Higher Vamp: Slaughters entire village. Mob: Kills higher vamp, chopping it to pieces, burning the pieces and casting the ashes in concrete. Higher Vamp: I'll fucking do it again
Mob: Nah uh. Everytime you even _think_ about it we'll feed your bits to our livestock. Enjoy spending the rest of your eternal life as pig shit. Care for a truce 😀?
Witcher: *sighs* Alright, look, do you want me to call other Witchers? Higher Vampire: Nope. Witcher: You want me to call the Elder? Higher Vampire: Nope. Witcher: Then just say you didn't do it. Higher Vampire: But *I did it!*
@White knight Sounds to me like we'd need people dedicated to making certain the pieces stay in the form of ash then. You could appoint 2-3 people for that, and let it be a family thing that runs for generations. How fast would the vamp regenerate before you'd need to roast the pieces again?
@@mareksicinski3726 I was pointing out how he was able to go "I'll just stop it" on a whim, instead of being forced to by the "danger" angry peasants or monster hunters, showing how if he and other higher vampires didn't have rules or a moral compass the world would be fucked.
In slavic and norse mythology the world ends in winter, ice and darkness, not in fire. Unsurprising, fire keeps you alive during winter, it's the cold that puts you to sleep.
Why not a djinn and have the ability to kill higher vampires and have their power as your own and without becoming a blood sucker and finally become more powerful than gaunter o'dimm
Correction: Regis states that aside from strength, regeneration, and speed, all higher vampires develop unique abilities as well. The bat thing and herding lesser vampires to his will is unique to Dettlaff
Actually, Detlaff's ability to summon a legion of lesser vampires was described as somewhat unique to him and not something other Higher Vampires would be able to do. This was in conversations between Geralt and Regis as they made their way through the city. I'm sure other Higher Vampires could with some effort replicate the feat, but it just came naturally to Detlaff. Also, at 35:42 you say Regis violates a sacred code of "Witcher Society" when it should have been "Vampire Society."
Master Mirror is _not_ a djinn. He's something else entirely. Entities can be argued to be creatures by the way. Saying otherwise is just pointless semantics.
Gaunter O'dimm isn't a creature. He's something more than any creature. Nor devil nor Djinn. some may call him a god, others Satan incarnate. But to be fair.. he's something that nobody can achieve. Though we may never know what he truly is.. he's deadly in the terms of pacts and those who annoy him.
Question - Do you believe Regis was telling the truth about destroying Dettlaff's 'spare' hand? He claims that he destroyed it after using it to brew Resonance, but if that is untrue, Dettlaff could regenerate from that very hand. From how Regis explains it; the regenerating vampire is incredibly weak, even after the regeneration is complete. This would give Regis more than plenty of time to try and calm Dettlaff and help him get over his ex. Return the favor. Thoughts?
That would be a nice way to bring Dettlaff back (even though the possibility of another Witcher game is uncertain for now) without it seeming forced like he just somehow regenerated and personally a outcome where Anna Henrietta and company live happily yet Regis still has his friend and isn't exiled would be pretty neat although nothing ever really works out like that in the witcher universe.
Iris von Everec Exactly. And a theory as far as muscle memory goes - because the hand wasn't attached to Dettlaff, the regenerate Dettlaff would have no memory of all of the events that took place after him cutting it off and they may not be remembered. It'd still be him, but with a portion of memory missing. If the ending where (enter forgotten girlfriend's name here) is killed, Dettlaff is defeated but everyone else survives, Regis could set Dettlaff straight. He'd still technically be guilty of the murders and attack on the city, but if the regeneration takes 50 years and Regis regenerates him miles away. All would be practically forgotten. Regis would also clear his name within the vampire community too.
Iris von Everec the possibility of a new Witcher game is actually very likely. But it just won’t be w4 or about geralt. I wild personally live a ciri focused game but I think that is also unlikely. Will likely be a prequel set at the height of the Witcher profession.
@@SandyCheeks1896 WHICH WOULD BE AMAZING OMG. A super spread out world with tons of wilds and small towns would be incredible. A bunch of Witchers, you pick/ can learn other schools. Or choose a school and go through different trainings and such as different playthroughs.
ElvinGearMaster Irma that's what makes it funny "How's the range" A vampire said to the other "Not so good. One of them broke he's leg. Looks like we have to put him down"
Is it just me or does no other game come anywhere near close to the sheer epic nature of the story telling in the witcher 3 and its DLC? holy fuck. This video was awesome. Good job!
I really don't know what you mean. While the Witcher games are absolutely epic (I've played all of them, of course), its storytelling for me was never the strong suit in regards to levels of epicness. It really feels like a self contained story that, while sometimes having far reaching decisions tends to boil down to only mattering in the context of the game itself.
Actually, what's really funny about twilight vampires, is that they're more powerful than the typical movie vampire. Imune to sunlight, garlic and all that nonsense, skin hard as diamond, can move at the speed of a lighting strike. If the books had been taken ina different direction, those sparkly fuckers could have been some of the most fearsome vampires ever.
@@asaenvolk There's a chance that could've easily been remedied with a caveat like "To maintain this near perfect immortality, ingestion of human blood is a must.", so that non-human blood only works to, say, lessen the severity of injuries incurred by sunlight or makes the bodies more durable than a human's but not outright indestructible etc. From what little I know about Twilight, such a caveat would inevitably lead to some wonderful ethical drama about the value of human blood - as it's easier to exist in human society unobserved but at the same time unethical (from a human point of view) to kill for that privilege. Non-human blood would then be the more ethical choice but come with physical weaknesses and cultural burdens. But alas...
TimelineUpdates Yes. This world was originally owned mainly by the Aen Seidhe elves, dwarves and gnomes. Then an event called the Conjuction of spheres happened. It brought unnatural beings and magic in this world eg vampires, ghouls, graveirs and other monsters. It's said by the elves that humans also came during this time. About 1500 years after humans arrived they started expanding rapidly. This is also when the elves started losing some of their land because they were vastly outnumbered by humans due to their ability to reproduce quickly.
