This page contains Easter Eggs and references from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Blood and Wine Fairy Tale References

Blood and Wine is the newest expansion for the Witcher 3 and features a mission set in a magical land filled with fairy tale references... but with a crooked twist. All of the following Easter Eggs can be found in the Beyond Hill and Dale main quest.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Once you enter the main area of the fairy tale world, you'll see a tall tower in the center. Climb up to the top where you'll find Longlocks... hanging dead by a noose made of her own hair. At the very least, you'll be able to fight off the wraith of Longlocks.

What about the three bears? From the entrance point, take the path on the left and you should spot a junction that leads to an area where you'll find three bears sleeping in cozy beds. Touch any of the food on the table and they'll all wake up for a fight!

Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf

Taking the left path from the entrance will get you to a small property where you'll find the hungover Big Bad Wolf. Since he got sick of the Little Red Riding Hood and threw her down the well, he can't re-enact the story anymore. Hop into the well to find the poor girl dead at the bottom, but at least you can still take her red cape!

Three Little Pigs

Behind the tower you'll find two demolished homes, one made of straw and the other of sticks. One house remains standing, but it's made of weak brick. A quick blast of Aard will have the house tumbling down, and the three pigs will come screeching out. Bonus points for the little hats the pigs wear!

The Little Match Girl

A small town exists on the right side of the world where you'll find a little girl selling flint... or at least that's what she was supposed to sell before years of empty business caught up to her. The rude little girl has now set up shop selling drugs to keep her business afloat.

Hansel and Gretel and the Wicked Witch

When you first make it into the fairy tale land, you'll come across Syanna trying to rescue Hansel from the clutches of the Wicked Witch. Not too much of a surprise here since the Wicked Witch is still pretty wicked.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Make it to the main area of the map and you'll find a young boy surrounded by wolves. Take the beats out and speak to the compulsive liar for hints about the bean locations.

The Beanstalk and the Giant

Your quest in this world is to find the three magical beans to grow a beanstalk up into the clouds. Once you find them, Geralt and Syanna will climb to the top where a dark castle awaits. A giant is fought atop the clouds as well.

Dark Souls Reference

After you defeat the Giant, follow the Will-o'the-Wisp under the bridge and into a cave. Here you'll find a campire with a sword centered in the middle. Just like in Dark Souls, light the campfire. You'll be able to grab the silver sword named Gesheft.

End of the Rainbow

Before planting the beans, you can also travel to the end of the rainbow to find a pot of gold. Interacting with it releases a panther.

Dragon

Blood and Wine Asterix Reference

In the secondary quest Paperchase, Geralt is faced with an infuriating amount of bureaucracy when trying to withdraw money that is rightfully his. This is an almost play-by-play homage to "The place that sends you mad" segment in The Twelve Tasks of Asterix, down to Geralt having to secure Permit A 38.

CD Projekt Red's Stance on DRM

In the secondary quest on Skellege "The Tower Outta Nowheres," you are tasked with exploring a tower that literally appeared out of nowhere. When you enter the tower, you go through a portal and are trapped. A mage tasks you with finding a book that can shut down the security, known as, the Defensive Regulatory Magicon, or DRM for short, and free you both. The book that the mage has you find is called Gottfried's Omni-opening Grimoire, or GOG for short. When you find the book the icon in the menu for the book shows the letters GOG COM on the cover and when you read it, you get a funny anecdote about how GOG can deactivate or bypass DRM.

[1]Doctor Who

A very eerie easter egg lies in wait for those visiting the cemetaries in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. This one will be particulary interesting to those who are familiar with the Weeping Angels!

New Glitch Fighter Bovine Defense Force Initiative

The latest patch in the Witcher 3 has an interesting way to deal with those who want to farm cow hide. WELCOME THE CHORTS! Get to White Orchard and enjoy. 

Hattori Honzo/Kill Bill

A very subtle reference to Kill Bill and older Japanese cinema can be found in the quest Of Swords and Dumplings. The Elf who runs a blacksmith shop which has fallen on hard times is named Hattori, a subtle nod to the blacksmith who crafts the sword of Uma Thermon's character in Kill Bill. That Hattori is a reference to older Japanese cinema and the real life Hattori Honzo a legendary Japanese ninja. 

Game of Thrones

There are a couple of Game of Thrones Easter Eggs to be found in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. One of these easter eggs can be found on an island in Skellige. In a Pirate controlled castle, you'll be able to find the corpse of a dwarf, inside a Skycell, that looks striking similar to Tyrion Lannister from Game of Thrones.

Witcher 2's Tattoo

This easter egg is possible only for PC players importing a save from The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. During the mission in TW2 Hung Over, wherein Geralt has a few drinks too many and wakes up the next morning with a Temerian tattoo on his neck, Geralt can opt to either have the tattoo removed or leave it be. If players chose not to remove the tattoo, Geralt will still have it in Wild Hunt.

Pulp Fiction Reference "Gimp"

When in the home of the Bloody Baron, after going downstairs from where the Baron's office is, you can hear two guards talking about the "Gimp" from pulp fiction saying about how the Gimp is asleep and someone had better go and wake him up.

Fight Club Reference

During Fist of Fury sidequest in Novigrad, the final opponent you'll face is called "Durden the Tailor". It's a reference to the Fight Club character "Tyler Durden".

Snatch Reference:

During the Fists of Fury: Novigrad,  one of the opponents is called Georgius George, a clear nod to the brutish, boxing character "Gorgeous George" from the Guy Ritchie classic.

Madonna Reference

One of the women in Crippled Kate's Brothel can be overheard saying "I'm a material girl in a material world", referencing Madonnas song "Material Girl".

Departed Reference

During the bloody baron mission when you go to talk to his daughter in Oxenfurt there is a merchant behind her house that you can hear quoting Dignam from the departed.he says

Maybe, Maybe not, Maybe go fuck yourself

A nod to the scene in the Departed where Dignam is asked does he have any undercovers in with costello.

DC Joker Reference (Spoiler Alert)

In the quest, 'Ghosts Of the Past', when you finish dispatching the bounty hunters and set out to find Arnout Vester with Letho, a small conversation takes place on horseback where Geralt questions Letho about Arnout Vester. Letho talks about how he carries around a pseudonym 'Manfred Whimplebottoms' to which Geralt replies 'Manfred Whimplebottoms, good name for a Clown'. Letho further states that Arnout Vester's preferred technique of killing is ripping the teeth out one by one and then cutting the mouth from ear to ear referencing The Joker from DC Comics. Watch from 7:59 onwards till about 8:45