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SUNNY... don't worry. Everything is going to be okay.  |
| — BASIL |
BASIL is a major supporting character and the tritagonist in OMORI. He serves as one of the major driving forces behind the story's events as the party spends most of the game looking for him after his sudden disappearance.
PROFILE
APPEARANCE
In HEADSPACE, BASIL is a medium-height boy with pale skin, teal eyes, mint green chin-length hair, and wears a purple, blue, and pink flower crown. He wears knee-length denim overalls with a large pocket on the chest and a yellow button-up shirt under. He doesn't wear any shoes.
In the real world, he has blond hair and has a single pink flower tucked behind his left ear. He wears a green knitted sweater vest over a white button-up shirt, beige shorts, and black shoes, resembling the same clothes that SUNNY wears. He also appears shorter than most of his friends, being as tall if not shorter than SUNNY.
PERSONALITY
BASIL is depicted as a relatively shy boy, well seen right after being introduced to the friend group, being rather insecure and fearing the thought of being perceived as a burden.[2][3] He enjoys taking pictures, as his memories with his friends are his most treasured belonging,[4] perceiving them as a way to permanently capture the moment.[5][6] He also enjoys taking care of flowers, art, and reading.[7][8] BASIL seems to develop strong emotional attachments to many of his possessions, as he will never throw away anything, no matter how worthless it is.
HEADSPACE
BASIL's HEADSPACE counterpart is rather cheery, yet shy and humble. He is quick to forgive, as shown with his encounter with BOSS after hide-and-seek, and is rather empathetic in nature.[9][10][11] BASIL is also quite friendly, and his shyness seems to stem from thinking lowly of himself and putting others' needs above his own.[12][13]
He's very sentimental, keeping memorabilia of his friends and happy memories through photos, and planting flowers that remind him of his friends.[14] BASIL notably shows great care to plant flowers with flower language, each one corresponding to how he sees his friends.[15][16][17][18] His empathy stretches to his plants as well, showing a lot of worries when they're in danger of being hurt, and talking to them as he would with his friends.[19] It is noted that he avoids conflict due to his kind, sentimental demeanor.[20] He doesn't learn to battle, although he eventually does with enough encouragement from his friends during the console-exclusive BASIL RUSH event.
REAL WORLD
Compared to HEADSPACE BASIL, his FARAWAY counterpart is more anxious and sensitive overall. This more melancholy demeanor is most likely the result of a deep depression over the aftermath of MARI's death combined with AUBREY and her friends' bullying further whittling down his self-esteem. Due to being a witness to MARI's murder, it can be inferred that he suffers from guilt or worse, possibly in the form of SOMETHING.
It can be noted that when BASIL grows deeply attached to someone, he can develop a strong sense of devotion and protectiveness toward them: his desire to protect SUNNY and their secret led him to go as far as to subject himself to the HOOLIGANS' bullying and deliberately withdraw from his friends for multiple years, the latter shown by how he never lets himself cry in front of others, always locking himself away in either his room or the bathroom. From this, BASIL can be described as immensely selfless and loyal, doing everything he can to protect SUNNY from any harm no matter how much he hurts himself in the process.[21][22]
Although he does not let it show much due to the aforementioned tendency to distance himself from them, BASIL misses his friends and has the wistful desire for things to go back to normal.[23] This could explain his sense of comfort behind physical possessions making him recall pleasant memories, something that he himself reflects on.[24] In spite of his depression, BASIL continued to dedicate himself to gardening to the point that some of the flowers prior to the incident lived up to the present day,[25] perhaps indicating that he immersed himself in the hobby as a distraction of sorts. It is only when his GRANDMA fell dangerously ill that he began neglecting to take care of his plants.[26]
Prior to the tragic incident with MARI, BASIL had a sassy streak, preferring to take photos of his friends by surprise[27] (at times to their chagrin[28][29]), and even repeatedly teasing SUNNY over his crush on AUBREY.[30][31] He aimed for an optimistic outlook on life, akin to how a sunflower always faces the sun:[32] in HEADSPACE, he is described as someone who "always managed a smile even when he was upset".[33] Even in the present day, BASIL shows himself to be quite perceptive of others' feelings, being the only person to notice SUNNY's emotions during his last three days in FARAWAY TOWN.[34][35]
CHARACTER INFO
According to the official walkthrough and strategy guide, info regarding BASIL consists of:
| CHARACTER STATS (BASIL) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEART | 
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DEFENSE |
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| JUICE | 
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SPEED | 
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| ATTACK |
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LUCK |
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BASIL is a gentle soul and would rather tend to his plants than fight. He holds many things in his life dear, especially his friends. His favorite pastime is photographing their candid moments together. |
STORY
BACKGROUND
AUBREY introducing BASIL to her friend group.
BASIL was born on February 18th to unnamed parents. He lived with his grandma since he was a toddler because his parents were "too busy".[36] As a child, he was introduced to KEL, HERO, MARI, and SUNNY by AUBREY and the group all became friends. BASIL enjoyed taking photos, keeping a PHOTO ALBUM with all his pictures, as well as gardening and reading.
On the day of the recital, BASIL came to SUNNY's house, only to witness SUNNY becoming frustrated and throwing his violin, causing it to break. When SUNNY is confronted by MARI, he accidentally shoves her down the stairs and kills her. In complete shock, BASIL helps him carry MARI up the stairs, and they lay her in bed. As SUNNY panics and begins crying, BASIL tries to comfort him and tell him that everything will be okay. After some time, they are forced to realize she is dead, her eyes open but unseeing. BASIL, true composure obscured by SUNNY's dissociating perspective, takes the lead in covering up the crime his best friend committed. They pick up MARI's body and lift it down the staircase, carrying it out to the backyard.