Geralt and Regis after defeating Detlaff never considered imprisoning him in the inescapable cage inside Teshna Mutna.... A higher Vampire never escaped from there for centuries, but then again Detlaff can summon help, probably....
This was such a treat to watch, like a delectable banquet for the mind and sense. Also "Higher vampires cannot be killed by mortal hands.." -immediately theorizes how to kill a higher vampire
@@boooster101 he was merely implying they don't know it takes another higher vampire to do it. If there was a way he would've told Geralt so he himself wouldn't have had to kill detlaff
@@boooster101 maybe they have to use an organic makeshift weapon from the body of another higher vampire or its own bio-weapon against it. Like tearing off a horn or claw and stabbing it in their heart or brain?
8:07 Regis didn't seek the help of Detlaf, he didn't even know him. And furthermore he couldn't reach out to anyone because he was in a vampire afterlife you could say. Detlaf found him and had a choice, leave regis where he was or nurse him back to health. Detlaf chose to help. As for being the most powerful of beings.. No Gaunter O'dimm is vastly more powerful, super speed has nothing on stopping time itself and good luck coming back for revenge when he takes your soul after killing you with a wooden spoon effortlessly shoved through your eye and into your skull.
I agree with Regis "Everyone will tear you to pieces..." The Unseen Elder thinks he's invincible until a team of mages is using maximized Yrden to nerd his speed, and he's getting melted. The higher vamps know that if mortals are pushed, the sorcerers and alchemists will cook something up that can emulate vampire-claws and fangs.
One thing that I find quite cool, is in the opening screen of blood and whine, you can see Lady Oriana pacing back and forth in a barn. Referencing the trailer of her and Geralt
i was a bit annoyed that the whole "by another vampire's hand" things wasn't a literal thing, like a play on words, and in the end Geralt kills D-Money with his own severed hand...
@@worawatsr9803 Doesn't matter necessarily, we don't know how their immortality works exactly, it's possible that just the genetic makeup(or the "alchemical properties", for smth more fitting) of a higher vampire is enough to kill one.
True higher Vampires are my favourite characters in the Witcher Universe. In fact, if I could live in the Witcher Universe and I could choose I would be a true higher Vampire. So god damn cool.
ZIRKEL MAGISTER RAVING except everything suggests O'Dimm is a god, or at least an extraordinarily powerful being from one of the other spheres with none of his like. Not to mention that he's a greedy, tricky, sadistic bastard. I wouldn't call that a fun existence.
QUESTION : Eredin was interested in Ciri cause she has the ability to transport a large number or individuals across worlds somehow right ? Then why aren't higher vampires and elders after her for the same reason ? That elder wants to go home so bad, and he alone can cause way more trouble than Eredin ...
As far as i know Ciry can only travel to worlds that she knows. If that isn't the case she just travels by chance and ends up in some world she didn't know until then. So it would be difficult to find the Vampire-world. Thats the first problem. the second is: Ciris power is a power of the Aen Elle, of the Elder Blood. So Eredin and powerful elven sages are capable of "forcing" Ciri to open gates to other worlds. At least that is what i assume after hearing all the dialogues of the third game. But even if they can't do that: They could rape Ciri und her child would be able to open the gates for them (thats the way they chose in the books). Either way, none of this is possible for the Vampires. the third problem: do they know that Ciri exists? I'm sure the Unseen Elder doesn't know of her existence.. And even if they know of her and think that it is possible to use her power: How do they want to catch her? If she travels to another world it is impossible for the vampires to follow...
Given that higher vampires are immune to sunlight, and Orianna got a bit (as the kids say) CWISPY, I think she's just a high-functioning lesser vampire. Plus, I feel like Geralt has enough experience and knowledge after the adventures in Toussaint to know whether or not he could actually bring down Orianna before he committed to going after her.
Regarding Orianna… I always assumed that she took on a lesser form in the pre-launch trailer because Geralt coated her with a Moon Dust bomb while she was in her ethereal form. "Contains silver splinters that temporarily prevent monsters from transforming." Perhaps she was simply unable to unleash her ultimate form while coated in silver?
Well his friend is a higher vampire, would make sense to know how to stop a higher vampire from doing their thing. And make it very hard for them to come back quickly.
I'm pretty sure Orianna is actually a bruxa in the trailer but the devs changed that later on which is why Regis and Geralt don't state what exactly she is when they have a conversation about her. And it is impossible that she is a bruxa in the game since she not just doesn't respond to Detlaffs call but also has the key to the elders cave and if you try to tell me the elder would give the key to a bruxa that could simply be killed by a random witcher then I don't know what you're smoking.
@@eredinbreaccglas8396 well I do believe that unseen elder won’t give the key to his lair to a lower vampire but bruxae are very difficult for even witchers to kill. Geralt in game is OP but in books that is not the case. Geralt of books would actually avoid fighting bruxaes till the time it’s absolutely necessary because the fight could go either way even when geralt is fully prepared.
@@jv3198 yea I remember he was nearly killed by a bruxa in one of the short stories, they are extremely dangerous and a single mistake or slip up is lethal
I'm currently reading "Baptism of Fire." Coincidentally, the section where Geralt meets Regis. Just discovered this video today. Very enlightening. Keep it up!
Unbelievable, the amount of work and professionalism you put into making the Witcher video's is truly unrivaled ! If the medium of the DVD was still relevant today, I would burn them all to disk. I hope you will make many more of them. Thanks a lot !
I chose the option in one game of talking to the Unseen Elder. He was in a panic when I told him how the dwarves would come in the back way with barrels of makaham and collapse the Elder's cave. I suggested he seal off both entrances. He let me go and called Detlaff to Tesham Mutna. I went back and both entrances were tightly sealed.
