History Characters / SoulcaliburVI

Origin - [[TheWitcher Rivia, The Kingdom of Lyria and Rivia]]

-> The protagonist (or co-protagonist) of all the media set in the Witcher's world. He is a, if not the witcher — a mutant created through alchemy and black magic to create an ultimate killing machine, he was in fact such a success compared to the other boys who underwent the Changes that he was subjected to additional processes that bled his hair white and took the pigment from his skin, but the benefits in return were many-fold. Geralt is the epitome of a professional monster-hunter, courteous, meticulous and devoid of emotional hangups. At least, he'd love to assure you and to be assured of that last bit. He made his name removing the Striga curse from the Temerian princess, Adda, and over the years, his visage has became legend in the Northern Kingdoms. He represents the GuestFighter in the''Soul'' series sixth iteration.

Weapon(s) - [[DualWielding Longswords)

-> The protagonist (or co-protagonist) of all the media set in the Witcher's world. He is a, if not the witcher — a mutant created through alchemy and black magic to create an ultimate killing machine, he was in fact such a success compared to the other boys who underwent the Changes that he was subjected to additional processes that bled his hair white and took the pigment from his skin, but the benefits in return were many-fold. Geralt is the epitome of a professional monster-hunter, courteous, meticulous and devoid of emotional hangups. At least, he'd love to assure you and to be assured of that last bit. He made his name removing the Striga curse from the Temerian princess, Adda, and over the years, his visage has became legend in the Northern Kingdoms.

* DespairEventHorizon: Clearly crosses this in the ''Witcher III'' [[spoiler:ending where Ciri dies. After single handedly killing the last Crone who took Ciri's witcher pendant, he just sits down, clutching it to his forehead, as many drowners surround the shack he's in. [[BolivianArmyEnding Notably, this is the only ending in which he has no epilogue.]]]]
* TheDragonslayer: Subverted in one of the short stories. He goes along with an expedition to hunt a Golden Dragon with everyone fully expecting him to attempt to kill it. Since he won't hunt sentient monsters, it turns out that the dragon in question considers himself [[NotSoDifferent the dragon equivalent of a witcher]]. Played straight in the second game where he can opt to slay Saskia, though he is ''not'' happy to do it.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: He and Yennefer appear to have died near the end of the books. [[WordOfGod Sapkowski has said]] that the two [[SubvertedTrope did survive]], which is something he revealed after the first game came out.
* EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: Oxenfurt Academy, although he didn't study for the degree, but for skill and knowledge. It's even implied that he taught there.
* ExperiencedProtagonist: Geralt is nearly a century old when the saga begins, giving him plenty of time to master his craft, make connections across the Northern Kingdoms, and attain a healthy amount of cynicism.
* {{Expy}}: He is allegedly one of Creator/MichaelMoorcock's [[Literature/TheElricSaga Elric of Melnibone]]. Both have white hair (albeit for different reasons)and are known as The White Wolf and both are skilled swordsmen and sorcerers reliant on drugs for survival. Sapkowski says its a coincidence (believable since the first Witcher stories were published long before any Elric works were translated to Polish), but Moorcock isn't convinced and is rather bitter about it. Many fans of both series will tell you that the two characters have totally different personalities and backgrounds.
** Some critics have also noted his personality is very similar to [[HardBoiledDetective Philip Marlowe]].
* FamedInStory: To the point that tales of his adventures are played in puppet theaters. Still, not every person he meets recognizes him, as befitting a society lacking in visual media. And as shown in several flash-forwards, the events of the Saga grow in the telling and become a matter of legends, too.
* FanDisservice: His extreme scarring causes this for some.

