Basil

Template:Spoiler Template:Basil Infobox Template:Quotes **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 and socially anxious boy, well seen right after being introduced to the friend group, being very insecure and fearing of being perceived as a burden. He enjoys taking pictures, as his memories with his friends are his most treasured belonging, perceiving them as a way to permanently capture the moment. He also enjoys taking care of flowers, art, and reading. 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. BASIL is also quite friendly, and his shyness seems to stem from thinking lowly of himself and putting others' needs above his own.

He's very sentimental, keeping memorabilia of his friends and happy memories through photos, and planting flowers that remind him of his friends. BASIL notably shows great care to plant flowers with flower language, each one corresponding to how he sees his friends. 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. It is noted that he avoids conflict due to his kind, sentimental demeanor. 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, the real-world version is more anxious and sensitive, which can be easily noticed with his contrast. He appears to fear major changes in his life and finds the most comfort in maintaining his reality as "uncompromised" as possible. This can be observed through analyzing his logic, when helping SUNNY with the shielding of MARI's death. This extends to often mentioning that "he did it, in hopes of things becoming fixable" when referring to SUNNY. His anxious trait also surfaces when near SUNNY, such as when SUNNY simply stares at him.

This could also explain his sense of comfort behind physical possessions making him recall pleasant memories. He is a target for bullying, typically by AUBREY and her friends, but usually KEL and SUNNY save him from the harassment. In some scenes, such as when he locks himself in his room, he appears to be more closed off than usual. 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.

### CHARACTER INFO

According to the official walkthrough and strategy guide, info regarding BASIL consists of:

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## STORY

### BACKGROUND

 File:CompleteGang.png  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". 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 skipping 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

 File:Omoriorigingroup.gif  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 journeys 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 chanting 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. 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, 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 desperately, 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 died by 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

File:The truth 2.gifAfter 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.

## RELATIONSHIPS

### SUNNY

SUNNY and BASIL were childhood friends. They refer to each other as best friends and appeared to enjoy reading together. 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.

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 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.

### 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.

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 BASIL 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

### LEVEL STATS

 File:Basil (Neutral).gif  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. Template:BASIL Stats

## 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

BringingBasil.pngAubrey introduces Basil to the group.CompleteGang.pngBasil is welcomed into the group.EveryonePiano.pngMari and Sunny play the piano.EveryoneCircle.pngBasil and friends stare at the starry sky.EveryoneKitchen.pngHero and Mari wash the dishes as the others mess around.SunsetPicnic.pngBasil enjoys a picnic with his friends.Brand new violin.gifBasil and the others happy for Sunny in a flashback.Basil discovers Mari's death.gifAn unused scene of Basil discovering Mari's corpse.Basil tape.gifBasil in shock and denial over Mari's death.Basil comforts Sunny (Before White Space).gifA flashback of Basil trying to comfort Sunny.Omoriorigingroup.gifOmori's friends greet him during the third visit.Group hug dw.gifGroup hug (Headspace).Release Energy (OmoriBasil).gif"RELEASE ENERGY!"Basil alone.gifBasil wandering alone in Black Space.Something behind Basil.gifA shadowy creature lurks behind Basil.Sunny and Basil (Looking at Photos 1).gifSunny and Basil looking at their old photos.Sunny and Basil (Looking at Photos 2).gifSunny and Basil reminiscing their past.Basil.gifBasil staring at the stars.Basil scared.gifBasil horrified by Something.Basil Alone (Player Please Help).gifBasil struggling to withstand his ongoing guilt.Basil Despair (Player Please Help).gifBasil pleads for Sunny to save him.Basil Death (Suicide).gifBasil committing suicide during a Neutral Ending.Basil Back FA.gifBasil standing in his room before his boss fight.Basilwaking.gifBasil waking up in the hospital.Basilsmile.gifBasil smiles back at Sunny as his Something disappears.
### SPRITES

BASIL SPRITE.pngDW Basil (No Flower Crown).pngBASIL.pngRW Basil (No Flower Crown).pngBasil (Night).pngBS Basil.pngBS Basil (Dark).pngBasil (Red Space).pngSHADOW BASIL.pngBasil Memory (Treehouse).pngBasil Memory (Beach).pngBasil Memory (Lake).pngBasil Memory (Rain).pngBasil Memory Umbrella (Rain).pngBasil Memory (Birthday).pngBasil Memory (Christmas).pngFaceless Basil (Sprite).pngBasil Statue.pngBasil Breaktime Default.gifBasil Breaktime Flower Crown.gifDW Basil Sleeping.gifBasil Something Sprite.pngStranger (Something) Sprite.pngStranger Dead.png
### FACES

