Assassins creed is 1 giant cliff hanger full of mystery that we wont ever fully know. Its kind of the selling point of the game. Ppl who complain about confusion of the story dont grasp the concept of it. The idea that theres a reality in a reality in a reality in a reality it can always go either way in either reality of any time line. There is a infinite amount of possibilities and outcomes. The entire would could end but... that would just be the end of the time line in one wave length. Not the end of the story all together. Excellent video my guy been watching your videos at night as i fall asleep.
@@RinoTheBouncer let just see what bullshit they come up with next.. if they did japanese.. i assume they going used japanese godness... and the diety... shogun and warlord... basic ghost of tsushima but with more hidden blade...
Bro whaaat ? Are you sure about that ? I need to see what is the exact speech between them to be sure but it's only the begining of the speech inside the Vatican if it's in the 2 I thought it was sigurd because the voice looks like sigurd's in french, but in english it really looks like Ezio
I just remembered what Subject 16 said after Brotherhood riddles to Desmond, "find Eve in the Gray". Wasn't making much sense for me, until now. Damn. That some good wrapping up, actually. Good job, Ubisoft.
@@mattmanley7118 I don’t think they had a master plan but this was a last minute attempt to wrap things up. An amazing job, but yeah wasn’t planned from the beginning
@@Weensho it kind of is an Isu animus. It creates a simulation which its users can explore. It just isn't simulating the genetic memories of their ancestors.
The way this game referenced past games like the voice from the eye being Ezio from AC2, or even the apple that you get in AC3, and just keeping true to the lore was beautifully done! Is there a way to get Darby in every AC game from now on? Mans is the only one to respect it and treasure it 😭
The true understanding of the lore Darby McDevitt has is truly awe inspiring & Valhalla truly shows this, the fact that in 2020 the AC Community is once more talking & making theories is just so great to see! Also If I may point out Rino... the object Eivor found in Vinland was The Crystal Ball connor used to communicate with Juno in AC3, Not an Apple (Sorry to be THAT GUY)
Just had to recycle character model. Think about this: Valdis (King Oswald's wife) and Gudrum (the ship maker of Raventhorpe) have the same model with different tattoos.
We got to play in the Isu times just perceived through a Norse skin. This was awesome and the "seven times we" dialogue made it all click, along with Ezio's small cameo. Favorite AC game in a long time, wrapping up much of the story, filling in some blanks and finally finding Eve.
My mind is still blown away by this explicitly detailed analysis video... It's really interesting to see where the series will go from here...will they bring Desmond back, or will basim be the MD protagonist... How the Assassin-templar conflict will continue....so many questions..
@@Radb707 What do you think Basim will be looking for in Japan? Will you be an entirely new main character with some other purpose in the next game? I can't wait to find out.
I’ve never played an assassins creed game before but I really want to play mirage do I have to play the other games to understand the storyline of mirage?
This was masterful! Absolutely beautiful and exactly what I needed. I mindlessly played through the latest installments(mostly interested in ISU info) since brotherhood, learning all my questions weren't getting answered in those games either, just to find this. Not sure where they'll take it as it seems like a big Isu fight will continue on, but all this series needs to do is go back to Stealth based gameplay and have you piece altogether and Itll feel like 2007-2010 all over again. If you haven't truly enjoyed AC like times before but love the lore. This is the video for you.
@heres j0nny Depending on your beliefs they did or do.. in Valhalla the Brandon guy at the stone sites calls them Nephilim. A word referenced in the Bible and other cultures and beliefs. Very interesting stuff I like to tie back to the game sometimes to see what the game writers threw in there
This has got to be one of the best lore centric videos out there that doesn’t get bogged down in speculation, and for a lore junkie like me, it’s absolutely fantastic! Well done! Definitely subscribed!
Thank you this was elegant and hopefully pretty spot on, I was totally lost at the end of Valhalla and I didn't play every title but this really made a lot of sense looking back at what I've played and seen. Love the story even more now that I can see the tangled web and how its been tied together. Wonderful job Rino!
Thank you very much for your support. I’m glad the video helped you understand some of the obscure aspects of the lore and I hope you’ll find my future content informative and appealing as well 🙏🏼
I genuinely didn't expect AC Valhalla would be this good I knew it'd be good enough because it's written by Darby Mcdevitt, but this was a masterpiece The old AC games focused more on the Assassin VS Templar conflict ... but the new games focus more on the ISU era Edit: I change my mind 😅 Valhalla isn't as good let's be honest... I can't believe I said all that without double-thinking what I just played lol
the old games also focused on the "Isu" era, well, back then before origins we didn't even know what Isu was until it was introduced. In the previous AC's, it was almost entirely the fight for Pieces of Eden.
It’s such bad writing. Do all the people who are reincarnations of Gods know they are? Basim obviously knows he is Loki as he mentions his son being taken away by a dear friend to Eivor. But Sigurd doesn’t clearly know he is Tyr. Does Halfdan know he is Thor? Eivor has no idea he is Odin. Does Faravid? Does Svala? Why do some remember and some not. In fact, why don’t they all recognize each other as they look identical? If they know, why would any of them care for dying if they know they will be reincarnated and be reborn immediately after? All the 9 ISU weren’t just randomly reincarnated together once at 870AD. They’ve been reincarnating over and over again since 75000BCE. It’s terrible writing.
@@gold333 Sigurd knows he is Tyr after knowing Fulke, as showed in the Cent arc, Eivor don't know she is Odin likely because the wolf bited her neck at the same place Odin put the thing (some kind of chip) he used in order to reincarnate, Svala had vision about Freia when she was old, we don't know much about Halfdan and Faravid. Basim recognizes Sigurd, he dosen't recognize Eivor because Odin reincarnated in a female body. The Aesir sages only reincarnate once, that's why they care if they are going to die, the aita sages are the ones who reincarnate mutiple time.
Basim as reincarnation of Loki being a hidden one (proto-assassin) just makes so much sense, considering that the assassins stand for chaos ("Nothing is true, everything is permitted").
That is absolutely not what the Assassins stand for. That was just Odissey bullshit. They are not anarchist, they fight to preserve humanity's free will. That is not the same thing.
No... If anything, loki is closest to a templar, since his wife alethia was a part of illuminat, an isu group that was bascailly like templars. And no, assassins dont stand up chaos
Totally and I believe Shaun said in AC3 that Desmond couldn't go relive the Isu in the animus because it's impossible to go that far back. But Eivor could technically do it because her mind has 2 sets of memories in it.
@@brandincarey5882 it wouldn't make sense, considering Eivor have no concept of isu, he only understand norse gods and that's why he's seeing them as such, it's consistent with ac lore, as this was the case with Robert from ac 4.
@@fodspeed it might be possible now since the main protage is Basim. This would be the perfect opportunity for an Isu's actual memories to be lived through on the animus since there is enough DNA for a stable connection to go that far back.