* GeniusBruiser:
** Part of witcher training involves years of formal education in chemistry, biology, animal behavior, history, magic, and other subjects, and Geralt apparently did exceptionally well. He's more than capable of having a [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness surprisingly eloquent]] intellectual discussion when the situation calls for it.
** As for SesquipedalianLoquaciousness, there were jokes circling around that he started to use big words in an attempt to impress a certain sorceress. This does not mean he isn't smart on his own, though.
** Rumors notwithstanding, it's been mentioned numerous times that he ''did'' attend Oxenfurt Academy, ''the'' most prestigious university in the North, and actually [[OlderThanTheyLook numerous times]], though as a non-degree guest student, and it was implied that he even taught there at times.

* HandicappedBadass: He had his left forearm and his right femur shattered by Vilgefortz and spent 36 days receiving treatment. While he made a complete recovery, he still walks with a limp and is implied to have arthritis due to the means which his bones were healed. Subverted in ''Literature/LadyOfTheLake'', where Fringilla Vigo uses her magical abilities to cure these symptoms.
* HappilyMarried: With Yennefer in one of the non-canon short stories. [[spoiler:He can end the third game like this with either her or Triss.]]
* HasAType:
** As Geralt's dwarven friends remark, he seems to have quite a thing for sorceresses.
** In ''The Witcher 3'', Phillipa Eilhart makes an observation Geralt has slept with ''nearly the entire Lodge of Sorceresses.''
* HealingFactor: Albeit a small one, which can be further boosted with potions.

* {{Hypocrite}}: In Literature/LadyOfTheLake Dandelion decides to stay in Beauclaire, where he has the, uhm, sympathy of the local ruler for the time being, rather than continue on the journey. Geralt is both bewildered and angry after hearing those plans and chews his friend out on this, calling him a fool for making such a decision. That is mighty hypocritcal of Geralt for several reasons. Firstly, Geralt is no stranger for leaving his friends and loved ones behind, as he did so with Yennefer on at least one occasion. Secondly, he is basically going on a SuicideMission, meaning that he takes way more risks than Dandelion, who probably is safer staying. Finally, he initially discouraged Dandelion from accompanying him, to the point where he openly demanded for him to leave at one point, so blaming the bard for not wanting to carry on makes Geralt not very consistent on this matter. He even acknowledges it shortly afterwards.
* ImplausibleFencingPowers: Specific abilities made possible by witcher mutation include parrying crossbow bolts. Geralt's motion capture for the games is flashy and stylish to contrast with the more practical and realistic movements of heavy knights.
* IneffectualLoner: He [[IWorkAlone tries to go after Ciri by himself]], but [[MagneticHero people are so drawn to him]] that he ends up assembling a hanse who share an UndyingLoyalty to him [[spoiler: and all end up giving their lives to save Ciri]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: By the nature of their mutations (they tend to paralyze higher emotions, or so they claim), ''all'' witchers are supposed to be jerks. The fact that he's not annoys him constantly. WordOfGod jokingly states that being JerkWithAHeartOfGold is the case for many witchers, but only Geralt tends to angst because of that. Consequently, other witchers regard him as a bit of a drama queen.
* ImpoverishedPatrician: An interesting subversion. Geralt was born a commoner but was later knighted for valor in combat. He has a coat of arms and is entitled to all the privileges of knighthood, but because he is a Witcher he is more or less homeless and spends most of what money he has on food and equipment. It isn't until Blood and Wine that he fully utilizes the perks of being a knight, where he participates in a tourney and the Duchess gifts him a villa.
* KnightInSourArmor:
** Under his bad guy facade hides someone dangerously (to himself) close to ChronicHeroSyndrome. As for the knight part - [[{{Knighting}} he gets briefly knighted]], ironically, by his claimed native kingdom of Rivia, but almost immediately deserts his commission to [[TheQuest continue his search of Ciri]] when the queen tries to order him around as other knights.
** Yennefer sums him up thus:
--->'''Yen:''' He'll lose his way, start to philosophize and pity himself, then he'll do something heroic but pointless and get killed, presumably stabbed in the back.
** And as the quote already mentions, he's also quite the angster. He reaches wangsting peak around the Saga's third book, when he's even called on this at one point.
* LastOfHisKind: Some sixty or eighty years ago the Old Sea Fortress of the Wolf School witchers, Kaer Morhen, was besieged and its occupants slaughtered by an angry mob incensed by some demagogue (suspected to be a rogue sorcerer). Equipment, laboratories and elixirs required for creation of the witchers survived, but everybody capable of utilizing them in the castle was killed. As the process required a skilled magic user, and the sole survivor of the staff was Vesemir, a fencing teacher (away at the time), no new witchers were created ever since. Thus Geralt is one of the last witchers on the continent left. It's somewhat ambiguous, as the Wolf School of Kaer Morhen is not the only witcher base in existence. There are other schools, and we even get to meet some of their "graduates" in both the books and the games. However, none are said to be fully functional, and whenever one's state is explicitly mentioned, it's more or less defunct.
* LegacyCharacter: Not him, but his horse. He named every single horse he's ever owned Roach.

