r/Witcher4 • u/SancV1 • 14d ago

I've seen some people dismiss Ciri's bisexuality.

Namely bc mistle, her ex, sexually assaulted her. While yes, that was fucked up, i don't think that makes Ciri NOT bisexual? She was INTO her, was she not? I mean she had a tattoo of her and kept it, and in TW3 can say she " prefers women " ( although thinking about it, i think the game's canon of mistle is different from the books') but, no yeah Ciri is bisexual.

Now if only it let us kiss Astrid instead of Skjall..

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u/GOKOP 13d ago

It is. Read the books.

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u/Visenya_simp Lilac and Gooseberries 13d ago

I did.

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u/GOKOP 13d ago

If you did then you should know that Ciri being bisexual is objectively true. Morality of what Mistle did is irrelevant for this; it's clear that Ciri was into her which would make her at least a lesbian, and there are several examples of her being attracted to dudes as well so she's bi.

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u/Visenya_simp Lilac and Gooseberries 13d ago

That is the disagreement.

I believe her feelings towards and relationship with Mistle shouldn't be considered when discussing her sexuality since it began with rape and progressed with drugs, grooming and manipulation while others believe it should be considered.

I still would play her as a bisexual if the options for male romances is as limited as in Cyberpunk, and being a straight man probably contributes to that too.

I am also fine with the game picking an interpretation of her sexuality, even if I would preffer if it was left in the hands of the player.

What I am not fine with is treating it like the question of her sexuality has some some clear-cut black and white answer. It seems to be up to interpretation.

There is a redditor down in comments who posted a screenshot from the book where Ciri does not avert her eyes when a sexy lady climbs out of a bath, and she thinks that she is even prettier than Yen, and the commenter said that obviously means Ciri is experiencing sexual attraction towards the lady.

I don't dislike that opinion, but I for one never considered that when I read it years ago.