Cosplay: The Women Behind The Witcher (Will We See Them in Season 2?)
It takes some serious Girl Power to Keep the Witcher out of Trouble.
It’s finally here! The day we have all been waiting for has arrived, and Season 2 of Netflix’s The Witcher is here! Get out your grime and toss a coin to your Netflix subscription, it’s time to roll into the next great adventure for our grizzled hero Geralt.
Lymos Cosplay as Yennefer of Vengerberg
Season 2’s trailers and info seem to show that it’s all about Girl Power this time around. With the ladies up front and taking charge, we’re excited to see how Ciri and Yennefer’s journeys collide with Geralts. We’ve covered some epic and hilariou Witcher cosplays before, from Shien Cosplay’s Ciri to Maul Cosplay’s “Switcher”, and we’re back for more this week. We’re celebrating the Season 2 release with nothing but the ladies of The Witcher Cosplays. 
Ver1sa as Ciri
Disharmonica as Triss Merigold
Yennefer of Vengerberg Cosplay by Lyumos
“It’s good to see you, Geralt. I…I’d even embrace you…were you not covered in blood.”
“I may be inhumanly beautiful, but I don’t have super human senses.”
“The blood of a newborn, a virgin’s tongue, and the eye of a newt.”
“So I won’t meet a tall dark stranger? Guess I’ll just have to content myself with you Geralt.”
“My world is cruel. Unpredictable. You enter, you survive, you die.”
Ciri Cosplay by Ver1sa
“Shame I can’t do that at will, because I’d really like to now.”
“People there had metal in their heads, waged war from a distance, using things similar to megascopes. And there were no horses, everyone had their own flying ships.”
“If he thinks he can buy me, he is sorely mistaken.”
“Well I’ve departed, escaped, been forced to flee so many times…yet I always returned. You ought to be used to it by now.”
“I told him I wished to be a good ruler, a strong ruler, not some puppet.”.
“What can you know about saving the world silly? You’re but a witcher.”
“…realized that if I wish to change anything, I cannot do so hunting monster around forgotten villages.”
Triss Merigold Cosplay by Disharmonica
“No! I will not give in and I won’t be swayed! I am the “Fourteenth of the Hill”! I am not a little frightened girl from a dark Maribor Tower anymore…”
Along with me and the other witchers, Triss fought in defense of Kaer Morhen. The sorceress stood against the mysterious mage, one of the leaders of the assault. She was injured and lost consciousness. Ironically, Triss is allergic to magic and she can only be administered natural healing potions.
Triss Merigold is easily one of the most important supporting characters in our series of games, having appeared and played a key role in all three installments. This young but extraordinarily talented sorceress shares a complicated history with Geralt, one that exists somewhere on the spectrum between an on-and-off love affair and a deep, years-long friendship.
The main traits of Triss Merigold’s appearance, such as the shape of her face, her hairstyle, and her figure, were mainly based on the model created for her in the second game in the series. Only her clothing has changed significantly – it is now more elegant, more in fitting with the reigning style in Novigrad, the city of riches and fashion in which she now lives. Triss’ clothes still reflect her own tastes, however, including her fondness for cuts that emphasis her slim waist, a point of extreme pride for Triss in the books.
The sorceress’ laugh, the look in her cornflower blue eyes, the memory of enchanting moments spent together – all that surely weighed on Geralt’s decision to kiss Triss in the Vegelbuds’ garden. And though their moment of sweet oblivion lasted briefly, it breathed a gale’s worth of new life into feelings between them.
Triss’s power comes from knowledge, and whether it entails spying on others through her magical devices or using raw force to extract the information she needs, she always finds a way to get to the heart of the matter.
Most of her spells take time to prepare but, given the proper momentum, she’s an unstoppable force that can break through any obstacle in her path.
Using her intellect and magical prowess, Triss is able to bend the rules in her and her party’s favor, which will frequently come in handy during the numerous adventures to come.
In the end the sorceress was freed by a witcher, yet it was not Geralt. Thanks to Letho she escaped unharmed, but I am sure she would be glad to forget the time she spent in Nilfgaardian captivity. Thus were the lovers reunited among the ruins of Loc Muinne after their long parting, and the story of Triss Merigold’s kidnapping ended.
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