im surprised nobody in the quest mentioned the word "devil" as they always did in Hearts of Stone. think about it. when gaunter vanishes on the boat the other prisoner immediately says he doesnt like ships because they turn like "devils" and after the spoon olgierds guy says right away "what the devil?"
"I'm currently fulfilling three impossible wishes to an immortal man who made a contract with a guy who controls time for fun. By the way, tell me more about this house. Should be far more interesting"
I guessed that it was a reference to odimm because of the spoons and mirror and the irony of the curse, but I completely overlooked the music playing during the dialogue.
65infanteria me?,go after her!?,are you mad?,clearly you are to suggest something so bloody far fetched.i say...might you be willing to part with your insanity?,I could take it if you wish...I could do many more things as well,and all you have to do...is ask(my theme plays in the background)
depends, for me it would technically be 1 - 1. And I don't think O'Dimm cares about loosing either of the two battles*. on the first battle/duel you don't even kill him as he points out in Elder speech if(you choose)/when you defeat him
eell, O'Dim used Geralt to kill the professor in Oxenfurt. And it depends, because you can choose to let Olgierd die. Also you can kill the wight, therefore O'Dim would be right and the wight would have never again be fed by any spoon. So depending on what you choose it could end in a 3:0 for O'Dim. But he at least always makes one point: if you dont visit the professor, Olgierd will die. If you visit him, so you can save Olgierd, the professor will die.
Gaunter O`dimm cant just kill. He has to reflect. standart for the devil. You do not act evil, you trigger evil in humans. He says: Its not me, who kills them, its their rotten corrupt wishes. the Devil can only trade souls, not just take`em.
+Sevenera Geralt wasn't hired by Gaunter to kill professor, he went to find the answer about Gaunter. He kill monsters, not people. Only kill people who stands on his way and its called self defense.
My father and I became obsessed with this game when it was released and he'd sit on the couch while I preferred lounging on the floor with our cats. We'd banter on decisions, especially the Bloody Baron. Laughed when Geralt got drunk with his friends and wore Yens clothes. And yes, he had me choose Yen. He acted as if this were a TV series and begged me not to play the game without him present. Our favorite character was O'dimm. So when this quest started we both knew who caused the curse through clues and he jumped up when the song began and said, "I knew it!" Of course, this started our interest in the books. Sadly he has no interest in reading anymore but, he asks me to tell him about each one I read so he's informed which i don't mind.
That’s how my dad and I are with the Assassins Creed series. He treats it like it’s his stories. Even got upset with me once when I finished one of the games saying “you made me miss my stories”, like dude I had a couple missions left lol 😂. But he’ll be sitting on the couch with me while I play ac Valhalla and Cyberpunk
Reminds me of one of my fondest memories with my dad. We used to play Dragon Quest 8 together and give each other tips and where to find things and the best stats for the characters.
I knew Gaunter O'dimm was related to her curse when I saw broken mirror in the house and also many spoons. But when I heard this theme - It sent shivers down my spine damn
i think this is a just some sort of coincidence, its not like every mirror related curse is related to him. plus, him beeing a man of mirrors , man of glass has more to do with his nature than the curses he emplores, his nicknames are more refeering to him exploiting the true evil nature of the man he meets, reflecting their malice to themselfs, exploiting it.
@GOLDsken GOLDsken there's a letter from Marlene you can find that straight up says the beggar was a man who sold mirrors. Plus they used his theme. Can't get any more clear cut than that.
Geraldt did said "Then the beggar broke his spoon, cast the curse..." I knew it was O'Dimm. He has a thing for spoon, and he did broke a spoon before casting the spell for the storm that freed Geralt from the Ofieri ship
Ciri might actually have been there according to the conversation they had when they first met on the witcher 3, after the whole search. She mentions a place with flying ships etc. and Geralt just did not believe her. it could be that universe, who knows?
The thing that Geralt forgot mention is that wight's soup would kill normal human. If I recall correctly, toxicity meter goes insane after Geralt drinks the soup....which means that normal humans would die a painful death.
Yes, the aftereffect was borderline horrible even for Geralt, and despite of my Geralt having Acquired&Heightened tolerance, it still managed to fill half, if not more of the meter, which was insane
He didn’t forget, it wasn’t part of the curse. The wight needed someone to willingly share a meal with her, could have been take out, but the brew was what was available at the time and what Geralt needed for Regis.
have u ever thought about this, what is gaunther o´dimms initials? +i dont think odim was the one who cursed her, i think he uses more finess than that, unless the beggar made some pact with odimm
Gaunter O'Dimm is the only fictional character ever that actually scares me. While doing that quest I had a feeling that he was involved (curse, spoons). Then at the end I heard his theme. I was terrified
Anytime I hear his theme I get goosebumps. Gaunter is the only character in any video game that actually gives me the creeps. I’ve played many horror games but Gaunter was the only character to make me feel genuinely uncomfortable, I would even start looking around me in real life as if he could just pop up behind me out of nowhere.
