I don't know if anyone noticed, but you can see the scar that Enkidu did on basim in valhalla if you look in his face

@sal4731

7 ай бұрын

Yes, it’s so cool

@arciere9986

7 ай бұрын

I did not wish to play Valhalla, but I instantly wanted to just to see if he had a scar😅

@r4yv1

7 ай бұрын

yeah I guessed that scene would have had some purpose

@PRLShrimpNoodle

7 ай бұрын

I was literally gonna go and look for that

@tylertaylor5483

7 ай бұрын

Why did enkidu do it though?

I think his smirk at the end after Enkidu's attack was more just sad acceptance rather than satisfaction. Basim is characterized throughout both games and the book set between them as being extremely loyal to the people around him. So long as they are loyal to him. Enkidu reflects that aspect of him. When merged Basim returns instead of Enkidu's friend and companion Enkidu treats this new Basim as a betrayal. I think Basim's smile is the sad acknowledgement of that fact, and acceptance of Enkidu's ire

@GrittyIke

7 ай бұрын

Basim is selfish don’t let him fool you he just wants world domination

@GrittyIke

7 ай бұрын

He even says it in Valhalla

@MaliciousAggravator

7 ай бұрын

Oof, beautifully put Sir.

@032_m.alfathcirrus5

7 ай бұрын

Not to mention, Basim means the one who smiles... even in sorrow, he still smiles. Just like his campfire scene, this is Valhalla Basim a.k.a the Goat.

@ashcraft257

7 ай бұрын

Basim and Loki are the same person, it the memory that he remembers who he is. They don’t just merge they just have a piece missing which is the point of the game. Basim could have rejected these memories like Evior did.

After finishing the game it really makes want a dlc on the journey he took with hytham and Sigurd

@jordandemilio6464

7 ай бұрын

They made it a comic, classic Ubisoft always tying up loose ends in comics so they have an excuse not to make a game or dlc on it.

@SaintNMT

7 ай бұрын

@@jordandemilio6464 damn I didn’t know that lol, yup there goes Ubisoft selling the bag 😂

@jabaricarrion9895

7 ай бұрын

There’s a book about Hytham’s first mission with Basim that kinda serves as as prequel to Valhalla. It’s called Golden City. It definitely made me more intrigued with Basim’s character as it shows how mysterious he is in Hytham’s eyes.

@socramserrot

Ай бұрын

That would be awesome. Wow I love that idea.

Mirage's ending was certainly one of the most unique endings we've had in this series....I really love the way Ubisoft Bordeaux tried to connect Basim in Mirage's ending and the one we knew in Valhalla and this was without a doubt a great ending to this beautiful game I completed this yesterday only and I think its safe to say that this game was far better than what I expected before the launch

@mrenigma1564

7 ай бұрын

yes indeed

@churichurinfunflais5269

7 ай бұрын

​@@mrenigma1564agree

@CriscOnSmootH

7 ай бұрын

the game is ass

@logicthat5591

7 ай бұрын

Your expectation is low

@madfam1105

7 ай бұрын

init the game was horrible, the main story was one big fetch quest @@logicthat5591

What’s even more sad is Hytham meeting Basim after Loki took over him. Hytham met basim as this guy who was a really good teacher to him, he was patient and kinder. Now Hytham met basim as a completely different person but still chose to follow him

@speediskey9503

7 ай бұрын

Hytham is in the game if you do one of the tales of the Baghdad mission, he will be a character you can talk to and you will see how he joins the hidden ones.

@Lockleytrailers

7 ай бұрын

@@speediskey9503 This is why I mentioned Hytham. Because we met him as Basim but we know that it was the first and last time Hytham have seen the real Basim without Loki

@speediskey9503

7 ай бұрын

@@Lockleytrailers oh ok

@SalvationCode

7 ай бұрын

I wouldn't say Loki took over. More that Loki & Basim merged after Basim faced his trauma and "unlocked" Loki's memories. He's still Basim, just with Loki's memories and life residing within. After all, Basim still believes in the Creed. He says as much in Valhalla. So I'm sure he was still a good teacher to Hytham. Only he was also working towards his own, vengeful goals at the same time.

@quanthai201

7 ай бұрын

as @SalvationCode explained, they are merged so Basim still Basim with knowledge and memory of LOKI.

Also, no one has mentioned the nice touch of Basims voice change after merging with Loki. It was a very nice touch

I’m definitely gonna replay the game again and see the interactions between Basim and Nehal in detail. I’m surprised I didn’t realize no one else ever talked to her in the story 😂

@rawcopper604

7 ай бұрын

They played this seemingly huge thing off very well. Props to the writers for this.

@5StarRebel

7 ай бұрын

i feel like i did but i blew it off cause she never liked any of basims friends

@jacesmith9342

7 ай бұрын

You’d think for a person that he knew for most of his life and talked to that whole time, SOMEONE would’ve asked him who he was talking to since he was the only one that could see her.

@enzoamore8971

7 ай бұрын

I love the concept of Nehal not being real, but apart of me subjectively wished she was still a real character. Now I feel like this is selfcest now lol

@kassadyne3602

5 ай бұрын

That's what I said

Man the soundtrack in this game is amazing. Only played the game once, but hearing some of the soundtrack again, I get emotional.

