Witcher 3 - Triss vs Yennefer: Who Should You Choose? 

She'll literally teleport across oceans and continents for him.

@@benl2140 yet small fence stops her... well, noone is perfect :'D

@@tuldorelow9687 FOR REAL💀💀

I'm on my 2nd Roach I believe, used to be brown, now he's dark grey. Changed after someone told me I will find a horse in the stables as a reward for some quest.

@@PaTrick-cf6ev Guess you told Ciri to meet her sh*t-daddy but refused gold - if you do that he offer you grey horse.

He chose violence today. 🤣😂

"Hmm, I wonder what is the fastest way to start a nuclear war."

So that's how 3rd World War started😂

The Triss VS Yennefer Thirst War was the most devastating conflict on the Continent. The casualties from every Nilfgaardian invasion combined were trivial by comparison.

@@Swedishmafia101MemeCorporation and only Shani simps have the strength to end it

as someone from Poland I'm so happy that people take time and care to analyze the characters in the books and go beyond the game depictions or superficial analyses. And that quote is a perfect encapsulation of Geralt, already on Thaned Vilgefortz sees Geralt as a ultimately impotent (in the political sense) thinker

If you ask me since almost everyone picked both, it should be considered the canon ending. 😂

Due to being a true Triss simp i've never seen that one.

wait, thats posible?

@@ramondijkgraaf3805 Yeah if you tried to romance them both you would end up in that situation, not only that you would have to go back like 5 hours of gameplay to undo the decision to romance one of them in order to continue with one of them at the end.

😂😂 IYKYK

Well Roach is like you only date girls named Anna and call it constant :)

Dandelion was fecking annoying I would have killed him if I could xD

I actually prefer the Witcher 1 over the later games. Don't know why it's getting a remake, but I don't really mind.

​@@makimakipapura7543 it's getting a remake because it looks like shit, understandably so due to almost 2 decades of release

​@@Vigilant69 was it Witcher 1 or 2 getting a update?

They better have the cards after every sexy time or no buy.

@@makimakipapura7543You are not unique or special for having this obviously wrong opinion. Cringe only, just cringe.

Hell yeah

Me: Corinne Tilly 🤣

Pretty sure he went triss

Me: The Iron Maiden

Me: CIIIIIIRIIIIIII!!!!

Simply read the books, lol?

​@@Film_SushiIMAGINE LOOOL

​@@Film_Sushican you just st fu maybe? Why you have to be a dbag in every comment?

mmmm in the games or in the books? because SPOILERS - - - - - - - - - in the books it is more complicated than that, she is really mean when she has to (I think Yen even more than Geralt has all the reasons to punch Triss into the stratosphere and not just for sentimental reasons), but Triss also helps her a lot a couple of times later on. I don't remember if she's the one that gives her the idea of how to escape the lodge (*edit: no, as few people pointed out that's Fringilla and Triss doesn't do anything there*) but after she still protects her from the lodge before finding Ciri. At more than one points Yen NEEDS Triss as her only ally and at the same time she's screwed over multiple times by her.

​@@M..n..M didn't Yen and Gearlt die

In the books Yennefer Valls her a redhaid bitch after she betrays her and Gieralt for the lodge.

@@whysoserious4464 I didn't say the opposite😅

@@M..n..M In the book when Yen was “captured” by the Lodge, Triss did NOTHING to help and it was Fringilla who tipped off Yen on an escape route

also, because Ciri is not the biologic daughter of Geralt it is still possible they may have intimate relationship such as vaginal or even anal

so if i choose either yen or triss, ciri wouldn't appear in beauclaire? sorry im new to the witcher

Correct! You need to pick both or neither and to not get the bad ending in the main campaign, otherwise Ciri dies/disappears, which would cause Dandelion to show up in Beauclaire.

I think Ciri is actually the worst personality in the game. She acts like a 14-year old going through puberty the hard way, I'd expect a 22-23 year old to behave a little more grown-up than "I can take care of myself!" or "I can decide for myself!" Avallach literally had to spell her unconscious in order to get her to the isle of mists because she was fully willing to run into the hands of the wild hunt to save one dude she knew for 2 hours, potentially dooming the entire world to forced servitude.

