Why Is Radovid So Crazy? - Witcher Character Lore - Witcher lore - Witcher 3 Lore

[@aggressiveoatmealmemes6881]

Philipa creating her own worst monster is on brand

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

Didnt watch the video before reading, 100% thought this was a joke about Philipa making her own Monster energy drink. (It would probably be grape or Kumquat or something)

[@WitcherGeorge]

Like the brand he gave her face... it was a bit extreme

[@KnightwhotillrecentlysaidNI]

@@WitcherGeorge Thats nothing, she turned him into a newt

[@ranger24ff]

Let’s be real, being smart enough to spectacularly screw something up is Philippa’s general mode of operation.

[@KnightwhotillrecentlysaidNI]

@@ranger24ff I really hated Radovid, though he made BASED decision of dismantling Philippa's eyes out(Havent read books, but shes just Radovid with Boobies). I recently finished the main game(Well, killed Budget Sauron(Can i call him "Knight who said NI!"?) and has yet to finish it, but my game crashed.). If youre going to declare Romance Jihad on me for liking Triss, i have a weapon against you

[@kireta21]

I think what made Radovid so ruthless is not madness, but paranoia. Scarred by Philipa, he protects himself by controlling those around him, and destroying those he can't control. As the saying goes, you can make a throne out of bayonets, but you can't sit on it. He chased himself into a corner: the only way he can survive is by being more ruthless, which means more people wanting him dead. He's certainly smart enough to realise this loop, but at this point there's no way back.

[@00yiggdrasill00]

Yeah he's a rather pitiable character. More than Intelligent enough to see the flaws and failure in what he's doing, but too hurt and afraid to change course. I think that's ultimately why I choose to kill him (alongside saving thaler and roche) because no one should have to live like that. The regret and self loathing as you age would eat you alive. I just really wish it wasn't philipa who did it because she's ultimately the main one responsible for the whole situation.

[@KnightwhotillrecentlysaidNI]

He found out what Netflix are doing to him.

[@Kintabl]

Correct, he is not crazy in normal sense. He is just very ruthless, however, if you look witcher world he is nothing special. Betrayel or treason was always severely punished. And he does not tolerate any BS. Best way is to keep your Geralt away from him. And I don't kill him in my witcher 3 playthrough. Nilfgaard only wins the war, if you kill Radovid and Dijkstra. F**k them!

[@KnightwhotillrecentlysaidNI]

​@@Kintabl I HATED HIS GUTS! Every moment, i see his face, at least in TW1 he was kinda decent guy if you give him Adda, kinda wished the whole "interrogation with Geralt on previous actions in previous game" also covered first game(Imagine if Siegfried came to help the Roche and his People's front of Temeria, or Yaevinn reluctantly helping Wizards in Novigrad, because he needs more support for his gang outside, and wizards are just as oppressed as his kind)

[@saekisadako2118]

nah it's just bad writing. the devs just needed an antagonist.

[@sabashukvani]

Radovid is remorseless and insane but also an effective strategist and manipulator.

[@WitcherGeorge]

Exactly. It's something that I feel isn't fully appreciated. He's not just the plain crazy villain. He's got a lot of depth.

[@spartanhuntergaming]

​@@WitcherGeorge I liked his storyline and even viewed it that, though Witchers are neutral and aren't regicides, that King Radovid needed assassinated because he was insane but also Geralt's friends who were Mages and Sorceresses weren't safe with Radovid alive.

[@Mere-Lachaiselongue]

@@spartanhuntergaming Mages whom did all the things they were accused of, schemed, started wars, spread plagues, assassinations and addled men's minds with their magic. Looking at it from a humans perspective in the north, Radovid seems like the obvious choice for the north's leader (excluding Dijskra because he only becomes a relevant candidate after Radovid's death).

[@Geralt.5261]

In the Witcher 3 it is also stated that Radovid was raised at least partly by Dijkstra as well. As if being raised by one emotionless, power hungy manipulator wasn't enough ...

[@Perdita25]

He could have been, but it would be at the time when his dad was still alive, and maybe a couple of months after his death. Radovid was still thirteen when Philippa tried to have Dijkstra killed and forced him to flee from Redania.

[@STPstudio47]