I don't even play this game but I truly love and enjoy these Witcher 3 lore videos, I have watched every single one start too finish. Thank you for such amazing content :) please keep it up
So if humans can "kill" a higher vampire. After cutting them down to small pieces cover it in molten metal. Then do the same with the room you kill them in. You my be alive but good luck reforming
I love Drew's style and turning of a quaint phrase. He knows his subject matter up down and sideways...I have yet to play the games but I am into the books. This is really swaying me into the idea of getting a game and a game system and trying it out.
You are right! That was a VERY exciting battle. I think it took me 4 or 5 tries to get everything right during that fight, and at the end it was superbly satisfying!
I love listening to both Proper Birds and your videos on Witcher Lore. As a book/game fan of the series I appreciate your hard work on the extensive detail you put in every video. Keep up the good work friend.
The Tesham Mutner (however you spell it) armour is one of my favourite sets in the game, the effect you get from it just makes everything melt in your path haha
This alone could be a whole game in its self. Witcher is a once in a life time kind of game. Very well told FudgeMuppet made me want to go back and play the game even more then the Netflix show.
Incredible and in-depth production here. Don't ever stop this impressive work you're doing. The lore deserves this kind of exposure. Thank you for the great video. Excited to see more.
My God... that Oriana bit was amazing. I completely missed that portion because I chose to go with Regis' suggestion. Like Holy Shit this is some next level stuff.
The BEST approach to Vampires that I Ever seen. I am a great enthusiast about the theme and after diving in a weel of hate in the last mentions on media about these beings, this comes as a sweet breeze after a captiveness in a dark and stinky cave. You have my thanks.
Love this video! Also regarding the weakness to silver, crosses, holy water and such being things only for humans to feel better, it makes me think of interview with the vampire by Anne rice. In which Luis stated that those weakness were spread by them in order to prove them false to humans and maintain there cover. I wonder if it could be something similar here.
There is also an interesting moment. When Regis regenerates a wound from Detlaff's claws he also regenerates his attire. When they turn into mist and from they turn with their clothes, but when Detlaff turns into his "true" form hi just rips his clothes off. So, what is cloth for vampires? Is it a part of their essence or just cloth?
The map really isn't that big compared to novigrad/velen. Outside of the capital, it's pretty much a ghost town. Although all the various bandit camps, treasures, side quests etc often have an interconnected story shown by the notes and diaries you find. Nice touch
@@Theviewerdude Agreed. I did thoroughly enjoy fighting the Hanses and gathering the diagrams for the Knight Tourney heavy Armor pieces. 2k health points with the full set, plus 1k health for each decoction made me an unkillable beast! That armor set lasted in NG+ until I got the Griffon set, and even then it was a hard choice. So, I started NG+ a bit late and was level 100 long before the Regis battle and man, those bats really gave me fits!
@@trog69 I just finished my first NG+, first time playing the DLC. Thinking of starting again with the same account and making all the opposite choices with the story. I'm like lvl 82 and have all but 1 mutations unlocked and almost all grandmaster armor sets, so starting another run, I'll be able to freely change my build however I feel like with everything I have lol
i cannot express how much i love the style of this video, the music, the images, the way he words his sentences, its all so cool and creepy, i fuckin love it, very well done
I must applaude the guy(s) that made the "True" High-vampire form. The "alien"-like one. It's a great mix between fearsome but yet fascinating. I'm glad they didn't go for the "Underworld 2"/Skyrim bat look. Too bad the design got spoiled on the logo for the extention back in when it launched.
The only thing im wondering is how can they regenerate if theres nothing left of them to regenerate? Like, if they were vaporized and just turned to ash/dust or somehow thrown into something like a volcano that just melts them into nothing.
It’s pretty much impossible to completely vaporize a human since remember they only need one cell to come back. Hell some of them might have their own body parts in places so if their main body gets destroyed they can use that.
It really seems there's a difference in species and classification. Detlaff and Regis are of the species 'Higher Vampire', whereas they also fall into the classification 'higher vampire' like the others that were mentioned. To be a 'higher vampire' is to be long lived (or at least being old), being intelligent, and able to easily blend into human society. At least that's how I see it, just a case of using the same words to mean different things depending on where the emphasis is placed.
i dont think i see the dettlaf fight the same way you do, when your in that "blood dome" i dont see it as dettlaf constantly leaving and entering the heart-like cocoon while oozing blood, i see it as him trying to heal his wings back as quickly as possible while sending out copies/blood clones that either he controls himself to keep fighting you or sends them to do the fighting for him while his body sits in that heart-like cocoon to heal
10:16 "Frost and ice..." Makes sense, in A Divine Comedy - the final ring of Hell where Satan is... it is not fire and brimstone that keeps him there but the icy cold embrace of imprisonment.
There's a game-canon answer to the 'question' of higher vampire classification: "Many experts include alps, mulas, katakans, bruxae, and nekurats as members of this group. These species indeed possess several unique traits not shared by their lesser cousins, and thus are commonly called higher vampires. They are resistant to sunlight and most can mask their true natures and pretend to be human, which aids them in hunting or evading pursuit. Many are also capable of transformation and possess telepathic powers, making them formidable foes. Despite all these abilities, however, they are not true higher vampires."
What an awesome video. I've been waiting for someone to properly cover the Vampires of the Witcher universe and boy did you deliver! Thank you for taking the time to put such a detailed and informative video together. I thoroughly enjoyed this!!
