NOTICE: This post contains SPOILERS for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Netflix’s The Nightmare of the Wolf
the universe of The Witcher it has grown a lot since it landed in the video game industry. Its first two installments discovered the world of Andrzej Sapkowski to many players, but finally The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was the installment that hit the real bombshell, to the point of having the awards for Best Game of the Year and Best Role-Playing Game at The Game Awards 2015.
The success of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt It brought with it a revival of the book saga and that Netflix was interested in the franchise to the point of making a series with Henry Cavill as the protagonist. Now we know that he leaves the project after the third season (in part) due to creative differences with those responsible. It should be noted that Cavill is a huge fan of books and video games.
Meanwhile, Netflix continued to expand the universe of The Witcher and premiered The Nightmare of the Wolf (2021), an animated film that recounts the origins of Vesemir, his adventures as a sorcerer and the ataque de Kaer Morhen. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt mentions these events in dialogue and various books.
What if I told you that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt told us a love s tory very similar to the one we see in The Wolf’s Nightmare with Vesemir is Illyana
The Countess Mignole is a collector of sorcerer’s items and agrees to sell us 4 exclusive diagrams of the Viperine Armor set. You can’t get them anywhere else. In addition, he perfectly recognizes our medallion and reveals that he has a very special piece belonging to a witch from the School of the Wolf. Next, he sends us to look for an earring with our senses and the following scene occurs:
If you have seen the movie The Wolf’s Nightmare, the stories of Countess Mignole and Illyana with the wizard Vesemir are quite similar, bridging the gap and with a different ending… although just as sad. While in the film Illyana ends up dying at the hands of Vesemir, in the game Vesemir dies protecting Ciri from the Wild Hunt.
It is obvious that they are different stories (different universes, but similar), since the dates do not quite match up and their endings are very different. However, we cannot ignore that they are similar enough to say that they are inspired by the same story about Vesemir. On the other hand, the attack on Kaer Morhen occurred in both cases.
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