The Witcher
Netflix’sThe Witcherhas give TV audience a good aspect at the chief character from Andrzej Sapkowski ’s book serial , but it has also resurrect a couple of questions that have , in turn , made way for many possibility , such as one that explain why Geralt of Rivia ( Henry Cavill ) always wear black clothes . As the Netflix seriesThe Witchercontinues to expand , and as such it do more and more changes to the books ’ canon , the consultation is leave with more questions that sometimes ca n’t be entirely answered through the book and picture game , but this has made way for some interesting theories that look to expand the already rich mythology ofThe Witcher .
In just two seasons , The Witcherhas seenGeralt of Rivia come across a variety of dangerous monsters , fit sports fan - favorite bard Jaskier ( Joey Batey ) , sorceress Yennefer of Vengerberg ( Anya Chalotra ) , and Princess Ciri ( Freya Allan ) , to whom he ’s bound to by the Law of Surprise . Some things , however , have n’t changed much , such as Geralt ’s misanthropic and sarcastic personality , and on a more tangible preeminence , his outfit . Geralt wears fateful dress all the sentence , and a theory gives an account of why while also rising another doubtfulness about the far-famed witcher .
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Theory: Geralt Wears Black To Show He’s A Witcher
In aTumblrpost , aThe Witcherfan explain that in the picture plot , Geralt of Rivia mostly outwear brown wearing apparel due to his leather armour , as well as a flake of red and blue in his shirts , robes , scarves , and more . All these set with the mediaeval style ofthe universe ofThe Witcheras these were colour accessible to vulgar people , but the Netflix version change all that and gave Geralt all - disastrous clothes . This sameTumblruser went on to explicate that , in the Middle Ages , black was study a luxury dyestuff because the dying process was very complicated , and even then it was really gruelling to get a true black , lead in blue / black , red / dark , or yellow / black . Geralt wear down black apparel and armour all the metre , not just on specific or special occasion , thus suggest that Geralt ’s black apparel are a subtle direction to show how wealthy he really is .
Adding to the possibility and giving a unlike account for Geralt ’s preference for bleak dress , anotherTumblruser brought up the fact that goliath ichor , a.k.a . descent , is often shameful , with another substance abuser adding that colossus ichor is used as a black dye for those who can afford it . The same drug user then suggested thatGeralt ( and other witchers , too)wears sinister dress as a path to advertise his role as a lusus naturae Orion , as for them it ’s very well-to-do to get monster ichor . This makes it easy for people to know Geralt is a witcher without even call for , as the black clothes serve as a sort of uniform for them ( and it ’s quite convenient as blood filth wo n’t show ) , but this rendition also farm the doubtfulness of whether Geralt is rich or not .
Is The Witcher’s Geralt of Rivia Rich?
If black dyestuff was so arduous to open , so much so that it was considered a luxury , or it was heavy to get ( if it came from devil ichor ) , this inevitably kick upstairs questions about Geralt ’s wealth . Although it might seem like witchers would be , if not fertile , at least able to know well and without any worry , the truth is that witchers often struggle financially . Witchers scarce get paid what they deserve for fighting and killing a mixed bag of monsters , and they are often clamber to pay for food , a place to live , etc . With this in head , the possibility about Geralt ’s shameful clothes showing his wealthiness loses all credibility , but it could be possible that witchers wear disastrous dress because it ’s more convenient for them given the tough work they do and how easily their clothes get dirty , so the black dyestuff can hide out origin stains and more – however , this still raise the question of how they are able-bodied to afford all - inglorious clothes if black dyestuff is hard to get .
How This Theory Changes The Witcher’s Geralt of Rivia
Supposing the theory aboutGeralt and the residual of the witcherssubtly showing their riches through their black clothes is true , this would completely interchange what ’s love about witchers and their lifestyle . The hypothesis also makes the witchers ’ narrative less tragic , as they have to go through painful and dangerous processes to become witchers ( and not all trainee hold up these ) , and not being devote enough for what they do , after everything they go through , make their stories even more tragic – but if they are all in reality loaded , at least they are earning what they deserve for adventure their life with each job they take .
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lamentably , Geralt and the rest of the witchers do n’t garner enough to afford the expensive pure opprobrious dye need for their all - black wearing apparel , so the reason for them to always hold out black is most likely for optical purposes . As one of the above - mentionedTumblrusers excuse , their all - fatal wearing apparel make them easily placeable , so the reason why Geralt wears black all the time inThe Witcherhas nothing to do with him being on the QT loaded .
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