*Excellent subject matter! At the time of watching this video for the first time I was absolutely glued to too the show. It’s true this actor is getting up there in age as he is now 60; however, he is mostly in good condition with a bit of a tummy on him, but that’s normal for a 60 years old male. He seems to be in good condition with some and the then heavy hostile muscles. There is mostly 2 seasons being displayed in this season. One showing Boba and his time with the Sand People, in which Boba learns some new hand to hand combat styles and also combat with the special staff so often utilized by sand people. Boba assists the Sand People by showing them how to successfully raid a speeder hover train that has been decimating their tribe every time it passes the sand people. Gon Freaks is still ver6 young; however, do not let his age and height be the judge of character! Gon is a very powerful fighter with unique abilities that have been compared to genius level fighters! Out of this years new licensed Hunters, I wish you do not get unlucky by having to fight Gon! I. such as it Is and it’s
Higher Vamp: Slaughters entire village.
Mob: Kills higher vamp, chopping it to pieces, burning the pieces and casting the ashes in concrete.
Higher Vamp: I'll fucking do it again
Mob: Nah uh. Everytime you even _think_ about it we'll feed your bits to our livestock. Enjoy spending the rest of your eternal life as pig shit. Care for a truce 😀?
Witcher: *sighs* Alright, look, do you want me to call other Witchers?
Higher Vampire: Nope.
Witcher: You want me to call the Elder?
Higher Vampire: Nope.
Witcher: Then just say you didn't do it.
Higher Vampire: But *I did it!*
@@TheDevilsGreatestTrick this is hilarious
@White knight Sounds to me like we'd need people dedicated to making certain the pieces stay in the form of ash then.
You could appoint 2-3 people for that, and let it be a family thing that runs for generations.
How fast would the vamp regenerate before you'd need to roast the pieces again?
@@acealpine6806 this conversation was actually a great read. Incredible to see people still discussing stuff in length, years later.
Regis' realization that he should stop drinking from humans is much like someone going "never touching that drink again" after going on a bender.
...that is the point.
@@mareksicinski3726 I was pointing out how he was able to go "I'll just stop it" on a whim, instead of being forced to by the "danger" angry peasants or monster hunters, showing how if he and other higher vampires didn't have rules or a moral compass the world would be fucked.
Terry Pratchett did it before
Regis waking up after fifty years in the ground is equivalent to a human waking up butt naked wearing a bra and a roller skate
@@TheCorrodedMan lol good ol benzodiazepines. Well actually no. Horrible horrible things. Scary date rape status mind wipe.
In slavic and norse mythology the world ends in winter, ice and darkness, not in fire.
Unsurprising, fire keeps you alive during winter, it's the cold that puts you to sleep.
It's the same in celtic
Sadly the world ends this time in fire
J Bagger actually the fire comes first destroying everything and than the deep dark freezing grasp of entropy
@@nocarrotjuststick3375 Not if you're a superstitious dark age pagan who's freezing his ass off in may.
Ragnarok
1.Get a Geenie
2.Wish for the ability to kill higher vampires permanently.
3.Profit
Kompatybilijny Or wish to be a Vampire. Vampire + Witcher = BAMF
The secret method is to use a spork, in place of a sword.
Kompatybilijny great success!
@@daviscampbell9020 "I am hungry, and I thank god for this meal I am about to have." -Me, 2020
Why not a djinn and have the ability to kill higher vampires and have their power as your own and without becoming a blood sucker and finally become more powerful than gaunter o'dimm
Young Regis decides to have a night out and hits the town
*town hits back*
“Ya know what, this ain’t worth it.”
Correction: Regis states that aside from strength, regeneration, and speed, all higher vampires develop unique abilities as well. The bat thing and herding lesser vampires to his will is unique to Dettlaff
it would be cool if regis unique ability is to actually be more attached to humans and become the smartest vampire to create the portal to return home
@@curie1420 Regis ability is his high resistance to fire
Yes and no. Regis can become a bat too and does so in the books.
Regis unique ability is to make the best mandrake booze everyone could ever dream of drinking.
Actually, Detlaff's ability to summon a legion of lesser vampires was described as somewhat unique to him and not something other Higher Vampires would be able to do. This was in conversations between Geralt and Regis as they made their way through the city. I'm sure other Higher Vampires could with some effort replicate the feat, but it just came naturally to Detlaff. Also, at 35:42 you say Regis violates a sacred code of "Witcher Society" when it should have been "Vampire Society."
Ye that ability to summon other vampires is unique to Dettlaff. Also regis is uniquely tolerant to fire compared to other vampires
You sound like a douche
@Galthasar Belt that makes it even more badass that Vilgefortz was able to melt him with fire...
@@dwightsmith3815 Vilgefortz's flame was magic flame, plus he was the most broken, powerful human character in the books.
@@KingDerek58 Must be talking in the mirror because I only see one annoying fuckhead here and it's not him
"Higher Vampires truly are the most powerful creatures in the universe" ... *Gaunter O'Dimm laughs* ^^
He is an entity. Ifrit is not a creature.
Master Mirror is _not_ a djinn. He's something else entirely.
Entities can be argued to be creatures by the way. Saying otherwise is just pointless semantics.
Gaunter O'dimm isn't a creature. He's something more than any creature. Nor devil nor Djinn. some may call him a god, others Satan incarnate. But to be fair.. he's something that nobody can achieve. Though we may never know what he truly is.. he's deadly in the terms of pacts and those who annoy him.
Travis Gibbons hè is a sort of a devil. Very similair to mephistopheles of faust legends
O'Dimm is a one and only not a species
Question - Do you believe Regis was telling the truth about destroying Dettlaff's 'spare' hand?
He claims that he destroyed it after using it to brew Resonance, but if that is untrue, Dettlaff could regenerate from that very hand. From how Regis explains it; the regenerating vampire is incredibly weak, even after the regeneration is complete. This would give Regis more than plenty of time to try and calm Dettlaff and help him get over his ex. Return the favor.
Thoughts?
That would be a nice way to bring Dettlaff back (even though the possibility of another Witcher game is uncertain for now) without it seeming forced like he just somehow regenerated and personally a outcome where Anna Henrietta and company live happily yet Regis still has his friend and isn't exiled would be pretty neat although nothing ever really works out like that in the witcher universe.
