" Do you really wish to know?" " Yes" " No, Geralt. You don't." This was always the most memorable dialogue exchange in this massive game. You can really hear the honesty in his voice, he's not fucking around
@@spectralassassin6030 that was exactly what I see, even more with the debug cam, I pause the game and I moved the cam, it is confirmed that he doesn't look at geralt at his right side, but look right at our gamer view 👀
Masterfuly written character. "Master Mirror" as his nickname says - really works here. He is a mirror of every character he is talking to - he was kind and caring while talking with Shani, Evil and arrogant with Olgierd, and straight to the point and neutral with Geralt.
You. You just made me realize who the fuck gaunter is. He is not god. Not reflection of god. Not fucking satan. Not embodiment of evil(tho the 2nd most likely case). He is the reflection. He is the MIRROR. He is the reflection of every person he talks to.
@@armandomendez9249 imagine that most humans on the planet are ants, building, breaking, trying to survive other insects. In this analogy, the elder vampire is a ant eater And mister mirror is a human with a shotgun
@@turino1289 I would like to think he's the most skilled of all men. In all manners, from sword to pen, and anything in between. Would kill the ant eater with a pen, but would prolly swindle it out of its fur, skin, teeth and eyes first.
CuriousPersianCat Last guy who tried to dig up dirt on him ended up blind in the process. How is Geralt gonna complete Olgierds tasks as a blind man (or worse. Shakelock didnt even learn his real name either...)? O'dimm is not "kind", just see's an unfavorable outcome in that one deal.
CuriousPersianCat He doesn’t seem to have an interest in people he thinks of as “Good”. If you notice he goes after people who he sees as being wicked. And he can apparently tell at glance to some extent, but prefers to see it first hand. The woman in Beuclaire who who was vain and chased off “a beggar” who only asked for food comes to mind. Which makes me wonder about the man with the spoon in his eye...
What i love about him, is that he never, at any point in time, was dishonest about anything he did, provided, or sought after. He barley even twisted his wording that much; all he did was exploit the hell out of every little loop hole.
A lie of Omission is still dishonest and lying. Gaunter O'Dimm does a whole lot of Omitting when Geralt was asked to be set free he didn't know how he was going to be freed and that he would still have to fight for his life to be free. O'Dimm did not mention that if Gearlt accepted the deal he would be branded. Thats just the tip of the ice berg. If you intentionally allow people to hold false expectations about yourself or a situation you are lying by omission . I'm not saying that not spilling everything when you meet someone is a lie but if your are purposefully hiding something to deceive someone thats a lie.
The russian dub is good, but the voice sounds way too old for Gaunter O'Dimm apperance. The english version sounds a lot more fitting in that regard if you ask me. And if you think he doesen't sound like a "true" devil, that's the point. He is not supposed to reveal the appearance and sound of his true nature. His entire MO is appearing human, being tricked by someone with the appearance of a well mannered, middle aged man.
I think people miss the true significance of Gaunter killing the drunk by quite a lot. Yes its a chilling moment and all, but more importantly, it means that he can indeed kill at a whim, and that he is not bound by any cosmic rule that he cant directly act against mortals. He does not HAVE to honor his contracts, he chooses to. In other words, his rules are self imposed, and even though he wont, he could indeed choose to just kill you at any time. A lot of devil figures in mythology are constrained by the laws of God or the gods, and CANT just slaughter humans, hence the need for deception. This is not the case here.
I doubt that Gaunther isn't forced to honor his deals. He seems to get banished against his will in the "Good" ending. Also, it's a common thing in European folklore that incredible powerful beings are bound to honor their word, whether they want to or not. The fact that he can murder the drunk has no bearing on that, it's not like he made a pact with the drunk that he not kill him.
To be fair, we can't be 100% sure whether or not he can just kill on a whim, or that some external criteria was met for him to be able to kill this guy. Also, we don't know if he could just destroy the world if he wanted too, or if there are other restrictions he has, he could also have to honour a deal once he's made it. And better yet(which is more of a personal theory tbh), he might not be as powerful as he lets on. I personally think that this entire scene is just an illusion, and gaunter himself tells Olgeird to meet you. Sure, he's displayed that he can teleport, and can even grant some wishes, but does he really do anything that wouldn't be possible in some way via magic? From memory I don't think he does. Also obviously there is the possibility of him being some form of djinn or something. To me, the name, the devils deals, the pointed demon like ears, the appearance at his death, etc. Are all way too on the nose for me to take it seriously. I think he is either pretty powerful but extremely restricted or is actually nowherr near as powerful as he lets on but he instead uses his intelligence and power to deceive people into thinking he's far more powerful than he actually is.
