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A real shame they weren't implemented into the Witcher 3. Still I am glad that you're covering this monster!

When I play as Geralt, he is a much less skilled warrior. My Geralt dies from drowners.

Kills every monster in the world. dies by a peasant

God it's such a shame they aren't around in kaer morhen. I remember walking all the way from kaer morhen to the top of the map just to find a half out the map wyvern

Perhaps the Lords encountered, rare sub species of manticores.

eskel killed a manticore he mentions in the game

I'm actually curious how Eskel's Sign intensity might be like. Triss said that he emanated much more magical power than that of Geralt.

Manticores going extinct. Geralt helped. Someone call PETA.

Interesting thought/theory: I think its the near extinction of Manticores is actually closely tied to the decline of/ending of the creation of new witchers. Manticore venom is a core ingredient in the potions used in the Trial of the Grasses, leading to them getting hunted to their eventual extinction for it. Without the poison readly available/obtainable the Trail of Grasses would have become harder and harder to perform. Witchers slow decline after there 'golden age' (during their first creation) is never really explored in the books or games explicitly but it would be easy to point to dwindling supply of ingredients as a large reason for there initial decline in continued witcher creation. Definitely interesting thought, I mean even our own wolf boys only truely stopped relatively recently, when Vesemir hide away all the remaining suppies for Trails.

Is it possible that manticores are not monsters but just normal beast? The flash back calls it "one of the world's oldest and deadliest creatures". This makes it sound like the manticore may have existed in the world before the conjunction of spheres just like any beast. This would explain why the manticore is susceptible to steel instead of silver like wolves and other beast-type creatures.

2:57 there's a dialog in the Witcher 3 where Eskel admit that he defeated a Manticore before

Also just so happen to have the best armor in the witcher named after them, equally as badass. 👍

I think eskel might fair well against a manticore, hes almost as good as geralt, if not on par

I know Witcher 3 came out a while ago, but I think it speaks volumes that I played it (and completed it, fully), and I am still tuning into your content sheerly for the lore because I was that deeply involved in the game. Bravo. Keep going.

Great video. :) I didn't know much about manticores in the witcher universe. The surviving witchers all have to be pretty tough and resourceful to still be around. I think it's possible that Eskel might have been able to beat one, he just probably would have struggled a little more than Geralt. Eskel did take down an old and fast katakan, which is apparently no small feat. He also held his own against Caranthir for a bit... Geralt only defeated him after Ciri broke the staff. Geralt obviously has an advantage, but I wouldn't count Eskel out, he just doesn't seem to usually brag about his skill.

Fun fact. Manticores in mythology never had scorpion tails. That's a relatively new concept. They had long furred tails with a grouping of spines at the tip

It would have been so good if these were in the Witcher 3, like a small quest where only one is in the game, maybe like a contract in beauclair

Perhaps in the Witcher 4, we would see them because of Ciri's conjunction when she opens the portals, The manticore could return to the game because we can see the long-extinct literally return during the path when Geralt and Yennifer riding to the tower.

They could have at least included them in Blood and Wine as a way to get the Manticore Armor for example. Still, great video, was wondering what they actually were.

I was always curious as to why we have a manticore potion ingredient (forgot what it's called) but have never met the beast itself I would love to see it in a future witcher game Too bad it's just a mindless beast though, would be kinda sick if it could speak like some manticores from real life legends

Geralt: I haven’t been defeated by any monster yet. Unseen Elder: Hold my beer

I've been on a binge of your videos for the last few days. Huge fan of the witcher, definitely subscribed my friend

Idk about eskel being defeated. It was mentioned multiple times that him and geralt were equal in skill, with eskel also having an edge against geralt in magical power.

Maybe the Imperial Manticore and manticore are like the Griffin and ArchGriffin thing

I wish I could see one in TW3 Edit: A dragon also. The fake Skillige one had me hyped but then it was fake 😢

Nice new intro George! Great video and great job covering the monster, very informational

I know a lot of this stuff I could just look up, but it seems like it's more interesting when I hear someone like you talk about it.

I find it awesome that everywhere in the world they have this kind of mythical creatures. Middle East: manticore, North Africa: Sphinx, Europe: griffin. East Asia: pixiu. And of course the most mythical creature that is kinda in every culture in the world: dragons

Amazing video I loved it

I wonder if vesimir has ever killed a manticore

6:10 >> Damn.. I wish CDPR would put Manticores back into TW3! They sounded like they were going to be one of the best monster challenges in the series. This is the one critter I always looked forward to fighting, but never got the chance. Maybe some talented modders can make it happen.

I really like that kind of intro that you did. Well done!

Eskel is about as good as Geralt so I'm sure he would do fine. It's mentioned that they are on par with Geralt being slightly more skilled with a blade due to his faster speed through additional mutations and Eskel is better at signs having a better natural affinity for magic. Lambert might struggle though.

That roar of the Manticore in the beginning is fucking awesome.

