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1. #1David Martinez

   Keys: David Martinez

   BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ALIAS(ES) Dee (by Gloria)[1] Davey (by Doc) Sandevistan from Santo[2] AGE 17 (EP 1-6) 18 (EP 7-10)[R 1] STATUS Alive DATE OF BIRTH 2058 PLACE OF BIRTH Night City DATE OF DEATH 2076[3] PLACE OF DEATH Memorial Park HOME Santo Domingo, Night City RESIDENCE Megabuilding H4 (formerly) Japantown penthouse PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Male HAIR COLOR Brown[4] EYE COLOR Brown[4] CYBERWARE See Cyberware EQUIPMENT See Equipment FAMILY PARTNER(S) Lucy Kushinada (girlfriend) RELATIVE(S) Gloria Martinez (mother, deceased) FACTION INFORMATION AFFILIATION Arasaka (formerly) Maine's crew (defunct) David's crew OCCUPATION Arasaka Academy student (formerly) Mercenary ROLE Solo OTHER INFORMATION VOICED BY Zach Aguilar (English) Kenichiro Ohashi (Japanese) Maciej Dybowski (Polish) APPEARANCES GAME(S) Cyberpunk 2077 (mentioned) LITERATURE Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission Kit OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS Sub-Pages: 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 This article is about the character in Cyberpunk Edgerunners. For the drink in Cyberpunk 2077, see The David Martinez. Whatever, choom. Like I give a shit. DAVID TO ADAM SMASHER

   David Martinez is the main protagonist of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. He became a mercenary and a member of Maine's crew, and was later involved in a series of harrowing events that resulted in his death and attaining the status of a Night City legend.

   Appearance

   David Martinez was an American teenager of Latino descent. He had light brown eyes and dark brown hair that he wore in a quaffed hairstyle, with the sides shaved. At the start of the series, he had a thin athletic build, but developed a heavier build with time. David's typical style was Kitsch, sporting a black t-shirt, two golden chain necklaces (the bottom one with a cross), gray cropped sweatpants with two yellow straps on the sides, and white tennis shoes with blue straps. Later on, he started to wear his deceased mother's yellow EMT jacket, which had a blue luminescent material on the inner lining of the collar, and a bright green Edgerunners emblem painted on the back.

   David gradually added more implants to his body, becoming taller and more muscular. While keeping his overall outfit intact, he no longer wore a black shirt, preferring to remain bare-chested when not covered by the EMT jacket.[2] Biography

   Early Life

   David was born to Gloria Martinez in the back of an ambulance while it was speeding through the streets of Night City. While re-attaching the arm of an edgerunner who had gotten it shot off, Gloria felt her water break, so she quickly finished the sutures before telling the mercenary to swap seats with her. She then proceeded to deliver her own baby on the gurney, with the ambulance still speeding towards a hospital. The merc alongside her cut the umbilical cord using the mantis blades in the arm Gloria had just reattached. A brutal yet somewhat poetic tale that bonded mother and son in the awareness that she would do absolutely anything for him, and he would never let her down.[5]

   David grew up on the streets of Santo Domingo, living with only his mother in an apartment of Megabuilding H4 in Arroyo. Life in Santo was not easy, as danger was behind every corner of the trashed-filled district, though Gloria did her damnedest to raise her kid all by herself and to shelter him from all possible threats. The problem was that David grew up feeling he was destined for something big, and because of this, he was usually bored of the mundane life. Anytime something dangerous happened in the neighborhood, David was overjoyed if he could be present. For these reasons, he scoped and kept tabs on anyone and everyone in and around his megabuilding, talking the ear off of any edgerunner he had never seen before. Soon enough, David was visiting the local ripperdoc clinics to ogle any new cyberware they had received, eventually bringing him to the doorstep of Doc, whom he befriended. With all this curiosity, there were times when David got beaten up, but his fervor never diminished. One time, however, he pissed off the son of a 6th Streeter, who pinned David down and started punching him. The fellow kid kept on going until he finally broke his own hand and promptly started wailing while everyone else was watching. David thought of that kid as a little bitch, and despite being covered in his own blood, he began laughing, which he kept on for almost an hour later. This incident impacted the locals, which meant no one in the neighborhood would touch David ever again, and with some of them reassuring David he was special, and that he would do great things in life.[5]

   Due to Gloria's great effort into her job as an EMT for REO Meatwagon, David was eligible for enrollment into the Arasaka Academy after successfully proving his grades. At some point after, David began selling XBDs to classmates that he obtained from Doc. Despite this life, David never felt he belonged to, especially since his fellow classmates were all from rich backgrounds.[1][R 2]

   A Day in the Life

   One night, David watched a new illegal braindance that Doc obtained from editor Jimmy Kurosaki. The braindance contained the death of the former NUS Armed Forces Lt. Col. James Norris, who went cyberpsycho a couple hours prior.[1]

   The following day, after finding his mother sleeping on the couch, the two talked about money problems regarding his school expenses and watched the news of Norris' death, which included David's mother carrying the body. He caught a glimpse of a young woman on his way to school, who disappeared when he attempted to approach her. During that day's class, his outdated braindance wreath spiked his classmates wreaths due to David having Doc install a faulty software update to save money. This caused an outrage among the students, Katsuo Tanaka in particular, the son of Tanaka, a high Arasaka executive. After the incident, David and his mother met with the academy's principal, whom suggested that David could benefit from a change of environment, as he did not fit in with his wealthier classmates even if his grades were good. Gloria agreed to pay any monetary damages created.[1]

   While driving home, the two were discussing the recent events of his actions and how much Gloria cared about David's future. At that moment, they became bystanders of an Animals assault on an Arasaka corporate vehicle, crashing into the vehicle after it was blown up by a rocket. David saw his mother lying motionless on the road after regaining consciousness. Trauma Team arrived shortly after, but ignored them for not being insured, and only took the corporate client with them. David managed to bring his mother to a back-alley clinic, where she became stabilized. He arrived back at their apartment with his mother's belongings and discovered that she had procured a military grade Sandevistan neuralware implant from the cyberpsycho. David informed Doc about the implant and was told that it was worth around 10,000 eurodollars on the black market.[1]

   The next morning, on his way to Corporate Plaza, David saw that Tanaka and his friends were waiting for him while he was looking for the mysterious woman. They took him to a back-alley, where Tanaka beat him using a martial arts chip. Shortly after the fight, David received a call from the clinic that his mother had passed away and had to arrange a funeral for her. David, not being able to afford the other options, chose to cremate her remains at an automated service that would dispense the ashes in a metal canister. Once home, while struggling with the loss of his mother, David received a call from Katsuo mocking him and his mother's death, which pushed him over the edge. David eventually leaves his apartment to visit Doc, where he demands him to have the Sandevistan implanted into his body. Doc initially dismisses David's request on grounds that David doesn't have the money nor the battle-hardened body to handle such military grade hardware. However, shortly after, Doc changes his mind and decides he will do it, but not before telling David if he'd come back to Doc crying to have it removed again because it will likely drive David crazy, Doc would get the Sandevistan from him for free.[1]

   Becoming an Edgerunner

   After being chipped in, David — while still expelled — returned the following day to the academy, in search of a rematch with Katsuo. Utilizing his Sandevistan implant, David, with ease, floored Katsuo with a single fist blow to the head and broke his nose. Once David returned home, he stared at the urn holding his mother's ashes, when he received a call from the academy's principal. The principal told David that his expulsion had been formally processed, but before the principal could end his sentence, David ended the conversation.[6]

   The next morning, making his way to the academy, David noticed that the mysterious girl was aboard the NCART train, stealing shards from unsuspecting corporate employees on their way to City Center. The woman — named Lucy — also attempted to take David's shards but was quickly intercepted by David utilizing his implant. David grasped Lucy's arm, which she shrugged off and instead took him with her to the end of the cart, interrogating David on why he was messing with her "job". After a short discussion, the two came to an agreement to work together, resulting Lucy taking on David as her trainee, splitting their earnings seventy-to-thirty.[6]

   After a short confrontation with an ambulance worker who wanted to steal David's Sandevistan to sell on the black market, David stays the night at Lucy's apartment, where she tells him about her dream of leaving Night City to live on the moon, sharing a braindance with him. The two bond during this experience, but while David is asleep, Lucy calls her team of mercenaries to her apartment. Maine, Dorio, and Pilar arrive and confront David about the stolen Sandevistan, which Gloria had originally planned to sell to Maine. David, revealing that Gloria had died and demonstrating an extreme tolerance for cyberware, is given a chance to join their group, on the condition that he proves himself in a small-scale data heist.[7]

   Although David's initiation heist goes south, Maine welcomes him to the crew. David also makes the acquaintance of a fixer named Faraday. Eventually, the team encounters a cyberpsycho after a job, with Pilar taunting the cyberpsycho, resulting in the cyberpsycho killing him and David and the others step into action to eliminate the threat.[8]

   The crew is back on track with Faraday's job and is looking for ways to get to their target, Tanaka. David, who sold XBDs at school, can give the right hint on how Tanaka, whose great fetish are raw BDs from Jimmy Kurosaki, could be lured into a trap.[9]

   David and the rest of the crew try to kidnap Kurosaki to win him for their cause. Kurosaki defends himself and kidnaps David in the process. He then tortures David with the number 32 of the Edgerunners BD series, which features Norris, editing David into the role of him. David receives help from Dorio and Lucy. Kurosaki gets into a short fight and, after losing, does what they ask of him. Before Tanaka arrives, David has a quiet moment with Kurosaki, who warns him about installing too much chrome into his body, but David argues with his special tolerance and ignores it. David is then a witness to both Tanaka's fight with Maine and Kurosaki's death, the latter caused by Tanaka's self-defense.[9]

   Maine's and Dorio's Deaths

   After Tanaka's abduction, Maine would begin to experience mental issues due to his overreliance on cyberware. Dorio would implore Maine to downgrade in order to improve his condition, but Maine was in denial of the situation and refused to consider it. Maine's personality would degrade and would experience his first episode of cyberpsychosis, during which he would attack Kiwi, removing her cyberware jaw before becoming lucid again. Right after Falco punched him and left.[10]

   Dorio summoned Lucy and David to discuss Maine's deteriorating condition and his risk of cyberpsychosis. David then spoke with Maine privately, resulting in Maine being hostile.

