I love the little break in character when you said "she joined the Assassins *siiiggghhh* off screen". That was exactly how I felt when starting Odyssey
It honestly feels like we missed a game in between Origins and Odyssey where Layla joins the Assassins, meets her team, becomes friends with Olivia and which ends with them learning about the Staff and pointing them in the direction of the Eagle Bearer.
@@the0thersyde725 Definitely. And the ancestor could've been a new recruit to the brotherhood or a younger kid growing up into the Brotherhood, so their stories mirrored each other as they learned about the Creed and learned about themselves through it. So much potential
@@the0thersyde725 That's why UbiSoft has all those comics that take place in the Modern era, so they don't have to address them in the games. In fact, there have been some teams who outright said that they tend to focus less on the overarching narrative, including character growth, in favor of presenting an interactive experience focused on historical locations. Basically, outside of people like Darby, who no longer works at UbiSoft, the rest of the company is very open about not giving a fuck about making a consistent, coherent story so long as they get to crank-out history-based RPGs in the end.
At long last Loki got the last laugh. Something that immediately jumped out at me when you said Alethia’s moniker: Goddes of Truth, I immediately found it so important due to the fact that Loki is the God of lies, and together they become the embodiment of “true manipulation”, using lies to manipulate the truth. What’s more, Loki/Basim seems to have taken a move from the Reverse Flash’s old play book, he is the only character that’s managed to see the future, and actually manipulates it so that he gets what he wants, no one has ever managed to pull this off this well, to my knowledge. I can’t wait to see what happens in the DLC‘s, it’s going to be a bloodbath
@@cayj1869 That's one of Minerva's lines at the end of Assassin's Creed 3 when referring to Juno. Minerva and Jupiter had thought they had killed her but "she survived, she endured and then she began to work" (in the Grand Temple) ^^
I have a question, In odyssey when Kassandra left the staff like physically was not in its contact, she died and same happened with Pythagoras then how Basim is still alive without being in physical contact of staff?
The thing is, everything Layla did do and learn did lead her to that moment, and that is a very key plot point, it is basically the whole reason for the Isu plots of Origins, Odyssey and Valhalla I think the line was alluding to a sort of deterministic viewpoint that Layla has been very specifically directed and manipulated to end up in just the right place and just the right time to drop the staff where Basim would fall That is the only reason Basim would guide her into going through Eivors memories, instead of just, telling her where to go
Agreed. Though I suspect ATA's point isn't so much that the line on its face isn't true, rather that meta-textually its clear the writers from Origins to Odyssey weren't cooperating to tell the story as concluded in Valhalla. Had there been any forethought, both Origins and Odyssey would have properly foreshadowed a more nuanced version Aletheia and perhaps hinted at Loki's influence as well. Imo, every effective story shows its cards just a little; its a great way to engage the audience and make those who notice the foreshadowing feel clever. It's pretty apparent that Origins' & Odyssey's teams weren't cooperating in this regard.
@@Gameservatory Yep exactly, that's what I meant (although I put it in a joke-like form). What Josh says is correct, what Layla did (more than what she learnt imho) *did* technically bring her to that moment and that place, but it's more like "the plot wanted her to be there" rather than having a more consistent flow of events bringing her there, with proper foreshadowing like you said. In that case it would have made more sense for the player to realize that indeed Layla's whole path had been leading her to the Yggdrasil all along - Markuz
@@Gameservatory this is a big problem I have with multiple Ubisoft studios working on a series like this. The lack of consistency and continuity between teams is sometimes quite apparent.
Nice job Ubi, you made a compelling plot with Basim, good on you! Nows the hard part where you need to keep your audience engaged and follow through with your new plot, good luck.
they don't need luck. Cos the game has many trolls but it has more fans than trolls.. and tbf even the trolls can't get enough of it secretly. People just like to complain
@A Nightmare trolls/fans don't dictate how good the writing of the game is, so I don't know what point you're trying to make? We just want continuity and consistency, this has nothing to do with "just wanting to complain"
Desmond is Adam represetantion, Layla is Eve. In AC Brotherhood Subject 16 says to Desmond: "Find She. Eve" and "the sun,... Your son". Maybe, in the next games, we'll see Desmond, Layla and Elijah (humans) against Loki, Aletheia and Fenrir (Isus)? 😁 Love your videos @accesstheanimus ❤️
Technicly if it goes in that way, and if we had both read the same comics. Elijah will end up to team with Charlotte De laCruz and finally kill Juno who had reborned into a new human freshly sexy body LOL. But hey, things is if Juno's out. It will be a problem solved for Humanity ! Still i'd like to play Elijah someday ! He's an actual Sage. Its would be interessing, that mean, somehow I like your idea !
@@NorSe_RavN but apparently the comics is in the same universe so that stuff already happened so it’s possible what the person above was saying could happen
@@hofame8562 first off, it’s Aveline, and second Minerva is never in the game…that final transmission were humans calling out that “Eve will guide us, Eve will win this war.” Meaning it was Adam (Desmond) meant to “take the apple” and sacrifice himself so the humans survived while Eve would finally kill the Isu once and for all…
The way they fixed the modern day story was my favorite part of the game, they made it all make sense (As much as they could). I hope they don't ruin the new Basim storyline with the next game.
I'm not gonna expect anything(which is why when I eventually played Valhalla I was very pleasantly suprised with the plot) but I'm hoping beyond hope that the two planned "games" are written just as good if not better. Mirage I think they would have to lose focus on Basims character to mess up the story, so I'm hoping that's easily avoided Infinity however, is completely uncertain, I hope Basim is a central part of it, the story potential would be incredible, but due to our lack of info I'm not expecting much
@@IamSupreme333 yet look at what Star Wars did with Palpatine…showed up and died in one movie (not counting his hologram from ESB) yet ALL of his background was presented in comic books/novels until we saw him again in Episode 1. If major characters never showed up in or killed in other forms of media, why would any of us care about them? Waste of effort to produce, other than having a side story here and there…no, that would be laziness!! Ubi knows what it is doing, been doing it for 15 years, and will continue to profit from it by ACTUAL fans on the foundation of all your gripes and tears…
Thats an interesting theory, and would explain its place as part of the “near future,” as well as the huge leap in technology, as well as no evidence suggesting the existence of the coronavirus (which was referenced in Valhalla)
This series made me appreciate Valhalla's narrative more. To top it all off, the game actually nailed the modern day, something that AC has been struggling to do for quite a while now. P. S. Love the cheekiness coming through in this video 😂
@@thomasdaywalt7735 honestly, this felt like one last 'hurrah'. Sure I don't know what the next game will be like, but I'd prefer a return to form which doesn't seem all that likely.
Juno's story after realising her in AC3 was finished in a comic book. if ubisoft does the same thing with Basim (finishing his story in a comic book, not in main game) I'll get fcking mad...
@@kazekagejichujisoo7838 the problem is not they are spliting story between games, books and comic books, but the comic books are not avaliable in my country XD
Finally got through this entire playlist and I gotta say, this was one of the clearest, organized, and most thorough analysis/breakdowns I’ve ever seen. This channel is so underrated, great work
I just wanted to say I've enjoyed this series so much! I already was so impressed by Darby and the narrative team for managing to fix the mess of the modern-day lore and present a compelling new direction. As well as to tie so many disparate threads across the series together. I am sad he is gone but he clearly adored the series and cared enough to satisfy long-time fans like me who have had to endure confusing directions (I was a Layla defender up until she killed a favourite character of mine from the books and comics, Victoria, and then seemingly taking Otso Berg off the board. Though seeing how they wrapped up her story, I am so thankful. The best way really for her to go) for so long because I care so much and I don't want them to ever abandon the modern-day or Isu plotlines. They are AC. I just really want them to go fully on board with this Basim storyline. It's so thrilling to actually have a playable Isu character! Your videos made me appreciate and understand the finer details. Somehow, it wasn't until these videos that I realised Eivor's dream sequences were her interpretation of Odin's Isu memories. I remember being slightly annoyed at these dreams which I assumed were just retellings of Norse mythology and that's it, but my eyes were seriously opened when I started watching this series and I felt so stupid for not realising the whole time I was seeing a time in the Isu era. Every time a new video has shown up on my feed I have eagerly clicked it. It feels nice to be in a space where so many hardcore fans like myself can discuss the story that has gripped us for years now. So thanks for all your hard work and it's appreciated!
It's really sad to see how Layla's story just got some direction in Valhalla. I can't undestand how ubisoft cannot plan the future like the MCU does for example.
