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While Geralt of Rivia has exact the spotlight asThe Witcherfor decades , the clip has finally amount for the big , badder , and more vicious school of Witchers to get in on the action . And now thata Witcher from The School of The Bear has crossed Geralt ’s path , he ’s living up to his deed already .
As just one member of the ever - dwindling giant - huntsman in the dealership ’s universe , Geralt ’s rubric as ' The Witcher ' typically supplant the differentiation that he was trained in The School of The Wolf ( intend by his iconic , magical wolf medallion ) . But in the aptly - style new comic seriesThe Witcher : The Bear and The Butterfly , Geralt ’s travels bring him into contact with a co-worker . Abreed of Witcherrarely seen in the serial publication , making his unveiling a historic one .
Stepping into Issue # 1 of the series , the ' Bear School ' graduate is a hulking , bearded , and mohawked warriorof few words , giving fans on the dot the sort of warrior they have been hold off for . But at the same time , raising as many questions as answers .
The School of The Bear’s Witcher Lives Up To The Hype
Images of ‘Bear School’ Witchers Have Mainly Been Shown inGwentCard Game Art
The origins , alliances , and contention of the Witcher social status is one of the most unexpected ( and unexplored ) facet ofThe Witcherworld originally created by Andrzej Sapkowski . The novels , video game , andNetlfixWitcherseriesall show Geralt ’s fellow Witchers enjoying some sense of fraternity , butThe School of The Bear fend aside . Founded by a Witcher who betrayed his brothers , teaching scholarly person to be as hard , hulking , and unheroic as they would call for to be to endure not only ogre , but one another on the route .
The Witcher : Sirens of the Deep has another actor voicing Geralt , but despite this , there are n’t many differences with Cavill ’s version .
As one might pretend , this repute for Witchers of The School of The Bear precede them , describinga class of goliath hunter who fights through sheer force out , in heavy armour , with absolutely terrifying berserker rage . player of theWitchervideo game ( upon which the Dark Horse comics are base ) may only know of these warriors by seeking out their in - secret plan Ursine armor set . Demonstrating the validity of the man through their formidable and fur - accented gear , the risible Witcher keeps this style intact as well .
give Geralt ’s layer of celebrity , and considering how massiveformerWitcherstar Henry Cavill was in the role , theBear and The Butterflycreative team of Si Spurrier , Stephen Green , and Jose Villarrubia have raised the stakes . Since Geralt is already a big , solid , and lethal in hand - to - hand fight , the School of The Bear Witcher is a towering viking incubus , with opinion of nothing else except the lamia he ’s hunting . Their shared quarry is certain to be a problem , since this Witcher is visibly more than Geralt can do by on his own .
While the original novels suggest only three Witcher ' schools , ' video , tabletop , and card games have preface The Schools of The Wolf , Bear , Viper , Cat , Manticore , Griffin , Lynx , and Crane .
What This Means: The Bear Witchers Are Coming
The Games Have Shown Their Epic Armor, But It’s Clear We Need More Bear Witchers
To say that fans ofThe WitcherandGwentgames have been hold back to see more members of ' Bear School ' would be an understatement . Seen primarily in card artwork for the in - existence gameGwent , what few taradiddle we have of their rank are almost all epic in nature . take atop mountains , and bred to live on bitter coldness , and the stalwart creature who endure within it , Witchers from The School of The Bear are potential the most imposing , daunting , and powerful versionsin the franchise . And so far , only a smattering are even cognize to have existed .
It ’s still unclear if this hulking man sharing the title ofThe Bear and The Butterflyis one of these make out Witchers , or a new addition to the game canyon . It ’s also strange if his sense of morality is just as flawed as the traitorous founder of his order . To learn that will think reading the full four - issue serial , to see if this titan will aid Geralt on his mission … or bear witness to be just as dangerous an opposition .
The Witcher : The Bear and The Butterfly#1is available now from Dark Horse Comics .
Summary
The Witcher is a dark phantasy franchise that sweep books , picture games , and a successful Netflix serial . It follows Geralt of Rivia , a monster huntsman with supernatural ability , as he navigate a world rife with political intrigue , wizardly tool , and moral equivocalness . The enfranchisement is celebrated for its bass traditional knowledge , complex persona , and geographic expedition of the grey areas between good and evil .
