Why is Geralt called the Butcher of Blaviken

[Maybels]

Through out the three games i'v heard a lot of people refer to Geralt as "The Butcher of Blaviken" but exactly what happened there has never been covered. I assume he earned the title in the books but since I don't speak polish I haven't read them. Does anyone know what happened there and why he earned the title?

[MaximumEffort]

Автор сообщения: Sadman :(

Автор сообщения: Chiku

Uhm, It wasnt like that exactly.

Yennefer and Geralt were both in that same village called Blaviken, and there happened a thing between Geralt and yennefer versus some other people, and when villagers saw what was happening the VILLAGERS attacked yennefer and Geralt thinking they were there to raid the town, Geralt defended yennefer and killed most of the Village folk in order to save her, and failing that,Geralt was impaled with a Pitchfork by a local Villager.

Cirilla came and rescued both Yennefer and Geralt, teleporting them away from the scene, and Cirilla took geralt to be healed by a mage friend of hers.

The polish TV series was a cannon, it should NOT be mixed with the books. They took a lot of creative pushes and got some things wrong in that TV series compared to the old books also, including why he was called the butcher of blaviken.

The "Butcher of Blaviken" comes from the way Geralt murdered the townfolk who were attacking Yennefer.

Nope. not true.

You were correct, yes.

https://www.reddit.com/r/witcher/comments/36v9oc/want_to_know_how_geralt_got_the_alias_the_butcher/

http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/Butcher_of_Blaviken

[Chikuwu]

Автор сообщения: sjrekis

Автор сообщения: Sadman :(

Nope. not true.

You were correct, yes.

https://www.reddit.com/r/witcher/comments/36v9oc/want_to_know_how_geralt_got_the_alias_the_butcher/

http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/Butcher_of_Blaviken

Yeah sorry i mixed up the start of Witcher 3 to this.

There was a thing before witcher 1's events where Ciri comes and saves yennefer and Geralt from an angry mob of villagers, the villagers were going to attack Elves and Dwarves of the city (racial riots) and when Geralt stepped in to defend them with Yennefer, they attacked Geralt and impaled him with a pitchfork. He managed to kill MANY villagers before he was impaled by a young villager though.

THIS was the reason why i thought his name is the "butcher of blaviken" Because he killed many people in Rivia before "dying" in the fight defending the elves and dwarves.

I always get Rivia Pogrom incident and Butchering of Blaviken mixed up with eachother, both are really similar.

[Pulptenks]

Is due to cruelty, was bloodthirsty, without pity, when he murdered these people, the name "butcher" (I guess you know how butcher -work- the meat) not for the number of ppl dead

--
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Massacre
death = 5 = "massacre"

[Exarch_Alpha]

There are ways of ways of doing things.

Killing people and burying them doesn´t have the same effect in the public´s psyche than killing 5 people in public square and painting all of it in blood. Think before typing.

[FloydSneed1844]

Автор сообщения: Exarch_Alpha

There are ways of ways of doing things.

Killing people and burying them doesn´t have the same effect in the public´s psyche than killing 5 people in public square and painting all of it in blood. Think before typing.

Yeah, also the enemies in TW3 are all either bandit outcasts or part of a criminal gang and the people have to be aware of this. In the books nobody in the village of Blaviken knew the people Geralt killed nor why he killed them. So they assumed he went nuts. It is slightly different than that in the game if you want to go that much in-depth.

[Ozone]

Автор сообщения: sjrekis

Автор сообщения: Sir Fox III

Oh, well that pretty much loses all meaning when Geralt never goes 5 minutes without quite adeptly murdering large groups of people in full view of several peasents.

Realism and immersion are usually abandoned for the sake of flashy action. Sadly W3 is the forerunner in this matter, which is quite sad since the previous games handled this much better, as well as other, even AAA, titles.

