Geralt has the power of auto-save and chekpoints, Gaunter'o'Dimm doesn't stand a chance

Gaunter O' Dimm- what is your wish Geralt? Geralt- a round of Gwent Gaunter O' Dimm-*nods head*

When satan goes to sleep he looks under his bed for Gaunter O’ Dimm.

I like that when he talks about Geralt not wanting to know his true nature, his gaze drifts to us, the player. As if warning us that not even we want to know what he is

This guy makes the crones and the wild hunt look like a fluffy Easter bunny's

Arguably the most fascinating character, huh? Clearly someone has never heard of Roach.

Thanos: i'm the most terrifying villain of all time Gaunter O'Dimm: Hold my spoon

As a Georgian, hearing "shen ggonia momerie, ara, tsdebi" was jawdroppingly shocking, an absolutely epic character!

This is the first villain in while that I've genuinely been intimidated by

I think you missed a part of Gaunters personality: if you don't interfere with him at the end and let him take the soul of Olgierd he lets you make a wish as reward and although geralts wording is poor in every possible answer, he doesn't betray you and instead tries to transform your wish into something useful for you. This shows that he is truely grateful for that you helped him. For example 1 possible wish you can make geralt says: "I dont want to have hunger ever again". This could easily be granted by just killing geralt, instead Gaunter gives him an infinite food supply.

Also, in the professor's Journal we learn that Odimm was able to plague his dreams every night for the rest of his life stuck in the circle. First it was just nightmares, then eventually the professor began dreaming that he had a daughter and in his dreams every night he watched her grow up, and then one day she died in his dreams and he had to deal with the real grief from it. This perfectly sums up how Odimm plays with his victims and turns all of their Joys into ashes. And just think, he did this to the man in retaliation to even being researched

The witcher 3 is by far my favorite game, I'm not sure it could be outdone. It has such a charm to it.

Cautious! you studied too much about master mirror, and there will be consequences

Gaunter: I can control time and is super powerful. My riddles can never be solved. Me: I can pause the game and have the powers of the internet.

I remember feeling genuinely uneasy when we came across the Blind man O'dimm had cursed to stay inside the pentagram. That scene just confirmed that we were messing with something so far beyond any other monster we had faced before. So powerful that Geralt couldn't have any hope of defeating him in a straight up fight

The fact that you run into him at the start of the game and the game refrains from showing you important or powerful he is is probably one of my favorite moments in gaming

Just finished Hearts Of Stone last night. 9/10 Only issue was that the freakin frog was harder to kill than the final boss of the main game. (I find that a bit funny though)

Mirror of Gaunter O'Dimm. Mirror of G.O.D. The Devil.

Gaunter O Dimm is one of the few villains in gaming history who truly terrified me

TBH when I ran into the Groundskeeper I thought i was playing Resident Evil or something haha

The fact that Gaunter doesn't offer a *super* gwent card is disappointing imo.

I am from Georgia and when I first heard Gaunter O'Dimm speaking in Georgian I was amazed and kinda happy

When nearing the end of the quest regarding Iris Von Everec, the dog will answer the riddle for you. He will say something along the lines of "when dealing with the man of glass, look for glass that can't be broken"

You should read “Between worlds” found in hearts of stone. You find the book while doing the “Scenes from a marriage” quest and it’s in the same room where Olgeird studied “Visitants” (other world beings). It differentiates Djins (d’ao) from what Gaunter O’Dimm really is.

Gaunter O'Dimm is one of the only antagonists in all of fiction that straight up terrifies me. I love how they don't reveal his true nature because it makes him all the more sinister. If they ever make a 4th game, I would love to see him return.

Gaunter O'Dim: I'm the strongest character in the entire universe! Gwent: Hold my beer.

Imagine coming across a misterious merchant of mirrors and spoons in cyberpunk :D

Somebody tried to tell me the unseen elder could kill him lmao

The best antagonist in modern video games. Without him the Hearts of stone dlc wouldn't be the same thing. Even Blood and wine which is the best dlc in the current generation didn't have such a powerful and mysterious villain with an unique individuality and feel to it.

Actually in Georgian he said : "You think you defeated me? No, you're wrong"

Heart of Stone is by far my favorite storyline in the W3, it is a real masterpiece of storytelling and gameplay.

I thought hed be surprised someone actually outsmarted him. Been around for thousands of years and only 2 people have won? Youd think hed have some respect, i thought he was clapping like “well done” because he was surprised. But nah he just gets butthurt like some common peasant lmao.

