The Witcher 3 Geralt: Who He Is and How He Plays

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The White Wolf, voiced by Doug Cockle throughout the series. Here is his background, his mutations, and the personality the writing gives him.

The Witcher 3 Geralt of Rivia is the protagonist of the whole trilogy, and by this entry he is one of the most experienced monster hunters left alive — a fact the writing leans on constantly.

What he is

A witcher: a human put through mutations as a child that grant enhanced reflexes, resistance to toxins and the ability to cast simple magic, known here as Signs. The mutations also turned his hair white and his eyes yellow, and cost him most people's trust — witchers are feared as much as they are hired.

How he fights

Two swords, steel for humans and silver for monsters, backed by five Signs — Igni, Aard, Quen, Yrden and Axii — plus bombs and potions brewed from ingredients gathered in the world.

His personality

Dry, self-deprecating, and committed to a professional neutrality he rarely manages to keep. Nicknamed the "Butcher of Blaviken" for an incident from the novels that still follows him into conversations here.

The voice

Doug Cockle has voiced Geralt in every mainline game, and his flat, world-weary delivery is as much a part of the character as the white hair.