They lay down MARI's body on the ground and the two of them hang her with a jump rope, as SUNNY fixates blindly on surrounding leaves. Afterwards, he remains staring at her, swaying in the wind, but BASIL clutches his hand and persists in walking them back into the house. SUNNY looks up with cold realization as they go, while BASIL's tired eyes silently shed tears, looking ahead. Suddenly, BASIL jerks to a stop, having looked back to see MARI's bulging eye staring at them through her hair. SUNNY, following BASIL, also looks back, further traumatizing them both.
During the time skip, BASIL is implied to have isolated himself as a shut-in, much like his best friend did, after that day. The earliest interaction he has after the time skip was when AUBREY initially noticed the photo album being covered in black marker and stole it, which is implied to have been days prior. Afterwards, it is presumed that BASIL continued to keep the truth to himself while getting bullied by AUBREY and the HOOLIGANS.
HEADSPACE
The Headspace versions of Sunny's friends.
The BASIL in HEADSPACE is introduced as a shy but gentle part of the friend group, and everyone is protective of him and his treasured PHOTO ALBUM. BASIL leads the party to his house where he introduces the many flowers that he's growing, each mirroring a person in their group (including himself). The few SPROUT MOLEs they encounter on the way also serve as a tutorial on the game's EMOTIONS.
When they reach BASIL'S HOUSE, KEL and AUBREY fight over wanting to look at the PHOTO ALBUM, causing the PHOTOS to be scattered. The party helps gather everything to put the album back together. Just when everything looks spick-and-span, BASIL notices a stray photo has fallen out. He picks it up, is stricken with fear, and tries to tell the party something about MARI. His revelation is interrupted by SOMETHING appearing, as OMORI is thrown back into WHITE SPACE.
BASIL's disappearance becomes a driving force for the party throughout most of the HEADSPACE segments, only for them to be sidetracked by something else along the way. Eventually, as OMORI and his companions journey back into DEEP WELL, they start to forget who BASIL was, and eventually lose track of their main motivation. It is then revealed that OMORI has been repeating this type of adventure in the dream world, heading into BLACK SPACE to retrieve BASIL before resetting the whole sequence and recreating HEADSPACE to distract himself from the truth.
THREE DAYS LEFT
Three days before SUNNY moves, he and KEL find an older BASIL talking to KIM. BASIL asks her to talk to AUBREY for him, but she refuses. KEL recognizes that it's BASIL and tells KIM not to bully him, causing the rest of THE HOOLIGANS to investigate. When BASIL tries to talk to AUBREY, he is pushed down by KIM and the two boys begin fighting with AUBREY. After SUNNY attacks her with a knife, the group flees. They check on BASIL who quietly greets them. KEL asks if he wants to hang out, but BASIL says that he needs to head home, as his grandmother hasn't been feeling well lately.
The boys walk him home and are about to leave when BASIL nervously asks them to get his PHOTO ALBUM back from AUBREY. KEL agrees and tells BASIL that they're still friends.
The two return in the late afternoon and knock on his door. POLLY, his caretaker, answers, and KEL tells BASIL who follows shortly that they've gotten the PHOTO ALBUM. POLLY invites them to dinner, and the four enter his house. KEL suggests that they look at the photo album together, to which BASIL reluctantly agrees. They look through the photos and find some are missing - notably, those of MARI. KEL tells him not to worry; they'll get them back.
He then goes to help POLLY with dinner after she interrupts them, leaving BASIL and SUNNY alone in the living room. BASIL becomes uncomfortable speaking alone with him, and SUNNY leaves to see BASIL'S GRANDMA. BASIL soon follows and says that she can't hear them. Her health is poor enough it seems to leave him on his last legs, emotionally. He makes small talk, increasingly anxious at SUNNY's silence, before giving him his PHOTO ALBUM. He shares his hope that one day, things can return to how they once were, and KEL calls them from the kitchen. The four eat dinner together and BASIL tells KEL that he gave the photo album to SUNNY. KEL replies that SUNNY will moving away in three days, which leads to BASIL panicking in response. He quickly excuses himself to run to the bathroom.
SUNNY follows him, finding BASIL repeating that everything will be okay with the lights off. SUNNY begins to see an odd shadow start to envelop the boy, mirroring the moments before the dream world's counterpart disappeared when he was last asleep. BASIL asks if he can see it too. SUNNY appears horrified and runs away in his panic, leaving behind a terrified BASIL who collapses into tears after begging him not to leave again.
TWO DAYS LEFT
KEL and SUNNY briefly meet BASIL in the park, and KEL repeats that he hopes BASIL's alright after yesterday. BASIL panics, but calms down when KEL mentions the supposed stomach ache, which BASIL goes along with for an excuse. Once more, he passes on hanging out with them, and the pair leave him.
BASIL later goes to HANGOUT SPOT, but THE HOOLIGANS later arrive, and try to verbally force him to leave, causing him to yell for help. KEL and SUNNY, who are searching for him on POLLY's request, hear him yelling for help. THE HOOLIGANS tell him not to make a scene and that they peacefully want him to leave, but he continues to cry. KEL intervenes and they begin fighting with THE HOOLIGANS.
Regardless of who wins, the rest of THE HOOLIGANS leave AUBREY with the other three when she goes silent. She begins crying and says she just wants to be left alone, that all three of them have been just as bad as her. BASIL approaches her from the end of the lake dock, but she mistakenly shoves him out of frustration and he falls into the lake. SUNNY jumps in after him, attempting to help, but the two are saved by HERO. He then carries BASIL back to his room where they leave him to rest.