I wouldn't say Radovid is crazy. He seems crazy at first, but there's more to it: 1. He was raised by both Philippa and Dijkstra, two power-hungry people who thought they can use him as their puppet, but Radovid was not a type of guy who just submits, as soon as he had the opportunity he wanted to take what was his and move aside those two. So after all this time he's been denied his father's legacy, its understandable he wants solidify his position. 2. Witch hunts have two main reasons: first one is the trauma philippa gave him, and the second one are the events from the witcher 2, mages conspiracies, lodge wanted the full control of the north, kept manipulating kings, so in the end after all those events the public opinion on mages became really really bad, therefore in order to have people of the north on his side, Radovid started the hunts. Besides, Radovid knew he couldn't take Novigrad by force, so he used similar politics to those in town and eternal fire church in order to appeal to them, make novigrad join redania, not by force. (Btw official gwent expanded lore gave us info that if Radovid wins the war, after few years all the witch hunts end so it was more of a circumstantial political move) 3. His famous chess speech that is considered a crazy talk, it's not. Radovid is testing geralt there. If players responses that he understands what Radovid means, he's furious that geralt is humoring him. And if geralt admits he doesn't get it, Radovid drops all the weird metaphors and explains his point. 4. He is a tactical genius (sadly the third game mostly talks about it and doesn't show it). In witcher 2 no matter the ending, he always gains something (either a pact with kaedwen, control over the lodge or becomes the king of temeria). In witcher 3 he's able to unify the entire north, which was in total chaos, against nilfgaard and actually can win this war. My second favorite king in the witcher universe, after Foltest :D

[@Mere-Lachaiselongue]

Finally someone that understands Radovid.

[@Rct3master44]

This post was fact checked by real Redanian patriots: ✅TRUE✅

[@JohnJohn-qq1cw]

Another thing worth mentioning is when Triss interrogates the spy handling Menga. he tells her that Radovid is killing mages because he wishes to "clear the field" before entering Novigrad. He no doubt hated Phillipa and the Lodge but the burning of the mages was strategic. I doubt he believed all that eternal fire stuff, it was just a means to an end.

[@abyssofsorrowanddespair2936]

The craziest part is radovid is only like 18 or 19. Yet he looks like he’s in his 40s

[@efaristi9737]

yeah, paranoïa can take its toll.

[@Mere-Lachaiselongue]

@@efaristi9737 Anyone that goes bald and grows a beard will look old even tho they could be 18 years old.

[@efaristi9737]

@@Mere-Lachaiselongue Oh really ? Lol, if you add that to stress, no longer he look older than Ciri despite being actually younger XD

[@Bigkingmonster408]

Apparently he never sleeps and is always strategizing so he ages hard by the Witcher 3

[@Mosaab47]

Radovid is not crazy he's a maniac

[@schalitz1]

So is Philipa, kill them both, I say!

[@InvertedWIng]

On the floor. And he's dancing like he's never danced before...

[@ivandankob7112]

MAAAAAAANIAC

[@minotaur818]

Crazy? Nilfgaardian lies. The man is the sanest person in the whole continent. A chess prodigy, master strategist, and pious ruler. - The Redanian Ministry of Public Information approves this message

[@KnightwhotillrecentlysaidNI]

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries

[@enexe6229]

said the guy who supports emhyr who literally executed all druids.

[@KnightwhotillrecentlysaidNI]

@@enexe6229 I mean i know Emhyr is no saint(Nilfgaard-Northern wars are basically a fantasy equivalent of Second Sino-Japanese war. Invaders are evil, but defenders are equally sick), but what was his motive? I mean as far as i know, even the greatest leaders in history did some tyrannical things with some motive. Is it like with Radovid, who started persecuting wizards and alchemists because of personal spite(Because Phillipa turned him into a newt)? Or is there any other motive

[@enexe6229]

@@KnightwhotillrecentlysaidNI druids still exists in the north and they are the main reason why brokilon and dryads still exist. yeah sure that's why a halfling said that he pretends to be a merchant because otherwise the redanian army would've drafted him as a medic to the front lines. also radovid has his own conclave of mages and he will burn a mage only if he doesn't want to join it.

[@KnightwhotillrecentlysaidNI]

@@enexe6229 1. Too bad in my playthrough, no i havent seen a wizard in Daddy Raddy's ranks(In my 2 main game playthroughs(Luv the game, but hate doing it all over again due to how long it is to finish it, also i recently started Blood and Wine, and it seems South Tyrol, i mean Toussaint, made a good choice by joining Italy, i mean Nilfgaard.)) 2. I was asking why would Emperor of Nilfgaard be concerned about bunch of hobos in the woods, do those Hobos put shrubber's businesses at economic stress at this period? I mean i can get why would Raddy hate sorcerers (We have seen many of them are either unpredictable nuclear bombs, very rich land owners or smug, narcissistic powerhungry jerks(Unless your name is Triss or Yenn, and they have both done something in the past)).

[@louisbrown4620]

Radovid was a genius and great King, in a Genghis Khan way. I certainly wouldn’t want you to live under him. But, his quality was top notch as far as consolidating and using power.

[@Danthonyt]

Vesemir seemed to like him.

[@TheBayzent]

Is he tho? I mean, the guy is a certified c*nt, but he is definitely not being irrational on his persecution of sorceresses, every single one of his motives are true. Canonically he also stops the witch hunts after he kills Philippa anyway.

[@mspionage1743]

Dude gets a bad wrap. All the Monarchs were just as ruthless as he was. He did every damn thing in his power to save his country from Nilf and was very good at what he did.

