The Ultimate Guide to Geralt's Epic Victory over The Wild Hunt in The Thrilling Season 3 of The Witcher

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for season 3, part 1 of The Witcher.

In The Witcher season 3, part 1, Geralt surprisingly defeats the Wild Hunt quite easily, despite their importance in The Witcher's lore. Throughout this season, various factions, including the Northern Kingdoms, Nilfgaard, and the elves, are on the lookout for Ciri. However, the dangers threatening Ciri's safety extend beyond the Continent. The Wild Hunt, originating from a different world, is also determined to capture Ciri because of her Elder Blood. As The Witcher season 3 explores the Time of Contempt, the conclusion of season 2 foreshadowed the Wild Hunt's significant role in the unfolding story.

Geralt Defeating The Wild Hunt Easily Is Because Of Their Weak Connection To His Reality

Rewriting: In the final episode of The Witcher season 2, Ciri's extraordinary abilities were revealed as she successfully activated a monolith and traversed between different worlds. Additionally, a new character named Voleth Meir was introduced into the Wild Hunt. Towards the end of the season, Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri found themselves confronted by the imposing Wild Hunt, hinting at their significant involvement in The Witcher season 3. However, despite this buildup, the presence of the Wild Hunt in the first part of The Witcher season 3 was mere minutes, easily vanquished by Geralt as he rescued Ciri.

The reason behind Geralt's effortless victory over the Wild Hunt in season 3 of The Witcher can be attributed to their origin and nature. It is worth noting that The Witcher: Blood Origin has tweaked the backstory of the Wild Hunt in comparison to the books and the games. In the conventional Witcher lore, the Wild Hunt originates from the world of the Aen Elle, a group of elves who diverged from the Aen Seidhe prior to the Conjunction of the Spheres. Before this event, the Aen Elle possessed the ability to travel between different realms.

However, following the conjunction, their ability to naturally travel was lost. The Aen Elle elves devised an alternate method to journey to other worlds, but they could only do so as specters. This gave rise to the Wild Hunt, a group dispatched from the world of the Aen Elle elves to steal and abduct, appearing as ghostly figures roaming the skies. In Netflix's The Witcher universe, the origin of the Wild Hunt has been altered, with Eredin, the leader, being banished from the Continent by Balor before assuming his role.

With this in mind, it can be assumed that the remaining lore of the Wild Hunt in Netflix's The Witcher remains somewhat similar to that found in the books and games. In other words, the Wild Hunt is currently unable to physically access the Continent. It appears that Geralt rescued Ciri from the Wild Hunt during their traversal of realities, indicating that their connection to that particular world was not particularly strong at the time. This is why Geralt appeared to defeat the Wild Hunt in The Witcher season 3, although it wasn't truly a direct confrontation between Geralt and the members of the Wild Hunt.

How Powerful Is The Wild Hunt Compared To Geralt?

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In Netflix's The Witcher lore, there are two well-known members of the Wild Hunt - Eredin and Voleth Meir. However, it is worth noting that Voleth Meir is an original character specifically created for the show. While Voleth Meir may not possess exceptional combat skills, her proficiency in magic and ability to possess others caused significant trouble for Geralt and the other witchers in The Witcher season 2.

It is important to distinguish between the portrayal of the Wild Hunt in the books and their depiction in the games. In The Witcher 3, the Wild Hunt takes center stage in the story, while their presence is relatively lesser in the books. The Wild Hunt's strength lies in their unity as an army, rather than individual warriors. One of the major threats they pose is the utilization of the White Frost, a freezing phenomenon that can easily tilt the odds in their favor during battles. Nevertheless, Geralt possesses immense power and proves more than capable of overcoming the Wild Hunt members, including Eredin. For instance, in The Witcher 3, players have the opportunity to face and defeat Eredin.

What Happens Next Between Geralt, Ciri & The Wild Hunt

The Wild Hunt is not a significant element in Time of Contempt, the book that The Witcher season 3 is based on. That's why they only make a brief appearance in part 1 of The Witcher season 3. The climax of part 1 leads directly into the Thanedd Coup, which is the main focus of Time of Contempt and has no connection to the Wild Hunt. So, it's possible that the Wild Hunt may not appear in the rest of the season if part 2 covers the rest of the Thanedd Coup and the confrontation with Vilgefortz.

Predicting how The Witcher season 3 will end and which part of the story The Witcher season 4 will cover is difficult, especially since the show has taken some creative liberties and combined plotlines from the books. The logical next adaptation would be from Baptism of Fire, which doesn't involve the Wild Hunt. However, it's also possible that in the future, the show might draw more inspiration from The Witcher 3 game, where the Wild Hunt plays a central role.