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| {{Spoilerhd|10 February 2021}}
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| {{Quote|But a man you trust with anything... can take everything.|Basim recalling Odin's betrayal to Eivor, c. 875|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla|Puppets and Prisoners}}
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| {{Character Infobox
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| |name = Basim Ibn Ishaq
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| |image = ACV Basim render.png
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| |native =
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| |birth =
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| |death =
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| |active = 9th century<br>21st century
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| |species = [[Human]]
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| |database =[[Database: Basim Ibn Ishaq|Basim Ibn Ishaq]]
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| |affiliates = [[Hidden Ones]]<br>[[Raven Clan]]<br/>[[Assassins]]
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| '''Basim Ibn Ishaq''' was a member of the [[Hidden Ones]] from the [[Abbasid Caliphate]] who operated during the 9th century, working primarily in foreign nations on the Brotherhood's behalf. He was also the [[Sage|reincarnation]] of the [[Isu]] [[Loki]], and retained all his past memories.
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| ==Biography==
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| Basim was the son of an architect, who constructed the {{Wiki|Great Mosque of Samarra}} but was exiled and died in poverty after someone else took credit for his work. During his youth, Basim was a frequent visitor of the great library of Baghdad.<ref name=":0">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>
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| In 870 CE, while stationed in [[Constantinople]], a fellow Hidden One informed him of [[Ammon]]'s mission in Bulgar and his death. Disappointed in his acolyte's death, he interest was peaked when the Hidden One told Basim of a [[Norsemen|Norseman]] with a mark on his neck.<ref name="SoG 3">''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory 3|Issue #3]]</ref> He then set out to meet the [[Vikings|Viking]], [[Sigurd Styrbjornson]] in Constantinople and befriended him. Two years later, Sigurd brought him and [[Hytham]] over to [[Norway]], where he met Sigurd's adoptive younger sibling, [[Eivor Varinsdottir]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Prodigal Prince]]</ref> While in Norway, he was present to watch certain members of [[Raven Clan]] decide to move to England and escape the rule of [[Harald Fairhair]] under a [[Unification of Norway|unified]] Norway.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Seas of Fate]]</ref> In time, he told Eivor of a [[Assassin-Templar War|greater conspiracy]] by [[Order of the Ancients|a hidden enemy]] to control the Norse as well as all of England.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[A Cruel Destiny]]</ref>
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| ==Personality and characteristics==
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| ===Equipment and skills===
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| Basim wore the standard attire of the Levantine Assassin of that time. His red sash signified his rank as a master assassin.<ref>''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – Chapter 1: Characters</ref>
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| ==Behind the scenes==
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| Basim Ibn Ishaq is a character that appears in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''. He is voiced by [[Canada|Canadian]] actor [[Carlo Rota]].<ref name="Darby Tweet">{{Twitter|DarbyMcDevitt|status/1326149513896144899|Darby McDevitt|quote=Please welcome mister @CarloRota into the AC family. He plays the mega handsome Basim.|image=|noimage=|backup=}}</ref> He also makes an appearance in the [[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory 3|third]] issue of the comic mini-series ''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory]]''.
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| ===Etymology===
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| Basim is an Arabic name meaning "one who smiles", derived from بَسَمَ (''basama'') meaning "to smile". His ''nasab'' ibn Ishaq means "son of Ishaq" with Ishaq, the Arabic form of Isaac, meaning "laughing".
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| ==Appearances==
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| *''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory]]''
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery widths="180" captionalign="center" position="center">
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| ACV Basim Promo Art.jpg|Promotional art of Basim
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| ACV Basim Promo Art 2.jpg|Promotional art of Basim
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| ACV DB Basim.png|Database image of Basim
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| </gallery>
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| {{ACV}}
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| {{ACVSoG}}
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| {{DEFAULTSORT:Ibn Ishaq, Basim}}
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| [[fr:Basim]]
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| [[it:Basim]]
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| [[zh:巴辛姆·伊本·伊沙克]]
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| [[Category:9th century births]]
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| [[Category:Individuals]]
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| [[Category:Hidden Ones members]]
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| [[Category:Individuals who held Pieces of Eden]]
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