@@nielsvanheterenin the game she’s 16

lmfao that's fuckin hilarious

Fr 😂

In the games, Yen is the side chick.

@@PG19871230 it's only not true if you only play W3. If you play W1-3 yen is the side chick.

Right, technically what’s interesting is Triss is also older when she’s converted to a mage, so she *looks* older than Yen, but Yen was converted to a Mage at a younger age than Triss was, and looks younger than Triss. While Geralt looks a lot older and grizzled. It can go over people’s heads that this was the book canon, that Triss has a more mature appearance. Her behavior isn’t supposed to come across as young and innocently flirty, it’s supposed to come across as outright bawdy and a bit lurid. We’re supposed to feel inclined not to pick her because Geralt doesn’t really want a woman who’s easily mentally manipulated- she no longer has childlike innocence the way Ciri does, and even Yen does to a point with her idealism, as Triss was already inclined towards striving towards power and material comfort long before she finished her mage training. To Polish people, her bawdy behavior is, to their cultural mentality, a giveaway that someone has darker roots, and might not be trustworthy, hence Triss betraying them for the Lodge (unlike, say, Irish people who value bawdiness as a funny charming quality). She’s the female literary foil to Dandelion / Jaskier. Whereas Yen and Geralt both have a furious side hidden beneath a serene demeanor, though it comes out in attitude at times. They can both be a bit bawdy too (a cultural cue to the fact that they’ve both seen and survived dark times), but nothing remotely close to what Triss and Dandelion are like- I’m honestly surprised that the author didn’t set those two together as a fighting nagging couple in the books, but a maneater and a womanizer getting together might have created a 2nd conjunction of the spheres or something I guess 😂

So in short: Yen looks younger than Triss (symbolic of Yen’s spiritual innocence and idealism, despite her sharp tongue and sharp wit, and probably also a clue to her being better at magic because the young appearance is an artifice of magic), but Yen is actually much much older than Triss (a hint to the fact she is wiser and more trustworthy and devoted).

They don't really have a daughter. She was already someone else daughter and they adopted her, plus Geralt spent alot of time away

​@azureflametarot Triss don't look older than Yennefer at all lol. She looks younger.

@@Mystra not really, Jesus Christ! Adopting a child doesn’t make anyone less of a parent. Ciri’s mom died when she was a baby & her grandmother raised & died protecting her from Emhyr who was obsessed with having an incest child with her. He revoked his rights after that & Geralt & Yen gave her a better life then that.

Shani is boring.

@@Danthonyt If you say so but I disagree.

@@Danthonyt in comparison to aby sorceress, yes, she really is boring.

@@Danthonyt Nope

​@@andrewplck Oh you mean the bland sorceresses who constantly try to manipulate Geralt and political events for their own gain, not like we've ever seen those before! At least Shani treats Geralt like an actual person. :)

Same. My first playthrough I never simped(lol) but my 2nd one I was loyal to Triss and enjoyed it. My recent playthrough was with Yennefer and I have to admit it really fit being with her through the story.

ngl that's kinda what's so attractive about Yen

For me, the big thing is that she puts herself on the line for her fellow magic users in Witcher 3, but still tries to help Geralt with Ciri without a doubt, when she has so much to lose... And the fact that Yen is so ruthless when it comes to tracking Ciri, including destroying an entire garden sacred to the people there, and tortures the soul of a boy in order to get what she wants. Not to mention she's constantly being secretive. And I know people will say "wouldn't you do the same with your daughter?" No. I would not. I would not destroy something so important to other people. I would not lie to the one who also wants to find my daughter out of love or withhold things from him. I would not torture someone like that. As much as it would break my heart, I would not want to impose that suffering upon others... not to mention what my daughter must feel that I am destroying things for her. I for one would feel horrified if I learned all the things Yen did for me, and I'd be honoured, if not telling her it wasn't necessary, for what Triss did, trying to help me.

