Jaskier
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Julian Alfred Pancratz, Jaskier, Dandelion, Buttercup |
| Occupation: | Bard |
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| Fandom: | The Witcher |
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Jaskier is a prominent character in The Witcher series across the books, games and tv series. He is a bard and travelling companion of Geralt of Rivia, played by Joey Batey in the Netflix adaptation of the books.
In the original Polish he is called Jaskier, which literally translates as Buttercup. In the English versions of the video games and novels, this is translated as Dandelion. His rarely-used given name is Julian Alfred Pancratz.
Canon
Jaskier is of noble birth and studied the Seven Liberal Arts at Oxenfurt Academy before becoming a professor for one year and then leaving the academy to travel the world.[1]
Fandom
Shipping
The Juggernaut Ship, his most common ship by many orders of magnitude, is with Geralt of Rivia.
| Character | Pairing | Ship name |
|---|---|---|
| Geralt of Rivia | Geralt/Jaskier | Geraskier |
| Both Geralt and Yennefer | Geralt/Jaskier/Yennefer | Geraskefer |
| Yennefer of Vengerberg | Jaskier/Yennefer | Yennskier |
| Eskel | Jaskier/Eskel | |
| Lambert | Jaskier/Lambert |
There's also a reasonably popular Reader-Insert/Original Character ship.
Common Tropes
- Various AUs in which Jaskier is not a normal human are popular:
- A lute doesn't work like that...
- Jaskier hits someone with his lute
- Jaskier oils his lute
- Jaskier uses rosin on his lute
- Jaskier shows not a shred of concern for exposing his lute to water or extreme changes in temperature
Art Gallery
Humble Bard by Inna Vjuzhanina
manulys's portrait is of Witcher 3 Jaskier
Resources & Fannish Links
- Witcher Wiki: Dandelion
- Archive of Our Own: Jaskier | Dandelion