   David would return to Lucy's side to guard her during her deep dive into Tanaka's brain. She would uncover her usually carefully hidden deep dive port. David would inquire about it, but quickly drop the subject as he took Lucy's silence for discomfort.

   After being injected with several drugs, Maine would become Lucid again. Dorio and Maine returned to David and Lucy's side, just in time to witness Tanaka flatlining. The jammer for Maine's crew was also fried at the same time, forcing Maine's crew to react as Trauma Team was incoming. Dorio would sever Lucy's connection to the deep dive. David would pull Lucy's unconscious body from her deep dive ice bath and flee with Lucy's unconscious body to a downstairs car while Maine took Tanaka's resurrected body for use as a meat shield during the incoming confrontation. Dorio would remain at Maine's side.[10]

   Maine and Dorio would stand back to back and confront a combination of the NCPD and Trauma Team. However, as the fighting continued, Maine would finally break down into full cyberpsychosis, losing full touch with reality and turning on Dorio, killing her with a gun during a full blown episode.

   Lucy would quickly regain consciousness and beg David to flee with her, but David chose to return to Maine in an attempt to save him.

   Maine entered another period of lucidity and understood he was at fault for Dorio's death, but proceeded to kill more NCPD and Trauma Team members. David returned to Maine's side after securing Lucy, but Maine sent David away despite his protests. Maine constructed a pyre of sorts for Dorio out of explosive canisters. Maine was finally killed along with several MaxTac officers after he detonated the canisters. David used the Sandevistan to escape the blast at Maine's final request.[10]

   David returned to Lucy's car with one of Maine's arms, offering him something to bury, as well as the opportunity to inherit Maine's cyberware within his arms.

   Despite Maine's descent into cyberpsychosis, he would be the inspiration behind how David would live out the rest of his life. David would then go on to try and embody both Maine's cyberware physique as well as all of his values.[10]

   David's Rise

   Several months after the death of Maine, David has taken over leadership of Maine's crew. His new cyberware-enhanced body was enlarged and had added many implants similar to Maine's, including the Gorilla Arms and the Projectile Launch System. His demeanor had also grown noticeably calmer compared to when he first joined the crew.[2]

   David's crew took a job from fixer Wakako Okada, having the crew rescue hostages from the Maelstrom gang. At Wakako's request, David brought along a new recruit named Julio. David would provide the new recruit with a superior weapon to the one he had. David also counseled the new recruit not to rush, and to remain behind him at all times. Despite being a fan, Julio ignored David's advice, resulting in Julio getting himself killed by running into an explosive trap. However, the operation was ultimately complete, with all hostages being rescued.[2]

   David would call Wakako to apologize about the death of Julio, but she chose not to charge anything, citing Julio's lack of experience.[2]

   Lucy would not be present for this job, having withdrawn from David's crew, despite taking up residence with David.[2]

   During a visit to Doc's, he noted David's unique biology, comparing his extensively modified body to that of infamous figure and Arasaka associate Adam Smasher. As David never heard of him, Doc offered him Smasher's backstory, warning David that he could become "Adam Smasher 2.0," which David disagreed with.[2]

   Kiwi got in touch with David to set up an appointment with Faraday at the Afterlife club.[2]

   At Lucy's request, David goes on a trip with her just outside of Night City. It's at this point Lucy would finally divulge her past.[2]

   Tragedy and Concerns from David's Crew

   During a job, David would kill a secretary, one who reminded him of Gloria, leaving him regretful and beginning David's loss of self.[11]

   David froze up during his next job, still reliving the death of the civilian. Rebecca intervened to keep him alive. Rebecca expressed concern for David, including a suggestion that he goes light on the chrome for a while after being concerned about his mental health.[11]

   Later at David's apartment, he would collapse and be taken to Doc's clinic. Doc would suggest a downgrade, causing rage in the chromed-out and emotionally destabilized David. Frustrated with both his personal circumstances and Doc's long history of financial abuse, David lashed out at him. David then collected himself and apologized. Doc resentfully offered David the drugs he was seeking instead, explaining to David that he was now on a guaranteed path to cyberpsychosis and, ultimately, death, with the drugs offering only a temporary reprieve.[11]

   Lucy confronted David about his overuse of cyberware. David again refused to downgrade but would admit to Lucy about the civilian casualty as well as concerns over his own mental health. David would implore Lucy to come back to the crew, which Lucy would refuse. David then suggested a peaceful break up to their relationship, deeply upsetting Lucy, as this was not something she was seeking. Lucy began to beg David to wait for her. She would continue fighting against Arasaka to protect him, something that she would continue to keep private.[11]

   Faraday's Trap and David's Revenge

   Unbeknownst to David, Faraday abducted Lucy before sending him on his next job. Faraday tasked David with retrieving inventory from an Arasaka convoy, something part of Faraday's plan to set a trap for David and earn the recognition of his new superiors at Arasaka. Prior to beginning the job, Rebecca would take note of David's deteriorating state and over-reliance on immunoblocker medication.[12]

   David used a combination of his Sandevistan abilities and the harpoon on his crew's truck to stop the convoys truck and seize the goods inside.[12]

   Militech arrived with a massive armada of vehicles, including a Basilisk and a Missile carrier. They had been tipped off about the cyberskeleton which was being used as bait for them as an intentional plot to lure David into allowing Arasaka to conduct a field test to obtain valuable data.[12]

   Faraday would use Lucy to fake a call from her, encouraging David to don the prototype cyberskeleton. She managed to escaped Faraday's trap and contact David, but was too late to stop him from donning the cyberskeleton. Lucy informed David of all of Faraday's plans before being knocked out again. With his foot on her neck, Faraday taunted David with his actions, sending the latter into a vengeful rage.[12]

   At this time, Kiwi knocked out Falco and escaped without interference from Militech, making her betrayal apparent to David's crew.[12]

   Using the cyberskeleton, David managed to dispatch the entire Militech force with ease. He directed his crew to Arasaka Tower as part of his plan to rescue Lucy, before briefly passing out and counted on his remaining crew members Falco and Rebecca to deal with another Militech convoy as well as Arasaka forces. David soon awoke and destroyed the Arasaka forces with the cyberskeleton, though this took a greater toll on his sanity.[12]

   Arriving by shuttle at Arasaka Tower, Faraday would meet with Douglas, who would express displeasure at the events unfolding, as the cyberpsychotic David had caused unpredictable damage to Arasaka. As they argued, David arrived at the tower, and used the anti-grav weapons of the cyberskeleton to cripple Faraday under his own weight. David was about to kill Douglas when Adam Smasher intervened, resulting in a brief fight between the two solos.[12]

   Final Battle and Fate

   David managed to flee Arasaka Tower with Lucy, with Smasher inadvertently killing Faraday in the process while he pursued them. David continued to slip in and out of sanity until Lucy kissed him, causing David to briefly return to his senses and his desire to see her escape their circumstances and to achieve her dream of making it to the Moon. Lucy expresses her sadness at their circumstances, with the couple being aware that David would not survive.[13]

   David and Lucy would descend to the bottom of Arasaka Tower and reunite briefly with Falco and Rebecca. David would speak privately with Falco and implore him to see to Lucy's safety. The team was interrupted by Smasher, who crushed Rebecca, knocked Falco to the side and tanked Lucy's hacks, before resuming his battle with David. David managed to distract Smasher long enough for Falco and Lucy to escape. Smasher, directing all his attention at David, ripped his cyberskeleton apart with simple brute strength. Before dealing the final blow, Smasher pondered that David could make an interesting construct, a comment that David dismissed. David was executed with a headshot by Smasher, content in knowing that Lucy would be able to fulfill her dream.[13]

   Legacy

   Lucy wrote "You didn't take me to the moon, but you were there with me" on David's niche in the North Oak Columbarium.[14] At some point after, Lucy fulfilled her dream of making it to the Moon, while seeing a vision of David similar to their first braindance experience together.[13]

   David Martinez' exploits became a popular topic around Night City in what was left of 2076, framing him as one of the local legends. The media tried to pin the damage around Corporate Center to a terrorist attack caused by unknown perpetrators, but rumors circulating around the metropolis reassured some residents it had been instead the last stand of David, who had quickly risen to prominence in the previous year.[5]

   In 2077, a mercenary by the name of V encountered the braindance of Lt. Col. James Norris at Megabuilding H4, with an addendum warning that the BD was a "cautionary tale" that David did not heed. After watching it, V's curiosity piqued, contacted Muamar Reyes while wishing to know more about David. 24 hours later, Falco contacted V via text message, briefly talking about his experiences with David and his crew, noting that David and V share similarities, but stating that his crew's "15 minutes were up" and not to come looking for them. However, Falco then informed V to visit Muamar, as Falco had a left a package with him—David's Jacket, a final parting gift from one edgerunner to another.[3]

   Stats & Equipment

   Cyberware 2x Cyberarms (2x Gorilla Arms,[2] Projectile Launch System[2]), 2x Cyberlegs (2x Fortified Ankles[2]), EMP Threading, 2x Kiroshi Cyberoptics,[12] Linear Frame,[15] Neuroport (Heavy Duty Neural Processor,[R 3] Experimental Sandevistan), Prototype Arasaka Cyberskeleton (temporarily),[12] Subdermal Armor,[13] Syn-Lungs[8] Weaponry M-10AF Lexington,[8] DB-2 Satara (given to Julio),[2] Crusher,[2] HJKE-11 Yukimura,[11] M-76e Omaha, Overture, L-69 Zhuo[12] Clothing David's Jacket Vehicles Yaiba Kusanagi CT-3X[2] Cosplay Guide

   With a powerful Sandevistan and a high tolerance for cyberware, David Martinez might have been built different, but even that doesn't mean much when you're caught in the crosshairs of Arasaka and Militech's cold war. His path from struggling streetkid to top of the edgerunner food chain ended in a blaze of glory that cemented his status as a Night City legend.

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   Notes

   In Cyberpunk 2077, a cocktail dedicated to him can be purchased in the Afterlife, honoring his legacy. Considering David's distaste for carbonated drinks,[7] it's ironic that his cocktail is topped off with NiCola. David's one-in-a-million, high tolerance for cyberware is a result of a high Humanity stat and a supportive environment (such as a relatively secure life and loving associates) that buffered — to a point — the repercussions that lead to cyberpsychosis.

