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1. #1Corpo Plazaselective

   Keys: Corpo Plaza

   Corpo Plaza is a major district in Night City, characterized by its sleek, modern architecture and imposing corporate headquarters that dominate the skyline. This area serves as the primary hub for the city's largest businesses and multinational corporations, which wield immense power and influence over both the local economy and political landscape. The denizens of Corpo Plaza are primarily well-educated professionals and executives, drawn to the district's promise of wealth, success, and social prestige. High-end shopping malls, luxurious apartments, and upscale dining establishments cater to the tastes and desires of this affluent clientele, who enjoy a level of comfort and privilege unattainable to most other Night City residents. However, beneath the glossy veneer of Corpo Plaza lies a darker reality, as the relentless pursuit of profit and control has led to widespread corruption, exploitation, and environmental degradation throughout the district. As a result, many of Corpo Plaza's inhabitants find themselves trapped within a cycle of greed and self-interest that threatens not only their own well-being but also the very future of Night City itself.

2. #2Adam Smasherselective

   Keys: Adam Smasher

   Adam Smasher is a full borg solo and rival of Morgan Blackhand. He is employed by Arasaka and by 2077, has risen to the position of head of security and the personal bodyguard of Yorinobu Arasaka. Appearance: Adam Smasher is a towering cyborg with little humanity left visible. Full-body conversion, being more machine than man. Intimidating and imposing. He wears heavy, military-grade cybernetic enhancements. Smasher's form is designed for combat and destruction. Personality:Pure, uncontrolled evil. He has no empathy for others, including fellow employees. Smasher is sadistic and lacks any squeamishness. He is driven by a psychopathic rage and a desire for violence. He views his cybernetic enhancements as superior to human flesh. Biography: Adam Smasher started as a punk in New York City and joined the Army. After being discharged, he became a contract killer. He was nearly killed in a job but was saved by Arasaka's offer of a cybernetic body. Smasher became a notorious mercenary along the eastern seaboard. He developed a rivalry with Morgan Blackhand. In 2022, he was recruited by Arasaka for the Fourth Corporate War. Smasher was present during the Night City Holocaust at Arasaka Towers. He survived the nuclear detonation and was further enhanced by Arasaka. Smasher became Yorinobu Arasaka's bodyguard and head of security. In 2076, he defeated and killed David Martinez, a rogue mercenary. By 2077, he was still serving as Yorinobu's bodyguard.

3. #3Johnny Silverhandselective

   Keys: Johnny Silverhand

   Johnny Silverhand, born Robert John Linder, was a famous influential rockerboy and the lead singer of the band Samurai before its breakup in 2008. Appearance: His face resembles Keanu Reeves' face. Shoulder-long black hair, stubble beard. Used to wear red-faded sunglasses, a black vest, and brown leather pants. Personality traits: Egomaniac, narcissistic, bad spoken, irrational, impulsive, and a manipulator. A classical "rockstar", including consumption of substances. Biography: A military veteran who defined the rockerboy movement to what it is today, he was the most prominent figure that fought against the corrupted NUSA government and megacorporations, often being described as a terrorist. Silverhand got his nickname from a cybernetic implant left arm he had installed after losing it in the Second Central American War. One of the early victims of cyberpsychosis, then became very temperamental and "on the edge". He was described as driven by "dedication and ambitions, but at the end of the day he doesn't care much for the people around him as long as they are used to accomplish his goals" in one interview. Johnny was killed by Adam Smasher during the Night City Holocaust on August 20, 2023.

4. #4Night Cityselective

   Keys: NC, Night City

   The Free City of Night City (NC) is an autonomous city located on the border between North and South California, on the Pacific coast of North America. It is considered a modern multicultural metropolis of the 21st-century, overrun by corporations, corruption, organized crime and gang violence. Night City was established at the head of Del Coronado Bay in 1994. Founded by Richard Night, it was originally known as Coronado City before its renaming in 1998. Night City has wide streets and dense urban skyscrapers which are home to millions of residents. It operates as a city-state, officially owning the title of Free City, with the Arasaka Corporation keeping a heavy influence over it. The metropolis is considered a thrilling and exciting location to visit, as well as an interesting and vibrant place to live for those of means, and a hellscape to the city's disenfranchised. Its world famous slogan is "The City of Dreams", originally changed from "City on the Edge of Tomorrow." In 2077, Night City was voted the "Worst place to live in America". People die frequently and meaninglessly every day, constantly. Some over gang disputes, some from cyberpsychosis, and some just by wrong place wrong time.

