Talk:Lynch Mob/@comment-65.49.68.203-20160913090447/@comment-2600:1004:B046:66A6:3578:A5E8:727A:4DA4-20190713022245

I don't know why you think it's too unrealistic for Geralt to do this. It's a lynch mob, not an official government sanctioned execution. Think about the "killing monsters" trailer. Those were actual Niflgardian soldiers carrying out orders and killing a "witch" (that was OBVIOUSLY not a witch) but still...it was an official order being carried out and he interfered there because they were being exceptionally brutal and cruel. This soldier was a deserter...he didn't support Nilfgard and he didn't want to fight in their war. He just wanted to get home to his family.

The lynch mob wasn't going to kill him because of anything "he" had done. He didn't sack their village, rape their women, or steal from them. They were angry at Nilfgard as a whole, and they were taking out those frustrations at the war, the invading armies and everything that they saw as "bad" or "wrong" in their lives on one simple soldier.

Lynch mobs are wrong, they are always wrong when they select a single target to represent an entire faction, especially when that single target isn't to blame for what is wrong in their lives.

Geralt is a good person, with a HUGE heart. As much as he talks about remaining neutral, the NEVER does. He always manages to get pulled into the mix in one way or the other. He is our hero, someone that is larger than life, stronger and more powerful than any human, and he recognizes the responsibility that comes with that power. People may not accept him for what he is, treating him terribly in the process, but he still has a profound insight of the world he lives in and a respect for life. He is what they call a "reluctant hero" never setting out to be a hero, but never sitting back and ignoring the bad things that happen to good people.

In that regard, I feel that Geralt would in fact stop...find out what is going on...measure the situation, and if he was in a position to help he would. Even if it meant several died to save the life of just one. He would have gladly let them all live, they drew their swords to attack first simply because he tried to let them know what they were doing was wrong. If he had been a lesser being they would have killed him too for no other reason than him saying they shouldn't kill the first guy.

One last point. Geralt believes in fate. He believes it was his destiny to become a Witcher. It was why he was born. Following the path, putting him at the right place at the right time for one seriously major even after another confirms that belief within him. He may not put stock in the gods of men, but he does recognize the forces of the universe and willingly accepts his lot in life without any of the resentment that Lambert has or the detachment that Vesemir has. Given his understanding and acceptance of "Fate" and the role he plays in that...I believe that in that particular moment, he would recognize that it was an act of Fate that brought him there at that exact moment. This would lead him to believe that he is ultimately the only one that could save that man, a man that once again is about to be executed for no other reason than his nationality.

So yeah, given those reasons, I absolutely, without any doubt believe Geralt would save this man, and that it is completely in character for him to do so.