2. #2Lucyna Kushinada

   Keys: Lucyna Kushinada, Lucy, Lulu

   BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ALIAS(ES) Lucy Luce AGE Around 20[R 1] (2076) STATUS Alive PLACE OF BIRTH Warsaw, Poland HOME Westbrook, NC (formerly) RESIDENCE JTown apartment (formerly) JTown penthouse (formerly) PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Female HAIR COLOR Multicolor[1] EYE COLOR Multicolor[1] CYBERWARE See Cyberware EQUIPMENT See Equipment FAMILY PARTNER(S) David Martinez (boyfriend, deceased) RELATIVE(S) Takeshi Kushinada (father)[2] Shimmer (mother)[2] FACTION INFORMATION AFFILIATION Arasaka (formerly) Maine's crew (defunct) OCCUPATION Mercenary (formerly) ROLE Netrunner OTHER INFORMATION VOICED BY Emi Lo (English) Aoi Yûki (Japanese) Julia Łukowiak (Polish) APPEARANCES GAME(S) Cyberpunk 2077 (mentioned) LITERATURE Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission Kit OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS Sub-Pages: 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 Lucyna Kushinada[X 1], more commonly known as just Lucy, is the deuteragonist of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

   Appearance

   Lucy is a young woman of slender build with light skin. She has naturally white hair and red-purple eyes. She wears light red eye and lip makeup. Her hair is cut in a split bob - with her left side left longer - and dyed with a colorful pastel rainbow gradient. Her eyes appear to reflect with the colors of her hair. Her style generally follows Kitsch mixed with Neomilitarism as Lucy wears a cropped white jacket with a black netrunner leotard with red accents over a pair of white shorts and high gray stockings, and black knee-high boots. She has a deep dive port installed on the back of her scalp, that she covers with her hair. Personality

   Lucy is quite introverted and doesn't like to talk much about her past.[3] Although she seems unconcerned, she won't hesitate to kill a person in a heartbeat if they tick her off.[X 2] Lucy also considers Night City a prison, and dreams of one day leaving it for the Moon.[X 3] Biography

   Early Life

   Lucy was born to Japanese 4th Corporate War veteran Takeshi Kushinada and Polish netrunner Shimmer in Warsaw, Poland. Her father had been assigned to the Arasaka garrison of Warsaw after the end of the war, while Lucy's mother was a member of 404 Squadron, a Polish gang of netrunners. They met and fell in love, with Shimmer leaving behind her clandestine life to start a family with Takeshi. Lucy grew up in luxury and got the best education, living in a spacious villa inside a gated Arasaka community on the northeastern border of the city.

   When she was seven, Lucy hacked into Takeshi's computer and discovered information about his actions during the war. She had always seen his father as a wonderful parent, but knowing the horrible things he had done shocked her to the core. This led to her rebelling, often running away from home, and spending more time on the Net. Progressively, Lucy's started to show an affinity for netrunning, something her father noticed.[2]

   After trying to escape from home one more time, Takeshi decided to apprise Lucy's talent, forcing her to take a skills test at Arasaka.[2] Soon after, she was assigned alongside 12 other children to the corporation's netrunning outfit at an undisclosed Arasaka facility. Being led on by the dream of "serving the world's most powerful megacorp" got her and the others through the toughest days and training.[4]

   When their training concluded, they were moved underground to participate in deep dives into the pre-DataKrash Net, as Arasaka sent them looking for knowledge that was lost. As they dove into the Net, they were susceptible to old world Demons and rogue AIs. The children were picked off one by one, and it didn't take long until only a handful of them were left. After realizing that they could pursue other dreams, instead of being enslaved by the corporation, the remaining children, including Lucy, used their netrunning skills to overwhelm the Arasaka staff and run away. While making their escape, most of the children were shot down one-by-one, and only Lucy managed to survive.[4][2]

   A New Life

   After escaping, Lucy woke up in a junkyard, not planning to stay long.[4] Fearing how her father would react, she started traveling across Europe instead of going home. Even though she would try to settle down several times, she would always end up moving again due to her netrunning mother — who had rejoined 404 Squadron — trying to track her down. Uncertain of Shimmer's motivations, Lucy kept on moving until she eventually crossed the ocean to New United States of America, traveling through the states until she ended up in Night City. Deciding there was no place on Earth safe enough for her, Lucy promised to herself she would raise enough funds to move to Luna.[2]

   While in Night City, Lucy began doing petty thefts, and on very rare occasions more lucrative robberies. For a time, this was her modus operandi, until she met Kiwi, a fellow netrunner who decided to mentor Lucy and gently fold her into Maine's mercenary crew of edgerunners.[2][5][X 4]

   Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

   By 2075, Lucy had been part of Maine's crew for around a year. While stealing shards from corpos on their way to Corporate Plaza by NCART, she attempted to steal shards held by a teenager named David Martinez. He, having noticed her presence beforehand, utilized his Sandevistan implant, and was able to intercept her actions and grasped her by her arm. Lucy shrugged off David's arm, and grasped his with the motion to follow her. Lucy proceeded to interrogate David, as he was messing with her "job". After a short discussion, the two came to an agreement to work together, resulting in Lucy taking on David as her trainee and them splitting their earnings seventy-to-thirty. Lucy challenged David to steal from a variety of people on the train to test his skills. After they had enough, they went to a plaza to talk about their split, but David collapsed from not taking immunosupressants for the new implant. Lucy then called for an ambulance. She saves David's life from the corrupt EMT on the ambulance and finally brought him to Doc, as David was about to collapse again. She paid for David's immunosupressants, but also secretly informed Maine about the Sandevistan, which he originally wanted from Gloria. Lucy then invited David home to her apartment and even included him in a romantic moonwalk braindance.[6] The braindance is interrupted when Maine, Dorio and Pilar arrive at the apartment. Maine threatens to physically reclaim the Sandevistan from David, which prompts Lucy to remind him that she requested there be "no murder."

   After David successfully negotiates a job with Maine, Lucy accompanies him on his first mission. Their task is to obtain information from a company car driven by an Arasaka solo named Maxim Kuznetsov. The plan backfires, which ends up with Lucy and David trapped inside the car as their security jammer fails and the doors lock. Maxim discovers them and begins shooting at the windows, forcing David to hijack the car. She and David go on a vehicle chase, escaping two Tyger Claw bounty hunters, who are ultimately defeated by her, David and Maine working together. At the after party, Pilar is seen putting his arm around her, and they disappear together, which David notices.

   She helps train David to be in the crew by taking him on night time jogs. At one point, she notices him gawking at her while she's nude, having just come up from a dive. Pilar attempts to cop a feel while putting a towel around her, and she quickhacks his arm and shorts it out. She mentions later, when it's brought up by a jealous David, that Pilar is just a mentor who sometimes gets "handsy" and they share no romance.

   When Pilar is suddenly killed by a cyberpsycho, the entire crew bands together to fight it. Lucy almost gets targeted, but is saved by David. However, she suffers a minor cut to her forehead, for which she is dropped off at Doc's, with David, by Dorio. Dorio leaves them alone, loaning them Maine's car. Maine and Dorio seem to notice chemistry between the two. While dropping Lucy off at her apartment, David asks to speak to her. During their conversation, Lucy admits that the braindance they shared was a genuine moment, and not part of the setup. David tries to get closer to her emotionally, which Lucy resists, at first, but gives in when he promises to take her to the Moon. She kisses him and tells him she's afraid he'll die, to which he promises he won't. Going forward, David and Lucy are in a relationship and possibly living together in her apartment.

   While attempting to ambush Jimmy Kurosaki, the target activates an EMP and manages to kidnap David, which angers Lucy greatly. She and Dorio locate David and she manages to hack two bulletproof combat drones while David distracts them with his Sandevistan.

   After the crew kidnaps Tanaka and Kiwi is incapacitated due to one of Maine's cyberpsychotic episodes, Lucy is forced to dive into Tanaka's memories in her place. Originally, she refuses, as Tanaka is an Arasaka asset and she fears Arasaka, but she eventually concedes when David validates her. She easily breaks the Arasaka ICE to discover the data Faraday hired them to retrieve. However, she corrupts the data and attempts to kill Tanaka from the inside, which accidentally summons Trauma Team, NCPD and eventually MaxTac to their location. Only David and Lucy make it out of this scenario alive and she maintains the lie that there was no data, though David notices she is acting strange.

   By 2076, an unknown amount of time had passed and David and Lucy were living together in a new high-rise apartment in Japantown. She has been absent from crew missions, instead using her time to kill any netrunners trying to recover the data she corrupted. However, she does not tell the crew this, including David, which is causing strain on their relationship. Though, she still calls Kiwi to check up on him. One day, she takes David out to a spot in the Badlands and, beneath the stars, tells him of her past and why her philosophy is to keep running and the harm of being forced to live other people's dreams. But she admits that has changed now, because of him.

   Arasaka and, by extension, Faraday have noticed Lucy's activities, though only Faraday and Kiwi are aware that it's her doing. They conspire to capture her for a deal with Arasaka.

   David and Lucy's relationship is further strained when David begins to suffer from cyberpsychosis, which results in him killing an innocent woman that reminds him of his mother. He begins to have frequent insomnia and collapses one night while staring at his mother's ashes and photo. Lucy takes him to Doc, where she is shocked when David assaults him over the suggestion that he downgrade his cyberware. After they leave, she confronts him about it. Both of them express frustration: David at Lucy's secrecy and Lucy at David's deadly chrome obsession. David suggests they break up, which she pleads against. Right then, Lucy notes another netrunner nearby. Lucy pleads with David to wait for her so they can talk it out, and chases the netrunner in frustration. Lucy acts carelessly, and falls into a trap, being captured by Kiwi and Faraday, who is surprised by how easy it was.

