Which doesn’t make any sense, because in the books, Regis picks up a horseshoe that was burning red hot after being laid in a fire for some time and doesn’t even flinch while it sits there burning in his hands. Dude is immune to fire.
@@MrBubblecakeHe's not immune, he's just op as fuck cos he's a higher vampire. He can't even be properly killed by Vilgefortz just put into a long sleep.
You constantly want to paddle against the current and piss into the wind. It had to end badly. Know that today, here; in castle Stygga, you have pissed into a hurricane
It's worth mentioning that Vilgefortz whooped Geralt's ass so handily that he never recovered from his wounds and they brought him great pain for the rest of his life (which is referenced in the first game). It took over a month, being healed by Dryads in the magical forest of Brokilon before he could even limp around.
In the end, Vilgefortz mistook the reflection of the stars in the water for the sky. I've always felt like Vilgefortz is an alternate Geralt, when Geralt could have been if his life had gone differently. Also the amulet was Fringilla's gift to him to replace his medallion.
@@gungachingaunga I’m pretty sure Geralt has a very high magic potential, meaning he could have been similar to vilgefortz if he became a sorcerer instead of a Witcher.
@@bonerprime4010 Vilgefortz actually asked Geralt to be his apprentice on the isle of Thanedd in "The Time of Contempt". That's when we learn his whole life's story. Of course, Geralt refused.
@@yamitsukikarasu8857 i read all the books all i got from that is even with his Witcher Status geralt could still become a sorcerer, just imagine how powerful geralt could have become
Vilgefortz was such a badass, yet so easy to hate. The fact he beat down Geralt twice, Yen easily, even if she was likely weakened at the time, and literally crushed Regis like a higher vampire was absolutely nothing. Jesus Christ xD Special shoutout to Yen, who managed to withstand his torture for fucking ages, refusing to give up Ciri and if I’m remembering right, only very reluctantly giving up Geralt. Main example I point to when people say Yennefers only out for herself
Book Yennefer is much kinder and compassionate than Witcher 4 yennefer. I'd say Witcher 3 actually got her character a little wrong and made her too bitchy
he did use magic. Vilgefortz is competent at melee weapons, Geralt is 20 times better. It's just that he was extremely quick and moved his magical iron staff with ease
@@TileBitan yeah he did use magic when he fight Geralt. but really even though witcher books are amazing but the fight in it unbalance as hell. take the Vilgefortz last fight for example even he maybe most powerful mage (i don't think so ), how can he take on Yennefer very powerful mage, Regis a higher vampire most powerful creature on earth, Geralt a best witcher at the same time and almost kill them all. Bonhart too he was a demigod when fight with rats gang but lost the 1 on 1 vs Ciri with a young girl with only few year of training
The Netflix show totally shit on his character. There’s no way we’re gonna get the same compelling, multi-layered, enigmatic supervillain as the one in the books. RIP Vilgy
After a "brawl" with Michelette bros in Blood of Elves, it is disturbing to think anyone could best Geralt in combat. Yet Vilgefortz did, he's one of the most menecing characters ever created.
Geralt was actually somewhat seriously wounded by the Michelette brothers in that brawl and fainted from blood loss. But yeah, he stood no chance against Vilgefortz.
@@stair.w2216 He had no trouble with the Michelets, right after that fight he was chasing Rience who ended up wounding him when Geralt, after pinning Rience down, was distracted trying to close the portal Rience was attempting to flee into. So until the Vilgefortz fight readers would be under the impression that Geralt had no equal in hand-to-hand combat.
From Vilgefortz's introduction and the way he questions Geralt about his past, combined with how he was able to move fast enough to match a witcher in melee combat, I always got the impression that he's a secret Witcher from another school. He seems to be very adamant that nothing actually stopped Geralt himself from becoming a sorcerer despite Geralt preferring the Witcher's life, persisting that his blood was the blood of a very powerful sorcerer as he knew Geralt's mother was a sorceress. It was almost as if Vilgefortz was talking from experience, having at some point uncovered his own parentage and their magical power. And the way he describes his life with being abandoned by his parents and adopted by a supernatural order always made me wonder. It felt like he was telling part of the truth. He said he lived for a long time as a hired sword, and it seemed to me like what really happened is he was taken in by the witchers, became one, ended up with the druids later and was then taken in by a sorcerer, abandoning the Witcher's Path. It would not be particularly hard for a master sorcerer of sorts to disguise Vilgefortz's mutations and change the way his eyes look.
@@redtimez4520 HA, I always had the secret imagination of Geralt becoming a Witcher-Sorcerer because of his sorceress mother. I'd love to see that happen. But then, Geralt as a character is not meant to be an overpowered super hero.
One interesting aspect is that Vilgevortz proposed for Geralt to also become a mage, because he sensed that Geralt had magic abilities beyond that of a Witcher and Geralts mother was a mage.
Vilgeforts is basically Darth Sidius in The Witcher universe, he is straight out evil, power hungry and a master manipulator seeking for a special child to use to further enhance his powers, while also being a very public figure that was seen as an overall good guy
he is one of my favorite villains in the books. he was just so much fun to hate. his death was one that I took an immense amount of pleasure in. also you should do a vid on sodden hill or any of the other big battles from the books or games
Great video but i have one small nitpick, he actually used magic to beat geralt, that staff was enchanted to counter all of his enemies attacks, thus he was able to defeat geralt who is (in my opinion) the best fighter in the witcher universe.
Yeah, there are indications that it was a "stick-that-beats-on-its-own" ("kij samobij" in Polish, a direct, although misleading translation would be a "self-beating stick", an item from Polish fairytales btw). I.e. it was an enchanted staff that has a life of its own, what, as you can imagine, helps quite a lot in a fight ;)
I had these theory when I read witcher the first time that Geralt and Vilgefortz maybe brothers. Of I remember correctly they both are sons of some sorceress which is really rare for sorceress to have a child, Geralt is himself around 100 and we know that Vilgefortz is somewhere there as well. I read books quite some time ago so probably there are some informations in books that would prove me totally wrong but I always liked the idea that two most powerful humans are related somehow.
