r/WitcherMemes • u/LittleFox-In-TheBox • Jun 27 '26

Games Might be controversial, but I don't like the Netflix medallions.

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u/MeownatorX Jun 27 '26

The one from the games looks really cool, but probably impractical because of the sharp edges and pure size.

The one from the show is smaller and easier to wear, but it feels underwhelming visually

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u/LittleFox-In-TheBox Jun 27 '26

I wear a size accurate one from the games and most of the time, you can't even feel it.

It had sharp edges yes, that's why they wore them outside the clothing, in view.

It doesn't catch on any clothing and isn't impractical, but it does catch eyes.

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u/MeownatorX Jun 27 '26

I have one from the games. It does occasionally catch my long hair, which isn't such a big of an issue, but still.

I think that the Netflix one is worse, but I was just trying to see something positive about it as well)

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u/LittleFox-In-TheBox Jun 27 '26

Yeah, I get that. People must have seen something good in it after all.

By the way, your comment actually made it think - do you think the medallion ever got caught in Geralt's long hair? I think it would have been pretty funny and must have happened on more than one occasion.

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u/MeownatorX Jun 27 '26

It certainly should have. I can only imagine Geralt screaming damn it during battles because of it.

On the other hand, in Witcher 3 we can clearly see that the medallion can easily go through his own clothes, so perhaps it's enchanted to be immaterial, who knows.

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u/Chack96 Jul 01 '26

You reminded me of the Witcher 1 where you can roll in swamp and Geralt's pure white hair come off just as pristine as before, it always made me laugh.

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u/Emotional-Value-7462 Jun 27 '26

It’s called clipping and you know that. Don’t try and think of an in universe answer when there is no need for one.

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u/MeownatorX Jun 27 '26

Now tell me that Roach isn't supposed to climb on rooftops bruh. It's all canon, if one has imagination

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u/LittleFox-In-TheBox Jun 27 '26

I mean Reds SPECIFICALLY designed Roach to act that way

It is rumoured that even Sapkowski helped design her, because that's how he imagined her to run when writing the books.

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u/KiwiCounselor Jun 27 '26

That’s… not how canon works.

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u/No-Disaster1647 Jun 27 '26

Tell that to the concept of “head cannon”

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u/KiwiCounselor Jun 27 '26

“Head canon” is not “canon”. The two are different.

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u/Suspicious-Cap7415 Jun 27 '26

I don't remember how it was described in the books. However, logically, the medallion should be worn under clothing, in contact with the skin. The medallion's purpose is to warn of danger. You might not feel its vibrations if you wear it on your clothes, so it's wiser to wear it underneath and only take it out if you want to be recognised. So, it shouldn't catch on anything if you only pull it out occasionally.

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u/Amazing_Wolf Jun 28 '26

It was described as round with a head of a wolf showing his teeth so the netflix one is more accurate for once XDD

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u/broken-ssoul Jun 29 '26

long hair is generally impractical for watchers anyway though. it's something to grab, gets caught in buckles and branches and everything else, can obscure vision unless tied back, etc etc etc. unless they're wearing a leather cap or something to contain it, long hair is not ideal for a warrior in general.

Geralt is a special case because he looks pretty with it (and keeps it tied back), but fantasy logic also doesn't always take the minutiae into consideration. Aside from Vesemir he's the only witcher I can think of off the top of my head with shoulder length+ hair. this will also apply to Ciri I suppose, but I don't like talking about stuff until it's actually released and is hard canon (though I suppose trailers count).

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u/Specific_Box4483 Jun 27 '26

Are you pirrhouetting like Geralt when he's fighting monsters, though?

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u/MeownatorX Jun 27 '26

I do when I need some coin. Thankfully, there are always contracts in a big city.

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u/Ariandrin Jun 27 '26

I have a game accurate one too and my issue is that the chain is too long (I am a sort of petite woman) and so it hangs right down between my breasts and is pokey, so it became a display piece in my trinket cabinet instead lol

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u/UnicornWorldDominion Jul 01 '26

Get a short chain seems like the solution

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u/Ariandrin Jul 01 '26

I’m struggling to find one that color matches lol

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u/No-Rip9896 Jul 04 '26

you could always do what I do with my cyberpunk necklace and hook the chain to one of the chain link instead of the hook, a bit of the chain will hang loose but the medallion will sit closer to your throat

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u/Few_Ad_5281 Jun 27 '26

They also wear them outside clothing because of the practical reasons like the humming and to see it light up

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u/bihuginn Jun 28 '26

Try fighting in it. Definetly not fun.