@@Lara-rm3gs After beating him at his own game, he spoke in my native tongue (Georgian). I was already creeped out by this character and that just felt like he was messing with me in person now. Talking to me, the player, in person, in my own language. I finished that quest at midnight too. That scared me more than most horror games I`ve played.
Just imagine how amazing and creepy at the same time it would be if at any point on the blood and wine dlc on a mission, main quest or side quest, we were able to see on a cinematic gauntr staring at Geralt in an alley without Geralt noticing, only the gamer would be able to watch it like some sort of easter egg with no interaction with him at all, just a scene where he stares at Geralt
John North London gaunter o'dimm was designed to blend seamlessly into the background.CD red even gave him a bunch of outfits to wear so he's never seen in the same thing twice.he's there,you just don't notice him unless your *really* looking
John North London yeah didn't u notice in hearts of stone.. when Geralt reading the first notice from notice board about olgeird.. o dimm just passed through behind him.. then in the heist mission if u chose to go to casimir the dwarf then you'll see o dimm leaning towards wooden fence and staring geralt..and when u fought in the auction house with the guards there was o dimm dressing as one of the guards pointing crossbow at u 😀all I can say is when I noticed all of that.. shivers went down my spine..coz he was watching him in every seconds of his life😨
There's a subtle, and truly terrifying undercurrent I believe most people miss in this. When he and Geralt are discussing the woman's Curse, the Majordomo notes that what she rejected was an ancient tradition of hospitality, the denial of which is sufficient to bring down great misfortune upon you. What we know about this particular case all but confirms Gaunter O'Dimm is the one who cursed this woman. Therefore, I posit that the tradition only exists because of Gaunter. He has been doing this for so long, on such a scale, that everyone, everywhere knows to not refuse a beggar who comes to your door with but a bowl and spoon, for it may well be the Devil himself in disguise. He has single-handedly influenced the cultural development of an entire species with fear alone. That is the meaning of true power.
He's been going around breaking spoons and cursing fools at their doorsteps for thousands of years? When was the conjuction? Its conceivable though, nice idea.
As the one who (in-game canon only) indirectly gave rise to Nilfgaard as one of the most powerful empires in setting with a single whisper, I'm not surprised.
When I read the note in her house I was like "Wait a minute, did she cross Gaunter O'dimm?" Then hearing his music in this cutscene confirmed my suspicions and gave me chills. I love this game!
Easily the best side quest in Blood and wine. I completely lost it when I stumbled upon this quest through a note by someone called “Sandy Erkis”, mentioning that her “PRECIOUS” golden Spoon had been stolen by some kind of monster
Gaunter is a fair demon. And he's true in what he says: He doesn't curse people, they do it themselves with their own rotten natures. Someone who'd treat a beggar like that deserved to be cursed.
I don't know about that, she couldn't eat for literally 100 years. Can you imagine how hungry, how much pain she would have been in by the end? No one deserves such a fate.
I wouldn't call him fair. Take Olgierd's wish for instance. What he wished for was to reclaim his family estate and be together with his wife. No part of that involved the heart of stone void of emotions. SUre, he got his wish but O'Dimm added a heap of misfortune on top of it.
Your all wrong,I'm fair because I want to be...simple as that,no rules or laws to bind me,I just like giving you little people a chance...not very big chances,but chances none the less
This was my favorite side quest in all of Witcher 3. I got it wrong at first but persisted. Always have a soft spot for the cursed and for sentient monsters that speak.
The atmosphere of this game is outstanding. The way Geralt relays the story and BBs reaction along with the music is so unsettling. Man, I love this game.
I remember reading the journal in her lair and when it said "all I know is he sold Mirrors." I knew right away who it was referring too. Then when he said about the Spoon being broken in half I lit up like a Christmas tree. I love references like these in video games.
If you read one of the letters in her house, it says "I only remember the beggar sold mirrors", roughly. That sent me for a loop. And this lil sound cue was a kick in the gut.
when this scene was happening,Gaunter O'Dimms music was playing in the background and Geralt also says there is a catch to curses, just like what Professor Shack told him. O'Dimm is the Devil himself. Professor Shack said that there was one particular person who managed to survied O'dimms pact. Either he was foreseeing Geralt's destiny or we could see The Witcher 4 about this guy as the main character with O'dimm as the main villain.
+Óskar Agnarsson i think you are abit out of touch of life in general. The Witcher 3 is the end of Geralt of Rivia's story, not the end of the witcher as a series.
I got about 385k from all weapons & armors looted through Skellige and Velen and sold them in Novigrad. Then i discovered beehive White Orchard glitch and have about 57M crowns (before it got patched - PS4. On PC i'd put same amount with Cheat Engine). It was pretty easy, wish there was more customizations in Corvo Bianco. Basement looks pretty dull without armor and weapon stocks.
