►THE WITCHER 3 : WILD HUNT◄ Gaunter O'Dimm Lullaby [Hearts of Stone DLC] 

The Freddirak and find new things with every new play through, and I've played 8 times, did you know you can see him in the background of key events during the game?

Antilles Gaming It's just great isn't it.

@@AntillesGaming where, also in the main game? (i dont mean HoS)

@@DrRuhe been awhile so can't remember exactly, but just watch closely while playing.

@@AntillesGaming so we all here in 2021

No. Nobody can defeat him. He's the devil, the evil. He ever existed and he exist for eternity

Well Gaunter O’Dimm said that ciri is not someone he can be meddled with if you choose to wish to know where ciri is in the ending where olgierd died

@@zoaholic7732 Only for plot needs. They could not make him say where he was in order not to spoiler the main plot being a dlc

Jason Owen no she was only hidden from his gaze on the isle of mist. But he still knew how to save her once garult found her.

He couldn't ignore his own rules. Because he needs evil human souls, he needs to introduce evil into the souls of his victims, he can't just kill everybody

Tae Kwon Kid I know this comment is old but I don't consider him a villain mainly because he goes after greedy people

@Audiolibros y más vaas is nothing more than a overhyped filler.

@@kingpoker7468 he doesn't go after people, people goes after him, with the exception of Geralt, maybe, because in the begining of the main History Geralt uses his help to find Yenefer, he's a trickster, he atracts people towards him, even if they don't know the risks involved

King Poker he was more of a neutral evil.

@Ultron-5 I see gaunter as being like a fire in the fire place, if you stick your hand in it will burn it, but if you stay out of his way at you’ll be fine

Punished Andrexi it's kinda Slavic thing to outsmart the devil. Mr Twardoswki is Polish version of Faust, when signing pact, he added a line that devil can only take his soul in Rome. There was a tavern Twardowski went that was called Rome. Some iteration say, the devil had to do last wish, he had to wash himself in holy water. Other say that Twardowski was praying to Mother of God and devil lost him on the moon. There is one that told the devil to have sex with his wife, but that is rather a joke story.

Remember how he talks about making gingerbread cookies at the wedding? How the most important ingredient is time? Just substitute "cookies" with "people". He tortures them before he takes their souls. He tortures them for a time and it "gives the proper consistency, provides that ideal crunch on the outside, the delicious moistness within"... That is some fucked up shit right here...

You think you outsmarted him? Even if you took all the gifts in his realm (the sword, the gold, etc) and 'won' the bet, do you really think he lost anything important? He'll be doing to others what he did to Olgierd for millennia to come. You saved one poor fool from the Merchant of Mirrors' embrace but don't think for a second you outsmarted him.

one's demise is always one's own making.

he should have been the main antagonist not the wild hunt

He isn't a villain though. He only goes after evil people.

@@ngau-nhien Olgierd was the true villian in the DLC. He was a smug, egoistic brigand. To gain financial and social success in life, he offered his own brother for "the love of his life". Gaunter just upright punished his egocentristic egoism. I never trusted Olgierd, so I let Gaunter get his soul.

@Uncle Lucifer Zed Well you can save Olgierd. But you can never really defeat Gaunter.

@Calthrasful No, there is no “villain”, Olgierd’s actions were a response to him being stripped of his emotions from Gaunter turning his heart to stone. But gaunter only did it cause Olgierd didn’t word his wish correctly, and he only wants his soul cause of the pact. They intentionally made it morally grey, since in the Witcher world things are rarely black and white

@@Calthrasful that's the issue, that is a hugely simplistic way of seeing things, and what the entire game teaches is that there is no "real villain", no real evil, Olgierd was a man who had his heart turned to stone by O'Dimm, and once he gains it back, he immediately feels regret, emptyness, bitterness and is horrified by everything he had done and become, in fact even before that, when Iris is mentioned, he shows his regret, and no really evil person feels that much regret, so he's just being punished for his past actions, not for being evil, cause he pretty much isn't, at least not anymore O'Dimm on the other hand, I don't see as a Villain either, but rather as a creature I'd rather live without, simply cause I don't like living my ways through fear But this is only me, but that's the point, I may prefer one, you might prefer another one, but there's no real villain, only a sinner and a punishing force In fact, this game has no Villains, in Geralt's perspective, including the Wild Hunt, there's only the Individuals you have a beef with, which are them In fact I think the only real villains are the bandits, and not all

Barbora Holubcová exactly what i thought right now

Man... How?!