Me after my first playthrough of Valhalla: Odin is a really good guy and Basim is evil. Me after the 5th playthrough of Assassin's Creed Valhalla + All of Access The Animus story videos: 😭😭😭😭😭 The reason I am crying is because I realized that everything that happened from AC 1 to AC Valhalla was directly or indirectly the work of Loki who just wanted to be with his family. He planned every single thing and made sure it happened so that he could be with them again. That's what I call real love. Thank you Access The Animus for opening my eyes and helping me see further than what I saw before and teaching me why never judge a book by it's cover. Thank you a lot..... And of course the iconic line: It is done.... ~ Khathun Bee
One thing to note is that, at the beginning of the game when first sailing to Ravensthorpe, Sigurd says that "this land" meaning England, was built by giants, who he then clarifies as the Romans. We know that the Jotun are giants who represent the Greco-Roman Isu.
"It is done." Excellent series; it really demonstrated the care with which the devs (tried) to treat the modern-day narrative and the depths of their fanservice, despite Ubisoft wanting to push a Viking fantasy, rather than a 'traditional' AC game.
While i disagree with your rant on Odyessy i got to say this was a well thought out video. Good job man. Makes me want to stay here to see how far you'll take this.
Ha! Thank you so much for the critique and the compliments! I really appreciate both of them :D As for where we'll take this... this was the last episode of a dedicated series! But we'll still deal with plot related topics in the future, that's guaranteed!
Honestly I think Basim/Loki being a new modern character I think is sick, not only does he have old school assassin skills and Isu knowledge, but I can see his multifaceted nature being a real interesting point for his character as we’re all guessing what he’s going to do, not to mention I think there’s a potential he can go from being a selfish manipulative god to being more of a hero trying to save the world for his family to live in. Maybe idk but I could see it happening
Juno to Desmond: “The final journey commences. There is one who would accompany you through the gate. She lies not within our sight. The cross darkens the horizon. It is done. The way lies all before you. Only she remains to be found. Awaken the sixth. Go. ALONE!” She was talking about Layla. The gate is death, the cross is that she was a Templar (working for Abstergo).
I completely understand odyssey’s creators decision to ignore the messages from origins- since there were completely optional- like seriously- I had no idea about them from my 90h with origins. But modern day in odyssey is a different case- it was front and centre- and whatever you thing about it you have to admire that it was different compere to how Valhalla rehashed Desmont’s ending
Yeah, if only, I commend Odyssey's attempt to have more modern day and First Civ elements than Origins... although I'm personally not a big fan of the execution - Markuz
The modern day definitely was not front and center in Odyssey...it only really became relevant at the end of the game and throughout the Atlantis DLC. Origins pulled you out of the animus multiple times during the story to have Layla discover more about the cave and Aya as well as learn that she had been lied to by Abstergo. The worst part of Origins' modern day was not following through with anything in the DLCs. Yes, those messages were optional and very cryptic in Origins, but Odyssey should have at least referenced them (even if only in emails).
Nice video, but I do find sort of a plot hole , given how Odin distrust Loki for being manipulative, backstabbing as stated near the end of the hidden truth video : None may follow, Loki least of all, I would've thought that maybe Odin would've restricted Lokis access to important facility like the yggdrasil device by implementing sorts of a restriction like a biometric scanner to scan a user's DNA and would either disconnect or outright kill unauthorized users from using the device, yet no such thing can be seen, perhaps Odin are that arrogant that he doesn't think Loki would try some sneaky move to preserve himself?
Going through this playlist is almost as exciting as finding your website for the first time seven and a half years ago. I spent days reading the analysis of Project Legacy and Desmond's decision. Good times. :)
Based on the final words from Layla where they are talking about finding a timeline where Desmond didn’t sacrifice himself I suspect the finale of this new plot line is to bring Desmond back. I don’t yet fully understand Loki’s goals my mind is racing but the secret scene where he can sit by the camp and sees Eivor smiles at him and he smiles back I suspect his intentions are good. We shall see, they actually got me super interested in the modern day storyline again tho - I just hope in the next game they give us a few extra breaks from the animus I know people complained about that but I think if you want to tell a consistent story that method is much better then the current one where we get 15 minutes sort of mid-way through the opening and then 15 - 30 minutes at the end.
To be fair, from everything we see in Valhalla Loki isn't a villain but rather a morally Grey character, he's just selfish at worst, but compare that to Odin's selfishness Loki looks like an angel
These are the reasons we love Modern Day stories in Assassin's Creed. Keeping the entire lore together. Without these stories, AC would become just another open-world fantasy RPG. I can't wait to see what Basim is plotting next.
30:50 How to deal with the revived Basim: Shotgun to the head. Seriously, unless the staff adds some super impenetrable force field around him, a single buckshot shell would turn his head into mulch.
Oo I have been waiting with bated breath for this video since the last! Love your lore analysis, ATA. You do such a great job outlining the treacherous narrative mountain left for Darby & his team to reconcile in Valhalla. Honestly, I'm impressed at how much they were able to make work, not just technically, but as if these seemingly discordant threads were part of some greater intent (they should have brought Darby on to write Rise of Skywalker lol). It didn’t fully register upon first play-through that the Nornir are humanoid manifestations of the Yggdrasil digital intelligence working on behalf of of the user - brilliant. Round of applause to Darby & co for using these visual allegories to connect the lore back to Norse mythology, while resolving so many lingering mysteries in AC lore. Also noticed when watching how much the Grey resembles Revelation’s dark room corridor Desmond can be found in before unwinding his personage from Ezio’s & Altair’s. What excites me most about your analysis is that, either on their own or with help of PoE’s, humans figured out a way to read the calculations of time by inventing the Animus, even without having the sixth sense. That’s a powerful & inspiring message about human ingenuity… and something that would certainly piss off Juno to no end :P Question for you now that Layla’s journey is over. Odyssey at least, uh, _attempted_ to contextualize the fantasy realms as training. But what was the point of Curse of the Pharaohs? That DLC, while beautiful, feels really disconnected from the lore to the point of contradiction. Were there subtle inferences to the point of the Apple & the violent havoc it caused in Thebes from your research? PS- as a huge AC fan & as a game designer myself, I’ve thought a lot about AC’s writing over the years. I recently released a video exploring how writing influences the context of gameplay, using the plotting of AC: Unity as a lens to better understand that influence. Would love to hear your thoughts on it should you have in any interest in checking it out: th-cam.com/video/G2TN_w2Xw3k/w-d-xo.html Thanks again for all of your hard work on this series. It's been a pleasure to watch.
Ahhh thank you so much! Comments like this are fuel for our fire! Darby actually said on Twitter that the game would have provided us work for months and he really wasn't wrong :P But yeah, we also admire the creative team's work to make all the various lingering threads make sense in a cohesive story. We also loved the use of the Nornir - that says *a lot* about what they represent without actually ever saying it, that was really ingenious ^^ As for your question... we'd say that every time they are trying to find new (or old) justifications to put fantasy / magical elements, and for Curse of the Pharaos the justification was that it was all an illusion created by the Apple, both the "shadows" of the pharaohs that appeared in the real world and also the afterlife realms that Bayek could access... but even with that DLC there were some issues, like Bayek being able to bring tangible objects to and from those realms (which they amended in Valhalla) Thanks for sharing the link! We're going to try and have a look at it as soon as possible! We're super busy prepping some cool stuff for next week but we'll do our best for sure! The production value looks really nice from the very first moments in the video!
@@AccessAnimus Haha well I can see just how right he was. I plan to go back and play Valhalla with this series in mind. It was always one of my favorite parts of AC, going back to see all the pieces I missed the first go-around. Yes! Visual inference is so powerful and too often left under-discussed. I like that it pushes me to learn more about the real-life mythology too. I suppose those who were already familiar had a leg up in this regard. That's good insight, thanks for answering. Can you help me understand what you mean by how Valhalla amends bringing objects to and from the simulations? I think I'm forgetting something from Valhalla (though I vaguely remember leaving Odin's axe in the Valhalla simulation... but I don't remember how this was justified). "We're super busy prepping some cool stuff for next week but we'll do our best for sure! The production value looks really nice from the very first moments in the video!" Thank you! Lol, trust I totally understand :P Good luck with the next vid, already looking forward to it.