That evening, his grandmother is rushed to an intensive care unit.
ONE DAY LEFT
SUNNY, KEL, HERO, and AUBREY go to BASIL's house to asks if he wants to hang out. POLLY tells them that he's in the hospital visiting his grandmother, but he should be back sometime in the afternoon.
When the four return, POLLY tells them that he has returned but will not talk to her. When he came back, he went straight to his room and locked the door. She hadn't been able to get a word out of him since, and asks that they talk to him. HERO knocks on his door and tells him that they're all there: KEL, SUNNY, AUBREY, and himself. AUBREY apologizes for how she'd been treating him, trying to get a response. He doesn't answer. The group decides to spend the night at BASIL's HOUSE in support of him.
SUNNY wakes up in the middle of the night, having re-experienced the truth behind MARI's death, and, depending on his choices, the story diverges.
SAVE HIM
SUNNY wakes up and enters BASIL's room. He finds him looking out the window. BASIL awkwardly greets him.[37] SUNNY turns to find SOMETHING behind him, and BASIL asks where he's going. He begins to cry, once more begging him not to leave again. He grows increasingly hysterical in trying to dissociate his best friend from the crime, as well as the subsequent abandonment.
He puts the blame on SOMETHING,[38] which wraps around BASIL and he desperately tells it to stay away from SUNNY. In a dissociated tone, he turns to say he'll protect SUNNY. The two boys end up fighting violently, and both severely injure each other. Matching with BASIL's attempt to get rid of that SOMETHING, SUNNY's right eye is severely damaged. The two end up becoming too injured to continue fighting, and SUNNY passes out. They are both soon taken to the hospital at some point afterward.
GO TO SLEEP
SUNNY goes back to sleep and wakes up to find that the others found BASIL had committed suicide. Each is equally devastated, KEL asking why this was happening to them again, AUBREY is completely broken by BASIL's death, while HERO tries to shield SUNNY from looking and tells him to just go for his clean new start. If SUNNY chooses to look into BASIL's room, he'll find BASIL's corpse on the floor, surrounded by his SOMETHING.
MOVING DAY
After a climactic struggle against OMORI, SUNNY awakens in his hospital bed. He limps out of his room and follows the STRANGER to BASIL's room, where KEL, AUBREY, and HERO await. SUNNY admits the truth behind MARI's death, and the friends' reactions are left to the viewer's imagination as the game cuts to the credits.
If the player has made an effort to water BASIL's flowers on TWO DAYS LEFT in HEADSPACE, an additional cutscene is added after the credits. SUNNY and BASIL gaze at each other and smile as their SOMETHINGs fade away, showing that regardless of how everyone else has reacted, the burden that they have shouldered for four years has lifted and they are both ready to heal and move on.
RELATIONSHIPS
SUNNY
SUNNY and BASIL were childhood friends. They refer to each other as best friends[39][40] and were frequently seen right next to each other, demonstrating their closeness. One of the captions in the PHOTO ALBUM reads "I always end up venting to him when I get upset or stressed." He anxiously wonders if he's burdening him as a result, but little suggests SUNNY believes so. It can be noted that they enjoyed reading together.[41][42]
During and when recalling that day, BASIL's own dissociative measures focus on removing the guilt from SUNNY, as he doesn't want to believe that his best friend was capable of such a thing, or even could be now. To protect him, along with his very understanding of him, he takes the lead in covering up MARI's death. At first he was likely afraid of SUNNY going to jail, but became increasingly afraid of what caused the cover-up and ensuing abandonment[43] in the first place, and increasingly desperate to separate that from who he knew to be SUNNY.
This later drives him to take the fall for his own photographs being ruined with AUBREY; not to protect SUNNY, but to protect his best friend - the person he thought he knew, and still does, even if it's hard to accept it. Nevertheless, this desire also fuels much of their fight, in which he believes he can prevent SUNNY doing those awful things ever again by destroying the "something" behind him, unable to realize the eye glaring at him this time is ultimately still SUNNY's.
There's no way to know what would have happened if SUNNY hadn't shut himself in, but it left BASIL to deal with the fall entirely alone as the only one who truly knew what happened, and it left him very fragile. It's heavily implied he shut himself away not long after SUNNY's ruining of the photographs and later perceived abandonment, both of BASIL himself and their chance at healing, and only came out of total isolation days prior to SUNNY's chance to do the same.
While he seems to strongly desire to reconcile with their past, believing that everything will be okay if SUNNY is there, the other teen's repressive instincts often leave him forced to hide behind a fragile illusion he doesn't appear to be able to believe the same way SUNNY believed in his own. This already shattering illusion and the loss of the many other things that tried to anchor him inevitably lead to his breakdown the night of ONE DAY LEFT.
Should the player choose to save him on that night, BASIL expresses appreciation that SUNNY finally came back, but feels betrayed that SUNNY did so mere days before he was set to move away.[44]
AUBREY
AUBREY is implied in SUNNY's flashback to have been the one to introduce BASIL to their friend group, but their previous relationship is obscured by SUNNY's limited point of view.
In HEADSPACE, AUBREY and BASIL get along well. When BASIL doubts himself and his photography, AUBREY along with the others encourage him and ensure he is okay. When BASIL disappears, the thought of him being alone and scared was enough to bring her to tears.[45]
In the real world, after MARI's death, he and AUBREY grew apart. One day, AUBREY begged to study at BASIL's house. When he eventually complied, she finds his photo album. Hoping to see their old happy memories, she opened the photo album, only to find all their faces scribbled out in black marker - an act later found to have been committed by SUNNY.