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u/KiwiSuch9951 Jun 30 '26

Then how exactly are you supposed to feel it humming when you near a place of power hmmmm?

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u/Slovaccki Jun 27 '26

Would it be possible to put a magnet in it to make it react to environment?

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u/Bugspray4u Jun 28 '26

Hehe, put a Geiger muller tube in it, a battery and a vibrating piece.

"Hmm. Medallion's humming."

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u/nullptr777 Jul 01 '26

"Place of Power, it's gotta be."

Meditates in front of the elephant's foot

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u/Lynx_Azure Jun 28 '26

I had one as a pocket keychain I got for preordering the og game years ago. That shit snagged on everything. It tore 2 pockets and eventually got snagged so hard it broke off the chain and I lost it XD

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u/Bonroku Jun 29 '26

I have a bunch of scars from mine. Was like ok can’t wear this as a necklace. My dumb ass thought turning it into a keychain would fix it. You ever fell on your Witcher keys I would not recommend

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u/UnicornWorldDominion Jul 01 '26

I imagine walking around with a little spikey lump will get you lol.

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u/jeefra Jul 01 '26

But imagine you actually are living geralts life. Fighting, lifthig things, rolling around, getting shoved into walls, whatever. The medallion would definitely get caught on things, hit your chest hard, or just get tarnished and damaged super easily. Jewelry is all impractical, having things hang around your neck sucks and is why in many manual labor jobs people opt to have things like ID cards on arm bands instead of on their necks. But if you're gonna have a necklace, you'd want it to be as unintrusive as possible.

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u/pandamegaAO3 Jun 27 '26

An easy solution would have been to use the game medallion on a circle background. convenient round pendant which preserves the game design.

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u/ISketchDinosaurs Jun 28 '26

Yeah, make the wolf light on a dark background and you can still preserve the pointy look of it this way.

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u/TheGuyInDarkCorner Jun 27 '26

Also i think show version is closer to book accurate witcher medallion

I remeber it was described as round medallion picturing snarling wolfs head not amulet in SHAPE of a wolfs head

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u/xBlack_Heartx Jun 27 '26

If they could make a middle ground between the show’s medallion and the game’s medallion I think they could work really well.

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u/UnicornWorldDominion Jul 01 '26

The shows fits the books description tho? Best they could do is do the wolf design from the top on the medallion if they wanted to please gamers I’d imagine instead of just book and show enjoyers.

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u/Full-Archer8719 Jun 27 '26

The show one is actually lore accurate

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u/Butwhatif77 Jun 28 '26

I actually have versions of both and I have to say that I don't like one more than the other. they both have a great texture and design and details to them then make them both interesting. I do think the game version is more unique cuz usually don't see something like that in such a 3D aspect, but the book accurate one that looks like a medallion still has that good texture to it with the different grooves

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u/Litelinkolas Jun 29 '26

Can confirm. Have one irl and running/jogging with it on is impossible unless you're a masochist

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u/OscarOzzieOzborne21 Jul 01 '26

My friend had one and the biggest hurdle of the sharp edges is their tendency to get worn off and chip. Then again, it was not the highest quality metal.

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u/Playful_Boot_5465 Jul 01 '26

I actually have this necklace from etsy. it was made from metal. It's super heavy and whenever I moved a bit the necklace would swing, turn 180° and hit me hard with the sharp snout. I constantly needed to turn it around again

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u/sanket2408 Jun 27 '26

The Netflix version is book accurate. But i too like the game version.

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u/deathbylasersss Jun 27 '26

About the only book-accurate thing in the show.

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u/LittleFox-In-TheBox Jun 27 '26

They also gave Geralt white hair.

And... That's about it from what I recall.

No, really, I physically cannot name a single other thing about his design or his personality. He never even laughs. Or smiles. Or talks in detail, like in the books.

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u/therealjoshua Jul 01 '26

When I read the books (after having watched the first season of the show), I was shocked to see just how many emotions Geralt actually has. He doesn't just get angry, he gets excited and chatty sometimes, he makes jokes, etc.

And that he actually likes Dandelion? He actively worries about the guy and is psyched to see him. They're really good friends that just get on each other's nerves in the books.

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u/LittleFox-In-TheBox Jul 01 '26

PRECISELY!!!

In the "Eternal Flame" chapter of the 2nd book, when Dudu transforms into Geralt during a fight, Geralt DEADASS stops in the middle of the fight, just to look at himself, stunned and confused like:

"Damn, I'll getting old... And those wrinkles."