@bendrat6084

7 ай бұрын

you gotta see more from brendan

@HeroinBobuk

6 ай бұрын

I personally thought it was probably the worst in the series. Completely unremarkable

@zuher3180

Ай бұрын

My man

I have a theory and I want to believe that Basim, during his years as mentor, is the reason why the brotherhood stopped using eagles as companions and why they didn't seek freedom and free will until Altair got to be mentor.

@amirulizzat7395

7 ай бұрын

Thats a good theory

@deepflare1028

7 ай бұрын

I thought it was because this was the Hidden Ones, not the Assassins. But your theory certainly is possible

@funkykrunc6857

7 ай бұрын

This does make sense. Roshan seems to be the one who started the brotherhood at Masiaf. She probably kept free will out of the tenants

@northamerica5142

7 ай бұрын

So Basim, the guy who went against his mentor to seek the truth, is the reason the brotherhood never sought freedom? That doesn't make sense.

@theadmiral4157

7 ай бұрын

I wonder if basim is the one that quoted the iconic line "nothing is true, everything is permitted" because of the things he experienced when he's still a young assassin up to this point

My biggest issue with Mirage's story is that they decided to make it nonlinear so you can access any assassination case in any order. They should've built up the conflict over successive story arcs instead of just showing it all in the end.

@mrenigma1564

7 ай бұрын

the first assassination all the same you need to kill that target but then you free to choose games these days wants to give the players some sense of freedom they don't want to bind players 100% into specific thing still in the end everyone will kill the same target so it's cool this is how games are now

@blank3531

7 ай бұрын

@@mrenigma1564some people just simply minded and can’t appreciate what the devs made they just want some marvel type bs with everything in one

@runbaa9285

7 ай бұрын

@@mrenigma1564 that's not the point. The fact that everything except the first and final assassination is non-linear means that everything between those two can't progress the character plot in a meaningful way. It's the same problem Valhalla had with its plot but in a smaller scale. It means the story CAN'T be cohesive, because every arc has to be a villain of the week anthology, not an actual connective narrative. Imagine if playing AC2, we can kill Francezco de Pazzi before killing Vieri de Pazzi. That would ruin Ezio's character progression for the first half of the game.

@theadmiral4157

7 ай бұрын

​@@blank3531having a nonlinear story makes the game bland and takes away the character development of the protagonist

@mrenigma1564

7 ай бұрын

@@theadmiral4157 and yet we felt his character development thanks to the lengh of the game

Mirage got all the great elements of Assassin's creed lore, the Assassin vs Templar fantasy, the ISU element, the great setting, the good parkour and stealth, the linear story etc imagine if bourdoux were given a bigger budget and more time

@brohanfromrohan5771

7 ай бұрын

Baghdad was nice looking, but not interesting to explore. Aside from the city itself, there were no historical landmarks to explore, which I always loved about these games: seeing their take on the Temple of Athena or the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Hell, exploration altogether was non existent. The combat was ridiculously easy, stealth even more so. Assassin's Focus was complete God mode. The game was originally meant to be a dlc of Valhalla and it showed.

@colephelps7816

7 ай бұрын

​@@brohanfromrohan5771There were historical sites (although a few were not yet built at the time of the game; ie dome of the ass). The Mongols destroyed Baghdad in their conquest, so yeah you can't see these landmarks IRL...

@brohanfromrohan5771

7 ай бұрын

@@colephelps7816, that's it? One obscenely obscure actual historical site that you'd only know about through digging through some google searches? C'mon now. You know what I mean. The game sucked for exploration. It was a $20 dlc. Not a $50 standalone. Or $60 if you bought the "deluxe" like me. I got suckered.

@BenjaminWalburn

6 ай бұрын

​@@brohanfromrohan5771no, the game wasn't meant to be a DLC, and it definitely doesn't show. At no point in development was it a DLC, only in the earliest conceptions of the project. As for combat and stealth, it's exactly what people were asking for: a return to tradition. At least it was still more difficult than Ezio's combat. Stealth was pretty boring mostly due to them dropping the ball on enemy AI.

@whomidity3953

6 ай бұрын

@@brohanfromrohan5771 to each their own, I absolutely adore the Arabic and Islamic architecture & the colorful environment that remains beautiful, yet subtle

Basim has definitely embraced Loki's memories, but will still be himself, it's like accepting your split personality. Also, you're correct, the Djinn represents Odin and therefore Loki's hatred/fear of Odin. Also the Pieces of Eden in this game ARE the Memory Seals, Alamut is where Altair found them, which would make them be used as the centerpiece of AC Revelations. The Alamut temple being revealed to be a prison was kind of dark, but still cool.

@David-tl5qi

7 ай бұрын

but did the hidden ones like Roshan know that Loki was inside? I don't fully understand

@tronarclight2976

7 ай бұрын

@@David-tl5qi The Hidden Ones didn't know, neither did Roshan, all Roshan knew is that Basim was different than most people and that he may have had a connection to the temple under Alamut, that's it. I doubt the order of the ancients knew he was Loki specifically, only that he may be a Sage.

@David-tl5qi

7 ай бұрын

@@tronarclight2976 ok gotcha, ty man

@bernardmacdonagh9517

6 ай бұрын

I'm always happen when they use a an isu relic that isn't an apple or looks like one, they feel a bit over used

it would never occur to Basim to check on whether or not other people interact with Nehal because in my opinion, his brain fills in the blanks/intentionally deceives his perception of what is happening until the moment at the end where the house of cards comes crashing down. Mr. Robot is a show with great examples of this, also Fight Club.

