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Greetings, fellow Witcher debaters ^^ hope you're all healthy and safe. I would like to turn your attention to the one and only Eredin, point out several interesting information, and hopefully initiate some valubale exchange.
For starters, during the quest "Hunting the Wild Hunt" in The Witcher, the Hermit claims that the King of the Wild Hunt (or rather his spectral emanation) is too powerful for any mortal to beat:
Obviously the Hermit is not omniscient (evident by Geralt defeating Eredin at the end of The Witcher), but seeing as he is very knowledgable (and is a servant of a goddess), I think it's safe to say his information should be valid. Therefore, Eredin should be superior to, well, any mortal alive at this point (such as Phillipa Eilhart).
This is further reinforced by Monsterbook (the artbook for The Witcher Collector Edition), which establishes Eredin as Geralt's most powerful in the game:
In the past I've encountered arguments claiming that Geralt's feats from de Aldersberg's vision shouldn't be treated literally, since the Ice Plains is essentialy a dream level. This, however, is wrong based on several pieces of dialogue:
In short, while the Ice Plains is a dream level of a sort, it's still an accurate representation of Geralt's abilities.
So, what do you guys think?
For starters, during the quest "Hunting the Wild Hunt" in The Witcher, the Hermit claims that the King of the Wild Hunt (or rather his spectral emanation) is too powerful for any mortal to beat:
Obviously the Hermit is not omniscient (evident by Geralt defeating Eredin at the end of The Witcher), but seeing as he is very knowledgable (and is a servant of a goddess), I think it's safe to say his information should be valid. Therefore, Eredin should be superior to, well, any mortal alive at this point (such as Phillipa Eilhart).
This is further reinforced by Monsterbook (the artbook for The Witcher Collector Edition), which establishes Eredin as Geralt's most powerful in the game:
This puts him above the likes of Dagon ("a destruction incarnate"), Azar Javed (a guy who was compared to Vilgefortz), or Jacques de Aldersberg (a guy for whom Javed ran errands)."Our protagonist's most powerful opponent is thus one of the game's most important and mysterious characters."
In the past I've encountered arguments claiming that Geralt's feats from de Aldersberg's vision shouldn't be treated literally, since the Ice Plains is essentialy a dream level. This, however, is wrong based on several pieces of dialogue:
- Triss claiming that "this is more than a dream";
- de Aldersberg praising Geralt for his ability to survive the hostile environment;
- Eredin commenting on on the wounds Geralt sustained during his fight with de Aldersberg.
In short, while the Ice Plains is a dream level of a sort, it's still an accurate representation of Geralt's abilities.
So, what do you guys think?