Dear lord.. if only all previous AC games has deeper in game exploration about isu like AC valhalla. Now thanks to your exposition series i'd like to replay all of them. Sadly i dont think i have the time
If you notice the background goes from red back to blue when basim gets released from the device indicating that layla did in fact slow the device down
17:55 "Sadly" No no, chiamiamola con il suo nome: pessima scrittura. Layla ha visto i ricordi di Eivor, lo sa che quando ti colleghi a Yggdrasil perdi il controllo del tuo corpo, doveva legarlo in qualche modo. E alcuni di voi potrebbero dirmi che però hanno dovuto fare questa forzatura perché Basim doveva ritornare in forze, ma io vi dico che bastava semplicemente fare muovere i serpenti del bastone (come vediamo in Project Legacy) e fargli tagliare la corda con i canini, così avrebbero reso ancora più palese il piano machiavellico di Aletheia che aspettava il momento giusto per ricongiungersi con Loki.
I'm sure William has a heads up of some kind about Basim. He's still looking to get Desmond back. Plus I think Alethia is pissed about being trapped in the staff.
Didn't the previous games suggested that Desmond needed to find Eve? Since Layla became a being of light. Is this the symbolizes Adam and Eve under the tree?
This was a great series appreciate all the hard work! A few questions I had when I finished the game: 1) Has Basim/Loki been manipulating events with Layla since Origins? Is he responsible for the hidden truth messages Layla received all in an effort to bring her to that moment? 2) Why is Basim/Loki seemingly referred to as the master of the calculations by the Nornir, what makes him so special or is that something any Isu trapped in the grey could do? 3) Couldn't the Reader/Desmond have warned Layla she was being manipulated in that moment before she touched the device? Why did he wait until afterwards to appear? And most importantly, 4) What the hell has Kassandra been up to since the end of the historical events in Oddysey and how does that tie in with all this (if that's even what is planned lol)
1. most likely but we don't know 2. Basim/Loki is an isu so naturally he knows how to deal with the calculations and isu technology 3. No. Everything is fated to happen and plus, Desmond wanted Layla to be in the grey with him. he even tells her that he predicted and expected her arrival 4. Kassandra was used as a pawn in Loki and Aletheia's plan to resurrect Loki/Basim. Essentially, Aletheia made it her role to hold onto the staff until Layla would arrive and come and pick it up, so that in 2020 Layla as the fated Heir of Memories would fulfill her role in delivering the staff to Loki/Basim.
@@kazekagejichujisoo7838 good answers thanks I appreciate that. Although I have to say the answer to 4 isn't satisfying to me considering Kassandra was alive through pretty much every historical period that assassin's Creed will touch upon in the future and to have made such a character that could live through every time period only in order to handoff the staff just seems lazy to me. But then again it is Oddysey we're talking about so maybe there was some sort of plan for Kassandra that the writers aren't going to pursue
Thank you for all these amazing videos. It explains so much! Amazing work, and I hope you continue to break down all AC lore. Your videos on it are the best by far!
on a similar but unrelated note remember there being a moment in Valhalla where Valka told eivor that Alfred will become her master. so possible theory video?
@@AccessAnimus It's toward the end, I think, before the Hamptunscire Arc. Valka warns that if Eivor goes to battle it will bring diaster, among other things. On the face of it, that might refer to so many of her friends and allies being killed in the battle, but I suspect it's referring to the Battle of Ethandun, which hasn't happened yet, but would have to occur within a few months of the game's ending in order to match up historically. Alfred was hiding in the western swamps for a few months, until he was able to assemble his army and win a great victory over the Danes and force them out of the south-western half of England.
Maybe someone has already put this forth, I didn't read the comments, but after playing Dawn of Ragnarok could Desmond be Baldur? Or more so be carrying his conscience as a sage? I know Desmond's son, Elijah, was one of the Aita sages and the odds of them both carrying two different Isu consciences is astronomical but, Baldur stated he was going to bring light back into the world. Desmond or The Reader here, appears to Layla as a being of pure intense light. There are multiple references made in Dawn of Ragnarok of Baldur and his light. In Odin's vision of Baldur sitting on Hel's throne he gives a small quick smirk reminiscent of Desmond circa ACll. I wonder....Anyways a fan of this series going back almost 10 years I'm very thankful the devs and writers tried to make sense of all the lore and storylines we've gotten over the last few games. Even though it had at times became muddied and poorly-thought-out, the Assassin's Creed universe has always been my absolute favorite pieces of fiction. And also to you, AccesstheAnimus, bravo on your analysis videos. Not just these but, all of your works. I can hear your love of series everytime you speak on it. I find myself coming back to you over and over anytime I cannot make sense of what we're presented. You sir are a true Lore Master indeed.
This has been a great series. In my opinion Layla was fine in Origins but i found her unbearable in Odyssey I was one of the people who didnt like Odyssey so that didnt help . Also i find the scene in Fate of Atlantis where Layla kills Victoria. Hillarious because Victorias body ragdolls all over the place It will be interesting to see what Loki has planed now that he has escaped from the Ygdrasil device Also the fact that Layla and Desmond are now reading alternate timelines via the calculations raminded me of a dumb theory i had as a teenager You know the game For Honor Well i thought that. Games campaign was an alternate timeline where Desmond, didnt sacrifice himselfin 2012 and that games world was a result of that. Apart of that theory was that the campaigns badguy the Warlord Apollion was trying to rebuild the Templar order with the BlackStone Legion. Anyway keep up the good content and im looking forward to the videos where you analyse the Wrath of the Druids story
I am in shock to only just now realize they killed off Juno in a comic after having built her up as this ultimate villain that would soon escape the computer world. I had no idea she died until this video lmao
Yeah there's so much I can't figure out from the ending of this game. Did Layla actually send that message to them from the Grey, or did Basim and Alethia fabricate it the same way they fabricated the messages they were sending to Layla in the beginning? If Layla did send the message, why didn't she include the part about how Basim's master plan was to trap her in there and escape, and watch out for that shifty bastard? Also, what do Sean and Rebecca actually know about Basim? Do they know he is Loki reincarnated, or do they only know he's "Basim the Hidden One"? Even if they don't know that he's actually Loki, they're presumably aware of how he randomly betrayed Eivor and Sigurd seemingly out of nowhere before being locked up in that place, so they've *GOT* to know that he's not trustworthy. I bet anyone in these comments $50 that the next game opens with Basim murdering William Miles, because Sean and Rebecca were dumb enough to set a face-to-face meeting.
25:14 Okay, someone elaborate for me in case I'm missing something, but does this mean that the Animus technology utilizes Isu tech? Juno referencing Clay being "there" with her makes me think back to Revelations when Clay's consciousness had been trapped within the Animus when Desmond was reduced to a comatose state. Am I missing something, or does this just have to do with the "digital lattice" connecting to human technology? ALSO, can ANYONE tell me that I'm not the only one who finds that squirrel by the cabin a little odd? I don't know if he's supposed to be a reference to the flyting squirrel in Jotunheim, but he stares at Layla/Basim and seems to gesture at them before walking away as they approach. I keep thinking he's taking me somewhere before remembering I can't explore the area.
What was the goal of the Norse Isu? To be reincarnated, come back to the Tree to live forever, and study the Calculations? Or to ignore that and live in whatever simulated life they wanted? Will the ones that died before reaching the tree be continually reincarnated like Aita or is it one and done for them? What happened to Svala/Freya when the Tree was powered down? Is she still "alive"? These are important questions that are never addressed either >:(
So I'm watching the video and you said Layla was an inch away from becoming a full villain😄 I can't help but agree with that because after she cripples Burg she starts talking and all of a sudden I think to myself "Is she monologuing right now?" It was kind of weird I must say because I didn't expect her to do that and Burg was supposed to be World-Class mercenary/killer/tactician who taking out Assassins yet Layla does him in with not much training or experience. I honestly feel as though Assassin's Creed as a series went off a bit was back when Unity came out I don't think contributed to the bigger story also with Syndicate.
So, Layla and Desmond are Adam and Eve now, in a way, and might „rebirth“ the World due to their work inside the Yggdrasil Device? Let’s hope Ubi can hold up to the narrative
This is a great channel which i wished I had discovered earlier. I havea question though that I can not find the answer to: what do the runes mean carved on the rock in the modernday?
Ive had a head canon for a few years now that the Animus taps into the Isu network and that is how people can relive an ancestor's or other persons' memories. This works better for me since if you think about it how do you extract genetic memory from bone and blood samples?