Great wrap-up of everything, I caught most of this stuff but there some bits that passed me by, like the tower in Asgard and the stone tablets in Utgard, great attention to detail on Darby for writing it and you for catching it!
Holy shit Valhalla is so well-written. They managed to finally push the modern day story forward while correcting (or rather “explaining”) many of the strange lore changes Odyssey introduced. The future of AC is bright once again! I hope the series manages to further integrate “Desmond” somehow and bring Layla back - which seems like a strong possibility. I can’t wait to find out whether we play as Basim/Loki in the next installment. Or perhaps we may get to play as William Miles and further explore their ancestry... maybe Altair in East Asia?? Maybe this ties into a AC: China game??? A man can dream. This is a fantastic breakdown covering it all. You’ve earned a subscriber in me, friend.
It’s such bad writing. Do all the people who are reincarnations of Gods know they are? Basim obviously knows he is Loki as he mentions his son being taken away by a dear friend to Eivor. But Sigurd doesn’t clearly know he is Tyr. Does Halfdan know he is Thor? Eivor has no idea he is Odin. Does Faravid? Does Svala? Why do some remember and some not. In fact, why don’t they all recognize each other as they look identical? If they know, why would any of them care for dying if they know they will be reincarnated and be reborn immediately after? All the 9 ISU weren’t just randomly reincarnated together once at 870AD. They’ve been reincarnating over and over again since 75000BCE. It’s terrible writing.
Really amazing video!! Haven't been so happy with what this franchise did and the direction it went after Odyssey, but now after watching this video I feel like how I felt about this franchise before Odyssey😀😁
Rino, just a small correction about Eivor in Vinland (North America). It was a Crystal ball that he took from Gorm and gave to the Native American tribe, not an Appel of Eden. Which is the same Crystal ball that Connor (Ratonhnhaké:ton) used to communicate with Juno. So we get a connection to Assassin's Creed 3 as well with Valhalla.
Dude YES ikr! I actually like King Aelfred. I loved the dynamic Eivor and Aelfred had. I feel like this game really brought the story to life given that the franchise has been around for 10+ years now.
@@DEOLIVE87 totally! Like now I can kind of see a conclusion to this franchise. Before this we were just going through centuries and playing the same story with new "tools"
Just finished the game and this video was an amazing explainer for the bits I missed. I would to see you do a video on where the series can go from here and also summarizing the DLCs.
I just finished the game a few hours back.I am grateful for your video because I actually missed a few small instances that you showed here.Instances that made my experience and overall knownledge of the story more "full" if I can say that.All I hope is that we may see Eivor in future games(not Valhalla related DLC'S).I actually like the character, the looks, personality and overall importance to the story.Thank your for your time in making the video.All the best.
Thank you so much for this video. There is a lot to understand but it is crazy how all these games are connected. I wish this video would get more views.
@@RinoTheBouncer do you think the synch nexus optional? If desmond never went in the animus at all, ezio wouldnt have found altair's memory artifacts. I feel like history was manipulated through the animus even though its a simulation
This analysis is truly amazing with the insane details connecting with all the other ac games. My question is the ending of ac valhalla leaves us with Basim and the animus, do you think there will be a sequel to this since it is a little confusing, and whether Basim(Loki) is a good guy or bad guy.
the reader says that the assassins and templars shouldnt coexist yet it does. BASIM is that link prolly. He is either going to be the big bad or we going to play as him
Congrats! I'm sure the making of this video wasn't an easy one. The info is very well summarized and it doesn't confuse the viewers! Very well done!!! I just disagree with some small things. I think the Isu device Gorm was holding wasn't the Apple of Eden but the Crystal Ball we see in Assassin's Creed III, and the Order of Ancients are not catalogized as proto-templar anymore. The Essential Guide (2nd edition) confirms that both groups were one and the same. That'd be it! Great video! I like it a lot!
Thank you for the kind and supportive words. Yes! I actually agree with you regarding the crystal ball. I was torn because first it had a similar pattern to it and Juno’s recording and at the same time, it seemed rather golden, so I was undecided on that part. But thanks for chiming in!
If you notice closely basim blames sigurd and evior for death of his son, in Asgard story eivor resembles odin a lot and sigurd who has matching injuries as Tyr, I believe basim is reborn version of loki as he also drank from the mead to be reborn same as other gods and evior is in fact reborn of odin and sigurd is tyr which is why basim blames them for death of his son which no one knows who it is I believe is fenrir.
THANK YOU. it was hard for me to enjoy the game during my play through because i didn’t wanna spoil things for myself by watching explained videos but i also didn’t understand wtf was happening at all. now that i’ve finished the game i can finally understand wtf i did lmao
inb4 Aelfred will found the Templar Order in a DLC, drawing out the line between the Order of the Ancients and the Templars. Eivor basically fked every Assassin who came after.
Maybe in the Paris DLC, historically the Templar Order was created and publically reveal to the world by french crusaders, so maybe Ubisoft will explain the founding of the templar order in that dlc.
No Eivor and Aelfred made peace, if you get to the father in the order list you don’t kill him. It was Aelfred he was given to The title and did not want it but took it anyways. Eivor meets with him at the very end of the game and they talk it over. He give you a couple notes that explains he was trying to end the order because they went against God and he stills agrees with The Bible
@@BKILLERBEE88 I said that because the first name of the Templar Order was The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ, which is the same name that Aelfred use to talk to Eivor and Hytham through letters.
@@BKILLERBEE88 In that scene Aelfred said that he intends to form a new Order, and in the study he gives you the key for you find notes about his further thoughts about it. They are very much like the Templar Order as we know it with the Father of Understanding as God guiding them. Aelfred just used Eivor to eradicate the Order of the Ancients and give way for the Templar Order to be born. At least every foreshadowing goes that direction.
Can't help but wonder was all of this planned out from the start leaving all kind of cryptic messages throughout the entire series which only makes sense in future game or did they just improvised along the way
How could you not? They were quite obvious in the previous titles that the ISU were all the ''Gods'' from various different human cultures who also interacted with each other.
Awesome video. I wonder where this will lead us in the future games, maybe modern day as basim, although I feel it would be silly as it only seems basim is out for more revenge against odin
Eivor's a sage. She had Odin's memories besides her own though oddly, given the Isu process, when the Isu sequence triggered in her bloodline, she should have been born a man. Instead it's the opposite so something must have gone awry in the imprint process or the formation of the embryo. It would be nice to know if Eivor is the first reincarnation of Odin since his death.
So, from what I gather, now there is a Sage of an Isu, Loki, that has basically come to the modern era, and is now helping the Assassins, but for his own ends (presumably so he can resurrect Aletheia, his wife, and perhaps his children.)
@@RinoTheBouncer Well, I uh... I can definitely say that things have definitely changed in this franchise. Now I wonder who Desmond's son is a Sage of. I know he mentions Aita somewhere, but there's really no way of telling who it is, is there?