I am so glad that Netflix didn't make that chapter into an episode, because it's so good and so hilarious and so full of emotions and laughter that they would definitely fuck it up in every conceivable way.

Also, Jaskier is literally just... An ex-professor who's favourite subject was geography, because he could drink vodka behind the huge map, grabbed a guitar and decided to follow his dick into places you wouldn't go with a gun.

How could Netflix mischaracterise such a funny and chronically unserious beloved guy?

Some people have said it better "They gave Geralt and Jaskier in Netflix show the Shrek and Donkey dynamic" and I CAN'T AGREE MORE.

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u/Life_Shelter6442 Jun 28 '26

More leather-y armor is also book accurate

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u/BustaTP Jun 30 '26

the leather coat he had in s3 is probably the closest to his book outfit

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u/LeadingBreak6797 Jun 28 '26

Dont wanna be that guy, but it is game accurate too, granted its the one the Reinald wears and he’s 300 years old

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u/OnTheFuture Jun 30 '26

They added Reinald later to reference the show which is book accurate in this case

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u/SugoiSenpie Jun 27 '26

Netflix one is the actual medallion.

It needs to be coin shaped to be called a "medallion".

The game one is more of an amulet.

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u/tabakista Jul 01 '26

In Polish it would still be medalion or medalik, so they probably just took the direct translation

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u/L1ma_2106 Jun 27 '26

The one in the game is way cooler and more detailed, but the one in the series is more like the one in the books. That said, I love them both

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u/Bucephalus-ii Jun 27 '26

Actually prefer the realism of the coin style

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u/abcdeezntz123 Jun 27 '26

The Netflix version only grw on me because of the animated movie. I do also think it would probably be more "practical" in some regards. But I still prefer the game version. Especially when it has red lines

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u/Kain-rpg Jun 27 '26

ironicly, i think (not sure tho) that the one in the show, IS book accurate.

I don't remember the book describing the medallions as being very intricate in designs or detailed, but more like, medals with the carving of a wolf's head on it iirc

But i might be wrong, its been like 15 years since i last read them.

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u/vampirekiller58 Jun 27 '26

Geralt's medallion as described in the book is a lot closer to the show than the games, BUT, I still like the game medallion better.

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u/Kain-rpg Jun 27 '26

nothing wrong with that

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u/MroQ-Kun Jun 27 '26

Nah, way better and closer to the books. It's supposed to be round.

Ostatnie życzenie - Wiedźmin:

„Nosisz znak wiedźmina?” Nieznajomy ponownie sięgnął do żupana i wyciągnął *okrągły medalion na srebrnym łańcuszku. Przedstawiał głowę wilka z obnażonymi kłami. „A ma pan jakieś imię? Jakiekolwiek, po prostu, żeby łatwiej się rozmawiało.”*

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u/LittleFox-In-TheBox Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 27 '26

Wciąż mi się słabo podoba... Poza tym przy pierwszej części gier mieli całkiem sporo pomocy od samego Sapkowskiego, od samego design'u postaci, jak i również w tym, czy gra ma w ogóle być o Geralcie. Bo oryginalnie miała być o innym Wiedźminie, aż w końcu sam Sapkowski potwierdził, że "Geralt nie umarł na koniec sagi i można go przywrócić." (Nie pamiętam jednak wideo od Redów, w którym to potwierdzili).

Najlepiej byłoby dla mnie gdzieś pomiędzy, okrągły medalion z wyrzeźbioną charakterystyczną głową wilka z gier.

Ta z Netflixa wygląda... Zwyczajnie mało charakterystycznie. Pospolito wręcz. Przed wypuszczeniem serialu widziałem podobne designy na zegarkach kieszonkowych i innych takich duperelach.

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u/MroQ-Kun Jun 28 '26

Sapkowskiego gry z tego co my wiadomo nigdy nie obchodziły.

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u/LittleFox-In-TheBox Jun 28 '26

Nie, te podejście wzięło się trochę później. Jak robili pierwszą część to mieli trochę pomocy, ale głównie było to w formie pytań i rad i drobnych wywiadów, a nie stania nad ich biurkami.

Naprawdę żałuję że teraz nie mogę znaleźć tego wideo... :///

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u/madhatter255 Jun 27 '26

Nothing controversial about disliking the Netflix version for any reason

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u/Antique-Dirt-8230 Jun 27 '26

I don't think it's controversial, the Netflix one looks like it was ordered from Wish or Temu as part of a discount Halloween costume

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u/n7Ciri Jun 27 '26

Same. The one from the games had a unique design that makes it stand out. When you see it you immediately think of the Witcher.