[@STPstudio47]

He didn't cause nearly as many deaths as henselt, demavend or emhyr

[@TheRealKiDJ]

Longtime viewer, good to see you back!

[@WitcherGeorge]

I appreciate the support :))

[@farhad2222]

But he’s smart as hell , i admit when i saw the state of the war in witcher 3 and the power of black ones , i thought they will win regardless of my choices , and was surprised when i learned he will win if you don’t kill him

[@Onishiro]

He's not crazy, he's based.

[@adamololo5112]

hey george, nice to see you uploading again.

[@Lukaia346]

Radovid was favorite character in the 2nd gameand to the first to an extent. His characterization in 3 is my biggest problem with the game. Honestly, if his genocide just stopped at the mages i wouldn't really care that much. By in large they all had it coming.

[@efaristi9737]

that's not fair, they weren't all involved or interested in political schemes.

[@Lukaia346]

@@efaristi9737 yeah, but you can still name on one hand the number of mages that weren't a dark shade of grey at best.

[@efaristi9737]

@@Lukaia346 I think i can name on one hand the number of peoples that weren't a dark shade of grey lol XD

[@akechijubeimitsuhide]

Bet you're the type to side with the templars in Dragon Age.

[@efaristi9737]

@@akechijubeimitsuhide Let's not mix things up. Here mages are hated because some of them tried to dictate the way of the world. In DA, mages are feared because each one of them can get posessed by a demon and become a rampaging bloodthirsty unstoppable monster. Also, power abuse.

[@awesomehpt8938]

Playing too many games of chess on his own.

[@silent-rage]

love this answer

[@youngnat]

Kindve a cycle, he’s playing it alone because he’s crazy and playing it alone makes him crazy.

[@thedukeofcats6616]

@@youngnatcrazy I was crazy once they locked me in a room a rubber room a rubber room with rats rats make me crazy crazy I was crazy once they locked me in a room a rubber room with rats rats make me crazy

[@rudhra5957]

Geralt: should've played Gwent

[@WitcherGeorge]

Maybe he started using the 'Niemann' method a little too often...

[@datiger39]

been binging your vids mate! crazy good love em... I know you're not getting as much views as you used to in the channels (heyday) but happens to all channels sooner or later.... crazy good videos mate I appreciate these videos..

[@bravosix6738]

Radovid is such a smart ass. Even van Attre you meet in the beginning of the game was taken back by his brilliant politics. "Radovid is mad, but he's no fool." is a recurrent theme. Interesting character overall. But he had it coming. Pissing off the lodge of sorceress was a naive mistake. He underestimated how powerful, influential, cunning they are.

[@alhemmings8554]

I always wondered why he didn't consider hiring Triss, seeing as she was out of the job after Foltest. They could have established a counter lodge, or at least held the Lodge to account with spying and removing certain bad apples. It would have really peed off Eilhart too! I guess he figured a pogrom would remove any future threat to monarchical rule.

[@charlieturner5831]

Love to see more videos on the politics, wars and armies of the world of the Witcher.

[@wheelman1324]

I feel bad for him. I wish there was an option to kill both him and Phillipa. They both deserve the sword. Sorcerers in the Witcher series are always the worst. Triss is okay, but even she was guilty of gaslighting Geralt into forgetting Yennefer. Don’t even get me started on Yennefer.

[@r_r_rye2441]

Triss is literally the only sorceress that isn't completely awful.

[@wheelman1324]

@@r_r_rye2441 I agree

[@gwiezdnypan1035]

In the book the Lady of the Lake we have information about Phillipa death this is propably 1375 (witcher 3 plot is in 1372 or 1374).

[@shawnamiller191]

@@r_r_rye2441 so, using magic to seduce Geralt isn't awful?

[@efaristi9737]

what's with peoples putting everyone in the same sack ? there is witches and wizards that weren't interested at all in political schemes or trying to gain power like Dorregaray who was mostly concerned about preserving endangered species or Margaritta Laux-Antille who was mostly interested in running her school. And what about the students ?

[@JohnJohn-qq1cw]

Zoltan says the big four had let it be known that if Novigrad was invaded there would be riots and the wealth of the city, including that of the church would be looted and disapear. Emyhr and radovid both wanted that gold to finance their war. Which is obviously why Radovid used whoreson junior. There are other NPC's who mention variations on this including Triss near the canal before Geralt dives in to look for the alchemy ingredients.

[@commentarywiseisbias]

The Stern is crazy because he saw the mages conniving during the Battle of Brenna.

[@efaristi9737]

He wasn't even there.

[@commentarywiseisbias]

@@efaristi9737 Read the novels.

[@commentarywiseisbias]

@@efaristi9737 Radovid suspects what happened to his father and that is just for he was his father. And you can imagine who must have conspired against Vizimir. Radovid should have killed Eihart in the second game without a second thought.