Dude. Thank you. I've been looking for ever for an explanation for everything since I didn't play origins or odyssey and I guess I still haven't finished Valhalla.
Great job - there is so much to figure out that without a synopsis it's hard to understand what's happening. I remember in AC1-AC2 days, it was just a constant WTF moment. I'm glad it's coming together a bit more.. I'm unsure if anyone's done it, but i have yet to see any content covering the Atlantis expansion -- it felt like it was extremely lore-heavy and would supplement these types of videos but usually goes unmentioned. just curious on your take. Thanks!
You’re very welcome. Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, this is the first AC in a very long time with such big moments and jaw-dropping revelations, with the lore having some actual progress and meaning, not just some Easter eggs that pretend to be important.
@@RinoTheBouncer Indeed! Super-hoping for a smooth-as-silk assassin experience next go though. getting a bit tired of all the running around smashing things - altho i liked ground wars in odyssey, they are missing in valhalla making me feel less inclined to care about combat
This was an excellent analysis. You definitely brought it altogether, very well. And the writer of Valhalla, had a lot of mess to clean up, from past titles. But with his writing, and your explanations, I've really enjoyed this. Keep up the great work. Can't wait to hear more.
One thing to note regarding different cast, is that sigaurd mentions, when you meet him in settlement after saving him. He mentions that he's roman god mars, who was the god of war and justice. So does that mean tyr was one of the roman god equivalent in norse mythology. But if we go with that then, odin representative in roman pantheon is jupiter, and we know he's not odin. Unless tyr was from roman cast, I dunno, it bother me, something to think about.
The Romans associated the ancient germanic version of Odin with their god mercury when writing about the germanic people. However you are right that they associated Tyr with Mars
@@codyconner4557 then it could mean, that it was still the same isu, and they showed other people from roman pantheon, such as odin as mercury, tyr as mars.
Excellent video man, i have a lot of questions xD: - Do you think Basim will be a villian? after all he was a member of the hidden ones for very long time and he could ve joined the order of the ancientes as they proved to have more knowledge of the Isu - What happened to the other sages and who did you say was Thor reincarnation? - What are Layla and Desmond going to do when they find the perfect timeline, that timeline will implicate various things. First, Desmond will still be alive; second, does that mean that we are going to have a multiverse type thing or history will just rewrite itself and all these events will cease to exist, (maybe Basim will be the one trying to prevent this) - Is it just me, but i want know what the f... hapenned to Otso Berg?? - As they seem to be going to use the whole idea of the sages back again, will Desmond`s son reaper? - Above all, do you think it will be nice to have the next game in a purely assassins vs templar setting, now that it seems we ve moved on from this proto templar - proto assassins era? - i still have so many questions xd. Just hopping Darby could be imply in the writting of the next games :'(
Thank you for your support. I’m happy you enjoyed it and hope you like my future content. I don’t know exactly about what Basim can be, but I hope he’ll remain a present day protagonist for the foreseeable future. The rest were reincarnated as other characters we see in the game. In total, they’re all 9 including Loki, and 8 on the table. You can tell who they are by the marks on their necks.
Layla and Desmond want to look for solutions in other universes. Like I explain in the video I think this game focused mostly on Isu and Layla. Perhaps the next game will show us more. Abstergo was strangely absent.
Basim is surely a bad guy, he's Aita (Juno's husband) trying to bring her back. He's a sage like Desmond child but from another era and after Valhalla we've seen they both can be living in the same time now.
Thanks for the video. Just a tip: adjust your sound to be louder. I am trying to follow on maximum volume, and its almost impossible to hear the game cutscenes shown here.
Really loved this analysis. In the secret ending video with the life tree, there was a symbol that looked exactly like the Abstergo symbol (about thirty seconds in, surrounded by a bright circle on the machines UI). Have you found any context around that?
Much appreciated! The way I see it, the Abstergo symbol has previously appeared in Isu inscriptions, so I assume Abstergo took inspiration of their logo from Isu symbolisms. After all, the Order of the Ancients (a proto-Templar faction) were very much deifying the Isu, so I wouldn’t be surprised that the mystery and their old interest in them caused them to use their symbolisms as their trademark.
Best ac video i've seen in my life. Thank you greatly man you really got it all perfectly. God damn such a loreee Ac makes me question my actual life and the present in general
The ending of this game and the revelations that were revealed in the story makes me want to jump back in for a 2nd play though and I just finished it all endings yesterday. So good!! Masterpiece. Masterful writing in Valhalla.
Actually, Ragnarök is more likely the Human-Isu War that happened just before the coronal flare from the Sun and probably was still ongoing when the Great Catastrophe took place. It fits neatly into the lore, because otherwise...how will they fight the Sun with swords? Said war would have had recently the 3 hardest years out of the 10 total when the Tova Catastrophe started, as the myth states that Ragnarök will take place after "3 continuous winters". So, Norse Ragnarök lore was the peak of that war by the time world was affected by the solar flare. My interpretation is that as Isus had a caste system, they also had inner political problems (as we humans have). Loki is a half-breed, perhaps from a political marriage or an agent meant to seek an alliance, so he lived within the Norse gods (Loki was a Jottun in myth). Then, he had a son with Aletheia, which is described in Oddyssey as a rebel of the system, perhaps because she was of a lesser caste (as she was not made a goddess like other mayor Isu, but the idealization of "truth"). Loki could have helped the humans to rebel, as he was a mischevious character: trisckter or backstaber. Fenrir, their son, could have been one of the rebel Isu Lieutenants which helped the humans directly. The Aesir and Vannir, which were allies, discovered this and tried to imprision him and spared Loki just to gain his info for later. Whilst capturing Fenrir, he could have injured Tyr, so the myth states he lost his arm, as Odin flanked him. Once Loki took notice, he outsmarted the Aesir and Vannir in order to kill Baldr, which may be Odin's close guard assigned to the task, while he was trying to free Fenrir from prision. They captured him and locked him away as a direct punnishment of Baldr's death. Somehow, Loki managed to escape prision and released his sons in order to fuel the Human-Isu war. Afterwards, as said before, the Great Catastrophe started. In that war, Fenrir managed to encounter Odin and kill him. This interpretation may also help to understand how the original Loki started the end of the Isu Era and his reincarnation became a Hidden One/Assassin, whose philosophy was to free mankind from its "unnatural shackles" put by those who think like or take advantage of Isu tech in order to gain power.
I believe Loki is just as corrupted as Odin, and he may serve as antagonist in the future. The main theme which lingered throughout the game was the idea of "betrayal". Of course, Eivor believed it was about Sigurd, when all this time it was about Loki betraying Odin. Eivor, had she fulfilled her fate as becoming Odin, she could've killed Loki and thus end the cycle of Ragnarok. What Darby suggested here is that Loki and Aletheia will unconsciously repeat the Ragnarok because they want to have a physical form again and to save their son. Also, we might have a hint of the fact that the End of the World will begin (again) once the same narrative will repeat itself, with Fenrir and all the reincarnations of Isu being again in physical form (in Norse mythology it is clearly stated that Ragnarok begins with the birth of Fenrir and death of Baldr). So the key will either be about humanity avoiding such a narrative return and exiting the cycle (and for this they will have to kill Loki and destroy the pieces of Eden) or either about letting Ragnarok come again, destroying again everything. This is how I see it right now.
