The Witcher Season 2: New Nilfgaardian Armour Revealed

A set photo from The Witcher Season 2 has offered fans a first look at the new and improved Nilfgaardian armour design. As reported by Redanian Intelligence, The Daily Mail recently shared a barrage of photos from the set of The Witcher Season 2, including one of Nilfgaardian knight Cahir (Eamon Farren) and some soldiers, sporting a revised armour design. The new and improved uniform features smoother metal breastplates, protruding shoulder pads, and a pair of black and gold boots to match. Cahir is also pictured carrying a sleeker version of his infamous winged helmet. Check out the photos HERE. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/09/the-witcher-showrunner-explains-why-nilfgaard-armour-is-so-ugly-ign-now"] The original armour design, first spotted in set photographs leaked months ahead of the show's launch, became the subject of much online confusion and even ridicule, as many criticised its "odd shape" and "wrinkled" appearance while unfavourably comparing it to the armour used for the CD Projekt RED video games. In response, showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich explained the reasons behind the controversial design while making it clear that it would be "totally different" in the show's second season. "What was important for us about the Nilfgaardian army was to bring it away from the Cintran army," Hissrich told IGN. "[Cintra has] an incredibly well-trained army that comes from a kingdom with a lot of money. We wanted to contrast that with Nilfgaard, which obviously is a very powerful army as well, but is moving northward and has been for a while, and conscripting new people into its army. [The armour had to] look like they picked it up, they did it quickly, and they put them on them." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=live-action-versions-of-video-game-characters&captions=true"] The Nilfgaardians are not the only ones to be getting a new wardrobe this season. We previously glimpsed Henry Cavill's Geralt suited up in an all-black studded leather outfit with large shoulder plates and extended wrist cuffs, together with some belt and buckle detailing ensuring that he's harnessed in for the training sessions that he might be having with Freya Allan's Ciri, who looked ready for combat in her official character snaps. The Witcher Season 2 is expected to premiere sometime in 2021. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

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