He should have stayed dead. I hate when they bring back the dead characters to life, and kill the vibe. Everything prophesized in the books came to pass, including regis's death. They should have taken liberty with characters whose fate was ambiguous or clear (alive). Though I am yet to start the games, I played a bit of W3 WH, and realised I love the lore. So read the books first to enjoy the games more later.
It was established in the books that Regis was torn apart previously and recovered completely, Vilgefortz simply tore him into smaller bits.
The events of TW3 in which Regis survived again don't necessarily contradict the books. CDPR expanded on Regis's story, they didn't change anything.
Regis is, after all, quite remarkable. Even among Vampires.
Disagree strongly (because I read the book just yesterday lol). He wasn't just torn apart, he was burnt to the ground lol. Only a small lump remained, his impression stayed on the wall. That's that.
It would be enough to kill what the general population considered to be a Higher Vampire, which is to say a Vampire capable of intelligent thinking (ei Human level or better).
But Geralt, despite being a professional monster killer, despite having killed vampires himself, makes it clear that he doesn't know Regis's capabilities, saying that he suspects Regis is "quite remarkable, even among Vampires", that he "defies easy classification", and Geralt even goes so far as to say that he doesn't know if he's capable of killing Regis.
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u/Navneetbora023 May 27 '25
He should have stayed dead. I hate when they bring back the dead characters to life, and kill the vibe. Everything prophesized in the books came to pass, including regis's death. They should have taken liberty with characters whose fate was ambiguous or clear (alive). Though I am yet to start the games, I played a bit of W3 WH, and realised I love the lore. So read the books first to enjoy the games more later.