[@efaristi9737]

@@commentarywiseisbias I have. All of them. He was still not there at the Battle of Brenna (nor where the mages btw) and he barely participated at the signature of treaties at Novigrad. He was just a child, few peoples noticed him. He should have but that wouldn't have been cruel enough, would it ?

[@commentarywiseisbias]

@@efaristi9737 At the procession after the victory no one cared about Vizimir, it is described he would go on to become a ruthless king. So he didn't go to war but he was clearly old enough to understand the politics which unhinged him in his childhood, and present during the war. Radovid has the throne and is extremely formidable and I would have chosen him over Emhyr if I didn't have so many non-human friends and mages who are an integral part of Geralt's life.

[@pointlessreplay]

Fantastic video and it makes me want to play Witcher 2 again. When i first played it i was so overwhelmed by the politics and characters that the only kings I remembered were Foltest and Henselt. Had no idea Radovid was even in W2 when i encountered him in W3 despite having JUST PLAYED THAT GAME A MONTH PRIOR, hahaha! This gives me more reason to.go back and play W2 again

[@AB-fr2ei]

CDPR ruined him in 3 They should have made him more nuanced

[@efaristi9737]

2:12 I'm not even entirely certain she did kill Wizimir. That would be very bad timing on her part. But i don't put it above her. 2:57 I find that incredibly funny and ironic that one of Radovid sisters is a mage XD 7:21 Also, even in the books, many monarchs resent the way mages keep getting involved in their affairs, making decision or contradicting them, as if they forgotten who was the real king. 7:46 Wizimir wasn't crazy and there's no mention of heredital madness in the Redania bloodline.

[@enexe6229]

she did. when dijkstra found that it was phillipa she sent assassins to take him out. kings hated female magic users due to the lodge and its corruption but they respected male mages (carduin, dethmold, demavend's court male mage etc etc) because they were loyal

[@andygoody2599]

I like the Nero comparison. I also favor the idea that he's bitterly traumatized and maybe on the spectrum and handling it poorly by taking it out on close associates and non-humans He's punching above his weight and a siege genius, and its fun to see someone (despite their flaws) stand up to Nilfguard on the battlefield.

[@tibododo]

In Witcher 2, I managed to get and ending with Radovid leaving peacefully with his army and avoiding a bloodshed. I considered him as a bro, I was disappointed to see that he became a paranoid cruel witch hunter. We know you're better than that, King Rad

[@KnightwhotillrecentlysaidNI]

On the defense of him, if you reign over a country without an advisor you can trust, without person you can rely on without disappointing you and wage war against an all powerful enemy, you can bet that the Damocles' sword is falling down on him. I always assume 3rd takes place a year or so after the 2nd game, and years can change people I always choose anyone other than him because no matter how evil Nilfgardians or Dijkstra are, they at least know how to deal with treacherous sorceresses without killing every wizard available(Raddy witch hunts every magician because one blind tart with spanking fetish turned him into a newt). Lastly, look at the people leaders are surrounded by. Emhyr may be surrounded by snakes, but at least those snakes can be nice when it suits them and he doesnt backstab anyone for any reason, Dijkstra has connections with Crime lords, who also can be friendly when they have reason. Radovid on the other hand is surrounded by arseholes, who dont take kindly to anything and are harmful towards Geralt's friends(Menge makes Spanish Inquisition look expected, and Whoreson junior, though temporarily, but still! This fuck is makes Wild Bill Wharton look like Andy Dufrense) In short, Radovid the Stern is more of a ruler who feels every inch of Damocles' sword above him and is usually surrounded by worst people.

[@enexe6229]

also according to radovid's and carduin spy, he only lets the witch hunters and their hierarch prolong the witch hunts so he can get novigrad and capture phillipa.

[@Jolfgard]

5:20 I'd say for the same reason Dijkstra is running a bathhouse in Novigrad: It's the best way to gain influence in a political sphere that is more than wary of him.

[@Nyxelestia]

I'm guessing this is the end game of Netflix Radovid. If the 'final state' of the character is someone strong, shrewd, and stern, then I can see the narrative logic in making Radovid the opposite of all of those things at the start of his character arc in the show. Fingers crossed they do a good transformation arc in Season 4.

[@shawnamiller191]

He's supposed to be 12 and Vizimir's son, they made h much older and a brother instead. They can't fix the character they got that wrong.

[@Nyxelestia]

​@@shawnamiller191 Radovid was younger than Ciri in the games, and most of his ruthlessness and stern-ness was only achievable in adulthood - and the show is only covering a much smaller time-scale than the video games' complete narrative would require. If they kept Radovid the same age as in the games, then he'd be a preteen or teenager throughout the whole show and we would never get to see him become The Stern, the show would end before he was old enough.

[@apac7611]

Keeping Radovid alive is the best choice, Witchers don't middle in politics. Long Live Radovid.

[@baird5682]

He's not crazy, he's just going over being dumped by Jaskier.