Iris von Everec Exactly. And a theory as far as muscle memory goes - because the hand wasn't attached to Dettlaff, the regenerate Dettlaff would have no memory of all of the events that took place after him cutting it off and they may not be remembered. It'd still be him, but with a portion of memory missing. If the ending where (enter forgotten girlfriend's name here) is killed, Dettlaff is defeated but everyone else survives, Regis could set Dettlaff straight. He'd still technically be guilty of the murders and attack on the city, but if the regeneration takes 50 years and Regis regenerates him miles away. All would be practically forgotten. Regis would also clear his name within the vampire community too.
MickMaan i think he kept the hand and used it to pleasure himself...................jk
Iris von Everec the possibility of a new Witcher game is actually very likely. But it just won’t be w4 or about geralt. I wild personally live a ciri focused game but I think that is also unlikely. Will likely be a prequel set at the height of the Witcher profession.
@@SandyCheeks1896 WHICH WOULD BE AMAZING OMG. A super spread out world with tons of wilds and small towns would be incredible. A bunch of Witchers, you pick/ can learn other schools. Or choose a school and go through different trainings and such as different playthroughs.
such a long, well written, well edited, well spoken,
highly informational and interesting video on this topic...
so much appreciation for the effort!
Agreed. Very high quality, as per usual.
I read this in Regis' voice lol
Can we all agree the vampires of witcher will literally destroy elder scrolls vampires?
Tony Gartrell JR.
No, Scroll vampires have access to magic
Tony Grant I forgot all about that it’s a tough one guess it would all come down to the experience of the vampires fighting!
Considering how they can't die at all, I'd say higher vampires definitely have the long game.
Tony Gartrell JR.
Hard to say considering that there are a lot of calls that put everyone in TES moving at hypersonic speeds
Tony Grant Magic is completely useless to higher vampires, they are immortal ffs
I see Geralt failed to romance anyone so his boi Dandelion comes to save the day. Finally
IE: He let Ciri Die.
@@Polomance862 THA FUCK
Demonic Lousine bros before hos
@@Polomance862 no i just play only Blood and Wine DLC and i get that ending too, game decided for me that ending.
"Free range humans"
I'm dead
Could you imagine a bunch of humans galloping in a mellow?
@@TheRockK95 Yes I can and its so wrong
But so god damn funny
ElvinGearMaster Irma that's what makes it funny
"How's the range"
A vampire said to the other
"Not so good. One of them broke he's leg. Looks like we have to put him down"
Is it just me or does no other game come anywhere near close to the sheer epic nature of the story telling in the witcher 3 and its DLC? holy fuck. This video was awesome. Good job!
Thank the books
It's really not that great if you actually know any lore games/read any books
I really don't know what you mean. While the Witcher games are absolutely epic (I've played all of them, of course), its storytelling for me was never the strong suit in regards to levels of epicness. It really feels like a self contained story that, while sometimes having far reaching decisions tends to boil down to only mattering in the context of the game itself.
If you really think that I pity you. "No other game comes close to the witcher 3's story telling"? That just makes you look like a moron.
@@yashwinning So give other examples then?
Vampires is the coolest "monster race" in Witcher lore that i know of :) no sparkle vampire allowed
they do sparkle
when covered in blood
Actually, what's really funny about twilight vampires, is that they're more powerful than the typical movie vampire.
Imune to sunlight, garlic and all that nonsense, skin hard as diamond, can move at the speed of a lighting strike. If the books had been taken ina different direction, those sparkly fuckers could have been some of the most fearsome vampires ever.
Really though, they are not, indeed, their "unkillabilty" makes them less interesting to me.
@@asaenvolk There's a chance that could've easily been remedied with a caveat like "To maintain this near perfect immortality, ingestion of human blood is a must.", so that non-human blood only works to, say, lessen the severity of injuries incurred by sunlight or makes the bodies more durable than a human's but not outright indestructible etc.
From what little I know about Twilight, such a caveat would inevitably lead to some wonderful ethical drama about the value of human blood - as it's easier to exist in human society unobserved but at the same time unethical (from a human point of view) to kill for that privilege. Non-human blood would then be the more ethical choice but come with physical weaknesses and cultural burdens. But alas...
@@asaenvolk
That's so silly. You're silly.
Almost 40 minutes of Drews voice. Sign me up
♥♥♥♥
Michel and Scotts is better
It's about Bloody time.
It’s about blood and wine
I see what you did there
Matthew Chirino I see you are sucker for puns
Bloody Baron time you meant
When do you get to play this mission?
Its not all higher vampires that can control the lesser vampires, just dettlaff has that ability.
And the Unseen Elder
and umma
BigotGaming uma? 🤨
"If you acknowledge any gods, start praying now."
Me: Gaunter O' Dimm i pray thee.
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* later regrets in hell*
G.O.D. appears... Unseen Elder :"Well... fuck"
That would probably be the worst thing you could do in that moment xD
FOREVER.
.
Dettlaff would shit himself.
Damn 38 minutes but it was well worth the watch. Made me really invested in this.
*Cough*
Please give Ed Neward a spoon, Mr G.O.D
GO AWAY
piss off freak of nature
Apparently being a vagrant is a profession
I like how Higher Vamps are just aliens.
The humans are as well according to the elves. Humans arrived at the same time as the vampires.
So this world was originally the elves world ?
Elves, dwarves and gnomes.
TimelineUpdates Yes. This world was originally owned mainly by the Aen Seidhe elves, dwarves and gnomes. Then an event called the Conjuction of spheres happened. It brought unnatural beings and magic in this world eg vampires, ghouls, graveirs and other monsters. It's said by the elves that humans also came during this time. About 1500 years after humans arrived they started expanding rapidly. This is also when the elves started losing some of their land because they were vastly outnumbered by humans due to their ability to reproduce quickly.
It makes sense for them to be other worldly, they've been alive forever they are the superior intelligence by default.
