Who Is Basim? Assassin's Creed Valhalla Character Deep Dive! (MAJOR STORY SPOILERS)

[@adamgross1157]

I think I can honestly say I have never been so confused from playing a video game

[@John-wb1ny]

The story is one of those AND THEN AND THEN AND THEN kind of things were there’s mutiple apex plot points because of them trying to make more money. At this point I just take the stories in the animus as the one I care about

[@empire-classfirenationbatt2691]

It was confusing at first but I think I've got it now just from the video. The Isu were trying to save their skins from a world ending calamity so in order to preserve themselves they transferred their minds into a future human generation which turned out to be people like Basim and Eivor amongst others. Basim, who has the conscience of Loki, wants revenge on Odin, who is Eivor, for the shenanigans he pulled while everyone was having their conscience transferred into a future generation. Basim somehow got into the Isu machine that transferred consciences (during a confrontation with Eivor/Odin) and tricked Layla into putting him in the real world and trapping herself in his place. Now Basim was in the real world in his real body and managed to have contact with the Isu staff that gave immortality and is now roaming the modern world as we know it. Dun dun dunnn. This across space and time stuff hurts my brain.

[@harshrajnish0721]

@@empire-classfirenationbatt2691 so will we get to see further story of Layla ? Cuz I don't want basim as a modern day protagonist.. such a traitor he is!😑

[@harshrajnish0721]

@@John-wb1ny yes u are right

[@harshrajnish0721]

@@empire-classfirenationbatt2691 yes man seriously 😑

[@Team.Determined]

sometimes i just miss the simple times of the creed versus the templars 😂

[@kabasidibey5684]

Fax

[@joeypoust812]

I’m playing Mirage right now and I had to come to this to understand why Basim was important in the last game 😂😭

[@Healingwand]

I miss desmond miles

[@theemperororsomethingidont6897]

When you go to Asgard and see Basim(Loki) without a beard: I've never met this man in my life

[@ivana6542]

i still cant get out of my head how Loki was shapeshifted as Freya to fool the Builder haha

[@kevinfromsales6842]

This comment is next level.

[@Therealsob23]

@@ivana6542 I was mad af when the builder kissed the disguise because I didn't know it was a disguise 😂😂 I was like Odin you really gonna let this go down?

[@ezazfr]

Basically: Basim is Loki reborn

[@blaze_gaming443]

Yep and avorr is odin reborn

[@packlesswolf1]

@@blaze_gaming443 Eivor

[@Mrtrotter09]

Basin is Loki

[@neetasarawade6681]

@@Mrtrotter09 basin😂😂😂

[@ShadowReborn03]

@@neetasarawade6681 basin and avvor bruh😂

[@lokzu2622]

Basims outfit is so cool i wish we could use it on Eivor.

[@aravindmuthu5748]

it is supposed to be cool! 'Tis is the outfit of assassins brotherhood.

[@lokzu2622]

@@aravindmuthu5748 Thats right

[@BPRGaming]

Honestly same! Hopefully in an update we might be able to use it!

[@abe7907]

@@BPRGaming wait is that a mod ????

[@ArthurMorgan-nf7uv]

U can use it lol

[@alazdemirkanl4469]

Every time I see him, he makes me remember Ezio

[@marvinschleepen85]

True

[@effortless8130]

Hell no

[@alazdemirkanl4469]

@@effortless8130 lol his appearance and tone of voice is definetely like Ezio

[@ethanarthur6735]

Definitely not like ezio dosent even sound or look like ezio don't compare this game and guy to the og ezio

[@alazdemirkanl4469]

@@ethanarthur6735 you just don't want anything to be compared with Ezio emotionally. Try to re-understand when you are more rational

[@ivanlim3180]

Suttugr is Jupiter Gunlodr is Minerva Hyrrokin is Juno In Jotunheim arc, when Odin first met Gunlodr, she was speaking through a mirror like device, the voice uttered 'Who are you?' is Ezio Auditore, a reference to AC2 ending.

[@thrillerMJ-mh9gc]

Exactly. And all those Greek Isu are giants, as those Jotunns are in the game, (compared to Norse Isu)

[@TheAnonymous916]

I'm still lost and I've played this arc and the Ezio series.

[@MrRaxicorniopholus]

@@TheAnonymous916 it’s not hard to understand. The Isu had divisions that led to religions surrounding different factions. The Greeks/Romans and the Norse are represented in Valhalla. Because of Eivor’s beliefs he/she interprets these memories literally. The Giants are really Alethia Juno Minerva and Jupiter. And Minerva shows Odin that reflection into the future where she calls to the prophet: Ezio

[@Gogo-vm8kx]

Ohh

[@ibraheembarbour6048]

Better info than the video

[@yous_s1]

Its so obvious that Basim is Loki, they have the same voice actors, the same blade, the same story about their children, and the same fighting techniques

[@Shadowpack95]

if you play the Asgard story arc he has the same face model as Loki as well

[@mrunknown164]

Lol same fighting techniques? 😂

[@mrunknown164]

@marcus_vde loki used teleportation and lightning where did you see basim use them?😂

[@mrunknown164]

@marcus_vde ah yes absolutely similar as teleportation and lightning 😂

[@nathrob2437]

@@mrunknown164 he's the reincarnation of loki and loki is isu, isu where not gods, they just had access to better technology, are you really that dense? This isn't hard to figure out

[@itsjustdom9370]

So essentially, Basim is the most important character in the game

[@sanjonn]

The villain usually is.

