The song of the White Wolf or Geralt is that you?!
So it took me a while. And tumblr didn’t make it any easier. Like 10 pics by post is deffinitly not enough for me! So I had to improvise. But here you go. Enjoy, like, rebblog, ask questions. Let’s talk!
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear about main character that is male, adult, have lots of women and is also a great fighter. That silent, emotionless type is somewhere in your mind, right?
And I just assume that was also in Netflix writes’ minds when they wrote their version of Geralt of Rivia. Also that character was created by polish middle-aged man! Well… let’s talk about Sapkowski’s Geralt.
Of course it’s not all but for that you need to read books. But here, some pieces about our witcher.
He actually treats himself like he’s an outcast. I mean, it makes sense. People are the worse and he’s a mutant. But when someone wants to spend time with him he thinks that they don’t know he’s a witcher and they may not want to talk to him if they did.
You know how Netflix makes it a thing that Geralt don’t talk much? We must be talking about different Geralt. And sometime he have just too many feels. Also not many people are actually scared of him.
And he feels so much for so many reasons.
And here’s very important thing. People from the back! Hear me out! Andrzej Sapkowski while writing his character. That strong man. Actually wrote this.
Yes, he wrote that Geralt could’t get erection when he was tried and took a lot of elixirs. Like, when you think about it, it’s obvious. But in books/movies/tv shows you actually don’t see men that may have some proplems with erections when it’s not for the plot or for jokes. So my dear men, remember, if once in a while you can’t get it up - Geralt of Rivia also couldn’t. And he wasn’t ashamed of that. He knew it was normal.
Okay so we now have an idea about what Geralt talks and thinks. But how he talks?
He knows how to act. He can be bring to a ball. And he will know what do do. I mean, that’s reactions he gets
The guy was offered to join other sorcerers and become one. He didn’t really question if he could become one. He propably knew he could. After all the was “special” even within other witchers because his mother was sorceress. He never forgot about her. He looked who his father was. He cared about his life.
Here you can hear more about Geralt’s existential thoughts. And how he actually acts as a friend.
And if the last piece didn’t broke your heart. Look at this
He was scared little kid in Kaer Morhen. And he remembers that. He wanted a different life for himself. And it’s the most important thing that writers usually forgets. When they write the warrior they write them as a warrior. But they forgets that this warrior is also a person.