+xXSilentAgent47Xx it's no point using gold glitches in the game as you usually have 80k crowns before getting to Skeleger, (that's from looting and selling everything) after doing the same in Skeleger you have about 150k, that's plenty to upgrade the runewright to master crafted, maxing out the winery and grandmaster/mastercrafted every Witcher armor, after that you still have 50k left
Literally finished Hearts of Stone just an hour before I got this scene, didn't click that it was a reference to O'Dimm until I found this video and listened to the music again.
For the record, should you come upon someone or something that is starving or even missed a handful of days of food DO NOT DO THIS! Such rapid changes in metabolic behavior can lead to Refeeding Syndrome, which can be fatal. Extremely gradual reintroduction of food is required, should professional medical aid not be available.
TheBrightLeafeon Of course. Video games reflect life, but often in ways that are improbable, dangerous, fanciful, or immoral. While many people have the good sense to know not to replicate what happens in a game like GTA, humans seem to have a perpetual case of "the highway to Hell is paved with good intentions". So, being that it's not all too unlikely that the average person will encounter someone who is hungry sometime in his or her life, I felt it appropriate to put out a warning: it only takes a few days for metabolic behavior to change to fat consumption, and a sudden reintroduction of food can be dangerous. IMHO, it's just as important as knowing that rabies doesn't always manifest with foaming at the mouth or aggression.
Bro back to play this again and at the first play like 4-6 years ago it was midnight and I didn’t pay attention, can’t remember but coming back to play this game again. Got my headphones ready 100% volume the moment I hear this freaking song , I feel something behind my back and some chill wind….
it would be great, if after you done this quest yet you still have the debt for gaunter o'dimm, you could actually mention this and ask what he has to say about this woman who suffered for so long.
First time i played thro the game i didnt even make the connection but when i played it the second time and heard the soundtrack i got shivers right away
Guys, there is a note in her home, a letter of this woman to one investigator, where she told that the man who cursed her called himself "the seller of mirrors". So it's undoubtedly Gaunter O'Dimm. Scary and mysterious.
There's no stopping that guy... he even shows up in the base game; He told Geralt where to find Yennefer and directed those Dwarves to the Isle of Mists.
So Gaunter helped you three times. 1. Finding Yennefer. 2. Save your life by summoning the storm. 3. Gaunter probably knows the future. So he creates a wight so that Geralt can track down Detlaff. We pay this debt by fulfilling three wishes on his behalf. Sounds fair.
This actually reminds me of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Gaunter asking for food with a spoon was like the enchantress with her rose, and Geralt’s supper with the wight was like when Belle and Beast eat their own soup without spoons. It wouldn’t surprise me if that was part of the inspiration for this quest in the DLC; especially since the first book/first episode of season 2 references the original BatB story, as well.
Villager: My dog died, my wife ran away, the entire village was burned to the ground and everyone in the town was murdered by monsters Geralt: Care for a round of Gwent? Villager: Sure!
Something tells me that Gunter O Dim's curse was meant to help Geralt to get the rare stuff and her rudeness was used as a excuse. I'm pretty sure that Dim can see the future.
i saw this video before reaching the quest in the game, nevertheless went i did the quest and heard the music,even tho i knew it had to do with Gaunter O Dimm, when i listened the theme playing, i immediately got goosebumps
There is another quest in blood and wine related to o'dimm,a knigth's tale u will meet a witch that cursed a girl & changed it into a tree,she was the same witch that told olgierd that o'dimm can grant his wishes & she had broken mirror in her hut
O'Dimm definitely has something with spoons, the curse, the man he killed when he stops time and when he helps you out of the ofieri boat he grabs the spoon on your "meal"
Only now I noticed how often O'Dimm uses spoons, e.g breaking them in front of the woman was explained in the video above, in front of Geralt when he was imprisoned and got the mark and also when he stuck one in the eye of the drunken guy in the tavern.
Magnifique clin d'œil. Tellement d'indices avant que la musique n'achève les théories xD Quelle dommage qu'au moment où il l'a libére, on est pas vu Gaunter fixer la scène de loin. (après tout même si on fait la fin où Olgierd vit, Gaunter reviendra automatiquement donc... xD) Il doit bien le "sentir" lorsqu'on libère une de ces malédictions !
Gaunter is really the master mirror. only reflects the evil in one's soul. It's great. I always thought of him as this embodiment of human evil, not as a demon of some conjuncture monster. He is there and he is strong because evil is strong. I kinda think that's why he helps Geralt to keep Ciri alive if he asks to. He reflects. But that would make sense only in a playthrough with my geralt and his choices. head conon, best canon.
This moment shows us all his evildoing. Casting a curse that will become a tradition in this kingdom for the simple pleasure of scaring people and reveling in their suffering through their fear and appearing fair through this 'punishment'. He really is the closest thing to evil... The devil !
Damn I never read the note nor did I recognise the theme, I thought some random guy cursed her. Gaunter Is one powerful creature. We meet him so early on in the game, and ignore him. I honestly didn't recognise him when he came to meet Geralt on the ship. He is has a bigger role to play in the upcoming games I am sure.