[@danishq5430]

Can't probably blame him much for being a villain as he just wanted his son back from odin

[@pilo2263]

@@danishq5430 he’s not really a villain, as Loki is not portrayed as a “villain” in Norse mythology. He’s an oppressed god.

[@theadmiral4157]

You can tell he's an oppressed human who just wants revenge from the one who took the life of people he called a family

[@_Sylens]

now hes the protaganist of ac mirage

[@MnY275]

Is it just me or does Basim look like Revelations Ezio

[@roachct9076]

Oh no

[@milfyoreo6973]

no it isnt just u

[@kiv2193]

Loki and Basim sound exactly the same, same voice actor or clue?? Hmm

[@shellyhunt4910]

Yes

[@the.zabrak]

@@kiv2193 im sure you’re being sarcastic lol,

[@gabrielvazquez4975]

And btw I’m almost certain that the reader is Desmond

[@mattbettcher7439]

He 100% is!! 😁😁😁

[@obiegarza1850]

I’m sure he is

[@Keanan2012]

It's same voice actor

[@lenka993]

anyone getting Isu Adam and eve vibes from Desmond and layla in the gray at the end of the game? since the whole theme of this game is reincarnation, I mean.... could be, right? I can't fully make sense of it tho, haven't played the earlier games, but it's been bothering me sm 😔

[@fiel81]

Almost certainly but it looks like his personality has changed due to being stuck in the grey

[@lenka993]

eivor: what is this about basim basim: my son eivor, it's about my son me, 55 hours into the game, absolutely clueless: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOh

[@rolfhenning8793]

Same

[@vladavram9209]

Bbbbut... His voice is so easily recognizable in the asgard visions where hw is Loki

[@Jonjonson123]

Narrative director really outdid himself with this one, such a good story

[@BPRGaming]

All the writers did! It's an awesome story! Hoping for new game plus to come out soon!

[@Lilflake007]

But soooo many bugs n awful Graphics

[@TheGr8one1022]

It was fantastic, but my ONLY beef is that the Assassin's were just like "ok cool this dude may have flipped his shit in the Animus against Eivor, but we'll allow him in our crew for....reasons."

[@TheMountainMan001]

@@Lilflake007 playing on the OG Xbox one, I’ve experienced absolutely 0 problems... runs extremely smooth. I can’t find anything to complain about this game

[@adaptivegamer9905]

@@TheMountainMan001 same lol

[@NextLevelEntertainment]

Basim looks like either Desmond or Ezio.

[@Zach-xk9gq]

Altair, ezio, and Desmond have the same basic face model

[@NextLevelEntertainment]

@@Zach-xk9gq Thank God someone agrees with me. Bayek also has the same model! Don't forget him! I remember I use to scream this back in high school, and that was like 10 years ago! No one believed me, or agreed with me. But I always thought Desmond, Altair and Ezio looked exactly the same.

[@Zach-xk9gq]

@@NextLevelEntertainment every character is centuries apart (except for 3 that lived in the same time period) so it’s entirely plausible all are descendents/ancestors of one another.

[@Ozzie_Mandias]

Neither. Basim is a reincarnation of an Isu Loki. He has his own agendas which are beyond the usual tug of war between freedom and slavery.

[@harshrajnish0721]

@@Zach-xk9gq in the end he is a traitor 😑

[@Clairski3]

I loved that they brought back the modern day story, and that all of the Isu were represented as leaders in Asgard. Now that I know Ubisoft didn't give up on the modern day and the role of the Isu, I only wish they had included it in AC Origins! Imagine if the animus represented the Precursor Civilization through the eye of Egyptian mythology, as Valhalla did through Norse Mythology? Imagine if Gods Amun, Sekhmet, and Osiris were Juno, Aletheia and Jupiter? That would have been sooo cool!

[@su2spinors]

They were. In secondary mission you fight anubis, sekhmet etc.

[@hecdavid11]

@@su2spinors I don't think you understood the comment

[@elijahwatson3474]

Late, but some recent lore comfirmed that the Egyptian gods were a different group of Isu that were remembered by the Vikings as the fire giants

[@shambhangal438]

There's also that bit right at the end where Basim is sat looking at Eivor's grave in the current world. Eivor bleeds through so they are sitting next to each other. They nod at each other and smile in recognition; there is an understanding. They respect each other because their only concern all along was the same; family. I don't think everyone sees this cut scene; it may depend on certain choices and feels like the hidden 'very good ending'. Eivor had to learn the importance of family (it is pretty much the fulfilment of Eivor's story arc). Basim was always ahead of Eivor, because that was his only goal all along. So now we have enough to answer 'Who is Basim?' Basim is like Eivor. He is an incarnation of Loki, but is not Loki. Like Eivor/Odin, Basim will reject Loki. Why? Because Basim told us himself; he lost his original family, and found a new one. Loki is is a villain, but Basim is not. He is an Assassin and the Creed is his family. I'll bet when Basim finally does defeat Loki, he will note that he did it on advice of a good friend, and nod again in respect to someone who has long gone.

