The Witcher series has become one of the biggest fantasy franchises around thanks to the success of CD Projekt Red's The Witcher 3 and Neflix's The Witcher series. One of the many reasons for the series' success is its iconic protagonist, Geralt of Rivia. Geralt's dry wit, hard exterior, and stable of interesting relationship dynamics have helped him find a place in the hearts of The Witcher's many fans.
The series' success has allowed it to branch off into a variety of new properties and products from its original novelization, including a mobile game, multiple board games, live-action series on Netflix, a digital card game, an animated series, and even its own convention dubbed WitcherCon. This has also led to the series being referenced in a variety of other video games, and Geralt of Rivia crossing over into some titles, although there are still many games he would be perfect to make an appearance in.
Geralt of Rivia's Crossovers
Geralt of Rivia's first big crossover came in his appearance in Soulcalibur 6 as a playable character. With the Soulcalibur series' focus on melee-weapon combat, Geralt of Rivia made perfect sense as a fighter. He was able to wield his sword with the usual grace and spins that fans expected, as well as putting some of his iconic Witcher signs to use. Another major game for Geralt was Monster Hunter World's Witcher crossover event.
Monster Hunter World's crossover event allowed players to hunt a Leshen from The Witcher, while also allowing players to craft a set of armor that looks like Geralt's gear from The Witcher 3. The crossover makes a lot of sense, especially since it sees Geralt continuing to hunt monsters. However, one of Geralt's most recent crossovers was also the weirdest. It was with the Switch's Daemon X Machina, and saw both Geralt and Ciri appearing in the game.
Crossovers Geralt of Rivia Would Be Perfect For
Despite the crossovers The Witcher has already had, there are many video games that it would feel right at home in. One option would keep Geralt in the fighting game genre and see him making an appearance in the Mortal Kombat series. Not only would he fit as an agile fighter with a variety of moves, but Mortal Kombat has had a variety of strange guest characters in the past. It also would be interesting to see how Mortal Kombat would apply its over-the-top gore and fatalities to Geralt, which would fit the series' mature themes and make Geralt seem more devastating than his appearance in Soulcalibur 6.
Another place that Geralt would feel right at home in is the Nioh series. The Nioh games see players fighting through hordes of spirits in Souls-like combat through a variety of dodges and weapons. Geralt would be a great addition to Nioh as his nimble fighting style would mix well with the series' heavy emphasis on dodging and parrying enemy attacks. Geralt would also fit right into the game's dark universe while also bringing some levity through his dry commentary on the strange world. Geralt likely wouldn't fit into Nioh's historic setting, but with how impressively successful Nioh 2 was, a crossover could be in the cards for Nioh and The Witcher series' futures.