5. #5Heywoodselective

   Keys: Heywood

   Heywood is a neighborhood of contrast—from modern skyscrapers and parks in the north, to dangerous, inhospitable slums in the south. It's known as "the biggest bedroom in Night City," where gangs like the Valentinos and 6th Street get down to business—legal and illegal alike. Contains subdistricts The Glen, Vista del Rey, and Wellsprings.

6. #6Pacificaselective

   Keys: Pacifica

   Pacifica could have been Night City's money-making vacation resort, but once the investment dried up it became a husk left to rot. Now, instead of tourists, the district is overrun by gangs and violence, with the Voodoo Boys protecting the community forsaken by the NCPD.

7. #7Santo Domingoselective

   Keys: Santo Domingo

   Santo Domingo is one of Night City's oldest districts. Corporations use it as a testing ground for industrial projects, destroying old factories just to build new ones, while residents scrape a desperate living in crowded megabuildings — wishing for something better. Contains subdistricts Arroyo and Rancho Coronado.

8. #8Watsonselective

   Keys: Watson

   Watson used to have it all - nightclubs, skyscrapers, corporate offices, a top-end medcenter — but economic disaster put an end to all that. Now, it's known as "the bad neighborhood of Night City," the kind of place that suits gangs like Maelstrom and Tyger Claws down to the ground. Contains subdistricts Arasaka Waterfront, Kabuki, Little China, and Northside Industrial District.

9. #9Westbrookselective

   Keys: Westbrook

   Westbrook is considered by many to be the best place to live and have fun in Night City. If you've got eddies, you come here to spend them. And if you don't? Well, take out a loan and pretend you're on top of the world — even for just one glorious night. The Tyger Claws own this district and operate many businesses. Contains subdistricts Charter Hill, Japantown, and North Oak.

10. #10Badlandsselective

    Keys: Badlands

    Sparsely populated by nomads, the Badlands are the vast plains outside of the city proper. Unchecked resource extraction, burning oil fields, rampant pollution; this region makes Night City feel like a rich oasis. But it holds golden opportunities for those in the know.

11. #11Tyger Clawsselective

    Keys: Tyger Claw, Tyger Claws

    The Tyger Claws are ruthless territorial gang based in Japantown. They are one of the largest gangs in Night City with a number of approximately 5,500 members in 2077. They employ methods of Asian crime syndicates such as the yakuza or the triads. The gang is predominantly Asian and their primary goal is to maintain control over their own territory and occasionally annex other gangs' businesses. Tyger foot soldiers are easily recognized by their Asian luminous tattoos, fast street bikes, katanas, and tantos. Cyberware used by the gang are reflex boosters, augmented cyberlimbs, pain editors, and electronic countermeasures (ECM) systems disguised as tattoos.

12. #12Maelstromselective

    Keys: Maelstrom

    The factories and warehouses of northside Night City are home to Maelstrom, a highly feared gang with a reputation for extreme violence. Its members worship the mysteries of cyberspace. This fascination inspires them to dehumanize themselves with drastic cybermodifications. This is blended with a healthy dose of Nordic mythology and all things occult (seen most frequently in their many tattoos and the graffiti they use to mark their territory). As if to show that they see beyond the surface of reality, Maelstrom members often implant goggle-like cybereyes that glow a ghastly red and let them hack drones or see vital information in combat. Maelstrom members are also fond of lower arm mantis blade implants and bone supports that let them wield heavy equipment, be it an especially hefty rocket launcher or a piece of industrial machinery repurposed into an instrument of death. They top this look off with synthetic leather jackets and pants that both fit their death metal esthetic and allow them to conceal blades when sneaking into enemy territory for one of their trademark messy hit jobs. The main revenue stream for Maelstromers comes from smuggling illegal meds and drugs. They also perform hit jobs, which they execute in a bizarre and brutal fashion. Many victims are found dismembered, skinned alive, or found in wet concrete. They also perform well planned and executed heists on guarded corporate transports.