Its so strange that people love Geralt so much they seek conditions for others, so Geralt would seem the best. This comment section is full of it. Get a grip, people. Main protagonist must not be the strongest, or fastest. But he usually is the one standing in the end. Vilgefortz was much stronger than Geralt. Had his spells and he was able to defeat him even in hand to hand combat - was skilled fighter AND he used magic to gain speed, so he had inhuman reflexes and dexterity. Well, he is the sorcerer … duh. What do you expect? Second thing, there is no comparison whatsoever between mages in witcher universe. Noone can tell who is stronger. But here are some facts. Even his fellow mages (Yennefer) describe him as „incredibly talented“ - and Yen was probably one of stronger mages around (was part of their council at the time). And he was master in elven casting - casting spells without vocal formula. He only used gestures. Even other council members as Artaud Terranova or Tissaia de Vries werent able to do that (although I am not sure about Tissaia, dont have the book with me here). If I were to choose top tier mages, it would be Hen Gedymdeith, Tissaia de Wries, Vilgefortz and maybe, just maybe Francesca Findabair. But there is no way to choose between them, who was more powerfull. Its up to each one of you.
I‘ve also noticed the thing about Geralt. It‘s immature, that‘s all it is. He‘s the protagonist and a power fantasy, and some people can‘t handle him not being the coolest, suavest, most important character in the universe. The most annoying thing I came upon was a comment section about the last example I just gave, it was in regards to when Ciri said „this is my story, not yours“. Some people were aware enough to recognize that Ciri was the real person of interest, the one who would be remembered, the archetypical hero, others could not get it through their heads. Geralt never wanted those things, he has some impressive feats, but his main career involved hunting down local monsters in swamps or what have you. Anyone who wasn‘t deluding themself would quickly see this, yet people are so frail when it comes to their fantasies and emotions of control and respect.
Tissaia could indeed cast spells by gestures only - even immensely powerful ones, like the one that lifted the anti-magic aura in Garstang. In terms of power she was probably on par with Vilgefortz, along with Sheala (Sile) de Tansarville and Philippa Eilhart (Hen G. seems to be too old to keep up with them anymore, agreed that maybe Francesca could have been in the club as well). What I wonder, though, is how would Avallach's power look like compared to them.
Awesome video!!! I read all the books and played all the games (including HOS and B&W DLC) however its soo fun watching these videos. Thanks and please keep up the good work \m/
Even though he didnt use spells and incantations doesn't mean he didn't use magic to beat geralt. He used a magic stuff made of steel . In a fair fight no human can beat a witcher let alone the white wolf(geralt).
@@BrawnyStream I agree. To me it looked like he's got his own agenda. They went out of their way to show pretty clearly that Vilgefortz was more skilled in combat before he "lost", then he comes to after a bit, walks back up the hill, and brutally kills his own injured ally, while ignoring Yennifer's calling for him. I think next season is going to show that Vilgefortz isn't as different from the books as people seem to think he is.
I know you already made a video about the Wild Hunt but I still would like to know more about Eredin,Caranthir and Imlerith a bit more and more about the Aen Elle as I find them all to be interesting
I would love to delve more deeply into each character (especially Caranthir) so, that will definitely all come up in the future. The world of the Aen Elle sounds fun to talk about, great suggestion.
To answer the very interesting question at the end of the (As always) great vid, yes, I think there very well could. Especially if any mage does learn how to harness the elder blood, captures Ciri, and is sick enough to harvest said elder blood from the young woman. Of course the chances of that are astronomical, being that Ciri either ends up as the Empress of Nilfgaard with whole armies at her command, or a witcher on the path which is sure to hone her already extremely formidable fighting skills to a razor's edge of perfection. Plus, if she's sad or pissed enough, she can let out that Ciri Scream Of Ultimate Death (Patent pending) I think it's far more likely that someone would just be born with that kind of power, like Vilgefortz.
Sorceresses amd sorcerers are just op did you see what keira did to those wild hunt warriors in the battle of kaer morhen they could have done that to an entire army
WitcherGeorge since they are like so op why cant they just destroy the witch hunters that are trying to kill them, in novigrad so many mages and sorceresses died in pyres they could killed every last witch hunter that are hunting them so why do they not fight? back i know theres an ending of the mages that they fight back they could have done that before so many of them died.
Do you have a video on Francesca? The gwent game card info on her peaked my interest but can't find much on her other than she's a powerful sorceress whom many elves hate
lol he used magic witch that staff. he broke many bones in Geralt so much so the latter was missing action for the quarter of a book and was never the same after.
Was he, or was he not, a witcher once? I feel like this was Geralt's revelation while he fought Vilge, and why Vilge was such a talented fencer, fightet
Vilgefortz was a more martially leaning mage like Caranthir. He used magic to enhance his own physical abilities but he was overall skilled nonetheless.
I honestly don’t buy how he thrashed Geralt the first time. It doesn’t matter how much you “trained”, Geralt is a genetically mutated being created to slay powerful monsters. A mere human would never be able to humiliate a Witcher that much without the aid of magic. Sapkowski forced that really hard.
Its because Vilgeforz was a wizard, when he lost the staff for a second and geralt almost hit him with a strike, Vilgeforz made his staff teleport to him in less then a second. He made himself stronger and faster then a witcher with magic.
Gentleman G. Vilgefortz was already working with Nilfgard and by extension Cahir he had to make it look like he was fighting on the side of the Sorcerers
I'm really hoping he's just hiding how powerful he really is so he can get the element of surprise if he's the main bad guy in the later seasons, but yhea that fight looked good but made him look like a bitch, I hope he wont be taking a backseat while fringila takes his role, that's how it looks like it's going to me
I doubt Vilgrfortz would stand a chance against the unseen elder. Vilgefortz might be the strongest among mages, witchers and even 'normal' higher vampires but the unseen elder is just in different level and we haven't even seen a fraction of what he can do.