[@ozzievamp]

Yet another great video, mate. 🦘🦘🦘

[@szymonk.7267]

Well is hy really crazy? Hy is cruel, but everything hy did makes sense, I don't think hy ls crazy because hy just does what benefits him most, although hy is very cruel for example the witch hunt granted him a new special fore ( the witch hunters ) and stability im the kingdom etc.

[@WitcherGeorge]

I suppose 'crazy' could seem a little harsh, but gouging out someone's eyes does make me feel that despite his intelligence, there's a few marbles loose up there. Not to detract from what he achieved. However his obsession with hunting down an entire people does make me think of another crazy historical leader

[@LiamBar2010]

Look at when he first meets Geralt in 3, when he's talking about the chessmen - even Radovid realises people are humouring him (ie they think he's unstable), and backpedals. Add in he's isolated, paranoid, and sadistic; Radovid is definitely several cards short of a deck. His actions also don't make sense, you could make an argument that magic users are a threat, but so are nobles, merchants, his own army...does killing all threats make sense? Radovid being insane doesn't inhibit his strategies, if anything thinking unpredictability with no conscience has served him well, at least at the beginning of the game. He's still mad as a box of frogs.

[@Quasimodo-mq8tw]

The main sentence i would point to is, in his talk about the chess pieces, he said their point IS to be crushed. Not used, crushed. He arguess that death and destruction are not a side effect or neccasity but the point itself. So no that mindset is as awefull as they come. With him at the steer, there will never be peace or stability(the arguments Tyrants use). Just fewer and fewer people. He tries to be the acctual last Barbarian on the Mountain of Skuls, proclaiming victory, if you know what i mean.

[@szymonk.7267]

@LiamBar2010 I agree with the exception of the point that has actions doesn't make sense, the log of sorceresses was dangerous so hy got rid of all the magic users wile using there money ( of which they had a lot ) to finance the war , later hy does the same to the just as fortunes dwarfs, all of that has the sied effect of " its us redanias against the forces of magic and evil," what provided stability and approval in the mind of citizens. I am honestly impressed how much thinking the devs put into the war

[@szymonk.7267]

@Quasimodo-mq8tw I have to say I never herd this dialogue in English but yeah that sounds pretty unhealthy, in the polish German version it's not that mental

[@reubard2077]

i never noticed the tattoo on Whoreson Jrs left shoulder of Texas

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

Humans' edge is: adaptability.

[@sellingCiriasajob]

Fun video, keep it up! 🤘🏼

[@adamlauer1096]

I believe its something to do wirh chemicals in the braim or some such 😂

[@KnightwhotillrecentlysaidNI]

Will you mind joining in his wedding at Twins? I am part of the music's band, we play the recent Metal hits

[@spencernold7121]

In the Witcher books, Geralt telling Dijkstra that Eilhart killed Vizimir is a VERY important part of the end of the last book. It's not "confirmed" that she killed his father, she DID kill his father.

[@oldmasterspice]

Perhaps some videos on breaking down the books in comparison to the show and games. Forgotten media of the Witcher, wasn’t there a euro Witcher show in the 90s? Videos like that would definitely be appreciated.

[@efaristi9737]

Yes, the Hexer, didn't really succeeded though.

[@olafmikoaj3121]

In Poland we made a Witcher movie called "The hexer" (that’s how wiedźmin was first translated into english) in 2001. It wasn't that succesfull because of it's poor budget and that it adapted only some parts of the wither stories from the first 2 books. However one year later in 2002 a tv show was released that was essentialy a better version of the movie. It has 13 episodes and fully adapts first two books. It does it really well and has a very slavic atmosphere and music. Unfortunately special effents aren't that good and movie writer added a lot of weird unimportant things such as changing Geralt backstory and adding some weird side plot. So if someone is intrested in witcher content then tye series is worth checking because the movie is just cut scenes mashed together to make a movie. My recomndation is to skip episode 2 with Geralt training at Kaer Morhen because it's very weird and not true to games and books at all. But as I said if you don't mind old fantasy series then it's worth trying.

[@Ronin3453]

​@@olafmikoaj3121I watched it back in the day. WTF was up with that Samurai Kaer Morhen thing really?

[@olafmikoaj3121]

@@Ronin3453 I don't know. Episode 2 with Samurai, women witchers, Vesemir not being a witcher and other weird changes is the worst of them all. Like writer wanted to make Geralt backstory but what they did was just bad. Other episodes are miles better.

[@streetside2833]

Everytime i hear more Witcher lore i just get so mad at Netflix 🤦‍♂️

[@TwinklesTheChinchilla]

I'm not a huge fan of how the politics of the games panned out. Foltest- one of the most reasonable and capable rulers in the books, aside from his relationship with his sister - is offed, and Emhyr, who is a ruthless monster willing to do anything, (and I mean worse than sister loving), for power and to be a part of prophecy, is depicted as stern, but fair. Saskia is completely a non-factor and all of the really heavy moral burdens fall on not choosing Emhyr, from having friends and allies killed to allowing mass murder to be committed.

