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You meet an ancestor of Lord Voldemort at Hogwarts Legacy, but this is a good guy

The character is a Hogwarts student from the house of Slytherin, with whom we will interact throughout the adventure.

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You meet an ancestor of Lord Voldemort at Hogwarts Legacy, but this is a good guy

No, the dark wizard Victor Rookwood is not a distant relative of Lord Voldermort, even if one of his descendants was a Death Eater in the time of He Who Must Not Be Named. The antagonist of Hogwarts Legacy has nothing to do with the villain of the Harry Potter novels, but that does not mean that there were no relatives of Voldemort within the school walls in those times.

Readers of the novels may be familiar with the surname Gaunt, as it is directly related to that of Tom Marvolo Riddle, Lord Voldemort's real name. The dark wizard's father was a Muggle, while his mother descended from a family of wizards known as the Gaunts. In Hogwarts Legacy, we meet a Slytherin student who goes by the name of Omnis Gaunt, who is he?

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A Gaunt very different from the rest

Unlike other members of his family, Omnis does not subscribe to the supremacist ideas espoused by his inbred family members. He does not enjoy torturing or attacking innocent Muggles, which is explained in the game itself. As a child, he was forced to learn and use one of the Unforgivable Curses, the Cruciatus torture spell.

Is Omnis Gaunt the great-grandfather or great-great-grandfather of Lord Voldemort? Considering that Hogwarts Legacy is not canon and takes its licenses, this does not seem to be the most accurate theory. Perhaps he belongs to one of the other lines of the family tree, but it is never made clear in the video game.

Hogwarts Legacy is now available in Early Access for PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC. It is scheduled for release on February 10, but only on next-gen consoles. The PS4 and Xbox One versions won't be ready until April 4, while the Nintendo Switch version will be delayed until July 25.

Don't miss our opinion of the game on Meristation USA.

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