Ahh I didn't see this video was a yr old. Wow, has it already been a year? Time, she sure does fly by. Guess since there won't be any seeing my comment my hopes of it becoming the next huge fan theory in the community is quickly dashed. Oh well, always the next game.
Wait.... Juno in Unity also says not Clay will leave the Grey :O? All those years back i had this theory in my mind (not only me, there are others who also believed it) but when Clay is in the Grey he only can be with Desmond. So Clay really loaded himself up into Desmonds Mind at the end of Revelations as he hugged him. I know it does not make a difference because Desmond killed himself at the end of 3 but knowing that Clay might have survived could make a difference because Desmond is now searching for a way to safe the Earth but refusing to free Juno.
DAE get the impression that Juno and Aita in the Fate of Atlantis might have actually been Aletheia/Angrboda and Loki, and the "sons" Loki/Basim talks about are the weird creatures they made? Cause yeah isn't it *convenient* that this is what Aletheia shows Kassandra and Layla, all while she is actively manipulating them? Can we trust anything an Isu shows us?
also Sean has changed from Blonde hair and blue eyes to a darker skin brown hair brown eyes bloke.. but it's the same genius actor writer historian Danny Wallace. I thought that was odd.
I has a few questions: 1. Why is it that Sigurd did not die when he touched the eye like Desmond? 2. Why is the Yggdrasil machine red when Layla arrives when it was blue when Eivor and Sigurd got there? What made it change color?
Hi! The Yggdrasil device shows red light in modern day because of Basim's plan to bring Layla and Hermetes staff to the Yggdrasil vault. Basim overwhelmed the device with calculations in order to create issues on th eearth, like the aurora borealis and earthquake, so the color changed from blue to red to show the device's reaching its limit. I dunno about Sigurd, maybe his isu dna protected him from death.
So Desmond from brotherhood the truth ending was taking to the reader aka future Desmond. That brings up another question: how long has Desmond been in a time loop?.
Do we have any talk on the hackers of the animus through time in the earlier games? I havnt seen anything on the subject. It is slipping away further into the timeliness amd not sure if is important but I think it fills us in on new content or maybe a hint at future story lines
25:29 I don’t get why it’s so important to prevent a future coronal mass ejection. If the machine activated by Desmond in 2012 is still protecting the Earth, then even if the Sun has another explosion the Earth and humanity should be safe right?
3:34 I totally felt that sigh man xD. Many people criticize Valhalla but I say give the creative team a chance they fixed a narrative that was all over the place that is not an eazy thing to do. If you ask me I think they did an amazing job piecing together the mess that was made by the previous game fixing the more instead of breaking it further. People don’t seem to understand that.
Yooooooo guys I had a theory. Basim aims to remove the tattoo from Eivor's neck, as if it's the only way he can harm Odin. So is it possible that damage to the tattoo makes it hard to gain control for ISU minds and could it possibly help continue like Aita?
I actually think Basim is only trying to check if Eivor has her tattoo to make sure if she's Odin's reincarnation... then again, it's still possible I guess ^^ Although there are other characters that haven't been fully possessed in the game and still have their mark on their neck - Markuz
I really hope that Basim won't be the new modern day protagonist. I hate him more than Desmond or Layla. It's just the same Aita/Juno story again now (Can we please have more good Isu besides Minerva and Jupiter). I really hope instead that the next modern day protagonist is a Templar, since they know better than to trust Isu. Or at the very least have it where we see both sides team up to stop the bigger threat, like they did in the comics against Juno. I also disagree what happened with her was a good redemption since she hasn't done anything, and also hate how they retconned her murdering her friend to "the staff made me do it." Now if her and Desmond doing this leads to being able to manipulate time, both giving far more choices in the game but also things like affecting the Modern World (bringing certain characters back for instance) then it'd be interesting and good.
Basins true intentions could end up being beneficial to the assassins, we don't know yet, but that's what makes it interesting, it could go either way, with juno we knew for sure she was up to no good, Basim is less transparent
He's gonna be the new antaganist. Look at how menacing and shady he is. I imagine we play as him in the game's prologue for a bit, but then we switch to the new protaganist after he does some wild shit lol
Funny enough, Ubisoft Quebec…like Loki…got the last laugh! Now AC is solely their far superior hands of narrative and game mechanics, so while Valhalla did do a great job with modern day unlike every other game they have made, it is now the Odyssey team to carry this franchise out in the right way!!
@K.O.G.Fanstarks1610 I don’t know. Seem like they only cares about them selves, at least through the perspective of Valhalla. It’s also hinted at when hyrokkin and alaethia spoke to each other in the jotun ark
@K.O.G.Fanstarks1610 yes, of course. Family is super important to me. When alaethia and Juno spoke, Juno said something like you’re for the humans now, but with time you won’t be. Something along those lines. Her and loki / basims plan were to survive all along at any cost, so they sacrificed Layla, to be reunited. The only “good” isu so far in my opinion is Minerva
@K.O.G.Fanstarks1610 I’ve yet to play the first few games. I started with black flag. I’m going to play the old games at some Point. Yes, the isu lore is super duper interesting and so is the Templar lore. I really enjoy that we get to see the beginning of the Templar order.
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I love the little break in character when you said "she joined the Assassins *siiiggghhh* off screen". That was exactly how I felt when starting Odyssey
Yeah... wasn't a big fan of that :D
- Markuz
Absolutely hilarious
It honestly feels like we missed a game in between Origins and Odyssey where Layla joins the Assassins, meets her team, becomes friends with Olivia and which ends with them learning about the Staff and pointing them in the direction of the Eagle Bearer.
@@the0thersyde725 Definitely. And the ancestor could've been a new recruit to the brotherhood or a younger kid growing up into the Brotherhood, so their stories mirrored each other as they learned about the Creed and learned about themselves through it. So much potential
@@the0thersyde725 That's why UbiSoft has all those comics that take place in the Modern era, so they don't have to address them in the games.
In fact, there have been some teams who outright said that they tend to focus less on the overarching narrative, including character growth, in favor of presenting an interactive experience focused on historical locations.
Basically, outside of people like Darby, who no longer works at UbiSoft, the rest of the company is very open about not giving a fuck about making a consistent, coherent story so long as they get to crank-out history-based RPGs in the end.
At long last Loki got the last laugh.
Something that immediately jumped out at me when you said Alethia’s moniker: Goddes of Truth, I immediately found it so important due to the fact that Loki is the God of lies, and together they become the embodiment of “true manipulation”, using lies to manipulate the truth.
What’s more, Loki/Basim seems to have taken a move from the Reverse Flash’s old play book, he is the only character that’s managed to see the future, and actually manipulates it so that he gets what he wants, no one has ever managed to pull this off this well, to my knowledge.
I can’t wait to see what happens in the DLC‘s, it’s going to be a bloodbath
"It's not going to be too long, we swear"
--> *Proceeds to rant for 5 straight minutes*
LMFAOOOOOOOOO
What were you referencing when you said Basim survived, he endured, then he got to work? It sounds so familiar...
@@cayj1869 That's one of Minerva's lines at the end of Assassin's Creed 3 when referring to Juno.
Minerva and Jupiter had thought they had killed her but "she survived, she endured and then she began to work" (in the Grand Temple) ^^
I have a question, In odyssey when Kassandra left the staff like physically was not in its contact, she died and same happened with Pythagoras then how Basim is still alive without being in physical contact of staff?
@@captain_0860 good question
The thing is, everything Layla did do and learn did lead her to that moment, and that is a very key plot point, it is basically the whole reason for the Isu plots of Origins, Odyssey and Valhalla
I think the line was alluding to a sort of deterministic viewpoint that Layla has been very specifically directed and manipulated to end up in just the right place and just the right time to drop the staff where Basim would fall
That is the only reason Basim would guide her into going through Eivors memories, instead of just, telling her where to go
Agreed. Though I suspect ATA's point isn't so much that the line on its face isn't true, rather that meta-textually its clear the writers from Origins to Odyssey weren't cooperating to tell the story as concluded in Valhalla. Had there been any forethought, both Origins and Odyssey would have properly foreshadowed a more nuanced version Aletheia and perhaps hinted at Loki's influence as well. Imo, every effective story shows its cards just a little; its a great way to engage the audience and make those who notice the foreshadowing feel clever. It's pretty apparent that Origins' & Odyssey's teams weren't cooperating in this regard.