13. #13Animalsselective

    Keys: Animals

    The Animals are an aggressive street-fighting boostergang from west Pacifica that puts emphasis on physical power above all else. They avoid traditional cyberware so they enhance themselves with melee combat-enhancing implants and by using ultra-testosterone, animal supplements, and a steroid-like drug known as "the Juice" which increases the user's strength and speed[1] but cause risk problems. They frequently sell off their services as bouncers, a job for which they are heavily sought after, and are spread throughout the area. They have cornered the illegal substance trade as well as underground live-or-die prize fighting. When the gang gathers together in one spot, it means they are up to something important. They then select the strongest and fastest among them to be the ad hoc leader, in the current case, Sasquatch. The Animals are an aggressive street-fighting gang with no permanent turf. Their members are known to abstain from the most common electronic implants in favor of custom-brewed body enhancements and modifications. They use ultratestosterone and animal supplements, including horse growth hormones, to make themselves bigger and stronger. Experienced brawlers and trained in various forms of martial arts, Animals are keen on cage fights, duels, and other displays of brute physical force. Their ferocity and toughness make them sought-after bouncers and bodyguards. They typically sport tattoos and hooligan hoods as well as some artificial animalistic features ranging from purely cosmetic changes like spotted or striped skin and sub dermal implants to extreme plastic surgery and cybernetic modifications like bestial jaws, and vat-grown implanted muscles. Cyberware used by the gang include pain editors, combat drug injectors, augmented cyberlimbs.

14. #14Voodoo Boysselective

    Keys: Voodoo Boys

    A mysterious gang from Pacifica with a dark reputation for their netrunning skills and their mystical voodoo flavor. Presumed to be entirely consist of members with Haitian blood, the Voodoo Boys are are exclusive, secretive, and distrustful of outsiders. The gang was originally comprised of voodoo priests and priestesses, the prominent caste in the Creole culture of the Haitian diaspora. In 2062, climate change wiped Haiti off the face of the earth and initiated a new chapter of the Voodoo Boys' history. The gang became the self-appointed guardians of Haitian refugees' interests and safety in the Pacifica combat zone. Most Voodoo Boys are netrunners, so cooling suits and neural implants are common elements of a member's outfit complemented with "voodoo-flavored" elements like dreadlocks, tattoos, and the bones and skulls of small birds and rodents worn as charms. Cyberware used by the gang include cyberdecks and neural links.

15. #15Moxselective

    Keys: The Mox, Mox

    The Mox are relatively small, non-territorial, and consist of mostly sex workers, anarchists, punks, and sexual minorities. Formed in 2067 in the interest of mutual self-defense purposes, their name comes from the old slang term "moxie," denoting their determination to stand up against their oppressors. One of their emblems is "Moxes" written in calligraphy. The Moxes like to wear outfits that are a mix of the punk aesthetic and the inexpensive fashion worn typically by prostitutes, however they usually do not wear clothes that would restrain their movements in any way, leaving them looking more like gangers than your typical sex workers. Some members, especially those who focus on combat, have heavily modified bodies that sometimes evoke a "plastic doll" style, but may also be disguised with RealSkinn. One of their gang symbols is a labrys-a double-headed axe-displayed on their walls, clothes, tattoos, or jewelry.The Mox have their own clothing brand that goes by the name BITCH. They are based out of Lizzie's Bar in Kabuki, Watson.