   Kiwi manages to uncover the data Lucy corrupted from her memory, as well as details from her past. Faraday and Kiwi conclude that she had corrupted the data and killed countless netrunners to protect David from becoming a test subject for Arasaka's cyberskeleton. Faraday then uses her voice to call David, telling him to install the cyberskeleton. Lucy temporarily escapes, revealing Faraday's plan to David and telling him not to use the prototype, but is quickly re-captured. She is not seen again until Faraday arrives at Arasaka Tower to deliver her to Douglas for his reward. David intervenes and attempts to escape with her by jumping out of the tower, but lapses into cyberpsychosis. Lucy snaps him out of it by kissing him. While falling, they tell each other of their desires to protect one another, before safely landing in Corporate Plaza where Falco and Rebecca are standing off against NCPD and Arasaka soldiers.

   When Adam Smasher crashes down into the plaza and causes it to collapse, she is taken down with it. As Smasher begins to physically beat David, she attempts to quickhack him only to be countered by his security systems. Falco grabs her and, along with David's jacket and 2.5 million eddies in reward money given to them by Faraday, manages to escape in the Chevillon. Lucy begs him to turn back, but Falco tells her David's final wish was to help her escape.[7]

   Aftermath

   After escaping from Night City, Falco and Lucy parted ways, with the nomad making sure she would be safe.[8] Lucy wrote the epitaphs on her friends' niches found at the North Oak Columbarium, as well as David's mother.[9]

   Some amount of time after the events in Night City, Lucy accomplished her dream of traveling to the Moon, where she joined a moon tour to visit the places she and David had seen in the braindance. Fully equipped in an astronaut suit, an extremely dejected Lucy walked off from the tour to a particular nearby spot, where she had a momentary vision of David that made her remember their first braindance experience together. Lucy then turned towards the sun, raising her arms and embracing its warmth with a sad smile.[7]

   Stats & Equipment

   Cyberware 2x cyberarms (2x Monowire), EMP Threading, Neuroport (Cyberdeck Port (Cyberdeck chip), Deep Net dive processor,[10] multiple Personal Links, subdermal neural processor[R 2]) Weaponry Unity Misc. Handheld Cyberdeck[11] Pre-Release

   Lucy

   A mysterious netrunner who guides David into the underworld of Night City. She considers the city a prison and dreams of escaping to the moon.[X 3] CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS

   Cosplay Guide

   Cool, quiet, and mysterious, Lucy is deadly both in and out of the Net. She's a skilled hand at cracking ICE, dispatching enemy netrunners, and dismembering low-level gangers with her powerful monowire. But merc life is nothing compared to the allure of the moon, and Lucy will do everything it takes to get there — and save David along the way.

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   Notes

   The last scene of the credits is inspired by the Moon Arcana Tarot Card.[R 3] In Episode 8, while blankly staring at a TV due to insomnia, David sees a commercial for tickets to the moon, priced at 250,000 eurodollars. He comments it's cheaper than he thought, to which Lucy responds that it only covers a one-way ticket. At the beginning of Episode 9, David says their total sum payout for Faraday's final job is "2 and a half mil(lion)" eddies, which was already paid upfront. Since only Falco and Lucy survive the encounter with Smasher at Arasaka Tower, this would give Lucy 1.25 million eddies if evenly split between the two of them. Trivia

   Lucy is named after the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners creator, Rafal Jaki's mother.[X 1] Polish given name Lucyna is derived from Latin Lūcīna, which means "One who Brings into the Light".[12][13] Lucina is sometimes used synonymously with the Roman goddesses Juno or (less often) Diana in the role of goddess of childbirth, midwives, and newborns.[12][13] One of the challenges Cyberpunk: Edgerunners character designer Yoh Yoshinari faced when designing Lucy was to avoid making her look like Motoko Kusanagi as featured in the 1980-90s' Ghost in the Shell media.[14] Despite this, Lucy can seem to resemble Motoko in her 2020s' SAC_2045 incarnation. Lucy is a guest character in GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-'s Season 4.[X 5]

3. #3Rebecca

   Keys: Rebecca

   BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ALIAS(ES) Becca Becka AGE Around 20[R 1] STATUS Alive PLACE OF BIRTH Night City DATE OF DEATH 2076 PLACE OF DEATH Memorial Park HOME Watson, Night City RESIDENCE Northside apartment PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Female HAIR COLOR Turquoise[1] EYE COLOR Red/Pink/Neon Green[1] CYBERWARE See Cyberware EQUIPMENT See Equipment FAMILY RELATIVE(S) Unnamed mother[2] Papa Sunrise (father) Pilar (brother) FACTION INFORMATION AFFILIATION Maine's crew (defunct) David's crew OCCUPATION Mercenary ROLE Solo OTHER INFORMATION VOICED BY Alex Cazares (English) Tomoyo Kurosawa (Japanese) Zuzanna Galia (Polish) APPEARANCES GAME(S) Cyberpunk 2077 (mentioned) LITERATURE Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission Kit Cyberpunk: Edgerunners MADNESS OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS Sub-Pages: 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 Rebecca is a major character in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

   Characteristics

   Rebecca was a very sharp-tongued young woman, and has a tendency to be extreme and unpredictable. She was often shown going all out in fights, sometimes even laughing manically. Nevertheless, Rebecca is loyal and does everything for the crew of Maine, including supporting newcomer David where she can.

   Rebecca has feelings for David Martinez, as she mentions that she wasn't okay "playing just friends," and sarcastically comments to Kiwi that perhaps she should change her appearance and attitude to seem more like David's girlfriend Lucy.[3]

   Despite her apparent immaturity, she was rather perceptive, being the first to notice when David is beginning to suffer from cyberpsychosis. She also handles her romantic interest in David maturely, never violating his boundaries beyond flirting. Though jealous, she eventually gives up and helps him reunite with Lucy, noting the strength of their bond. She becomes the secondary muscle of the group following Maine and Dorio's passing, demonstrating her extreme skills with firearms and ability to survive in combat despite having relatively little cyberware. Appearance

   Rebecca is short in stature, with soft features and stark white skin with a faint blue tint to contrast with the pink tattoos on her neck, stomach, and right thigh that reads "PK DICK". Clothing is minimal for Rebecca as her preferred dress is simply her black bra and underwear, a black, Kitsch, high collar jacket with green accents that go down below her waist (left half-zipped), and a pair of matching sneakers. Besides the jacket and shoes, she pulls her green hair up into pigtails with a dual clipped hair band. Her cyberware is subtle with only her pink and yellow cyberoptics standing out. Later on, mimicking her brother Pilar, she utilizes oversized cyberarms in red and blue for right and left, respectively. Biography

   Early Life

   Rebecca was born in Night City, being the daughter of a notorious mercenary by the handle of Papa Sunrise, and the younger sister of Pilar. Becca's mother vanished when she was six, never to see her again. Anytime she asked about her to Papa Sunrise, he got mad, telling Becca off and admonishing her for being just like her mother: emotional, unpredictable and too compassionate. In his eyes, that zaniness and excessive compassion would lead her to an early grave. One day, however, her father also disappeared without a trace. His brother vowed to find the ones responsible for that, but first he had his little sister to take care of.

   The following years were really rough for Becca and Pilar. First, they lost their father's apartment when it was repossessed to pay his alleged gambling debts, and soon after, the family's money account mysteriously evaporated as well, forcing the two siblings to live on the street, in Papa Sunrise's broken-down car. Pilar promised to Rebecca that he would get them off the street quickly, no matter what it took, with the idea of becoming a merc himself. Unfortunately for him, most of his father's acquaintances simply turned their back on them, that is until they went to see Wakako Okada, chief among all of his dad's contacts. "Auntie" Wakako — as Pilar liked to call her — proved willing to help, giving the young merc a number of gigs and recommending him to other employers. Rebecca accompanied him while on the job with the intention of becoming a mercenary as well. It was not easy, especially since there was always something that hold them back from scoring big. Then Pilar realized the problem was his chaotic sister, who sank every mission they were hired for. Emotional, unpredictable and too compassionate were the traits that hold Becca back. One time she was late to an important meet-up with Wakako because she stood up for a defenseless waitress accosted by a group of Animals. On another occasion, Rebecca simply had to stop and cuddle a painfully cute puppy, thus garnering the attention of a group of passing scavs. And at another time, instead of shooting off a target's brains out, Rebecca spared him and took the guy to her and Pilar's apartment, gave him a roof over his head, and told her brother the guy simply "Had such sad eyes, the poor gonk."[2]

   Rebecca's compassion and zaniness built a rift between both siblings and their respective merc careers. For a time, Becca was not even sure she wanted to continue that path, and spent months soul searching, leading her to consider quitting for good. Then Pilar introduced her to Maine and his merc crew.[2] Ever since, both siblings teamed up with Maine to accomplish gigs, giving Becca the fame of a short, spunky, trigger-happy solo who was always fighting at her brother's side.[R 2] This, however, created a tense work environment for them, as both siblings were always fighting with each other due to their conflicting personalities, making Becca decide she would be the person to kill him one day instead of a random punk. In spite of everything, however, she cared about her brother.[4]

   At some point, Rebecca was drinking in the Afterlife with Dorio, Maine and Sasha before the later two left for a gig from which only Maine returned.[5]

   Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

   Rebecca first meets and works with David Martinez during a limo heist, distracting Maxim by spilling booze on him and sensually cleaning it. The distraction fails once Maxim notices his keys have been snatched, calling her a bitch, to which she replies that he's weird. She is immediately attracted to David and attempts to flirt with him at the mission after party. When David is working his way up in Maine's crew, he is sent to deliver a pair of cyberarms to the apartment that Rebecca and Pilar share. She is also seen helping David practice with firearms, impressing him greatly by hitting every target in exact spots while dual wielding. Rebecca seems to be a fan of cyberpunk culture in general, as she is seen excitedly pointing at Rogue Amendiares when seeing her at the Afterlife.