Right so basically every Isu we’ve met before Valhalla (Jupiter, Aletheia, Minerva, Juno, Aita) are depicted as Jotun? If so then Odin and his Aesir are literally a completely different caste/set of Isu that we haven’t met before. The hugr magic Mead is what allowed the Aesir class to continue reincarnating? Thereby avoiding “Ragnarok”? (Jupiter- Suttungr Minerva- Gunlodr Juno- Hyrrokin)
I just finished the game. All main missions and all the order of ancients targets. Clocked it at 121 hours and some. Such a lovely lovely game. Finally, an assassin’s creed game I love, after so many years. ♥️
I just finished the game too, 100% everything, every region, every side quest, all weapons. Probably spent 5 hours only doing Orlog games, loved that xD. Clocked at 121 hours in total too lol
Great video. I have two doubts. 1.Why Rebecca and Shaun take Basin into his group? Don't they know he is "evil"? Kinda feel we are missing a part of the story here. 2.Who is Loki's son in the Isu world?
Thank you for your analysis. But I still don't understand what Valka said to Eivor before going to Hamtunscire to assist Guthrum on the final arc in the story mode. Valka said some sort of warning.
1) was able to keep up with everything because I’m a more fanatic but the only thing that I’m having trouble with is what does Asgard and Joutenheim represent? Different ISU cities or nations? Or just a way for Eivor to process Odin’s memories? 2) 33:35 Where is this cave located?
Assassins creed is 1 giant cliff hanger full of mystery that we wont ever fully know.
Its kind of the selling point of the game.
Ppl who complain about confusion of the story dont grasp the concept of it.
The idea that theres a reality in a reality in a reality in a reality it can always go either way in either reality of any time line.
There is a infinite amount of possibilities and outcomes.
The entire would could end but... that would just be the end of the time line in one wave length.
Not the end of the story all together.
Excellent video my guy been watching your videos at night as i fall asleep.
The voice at 14:00 is Ezio talking to Minerva at the end of ac2
I thought this and I shit myself with excitement hahaha
Yes 😏
@@RinoTheBouncer let just see what bullshit they come up with next.. if they did japanese.. i assume they going used japanese godness... and the diety... shogun and warlord... basic ghost of tsushima but with more hidden blade...
And Gunlodr is Minerva
Bro whaaat ? Are you sure about that ? I need to see what is the exact speech between them to be sure but it's only the begining of the speech inside the Vatican if it's in the 2
I thought it was sigurd because the voice looks like sigurd's in french, but in english it really looks like Ezio
I just remembered what Subject 16 said after Brotherhood riddles to Desmond, "find Eve in the Gray". Wasn't making much sense for me, until now. Damn. That some good wrapping up, actually. Good job, Ubisoft.
Wow maybe they really do have a plan blown away
@@mattmanley7118 I don’t think they had a master plan but this was a last minute attempt to wrap things up. An amazing job, but yeah wasn’t planned from the beginning
@@mattmanley7118 nah just darby clutching up and actually knowing the lore, the original plan had faded with brotherhood
But where is Eve?
@@abhiramboralkar5782 layla
I just realize that Isu device at the end of Valhalla is modelled after the animus in the movie.
Yea when i saw it for the first time that’s what i thought it was; an ancient animus but noooo lol
What movie
@@moosewrangler4953 Assassins Creed
@@Weensho 😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😭 this comment got me dead for no reason
@@Weensho it kind of is an Isu animus. It creates a simulation which its users can explore. It just isn't simulating the genetic memories of their ancestors.
The way this game referenced past games like the voice from the eye being Ezio from AC2, or even the apple that you get in AC3, and just keeping true to the lore was beautifully done! Is there a way to get Darby in every AC game from now on? Mans is the only one to respect it and treasure it 😭
Facts
Unfortunately he will be leaving Ubisoft so who knows where the series will be going.
FINALLY, I WAS LOOKING FOR A VIDEO LIKE THIS FOR THE PAST WEEK!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!
You’re very welcome. Glad you enjoyed it and thank YOU for your support 🙏🏼
Same
The true understanding of the lore Darby McDevitt has is truly awe inspiring & Valhalla truly shows this, the fact that in 2020 the AC Community is once more talking & making theories is just so great to see!
Also If I may point out Rino... the object Eivor found in Vinland was The Crystal Ball connor used to communicate with Juno in AC3, Not an Apple (Sorry to be THAT GUY)
As long as we’re nice about it there’s nothing wrong with being THAT guy😂👌
Did anyone else notice the weird similarity between old and dried out Basim when he exits the ISU sim, and Odin in Eivor's mind?
The only similarity is that they are old
that they are both old?
Just had to recycle character model. Think about this: Valdis (King Oswald's wife) and Gudrum (the ship maker of Raventhorpe) have the same model with different tattoos.
We got to play in the Isu times just perceived through a Norse skin.
This was awesome and the "seven times we" dialogue made it all click, along with Ezio's small cameo.
Favorite AC game in a long time, wrapping up much of the story, filling in some blanks and finally finding Eve.
Who’s eve? I don’t recall finding her.
@@Jamie-nr7vy
Desmond was told to find Eve.
Eve is Layla.
The tree of timelines is a tree of knowledge.
@@Wizard_Pikachu so she’s basically a descendant of eve?
Valhalla was written so well. The way they tied Norse mythology into it was amazing. Rome is next I believe, probably as Basim
@@Wizard_Pikachu Does it actually confirm that anywhere though or is it just speculation?
*Assassin's Creed lore* is EXCELLENTLY WRITTEN
Because this one the story is written by Darby McDewitt, the same writer as Black flag and Revelation
My mind is still blown away by this explicitly detailed analysis video...
It's really interesting to see where the series will go from here...will they bring Desmond back, or will basim be the MD protagonist...
How the Assassin-templar conflict will continue....so many questions..
Very happy to hear this. Thank you so much!
You play as Basim at the the end. If you choose to go back into the animus it's because Basim wants to learn all of eivor's skills and secrets.
@@Radb707 What do you think Basim will be looking for in Japan? Will you be an entirely new main character with some other purpose in the next game? I can't wait to find out.
I’ve never played an assassins creed game before but I really want to play mirage do I have to play the other games to understand the storyline of mirage?
@@qaasimhussain3203 You should def play AC 1-2-3
I just finished Valhalla and I got really confused. This explanation is really helpful since I didn't remember the Isu lore lol.