Because of this misunderstanding, AUBREY started calling BASIL 'creep', and the rest of her new friends joined in on the bullying not long after. During the final chapter of the game, AUBREY finally apologizes to him.
HERO
BASIL was introduced to HERO by AUBREY. Not much is known about their relationship due to their limited interactions, but it is shown that HERO does care about BASIL, similar to the rest of the friends.
After BASIL is hospitalized, HERO is found next to BASIL's bed, along with AUBREY and KEL.
KEL
KEL, like with most others, was a positive and supporting force in his and BASIL's friendship. BASIL takes more photos of KEL than any of the other members of the group. Though they grew estranged after the incident, KEL is quick to assure BASIL that they are still friends after BASIL refers to their friendship in the past tense. He remains somewhat dense, or more likely too unsure to talk about BASIL's problems, but as with SUNNY, he tries to be there for him. KEL and SUNNY help him find his photo album after AUBREY steals it from him. KEL also cries heavily over BASIL's death in the NEUTRAL ENDINGS.
MARI
BASIL and MARI had a fruitful and caring friendship. It was MARI who gifted the camera to BASIL, aiding him in preserving his memories of the past, and giving him his most precious treasure, the PHOTO ALBUM. They also both seem to share the same appreciation for flowers, and being the peaceful aspect of the group SUNNY was closest to.
While BASIL's actions during the incident could be disassembled as uncaring, especially with SUNNY's limited perspective, he too was panicking at the violent confutation of who he knew SUNNY to be, the idea of his best friend going to jail, and the death of the girl everyone their friend group loved all at once. Not unlike SUNNY, BASIL shakily made his own illusion that something else was responsible for what SUNNY had done wrong, he too unable to accept what had happened. In the present, BASIL is deeply mortified and consumed by guilt from that day, yearning for their past peaceful days and feeling horribly alone in his turmoil that can drive him to suicide.
While his personal guilt still focused on his sudden, violent crisis of faith in his best friend, he does seem to hold some guilt for MARI's death entirely - an unfortunate mirror to HERO's line of "if only I'd understood sooner." It can be assumed that he has visited MARI's grave recently, if not relatively often, as a well-kept white egret orchid can be seen next to it.
POLLY
POLLY is known as BASIL's caretaker. She cares deeply for BASIL, going to KEL's house to ask them to help look for him once he disappears and thanking the group profusely for caring about BASIL.
GRANDMA
As she has been his real parent for nearly his entire life, BASIL has shown to care a lot about his grandmother. During "ONE DAY LEFT," BASIL prioritizes visiting her in the hospital over doing anything else in FARAWAY. Her condition is likely the final straw leading to his breakdown that night.
BATTLE
SKILLS
|
DW BASIL'S SKILLS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKILL | DESCRIPTION | DAMAGE | ACTION | SOURCE | ||||
| ATTACK | (There is no description for this SKILL.) | (Attack x 2 - Foe's defense) |  |
BASIC | ||||
| CHEER* | Heals all friends JUICE by 20%. Greatly increases a STAT by three tiers if BASIL is feeling an EMOTION. Costs  80 JUICE.
|
NONE |  |
BASIC | ||||
| HERBAL REMEDY | Heals a friend for 75% of their HEART. Also increases ENERGY by 1. Costs 35 JUICE.
|
NONE |  |
BASIC | ||||
| PHOTOGRAPH | Acts first, reducing HIT RATE by 25% for all foes for 1 turn. All foes target BASIL for 1 turn. Costs 50 JUICE.
|
NONE |  |
BASIC | ||||
| BODY SLAM | Deals damage that increases with more ENERGY. Damage output depends on BASIL's level (which equals OMORI's level). Costs 40 JUICE.
|
(Attack x 2 + (Energy x BASIL's Level) - Foe's defense) |  |
BASIC | ||||
| TULIP | Deals damage to all foes based on OMORI's STATS. Costs 40 JUICE.
|
(OMORI Attack + OMORI Defense + OMORI Speed + (OMORI Luck x 5) - Foe's Defense) |   |
TULIP HAIRSTICK | ||||
| GLADIOLUS | Deals big damage that ignores DEFENSE, with a 10% damage variation. Always hits right in the HEART. Costs 40 JUICE.
|
(Attack x 4) |   |
GLADIOLUS HAIRBAND | ||||
| CACTUS | Deals damage based on DEFENSE and HEART instead of ATTACK, with a 10% damage variation. Costs 40 JUICE.
|
(Defense x 2 + Heart - Foe's Defense) |  |
CACTUS HAIRCLIP | ||||
| ROSE | Acts first, reducing all foes' ATTACK by one tier. Heals all friends for 40% of their HEART. Costs 50 JUICE.
|
None |   |
ROSE HAIRCLIP | ||||
| FLOWER CROWN** | Deals big damage 4 times. Costs 75 JUICE.
|
(Attack x 2.5 - Foe's defense) (4 times) |   |
FLOWER CROWN | ||||
*If Omori is also under an certain EMOTION state, then he will have one of his STATS greatly increased as well. The following STAT buffs that occur when the Cheer skill is applied to Omori and Basil's current EMOTION states consist of:
- If under any tier of HAPPY, Omori/Basil's SPEED increases by three tiers (200%).
- If under any tier of SAD, Omori/Basil's DEFENSE increases by three tiers (200%).
- If under any tier of ANGRY, Omori/Basil's ATTACK increases by three tiers (200%).