I didn't wanted to see this video because I wanted to see him in Netflix's The Witcher. But now that Henry Cavill is no longer returning as Geralt and that the producers are more woke during Blood Origin and they might continue being woke for the future seasons. Now I don't give a fuck about The Witcher series and hence I'm watching it
Listening to Witcher Lore is confusing sometimes. I really enjoy the Witcher universe, but characters like Vilgefortz leave me mystified. On one hand, he is proclaimed as the most powerful Sorcerer (of his time at least). Then you have him easily defeating a High Vampire (Regis). Yet, at least in Witcher 3 Blood and Wine, its made quite clear that High Vampires are supremely above the power of any Human. Sorcerer(ess) or not. Regis and Detlaff take on an entire compound of humans without so much as batting an eyelash. Their speed alone would win them a fight against a Sorcerer as well. Also, Vilgefortz supposedly beating Geralt with little more than a measly quarterstaff, yet Geralt being called 'The Greatest Swordsman in the North'. So, either CDPR made High Vampires OP as F***, Sapkowski made Vilgefortz OP, or a combination of both. Either way, I am inclined to really really dislike Vilgefortz. He is a poorly crafted villain.
DarkAshenfall I guess the entire point of Vilgefortz is that he is just an extremely gifted sorcerer, perhaps he used magic to enhance his fighting abilities, hence why he could beat a higher vampire?
I suppose its possible, but I am under the impression that he didn't use magic. He seems like the opposite of a protagonist Gary Stu. He is the antagonist the author needed to do anything required for the plot. I don't know enough yet, but from what I've gathered, its not looking good for Vilgefortz.
It's not really implied that higher vampires are stronger than sorcerers. A few talented magic wielders could probably defeat a higher vampire. Add onto the fact that Vilgefortz was considered to be the strongest magic wielder in the lore and it's not that surprising he could beat regis, who was also not the best vampire when it came to fighting compared to another like detlaff. Imo though, I think that a higher vampire like Detlaff could beat Vilgefortz with a little luck, and someone like the Unseen Elder would probably kill Vilgefortz before he could react. It's not really that Vilgefortz was op it was that Regis was sort of a pacifist (although not entirely he destroyed a compound of humans lol).
Just reading off of his Wiki page and providing other summaries do not give Vilgefortz justice. When you read the books you will have a much better understanding of who he is and what he was and what he can do. Vilgefortz basically played everyone while using magic to amplify himself to almost beastial strength and speed. Also the way things were summarized left out a lot of the little details and just showed outcomes of what happened instead of what actually happened. If you were to summarize Geralts story, it would turn put pretty similar to this one.
Do you want to be spoiled? This is a potential spoiler warning His wiki says vilgedortz is fiances master. I think he is the benefactor who got fiance out of jail. I think he's the boss fiance wanted to meet
Why is it Witcher lore - Witcher 3 lore when Vilgefortz it's only mentioned in passing in W3. I mean, you dont even find, see, or worse not even kill his nasty ass in game sadly.
Regis almost killed Detlaff until he hesitated and Vilgefortz destroyed Regis. Vilgefortz is just below the Unseen Elder as far as OP characters in the Witcher Series go(Gaunter O'Dimm comes first, then Ciri with her power mastered)
He’s so OP he didn’t just defeated the protagonists; he defeated them at their own strengths.. Geralt was beat to half death with a staff just as a lesson, Yen was pummeled by magic, and Regis, who is a flame-proof higher vampire was melted down. He would eat Detlaff for snack.
actually before the battle on thanned Vilgefortsz invited geralt to talk and there he implied that he might be his father because the sorceress that she met is actually geralts mother and he offered to teach geralt magic if he chooses to side with him and Vilgeforz only won the fight with geralt because he is using magic but geralt actually had many chances of killing him but it was always getting deflected by somekind of magic armor.
i've read it 2 yrs ago so im not really sure what kind of magic Vilgefortz used on geralt but im pretty sure that he had many chances of killing Vilgefortz but his magic always deflects geralts attack and his magic staff is also magically enhanced but i cant remember what kind of magic enhancement his staff had but im pretty sure it made the duel easier for him.
Zupremo he could have just used magic to burn Geralt into ash, but all he did was make himself quick. He didn't use magic to detect Geralts blows, he just dodged them and parried with his staff
actually if he didnt made himself faster before the duel there is no way that he can defeat geralt, because mages in the witcher world needs time and focus to cast magic. that's why most mages was caught and killed in thanned by normal soldiers and elves, because they are weak in close encounters. even yennefer was caught by a normal soldier on that same event in the book.
Zupremo the reason why mages died to normal soilders on thanned is because they were suprise attacked, and were also fighting other mages, and were outnumbered. Normally a Witcher would stand no chance against a mage, it doesn't take much concentration to throw a fireball or lightning. vilgefortz fought Geralt and easily beat him with a staff because he could, he doesn't need to use more powerful magic. Tissaia singlehandedly drove of the loyalist attackers on the island, crushing them beneath wall she exploded, incinerating them ect. Witchers or humans stand no change against a powerful mage
The funniest thing about Witcher-lore videos about that explain about Cahir working with Nilfgaard from the very beginning is going into the comments-section and reading all the comments complaining about Vilgefortz "losing" his fight with Cahir in the Netflix show.
I just finished reading the book, and the way Regis dies and Vilgafortz was defeated just sucked. It was a disappointing ending to an overall decent series of books.
thank you for doing these videos. Some quick feedback: Gotta work on that pronunciation. Love these videos but words matter. Even melee (may-lay) pronunciation threw me off.. I'll keep watching.