* MagicKnight: Witchers are created through magic, and thus have some affinity to it, giving them an ability to use simple combat spells called "signs" in battle. This is generally it, but Geralt, being the son of a druidess and inheriting The Gift, had the requisite ability to take up magic in full, but refused, and was even called out on it, albeit by a lunatic. This trope becomes more literal at the end of ''Baptism Of Fire'' when Geralt is knighted by the queen of Rivia.
* MasterSwordsman: Considered quite rightly to be the best swordsman in the Northern Kingdoms. Only Vilgefortz could challenge him, and then only by using magic to boost his speed to ridiculous heights. In the games, it seems like he lost some of his technique due to his amnesia (Serrit, one of the witchers who attempt to assassinate King Henselt, writes in his journal that Geralt's swordsmanship makes him laugh, but also mentions that Geralt still manages to be a [[UnskilledButStrong fearsome opponent regardless]]). It is assumed that Geralt recovered most - if not all - of his former skill with a sword by the end of the second game.
* MeaningfulRename: The "[[TheMagnificent of Rivia]]" part of his name was added by picking out of a bundle of sticks with different city names written on them. Initially, Geralt chose [[OverlyLongName Geralt Roger Eric]] [[SueDonym du Haute-Bellegarde]] as his first choice for the name, but Vesemir "explained" it'd be [[{{Narm}} awfully cheesy]]. The point of all of this was to make his name sound more impressive, which eases contacts with important employers.

* NeutralNoLonger: In the third game, Geralt, who hates politics, is reminded of by Dijkstra of Radovid's monstrous reign being a danger to Triss and Yennifer because of the witch hunts and the witch-burning pogroms they carry out--meaning as long as the psychopathic Radovid's in power, the hunts go on and the two sorceresses Geralt is close to are in danger. When the time comes to take out Radovid, Geralt can side with Dijkstra, Thaler, Roche and Ves to do so. [[spoiler:Dijkstra finds this goes both ways when he tries to kill Roche, Ves and Thaler as well; Geralt knows a witcher's "neutrality" doesn't mean he couldn't have been targeted as well -- four can die as easily as three, so he can aid Thaler, Roche and Ves against Dijkstra.]]
* NeverLiveItDown: InUniverse (video game mostly, given the frequent ContinuityNod, though books also have their moments). Geralt sleeping with both Triss and Yennefer has led to him becoming the butt of jokes, especially amongst his fellow Witchers. Yennefer herself throws it in his face every time they have an argument, and feels that having amnesia is no excuse.
** On a darker note, the way he [[KillEmAll handled]] the whole Blaviken situation came up more than once in the books as the reason for his [[TheBrute nasty]] [[BloodKnight reputation]].
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Geralt's actions will often come back to bite him (or someone else).