16. #16Lizzie's Barselective

    Keys: Lizzie's Bar

    Lizzie's Bar is a braindance club located in Kabuki, Watson. It is also the headquarters for the Mox. Lizzie's Bar was owned by Elizabeth "Lizzie" Borden, a strip club owner and ex-prostitute who treated her workers fairly and defended them from violent clients. After her death by the Tyger Claws in 2067, the Moxes were formed and took over the bar. They started referring to themselves as "those who protect working girls and guys" from violence and abuse

17. #17Braindanceselective

    Keys: Braindance

    A braindance, commonly abbreviated to BD, is a technology that allows to record and play back someone's experience, including their physical sensations, emotions, and thoughts. Braindances were invented by Yuriko Sujimoto in 2007, and were heavily used in psychological treatment. Braindances came to be used more commonly for entertainment, and enjoy wide use in the Cyberpunk universe. Various devices have been developed in order to record, edit, and play back braindances, from recorders to viewers to wreaths. For many Night City residents, crushing poverty and homelessness are significant and likely inescapable problems. Despite this, most are still entranced by the glitz of showbiz and luxurious lifestyles of the privileged elite. Breakthroughs in neural technology such as BD have paved the way for people to share recordings of their own emotions and personal memories. Other BD productions put actors in staged situations to create false memories. BDs that are simple recordings of a day in the life of the world's biggest and brightest stars are also popular. The ability to "become" a celeb and experience a life of luxury gives many a chance to escape their own miserable reality. As a result, braindance addiction has become an ever-growing problem for the city's poor. Unedited BD recordings are called virtus in The Street. Unlike commercial BDs, the sensory input and emotions in a virtu are raw and unedited, essentially the real sensations and feelings that were recorded. It is common to record and sell virtus to BD editors so they can scroll these recordings for additional profit.

18. #18Illegal Braindance XBDselective

    Keys: Illegal Braindance, XBD

    Illegal braindances, or XBDs, appeared on the black market almost as soon as braindance recording technology became publicly available. Rare fetishes, violence, sadomasochistic fantasies and even death are the most common motifs in XBDs. These braindances are scrolled in secret, usually by force, and are rarely edited. Reliving such recordings can cause nausea, epileptic seizures or, in extreme cases, even death. XBDs have their own regular group of viewers. Demand for the scrolls remains as high as ever, meaning new producers are continually arriving on the scene. Some have even managed to form their own well-known brands and continue to push the limits of what's possible – albeit morally reprehensible.

19. #19Borgselective

    Keys: Borg

    "Borg" is slang for "Cyborg". A slang term that may be used derogatorily to judge those who have undergone many cybernetic surgeries or even replaced nearly their entire bodies; technically, most people in Night City are cyborgs.

20. #20Choomselective

    Keys: Choom, Choombatta, Choombah

    "Choom", "Choombatta" and "Choombah" are slang terms meaning Chum. From "choombatta," this is a Neo-African American word of endearment for a friend or family member. It has been appropriated widely by non-Black residents of Night City as a rough synonym for "bro" or "bud."

21. #21Corposelective

    Keys: Corpo

    Corporates (Corpos), or Executives (Execs) are the fancy dressing, unprincipled employees of corporations. Being wealthy and persuasive, they can muster favors and resources beyond what most people can even hope. The corporations control governments, markets, nations, armies - you name it. You know that whoever controls The corporations, controls everything else.

22. #22Edgerunnerselective

    Keys: Edgerunner

    "Edgerunner" is a slang term for "someone who lives on the Edge." May be claimed as a badge of honor or even vocation, as in the various fixers, couriers, and mercenaries who can get things done just outside law.

23. #23Eddiesselective

    Keys: Eddies, Eddy, EDs

    "Eddy", "Eddies" and "EDs" are slang terms for money. Night City - along with what's left of America - uses European Currency. The European Currency Unit is commonly called the "Eurodollar" in America and EDs or Eddies for short.

24. #24Fixerselective

    Keys: Fixer

    "Fixer" is slang for Dealmaker. This is a real world term, and the Cyberpunk slang carries its criminal connotation.

25. #25Flatlineselective

    Keys: Flatline

    "Flatline" is a slang term for "die" or "kill"

26. #26Gonkselective

    Keys: Gonk

    "Gonk" is a slang meaning Idiot or fool.

27. #27Joytoyselective

    Keys: Joytoy

    "Joytoy" is a slang term for a robotic Sex worker. Can be gendered as Joyboy or Joygirl.