I feel the exact same way, this video made me love AC again. Mind blown
Me too
In your defense Origins screwed up so much of the lore that no one knew what’s going on
Exactly this. I had pieces, but this just shifted everything into view. Thanks.
@@jcheck1107 Origins had some Lorebreak but is nothing compared to the Lorefucke Desaster called odyssey
Really enjoyed this analysis! I'm looking forward to more people in the community completing the game and joining in the discussion!
Much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed it!
Bhai Assassins Creed pasand hai,
Isu, First civilization, Etc.....?
I am really blown away by the way this franchise explores consciousness, simulation, parallel world, converging realities, MARVELLOUS
@@RinoTheBouncer question if Loki comes back who will stop him and his wife
@@johnmadisonjr9952 the new protagonist
This was masterful! Absolutely beautiful and exactly what I needed. I mindlessly played through the latest installments(mostly interested in ISU info) since brotherhood, learning all my questions weren't getting answered in those games either, just to find this. Not sure where they'll take it as it seems like a big Isu fight will continue on, but all this series needs to do is go back to Stealth based gameplay and have you piece altogether and Itll feel like 2007-2010 all over again. If you haven't truly enjoyed AC like times before but love the lore. This is the video for you.
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@heres j0nny Depending on your beliefs they did or do.. in Valhalla the Brandon guy at the stone sites calls them Nephilim. A word referenced in the Bible and other cultures and beliefs. Very interesting stuff I like to tie back to the game sometimes to see what the game writers threw in there
The scene where Layla becomes the white light - thats adam and eve - the first ones to revolt against the ISU. Desmond and Layla are the end game.
you're right
They are probably going to be the saviour when Basim (Loki) tries to destroy the present world...
@@Arszene Yeeep probably! But I also hope that they end the series soon without milking the franchise even more.
This has got to be one of the best lore centric videos out there that doesn’t get bogged down in speculation, and for a lore junkie like me, it’s absolutely fantastic! Well done! Definitely subscribed!
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This story and lore will go over everyone’s head! It’s good to see someone out here not going to let that happen!
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@AlCeeProd2.0 The "weakest story" when Odyssey exists. Lmao, imagine having this shit taste.
Thank you this was elegant and hopefully pretty spot on, I was totally lost at the end of Valhalla and I didn't play every title but this really made a lot of sense looking back at what I've played and seen. Love the story even more now that I can see the tangled web and how its been tied together. Wonderful job Rino!
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@@RinoTheBouncer You earned yourself a new subscriber, keep up the great work!
I genuinely didn't expect AC Valhalla would be this good
I knew it'd be good enough because it's written by Darby Mcdevitt, but this was a masterpiece
The old AC games focused more on the Assassin VS Templar conflict ... but the new games focus more on the ISU era
Edit: I change my mind 😅 Valhalla isn't as good let's be honest... I can't believe I said all that without double-thinking what I just played lol
the old games also focused on the "Isu" era, well, back then before origins we didn't even know what Isu was until it was introduced. In the previous AC's, it was almost entirely the fight for Pieces of Eden.
Ironically, I hate the isu plot.
It’s such bad writing.
Do all the people who are reincarnations of Gods know they are? Basim obviously knows he is Loki as he mentions his son being taken away by a dear friend to Eivor. But Sigurd doesn’t clearly know he is Tyr. Does Halfdan know he is Thor? Eivor has no idea he is Odin. Does Faravid? Does Svala?
Why do some remember and some not.
In fact, why don’t they all recognize each other as they look identical?
If they know, why would any of them care for dying if they know they will be reincarnated and be reborn immediately after? All the 9 ISU weren’t just randomly reincarnated together once at 870AD. They’ve been reincarnating over and over again since 75000BCE. It’s terrible writing.
@@gold333 Sigurd knows he is Tyr after knowing Fulke, as showed in the Cent arc, Eivor don't know she is Odin likely because the wolf bited her neck at the same place Odin put the thing (some kind of chip) he used in order to reincarnate, Svala had vision about Freia when she was old, we don't know much about Halfdan and Faravid.
Basim recognizes Sigurd, he dosen't recognize Eivor because Odin reincarnated in a female body.
The Aesir sages only reincarnate once, that's why they care if they are going to die, the aita sages are the ones who reincarnate mutiple time.
Story was good I think. It was very cleverly written at least. Problem was the slow pace because of boring and way too long gameplay.
Loki cheated death twice with Isu technology.
they don’t call him the god of trickery for nothin!
Basim as reincarnation of Loki being a hidden one (proto-assassin) just makes so much sense, considering that the assassins stand for chaos ("Nothing is true, everything is permitted").
That is absolutely not what the Assassins stand for. That was just Odissey bullshit. They are not anarchist, they fight to preserve humanity's free will. That is not the same thing.
No... If anything, loki is closest to a templar, since his wife alethia was a part of illuminat, an isu group that was bascailly like templars. And no, assassins dont stand up chaos
@@shiki9marshal and free will consequently translates to chaos, doesn't it
@@pervezhassan9148 I disagree. You must be a templar !
I’ve watched your video like 4 times now. A really thorough and comprehensive analysis. Great job!
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@@RinoTheBouncer Hell yeah bru. I’ve already subbed.
Finally a proper continuation
I wish Asgard wasn’t a cultural reinterpretation in the game, I wish we could’ve seen Odin’s city as a Isu landmark.
Yeah it would have been so much better to see this play out how it did in the Isu world because the narrative attached to it was amazing.
Totally and I believe Shaun said in AC3 that Desmond couldn't go relive the Isu in the animus because it's impossible to go that far back. But Eivor could technically do it because her mind has 2 sets of memories in it.
@@THEONLYDC So youre saying the perfect opportunity to do it was squandered!? 😃😃😃 F$!%
@@brandincarey5882 it wouldn't make sense, considering Eivor have no concept of isu, he only understand norse gods and that's why he's seeing them as such, it's consistent with ac lore, as this was the case with Robert from ac 4.
@@fodspeed it might be possible now since the main protage is Basim. This would be the perfect opportunity for an Isu's actual memories to be lived through on the animus since there is enough DNA for a stable connection to go that far back.
Wow amazing video. Way to include 10+ years of AC into a video that actually made sense. I wish I could like this video more. 👍
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Great wrap-up of everything, I caught most of this stuff but there some bits that passed me by, like the tower in Asgard and the stone tablets in Utgard, great attention to detail on Darby for writing it and you for catching it!
Holy shit Valhalla is so well-written. They managed to finally push the modern day story forward while correcting (or rather “explaining”) many of the strange lore changes Odyssey introduced. The future of AC is bright once again!
I hope the series manages to further integrate “Desmond” somehow and bring Layla back - which seems like a strong possibility. I can’t wait to find out whether we play as Basim/Loki in the next installment. Or perhaps we may get to play as William Miles and further explore their ancestry... maybe Altair in East Asia?? Maybe this ties into a AC: China game??? A man can dream.
