Destiny 2’s Season of the Wish includes a steamy Witcher Easter Egg

29.11.2023 - 21:22 / destructoid.com

Destiny 2‘s Season 23 is live, inviting players to investigate Ahamkaras and the lost 15th Wish. While the season revolves around events from the Forsaken expansion’s Last Wish Raid, Destiny isn’t the only popular franchise with a famous Last Wish, as Destiny meets The Witcher series.

In Season 23, Destiny 2 hosts a crossover between it and The Witcher, adding several themed cosmetics to the game. Early on, eagle-eyed players can even spot a steamy homage to the famed monster hunter. And, oddly enough, it’s in the possession of Mara Sov.

Upon beginning Season 23, you’ll tackle an opening quest introducing the featured mechanics and activities. By the end, Mara asks Guardians to meet her in a small chamber below the H.E.L.M’s Wing of the Wish. There, The Witcher fans might notice a certain wooden bathtub lovingly adorned with lit candles. The water-filled tub even has two familiar swords leaning against it, one with fiery engraved runes and another with a School of the Wolf pommel. Geralt’s wolf head medallion rests hanging around the two weapons.

Those who have played The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt know the title practically opens with Geralt having a bath. He relaxes in a wooden tub, just about identical to the one found in the H.E.L.M. His surroundings are also dotted with lit candles in The Witcher 3 — another detail Bungie nailed. Geralt’s weapons have their own Destiny twist applied, with Solar energy emanating from the runes on one sword and an Arc-charged pommel on the other.

While it’s easy to write off the bathtub as a cheeky Easter egg, there might be more that’s being implied. When the original bath scene plays out in The Witcher 3, Geralt enjoys his scrub in Yennefer’s similarly bare presence. The sorceress of Vengerberg sits on a cushioned chair to the left of Geralt’s tub by a desk. Interestingly, a cushioned stool and a full mirror vanity sit to the left of the tub in the H.E.L.M.

It would be one thing to sneak the bathtub in somewhere, but the whole bath scene has been nearly rebuilt. Further, Geralt’s existence is all but confirmed by the presence of his gear. And the monster hunter would never part ways with his trade tools. Unless, of course, he wants to engage in some romantic adventures.

Though Geralt is selflessly committed to his love, it’s not entirely out of character for the Butcher of Blaviken to pursue other women. After all, there was that whole ordeal with amnesia and Triss Merigold. Either way, it seems unlikely that Guardians will ever know precisely what happened between Mara Sov and Geralt of Rivia.