[@treymacboy13]

Is it bad I didn’t realize it was Loki and Basim even gave little hints to us during missions

[@BPRGaming]

Yeah. It's not explicitly said throughout the game but alluded to. It's pretty cool how they managed to link it all up though!

[@patriciagigileva]

And only after I found out, I could see the resemblance lol

[@eldersrollsapprentice6306]

I remember when I started the asgard story, I noticed they have the same face model, but I thought its just ubi being lazy🤣

[@well_as_an_expert_id_say]

@@patriciagigileva I started to wonder why their voices sounded identical, made sense its the same actor

[@UnivingIshiro]

How could you miss that? They even have the same sword!

[@nikoslazaridis5091]

Do you think we will get to see Basim's backstory ? I loved Eivor denying Odin in his mind and I would love to see something similar with Loki and Basim and how Basim finally came to give in to him.

[@ghostwolf5347]

I would think Basim is an important figure. Two Assassin's just magically appear with Sigurd. I hope Ubisoft plans on sheding some light on this. I hate huge plot holes lol

[@jorgebersabe293]

I think Basim's bio would give you the answer to that: Basim was the son of Ishaq, one of the builders of the Great Mosque of Samarra. Ishaq died in poverty after other person took the credit. That would be the moment where Basim unlocked Loki's memories and allowed him to take over, because both shared the thirst for revenge against those who harmed their families.

[@MrBALAKUMARA]

@@ghostwolf5347 About Hytham magically appeared with Sigurd is not a big deal. Because he would follow wherever Basim goes or tell him to do. Basim magically appeared with Sigurd because, unlike Eivor who fought Odin in his sub conscious mind much later, Basim tried to fight Loki much much earlier. This was triggered because his father named Ishaq got murdered by someone (i forgot how, sorry). This triggered Basim's isu memory. The Loki. Because of his darker side (i didn't blame him, because he want vengeance for his father's death but still revenge is a darker one), which made him weaker against Loki. This made Loki to take over Basim. About Sigurd, well from the start if the game itself he wanted to achieve far beyond like Randvi said. This means his reincarnation, Tyr, already took over him. This should have triggered his previous life. So basically, from the start of the game we are not interacting with Basim and Sigurd, but we basically dealingwith Loki and Tyr!. Thats why Sigurd is mad at achieving something impossible from early of the game itself. Especially from oxenfordshire. But Eivor didn't see this because his memories still hasn't been triggered but seeing only visions. He still not taken by Odin.

[@matthewmoore9067]

@@MrBALAKUMARA Mostly right but Basim's father wasn't killed he built a mosque and someone else took credit for his work and then he was exiled and died in poverty.

[@MrBALAKUMARA]

@@matthewmoore9067 yeah right for that only Basim joined hidden ones

[@iammariozz3419]

Glad to hear he is getting his own game!

[@udontgotJack]

You know an ending sucks when it takes in-depth explanation videos to help people understand

[@Ambatukam69317]

Well most ac games are like this though

[@sigmamalegrindset132]

valhalla is my first AC game and I immediately understood it lol

[@Ambatukam69317]

@@sigmamalegrindset132 damn albert einstein aint got shit on u

[@swiftchancellor159]

What? Thats makes no sense. That usually means its a good ending that makes you think.

[@udontgotJack]

@@swiftchancellor159 no…you shouldn’t need to look at outside sources to understand the ending of a movie or game. Sure it can be complex, but they should explain it well enough to be understood. They rushed it

[@zerrierslizer1]

i am still baffled at the insane amount of work that must have gone into planning all of this! but the fact that Basim, or Loki, planned all of this from the start is insane! never before have i been as invested in a game series as i am now.

[@Wasertaser]

It makes much more sense now why Layla killed her friend. She didn’t the staff or Loki’s wife probably got a message while in the temples, telling her to kill. It’s nice they fixed that

[@Megaman.ExE7]

Kingdom Hearts man...and I'm trying to balance both of them

[@CatastrophicDisease]

It’s because the plot is contrived.

[@phantomgamer9264]

@@Megaman.ExE7 fr and they say Kingdom Hearts is confusing it really not that hard if you watch a good video or just play the games

[@LordOfTerra]

Holy fuck! I didn't think about basim being loki, i knew evior as odin and sigurd but my god i didnt think about basim as loki. It makes so much more sense.

[@wasteman3259]

I realised cause they had the same voice

[@marcosilos1021]

​@@wasteman3259 i

[@hitmonkey4726]

Who's here after Mirage was announced and forgot what happen in Valhalla.

[@MOHAMMED-u9q5s]

I didn't play Valhalla yet. I started with origins and I am stilling in it ? So can I skip valhala? .🌹

[@hitmonkey4726]

@@MOHAMMED-u9q5s I love Origins. The next year I played Odyssey but couldn't finish it coz I was already fatigued by Origins. 2 years after that I could finish Valhalla because I took a break. All I can say is, those games are just the same but just a reskin and different map. The story is too convulated that you will understand better by watching ending explained videos on youtube. In conclusion, you can skip Valhalla. Or come back later after finishing Mirage coz it is set 20 years before Valhalla.

