so I was undecided on that part. But thanks for chiming in!

[@alz2865]

Awsome work.

[@andyknight4175]

Best AC video I've ever seen

[@THEDARKCLAW]

This story and lore will go over everyone’s head! It’s good to see someone out here not going to let that happen!

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Much appreciated 🙏🏼

[@Anonymos185]

@AlCeeProd2.0 The "weakest story" when Odyssey exists. Lmao, imagine having this shit taste.

[@arunramachandran4280]

One of the best explanation videos of ac

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Much appreciated. Hope you enjoy my future content 🙏🏼

[@XautnisLeonhart]

You have a very good eye! I never caught onto even half of that!

[@XenoChrist1337]

Awesome video

[@condie97]

This has got to be one of the best lore centric videos out there that doesn’t get bogged down in speculation, and for a lore junkie like me, it’s absolutely fantastic! Well done! Definitely subscribed!

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Thanks a lot for your support and kind words. A pleasure to have you 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@f3De66]

THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO

[@noct5920]

Best ac video i've seen in my life. Thank you greatly man you really got it all perfectly. God damn such a loreee Ac makes me question my actual life and the present in general

[@torymoore4097]

Dude. Thank you. I've been looking for ever for an explanation for everything since I didn't play origins or odyssey and I guess I still haven't finished Valhalla.

[@MrCornetto1]

Beautiful explanation.

[@brandincarey5882]

This was masterful! Absolutely beautiful and exactly what I needed. I mindlessly played through the latest installments(mostly interested in ISU info) since brotherhood, learning all my questions weren't getting answered in those games either, just to find this. Not sure where they'll take it as it seems like a big Isu fight will continue on, but all this series needs to do is go back to Stealth based gameplay and have you piece altogether and Itll feel like 2007-2010 all over again. If you haven't truly enjoyed AC like times before but love the lore. This is the video for you.

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Thank you very much for your support 🙏🏼

[@brandincarey5882]

@heres j0nny Depending on your beliefs they did or do.. in Valhalla the Brandon guy at the stone sites calls them Nephilim. A word referenced in the Bible and other cultures and beliefs. Very interesting stuff I like to tie back to the game sometimes to see what the game writers threw in there

[@shadowzz4149]

Awesome video. I wonder where this will lead us in the future games, maybe modern day as basim, although I feel it would be silly as it only seems basim is out for more revenge against odin

[@HereticASSassin]

Valhalla is a huge step in the right direction and if you think about all of this you recognize once again that Darby Is Assassins Creed. A good Assassins Creed entertains you. But a great assassins Creed confuses you first firstly and make you think much more.. If the next AC can do it again and don't push all the things that Valhalla created (Specially modern day) in the background, then the Franchise can really get back to its golden age

[@jasonshaneyfelt1039]

I'm just worried Assassin's Creed is about to be derailed again with AC: Infinity, dropping all these ideas (or at least shoving them in the background) just to chase a new hollow gaming trend.

[@weropfermag]

thanks this clarified it a lot for me.

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Glad to hear this. Thank you for your support!

[@twism2009]

Awesome job bro.

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Thank you!

[@ShadowViking95]

Rino, just a small correction about Eivor in Vinland (North America). It was a Crystal ball that he took from Gorm and gave to the Native American tribe, not an Appel of Eden. Which is the same Crystal ball that Connor (Ratonhnhaké:ton) used to communicate with Juno. So we get a connection to Assassin's Creed 3 as well with Valhalla.

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Yes. I corrected that in the description, thank you! I wad torn between Apple, based on the gold appearance and the crystal ball.

[@ShadowViking95]

@@RinoTheBouncer Yeah, I saw it in the description after I was done with the comment. Sorry that I didn't see it sooner.

[@makaveli8061]

@@ShadowViking95 dont be sorry not everyone reads the description so thank u

[@ShadowViking95]

@@makaveli8061 Just showing some courtesy, after all the work he put through.

[@DEOLIVE87]

Best ending to any AC game. Great explanation mate.

