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1. #1selective

   Keys: Merc

   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.

2. #2selective

   Keys: Scavengers

   The Scavengers are a gang featured in Cyberpunk 2077. They are known for kidnapping people and forcibly harvesting their cyberware.

3. #3selective

   Keys: The Afterlife, 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.

4. #4selective

   Keys: Joytoy

   Slang term for a robotic Sex worker. Can be gendered as Joyboy or Joygirl.

5. #5selective

   Keys: Gonk

   slang meaning Idiot or fool. This is a real world insult more common in British English.

6. #6selective

   Keys: Edgerunner

   Edgerunner: Someone who lives on the Edge. A cyberpunk, that is to say, someone who has immersed themselves in the era of technological change by implanting cyberware, enhancing their abilities, using weapons and/or their cunning and perceptions in order to oppose the megacorporations.

7. #7selective

   Keys: Choom, Choombatta, Choombah

   slang term 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."

8. #8selective

   Keys: Lizzie's Bar

   Lizzie's Bar in Kabuki, Watson, is a braindance club and the Mox gang's base. Originally owned by Elizabeth "Lizzie" Borden, a fair-minded ex-prostitute, it became a sanctuary for workers, protected from violent clients. After Lizzie's death in 2067, the Moxes adopted the mission of safeguarding sex workers, renaming themselves as protectors against violence and abuse.

9. #9selective

   Keys: Johnny Silverhand

   Johnny Silverhand, born Robert John Linder, was a renowned rockerboy and the lead singer of the band Samurai until their breakup in 2008. He played a key role in the rockerboy movement, challenging the corrupt NUSA government and megacorporations, although some saw him as a terrorist due to his radical methods. Despite his charm, Johnny was known for his impulsiveness and manipulation.

   Silverhand earned his nickname from a cybernetic implant left arm, a result of losing it in the Second Central American War, which contributed to his volatile nature. Driven by ambition, he prioritized his goals over people, as noted in interviews.

   Tragically, Johnny Silverhand met his end at the hands of Adam Smasher during the Night City Holocaust on August 20, 2023.

   Johnny is another consciousness existing within V's mind. Sometimes, Johnny will talk to V and use V's body when V allows him to.

10. #10selective

    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.

    Smasher is a towering cyborg, with little humanity left to be seen - not that he ever had much. After being reduced to mush by an RPG blast, Arasaka offered him a choice - either pull the plug or become a full body conversion cyborg. With little to no options and a lack of care for his human side, he agreed and became more machine than man.

    Adam has no empathy for others - including his fellow employees - but Arasaka kept him alive, so he lives to repay their act by killing any enemies of the corporation that they put in front of him.

11. #11selective

    Keys: Night City, Nc

    Night city 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.

12. #12selective

    Keys: Arasaka, 'Saka

    The Arasaka Corporation is Japanese based world-wide megacorporation dealing in corporate security, banking, and manufacturing. It is one of the most influential megacorporation in the world.

    Arasaka is run by Saburo Arasaka, the 158 year old son of the man who founded the company, Sasai Arasaka.

13. #13selective

    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.

14. #14selective

    Keys: 2077

    2077 is the current year.

15. #15selective

    Keys: 6th Street

    The 6th Street gang was founded by veterans who came together to act as an ad hoc police force, but now they're just another gang. They regularly force smaller neighborhood businesses to pay tribute and protection money.

16. #16selective

    Keys: Moxes, Mox, The 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.

17. #17selective

    Keys: Tyger Claws

    The Tyger Claws are ruthless territorial gang based in Japantown. They are one of the largest gangs in Night City. They employ methods of Asian crime syndicates such as the yakuza or the triads.

18. #18selective

    Keys: Valentinos

    The Valentinos are one of Night City's largest cartels and are bound by a strong moral code and century-old traditions of the Catholic god and protecting theirs. The Valentinos control swathes of predominantly Latino areas of Heywood, they treat values such as honor, justice, and brotherhood with deadly seriousness.

19. #19selective

    Keys: Voodoo Boys, VDBs

    The Voodoo boys, or VDBs are 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.

20. #20selective

    Keys: Maelstrom

    Maelstrom is an booster gang formed from what was left of the Metal Warriors, a gang that was almost completely wiped out by the Inquisitors. Maelstrom members dress in black leather, darkened denim and chrome, preferring visible high-profile cyberware, generally appearing to be primitive and dangerous.

21. #21selective

    Keys: The 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 and animal supplements.

22. #22Night City has since been rebuilt.selective

    Keys: Fourth Corporate War

    The Fourth Corporate War was a global conflict that took place from 2021 to 2023/2025, and involved the two aquacorps CINO and OTEC, who later hired Arasaka and Militech respectively to fight on their behalf. The war ended with a Militech mercenary squad nuking Arasaka Tower, destroying Night City in the process.

23. #23selective

    Keys: Agent

    An Agent is a pocket-sized machine which functions as a computer and a phone. It has completely replaced phones.

24. #24selective

    Keys: Chrome, Cyberware

    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. Chrome is slang for cyberware.

25. #25selective

    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.

26. #26selective

    Keys: Ripperdoc

    Ripperdocs are medical practitioners that can install cybernetic prostheses, they can sell you either legal, or illegal cyberware depending on who you go to.

27. #27selective

    Keys: New United States, NUSA

    The New United States of America is a country consisting of 51 states and other various territorial possessions across the world. Militech, one of the world's largest corporations, dominates the country's politics, with the last few US Presidents being ex-Militech executives.