I think it's a case where he both chooses to stick to the rules, but is also forced to do so at the same time. Because if he didn't stick to his own rules, he would get bored *very* quickly, with nothing to do in a world full of creatures so far beneath him that it would drive him insane. Like when you handicap yourself in a game to make it more fun. Nuzlockes in pokemon being a prime example.
@@Da1337Man You've sidesteped the meaning of Choice vs Compulsion. If your not doing something because you recognize that it violates an abstract concept thats called choosing not to do it. Your using logic to dicern if something would be a bad choice or not, and then deciding against it. If I look at a massive cliff and think "I shouldn't jump because there will be negative consequences." That isnt the cliff compelling me to not jump.
I believe we all know who he is but we all wanted to at least hear him say it what or who he is even if we know already in our imagination we all believe he is even something more evil than the devil x3
@@harisdaglar3542 Gaunter is our reflection. Look how he treat people. Bad people gets in trouble. Neutal Geralt and good heart Shani were treat just like who they are.
Dude. The guy he killed just wanted to buy Geralt a drink. Judging by his posture, he's probably a bit drunk as it is and likely doesn't have any ulterior motives and just wants a drinking buddy. In conclusion, O'Dimm really is evil.
Naaa fuck that...comes outta nowhere wanting me to drink shit.... interrupting my business...and I specifically told your ass no.... Kill the f****for not taking no for an answer..... Also...I'm pretty sure he's interrupted O'dimm before hand... hince "that's the last time you interrupt me"
I love how much he progresses in flaunting his abilities as the story goes on. He starts off pretty tame and cryptic. "I called upon my many talents and associates to give him what he desired" referring to giving Olgierd his immortality. By the end he's stopping time and walking on air as if they were stairs.
@@TheGingiGamer it's implied that he is the one that curses the lady wight who has an obsession with spoons. His theme even plays when discussing about it to that butler guy of the Vineyard.
I started another playthrough of W3 recently, he is one of the first characters you talk to at the Inn in White Orchard at the very start of the game. Legitimately freaked me out because I didn't remember him from the Inn at all when I first played through Hearts of Stone. Designed to be forgettable, but he's evil incarnate. The developers hid him in the background of the populace all over the game too. He's always there, watching you in plain sight... Just like the devil would be
Same here. I had completely forgotten all about him by the time I had met him again on the ship. I had to search for the first encounter with him at the inn right here on RU-vid. It was only then that I remembered him. Pretty clever how they did that.
I think what makes him even more frightening is that he isn't, in his own nature, "evil" per se. It's the desires of the mortal that gives him his ideas. If people were more kind and less selfish his power would wain, and yet, he is presumed to be the most powerful entity in the lore. Another example of humans being the true monsters.
This is the kind of characters they must never use again, they are meant to be left in the shadows of mistery, they should only use him for easter eggs like they did in Blood and Wine
Can i just say i am a little obsessed with this character right now . He exudes charisma , intelligence and wit , yet at the same time his presence always carries a certain feeling of menace , that you can feel looming on the horizon . A deeply sophisticated entity , that rarely uses his immense power to take advantage of the situation , but always presents his points in a logical , even philosophical and honest kind of way . Like a chess player at his finest . Not only is he immensely powerful but extremely knowledgeable as well . He commands respect and admiration . I was always taken aback by his conversations , so menacing , frightening yet so charismatic and intelligent , that you can't help but admire him , or at the very least respect his way of thinking
Yup I hate when people say he should come back in another game. If he did it would ruin the character. I wouldn’t mind Easter eggs here or there but that should be it. He’s such a well written character because of the ambiguity and sparing use of him, take that away and he’d just become another “evil spirit” character.
I love the fact that the developers had it so that when he says "No Geralt. You dont." when you ask him who he really is, he isnt looking at Geralt, hes looking at the camera. It genuinly gives me chills, the idea that he has started talking to us, even if its just for a breif second.