This is a fantastic breakdown covering it all. You’ve earned a subscriber in me, friend.
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It’s such bad writing.
Do all the people who are reincarnations of Gods know they are? Basim obviously knows he is Loki as he mentions his son being taken away by a dear friend to Eivor. But Sigurd doesn’t clearly know he is Tyr. Does Halfdan know he is Thor? Eivor has no idea he is Odin. Does Faravid? Does Svala?
Why do some remember and some not.
In fact, why don’t they all recognize each other as they look identical?
If they know, why would any of them care for dying if they know they will be reincarnated and be reborn immediately after? All the 9 ISU weren’t just randomly reincarnated together once at 870AD. They’ve been reincarnating over and over again since 75000BCE. It’s terrible writing.
Ac is dead and this game put the final nail in the coffin
amazing.
also your recapping/ analysis of the franchise is unparalleled. congratulations on making this great work
Really amazing video!! Haven't been so happy with what this franchise did and the direction it went after Odyssey, but now after watching this video I feel like how I felt about this franchise before Odyssey😀😁
Much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the game and the video :D
Rino, just a small correction about Eivor in Vinland (North America). It was a Crystal ball that he took from Gorm and gave to the Native American tribe, not an Appel of Eden. Which is the same Crystal ball that Connor (Ratonhnhaké:ton) used to communicate with Juno. So we get a connection to Assassin's Creed 3 as well with Valhalla.
Yes. I corrected that in the description, thank you! I wad torn between Apple, based on the gold appearance and the crystal ball.
@@RinoTheBouncer Yeah, I saw it in the description after I was done with the comment. Sorry that I didn't see it sooner.
@@ShadowViking95 dont be sorry not everyone reads the description so thank u
@@makaveli8061 Just showing some courtesy, after all the work he put through.
One of the best explanation videos of ac
Much appreciated. Hope you enjoy my future content 🙏🏼
Valhalla has one of the best AC lore stories of all the AC series. Bought everything full circle. Never been so hooked on a story in a long time.
Best ending to any AC game. Great explanation mate.
Dude YES ikr! I actually like King Aelfred. I loved the dynamic Eivor and Aelfred had. I feel like this game really brought the story to life given that the franchise has been around for 10+ years now.
@@aribetterlari Completely brother. I don't understand why the recent AC games have so much hate. Much prefer this story driven style!
@@DEOLIVE87 totally! Like now I can kind of see a conclusion to this franchise. Before this we were just going through centuries and playing the same story with new "tools"
i might agree with you if i understood what the frick i was looking at
Just finished the game and this video was an amazing explainer for the bits I missed. I would to see you do a video on where the series can go from here and also summarizing the DLCs.
I just finished the game a few hours back.I am grateful for your video because I actually missed a few small instances that you showed here.Instances that made my experience and overall knownledge of the story more "full" if I can say that.All I hope is that we may see Eivor in future games(not Valhalla related DLC'S).I actually like the character, the looks, personality and overall importance to the story.Thank your for your time in making the video.All the best.
That was so damn good... Well done with it and ty for this great video
Thank you very much!
I wonder if Odin & the rest of the Isu members would be ever reborn again in the future AC Universe
This was absolutely phenomenal! I loved the details of everything and the reminder of how it all goes together. Amazing, thanks!
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Your video was very useful for me, because I was a bit lost in the AC's story. Thank you. You are very good explaining things :)
Thank you so much for this video. There is a lot to understand but it is crazy how all these games are connected. I wish this video would get more views.
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@@RinoTheBouncer do you think the synch nexus optional? If desmond never went in the animus at all, ezio wouldnt have found altair's memory artifacts. I feel like history was manipulated through the animus even though its a simulation
Man, such videos increase my love for Assassin's Creed soo damn much.
Great job, Rino.💯💯❤❤
Words like these push me forward to do better. Thank you! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️❤️❤️
This analysis is truly amazing with the insane details connecting with all the other ac games. My question is the ending of ac valhalla leaves us with Basim and the animus, do you think there will be a sequel to this since it is a little confusing, and whether Basim(Loki) is a good guy or bad guy.
the reader says that the assassins and templars shouldnt coexist yet it does. BASIM is that link prolly. He is either going to be the big bad or we going to play as him
@@Lord_ofcinder Why would Desmond help him if he was bad...?
The way I see it, he's the good guy robbed of a son, betrayed by somebody he truly trusted. Whether that be Odin or not, that shouldn't have happened.
Congrats! I'm sure the making of this video wasn't an easy one. The info is very well summarized and it doesn't confuse the viewers! Very well done!!!
I just disagree with some small things. I think the Isu device Gorm was holding wasn't the Apple of Eden but the Crystal Ball we see in Assassin's Creed III, and the Order of Ancients are not catalogized as proto-templar anymore. The Essential Guide (2nd edition) confirms that both groups were one and the same. That'd be it!
Great video! I like it a lot!
Thank you for the kind and supportive words. Yes! I actually agree with you regarding the crystal ball. I was torn because first it had a similar pattern to it and Juno’s recording and at the same time, it seemed rather golden, so I was undecided on that part. But thanks for chiming in!
Thanks for clearing all the questions I had on this. 😤. You just got a new sub.
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Amazing video. Thank you for investigating and making this video.
If you notice closely basim blames sigurd and evior for death of his son, in Asgard story eivor resembles odin a lot and sigurd who has matching injuries as Tyr, I believe basim is reborn version of loki as he also drank from the mead to be reborn same as other gods and evior is in fact reborn of odin and sigurd is tyr which is why basim blames them for death of his son which no one knows who it is I believe is fenrir.
Obviously he is Loki lol
You prolly don't realize this but the mead is another metaphor for the tech used to transfer their being into the embryos.
Just the recap I was looking for. Thank you for putting this together.
THANK YOU. it was hard for me to enjoy the game during my play through because i didn’t wanna spoil things for myself by watching explained videos but i also didn’t understand wtf was happening at all. now that i’ve finished the game i can finally understand wtf i did lmao
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Loved it, thank you for that nice crisp tie up
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Not going to lie. I thought Loki was kinda weird and boring when I met him...
But by the ending he was one of my favorite AC antagonists
The first time I saw him I laughed so hard cause of his hair
Very well done It truly dose not get better than that my friend you’ve got your self a new sub
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inb4 Aelfred will found the Templar Order in a DLC, drawing out the line between the Order of the Ancients and the Templars. Eivor basically fked every Assassin who came after.
Maybe in the Paris DLC, historically the Templar Order was created and publically reveal to the world by french crusaders, so maybe Ubisoft will explain the founding of the templar order in that dlc.
No Eivor and Aelfred made peace, if you get to the father in the order list you don’t kill him. It was Aelfred he was given to The title and did not want it but took it anyways. Eivor meets with him at the very end of the game and they talk it over. He give you a couple notes that explains he was trying to end the order because they went against God and he stills agrees with The Bible
@@BKILLERBEE88 I said that because the first name of the Templar Order was The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ, which is the same name that Aelfred use to talk to Eivor and Hytham through letters.