   One night while the crew is out walking, Pilar is killed by a cyberpsycho, sending Rebecca into a rage. She instantly rushes the cyberpsycho and is almost killed herself, before being tackled behind cover by Maine. After the cyberpsycho is killed by David, she continues to shoot the corpse out of rage for killing her brother.[4]

   After reforming a new crew with David following Maine and Dorio's deaths, she is seen with large cyberhands, mimicking the behaviors of her late brother, likely out of love and respect for him. She has also become the secondary muscle of the crew, behind David, who is now the leader. Rebecca is extremely skilled and reliable in combat, even saving David's life on an occasion where he freezes up due to oncoming cyberpsychosis. She attempts to confront him about it, telling David she watches him closely and notices something is wrong.[3]

   Rebecca is next seen just before she, David and Falco embark to intercept an Arasaka convoy under Faraday's orders. By now, David has already begun his steep descent into psychosis and Rebecca catches him, nearly collapsed, in the lounge of their hideout. He implores her to help him stay sane by injecting him with the 9x dosage suppressants he got from Doc. She begrudgingly accepts, on the terms that he doesn't use his Sandevistan, which he violates. She is seen throughout the mission manually injecting him with meds, as she promised, despite becoming increasingly worried for his safety. After Faraday and Kiwi's treachery is uncovered, she and Falco agree to help David rescue Lucy by assaulting Arasaka Tower, though they eventually end up landing the Chevillon Emperor in Corpo Plaza instead and being surrounded by Arasaka troops and NCPD.

   When David manages to rescue Lucy, Rebecca tells her she's glad that she's safe for David's sake. Moments later, she notices Adam Smasher falling toward them and shoots up at him, only to be crushed under his weight, her last words being "We are having a moment here! Fuck you!"[6]

   Legacy

   Lucy wrote "I regret not finishing our conversation" on Rebecca's niche in the North Oak Columbarium.[7]

   Stats & Equipment

   Cyberware 2x Cyberarms (2x highly stylized Gorilla Arms[R 3]), 2x Cyberoptics, EMP Threading, Light Tattoos, Neuroport Weapons Crusher, DB-2 Satara, D5 Copperhead, Guts (modified Carnage), HJSH-18 Masamune, M2038 Tactician, 2x M-76e Omaha, Mk.31 HMG, TKI-20 Shingen, SOR-22, Unity Cosplay Guide

   Rebecca’s mercurial moods mean you could as easily find yourself wrapped up in a hug as with a gun pointed at your face. She's fiercely loyal to her crew, and always willing to lend a helping hand — and a shotgun salvo — to any problem you'd find yourself tangled up in.

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   Notes

   The mercenary V may stumble across Rebecca's custom Carnage shotgun Guts at Memorial Park, still laying where it was dropped in her final fight. As of Patch 2.0 for Cyberpunk 2077, Rebecca appears on the icon for the perk "Die! Die! Die!". Trivia

   Rebecca's PKDICK tattoo is a reference to science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. Rebecca was initially not part of the scripts written by CD Projekt RED but was later created by Studio Trigger, who convinced them with her character design.[R 4]

4. #4Adam Smasher

   Keys: Adam Smasher

   BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ALIAS(ES) NC boogeyman Chrome-dome STATUS Dependent DATE OF BIRTH June 21[X 1] PLACE OF BIRTH New York City, USA DATE OF DEATH 2077 (dependent) PLACE OF DEATH Arasaka Tower (dependent) HOME The Bronx, NYC Night City PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Male CYBERWARE See Cyberware EQUIPMENT See Equipment FACTION INFORMATION AFFILIATION United States Armed Forces (formerly) Arasaka OCCUPATION Gangster (formerly) Marine (formerly) Mercenary Bodyguard Arasaka's head of security ROLE Solo OTHER INFORMATION VOICED BY Alec Newman APPEARANCES GAME(S) Cyberpunk 2020 Cyberpunk RED Cyberpunk 2077 LITERATURE Solo of Fortune 2 Firestorm Stormfront Firestorm Shockwave Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission Kit OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS Sub-Pages: 2020Icon RedIcon 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 Meat doesn't need to understand. Just to die! ADAM SMASHER

   Adam Smasher is a full borg mercenary employed by Arasaka who became a notorious solo and rival of Morgan Blackhand. By 2077, he had risen to the position of head of security within Arasaka 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 a rocket 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. Adam can only be described in one way, pure uncontrolled evil.

   Biography

   Early life - 2010s

   Adam was born in June 21st[X 1] to a Bronx American father and a Russian mother. Growing up in the streets of New York City, in the South Bronx, Adam considered himself the meanest and toughest kid on his block, eventually joining his neighborhood combat gang. Despite being a fairly typical worthless punk, during the Collapse, Adam became the gang's leader, often rumbling around what was left of the Yankee Stadium. When the United States Armed Forces wiped out the last one of his gangoons, Smasher enlisted right away. He spent six years in the Marine Corps, where he learned many different skills and became a 108kg strong man. However, he was discharged for insubordination.[1][2][3]

   After returning to his hometown, Adam took up the life of a mercenary, specializing in nasty and destructive gigs. Over the following years, he considered New York his stomping ground, accepting all kinds of dangerous jobs, from extractions or harassment to assassination and demolition. It was a good life for him, as his lack of squeamishness and sadistic thoroughness brought in enough jobs to keep him in guns, gear, drugs, and brutal one-night stands. Everything changed in 2015 when the local branch of Arasaka employed him and other mercs to steal a prototype tech from a competitor. During the job, two rocket-propelled grenades maimed Adam, who was later transported to a medical center where he effectively died for over eight minutes before the doctors managed to reanimate his brain. What remained of Adam's body was brought in by his teammates inside a backpack. Around this time, Smasher realized he was getting all of his inputs through interface, with his sensorial organs being inside gel at some corporate installations. Arasaka, preemptively knowing what Adam's fate would be, had already prepared a deal for him; a full body conversion in return for a "15"-year employment contract. In Adam's own words: "They figured I'd just walked into some bad luck and they liked my resume, performance record, skill, good looks and all that." The young man knew only a bit about cyberware, and he never had the money to afford an FBC, so he never thought about it either. But while in the life support tank, Adam knew that if he refused the deal, the next day, his remains would be in someone's body bank. With no other choice, nor any thoughts of lost humanity bothering him anyway, he accepted the corp deal.[1][2][3]

   Once inside his new chromed body, Adam Smasher realized that was the best decision he had ever made. After returning to the streets of NYC, with Arasaka allowing him time for freelancing, Adam used his new power to spill the blood of anyone that dared to cross his path, including boosterpunks, powered-armor soldiers, corporate hitmen, heavy-duty armed vehicles, dangerous cyberpets, or even children. For Smasher, metal was better than meat. He was obtaining so many gigs that there was no idle time for him, soon gaining fame along the eastern seaboard. He was hired out for almost any mission presented to him, as long as it wasn't an obvious suicide or double-cross. He did have one stipulation: collateral damage and civilian casualties were a must. Most of his time, however, was contracted by Arasaka, who put Smasher on offensive field duty, harassing the competition, and on some occasions in retrieval missions as well. One time he got shot point blank to the chest with a 40mm grenade launcher, throwing Adam off a building's rooftop and falling down nine stories onto a garbage truck. Right after, he returned to the roof to rip the enemy soldier's head off.

   Over the following years, Adam defended the New York branch of Arasaka, killing dozens of merc crews that tried to infiltrate the building, while at the same time cleansing the city of what he considered a "fleshy infection." Once, a team of mercenaries were successful in stealing Arasaka files from the local offices, so Smasher pursued the last reaming member who tried to flee after going into a nearby mallplex. If he had been in his meat body, Adam would have needed a minigun to clear the way to pursue his objective. With his metal body, however, weapons as powerful as a minigun were a treat for him, as he could incorporate them into his frame, allowing Smasher to carry heavy weaponry with ease while feeling almost no recoil whatsoever. On the other hand, the meat merc that was escaping could only carry "small weapons," as anything bigger would turn their skeleton to kibble, in Smasher's opinion. Adam was able to catch up to her, though she hid amidst the mallplex crowd. Smasher swept over the multitude with his Tsunami Helix arm-gatling shotgun. In his view, he would never face any repercussions as he didn't wear any corporate tags, colors or logos when on an outside job, and even then, he always wore a different facemask each time he was deployed. Once the surviving crowd had dispersed, Smasher approached the countless bodies to retrieve the files from the corpse of the merc girl.[1][2]

   Over the years, Smasher also developed a quiet rivalry with Morgan Blackhand, seeing the classic solo as a threat to his metal-is-better-than-meat worldview. Adam had repeatedly tried to challenge him to a face-off, but Morgan only ignored him at every possible confrontation. Naturally, this snubbing had simply stoked the cyborg's psychopathic rage higher.[2]

   2020 - 2023

   By 2020, Smasher liked to call himself a true borg, with little real flesh remaining on his body. He thought that humanity was obsolete, and meat would eventually be replaced, including the mind. With this belief, Adam had the opportunity to write an article for the Solo of Fortune magazine, where he endorsed the full body conversion, stating that anyone who didn't convert would get wiped out.

   He had multiple custom FBC designs at his disposal, which were prepped before any operation so people couldn't tell who he was. Although he wished to spend his time mowing down civilians, Smasher knew that it was a dangerous endeavor, as he could still get killed if anyone with military-level hardware approached. For this reason he was expecting to get his hands on the new Cybermatrix Reactive Body Plating, which was equipped with body sensors that would warn him of any laser-targeted weapons, allowing Adam to dodge any incoming bullets with his boosterware. Smasher also loved to show off his weaponry; one time a punk insisted that his Malorian Arms 3516 could put a hole on Smasher's frame, but the borg laughed it off, showing what a real gun was to him. Smasher dragged out a Magnum Opus Hellbringer and blew off the punk's head with it.[1]

   In 2022, Adam Smasher was fully employed by Arasaka to fight in the Fourth Corporate War. He was more than happy to do this because he knew Blackhand had been hired by Militech, Arasaka's rival in the war.[2] During the conflict, Smasher specialized — and took joy — in leading strike forces to slaughter communities full of not only Militech enemies but their families as well. One notorious attack took place in Connecticut during September 17th 2022.[3]

   On August 23rd of 2023, Smasher was present at the Arasaka Towers. During the Militech assault, CEO Kei Arasaka ordered for Smasher and two squads to deal with the force that had infiltrated the Soulkiller lab at the 120th floor. An eager Adam and his team ambushed the Militech force led by Johnny Silverhand, pinning them down in a section of the laboratories. Silverhand tried to distract him in order to help the team escape, shouting and firing at the borg with his Malorian Arms 3516, though this proved futile and got cut in half by Smasher in the process. This, however, gave Shaitan an opportunity to hold Smasher back while the rest of the team escaped.

