Lego Star Wars player discovers The Witcher 3 easter egg

A Witcher fan has spotted a reference to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.

In a recent post on the Witcher subreddit, user sleepyralphiee said they'd spotted an apparent take on a long-running Witcher 3 joke. One part of the picture shows artwork from the standalone Gwent game depicting Roach, Geralt's trusty equine companion, standing on the roof of a thatched hut. That in itself is reference to The Witcher 3's somewhat iffy launch, in which Roach could regularly glitch into some unfortunate spots when Geralt called for her.

The picture on the right, on the other hand, appears to be set on Kef-Bir, the primarily ocean planet on which Rey and Kylo Ren battle in The Rise of Skywalker. The thatched roofs appear elsewhere on that planet, but another clue is the creature standing on top of the roof. The horned horse is known within the Star Wars universe as an Orbak, a colony of which is found on Kef-Bir.

Article continues below

No matter exactly where in the galaxy the blocky scene is set, however, it's a pretty clear homage to Roach and The Witcher. Geralt may not be looking on in The Skywalker Saga, but it looks like his role is taken on here by BB-8 and Billie Lourd in her role as the Resistance's Lieutenant Connix.

A new update to Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga introduces a handful of new collectibles (as well as fixing a handful of bugs), so if you're yet to check it out, now is as good a time as any!

Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga cheats | Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga tips | Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga characters | Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga Datacards | Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga Kyber Bricks | Best Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga Upgrades | Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga Scavenger ability | Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga studs x10 multiplier | Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga Mumble mode

I'm GamesRadar's Managing Editor for news, shaping the news strategy across the team. I started my journalistic career while getting my degree in English Literature at the University of Warwick, where I also worked as Games Editor on the student newspaper, The Boar. Since then, I've run the news sections at PCGamesN and Kotaku UK, and also regularly contributed to PC Gamer. As you might be able to tell, PC is my platform of choice, so you can regularly find me playing League of Legends or Steam's latest indie hit.