@@sandrols7 She(Triss) is the only one I like from the Lodge of Sorceresses. Keira a little bit but she really fits in with the rest of the Lodge and from what I gathered they where a bunch of ruthless, misandrist, clandestine, conniving, underhanded, b****s trying to influence everything and everybody. It's hard to feel sorry for them with what they were doing. Like wtf they expect?

Based on the books alone I'd go for Triss. Yennefer was just... such an incredibly manipulative, lying, cheating bitch in the first 2 books. And yes I know she becomes so much better than that later on, but holy hell her casually admitting to Geralt that she slept around with another person THE SAME DAY she was with Geralt just irked me. And then having the gall to get mad at Triss for sleeping with Geralt WHEN THEY WERENT EVEN TOGETHER was just the final nail in the coffin.

well said!

The way I see it, Triss is very much the choice of people who like the idea of a woman doting on them, she relentlessly pursues Geralt and tries every occasion to steal him off Yen. Yen on the other hand seems to value herself a bit more and won't just throw herself at Geralt, like if you choose to end the relationship in the Djinn quest you can see it shatters her, but you know she won't be pulling any Triss tactics. I don't know how best to summarise it, it's sort of like Triss is spending the day in your boxers and ordering a burger and fries, whereas Yen is going to the gym and picking up one from the drive thru, they both taste good, but one of them you feel like you actually accomplished something because you earned it first.

​@@beckriv9854 that is a fun summary :D Although in W3 Triss no longer throws herself at Geralt except during the Party. If you look at the series as a whole, you are correct though.

@@beckriv9854 Not close to that for me. I choose Triss because I like her goals, she is a woman who seeks to improve herself, also in a relationship with her there is dialogue and peace, you can see that Geralt and Triss are a healthy relationship. Another thing is that Triss does love Geralt and that is seen in the games, so her love story with Geralt is true, it is not just "sex" as some haters say.

​@@battlerushiromiya6457 true, I agree👍🏿

Lol the funny thing about it all is from a book perspective Geralt has a more romantic relationship with Shani than he does Triss.

@@DKarkarov on my first playthrough of Witcher 1, I chose Shani. Sadly, it doesn't matter in Witcher 2. :(

@@marcinpietrzak9358 Indeed, that was disappointing at the time.

@@marcinpietrzak9358 She doesn't even get mentioned at all unless you have the special edition (extended edtion whatever it's called) that adds a codex entry that you have to go looking for.

team Shani will never work for me because she is going to age and die way before Geralt does...

They love each other but they're so shit at relationships

I picked both and got tied to the bed with both walking away😢

@@nmosely1988 Pity there is no Ciri option. Yes im THAT GUY.

@@xxXXRAPXXxx Ciri probably would refuse as she like a daughter, but somebody did make a mod to make her an option, 😁

@@nmosely1988 LMAO

This is how I have to frame the whole "role-playing" aspect of this rpg. Like yes, I get to make the choices for Geralt, but I enjoy more trying to figure out what choices Geralt would actually make and go off of that.

Who is actually the ultimate superior choice: Shani

@@bolg892 Well yeah but we can't end up with her.

This.

relatable💀

Its the tits man 😅

Yeah, I was married to one…be very careful not to anger them!😂

Just to add, as far as I can tell (Ive not completed the game yet), the Tris story line is much shorter than the Yen, which is annoying...

That’s most likely to do with Triss being in the last 2 games so she is much more time to develop with the audience. Yen was introduced to us in TW3 so they had to do a lot of the introduction type stuff that was done in the first game

Your main character was obviously Gayralt of Rivia

Ig I accidentally stumbled upon the femboy part of the comment section woops better leave.

Bro...

The Regis fans have a bone to pick with you there, but we’ll admit you’re a person of good taste.

i heard theres balenciaga in novigrad, offering the most stýlish fashion

yeah but difference is I like dandelion and zoltan so i don't blame them :D

I mean yes you can fault the character since it is written that way. If she was writtent to mention Yen and Ciri she would be apploud.

Triss mentions Yennefer in Witcher 2 , pleaye stop lieng with the misinformation. When Geralt and Triss travel to Flotsam Triss tells Geralt all about Yennefer and her relationship.

​@@markramsey2454It's wrong, Triss mentions Yennefer in witcher 2.