Favorite character in Witcher 3

O'Dimm doesn't hide his nature, everything is out in the open. You just have to see it. He's master mirror, he is what you are. The riddle at the end wasn't a riddle, it was an introduction. O'Dimm is only as evil as the people he deals with (that guy with the wooden spoon in his eye must have done something wrong). But to a bunch of peasant welcome enjoying a nice chat during a wedding. He's just a pleasant guest sharing gingerbread recepies. If you look at his dealings with Gerlalt, he doesn't do anything to Geralt that Geralts hasn't done to others.

I believe that “cat”, “dog” and the “caretaker” came from the same realm as gunther o dimm

When you go professor Shakeslock's house, after he breaks his neck leaving the pentagram circle if you extinguish the candles around the pentagram you will actually hear the sound of the magic that powered its protection actually leaving...thought that was a cool little detail

Eredin: I am the destroyer of kingdoms conquerer of worlds... I am the king of the wild hunt! Gaunter: oooooh, that’s adorable. **Stops time with two fucking claps**

I'm not the only one who is hoping he will show up in Cyberpunk 2077 am I? He seems like he travels worlds easily

I now no longer have nightmares of Eredin or Vampires hiding under my bed. I only have nightmares of Gaunter O'Dimm................

The story of Olgierd and O'Dimm is actually based on Polish folklore Pan Twardowski, very interesting by the way, I loved it as a kid :)

"You confuse the sky with the stars reflected at night on the surface of the pond." It's a quote from one of Witcher books.

imagine if Gaunter O'Dimm makes an appearance in cyber punk 2077 and all the other games of CD projekt Red as an Easter egg/ unexplained anomaly.....ciri is already pretty much confirmed as an npc occurrence in 2077 i would love gaunter to make an appearance

You neglected Zoroastrian mythology, whose "devil" character is one of two Gods. In that religion, there is a god of good and a god of evil. Both equally powerful.

When o'dimm froze time at the bar and killed that guy with the spoon, it was probably the most afraid I've ever been while playing a video game, the pure atmosphere and eeriness in the station put me so far on edge and the song sent actual shivers down my spine, overall hearts of stone was probably the most immersive and enjoyable parts of the witcher which is already my favorite game by far and it is definitely the better of the 2 dlcs just the narrative alone is so much better than the blood and wine dlc even if it has more real content, the absolute mystery of o'dimm is just so enticing

I didn’t know that towards the end of the quest Gaunter spoke actual languages. And when you mentioned that one of them was creole it registered with me. There’s an entity known as Papa Legba in Haitian folklore who grants wishes to humans and and forms pacts and contracts. He also happens to speak all human languages, primarily creole. Interesting connection don’t you think?

every time he dissapears, someone actualy says: What the devil XD Gaunter still makes me shiver XD best villian ever.

I really loved this expansions attention to detail and the hints they give you along the way. The "Glass that does not break" line made me think for awhile. I didn't get it until I was leaving the oxenfurt university and I saw the reflection on the water. What a perfect experience, almost like a story came alive to me in real life just then. I find that the Witcher 3 sometimes makes it hard to find the "right" path, for example I let the plague spirit go by accident. In the blood and wine expansion it's also very easy to get a bad ending if you don't do every little extra thing.

I love how you bring the atmosphere of the games to these videos of yours thru your excellent way of representing and editing. Ive missed alot of interesting things and little big details in the games, and these videos of yours truly fills in the gaps. Thank you and keep up the good work

This guy, Gaunter is my FAVOURITE villain in any videogame. EVER.

Did anyone caught the same detail as i did? Ok you know when you meet the professor on his pentacle, when he says that as long as the candles are lit he'll be protected. Well, when he kills himself (and right before leaving the crumbling place) if you take the time to take out all of the candles, there will be a very loud demonic growl at the last candle. Jesus fucking Christ i slept with the lights on this night.

I just finished HoS and came on here to learn more about this dude. An exceptional video, my thanks.

Awesome video, and I think the philosophy you explore into the nature of Gaunter is very intriguing. It certainly makes more sense to me nowadays than earlier times in my life. Thanks for making this!

References of Gaunther O'Dimm can also be found in the dlc blood and wine. With the spotted wight that turns out to be an old lady cursed by some beggar who used to sell mirrors. The old lady used to be a beautiful woman. But she was cursed into a spotted wight because she refused to give the beggar any food. The curse was broken by Geralt. Ps. Gaunther O'Dimm is from another universe. It even says so in the witcher lore.

