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Vesemir is riding monsters, exploding them with a fistful of fire, slashing and whipping through the air with his swords. The fight scenes are wondrous cinematic and smooth. Deglan’s a gruff and cynical Witcher but willing to do anything for his Kaer Morhen brethren. Luka, while minor, had such a great edgy personality. The sweet and fair Illyana, who also doesn’t waver in her beliefs, almost directly matched Tetra but with a regal composure that spoke volumes.

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While callbacks and answers to burning questions were interweaved, the movie also brought in a whole cast of new characters and gave nearly everyone a chance to shine, Sorceress Tetra is reminiscent of Yennefer in her appearance as well as her outlook on life, never shying away from making hard decisions as well as being ruthless and calculating. Seeing such detail being added to a spin-off animated film is refreshing. There is even a scene that harkens back to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt video game DLC “Heart of Stone” which made me smile from ear to ear. Callbacks to monsters like the Striga was an excellent way to link the live-action show with the animated one. The Wolf medallion worn by the Witchers has just felt like a cool novelty, but in Nightmare of the Wolf, the medallion is shown to be integral to the survival of Witchers, humming and vibrating as creatures near their proximity. The gruesome torture of the orphan boys and their fate at the hands of monsters and survival makes you question if being a Witcher is worth it.

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Trial of the Grasses, the process in which a Witcher is made, was so raw and gritty. But as soon as it laid the groundwork for what’s to come, it effortlessly gave fans the answers to many questions: “How are Witchers made?” “Where do Witchers come from” “Is the Wolf medallion a tool for Witchers or are they just a fashion statement?” While the beginning of the film set the pace for the rest of the narrative it did lose itself a bit after its initial start. Vesemir is cocky, seemingly arrogant, and interested in satisfying his own desires above anything else, a much different demeanor than what fans of the game know him as in his later years. Nightmare Of the Wolf is set as a spinoff to The Witcher universe and mythos and while we typically stay focused primarily on Geralt and his adventures in mainline media, here, we follow the early life of Vesemir, a Witcher who would ultimately go on to be a longtime mentor to our beloved Geralt of Rivia.

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Vesemir in “The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf” (Screengrab: Trailer) The world of The Witcher comes to life as the animated adult dark fantasy The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf delves into Andrzej Sapkowski’s rich lore that left many of The Witcher Netflix series fans a little out of the loop when it comes to mages, magic, and monster slaying.

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