**Basil has two different variations of his Flower Crown skill. The first one is the default animation used in most scenarios. The second one, which shows the vine textures changing into rope-like textures for a few frames before reverting back to normal, is only used when fighting against Mari.
FRIENDLY FOLLOW-UP
| FOLLOW-UP | ENERGY | ACTION | DESCRIPTION | DAMAGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 VENT |
3 | 
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BASIL and OMORI vent their ANGER! Attacks twice. OMORI and BASIL become ANGRY. Has a 10% damage variation. |
(OMORI Attack x 1.5 + BASIL Attack x 1.5) - Foe’s Defense |
 MULL |
3 | 
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BASIL and OMORI mull over SAD thoughts. Heal all friends JUICE by 25%. OMORI and BASIL become SAD. |
NONE |
 COMFORT |
3 | 
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BASIL and OMORI comfort each other. Heal all friends HEART by 25%. OMORI and BASIL become HAPPY. |
NONE |
WEAPONS
| WEAPON NAME | HEART | JUICE | ATK | DEF | SPD | LUC | HIT | ABILITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARDEN SHEARS | 0 | 0 | +13 | +6 | +6 | +6 | 100 | NONE |
LEVEL STATS
The data table below shows BASIL's raw stats (without any item bonuses nor special bonuses).
Due to only being playable during the console-exclusive BASIL RUSH event on the OMORI ROUTE, BASIL's overall stats are determined on OMORI's level, meaning that his level is automatically set to OMORI's. His stats will also go up if OMORI's level constantly increases until reaching the max level of 50.
| DW BASIL'S STATS (No Weapons/Charms/Boosts) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEVEL |  HEART
|
JUICE
|
ATTACK | DEFENSE | SPEED | LUCK | HIT |
| 1 | 25
|
33
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | 31
|
36
|
7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | 33
|
41
|
8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | 37
|
49
|
8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | 41
|
55
|
9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | 47
|
59
|
10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | 53
|
66
|
11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | 55
|
71
|
13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | 61
|
74
|
15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | 65
|
81
|
15 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | 71
|
88
|
17 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | 74
|
94
|
18 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 0 |
| 13 | 79
|
97
|
19 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | 88
|
106
|
22 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 0 |
| 15 | 91
|
112
|
23 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 0 |
| 16 | 100
|
120
|
25 | 29 | 26 | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | 106
|
126
|
26 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | 108
|
131
|
27 | 31 | 29 | 10 | 0 |
| 19 | 113
|
138
|
28 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | 117
|
141
|
30 | 35 | 32 | 10 | 0 |
| 21 | 123
|
148
|
30 | 36 | 34 | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | 129
|
153
|
31 | 37 | 36 | 10 | 0 |
| 23 | 135
|
160
|
32 | 39 | 37 | 10 | 0 |
| 24 | 141
|
166
|
33 | 41 | 39 | 10 | 0 |
| 25 | 143
|
172
|
35 | 42 | 40 | 10 | 0 |
| 26 | 148
|
177
|
35 | 43 | 42 | 10 | 0 |
| 27 | 154
|
184
|
36 | 44 | 44 | 10 | 0 |
| 28 | 159
|
189
|
37 | 45 | 45 | 10 | 0 |
| 29 | 169
|
195
|
37 | 48 | 47 | 10 | 0 |
| 30 | 172
|
205
|
39 | 49 | 49 | 10 | 0 |
| 31 | 181
|
213
|
42 | 51 | 50 | 10 | 0 |
| 32 | 185
|
219
|
44 | 52 | 52 | 10 | 0 |
| 33 | 189
|
224
|
47 | 54 | 53 | 10 | 0 |
| 34 | 192
|
231
|
50 | 56 | 55 | 10 | 0 |
| 35 | 197
|
239
|
53 | 57 | 57 | 10 | 0 |
| 36 | 201
|
246
|
56 | 59 | 58 | 10 | 0 |
| 37 | 206
|
255
|
59 | 61 | 60 | 10 | 0 |
| 38 | 220
|
260
|
61 | 64 | 62 | 10 | 0 |
| 39 | 235
|
268
|
63 | 67 | 63 | 10 | 0 |
| 40 | 250
|
276
|
65 | 70 | 65 | 10 | 0 |
| 41 | 265
|
283
|
67 | 73 | 66 | 10 | 0 |
| 42 | 280
|
294
|
69 | 76 | 68 | 10 | 0 |
| 43 | 295
|
300
|
71 | 79 | 70 | 10 | 0 |
| 44 | 310
|
310
|
73 | 82 | 71 | 10 | 0 |
| 45 | 325
|
318
|
75 | 85 | 73 | 10 | 0 |
| 46 | 340
|
324
|
76 | 86 | 75 | 10 | 0 |
| 47 | 355
|
332
|
77 | 87 | 76 | 10 | 0 |
| 48 | 370
|
338
|
78 | 88 | 78 | 10 | 0 |
| 49 | 385
|
342
|
79 | 89 | 79 | 10 | 0 |
| 50 | 400
|
350
|
80 | 90 | 80 | 10 | 0 |
QUOTES
For a list of his quotes, see: BASIL/DIALOGUE.
BOSS BATTLE
For an in-battle description and his boss quotes, see: BASIL (Enemy).