Geralt and Regis after defeating Detlaff never considered imprisoning him in the inescapable cage inside Teshna Mutna.... A higher Vampire never escaped from there for centuries, but then again Detlaff can summon help, probably....
Bro regis killed him so no respawn lul
This was such a treat to watch, like a delectable banquet for the mind and sense.
Also "Higher vampires cannot be killed by mortal hands.." -immediately theorizes how to kill a higher vampire
Regis: "The peasants almost killed me, luckily they did not know how" Implying it's possible for humans to do so.
@@boooster101 he was merely implying they don't know it takes another higher vampire to do it. If there was a way he would've told Geralt so he himself wouldn't have had to kill detlaff
@@boooster101 maybe they have to use an organic makeshift weapon from the body of another higher vampire or its own bio-weapon against it. Like tearing off a horn or claw and stabbing it in their heart or brain?
Loved the unseen elder scene. The way that Regis just instantly shows respect and acknowledgement that he is to fear such a being.
8:07 Regis didn't seek the help of Detlaf, he didn't even know him. And furthermore he couldn't reach out to anyone because he was in a vampire afterlife you could say. Detlaf found him and had a choice, leave regis where he was or nurse him back to health. Detlaf chose to help. As for being the most powerful of beings.. No Gaunter O'dimm is vastly more powerful, super speed has nothing on stopping time itself and good luck coming back for revenge when he takes your soul after killing you with a wooden spoon effortlessly shoved through your eye and into your skull.
He did know him, he talks about his old days as a blood guzzler if you talk to him in Dettlaff's toy repair shop.
Nah they knew each other beforehand, they just weren't really friends until he revivived him
"The most powerful being in this universe is the Higher Vampire."
Gaunter O'Dimm: "Whistles"
*whistles his own theme *
I agree with Regis "Everyone will tear you to pieces..." The Unseen Elder thinks he's invincible until a team of mages is using maximized Yrden to nerd his speed, and he's getting melted. The higher vamps know that if mortals are pushed, the sorcerers and alchemists will cook something up that can emulate vampire-claws and fangs.
One thing that I find quite cool, is in the opening screen of blood and whine, you can see Lady Oriana pacing back and forth in a barn. Referencing the trailer of her and Geralt
i was a bit annoyed that the whole "by another vampire's hand" things wasn't a literal thing, like a play on words, and in the end Geralt kills D-Money with his own severed hand...
That’s not a true Higher Vampire.
That would be true if it was Gaunter O'Dimm that said it. Man loves his word play.
@@worawatsr9803 Doesn't matter necessarily, we don't know how their immortality works exactly, it's possible that just the genetic makeup(or the "alchemical properties", for smth more fitting) of a higher vampire is enough to kill one.
True higher Vampires are my favourite characters in the Witcher Universe. In fact, if I could live in the Witcher Universe and I could choose I would be a true higher Vampire. So god damn cool.
Danger Daniel I would be gaunter o dimm because spoons and time controll.
ZIRKEL MAGISTER RAVING except everything suggests O'Dimm is a god, or at least an extraordinarily powerful being from one of the other spheres with none of his like. Not to mention that he's a greedy, tricky, sadistic bastard. I wouldn't call that a fun existence.
Lucius De'Gracci It's fun making other peoples lives hell
dragonborn solos the higher vampires and the Witcher universe along with O'Dimm.
LMFAO...is that all you can say?
QUESTION : Eredin was interested in Ciri cause she has the ability to transport a large number or individuals across worlds somehow right ? Then why aren't higher vampires and elders after her for the same reason ? That elder wants to go home so bad, and he alone can cause way more trouble than Eredin ...
The witcher 4 story?
They would have no way to use it. Vampires don't wield aen Elle magic.
but they could force her to transport them back to their original dimension
Good question !
As far as i know Ciry can only travel to worlds that she knows. If that isn't the case she just travels by chance and ends up in some world she didn't know until then. So it would be difficult to find the Vampire-world.
Thats the first problem.
the second is: Ciris power is a power of the Aen Elle, of the Elder Blood. So Eredin and powerful elven sages are capable of "forcing" Ciri to open gates to other worlds. At least that is what i assume after hearing all the dialogues of the third game. But even if they can't do that: They could rape Ciri und her child would be able to open the gates for them (thats the way they chose in the books). Either way, none of this is possible for the Vampires.
the third problem: do they know that Ciri exists? I'm sure the Unseen Elder doesn't know of her existence.. And even if they know of her and think that it is possible to use her power: How do they want to catch her? If she travels to another world it is impossible for the vampires to follow...
The fight and breakthrough scene between Regis and Dettlaff was pure poetry in a very special sence.
Fudgemuppet in long form about Witcher 3? Hells yeah, bois. Keep them coming, please! Some of the best lore stories by far.
Given that higher vampires are immune to sunlight, and Orianna got a bit (as the kids say) CWISPY, I think she's just a high-functioning lesser vampire. Plus, I feel like Geralt has enough experience and knowledge after the adventures in Toussaint to know whether or not he could actually bring down Orianna before he committed to going after her.
Orianna can’t have been a high vampire anyway since only higher vampires can kill higher vampires
Orianna is a bruxa thats all, CDPR said that
Me: (never played any Witcher games) ah it’s fudgemuppet, video games, and monsters so what the hell
Now if this isn't great content, I don't know what is.
Syafiq Razip
Well...
There’s this guy called Jake Paul
Copy Right fuck you, goddamn Jake pauler
fork guy I’m not 100% sure, but I think it was sarcasm.
Regarding Orianna… I always assumed that she took on a lesser form in the pre-launch trailer because Geralt coated her with a Moon Dust bomb while she was in her ethereal form.
"Contains silver splinters that temporarily prevent monsters from transforming."
Perhaps she was simply unable to unleash her ultimate form while coated in silver?
