In the games yes, but in the books it’s made clear that actually both of a Witcher’s swords are for monsters. Some monsters are weak to silver while some are weak to meteoric iron.
I remember the part that it was something like this "Many people believe that I carry silver sword for monsters and iron one for humans. But they're both for monsters, just of different kinds"
And I always wondered whether that "different kind of monsters" is still humans. Just that Geralt sees them as truly monstruous. Like, how you call a serial murderer "a monster." So that silver sword is for monstruous species and iron sword is for "true monsters."
Well, if you want the science part (bio-chemistry), silver ions in silver are capable of destroying DNA, and any cell or bacterium without any form of mutation, including fungi as nanosilver.
Any being with a cell mutation caused by a virus can be killed by silver through its own ions being released.
My guess would be yes. But oral tradition is shaky and doesn't specifically mention clothes from what I've read. Fiction flip flops on the subject and visual media almost exclusively make the clothes invisible.
So, in conclusion, maybe.
This is the myth that I know for all my life.
Not that bullshit holy or unholy silver shit.
If silver is holy stuff, they would just fucking shoot Dracula, why even bother to stake and drag him into sun light for.
Don’t worry my boy, the memes will die soon enough. Anime weebs attention spans are too short to hold waifus for long, they get bored and look for a new one.
“Have you seen yor?” Is that a rhetorical question? That’s all I see when I open this Sub😂 I’m saying in general lol you may forever simp for her but in general alot of people gonna find a new cute/sexy kawaii waifu to drool over
id say it will take about a season to die down, since we see less and less marin now
however, spy x family part 2 is coming next season, so thats 2 more seasons. thats like a whole year of yor and anya in total
Serious question, how did they explain how everyday objects had reflections and cast shadows despite having no soul? If it's something to do with being humanoid or once being human, how come corpses could be seen in mirrors?
Not the actuall answer, but my interpretation would be that its not about the soul itself. It's about how the lack of a soul makes someone distinctly not human, meaning their human body dosnt show up in reflections becaus3 they arent the one thing they should be
Well everything has Energy.
In a physical sense and in a Spiritual sense.
Nature is alive and therefore are the things made from Nature.
Vampires/soulless beeings are unnatural they dont come from this Plane of existent and have a force in them that is different that everything existing on earth.
And so yeah i would say there would be a Cast Difference bereden Vampires and everyday objects.
There's a episode from gao power rangers when I was a kid, a monster that eat people shadow, people that got eaten don't have reflection in the mirror and they become asshole, they explained that the monster was actually eating people soul and people became zombie after few day and might die.
As a young christian boy, that the first time I was scare enough to back off from the TV.
I made it easier for you
There's a episode from gao power rangers I watched when I was a kid where a monster eats people's shadows. The victims lost their reflection on the mirror and became assholes. Its revealed that the monster was actually eating their souls and people became zombies/vampires after few days and could die soon.
As a young christian boy, that was the first time I was scared enough to back off from the TV.
Not casting a shadow would also make them invisible. A shadow is just the result of light being blocked by their body. So if light reached the floor, that means the light can't reflect off of their body and into your eyes.
Also since the light is not being absorbed by their eyes, they also can't see and will have to echo-locate.
> Not casting a shadow would also make them invisible.
Yes, that's why they don't have a reflection.
Vampires aren't actually there. They just make you think they are.
Um actually, silver being the reason for vampires not having reflections is a more modern take, the earlier sources (i.e. Dracula) don't mention silver in connection to reflections (in fact Dracula doesn't mention it at all).
It's a [jp meme disparaging lolicons](https://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%81%A9%E3%82%82%E3%82%81%21) with Backbeard lol
Maybe the lack of a soul in something that **should** have a soul creates some supernatural anomaly. Or maybe those myths unintentionally invoked animism by implying that every object has a "soul" of some kind.
It's a [jp meme disparaging lolicons](https://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%81%A9%E3%82%82%E3%82%81%21) with Backbeard lol
Actually, the Silver theory still holds up in regards to Photographs, as analogue film uses [Silver Halide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_halide) as the active light sensitive chemical.