When he pushed the wooden spoon into that poor peasant's face and started time, I shuddered. And my jaw hit the floor. At that time I knew he was evil.

Man. I usually don't like watching long videos. But I really liked all the details and information you gathered. I really enjoyed watching this video. I'll subscribe.

What makes o dimm so interesting is all the subtle hints towards who he really is. How you meet him at a crossroads and make a deal, how he has insane power yet disguises himself as a friendly face, how he deals in souls and can seemingly not be killed, only banished the parallels to the devil are so subtle yet they sit right in your face. Brilliant

This will be interesting.

You forgot to mention this creepy little detail: a sharp piercing sound can be heard if all the Professor's candles are put out around his pentagram circle.

Gaunter is one of my favorite videogame characters. Thinking about him sends shivers down my spine. Perfectly executed

2 years after I watched this video for the first time, I keep coming back to it. Love the choice of background score, the words and the narration.

That music still gives me chills of horror!

G.O.D granting my wish " you don't want to know my name everyone who hears it dies." Me: "yeah that's the point."

I never played any of the witchers, but I started watching this channel, and I watched them so many times, I went out and got the witcher 3. Love these videos! Keep it up man, really well done.

I knew the story was incredibly well written already but wow...... those extra details you fleshed out. Amazing.

O'Dimm is the G-Man of witcher universe

The whole story from Hearts of Stone is from polish Legend of Mr Twardowski, in this legend the devil needs to meet twardowski in city of rome but the devil trickt him and he meets him in a tavern called rome. The olgierd von everec is modeled on character Andrzej Kmicic from book "Potop" by Henryk Sienkiewicz, scene of fight between olgierd and geralt is inspired by scene of fight between kmicic and wolodyjowski from polish film "Potop" based on book.

The amount of research that has gone into this video is staggering. You have truly gone above and beyond with this one. When you translated all the things he said in foreign languages you really blew my mind, sir! As a fellow ancient history researcher, i salute you!

I had goosebumps whenever he spoke and also longed for crucifixes, a lot of crucifixes.

The most common theory I have encountered so far is that Gaunter O´Dimm is in fact the devil of the Witcher univserse and that his initials are a mockery towards God. This theory also states that one of his other monikers, namely the Master Mirror one, is another clue to him being the devil as the devil can be seen as the evil reflection or counterpart to God. However, I greatly prefer the theory in this video that establishes Gaunter as the de facto God of the Witcher universe. Aside from the fact that this would fit the kinda depressed undertones of the Witcher better, I also find it deeply disturbing that an entity which is supposed to be a loving and merciful one turns out to be a sadistic voyeur to whom humans are nothing more than toys. At the same time, he is completely uncomprehensible to humans to the point where the realization of his existence or simply a mere idea of who he truly is causes severe depression, insanity and death. Definitely one of the best and most memorable ways to handle a villain I have ever seen.

I hate the rich reward, it should at least cover the enchantment costs...

It's also worth noting how Lovecraftian this quest is, focusing on those knowing too much being driven insane, incomprehensible otherworldly power, human insignificance, the dangers of the occult and so on. I never read enough King to familiarise myself with Flagg, but he is openly a fan of Lovecraft and the character is likely inspired a lot by Lovecraft's shapeshifting godly Nyarlathotep who is the only one of Lovecraft's deities, if I am right, who rather than retreating to outer space or to the bottom of the ocean, continues to dwell and hide among them in human form. We can also find older roots and parallels of this in "trickster" and malevolent deities, which even in paganism that usually lacks an overtly "dualist" narrative of good versus evil, nonetheless still features these malevolent foes ranging from snakes to this shapeshifting, mask-wearing trickster character, who like the Devil in later folklore, has a love for riddles and pacts. I would say also like these figures tend to be, it is essentially an inversion or warped parody of these native deities, particularly allfather and tribal ancestor deities who are closely linked to oaths (Mithra and Tyr being good examples of these). This character is really brilliantly written and I found the whole expansion a lot more interesting than the core and somewhat generic quest of the wild hunt. You are correct in the devil parallels, but I would also like to think they know their stuff more than that and used a little more for further inspiration. We may also note the book Geralt finds in the von Everec house that speaks of how unfathomable these "outer elementals" are, which sounds rather Lovecraftian also, we might indeed compare him to the misanthropic and uncaring "outer gods" of Lovecraft's work.