@@Gameservatory Yep exactly, that's what I meant (although I put it in a joke-like form). What Josh says is correct, what Layla did (more than what she learnt imho) *did* technically bring her to that moment and that place, but it's more like "the plot wanted her to be there" rather than having a more consistent flow of events bringing her there, with proper foreshadowing like you said. In that case it would have made more sense for the player to realize that indeed Layla's whole path had been leading her to the Yggdrasil all along
- Markuz
@@Gameservatory this is a big problem I have with multiple Ubisoft studios working on a series like this. The lack of consistency and continuity between teams is sometimes quite apparent.
Nice job Ubi, you made a compelling plot with Basim, good on you! Nows the hard part where you need to keep your audience engaged and follow through with your new plot, good luck.
Fingers crossed!
they don't need luck.
Cos the game has many trolls but it has more fans than trolls.. and tbf even the trolls can't get enough of it secretly.
People just like to complain
@A Nightmare trolls/fans don't dictate how good the writing of the game is, so I don't know what point you're trying to make? We just want continuity and consistency, this has nothing to do with "just wanting to complain"
Desmond is Adam represetantion, Layla is Eve. In AC Brotherhood Subject 16 says to Desmond: "Find She. Eve" and "the sun,... Your son". Maybe, in the next games, we'll see Desmond, Layla and Elijah (humans) against Loki, Aletheia and Fenrir (Isus)? 😁
Love your videos @accesstheanimus ❤️
Technicly if it goes in that way, and if we had both read the same comics. Elijah will end up to team with Charlotte De laCruz and finally kill Juno who had reborned into a new human freshly sexy body LOL. But hey, things is if Juno's out. It will be a problem solved for Humanity !
Still i'd like to play Elijah someday ! He's an actual Sage. Its would be interessing, that mean, somehow I like your idea !
@@NorSe_RavN but apparently the comics is in the same universe so that stuff already happened so it’s possible what the person above was saying could happen
@@eviedegrandpre5268 yeah but lore in comics and in books are more detailed than in the game so
In AC Liberation Adeline gets told by Minerva that Eve will join Adam and lead the saving of humanity
@@hofame8562 first off, it’s Aveline, and second Minerva is never in the game…that final transmission were humans calling out that “Eve will guide us, Eve will win this war.” Meaning it was Adam (Desmond) meant to “take the apple” and sacrifice himself so the humans survived while Eve would finally kill the Isu once and for all…
The way they fixed the modern day story was my favorite part of the game, they made it all make sense (As much as they could).
I hope they don't ruin the new Basim storyline with the next game.
I'm not gonna expect anything(which is why when I eventually played Valhalla I was very pleasantly suprised with the plot) but I'm hoping beyond hope that the two planned "games" are written just as good if not better.
Mirage I think they would have to lose focus on Basims character to mess up the story, so I'm hoping that's easily avoided
Infinity however, is completely uncertain, I hope Basim is a central part of it, the story potential would be incredible, but due to our lack of info I'm not expecting much
Looking forward to all this being resolved in one optional email in Assassin's Creed: Nothing But Violent Castle Sieges 2: This Time With Goblins
Man, that's a very long name even if shortened
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Me too man I also can’t wait to find out what happens to Basim and how he dies in a Ubisoft comic!
You joke. But Thats why AC is my favorite series. So much lore that actually Rewards people for reading the "Optional" material.
@@Phoenixbrand95 That’s not called a reward, that’s called laziness. They brought Juno into modern day just for her to killed in a fuckin comic book.
@@IamSupreme333 yet look at what Star Wars did with Palpatine…showed up and died in one movie (not counting his hologram from ESB) yet ALL of his background was presented in comic books/novels until we saw him again in Episode 1. If major characters never showed up in or killed in other forms of media, why would any of us care about them? Waste of effort to produce, other than having a side story here and there…no, that would be laziness!!
Ubi knows what it is doing, been doing it for 15 years, and will continue to profit from it by ACTUAL fans on the foundation of all your gripes and tears…
Anyone else feel like watchdogs legion is one of those alternate realities calculation?
I could totally get behind this theory.
It's actually been my head canon for a while...
Why do you think that?
Thats an interesting theory, and would explain its place as part of the “near future,” as well as the huge leap in technology, as well as no evidence suggesting the existence of the coronavirus (which was referenced in Valhalla)
Can't wait to see how isu fenrir looks like.
We might find out in ac mirage where we play as younger basim
30+ minutes? Christmas come early! fantastic video dude!
Yep
Mad props to Darby and the writer team for clear the things out and cleaning the huge mess of the story.
I thought alethia should've been named pandora because of how odyssey 'made' her appear as a bane against the isu, while the hope for humanity.
This series made me appreciate Valhalla's narrative more. To top it all off, the game actually nailed the modern day, something that AC has been struggling to do for quite a while now.
P. S. Love the cheekiness coming through in this video 😂
Hehe, it's not my thing most of the times but I like experimenting from time to time :P
@@AccessAnimus You do it well ;)
@@AccessAnimus if I didn't know better, I'd say that you've been spending a lot of time around The Four Pillars 🤭
So did ac redeem it self
@@thomasdaywalt7735 honestly, this felt like one last 'hurrah'. Sure I don't know what the next game will be like, but I'd prefer a return to form which doesn't seem all that likely.
Juno's story after realising her in AC3 was finished in a comic book. if ubisoft does the same thing with Basim (finishing his story in a comic book, not in main game) I'll get fcking mad...
They probably will lol
@@kazekagejichujisoo7838 ;(
@@kazekagejichujisoo7838 the problem is not they are spliting story between games, books and comic books, but the comic books are not avaliable in my country XD
Aye same here.
@@HiddenKiller8790 there is a website you can go to read them
Finally got through this entire playlist and I gotta say, this was one of the clearest, organized, and most thorough analysis/breakdowns I’ve ever seen. This channel is so underrated, great work
Thank you so much!
And thank you for checking out the entire series!
I just wanted to say I've enjoyed this series so much! I already was so impressed by Darby and the narrative team for managing to fix the mess of the modern-day lore and present a compelling new direction. As well as to tie so many disparate threads across the series together. I am sad he is gone but he clearly adored the series and cared enough to satisfy long-time fans like me who have had to endure confusing directions (I was a Layla defender up until she killed a favourite character of mine from the books and comics, Victoria, and then seemingly taking Otso Berg off the board. Though seeing how they wrapped up her story, I am so thankful. The best way really for her to go) for so long because I care so much and I don't want them to ever abandon the modern-day or Isu plotlines. They are AC. I just really want them to go fully on board with this Basim storyline. It's so thrilling to actually have a playable Isu character!
Your videos made me appreciate and understand the finer details. Somehow, it wasn't until these videos that I realised Eivor's dream sequences were her interpretation of Odin's Isu memories. I remember being slightly annoyed at these dreams which I assumed were just retellings of Norse mythology and that's it, but my eyes were seriously opened when I started watching this series and I felt so stupid for not realising the whole time I was seeing a time in the Isu era.
Every time a new video has shown up on my feed I have eagerly clicked it. It feels nice to be in a space where so many hardcore fans like myself can discuss the story that has gripped us for years now. So thanks for all your hard work and it's appreciated!
It's really sad to see how Layla's story just got some direction in Valhalla. I can't undestand how ubisoft cannot plan the future like the MCU does for example.
Me after my first playthrough of Valhalla:
Odin is a really good guy and Basim is evil.
Me after the 5th playthrough of Assassin's Creed Valhalla + All of Access The Animus story videos:
😭😭😭😭😭
The reason I am crying is because I realized that everything that happened from AC 1 to AC Valhalla was directly or indirectly the work of Loki who just wanted to be with his family. He planned every single thing and made sure it happened so that he could be with them again. That's what I call real love.
Thank you Access The Animus for opening my eyes and helping me see further than what I saw before and teaching me why never judge a book by it's cover.
Thank you a lot.....
And of course the iconic line:
It is done....
~ Khathun Bee
One thing to note is that, at the beginning of the game when first sailing to Ravensthorpe, Sigurd says that "this land" meaning England, was built by giants, who he then clarifies as the Romans. We know that the Jotun are giants who represent the Greco-Roman Isu.
"It is done." Excellent series; it really demonstrated the care with which the devs (tried) to treat the modern-day narrative and the depths of their fanservice, despite Ubisoft wanting to push a Viking fantasy, rather than a 'traditional' AC game.
Haha! Thank you so much for watching! We did try our best to make justice to the huge work by the devs on the game's story!
Come to think of it Layla and Desmond have much in common
While i disagree with your rant on Odyessy i got to say this was a well thought out video. Good job man. Makes me want to stay here to see how far you'll take this.