* OneManArmy: Geralt is easily able to bring down large groups of well-armed, well-trained men without any help. With certain builds in the third game, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwrheOC_ZSc he can mow through entire hordes of enemies like a white-haired chainsaw.]]
* OverprotectiveDad: Towards Ciri. The bad endings in the third game are caused by him being too protective and not trusting her to make her own choices. However, even when he does give her freedom, he clearly gets antsy whenever she's in trouble.
-->'''Phillipa:''' Don't you think it's time you stopped interfering in Ciri's life?\\
'''Geralt:''' No.\\
'''Phillipa:''' Surely you realize we are not a pack of wolves you can drive away with a sword.\\
'''Geralt:''' Sure you are. And yes I can, if the need arises.
* PapaWolf: Towards Ciri. He gets to the point where he sees Ciri in any hurt girl, only to wonder later how could he not notice the difference.
* ParentalAbandonment: A prerequisite to becoming a witcher. Sapkowski published a later short story about his parents and his mother made a brief cameo in one of the short stories.
* PerpetualPoverty: Geralt has a hard time finding work in a world that has little need for monster-slaying anymore, and the few people who do need his services have little to offer in terms of payment. This leads to Geralt having barely enough money to stay fed and properly armed. Averted in the games, [[MoneyForNothing where it's pretty easy for the player to amass a small fortune]], and especially in ''Blood and Wine'', where he gets his own vineyard to spruce up into a possible retirement home.

* ReallyGetsAround:
** Although it seems an unfair stereotype that all 'witch-men' are licentious to the extreme, the third game mentions that witcher mutations do actually increase libido and Geralt is only too glad to prove this facet of mutant psychology true; [[note]]The mutations also make the witcher immune to conventional diseases (including STIs) and infertile, practically encouraging this lifestyle[[/note]] so he is rather popular with the ladies as a result. The first game takes it to brilliant but nigh farcical heights of Geralt perhaps laying three or four women in one day! And they aren't even courtesans!
** It gets toned down to a more realistic level in the second and third games, where the sheer amount of his romantic encounters are cut down drastically. Albeit, primarily to two (potentially three) staggeringly hot sorceresses.
--->'''Townsman:''' A witcher! Hide your women!
* RealMenWearPink: What with the excessive mentions of pirouettes in some books, and the very dance-like Group Style in the first game, it's implied that {{Ballet}} may be required learning for witchers. Justified because it can be really good for keeping his physical condition up; professional dancers tend to be in incredible shape (not to mention Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme attests to the difficulty of learning {{Ballet}}), and, as mentioned above, he needs to be quick on his feet to take on the type of prey he does.

* {{Retirony}}:
** In the novels, he intended to retire when the Rivian pogrom happened. In the games, the siege by Foltest on the La Valette Castle ''could'' have been the last day of Geralt's service to Foltest, after which he'd be free to pursue his fortunes on his own (plus Triss), if not for the actions of a certain kingslayer...
** He can finally retire in the third game, should he rekindle his relationship with either Triss or Yennefer.
* ScarilyCompetentTracker: Part of the Witcher's typical job involves ''finding'' the dangerous monster they've been hired to slay. The third game's Witcher's Path provides, however, in the form of SuperSenses and an encyclopedic knowledge acquired through study. In the third game, this is a frequent gameplay mechanic in the form of "Witcher Senses".
* SpannerInTheWorks: He has a tendency to get in the way of other people's convoluted plans, then slash his way out.