   Supplied him with everything he could ever want, Smasher later reappeared at the top of the towers equipped in an Arasaka DaiOni power armor that turned him into a nearly unstoppable machine. In his hand was Shaitan's biopod head, still alive. Adam waved at Morgan Blackhand, showing off Shaitan's head. This took the solo by surprise, who stepped down from one of the AVs to confront the borg. Adam provoked Blackhand by mentioning that Silverhand was dead, and Shaitan would soon be as well unless Morgan recovered the biopod from Smasher's hands. An angry Blackhand ordered his people to evacuate without him, and once the AV had lifted off, he turned to the borg with a remark about testing Smasher's "meat vs. metal" philosophy for itself shortly before the two launched themselves at each other in a last desperate attempt to kill the other. The outcome of the duel was never known, and soon after the building began to shake from the detonation of a nuclear device, causing the Night City Holocaust.[2][4]

   2023 - 2075

   Somehow, Adam survived the blast,[3] and he was supposedly tasked by Saburo Arasaka to take care of Silverhand's body and his possessions, being one of the few people who knew where Johnny was buried.[5] Shortly after, Adam fell off the radar, disappearing for many years.[3]

   During the next decades, there were multiple rumors of an unstoppable metal juggernaut which ran operations around the globe. How much of this was true remained a mystery however, nor it was ever confirmed if this individual (or individuals) was the real Smasher or someone claiming to be him.[3] Adam would reappear in Night City from time to time, where he also teamed up with Rogue Amendiares on a few occasions.[6]

   At some point after 2045, Smasher seemingly found more of Silverhand's possessions in Samantha Stevens' garage and other parts of NC. Although he had sold much of the rockerboy's items, he decided to keep some of them — including Silverhand's Porsche and his signature gun, the Malorian Arms 3516.[5]

   At some point during the early-mid 2070s, Adam was assigned as Yorinobu Arasaka's bodyguard and was placed in charge of carrying out Arasaka's dirtiest work, gaining a reputation for expert management of loose ends.[7] During this time, he returned to Night City,[3] making the Ebunike Docks in Watson one of his bases of operations. Jeremiah Grayson, one of his most loyal men, became his right-hand, and for a job well done, Smasher gifted him Silverhand's 3516 pistol.[5]

   2076

   In 2076, Smasher was brought in by Arasaka counterintelligence agents Kate and Douglas to deal with the rampaging mercenary David Martinez, who was in possession of an experimental Arasaka "cyberskeleton."[8]

   When David arrived at Arasaka Tower in Night City, Smasher emerged to save Douglas's life and engaged David. The two solos had a brief exchange of insults before David got distracted by Faraday — whom he had incapacitated moments ago — being taken away by Trauma Team. Smasher would take this opportunity to shoot David in the gut, resulting in him briefly going cyberpsycho and activating his Sandevistan. Smasher responded by doing the same, and fired a missile that directly hit the back of David's exo-skeleton with enough force to eject the latter, Lucy, and Faraday (still strapped to Trauma Team's stretcher) out of Arasaka Tower, the latter of whom fell to his death.

   David briefly managed to escape with Lucy, only for Smasher to follow, crushing Rebecca to death in the process. Now in inside Memorial Park, Falco attempted to slow Smasher down but was simply swatted away. David, on the verge of total cyberpsychosis, activated his Sandevistan again, but was shocked to see Smasher being able to keep up with him, with the latter scoffing that it was a "rudimentary implant." Lucy tried to quickhack Smasher, but this had little effect other than annoying him briefly before her cyberdeck fried. Smasher became briefly distracted trying to kill an escaping Lucy and Falco, which David used as an opportunity to immobilize the cyborg. An amused Smasher responded by ripping off the anti-grav devices from the exo-skeleton, causing it to crumble under its own weight, and proceeded to beat a now crippled David. After ripping the exo-skeleton apart completely, Smasher stood over a limbless David, commenting that he "had some fun, after all;" and mentioned David could have become "an interesting construct." David didn't care whatsoever about his words, then Smasher executed him with a shot to the skull at point-blank range.[8]

   Later that same year, a high-ranking Arasaka executive tried to get his hands on David's Jacket biomonitor. If the mercenary crew that was hired by a different party to obtain it didn't give him the item, the corpo employed Adam Smasher to retrieve it from their corpses.[9]

   2077

   By 2077, Adam was still Yorinobu's bodyguard. He usually accompanied him to the Konpeki Plaza penthouse, even scaring guests such as Evelyn Parker.[10] A number of weeks after, while the mercs V and Jackie Welles conducted a heist for the Relic in the penthouse, Smasher accompanied Yorinobu as his father Saburo arrived to talk with him. Smasher and Saburo's bodyguard, Goro Takemura, left shortly before Yorinobu snapped and strangled his father. Smasher attempted to stop the witnesses, V and Jackie, but they manage to escape before he could catch them.[11]

   Upon Saburo's death, Yorinobu became CEO of Arasaka, promoting Smasher to Head of Security. During the memorial parade for Saburo, Sandayu Oda warned Smasher that the parade was to be sabotaged in an effort to harm Yorinobu's sister, Hanako. Smasher brushed off Oda's warnings, accusing Oda of disobeying Yorinobu as Oda persisted in questioning Smasher's actions. Oda was ultimately correct — with V's help, Takemura gained access to Hanako's float in order to kidnap her. Smasher afterwards led an Arasaka strike team, personally rescuing Hanako and ordered for her kidnappers to be killed.[12][13]

   If V asked Panam for help in Nocturne Op55N1:

   Once Adam found that intruders had broken into Arasaka Tower through the subbasement, he made his way to the Mikoshi access point to kill them. He found members of the Aldecaldos; Panam Palmer, Saul Bright, and V. After destroying the gate, Saul shot at Adam's chest which wounded him right before Adam stomped on his head, killing him. A fight between the three broke out as Adam asked where Rogue was and yelled he'd find her after dealing with the Aldecaldos. However, Adam was defeated in the battle. Whether he was executed or not was V's choice.[7] If V let Johnny and Rogue go in Nocturne Op55N1:

   Adam as well as the rest of the security were on high alert after an unidentified flying vehicle had assaulted Arasaka Tower. He suspected it must have been the work of the Queen of Fixers, Rogue Amendiares. Adam made his way to the Mikoshi access point discovering Rogue, Crispin Weyland, and V were behind the assault. He confronted Rogue, however before he could kill her she detonated a grenade on his chest wounding him in the process. He then began to fight V (who was controlled by Johnny Silverhand's engram) and Crispin. Adam was defeated during the battle. Whether he was executed or not was Johnny's choice.[7] If V asked Hanako for help in Nocturne Op55N1:

   During Yorinobu's military coup on Arasaka, Hanako's faction slowly had taken over Arasaka Tower with Goro Takemura and V leading the troops to the CEO's office. Adam intercepted them right before they could enter the CEO's office in a last ditch effort to protect Yorinobu. V and Takemura began to fight Adam as he asked where Rogue was and yelled he'd find her after dealing with them. Adam, however, was defeated during the battle. Whether he was executed or not was V's choice.[7] If V and Johnny went alone to perform a suicide run in (Don't Fear) The Reaper:

   Adam Smasher intercepted V before they made it through to the Mikoshi access point alone. A fight between the two broke out as he asked where Rogue was and yelled he'd find her after dealing with V. Adam was either defeated during the battle or managed to kill V and indirectly killing his nemesis, Johnny.[7] Database Entry (2077)

   Adam Smasher Adam Smasher ADAM SMASHER

   What with a full-body conversion, not much is left of Adam Smasher the man. Well... his humanity was always questionable. Smasher's in charge of taking out Arasaka's dirty laundry, but he likes to do things his own way. Way back in 2023, he killed Johnny Silverhand during the attack on Arasaka Tower, after which Silverhand's personality was digitized by the Soulkiller program. If Smasher finds out that Johnny's back, he'll probably want to finish what he started. Smasher doesn't leave loose ends.[7]

   Stats & Equipment

   Cyberpunk 2020

   Stats Source(s): Firestorm Shockwave (pp.22,140), Solo of Fortune 2 (pp.67–71) INT 4 REF 15 DEX — TECH 4 COOL 7 ATTR N/A LUCK 4 MA 20 BODY 18 EMP Yeah, right... Skills Combat Sense 7, Athletics 4, Awareness/Notice 6, Brawling 6, Dodge & Escape 4, Driving 2, Handgun 5, Heavy Weapons 7, Intimidate 6, Melee 5, Panzerfaust 2, Rifle 6, Stealth 4, Submachinegun 4, Weapons Tech 2 Cyberware FBC Body (heavily modified Samson frame, Dummy Facemask, Cybermatrix Reactive Body Plating), two sets of interface plugs, chip slot, pain editors, link set (smartgun, vehicle, data), optics suite (low-lite, thermograph, Times Square Plus, targeting scope, anti-dazzle), cyberaudio (radio, tight-beam radio, and cellular links with scrambler, scanner, enhanced range, amplified hearing, sound editor, level damper), wolvers in both arms, quick-change mounts, radiation shielding, biopod Armor SP 25 from Samson Frame, SP 20 armored coveralls when he's on the job (giving him a total SP of 42) Weapons Tsunami Arms Helix, Magnum Opus Hellbringer, SlamDance Hyper-Hammer, United Armaments CLAW Gear Arasaka DaiOni (temporarily) Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