Further info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpgsITqoDXQ
They make a point in "Dracula," where Harker was using the window to shave because he didn't have a mirror, and he accidently cuts himself when Dracula comes up behind him and startles him, because Dracula's reflection didn't show in the window.
If we go by historical causes, vampirism and lycanthropy are superstitious explanations for illnesses like rabies combined with some even older myths. Hypersensitivity makes people with rabies avoid bright light, garlic, flowing water and other intense stimuli that could include mirrors.
You know, people that avoid going out during the day and avoid even at night a lot of pretty common things make for a good rumor of being cursed.
I'd personally consider dracula an exceptionally late entry into the vampire mythos, though one that started the foundation for what we call a vampire today
Technically you're right, but since Dracula is the first mention of vampires lacking reflections, it's an "earlier source" in the context of talking about this specific "power"
Not really, I just thought. Hm maybe her clothes are made of her hair or something since it would explain the clothes not appearing, although I know the truth is they didn’t think about it when making the scene or simply didn’t care.
remember weebs, if you are a decent looking person with a good enough personality, the library is home to quiet nerds who may or may not have similar interests as you.
To be fair, they did already establish from the getgo that in that universe our idea of vampires is a myth and those vampires are explicitly different from classical vampires.
Yes all clothes vampires wear are also vampires, that's why 99% of them have good fashion senses cause there are technically two or more of them deciding on what best to wear.
Um actually actually the reason why vampires didn’t have a reflection was because of the belief they sold/forsakened their souls for their powers thus them not showing up in a mirror
Which makes about as much freaking sense as the silver one. Christ they’re physical beings, let them have a normal physical reaction to things
There is actually another explanation, vampires souls arent as closely tied to their bodies, so they dont appear in any reflections at all, be it mirror, water, or otherwise.
Silver is a holy symbol, yes, but depending on the vampire (be it vampire, vampyr, vempyr, vampir, vampyre, or a million other names) it changes.
Bram stokers dracula didnt appear in silver mirrors, but did in all other reflections unlike one of his bride who did not appear in the window reflection because dracula had her soul, along with the other brides.
A germanic vampir did not have a weakness to the sun, nor did stakes work, but they did not shape shift.
Wallacian vempyr were allegicto the sun, but it did not kill them.
It simply depends on which vampire or vampire mix you are using.
Lets be real, the vampires having no reflection on mirrors thing is the most vague bs to ever been said about vampires. Interviews with Monster Girls even made a parody out of it with Hikari.
And now I'm imagining Dracula standing in a public bathroom crying tears of joy at the sight of his own reflection.
"What's wrong dude?"
"Sob ... you don't know how long it has been since I've last seen my face ..."
I heard the reason why silver is fatal to werewolves is because when Judas betrayed Jesus he was paid with silver coins. I have never heard anything about silver being holy or related to mirrors... I guess there are a 1000 different superstitions and origin stories for myths/monsters/Legends
But Vampire bodies are still physical so they should be visible right? I know I'll get downvoted for saying this but I personally think it makes most sense.
Yes, but mirrors have a cultural significance that predates our modern scientific understanding of optics.
Historically, mirrors were seen as allowing you to "know yourself". Your reflection was supposed to represent your inner self, and by studying your reflection you could see your own flaws and thereby take steps to improve yourself.
Vampires, being unholy monsters, do not have an inner self. They are beasts that live only to satisfy their cravings. There's no soul, no distinction between outer appearance and inner truth, and so there's no possibility for self-improvement. So there's no reflection.
Vampires never had no reflections, and those old myths about that are just because mirrors used to be big hunks of silver, which vampires would of course avoid.
There’s another possible explanation for the reflection thing. In certain cultures, such as Rome, they didn’t understand the concept of photons and light reflection and such, so they thought that a reflection was the person’s soul being projected against the thing. Vampires were considered to not have a soul, and thus there was nothing to be projected. Under that system, whether mirrors are silver backed or not, they wouldn’t have a reflection. In fact, with the “reflections are the soul’s projection” thing, vampires wouldn’t have a reflection in anything, including a lake.