[@Seren_Moth]

@@hitmonkey4726 tbh all the new assassins creed games are just not assassins creed anymore

[@adarus9941]

@@Seren_Moth Origins is, not so much Odyssey and to a somewhat lesser extent, Valhalla

[@karljaanvahtramaa1205]

@@MOHAMMED-u9q5s dont skip it

[@plasticcargo]

He's Isu, but Basim was one of the subjects the Isu created in order to try and stop the end of the world cataclysm many years ago by cycling through their memories in the pre-cursor animus. The one that Aletheia fell in love with.

[@gabe2308]

If they found a way to bring it full circle with Layla and Desmond returning to save the world for good I would be so happy cause I actually love the modern day storyline. Also it would be nice to have Nolan north back in the fold.

[@theadmiral4157]

Imagine Layla, Desmond, and basim returning to save the world. That's gonna be a great story ngl

[@rileyblais7850]

Faravid is jörmangander “aka the world Serpent” this is why when u meet halfdan aka Thor’s sage u do the quest where halfdan thinks he’s bieng poisoned by faravid.... ( in nors mythos jormangander poisoned Thor) this is why faravid has the weired looking veins on his neck like Loki etc. So for those who let him live u did the wrong thing

[@vivekthampi9589]

Really interesting. Just not sure thst jormungandr was part of the yggdrasil project though. But symbolically its pretty cool

[@elsecaller-jacob8346]

No he’s not, Darby confirmed Faravid was a female Isu

[@rileyblais7850]

@@elsecaller-jacob8346 ok witch one is he then we only know of 3 and one of the sages dies in black flag

[@elsecaller-jacob8346]

@@rileyblais7850 Aita “Black Flag sage” has nothing to do with these Isu, they’re all Norse pantheon

[@rileyblais7850]

@@elsecaller-jacob8346 shit my bad maybe if ubi would stick to one story I wouldn’t be confused

[@Kvelertaknes]

What a fucking waste turning Basim into the reincarnation of a Norse God. Just make him a normal human being who happens to become an Assassin like Ezio. The reason why Ezio worked is because he represented the player with his curiosity and unknowingness to how the greater world functioned. I think the fact that Basim is Loki is going to stain AC: Mirage a bit for me, though I hope they just ignore it to the fullest.

[@adarus9941]

They won’t

[@aaronjones2815]

I'd kinda like to see an all modern day assassin's Creed game. Maybe WW2 or later. Similar to the mechanics of like uncharted but with more stealth.

[@Ishpreetb264]

Angroboda is actually Alethia.

[@BPRGaming]

I know mate. I just wanted to tell the story of Basim/Loki in this story and didn't think to mention she was actually Alethia. I'll probably do that in my modern day explained video!

[@nrgao]

Who is here after the Mirage reveal? Ready to see Basim’s origin play out!

[@huntardlulz9416]

I wonder what loki's motives are for bringing back his children again are. Perhaps causing another Ragnarök but in midgard?

[@BPRGaming]

Possibly. And then that Ragnarok could be what The Reader and Layla have to solve.

[@kylewilson7899]

I also want to know how they’ll portray them as they’re a giant snake, wolf and corpse in mythology

[@r3dh00dlum]

@@kylewilson7899 simple, A Tall Gymnast, a small hunter, and an ill person

[@horanghaeapologist]

Ragnarok happens on all realms tho

[@doryaman]

Motives? Well, he loves his children. Do parents need motives to save their children now??

[@Brandon-mt5vg]

here after mirage

[@michaelray5595]

No spoilers, I was thinking it was Basim was Loki - now the story line amazing, had no idea what direction it was going - but, Eivor we already know is Havi/Odin... Didn't see Sigurd as Tyr coming, makes sense though.

[@easternlighthouse5741]

Despite Basim’s development, I really enjoyed the “good” ending. Although the game kind of paints him in a bad way, I like the character story and am REALLY looking forward to future AC games.

[@istvankovats8541]

You're in luck it turns out the next ac game will have him be the protagonist!

[@68whiskey40]

Eivor was Odin Sigurd was Tyr Basim was Loki Halfdan was Thor Svala was Freya

[@forrestxvii]

You’re telling me I’m playing as the reincarnation of Loki?

[@Noir-c9k]

Yes, but not the Loki from Norse mythology as such, but Loki from the ISU (precursor race) what you see in Valhalla is evior’s interpretation of him trying to make sense of what’s happening in his mind, being that he’s also an Isu reincarnation. He can’t comprehend the memories of his former version so he identifies them with something which he’s familiar with being Norse mythology.

[@jhnyjoejoe69]

If i recall Basim found the Jigdrassil tree first and Loki took over his body, the same way Odin tried to take Eivors when he connected to Jigdrassil.

[@PatFussy069]

I recall in a story Basim talking about losing his wife, & child. I believe maybe he found the tree a lot earlier.

[@jet7111]

Basim is Loki. It's that simple. When he takes Layla's place that is Loki. Loki living in our world.

[@snuggyxiii7642]

That’s why basim looks so much like Loki now I understand.