28. #28Netrunnerselective

    Keys: Netrunner

    Netrunners are savvy hackers, but with a cybernetically augmented interface system implanted into their body. Using their brain-computer interface implants, they roam the Internet, looking for systems to hack and information to sell to fixers. Although anyone can enter the Net (also known as cyberspace), most people can't use the "Menu." The Menu is a group of Applications (Apps) that are Interface programs that allows a Netrunner to Locate Remote, Run Software, Control Remote, LDL Link, Load, Create and Delete.

29. #29Ripperdocselective

    Keys: Ripperdoc

    "Ripperdoc" is a slang term for Cybernetic surgeons. While any doctor specializing in outfitting patients with cybernetic augmentations could be called a ripperdoc, the term carries a streetwise connotation that often denotes a practitioner who caters to Night City's criminal element.

30. #30Arasakaselective

    Keys: Corpo, Arasaka

    The Arasaka Corporation (Japanese: アラサカ社 or 荒坂社), is a world-wide megacorporation dealing in corporate security, banking, and manufacturing. It is one of the most influential megacorporations in the world. The company is also the largest distributor of Japanese-made merchandise throughout the American, European, and Asian markets. Arasaka-branded weapons and military vehicles are among the most sought after by police and security firms. It has a dark reputation as a corporation that is to be feared and one which covers its tracks using assassins, an army of lawyers, as well as an alleged connection to the Yakuza. The Arasaka Corporation maintains the largest and most powerful armed forces of any corporation in the world, with their guards renowned worldwide and feared by many. Most firms will look to licensing from Arasaka corporate security guards, couriers, or mercenaries to protect their assets. However, Arasaka assets take priority if they are at risk and the troops themselves are loyal to death to the Japanese conglomerate. Arasaka has made a habit of buying up other companies worldwide, and bleeding out the competition of other Japanese corporations. They also give a heavy amount of support to Japanese communities all over the globe, despite their business practices and overall history being considered unethical.

31. #31Militechselective

    Keys: Militech

    Militech International Armaments is a megacorporation specializing in weapons manufacturing and private military contracting. Militech is one of the world's largest manufacturers of weapons and military vehicles, with facilities on every continent. Militech provides equipment for hundreds of nations as well as both private and governmental organizations, especially the NUSA military and police forces. This equipment includes but is not limited to personal firearms, drones, tanks, aircraft, ships, and Assisted Combat Personal Armor. An alternate branch of the corporation provides private military forces ostensibly for the purposes of defense, peacekeeping and nation-building missions, however these forces have been used to aid terrorist organizations and military coups in the past.

32. #32Afterlifeselective

    Keys: Afterlife, bar

    The Afterlife is the name of a club in Night City, known throughout the decades for its solo and merc clientele. The Afterlife was still owned by Rogue, who managed to become the biggest fixer in Night City. The club, however, has moved to the northern Watson district - as the areas of the City Center began to blossom, attracting wealthier people, and left no room for a Solo bar there. Rogue managed to find another morgue in which to rebuild the club. The bar continued serving drinks named after legendary Edgerunners. The venue served as a base of operations for Rogue and her merc allies, and was also a location where, among other things, certain business transactions could be conducted.

33. #33MaxTacselective

    Keys: MaxTac

    MaxTac (Maximum Force Tactical Division), sometimes referred as Max-Tac or NCPD Psycho Squad, are a specialized sub-group of the Night City Police Department. As a cybersquad, MaxTac specializes in dealing with cyberpsychos. In the 2020s it was headquartered in the Medical Center sector of Night City. Cybersquads are found in most major police forces around the world. Originally called C-SWAT, its Night City group came to be known as Max-Tac, though its official name in the city was Cyborg Suppression Unit. MaxTac was established in Night City in 2010 to deal with rampaging cyberpsychos suffering from advanced cyberpsychosis. A number of its members are former cyberpsychos themselves, forcefully recruited after being apprehended, such was the case with Melissa Rory.

