The official reveal ofAssassin’s Creed Miragecaught the eyes of fans for many reasons. It promised engaging, stealth-based gameplay, mixed with some fun parkour, and a story revolving around the Hidden Ones, proper assassinations, and fan-favorite character Basim. Another interesting element was seen in Basim’s Kill Room, the scenes that play after assassinations, where a Djinn rose to haunt him.Basim seeks out the Hidden Onesto find answers to his visions, with it seeming this creature is at the fore of his issues. Many assumed that the Djinn was Loki’s consciousness trying to surface in Basim, but narrative director Sarah Beaulieu confirmed that the theories presented (at the time) were not yet close.
This was abig reveal regardingAssassin’s Creed Mirage’s Djinn, as it means its role in the story isn’t as obvious as it once thought. This obviously led to many developing new theories regarding the Djinn—it could be trying to protect Basim (as Djinn are not inherently or necessarily evil), perhaps it is a past reincarnation trying to warn him as an invisible being (though it’s not certain how Norse Isu reincarnation works vs. Aita), or any number of possibilities. Thus far, it’s been hard to find a theory that seems to line up with everything known so far, aboutAssassin’s Creed Mirageand Sages at large. But YouTuber AndyReloads may have cracked the code with a recent theory that’s worth serious consideration.
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Assassin’s Creed Mirage: The Djinn Could Be Memories of Odin Surfacing
AndyReloads recently outlined his theory in a Twitter thread (seen below), but the long and short of is that this Djinn is actually memories of Odin which, even throughout Loki’s amnesiac state, haunt him. The YouTuber describes it as “kind of like an ISU genie living rent-free in his head as a memory,” which would be a perfect way to hit all the notes. To support his theory, AndyReloads references comments by developer Darby McDevitt’s description of Kill Rooms, how Sages operate through their reincarnation(s), the dramatic liberties taken with the internal struggles of theseAssassin’s Creedcharacters, and so on. Seemingly, this lines up with what is known about Djinns, with McDevitt’s description of Ubisoft’s narrative approach, and Beaulieu’s few comments regarding the Djinn.
It should be noted that this theory doesn’t mean the Djinn is evil; after all, an invisible being or “memory” in this context is not something inherently good or evil.As Odin haunted Loki throughout his life as seen inAssassin’s Creed Valhalla, it seems the memories could be explained as so powerful that it haunts Basim. And this could lead to some level of synchronization between Loki and Basim. Many fans found it hard to separate the two inAC Valhalla, and this may be because they were actually operating at one in their search for Odin. They still had the wit to try to confirm it at first, completely losing it once they knew Eivor was Odin’s reincarnation, but they were one.
AndyReloads theorizes that completing these assassinations, Mirage’s story, working through these kill rooms, and coming to understand the Djinn brings Loki and Basim together – not as separate identities or as Loki being a “parasite,” but someone who is finally complete with their memories. And someone who has been haunted by Odin’s actions across lifetimes and so on. It sounds like a perfect moment for his character development, indeed up there with when Kassandra meets Layla inAC Odysseyor theAssassin’s Creed Revelationsscene where Ezio talks to Desmondwhile in a room with Altair’s corpse.
OF course, this is just a theory, and it could easily prove to be something else inAssassin’s Creed Mirage. But it is enticing and convincing, nonetheless.
Assassin’s Creed Miragereleases in 2023 for Luna, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