* SuperReflexes: Can parry arrows, crossbow bolts and even echinopse thorns with his sword. Hit a rat in the dark with a thrown fork and match beings of such strength and speed that they would make mince-meat of a squad of fully plated guardsmen.
* SuperSoldier: Created to fight ''monsters'', though, not people. But oftentimes, [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters there's no difference]] to him. The games expand on his additional mutations from the one-off experiments he was subjected to after surviving the Trials with flying colours. Exposure to moonlight enhances reactions in the brain, increasing magical potency while the rays of the sun increase the already rampant circulatory and homeostasis controls witchers are a capable of, causing him to heal much faster. He can instantly metabolize the prior effects of potions in his body, detoxify with an hour's worth of ''meditation'' if he wants to periodically stack different elixirs and take more potent concoctions than his brother witchers. He is also undoubtedly faster and possesses a greater enhanced range of his six senses.
* SuperStrength: Again, a lesser example, but strong enough to outright cut fully armored men in ''half''.
* SuperToughness: He can survive fifty foot falls without breaking bones or tearing ligaments, potions may be required. Also, even though he usually spends weeks on rehabilitation afterwards, he has often endured near-fatal wounds like getting his entire throat slashed open.
* TinMan: Geralt frequently insists that the witcher mutations stripped him of higher emotions. Despite this, he's prone to dramatics, particularly whenever his tumultuous feelings for Yennefer come to the fore, displays great loyalty to his friends, is very protective of Ciri, and is certainly capable of displaying emotion, albeit in very understated way.

* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have to Be Portals?]]: He really doesn't like using portals, knowing they can easily kill the teleporter if they malfunction. They also have a nasty habit of tossing him way off-target when he exits the terminus. It can get rather {{egregious}} in the games, where he follows up each and every mention of portals or teleportation with some variant of "I hate portals."

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* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Same company, but he can be considered this to Lars Alexandersson from ''{{Tekken}}''. They are both Scandinavian, introduced in the 6th entries of their respective series, and have [[ImpossiblyCoolClothes extremely]] [[AnimeHair over-the-top]] anime designs.

* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Same company, but he can be considered this to Lars Alexandersson from ''{{Tekken}}''. They are both European, introduced in the 6th entries of their respective series, and have [[ImpossiblyCoolClothes extremely]] [[AnimeHair over-the-top]] anime designs to the point of hilarity.

* SexyScandinavian: He's a brooding, platinum-haired PrettyBoy sporting a form-fitting outfit and a personality that evokes the classic NordicNoir AntiHero. ''SCVI'' producer Motohiro Okubo states in Grøh's introductory video that he was specifically designed with the [[NationalStereotypes stereotypes that Japanese people have of Norwegians]] (and other Nordics) in mind -- cold, brooding and icy.

* SexyScandinavian: He's a brooding, platinum-haired PrettyBoy sporting a form-fitting outfit and a personality that evokes the classic NordicNoir AntiHero. ''SCVI'' producer Motohiro Okubo states in Grøh's introductory video that he was specifically designed with the stereotypes that Japanese people have of Norwegians (and other Nordics) in mind -- cold, brooding and icy.

* SexyScandinavian: He's a brooding, platinum-haired PrettyBoy sporting a form-fitting outfit and a personality that evokes the classic NordicNoir AntiHero.

* CelebrityResemblance: With his icy-blue eyes, tousled hair and intense, stern looks, he bears a striking resemblance to actor Dane [=DeHaan=].

* TheRival: To Kilik, apparently. Some parts of his outfit appear similar to the Dvapara-Yuga, seemingly cementing this.

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Origin - TBA

Weapon(s) - TBA

->'''Voiced By:''' TBA

-> A second newcomer who is apparently Grøh's father.

* {{Spoiler}}: The character's existence was revealed by the same source, soon after Grøh was leaked.

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* MythicalMotifs: The Nordic ''[[WorldTree Yggdrasil]]'' -- an immense mythological ash tree that is center to the cosmos and considered very holy -- appears on a large shield in the background of his character artwork.

* Characters/{{Soulcalibur}} (for tropes on Kilik, Xianghua, and Nightmare)

* Characters/SoulcaliburIII

* HeavyMetalUmlaut: He’s Norwegian, and his name features a Norwegian/Danish "slashed o" -- Ø -- though the name itself doesn't make complete sense in either of those languages. The nearest equivalent would be something like "Grøholt", which is a perfectly regular Norwegian name, so he may have simply shortened it, or it could also be a translation error, as the name makes more sense ''without'' the 'h' at the end -- "Grø" is a Norwegian surname, as well as the name of a mountain in Rogaland.