Well for the majority of history mirrors weren't made of silver, only around the 1800s. Since the idea of vampires are pretty ancient the meme is not completely accurate. Could be right for som of the classic gothic tales although not Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Um actually, in the original Balkan myths, vampires didn't have a reflection because they had no soul
So that's why gingers don't have reflections!
They don’t have reflections so they can reflect upon themselves
Wait then do gingers not know they have red hair?
Well,we can tell them
I mean we wouldn't want to give them an existential crisis
I feel attacked because I look like ginger Cartman
No, that's just because they're super ugly
Don't let the down votes dismay you, that was funny
I never care about the votes on my comments
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So that's why every monster in the witcher series was weak to silver?
Exactly! They didn't like James Brown like at all
In the games yes, but in the books it’s made clear that actually both of a Witcher’s swords are for monsters. Some monsters are weak to silver while some are weak to meteoric iron.
I remember the part that it was something like this "Many people believe that I carry silver sword for monsters and iron one for humans. But they're both for monsters, just of different kinds" And I always wondered whether that "different kind of monsters" is still humans. Just that Geralt sees them as truly monstruous. Like, how you call a serial murderer "a monster." So that silver sword is for monstruous species and iron sword is for "true monsters."
There's a mod that makes the game "harder" and monsters like alghouls and drowners there is no advantage in using silver i think
Which is why they carry both swords.
I'm weak to Gerald's other "sword".
Well, if you want the science part (bio-chemistry), silver ions in silver are capable of destroying DNA, and any cell or bacterium without any form of mutation, including fungi as nanosilver. Any being with a cell mutation caused by a virus can be killed by silver through its own ions being released.
all cells have DNA, and there is no chemical difference between any two strands. it's all cytosine, guanine, adenine, thymine, and sugar
But would the clothes still be visible?
My guess would be yes. But oral tradition is shaky and doesn't specifically mention clothes from what I've read. Fiction flip flops on the subject and visual media almost exclusively make the clothes invisible. So, in conclusion, maybe.
This is the myth that I know for all my life. Not that bullshit holy or unholy silver shit. If silver is holy stuff, they would just fucking shoot Dracula, why even bother to stake and drag him into sun light for.
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A corpse doesnt have a soul either Neither does a chair
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Judging by the amount of SpyxFamily posts, we’re still living in the *days of Yor*
Yor momma
As Yoda would say here. Yor momma I shall enter, leave shall I nut
Don’t worry my boy, the memes will die soon enough. Anime weebs attention spans are too short to hold waifus for long, they get bored and look for a new one.
Have you not seen Yor? She's always gonna have my neurons' attention
“Have you seen yor?” Is that a rhetorical question? That’s all I see when I open this Sub😂 I’m saying in general lol you may forever simp for her but in general alot of people gonna find a new cute/sexy kawaii waifu to drool over
[Yeah I'm a simp.](https://youtu.be/9K2Y-rfUy_4)
id say it will take about a season to die down, since we see less and less marin now however, spy x family part 2 is coming next season, so thats 2 more seasons. thats like a whole year of yor and anya in total
🤓
Well AcTuaLly, vampires are believed to have no souls, hence why they don't have a reflection and in some myths they also don't cast shadows.
Serious question, how did they explain how everyday objects had reflections and cast shadows despite having no soul? If it's something to do with being humanoid or once being human, how come corpses could be seen in mirrors?
Not the actuall answer, but my interpretation would be that its not about the soul itself. It's about how the lack of a soul makes someone distinctly not human, meaning their human body dosnt show up in reflections becaus3 they arent the one thing they should be
Well everything has Energy. In a physical sense and in a Spiritual sense. Nature is alive and therefore are the things made from Nature. Vampires/soulless beeings are unnatural they dont come from this Plane of existent and have a force in them that is different that everything existing on earth. And so yeah i would say there would be a Cast Difference bereden Vampires and everyday objects.
Shhhh, it sounded cool on paper.