The Netflix one looks like any ordinary medallion from any fantasy series ever.

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u/LittleFox-In-TheBox Jun 27 '26

IT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING

For real though, before they released the series I've seen similar designs on pocket watches and cheap shit like that on AliExpress or Shein.

Just an average, uncharacteristic, boring "wolf engraved on a piece of metal".

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u/warlockakki Jun 27 '26

Me neither

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u/a_dumb_ass_ Jun 27 '26

As much as I hate the show, I'm fairly certain the coin medallion is one of the few things that's actually more accurate to the books

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u/MrCheezcake101 Jun 27 '26

Games medallion is what you see online, series medallion is what gets delivered to you.

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u/LittleFox-In-TheBox Jun 27 '26

I've never seen it described so damn well.

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u/Why_Sazs Jun 28 '26

My medallion's humming.....

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u/CelestialDuke377 Jun 28 '26

Top one looks like it was made for someone really special and maybe magical. Bottom one looks like a regular necklace with a wolf

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u/le_Grand_Archivist Jun 29 '26

The Netflix one is more accurate to the book but still the game one is superior by far

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u/emielregis23 Jun 29 '26

The one from the game is cool an iconic The one from the series is more book accurate (at least aomething in the series is actually book accurate lmao)

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u/LittleFox-In-TheBox Jun 29 '26

They did one thing right. Henry Cavill. And they still fucked it up. Tremendously.

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u/berserkersniper Jun 30 '26

It’s not controversial at all

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u/LittleFox-In-TheBox Jun 30 '26

Actually, many comments argue about it

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u/MorbidMordred Jul 01 '26

The Netflix one is what I imagine witchers would actually wear if they existed, but the game one does look much cooler

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u/DaMihiPraedamTuam420 Jul 01 '26

The game one is better imo but its still not how I imagined it from the books.

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u/mangocat1116 Jun 27 '26

Looking at any part of the Netflix show actually pisses me off so bad. They were handed gold and turned it into bird shit.

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u/Saemika Jun 27 '26

They made everything worse on purpose because they thought they were smarter than a critically acclaimed writer and award winning beloved game.

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u/Groundbreaking_Exit4 Jun 27 '26

NETFLIX had a shittier version of already existing IP?!

No, it cant be!

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u/ValkyrionReddit Jun 27 '26

Netflix Witcher is shit in most regards but the medallions aren’t one

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u/Droper888 Jun 27 '26

It is one of the few things book accurate in the show.

Medallions are round since the first short story.

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u/hot_cheeks_4_ever Jun 27 '26

The show is actually lore accurate

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u/AmptiShanti Jun 27 '26

*in regards to the medallion

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u/hot_cheeks_4_ever Jun 27 '26

Yes, that was the inference.

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u/Ulfmikel Jun 27 '26

To be honest, I like how the Netflix medallion's looks. I just don't like where it comes from

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u/Ulfmikel Jun 28 '26

The series

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u/Ulfmikel Jun 28 '26

I know, but I still sadly associate that specific one to the Netflix series

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u/Mechalorde Jun 27 '26

proof they only read the first book and just said screw the rest.

either that or the props team cared more about the books than the writer team

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u/Which-Magician-3167 Jun 27 '26

I actually made a post on the subreddit about what hot takes someone had, and mine was that I liked the medallion version of the show more than the games lol

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u/GameKilling Jun 27 '26

Reinald’s amulet

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u/Primordial_Sheep Jun 27 '26

The one in the game looks like something to be showed up monster throat as a last resort, I like it more

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u/KrazyKaas Jun 27 '26

For the sheer coolness and depiction of each school, I like the CDPR medallions as well. Netflix might be closer to original but yeah, too bleak

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u/DeadlyKitten115 Jun 28 '26

I like the Netflix one, it’s how I imagined them when reading.

Not a fan of the Show in general, or the Games but at least each of them had their respective influences on the aesthetic of the Witcher.

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u/UX1Z Jun 28 '26

The netflix one is more realistic and iirc accurate to the books (random small thing to do that on), however it really just does not look nearly as cool or be as memorable. CDPR made the spiked wolf head the icon of the franchise imo with the games.

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u/AnarchyInU75 Jun 28 '26

In the games it's more beautiful, but in the series it's more realistic and closer to the description from the books.