@zachplaysallday-zpad5731

6 күн бұрын

Don’t forget Alex mason in call of duty black ops

It’s so depressing basim was so desperate to not feel alone, to be apart of something and the one thing that he wanted as a kid betrayed him, and accepted Loki so he wouldn’t feel so alone. At least that’s how I perceived it.

@arciere9986

7 ай бұрын

I'm also very confused because unlike Eivor, Basim doesn't know of the Norse gods. He told a man at the House of Wisdom that his friend (Nehal) was into foreign gods and pagan magic so unless that knowledge is also shared with Basim, I felt like Loki tricked him by dawning the face of a supposed life long friend and suggesting that he'd be bonded with Nehal forever and not Loki as he is. It also seemed like the Djinn could have been Loki's way of making the merge with "Nehal" more convincing

@burgerbran

7 ай бұрын

@@arciere9986damn. that would make sense since Loki is known as the trickster god

@freetothink284

7 ай бұрын

He lost nearly everyone he cared about, the street orphans, Nehal, Roshan, even his fellow Hidden One that trained with him near the end - I feel that he embraced the Isu memories everyone so desperately hid from him. The cost of Loki was Basim, Enkindu’s interaction suggests as much.

@yeldarb3203

7 ай бұрын

@@arciere9986Evior only perceived Loki, Odin etc as Norse gods because of where she come from and her beliefs, she saw ‘Odins’ memories as fictional gods such as Norse mythology where she come from and associated it as such, whereas in reality they were just Isu. This is why Badim see’s his memories as a Jinni because it relates to Arab myth etc. But again it’s just his Isu Guard/imprisoner

@maxm.m.7219

7 ай бұрын

There are other memory discs. My theory is that he probable went back over the years, and listened to them all in secret. Therefore, he would know the full story.@@arciere9986

also the wound that Enkidu gives Basim/Loki is actually seen on Basim in Valhalla as a scar.

Also The name Nehal is derived from the Persian language, and means “newly planted tree”. Thus Nehal is Yggdrasill’s newly planted seed of Loki.

@vemogiralt9077

7 ай бұрын

ok bro we know u got that from another video

@Jdhoker

7 ай бұрын

@@vemogiralt9077 didn't Know giving some more info was hurting your feelings ,sorry bout that

@Tyger-vm9vu

7 ай бұрын

​@@vemogiralt9077by your logic people cant spread any knowledge after reading a book too because well "they just got that info from a book"

My theory on Nehal not interacting with anyone is that maybe basim did think she was interacting with others just like the stabbing at the start. So he could be speaking for her in conversations in his youth without him noticing or like you said questioning it.

I will say I love the Reznov style twist. My favorite part of the black ops (while completely unrelated) was the mental aspect that it was all in your head. I experienced that as a kid and geeked out when I experienced it as an adult in 2023 in a different equally as good story. Amazing game LEAPS in the right direction for AC.

@brandonmotaramos5810

7 ай бұрын

Yes!!! Nehal being a mirage is such a twist because you really truly only trust her

@xackwerley9184

7 ай бұрын

@@brandonmotaramos5810which makes the title of the game make so much sense. I didn’t understand why it was called Mirage other than it sounded cool until I finished the game . This has become one of my favorites in the series.

I thought the ending would be predictable (because of valhalla) but I definitely didn’t expect that.

@Flemes

7 ай бұрын

It was a good ending, i say predictable because i wanted to know how the evil jinni possessed the original Basim, like Basim (Loki) sayed in valhalla that he had an agreement with is former self.

Honestly gonna miss this version of Basim. He was pretty great.

Assassins creed mirages ending was definitely unique, and I’m not joking my jaw was open when the credits started rolling just wondering “what the hell” but I actually loved the twists!

@TheIconRichie

6 ай бұрын

same here cliff hanger.

Other than not explicitly naming Loki and Odin, I really loved how Basim's mental conflict with Loki was handled, next to how Bart Roberts was shown, it was my favorite portrayal of Sages. I especially liked how Basim's conflict with Loki's memories influenced how he dealt with the Hidden Ones, I always said Mirage's story would be defined in how it used Basim as a reborn Loki to criticize the Hidden Ones beliefs in freedom and I liked how Mirage did it.

@Theguineachannel

4 ай бұрын

It wouldn't have made sense to name drop loki and odin as basim would have no clue what norse mythology is

Absolutely loved the ending. Basim is a tragic and badass character one of my favourite assassins

This story was very sad, when I finished it I was empty and didn’t know what to do lol. I was a tiny bit dissapointed because I expected something crazier, like roshan being the final member or something. But it was good

@AstarionWifey

7 ай бұрын

Dang you’re done already??? Is the game that short???

@Sebastian04223

7 ай бұрын

@@AstarionWifey the games been out for 7 days

@redharlow7705

7 ай бұрын

​@@AstarionWifeyI finished it and got the platinium 5 days ago 💀

@AstarionWifey

7 ай бұрын

@@Sebastian04223 it takes me 3 months for a game 🤣🤣🤣

@jordansimeonov1501

7 ай бұрын

@@AstarionWifeyif its valhalla or odyssey yeah, but this is more linear than the others

For those that are not aware, there is a novel that explores Roshan's life and story before she joined the Hidden Ones.

