Ciri has been a center of attraction for many characters in the third season to gain her magical powers. She got sent to a desert in the sixth episode, where she hallucinates her dead parents and Falka, the former quarter-elf.
Thugs kidnap Ciri with another person, who gets saved by another criminal gang. Ciri closes her eyes for a while and says, “Call me Falka,” in the finale episode of the twelve-part Witcher Season 3 after Geralt gets defeated by Vilgefortz during the battle of Aretuza. Thus, the Witcher protagonists go through character changes.
Netflix’s The Witcher Season 3 had twelve episodes released in two parts. The finale episode, in which Ciri calls herself Falka, was in the second part released on 27 July. According to Freya Allan (played by Ciri), progress in the third season will push the fourth season on a darker path.
Allan feels that Ciri loses her innocence by the finale episode and will continue in the upcoming season. Ciri renounces her powers by the end of the season. Thus, a few initial episodes of the fourth season will be challenging for her.
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Introduction To Falka
The character, Falka is taken from Andrzej Sapkowski’s book series, ‘The Witcher.’ Accordingly, Falka is a quarter-elf woman, the princess of Redania, and Vridank’s first child. Her mother, Beatrix, was sent back to Kovir after getting separated from Vridank.
Later, Vridank married Cerro, who gave birth to his two children. Being the king’s daughter, Falka demanded to rule Rediana. However, she could not inherit the throne as she was a girl. Thus, she murdered her father, stepmother, and their children.
The people from the patriarchal system took her act of vengeance as a rebel. Thus, they came together to rebel against her. The situation worsened, and the Northern Kingdoms fell prey to the uncontrollable fire started by Falka.
The historical city of Mirthe and several innocent people, who had nothing to do with Falka’s ego, burned to death. Thus, people also called her ‘Bloody Falka.’ Finally, the rebels caught Falka, tied her to a stake, and burned her alive. However, she believed one of her children would complete her revenge story.
Ciri And Falka
We heard the characters saying that history will repeat itself from the first episode. Falka tells Ciri to embrace fire magic in her hallucination and burn her enemies down. Thus, Ciri ignores what Yennefer and Gerald taught her and chooses the dark path.
According to the novel, The Witcher, the elder child from the bloodline will save the world, while another child from the same will destroy it. So, Lara’s descendant will be the savior, while Falka’s the destroyer.
Ciri is Falka’s descendant, according to the novel. Pavetta was Ciri’s mother. Meanwhile, Pavetta’s great-great-grandmother, Fiona, was Falka’s daughter. However, Falka’ predicted the birth of a son, not a daughter.
Codringher believed that Ciri would give birth to the destroyer of the world. So, Ciri’s father might have wished to marry his daughter, give birth to the destroyer of the world, and rebuild the world for the same reason.
Why Did Ciri Call Herself Falka In Witcher Season 3?
A strong reason for Ciri calling herself Falka is unknown, which tempts us to watch the fourth season. However, Ciri might have called herself Falka because she knew her struggles were similar to that of Falka.
Ciri wants to change the system and spread peace and harmony, which will never happen amid the killings occurring in the present. She wants another Falka. Moreover, Falka encouraged her to embrace fire magic in her hallucination.
Ciri realized how powerful she was after killing yet another man with her sword and saving a unicorn in the desert with her powers. It looks like Ciri steps into Falka’s shoes. Thus, Ciri might have called herself Falka.
The exact reason will get revealed in the fourth season. Meanwhile, the viewers also want to know: Will Ciri become another Falka? Ciri will be a savior or destroyer? Will she fall prey to her father and give birth to a destroyer?
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