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special thanks to @kalm5 for such enthusiastic response to my The Bad Batch x The Witcher crossover despite the fact that I kind-of, sort-of hijacked their original post >.>

More information about this drawing is under the cut (as always):

Kaminioans are, in this AU, a group of elves very skilled in alchemy. They oversaw many of witcher Trials at the peak of Witchers "production". Nala Se was especially involved in the project. She knew more about the witchers than the monster slayers knew about themselves. She also knew to keep it simple with them - which is stay away from them as much as possible.

Some time later*, to her horror, Nala Se was forced to ask a witcher for help. Hunter, a novice at the time, was the one who aided her in need and, as naive and full of ideals as he was at the time, invoked "Law of surprise" as a payment. The reward he asked Nala Se for was to give him what she already have, but doesn't know of yet.

She agreed, thinking she'd get away scot-free as there was nothing she already possessed that she knows nothing of and even if there was such a thing it wouldn't be anything of significance. As it turned out Nala Se was pregnant at the time - despite having a fling with a human not so long before, she didn't considered it for a second as an valid option for her, as elves have hard time reproducing so she was "overconfident" with her "problematic fertility" (A/N: it's far easier for an elf to reproduce with a human than with their fellow elves - yes, it's a PIVOTAL yet background bit of the witcher lore!).

Since Nala Se always wanted to have a child, especially a girl, she accepted Omega as her own despite the girl being a half-elf. As a scientist Nala Se didn't believe in destiny, but, having "a bad feeling" about her deal with Hunter, the alchemist did everything in her power for him and Omega to never meet. Her decision brought a lot of pain, suffering and even death to everyone involved in her schemes, as destiny is not something you can trick or ignore. All of her efforts ultimately lead to Nala Se's downfall, which finally brought Omega and Hunter together.

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* In the witcher universe only humans lives are "short". The "non-humans" (like elves, dwarfs, gnomes, dryads, halflings, supernatural beings, etc) and most monsters are long-living creatures. The longer lifespan also applies to humans changed by magic: mages, sorceresses/sorcerers, witchers, etc. thus certain events in this crossover could take decades or even centuries. That's why in one of my previous posts about the crossover I've noted that The Bad Batch can have ridiculously big age-diffrences yet look and act like they were roughly the same age.

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Gonky as the noble, slightly temperamental stead to Crosshair.

Can you imagine Crosshair yelling Gonky and Gonky looking at Crosshair being I no giving you rides today!

I was thinking about it the other day!

Gonky would totally be Tech's horse that he got as a prize for one his contracts and he trained it to follow only him.

I picture Gonky as a very mild and unbothered in nature animal, thus the Bad Batch would use it as a bait for monsters.

But Gonky has a bit of temperament here and there, especially in regards to carrying everyone's equipment or with Wrecker to which it'd sometimes get almost a tug-of-war-esque ridiculous (Wrecker would always brush it off as "I'm just playing with it!").

The only person Gonky allows on it's back, apart of Tech, is Omega.

Later they'd get another two horses: Havoc and Marauder.

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I now sort of envision that Crosshair keeps his short. Not typical for Witcher (Paperback you are the lore keeper of The Witcher so if I’m wrong correct me please). But he would have thin braids behind his ears decorated with beads. (Like the padawan braids but more than one). But wouldn’t know the significance of them.

It appears you got more invested in the crossover than I expected! ;) Next thing I know you'll keep ME in check with both lores!

The haircut you've described is something an elf would wear rather than a witcher! Even though there aren't any "inappropriate" witcher hairstyles and everything and anything goes, the witchers are not that crazy about their looks: They tended to keep their hairstyles simple and practical: short or with hair up so they could fight without any distractions.

Hairstyles the Bad Batch have currently, would work in the Witcher universe unchanged! Even tattoos wouldn't be a problem, especially Hunter's, as they are pretty common within both universes.

more "expanded" explanation is under the cut:

Hunter's hairdo is basically the same as what book!Geralt has (excluding the hair color)! Geralt's longer hair is pretty consistent across the whole franchise however in the book series he additionally kept his hair in check by wearing a black leather strap/band (exactly how Hunter wears his bandana) much to his lover's, Yennefer, dismay who through it looks tacky and gross.