@AMV_GMVguy

7 ай бұрын

It's only just releasing next Month tho, or, atleast if you mean the book ,,Assassins creed Daughter of no one".

@brilicusgaming6922

7 ай бұрын

@@AMV_GMVguy Yup that's the book Daughter of No One.

@AMV_GMVguy

7 ай бұрын

@@brilicusgaming6922 nice, currently reading the golden City (definetly recommend it). Extremely Hyped for daughter of no one.

@65firered

7 ай бұрын

Of course, it's in a novel...

@arciere9986

7 ай бұрын

Where might one find this?

I believe Basim/Loki is a hybrid at the end because when Basim and Nehal touch at the end they both turn into sand and fade away/combine together. If Loki fully took over Basim then I think we would have saw only Basim fade away when Nehal and Basim touched each other, and if Basim rejected Loki then I think Nehal would have just faded away when they touched kinda like when Basim touched the Jinni.

@coeusinspiration

7 ай бұрын

Basim has always been Loki, it was always the same consciousness. When Nehal and basim unified basim recived all of Loki’s memories. This in a way completely transformed basim after all your experiences are what make you who you are.

It's ironic that assassin's oppose the obedience and order but Roshan tries to stop him for not complying with her orders.

@z_galanistak9192

7 ай бұрын

Thats what basim said to roshan after he defeated her !!

@windebiesteultima3317

7 ай бұрын

This has frequently occurred in the series as the assassins fatal flaw: “nothing is true, everything is permitted.” Yet obey the order until your dying breath. It’s their biggest contradiction

@yeshauditore2913

7 ай бұрын

A subtle flaw in the creed, nearly every AC protagonist questions it

@jbcatz5

7 ай бұрын

In an audio log in Valhalla Desmond remarks on the hypocrisy of an order fighting for free will would indoctrinate those born into it, having been raised in a commune of Assassins and running away because he didn’t engage well with it.

@odd-eyes6363

7 ай бұрын

Assassins oppose control, not order. They aren't simple agents of chaos As Haytham told Connor in AC3, there were times the Assassins upheld peace above unrestricted freedom

basim embraced his past and through doing so evolved. that scene where his eagle scarred his face and he kinda smirked read to me like he was accepting this evolution, embracing change and the start of a new journey.. he simultaneously joined with and parted with his own past to become whole in the present, with his eyes now set towards the future

It is important to notice that Roshan still might be the matriach of Altair's family. Umar, father of Altair, and Darim, Altair's son, were also named Ibn-La'Ahad despite the surname meaning "son of no one" and as we can see through her letters Roshan took that title as her family name after leaving behind her life to become a Hidden One, she was the only one reffered to with the title of "child of no one" despite the fact that she wasn't even the only orphan around.

@Gamespectives

5 ай бұрын

Yeah I find it odd that Altair has no surname. He knew his father. He didn't denounce his family, maybe at first based on lies. But after that, you'd think... its a bit weird in arabic to proudly call yourself La Ahad. But maybe... roshan is the ancestor. If u look into a note in Alamut, after freeing Rayhan, there is a note to Roshan mentioning possibility of expanding their brotherhood to Syria and Damascus. On the other hand, the ending seems to show Roshan just abandons the creed... right? She throws her hidden blade into the fire.

@kiffe22

3 ай бұрын

@@Gamespectives She didn't abandon the creed. You meet her in Valhalla where she is hunting order members and has reclaimed her hidden blade.

I really wish the game had more production value to allow Basim's scenes with Nehal to include more subtle clues to her nature, like people confused at Basim or something like that... As for Basim not questioning Nehal's past I can imagine that since she's a figment of his subconscious he simply doesn't register such options... like, if someone would sat him down and question his memories (or lack of them more precisely) his brain would just be incapable of rationalize It correctly and simply shrug it all off... I also like the idea that Basim is neither 100% himself nor 100% Loki... but simply a Basim made more shady by accepting Loki's memories and the emotional baggage they would carry on to him

This, Black Flag's, and Origins' endings are currently my favorites in the franchise

@RaydonMadeek

7 ай бұрын

So you did not play Ac2 trilogy? Best ending without a doubt

@trulydisgusting5454

7 ай бұрын

@@RaydonMadeek Honestly I'm always split between Black Flag's and Revelations'. Black Flag is just more personal to me though so I often go with that when listing my favorite in the franchise

@windebiesteultima3317

7 ай бұрын

@@RaydonMadeek”this guy’s opinion is different from mine so it means he hasn’t played this game.”

You can hear the increase of testosterone in Basim’s voice once he went Loki’s Creed

@basit_manzoor_

2 ай бұрын

Hahahaha, I noticed that too but could not put it into words before I saw this 🤣 So true 🤣

I was worried how Ubisoft would handle basins decent into madness. Safe to say I’m not anymore

@SeptReal

7 ай бұрын

Technically he isnt mad yet, maybe if he never went to Norway his Loki persona would never have turned on?

@wanderingcommenter4638

7 ай бұрын

​@@nuttproductions461 he did literally laugh insanely when fighting against eivor

I really hope they don’t mess up the modern day side of Basim/Loki’s story like they did with Juno. As Eivor’s final chapter showed, the balance between Isu and sage can always change and I’d love to see that struggle within Loki as he and Alethia try to “reunite” their family…whatever that means

@yd9811

7 ай бұрын

They just want to find their son and get the information where Odin imprisoned him. That's what they mean by 'reuniting' their family.