   Stats Source(s): Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission Kit (38-9, The Jacket) INT 6 REF 8 DEX 8 TECH 6 COOL 5 WILL 8 LUCK — MOVE 8 BODY 17 EMP N/A Skills Athletics 14, Autofire 18, Brawling 18, Bureaucracy 10, Conceal/Reveal Object 12, Concentration 16, Conversation 2, Cybertech 16, Drive Land Vehicle 12, Education 10, Electronics/Security Tech 10, Endurance 18, Evasion 18, First Aid 10, Handgun 18, Heavy Weapons 18, Human Perception 3, Interrogation 15, Local Expert 8, Melee Weapon 18, Paramedic 10, Perception 16, Persuasion 8, Resist Torture/Drugs 18, Shoulder Arms 18, Stealth 12, Streetwise 10, Tactics 13, Wardrobe & Style 12 Cyberware FBC Body, Shoulder-Mounted Rocket Launcher, Neuroport, Self-ICE x3, Self-ICE Regenerator, Communications Receiver (w/ Descrambler), Jumpboosters, Armor Regeneration Matrix, Berserk, Experimental Sandevistan, Cybereye x2 (w/ Low-Light/Infrared/UV, Anti-Dazzle), Cyberarm x2 and Cyberleg x2 (w/ Hardened Shielding x4), Cyberaudio Suite (w/ Level Dampener) Armor Adam Smasher's Plating (Body & Head) Weapons Shoulder-Mounted Rocket Launcher, Pop-Up Autoshotgun, Adam Smasher's Chain Gun Cyberpunk 2077

   Cyberware Heavily Modified Dragoon,[R 1] Sandevistan, Missile Launcher, Retractable Arm Cannon[7] Gear Ba Xing Chong, Mk.31 HMG

5. #5Maine

   Keys: Maine

   BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION AGE Late 30s[R 1] STATUS Alive PLACE OF BIRTH Portland, Maine[1] DATE OF DEATH 2075 PLACE OF DEATH Japantown HOME Night City PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Male HAIR COLOR Blonde EYE COLOR Blue CYBERWARE See Cyberware EQUIPMENT See Equipment FAMILY PARTNER(S) Dorio (girlfriend) RELATIVE(S) Unnamed mother (deceased)[1] FACTION INFORMATION AFFILIATION NUSA SpecOps (formerly) Maine's crew OCCUPATION Boxer (formerly) Bouncer (formerly) Soldier (formerly) Mercenary ROLE Solo OTHER INFORMATION VOICED BY William Christopher Stephens (English) Hiroki Touchi (Japanese) Szymon Kuśmider (Polish) APPEARANCES GAME(S) Cyberpunk 2077 (mentioned) LITERATURE Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission Kit OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS Sub-Pages: 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 This article is about the character in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. For the US state, see Maine. Everybody gets a fair shake. Only way I operate.[2] MAINE

   Maine is a major character in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

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   Early Life

   Maine was the son of a jazz singer woman who travelled around working in bars and lounges with the hopes that some talent scout would find her. One time while in the Mainer city of Portland, she found out she was pregnant. She had vowed to forget all of her ex-lovers, so she had no clue on who the father was. The only thing she was certain is that she liked Portland and the state of Maine had been good to her. With that, she decided to settle down. She worked as a waitress for around ten years, while also raising her son, whom she named after the state they were living in.

   During his childhood, Maine was a small, sickly and frail kid, so he got beaten up often. Because of that, he promised to himself he would get much bigger and stronger than anyone around him. Over time, Maine began to achieve his objective and started fighting in underground boxing matches. After his first prize win, he got enough money to buy his first cyberware; titanium metacarpals and phalanges in his right hand so that it would be easier to knock his opponents out in a single punch. With those improvements, Maine accomplished his objective.[1]

   NUSA Military

   After the passing of his mother, Maine started working as a bouncer in clubs, but could not keep his job for long because he would beat up the troublemakers. One night, he beat up a group of five big guys that shared the same haircut. When the club found out those guys were NUSA SpecOps, Maine was fired without a second thought. The following day, Maine got a call with a job offer from the NUSA SpecOps. Knowing he could beat others and get paid for it convinced him to join them.

   Maine was deployed in South America alongside a unit of SpecOps, which included Solomon Reed whom he would befriend. Soon after, though, Maine's bravado was gone. For two years he witnessed the burning of many villages and after not finding the meaning to do something like that, he decided he had enough and took his discharge, returning to the NUSA.

   Around 2069, one of his former unit pals, Solomon Reed, contacted Maine and offered a different kind of job. This time, he would join Reed in the construction of a network of FIA spies in Night City in order to support the NUS effort in the Unification War. Maine turned Solomon's offer down, but acknowledged that Night City was a place of opportunity; a place where he could choose his own line of work. As such, Maine decided to become an edgerunner and journeyed to Night City to form his own crew.[1]

   Life in Night City

   While trying to build his own crew in Night City, Maine's interest was picked up by a woman named Dorio Gunnarsdóttir. He followed her for several days as she stalked a gangoon, and saved her life after she failed to kill him, recruiting her to his crew.[1] He also befriended Falco when he first arrived in Night City, with both working together on occasions, though the nomad never joined his crew.[3]

   Over the following years, Maine recruited more people, including Pilar and his sister Rebecca, and netrunners Sasha Yakovleva and Kiwi.[1] As a veteran edgerunner in Night City, Maine dreamed of "making it big," although he valued his friendship with his crew more than his glory.[R 2] At some point, Maine was drinking in the Afterlife alongside Dorio, Rebecca and Sasha before he and Sasha left for a gig from which only Maine returned.[4]

   One day, Kiwi brought in a netrunner known as Lucy Kushinada, which Maine promptly recruited into the crew.[1]

   Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

   Always seeking to better himself with cyberware, Maine would make a deal with Gloria Martinez, an Emergency Medical Technician who dealt in black market implants. Before Maine's deal could be completed, Gloria would be the victim of gang violence. Maine would later get word from Lucy that his Sandevistan had been spotted on another person. Lucy would set a trap for David Martinez on Maine's behalf.[5][2]

   Maine brought two members of his crew with him: his girlfriend Dorio, and another member named Pilar. Maine confronted David in Lucy's apartment, where the trap had been set, angrily messaging him during David's braindance with Lucy. Maine assaulted David and used his superior physique to suspend him by one leg. Maine, still working under the belief that David had stolen the Sandevistan on purpose, discussed plans to end David's life with Pilar.[6]

   David would clear up the misunderstanding, and Maine would offer his condolences. Maine would still be agitated about his loss of access to the Sandevistan, so David would offer to work to pay off his debt. Maine and Pilar initially rejected the idea, until Lucy vouched for David's abilities. Still unconvinced, David would demonstrate by moving Pilar's cigarette around the room at high speeds. David asked Maine to take him on a job so he could prove himself.[2]

   Maine agreed to the deal. David was introduced to another member of Maine's crew, Kiwi. Maine involved David in a job to steal data from Arasaka bodyguard Maxim Kuznetsov. The job did not go to plan, with a change in Maxim's schedule causing him to catch on to the plan. David was forced to flee with Lucy's car and deal with pursuing Tyger Claws, calling on his Sandevistan several times to deal with the situation. David would drive to Aldo's shop, only to have one of the pursuing Tyger Claws attack David and Lucy. Maine arrived by car and intervene just in time to save David from being killed by a Mantis Blade, executing the gang member with his hand cannon. With the threat removed and the car data now secure, the job was now complete.[2]

   David was invited to a celebration held by Maine's crew. Maine was impressed with David's abilities, and despite the apparent debt, offered David medication and a cut of the payment from the job. Maine then recommended David pursue additional cyberware upgrades. A bond was formed, putting David on Maine's crew, and a life path as an edgerunner. David also met the final member of Maine's crew, Rebecca, at this celebration. Maine was confronted by the fixer for the job, Faraday, who would be unsatisfied by the way the job had turned out. Maine would promise to satisfy all of Faraday's future demands.[2]

   David pestered Maine for additional work and training, with Maine calling upon other members of the crew to keep him busy. Maine provided David with his first gun. At the same meeting place, Maine would also encourage David to pursue a romantic relationship with Lucy.[7]

   Maine would enter a conflict with a cyberpsycho who suddenly murdered Pilar, saving David from a hand cannon when he froze up, as well as Rebecca from another hand cannon shot when she became reckless during the conflict. Maine would direct Kiwi to knock out Rebecca to save her from making more reckless decisions. Maine would experience a malfunction in his arm cannon during the conflict. David would fire a shot into the cyberpsycho's head at point black range. David assumed the cyberpycho's death and asked for Lucy's safety. However the cyberpsycho would surprisingly somehow not be dead after this. Maine would decapitate the cyberpsycho with a melee strike from his Gorilla Arms, saving David again after he had dropped his guard. Maine remained to speak with the NCPD about the incident while trusting his girlfriend Dorio to take care of his crew.[7]

   After the incident, Maine would offer Pilar's cyberware hands to David, which David would refuse, saying they were not suited to him. David would gesture at Maine's hands and Maine then offered to allow David to inherit his own cyberware hand on the day that he flatlined.[7]

   After insights about braindances from David, Maine's crew cooked up a scheme to abduct Jimmy Kurosaki. However, things didn't go according to plan, with David, Maine, and Kiwi all being neutralized by Kurosaki's EMP. Kurosaki would turn the tables on them by abducting David, forcing Dorio to temporarily take over leading the crew.[8]

   Dorio was successful in recovering David and completing the abduction of Kurosaki. Their plan to lure Tanaka to them with Kurosaki's help went ahead. Despite being outnumbered, Tanaka attacked Maine's crew, during which Maine experienced another malfunction in his cyberware. Maine successfully knocks out Tanaka in order to abduct him, however, Tanaka's needle projectiles killed Kurosaki, forcing Maine's crew to flee as Trauma Team was incoming.[8]

   After Tanaka's abduction, Maine began to experience medical issues due to his over-reliance on cyberware. Dorio implored Maine to downgrade in order to improve his condition, but the cyberware-addicted Maine was in denial and refused to consider it. Maine's personality degraded, and he would experience his first mini episode of cyberspychosis, during which he attacked Kiwi, removing her cyberware jaw before becoming lucid again.[8]

   Dorio summoned Lucy and David to discuss Maine's deteriorating condition and his risk of cyberpsychosis. David would speak with Maine privately. Maine was uncharacteristically abusive.[9]

   After being injected with several drugs, Maine would become lucid again. Dorio and Maine would return to David and Lucy's side, just in time to witness Tanaka flatlining. The jammer for Maine's crew was also fried at the same time, forcing Maine's crew to react to the incoming Trauma Team. David fled with Lucy's unconscious body to a downstairs car, while Maine would take Tanaka's resurrected body for use as a meat shield during the incoming confrontation. Dorio would remain at Maine's side.[9]