@@Bene224 check his portrait at 1:29 then check again after skipping forward few seconds

Unfortunately if you have the note 9 you can see him and the comments

Barbora Holubcová ruined it for others.

Joseph Stalin Of course you are laughing at world war 2, you are Joseph Stalin.

Joseph Stalin Rush B ( Berlin)

wait for TLOU and RDR

Hello the 20th century's Gaunter O'Dimm.

Juliette Shut up glasses girl

Jacob fuck off bitch

@@ChildGrapist who hurt you

SANADA FOX joe

@@ChildGrapist Who's Joseph?

@@Hacker_Kamyko jo mama

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No problem ! Yes, well the original has a slower tempo, but also amazingly creepy sound design and mixing, AND creepy child voices. And this weird sounding type of violin (almost creaking)...The level of creepiness is unreachable :) I'd love to try that kind of sound design one day, btw. Must be hard, but really interesting to do. Thanks for your insight !

Oh noooes, you launched the apocalypse with this comment...

Skipped to 2:11 Got the fuckiest scare of my life I love this guy

To be fair. Anything involving kids makes things to 10 times creepier

Antilles Gaming he probably hides somewhere in the background aswell then..i mean he did it the whole game over and over again

That smelly smell he does, I've saw him just about everywhere I went

@@smittywerbenjaggermanjensen69 Don't get me wrong, but I think maybe Gaunter O' Dimm is impersonating as B.B(the majordomo of Geralt). It's just a theory.

+KikyoCovers Thanks ! It does have an amazing soundtrack with really different styles, and it's what I like about it. I love it when games are so multi-genres ^^

Yes please.

Jon 300 what do you wish

Thanks a lot ! :)

Now, you found your original comment

Vicky Zulfikar and jewels...if you want them that is(gingerly takes a bite out of apple)ah,where are my manners(wipes mouth,jumps down,does a nice little bow)gaunter o'dimm,also known as master mirror,at your service

Yayy thanks ! :) it's definitely one of the best characters to exist in the gaming industry!

I swear to fucking god if in a couple years i walk down the street and hear a couple kids singing this i will flip my shit

Banned Angel I know man, creepy stuff

Banned Angel That would be awesome..but fucking creepy man. I'd watch out for Gaunter whereever i go

Sph1nx Parents: Regis is a good name or maybe Vesemir Doctor: Crach fam that's litt

Sph1nx Nurse: So what name am i putting down here?" New mother: "Saesenthessis." Nurse *bewildered*: "Saesen- what now?" Mother: "Saesenthessis. We'll call her Saskia for short." Doc: "Nice. Were you gonna call it Villentretenmerth if your baby was a boy? Maybe Borch for short?"

I never really thought about it that way ! It's true that he actually even punished the lady in Blood & Wine because she had been selfish and condescending towards him. He never hurts Shani, for instance. And yeah, never does Geralt any harm until the moment Geralt tries to stop him. And it makes him even more interesting as a character. He can really be easily upset though... Look at this poor man that got his eye pierced by a spoon because he only talked at the wrong moment haha. Gaunter is frightening because you never know what is considered right and wrong (not necessarily good and bad) from his point of view. And he is omniscient. In an oppressive Big Brother way. I think it's also something that makes him highly creepy.

That's because he's fair. But that doesn't make him any less evil. He doesn't wait for people to commit the deed then pass judgement - no, he gives them the tools with a smile, and then comes back to get his prize. O'dimm is temptation, preying on people's weakness (pride in the case of the woman in Blood and Wine, desperation in Olgierd's) and manipulates his victims to damn themselves to him - by either instigating them or providing them the means to do it. He -is- Evil, and quite literally a devil.

And sorry for necro-posting but your cover's really nice!