I would have liked to see a scab/scar on basims face after the story showing how not just the story and the gameplay animations for basim maturing but also his character model showing the stories effects it had

@emmaelstad341

7 ай бұрын

Fr I was hoping to rum around as loki

@sslender07

7 ай бұрын

I think you get reset to before the end of the story. Otherwise you wouldn’t be able to use Enkidu.

@emmaelstad341

7 ай бұрын

@@sslender07 you have eagle vision

Also the fight against roshan surprised me that you had two use a throwing knife

@ItsSquonkingTime

4 ай бұрын

You don’t. I used traps and the cut scene popped up with a knife in her shoulder lol

@xandercogan5521

4 ай бұрын

@@ItsSquonkingTime So throwing knives are obviously cannon

@ItsSquonkingTime

4 ай бұрын

Yes but not necessarily needed to complete the mission

@xandercogan5521

4 ай бұрын

@@ItsSquonkingTime I don't care I'm not in the mood I just woke up

@TRIPTHEARTIST

2 ай бұрын

I used a throwing knife as soon as the fight started and the cut scene played and I was like wtf I already killed her? Lmao 😂

I really hope they continue Basim’s story in the present day. He’s one of my favorite characters and in my opinion, the best choice for a modern day protagonist since Desmond

@mywifesboyfriend5558

7 ай бұрын

I agree. Lots of potential here

@jbcatz5

7 ай бұрын

I was surprised by the lack of modern day, aside from the assassin rush being an effect by the Animus rather than an ability of Basim’s (and the game only makes you use it once) and William Miles doing a voice over at the beginning this could be entirely divorced from having a modern day. Now Basim is revived and out in the world, what now? We know Aleithia set up Layla with the staff so it’d get into the Yggdrasil facility and revive Basim, but the last we know is that he let Layla’s Animus sequence his own memories to be compatible for access through it and he left William Miles to take a look. So what’s the next step? It feels like the writers deliberately left it up in the air so as not to commit the modern day to a particular direction, just it had the biggest twist yet in Basim’s restoration and liberation.

@Nevad25

7 ай бұрын

Honestly I don't care much for the present day since Desmond died. I was excited to see where Black Flag would take us, playing as William Miles, seeing him and Rebecca/Shaun cope with the death of Desmond and find a way to stop Juno. Alas, we didn't got that. She was killed off in a comic and the present went nowhere. It's clear they don't know what to do where to go and I feel like there's no point anymore to bother with it.

@brianbartels9580

7 ай бұрын

They will in next years game.

@Zagatho

4 ай бұрын

I'm happy that the Layla arc is done. May she never be mentioned again.

I think a big reason for Basim merging with Nehal/Loki is how he empathized with the pain his past self went through. The terror of the Djinn he's experienced for so long. I only wish we got a little more detail about Basim's parents. A little odd there's nothing about his mother though. Maybe she died in childbirth. Giving birth in these old days was a lot more risky compared to the modern times. Basim's clearly have a good deal of respect and love for his father. However, Basim's ambition was always there. He wants adventure and for his actions to have meaning. He has a natural bitterness about him when his father died and everything about his father - his accomplishments, family and character - was made meaningless. Basim's clearly had a vengeful/unforgiving side to him even before the merge. Most prominently towards Nehal after killing the Caliph and towards the invaders of Alumut at the end of the game. Basim wants to make every last one of them pay. Nur said "Vengeance isn't our way" which Basim vehemently refused before agreeing to save the survivors. This vengeful part was clearly magnified after the merge. Swearing to make all of his torturers pay. The difference with Eivor and Odin is that Odin is more directly trying to take control. Odin doesn't seem to really understand what Eivor wants. They are much more distinct, separate individuals. Nehal/Loki is much more in tune with what Basim wants. Their goals and feelings are more aligned with each other.

@masterassassin791

7 ай бұрын

Really well said with excellent points! Basim has definitely become one of my favorite characters of the more recent Assassin's Creed games and you pointed out a layer to his character that I didn't fully realize, thank you!

@speediskey9503

7 ай бұрын

I believe that Basim merges with Loki because he wants to get revenge on the person who tortured him in the past which could be Odin(Evior)

@d4dr4g0n

7 ай бұрын

@@masterassassin791 Happy to contribute! ^^

In the Valhalla epilogue, Basim said him and Loki came to a mutual understanding of who they are now. That and the fact he refers to Loki as a separate entity likely means him and Loki merged into one consciousness, but still somewhat see themselves as two different people. Basically a DBZ fusion lol 💀

@kurhanchyk

7 ай бұрын

​@@nuttproductions461search for valhalla "the last chapter" cutscenes. should be there. it's not long

It's also really cool to mention that the memories that Basim is experiencing is most likely the story of the Binding of Loki, which explains his hatred towards Odin, as his memories tormented him for most of his re-incarnated life, and gives a lot more depth to the character we met in Valhalla.

What a great story. Remember that basim/loki isn’t evil. Loki is just broken by the things he experienced on his past life, and brought onto basim. So i don’t have any hate on basim or loki even in valhalla because i understood his sufferings.

The scene with Enkidu rejecting Basim was pretty heartbreaking

"I will never see you again, will I?" - that line hit hard. It's like an inevitable deep sadness that you know it's coming very soon.

