Where Basim’s Story Could Go After Assassin’s Creed Mirage’s Ending

It's clear to those who have played 2020's and 2023's that Basim Ibn Ishaq will play a major role in the series going forward. Basim was introduced as a master assassin as part of the Hidden Ones — the group that would go on to become the Assassin's Order — in, meeting Eivor's Viking clan and offering to help them expand their operations in Norway and England. The series then went back to Baghdad in the year 861 and depicted a 17-year-old Basim's origin story through a smaller, more stealth-focused title in. Here, players followed Basim as he learned new tactics from his mentor Roshan to take down members of The Order of the Ancients, a clandestine group pulling the strings across Persia.

[Warning: The following section contains spoilers for Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Mirage]'s creative director Stephane Boudon, and art director Jean-Luc Sala recently answered questions about the game and where Basim's journey could go next. Boudon explained that "" but also stated that the team has ideas on how it could "", confirming what many players already suspected.

covered Basim's beginnings in the Middle East in 861 AD with taking place over a decade later, between 872 and 878 AD. Therefore, Ubisoft has roughly a decade between titles in which they could continue to show Basim's growth as an assassin before meeting Eivor in Ravensthorpe. This could be a way to continue the smaller, yet more traditional, titles through stealth-first gameplay while other titles explore the larger RPG-esque elements the series introduced with 2017's, catering to both types of fans.

The ending of saw Basim understanding his nature as a reborn Isu, merging with Nehal, who he believed to be his oldest friend and companion but was actually his psychological manifestation of Loki, whom Basim was revealed to be a reincarnation of in one of 's most shocking twists. As Basim and Nehal fuse into one person, Basim incorporates all of the memories of Nehal and his past selves.

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