[@aribetterlari]

Dude YES ikr! I actually like King Aelfred. I loved the dynamic Eivor and Aelfred had. I feel like this game really brought the story to life given that the franchise has been around for 10+ years now.

[@DEOLIVE87]

@@aribetterlari Completely brother. I don't understand why the recent AC games have so much hate. Much prefer this story driven style!

[@aribetterlari]

@@DEOLIVE87 totally! Like now I can kind of see a conclusion to this franchise. Before this we were just going through centuries and playing the same story with new "tools"

[@wrightroenigk]

i might agree with you if i understood what the frick i was looking at

[@draven5002]

Holy shit Valhalla is so well-written. They managed to finally push the modern day story forward while correcting (or rather “explaining”) many of the strange lore changes Odyssey introduced. The future of AC is bright once again! I hope the series manages to further integrate “Desmond” somehow and bring Layla back - which seems like a strong possibility. I can’t wait to find out whether we play as Basim/Loki in the next installment. Or perhaps we may get to play as William Miles and further explore their ancestry... maybe Altair in East Asia?? Maybe this ties into a AC: China game??? A man can dream. This is a fantastic breakdown covering it all. You’ve earned a subscriber in me, friend.

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Thank you so much. Happy to be of help and hope you enjoy my upcoming content!

[@gold333]

It’s such bad writing. Do all the people who are reincarnations of Gods know they are? Basim obviously knows he is Loki as he mentions his son being taken away by a dear friend to Eivor. But Sigurd doesn’t clearly know he is Tyr. Does Halfdan know he is Thor? Eivor has no idea he is Odin. Does Faravid? Does Svala? Why do some remember and some not. In fact, why don’t they all recognize each other as they look identical? If they know, why would any of them care for dying if they know they will be reincarnated and be reborn immediately after? All the 9 ISU weren’t just randomly reincarnated together once at 870AD. They’ve been reincarnating over and over again since 75000BCE. It’s terrible writing.

[@jamesward9071]

Ac is dead and this game put the final nail in the coffin

[@peterelmeri8297]

Amazing explanation, so much clicked after watching this. Thank you! Who is “the Mad One”?

[@Sully2001]

Odin

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Thank you! It’s Odin.

[@RIVAL94460]

THANKS !

[@RinoTheBouncer]

You’re welcome!

[@Lexiexiiii]

THANK YOU. it was hard for me to enjoy the game during my play through because i didn’t wanna spoil things for myself by watching explained videos but i also didn’t understand wtf was happening at all. now that i’ve finished the game i can finally understand wtf i did lmao

[@RinoTheBouncer]

You’re very welcome. Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@mrasiri1]

Thank you for your video it’s easy and clear to understand يعطيك العافيه من لكنتك اتوقع انك عربي

[@killervic7379]

Well done

[@jesusceja44]

Killer job man! Been trying to find this since I finished to game to tie it all together. Good fucking job!

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mess1172]

Great job - there is so much to figure out that without a synopsis it's hard to understand what's happening. I remember in AC1-AC2 days, it was just a constant WTF moment. I'm glad it's coming together a bit more.. I'm unsure if anyone's done it, but i have yet to see any content covering the Atlantis expansion -- it felt like it was extremely lore-heavy and would supplement these types of videos but usually goes unmentioned. just curious on your take. Thanks!

[@RinoTheBouncer]

You’re very welcome. Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, this is the first AC in a very long time with such big moments and jaw-dropping revelations, with the lore having some actual progress and meaning, not just some Easter eggs that pretend to be important.

[@mess1172]

@@RinoTheBouncer Indeed! Super-hoping for a smooth-as-silk assassin experience next go though. getting a bit tired of all the running around smashing things - altho i liked ground wars in odyssey, they are missing in valhalla making me feel less inclined to care about combat

[@epicphantom40]

Nice vid bro

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Thank you!