He beat Geralt one on one, armed only with a staff, and didn't even bother to use magic. Later he took on Geralt, Yennefer and Regis, at the same time and killed Regis, and knocked out Yennefer.
@@azazel166 He definitely used magic to enhance his speed, witchers are modified humans designed to have better senses, speed and reflexes. His combat abilities are real, but in a 1v1 fight against a witcher a regular human with no magic can at best hold his own (Leo Bonhart) and win, but not completely overpower him the way Vilgefortz did.
I love the books but Vilgefortz's power bothers me a bit tbh. He seams to to not be bothered by the drawbacks of magic that limit the other mages and it's not really explained
I guess I just really really want to believe that Yen is the most badass magic user ever so... I'm gonna ignore this Vilgewhatz guy and that blind owl bitch.
Vilgefortz didn't just "ignite" Regis, he fucking *melted him*
Vilgefortz: You’re goddamn right.
Which doesn’t make any sense, because in the books, Regis picks up a horseshoe that was burning red hot after being laid in a fire for some time and doesn’t even flinch while it sits there burning in his hands. Dude is immune to fire.
@@MrBubblecakeHe's not immune, he's just op as fuck cos he's a higher vampire. He can't even be properly killed by Vilgefortz just put into a long sleep.
You constantly want to paddle against the current and piss into the wind. It had to end badly. Know that today, here; in castle Stygga, you have pissed into a hurricane
It's worth mentioning that Vilgefortz whooped Geralt's ass so handily that he never recovered from his wounds and they brought him great pain for the rest of his life (which is referenced in the first game). It took over a month, being healed by Dryads in the magical forest of Brokilon before he could even limp around.
Vilgefortz beating Geralt with that staff was so damn brutal.
In the end, Vilgefortz mistook the reflection of the stars in the water for the sky.
I've always felt like Vilgefortz is an alternate Geralt, when Geralt could have been if his life had gone differently. Also the amulet was Fringilla's gift to him to replace his medallion.
SpecialNewb could you put that in more simple terminology please
@@gungachingaunga I’m pretty sure Geralt has a very high magic potential, meaning he could have been similar to vilgefortz if he became a sorcerer instead of a Witcher.
@@bonerprime4010 thanks
@@bonerprime4010 Vilgefortz actually asked Geralt to be his apprentice on the isle of Thanedd in "The Time of Contempt". That's when we learn his whole life's story. Of course, Geralt refused.
@@yamitsukikarasu8857 i read all the books all i got from that is even with his Witcher Status geralt could still become a sorcerer, just imagine how powerful geralt could have become
Vilgefortz was such a badass, yet so easy to hate. The fact he beat down Geralt twice, Yen easily, even if she was likely weakened at the time, and literally crushed Regis like a higher vampire was absolutely nothing. Jesus Christ xD
Special shoutout to Yen, who managed to withstand his torture for fucking ages, refusing to give up Ciri and if I’m remembering right, only very reluctantly giving up Geralt. Main example I point to when people say Yennefers only out for herself
Probably because she knows geralt will kill him at some point
Book Yennefer is much kinder and compassionate than Witcher 4 yennefer. I'd say Witcher 3 actually got her character a little wrong and made her too bitchy
@@princeali4157Witcher 4?
@@N7Bluerose i meant 3. But my dad works at CD Projekt Red so I've played it but it's too high-tech to be recorded
@@princeali4157 Great response lol
It's kind of sad that Vilgefortz with all his magical skill didn't have a back-up plan or insurance to prevent his death (such as a ribbon).
Probably thought he could never die in the first place
Ego stopped him from thinking that far ahead
"Vilgefortz didn't use magic. Instead he attacked Geralt with a staff. Vilgefortz easily defeated Geralt..." woah wut?
Vilgefortz knew his way around melee weapons and melee combat. It was his arrogance that got him killed more than an amulet.
Vilgefortz didnt just defeat him with melee skills. His movements were enhanced with magic and his staff was entirely magic
he did use magic. Vilgefortz is competent at melee weapons, Geralt is 20 times better. It's just that he was extremely quick and moved his magical iron staff with ease
@@TileBitan yeah he did use magic when he fight Geralt. but really even though witcher books are amazing but the fight in it unbalance as hell. take the Vilgefortz last fight for example even he maybe most powerful mage (i don't think so ), how can he take on Yennefer very powerful mage, Regis a higher vampire most powerful creature on earth, Geralt a best witcher at the same time and almost kill them all. Bonhart too he was a demigod when fight with rats gang but lost the 1 on 1 vs Ciri with a young girl with only few year of training
Tuấn Trần Anh Regarding Bonhart; Ciri only won by using trickery if I remember correctly
"you have mistaken the stars reflected in a pool for the stars in the sky" -Vilgefortz
The Netflix show totally shit on his character.
There’s no way we’re gonna get the same compelling, multi-layered, enigmatic supervillain as the one in the books. RIP Vilgy
The Netflix, actually, shits on all the characters, from both books and games. It’s such a shitty show
Multi-layered? I love the character, but not really lol. He is a simple antagonist. An entertaining one, but very simple to understand.
Especially the fucking casting for Yen and *TRISS* like wtf couldn't be more off and way to much yen this should be geralts story
@@maglor2414 nah
@@BeyondSllver the casting for Yennefer was amazing
After a "brawl" with Michelette bros in Blood of Elves, it is disturbing to think anyone could best Geralt in combat. Yet Vilgefortz did, he's one of the most menecing characters ever created.
He beat geralt, then pretty much beat geralt, yennefer and Regis in a 3v1 lol
And he lost because of fringilla's amulet! Almost a 4v1
Geralt was actually somewhat seriously wounded by the Michelette brothers in that brawl and fainted from blood loss. But yeah, he stood no chance against Vilgefortz.