[@BGRafael-uh3oy]

))))))))

[@dragonborn3283]

Anyone after Assassin Creed Mirage

[@muhammadfaisal_1995]

Me.

[@muhammadfaisal_1995]

But I guess Basim in Miraj have a different story.

[@dragonborn3283]

@@muhammadfaisal_1995 yeah totally different

[@jcapo5]

Do we not know what happened with eivor? I'm assuming we will learn in the dlc. I don't recall them saying why his body is in Boston

[@kenz16v55]

It's viking history you see. They were the first to travel to North America centuries ago and Boston has its history with vikings. I don't remember the full details in viking history, but I believe that Eivor is among the first people to arrive to America and why his corpse is there. I'm thinking that's the plot for the next dlc.

[@ajayavsm7476]

She said "I have seen my death in a vison and it was not now, not here" so I assume it will be explained later

[@jcapo5]

All I know is I havent wanted to buy a dlc so much before in my life. I really can't wait to see what this dlc will offer. I'm super excited

[@joshwest9373]

Animus of you let it decide has Eivor as female the only time you get a male scene is during Odin's memories

[@legendaryice3437]

You can actually find the place eivor lays to rest in Vinland next to one of the view points there is a little carin that you can do and if you go to the edge of the cliff where basim looks at the mountains and there is a pile of stones there

[@ukotoa1639]

I have a very out there theory, but what if Basim takes back control of his body? Like if we assume it’s similar to Evior and Odin then maybe Basim could fight Loki for control?

[@ChrisEzio]

Alex Mason scizofrenia style. I like it

[@aristonaragao3171]

He can fight it, I believe he chooses not to, and instead, fully accepts and embodies Loki

[@SuperMaanas]

And that’s the character arc and Basim can be the new protagonist

[@theadmiral4157]

I'd like to think that after Loki extracted his revenge, basim will get back his own body

[@J.F.331]

This is where Mirage is going to make little sense as far as the fantasy aspect. Basim is a middle eastern man from Baghdad fully entrenched in a Islamic upbringing but somehow is going to have visions of Norse gods, a religion for all intents and purpose exclusive to the Nordic people living 2,500 miles away from Baghdad. Ubisoft should not even include this portion in Mirage, it’s going to hurt Basim’s story in Mirage.

[@JacobReid]

This makes so much more sense now. All of the other videos I’ve watched have failed to explain that they are in fact reincarnations of the Norse gods. I was so confused by who Basim was and what the hell he was talking about in reference to seeking revenge for his son

[@grabsak]

Loki is the bringer of ragnarok...........just saying. Could this be beginning of the end for the Assassin and Templar brotherhood and birth of a new Order? One set on destroying the Isu???

[@diegoestmar559]

I can see assassins and templars joining forces to stop the ism and then fighting again. i was surprised that Otso berg wasn't in valhalla. he was alive.

[@makokenji4350]

@@diegoestmar559 They probably resolved his story in a comic book. That's the one thing I hate about this. Tell the videogame story in the videogame please Ubisoft.

[@aestheticswim3397]

I thought it was baldur that started ragnarok

[@diegoestmar559]

BebopBoogieMan 1123 it begins with his death. Loki indirectly kills him.

[@aestheticswim3397]

@@diegoestmar559 now I'm just remembering God of war lore that atreus is actually Loki and then when balder accidentally punched him in the chesty accidentally scratched himself with the arrow making him mortal and then kratos killed him

[@davidroland6501]

basim from Assassin's creed Mirage wow🤟😄

[@cwm5051]

Ubisoft never fails to muck up a simple and beautiful storyline 👏

[@SierraLimaSL]

Easy to understand really

[@izzysanderson7123]

i loved how desmond was at the end but he wouldnt admit it but you could tell

[@The7Reaper]

Why did Shaun and Rebecca even trust him though? And they left to bring William to him? They seen all the shady shit he did and yet automatically trust him? That's what confuses me.

[@trevorv7868]

They don’t trust him as you can clearly see on their faces but what choice do they have? He has the knowledge of everything going on

[@mmrchive]

They probably also know what Daniel Cross did to the old mentor but who cares

[@Topless_waiters_entertainment]

Bru no lies Layla is missing and they give basim modern day clothes and let's him use the animus

[@02WS6]

And he is an assassin are you going to argue with him when you’re 2 regular people and clearly see what’s he’s done

[@Nicothewerewolf]

@@02WS6 Sean and Rebecca are also assasins, there’s even a scene in syndicate I think where you see Sean use the modern hidden blade called the shock blade I think.

[@almightybonbon]

Loki be travelling not only timelines also storylines. Loki really do love his staffs.

[@tyric3949]

This is probably the best written assasins creed so far. Or the most interesting, cuz when everyone found out that eivor is havi's reincarnation. I'm pretty sure everyone had the same satisfied reaction.

[@kuroroluxifer8321]

short answer : he's evil REincarnate...Loki...here to get back his monster children.

[@Zzz-mu3dg]

So the Bassim from mirage is evil?

[@joebouchahine2583]

Me watching this after i finished mirage

[@Mrpandamanjr3]

Who’s here after the showcase of mirage

[@homejuju7293]

I am!

