Geralt is the legendary monster hunter protagonist of the Witcher book series and games. Witchers, for those unfamiliar, are magically mutated and highly trained monster hunters whose primary goals in life are to mercenary out their services in the practice of their craft. As the main character of the franchise, he is rough around the edges and brooding. He is also sympathetic and helpful (for some coins!). The game itself made him seem a lot more in touch with humanity than the books or other media make him seem. He carries two swords; his regular steel sword and his silver sword for monster slaying (many seem vulnerable to silver in this universe). Witchers have also undergone deadly trials of poisonous mutagens that give them enhanced strength, speed, and agility. Their eyes have mutated to be able to see well at night, and they are able to use rudimentary magic called signs.
This figure version of Geralt is wearing the standard armour he starts with out of Kaer Morhen, the training location of the School of the Wolf. They did fairly well for the sculpt and details here. The face isn't perfect to the game, being a bit of a soft sculpt for the contours of the jaw and cheeks. The articulation holds up fairly well with parts of the body being a rubbery overlay. I don't super like how when that is done, the figure barely crunches forward or back at all. He strikes a pose very well and has good reach with his arms for a double-handed sword grab or a sword draw. The only other thing I wish is that the swords were better painted. They're alright, but the blade itself starts to look somewhat like translucent plastic in the right light instead of solidly painted steel or silver colour.
Sculpt & Paint: 3/3 The paint does a good job of showing off the fine mail of the armor, cat eyes, and layers of gray and brown. It is a little light on shading, and I'm not as happy with how lightly they did the sword for paint, but overall it's a very solid point job especially considering some of the other Dark Knights Metal figures have had some things missing.
Articulation: 2/3 (30+ points): He's got all the McFarlane points of articulation but I'm finally annoyed enough about the ab articulation just being inside a rubber overlay that I'm deducting a point here. It's so annoying it's almost not an ab crunch because when you do use it, it bends the overlay so bad, no one will keep it in that pose for more than a shot. The waist twist is alright, and all the other joints work fairly well. The shoulders can still raise horizontally but I'd wish he'd avoid the ratchet joints in spots where you need more fluidity.
Accessories: 1/1 He comes with his two swords that fit very well but in sheaths that are exposed from the front (lacking coverage). They could've been better painted since it seems just that handles were painted but the sculpt of them looks good. I love he comes with the werewolf head trophy he can hang on his belt hook, but the hook is a soft plastic so it usually falls off under the weight ofit. He also comes with the standard stand with Witcher 3 Wild Hunt imprinted on it and the card.
Fun Factor: 2/3 Cool looking figure in the collection and I loved the games so much I had to have this one. He looks great in a display with his swords aloft in a combat pose. He can still hold some nice dynamic poses with a decent balance, so that's nice.
Verdict: 8/10 Worthy He's definitely worth having as cool sword-wielding figure at 7 inch scale, and even more so if you loved the Witcher games like I did.
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| Drawing EPICALLY |
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| Decent contour lines on the face, but not as firm as I see Geralt in the game. |
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| Beautiful scabbard sculpt on the back |
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| Those splits though! |
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| Two-handed grip for the win! |
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| Nice balance here! |
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| Sliding swing! |
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