This game has restored my love for this franchise. Great writing and great stealth. AC is Back!

by far the best explaination and very simplified 😁

Loved the ending. So damn good. You forgot to mention how Odin attacked and imprisoned Loki’s son. His main motivation for all of this craziness.

@koyoa9279

7 ай бұрын

I wish we got to see something about that in Mirage. in Valhalla, all the people who ere reincarnated suffered the same injuries and major life events as their counterparts (other than Eivor not losing an eye)

@warboygeorge

7 ай бұрын

ladddd you are a helmet you yeno.

@brandonaguilera7467

7 ай бұрын

It's weird that he didn't mention Lokis son in mirage. So now in my head I'm still thinking it's a wolf even though it really isn't 😂😂

@maxm.m.7219

7 ай бұрын

But the mauling of the wolf is similar to Odin, since in the mythology, he was swallowed whole by Fenrir. The thing is that due to the Asgard memories having a filter over them to make them more understandable to Eivor, I wonder what the three monstrous children Actually looked like. On one end, Atlantis was the least filtered memory, and showed what an ISU civilization actually looked like, and we end up fighting one of the Hekatonchires, so this leads me to believe that actual large monsters were possible, thus meaning that Fenrir, Jormungandr, (Maybe not Hel) could have been actual large creatures. Although Idk how Aletheia could have birthed them. My theory is that Loki and Aletheia created them in a lab, but also added their own DNA. Or, perhaps, they were simply Isu, but maybe had mutations?@@koyoa9279

@yd9811

7 ай бұрын

Odin didn't kill Loki's son. After defiting him, he just put him into prison, and asked Tyr to watch him. And in Valhalla Loki's motives are to get that information from Odin where his son is imprisoned.

Great channel! I have been an AC fan for the longest time and finding a channel dedicated to AC games is awesome.

Explained extremely well! Thank you!

Wow, what a character Basim is! The ending made him one of my favourite AC Characters ever.

I really loved the ending but mirage is such a really great game but it’s a shame it wasn’t longer but the ending added so much lore that i really loved about it

If look at roshan when basim defeats her she will look confused when basim looks at nehal

I just finished the game and I was so confused.Thank you Master.Keep up the good work👍

Basim's tragedy is more pronounced if you think about how endearing and selfless he acted during the prologue. Loki took over a worthy one.

@m.r4841

7 ай бұрын

True

The game was everything I expected it to be. I knew it’d be my favorite game to play post Origins. The stealth is amazing, at the cost of good combat. The combat is a bit too simple. Which could be good and bad. And I really enjoyed playing as Basim

@xackwerley9184

7 ай бұрын

Agreed. I loved Origins and Mirage is one of my new favorites and definitely my favorite out of the Post Origins content

Thanks for the explanation!!!

The best explanation ever. Thanks

Actually there are two reasons why Basim was looking for him and there are two reasons are one he was his prisoner and two he also killed his son

I honeestly really liked the story. The ending felt good and set everything into motion for the events of Valhalla. Also, I never saw that twist coming. When Basim arraves to Alamut and that Nihal disappears, I thought she was part of the order but I never realized she was actually a part of Basim's memory.

Basim was my favorite character from Valhalla and i am so glad that we got to see his origin story. Thank you for this great explainer, I totally agree with everything you said. 5/5!

Ive been a fan since 2021 you're my favorite ac youtuber🎉❤

I still don’t get why Roshan was so against Basin going into the vault. The head of the assassin’s order had basically given Basim the go ahead at that point, so he had approval from a more senior assassin.

@mywifesboyfriend5558

7 ай бұрын

She didn't want her student to change. She wanted Basim to be the same.

@jbcatz5

7 ай бұрын

@@mywifesboyfriend5558I get the feeling she knew something was up to do with Nehal, and that was part of the rabbit hole she feared Basim going down.

@odd-eyes6363

7 ай бұрын

Roshan was Mentor alongside Rayhan, like what we see in the french brotherhood. One did not outrank the other

One mention from other characters of Nehal is actually when Roshan is talking to basim I believe just before he becomes a hidden one she acknowledges that Basim cares for Nehal and that he is good friends with her. This wasn’t mentioned in ur video so I thought I would point it out. I also believe that this is Roshan sympathising with Basims relationship with Nehal and ultimately Loki and how she knows who Basim rlly is and that there is a side to him that she knows means a lot to Basim but she doesn’t fully want him to pursue or pay attention to however believes Basim is different and will not betray the creed and also her way of thinking because of Nehal being a part of Basims past life.

@Altherot

7 ай бұрын

It could be that, or: - She thinks he's talking about friend she haven't met. - She is aware that he's not completly ok mental wise, and tries to be supportive without pressing the subject.

I've been waiting for this video thank you

He looks just like old loki in the end. It was so well done. You explain it well and this video is helpful

I just finished the game, and the ending confused me so damn much, hallways through, I thought that Nehal was the reincarnation of Angrboda, but watching this video made me realize that it was impossible for her to be Angrboda due to the Isu having uploaded their mind into Yggdrasil, and Angrboda didn't. Now that I think about it, nobody DID interact with Nehal, wow. Assassin's Creed keeps blowing my mind

If we get Basim’s Creed 2, it’s pure eagle vision this time. No more bird’s-eye view since they aren’t boys anymore.

