15 Biggest WTF Moments In The Witcher Trilogy

10. Elihal, The Cross-Dressing Elf

In The Witcher 3, upon reaching the free city of Novigrad, Geralt realizes that in order to locate his surrogate daughter Ciri he must find his long time friend Dandelion. Unfortunately he cannot be immediately found, which leads Geralt on a journey to find and question various women he had recently been seen socializing with.

Given Dandelion’s lustful disposition, none of this is exactly surprising or out of the ordinary. Things get a bit more interesting when you locate Elihal, which to your confusion is a male elven tailor who owns and operates his own shop. Geralt mentions that he was expecting one of Dandelion’s girlfriends, to which Elihal tells Geralt to wait as he leaves and returns… dressed as a woman. Turns out Elihal is a cross-dresser who likes to take on alternate personas for the thrill of it.

Needless to say, this is quite the twist and goes against your expectations. While wisely not played for flagrant laughs, it does throw Geralt off guard, and the humor comes from his subtly awkward reaction.

Should you choose to, he clumsily pries into how the two met, which makes for an amusing anecdote. It’s a surprise turn that isn’t treated as a huge deal, being equal parts delicate and funny, which is the best possible way it could’ve been handled.