[@Anonymos185]

Not going to lie. I thought Loki was kinda weird and boring when I met him... But by the ending he was one of my favorite AC antagonists

[@kazekagejichujisoo7838]

The first time I saw him I laughed so hard cause of his hair

[@BotRecoil]

Saving this video for when I completed the story

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@BotRecoil]

Watched it till 19:30 and made me realize I'm not yet done with the story. Enjoyed it thus far, will enjoy it more once I finish the game completly. Respect that you got this done so soon after release

[@sukmadik3748]

This analysis is truly amazing with the insane details connecting with all the other ac games. My question is the ending of ac valhalla leaves us with Basim and the animus, do you think there will be a sequel to this since it is a little confusing, and whether Basim(Loki) is a good guy or bad guy.

[@Lord_ofcinder]

the reader says that the assassins and templars shouldnt coexist yet it does. BASIM is that link prolly. He is either going to be the big bad or we going to play as him

[@ggoldmeierable]

@@Lord_ofcinder Why would Desmond help him if he was bad...?

[@victoriasharpe1661]

The way I see it, he's the good guy robbed of a son, betrayed by somebody he truly trusted. Whether that be Odin or not, that shouldn't have happened.

[@ra9am]

I thought Ac valhalla was a pointless game, until I watched this video. Man you broke it down very well 😁

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Thank you so much

[@TheMelancholicWriter]

How did you actually think that though? It essentially sets up the larger story and world. The next saga is going to have Loki as the primary antagonist and finally have a plan for the series. It’s kinda been winging it since AC3. They seemed to be setting up Juno and Aita, however they changed their mind and killed Juno off in a comic.

[@LennyCartwright]

Wow your voice is so soothing and mystical

[@sikckaputten]

Basim as reincarnation of Loki being a hidden one (proto-assassin) just makes so much sense, considering that the assassins stand for chaos ("Nothing is true, everything is permitted").

[@shiki9marshal]

That is absolutely not what the Assassins stand for. That was just Odissey bullshit. They are not anarchist, they fight to preserve humanity's free will. That is not the same thing.

[@randomhandle23]

No... If anything, loki is closest to a templar, since his wife alethia was a part of illuminat, an isu group that was bascailly like templars. And no, assassins dont stand up chaos

[@pervezhassan9148]

@@shiki9marshal and free will consequently translates to chaos, doesn't it

[@shiki9marshal]

@@pervezhassan9148 I disagree. You must be a templar !

[@arifin1]

One of the best moments in the game is when you realize loki and basim has the same character models

[@generalgrievous407]

Yeah coz basim is Loki reincarnated

[@mitchellman32]

This game is deep with more. It's tough to keep track of it all but it's so good.

[@affyre]

Jesus christ I'll need to watch this video 40 times over to fully understand what the hell is going on

[@nickyap]

Really loved this analysis. In the secret ending video with the life tree, there was a symbol that looked exactly like the Abstergo symbol (about thirty seconds in, surrounded by a bright circle on the machines UI). Have you found any context around that?

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Much appreciated! The way I see it, the Abstergo symbol has previously appeared in Isu inscriptions, so I assume Abstergo took inspiration of their logo from Isu symbolisms. After all, the Order of the Ancients (a proto-Templar faction) were very much deifying the Isu, so I wouldn’t be surprised that the mystery and their old interest in them caused them to use their symbolisms as their trademark.

[@karolwokowski4031]

i wish there would be more meaning in this but darby claimed it was by mistake

[@MauMenzori]

Thanks for the video. Just a tip: adjust your sound to be louder. I am trying to follow on maximum volume, and its almost impossible to hear the game cutscenes shown here.

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Thanks for your feedback. Will definitely do my best to do better in the next video 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@comeonpookieletsburnthismf713]

That Eve scene with the world 🌍ending gives me chills every single time at the part people fall into the chasm of fire..shit was straight ice COLD!🥶

[@Dru2maBoii]

This was an excellent analysis. You definitely brought it altogether, very well. And the writer of Valhalla, had a lot of mess to clean up, from past titles. But with his writing, and your explanations, I've really enjoyed this. Keep up the great work. Can't wait to hear more.