* HEADSPACE
* FARAWAY
* DARK

DWBASIL1.pngDWBASIL2.pngDWBASIL3.pngDWBASIL4.pngDWBASIL5.pngDWBASIL6.pngDWBASIL7.pngDWBASIL8.pngDWBASIL11.pngFACELESS BASIL.pngFACELESS SOMETHING BASIL.pngMainCharacter Basil darkside.pngMainCharacter Basil darknervous.pngMainCharacter Basil darkalmostcry.pngDWBASIL9.pngDWBASIL10.pngSTRANGER.png

MainCharacter Basilworried.pngMainCharacter Basilalmostcry.pngMainCharacter Basilnervousnoflower.pngMainCharacter Basilworriednoflowerside.pngMainCharacter Basilsideglanceworried.pngBASIL WORRYSMILE.pngMainCharacter Basildarkfaceworriednoflower.pngMainCharacter Basilnofloweranger.pngMainCharacter Basilcryinganger.pngMainCharacter Basilnoflowercrying.pngMainCharacter Basilcryingless.pngMainCharacter Basilgreysad.pngMainCharacter Basilregretnoflower.pngMainCharacter Basilneutral.pngMainCharacter Basilsmile.pngMainCharacter Basilsmirk.pngMainCharacter Basilsmileopen.pngRealBasil Flower1.pngRealBasil Flower2.pngRealBasil Flower3.pngRW Basil Flower 4.pngRealBasil Flower5.pngRealBasil Flower6.pngRealBasil Flower7.pngRealBasil Flower8.pngRealBasil Flower9.pngRealBasil Flower10.pngRealBasil Flower11.pngRealBasil Flower12.png

RW Basil Dark 1.pngRW Basil Dark 2.pngRW Basil Dark 3.pngRW Basil Dark 4.pngRW Basil Dark 5.pngRW Basil Dark 6.pngRW Basil Dark 7.pngRW Basil Dark 8.pngRW Basil Dark 9.pngRW Basil Dark 10.pngRW Basil Dark 11.pngRW Basil Dark 12.pngRW Basil Dark 13.pngRW Basil Dark 14.pngRW Basil Dark 15.pngRW Basil Dark 16.pngRW Basil Dark 17.pngRW Basil Dark 18.pngRW Basil Dark 19.pngRW Basil Dark 20.pngRW Basil Dark 21.pngRW Basil Dark 22.pngRW Basil Dark 23.pngRW Basil Dark 24.png
### BATTLE SPRITES

* BACKGROUND
* TRANSPARENT

Basil Neutral (Background).gif**NEUTRAL**Basil Toast (Background).gif**TOAST**Basil Happy (Background).gif**HAPPY**Basil Ecstatic (Background).gif**ECSTATIC**Basil Manic (Background).gif**MANIC**Basil Sad (Background).gif**SAD**Basil Depressed (Background).gif**DEPRESSED**Basil Miserable (Background).gif**MISERABLE**Basil Angry (Background).gif**ANGRY**Basil Enraged (Background).gif**ENRAGED**Basil Furious (Background).gif**FURIOUS**Basil Hurt (Background).gif**INJURED**Basil Afraid (Background).gif**AFRAID
(RW Younger)**Basil Victory (Background).gif**VICTORY**

Basil (Neutral).gif**NEUTRAL**Basil (Toast).gif**TOAST**Basil (Happy).gif**HAPPY**Basil (Ecstatic).gif**ECSTATIC**Basil (Manic).gif**MANIC**Basil (Sad).gif**SAD**Basil (Depressed).gif**DEPRESSED**Basil (Miserable).gif**MISERABLE**Basil (Angry).gif**ANGRY**Basil (Enraged).gif**ENRAGED**Basil (Furious).gif**FURIOUS**Basil (Hurt).gif**INJURED**Basil (Afraid).gif**AFRAID
(RW Younger)**Basil (Victory).gif**VICTORY**
### PHOTO ALBUM

* HEADSPACE
* FARAWAY

DW ALBUM 02.png"OMORI and KEL gave up and ran off, but AUBREY and I got the hang of it really fast!"DW ALBUM 06.png"MARI had HERO take a picture of us. Everyone thinks a flower crown really suits me."DW ALBUM 08.png"We're having a picnic today! MARI wanted to take a picture of everyone. Say cheese!"DW ALBUM 11.png"All of our feet in a circle! can you guess whose feet are whose?"DW New Polaroid 1.png"Everyone helped me water my plants today! I tend to ramble on for too long when I start talking about plants, so I'm glad my friends listened to me!"DW New Polaroid 4.png"Oh, boy! Oh, boy! We were able to score five tickets to "SWEETHEART'S QUEST FOR HEARTS"! I sure hope nothing unexpected happens..."DW New Polaroid 6.png"We stopped by the MUSTARD SUB for some grub! COMBO MEALS for everyone!!"