I hope your channel gets bigger bro

Already on 13k subs!!!

A new intro,holy shit that was absolutely awesome!

Found you chanel not long ago so far i love you videos just would like to see more pictures or something that represent what are you speaking in that moment and not random scenes from the game :) keep it up !

Great video!

I think that they removed the manticore from the witcher 3 around kaer morhen because it really doesn't make sense that such a huge monster would still be lurking around a school that trains monster-killers... Still would have been cool to see!

Isn't Eskel on par with Geralt when it comes to skill? That's what I keep hearing book readers say that is. Another thing they mentioned was how Eskel has stronger magic emanating from him, so why wouldn't he be able to take on a manticore as well? I think he'd manage like Geralt would. Lambert on the other hand. lol

being a fan of the Witcher series it's quite easy to like and respect these videos... thanks for the time and effort it takes to put them together friend.

I realize this video is fairly old, but Eskel will also tell you about how a half a year ago he killed a manticore in the game if you ask him privately about any other interesting hunts he has been on lately. He says he encountered it in Creyden, and that it's movements were very quick - enough so that his medallion barely had the chance to twitch in warning. He slayed it, and attempted to earn coin for it only to be told by a local elder that they had no idea the beast was even active in the area. (Which considering what they are capable of was probably a load to get out of having to pay Eskel for killing it, but still.) To this, Geralt simply replies that he hasn't seen one in about a year. Eh, I'm not remotely surprised Eskel has such a story in the game. He is said to be on par with Geralt in many ways, and potentially stronger even in his use of signs. That said though, I do wish they had been able to add a manticore fight to the game. I suppose Eskel's story could be seen as a bit of a nod to what could have been had they been able to implement it.

I'm subbing my guy.

The wings of a bat. I wonder how it flies with that lol. Thanks for the video.

Thx for the vid

African lions can reach the size of the depicted Manticores. The two types African and Asian are 500-600 pounds average to 300-500 pounds respectively. The records for male African lions is about 800 pounds and easily with in the body size of a manticore. This is of course not including wings or tail. I think they just meant body size and not additionally appendages.

greetings...awsome videos I just found them and I have subscribed...

closed captions are nice

I was only ever aware of one manticore Geralt faced in Sapkowski’s novels. This was in the ‘Time of Contempt’ novel when one was blocking the road. Please let me know where I missed the other one.

I approve

I dont remember ever fighting one of these, i wish i had it seems it could be challenging and fun

imagine a manticore's head on roach. epic

• I hope theyll get implemented in the witcher 4 if there is one. • I hope if they could expand upon the fact that you need its venom to make witchers and if there any sup species of it in Zerakania or sum. • I imagine an imperial manticore to be big as a fiend, his fat scorpion tail to contain mutated neurotoxins that would paralyzed a man in minutes, he’ll have snake fangs that shoot venom out as cobras do, sliva that has shock venom made from dangerous bacteria like the comodo dragon, retractable claws that are oily with nerve toxin , he can spit a strong acid and leap high and occasionally fly even. His body is rigged, insect like, tho flexible to an extent that 6 limbs allow, with the accessional rough skin, an exoskeleton that covers his rips abdomen and sholders... His glare passes an expression-full lion face with no true expression intent, his reptilian eyes and what ever his lips are sitting on are constantly radiating disturbing uncanny appearance. When he actually intent to give a scare he’ll bare his huge fangs wide and stretch out his wings. •Manticores are seem to be much bigger threat then they’re viewed to be in the witcher world, theyre a huge versatile monster that is highly venomous. With dragons chances of death are pretty high, with a manticore tho, chances of death are definite. I wandered if back in the day humans gotten huge groups to hunt down dragons, how did they hunt manticores, were they going to minor war with the damn thing?

I do have an extreme knowledge about mythology and monsters of many believes and cultures all about the world so there are no real "new" information, but I enjoy listening to you so I watch your videos anyway 😂

I only know this because I came across it last night on the Witcher 3 eskel tells geralt he’s actually killed a manticore just before you go to get ciri from the isle of mist

oh man!! its sad we cant meet a menticore this monster look so cool

You know since originally there was supposed to be a manticore near the mountains at kaer Morhen do you think they could add it in the game when the remastered version comes out this year?🤔😮

Witcher George, to say Geralt has never been defeated in the way you describe is like a person who is still alive saying they’ve never been killed before (and Geralt’s case doesn’t count). In the books, he usually kills the monsters he fights, but many times he has been outclassed and not quite ‘won’ exactly, like in the story which is a parody of Beauty and the Beast with the Bruxa, he couldn’t defeat her but the beast helped and distracted her, Geralt’s fighting prowess is always a narrative device because actually Sapkowski’s Wiedzmin series isn’t an action series, it’s political, philosophical fantasy. He does in fact become wounded very frequently, he’s constantly getting handicapped in the books, I always feel like he’s recovering from some fight or other at some point at least once in every book.