Ha! Thank you so much for the critique and the compliments!
I really appreciate both of them :D
As for where we'll take this... this was the last episode of a dedicated series! But we'll still deal with plot related topics in the future, that's guaranteed!
Love how you mentioned The Rad Brad. One of my favorite TH-camrs
Honestly I think Basim/Loki being a new modern character I think is sick, not only does he have old school assassin skills and Isu knowledge, but I can see his multifaceted nature being a real interesting point for his character as we’re all guessing what he’s going to do, not to mention I think there’s a potential he can go from being a selfish manipulative god to being more of a hero trying to save the world for his family to live in. Maybe idk but I could see it happening
Juno to Desmond: “The final journey commences. There is one who would accompany you through the gate. She lies not within our sight. The cross darkens the horizon.
It is done. The way lies all before you. Only she remains to be found. Awaken the sixth. Go. ALONE!”
She was talking about Layla. The gate is death, the cross is that she was a Templar (working for Abstergo).
The rule of fate" Don't fck around, you won't find more out"
Odin got rejected by his own reincarnation, he is always destined to die
I completely understand odyssey’s creators decision to ignore the messages from origins- since there were completely optional- like seriously- I had no idea about them from my 90h with origins.
But modern day in odyssey is a different case- it was front and centre- and whatever you thing about it you have to admire that it was different compere to how Valhalla rehashed Desmont’s ending
Yeah, if only, I commend Odyssey's attempt to have more modern day and First Civ elements than Origins... although I'm personally not a big fan of the execution
- Markuz
The modern day definitely was not front and center in Odyssey...it only really became relevant at the end of the game and throughout the Atlantis DLC. Origins pulled you out of the animus multiple times during the story to have Layla discover more about the cave and Aya as well as learn that she had been lied to by Abstergo. The worst part of Origins' modern day was not following through with anything in the DLCs.
Yes, those messages were optional and very cryptic in Origins, but Odyssey should have at least referenced them (even if only in emails).
You and your dedication to all things narratively in AC is fantastic. Thank you so much.
They're reall doing the AC version of prying open our third eye
Nice video, but I do find sort of a plot hole , given how Odin distrust Loki for being manipulative, backstabbing as stated near the end of the hidden truth video : None may follow, Loki least of all, I would've thought that maybe Odin would've restricted Lokis access to important facility like the yggdrasil device by implementing sorts of a restriction like a biometric scanner to scan a user's DNA and would either disconnect or outright kill unauthorized users from using the device, yet no such thing can be seen, perhaps Odin are that arrogant that he doesn't think Loki would try some sneaky move to preserve himself?
Going through this playlist is almost as exciting as finding your website for the first time seven and a half years ago.
I spent days reading the analysis of Project Legacy and Desmond's decision. Good times. :)
Based on the final words from Layla where they are talking about finding a timeline where Desmond didn’t sacrifice himself I suspect the finale of this new plot line is to bring Desmond back.
I don’t yet fully understand Loki’s goals my mind is racing but the secret scene where he can sit by the camp and sees Eivor smiles at him and he smiles back I suspect his intentions are good. We shall see, they actually got me super interested in the modern day storyline again tho - I just hope in the next game they give us a few extra breaks from the animus I know people complained about that but I think if you want to tell a consistent story that method is much better then the current one where we get 15 minutes sort of mid-way through the opening and then 15 - 30 minutes at the end.
To be fair, from everything we see in Valhalla Loki isn't a villain but rather a morally Grey character, he's just selfish at worst, but compare that to Odin's selfishness Loki looks like an angel
These are the reasons we love Modern Day stories in Assassin's Creed. Keeping the entire lore together.
Without these stories, AC would become just another open-world fantasy RPG.
I can't wait to see what Basim is plotting next.
30:50 How to deal with the revived Basim: Shotgun to the head.
Seriously, unless the staff adds some super impenetrable force field around him, a single buckshot shell would turn his head into mulch.
Oo I have been waiting with bated breath for this video since the last! Love your lore analysis, ATA.
You do such a great job outlining the treacherous narrative mountain left for Darby & his team to reconcile in Valhalla. Honestly, I'm impressed at how much they were able to make work, not just technically, but as if these seemingly discordant threads were part of some greater intent (they should have brought Darby on to write Rise of Skywalker lol).
It didn’t fully register upon first play-through that the Nornir are humanoid manifestations of the Yggdrasil digital intelligence working on behalf of of the user - brilliant. Round of applause to Darby & co for using these visual allegories to connect the lore back to Norse mythology, while resolving so many lingering mysteries in AC lore. Also noticed when watching how much the Grey resembles Revelation’s dark room corridor Desmond can be found in before unwinding his personage from Ezio’s & Altair’s.
What excites me most about your analysis is that, either on their own or with help of PoE’s, humans figured out a way to read the calculations of time by inventing the Animus, even without having the sixth sense. That’s a powerful & inspiring message about human ingenuity… and something that would certainly piss off Juno to no end :P
Question for you now that Layla’s journey is over. Odyssey at least, uh, _attempted_ to contextualize the fantasy realms as training. But what was the point of Curse of the Pharaohs? That DLC, while beautiful, feels really disconnected from the lore to the point of contradiction. Were there subtle inferences to the point of the Apple & the violent havoc it caused in Thebes from your research?
PS- as a huge AC fan & as a game designer myself, I’ve thought a lot about AC’s writing over the years. I recently released a video exploring how writing influences the context of gameplay, using the plotting of AC: Unity as a lens to better understand that influence. Would love to hear your thoughts on it should you have in any interest in checking it out:
th-cam.com/video/G2TN_w2Xw3k/w-d-xo.html
Thanks again for all of your hard work on this series. It's been a pleasure to watch.
Ahhh thank you so much! Comments like this are fuel for our fire!
Darby actually said on Twitter that the game would have provided us work for months and he really wasn't wrong :P But yeah, we also admire the creative team's work to make all the various lingering threads make sense in a cohesive story.
We also loved the use of the Nornir - that says *a lot* about what they represent without actually ever saying it, that was really ingenious ^^
As for your question... we'd say that every time they are trying to find new (or old) justifications to put fantasy / magical elements, and for Curse of the Pharaos the justification was that it was all an illusion created by the Apple, both the "shadows" of the pharaohs that appeared in the real world and also the afterlife realms that Bayek could access... but even with that DLC there were some issues, like Bayek being able to bring tangible objects to and from those realms (which they amended in Valhalla)
Thanks for sharing the link! We're going to try and have a look at it as soon as possible! We're super busy prepping some cool stuff for next week but we'll do our best for sure! The production value looks really nice from the very first moments in the video!
@@AccessAnimus Haha well I can see just how right he was. I plan to go back and play Valhalla with this series in mind. It was always one of my favorite parts of AC, going back to see all the pieces I missed the first go-around.
Yes! Visual inference is so powerful and too often left under-discussed. I like that it pushes me to learn more about the real-life mythology too. I suppose those who were already familiar had a leg up in this regard.
That's good insight, thanks for answering. Can you help me understand what you mean by how Valhalla amends bringing objects to and from the simulations? I think I'm forgetting something from Valhalla (though I vaguely remember leaving Odin's axe in the Valhalla simulation... but I don't remember how this was justified).
"We're super busy prepping some cool stuff for next week but we'll do our best for sure! The production value looks really nice from the very first moments in the video!"
Thank you! Lol, trust I totally understand :P Good luck with the next vid, already looking forward to it.
Dear lord.. if only all previous AC games has deeper in game exploration about isu like AC valhalla. Now thanks to your exposition series i'd like to replay all of them. Sadly i dont think i have the time
If you notice the background goes from red back to blue when basim gets released from the device indicating that layla did in fact slow the device down
17:55 "Sadly" No no, chiamiamola con il suo nome: pessima scrittura. Layla ha visto i ricordi di Eivor, lo sa che quando ti colleghi a Yggdrasil perdi il controllo del tuo corpo, doveva legarlo in qualche modo. E alcuni di voi potrebbero dirmi che però hanno dovuto fare questa forzatura perché Basim doveva ritornare in forze, ma io vi dico che bastava semplicemente fare muovere i serpenti del bastone (come vediamo in Project Legacy) e fargli tagliare la corda con i canini, così avrebbero reso ancora più palese il piano machiavellico di Aletheia che aspettava il momento giusto per ricongiungersi con Loki.
I'm curious to see if we will ever witnesse Basim and Desmond's Dad talking about all that has happend with his son and the world.