The music even tells that Gunter O'dim is connected to this.
he is the begger who came to her house was a merchant of mirrors sound familiar ?
If you read a certain letter in the house it says the beggar sold mirrors. So yeah it's him
He also broke a spoon just before saving Geralt from jail on that ship
im surprised nobody in the quest mentioned the word "devil" as they always did in Hearts of Stone. think about it. when gaunter vanishes on the boat the other prisoner immediately says he doesnt like ships because they turn like "devils" and after the spoon olgierds guy says right away "what the devil?"
One interesting thing. When Shani mentioned word God, he stopped.
"I broke the curse which ruined her entire life, think we could do some renovating?"
"I dined with a wight. Lets play some gwent"
"I'm currently fulfilling three impossible wishes to an immortal man who made a contract with a guy who controls time for fun. By the way, tell me more about this house. Should be far more interesting"
fcastrotero nope, nice try. Heart of stone then blood and wine.
Nakiakari Lol! typical Geralt, Breaking curses is like going to the supermarket but owning a home is inconceivable.
She could have avoided being cursed in the first place if she followed the damn train CJ!
I thought this was an ordinary quest until i heard o'dims song ...
Makes me wanna replay the game again.
But i've got no time for it... 😭
Dude i already knew odim was involved when i saw spoons
Why
@@wojciech9538And notes inside house
I guessed that it was a reference to odimm because of the spoons and mirror and the irony of the curse, but I completely overlooked the music playing during the dialogue.
Gaunter is the best villain in W3. I'd like to see more of him.
wouldn't it be awesome if now, after Geralts assumed retirement, Gaunter went after Ciri?
65infanteria YES. Awesome fanfic plot there. xD
65infanteria me?,go after her!?,are you mad?,clearly you are to suggest something so bloody far fetched.i say...might you be willing to part with your insanity?,I could take it if you wish...I could do many more things as well,and all you have to do...is ask(my theme plays in the background)
iv180 yes my friends,''tis I(I do a little bow with a nice flourish to top it off)gaunter o'dimm,otherwise known as master mirror,at your service...
My thought was you had to fight the elder vampire, and since he's clearly out of your league, you trick GOD into fighting him for you somehow...
You should've ended it with the card game, gwent specifically.
no shit
*Nods head*
Hahahaha I was just about to comment this
Thats what i did lmao
Geralt 2, Man of Glass 0
depends, for me it would technically be 1 - 1. And I don't think O'Dimm cares about loosing either of the two battles*. on the first battle/duel you don't even kill him as he points out in Elder speech if(you choose)/when you defeat him
He needs to make a pact before he can steal a soul, standards for demons
eell, O'Dim used Geralt to kill the professor in Oxenfurt. And it depends, because you can choose to let Olgierd die. Also you can kill the wight, therefore O'Dim would be right and the wight would have never again be fed by any spoon. So depending on what you choose it could end in a 3:0 for O'Dim.
But he at least always makes one point: if you dont visit the professor, Olgierd will die. If you visit him, so you can save Olgierd, the professor will die.
Gaunter O`dimm cant just kill. He has to reflect.
standart for the devil.
You do not act evil, you trigger evil in humans. He says: Its not me, who kills them, its their rotten corrupt wishes.
the Devil can only trade souls, not just take`em.
+Sevenera Geralt wasn't hired by Gaunter to kill professor, he went to find the answer about Gaunter. He kill monsters, not people. Only kill people who stands on his way and its called self defense.
My father and I became obsessed with this game when it was released and he'd sit on the couch while I preferred lounging on the floor with our cats. We'd banter on decisions, especially the Bloody Baron. Laughed when Geralt got drunk with his friends and wore Yens clothes. And yes, he had me choose Yen. He acted as if this were a TV series and begged me not to play the game without him present. Our favorite character was O'dimm. So when this quest started we both knew who caused the curse through clues and he jumped up when the song began and said, "I knew it!" Of course, this started our interest in the books. Sadly he has no interest in reading anymore but, he asks me to tell him about each one I read so he's informed which i don't mind.
That’s how my dad and I are with the Assassins Creed series. He treats it like it’s his stories. Even got upset with me once when I finished one of the games saying “you made me miss my stories”, like dude I had a couple missions left lol 😂. But he’ll be sitting on the couch with me while I play ac Valhalla and Cyberpunk
How nice ! I love it that you and your dad can enjoy such a fantastic video game together, though it’s a shame he’s not vibing the books
The only time I’ve ever walked away from anything and was still scared of the villain.
Nice
Reminds me of one of my fondest memories with my dad. We used to play Dragon Quest 8 together and give each other tips and where to find things and the best stats for the characters.
I knew Gaunter O'dimm was related to her curse when I saw broken mirror in the house and also many spoons. But when I heard this theme - It sent shivers down my spine damn
i think this is a just some sort of coincidence, its not like every mirror related curse is related to him. plus, him beeing a man of mirrors , man of glass has more to do with his nature than the curses he emplores, his nicknames are more refeering to him exploiting the true evil nature of the man he meets, reflecting their malice to themselfs, exploiting it.