​@@OdenDChadTriss mentions Yennefer and her relationship with Geralt to Geralt in witcher 2 when traveling to Flotsam. How do you guys not know that, did you even play Witcher 2?

She clearly is a villain literally being unable to choose Geralt as her hero. Slept with him, then with another. Disgusting.

@@Kronos0999 Shes disgusting but Geralt isnt? Man has slept with half the women he ever met lol, talk about double standards. As for me i dont care about any of that, im team Yen all the way, they were meant for one another. Oh and btw, your precious Triss has also "cheated" on Geralt at least once in the books iirc so yeah :)

​@@k-dot1533 Double standard as it's finest lol They really hate Yennefer cheating on Geralt yet people are okay with Geralt cheating with other women.

@@Kronos0999 People always talk about what Yennefer did with Istredd but never NEVER put Geralts nasty past on the table. Yennefer was trying to have a serious relationship with him at the beggining, she took Geralt to live with her at her principal residence in Vengerberg. One morning she just wake up and all what the witcher let her was a note and some flowers, Geralt abandoned her with no previous word ; then he slept with Yen's coworker and friend Coral, her assistan and Yennefer's best friend Triss. Can you blame the girl for having her reservations about a future with Geralt?, Istredd was propousing her estability and confidence. My point?, bouth are a piece of shit on relationships, that's why they belong together, and I LOVE THEM, really, but BOTH sucks on this.

@@k-dot1533men and women aren’t the same🤡

You must didn't play w2?

@@chrisharts5625 W1+W2 tbh made me chose Triss, so I'm not sure I understand where you are getting at.

The books hold up surprisingly well for me. Back in my teen years I thought that the Witcher saga, while obviously very good, was still nowhere near as good as Tolkien, but I can't read Tolkien anymore. It all is just too naive for the old me. Then I was an early fan of GRR and his Songs of Ice and Fire saga. I though that GRRs writing was a wholly new quality in this genre, and it is true, but I never was able to even re read those books *once* . It's just too dark for me. So many characters, but if you happen to take a liking to someone, it's likely they will die, either literally or figuratively, by turning themselves into monsters. Sapkowski strikes a happy medium for me. He's gritty enough to be believable, while he's also a master at creating likable *and believable* characters. It's not all roses obviously, there are some plot contrivances, but not too many. His writing is actually excellent, most of the time at least. He's a master wordsmith. Unfortunately, at least early translations were nowhere near his level and I'm not sure if this issue was ever fixed. (I think they must have done something, because nowadays hardly anyone mentions this problem, but I'd still be surprised if even the improved version could match the original.) Start at the beginning. It's just a bunch of self-contained short stories which all are a darker yet funnier versions of some popular fables.

​@@christopherwray4788 There are audiobooks bud and they do an equally good job of telling the story the same way a book would.

​@@christopherwray4788 Also the fact that your first reaction was to insult the guy and make baseless assumptions about him says a lot about you lmao.

@@bakters What is the reason you can't read Tolkien anymore?

@@Nagy.Patrik In short I already wrote that: "it's all too naive for the old me". Slightly longer: I realized that I can't accept his philosophy, which I consider to be internally inconsistent. The bad guys are portrayed as mere pawns willed into action by a powerful master mind. Their primary mode of existence is blind obedience. The good guys are portrayed as only slightly more independent pawns, who are willed into action by a powerful master mind. Their primary mode of existence is *literally* blind obedience, since Eru is a mystery to them. There is no redemption. A slippery slope toward evil is a one way street. Forgiveness exists, but only highborns can apply. So forth. Obviously, there is nothing of the sort in Sapkowski. In his universe good actors can act petty, jealously, cowardly, naively, annoyingly, yet they are still very likable people. Bad actors usually simply act in their own best interest. Even if blind obedience is expected of them, it's a part of a mutually understood contract, which can be revoked. And obviously, there is redemption.

Same, although i did not complete Witcher 1 i played 2 a lot...Yen had very little to stand for in the choice for my context...

