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Hello everyone
Today I would like to turn your attention to the fight that for some reason tends to be overlooked when it comes to measuring Geralt's stats: the kayran boss fight from Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. I've already mentioned this in one of my earlier threads, but since we're apparently on Geralt revision marathon (which already resulted in elevating Geralt' speed to Supersonic+), let's keep the show on the road.
Here's the video I'll be using for reference:
Here
In terms of sheer size, kayran is by far the greatest threat Geralt has ever faced. To give you a size comparison:
Here
As shown in the video (01:37 and 02:10), kayran can remove lurge chunks of this huge bridge. Based on the size alone, I think it's safe to say that the structure would qualify as Building/Large Building. It should be noted that the beast did it with wild, unfocused swings. Kayran wasn't actively trying to bring the bridge down, it was merely a collateral damage. Furthermore, The Witcher 2 Bestiary credits kayran with following feats of strength:
(04:19) "The beast got me a couple of times."
Kayran's durability is insane. Despite having three of it's tentacles cut off and being crushed under the mentioned bridge (03:12), the beast was not only alive, but still fighting back. It displayed impressive level of strength and accuracy, trying to kill Geralt by throwing massive bulders at him (03:22). The provided examples of kayran's size and resiliance should easily put it in Building/Large Building durability tier.
In conclusion, I think it's safe to assume that taking hits from kayran is more impressive than taking hits from the dragon and should allow us to elevate Geralt's durability level to Building/Large Building. As for his Attack Potency (and consequently Tier change)... I'm not 100% sure. Some might say that all Geralt did was to cut off the beast's tentacles, but he wasn't harming kayran as a whole. While it is a valid argument, it should also be noted that after cutting off each tentacle, kayran gets very mad and, after cutting off the third tentacle, the beast actively tries to retreat (and gets stopped by Sile at 02:46), meaning it was scared for it's safety. Make of that what you will.
Today I would like to turn your attention to the fight that for some reason tends to be overlooked when it comes to measuring Geralt's stats: the kayran boss fight from Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. I've already mentioned this in one of my earlier threads, but since we're apparently on Geralt revision marathon (which already resulted in elevating Geralt' speed to Supersonic+), let's keep the show on the road.
Here's the video I'll be using for reference:
Here
In terms of sheer size, kayran is by far the greatest threat Geralt has ever faced. To give you a size comparison:
Here
As shown in the video (01:37 and 02:10), kayran can remove lurge chunks of this huge bridge. Based on the size alone, I think it's safe to say that the structure would qualify as Building/Large Building. It should be noted that the beast did it with wild, unfocused swings. Kayran wasn't actively trying to bring the bridge down, it was merely a collateral damage. Furthermore, The Witcher 2 Bestiary credits kayran with following feats of strength:
- It has become aggressive: 'it shatters ships', shreds nets, snatches people from the river banks and pulls them beneath the water. Even the military cannot handle this plague, for the kayran hides in the water, where it is impossible to fight.
- The creature defends itself with long, heavy tentacles - 'and ordinary man would die from a single blow, for these appendages weigh as much as a trebuchet arm' and are covered in poisonous mucus.
(04:19) "The beast got me a couple of times."
Kayran's durability is insane. Despite having three of it's tentacles cut off and being crushed under the mentioned bridge (03:12), the beast was not only alive, but still fighting back. It displayed impressive level of strength and accuracy, trying to kill Geralt by throwing massive bulders at him (03:22). The provided examples of kayran's size and resiliance should easily put it in Building/Large Building durability tier.
In conclusion, I think it's safe to assume that taking hits from kayran is more impressive than taking hits from the dragon and should allow us to elevate Geralt's durability level to Building/Large Building. As for his Attack Potency (and consequently Tier change)... I'm not 100% sure. Some might say that all Geralt did was to cut off the beast's tentacles, but he wasn't harming kayran as a whole. While it is a valid argument, it should also be noted that after cutting off each tentacle, kayran gets very mad and, after cutting off the third tentacle, the beast actively tries to retreat (and gets stopped by Sile at 02:46), meaning it was scared for it's safety. Make of that what you will.