![]() ![]() Rather than focus on cool fights against giant creatures, Nightmare of the Wolf throws us into the deep end of a time where people die horrible deaths, where monsters lurk in every corner ready to gouge your eyes out and crush your skull. The story follows Vesemir as he discovers a strange new monster terrorizing the people of Kaedwen, a kingdom in political disarray where tensions between mages, humans, and Witchers are rising. He's a swashbuckler through and through, a young man full of pride and joy, who delights himself in the praise and coin being thrown at him for being a Witcher, a striking contrast to all the insults and swords being thrown at Geralt in the live-action show. Vesemir is far removed from the stoic, no-nonsense, white-haired Geralt. Villages are terrorized by ravaging creatures that violently and graphically maim and devour anyone in their path, while Witchers are famous protectors who also charge a pretty penny to go after said monsters. For one, this is a time where magic, monsters, and coin were aplenty. From the moment we meet him, it is clear that Nightmare of the Wolf is portraying a very, very different world than the one we see in the show. Whether you are a newcomer looking to dip your toes into the franchise or a longtime fan yearning for more before Season 2 finally arrives, Nightmare of the Wolf is a thrilling prequel that makes watching the live-action show better, while making the wait for Season 2 that much more painful.ĭecades before Geralt turned grunting noises into a fully formed vocabulary, there was Vesemir (Theo James), a character who was mentioned only once in the live-action show, but serves an important role as Geralt's Witcher mentor and father figure. ![]() Luckily, the new anime prequel Nightmare of the Wolf does an excellent job of filling in certain gaps in the story while providing an entertaining and action-packed standalone tale of its own. The world of The Witcher is as vast as it is dense, and Season 1 of the Netflix live-action series in 2019 made it feel like we were seeing but a drop of water in an ocean of stories and mythology. ![]()
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