I am like 97% certain that the next game will open with Basim murdering William Miles and trying to seize control of the Assassins.
Maybe Basim, aka Loki, freeing his son, Fenrir, will cause another word-ending catastrophe: Ragnarok.
I'm sure William has a heads up of some kind about Basim. He's still looking to get Desmond back. Plus I think Alethia is pissed about being trapped in the staff.
Didn't the previous games suggested that Desmond needed to find Eve? Since Layla became a being of light. Is this the symbolizes Adam and Eve under the tree?
Yes. The Tree of Knowledge. Now just need the forbidden "apple"
@@nimbusnimbus.IV.No. We are all well aware that the Forbidden Apple is literally the Apples Of Eden
Hello Marco, Thanks for the content !!! Always a great job !!
Hey hey! Nice to see you in our comments again! Thank you so much for watching!
This was a great series appreciate all the hard work! A few questions I had when I finished the game:
1) Has Basim/Loki been manipulating events with Layla since Origins? Is he responsible for the hidden truth messages Layla received all in an effort to bring her to that moment?
2) Why is Basim/Loki seemingly referred to as the master of the calculations by the Nornir, what makes him so special or is that something any Isu trapped in the grey could do?
3) Couldn't the Reader/Desmond have warned Layla she was being manipulated in that moment before she touched the device? Why did he wait until afterwards to appear?
And most importantly,
4) What the hell has Kassandra been up to since the end of the historical events in Oddysey and how does that tie in with all this (if that's even what is planned lol)
1. most likely but we don't know
2. Basim/Loki is an isu so naturally he knows how to deal with the calculations and isu technology
3. No. Everything is fated to happen and plus, Desmond wanted Layla to be in the grey with him. he even tells her that he predicted and expected her arrival
4. Kassandra was used as a pawn in Loki and Aletheia's plan to resurrect Loki/Basim. Essentially, Aletheia made it her role to hold onto the staff until Layla would arrive and come and pick it up, so that in 2020 Layla as the fated Heir of Memories would fulfill her role in delivering the staff to Loki/Basim.
@@kazekagejichujisoo7838 good answers thanks I appreciate that. Although I have to say the answer to 4 isn't satisfying to me considering Kassandra was alive through pretty much every historical period that assassin's Creed will touch upon in the future and to have made such a character that could live through every time period only in order to handoff the staff just seems lazy to me. But then again it is Oddysey we're talking about so maybe there was some sort of plan for Kassandra that the writers aren't going to pursue
Thank you for all these amazing videos. It explains so much! Amazing work, and I hope you continue to break down all AC lore. Your videos on it are the best by far!
on a similar but unrelated note remember there being a moment in Valhalla where Valka told eivor that Alfred will become her master. so possible theory video?
I must have totally missed that!
When was that?
- Markuz
@@AccessAnimus It's toward the end, I think, before the Hamptunscire Arc. Valka warns that if Eivor goes to battle it will bring diaster, among other things. On the face of it, that might refer to so many of her friends and allies being killed in the battle, but I suspect it's referring to the Battle of Ethandun, which hasn't happened yet, but would have to occur within a few months of the game's ending in order to match up historically. Alfred was hiding in the western swamps for a few months, until he was able to assemble his army and win a great victory over the Danes and force them out of the south-western half of England.
@@AccessAnimus the hamtunscire arc at the beginning after you accept it
@@SRosenberg203 Oh I remember it now that you mention it! Thanks!
Maybe someone has already put this forth, I didn't read the comments, but after playing Dawn of Ragnarok could Desmond be Baldur? Or more so be carrying his conscience as a sage? I know Desmond's son, Elijah, was one of the Aita sages and the odds of them both carrying two different Isu consciences is astronomical but, Baldur stated he was going to bring light back into the world. Desmond or The Reader here, appears to Layla as a being of pure intense light. There are multiple references made in Dawn of Ragnarok of Baldur and his light. In Odin's vision of Baldur sitting on Hel's throne he gives a small quick smirk reminiscent of Desmond circa ACll. I wonder....Anyways a fan of this series going back almost 10 years I'm very thankful the devs and writers tried to make sense of all the lore and storylines we've gotten over the last few games. Even though it had at times became muddied and poorly-thought-out, the Assassin's Creed universe has always been my absolute favorite pieces of fiction. And also to you, AccesstheAnimus, bravo on your analysis videos. Not just these but, all of your works. I can hear your love of series everytime you speak on it. I find myself coming back to you over and over anytime I cannot make sense of what we're presented. You sir are a true Lore Master indeed.
I've been waiting for this. Great video and analysis!
And we finally delivered! Took us a long time but we made it!
@@AccessAnimus always worth the wait :D
This has been a great series.
In my opinion Layla was fine in Origins but i found her unbearable in Odyssey
I was one of the people who didnt like Odyssey so that didnt help . Also i find the scene in Fate of Atlantis where Layla kills Victoria. Hillarious because Victorias body ragdolls all over the place
It will be interesting to see what Loki has planed now that he has escaped from the Ygdrasil device
Also the fact that Layla and Desmond are now reading alternate timelines via the calculations raminded me of a dumb theory i had as a teenager
You know the game For Honor
Well i thought that. Games campaign was an alternate timeline where Desmond, didnt sacrifice himselfin 2012 and that games world was a result of that. Apart of that theory was that the campaigns badguy the Warlord Apollion was trying to rebuild the Templar order with the BlackStone Legion.
Anyway keep up the good content and im looking forward to the videos where you analyse the Wrath of the Druids story
I am in shock to only just now realize they killed off Juno in a comic after having built her up as this ultimate villain that would soon escape the computer world. I had no idea she died until this video lmao
Amazing series! Thank you very much. It helped me a lot!
God I love this game haha. Fantastic video, fantastic series!
Me too, I will gladly put this game in Top 3 if they fixed the stealth in Valhalla.
excellent work! thank you so much for this series and bringing light to Valhallas amazing narrative.
Yeah there's so much I can't figure out from the ending of this game. Did Layla actually send that message to them from the Grey, or did Basim and Alethia fabricate it the same way they fabricated the messages they were sending to Layla in the beginning? If Layla did send the message, why didn't she include the part about how Basim's master plan was to trap her in there and escape, and watch out for that shifty bastard?
Also, what do Sean and Rebecca actually know about Basim? Do they know he is Loki reincarnated, or do they only know he's "Basim the Hidden One"? Even if they don't know that he's actually Loki, they're presumably aware of how he randomly betrayed Eivor and Sigurd seemingly out of nowhere before being locked up in that place, so they've *GOT* to know that he's not trustworthy.
I bet anyone in these comments $50 that the next game opens with Basim murdering William Miles, because Sean and Rebecca were dumb enough to set a face-to-face meeting.
Dude thank you! And thank you for all the work you put into these vids
I can't wait to read a comic book to see the conclusion of this storyline...
Nice video as always! Now we must wait for Wrath of the Druids
Thank you so much!
Great series, great analysis. Thank you!
Thank you so much!
25:14 Okay, someone elaborate for me in case I'm missing something, but does this mean that the Animus technology utilizes Isu tech? Juno referencing Clay being "there" with her makes me think back to Revelations when Clay's consciousness had been trapped within the Animus when Desmond was reduced to a comatose state. Am I missing something, or does this just have to do with the "digital lattice" connecting to human technology?
ALSO, can ANYONE tell me that I'm not the only one who finds that squirrel by the cabin a little odd? I don't know if he's supposed to be a reference to the flyting squirrel in Jotunheim, but he stares at Layla/Basim and seems to gesture at them before walking away as they approach. I keep thinking he's taking me somewhere before remembering I can't explore the area.
Gotta admire Loki’s intelligence😭🔥
What was the goal of the Norse Isu? To be reincarnated, come back to the Tree to live forever, and study the Calculations? Or to ignore that and live in whatever simulated life they wanted? Will the ones that died before reaching the tree be continually reincarnated like Aita or is it one and done for them? What happened to Svala/Freya when the Tree was powered down? Is she still "alive"? These are important questions that are never addressed either >:(
So I'm watching the video and you said Layla was an inch away from becoming a full villain😄 I can't help but agree with that because after she cripples Burg she starts talking and all of a sudden I think to myself "Is she monologuing right now?" It was kind of weird I must say because I didn't expect her to do that and Burg was supposed to be World-Class mercenary/killer/tactician who taking out Assassins yet Layla does him in with not much training or experience. I honestly feel as though Assassin's Creed as a series went off a bit was back when Unity came out I don't think contributed to the bigger story also with Syndicate.