Well his friend is a higher vampire, would make sense to know how to stop a higher vampire from doing their thing. And make it very hard for them to come back quickly.
I'm pretty sure Orianna is actually a bruxa in the trailer but the devs changed that later on which is why Regis and Geralt don't state what exactly she is when they have a conversation about her. And it is impossible that she is a bruxa in the game since she not just doesn't respond to Detlaffs call but also has the key to the elders cave and if you try to tell me the elder would give the key to a bruxa that could simply be killed by a random witcher then I don't know what you're smoking.
@@eredinbreaccglas8396 well I do believe that unseen elder won’t give the key to his lair to a lower vampire but bruxae are very difficult for even witchers to kill. Geralt in game is OP but in books that is not the case. Geralt of books would actually avoid fighting bruxaes till the time it’s absolutely necessary because the fight could go either way even when geralt is fully prepared.
@@jv3198 yea I remember he was nearly killed by a bruxa in one of the short stories, they are extremely dangerous and a single mistake or slip up is lethal
I'm currently reading "Baptism of Fire." Coincidentally, the section where Geralt meets Regis. Just discovered this video today. Very enlightening. Keep it up!
Unbelievable, the amount of work and professionalism you put into making the Witcher video's is truly unrivaled !
If the medium of the DVD was still relevant today, I would burn them all to disk.
I hope you will make many more of them. Thanks a lot !
This is the best explanation for Witcher vampires I have found on the internet. Thank you!
I chose the option in one game of talking to the Unseen Elder. He was in a panic when I told him how the dwarves would come in the back way with barrels of makaham and collapse the Elder's cave. I suggested he seal off both entrances. He let me go and called Detlaff to Tesham Mutna. I went back and both entrances were tightly sealed.
I don't even play this game but I truly love and enjoy these Witcher 3 lore videos, I have watched every single one start too finish. Thank you for such amazing content :) please keep it up
Those vampires will never get higher than me right now
righhttttt onnnnn
Lmfao
Me to
So if humans can "kill" a higher vampire. After cutting them down to small pieces cover it in molten metal. Then do the same with the room you kill them in.
You my be alive but good luck reforming
imagine it like a cancer cell, they might grow from a single piece and break the metal
@@benmauler1279 so, fuck the laws of physics?
jedidethfreak ye
Yea and then just walk around The world and throw these parts of a vampire in diferrent seas and citya
It's not killing. I would define it as imprisoning the vampire.
I love Drew's style and turning of a quaint phrase. He knows his subject matter up down and sideways...I have yet to play the games but I am into the books. This is really swaying me into the idea of getting a game and a game system and trying it out.
You are right! That was a VERY exciting battle. I think it took me 4 or 5 tries to get everything right during that fight, and at the end it was superbly satisfying!
I love listening to both Proper Birds and your videos on Witcher Lore. As a book/game fan of the series I appreciate your hard work on the extensive detail you put in every video. Keep up the good work friend.
I wish you'd put these on Spotify as a podcast, I'd love to listen to the series (and others) when I'm driving, or going to sleep.
Seems like I did myself a huge disservice by only playing Witcher 3 once.
Just need to come up with another 150 hours
The Tesham Mutner (however you spell it) armour is one of my favourite sets in the game, the effect you get from it just makes everything melt in your path haha
Regis was one of my favorite characters in the game. I really like him lol
Welp, time to play w3 again
That censorship on the Bruxa had me creased xD
I’m more impressed by how u said Regis’s full name so effortlessly
"If you acknowledge any Gods, PRAY TO THEM NOW!"
man, you tell these stories in the most amazing way. i have played the game, i know what happens. and yet you make it fascinating again.
You ever thought about narrating as a profession?
I'd sign up for a series of fantasy audiobooks.
Dude,wtf, the way you narrated is exceptional. Thank for uploading this.
Did anybody notice that flying kid in the bottom left corner at 0:04?
Damjan P He was trying to impress the damsel by doing that electric slide🕺🏿⚡
Joe Friday It failed I guess
I can't see it :(
Such a brilliant video on higher Vampires. And thanks for clearing up my misunderstanding of Oriana's status. "A Night to Remember" had me confused.
Of everyone you meet in the witcher, Regis is one of my favorites...
This alone could be a whole game in its self. Witcher is a once in a life time kind of game. Very well told FudgeMuppet made me want to go back and play the game even more then the Netflix show.
I know literally nothing about Witcher 3 (and I have no idea how I ended up on this video), but I'm enjoying the video nonetheless, lmao.
You are not alone! I saw a vid that briefly showed the hidden elder, and my interest was piqued when this showed on my feed.
Honestly I didn't even know there were vampires in The Witcher
Play it if you can
Incredible and in-depth production here. Don't ever stop this impressive work you're doing. The lore deserves this kind of exposure. Thank you for the great video. Excited to see more.
My God... that Oriana bit was amazing. I completely missed that portion because I chose to go with Regis' suggestion. Like Holy Shit this is some next level stuff.
The BEST approach to Vampires that I Ever seen. I am a great enthusiast about the theme and after diving in a weel of hate in the last mentions on media about these beings, this comes as a sweet breeze after a captiveness in a dark and stinky cave. You have my thanks.
I like how vampires in Witcher are so tough, even you literally cannot defeat some of them.
The History/lore of the games that you do is far more riveting than history at school ever was. Thank you.
Love this video! Also regarding the weakness to silver, crosses, holy water and such being things only for humans to feel better, it makes me think of interview with the vampire by Anne rice. In which Luis stated that those weakness were spread by them in order to prove them false to humans and maintain there cover. I wonder if it could be something similar here.
There is also an interesting moment. When Regis regenerates a wound from Detlaff's claws he also regenerates his attire. When they turn into mist and from they turn with their clothes, but when Detlaff turns into his "true" form hi just rips his clothes off. So, what is cloth for vampires? Is it a part of their essence or just cloth?