FA ALBUM 02.png(2/18 - MY BIRTHDAY): It's my 12th birthday today! I thought my friends forgot, but they all surprised me with a strawberry cake. I feel so lucky... This year is looking to be a good year!FA ALBUM 03.png(2/18 MY BIRTHDAY): Another group photo. This was a little after I opened all my presents! MARI bought me this photo album, and everyone else bought me film for my camera. I'll try my best to use it all.FA ALBUM 11.png(3/10): Me showing SUNNY a book I've been reading. MARI stole my camera and took this when I wasn't paying attention. I should really keep better track of my things.FA ALBUM 12.png(3/10): It's all of us cuddling with SUNNY's stuffed animals. He has so many, and they're all so soft! I wish I could just lay here forever.FA ALBUM 13.png(3/31): It's already the last day of March! We're having a picnic with MARI at our secret lake spot. MARI wanted to take pictures of everyone! Say cheese!FA ALBUM 17.png(4/21): SUNNY and KEL gave up on making flower crowns and ran off, but AUBREY and I got the hang of it really fast! Everyone thinks a flower crown really suits me. Maybe just a flower is okay.FA ALBUM 24.png(5/25): All of our shoes in a circle! Can you guess whose shoes are whose?FA ALBUM 44.png(9/9): Sigh... Goodbye, summer! Until next year...
### BOSS

BASIL SOMETHING (BOSS).gif**IDLE**BASIL SOMETHING (BOSS) HURT.gif**HURT**STRANGER (ENEMY).gif**STRANGER**
### ARTWORK

OMOCAT OMORI BASIL.gifOMORI GROUPARTWORKCOLOR.pngOMORI GROUPARTWORKCOLOR2.pngOMOCAT BASILDOODLE.pngCryingBasil.gifOmori Kickstarter Shirt 2014.pngBasil Omocat Concept Sketch.pngOMOCAT BASILSKETCH.pngOMORI Fight Sketch.pngOMOCAT BASILTRAILER.gifOMOCAT SKETCH BASILANDAUBREY.pngOMOCAT SKETCH FLOWEROMORI.pngOMOCAT SKETCH BASIL.pngOmori Faraway Group Concept Art.pngFaraway Town Citizens Concept.pngOMORI POSTER 3.pngOmori Doodles.pngBasil with Pokémon Sketch.pngOmori 1 Month Artwork.pngOMORI Character Birthdays.pngOMOCAT OMORI VALENTINE.gifOmori 3 Month Artwork.pngNew Omori Merch Teaser (3-26).pngOmori Chibi Stickers Artwork.pngBasil Hope Ringer T-Shirt.pngOMORI ARTBOOK PICNIC.pngOmori Headspace Main.pngOmori Dangling Keychains (Headspace).pngOmori Dangling Keychains (Faraway).pngOmori Stop AAPI Hate (Promo Artwork).pngOmori Stop AAPI Hate (Map).pngOmori AAPI Wallpaper.pngMARI's Picnic Bento.pngOmori Okamoto Event Illustration.pngEverything Will Be Okay (Omocat Sketch).gifOmori DW Animals Artwork.pngYoung Aubrey and Basil.pngOmori Happy Halloween 2021 Omocat.pngNintendo Switch Teaser 5.pngNintendo Switch Teaser 6.pngOmori Main Group Concept Art.pngHero's Cookbook Page 2.pngSunny and Basil Omocat Artwork 2022.pngHappy Birthday Basil Omocat Artwork 2022.pngOmori Korean & Chinese Release Promo.pngSunny Basil Cutscene Concept Omocat.pngHappy Birthday Aubrey Omocat 2022.pngOmori PS4 Release.pngOmori Faraway Main.pngOmori Headspace Minis Omocat.pngHappy Birthday Sunny Omocat 2022.pngBoss Rush Artwork Omocat 2022.pngOmori Boss Rush Merch Promo.pngSTRANGER Tie-Dye T-Shirt.pngKel's Normal Day T-Shirt.pngBasil Official Plush.pngOmori Happy Halloween 2022 Omocat.pngOmori Happy Holidays 2022.pngOmori 2nd Anniversary Artwork.pngOmori One Million Copies Sold.pngBasil Nendoroid Figure.pngHappy Birthday Basil Omocat Artwork 2023.pngOmocat Birthday Sketch 2023.pngHappy Birthday Sunny Omori Team 2023.pngOmorio Kart.pngBASIL Vinyl Figure.png
### CALENDAR

CalendarProject (January).png**January**CalendarProject (February).png**February**CalendarProject (March).png**March**CalendarProject (April).png**April**CalendarProject (May).png**May**CalendarProject (June).png**June**CalendarProject (July).png**July**CalendarProject (August).png**August**CalendarProject (September).png**September**CalendarProject (October).png**October**CalendarProject (November).png**November**CalendarProject (December).png**December**
### STICKERS

Basil Sticker (For You!).pngBasil Sticker (Cheese).pngBasil Sticker (I'm Sorry).pngBasil Sticker (Red Eyes).pngStranger Sticker (Stare).pngStranger Sticker (Don't Ignore Me).pngOmori and Stranger Sticker.png
## 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.
	+ 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.
	+ 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.
	+ 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.
* 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.