I agree that there are way too many enemies for the sake of giving the players something to do, but this is the norm in most AAA games tbh, particularly the ones that have a large open world.
This just widens the gap between story/gameplay especially in TW series because they were based on the books in which killing is not nearly as frequent as in the game.

Oh, the this particular story will be featured in The Witcher movie that is supposed to come out this year, if I'm not mistaken. Might want to look out for that

[JA55er]

Автор сообщения: Ozone

Oh, the this particular story will be featured in The Witcher movie that is supposed to come out this year, if I'm not mistaken. Might want to look out for that

Yeah, it will feature both The Witcher and The Lesser Evil short stories.

[Malakai]

Автор сообщения: JA55er

Автор сообщения: Ozone

Oh, the this particular story will be featured in The Witcher movie that is supposed to come out this year, if I'm not mistaken. Might want to look out for that

Yeah, it will feature both The Witcher and The Lesser Evil short stories.

Now this is interesting news. You guys have any details/links of who'll direct the movie and the cast.

[JA55er]

Автор сообщения: Malakai

Автор сообщения: JA55er

Yeah, it will feature both The Witcher and The Lesser Evil short stories.

Now this is interesting news. You guys have any details/links of who'll direct the movie and the cast.

http://www.slashfilm.com/the-witcher-movie/

"The movie adaptation of The Witcher will be spearheaded by producer Sean Daniel, best known for the Mummy series and its various Scorpion King-related spin-offs, who will work alongside Poland’s own Platige Films. This won’t be the first time Platige Films has had a hand in the Witcher series – they’re responsible for a few trailers and cinematic sequences for The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt."

"Tomek Baginski, a Polish filmmaker best known for his Oscar-nominated animated short The Cathedral, will make his feature debut with The Witcher. Thania St. John, whose credits include episodes of Grimm, Eureka, and Roswell is writing the screenplay. Despite having an experienced director of animation at the helm and a the backing of a studio known for creating animation for The Witcher, all signs point to this movie being live-action."

Nothing is known about the cast, but I personally pray to gods hoping that it is a fully animated film.

[Ozone]

Автор сообщения: Malakai

Автор сообщения: JA55er

Yeah, it will feature both The Witcher and The Lesser Evil short stories.

Now this is interesting news. You guys have any details/links of who'll direct the movie and the cast.

http://platige.com/en/films/

Check at "in development" section (scroll down a bit). No other news I think.
Meanwhile, check this masterpiece I just stumbled upon. I don't like fan made films in general but this seems particularly cringy, but maybe it's just me

[Malakai]

Thanks for the links guys Love their views on the herb collecting and potion making. At least them taking the setting between middle earth and westeros seems good. Also, it says on their site,"Platige Films is focused on delivering great storytelling in the form of computer animation and live action movies with a significant VFX component." I think it's safe to say that VFX will be heavy. Hope this turns out good.

Автор сообщения: Ozone

Meanwhile, check this masterpiece I just stumbled upon. I don't like fan made films in general but this seems particularly cringy, but maybe it's just me

Oh, I've seen this fan film and liked it, heh heh. BTW, that's just Maul Cosplay. He's quite famous for cosplaying as geralt. He's done various shoots as geralt including the infamous bath-tub one:
http://www.pcgamer.com/this-nsfw-witcher-3-cosplay-calendar-is-everything-we-dreamed-it-would-be/

Here's another one and i've to say i love it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0bqmRU5A5c

[Dagný]

Автор сообщения: Malakai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz56yvHxY70

HAAHAHAHA

[Face Hugger]

He murdered seven swordsman before they had the chance to flee, and their leader, a young woman named Refri, who he slayed ugly and painfully. The Witcher is a terrible person and not a hero. Not even an antihero.

[sellitphx]

"Dont leave me Geralt I'm so cold, So cold" I could barely hold back the tears.

OK, I couldn't help myself and I watched the youtube clip. That was beyond bad!

[Goran]

After you finish White Orchard, he is the butcher of WO :-)