GALLERY
IN-GAME
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.gif "Release Energy (OmoriBasil).gif (676 KB)")
.gif "Sunny and Basil (Looking at Photos 1).gif (361 KB)")
.gif "Sunny and Basil (Looking at Photos 2).gif (391 KB)")
.gif "Basil Alone (Player Please Help).gif (1.23 MB)")
.gif "Basil Despair (Player Please Help).gif (1.08 MB)")
.gif "Basil Death (Suicide).gif (154 KB)")
SPRITES
.png "DW Basil (No Flower Crown).png (1 KB)")
.png "RW Basil (No Flower Crown).png (1,008 bytes)")
.png "Basil (Night).png (1 KB)")
.png "BS Basil (Dark).png (1 KB)")
.png "Basil (Red Space).png (1 KB)")
.png "Basil Memory (Treehouse).png (1 KB)")
.png "Basil Memory (Beach).png (914 bytes)")
.png "Basil Memory (Lake).png (1 KB)")
.png "Basil Memory (Rain).png (1 KB)")
.png "Basil Memory Umbrella (Rain).png (1 KB)")
.png "Basil Memory (Birthday).png (1 KB)")
.png "Basil Memory (Christmas).png (1 KB)")
.png "Faceless Basil (Sprite).png (2 KB)"){kind=icon}
_Sprite.png "Stranger (Something) Sprite.png (134 KB)"){kind=icon}
FACES
.png "RW Basil Afraid (Young).png (45 KB)")
BATTLE SPRITES
.gif "Basil Neutral (Background).gif (24 KB)")
.gif "Basil Toast (Background).gif (17 KB)")
.gif "Basil Happy (Background).gif (24 KB)")
.gif "Basil Ecstatic (Background).gif (26 KB)")
.gif "Basil Manic (Background).gif (27 KB)")
.gif "Basil Sad (Background).gif (24 KB)")
.gif "Basil Depressed (Background).gif (24 KB)")
.gif "Basil Miserable (Background).gif (27 KB)")
.gif "Basil Angry (Background).gif (25 KB)")
.gif "Basil Enraged (Background).gif (27 KB)")
.gif "Basil Furious (Background).gif (27 KB)")
.gif "Basil Hurt (Background).gif (25 KB)")
.gif "Basil Afraid (Background).gif (19 KB)")
(RW Younger)
.gif "Basil Victory (Background).gif (24 KB)")
.gif "Basil (Neutral).gif (27 KB)")
.gif "Basil (Toast).gif (20 KB)")
.gif "Basil (Happy).gif (26 KB)")
.gif "Basil (Ecstatic).gif (27 KB)")
.gif "Basil (Manic).gif (28 KB)")
.gif "Basil (Sad).gif (27 KB)")
.gif "Basil (Depressed).gif (26 KB)")
.gif "Basil (Miserable).gif (28 KB)")
.gif "Basil (Angry).gif (27 KB)")
.gif "Basil (Enraged).gif (28 KB)")
.gif "Basil (Furious).gif (27 KB)")
.gif "Basil (Hurt).gif (27 KB)")
.gif "Basil (Afraid).gif (19 KB)")
(RW Younger)
.gif "Basil (Victory).gif (27 KB)")
TAGS
PHOTO ALBUM
BOSS
.gif "BASIL SOMETHING (BOSS).gif (603 KB)")
_HURT.gif "BASIL SOMETHING (BOSS) HURT.gif (602 KB)")
.gif "STRANGER (ENEMY).gif (75 KB)")
ARTWORK
.png "New Omori Merch Teaser (3-26).png (1.98 MB)")
.png "Omori Dangling Keychains (Headspace).png (278 KB)")
.png "Omori Dangling Keychains (Faraway).png (301 KB)")
.png "Omori Stop AAPI Hate (Promo Artwork).png (2.9 MB)")
.png "Omori Stop AAPI Hate (Map).png (1.88 MB)")
.gif "Everything Will Be Okay (Omocat Sketch).gif (329 KB)")
.png "Omori Dangling Keychains (Concert).png (768 KB)")
CALENDAR
.png "CalendarProject (January).png (4.69 MB)")
.png "CalendarProject (February).png (4.72 MB)")
.png "CalendarProject (March).png (5.42 MB)")
.png "CalendarProject (April).png (4.4 MB)")
.png "CalendarProject (May).png (4.65 MB)")
.png "CalendarProject (June).png (4.84 MB)")
.png "CalendarProject (July).png (1.23 MB)")
.png "CalendarProject (August).png (5.1 MB)")
.png "CalendarProject (September).png (4.99 MB)")
.png "CalendarProject (October).png (4.7 MB)")
.png "CalendarProject (November).png (5.66 MB)")
.png "CalendarProject (December).png (5.97 MB)")
STICKERS
.png "Basil Sticker (For You!).png (54 KB)")
.png "Basil Sticker (Cheese).png (47 KB)")
.png "Basil Sticker (I'm Sorry).png (49 KB)")
.png "Basil Sticker (Red Eyes).png (49 KB)")
.png "Stranger Sticker (Stare).png (29 KB)")
.png "Stranger Sticker (Don't Ignore Me).png (36 KB)")
TRIVIA
- According to OMOCAT, BASIL was originally named FLOWER, a character who appeared multiple times in the OMORI'S STORY comic. He was depicted as a timid, gentle character who possessed the traits of a perfectionist, like MARI in the final game.[46]
- He was also briefly named ROWAN, as shown in a few promotional artworks such as a teaser from 2012. ROWAN possessed a rough, angry demeanor and was the complete opposite of BASIL's current depiction, much like AUBREY. This concept was eventually scrapped during the game's production, as OMOCAT was displeased with his characterization.[47]
- Despite this, OMOCAT states that BASIL's current depiction took from both FLOWER and ROWAN's personalities and became his own character, as shown in the final game.
