Who they are
Basim is crucial because the franchise presents him first through history and then reveals why his relationship to memory is unstable. Mirage adds context without replacing the events of Valhalla.
Their story belongs to Baghdad and the modern story and also touches The Viking age. Basim's origin and the present-day thread that makes memory a contested weapon.
Their story, step by step
- Step 1
Live with a divided identity
Basim's Baghdad life is shaped by loyalty to the Hidden Ones and by dreams that suggest an older self pressing against his present identity.
- Step 2
Discover the Isu memory
The revelation forces him to decide whether he is defined by the person he has been or by the memory that returns through him.
- Step 3
What their choices leave behind
In the modern story, Basim remains deliberately complex: history explains his anger but does not settle how others should trust him.
Turning points
- Serving the Hidden Ones in Baghdad.
- Confronting Loki's returning memories.
- Entering the present-day conflict through the Animus legacy.
Where their story stands now
In the modern story, Basim remains deliberately complex: history explains his anger but does not settle how others should trust him.
Who they are tied to
Games they appear in
Where this fits in the story
- Baghdad and the modern story · step 1
Follow Desmond
The first games use the Animus to connect historical assassins.
- Baghdad and the modern story · step 2
Meet Layla
Origins through Valhalla shift modern focus to a new researcher.
- Baghdad and the modern story · step 3
Understand Basim
Mirage and Valhalla reframe his role across eras.
- Baghdad and the modern story · step 4
Read Nexus as a bridge
VR memories expand the archive without replacing the core arc.