* SexyScandinavian: He's a brooding, platinum-haired PrettyBoy sporting a form-fitting outfit.

->A mysterious warrior clad in black. He serves a mysterious group known as the “Aval Organisation”, whose mission is to rid the world of “Outsiders” — those connected with the cursed sword. Hailing from Norway, which was part of the Kingdom of Denmark at the time, he represents the first Nordic character in the series.

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Origin - [[UsefulNotes/{{Norway}} Norway]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Denmark}} Kingdom of Denmark]] [[note]]The flag shown here is that of the Kingdom of Denmark. At the time ''Soul Calibur VI'' is set, Norway was a territory of the Danish Kingdom and not yet an independent nation. The Danish flag holds the world record of being the oldest continuously used national flag.[[/note]]

Origin - [[UsefulNotes/{{Norway}} Norway]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Denmark}} Kingdom of Denmark]] [[note]]The flag shown here is that of the Kingdom of Denmark. At the time ''Soul Calibur VI'' is set, Norway was a territory under dominion of the Danish Kingdom and not yet an independent nation. The Danish flag holds the world record of being the oldest continuously used national flag.[[/note]]

Origin - [[UsefulNotes/{{Norway}} Norway]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Denmark}} Kingdom of Denmark]] [[note]]The flag shown here is that of the Kingdom of Denmark. At the time ''Soul Calibur VI'' is set, Norway was a territory under Danish dominion and not yet an independent nation. The Danish flag holds the world record of being the oldest continuously used national flag.[[/note]]

Origin - [[UsefulNotes/{{Norway}} Norway]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Denmark}} Kingdom of Denmark]] [[note]]The flag shown here is that of the Kingdom of Denmark. At the time ''Soul Calibur VI'' is set, Norway was a territory of the Danish Kingdom and not yet an independent nation. The Danish flag holds the world record of being the oldest continuously used national flag.[[/note]]

Origin - [[UsefulNotes/{{Norway}} Norway]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Denmark}} Kingdom of Denmark]] [[note]]The flag shown here is that of the Kingdom of Denmark. At the time ''Soul Calibur VI'' is set, Norway was a territory under dominion of the Danish Kingdom and not yet an independent nation. The Danish flag holds the world record of being the oldest continuously used national flag.[[/note]]

Origin - [[UsefulNotes/{{Norway}} Norway]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Denmark}} Kingdom of Denmark]] [[note]]The flag shown here is that of the Kingdom of Denmark. At the time ''Soul Calibur VI'' is set, Norway was a territory of the Danish Kingdom and not yet an independent nation. The Danish flag holds the world record of being the oldest continuously used national flag.[[/note]]

Origin - [[UsefulNotes/{{Norway}} Norway]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Denmark}} Kingdom of Denmark]] [[note]]The flag shown here is that of the Kingdom of Denmark. At the time ''Soul Calibur VI'' is set, Norway was a territory under Danish dominion and not yet an independent nation. The Danish flag holds the world record of being the oldest continuously used national flag.[[/note]]

Origin - [[UsefulNotes/{{Norway}} Norway]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Denmark}} Kingdom of Denmark]] [[note]]The flag shown here is that of the Kingdom of Denmark. At the time that ''SCVI'' is set, the modern-day nation of Norway was under Danish dominion and not an independent nation. The Danish flag holds the world record of being the oldest continuously used national flag.[[/note]]

Origin - [[UsefulNotes/{{Norway}} Norway]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Denmark}} Kingdom of Denmark]] [[note]]The flag shown here is that of the Kingdom of Denmark. At the time that ''SCVI'' is set, the modern country of Norway was under Danish dominion and not an independent nation. The Danish flag holds the world record of being the oldest continuously used national flag.[[/note]]