This DLC was so rich with interesting lore, just like the rest of the Witcher stories. CDPR is sitting on a veritable gold mine of compelling narratives. I really hope we get another Witcher game soon. Surely they must have been working on it for a long time already. How could they not be? I really liked Cyberpunk 2077 and I definitely want to see more of that world but their absolute top priority really needs to be the Witcher. Im sure that with all of the recent interest driven by the Netflix series and the subsequent spike in book sales, surely they’re hard at work on a new Witcher game. I wouldn’t care where the new game falls in the timeline. Literally any chunk of time in this universe would be absolutely thrilling.

One of the most i like in HOS dlc is that's music.That's always make me shivering.

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT FACT: I don't think O'Dimm is the omnipotent one in their universe, because if you side with him at the end of the game, he'll give you multiple reward choices. One of those choices is to ask where Ciri is, then O'Dimm will reply with: "There a certain things even I cannot meddle with. Ciri is hidden from my gaze, beyond my reach". this indicates that he has limits to his power. What is your opinion FudgeMuppet?

what got me was the kill with the spoon in the eye that guy entered no pact o'dimm killed freely

Bruh...chills when you showed how many cameos Gaunter O Dimm makes

according to the legend, sir Twardowski used his magic mirror to bring the soul of a dead queen, Barbara Radziwiłłówna, so King Sigismund August could talk to her. Twardowski also escaped the devil and hid on the moon. The mirror is still in a museum on one polish town.

The fact that his name is unknowable Manipulation over reality He seems more like a cosmic being but horrifying He seems like something straight out of Lovecraft, like Nyarlathotep.

o'dimm being in the background of the three tasks is just so unsettling... this dude just gives me chills every time i see his name

Loved the video and subscribed! Just finished the DLC yesterday and might to a second run. Its SO GOOD!!

I'd like to see and interaction with Gaunter o'dimm and the Crones.

Alright you got me.

Amazing video! Really like how you approach it from in game lore and real life inspiration

Awesome video. Love your Witcher Lore series. Great narration. Thank you.

My theory is that he is in fact both "god" and "Satan", as he is both the reflection and what is being reflected. Him having the powers of god, but the personality of the devil then makes sense, and it ads up with his obsession with mirrors and reflection. One of the main themes of the Witcher is that things are never black and white, mostly just shades of gray. So it would make sense that instead of there being an ultimate good and an ultimate evil in this universe, there would instead be something in between, someone who is both God and Gods evil reflection. I also read somewhere someone pointing out his names sounds a lot like "Haunter of dim", as in he haunts those he doesn't see as clever enough. Which makes sense, as he only hurts people he sees as fools, like the drunk man in the tavern, and he only takes the souls of people who he manages to outsmart. This is the reason for why there is always a chance for people to beat him, he could easily take the souls of anyone he wanted, but he gives them a small change to outsmart him, showing that its only the "dim" that gets punished. Which is one of the main similarities between god and the devil, they both punish those who make dumb choices and act foolishly, which leads me to believe that he is in a sense both of them.

What about the Toussaint, where the women that got turned into a Wight. She said something about the beggar and selling glass or something like that. Don't quite remember, long time ago. Could that be Gaunter that was mentioned?

That song being sung by those kids at the crossroads by Allness still creeps me out no matter how many times I pass by them.

Every short zooming video used in this video is a PERFECT wallpaper!

His smile Fair as spring as towards him he draws you. His tongue sharp and silvery as he implores you. Your wishes he grants as he swears to adore you Gold, Silver, Jewels he lays riches before you. Dues need to be repaid and he will come for you. All to reclaim no smile to consol you. He'll snare you in bonds eyes glowing afire. To gore and torment you til the Stars expire

Definetly one of the most mysterious yet indepth character in The Witcher universe

Incredible video, thanks

A true work of art!Impressed to the max by the game developers and you for detailing everything!!

Such an amazing character....wow. We need more dlc's for Witcher 3. Please!! I love this universe...this setting....

5:56 You sacrificed a WHAT?????

Even today I still get goosebumps whenever I hear about Gaunter O'Dimm or listen to his theme song.

Really good video man. I have 1,600 hours clocked in this game on Steam, and I never thought someone would make me think even more about HOS expansion, but you sure did. You made it creepier too lol

Awesome video with great atmosphere. Kept me on the edge of my seat all the time I was watching it.

ahhh Olgierd Von Beckham. Good spot on Odimm in the background, i did not notice that

6:35 not only is this a reference to what gaunter O'Dimm does later on but its also a reference to vilgefortz his quote was "You mistake stars reflected in a pond for the night sky"

I think gaunter O’dimm has to be the best villain i have ever seen in video games, movies, book, anything. Excellent video.