@@stair.w2216 He had no trouble with the Michelets, right after that fight he was chasing Rience who ended up wounding him when Geralt, after pinning Rience down, was distracted trying to close the portal Rience was attempting to flee into. So until the Vilgefortz fight readers would be under the impression that Geralt had no equal in hand-to-hand combat.
imagine cahir beating him lmao
i heard he wasnt trying because yeniffer was watching and he wasnt allowed to kill cahir with his contract to nilfguard
@@back5594 Where did you hear that?
@@gil_7038 mt friend said the theory
@@back5594 What if he was simply nerfed and will become stronger in the future?
Gil _ that too but would be mad if that happened because it would eliminate the realization that vilgefortz was a badass all along
From Vilgefortz's introduction and the way he questions Geralt about his past, combined with how he was able to move fast enough to match a witcher in melee combat, I always got the impression that he's a secret Witcher from another school. He seems to be very adamant that nothing actually stopped Geralt himself from becoming a sorcerer despite Geralt preferring the Witcher's life, persisting that his blood was the blood of a very powerful sorcerer as he knew Geralt's mother was a sorceress. It was almost as if Vilgefortz was talking from experience, having at some point uncovered his own parentage and their magical power. And the way he describes his life with being abandoned by his parents and adopted by a supernatural order always made me wonder. It felt like he was telling part of the truth. He said he lived for a long time as a hired sword, and it seemed to me like what really happened is he was taken in by the witchers, became one, ended up with the druids later and was then taken in by a sorcerer, abandoning the Witcher's Path. It would not be particularly hard for a master sorcerer of sorts to disguise Vilgefortz's mutations and change the way his eyes look.
Now Imagine Geralt learning sorcery, that would be too op and he will be in top 3 characters
@@redtimez4520 HA, I always had the secret imagination of Geralt becoming a Witcher-Sorcerer because of his sorceress mother. I'd love to see that happen. But then, Geralt as a character is not meant to be an overpowered super hero.
One interesting aspect is that Vilgevortz proposed for Geralt to also become a mage, because he sensed that Geralt had magic abilities beyond that of a Witcher and Geralts mother was a mage.
Geralt with Proffessor Moreau's mutations totally humiliates Geralt
Griffin Sign build right there
Druidess if I'm not mistaken, not mage.
Vilgeforts is basically Darth Sidius in The Witcher universe, he is straight out evil, power hungry and a master manipulator seeking for a special child to use to further enhance his powers, while also being a very public figure that was seen as an overall good guy
of course Vilgefortz wants UNLIMITED POWERRRRRR!
AHHHHHH
Lol
:) Powerfull as Sidious and fighter as Vader.
Nice series, I enjoy listening to this while editing.
LastKnownMeal thanks man, means a lot.
I would have definitely like to have a Witcher game with him in it he is such an interesting charachter
It would be so awesome
he is one of my favorite villains in the books. he was just so much fun to hate. his death was one that I took an immense amount of pleasure in.
also you should do a vid on sodden hill or any of the other big battles from the books or games
Really wish Vilgefortz could appear in game, maybe thru flashback. What a badass character he is
I might be a bit late, but how about a video explaining who Nenneke is? And her relationship with Geralt.
That is a great suggestion man
One more thing the show skipped haha
@@popkhorne5372 I don't get why the show skipped it. They have to introduce her anyway later.
@@abhishekvvs8622 she is in the show
@@Daniel-vg8fk yeah i commented when s2 wasn't out
Great video but i have one small nitpick, he actually used magic to beat geralt, that staff was enchanted to counter all of his enemies attacks, thus he was able to defeat geralt who is (in my opinion) the best fighter in the witcher universe.
Yeah, there are indications that it was a "stick-that-beats-on-its-own" ("kij samobij" in Polish, a direct, although misleading translation would be a "self-beating stick", an item from Polish fairytales btw). I.e. it was an enchanted staff that has a life of its own, what, as you can imagine, helps quite a lot in a fight ;)
I had these theory when I read witcher the first time that Geralt and Vilgefortz maybe brothers. Of I remember correctly they both are sons of some sorceress which is really rare for sorceress to have a child, Geralt is himself around 100 and we know that Vilgefortz is somewhere there as well. I read books quite some time ago so probably there are some informations in books that would prove me totally wrong but I always liked the idea that two most powerful humans are related somehow.
Yeah, you're totally wrong
No
Its so strange that people love Geralt so much they seek conditions for others, so Geralt would seem the best. This comment section is full of it. Get a grip, people. Main protagonist must not be the strongest, or fastest. But he usually is the one standing in the end. Vilgefortz was much stronger than Geralt. Had his spells and he was able to defeat him even in hand to hand combat - was skilled fighter AND he used magic to gain speed, so he had inhuman reflexes and dexterity. Well, he is the sorcerer … duh. What do you expect?
Second thing, there is no comparison whatsoever between mages in witcher universe. Noone can tell who is stronger. But here are some facts. Even his fellow mages (Yennefer) describe him as „incredibly talented“ - and Yen was probably one of stronger mages around (was part of their council at the time). And he was master in elven casting - casting spells without vocal formula. He only used gestures. Even other council members as Artaud Terranova or Tissaia de Vries werent able to do that (although I am not sure about Tissaia, dont have the book with me here). If I were to choose top tier mages, it would be Hen Gedymdeith, Tissaia de Wries, Vilgefortz and maybe, just maybe Francesca Findabair. But there is no way to choose between them, who was more powerfull. Its up to each one of you.
I‘ve also noticed the thing about Geralt. It‘s immature, that‘s all it is. He‘s the protagonist and a power fantasy, and some people can‘t handle him not being the coolest, suavest, most important character in the universe. The most annoying thing I came upon was a comment section about the last example I just gave, it was in regards to when Ciri said „this is my story, not yours“. Some people were aware enough to recognize that Ciri was the real person of interest, the one who would be remembered, the archetypical hero, others could not get it through their heads. Geralt never wanted those things, he has some impressive feats, but his main career involved hunting down local monsters in swamps or what have you. Anyone who wasn‘t deluding themself would quickly see this, yet people are so frail when it comes to their fantasies and emotions of control and respect.