@mywifesboyfriend5558

7 ай бұрын

Valhalla is Basim's Creed 2.

thanks, that was a good explanation and a great ending!

Amazing breakdown

This video couldn’t have came out at a better time I just beat mirage now I gotta go play Valhalla I absolutely LOVED Assassins creed mirage

@C.est_moi_me

7 ай бұрын

Don‘t. Mirage is amazing again, but Valhalla was just horrible. You would waste your time. I‘d recommend simply watching a video about Valhalla‘s story.

@eliredmond8882

7 ай бұрын

@@C.est_moi_meI wouldn’t say that, sure it’s not as good as other AC titles but if your playing you’ll be fine with the story and gameplay

I wanted to know William's thoughts in maybe an ending present day scene sad we didn't got it. I also feel like we should have gotten something like a quick mission that passed after the end so we could see the differences of character in a more dynamic way

@jbcatz5

7 ай бұрын

There was surprisingly very little modern day, just a voiceover by William Miles at the start.

@theshadowsamurai07

7 ай бұрын

Modern day in now gonna be separate tbh I like it that way

@enzoamore8971

7 ай бұрын

Wish William was playable. One of my only problems with Mirage tbh.

@hazegreatness5076

6 ай бұрын

The biggest issue of AC today is the cliffhangers

You have no idea how much this helped. And I PLAYED Valhalla.

When I started playing the game, I thought it was called Mirage, as it takes place in a desert area and, as we all know, you could get hallucinations in the desert (in real life), but now it makes more sense.

Ultimately, I wish that Mirage covered a little more of Basim's life between Mirage and Valhalla. I feel like there is too much of a vast difference between the Basim/Loki we see at the end of Mirage, and the one we meet in Valhalla. Especially since one of the big things in Valhalla was Basim being angry at Eivor (aka Odin) for not only imprisoning Loki, but also hurting/killing his family, but we don't hear any mention of his family at the end of Mirage, just the imprisonment. So I'm left wondering if the Basim at the end of Mirage is still a bit of an amnesiac and continues to learn more of his past life as he ages or...?

The biggest clue that Nehal wasn’t a real person. Basim didn’t copulate with Nehal despite living together

@aliceinwonderland4395

7 ай бұрын

lmfao dude.....

Good ending and explanation here, thanks

thank you for this video master assassin!

It’s pretty interesting to see what would’ve happened to eivor if they accepted Odin as part of themselves instead of rejecting it. I think it’s definitely a raw deal for the human incarnation. If there is anything left of the human side I think it’s like 90% isu and 10% human.

@Max1990Power

7 ай бұрын

It is a bit like a smeagol/ gollum situation. A battle between two individuals sharing the same body.

Loki is persuasive. Understandable that he convinced Basim. Odin was a crazy screaming old man who acted like a Templar. No surprise Borevor said no thx

@windebiesteultima3317

7 ай бұрын

Plus Eivor saw what it did to Sigurd and Basim, so they wanted no part in that shit. Eivor even refused to open that Isu door in Vinland because they thought it was dark magic

@DarkoRavens

7 ай бұрын

Get Eivor's name right, fool.

100% agree. As an aside, i look at the big open areas on the map, and think about the various side quests, and feel like expansions are coming.

Thanks for this. I played Valhalla a while back and still hardly remember any of this stuff. Weird for the writers to think that any majority of players will understand the ending.

The ending is great. Basim is like the joker.

I d really love a short 5 hour dlc showing basims training with Hytham and how Sigurd showed up and Basim figured out that he was Tyr

@mfzbtravis

7 ай бұрын

Basim didn't figure out that Sigurd was Tyr, he thought he was Odin. Later on in England he eventually realises that it's Eivor after all. Take this quote from the end of the main story in Valhalla. "For too long I stared at the sun, it blinded me to the truth. That it was you. It was you I wanted all along."

@thehiddenone2875

7 ай бұрын

@@mfzbtravis Oh damn, you are right totally slipped my mind. Dlc would still be fire :D

Love your video

I didn't play through the ISU sections of Valhalla, but I got the gist of how Loki and Odin reincarnated. The ending to mirage was still a bit confusing for me though. This really cleared it up for me. Amazing video

I'm on my second playthrough to pick up the pieces on how everything is Basim's doing and Nehal is just a figure in his mind. And what I found is that Nehal (Loki) didn't even remember bout the ISU stuff until Basim touch the artifact. I think its because of the moment during Ragnarok, Loki forced himself into the Idrisil (the super computer) by killing one of the member and I think it distrupts the transfer so it make the incarnated Loki (Nehal) kinda forget the reason why she's being reincarnated. So after Basim went to Alamut to be initiated as a Hidden Ones, there is this kind of barrier where it separates Basim, The Djin and Nehal. Maybe bcuz of the Chamber below the Alamut Temple it distrupts the connection with Loki. (I might be wrong on this) And after Basim went back to Baghdad and meet Nehal, she's being guiding Basim to search for Answers bout the ISU, answers that is not for him but for HER. Basim helping Nehal to uncover the real secrets and slowly Nehal remember the things happen tk her subconsciously. One of it was when they are at the ISU Chamber and there is this weird interaction between Basim and Nehal where she said "I do" and "I remember" making Basim freak out. And finally in the end when Basim said "will I ever see you again" is indicating that Basim surrenders his body fully to Nehal and Killing him in the process. Nehal seem so pure Innocent during this scene maybe bcuz she want to take control without force. Unlike Eivor, Odin forces himself to control and influence Eivor. "How long has it been" is the first words of reincarnated Loki.

