The Witcher 3 Has A Borat Easter Egg & It's Very Nice
An RPG as massive as The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is bound to have references and homages to other mediums, but a particular Borat Easter egg is unusual even for the monster-slaying epic. The NPCs in the Blood and Wine expansion for The Witcher 3 sprout a famous line from Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. The film is a mocumentary starring Sacha Baron Cohen as the titular character as he travels across America while getting into various hijinks. While the reference feels out of place, the way it's integrated into Witcher 3 fits the setting and themes of the expansion.
The second and final expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Blood and Wine added twenty-plus hours of content, one of the funniest quests in Witcher 3, and a new region — the land of wine, Toussaint. The area is seemingly inspired by a combination of old-world versions of France, Spain, and Italy, from the sweeping mountain ranges to the fields of grapevines. The expansion also brought some well-needed quality of life updates to the user interface, improving the player's overall experience.
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The Easter egg is told through the NPCs located in and around Beauclair near Lebioda's Gate or wandering Beauclair proper. Once the player gets close to the drunken NPC, they will sometimes sprout out «wawawee-wah,» a quotable line used by Borat to underline the character's excitement or amazement. Considering Borat's cultural and pop culture impact (with fans editing Borat in Cyberpunk 2077's Night City), it's no surprise that The Witcher 3 would include a nod to the character.
At face value, theBorat Easter egg is a straightforward albeit wacky homage to
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