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Doug Cockle, the voice of Geralt of Rivia himself, has just spoken out about the controversy over Ciri taking his place as the main character ofThe Witcher 4. The nextWitchergame marks a new era for CDPR’s dark fantasy RPG series, with a new protagonist stepping in as the titular monster hunter. Ciri will be that protagonist inThe Witcher 4after her supporting role inThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Many fans are excited to play as Ciri inThe Witcher 4, but not everyone is on board with the shift from having Geralt as the main protagonist. In a trend that has become sadly common among titles likeAssassin’s Creed ShadowsandIntergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, some social media users have complained thatThe Witcher 4is “going woke” by featuring a female playable character and arguing that it goes against the lore of the series.CDPR game developers have arguedthat this is not the case, and now Geralt himself is lending his support.
Doug Cockle was reading and reacting to fan memes in a video published by Fall Damage when he came across one noting the complaints about Ciri inThe Witcher 4. He quickly voiced his support for Ciri, calling the complaints about the game being woke “stupid” and expressing his excitement at the prospect of following a new, “cool” character in the nextWitchergame. He also said that Geralt can’t be the main character inThe Witcherforever, andtheWitcherbooks have plenty of loresupporting Ciri’s new role as the lead protagonist.
Doug Cockle Calls Witcher 4 Ciri Complaints ‘Stupid’
Cockled added that if the so-called “fans” complaining about Ciri inThe Witcher 4had actually read theWitcherbooks from Andrzej Sapkowski, they would know that she has plenty of rich lore that would be prime material for CDPR to dive into with its next game. He said that this material largely went unexplored inthe previousWitchergamesdue to Geralt being the focus, but now the time is right to dig deeper inThe Witcher 4.
While he is stepping away from the spotlight inThe Witcher 4,Doug Cockle will return as Geralt, though the extent of his presence in the game is unknown at this time. As Cockle himself has pointed out, Geralt’s story in the games seemingly concluded withThe Witcher 3’s Blood and Wine DLCback in 2016.The Witcher 4will instead shift the focus to Ciri, and it’s only fitting that the voice of Geralt is excited to pass the torch in the next game.