[@kittycatwithinternetaccess2356]

Me

[@holly9096]

AC Valhalla revived this series after the mess that was Odyssey. As a veteran fan, for the first time in a long time, I'm excited to see where this story goes.

[@abnar3729]

What the hell u talking about? How it revived the series if it didn't even let us play as an assassin

[@holly9096]

@@abnar3729 I enjoyed the plot a lot more than I initially thought. Even if the protagonist is a non-established Assassin, the next games show promise with Basim as our main character. Layla's story was going nowhere, so the writers definitely made the best decision in letting her step to the side for someone new. Basim is not only someone armed with Assassin knowledge, but also one armed with Isu knowledge as well. For the first time, our modern protagonist won't be absolutely clueless throughout their journey. There's a lot of potential here.

[@NekMinuteG]

@@holly9096 facts brother, I loved the twist although some people believe the ending didn't satisfy their Evior ending with Loki/Basim living his life out, to me its the best Type of Karma for the Isu Odin.

[@BPRGaming]

You are spitting nothing but facts! After Odyssey I was honestly thinking 'This franchise is fucked'. But I am so glad they managed to revive it!

[@finalform11]

@@holly9096 apparently since the staff houses the mind of lokis wife she was kind of set up as a long con to get the staff to loki who is basim which i guess he will eventually use to bring her back and his child somehow. Shes a major piece of the puzzle and is likely not done considering shes in that world with the reader ( desmond miles) trying to find a way to save the world while not losing their protection from the solar flare thing.

[@gabrielvazquez4975]

Maybe we see this happen in the DLCs? I would rather prefer that than dragging into another game where we will most likely be seeing a whole new time era and culture 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@jonathanhan0524]

Bad news sir

[@gabrielvazquez4975]

@@jonathanhan0524 lol yeah 😂 hopefully it will be a good game with a decent story 👌🏾

[@docu-menter2702]

The dev said that the concept of the new games will be narative driven story instead of rpg style like from the last mythologic trilogy. They said they made everything in it from scratch instead of reusing assets. Baghdad build to be very vibrant and colorfull as well as very dense city filled with intelegent and adaptable AI. As well as parkour and stealth in mind, with the past AC games that have the best parkour and stealth as inspiration (not sure from what games) but much much more improved. While the combat took inspiration from the last mythologic trilogy, but with much like AC games. Not sure about the law of physic, but someone said that the dev also try their best to improve it to look as realistic as possible. Overall Mirage will have less mysthicism and more grounded to reality, or so they said. I hope they deliver us with superb storyline and good gameplay with much more Assassin vibes, or else the angry fans will kick them in the balls.

[@Topless_waiters_entertainment]

I think that loki, odin and other "gods" were munipulated into thinking that asgard and the 9 realms a were real and they were actually God's and loki took it to far because the asgard ending valhalla is similar to the isu ending

[@pazed8509]

I'm not too sure of that, I think its because of Eivor beliefs that she/he sees the isu as her/his gods and godesses.

[@danielcampbell1660]

Thank you for helping me understand Basim from assassin's creed valhalla

[@damiem9449]

what if desmond is a reincarnation of an isu himself, because both Altair and Ezio looked like him.

[@Xavier0396]

I think they are also descendants of loki

[@thevman5226]

I heard a rumour about a connection between basim and Altaïr and that a future game will bring back a fan favourite character to reveal an untold story. Basim’s knowledge will be used to tell the story of former assassin members.

[@Alexanderthegreatdrummer]

Well Basim is Iraqi and Al Mualim, altairs mentor, was based on a real person who was also iraqi. So there's definitely a connection

[@theadmiral4157]

Here it is now. Assassins creed mirage

[@thevman5226]

@@theadmiral4157 not bad hey!

[@efrandajulian]

We'll see Basim again in the AC Mirage 🔥

[@NyBasim91]

As someone who's name is Basim, and never seeing name anywhere even for a key chain. It's awesome to see it in assassin's Creed and definitely have to pick up the game now. Last game I played was origins.

[@theadmiral4157]

You should pick up the upcoming game, I heard it's all about basim

[@theneelay]

I hope Basim gets a redemption. He’s too cool to be a villain

[@josephbasha1926]

You either die a villain or live long enough to become the villain

[@dragonkamran]

@@josephbasha1926 the fuck

[@jovanlopez5284]

@@josephbasha1926 u mean hero

[@Heltiic]

And now hes the MC for the next AC game, Mirage

[@bespecheeze]

basim is a descendant of Loki. eivor is havi, sigurd is tyr, svala is freiyja

[@hofame8562]

Halfdan is Thor

[@dark_lord7501]

But now we’ll finally get to know basim even more do to mirage

[@bguinet]

BRUH.....they’re setting up bringing Desmond and Layla back from the dead. Basim get defeated in modern day and they will take Desmond’s body back to that place and find Layla’s and use the staff and the machine to regenerate them and bring them back

[@makokenji4350]

Yep. This would be the most epic shit in gaming history, so watch as they tell this amazing story in a comic book lol.

