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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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" | Basim was the inheritor of the memories of the [[Isu]] [[Loki]] who had [[Sage|seeded his genetic code]] into [[human]]ity's genepool to avert the [[Great Catastrophe]] that would destroy the First Civilization and be reunited with his lover [[Aletheia]] whose consciousness was preserved within the [[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus|Staff of Hermes]].<ref name=":0">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref> | ||
Basim himself 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" /> | |||
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, his interest was piqued 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> | 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, his interest was piqued 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> | ||
In 877, Eivor and Sigurd traveled to a fjord in the north of [[Hordaland|Hordafylke]]. | In 877, Eivor and Sigurd traveled to a fjord in the north of [[Hordaland|Hordafylke]]. There they found an ancient Isu ruin containing [[Yggdrasil]], an [[Animus]]-like supercomputer. Consumed by Loki's memories, Basim attacked them. Eivor, herself the reincarnation of [[Odin]], won the fight and Basim was trapped within the device.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
[[Layla Hassan]] found Basim's remains still hanging from the now irradiated Yggdrasil site when she journeyed there with the Staff of Hermes in 2020. She connected to the device and discovered that Basim's consciousness had been retained inside the shared simulation. Layla sacrificed her corporeal form to enter [[the Grey]] with [[Desmond Miles|The Reader]] but Basim was freed and the Staff repaired his body. He then visited [[Rebecca Crane]] and [[Shaun Hastings]], members of Layla's [[Assassins|Assassin]] cell in [[BVinland]] where Eivor had been buried. The Hiddeon One sent the couple away to bring Assassin mentor [[William Miles]] to him then accessed the Animus to take advantage of the [[Bleeding Effect]] while he awaited his face to face.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==Personality and characteristics== | ==Personality and characteristics== | ||
Revision as of 15:41, 21 February 2021
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 reincarnation of the Isu Loki, and retained all his past memories.
Biography
Basim was the inheritor of the memories of the Isu Loki who had seeded his genetic code into humanity's genepool to avert the Great Catastrophe that would destroy the First Civilization and be reunited with his lover Aletheia whose consciousness was preserved within the Staff of Hermes.[1]
Basim himself was the son of an architect, who constructed the 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.[1]
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, his interest was piqued when the Hidden One told Basim of a Norseman with a mark on his neck.[2] He then set out to meet the 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.[3] 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 unified Norway.[4] In time, he told Eivor of a greater conspiracy by a hidden enemy to control the Norse as well as all of England.[5]
In 877, Eivor and Sigurd traveled to a fjord in the north of Hordafylke. There they found an ancient Isu ruin containing Yggdrasil, an Animus-like supercomputer. Consumed by Loki's memories, Basim attacked them. Eivor, herself the reincarnation of Odin, won the fight and Basim was trapped within the device.[1]
Layla Hassan found Basim's remains still hanging from the now irradiated Yggdrasil site when she journeyed there with the Staff of Hermes in 2020. She connected to the device and discovered that Basim's consciousness had been retained inside the shared simulation. Layla sacrificed her corporeal form to enter the Grey with The Reader but Basim was freed and the Staff repaired his body. He then visited Rebecca Crane and Shaun Hastings, members of Layla's Assassin cell in BVinland where Eivor had been buried. The Hiddeon One sent the couple away to bring Assassin mentor William Miles to him then accessed the Animus to take advantage of the Bleeding Effect while he awaited his face to face.[1]
Personality and characteristics
Equipment and skills
Basim wore the standard attire of the Levantine Assassin of that time. His red sash signified his rank as a master assassin.[6]
Behind the scenes
Basim Ibn Ishaq is a character that appears in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla. He is voiced by Canadian actor Carlo Rota.[7] He also makes an appearance in the third issue of the comic mini-series Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory.
Etymology
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".
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory
Gallery
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Promotional art of Basim -
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Database image of Basim
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory – Issue #3
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Prodigal Prince
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Seas of Fate
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – A Cruel Destiny
- ↑ The Art of Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Chapter 1: Characters
- ↑
Darby McDevitt (@DarbyMcDevitt) on Twitter "Please welcome mister @CarloRota into the AC family. He plays the mega handsome Basim."
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