Tissaia could indeed cast spells by gestures only - even immensely powerful ones, like the one that lifted the anti-magic aura in Garstang. In terms of power she was probably on par with Vilgefortz, along with Sheala (Sile) de Tansarville and Philippa Eilhart (Hen G. seems to be too old to keep up with them anymore, agreed that maybe Francesca could have been in the club as well). What I wonder, though, is how would Avallach's power look like compared to them.
Came back to this video after watching the Netflix series, I thought that mage's name was familiar
Yep and i wonder wtf he lose a fight against cahir! He is supposed to be strongest!!
@@randifirmansyah1916 I think it was the set up to make everyone believe he loose but they didn't know that he sided with the nilfgaard.
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Vilgefortz is in cahoots with Emyr. That is probably the reason why he 'lost' against cahir.
Mages in the show were depicted too weak. I didn't like Yenefer's arc to be honest.
randi firmansyah its plot diversion, he lost on purpose Vilgefortz is planning something else
Awesome video!!! I read all the books and played all the games (including HOS and B&W DLC) however its soo fun watching these videos. Thanks and please keep up the good work \m/
He was killed by Geralt after using his amulet to cast a minor illusion
thank you for all your Witcher videos, keep up the good work!!
Vilgefortz is what made Blood and Wine so exceptional to me.
When I realised that the vampire whosaved me was Regis, I was like 'HOLD UP'
I was thinking "Ok this expansion is automatically awesome now matter what's in it from this point onwards."
Who is Vilgefortz? Not the Netflix version, that's for sure.
Wait till next week 😉
Vegilfortz is my favorite character,i love how evil and vicious he is truly thr embodiment of a villan.
Stefan Skellen hired Bonhart. Eventually that duo teamed up with Vilgefortz.
Yeah this was good! Cool getting a brief recap of some of those big moments from the books
Even though he didnt use spells and incantations doesn't mean he didn't use magic to beat geralt. He used a magic stuff made of steel . In a fair fight no human can beat a witcher let alone the white wolf(geralt).
And then netflix butchered his character. Thanks netflix.
Strider Zero he most likely fudged the fight on purpose dude.
@@BrawnyStream I agree. To me it looked like he's got his own agenda.
They went out of their way to show pretty clearly that Vilgefortz was more skilled in combat before he "lost", then he comes to after a bit, walks back up the hill, and brutally kills his own injured ally, while ignoring Yennifer's calling for him.
I think next season is going to show that Vilgefortz isn't as different from the books as people seem to think he is.
Not all people read the books, witcher netflix was amazing
Wish they make a game of the books
Or just more book's
Thanks for this. Fascinating...
As almost all villains, Vilgefortz was defeated thanks to his arrogance.
great vid man suggestion for the next charactor after dagon mayby cahir
The nilfgaardian black knight guy? Great suggestion.
My comment looks so sarcastic haha, genuinely a good suggestion he's an interesting character.
yea he is one of my fav characters from the books , Tbh everyone in geralts fellowship is my favourite character
This character is very different from what I saw in the TV series
Can you make one about Vattier De Rideaux?
Sure!
The new series made him a joke
I like to think he was holding back his true power, or that he hasn't reached that level yet.
@@notnero5280 I hope, but Netflix now making only shit series....
I didn’t remember that he actually beat Geralt in martial combat without the use of magic
That’s impressive
I'm sure there will come more powerfull mages or sorceress but it will give a way how someone can kill or hurt theme
not a dislike, well done.
thanks man
His staff was enchanted. That's how he defeated Geralt with it and fucked up his leg.
The most powerful sorcerer of all time? Cough cough Tissaia cough cough Gedymdeith...
Gedymdeith at the time was just old geezer who died by heart attack so yeah Vilgerotz was stroger than him.
@@GreedSentinel nah
this is incorrect vigelfortz is a fodder indian dude
ouch that netflix shame lmao
Vilgefortz is the most badass villain. Netflix Vilgefortz is an insult
I know you already made a video about the Wild Hunt but I still would like to know more about Eredin,Caranthir and Imlerith a bit more and more about the Aen Elle as I find them all to be interesting
I would love to delve more deeply into each character (especially Caranthir) so, that will definitely all come up in the future. The world of the Aen Elle sounds fun to talk about, great suggestion.
Thank you for replying, I'm glad that you will do this topic in the future :)
Whats the quest in the footage? Anyone know?
Who's here after the TV Series?
Me
Me. Kinda just ruined the surprise for myself
Nope
They changed a lot about him in season 2 of the show…
To answer the very interesting question at the end of the (As always) great vid, yes, I think there very well could. Especially if any mage does learn how to harness the elder blood, captures Ciri, and is sick enough to harvest said elder blood from the young woman. Of course the chances of that are astronomical, being that Ciri either ends up as the Empress of Nilfgaard with whole armies at her command, or a witcher on the path which is sure to hone her already extremely formidable fighting skills to a razor's edge of perfection. Plus, if she's sad or pissed enough, she can let out that Ciri Scream Of Ultimate Death (Patent pending) I think it's far more likely that someone would just be born with that kind of power, like Vilgefortz.
thanks man!
Sorceresses amd sorcerers are just op did you see what keira did to those wild hunt warriors in the battle of kaer morhen they could have done that to an entire army
Paul Molina it's like that sorceress in the witcher 2 who cast a curse when she was burned alive. Really powerful.
WitcherGeorge since they are like so op why cant they just destroy the witch hunters that are trying to kill them, in novigrad so many mages and sorceresses died in pyres they could killed every last witch hunter that are hunting them so why do they not fight? back i know theres an ending of the mages that they fight back they could have done that before so many of them died.
I think in close quarters scenarios some struggle and a lot of the mages that were caught were just alchemists or in some cases herbalists.
