Posted May 13, 2016
I finished this excellent expansion a few minutes ago and I was curious what people thought about the mysterious character, Gaunter O'Dimm.
At first, while I thought he was interesting, he was somewhat cliché, like a typical devil with penaché for lawyering up, but then I was thinking about a theory that made him a little different.
He called himself a merchant and when Geralt said he was obviously not human, he didn't object possibly indicating he might have been. The professor found evidence of a so called Evil Incarnate as old as thousands of years appearing in multiple forms in different cultures. The last bit when you defeat him in the riddle world, he begins to talk in Elder Speech which finalized my theory:
He could possibly have been an elf long ago, most likely a merchant, Sage or both then finding an ancient secret or power that made him what he is. The whole speech about being a master of mirrors might indicate he had a certain interest in them when he was actually a living being, I find it strange that a demon that enjoys mischief would have a personal interest in them in a natural way.
After I had finished the expansion I looked up what happened if you don't try to beat his riddle and there was a small mention about him giving you advice about Ciri, he specifically said that even his powers were beyond her help. That was very interesting, I really liked that bit because that somewhat proves he is not all powerful like a diety yet he knew the threat she was facing.
Two other things I really enjoyed was the talking pets (specifically of how calm and seemingly intelligent they appeared to be, being well aware of O'Dimm) and the Ofieri merchants.
All in all, a superb expansion bringing an inconsequential character from the beginning to life that I had almost forgotten (although at the time I had my suspicions that he might be important later, one of the earlier moments I realized this game would be something special).
At first, while I thought he was interesting, he was somewhat cliché, like a typical devil with penaché for lawyering up, but then I was thinking about a theory that made him a little different.
He called himself a merchant and when Geralt said he was obviously not human, he didn't object possibly indicating he might have been. The professor found evidence of a so called Evil Incarnate as old as thousands of years appearing in multiple forms in different cultures. The last bit when you defeat him in the riddle world, he begins to talk in Elder Speech which finalized my theory:
He could possibly have been an elf long ago, most likely a merchant, Sage or both then finding an ancient secret or power that made him what he is. The whole speech about being a master of mirrors might indicate he had a certain interest in them when he was actually a living being, I find it strange that a demon that enjoys mischief would have a personal interest in them in a natural way.
After I had finished the expansion I looked up what happened if you don't try to beat his riddle and there was a small mention about him giving you advice about Ciri, he specifically said that even his powers were beyond her help. That was very interesting, I really liked that bit because that somewhat proves he is not all powerful like a diety yet he knew the threat she was facing.
Two other things I really enjoyed was the talking pets (specifically of how calm and seemingly intelligent they appeared to be, being well aware of O'Dimm) and the Ofieri merchants.
All in all, a superb expansion bringing an inconsequential character from the beginning to life that I had almost forgotten (although at the time I had my suspicions that he might be important later, one of the earlier moments I realized this game would be something special).