Why was he a dick to Vlodimir? Pride and lust?

louthegiantcookie His real name is literally Evil Incarnate

Thanks ! So far I don't have anything planned but if I ever get inspiration, I will :)

even Gaunter O'Dimm himself approve that

Do the Lullaby of Woe

Go to my channel, I've done it already ;) A few months ago --> watch?v=_LOh1gFa77k

thanks :)

+Demasiado Joven Hehe thank you ! I don't have any inspiration left though... Maybe when Blood & Wine DLC is out, I'll fall in love with the main theme and cover it, who knows haha ^^

Blood and wine is out... any chance? I personally love the Main Theme, so much that I have been working on arranging it almost non-stop the past few days

You're in luck :) I'm working on it, the video will be uploaded maybe next week or sooner, with some fanarts of my own (just like this video)... This DLC is just... incredible. If you ever need a voice for your arrangement I'll gladly participate btw :) Otherwise, I look forward to your version of it ! It sure is an incredible theme. The complete soundtrack is amazing.

***** Thanks! While the arrangement I am currently working on is instrumental, if I need a voice, I'll be sure to ask you!

Thanks a lot ! Well, you're not the only one, lots of people discuss this topic and it's highly interesting ! (Iouthegiantcookie's comment for example, just below. You can also watch Super Bunnyhop discussion video on Hearts of Stone. Not only he talks about O'Dimm but also on all the polish folklore references in the DLC and it's super interesting). Personally I'm still a bit 50/50 when it comes to this character, but I completely understand every points of view concerning O'Dimm. Especially the fact that he is such an omnicient being that he doesn't consider humanity the same way as human beings do. There is no good or bad for him, just right and wrong. You’re going his way or you don’t, and if you don’t, he is pissed, that’s all, and he puts you out as if you were a mosquito (this is what he does with the guy interrupting him, or with the lady that insulted him in Blood & Wine) As any jinn (because in a way he has some powers similar to jinns), he grants you wishes but in the way HE sees it, and what is actually maleficent about his way is to be like "oh, you asked for a cake ? But you didn't say that the cake had to be real ! Here is a drawing". He KNOWS and he just plays with it. When it comes to Olgierd, yes he was already a vilain before summoning O’Dimm, and he actually brought bad karma on himself because of this. Gaunter just played along. And when it comes to the final choices... It just depends on our one sense of justice and it's definitely the interesting part, as yourself and Super Bunnyhop mentioned. Personally I went for the "defending Olgierd" route for my first walkthrough, because I didn't want to witness murder and from the very beginning Gaunter felt fishy (even if, yeah, in this story he might be the most deserving of trust). Either way I felt uncomfortable. Letting Olgierd be punished and see Gaunter go away in the dark singing his song felt off. Both endings felt conflicting to me, which makes for great conversations like this one.

I perfectly understand the "I feel better with this ending than-" explanation. Gaunter O'Dimm in my opinion is not GOD as many put in the comunity, if he was, he wouldn't give a flying ass about keeping his word when you let him take Olgierd's Soul/Skull. I personally believe that he is half-jynn and half-demon, it would make sense in my opinion. And the "Choose and Ending" part, feeled like when you had to choose between Triss and Yennefer, both of the endings is satisfying by their own way. Like for me, i loved the so called "Bad Ending", you ask yourself if you should trust him on the fact that he grants your wish for free or not, the possibility that he can be your ally in the future (and he would be a powerfull ally in my opinion, of course he would help for a price or he asks you for help a second time. ((In his own way)) ), the fact that you can see in Geralt's face that neither he knows if he is an enemy or a very.... VERY powerfull ally, the way he walks away, he whistles his own Lullaby and the ending scene when he trowed up Olgierd's skull and then BAM "Hearts of Stone". So... it's personal which ending you prefer and for that it should NOT be called *Good* or *Bad* ending. You can never know how your decision will show up in the next Witcher.

Richard Vincze he doesn't double Cross you? I was dead afraid of trusting him so I asked for nothing at all from him lol

Richard Vincze he is evil because the worst evil is the one that disguises himself as good, yes he gives people what they ask for but not to punish them or out of the goodness of his heart it's because he knows their souls are weak and he just gives them the means to damn themselves while he watches and laughs, he only offers wishes to those who are desperate and he is evil for the only thing he cares about is torturing human souls

A bit late but he can torture Ghost remember vlodimir

the reason why he didnt want to interfere, bc while being high deity, he isnt the strongest, Destiny is, destiny is the force that rules the universe, geralt was destined to have a long and hard path finding her, and gaunter couldnt change that. He only can slightly interfere in fate, changing some events however some are are too important form him to interfere

Litterly everyone

​@@twinzzlers No need to be rude

@@hamham545 I wasn't being rude.

@@twinzzlers you mispelled literally* tho

@@Shashwatt Shat up