Maybe the witch hunters were using dimeritium bolts (or arrows). Doubt they could stop that
James Ecuasion agree.. and don't forget that in close quarters scenarios arent very Good
Do you have a video on Francesca? The gwent game card info on her peaked my interest but can't find much on her other than she's a powerful sorceress whom many elves hate
I will certainly make one on her in the future, great suggestion!
I enjoy this, even tho I get all the reference on the cards
lol he used magic witch that staff. he broke many bones in Geralt so much so the latter was missing action for the quarter of a book and was never the same after.
What did he mumble at 4:43?
Was he, or was he not, a witcher once? I feel like this was Geralt's revelation while he fought Vilge, and why Vilge was such a talented fencer, fightet
Vilgefortz was a more martially leaning mage like Caranthir. He used magic to enhance his own physical abilities but he was overall skilled nonetheless.
He talks about how he was a mercenary at one point so he prolly had some good fighting skills from that
WITCHER LORE! Fucking hell. It’s not just Witcher 3.
I honestly don’t buy how he thrashed Geralt the first time.
It doesn’t matter how much you “trained”, Geralt is a genetically mutated being created to slay powerful monsters. A mere human would never be able to humiliate a Witcher that much without the aid of magic.
Sapkowski forced that really hard.
Its because Vilgeforz was a wizard, when he lost the staff for a second and geralt almost hit him with a strike, Vilgeforz made his staff teleport to him in less then a second. He made himself stronger and faster then a witcher with magic.
@@FriendwithNoName7 ok that makes sense, fair enough lol
Never succeded that mission in all of my 2 gameplay
How was cahir able to defeat vigafortz
Gentleman G. Vilgefortz was already working with Nilfgard and by extension Cahir he had to make it look like he was fighting on the side of the Sorcerers
@@brandenapexo604 but he directly led the battle at sodden against the nilfgaardians, seems weird to me
The show did him dirty so far.
I'm really hoping he's just hiding how powerful he really is so he can get the element of surprise if he's the main bad guy in the later seasons, but yhea that fight looked good but made him look like a bitch, I hope he wont be taking a backseat while fringila takes his role, that's how it looks like it's going to me
I miss OG Gwent.
I wonder if vilgefortz can kill a bloodthristy (because a bloodthirsty vampire is way stronger than a well fed vampire) unseen elder
Maybe, it would be a tough fight
I doubt Vilgrfortz would stand a chance against the unseen elder. Vilgefortz might be the strongest among mages, witchers and even 'normal' higher vampires but the unseen elder is just in different level and we haven't even seen a fraction of what he can do.
I’m surprised there is no profile on The Pellar
Isn’t it obvs he will be the main villain in the tv show we will get to see this play out
He did use magic though
Vilgefortz Is pretty much Witcher's Mannimarco ( tho nowhere near as powerful )
Im not too keen on Witcher on Elder Scrolls lore but I do remember Mannimarco looks like. Is Mannimarco stronger than Vilgy?
@@ezioauditore6371 yea , by far
@@lightyagami8645 Well shit 😳
Is this the dude from season 2 of the show?
Ah I see he was but not the guy I thought. Thought he was the guy doing fire magic that had his face burned.
whats the soundtrack he uses for this video at the end
A video that would be interesting is on the thanned coup!
Came here after seeing his book accurate form in the series
Ciri >Geralt>Vilgefortz>Regis>Eredin>The Wild Hunt>The Lodge of sorcerers>The Witcher schools> Hidden Society of Higher Vampires
Mike Hancock vilgefortz>Geralt
Vilgefortz curb stomps Geralt, to think otherwise is ridiculous.
@@grizzledelite3823 Vilgefortz have nothing over TW3 Geralt
Gaunter O'Dimm >>>>>> Unseen Elder >>>>>> Vilgefortz = Caranthir with staff > Detlaff = Regis = Witcher 3 Geralt = Yennefer > ciri ( overrated imo , lost a fair fight to Caranthir ) > Philipa elihart
He was badass in the show
Have you got one on Regis himself, and do the books go into his homeworld at all? Cheers
furtz means fart in german
Ehrenmann
I didn't wanted to see this video because I wanted to see him in Netflix's The Witcher. But now that Henry Cavill is no longer returning as Geralt and that the producers are more woke during Blood Origin and they might continue being woke for the future seasons. Now I don't give a fuck about The Witcher series and hence I'm watching it
Not to be picky but your voice starts to fade everytime you talk and its hard to hear you, and then you just sound like you mumbling alot
Listening to Witcher Lore is confusing sometimes. I really enjoy the Witcher universe, but characters like Vilgefortz leave me mystified. On one hand, he is proclaimed as the most powerful Sorcerer (of his time at least). Then you have him easily defeating a High Vampire (Regis). Yet, at least in Witcher 3 Blood and Wine, its made quite clear that High Vampires are supremely above the power of any Human. Sorcerer(ess) or not. Regis and Detlaff take on an entire compound of humans without so much as batting an eyelash. Their speed alone would win them a fight against a Sorcerer as well. Also, Vilgefortz supposedly beating Geralt with little more than a measly quarterstaff, yet Geralt being called 'The Greatest Swordsman in the North'.
So, either CDPR made High Vampires OP as F***, Sapkowski made Vilgefortz OP, or a combination of both. Either way, I am inclined to really really dislike Vilgefortz. He is a poorly crafted villain.
DarkAshenfall I guess the entire point of Vilgefortz is that he is just an extremely gifted sorcerer, perhaps he used magic to enhance his fighting abilities, hence why he could beat a higher vampire?
I suppose its possible, but I am under the impression that he didn't use magic. He seems like the opposite of a protagonist Gary Stu. He is the antagonist the author needed to do anything required for the plot. I don't know enough yet, but from what I've gathered, its not looking good for Vilgefortz.