So, Layla and Desmond are Adam and Eve now, in a way, and might „rebirth“ the World due to their work inside the Yggdrasil Device? Let’s hope Ubi can hold up to the narrative
This is a great channel which i wished I had discovered earlier.
I havea question though that I can not find the answer to: what do the runes mean carved on the rock in the modernday?
Ive had a head canon for a few years now that the Animus taps into the Isu network and that is how people can relive an ancestor's or other persons' memories. This works better for me since if you think about it how do you extract genetic memory from bone and blood samples?
I finished the game and I was wondering, where is sigurd? He came with me back to the settlement , But where is he now? 😂
Ahh I didn't see this video was a yr old. Wow, has it already been a year? Time, she sure does fly by. Guess since there won't be any seeing my comment my hopes of it becoming the next huge fan theory in the community is quickly dashed. Oh well, always the next game.
Wait.... Juno in Unity also says not Clay will leave the Grey :O? All those years back i had this theory in my mind (not only me, there are others who also believed it) but when Clay is in the Grey he only can be with Desmond. So Clay really loaded himself up into Desmonds Mind at the end of Revelations as he hugged him. I know it does not make a difference because Desmond killed himself at the end of 3 but knowing that Clay might have survived could make a difference because Desmond is now searching for a way to safe the Earth but refusing to free Juno.
DAE get the impression that Juno and Aita in the Fate of Atlantis might have actually been Aletheia/Angrboda and Loki, and the "sons" Loki/Basim talks about are the weird creatures they made? Cause yeah isn't it *convenient* that this is what Aletheia shows Kassandra and Layla, all while she is actively manipulating them? Can we trust anything an Isu shows us?
Basim(Loki) should be the ones called “Mad One” tbh not Odin 😂
great work mentor.
Thank you!
also Sean has changed from Blonde hair and blue eyes to a darker skin brown hair brown eyes bloke.. but it's the same genius actor writer historian Danny Wallace.
I thought that was odd.
It is done. These videos will probably be done now. But I doubt it. These videos will survive, will endure, and will get to work.
highly intelligent and entertaining video
I has a few questions:
1. Why is it that Sigurd did not die when he touched the eye like Desmond?
2. Why is the Yggdrasil machine red when Layla arrives when it was blue when Eivor and Sigurd got there? What made it change color?
Hi! The Yggdrasil device shows red light in modern day because of Basim's plan to bring Layla and Hermetes staff to the Yggdrasil vault. Basim overwhelmed the device with calculations in order to create issues on th eearth, like the aurora borealis and earthquake, so the color changed from blue to red to show the device's reaching its limit. I dunno about Sigurd, maybe his isu dna protected him from death.
First comment and like!!! Awesome!!!
I've been waiting a long time to see this video!!!!!
Yasss! And it's finally out! We're so proud we were able to finish this in time for Wrath of the Druids!
Aww I’m late because of exams 😩 but anyways, great video as always 👍
Same I too have exams lol. We came around the same time lol.
So it's like a precursor Internet but super cool
Im confused through out the entire series. Can someone give me a short brief run down
Same brother, same…
Pythagoras and Kassandra let go of the staff and instantly died, Loki let's go of staff runs around has no problem🤔
Loki is an isu maybe?
@@harryhoyt2415 but only the mind, if you say so, the body is human. maybe because of Alethia, that she can give him more power of the staff or so.
Unlike Kassandra and Pythagoras, Loki's body was mostly preserved because he was attached to the Yggdrasil machine.
So Desmond from brotherhood the truth ending was taking to the reader aka future Desmond.
That brings up another question:
how long has Desmond been in a time loop?.
I do t think the narative treat Was abondend that alethea is on the side of humanity. I think we will se more of that
Do we have any talk on the hackers of the animus through time in the earlier games? I havnt seen anything on the subject. It is slipping away further into the timeliness amd not sure if is important but I think it fills us in on new content or maybe a hint at future story lines
25:29 I don’t get why it’s so important to prevent a future coronal mass ejection. If the machine activated by Desmond in 2012 is still protecting the Earth, then even if the Sun has another explosion the Earth and humanity should be safe right?
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Ahhh it's always so nice to see you guys are so interested in our series of videos!
I had a feeling that you were going to upload today yet I didn't achieve SPEED :(
Hehe! The actual planned date was tomorrow but I did my best to get it out earlier :D
- Markuz
3:34 I totally felt that sigh man xD. Many people criticize Valhalla but I say give the creative team a chance they fixed a narrative that was all over the place that is not an eazy thing to do. If you ask me I think they did an amazing job piecing together the mess that was made by the previous game fixing the more instead of breaking it further. People don’t seem to understand that.
Yooooooo guys I had a theory. Basim aims to remove the tattoo from Eivor's neck, as if it's the only way he can harm Odin. So is it possible that damage to the tattoo makes it hard to gain control for ISU minds and could it possibly help continue like Aita?
I actually think Basim is only trying to check if Eivor has her tattoo to make sure if she's Odin's reincarnation... then again, it's still possible I guess ^^
Although there are other characters that haven't been fully possessed in the game and still have their mark on their neck
- Markuz
@@AccessAnimus you have a very good point.
I really hope that Basim won't be the new modern day protagonist. I hate him more than Desmond or Layla. It's just the same Aita/Juno story again now (Can we please have more good Isu besides Minerva and Jupiter). I really hope instead that the next modern day protagonist is a Templar, since they know better than to trust Isu. Or at the very least have it where we see both sides team up to stop the bigger threat, like they did in the comics against Juno.
I also disagree what happened with her was a good redemption since she hasn't done anything, and also hate how they retconned her murdering her friend to "the staff made me do it." Now if her and Desmond doing this leads to being able to manipulate time, both giving far more choices in the game but also things like affecting the Modern World (bringing certain characters back for instance) then it'd be interesting and good.
Basins true intentions could end up being beneficial to the assassins, we don't know yet, but that's what makes it interesting, it could go either way, with juno we knew for sure she was up to no good, Basim is less transparent
He's gonna be the new antaganist. Look at how menacing and shady he is. I imagine we play as him in the game's prologue for a bit, but then we switch to the new protaganist after he does some wild shit lol
I always found Layla incredible annoying, not gonna lie won't miss her, Desmond was a great character. Hell, I even like modern day Basim more.
Desmond was pretty boring and obnoxious at times to me
Off topic, but does anyone know if there is a Rune with the "Bone-Biter" Dane Axe ability? 😅
Yes. You can find buy it from the merchants. But the selection is random so
@@afkoyuncu5886 Okey Nice ✌🏻 do you know what the Rune is called? I think it might be the only Rune that i dont have 😝
Still 6 day's to go Assassin's Creed Valhalla Wrath Of The Druids 😘😘😘😘
Any comics coming out soon ? yes I'm still salty since 2017.
11:50 Rebecca only 4' tall, confirmed.
That's super weird :D
13:00 Love it
Ahh finally,thanks for a wonderful series.Now I love this game even more than before.
We always try our best! Thanks for watching and for checking our our series!
Funny enough, Ubisoft Quebec…like Loki…got the last laugh! Now AC is solely their far superior hands of narrative and game mechanics, so while Valhalla did do a great job with modern day unlike every other game they have made, it is now the Odyssey team to carry this franchise out in the right way!!
I really really hope that we get to rid the world of both alaethia and bassim. They’re just as bad and self centered as all
Isu.
@K.O.G.Fanstarks1610 I don’t know. Seem like they only cares about them selves, at least through the perspective of Valhalla. It’s also hinted at when hyrokkin and alaethia spoke to each other in the jotun ark
@K.O.G.Fanstarks1610 yes, of course. Family is super important to me. When alaethia and Juno spoke, Juno said something like you’re for the humans now, but with time you won’t be. Something along those lines. Her and loki / basims plan were to survive all along at any cost, so they sacrificed Layla, to be reunited. The only “good” isu so far in my opinion is Minerva
@K.O.G.Fanstarks1610 none the less, I love the isu lore. It’s super interesting 😃
@K.O.G.Fanstarks1610 I’ve yet to play the first few games. I started with black flag. I’m going to play the old games at some
Point. Yes, the isu lore is super duper interesting and so is the Templar lore. I really enjoy that we get to see the beginning of the Templar order.
Just in time for WOTD
Th throw (TM) whahahahahahahha genius
Sottotitoli in ita?