[@Diego-rt2ot]

Foltest is the first to lay down his defense when Emhyr attacked in the books and it was his idea to chase and kill Ciri. Emhyr was much more fair in the books than in the game where he breaks his word to someone, such as Letho

[@Bigkingmonster408]

I’m pretty sure someone in the game discusses Radovids unique advanced Calvary tactics as key to his success in the war. I can’t remember who said that.

[@colemclean1676]

I actually liked him he was bad but smart.

[@stormcloaks1042]

Lmao dude is genius,ruthless and paragmatic af. If you dont get do the assasination quest or refuse it which i often do beacuse its not our business to meddle in politics. He wins the war. Kind of a canon ending. He is not a lunatic just cruel af

[@thedukeofcats6616]

Can you please do a moded or not moded Skyrim play through I would love to see it I can even give you a mod list

[@WitcherGeorge]

That would be a great idea for my 'RangerGeorge' channel! I should have some more time next August/September so I'll keep it in mind until then. Thank you!

[@darkerpath]

@WitcherGeorge is there any reference about *Kaer Morhen* ? I'm really new to this game and curious why Kaer Morhen looks like an abandoned island, more like a wildlands and many destroy tower in the place. Is there some sort of war happen before *The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt* stories begin ? And there a dialog if i'm not forget, about there are many Witcher before *The Witcher 3* but mostly of them are dead, is it bcs monster or some war ravage in Kaer Morhen island ?

[@bait644]

Not all great rulers are great people. Much like how great people are not always great rulers. Radovid would be an ideal king for a non-magical kingdom but he kind of doesn't have the luxury of that despite his best efforts. Tactically speaking he was right to bash in the skulls of the MA but he went too far with the Witch Hunts. He could've done to the MA like what Salarians did in the Mass Effect series; minimalize their ability to grow into a force that can challenge him but still allow them to be in his kingdom. Course any ME fan will probably read that while tired and think I'm endorsing sterilization when I'm just meaning keep their numbers low but keep the few happy with him. Happy friends of yours can sometimes also rat out their other 'friends' they may not like as much which frankly leads to Radovid being able to deal with Philipa on his own and in a more controlled manner instead of Geralt.

[@alhemmings8554]

I think Tywin Lannister extolled these virtues perfectly to Tommen in GOT.

[@thelast4646]

I bet is because what Netflix did to him and dandelion 😅

[@KnightwhotillrecentlysaidNI]

They turned him into a newt?

[@sandercohen9712]

He isn't crazy, just brutally pragmatic and efficiently ruthless.

[@thewoogs]

Also I guess being King during a giant continent-spanning conflict must be stressful. If you think Emhyr is any less crazy you'd be joking. There's a kind of narrative symmetry between their characters that is kinda interesting.

[@STPstudio47]

And Radovid didn't cause nearly as many deaths as emhyr or henselt

[@Jolfgard]

You have no idea how much a screwed-up childhood can fuck with a guy, especially when it comes to emotion regulation.

[@mdthor3187]

I think Olgeard turned Iris's father into the caretaker. Her father was last seen when he dissolved their marriage. And he believed that Iris was way out of Olgeard's league. In revenge I could see Olgeard trapping her father's soul in that body to forever act as a servant and prove his power once and for all. That would explain the Caretaker's instinct to protect her and her not being able to bring herself to even look at him

[@furiousbanana]

Hes blessed us wit another 1

[@zephyrsimon]

He's crazy because CDPR fucked up the story.

[@matro2]

Even at his worst Radovid was still a hero who single handedly saved the North from Imperial slavery.

[@olafmikoaj3121]

​@@matro2 Slavery? I mean the Nilfgard empire is a more culturally advanced country compared to medieval North. Nilgardiand think that by conquering northern kingdoms they will help them with civilisation growth. The northern wars and whole Witcher series isn't that black and white.

[@matro2]

@@olafmikoaj3121 Nilfgaard are hypocrites who got squashed by the heroic combined North.

[@KnightwhotillrecentlysaidNI]

@@matro2 You know, i let Nilfgardians took over north and nothing changed(I dont want to replay full story of 60 hour game due to its length, i preffer its own expansions instead). Streets of Novigrad were still exactly the same dumps as they were before, hell there isnt anything new since his conquest. If i remember correctly, turning Ciri into Empress would make Nilfgardians far less evil than their predecessors, or in this case their future vassals. There isnt a single sign in the game that Nilfgardians are worse than the northeners themselves (If you want example of evil faction that was somewhat done right, Caesar's Legion in Fallout: New Vegas)

[@GienekUl]

I love Radovid

[@darken2417]

Radovid wasn't all that crazy really. Especially since if he wins things turn out pretty okay for the Northern Realms. It seems to all just be from stress as when he defeats all of his enemies he goes back to normal. And of course the Witch Hunts started in Witcher 2 and was completely justified and some time before he started acting insane.