@@BKILLERBEE88 In that scene Aelfred said that he intends to form a new Order, and in the study he gives you the key for you find notes about his further thoughts about it. They are very much like the Templar Order as we know it with the Father of Understanding as God guiding them. Aelfred just used Eivor to eradicate the Order of the Ancients and give way for the Templar Order to be born. At least every foreshadowing goes that direction.
@@tristanlemery3423 I hope the DLC's will bring the story forward, but I have a fear the Paris DLC will just be a huge Castle Assault questline.
27:35 I love the symbolism of ADAM & EVE and the TREE OF LIFE (YGGDRASIL) 👏
One of the best moments in the game is when you realize loki and basim has the same character models
Yeah coz basim is Loki reincarnated
Jesus christ I'll need to watch this video 40 times over to fully understand what the hell is going on
Can't help but wonder was all of this planned out from the start leaving all kind of cryptic messages throughout the entire series which only makes sense in future game or did they just improvised along the way
Probably a healthy mix of both.
Excellent analysis man! It really helped me understand some of the questions I still had after finishing the story.
I didn’t understand the Isu storyline for many years. After Valhalla it finally makes sense. And your video made it even more clear to me.
How could you not? They were quite obvious in the previous titles that the ISU were all the ''Gods'' from various different human cultures who also interacted with each other.
Awesome video. I wonder where this will lead us in the future games, maybe modern day as basim, although I feel it would be silly as it only seems basim is out for more revenge against odin
11:28 I would say Eivor isn't so much taking control of Odin, but remembering his time when he used to be Odin. You are playing the memory.
Eivor's a sage. She had Odin's memories besides her own though oddly, given the Isu process, when the Isu sequence triggered in her bloodline, she should have been born a man. Instead it's the opposite so something must have gone awry in the imprint process or the formation of the embryo. It would be nice to know if Eivor is the first reincarnation of Odin since his death.
Best AC video I've ever seen
That Eve scene with the world 🌍ending gives me chills every single time at the part people fall into the chasm of fire..shit was straight ice COLD!🥶
You Sir did an amazing job in this video. Congratulations 👍
What a great video, well organized and well explained keep up the great work
So, from what I gather, now there is a Sage of an Isu, Loki, that has basically come to the modern era, and is now helping the Assassins, but for his own ends (presumably so he can resurrect Aletheia, his wife, and perhaps his children.)
Yes. And there could even be many more, because a Sage doesn’t just end by killing one, they can be reborn anywhere anytime.
@@RinoTheBouncer Well, I uh... I can definitely say that things have definitely changed in this franchise.
Now I wonder who Desmond's son is a Sage of. I know he mentions Aita somewhere, but there's really no way of telling who it is, is there?
Dude. Thank you. I've been looking for ever for an explanation for everything since I didn't play origins or odyssey and I guess I still haven't finished Valhalla.
Great job - there is so much to figure out that without a synopsis it's hard to understand what's happening. I remember in AC1-AC2 days, it was just a constant WTF moment. I'm glad it's coming together a bit more.. I'm unsure if anyone's done it, but i have yet to see any content covering the Atlantis expansion -- it felt like it was extremely lore-heavy and would supplement these types of videos but usually goes unmentioned. just curious on your take. Thanks!
You’re very welcome. Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, this is the first AC in a very long time with such big moments and jaw-dropping revelations, with the lore having some actual progress and meaning, not just some Easter eggs that pretend to be important.
@@RinoTheBouncer Indeed! Super-hoping for a smooth-as-silk assassin experience next go though. getting a bit tired of all the running around smashing things - altho i liked ground wars in odyssey, they are missing in valhalla making me feel less inclined to care about combat
This was an excellent analysis. You definitely brought it altogether, very well. And the writer of Valhalla, had a lot of mess to clean up, from past titles. But with his writing, and your explanations, I've really enjoyed this. Keep up the great work. Can't wait to hear more.
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the guy singlehandedly carried the lore that the past two games failed to develop
@@pervezhassan9148 exactly. Sucks that we care more than the creators of the game. Makes no sense.
One thing to note regarding different cast, is that sigaurd mentions, when you meet him in settlement after saving him.
He mentions that he's roman god mars, who was the god of war and justice. So does that mean tyr was one of the roman god equivalent in norse mythology.
But if we go with that then, odin representative in roman pantheon is jupiter, and we know he's not odin.
Unless tyr was from roman cast, I dunno, it bother me, something to think about.
The Romans associated the ancient germanic version of Odin with their god mercury when writing about the germanic people. However you are right that they associated Tyr with Mars
@@codyconner4557 then it could mean, that it was still the same isu, and they showed other people from roman pantheon, such as odin as mercury, tyr as mars.
Excellent video man, i have a lot of questions xD:
- Do you think Basim will be a villian? after all he was a member of the hidden ones for very long time and he could ve joined the order of the ancientes as they proved to have more knowledge of the Isu
- What happened to the other sages and who did you say was Thor reincarnation?
- What are Layla and Desmond going to do when they find the perfect timeline, that timeline will implicate various things. First, Desmond will still be alive; second, does that mean that we are going to have a multiverse type thing or history will just rewrite itself and all these events will cease to exist, (maybe Basim will be the one trying to prevent this)
- Is it just me, but i want know what the f... hapenned to Otso Berg??
- As they seem to be going to use the whole idea of the sages back again, will Desmond`s son reaper?
- Above all, do you think it will be nice to have the next game in a purely assassins vs templar setting, now that it seems we ve moved on from this proto templar - proto assassins era?
- i still have so many questions xd. Just hopping Darby could be imply in the writting of the next games :'(
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I don’t know exactly about what Basim can be, but I hope he’ll remain a present day protagonist for the foreseeable future.
The rest were reincarnated as other characters we see in the game. In total, they’re all 9 including Loki, and 8 on the table. You can tell who they are by the marks on their necks.
Layla and Desmond want to look for solutions in other universes. Like I explain in the video
I think this game focused mostly on Isu and Layla. Perhaps the next game will show us more. Abstergo was strangely absent.
Not sure about Desmond’s son, but sages are very much prevalent in this game. In fact, you play as one.
Basim is surely a bad guy, he's Aita (Juno's husband) trying to bring her back. He's a sage like Desmond child but from another era and after Valhalla we've seen they both can be living in the same time now.
@@kingsouaib4446 Basim is NOT Aita. Basim is Loki.
So does anyone know why he is buried in Vinland? I’m confused on that part
We’ll just have to wait for that damn dlc...
Thanks for the video. Just a tip: adjust your sound to be louder. I am trying to follow on maximum volume, and its almost impossible to hear the game cutscenes shown here.