- In a later interview, OMOCAT mentions that although all characters had their own complexities, BASIL was the one with the most complicated character, thus ending up being the one they had the most fun writing for.[48]
- BASIL is noted as a "sixth ranger" type of character whose absence makes the heart grow fonder.
- OMOCAT describes BASIL as caring and thoughtful in regards to the friends he so deeply cherishes. However, his loneliness and insecurities are what make him dependent on others, sometimes to a dangerous extent.
- In fact, OMOCAT adds that BASIL feels deep emotions for those he cares about, and this sometimes places him in situations where he unintentionally hurts others and himself.
- BASIL's interests in photography and flower assortment are based on OMOCAT's personal life experiences with those respective hobbies.
- The outfit that SUNNY, MARI, and BASIL wear is based on OMOCAT's school uniform from elementary to high school.
- BASIL was originally planned to be playable at the end of the neutral route, but this was cut due to time constraints. This feature was later implemented and revamped for the console versions of the game.[49]
- BASIL and OMORI are the only playable characters with 3-stage emotions (MANIC, MISERABLE, and FURIOUS), as the other party members only have 2-stage emotions. This mechanic is only exclusive to some of the HEADSPACE bosses, such as SPACE EX-BOYFRIEND and SWEETHEART.
- BASIL's running sprites in HEADSPACE have a few color inconsistencies. The color scheme used for those sprites appears to be dull and bland compared to his other overworld sprites.
- BASIL's only appearance in the 2018 Kickstarter demo is within the CATTAIL FIELD's PHOTO FRAME subarea as a vision. He can be seen staring at an empty photo with a large hole, and approaching BASIL causes him to vanish without turning around to face OMORI.[50]
- The developer notes regarding his only appearance in that build has ARCHEIA noting "He's my precious cinnamon roll. Please no bully."
- In the 2018 Kickstarter demo, BASIL'S GRANDMA mentions that BASIL's favorite food is TOFU.[51]
- This could explain why HEADSPACE has so many pieces of TOFU spread throughout its worlds.
- In the game's files, there exists an unused set of sprites of a monochrome BASIL. These sprites were used for testing purposes in one of the debug rooms titled DEV ROOM C. When speaking to any of them, the BASIL NPCs will simply say "Waka" in response.[52]
- BASIL's name is likely a reference to a character in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. In the book, Dorian Gray is the subject of a portrait by an artist Basil Hallward, whose infatuation and admiration towards Dorian is sometimes interpreted as romantic.
- Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul, to ensure that the portrait, rather than he, will age and fade. Later in the book, he stabs Basil to death blaming him for his fate, but at the end uses the same knife to stab the picture breaking the curse. The book was also referenced in the 2018 demo in the NOOSE ROOM where you can find “a book shelf filled from books by Dorian Gray.”
- BASIL has an unused variation of his faceless overworld sprite, in which the colors used are mostly photo-negative. In contrast to the one used in the full game, this version also has a darker color scheme when comparing both sprites.
- In the game's files, there exists a set of sprites depicting BASIL pulling a knife and pointing it forward.
- BASIL has the most character portraits used in the game's files, although some of them are unused.
- BASIL's bed is one of the two beds SUNNY considers comfortable, other than his own bed.[53]
- In the 2019 build, BASIL's death during the ABANDON ENDING originally involved him shooting himself with a gun, and his blood would splatter in the shape of his SOMETHING.[54]
- This would have been explained through his grandma being a hunter, hence why BASIL possessed a gun in the first place. OMOCAT states that this idea was scrapped as they deemed it "too silly".[55]
- When inside his house on THREE DAYS LEFT, BASIL will constantly turn around to face SUNNY in every direction he goes. This only applies within the living room and bathroom of his house.
- These mannerisms are shared with his GRANDMA via her STRANGER counterpart at NORTH LAKE (only if the WTF VALUE is greater than or equal to 8) and an apparition of her on ONE DAY LEFT.
- Despite being playable in the special BASIL RUSH event, BASIL cannot be played as during the FARAWAY TOWN segments despite briefly "joining" the party on THREE DAYS LEFT when escorting him home after the first AUBREY fight. This makes him the only playable HEADSPACE character to not have a playable version of his real world self.
- If BASIL has an emotional advantage over another character, then his HERBAL REMEDY and CHEER skills have better healing effect for HEART and JUICE respectively. However, this does not apply for his ROSE skill.
- In the Official OMORI Walkthrough and Strategy Guide, BASIL is described as a "lover-yet-occasional-fighter",[56] suggesting that the BASIL from HEADSPACE has gotten into fights outside of the BOSS RUSH before.
REFERENCES
- ↑ 12 years + 4 years since MARI's death
- ↑ BASIL: Before I met you all, I only knew what it was like to be alone.
- ↑ BASIL: But somehow... whenever I try to help... I always end up burdening you instead.
- ↑ BASIL: I'm so grateful to have friends like you. I'll cherish you all forever.
- ↑ BASIL: When I look through these photos, I feel so lucky to have friends like you.
- ↑ BASIL: Yeah... There's something special about everyone living their own lives. Those are the moments I want to capture!
- ↑ HERO: Let's see here... BASIL... BASIL loves taking care of flowers... and taking photos of his friends.
- ↑ KEL: Yeah! I miss hearing him talk about all the stuff he's into... like all the flower stuff... and the photo stuff... and the art stuff... and the reading stuff...
- ↑ BASIL: BOSS... It must hurt to see people have fun without you... But that doesn't mean you can ruin other people's fun...
- ↑ BASIL: I-It's okay, don't worry about it. Accidents happen...
- ↑ BASIL: I don't know why... but snow makes me really sad.