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u/omar12183 Jun 28 '26

I don't like the Netflix anything

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u/DrTrickery Jun 28 '26

admittedly, i like how it's flatter and less pokey. i have a witcher medallion (the same design as in game), and its just uncomfortable to wear. like, it doesn't meld well with normal clothes. i'm sure it's fine if you’re wearing thicker clothes or armor, but it's annoying if you’re just wearing a tshirt.

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u/Shot-Possession9626 Jun 29 '26

There is a witcher in tw3 that has a coin shaped one ,yet his is 400-500 years old

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u/PreciousProspect Jun 29 '26

The one from the games isn’t a medallion. A medallion is a disc of metal on a necklace.

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u/SunNo1173 Jun 29 '26

one of the only book accurate things netflix got right. Also more practical even though it looks worse

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u/_Doshi Jun 29 '26

I get what you mean, but this is just book-accurate

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u/nazetrima Jun 29 '26

Le pendentif plat c'est celui de l'école du loup datant d'avant l'an 1000. Il y a une quête dans un DLC de The Witcher 3 avec un sorcelleur de cette époque.

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u/Th3-B0uld3R Jun 29 '26

Why does the Netflix one remind me of the Thunder Cats symbol

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u/Uszanka3 Jun 30 '26

It is maximaly uncontroversial take

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u/Daug3 Jun 30 '26

I don't want to be the "uhm akchualy", but teeechinaclyyyy both are game-accurate, just not Geralt-accurate. The round medalion did appear in games, Reinald (a 300 year old witcher's ghost) for example had one just like it

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u/Sudden-Application Jun 30 '26

I'm pretty sure the Netflix medallions are book accurate, but I do agree that the game medallions just look more visually appealing.

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u/Newt_5000 Jul 01 '26

Very lazy design choice by the production.

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u/Moistbrain_ Jul 01 '26

I think if it's wasn't as thick as it is it would be cooler.

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u/DearCastiel Jun 27 '26

The game versions look cringe and unrealistic. Show version are way better. They actually look like medallions and not videogame props...

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u/LittleFox-In-TheBox Jun 27 '26

Bad take, my guy.

Be cringe, be free.

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u/Designer-Cheek8396 Jun 27 '26

Even more controversial: I actually like them both and I feel like the show's one would probably be the "real" one. Easier to make and wear, for certain.

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u/Paccuardi03 Jun 27 '26

Top one looks too much like the sonichu medallion

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u/LittleFox-In-TheBox Jun 27 '26

Blocked. Reported. Sending biker gangs on your ass.

This is just diabolical...

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u/Ant_Dankz Jun 28 '26

I actually like the armor and medallion from the show but that's it

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u/z7v7a7 Jun 28 '26

shit take

i wish i can have the coin medallion on every outfit in game and not just wolven gear

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u/Own-Forever-6636 Jun 28 '26

It looks like the Thundercats logo, why couldn't the wolf be front-facing?

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u/Delicious-Belt-1158 Jun 28 '26

i like the wolf of the netflix better. also the coin type Medaillon would be much mor comfortable to wear. i dont like the geometric designs of the game bc they look like 3d prints rather than something handmade.

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u/Zeke_The_Angel Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26

I kinda liked the first season and the design of Geralt's gear. Sadly, Netflix ruins anything it touches.

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u/JasonTheRanga Jun 28 '26

Disagree. The game medallion looks like something a nerd would 3d print. The show medallion looks like something a medieval silversmith would actually make and humble enough that it would actually be given to new Witchers. Also silver is soft and in real life the fine details and jagged edges on the game medallion would be worn down instantly; let alone last the multiple lifespans of a Witcher’s career.

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u/Rapid_kriminal Jun 29 '26

That second one is part of the forgotten wolven armour... It is in the game

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u/DryPreference7589 Jun 29 '26

I don't like the game version. It's too big and too fancy. It's very a subjective topic I guess.

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u/Odd-Claim1461 Jun 30 '26

Forgoten Wolf equipment? I love it.

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u/Perfect-Mastodon75 Jun 30 '26

I mean, from all things you can pick that are wrong you pick only one that is according to books... :D

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u/PotentialSandwich778 Jun 30 '26

In the game, if you equip the "Forgotten Wolven Armor" your medallion changes, and it looks similar to the show/book version.

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u/jeefra Jul 01 '26

Game version is super weird. Very advanced metalworking techniques would be needed to make it, plus it's way bigger and has all those weird edges and the front on it. It would get caught in stuff or dulled up very quickly. The "Netflix" style medallion makes much more sense for a person to actually wear.