@coachmel2404

7 ай бұрын

And I just noticed! If you went to the House of Wisdom, you'll find a drawing or a sketch of 2 people standing beside a DNA that looks like a tree. That reminds me of the Valhalla Ending where Layla and Desmond standing at the tree of knowledge (or Is it? I can't remember the name)

@YungPop

7 ай бұрын

@@coachmel2404 wow so interesting, i need to see that drawing you’re talking about too

Amazing ending. At least for me!

I love how the accent changed after loki took over

You mention that Basim is unable to notice how no one else can see Nehal... that's obviously cognitive dissonance, brother. Nehal was born in his mind as an alternate personality because he needed her courage to face his past. She added to his dissonance by existing but also helped him to unravel it...

@aaronsharp7641

4 ай бұрын

His mind is very sheltered and he bends logic so that his false reality doesn't crumbe bc he can't face the ptsd his past Isu self went through.

if they did a trilogy or maybe 1 more before he turned into loki it would’ve been a lot better

@mywifesboyfriend5558

7 ай бұрын

Technically, there is one. The book, this game, and Valhalla.

Bruh I literally just beat the game and looked up an ending explained vid and you just posted !

I finished mirage but did not play Valhalla but now I will. Thank you!!

I think the ending was so poetic, Nehal was Loki the whole time, and we didn’t even know it. He really is the trickster

Mirage is better than valhalla

@DarkoRavens

7 ай бұрын

No it's not. Compare their MetaCritic ratings.

@seandowling5918

7 ай бұрын

​@@DarkoRavensI mean as an AC game it is.

@DarkoRavens

7 ай бұрын

@@seandowling5918 No. It's barely better than Syndicate, and that's all.

@seandowling5918

7 ай бұрын

@@DarkoRavens no as an AC mirage is better.. because that's what it is. an AC game. An actual Assassin's Creed game. Not some over bloated fantasy/history Viking Sim

@DarkoRavens

7 ай бұрын

@seandowling5918 Mirage is just that, a mirage. I'd honestly rather pay full price for Valhalla again (DLC included) and *not* play it than have to put up with shitty sand and fire effects in this stupid 9-hour throwback game. If you want the "roots" back, play the earlier games. Dirt cheap by now and far less of an insult.

Wait what do you mean Roshan has no relation to Altair? I thought it made perfect sense because her personality is very similar to his even beyond the surname.

@mywifesboyfriend5558

7 ай бұрын

She's a relation, but probably a great grandparent.

@karadeniz4822

7 ай бұрын

​@@mywifesboyfriend5558arabic ppl dont really have surnames. Altair's last name is son of no one because his father's name is unknown. Basim ibn ishaq literally means Basim son of Ishaq. If Basim would have a son named ali his full name would be Ali ibn Basim.

Thanks man you're a legend

Thanks for being the only channel not trying to take advantage of the clickbait AC hate train. Everyone hating on mirage to get some views when in reality it’s has the best launch in terms of sales for an AC game in the new gen.

Something i’m slightly saddened by, is that Basim was tormented with his nightmares all his life and when he seeked his answers, he was overtaken by Loki. I was deeply more interested in Basim the moment I started playing Mirage and knew where it was leading too, but I hope they allude to the fact that Basim is sort of trapped in the subconscious of Loki. Because why would Loki ever care about training Hytham or even staying in the order for that matter? I guess a means to an end to find Odin but still. Overall I loved this game and loved what Ubisoft Bordeaux was able to do. I hope they get a full fledged game where they can trully show what they’re capable of. You said it best that this studio understands AC better than anyone and they deserve to lead the charge in the games forward

@Altherot

7 ай бұрын

Once Loki took over he remembered how he lived as an Isu and how he lives as an Assassin. Loki's and Basim's goals and world views have merged. Loki seeks not only revenge, but also justice and freedom, because he did experience Basim's upbringing. That's the way I interpret it.

@mywifesboyfriend5558

7 ай бұрын

​@@nuttproductions461Exactly. Everyone is getting Basim wrong. Basim/Loki aren't evil, per se. He is still an Assassin , still believe in the Creed, but he is also pursuing his own ends, and the Templars are in the way of that. Basim has a plan, but he's also helping William Miles to achieve it.

@Nevad25

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, like others have said, I don't think Loki is an evil character. He wants revenge for the death of his son, just like Ezio wanted revenge for the death of his family and Bayek for his son. I believe he is someone who is disgusted by the corruption plaguing the world and those who would force their will onto others. The Hidden Ones/Assassins happen to fight for individual freedoms and stand up to defend the oppressed, something I believe is dear to Loki. That's why he stays with the Hidden Ones. Also I don't believe Loki took possession of Basim, I think they're peacefully coexisting in the same body and that their goals aligns.

Damn, they pulled a Black Ops style twist for the ending

"A new world awaits" so cool

I think this game is being highly under appreciated because of all the amazing games we’ve had this year. And it’s right before the launch of Spider-Man 2.. but personally I think this is going to be one of those beloved games after some time. The music was fantastic, the gameplay was back to the roots in a lot of ways, and Basim becoming Loki is one of the most intriguing storylines since Desmond’s death