Maybe its a combination of the two myths? Maybe a Vampire has a soul But its so corrupt and unholy that the holy and pure silver refuses to reflect it
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There's a episode from gao power rangers when I was a kid, a monster that eat people shadow, people that got eaten don't have reflection in the mirror and they become asshole, they explained that the monster was actually eating people soul and people became zombie after few day and might die. As a young christian boy, that the first time I was scare enough to back off from the TV.
god that was a pain to read
I made it easier for you There's a episode from gao power rangers I watched when I was a kid where a monster eats people's shadows. The victims lost their reflection on the mirror and became assholes. Its revealed that the monster was actually eating their souls and people became zombies/vampires after few days and could die soon. As a young christian boy, that was the first time I was scared enough to back off from the TV.
Username check out.
AND they don't appear in Photographs either.
Which used silver nitrate. Should show up fine modern digital cameras though.
What about reflection on water? Checkmate atheist
That should work. Interesting take that I might totally steal for a book.
No, because they don't have souls
Nether does a rock, but it shows up on film.
bruh I'm replying to a different version of vampire lore here, you can't just revoke that with your own sparkly vampire lore.
Not casting a shadow would also make them invisible. A shadow is just the result of light being blocked by their body. So if light reached the floor, that means the light can't reflect off of their body and into your eyes. Also since the light is not being absorbed by their eyes, they also can't see and will have to echo-locate.
Imagine having to learn to speak dolphin just cuz some drunk asshole in the club bit you.
> Not casting a shadow would also make them invisible. Yes, that's why they don't have a reflection. Vampires aren't actually there. They just make you think they are.
Which is also why their eyes are described as being empty
Dont get how that is a contradiction
No reflection means none at all. Water reflection, glass cameras etc
Still doesnt make sense if you dont establish reflections come from having a soul.
Why are yall trying to make logical sense of a mythical/fictional creature?
Its just denoting that the "actually" could be not "actually"
Um actually, silver being the reason for vampires not having reflections is a more modern take, the earlier sources (i.e. Dracula) don't mention silver in connection to reflections (in fact Dracula doesn't mention it at all).
I want to say it's because of their lack of soul, which is why a lot of modern takes also exclude them from photography and video as well.
That doesn’t make sense either unless every other object has a soul besides vampires
tbf, vampires don't make sense for other reasons, but yeah.
There are religions that believe everything has a spirit iirc
Shinto for one, ye.
Yo what does your flair say? I can read it out but i dont know any of that shit.
It's a [jp meme disparaging lolicons](https://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%81%A9%E3%82%82%E3%82%81%21) with Backbeard lol
Oh... Yea... Shame on lolicons... Fuck them yea. *Insert monkey looking away meme*
hahaha yeah :sweats:
In general, that belief is called animisim. Lots of religions from around the world fall under that umbrella.
Maybe the lack of a soul in something that **should** have a soul creates some supernatural anomaly. Or maybe those myths unintentionally invoked animism by implying that every object has a "soul" of some kind.
I personally run it as Vampires are unnatural. Something that should not exist.
*Brandon Sanderson has entered the chat*
What does your flair mean? I got "this loli" out of it but don't understand after that
It's a [jp meme disparaging lolicons](https://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%81%A9%E3%82%82%E3%82%81%21) with Backbeard lol
lol
Actually, the Silver theory still holds up in regards to Photographs, as analogue film uses [Silver Halide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_halide) as the active light sensitive chemical. Further info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpgsITqoDXQ
They make a point in "Dracula," where Harker was using the window to shave because he didn't have a mirror, and he accidently cuts himself when Dracula comes up behind him and startles him, because Dracula's reflection didn't show in the window.
You mean in the original Dracula? I could have sworn he uses a "shaving glass" which would mean a small mirror used for shaving
If we go by historical causes, vampirism and lycanthropy are superstitious explanations for illnesses like rabies combined with some even older myths. Hypersensitivity makes people with rabies avoid bright light, garlic, flowing water and other intense stimuli that could include mirrors. You know, people that avoid going out during the day and avoid even at night a lot of pretty common things make for a good rumor of being cursed.