Being around Gaunter makes you feel like you have to choose your words wisely or better not speak at all. Notice how he actually had Geralt commit a wish. Also the fact that he snatches some glances to the player when he is speaking. Freaking Gaunter O'Dimm a very spicy fellow or whatever he is.
Did u guys notice that no one seems to pay any attention to him when he is sitting on the table. Like no one else sees him except Geralt... It could be that he can watch u for a long time with out being noticed unless he wants you to notice him. Could be that he exists beyond time and space.
There is a dude on YT who made a video .. seems like O Dimm was in the background of lots of cutscenes. The ones where you do the tasks. He's spying on you. Check it out it's pretty creepy.
@@blindgamer3463 He can, he at first just siad what difference does it make, and when Geralt insisted that it makes big one he siad that he does control time" time always fascinated me so i thought myself how to control it"
I like how Geralt's sarcasm with the "time" vs. "thyme" wordplay makes the player low-key realize that the wishes had a deadly semantic clause if one wasn't careful, like we find out later with Olgierd when he fails to realize the very same semantics of how he worded his wishes. It also shows us that Geralt realized this early on.
Its obvious he is supposed to be the witcher equivilent to the devil. His name gives it away "Gaunter O'Dimm Master of Mirrors" which could also be called "GOD's Reflection" or "Reflection of GOD".
Hes based off Walter O'Dimm from the Dark Tower series, who is an exceedingly cunning human sorcerer who tricks people into thinking hes God, but is not. He gives much the same reasons when asked why he uses fake names, but the real reason is that he can only be killed by someone who knows his true name. Now, since the rules for human magic users are very clearly laid out in the Witcher books, so Gaunter is clearly not a human pretending to be stronger than he is like Walter was, but based off his source of inspiration I really don't think hes God or Gods shadow or whichever. The core of both characters is that they trick people, rely on deception and Faustian bargains. Him being God because of how his name is spelled is to obvious.
@@GrimgoreIronhide Well there are rules of magic for sure, but you can always go around them... like you could for example make a spell focus which will drain place of power of magic and store the energy... just like a dragon or a cat would do... and then use it. then again - witcher signs compared to power it uses are masterful spells. in fact the effect quen or aard achieves compared to magic energies exerted is tremendous. most wizzards are not this efficient. They use wands trinkets staves... and yes he is based on this character however he actually is very powerful extradimensional being... one which actually wants Geralt alive because he fucking wants Ciri to stop white frost... (that would destroy even him)
@@Paerigos Everything you have said is true, but I'm not quite sure what point your trying to make. My argument was that since the character he is based off frequently tries to trick people into thinking he's God when he's not, concluding that Gaunter is God based off vauge hints he's dropped is absurd. The entire point of Walter O Dimm is that he's a charlatan. Gaunter O Dimm is as well, even if he happens to have more real power than his litterary inspiration.
@@GrimgoreIronhide I think your missing a key factor though, gearlt ask him if he is a mage and he says no, so clearly not. I think he is a mix between the devil and god. I don't think they are different people in the Witcher universe, no sorrcesor takes souls. And also you can see this more when playing the the blood and wine dlc, won't ruin it if you haven't
He has an interesting face too. He doesn´t stand out, he appears friendly and a bit naive at times, but he can be also very scary. I was really surprised how much he stalked me in the game and also on YT (seriously, I´ve seen so many accounts with his face)
"No, Geralt.. you don't. This one time I shall spare you and not grant your wish." If you listen you can hear the music pick up to a shrill, frightening tone at that moment. The mask of "Gaunter O'Dimm" falls away and something frightening is talking to Geralt; something old, evil and predatory. I love how we get glimpses into his true nature in moments like these, and how even after ALL this time there is still speculation as to what Gaunter is - the pagan devil? (G)aunter (O)'(D)imm? Evil incarnate? The reflection of mankind's evil? All speculation, and yet enough evidence that each is plausible from a certain point of view. *That* is how you write a good villain, folks.
If you notice, after both times he stops time, someone says the word "devil" afterwards. Combined with all the freaky shit he does and the implication he's not from the Witcher universe, I like to think he's actually -the- Satan
As I was playing through this whole story I was suspicious of what Gaunter actually was, but part of me still didn't want to fully believe it. I kept looking for logical explanations of all that he was capable of. It wasn't until I saw this scene that my suspicions were beyond confirmed. As the reality dawned on me I became frightened and sick...This is a fucking videogame. This is the best story I've ever played in a game. From beginning to end I thought I knew but had know idea.
