When Geralt meets Phillipa, there’s a vulnerability under all that crackling power-the once mighty sorceress, now on the run and all too aware of the risks. With that kind of motivation, it would’ve been easy to present her as little more than a power-mad witch hellbent on vengeance, but she’s way more interesting (and cooler) than that. And so it should, given how he had her blinded with a spoon. Characters react violently to Phillipa’s presence, and you’re served just enough backstory to make her quest for revenge against weasley King Radovid matter. It’s testament to the skill with which CD Projekt introduces her in The Witcher 3, following a brief sojourn as an owl, that you immediately understand what a vital part of the universe she is, even if you haven’t played the previous games.

Tim: Phillipa Eilheart exists at the exact sweet spot on my hot/crazy axis of videogame crushes. His ragged, rage-filled voice is memorable, as is the way you can finally kill him if you don't lift his curse: feed him a pound of his own flesh. If he's killed, he reincarnates, still a werewolf. When he tries to eat food, it turns to ash in his mouth. One of The Witcher 3's most twisted monsters: a once-terrible pirate who has cursed to live an immortal life as a werewolf.

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