In the second and third video game entry there is an assassin known as Letho of Gulet who is a bald, scarred, mountain of a man. Sounds familiar?

Tech looks similar to the Profesor (the main antagonist from the first video game)! Not to mention the Profesor's distinctive glasses could work as "the witcher counterpart" of Tech's goggles. If not he could always sport a monocle like Thaler, a Temerian spy.

Crosshair's white hair fits perfectly. Both hairstyles (pre- and post Empire), despite looking "unassuming", perfectly encapsulate Crosshair's character. Additionally Geralt's white hair is iconic in the witcher universe. The In-universe explanation for the Geralt's white hair and pale complexion is that he underwent an additional, experimental mutation during his Trial of Grasses and it's a by-product of that procedure.

If you would want to include Omega, her messy, short hair is "in-line with the lore". One of the characters from the franchise, Renfri, a princess turned bandit, was known for her short hair. She had her hair cut short due to her having lice after she was banished due to her "magical tendencies". She mentioned it very bitterly, as she was known to have long beautiful hair. Every since her hair were cut so short with a sheep shears, her hair never grew back to their original length, lost their shine and were more unruly.

I'm omitting Echo on purpose. I have a general idea how to incorporate his post-Skako Minor "injuries" to the witcher lore - and yes, it'll involve Necromancy (a forbidden branch of magic in the witcher universe) but I don't want to drop any specific just yet.

As you can see it's unnecessary to change the iconic look of the Bad Batch. The most problem in such "re-design" would pose is the armor: the witchers opted-out of those, due the fact that is was too heavy and limits movement (the monsters slayers were all about speed and agility). Witchers' preferred lighter protective gear such as ones made of hardened leather.

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Soooo the Witcher idea.

Maybe the Jedi have sorcery. Similar to the magical order in in the show. (Sorry it been awhile since I’ve watched the show).

Then the clone are the Witchers.

But it’s your universe but you got the gears turning. Lol

Oh gosh! if you watched the Netflix show only, you're missing out in the best part of the franchise - THE BOOKS by Andrzej Sapkowski. you know... the book series that STARTED IT ALL!

Jedi would be sorcerers/sorceresses for sure! Anakin could be a very powerful/potent Source!

Kaminioans could be alchemists preforming some of the Witcher Trials!

I don't know about the rest of the clones but Clone Force 99 would definitely be witchers. They also could be from different witcher schools but banded together as a hanza while on the Path.

Crosshair would look so great with cat-eyes... unfortunately, lore wise, witchers don't use long-ranged weaponry :( Wrecker'd overuse Igni sign during combat, Tech would be the bestiary expert (well, I knew she was a bruxa. What? I though it was obvious!) while Hunter would pompously declaim speeches akin to Geralt's "evil is evil" spiel!

Omega could be Hunter's Child of Surprise!

If you think about it Hunter's and Omega's bond is basically... of the lesser quality in comparison to book!Geralt and book!Ciri's father-daughter relationship!

Damn it, @kalm5, you've just got me hyped!

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Would Crosshair ever name his bows?

Like he could be like maaan Havoc is giving me hard time. Gonky needs a recalibration. Marauder is just right!

Sorry for such a LATE reply.

...but no, I do not think Crosshair would name his weapons (bows and swords alike)

In The Witcher world/lore there are no rules for naming items (including weapons as anything could be named!).

Sometimes the name is, indeed, to punctuate the importance/special quality of the item, sometimes the name is given out of spite, while the most common “branch” of names (in the books - that is) are the gag/sarcastic ones.

Furthermore, in The Bad Batch TV show, I do not recall Crosshair to ever address his sniper rifle by any name (not even by it’s manufacturer’s name - Firepuncher - correct me if I’m wrong, tho!)  thus I assume, he wouldn’t do that in the crossover.

SIDE NOTE: Historical bows (like reflex bows or longbows) do not really need “re-calibration”. What they do need, however, is a proper/special care and maintenance as damaged bows (arrows too) are extremely hard (if almost impossible) to fix. “Re-calibration” is more of a “modern” issue as bows, such as compound bows, have lots of additional parts to aid archers in aiming and loosing arrows.

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