Doug Cockle, the voice behind Geralt of Rivia since the very beginning, is psyched to see Ciri take over as the series' main character in The Witcher 4.
The pivot from Geralt to Ciri carries some pretty massive implications for the future of the Witcher series' story, world, and gameplay.
While Geralt's adoptive daughter is an unambiguous hero in the same way as her father, story director Tomasz Marchewka said in December that she "has this side we haven’t explored much – grim, rebellious, and fierce.
She’s familiar, but at the same time she’s fresh. And she’s simply a badass." Not to mention, she's obviously a much younger Witcher, isn't fully mutated, and has different inherent magical abilities; and her role as the sole princess of Cintra and the granddaughter of Queen Calanthe will naturally impact the game's narrative.
For Cockle, Ciri's role as Geralt's successor is rooted in the book series on which the games are based. "I'm really excited," he told IGN. "I think it's a really good move.