How Hogwarts Legacy’s Ominis Gaunt Is Related To Lord Voldemort
Ominis Gaunt is one of 's most interesting characters, but not all players may realize that he's actually related to 's infamous Lord Voldemort. Being a Slytherin — and from a highly discriminatory pure-blood family, no less — it isn't all too surprising that he has ties to some dark wizards, both in his past and in his future. But knowing that he's a part of the same family tree as the man once known as Tom Riddle makes him one of the game's creepiest and most fascinating characters to interact with.
Of course, since precedes the main series by about one hundred years, Tom Riddle has yet to be born during the game's events. This same sentiment applies to most characters, with the single exception being Albus Dumbledore. He doesn't appear in-game, but canonically, he is about ten years old during. Plus, a sad detail about Dumbledore's death is revealed through the castle's geometry, which is a grim connection not only to the series as a whole but also to Ominis Gaunt's descendant Lord Voldemort and his impact on the wizarding world.
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Those who are familiar with lore will recognize the Gaunt name as belonging to one of the world's most notorious magic families. During, both Ominis and his best friend Sebastian will allude to the family's dark practices, which involve torturing Muggleborns for sport. Considering that the Gaunts are the last descendants of Salazar Slytherin himself, who shared similar ideals, this isn't all too surprising. However, this also means that Tom Riddle, who also boasts his connection to Salazar, is somehow related to the Gaunts and thus Ominis by extension.
In fact, it's highly likely that Ominis Gaunt is Voldemort's great-uncle in. One of
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