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Geralt, unsurprisingly, is tasked with killing these monsters, who go by the names Brewess, Weavess, and Whispess. In several cutscenes, the Crones attempt to trick Ciri by appearing to her as beautiful women before devolving into their hideous, original forms and attempting to boil her alive in broth. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt certainly leans into a darker version of the Baba Yaga legend, using the three Crones as one of its story's primary antagonists. In all versions of the Baba Yaga legend, whether one woman or three, she is perceived as a powerful witch, able to shapeshift and enchant as easily as maiming and killing. The Baba Yaga's motivations vary greatly across these tales, ranging from eating children who trespass on her/their woods to helping a protagonist find his missing bride. The Crones' backstory is based on the Baba Yaga. In Slavic folklore, the Baba Yaga is usually depicted as an old crone, but also sometimes a trio of ferocious, child-eating monstrous sisters who live in a roving cabin, drawing unmistakable parallels with The Witcher season 2 trailer. Although not a part of author Andrzej Sapkowski's original Witcher book series, the Crones are a prominent component of the popular videogame The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Yet despite the briefest of frames in The Witcher season 2 trailer, the reveal of the lit-up, living house is a nod to the presence of the Crones in the new Netflix series. Related: How Much More Powerful Geralt Could Become In Witcher Season 2 The scene is followed by a blinding flash of light before The Witcher trailer cuts to a new scene. At the midpoint of the trailer, Istredd (Royce Pierreson) and other sorcerors stare at a glowing house on legs that turns and begins moving toward them. Ciri and Geralt battling the dread forest spirit Leshen is one such trailer reveal, but there are also less obvious nods to even deadlier protagonists. The Witcher season 2 trailer promises to double down in the creature-driven viscera that made the Netflix series' inaugural season such a success. While the primary threat to Ciri's safety arrives in the form of the Nilfgaardians across The Witcher season 1, its follow-up installment looks set to pit Ciri and Geralt against a much more deadly array of mystical creatures. The Witcher primarily follows Geralt of Rivia's (Henry Cavill) journey to locate and protect princess Cirilla (Freya Allan), whose destiny he believes is intrinsically linked with his own.

Netflix's official The Witcher season 2 trailer secretly teases the emergence of major game villains in the new series' narrative.