Diving into Toussaint for the first time tonight. HoS was a mind-fuck! Loved it. Why didn't anyone tell me just how massive the map was in Toussaint?
Oops. I better stop watching this. I've not been into Regis' "house" yet.
The map really isn't that big compared to novigrad/velen. Outside of the capital, it's pretty much a ghost town.
Although all the various bandit camps, treasures, side quests etc often have an interconnected story shown by the notes and diaries you find. Nice touch
@@Theviewerdude Agreed. I did thoroughly enjoy fighting the Hanses and gathering the diagrams for the Knight Tourney heavy Armor pieces. 2k health points with the full set, plus 1k health for each decoction made me an unkillable beast! That armor set lasted in NG+ until I got the Griffon set, and even then it was a hard choice. So, I started NG+ a bit late and was level 100 long before the Regis battle and man, those bats really gave me fits!
@@trog69 I just finished my first NG+, first time playing the DLC. Thinking of starting again with the same account and making all the opposite choices with the story.
I'm like lvl 82 and have all but 1 mutations unlocked and almost all grandmaster armor sets, so starting another run, I'll be able to freely change my build however I feel like with everything I have lol
@@Theviewerdude Do you mean another NG+ run? You won't have the gear when you start a new playthrough unless it's NG+
This god damn music, so eerie and epic, perfect balance to suit Vampires going to war
Downloading the Witcher 3 right now! I am watching lore to get into the mood since it's the first i'll have played. I am super stoked!
i cannot express how much i love the style of this video, the music, the images, the way he words his sentences, its all so cool and creepy, i fuckin love it, very well done
Please continue with episodes of Witcher lore. I miss them :(
Dude I put this on to sleep almost every night for years now thank you man
"Higher Vampires truly are the most powerful creatures in the universe" Six feet of height would like to have a word with you.
I must applaude the guy(s) that made the "True" High-vampire form. The "alien"-like one. It's a great mix between fearsome but yet fascinating.
I'm glad they didn't go for the "Underworld 2"/Skyrim bat look.
Too bad the design got spoiled on the logo for the extention back in when it launched.
The only thing im wondering is how can they regenerate if theres nothing left of them to regenerate? Like, if they were vaporized and just turned to ash/dust or somehow thrown into something like a volcano that just melts them into nothing.
Or the dust regenerates into a vampire just like how they transform from a mist into another form.
It’s pretty much impossible to completely vaporize a human since remember they only need one cell to come back. Hell some of them might have their own body parts in places so if their main body gets destroyed they can use that.
Master Vampire < Higher Vampire ...
Nightstalker Vampire < Higher Vampire ...
Lord Harkon < Unseen Elder ....the odds are in Witcher's vampires favor
Drew this is my fav vid you've ever done bro, so in depth. Fucking epic. Yes, it definitely deserves a like.
It really seems there's a difference in species and classification. Detlaff and Regis are of the species 'Higher Vampire', whereas they also fall into the classification 'higher vampire' like the others that were mentioned. To be a 'higher vampire' is to be long lived (or at least being old), being intelligent, and able to easily blend into human society. At least that's how I see it, just a case of using the same words to mean different things depending on where the emphasis is placed.
I love these Witcher videos.
Thanks!
i dont think i see the dettlaf fight the same way you do, when your in that "blood dome" i dont see it as dettlaf constantly leaving and entering the heart-like cocoon while oozing blood, i see it as him trying to heal his wings back as quickly as possible while sending out copies/blood clones that either he controls himself to keep fighting you or sends them to do the fighting for him while his body sits in that heart-like cocoon to heal
That Vilgaforts dude sounds O.P if he could do that to a Higher Vamp, why didn't you do a vid on him???
There is very little info on Vilgafortz unfortunately and only in the books.
10:16 "Frost and ice..." Makes sense, in A Divine Comedy - the final ring of Hell where Satan is... it is not fire and brimstone that keeps him there but the icy cold embrace of imprisonment.
FatalFist Aye, the cold depths of Lake Cocytus hold him forever
Love you dude
Love you too!
hah gaaaaaay
for real awesome vid bro.
gey
To this day I think I made the wrong choice killing Dettlaff, not because of him, but because of Regis
Masterfully made video btw
There's a game-canon answer to the 'question' of higher vampire classification: "Many experts include alps, mulas, katakans, bruxae, and nekurats as members of this group. These species indeed possess several unique traits not shared by their lesser cousins, and thus are commonly called higher vampires. They are resistant to sunlight and most can mask their true natures and pretend to be human, which aids them in hunting or evading pursuit. Many are also capable of transformation and possess telepathic powers, making them formidable foes. Despite all these abilities, however, they are not true higher vampires."
What an awesome video. I've been waiting for someone to properly cover the Vampires of the Witcher universe and boy did you deliver! Thank you for taking the time to put such a detailed and informative video together. I thoroughly enjoyed this!!
3:49 Full on Scottity.
Fucking great video. One of the few long videos on TH-cam I've watched multiple times.
Hoping like hell that Regis makes an appearance in the show
He should because he is in the book series.
Season 4
all higher vampires gangster till geralt and his power of main character pulls up
What if you ask a genie to become a higher vampire? (trying your best to put it in a way he cant willfully misinterpret)
these videos are so beautifully written - thank you for these witcher lore videos. i re-watch them so often!
Thanks MudgeFuppet, Amazing video as always!
Thank you!
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Boba assists the Sand People by showing them how to successfully raid a speeder hover train that has been decimating their tribe every time it passes the sand people. Gon Freaks is still ver6 young; however, do not let his age and height be the judge of character! Gon is a very powerful fighter with unique abilities that have been compared to genius level fighters! Out of this years new licensed Hunters, I wish you do not get unlucky by having to fight Gon! I. such as it Is and it’s
It's shameful that some people out there never had the pleasure of playing this game. It's shameful.
Witcher lore is becoming one of my favorite fudgemuppet videos