This. Without the books, and only the games as reference there was pretty much no good reason to abandon Triss for Yen. Triss was with you from Witcher 1. Yen was a nobody for you as a player when she was introduced. I also remember her being downright rude to Geralt. I am sure everything made more sense for those that read the books. So you could say CDPR did a bad job at introducing Yen properly to the player.

@@Supirior18 Agree, or great work if they didn't want Yen to have a bigger impact for casuals...

​@@Supirior18 I didn't play the first two games but read all the books, was it made clear before W3 that Triss manipulated Geralt by taking advantage of his memory loss to steal him from her best friend when she knew they were mad about eachother? Just that could be argued as being a massive red flag for Triss.

@@beckriv9854 i honestly can't remember. It's been a few years since i played them. In my memory, i think that Yennefer wasn't even mentioned once in the first 2 Games, since Geralt regained his full memory in Witcher 3? Oh boy i could be totally wrong about this. But i think, he didn't remember Yennefer at all and Triss never mentioned her either in the games. So you as a player had no idea of a past relationship with Yen.

If you only played the games, you would probably choose Triss. Reading the books you´d understand it´s Yen and no one else. :) Though, there´s no correct choice. Well, we´ll see what happens in Witcher 4 though, lol.

There´s really no argument. We choose as players, though the book Geralt would only ever choose Yen. Is it shitty for Triss? Yes. Did Triss take an advantage of Geralt´s amnesia in the first two games? Hell yes. Is Yen a good person? Not really, by any means. But love doesn´t measure in these metrics. You love - you love all the faults and weaknesses too. There´s really no good choice, there´s only to follow your heart (as a player, as a human). Geralt would choose Yen - the player can choose the one, who he or she prefers. Reading books helps. Or not, lol. :) No one is saint, not everything is straithforward. That´s life, comrade. :)

I'm just into red heads. Like Yen is great and all, but she can be abusive at times. Game Yen/Triss seem different to the books tho.

umm… this isn't true at all.

I pretty sure ciri wouldn't approve of the way she treated the boy she resurrected with necromancy (forgot his name)

@@mohammadsaleem5990 Yen was run out the time (story wise), so she is ready to be ruthless . . Yen was ready to protect Geralt and Ciri against the Lodge. Lodge want to kill Geralt and marry Ciri on somee local prince. Triss was Philipa puppy and was agree with this plan. Only Yenifer stand against them - basicly she was ready to fight against all of them at once. . On the contrast, when Geralt loose his memory - Triss immediately use this at her advantage (act like a pig toward Yen and stay silent about Ciri) and use Geralt in Lodge political games threw whole Witcher 1 and Witcher 2 (but in Witcher 2 we see that Big girls in Lodge like Philipa and Sheala never saw Triss as their equal. More like petty looser that try to stay close with popular guys in the school). . Easy win for Yenifer here (because her love for Geralt and Ciri is real, then for Triss it some kind of adventure or opportunity to reach her own goals)

​@@user-fp3in2kf3b This this this. People don't understand that what Yen does she does it not only for her own gain, but out of love for those closest to her too.

The ideal choice is to choose BOTH. Like in the real life, that´s not possible. In the words of Netflix´s Witcher - "fuck!". :)

@@Film_Sushi Of course it's possible. It's only your choice and you can choose any path you want. The romance won't last long and will result the trio quest but you can still have your fun with both Yen and Triss.

@@saprelik don´t want to have just fun, lol.

@@Film_Sushi I have a bad news for you than, it's only a computer game and so has its limits ;)

@@saprelik damn, that´s really bad news. :)

Actually, Yennefer gave her life for Geralt trying to cure him. There's definitely something good about her 😄 Yes, and endured torture for the sake of Ciri.

@@ganjinfly Absolutely! You just don't really get that picture from playing the games since this happens before them. Plus, if you don't pursue her story that much in the Wild Hunt, it's fairly easy to miss that part. That's why my 2nd play through was Team Yennefer =D

​@@ganjinflyTriss also let herself be tortured for Ciri, she loves Geralt.

