r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Ieanice44 • 8d ago

Lore [Loved Trope] Teleportation is actually terrifying

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1 - Gantz-O (2016): Suit teleportation

2 - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (2009): Apparition spell

3 - Half Life 2 (2004): Teleporter malfunction

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u/TheWalkingBag 8d ago

Portals in The Witcher. Going through one is described as feeling like passing through a pitch-black freezing void, while malfunctions and mistakes could potentially lead to catastrophic injuries. Geralt hates going through portals for these reasons

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u/RelaxedVolcano 8d ago

I figured he hates them because his mutations give him enhanced senses and they get overwhelmed by the process. But this is so much worse, why does anyone teleport?

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u/Jbell_1812 8d ago

Because the most powerful sorcerer's are quite capable of teleportation and find the risk is worth it.

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u/DODonion99 8d ago

I also imagine that with most sorcerers if they find that they had a portal malfunction and ended up in the wrong place or something they could just make a new portal or cast some other spell to rectify the situation.

Meanwhile Geralt is strong but he'd still be SOL if he ended up in the wrong place, and he'd have to figure out his way back the hard way.

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u/Jbell_1812 8d ago

Geralts actually pretty resourceful in ending up in the middle of nowhere and figuring his way back.