[@Fishingrod2538]

Ciri vs unseen elder plz

[@rudhra5957]

Its so satisfying to kill Radovid in W3. Especially how coward he was in his last moments

[@commentarywiseisbias]

Radovid witnessed the ways of mages as a kids, he saw them in their full glory. Eilhart is the reason why he despised everyone with a different ability than normal humans. Eilhart shouldn't have escaped so easily I feel.

[@STPstudio47]

And what is he suppose to do? He can't possibly fight geralt, roche, ves and other temerians. Running away is the best he can do, and hell i'd be scared too if I was these people who just killed off my troops approaching me with swords😂. But considering he's in a city, there's a way to escape, hide, wait for more troops. Philippa just set a trap on him

[@s.kamarov2301]

Nero has few things in common with Radovid, rather Radovid has an almost identical story to Ivan IV (The terrible).

[@luizribeiro2716]

Dude is 19 yearls old in witcher 3 and is already bald, rough world

[@andrewsharpe7630]

I was puzzled and disappointed that CDPR made Radovid crazy in the 3rd game; it came out of left-field in my opinion. The Lodge of Sorceresses were pretty much the main villains of Witcher 2- they were doing some deep state conspiracy to control all the kingdoms; I don't have a problem with Radovid popping off against them. But playing the "Radovid is a bigot/discriminatory against all magic users" card was a bit much. It gave Triss a storyline, but felt dumb and cliche (the magic users in Novigrad couldn't just teleport out of the city lol?) I think CDPR should have made Radovid a) NOT crazy and b) more nuanced. Same with the Witch Hunter faction and Church: I guess all religious folk are evil hypocrites huh?" c) WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KILL PHILLIPA. SHE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT. I feel like the Order of the Flaming Rose got shafted as well, but then again so did Henselt, Iorveth, etc. Practical limitations of somehow tying up loose ends between games.

[@Y0Da77]

Title should be: Is Radovid Crazy?

[@bennruda11]

Seems trolls are able to be used with humans or for humans and not always violent, make a video on that?

[@jacquesdealdersberg2452]

Not crazy, just too smart. Glad i made him the ruler of the North.

[@VInceent]

Smart, he is but at which cost ? He burnt all the sorcerers he could find, even the ones not involved in politic. And also led the man hunt against all the semi human people who are yet already more or less included in human society.

[@STPstudio47]

@@VInceentHe didn't cause nearly as many deaths as henselt, demavend, emhyr. Also, after few years all the hunts stopped

[@sladelius6174]

King Tate of Redania

[@thebanished87]

There is a method to his madness.

[@nikzad2167]

Tired of people trying to justify murder these days. This story is about not choosing evil (lesser, middling,...whatever)

[@KnightwhotillrecentlysaidNI]

In my opinion, this evil twin of Prince William is the most evil of the 3 major leaders(Emhyr can be forgiving when you do a good job. Dijkstra is the friendliest of them all. At least Radovid is an honest jerk(In that he doesnt hide behind some mask of friendly man, or pretend hes some paragon of morality, he admits his jerkassery)), though what would you do if some evil lady with big tracts of land lady turned you into a newt?

[@Grenn94]

I really don't like how they did Radovid in the witcher 3. Throughout Witcher 1 and 2 Radovid and Geralt were pretty cool as far as things go, he was even willing to believe that Geralt didn't kill Foltest from the start with little to no proof and I genuinely believe would have let Geralt go free if he remained in the dungeon though the Loc Muinne summit. He hates mages and the lodge sure, but he's done nothing but win since TW1 so him going mad and making him as evil as possible just seems stupid. What drove him mad? He literally united the entire northern kingdoms under his banner basically by himself by using the chaos Letho caused to his advantage, personally ordered and watched his worst enemy's eye's be cut out of her head, he checkmated the lodge and ruined their plans, and he kept Nilfgaard from taking the north in a clean sweep. If anything pride should have been his downfall not madness. I think CDPR had him go full Daenerys Targaryen just so players would be more willing to see Emhyr and Nilfgaard as the lesser of two evils.

[@Diego-rt2ot]

Radovid w1 did not have any power yet. w2 appears for 5 minutes, blinds Filiphee and massacres wizards with a smile on his face and this is exactly what the continuation of w3 is. Apart from being a racist, he's not crazy, people love him and he's a great strategist

[@The_dauphin]

Radovid did nothing wrong. The mages (in particular Phillipa) deserve to cook on the pyre.

