The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt still reigns as king in terms of open-world, fantasy RPGs. Its creative and well-developed cast of characters continues to inspire artists, especially in terms of cosplaying. But one particular fan of the series has added a unique twist to her design. She's cosplaying The Witcher 3's Ciri, but in full battle armor.
The cosplay comes from Reddit user carleybombshell, who's created cosplays for a variety of different mediums and characters. Though it is certainly not the first cosplay of Ciri to be made, it is one of the first Witcher 3 cosplays to use an alternate design. The armor is one of many ideas developed by Klaus Wittman in his artwork titled "Ciri Redesign." Wittman's art features four different concepts of Ciri in The Witcher 3, but with alternate outfits. The most popular of his designs is by far the design that features plated armor and chain mail, which is what Carley recreated in her cosplay. Though Ciri has her own alternate outfit in-game, it does not feature any heavy form of armor, which is what makes this particular cosplay so inviting to fans.
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Overall, the design is an amazing mix of the in-game model of Ciri, and the original design by Wittman. The combination of the plating and leather gives Ciri a new-look while still being authentic to the original Witcher 3 design. The cosplay still features the iconic scar beneath her eye and the ashen-grey hair. But her hairstyle has been altered to match the wind-swept concept that's featured in the artwork, which Reddit users love. In short, Carley's cosplay is the perfect combination of beautiful and badass, bringing Ciri to life in a new way. Click here to see more images of carleybombshell's Ciri cosplay.
Fans of the series are in love with the end result. It's a refreshing take on a main character, especially one that is cosplayed so often. And the detail and accuracy of the design is incredibly well done. With how popular her finished cosplay is, it would be interesting to see if she could pull off another, lesser known Witcher 3 character cosplay, such as Syanna or Shani.
With The Witcher 3 set to receive a next-gen upgrade sometime in the future, fans are speculating the future of Ciri in the Witcher series. Though CDPR has confirmed that their fantasy world will live on, they have not discussed whether they are developing a sequel, prequel, or something entirely different. The next title in the series may not be in the same timeline at all, completely abandoning Geralt's story. Regardless of where the next game takes place, considering her overwhelming popularity with fans, it will be difficult to find a suitable replacement character for Ciri.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is available on Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, and Xbox One, with PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions currently in development.
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Source: carleybombshell – Reddit
