Geralt of Rivia: A disabled protagonist
Geralt of Rivia is disabled.
It’s always interesting to see people’s reaction to this statement – especially fans’ – and I got one on Monday 9th November when a thread I made went viral on Twitter.
Geralt has become such a beloved fantasy icon, especially after the success of CDPR’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Netflix’s The Witcher, but whenever we think about him, our minds instantly go to the grizzled but lovable monster hunter from the video games. Now riding on the coattails of the award-winning TV show, I felt it was important to speak up about my personal experiences with Sapkowski’s novels and to hopefully draw attention to what has been left behind over the years spent retelling Geralt’s story.