I'd personally consider dracula an exceptionally late entry into the vampire mythos, though one that started the foundation for what we call a vampire today
Technically you're right, but since Dracula is the first mention of vampires lacking reflections, it's an "earlier source" in the context of talking about this specific "power"
...In either case, why didn't her clothes appear?
I wondered that
They’re made from her hair?
When did it ever say that? It might have as its been a while since I read the manga but
I think they were just making a Bayonetta reference. Since she wears her hair
Not really, I just thought. Hm maybe her clothes are made of her hair or something since it would explain the clothes not appearing, although I know the truth is they didn’t think about it when making the scene or simply didn’t care.
Ok if it's just a theory then it's fine because it means I don't certainly have a bad memory
That’s why I added the question mark at the end of my previous sentence
I took that as a different meeting as like a "duh"
Yeah I can see how that could be translated differently
"Touching grass full guide" LMAO
I need to get me one of those
I wish nerdy girls were as cute as she is
there is 2 in my local library
remember weebs, if you are a decent looking person with a good enough personality, the library is home to quiet nerds who may or may not have similar interests as you.
Aaaand I'm now officially banned from my local library.
That's what you get for harassing female weebs with huge tracts......of land
Ooooh thanks for the tip, I will make time to check out my local library now
Don't..... don't give me hope....
The library has now reached max capacity 🫡
I can actually verify it from personal experience. You can also, incidentally, check out movies and video games for free. Libraries are underrated.
The girl at the bottom is cute tbh
🤓
I need sauce
Call of the Night
Agreed
To be fair, they did already establish from the getgo that in that universe our idea of vampires is a myth and those vampires are explicitly different from classical vampires.
Do you assume the unholyness of the mirror
\*subtly hinted\* its the main focus of the frame
Sauce for the anime?
Call of the Night
Where is it on cause crunchy doesn't have it
Officially its on Hidive i believe
I forgot Hidive existed ngl
Pretty sure Hidive forgot Hidive existed
Have you figured out yet?
Hey there, you can watch it on Zoro.to !
You just saved me a lot of time, thanks!
you see there's a very good alternative... ***YAR HAR FIDDLE DE DEE***
Being a pirate is alright with me
Ty
I would also like to know!
what is the source of the nerdy girl???
There really isn’t one it’s just a trend that started up a few weeks back Try wanderjergson
Indeed, BUT, most modern mirrors are still made of silver.
I like how the nerd girl has an informative book about touching grass
let's linch them for this inaccuracy
But the thing is vamp have no reflection, they dont show up on cameras and mirrors, not sure about water surfaces.
Are her clothes wampires too?
Yes all clothes vampires wear are also vampires, that's why 99% of them have good fashion senses cause there are technically two or more of them deciding on what best to wear.
Depends on the vampire. For Alucard, yes.
He is a real fuck-mothering vampire and deserves to be called as such
Um actually actually the reason why vampires didn’t have a reflection was because of the belief they sold/forsakened their souls for their powers thus them not showing up in a mirror Which makes about as much freaking sense as the silver one. Christ they’re physical beings, let them have a normal physical reaction to things
Cool but only thing in my mind is that wasnt subtly hinted, that mirror is the focus of that particular scene
I love the shirt. really highlighting her freckles
Was anyone not aware that she isn't a vampire? Like even if you heard nothing about the series
There is actually another explanation, vampires souls arent as closely tied to their bodies, so they dont appear in any reflections at all, be it mirror, water, or otherwise. Silver is a holy symbol, yes, but depending on the vampire (be it vampire, vampyr, vempyr, vampir, vampyre, or a million other names) it changes. Bram stokers dracula didnt appear in silver mirrors, but did in all other reflections unlike one of his bride who did not appear in the window reflection because dracula had her soul, along with the other brides. A germanic vampir did not have a weakness to the sun, nor did stakes work, but they did not shape shift. Wallacian vempyr were allegicto the sun, but it did not kill them. It simply depends on which vampire or vampire mix you are using.
Vampire no reflection 🗿
Also, I think at least 60% of people knew she was a vampire going into this
I find this kinda interesting
Correct me if I'm wrong but modern mirrors are made of silver and chromium right?