@@Da1337Man LOL I didn't realize after all this time I never said what I thought he actually was. I believe he is a powerful demon/demi-god to be precise.
@@HerosTheme I think it finally dawned on me *what* he truly is. Everyone keeps saying he's a literal reflection of whoever he talks to, but its much more than that. Yes he is the reflection of all of us. But that also includes the parts of ones self that most people refuse to acknowledge, the part of yourself that people bury so deeply in their own subconscious, that to be confronted by it would guarantee certain madness. Some cultures believe that the subconscious is the truest core of our being, and some people just wouldn't even know how to begin to respond to such a revelation, that there are aspects to your own personality that even you yourself don't know about.
Gaunter O' Dimm is based on Stephen King's character Walter O' Dimm(one name of many names, he is known for constantly changing his name and face) He is a dark wizard/demon/force that is aware of his existence as a character in a book, he can freely travel between dimensions, like say into the video game series The Witcher. He is one of the main antagonists in King's magnum opus 'The Dark Tower' and the main antagonist in his books 'The Stand' and 'Eyes of the Dragon'. He is my favorite villain ever and when I saw him in The Witcher I lost my shit. He also aspired to be a God and control everything so it makes perfect sense that he would change his name to Gaunter O' Dimm, initials G.O.D.
@@stuv1996 Yeah, I remember thinking about walter (The Man in Black) from Stephen King's novels. It's similar to this but also a bit different, given the in-universe lore. But yeah, totally.
@@stuv1996 not true, Its based on the Polish legend of Mr. Twardowski, a man closely resembling Olgierd who made a deal with the *devil* and later avoided giving his soul.
Gaunter O'Dimm always put a chill down my Spine when playing Heart of Stone, even Blood and Wine with the Wight you turn back to an old lady, that was O'Dimm's doing as you can tell by how she describes the person who puts the curse on her and of course, the exact same haunting music. One of the best written villains in games/films. Never read the books, I wonder if he makes an appearance in the Witcher Books?
Theory 1: Gaunter O'Dimm is a being who became self-aware that it exists in a fictional world of a video game. Slowly, it started to learn how the inner mechanisms of a "video game" works. It abused the game's code to grant itself supernatural powers and started to torment other digital beings for its own amusement. It became a tyrannical God of its own little world of computer generated graphics. That's why he looked at the player at 2:53. It knows that there's a physical person sitting behind the screen, controlling the game's narrative. Theory 2: It's the game's canonical devil. That's it.
In certain folklore, first it is said that demon never reveal their true name because it can be used to cast them back to hell or any damnation place. So because it prove as his vulnerability, no wonders he'll make sure anyone who will speak his true name will be ill fated. Second, mirrors are also known as a catalyst for a demon or any other world creature to use as a portal to travel between worlds. Even now it still believed that you cannot placed a mirror in certain position in your house ex: on the wall in parallel of stairs, etc because of the things above. So my theory is Gaunter used the pseudonym master of mirrors or mirror merchant maybe because he's a demon/devil gatekeeper of the other world.
Man I keep forgetting that this is literally one of the first characters you meet in this game, basically gives you your main lead and sets up the hearts of stone dlc later in the game perfectly
I never heard that those that have seen the devil automatically die or suffer a fate worse than death. He said it as this was beyond his volition. He could be lying of course, but what difference would it make for him? Gerald knows that Gaunther is absolutely OP and there's no way in hell that he could defeat him in a fight. Moreover, the contract is basically fulfilled at this point, so that even if Gerald didn't like the answer it wouldn't be a disadvantage. Lastly, it would make not much sense to warn people of him, because he'll probably come in different disguises and there will be always enough desperate men and fools.
One of his names is "Master Mirror." And what does a mirror do but reflect your image. Like the man said, he gives people what they wish, not what they need. That their wishes are poorly thought and reflect...poorly on them is not his fault. If you think about the people he has hurt (through contract or curse) and who they were, what they did, he did not harm nice, good people. Just those who had it coming. Like a mr Morden once said, "i guess i just tried to make people happy."
I just noticed something. Gaunter O'Dimm is aware of us. He looks directly at the camera several times. To let us know that he's fully aware of our presence. Terrifying.
Even Geralt looks a little terrified when he just walks over and shoves the spoon into the mans head. Nothing he could do, and if Geralt were in that mans place he would be just as screwed. For once Geralt met something that he was comically outmatched by.