[@karlkaliweba]

In AC Black Flag they show Desmond's body being dissected so I highly doubt he'll come back in that way

[@hofame8562]

Desmond's body is long gone

[@TheAmazingCrazyguy75]

Desmond's body was dissected, and most of it would be rotting by now. All they needed was his brain and some parts of DNA. They ain't keeping a whole ass body for that.

[@fathertrim4166]

Wow thanks for this. Didn’t pick up that Basim was actually Loki this entire time. Makes sense now

[@martinclarke184]

That Unknown guy at the end I'm pretty sure that's Desmond miles it's the same voice too

[@craiggreen9503]

It is

[@natescheider5983]

I thought desmond was killed tho

[@Joe-qw6xg]

@@natescheider5983 Juno or Minerva (I don't remember which one) said in Odyssey (I think) that Desmond never died.. He is in gray...or something like that 😂

[@Ozzie_Mandias]

@@Joe-qw6xg In western occultism, the Grey is a name for the spirit world. Could be that Desmond is in the afterlife with the other deities?

[@Joe-qw6xg]

@@Ozzie_Mandias Maybe..maybe she meant something like "his body only "died" not his mind and spirit" and then he went into the gray.Layla didn't know that she would die but either she had a choice to leave soon enough so she is stuck in the gray too.. I guess people didn't like Layla's character and they "killed" her 😅

[@LegendOfTheBat]

I feel like the more they explain about the ancient civilisation, the less intriguing it becomes. I remember getting goosebumps when first unlocking the Adam and Eve video in AC2. It was genuinely shocking. Even if an AC game had repetitive gameplay, you could at least look forward to another piece of the ancient puzzle being revealed. But once you've told most of the key parts to this story, it might be best to put it to rest.

[@MyMemo5555]

It was really good plot but i can't stop thinking about faravid and sigerd the weird neck mark that almost like electronics chip Update: faravid one of them

[@BPRGaming]

IT'S SO COOL!

[@Ozzie_Mandias]

The reincarnations of the Gods seem to have black spot on the right side of the neck because thats where they Yggdrasil Tree of Life was used on the original Gods to suck out their psyches and store it in the Yggdrasil. For Eivor, the wolf attacked the right side of his neck, destroying the area of the neck with the black spot and only leaving huge scars. Thats why Basim did not know. Basim started suspecting though overtime that Eivor was acting too much like Odin. Basim himself is a proper reincarnation of Loki.

[@ThatsMySkill]

first things first: this is my perception of what little i grasped (and still remember) over the years. i might not remember everything or get something wrong and i have absolutely no clue about the recent ac writing. im mostly basing this off of things ive seen in this video. please pardon if i get something completely wrong. im writing what i know solely from memory and what i remember most about the modern day story is desmonds story. the last assassins creed game i played was syndicate. i kinda fell out of love with the games (having started with 1 and played almost every major game since then up until syndicate). now that mirage got announced i got excited and genuinely wanted to know the story of basim but tbh hearing all that old norse legend stuff about him being a reincarnation of the god loki really struck a bad nerve. dont get me wrong, assassins creed was never historically accurate with all those holy magical artifacts and futuristic godly beings but it still always had a ground layer of believable history wich i appreciated. it wasnt always so over the top. i loved the more seperated modern day story of assassins creed (desmonds story) better with the isu being a future civilization rather than ubisoft retconning that the isu are actually asgardian leaders. to put it simply: i preferred it when the isu were mysterious beings and not something that can just easily be explained by saying "they are norse gods". the isu always seemed like a mysterious bridge between past, present and future; secretly working in the shadows but now its just gotten way out of hand from a writing perspective imo. im happy for everyone that enjoys it but i guess its just not for me.

[@DevelopmentRobco]

This psychedelic trip of story telling needs to die with Valhalla ngl. Give us the historical accuracy stuff (with assassins and templars included).

[@fifastarstrikinggoals3761]

Basim was the one that led Layla to eivors grave with that message at the start of the game

[@CairoOG]

Anyone here after #ACMirage trailer??

[@K-11609]

I'm EXTREMELY hoping they fix up everything they've mucked with Odyssey and Valhalla.

[@homiej8163]

Remember when this series was about just going around assassinating bad guys???

[@299BamBam]

Remember when Assassins Creed was an "easy" complicated plot to understand?

[@NarnianHogwart]

Is still is easy to understand lol Anyone who played the game should have been able to easily understand who Basim is/was.

[@299BamBam]

@@NarnianHogwart no one was questioning who basim was... just everything else in the new trilogy

[@NarnianHogwart]

@@299BamBam The video is literally called "Who is Basim, Explained" lol so maybe re think your assertion that "no one was questioning it" Also everything on the "new trilogy" is very easy to understand if you actually take the time to play them through.

[@mukuro8033]

Basim is the guy that despite him betraying you. You can't just hate the guy but rather sympathize him.

