| Karim | |
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| Chapter Year | 565 AD |
| Other Appearance(s) | 1460 AD, 2000 AD |
| Location(s) | Persia Forbidden City |
| Occupation | Nobleman |
| Weapon(s) | *Chakram
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| Voiced by | Rino Romano |
| “ | Karim is a brash young man of noble heritage trained in the arts of the sword. He spends his time seeking adventure and the hand of many a lady. His heart has been won by a mysterious woman named Chandra, and his life is thrust into a new perspective. He wishes to marry her, but Chandra has other ideas. She wants to make use of Karim's skill at swordcraft and adventure, and in return for her love, she asks him to locate a lost relic. | „ |
| ~ Instruction booklet description |
Karim is a Persian swordsman, sent into the desert to find a treasure (one of the Ancients' essences) for his unrequited lover, Chandra. His chapter occurs in 565 AD. She requests an artifact that she's been dreaming about. She tells him that if he retrieves this item, she will be his. After fighting his way through, Karim finds the artifact. Then, just as he is about to touch it, a ghostly Chandra appears to him. She reveals that she was not faithful to him, and gave herself to a nobleman. She was then mutilated and killed by the nobleman's jealous mistress. Her ghost then warns Karim about the artifact's true nature. Although initially angry over her betrayal and reluctant to believe her, he ultimately agrees and accepts Chandra's kiss of death (an act that's implied by his screaming throughout his ending to be extremely painful). Thanks to his sacrifice, he can join her in guarding the artifact forever.
Many years later, in 1460 AD, Karim appears to Roberto Bianchi, an architect who is being used by Pious Augustus in disguise. Being the guardian of the Forbidden City, Karim tests Bianchi in order to see if he is the chosen. Karim slashes his sword at him and when it has no effect on Bianchi, he realizes that Bianchi is of the chosen many. He tells Bianchi that all his questions will be answered in time, and is grateful that Bianchi has appeared, for he can finally rest. His last words were "My Sacrifice was not in vain."
Karim is the sole character who can do melee battle using two weapons (twin Tulwars). He also has the opportunity to find one of the three "defeated figures" which allow the player to obtain the ultimate weapon; a Gladius that has been permanently enchanted with the Alignment dominant to the Ancient appearing in the game session (I.E if the player chose Chattur'gha at the beginning of the game, the Gladius would be aligned with Ulyaoth, since Ulyaoth beats Chattur'gha).
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Trivia[]
- Karim was not initially intended to be in the game, as his chapter would have been done instead by a Templar Knight by the name of Joseph De Molay. However, he was added in because of the September 11th attacks before the game's release, while Joseph was relegated to a more minor role in a cutscene unlocked after Alexandra Roivas found the 8th Chapter's page of the Tome of Eternal Darkness.
- Because of this, he is the only character whose chapter did not have him directly interacting with the Ancients or Pious, as he instead attempted to gain one of their artifacts for love.