What I love about this is that it shows you how dangerous he actually is. He's not bound by any laws really. He killed a random person just because he was annoyed by him. The whole deal with the devil thing is just him being bored.
Gaunter has some serious Lovecraft vibes. And he is a lot like a certain Outer God who goes by the name of Nyarlathotep. It's scary how similar both Nyarlathotep and Gaunter are as both are the archetypes of the Devil in their respective mythos. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if Gaunter O' Dimm was an avatar of Nyarlathotep
I wonder if Gaunter O'Dimm is meant to be an elder one akin to Lovecraft. In Lovecraft's stories anyone who finds the true nature of the cosmic outer gods goes insane or they die from the shock which is what Gaunter warned Geralt if Geralt found out what he truly is. Gauter O'Dimm may be a Lawful Evil version of Nyarlathotep.
Elder ones don't give a cr*p about humans though. Only Nyarlathotep does, but he is an outer God not an Elder One, he DOES tangentially fit O'Dimm's character though.
I played this pack after getting a course of contract law and the developers makes lots of great reference here. Also in one side quest in novigrad, you help a merchant and find a doppler. There geralt makes references to basics of economics. The details are amazing
"Geralt, there are 4 dimensions - length, width, height and time. What would you have me fall in love with ? Width ?" Very good choice of words from Gaunter because controlling length and height can be quite funny.
So Gaunter O'Dimm acts like a god in the sense he grants people's "wishes" or prayers. However, the trick to him is that unlike a traditional God is that the moment he grants people's wishes he gain control over their lives. Interesting how CDPR takes the traditional things and flips them on their head in this game.
Look. I love cdpr. But can you stop giving them Praise for things they didnt even create? The witcher's entirety is based around taking fairy tales and flipping them on their tails. Especially the books is based around this idea. Cdpr simply followed the author's vision.
@@winstonchurchill7822 Which is still a massive accomplishment, taking existing narratives and reinterpreting them in a way that allows you to seamlessly weave them into an existing overarching story of your own making.
We should have a game about Gaunter O'Dimm and you play as him. All the quests about granting everyone's wishes and then breaking their little hearts sounds like fun. Sinister grin. :)
Fun, but incredibly difficult to gameify and program. How do you balance a challenge when the character you're playing as is virtually omnipotent? Besides, part of what makes O'Dimm so engaging is that he's mysterious. The answer he gives Geralt in this scene as to his true nature was the best one the writers could have come up with; the answer you provide with your subconscious and curiosity is perfectly tailored to your particular sensibilities. Having a concrete answer about Gaunter O'Dimm's nature would be showing the shark.
James.T .Adams that was one of the things I first noticed perhaps King is actually writing the truth and the dark man is truly everywhere from the witcher to our world lol
0:50 I love it how at this point Geralt is used to all the magic and shenanigans that in the face of time stoping all he can say is "show off" as of course he isn't surprised.
"You actually control time, or is this some conjurer's trick?" "What difference does it make?" "A big one." I absolutely love that exchange. I love the seriousness with which Gearlt asks it, and the dismissive way O'Dimm answers. Also love that it just let's you sit with all the implications that come along with him being able to control time.
1. The real reason why the Original Devil is cast out of heaven is the fact that the devil want to be a G.O.D himself. 2. Demon's real name is incomprehensible and will make you insane and that's their weakness too in some stories thats probly why O Dim don't want anyone yo know
It's difficult to pinpoint "what" he is, but whatever he is, he holds up a mirror to humanity. How does he stop time though? Is it just due to the accumulated souls he's gathered over time? Why does he want these souls in the first place. What made him decide to grant wishes. He doesn't act like a djinn or even a demon. He likes his contracts but doesn't seem particularly beholden to them. It's more like a game he's playing
I think he is supposed to be The Witcher's universe Devil, as in Satan/Lucifer. The Original Fallen. Look up Goethe's Faust or Marlowe's Doctor Faustus: the antagonist in these plays is The Devil, and he works with contracts for human souls, etc. It also reminded me a bit of Devil's Advocate with Al Pacino or Angelheart with Robert De Niro. Two amazing films. The writers of the game also mostly took inspiration from a Polish folklore tale called Pan Twardowski, written around the same time as Doctor Faustus (1500's or so).
