History Characters / TheWitcherGeraltsOtherFriendsLoversAndAllies

* CopiedTheMoralesToo: A negative example. Dudu recounts to Geralt how while he was in Caleb Menge's form he started to ''think'' like him as well, even beginning to develop his [[TheParanoiac fears of a doppler conspiracy]], which Dudu is naturally disturbed by.

* BrokenBird: Subverted to hell and back. [[spoiler:Even though she was forced to drink undiluted formaldehyde by a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot High Vampire religious zealot serial killer]], she not only quickly recovers, but the only lasting damage is being unable to sing as high as before the attack.]]

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Subverted trope. It seems like Geralt might have just been hallucinating and projecting his own deductions onto his horse, but DevelopersForesight shows that issn't the case. [[spoiler: Running away from the quest after taking the potion but ''before'' Geralt sees Roach talk causes the quest to fail. However, return later and the woman who gave it to you will say her issue was solved and that Roach was the one who figured out what to do, the woman giving Geralt Roach's regards.]]

* ADayInTheLimelight: The "Equine Phantoms" quest in ''Blood and Wine'' gives Roach some characterization and lets her [[JustForPun take the reins]] for once in solving the quest.

Also known as "Little Eye", for her beautiful and [[PeekABangs half-hidden]] eyes. A bard and friend of Dandelion's who becomes romantically involved with Geralt during one of his "breaks" with Yennefer. She eventually dies of disease in Vizima.

* PeekABangs: One of her eyes is always covered up by her long tresses of hair.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Goes barefoot everywhere.

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Nowhere in the novels she is shown as anything but a mundane, non-magical medic. The devs nonetheless gave her a healing ability in the first game that looks rather magical when activated. Averted in ''Hearts of Stone'', where she never casts any spells and all her medical skills are strictly scientific.

* FantasticRacism: Averted. Yarpen's signature, defining quality is his opposition to the attempts by other races to destroy each other.

* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted. [[spoiler:The Concerned Citizen does a real number on her face, practically leaving it as one gigantic bruise.]]

* DeadpanSnarker: Surprisingly averted. She doesn't find Geralt's jokes appropriate when Dandelion's in danger. Which isn't to say she won't joke at other times.

->'''Voiced by:''' Teresa Gallagher (English)[[labelnote:additional [=VAs=]]]Olga Kuznetsova (Russian), Brigitte Lecordier (French)[[/labelnote]]

->'''Voiced by:''' Jennifer Woodward ''' ''(English/The Witcher)'' ''', Susannah Fielding ''' ''(English/Wild Hunt, Hearts of Stone)'' ''', Elena Ivasishina ''' ''(Russian/The Witcher)'' ''', Maria Borisova ''' ''(Russian/Wild Hunt, Hearts of Stone)'' ''', Véronique Desmadryl ''' ''(French)'' '''

->'''Voiced by:''' Peter Marinker ''' ''(English/The Witcher)'' ''' and Alexander Morton ''' ''(English/Assassins of Kings and Wild Hunt)'' ''', Andrey Yaroslavtsev (Russian), Patrice Mélennec ''' ''(French)'' '''

->'''Voiced by:''' Ewan Bailey (English), Sergey Kazakov (Russian), Michel Mella (French)

->'''Voiced by:''' Emma Hiddleston (English), Nona Vinogradova (Russian), Valérie Siclay (French speaking) Caroline Klaux (French singing)

->'''Voiced by:''' Teresa Gallagher (English), Olga Kuznetsova (Russian), Brigitte Lecordier (French)

* ShesGotLegs: Of which her wedding outfit and her outfit in the first game give us a good glimpse.

* ADayInTheLimelight: The "Equine Phantoms" quest in ''Blood and Wine'' gives Roach some characterization and lets her [[JustForPun take the reins]] for once in solving the quest.

A bard who is working in Novigrad and a lover of Dandelion.

* ShoutOut: When Geralt requests his aid for the Battle of Kaer Morhen, Zoltan says Geralt can on him and his axe. This is a shout-out to the line said by Gimli in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing''.

** If you opt in the third game to just [[spoiler:kill Whoreson Jr. instead of inflicting a FateWorseThanDeath, Dudu assumes Whoreson's identity and steers his criminal enterprise to a more honest and surprisingly more lucrative venture, much to Geralt's and Ciri's amused surprise.]]

* ChildMage: As a Source.

* StaticRoleExchangeableCharacter: Late in the third game, Geralt has the option of switching out his bay mare for a black stallion. It's merely cosmetic and both versions of Roach have the same personality in the "Equine Phantoms" quest.

* CharacterisationMarchesOn: When first introduced in ''Sword of Destiny'', Yarpen is your [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame typical dwarf]], leading a band of other dwarves, and is a much more morally unscrupulous character given he took part in the attempted dragon slaughter and helped the Reavers tie up Yennifer, and laughed when she was sexually assaulted while not objecting when invited to gang-rape her once the dragon slaughter is done. Suffice to say, this is ''very different'' from the Yarpen we meet again in ''Blood of Elves''; he's crass but ultimately kind, takes an uncle-like liking to Ciri, and treats Geralt as an old friend instead of someone he tried to kill. If not for him referencing the fact Yen is still pissed at him, it'd seem like they're separate characters.

* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: Within short stories, Geralt makes few references that each new Roach takes a hefty dose of this to be any use as a mount for a witcher, since regular horse would be constantly aggitated. He still has to use Signs to occasionally calm down the mare. This was later turned into a game mechanic.
* CoolHorse: With the proper gear, both version of Roach can win every horse race in the continent. ''Blood and Wine'' takes it further by letting you outfit your horse with all kinds of cool armor.

* {{Irony}}: In the regular game, Geralt will note to a goat that it has the primary quality to be a good Roach, it doesn't talk much. Come the quest in ''Blood and Wine'' where he can talk to Roach, and we quickly see that Roach, in fact, is constantly talking.

* LoyalAnimalCompanion: So loyal, it allows her to always be there when Geralt whistles. Even if he let her across the ocean!
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Sure, maybe the potion did allow Geralt and Roach to talk... Or maybe Geralt was just high and hallucinating, and projecting his own deductions onto his horse.
** However, a case of DevelopersForesight actually indicates that yes, Roach really ''was'' able to talk and it wasn't just a hallucination from Geralt. [[spoiler: Running away from the quest after taking the potion but before Geralt sees Roach talk causes the quest to fail. However, return later and the woman who gave it to you will say her issue was solved and that Roach was the one who figured out what to do, the woman giving Geralt Roach's regards.]]

* WeaksauceWeakness: She gets stuck in fences. She admits it's her main limit.

* GirlOnGirlIsHot: To quote him from ''Assassins of Kings'':
-->'''Zoltan:''' My favorite kind of magic - Lesbomancy.

* LovableRogue: Just like Dandelion.

* NiceHat: Wears a fancy orange hat similar to what Dandelion's sporting, with a peacock feather in it.

->'''Voiced by:''' Ewan Bailey (English), Sergey Kazakov (Russian)

->'''Voiced by:''' Emma Hiddleston (English), Nona Vinogradova (Russian)

->'''Voiced by:''' Teresa Gallagher (English), Olga Kuznetsova (Russian)

* TheBusCameBack: She does get mentioned in ''Wild Hunt'' and is a major character in the expansion ''Hearts of Stone''.