- ↑ BASIL: S-Sorry... I'm not all that good... Or even trying to be really! I just take photos for fun!
- ↑ AUBREY: Oh, BASIL! Stop doubting yourself! I'm sure they'll be great.
- ↑ BASIL: When I was feeling scared, I would look at all our happy memories together. It really helped me keep my hopes up!
- ↑ BASIL: Ah... These are white tulips. Plain, simple, and bulbous... just like OMORI!
- ↑ BASIL: The gladiolus reminds me of AUBREY, because she's always true to herself!
- ↑ BASIL: Actually, KEL... This is a cactus! It's more of a plant than a flower... and it's funny that you ask, because they remind me of you!
- ↑ BASIL: I think HERO is like all roses, because he's versatile and universally loved!
- ↑ BASIL: Please, MR. SPROUT MOLE! Stop that! You're stomping over all the flowers...
- ↑ BASIL: I don't really like to fight, but I'm sure everything will be okay now that you're here.
- ↑ BASIL: Don't worry, SUNNY... I'll save you again. Something behind you... I'll get rid of it once and for all.
- ↑ BASIL: I'll protect you no matter what, SUNNY. You can count on me! When something killed MARI... When something ruined all my photos... I didn't say anything... I didn't want people to think it was you, SUNNY.
- ↑ BASIL: Flipping through this album, you can still see the good times... Maybe one day... things can go back to the way they were before.
- ↑ BASIL: It's hard to remember now, but... I think... at the time... I took photos of what I was most afraid to lose.
- ↑ BASIL: Ahh... Yeah. I like them a lot. Actually, there's some that are still alive from when you guys came here more often.
- ↑ POLLY: Sigh... BASIL hasn't been taking care of his flowers lately. I hope he feels better soon. His flowers need him...
- ↑ BASIL: Sorry, KEL. I only take photos of people when they least expect it!
- ↑ KEL: Awww, man... Don't take a photo when I'm struggling like this!
- ↑ AUBREY: Hey, don't take a picture of me while I'm eating, BASIL!
- ↑ BASIL: You always ask to look at my photo whenever I take any pictures of AUBREY. Do I... maybe... sense a little crush? Hehe... Don't worry, I won't say anything! My lips are sealed.
- ↑ BASIL: Hey, SUNNY! Did you want to see the photo of AUBREY? AUBREY is so cute, isn't she?
- ↑ BASIL: These are sunflowers. They're called that because they always face towards the sun. That's how I want to be like... someone who always sees the bright side of things.
- ↑ MARI: Everyone... I know it's tough right now, but we have to stay positive! We should all try to be like BASIL! Even when BASIL is upset, he always manages to smile.
- ↑ BASIL: SUNNY... W-Why... Why do you look so scared?
- ↑ BASIL: SUNNY... Don't be scared.
- ↑ POLLY: BASIL's lived with his grandma since he was a toddler. His parents always seem to be too busy... I've only ever seen them once.
- ↑ BASIL: It came to you that day... The day MARI died. When MARI... When MARI fell... You... You couldn't have done it. It was something behind you... wasn't it? You're a good person, SUNNY. I know you're a good person! A good person wouldn't do something like that...
- ↑ BASIL: When something killed MARI... When something ruined all my photos... I didn't say anything... I didn't want people to think it was you, SUNNY.
- ↑ PHOTO ALBUM: My first photo! It's my best friend, SUNNY, trying out his new violin.
- ↑ PHOTO ALBUM: You look up and see your best friend for the first time... BASIL.
- ↑ PHOTO ALBUM: Me showing SUNNY a book I've been reading.
- ↑ PHOTO ALBUM: All of us hanging out in our brand new treehouse! Looks like SUNNY is finally reading the book I showed him!
- ↑ BASIL: No... You wouldn't leave me. That's not like you, SUNNY! It's something behind you again, isn't it?
- ↑ BASIL: After all this time... you've finally come back for me. But... tomorrow... you're going away. H-HOW COULD YOU DO THAT!?!?
- ↑ AUBREY: At least we found you, OMORI... but I hope BASIL is okay. Who's going to protect him if we're not there?
- ↑ OMORI OMOCAT Livestream 2/18/2022
- ↑ OMOCAT: [...] The next BASIL iteration was ROWAN, who didn't have that calmness. He was just pure angst, super charged with anger and easy to cry. That type of character. That didn't work well for me either, because I thought he was super annoying. - Interview in the Official OMORI Artbook
- ↑ How OMORI was born: Draw your own HEADSPACE by OMOCAT & pixiv
- ↑ OMOCAT: "On the other hand, even though including BASIL as a playable character at the end of the neutral route was important, we didn't have enough resources to test this new feature thoroughly and most people would likely be playing the true route of the game anyway. So instead, that content was added as an update later on."
- ↑ OMORI Demo First Playthrough Complete
- ↑ GRANDMA: Ah, of course! I should make some TOFU! That's BASIL's favorite...
- ↑ These set of sprites can be found in the file titled BS_BASIL alongside a few other BASIL overworld sprites and the DEEPER WELL versions of the LITTLE BASILS.
- ↑ (Text when interacting with BASIL's bed in HEADSPACE or FARAWAY TOWN): A comfortable-looking bed.
- ↑ (OMORI 2019 Build): Faraway Day 3 Placeholder text
- ↑ "At some point, Basil had a gun and I tried to write that his grandma was a hunter to explain it... but obviously, that was cut for being too silly"
- ↑ Well, who would've thought?! The lover-yet-occasional-fighter BASIL has decided to TAG in and form a party with you! - Page 133