The Witcher
Summary
Henry Cavill wows rooter in eight epic fights across his three seasons play Geralt of Rivia in the Netflix original series , The Witcher . Some conflict are more entertaining than others , but all of them showcase Cavill ’s unbelievable ability as a stuntman and actor . While it ’s a shame that Cavill has officially ill-treat aside fromThe Witcherafter his third season playing Geralt , it ’s now appropriate to assess and pass judgment upon Cavill ’s numerous fight scenes .
While Geralt often fights monster and other wizard creatures , assess the swordsmanship of Cavill ’s Geralt should trust entirely on his fights with other armed adversary . Geralt ’s many fights with monsters often trust on brute strong point or thewitcher potion Geralt takes before a large fightrather than the skill he has with a sword . Moreover , the stage dancing that go bad into fighting a lusus naturae that only exists through CGI is entirely different and should be assess separately . That being said , Geralt has eight important duel against armed opposer that can be ranked in term of swordsmanship and choreography .
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8Geralt’s Defense Of Duny
The lowest ranking perish to Geralt ’s abbreviated competitiveness with the Cintran guard while he tries to protect Duny ( Bart Edwards ) from being slaughtered inThe Witcherseason 1 . This particular affaire d’honneur is not badly done , but his adversary are relatively weak , and the competitiveness is slue short before much really find . Even so , Henry Cavill shows off his sword skill against multiple opponent in this prospect , happen upon them down with muscular slashes . His hallmark parries and pirouettes keep his head on his shoulder as he dances between his antagonist , making short piece of work of the Cintrans .
7Geralt Dispatches Rience’s Mercenaries Outside An Inn
Cavill ’s Geralt has another easy competitiveness at the beginning ofThe Witcherseason 3 , in which he takes on three soldier of fortune sent by the vicious mage , Rience ( Chris Fulton ) . This fit suffers pretty from contrived slow - motion shots and unrealistic steel forms , but it is still an entertaining spectacle . Cavill shows once again how well he can handle a sword , easily cut through the mercenaries before behead their leader , known only as The Professor ( Sunny Patel ) . Once again , this is n’t on the button a bad fight fit . It ’s just not up to snuff with some of Cavill ’s more telling sequences .
6Geralt Slaughters The Soldiers At A Nilfgaardian Outpost
Henry Cavill ’s last combat fit as Geralt of Rivia come when he butcher a contingent of Nilfgaardian soldier at a edge cross . This scene gain from the audience ’s knowledge that it will be Cavill ’s final time swinging a sword as Geralt of Rivia . However , it should be noted that Geralt utilise several different weapons in this fight , including an axe . This setting in spades feel a little bit contrived , which keeps it from breaching the top five of this ranking , but it is a very unanimous conflict scene and a worthy direction to send off Henry Cavill beforeThe Witcherseason 4 .
5Geralt’s Duel With Rience’s Men In Nenneke’s Temple
InThe Witcherseason 2 , Cavill ’s Geralt fights a group of Rience ’s thugs in Nenneke ’s ( Adjoa Andoh ) temple while Ciri ( Freya Allan ) and Yennefer ( Anya Chalotra ) flee the fire - wielding mage . This is a grim picture in which Geralt trust on his clenched fist as much as his steel . Geralt fights with urgency in this scene , using whatever he must to adjudge the hands off and protect Ciri and Yennefer . The stage dancing in this scene is stiff , though it is a little over - reliant on slow gesture , like manyWitcherfight sequences . Cavill is first-class here , however , carry through the many twists , change by reversal , and knife thrust with his usual poise .
4Geralt Fends Off The Scoia’tael At Shaerrawedd
The next fight comes fromThe Witcherseason 3 when Cavill ’s Geralt fights a large group of Scoia’tael alongside Ciri and Yennefer . This fight shows off some really strong stage dancing and shot building as Geralt stand off the attacking imp . Cavill is excellent , as per common , demonstrating once again just how well he be active with a sword in his hand . Geralt ’s plurality of opponents here also allowsThe Witcherto utilize some fun overhead shots that help to convey how quickly one has to move when they ’re hem in by foe . Those scene also allow the audience to see the whole picture from an exciting angle .
3Geralt’s Defense Of The Golden Dragon
InThe Witcherseason 1 , Geralt befriends a man during his hunt for a fabled golden tartar . When it turns out the valet is the golden firedrake and the last of his form , Geralt represent him from the attacks of the other dragon hunters . This is another fairly large - musical scale battle in which Cavill ’s Geralt performs a lot of twists and grow to keep off multiple blades . He takes the dragon Hunter out with style , show off more sinewy gash and quick thrust . The stage dancing for this scene is also attractive , employing some of the aerial shots remark earlier .
2The Butchering Of Blaviken
Near theend ofThe Witcherseason 1 , episode 1 , Geralt make the moniker , The Butcher of Blaviken , by slaughtering a group of thugs employed by Renfri ( Emma Appleton ) to kill town until the mage , Stregobor ( Lars Mikkelsen ) , surrendered himself to her . Geralt ’s morals force him to intervene , and he accept the thugs out with informality before a more intriguing duel with Renfri . This might be the most visually stunning steel fight Geralt has in all ofThe Witcher .
alas , Geralt fights almost the entire tantrum using a strange reverse grip that is highly unrealistic . While it does look nerveless , it ’s just not a feasible form of logical swordsmanship . The spectacle of this setting , which is shot extremely closeup to Geralt , nominate up for some of the unrealistic qualities , but it ’s not enough to tug this scrap into the issue one ranking . Still , this panorama play a big role in bringing devotee intoThe Witcherduring its first season .
1Geralt’s Duel With Vilgefortz
AlthoughGeralt could n’t beat Vilgefortz(Mahesh Jadu ) in theirWitcherseason 3 duel , this is the best sword competitiveness Cavill ’s Geralt has . The bet could n’t be high , and for once , Geralt has a worthy opponent . Most of Geralt ’s fight cease up in one - sided affairs , where Geralt promptly takes down an intact group of masses . This one is far more competitive , but Geralt ends up being overmatched in the end and suffers some pretty grievous injuries . This is a slap-up fight visually as well , with the setting of the beach - side cave enhance the experience . It also register offThe Witcher ’s now - solidify choreography techniques .