@@marconeves1979 sorry for my bad english: I think like in most of religions, in the witcher universe the "soul" belongs to god. So in this case Gaunter can kill anyone without restriction, but he can't take his prize and therefore he needs the contracts
to be fair, that part of the "oral contract" that Go'D quoted could have been formulated much better. In this wording quoted here, there was PLENTY of space allowed for Geralt to counter-argue that "nono, it actually means..." :D
Gaunter does say this is the last time I let you interrupt me…so this implies that the old man probably did it before and that gaunter has been to this inn many many many times before…perhaps it wasn’t unprovoked
2:52 he looks directly at the player, not at Geralt. When I saw it for the first time, I was sweating all over, my heart was pounding with fear, and my whole body was covered with goosebumps.
Every time I’ve played this game and seen him sitting in that tavern in White Orchard, I’m like, “I see you over there, you SOB.” Lol. By far the most memorable character in this entire game. They carefully crafted him from appearance to voice actor.
Nah he’s called Mirror Master mirrors in folk lore show your reflection or opposite of your true nature. His initials are GOD Gaunter O’Dimm. The opposite of a god or God, since the Witcher is based off of polish legends and the polish were widely Christians, is a demon or the devil respectfully. The dude is a demon of some sort.
2:42 THAT exchange alone was a massive indication. And the look he gives while he basically tells Geralt, “No, I won’t grant your wish this time Geralt. You really don’t want to know who I am”.. CHILLING.. and then how he effortlessly kills that drunk dude, before he leaves. Shoved a goddamn wooden spoon inside his eye socket while he was frozen in time. Lmao Yeh, he is HIM. The one with no name. Or with millions of names. He exists in every world, in every religion. Brilliantly done, and bone chilling
Gaunter O’dinn-“Do you really wish to know my true nature?” Geralt-“...yes.” Gaunter O’dinn- *looks me directly in the eyes from the game as he answers* “NO Geralt, you don’t.” Me- O.o
"What the Devil??", very well placed line here. Honestly, Master Mirror Gaunter O'Dimm, (initials: GOD, so mirror to God? Devil maybe?) is easily one of the greatest antagonists ever written in any work of art. I can't begin to understand how masterful the writing in this game is; CD Projekt Red must of made a deal with the Devil to bring to life all the most talented writers of all time for the Witcher 3, and then destroyed Cyberpunk as the cost. Only logical explanation.
Definitely the devil my guy. He has disguised himself man, don’t fall for it!
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The way he uses his words is dangerously tricky. "Do you really WISH to know?" Notice how he rarely uses the word "want" but he always purposely emphasize the word "WISH" every time he speaks to someone. Every moment you talk to him can easily be turned into an "oral contract" and "blood pact" without you even realizing it.
I feel the best video game villains are always the ones where you know for a fact that there's not a damn thing you can do to stop them. No amount of gear grinding, level farming or skill could allow you to face this dude. Most games you defeat the villain, but this one he plays you, instead of you playing the game.
Despite Gaunter stopping time, you can see light from candles flicker on the walls and people. Either an oversight or his time stop isn't really a timestop and more of a paralyze.
The way his tone changes when Geralt wants to know what he really is... terrifying. My theory is that knowing his true name grants the one knowing it some level of power over him, making him a threat. He made the effort of visiting Shakeslock, praising him for his research and then imprisoning him inside a chalk circle, doomed to die if he ever left it. In the Witcher universe, names hold power (the Bloody Baron's unnamed daughter turned into a Botchling as a result of dying unnamed and unloved), and I doubt that even he can truly escape every law of the universe.
What a fucking amazing character/antagonist The witcher is usually if it bleeds you can kill it. Or be that, you always kill something most of the time But for Gaunter O' Dimm? No Can't kill him far too powerful of a being, so you gotta outsmart him 10/10 writing.
Forget the fact that you can't even kill him. If you're not careful, you will end up *killing yourself* due to going mad by learning his true nature. Fucking terrifying.
the fact that he kiled that man implies that he can just stop time and do anything to anyone at any moment if he wishes so all those rules about contracts as such, he applies to himself by himself think about it for a moment, all that stops him is just random rules he made up himself and can change his mind at any time
I love how Gaunter was designed to look like any other NPC, not like a devilshly handsome and well dressed guy either (pun intended) just a random peasant or Freeman you'd see wandering around.