@GOLDsken GOLDsken there's a letter from Marlene you can find that straight up says the beggar was a man who sold mirrors. Plus they used his theme. Can't get any more clear cut than that.
@@TheBurnknight His theme is literally playing when Geralt is describing the curse
Geraldt did said "Then the beggar broke his spoon, cast the curse..." I knew it was O'Dimm. He has a thing for spoon, and he did broke a spoon before casting the spell for the storm that freed Geralt from the Ofieri ship
And the Music.
And pushed a spoon through a guy's eye in the pub in Oxenfurt...
BROOOOOOOOOO I TOTALLY FORGOT THAT
Master of Spoons
And killed a guy with a spoon...gross
Gaunter O'Dimm must make an appreance in CyberPunk2077 the next game CDProject Red will release
7718 So many people are fucked in that universe if he appears there. Also I would love to see Ciri as well.
7718 idk, remember when he said he pretty much only held power in this realm when Geralt asked him where Ciri was?
Ciri might actually have been there according to the conversation they had when they first met on the witcher 3, after the whole search. She mentions a place with flying ships etc. and Geralt just did not believe her. it could be that universe, who knows?
Ciri once visited our world in the books, so who knows where she can go.
she's also visited a world where people wore "metal helmets"
The thing that Geralt forgot mention is that wight's soup would kill normal human. If I recall correctly, toxicity meter goes insane after Geralt drinks the soup....which means that normal humans would die a painful death.
Yes, the aftereffect was borderline horrible even for Geralt, and despite of my Geralt having Acquired&Heightened tolerance, it still managed to fill half, if not more of the meter, which was insane
He didn’t forget, it wasn’t part of the curse. The wight needed someone to willingly share a meal with her, could have been take out, but the brew was what was available at the time and what Geralt needed for Regis.
Hearing O'Dimm's theme in this quest got me so fucking hyped. Such a great villain.
have u ever thought about this, what is gaunther o´dimms initials?
+i dont think odim was the one who cursed her, i think he uses more finess than that, unless the beggar made some pact with odimm
A note from the house the old lady is from even makes a reference to a merchant of mirrors.
TheBadwolf007 no shit sherlock
TheBadwolf007 no shit captain obvious
No shit smarty pants
When the song started playing i lost it, gosh i love this game!
Gaunter O'Dimm is the only fictional character ever that actually scares me. While doing that quest I had a feeling that he was involved (curse, spoons). Then at the end I heard his theme. I was terrified
Anytime I hear his theme I get goosebumps. Gaunter is the only character in any video game that actually gives me the creeps. I’ve played many horror games but Gaunter was the only character to make me feel genuinely uncomfortable, I would even start looking around me in real life as if he could just pop up behind me out of nowhere.
@@Lara-rm3gs I agree he just feels like a god and he could be anyone, look at heart and stone he stalked you throughout the entire game ähm DLC.
@@Lara-rm3gs After beating him at his own game, he spoke in my native tongue (Georgian). I was already creeped out by this character and that just felt like he was messing with me in person now. Talking to me, the player, in person, in my own language. I finished that quest at midnight too. That scared me more than most horror games I`ve played.
It's kinda creepy that the mojordomo looks terrifyingly like Gaunter O' Dim
Aziz Gh lol what if...?
Amy Guziak no,he's not...i'd never wear those ridiculous goggles under any circumstance
James.T .Adams he should be coz he looks way creepy nd when said "don't worry she's in good hands" a shiver went down my spine
could be... so Geralt does not suspect. :o
Don't you put that kind of negativity on my B.B.
Wow I didn't even catch this when I played through it
man, you missed out on a stream of chills.
So you didn't play the Mainstory?
Of the Dlc ofc?
no i did, I just didnt catch the hints somehow lol
How is that possible? XD
Did you skip all of the Talking-Things :P
Valleyraven007 I killed the Wight of Spoons so I didn't see this.
OOOMMGGG, that's why they played O'Dimm's soundtrack, I thought B&W also use this music, but it only appeared in this instance.
Just imagine how amazing and creepy at the same time it would be if at any point on the blood and wine dlc on a mission, main quest or side quest, we were able to see on a cinematic gauntr staring at Geralt in an alley without Geralt noticing, only the gamer would be able to watch it like some sort of easter egg with no interaction with him at all, just a scene where he stares at Geralt
John North London you obviously weren't looking hard enough
Meaning?
John North London gaunter o'dimm was designed to blend seamlessly into the background.CD red even gave him a bunch of outfits to wear so he's never seen in the same thing twice.he's there,you just don't notice him unless your *really* looking
John North London yeah didn't u notice in hearts of stone.. when Geralt reading the first notice from notice board about olgeird.. o dimm just passed through behind him.. then in the heist mission if u chose to go to casimir the dwarf then you'll see o dimm leaning towards wooden fence and staring geralt..and when u fought in the auction house with the guards there was o dimm dressing as one of the guards pointing crossbow at u 😀all I can say is when I noticed all of that.. shivers went down my spine..coz he was watching him in every seconds of his life😨
^^ He's right, Gaunter is in MANY cutscenes in the game just chilling in the background, watching, WAITING..