[@KnightwhotillrecentlysaidNI]

Some mages deserve. Especially Phillipa, this bitch did all the horrendous things in the world(Like revealing what Lesbomancy does to drakes, or turning Raddy into a newt)

[@KnightwhotillrecentlysaidNI]

Lodge may have been ruled by the most evil of the bunch, but 1. Triss, Margitta, that elven lady, or that lady with Turban on her head, arent evil, in fact the opposite(Yes, Triss did something bad in past, but its a long time since then and everyone is forgiving towards her. And no "She manipulating Geralt" doesnt count for other reasons) 2. The normal mages who have done nothing wrong(Along with Alchemists and other weirdos) were the first to get the worst of Raddy's wrath(Phil may have been blinded(She found out what community draws in their spare time), but that didnt broke her spirit) 3. Why was Phillipa such a bitch towards him?(I mean Raddy doesnt explain what Exactly she did to him) 4. Also How can you say mages are evil, when Raddy supported Satan's bitch of the year(Junior) and Caleb von Dickishness(Even worse junior). 5. I will not follow Flaccid cocksucker, who has problems with Hogwarts because one bitch turned him into a newt I admit three things: 1. He created Witch hunters i like to kill 2. He seems to be competent enough to victory(Though we dont see his geniusness) 3. Hes very relatable tyrant, though i still think hes far too iredeemable

[@radovidthestern3800]

I am NOT crazy you hear?!

[@KnightwhotillrecentlysaidNI]

I invite you to a wedding at Twins

[@KnightwhotillrecentlysaidNI]

Hey there, Evil Twin of Prince William: I got a Philipa nearby. care to find her?

[@gibbo7027]

If Filippa is your mommy, than You are in one hell of a trauma.😂

[@Buzzerker_1775]

The Lodge of Sorceress needed to be terminated, no matter the cost. Damn shame nonhumans get persecuted too, but in the end he's the best choice

[@thienvan8614]

Because he's just that rad

[@syberroaster2861]

I wouldt say he is insane or crazy. Just ruthless and power hungry, like emyr.

[@r_r_rye2441]

As if I didn't already have enough reasons to despise Phillipa.

[@suburbanburrito210]

I actually liked radovid until he tried to kill me

[@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit]

He might be crazy but he's brilliant

[@alhemmings8554]

I always thought he and Emhyr's arcs were synonymous with Stalinist vs Napoleonic rule. Radovid was a young man, from the relative political wilderness, who rose to the top through cruelty, scheming, ruthlessness and overwhelming the opposition with large armies. He was also murdered from within. Ehmyr essentially came from nothing, took advantage his peoples; disarray and discontentment with decadent rule, then expanded his kingdom into an all-conquering personality cult that could never last 🤣.

[@TimesFM4532]

He’s basically medieval Stalin

[@forthecreators4604]

I think the story of the games is far more interesting than the books. The books seemed way more political, where as the games had a bit more supernatural in the story.

[@thebookofduderonomy]

So how is he crazy?

[@justinah7400]

Ciri wasnt ever betrothed or engaged to Radovid in the books.

[@jacquesdealdersberg2452]

It's literally written in the books they did you r3t4rd

[@enexe6229]

because the devs wanted him to be crazy. i think morvran voorhis will be a worse ruler in witcher 4 than radovid or any other emperor or king .

[@fostersstubbyasmr9557]

Why does he look mid 40s if he’s like 19? Stressful life huh ahah

[@milanjudak7574]

I would say Radovid very much Sane Mages screwed with the north for ages and after W2 people really dont like them so what does he do? Starts the witch hunts,removes chaotic elements and endears himself to the people attacked Kaewen? unidfied a battered kingdom into a united front and stoped Nilfgards offensive in its track Had some guys eyes removed and tjrown one overbord? boo hoo some idiots wanted to play a King for an idiot and he had non of it

[@wisecontragio172]

cause the plot demanded it?

[@mohsenbayati3627]

The King in the North

[@KnightwhotillrecentlysaidNI]

Im hosting a wedding in swamp castle for him, care to join?

[@Toto-95]

*Why not ?* 🤪

[@Geffi01]

Because he saw what the show did to him

[@AnonymousAnonposter]

He did nothing wrong.

[@viourx]

#radovidhateclub

[@niofo7713]

quite honestly, there is so many irl people who made their brand by spewing hatred and us versus them rhetoric i don't really think that part of his personality is very unique. he had an understandable hatred for the lodge for trying to grab his political power, but then just turned it into witchhunts and genocides against non-humans which rallied a lot of people behind him, a lot of dictators do it. just giving people anger outlet to blame someone for things like yk, war, famine or high taxes. what sets radovid apart from your regular everyday hateful bigot is that he seemed to be a very competent war commander esp at such a young age, considering that he wins the war with nilfgaard if he's left alive.

[@arezdracul8650]

I always kill Radovic

[@fyrfly8768]

I've never let Radovid live. Better a North under Nilfgard than under his insanity.

[@alhemmings8554]

Technically, a Nilfgaard under CIri would be the best outcome, with a Roche led regency in Temeria until Princess Anais came of age to ally with a Redanian nobleman. She'd have abolished the slavery Nilfgaard was famous for and just blown up people's heads with and elder blood tantrum if they got out of line.

[@nuuskamuikkunen407]

Crazy? He is only ruler with common sense in whole wither 3.