#And what version of Radovid have the other Witcher fans been voting for?

[thelostgirl21]

Okay, but which one?!?!?!

@foundfamilyadoptionagency, there are two completely different versions of King Radovid, and the only thing they share in common, thus far, are their name, and this one paragraph from the book establishing Radovid as King Vizimir's successor:

From there:

CD Projekt Red wrote their own version of the character for the videogame "The Witcher 3", that happens after the events of the books. They have chosen to imagine that 13-year-old Prince Radovid would grow up to become a cruel and paranoid tyrant, burning non-humans at the stake. In that version, he is still King Vizimir's son, and was only 12 when he was murdered.

The Neflix series, however, chose to write Prince Radovid as King Vizimir's younger brother, rather than his son. So, he's already in his late 30s or early 40s when his brother is murdered, and he seems to be a replacement for the role that Queen Hedwig plays in the books thus far.

And now I'm very confused re: who I'm supposed to be voting for!

Since the picture is specifically from the game, did you mean:

"Should Radovid, from "The Witcher 3" 's videogame adaptation, join the tumblr found family?"

Because videogame Radovid would be an instant ditch!

I think he's one of the most universally hated characters from the videogame's own Witcher universe, and I wouldn't want him to be part of any family!

But my feelings for Radovid from the TV-show's Witcher universe, however, can best be summed up as:

So, did the person specifically submit the videogame version of the character for adoption into the found family (I've noticed that Radovid's lover in The Witcher's TV series, Jaskier, has already been adopted... Hence why I'm wondering if you put up the picture of the right "Radovid" that was submitted)?

Or the version of Radovid from the series (that is romantically tied to Jaskier)? i.e. The one that just wants to listen to pretty songs, escape the terrifying world of lies, murder, and deceit he's been trapped into, go help the man he loves reunite with his own found family, and huddle himself in a freaking corner to cry after he finds out that all of his guards have been violently slaughtered?

I mean, come on! Just look at him!

He desperately needs to be adopted into a forever home!

He won't even mind spending his nights in a shed if you're not allowed to take him inside the house!

He's very well behaved, and very good at catching and fetching stuff and bringing them back to their owner, too!

Lutes...

Boxes...

And okay, I get that that he can be a bit insistent and annoying when he brings you his your favorite toy, and insists you play even when you're not really in the mood to...

But come on!

He doesn't deserve to be thrown in a ditch alongside his videogame counterpart, poor sweetie...

He's an oversized fluffy puppy!

So, are we supposed to vote for:

Book King Radovid (that one paragraph from the book),

Videogame King Radovid (the violent sociopath from the game)? Or

TV series King Radovid (the sensitive empath from the TV series)?

They're not all one and the same...