The voice actor behind The Witcher franchise’s Geralt of Rivia, Doug Cockle has spoken about CD Projekt RED’s decision to have Ciri as the primary protagonist in The Witcher 4.
In an interview with IGN, Cockle spoke about how Ciri being the main protagonist brings some interesting new ideas for the game, calling it “a really good move.” “I’m really excited,” said Cockle. “I think it’s a really good move.
I mean, I always thought that continuing the Saga, but shifting to Ciri would be a really, really interesting move for all kinds of reasons, but mostly because of things that happen in the books, which I don’t want to give away because people, I want people to go read.
So yeah, I think it’s really exciting. I can’t wait. I can’t wait to see what they’ve done.” Cockle also declined to reveal more details about how Geralt would affect the story of The Witcher 4, stating that he won’t be a main protagonist.
He did go on to reveal that he didn’t know much more about the upcoming title aside from what was shown in the trailer, however. “Well, we know that Witcher 4 is going to focus on Ciri, so whatever role Geralt has in the game, it won’t be a main protagonist kind of thing,” said Cockle. “But beyond what we know from the trailer, I don’t know anything.” When asked about whether his speculation about The Witcher 4 before the game’s official announcement got him into any trouble with CD Projekt RED, Cockle stated that he had never left the studio’s good books, and that he got a very light slap on the wrist. “Yeah, I was never really out of their good books,” he said. “All developers are like this.