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I've accidentaly posted this under Geralt's profile, so I'm reposting it here.
Greetings, fellow Witcher debaters ^^ Once again, I bring some interesting things that could potentialy add to the undeniable awesomeness of our favourite monster slayer. Today we're going to focus on Geralt's resitance against magic and mental influences. Let's begin.
1. Starting off with the easiest part. In The Last Wish, Yennefer makes note of both Geralt's willpower and his magical resitance:
"Don't struggle, my little witcher." She smiled spitefully. "It's pointless. You've got a strong will and quite a bit of resistance to magic, but you can't contend with me and my spells."
While Yennefer boasts that Geralt can't contend with her magic, it should be noted that earlier Yennefer admitted that she needed an element of suprise to restrain Geralt:
"I wondered when you'd feel it," giggled the sourceress.
Geralt tensed his muscles and, clenching his jaw until it hurt, strained his entire will. It didn't help. He was paralyzed, like a stone statue, like a post which had been dug into the ground. He couldn't even wiggle a toe.
"I knew you could deflect a spell thrown straight at you," said Yennefer. "I also knew that before you tried anything, you'd try to impress me with your elquence. You were talking while the spell hanging over you was working and slowly breaking you."
2. As it turns out, witchers in general posses some form of resistance to mind manipulation, based on a conversation between the sorceresses Sabrina Glevissig and Marti Södergren from Time of Contempt:
"Why be surprised? She's put a spell on him. She has him under a charm. Think I've never done that?"
"But he's a witcher! They can't be bewitched. Not for so long, at any rate."
3. Now to the more tricky stuff. Quite possibly the greatest display of Geralt's willpower took place in the final mission of The Witcher, where Jacques de Aldersberg trapped Geralt in his vision of the future enclosed in his mind:
The Witcher EE Perfect 100% Walkthrough English No Commentary PC Ultra 1080p60 10 End
The relevant part starts at 1:19:37. I recommend watching till 1:45:50 for optimal experience. Still, I'll mark important parts with a brief summary:
1:23:00 - Triss explains that Geralt is stronger the Grand Master thought, and that he brought his own visions and spectres. She also points out that death in this place would be very real.
1:24:28, 1:27:20, 1:30:43, 1:33:26 - Geralt confronts spectres of his past, either receiveing various forms of aid or fighting them (on one occasion). Since those spectres are Geralt's own, those spectres should represents Geralt continued resistance against Grand Master's power.
1:34:39 - Triss informs Geralt that they reached the heart of de Aldersberg's vision, where he "controls all".
Needless to say, Geralt beats de Aldersberg, which is even more impressive considering that in the heart of his vision, he "controlled all".
Based on the evidence provided, I think Geralt should be granted Resistance to Mind Manipulation and/or Limited Resistance to Magic.
Ok, that's all from me, for now anyway. What do you guys think? Share you thougts, add examples of your own, and point out any mistakes on my part that you've noticed. Cheers ^^
Greetings, fellow Witcher debaters ^^ Once again, I bring some interesting things that could potentialy add to the undeniable awesomeness of our favourite monster slayer. Today we're going to focus on Geralt's resitance against magic and mental influences. Let's begin.
1. Starting off with the easiest part. In The Last Wish, Yennefer makes note of both Geralt's willpower and his magical resitance:
"Don't struggle, my little witcher." She smiled spitefully. "It's pointless. You've got a strong will and quite a bit of resistance to magic, but you can't contend with me and my spells."
While Yennefer boasts that Geralt can't contend with her magic, it should be noted that earlier Yennefer admitted that she needed an element of suprise to restrain Geralt:
"I wondered when you'd feel it," giggled the sourceress.
Geralt tensed his muscles and, clenching his jaw until it hurt, strained his entire will. It didn't help. He was paralyzed, like a stone statue, like a post which had been dug into the ground. He couldn't even wiggle a toe.
"I knew you could deflect a spell thrown straight at you," said Yennefer. "I also knew that before you tried anything, you'd try to impress me with your elquence. You were talking while the spell hanging over you was working and slowly breaking you."
2. As it turns out, witchers in general posses some form of resistance to mind manipulation, based on a conversation between the sorceresses Sabrina Glevissig and Marti Södergren from Time of Contempt:
"Why be surprised? She's put a spell on him. She has him under a charm. Think I've never done that?"
"But he's a witcher! They can't be bewitched. Not for so long, at any rate."
3. Now to the more tricky stuff. Quite possibly the greatest display of Geralt's willpower took place in the final mission of The Witcher, where Jacques de Aldersberg trapped Geralt in his vision of the future enclosed in his mind:
The Witcher EE Perfect 100% Walkthrough English No Commentary PC Ultra 1080p60 10 End
The relevant part starts at 1:19:37. I recommend watching till 1:45:50 for optimal experience. Still, I'll mark important parts with a brief summary:
1:23:00 - Triss explains that Geralt is stronger the Grand Master thought, and that he brought his own visions and spectres. She also points out that death in this place would be very real.
1:24:28, 1:27:20, 1:30:43, 1:33:26 - Geralt confronts spectres of his past, either receiveing various forms of aid or fighting them (on one occasion). Since those spectres are Geralt's own, those spectres should represents Geralt continued resistance against Grand Master's power.
1:34:39 - Triss informs Geralt that they reached the heart of de Aldersberg's vision, where he "controls all".
Needless to say, Geralt beats de Aldersberg, which is even more impressive considering that in the heart of his vision, he "controlled all".
Based on the evidence provided, I think Geralt should be granted Resistance to Mind Manipulation and/or Limited Resistance to Magic.
Ok, that's all from me, for now anyway. What do you guys think? Share you thougts, add examples of your own, and point out any mistakes on my part that you've noticed. Cheers ^^