There's a subtle, and truly terrifying undercurrent I believe most people miss in this.
When he and Geralt are discussing the woman's Curse, the Majordomo notes that what she rejected was an ancient tradition of hospitality, the denial of which is sufficient to bring down great misfortune upon you. What we know about this particular case all but confirms Gaunter O'Dimm is the one who cursed this woman.
Therefore, I posit that the tradition only exists because of Gaunter. He has been doing this for so long, on such a scale, that everyone, everywhere knows to not refuse a beggar who comes to your door with but a bowl and spoon, for it may well be the Devil himself in disguise.
He has single-handedly influenced the cultural development of an entire species with fear alone. That is the meaning of true power.
He's been going around breaking spoons and cursing fools at their doorsteps for thousands of years? When was the conjuction? Its conceivable though, nice idea.
Best character ever after of course the sexy elfen woman you save in novigrad
As the one who (in-game canon only) indirectly gave rise to Nilfgaard as one of the most powerful empires in setting with a single whisper, I'm not surprised.
@@consumerjtc5835 ?
@@aasray there's a brief glimpse to the chaos the mirror man did. I forgot where but the butterfly effect was just...incredible
When "his" song played I shivered... easily the scariest thing Geralt has encountered.
When I read the note in her house I was like "Wait a minute, did she cross Gaunter O'dimm?" Then hearing his music in this cutscene confirmed my suspicions and gave me chills. I love this game!
when you read the notes, his theme also will play along
Easily the best side quest in Blood and wine. I completely lost it when I stumbled upon this quest through a note by someone called “Sandy Erkis”, mentioning that her “PRECIOUS” golden Spoon had been stolen by some kind of monster
Andy serkis 🤔
this gave me chills down his spine, flashbacking Gaunter breaking a spoon in the Inn.
Gaunter is a fair demon. And he's true in what he says: He doesn't curse people, they do it themselves with their own rotten natures.
Someone who'd treat a beggar like that deserved to be cursed.
I don't know about that, she couldn't eat for literally 100 years. Can you imagine how hungry, how much pain she would have been in by the end? No one deserves such a fate.
He's not a demon, he even described it himself. He's like Calypso from TM, its peoples fault for not being careful what they wish for.
meh, the punishment is never fair. It is overly cruel.
I wouldn't call him fair. Take Olgierd's wish for instance. What he wished for was to reclaim his family estate and be together with his wife. No part of that involved the heart of stone void of emotions. SUre, he got his wish but O'Dimm added a heap of misfortune on top of it.
Your all wrong,I'm fair because I want to be...simple as that,no rules or laws to bind me,I just like giving you little people a chance...not very big chances,but chances none the less
Gaunter is such a good character, he permeates throughout the game even outside his own DLC.
This was my favorite side quest in all of Witcher 3. I got it wrong at first but persisted. Always have a soft spot for the cursed and for sentient monsters that speak.
Actually a main quest though :B.
The atmosphere of this game is outstanding. The way Geralt relays the story and BBs reaction along with the music is so unsettling. Man, I love this game.
I remember reading the journal in her lair and when it said "all I know is he sold Mirrors." I knew right away who it was referring too. Then when he said about the Spoon being broken in half I lit up like a Christmas tree. I love references like these in video games.
If you read one of the letters in her house, it says "I only remember the beggar sold mirrors", roughly. That sent me for a loop. And this lil sound cue was a kick in the gut.
I was focused at what they're saying, I didn't notice it was Gaunter's theme that was playing on the background during my playthrough
when this scene was happening,Gaunter O'Dimms music was playing in the background and Geralt also says there is a catch to curses, just like what Professor Shack told him.
O'Dimm is the Devil himself. Professor Shack said that there was one particular person who managed to survied O'dimms pact. Either he was foreseeing Geralt's destiny or we could see The Witcher 4 about this guy as the main character with O'dimm as the main villain.
I think you're a bit out of touch with the world. The story of Geralt of Rivia is officially over.
+Óskar Agnarsson i think you are abit out of touch of life in general. The Witcher 3 is the end of Geralt of Rivia's story, not the end of the witcher as a series.
for the foreseeable future, yes it is.
+Óskar Agnarsson CDPR stated that this was the official last game for Geralt. They never said it was the last Witcher game.
The Devil? Gaunter O Dimm... G.O.D.
Never even realized that the whole "he broke the spoon.." made it O'Dimm's thing!