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Thank you so much 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 Hope you enjoy my future content

[@pervezhassan9148]

the guy singlehandedly carried the lore that the past two games failed to develop

[@Dru2maBoii]

@@pervezhassan9148 exactly. Sucks that we care more than the creators of the game. Makes no sense.

[@taseensenpai5271]

ok i love this

[@gz6p]

Can't help but wonder was all of this planned out from the start leaving all kind of cryptic messages throughout the entire series which only makes sense in future game or did they just improvised along the way

[@ragemonkey117]

Probably a healthy mix of both.

[@hustoosleepy8097]

Gooood video

[@LisaMariavanHarmelen]

I didn’t understand the Isu storyline for many years. After Valhalla it finally makes sense. And your video made it even more clear to me.

[@simper8416]

How could you not? They were quite obvious in the previous titles that the ISU were all the ''Gods'' from various different human cultures who also interacted with each other.

[@mcmeaty7392]

I haven’t played the older games in a while, so the refresher was very helpful, thank you

[@RinoTheBouncer]

You’re most certainly welcome. I’m glad you enjoyed it and hope you enjoy my upcoming content 🙏🏼

[@jimbocallahan5050]

Great explanation Rino! I am actually halfway through the game but cannot stop myself from seeing the spoiler. Anyway I just wanna ask will we encounter more Sage like Basim in the next games? And some comment mentioned that a Sage can be resurrected anytime and anywhere, much like Bartholomew, is there any possibility that we will see Eivor/Odin or Sigurd/Tyr in the future? Thanks!

[@RinoTheBouncer]

Glad to see I’m enjoying it! I’d say Sages were always part of AC since ACIV, so I wouldn’t be surprised if more appear in the future, especially since we’ve seen Aita in Jacques de Molay, Germain, Roberts, Standish and Elijah Miles (among many others), so I’d say Odin, Tyr and the rest could already have some reincarnations in the present. However, they will be more of a mixture between their original identity (Odin) and the new “host” whoever that is, than Eivor or Sigurd, since the reincarnation was assigned to Odin’s original DNA, and Eivor was merely one host of many.

[@jimbocallahan5050]

@@RinoTheBouncer Thank you for the reply! I see Valhalla setting up a solid baseline for future AC games. Hopefully we will see proper continuation of thecSage lore :D

[@indianspartan76]

Having skipped all the truth sequence in the game, I appreciate this video

[@HeroChestnut]

inb4 Aelfred will found the Templar Order in a DLC, drawing out the line between the Order of the Ancients and the Templars. Eivor basically fked every Assassin who came after.

[@tristanlemery3423]

Maybe in the Paris DLC, historically the Templar Order was created and publically reveal to the world by french crusaders, so maybe Ubisoft will explain the founding of the templar order in that dlc.

[@BKILLERBEE88]

No Eivor and Aelfred made peace, if you get to the father in the order list you don’t kill him. It was Aelfred he was given to The title and did not want it but took it anyways. Eivor meets with him at the very end of the game and they talk it over. He give you a couple notes that explains he was trying to end the order because they went against God and he stills agrees with The Bible

[@tristanlemery3423]

@@BKILLERBEE88 I said that because the first name of the Templar Order was The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ, which is the same name that Aelfred use to talk to Eivor and Hytham through letters.

[@HeroChestnut]

@@BKILLERBEE88 In that scene Aelfred said that he intends to form a new Order, and in the study he gives you the key for you find notes about his further thoughts about it. They are very much like the Templar Order as we know it with the Father of Understanding as God guiding them. Aelfred just used Eivor to eradicate the Order of the Ancients and give way for the Templar Order to be born. At least every foreshadowing goes that direction.

[@HeroChestnut]

@@tristanlemery3423 I hope the DLC's will bring the story forward, but I have a fear the Paris DLC will just be a huge Castle Assault questline.

[@royburk4689]

Great video

[@wartext]

Valhalla has one of the best AC lore stories of all the AC series. Bought everything full circle. Never been so hooked on a story in a long time.