34. #34Nomadselective

    Keys: Nomad

    Nomads were once corporate wage-slaves, who got fired and blackballed from employment, and now they roam the highways as travellers and motor-gangs. As life on the road is hard, they maintain strong family bonds. If a Nomad is in trouble, he can count on members of his family to watch his back.

35. #35Cyberpsychosisselective

    Keys: chrome, Cyberpsycho, ripperdoc, Cyberpsychosis, mods

    Cyberpsychosis is a mental illness, specifically a dissociative disorder, caused by an overload of cybernetic augmentations to the body. Those afflicted with cyberpsychosis are known as cyberpsychos, individuals who have existing psychopathic tendencies, enhanced by cybernetics, and as a result have lost their sense of identity as a person, either to themselves or others. They come to view regular people and other living things as weak and inferior. With their enhanced physical abilities and complete disregard for life, cyberpsychos are extremely dangerous to anyone that crosses their path. Cyberpsychosis can eventually affect anyone modified with cybernetics, but the less empathetic or psychologically stable a person is, the more susceptible they are to it. There is no real cure, though treatment is available (see below). The effects are cumulative. A single cyber hand is unlikely to cause cyberpsychosis, but replacement of all four limbs and both eyes will probably start down the slippery slope to madness. Cyberpsychosis symptoms are gradual, ranging from decay of self-preservation, distancing or disregard from friends and family, and poor or impulsive outbursts or acts. They start to identify more with machines than people, and stop doing things that used to give them pleasure (eating, sleeping, socializing, sex, etc). Eventually human interactions become irritating, and this morphs into contempt, and finally violence. Not all cyberpsychos are physically violent. Some have fragmented personalities, some are kleptomaniacs, others are compulsive liars. But violence towards living things, especially people, is most common. Cyberpsychosis has become a major problem in the technology-saturated world of Cyberpunk. It is actually quite common in many boostergangs, though fairly rare in polite society. Police departments have heavily armed and armored units, called psycho squads, who specialize in subduing or killing cyberpsychos. Incidentally the government (and corporations) are not going to wait for you to go over the edge. It is quite common for governments or corporations (who are often the de-facto government) to track people who are known to install lots of cyberware. This is another reason ripperdocs exist; not everyone wants to be on a government watch list for cyberpsychosis. But if the psycho can be subdued, they will be strapped down and all of their cybernetics deactivated. They are forcibly jacked into a custom braindance, where a cyberpsychologist (sometimes called a psychoshrink) attempts to piece their personality back together. Over weeks or months, the cyberpsycho gradually regains their humanity. They may even eventually become human enough to install cybernetics again (assuming they are not in prison for crimes committed on their rampage). But they are never really the same again. Mental damage from cyberpsychosis will change aspects of their personality, and follow them their entire lives. As the Trauma Team medical docs define it, cyberpsychosis is a collective term for all psychotic and anxiety-related personality disorders caused by hardware implanted in the body and any and all behavioral mods, including software.

36. #36Kiroshi Opticalsselective

    Keys: Kiroshi Opticals, Kiroshi

    Matsushima-Kiroshi Optics, Kiroshi Optics or just Kiroshi, is a Japanese corporation that originated in the mountains of Nagano Prefecture. It's a relatively small Japanese corporate group that specializes in cyberware, consisting of Kiroshi General Cybernetics and Kiroshi Optics, known collectively as the Kiroshi Group. It is widely regarded as the leading expert in producing optical cyberware. An industry leader in optics design and manufacturing. Kiroshi is well known to most users as a producer of high quality cyberoptic implants and scanners, but the company is also heavily invested in orbital programs across Asia and the Americas. After a brief conflict with the European Zeiss company during the Fourth Corporate War, the two rivals signed a peace treaty and divided their spheres of influence. However they remained in a state of cold war, spying on one another, and possibly sabotaging each other's projects. Kiroshi are also shrewd advertisers of their products. They sponsor celebrities and pop artists like Us Cracks, who are known for their unique and eccentric eye implants.

