The Witcher trilogy is filled with characters that players get attached to over the course of the games. While it's great that The Witcher series is continuing with a new video game trilogy, the fact that there is likely to be a time jump of some kind, either forward or back, means that most of the beloved characters from the games won't make an appearance.
There are, however, some characters who are long-lived and versatile enough to show up, no matter how far in the future or past the series skips. Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff-Godefroy, or simply Regis, is a higher vampire, friend of Geralt, and an immortal with the flexibility to appear at any point in The Witcher canon.
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Regis' Background and History in The Witcher
Higher Vampires
Regis is a higher vampire in The Witcher, an extremely rare form of vampire that stands apart from the other vampiric species. Higher vampires don't need to drink blood to survive, are indistinguishable from humans in their human form, and are highly intelligent. They're also incredibly hardy and can survive all injuries no matter how severe. The only way to kill a higher vampire is for them to be killed by another higher vampire. Higher vampires arrived on the Continent during the Conjunction of the Spheres, and mostly leave human societies in peace, with some of them living unnoticed alongside humans.
The Conjunction of the Spheres
Regis was one of the higher vampires to arrive during the Conjunction of the Spheres, making him over 1,500 years old. This differs from book canon, where he's just over 400 years old and was born on the Continent after the Conjunction. He mentions the other world he came from in Blood and Wine and the difficulties in adapting to a new world. Other higher vampires, such as Dettlaff, had difficulties adapting to the Continent and are more hostile to human society in general, although this is also because of how humans come to treat them.
Status in Game Canon
While Regis' book counterpart was killed by the sorcerer Vilgefortz, he's still alive in The Witcher game canon. Vilgefortz melted him in events outside of the games and, as he explains to Geralt in Blood and Wine, Dettlaff restored him using a great deal of his own blood and power. As a higher vampire, Vilgefortz's attack wouldn't have kept him incapacitated permanently, but his restoration would have taken many years if he were left on his own.
Appearances in Future The Witcher Games
The Witcher Timeline
Because of his advanced age and presence on the Continent since The Witcher's Conjunction of the Spheres, any new games in The Witcher series set in the past, no matter how far back, have the possibility of having Regis play a role. As of Blood and Wine, Regis is alive in The Witcher video game canon. As higher vampires are so difficult to kill, no matter how far in the future The Witcher 4 is set, there is a chance Regis could appear.
Popularity
Despite only appearing in The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine, Regis is a very popular side character thanks to his soft-spoken demeanor and gentle nature, which defies expectations of him as a Witcher vampire. As a character, Regis would also be interesting to place alongside another witcher protagonist, as many witchers don't have the same perspective on monsters as Geralt that he developed with years of experience. Regis, as an intelligent, caring being, could inspire another witcher protagonist to change their opinions on monsters and help them become a more nuanced character.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Released
- May 19, 2015
WHERE TO PLAY
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
PLAY AS A HIGHLY TRAINED MONSTER SLAYER FOR HIRE
Trained from early childhood and mutated to gain superhuman skills, strength, and reflexes, witchers are a counterbalance to the monster-infested world in which they live.
Gruesomely destroy foes as a professional monster hunter armed with a range of upgradeable weapons, mutating potions, and combat magic. Hunt down a wide variety of exotic monsters, from savage beasts prowling mountain passes to cunning supernatural predators lurking in the shadowy back alleys of densely populated cities. Invest your rewards to upgrade your weaponry and buy custom armor, or spend them on horse races, card games, fist fighting, and other pleasures life brings.
EXPLORE A MORALLY AMBIGUOUS FANTASY OPEN WORLD
Built for endless adventure, the massive open world of The Witcher sets new standards in terms of size, depth, and complexity. Traverse a fantastical open world: explore forgotten ruins, caves, and shipwrecks, trade with merchants and dwarven smiths in cities, and hunt across the open plains, mountains, and seas. Deal with treasonous generals, devious witches, and corrupt royalty to provide dark and dangerous services. Make choices that go beyond good & evil, and face their far-reaching consequences.
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Use of Alcohol, Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content
- Developer(s)
- CD Projekt Red
- Publisher(s)
- CD Projekt Red
- Engine
- REDengine 3
- Expansions
- The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone, The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine
- Franchise
- The Witcher
- Platform(s)
- Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
- How Long To Beat
- 52 Hours
- Metascore
- 94