Love the song playing on the background. Nice touch.
gaunter the only person that truly feels all powerfull and makes our character look like a fly
So you didn't implement renovations to the villa before this Quest
geralt's too broke for that shit
it costs 50k gold for it, but I had 100k when I started it, that's from no gold glitches, just from looting everything and selling everything
I got about 385k from all weapons & armors looted through Skellige and Velen and sold them in Novigrad. Then i discovered beehive White Orchard glitch and have about 57M crowns (before it got patched - PS4. On PC i'd put same amount with Cheat Engine). It was pretty easy, wish there was more customizations in Corvo Bianco.
Basement looks pretty dull without armor and weapon stocks.
+xXSilentAgent47Xx it's no point using gold glitches in the game as you usually have 80k crowns before getting to Skeleger, (that's from looting and selling everything) after doing the same in Skeleger you have about 150k, that's plenty to upgrade the runewright to master crafted, maxing out the winery and grandmaster/mastercrafted every Witcher armor, after that you still have 50k left
Vergil the legendary dark slayer There is the point to glitch. Runeweight, remember?
Can't trust a guy who looks like Hugo Strange, I was expecting him to start some weird experiments on her as soon as I'm out.
Batman Arkham city
This woman had the most terrifying curse I could ever think of. I had to save her during that quest, no human can be that cruel.
Literally finished Hearts of Stone just an hour before I got this scene, didn't click that it was a reference to O'Dimm until I found this video and listened to the music again.
For the record, should you come upon someone or something that is starving or even missed a handful of days of food DO NOT DO THIS! Such rapid changes in metabolic behavior can lead to Refeeding Syndrome, which can be fatal. Extremely gradual reintroduction of food is required, should professional medical aid not be available.
yup
Couldnt stop thinking that while seeing her stuff her face
Wow, didnt know I can learn this much about life from reading yt comments on game videos.
TheBrightLeafeon Of course. Video games reflect life, but often in ways that are improbable, dangerous, fanciful, or immoral. While many people have the good sense to know not to replicate what happens in a game like GTA, humans seem to have a perpetual case of "the highway to Hell is paved with good intentions". So, being that it's not all too unlikely that the average person will encounter someone who is hungry sometime in his or her life, I felt it appropriate to put out a warning: it only takes a few days for metabolic behavior to change to fat consumption, and a sudden reintroduction of food can be dangerous. IMHO, it's just as important as knowing that rabies doesn't always manifest with foaming at the mouth or aggression.
that would have been a very depressing turn if that happened in the game...
the music is a dead hive away, its beautiful and creepy at the same time i love it
cant believe i didnt even realise gaunters theme played during this scene and his spoon breaking habit didnt click that he was involved
Fyi, it's Gaunters theme :) the background music
oh my friend, starting war with online ppl... sad
Bro back to play this again and at the first play like 4-6 years ago it was midnight and I didn’t pay attention, can’t remember but coming back to play this game again. Got my headphones ready 100% volume the moment I hear this freaking song , I feel something behind my back and some chill wind….
it would be great, if after you done this quest yet you still have the debt for gaunter o'dimm, you could actually mention this and ask what he has to say about this woman who suffered for so long.
Both times Gaunter stops time, he has a wooden spoon. To cause the curse, the beggar broke a spoon. Coincidence?! I THINK NOT!
he also penetrated that guy's eye with a wooden spoon when he stopped time.
And the begining of HoS when Gaunter frees Geralt he breaks a spoon.
Wait what? When does Gaunter stop time again? I've only seen him do it once in the alchemy inn..
First time i played thro the game i didnt even make the connection but when i played it the second time and heard the soundtrack i got shivers right away
I knew it was O' Dimm's work the second the journal stated the beggar was a seller of mirror, this song had only proved that I was right
Guys, there is a note in her home, a letter of this woman to one investigator, where she told that the man who cursed her called himself "the seller of mirrors". So it's undoubtedly Gaunter O'Dimm. Scary and mysterious.
There's no stopping that guy... he even shows up in the base game; He told Geralt where to find Yennefer and directed those Dwarves to the Isle of Mists.
"Simplest solutions are sometimes the last that come to mind." Remind me a lot of quests in TW3 about removing curses.
So Gaunter helped you three times.
1. Finding Yennefer.
2. Save your life by summoning the storm.
3. Gaunter probably knows the future.
So he creates a wight so that Geralt can track down Detlaff.
We pay this debt by fulfilling three wishes on his behalf.
Sounds fair.
I knew it was Gaunter when I found the broken mirror in one of the rooms of the wights house. This game is incredible.
First time playing this I killed the wight and I missed out. But now I played again and boom I heard the theme and I was blown away 😭
Geralt is such a Good soul for this...
When I heard this theme I instantly got shivers down my spine. Damn, he's such a good villain.
This actually reminds me of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Gaunter asking for food with a spoon was like the enchantress with her rose, and Geralt’s supper with the wight was like when Belle and Beast eat their own soup without spoons.
It wouldn’t surprise me if that was part of the inspiration for this quest in the DLC; especially since the first book/first episode of season 2 references the original BatB story, as well.
most likely the otherway around, since disney tends to snag stuff from existing media. Gaunter o' Dimm is already a folk lore in polish mythology.