Thanks for your feedback. Will definitely do my best to do better in the next video 🙏🏼🙏🏼
I went from hating this game to respecting it after this explanation.
Really loved this analysis. In the secret ending video with the life tree, there was a symbol that looked exactly like the Abstergo symbol (about thirty seconds in, surrounded by a bright circle on the machines UI). Have you found any context around that?
Much appreciated! The way I see it, the Abstergo symbol has previously appeared in Isu inscriptions, so I assume Abstergo took inspiration of their logo from Isu symbolisms. After all, the Order of the Ancients (a proto-Templar faction) were very much deifying the Isu, so I wouldn’t be surprised that the mystery and their old interest in them caused them to use their symbolisms as their trademark.
i wish there would be more meaning in this but darby claimed it was by mistake
So kassandra basically had to wait all they years for nothing and got done dirty, madness
Ahahahahaha!
I mean she did got to live for thousands of years so.... I wonder if she create an immeasurable fortune and gave it to Layla as well?
@@mr.q337 Apparently not.
For nothing ?
Loki is still alive because of her
Jup the story and games are such a joke now all past games make no sense now
Best ac video i've seen in my life. Thank you greatly man you really got it all perfectly. God damn such a loreee
Ac makes me question my actual life and the present in general
The ending of this game and the revelations that were revealed in the story makes me want to jump back in for a 2nd play though and I just finished it all endings yesterday. So good!! Masterpiece. Masterful writing in Valhalla.
Most excellent analysis thanks
Thank you very well explained havent seen any videos like this one
Actually, Ragnarök is more likely the Human-Isu War that happened just before the coronal flare from the Sun and probably was still ongoing when the Great Catastrophe took place. It fits neatly into the lore, because otherwise...how will they fight the Sun with swords? Said war would have had recently the 3 hardest years out of the 10 total when the Tova Catastrophe started, as the myth states that Ragnarök will take place after "3 continuous winters". So, Norse Ragnarök lore was the peak of that war by the time world was affected by the solar flare.
My interpretation is that as Isus had a caste system, they also had inner political problems (as we humans have). Loki is a half-breed, perhaps from a political marriage or an agent meant to seek an alliance, so he lived within the Norse gods (Loki was a Jottun in myth). Then, he had a son with Aletheia, which is described in Oddyssey as a rebel of the system, perhaps because she was of a lesser caste (as she was not made a goddess like other mayor Isu, but the idealization of "truth"). Loki could have helped the humans to rebel, as he was a mischevious character: trisckter or backstaber. Fenrir, their son, could have been one of the rebel Isu Lieutenants which helped the humans directly. The Aesir and Vannir, which were allies, discovered this and tried to imprision him and spared Loki just to gain his info for later. Whilst capturing Fenrir, he could have injured Tyr, so the myth states he lost his arm, as Odin flanked him. Once Loki took notice, he outsmarted the Aesir and Vannir in order to kill Baldr, which may be Odin's close guard assigned to the task, while he was trying to free Fenrir from prision. They captured him and locked him away as a direct punnishment of Baldr's death. Somehow, Loki managed to escape prision and released his sons in order to fuel the Human-Isu war. Afterwards, as said before, the Great Catastrophe started. In that war, Fenrir managed to encounter Odin and kill him. This interpretation may also help to understand how the original Loki started the end of the Isu Era and his reincarnation became a Hidden One/Assassin, whose philosophy was to free mankind from its "unnatural shackles" put by those who think like or take advantage of Isu tech in order to gain power.
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Excellent breakdown, thank you so much!!
Wow, extremely well detailed. Thank you!
Amazing explanation, so much clicked after watching this. Thank you! Who is “the Mad One”?
Odin
Thank you! It’s Odin.
You have a very good eye! I never caught onto even half of that!
I believe Loki is just as corrupted as Odin, and he may serve as antagonist in the future.
The main theme which lingered throughout the game was the idea of "betrayal". Of course, Eivor believed it was about Sigurd, when all this time it was about Loki betraying Odin.
Eivor, had she fulfilled her fate as becoming Odin, she could've killed Loki and thus end the cycle of Ragnarok. What Darby suggested here is that Loki and Aletheia will unconsciously repeat the Ragnarok because they want to have a physical form again and to save their son.
Also, we might have a hint of the fact that the End of the World will begin (again) once the same narrative will repeat itself, with Fenrir and all the reincarnations of Isu being again in physical form (in Norse mythology it is clearly stated that Ragnarok begins with the birth of Fenrir and death of Baldr).
So the key will either be about humanity avoiding such a narrative return and exiting the cycle (and for this they will have to kill Loki and destroy the pieces of Eden) or either about letting Ragnarok come again, destroying again everything.
This is how I see it right now.
This was incredible thanks for this.
Right so basically every Isu we’ve met before Valhalla (Jupiter, Aletheia, Minerva, Juno, Aita) are depicted as Jotun? If so then Odin and his Aesir are literally a completely different caste/set of Isu that we haven’t met before.
The hugr magic Mead is what allowed the Aesir class to continue reincarnating? Thereby avoiding “Ragnarok”?
(Jupiter- Suttungr Minerva- Gunlodr Juno- Hyrrokin)
Aesir was name of the group that using the Yggdrasil on the video that shows the Uploading process
Wow really enjoyed this video well done
Thanks a lot! glad you liked it :D
Really good lore analysis and explanation. I'm a new subscriber.
You did a great job with this video thank you
Bro that was amazing!
Nicely done mate!
Anyone else remember when people wanted these games to get rid of the modern day segments? Lol, I wonder where they'll take it next?
I just finished the game. All main missions and all the order of ancients targets. Clocked it at 121 hours and some. Such a lovely lovely game. Finally, an assassin’s creed game I love, after so many years. ♥️
I just finished the game too, 100% everything, every region, every side quest, all weapons. Probably spent 5 hours only doing Orlog games, loved that xD. Clocked at 121 hours in total too lol
Great video. I have two doubts.
1.Why Rebecca and Shaun take Basin into his group? Don't they know he is "evil"? Kinda feel we are missing a part of the story here.
2.Who is Loki's son in the Isu world?
I’m interested to learn about #2 as well
I wouldn't say Loki is evil, he wanted revenge on Odin for imprisoning his son
Thank you for your analysis. But I still don't understand what Valka said to Eivor before going to Hamtunscire to assist Guthrum on the final arc in the story mode. Valka said some sort of warning.
You’re very welcome! I assume the DLC might emphasize on that.
a lot of eivors friends died, so...
This game is deep with more. It's tough to keep track of it all but it's so good.
can someone tell me how to finish this game
I've completed alliance map ,The Order ,found all codex pages
and now there's nothing to do
1) was able to keep up with everything because I’m a more fanatic but the only thing that I’m having trouble with is what does Asgard and Joutenheim represent? Different ISU cities or nations? Or just a way for Eivor to process Odin’s memories?
2) 33:35 Where is this cave located?