[@leonnestestog2562]

Basim is my favourite character

[@AmirElamine]

Great job in explaining and exploring the history behind Basim. But it's "Ibn Is-haq" not "Ibn Ishaq" The first one In Arabic: إبن إسحاق The second one in Arabic: إبن عشاق And they're not the same. Thank you 🌹

[@Ferns89611]

Who’s after watching ac Mirage trailer?? :)

[@kittycatwithinternetaccess2356]

Me

[@MinatoNamikazeWW]

I never played Valhalla because i don't have a good pc but now i just saw Assassin's creed Mirage trailer i was like who TF is this guy

[@bandit1001]

isn’t that like every new assassins creed game

[@rez_vive3023]

After the end of the story I went to Joutenhiem and did that part of the Asgard arc (I had not done it yet even though I was power level 323) and I realized that Loki was very similar to Basim. I know someone pretty much commented it I think it was Tubby _DCLXVI he basically said that Basim and Loki were very similar in many ways. But yeah it makes so much sense now I kept wondering to myself why Basim was so upset at Eivor. But this makes so much sense. I am hoping that we get to see more of Basim either in a new games or in new stories like The legend of the hidden blade and the Three portals you could take to Elysium, Hades, and Atlantis. Like in AC Oddesey

[@lev3738]

The name Basim means the one who smiles in Arabic, Is-haaq (Isaac) is Hebrew name meaning the one who laughs

[@bassimbass4705]

Ohh the irony

[@ser_ryon_vine6392]

So who is Fenrir supposed to be? If he’s isu then he’s def not a wolf lol.

[@damonseraph4280]

Man i just wanted to make sure if Basim in AC Miraje is the same one from Valhalla and i got the whole damn Valhalla game spoiled for me as i'm currently still playing it

[@NMSS-eh9vn]

Don’t know how I feel about playing Basim in future games, considering his motives are purely selfish

[@deathking1019]

but the interesting thing is now two ISU control the assassins and the templars and i feel Basim and Juno are going to go to war with each other the question is will he use this war as an excuse to lure the assassins help to find his children saying they could help destroy the templars and stop juno

[@ignatzbubis3610]

@@deathking1019juno was already killed in a comic. Look it up on the ac wiki

[@ghosctgaming]

Basim (Loki) a Master Assassin. Bad business

[@jbracq2008]

Honestly the lore is good and I loved the game, but it felt way too short and incomplete. There was a start but it felt like there was no middle or end.

[@BPRGaming]

I know what you mean mate! Did you go through the Asgard arcs and the Animus Anomalies? There's also some cool stuff on the Laptop within the modern day!

[@jhnyjoejoe69]

I mean, i knew when i wad half way and i knew when i was at the end. It felt like there was a 2nd ending after the end tho. Like an extended ending.

[@presidentjenkins6480]

Short? This game was long as hell lol

[@jbracq2008]

@@presidentjenkins6480 it felt long for sure cuz it’s Grindy as hell. But the story felt short as hell.

[@jbracq2008]

@@BPRGaming I did! Still felt incomplete as hell tho. Hoping the DLCs make up for it a bit.

[@mckrinoleon1069]

Man this game evolved from assassin's protecting humanity's free will to demigods fighting a dead civilization from the past

[@joehobbs3277]

As fascinating as assassins creed lore always is ive noticed especially with odesey and Valhalla your really forced to do just about everything to get the full picture which does make you apriciate the older assassins creed games even if syndicate and AC 3 devised the fan base somewhat. Origins was great at explaining the hidden ones and bringing back the seriousness which syndicate lacked even tho it’s my faveroute along with 3 but I always say to anyone who dosent like the newer games go back to the old ones. I enjoyed odesey and Valhalla but I do find them very overwhelming but if there’s one thing I do live in Valhalla is the exploration.

[@Huskies2308]

Thank you for recapping basim because I really have no desire to play Valhalla but I want to know more about basim before I play mirage

[@alec187]

So is basim going to be the next modern day character because if so I’m all for it.

[@anderecontent]

Basim is evil what do u mean

[@anderecontent]

Basim is Loki did u even play the game or even watch the full video

[@LisaMariavanHarmelen]

The only thing I don’t understand is why he was born so far away from Norway, while all the other gods are reincarnated in Norway (correct me if I am wrong).

[@GigaChad..]

So yeah, ac valhalla has a shit ton of sages

[@Knightson21]

with mirage, we can know about basim more

[@theadmiral4157]

Basim has a nice story ngl, if they're just gonna get rid of the fantasy shit being Loki's reincarnation

[@MarioCorleone]

He's not really Loki from Norse mythology. He's reincarnated from an Isu (an advanced ancient civilization) named Loki. But if that's what you mean then I get you.

[@Seren_Moth]

@@MarioCorleone still ridiculous

[@dazronrichard5331]

Makes me wonder why Basim wasn't the main character. Would have been a better Assassin Creed game playing as Basim. Learning his role with the hidden ones, what happened to Basim son, how did he join the hidden ones, learning more about the hiddens one influence in England before they evacuated years ago or, what lead to Basim being betrayed by his own mentor in the hidden ones. I think it would have been cool if Basim mentored some of the other characters like Eivor, Randvi, Sigurd, and Soma to become assassins. Eivor is a good character but Basim should have been the main focal point.

[@jovanlopez5284]

U got ur wish. Assassin's creed Mirage will be his!!

[@riskingmybiscuit4209]

Good video

[@BPRGaming]

Thanks mate!

[@mr.aleximer]

So Basim was a Lowkey for a long time.