I remember watching this cutscene then I heard the music
What a neat way to hint at o'dimm's involvement
Even before Gaunter o'Dimm theme plays - you can read notes in her house and see tons of spoons.
After that you can understand what was going on.
Villager: My dog died, my wife ran away, the entire village was burned to the ground and everyone in the town was murdered by monsters
Geralt: Care for a round of Gwent?
Villager: Sure!
Jesus, his name isn't even mentioned but the music is enough to let us know that O'Dimm was behind the curse
When i heard the creepy music i was like ohh shit
1:10 music sends shivers down my spine.
Something tells me that Gunter O Dim's curse was meant to help Geralt to get the rare stuff and her rudeness was used as a excuse. I'm pretty sure that Dim can see the future.
I didn't pay atrnetion to Gaunter O' Dimm's theme in that cutscene til I watched this. Damn!
Remember to be kind and show hospitality,lest you be cursed by the old ways.....or old things...
i saw this video before reaching the quest in the game, nevertheless went i did the quest and heard the music,even tho i knew it had to do with Gaunter O Dimm, when i listened the theme playing, i immediately got goosebumps
Ok you convinced me im downloading Witcher 3 again, I've completed it many times, but its now been 3 years since I've played it.
Gaunter O"Dimm :-D
😨
There is another quest in blood and wine related to o'dimm,a knigth's tale u will meet a witch that cursed a girl & changed it into a tree,she was the same witch that told olgierd that o'dimm can grant his wishes & she had broken mirror in her hut
gotta love that haunting theme that played in the background. Gaunter is everywhere huh? lol
The soundtrack says it all!
O'Dimm definitely has something with spoons, the curse, the man he killed when he stops time and when he helps you out of the ofieri boat he grabs the spoon on your "meal"
Only now I noticed how often O'Dimm uses spoons, e.g breaking them in front of the woman was explained in the video above, in front of Geralt when he was imprisoned and got the mark and also when he stuck one in the eye of the drunken guy in the tavern.
I already thought that something shady as fu** when i saw all those spoon, but when the music kick in was quite clear
I remember reading the book/journal. The moment it mentioned a merchant selling mirrors I knew.
proof I need to play through this game 20 more times, haven't even seen this cutscene cause I killed her to make something for Emil
the moment you hear Gaunter O'Dimm's theme in the background....makes you think he's everywhere but nowhere
Gaunter O'Dimm, the man of glass, undestroyable as enriched dimiritium
This does ensure that Gaunter O'Dimm was the beggar in disguise.
I love how Geralt is just describing the situation to Gaunter O’Dimm
When i read the letter and the woman mentioned a man selling mirrors, i suspected it was him. The theme playing confirmed my suspicions.
I got chills after reading that note.
It’s not just the music, it’s the breaking a spoon.
Chills, when master mirrors theme starts playing slowly
Holy crap, how did i not pick up on this when i did this quest 😢
The fact that his theme music plays as Geralt is telling the tale proved it's O'DImm
Magnifique clin d'œil.
Tellement d'indices avant que la musique n'achève les théories xD
Quelle dommage qu'au moment où il l'a libére, on est pas vu Gaunter fixer la scène de loin.
(après tout même si on fait la fin où Olgierd vit, Gaunter reviendra automatiquement donc... xD) Il doit bien le "sentir" lorsqu'on libère une de ces malédictions !
Ah, the music. It tells you all you need to know
Gaunter is really the master mirror. only reflects the evil in one's soul. It's great. I always thought of him as this embodiment of human evil, not as a demon of some conjuncture monster. He is there and he is strong because evil is strong. I kinda think that's why he helps Geralt to keep Ciri alive if he asks to. He reflects. But that would make sense only in a playthrough with my geralt and his choices.
head conon, best canon.
This moment shows us all his evildoing. Casting a curse that will become a tradition in this kingdom for the simple pleasure of scaring people and reveling in their suffering through their fear and appearing fair through this 'punishment'.
He really is the closest thing to evil...
The devil !
best game, best villain
damn that's cool they mention him in this dlc to
Gaunter presents himself as a vagabond, he broke a spoon when he helped Gerald and the girl was obsessed with spoons.
heared the music the gaunter o dimm theme
Damn I never read the note nor did I recognise the theme, I thought some random guy cursed her. Gaunter Is one powerful creature. We meet him so early on in the game, and ignore him. I honestly didn't recognise him when he came to meet Geralt on the ship. He is has a bigger role to play in the upcoming games I am sure.
so... you could save the wright? wow.. this game goes so fuckin deep when it comes to different endings on even the littlest of quest. fuckin crazy.
You can also make the old lady live at your house as a cook
MY fav dlc
I played this part but I forgot about the song.....
now I get it....
This whole arc is a very real and dark version of Beauty and the Beast. Damn.
Once I heard that theme song I instantly knew who this "beggar" was