​@@FriendwithNoName7No, she played that. She was never in danger in the "torture chamber" and the "little sis" says it all for me..😒

There's another aspect to their relationship that started because of a genie's wish. They are bound by magic, so no matter the toxicity and hate, they end up getting back together even after their many break-ups. Many of their acquaintances and friends will often note how disfunctional their relationship is. They are like oil and water in many respects.

I've played the game choosing Triss once and Yen the next. In my experience I felt that Triss loves Geralt the most. Just from the cut scenes they're in and how Triss treats Geralt I felt she genuinely cares a lot for him. Yenn degrades him. Both love Ciri.

it'll never be a family or love that comes from a relationship like that, so it's very off putting.

@@ElusivePandaMan they'll ALWAYS be miserable and that's why it's so bad.

​@sullifishing4035 triss never loved him, she tried to mess with his daughter and his life. End of the day yen died trying to bring him back to life, triss could never.

Triss is in the first two games - Yen isn´t. So that complicates the things even further (for the human player). But for the book Geralt, the choice is obvious - Yen and only Yen. :)

Yeah lying for months seems pretty fucked 😂

Exactly- you're so fucking right and people just kinda ignore it?

um... what in the hell man??? thank you!

Bro im sorry my comment came from the pocket. Good video though

Bad ending is when Dandelion shows up

And maybe that’s the reason why they’re former girlfriends. So Yen is the choice 😂

@@reeeyou Touché. :D

based. i would choose Keira any day, if i could

"Yen is to much like a lot of very unpleasant memories" Hits hard as fuck

This is the way.

In comparison to Triss or Yen, Shani is... boring, really.

@@andrewplck In terms of abilities and impact on the story and books yes. But she's just adorable.

@@heelsurfer2668 She is. Was so happy to see her again. HOS was a fantastic expansion.

​@@andrewplck Not really. But I'd rather take boring any day over stupid #1 and stupid #2.

Yennefers only crime against geralt was being patient with him. Even in the books the only time she ever took advantage of him was before she even knew him lol. She's obsessed with power and she's manipulative but unlike triss, yennefer sees ciri as family. Where as triss was willing to brain wash him to forget about everything important in his life souly so she could get some witcher dick.

The irony of the quote of course, is that he can’t help but always make a choice. It’s a cute quote, but the story itself reveals that Geralt cannot be neutral, he will always make a choice. And this is reflected once again in the ending of the books

Proceeds to get dumped by both

Real men dont chase. They test her to see if she will chase when he eases off. Yen doesnt chase.

@@peterpan408 If i'm Yen, why would i chase a guy who used a wish to tied my life to him forever?

Their love has to be salty, after all, the two of them will be together for a very long time, so there needs to be a lot of spice.

I feel Triss genuinely cares more for Geralt. Speaking about love. In the game if you choose Triss you get interesting dialogue and cut scenes with her. Just before going to fight the Wild Hunt for last time you get the cut scene in the tent. The one with Triss they tell each other they love one another. With yenn's cut scene they don't. Also when doing the quest for everyone in Novigrad (The Elf,ciri,yenn,Triss) You get the scene at the fountain with Triss to find Fillipa. The love chemistry feels so genuine. Triss/Yenn both love Ciri but in my experience I felt the love from Triss.

So yen stayed with Gerald until d end?

@@rulonelyyy8925 With Yen you have at least the opportunity to stay in your vineyard, Triss has to go back to Kovor and Geralt can join (leave the vineyard) or leave Triss.... I like Corvo Bianco. I want him to stay, so for that alone I chose Yen (and because I read the books)

I only ever wanted Triss

Same!

I haven't read all the books but the ones I did read after playing all the games put me off Yen even more so! Team Triss forever..

​@@abereid4315 maybe you only read first 2 story ones and first main, as much as I enjoy triss in the witcher saga you see her as the really good girl for geralt

Haven't read the books, but yen seems like the right option. Plus Ciri looks up to her as a mom

Shani is too young for Geralt and she has a normal life span. Imo it just wouldnt work...

It could've happened if it wasn't for the fact that it was already established in the book that shani married someone and lived peacefully with him till she was an old woman. Making shani a serious romance option would've retconned the events of book. A damn shame.

​@@itsgonnabeokay9341isn't she an elf? They live longer than humans

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