But you know, I doubt he'd have much popular support. I would even say that if Moorecock wanted, he could sue. Sapkowski even admits he leaned heavily on other writers. If you're going to point at Geralt and Elric both and say 'I think Elric very heavily inspired Geralt' then you are 100% correct. You could even say the Valyrian Empire is basically 'What if all of Melniboneans were like Elric and had pet dragons?')īoth characters explore what it means to maintain your neutrality and have to go to great lengths to stay out of political conflict (Geralt showing more competence at this than Elric) and both characters have to often resort to violent means in the name of minding their own business when other entities want to force their hand.īoth characters refuse to kill Dragons, and Elric outright saddles up and rides one. Aside from Bucky Barnes for a brief stint and Jon Snow from ASoIaF (One of the many references to Elric that George Martin made over the course of his series. White Wolf sounds more generic than it actually is. Shit, Elric even spends time traveling with a 'fuck bitches, get money' personality type bard for a time.īoth characters are nicknamed White Wolf, with Elric earning the title White Wolf for roughly the same context Geralt earns the name Butcher of Blaviken. Hell, even terms like 'Chaos' 'Conjunction of the Spheres' and 'Destiny' get used in the exact same context between the characters to describe the exact same concepts. I will not deny.įrom their description of sickly albinos with freaky eyes (ignoring game/Netflix depictions of Geralt), their status as expert swordsmen and competent but not incredibly skilled users of magic. Geralt and Elric have a disturbing level of similarities.

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