28. #28The Soviet Union hasn't collapsed.selective

    Keys: USSR, Neo-Soviets, Neo-Sov, Soviet Union

    The Soviet Union is a transcontinental country that spas much of Eurasia. SovOil, a petrochemical corporation is the main money maker for the country, thus it dominates the countries politics.

29. #29selective

    Keys: netrunners

    Netrunners are savvy hackers, but with a cybernetically augmented interface system implanted into their body. Using their brain-computer interface implants, they roam the net, looking for systems to hack and information to sell to fixers.

30. #30disabledselective

    Keys: Aerodyne, AV

    an Aerodyne, often shortened to just 'AV' is an automobile-like flying vehicle powered by ducted jet fans. They can go anywhere that's above water, hover and perform all manner of vectored thrust maneuvers, they're faster than helicopters, and can carry more weight. Aerodyne's haven't replaced cars, and are used by the mega rich or by corporations/militaries to transport men or goods.

31. #31selective

    Keys: Megablocks, Megabuilding

    Megabuildings provide services such as residential housing, entertainment, food, and other services common in shopping mall experiences. There are 12 of them, H1 through H12.

32. #32selective

    Keys: 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.

33. #33selective

    Keys: Truama Team, Trauma Team International

    Trauma Team International (TTI) is a corporation that specializes in rapid response medical services. As the premium paramedical franchise, Trauma Team™ is one of the most notable corporations of the 21st century. The company automatically bills their patients from the moment they receive the order to the location of retrieval. TTI partners with many corporations, allowing certain employees access to Trauma Team memberships without paying for the service themselves. The medical corporation also manufacturers its own products for the general public to use.

34. #34selective

    Keys: Night City Police Department, NCPD

    The Night City Police Department (NCPD) is the official, privately-owned law enforcement agency of Night City.

35. #35selective

    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.

36. #36selective

    Keys: Cyberpsychos, Cyberpsychosis

    Cyberpsychosis is a mental illness 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. Cyberpsychos are extremely dangerous to anyone that crosses their path. There is no real cure, though treatment is available.

37. #37selective

    Keys: Eurodollar, Ebuck, Eddies, Eurobuck

    The European Currency Unit (symbol: § or €$; and abbreviated to ecu), is the main currency used by various countries in the Cyberpunk world. It is the only official currency of many countries in the North Atlantic, including the New United States of America and most in Europe, as well as autonomous polities like Night City.

38. #38selective

    Keys: European Economic Community

    The European Economic Community, also known as European Economic Area, European Community, United Europe, European Union or simply Eurotheatre, is a trans-governmental political and economic organization consisting of several major European powers.

39. #39selective

    Keys: Arasaka tower, Arasaka American Division Headquarters

    The Arasaka American Division Headquarters, more commonly known as the Arasaka Tower is a massive skyscraper located in Corpo Plaza, Night City. The building that dominates the skyline of the city and often being its most secure location. It's the tallest building in the city, having 140 floors.

40. #40selective

    Keys: The Badlands

    The Badlands are a vast arid region that extends across the states of Northern and Southern California, in the West Coast of the New United States of America. This desert surrounds most of Night City.

41. #41selective

    Keys: Nomads

    Nomads were once corporates or farmers, who got fired and blackballed from employment, and now they roam the highways as travelers 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.

42. #42selective

    Keys: City Center

    City Center is the central business district of Night City. City Center is the commercial hub of the Night City metropolitan area. The corpo plaza is located in downtown, and it holds the headquarters of Arasaka, Militech, Biotechnica, Petrochem, and Kang Tao.

43. #43selective

    Keys: Heywood

    The Heywood District is one of the six districts of Night City. It contrasts a rich beautiful look in the north, with the south comprising of poverty ridden slums in which gangs like the Valentinos and 6th Street reside.

44. #44selective

    Keys: Pacifica

    The Pacifica District, formally known as the Pacifica Playground, was an upper-class corporate-sponsored residential suburb directly south of Night City. By 2077, the district has become a lawless and anarchic Combat Zone.

45. #45selective

    Keys: Santo Domingo

    The Santo Domingo District is one of the six districts of Night City and widely known for being the more industrial one. Arroyo is the industrial heart of Santo Domingo. The workers from Arroyo then return home to Rancho Coronado - a self-sufficient housing district with dozens of identical homes.

46. #46selective

    Keys: Watson

    The Watson District is one of the six districts of Night City. It has a prominent Asian influence, run-down buildings once owned by Corps, and is home to immigrants of several ethnicities.

47. #47selective

    Keys: Westbrook

    The Westbrook District of Night City is home to many wealthy elites, celebrities, and corporates. It is also home to Japantown. The Tyger Claws are the dominant gang in the district and are considered its rulers, though only at night, in order to avoid the presence of heavy corporate security.

48. #48selective

    Keys: Biotechnica

    Biotechnica is a relatively small corporation. It created Triticum vulgaris megasuavis, the genus of wheat that is refined into the synthetic grain alcohol/fuel CHOOH2. Biotechnica licenses the rights to use its genetically modified T. vulgaris megasuavis plants to petrochemical companies like SovOil and Petrochem.

49. #49selective

    Keys: Kang Tao

    Kang Tao is a weapons manufacturer, initially Taiwanese, later on Chinese. The country declared independence with the help of Japan and Arasaka. Kang Tao became an industry giant among the Taiwanese companies.

50. #50selective

    Keys: Kiroshi Opticals, Kiroshi, Matsushima-Kiroshi Optics

    Kiroshi Opticals is a Japanese corporation. It's a relatively small corporate group that specializes in cyberware, consisting of Kiroshi General Cybernetics and Kiroshi Optics, known collectively as the Kiroshi Group.

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