37. #37Cyberwareselective

    Keys: chrome, cyberpsychosis, Cyberware, Mods

    Cyberware is the term used to describe cybernetic technology which is grafted in or onto a living body. Even though cybernetic prosthetics were originally developed for practical and medical purposes, they've since become a matter of lifestyle choice. Cyberware has become as commonplace as tattoos and jewelry. The reasons for installing it are many and varied, including simple tech upgrades, combat enhancements, and even fashion statements. The possession of trendy cyberware has become an integral and defining part of Night City culture. Cyberware is categorized in rarity tier levels. The higher the tier, the better is the device.

38. #38Jig-Jig Streetselective

    Keys: Jig-Jig Street

    Jig-Jig Street is a hub with several facilities, ranging from fixer Wakako Okada and two ripperdocs. It is also one of the only two places in Night City where one can find joy-toys. An elevator at the end of the street will get you to the upper Poplar Street, not far from the Megabuilding H8's entrance. Night City has Jig-Jig Street, located in a section of Japantown where not only can you buy love by the hour, but also encounter suspect dealers offering exotic, rare and very illegal wares. Jig-Jig Street doesn't have a reputation for being safe - it's not uncommon to enter with your wallet and leave with a black eye and empty pockets. But in spite of its reputation, it's popular with corpos who like to get their game on before venturing deeper into the city's many attractions.

39. #39Wakako Okadaselective

    Keys: Wakako Okada

    Wakako Okada (Japanese: 岡田 和歌子) is the top fixer of the Westbrook district in Night City. She can be found at her own office in Japantown. Wakako runs a pachinko parlor out of Jig-Jig Street in Japantown. She has had five husbands over her long life, outliving them all. She has nine sons who are all high-ranking members of the Tyger Claws, but she keeps them strictly in line to ensure that they are never the target of a gig picked up by another fixer. Despite her close ties to the gang, she takes a coldly pragmatic view when its members are assassinated by Mercs, believing that only the stupid and greedy would fall to such an ignominious fate. Wakako lost her grandchild to Arasaka, and has since disdained the corporation. Appearance: Elder asian woman.

40. #40Docselective

    Keys: Doc

    Doc is a ripperdoc, A surgeon by day, Doc moonlights as an illicit ripperdoc. An active businessman, Doc also operates sidehustles selling braindances, software, drugs and other items often found on the black market. Shameless and hedonistic, Doc's penchant for opportunism and ruthless negotiation have a notable effect on the quality of life of his business associate, David Martinez.

41. #41Faradayselective

    Keys: Faraday

    Faraday was a corporate fixer. Appearance: Slim, middle-aged man with gray hair. He wore a burgundy Neokitsch suit. His most striking features were his four cybernetic eyes, three of which were installed on the right side of his face. Biography: Faraday was a ruthless fixer who worked for Militech. He was based in Santo Domingo and often hired Maine and his crew to conduct jobs that usually involve them performing corporate espionage against Arasaka. Was killed in 2076.

42. #42Jimmy Kurosakiselective

    Keys: Jimmy Kurosaki

    Jimmy Kurosaki was a famous Braindance (BD) editor known for high-quality BDs of recent events. He created several XBD series and did custom work for high-profile clients, including Arasaka board members. Maine's crew attempted to kidnap Kurosaki to recruit him for their cause. Kurosaki kidnapped David and edited him into a cyberpsycho's rampage BD. Maine's crew eventually captured Kurosaki and used him to lure Tanaka. During a confrontation, Kurosaki was killed by one of Tanaka's needles. In 2077, Kurosaki's BD of the cyberpsycho incident was found with a warning about David Martinez.

43. #43Dino Dinovicselective

    Keys: Dino Dinovic

    Dino Dinovic is a prominent fixer in Night City's Center, operating from his bar, Electric Orgasm, in Downtown NC. He's also a rockerboy and bassist for the Gloryhole Bandits, a mysterious band that sells out concerts but is never actually heard playing. In his youth, Dino witnessed a Samurai concert where Johnny Silverhand allegedly threatened a kidnapped corpo. Dino admires Silverhand's actions as a form of style, though he was too young to have formally met him. As a fixer, Dino doesn't concern himself with the morality of contracts and sides with whoever is paying. He's unforgiving to those who fail to complete his jobs. Dino is capitalizing on the buzz in Downtown created by Hanako Arasaka's arrival, using it to further his business. Appearance: Dino has short dark hair only on top of his head, and a goatee. Wears sunglasses, a tank top under a sleeveless jacket, and blue jeans.

