Assassin's Creed Valhalla gives players a glimpse into the lives of many characters, from the strictly historical to the fantastic fictional, with most of them existing as a blend between the two extremes. Players who experience the game and all of the side quests will know of these characters well, those who read the Codex will know even more.

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Yet, this is not the only place to turn for more information about these individuals. With a special event in the Assassin's Creed Rebellion mobile game, the Song of Glory comic books, developer commentary, and fan research, we are still learning more about the protagonists and antagonists that give the game its richness.

10 Eivor: Betrayed And Enslaved

Assassins Creed Valhalla Eivor In The Trailer With Blood On Face
Assassins Creed Valhalla Eivor In The Trailer With Blood On Face

If you've played more than five minutes of the game, you know that Eivor is about to be sold into slavery by Kjotve the Cruel. Eivor handles the situation like a champ, but the circumstances behind this encounter are heartbreaking.

As people compare Assassin's Creed Valhalla to Red Dead Redemption 2, Eivor and Arthur Morgan sadly have a significant betrayal in their biographies. Eivor rescued Kjotve's slave, Gull, who offers treasure as thanks. The entire "rescue" operation was a setup and Eivor ends up literally stabbed in the back and placed in shackles.

9 Eivor: Saved Dag's Life

Assassins Creed Valhalla Eivor Defeats Dag As He Reaches For Axe
Assassins Creed Valhalla Eivor Defeats Dag As He Reaches For Axe

Even after beating the game, you will surely have some questions about why things unfolded how they did. Those who understand the lore from the comics will be even more confused by Dag's opposition to Eivor.

Only a few years before the events of the game, Eivor saved Dag's life as he was cornered during a separate raid in Rygjafylke. The raid was Eivor's idea, so it's possible that Dag harbored some resentment for being in that position at all.

8 Eivor: Doubts Own Mental Wellness

Assassins Creed Valhalla Eivor Speaking To Odin
Assassins Creed Valhalla Eivor Speaking To Odin

Eivor, as part of Viking culture, will accept the visions induced by the Seer as actual contact with the divine. But his frequent interactions with Odin are not given nearly as much credence for a reason.

The rationale for this is something that we should have been informed of before starting the game. After the first meeting with Odin as a child during the wolf attack, Eivor has attributed these visits from Odin to mental unwellness, thinking they speak as a way of coping with the trauma endured in childhood.

7 Sigurd: Part Of A Bigger Wars

Assassins Creed Valhalla Sigurd And Eivor Talking
Assassins Creed Valhalla Sigurd And Eivor Talking

Sigurd speaks of his journey like it was a simple trading expedition that involved trade and maybe a raid or two. But his role in the world was both significant and darker than he confesses, which is probably why he does not shrug at the violence in England.

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His alliance with Basim and Hytham of the Abbasid Caliphate and planned attack on the Hagia Sophia were anecdotes about participation in three full-fledged wars: A civil war with the rival Umayyad Empire, a skirmish with mainland Europe, and ongoing battles with India.

6 Randvi: Groomed To Be Heir

Assassins Creed Valhalla Randvi Thanking Eivor
Assassins Creed Valhalla Randvi Thanking Eivor

Through a conversation (that can turn into a date), you might learn that Randvi spent her youth as a wild huntress and she still enjoys going fishing at one of the English countryside's many amazing locations.

But picking up a few Codex entries back in Norway reveals that Randvi was expected to be the future of the clan. Sigurd was the rightful heir, of course, but his father expected him to die young due to his headstrong lust for combat. Randvi was chosen as a wife for him because of her brilliant mind for strategy and alliances should Sigurd perish early.

5 Basim: Forged His Own History

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Sometimes learning about the characters from the Codex can be misleading to players who want a deeper analysis. If you've read Basim's entries, you're likely confused by the baffling and contradictory information about him.

To keep his true identity covered up, Basim has fabricated his entire history, his family, and probably even his name. The stories about his architect father and studies in the library of Baghdad can't be corroborated, likely meaning they are products of his imaginative deception.

4 Aelfred: Inherited His Position

Assassins Creed Valhalla King Alfred In The Trailer
Assassins Creed Valhalla King Alfred In The Trailer

This section has a pretty big spoiler in it, so skip it if you haven't completed the Order of the Ancients list yet! For being a "bad guy," players might have some sympathy for him after finding out why he's leading so many of the game's villains.

You don't have to overanalyze the trailer to hear the wicked King Aelfred narrate the fight against the Vikings. Upon Eivor uncovering his leadership as the Order's leader, the real twist is his reluctance to be in the role at all, which he inherited from his brother following his death.

3 Ivarr: Personal Reasons For Torture

Assassins Creed Valhalla Ivarr Talking To Eivor First Person
Assassins Creed Valhalla Ivarr Talking To Eivor First Person

Ivarr's presence in the game displays a mix of historic accuracies and inaccuracies that are common throughout the game. In actuality, Ivarr had lost all influence about three years before the events of the game.

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But his portrayal as a bloodthirsty man with a vendetta against the Saxons is spot on. You probably have been both humored and disgusted by his torturous techniques. The explanation behind this behavior is because his father was thrown to his death into a pit of venomous snakes by these same Saxons in East Anglia.

2 Fulke: Using Discredited Religious Works

Assassins Creed Valhalla Fulke Staring At Eivor
Assassins Creed Valhalla Fulke Staring At Eivor

If you've played most of the game, you'll meet a lot of religious people when you're knocking out some of those amazing side quests, but most of them have their beliefs tied to an understandable doctrine.

Fulke does not, though she's still quite religious. If you read the documents in her chambers and dungeon, you'll learn that the reason she's become so radically disconnected from reality is her reliance on counter-religious texts that, while real, have been thoroughly debunked by modern theologians as forgeries and non-canonical.

1 Kjotve: Corrupt Before The Order

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Finding out Kjotve was working with the Order of the Ancients isn't surprising as he's a barbaric villain seeking total authoritarian control and willing to go through any violent means to suppress the freedom of everyone in Scandinavia.

What is more disturbing is that he only joined the Order after his conquests had impressed the Templars. He was not molded by their philosophy of tyranny, he was already the personification of it when he was recruited.

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