Yes I love the freaking creature video's!!!

maybe lions are just huge,

Eskil killed a manticore in Creyden said it in Witcher 3 after uma gets the curse removed if you chat with him right after geralt will ask about any interesting contracts he had lately and Eskil will tell you.

You fight them with steel? Does that mean they are native to the world and did not appear from the conjunction? Would explain their near extinction despite how solitary and powerful they are.

I enjoyed the video very interesting I understand some of the points that you made about what you said that you had read and learned about but strictly as a player without anything else involved I would have liked to have seen a manticore in The Witcher 3 I mean yes I would have loved to a fault one that would have been cool the creators of the game should have thought of that there might be players out there that would appreciate an encounter with such a creature not putting it in seems sort of selfish I believe it would have absolutely been worth a little bit of extra effort

What armor is geralt wearing at 2:50?

They should include these things in the remastered version of witcher

Did you make a video on Siegfried yet?

What armor are you wearing in the video?

It's funny how cool manticores are, to get I think a fight with...Ciri? In the novels, a scary comic book flashback in TW2. And an endgame armor in TW3, but I don't think any actual fights in the games.

Tbh I thought manticore somehow related to mantis 😂 nice video

Honestly of the next Witcher game is more like Cyberpunk in terms of story / character creation, I would definitely choose school of the manticore; they are pretty badass ngl

3:24 where is this stated? From what I've read Eskel could most likely go toe to toe with Geralt, Lambert on the other hand probably not but I think Eskel could take on a manticore just as easily as Geralt, or atleast close to.

Was expecting a NSP reference

Wasn’t eyke in throne-breaker ? Whilst giving the main characters the optional mission to fight a manticore ?

Oh... I had pictured a giant preying mantis but I like this more

witch one is your favourite monster from the witcher universe?

I thought that the monter on the road in time of contempt was a griffin?

Manticore vs Chimera

My favorite creature from the Witcher universe ❤️

In mythology the manticore has no wings and it's tail ends in a cluster of spines that it can fire like arrows.

Aren't Manticores also from the Greek mythology. I remember hearing about them in a history class or something. We call them Άντροπες (Andropes) here.

So how many tails do they have?

By the way eskil dis slay a one of these creatures, and he say that in the game the witcher 3.

I wonder if Griffins and Manticores could produce offspring. I think it'd be possible (though rare of course if it ever did happen), as they both have lion DNA in them, though if they could produce offspring the Manticores DNA would be dominant, as it's a more ancient creature, and has two extra DNA strands compared to the Griffons one.

Videon Cahir Dyffryn aep Ceallach(pretty sure I misspelled something) pretty please

There is a monster which bested him, it was an *Aguara* who "defeated" Geralt but that's just because of her Illusions and they didn't directly fight so ye ☝🤔🏞

Reminds me of a wyvern from wow

I have a question which one older the manticore, or the crones?

What armor are you using there, the golden one and how do I bloody get it haha

The griffin school armor designer was like : Let's make him look fat Great video by the way ☺ Maybe we will see this monster in the next witcher game

Really wish we could fight these things in TW3.

Where in the lore is said that Geralt has "super mutations"? I might not remember it well but all I remember is that he got some extra side-effects (white hair) but nothing that could make him "superior".

So to finish this video *glances at time* *min 3 of 11*

I've been pronouncing Denesle wrong -_-

If Geralt had some plate armor or some ursine school gear that pitchfork wouldn't have wounded him like that.

Well, Geralt simply doesn't take fights like a Manticore unprepared. Like all Witchers his 'power' is very much scaleable through their adaptability with potions etc.

I don't want to brag or to be rude, but wasn't Eyck of Denesle killed by a dragon? I think there's a whole story about it. Yes, the new Witcher series on Netflix has it wrong, bla bla. But he was in the story if I remember correctly and he died because of Brokh(aka the Golden dragon, really don't remember his full name, sorry). This is from the books btw, don't know if it's diffrent in the games. Maybe you're talking about a diffrent person though, could happen of course. Then I suggest you put the names on the screen because it's easier to know afterwards and prevents not needed hate. I'm not a native English speaker, so I'm not sure with names and all. But anyway, nice vid ^^

Geralt of Rivia - never defeated by a monster from Pixie to Manticore. Killed by a peasant wielding a pitchfork. Ouch.

I can't agree with your statement that Geralt is that much more power than Eksel and Lambert. It's stated that both Eskel and Lambert are highly skilled. They have both challenged, defeated, and survived encounters with higher vampires. Eskel in fact gave insight with a contract involving a higher vampire. Geralt has fame because of the exposure of some of his contracts. Not to mention the company he keeps like two special sorsoresses we know. Lambert is seen riding off with one of his own now, so we don't know exactly what new adventure are in store for him.

Why would CD projekt Red decide to cut such a magnificent Beast to fight this would have been my favorite monster to fight