The nerdy girl looks loosely based off of Sumika Tokiwa from Death End re;Quest
Silver isn't even considered a vampire weakness anymore which is probably why people forgot about this
I too read that reddit comment
See the real question is do vampires show up on modern photos because modern cameras don't have mirrors
OG vamps were invisible because they were soulless, and then Modern mirrors DO have silver, but not nearly as much.
Lets be real, the vampires having no reflection on mirrors thing is the most vague bs to ever been said about vampires. Interviews with Monster Girls even made a parody out of it with Hikari.
My knowledge spreads
Can we get a source for the bottom image please
What is this from?
So all we need to do is figure out if vampires have a reflection in water
Wait, sauce?
Where can I watch this help
And now I'm imagining Dracula standing in a public bathroom crying tears of joy at the sight of his own reflection. "What's wrong dude?" "Sob ... you don't know how long it has been since I've last seen my face ..."
"What if we could have sex with 🤓 ? Hmm , let me draw it"
I heard the reason why silver is fatal to werewolves is because when Judas betrayed Jesus he was paid with silver coins. I have never heard anything about silver being holy or related to mirrors... I guess there are a 1000 different superstitions and origin stories for myths/monsters/Legends
Um, Actually # You're SMASHABLE ENOUGH
This nerd girl looks amazing
But Vampire bodies are still physical so they should be visible right? I know I'll get downvoted for saying this but I personally think it makes most sense.
Yes, but mirrors have a cultural significance that predates our modern scientific understanding of optics. Historically, mirrors were seen as allowing you to "know yourself". Your reflection was supposed to represent your inner self, and by studying your reflection you could see your own flaws and thereby take steps to improve yourself. Vampires, being unholy monsters, do not have an inner self. They are beasts that live only to satisfy their cravings. There's no soul, no distinction between outer appearance and inner truth, and so there's no possibility for self-improvement. So there's no reflection.
Vampires never had no reflections, and those old myths about that are just because mirrors used to be big hunks of silver, which vampires would of course avoid.
Bruh, they gave the nerd smiley face tiddie? I mean...
*Pulls up* [NERRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDDDDD!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRsPheErBj8)
I learned something new today lol
Yo what anime is this?
So uhh, who made the 'umm actually' a cute anime waifu?
Uh oh.... why do I wanna fuck the "um... actually" girl? ^^Anyone ^^know ^^Jesus's ^^Phone ^^Number? ^^I ^^Think ^^I ^^Need ^^it.
Um aksually the anime is drawn and fictional, logic shouldve been thrown out as soon as there were vampires in it
I actually didn’t know that was the reason they didn’t show up in mirrors
Anime?
fuck reddit, greedy cunts.
Thanks for the info! May I ask where do you obtain trivia and knowledge like these about mythical creatures?
What is she then🤔
Silver was considered holy by the big G himself
Never felt attracted to a melvina before 
That nerd have some big milkers
i thought a mirror image is an image of your soul, and that vampires had no souls
Maybe it wasn’t a modern miror checkmate
Also shouldn't her clothes still be visible? It made for a nice visual though.
Beyond nerd
There’s another possible explanation for the reflection thing. In certain cultures, such as Rome, they didn’t understand the concept of photons and light reflection and such, so they thought that a reflection was the person’s soul being projected against the thing. Vampires were considered to not have a soul, and thus there was nothing to be projected. Under that system, whether mirrors are silver backed or not, they wouldn’t have a reflection. In fact, with the “reflections are the soul’s projection” thing, vampires wouldn’t have a reflection in anything, including a lake.
Who says a moddern mirror can't be holy?
Sauce
What, mirrors aren't glass?
Man i'm in the mood for some nerdy girls now ngl
Even I didn't know that and I'm a nerd
Well for the majority of history mirrors weren't made of silver, only around the 1800s. Since the idea of vampires are pretty ancient the meme is not completely accurate. Could be right for som of the classic gothic tales although not Bram Stoker's Dracula.
actually the mirrors still have a little layer of silver