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* 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.
	+ 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.
	+ This could explain why HEADSPACE has so many pieces of TOFU spread throughout its worlds.

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* 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.
* BASIL's name is likely a reference to a character in *Template:Wikipedia* by Template:Wikipedia. In the book, Template:Wikipedia 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 picture, 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 portrait 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.”

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* 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.
* 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.
	+ 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".
* 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", suggesting that the BASIL from HEADSPACE has gotten into fights outside of the BOSS RUSH before.

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1. ↑ BASIL: Before I met you all, I only knew what it was like to be alone.
2. ↑ BASIL: But somehow... whenever I try to help... I always end up burdening you instead.
3. ↑ BASIL: I'm so grateful to have friends like you. I'll cherish you all forever.
4. ↑ BASIL: When I look through these photos, I feel so lucky to have friends like you.
5. ↑ BASIL: Yeah... There's something special about everyone living their own lives. Those are the moments I want to capture!
6. ↑ HERO: Let's see here... BASIL... BASIL loves taking care of flowers... and taking photos of his friends.
7. ↑ 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...
8. ↑ BASIL: SUNNY... Let's make some new memories together, okay?
9. ↑ 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.
10. ↑ BASIL: BOSS... It must hurt to see people have fun without you... But that doesn't mean you can ruin other people's fun...
11. ↑ BASIL: I-It's okay, don't worry about it. Accidents happen...
12. ↑ BASIL: I don't know why... but snow makes me really sad.
13. ↑ BASIL: S-Sorry... I'm not all that good... Or even trying to be really! I just take photos for fun!
14. ↑ AUBREY: Oh, BASIL! Stop doubting yourself! I'm sure they'll be great.
15. ↑ BASIL: When I was feeling scared, I would look at all our happy memories together. It really helped me keep my hopes up!
16. ↑ BASIL: Ah... These are white tulips. Plain, simple, and bulbous... just like OMORI!
17. ↑ BASIL: The gladiolus reminds me of AUBREY, because she's always true to herself!
18. ↑ 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!
19. ↑ BASIL: I think HERO is like all roses, because he's versatile and universally loved!
20. ↑ BASIL: Please, MR. SPROUT MOLE! Stop that! You're stomping over all the flowers...
21. ↑ BASIL: I don't really like to fight, but I'm sure everything will be okay now that you're here.
22. ↑ BASIL: I'm not the best at defending myself, but I think I'm pretty good at surviving at least.
23. ↑ 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.
24. ↑ BASIL: I want to say that everything will be okay. That we have no choice, but to carry on.
25. ↑ 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.
26. ↑ 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...
27. ↑ 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.
28. ↑ PHOTO ALBUM: My first photo! It's my best friend, SUNNY, trying out his new violin.
29. ↑ PHOTO ALBUM: You look up and see your best friend for the first time... BASIL.
30. ↑ BASIL: No... You wouldn't leave me. That's not like you, SUNNY! It's something behind you again, isn't it?
31. ↑ BASIL: After all this time... you've finally come back for me. But... tomorrow... you're going away. H-HOW COULD YOU DO THAT!?!?
32. ↑ AUBREY: At least we found you, OMORI... but I hope BASIL is okay. Who's going to protect him if we're not there?
33. ↑ OMORI OMOCAT Livestream 2/18/2022
34. ↑ 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
35. ↑ How OMORI was born: Draw your own HEADSPACE by OMOCAT & pixiv
36. ↑ 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."
37. ↑ OMORI Demo First Playthrough Complete
38. ↑ GRANDMA: Ah, of course! I should make some TOFU! That's BASIL's favorite...
39. ↑ 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.
40. ↑ (Text when interacting with BASIL's bed in HEADSPACE or FARAWAY TOWN): A comfortable-looking bed.
41. ↑ (OMORI 2019 Build): Faraway Day 3 Placeholder text
42. ↑ "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"
43. ↑ Well, who would've thought?! The lover-yet-occasional-fighter BASIL has decided to TAG in and form a party with you! - Page 133