It's not really implied that higher vampires are stronger than sorcerers. A few talented magic wielders could probably defeat a higher vampire. Add onto the fact that Vilgefortz was considered to be the strongest magic wielder in the lore and it's not that surprising he could beat regis, who was also not the best vampire when it came to fighting compared to another like detlaff. Imo though, I think that a higher vampire like Detlaff could beat Vilgefortz with a little luck, and someone like the Unseen Elder would probably kill Vilgefortz before he could react. It's not really that Vilgefortz was op it was that Regis was sort of a pacifist (although not entirely he destroyed a compound of humans lol).
DarkAshenfall i would like to think that vilgeforts enchanted his staff to have an auto parry trait.
Just reading off of his Wiki page and providing other summaries do not give Vilgefortz justice. When you read the books you will have a much better understanding of who he is and what he was and what he can do. Vilgefortz basically played everyone while using magic to amplify himself to almost beastial strength and speed. Also the way things were summarized left out a lot of the little details and just showed outcomes of what happened instead of what actually happened. If you were to summarize Geralts story, it would turn put pretty similar to this one.
does he have anything to do with Rience from the series??I am a bit confused sb explain
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His wiki says vilgedortz is fiances master. I think he is the benefactor who got fiance out of jail. I think he's the boss fiance wanted to meet
Y phone autocorrected I meant to say rience instead of fiance
Do the Bloody Baron next!
Good idea!
Vilgefortz is kinda main antigonist in books......
Pretty much yeah aha (except the short stories of course, hence me being unsure of what to say.)
Well yea i should have said novels to be precise
Why is it Witcher lore - Witcher 3 lore when Vilgefortz it's only mentioned in passing in W3. I mean, you dont even find, see, or worse not even kill his nasty ass in game sadly.
Wtf this guy can beat detlaff and Regis alone
He's very powerful, not too sure if he can beat detlaff
Regis almost killed Detlaff until he hesitated and Vilgefortz destroyed Regis.
Vilgefortz is just below the Unseen Elder as far as OP characters in the Witcher Series go(Gaunter O'Dimm comes first, then Ciri with her power mastered)
He’s so OP he didn’t just defeated the protagonists; he defeated them at their own strengths..
Geralt was beat to half death with a staff just as a lesson, Yen was pummeled by magic, and Regis, who is a flame-proof higher vampire was melted down.
He would eat Detlaff for snack.
Vandergrift
Isn’t that pic with the burned face rience?
actually before the battle on thanned Vilgefortsz invited geralt to talk and there he implied that he might be his father because the sorceress that she met is actually geralts mother and he offered to teach geralt magic if he chooses to side with him and Vilgeforz only won the fight with geralt because he is using magic but geralt actually had many chances of killing him but it was always getting deflected by somekind of magic armor.
Zupremo
Geralt didn't have any chance of winning that fight, all he did was use magic to enhance his speed and wrecked Geralt
i've read it 2 yrs ago so im not really sure what kind of magic Vilgefortz used on geralt but im pretty sure that he had many chances of killing Vilgefortz but his magic always deflects geralts attack and his magic staff is also magically enhanced but i cant remember what kind of magic enhancement his staff had but im pretty sure it made the duel easier for him.
Zupremo he could have just used magic to burn Geralt into ash, but all he did was make himself quick. He didn't use magic to detect Geralts blows, he just dodged them and parried with his staff
actually if he didnt made himself faster before the duel there is no way that he can defeat geralt, because mages in the witcher world needs time and focus to cast magic. that's why most mages was caught and killed in thanned by normal soldiers and elves, because they are weak in close encounters. even yennefer was caught by a normal soldier on that same event in the book.
Zupremo the reason why mages died to normal soilders on thanned is because they were suprise attacked, and were also fighting other mages, and were outnumbered.
Normally a Witcher would stand no chance against a mage, it doesn't take much concentration to throw a fireball or lightning.
vilgefortz fought Geralt and easily beat him with a staff because he could, he doesn't need to use more powerful magic.
Tissaia singlehandedly drove of the loyalist attackers on the island, crushing them beneath wall she exploded, incinerating them ect.
Witchers or humans stand no change against a powerful mage
The funniest thing about Witcher-lore videos about that explain about Cahir working with Nilfgaard from the very beginning is going into the comments-section and reading all the comments complaining about Vilgefortz "losing" his fight with Cahir in the Netflix show.
Englishmen can’t pronounce Oldd Indoyuropian Langquitch.
I just finished reading the book, and the way Regis dies and Vilgafortz was defeated just sucked. It was a disappointing ending to an overall decent series of books.
thank you for doing these videos. Some quick feedback: Gotta work on that pronunciation. Love these videos but words matter. Even melee (may-lay) pronunciation threw me off.. I'll keep watching.
So vilgefortz is more powerful than geralt
Yes!
He beat Geralt one on one, armed only with a staff, and didn't even bother to use magic.
Later he took on Geralt, Yennefer and Regis, at the same time and killed Regis, and knocked out Yennefer.
@@azazel166 He definitely used magic to enhance his speed, witchers are modified humans designed to have better senses, speed and reflexes. His combat abilities are real, but in a 1v1 fight against a witcher a regular human with no magic can at best hold his own (Leo Bonhart) and win, but not completely overpower him the way Vilgefortz did.
Yes because he is much older than geralt more Experience and fery powerfull magic geralt has his limit too but still geralt killed him😁😂
2:52 She looks a bit like Rebekah mikaelson
Still haven’t won a game
I love the books but Vilgefortz's power bothers me a bit tbh. He seams to to not be bothered by the drawbacks of magic that limit the other mages and it's not really explained
What drawbacks? Mages were basically the Gods in the books.
@@thosemerc3113 i dont think we saw a more stronger then Vilgefortz till Caranthir in Witcher 3 Wild Hunt
You sed There Will be video for each Wolf school witcher. I see non exept vesemir
I guess I just really really want to believe that Yen is the most badass magic user ever so... I'm gonna ignore this Vilgewhatz guy and that blind owl bitch.
aha