44. #44Sebastian Ibarraselective

    Keys: Sebastian Ibarra

    Sebastian "Padre" Ibarra is a former priest of the Valentinos. He is highly respected and dangerous. He operates out of The Glen, Heywood. After the bloodbath in Moto Cielo he converted to a fixer. He started out by lining up jobs exclusively for his people from Heywood and the Valentinos. Padre does things according to his own code of honor. He doesn't support any particular group or gang. He is interested in maintaining Night City's balance of power. Appearance: Elderly latino man, bald on top of his head, mustache, dresses like a priest, carries a gold cross.

45. #45Emmerick Bronsonselective

    Keys: Emmerick Bronson

    Emmerick Bronson is the bouncer of Afterlife and a member of the Animals. Appearance: Black hair faded on the sides, no beard, chrome visible on face, strong complexion.

46. #46Soloselective

    Keys: solos, solo

    Solos are hired hit-men, bodyguards, and mercenaries. Due to their professionalism and constant training, they have the ability to perceive danger, notice traps, and have an almost unearthly ability to avoid harm.

47. #47North Oakselective

    Keys: North Oak

    North Oak is the newest part of Night City. It's the exclusive residential district, free from the poverty and gangs that plague the city. More than 50 years ago, there was nothing here than arid hills framing the north-eastern border of Night City. After the Nuke Incident and the destruction of the Arasaka Towers complex it became the site of temporary refugee camps and favelas for the next 25 years. Today North Oak houses the city's wealthiest elite: corpo execs, venture capitalists, actors, musicians living next door to their producers and rock stars such as Kerry Eurodyne. All of North Oak is dotted with spacious villas featuring their own microclimates and manicured lawns. North Oak is the city's very own Elysium and every Night Citizen's dream neighborhood.

48. #48Charter Hillselective

    Keys: Charter Hill

    Charter Hill is known as a comfortable and relatively safe neighborhood for those who can afford it. It was re-built in the 40s during the Reconstruction. The new and swanky Charter Hill quickly became a go-to for Night City's elites, at least until North Oak overtook it as the most luxurious neighborhood. Most of Charter Hill's homes are occupied by middle-ranking corpos who bang their heads against their desks by day and get sloshed in bars by night. The other residents are made up of aspiring artists, entrepreneurs and any freelancer who makes enough to avoid renting a closet room in Little China or Wellsprings.

49. #49Dogtownselective

    Keys: D-Town, DT, Dtown, Dogtown

    Dogtown is a walled-off area located east of the Pacifica sub-districts of Coastview and West Wind Estate. It is divided into different areas including Longshore Stacks, Golden Pacific, Luxor Heights, Terra Cognita and more, all controlled by BARGHEST. Its main entrance is located north of the EBM Petrochem Stadium, in Coastview. The fastest way to enter and exit Dogtown is through the western gate, which also leads to Coastview. It is a gritty and chaotic urban environment, characterized by its dense network of narrow streets, crumbling tenements, and dilapidated buildings. The area is home to a diverse mix of low-income residents, including immigrants, gang members, and struggling artists, all of whom struggle to survive amidst the harsh conditions and limited opportunities that define life in Dogtown.

50. #50Mercenarysselective

    Keys: mercenary, merc, mercenaries

    Mercenaries, often abbreviated to Mercs, are hired people that work for clients to do any kind of job. They usually work with fixers as their middle men. A typical group of mercenaries constists of: A Fixer, to handle the contracts; A Netrunner, to handle computer systems and security systems etc; A Techie, to handle the weaponry; A Medtech, to handle injuries and cyberware issues.; Any combination of Solos or Nomads, to act as soldiers. It is not unusual for a group to also include a Media, to record and publish footage and write articles. Generally, a group of mercenaries would operate out of some form of gathering location, like a club or a bar.

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