   Maine and Dorio stood back to back and confront a combination of the NCPD and Trauma Team. However as the fighting continued, Maine broke down into full cyberpsychosis, losing full touch with reality, and began shooting at Dorio, unable to distinguish friend from foe. Dorio briefly brought Maine back to lucidity with a dose of immunosuppressants, just in time to see her be killed by being shot through the back of the head by a panicking NCPD officer.[9]

   Maine's brief period of lucidity allowed him to understand he was at fault, but having lost his partner and realized his error, he willingly succumbed to cyberpsychosis and proceeded to kill more members of the NCPD and Trauma Team. David would return to Maine's side after securing Lucy, but he would send David away despite his protests. Maine constructed a pyre of sorts for Dorio out of explosive canisters, and was finally killed along with several Maxtac officers after he detonated the canisters. Acting on Maine's final request, David used the Sandevistan to escape the blast .[9] David returned to Lucy's car with one of Maine's arms, which offered him something to bury, as well as the opportunity to inherit Maine's cyberware hand.[9]

   Legacy

   Despite Maine's descent into cyberpyschosis, he would be the inspiration behind how David would live out the rest of his life, trying to embody both Maine's cyberware physique as well as all his values.[9]

   Lucy wrote "You were the only family I ever had" on Maine, Dorio and Pilar's shared niche in the North Oak Columbarium.[10]

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   Stats & Equipment

   Cyberware 2x cyberarms, Projectile Launch System, 2x cyberlegs, EMP Threading, Linear Frame,[11] Neuroport, Subdermal Armor Weaponry M-10AF Lexington (formerly), Crusher, L-69 Zhuo Vehicles Quadra Type-66 680 TS Notes

   The first time he is mentioned is in Episode 1, when Gloria Martinez calls him from her apartment. It is not revealed to the audience, what their conversation is about or who Maine is. He doesn't appear in the show until the very end of Episode 2, where he meets David Martinez in Lucy's apartment, and demands David's Sandevistan from him. While seemingly ruthless, he clearly seems touched when David tells about his mother's death.

6. #6Aldo

   Keys: Aldo

   BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION STATUS Alive HOME Santo Domingo, Night City LOCATION Rancho Coronado Container Freight Station PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Male HAIR COLOR Dark brown EQUIPMENT Cyberarm FACTION INFORMATION ROLE Techie APPEARANCES OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS EdgeIcon1 Aldo is a minor character in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

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   Aldo is working with Maine and his crew. He appears in Smooth Criminal and Lucky You, and owns a warehouse at the Rancho Coronado Container Freight Station that is used by the gang in their heists.

   Aldo sends David Martinez to Rebecca and Pilar's house to deliver Pilar's new golden cyberhands.[1]

7. #7Doc

   Keys: Doc

   BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION STATUS Alive HOME Santo Domingo, Night City PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Male HAIR COLOR White EYE COLOR Light grey iris, red sclera FACTION INFORMATION OCCUPATION Ripperdoc ROLE Medtech OTHER INFORMATION VOICED BY Borge Etienne (English) Kenjirô Tsuda (Japanese) APPEARANCES LITERATURE Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission Kit (mentioned) Cyberpunk 2077: XOXO OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 Just yesterday, a punk kid pushing XBDs for a quick buck. Go on, become that legend, or whatever the fuck you mercs do. 'Nother tale for the next dreamer. DOC TO DAVID MARTINEZ

   Doc is a Ripperdoc and a supporting character in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

   Appearance

   Doc is a middle-aged American of Haitian descent. He has light grey eyes with bright red sclera, chin-length white hair, and a prominent goatee. He has a lean, yet athletic build with defined musculature. His style is laidback, minimalist, and Entropist. His clothes consist of a pair of goggles used during surgery, white cargo pants, and sandals; he never wears shirts. Biography

   Life in Night City

   During the late 2060s, Doc worked out of a clinic in Arroyo, Santo Domingo, Night City. A surgeon by day, Doc moonlighted as an illicit ripperdoc, though he was also an active businessman, operating side-hustles selling braindances, software, drugs and other items often found on the black market. One day, however, a kid known as David Martinez started to visit his clinic in order to ogle any new cyberware he had received. Soon enough, both became acquaintances.[1]

   During the early 2070s,[2] Doc occasionally worked with Dino Dinovic and his crew at the Electric Orgasm bar in City Center. One time, he patched Screw's wounds for helping Dino's girlfriend Kali deliver a priceless shard. Before the operation, he teased his patient by mentioning how the couple were so loud that they could be heard having sex from two floors below and how Screw was an emotionless Maelstrom cyberhead. He then began the operation with no anesthesia, per Screw's request, and patched his wounds before the morning.[3]

   Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

   By 2075, Doc was considered as shameless and hedonistic, with a penchant for opportunism and ruthless negotiation which had a notable effect on the quality of life of his business associate, David Martinez. He had exposed David to braindances with extremely graphic levels of sex and violence known as XBDs, including a recently acquired braindance of a military veteran murdering several police officers during a cyberpsychotic episode.[4]

   In an effort to save money, David Martinez would use Doc's services to get himself a bootleg version of an expensive school update for Arasaka Academy. It turns out, this copy was corrupted and then damages the software at school. This incident would force Gloria Martinez into an extremely stressful visit to Arasaka Academy, and put David at risk for expulsion.[4]

   After the death of Gloria Martinez, in desperation for eddies, David Martinez would turn to Doc to sell a Sandevistan cyber implant he discovered among his mother's things. Doc would only offer David a tiny fraction of the implant's value, citing its status as a black market object. David was not satisfied by the amount offered. David would later ask to sell again, being offered an even smaller sum and experiencing further frustration.[5]

   After being bullied at school by Katsuo, David would instead choose a new purpose for the Sandevistan, having it directly implanted into his own body. Although Doc issued some snarky warnings about the effects the Sandevistan, Doc gleefully agrees afterwards to offer David the service of implanting the Sandevistan for free, on the condition that when the Sandevistan fails to be compatible with David's biology, the Sandevistan would then become Doc's property.[5]

   As part of his plan to secure the Sandevistan for himself, Doc willingly omits information about drugs that David ought to be taking, which is later discovered by Lucy after she teams up with David.[5]

   The Sandevistan implant would ultimately prove to be extremely compatible with David's biology. Despite David's rocky history with Doc, he would continue to use Doc's services for future cyberware upgrades.[6]

   By 2076, Doc would later marvel at David's unique biology, comparing his extensively modified body to that of infamous figure Adam Smasher, and offering David Adam's backstory.

   During David's final meeting with Doc, David would arrive seeking to manage the symptoms of his overuse of cyberware. Doc would suggest a downgrade, causing rage in the now cyberware addicted and emotionally destabilized David. Frustrated with both his personal circumstance and Doc's long history of financial abuse, David lashes out at Doc with physical abuse. David then collected himself and immediately apologized. Doc would resentfully offer David the drugs he was seeking instead. Doc would explain to David that he was now on a guaranteed path to Cyberpsychosis and ultimately death, with the drugs only offering a temporary reprieve.

   Notes

   Doc is introduced in the first episode, Let You Down. When not working on the operation table, he seems to enjoy sex simulations with multiple virtual partners while publicly using a pleasuring device. He also loves to share a good braindance. When asked about why Doc cannot be seen in Cyberpunk 2077, Comic Book and Animation Narrative Director Bartosz Sztybor said there are things happened between Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and the game that will be told later in the future

8. #8Dorio Gunnarsdóttir

   Keys: Dorio Gunnarsdóttir

   BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION AGE Late 30s[R 1] STATUS Alive PLACE OF BIRTH Iceland[1] DATE OF DEATH 2075 PLACE OF DEATH Japantown HOME Night City PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Female HAIR COLOR Blonde EYE COLOR Blue CYBERWARE See Cyberware EQUIPMENT See Equipment FAMILY PARTNER(S) Maine (boyfriend) RELATIVE(S) Gunnar (father, deceased)[1] Unnamed mother[1] FACTION INFORMATION AFFILIATION Maine's crew OCCUPATION Weightlifter (formerly) Mercenary ROLE Solo OTHER INFORMATION VOICED BY Marie Westbrook (English) Michiko Kaiden (Japanese) Aleksandra Nowicka (Polish) APPEARANCES GAME(S) Cyberpunk 2077 (mentioned) LITERATURE Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission Kit OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS Sub-Pages: 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 Dorio Gunnarsdóttir[1] is a major character in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

   Appearance & Personality

   Dorio is an extremely tall and imposing woman with a very muscular appearence. She is the second tallest member of Maine's crew, with only Maine (who has drastically increased his physical size with cyberware) shown to be taller. She has short, blonde hair and strong facial features, as well as serious, sullen looking eyes. Her simple outfit consists of a large, open jacket with nothing underneath and tight, black shorts. Both of her legs are bare metal cyberware and left exposed at all times.

   Dorio is shown to be caring and nice to those she trusts, predominantly to Maine. Despite her gruff appearance and commanding leadership skills, she is very motherly and also cheerful at times. Biography

   Early Life

   Dorio Gunnarsdóttir was born in Iceland to professional athlete parents. She spent her childhood and youth training in gyms, consuming uber-healthy meals, and traveling the world with her family from one weight-lifting or track meet to the next while living off wealthy sponsors and tournament rewards. Dorio's parents basically groomed her to be able to become a world-class athlete, however, that dream changed once they arrived at the West Coast of North America.

   Dorio's family was going to participate in a track meet for the West Coast Grand Prix Circuit celebrated in Night City. During that tournament, Dorio's family met the Animals, a local gang of heavy-weights, who told them about the underground fight circuit they were running, a conversation that Dorio's mother said outright broke Gunnar, Dorio's father. At the end of the tournament, Gunnar emerged as the top hammer thrower, obtaining a solid, yet overwhelming prize money. This, however, made him realize he could make much more eddies by winning a single punch-up on the underground fights ran by the Animals instead. One night, Gunnar decided to sign up for an illegal tournament in order to join the Animals, though this was a very difficult endeavor as everyone participating was close to being considered a world-class athlete. To the surprise of a number of spectators, Gunnar came out on top, and the Animals paid out and took him as one of their own. Dorio's mother was infuriated with him for participating in that event, however, the money ultimately gave her family a comfortable life in Night City.[1]

   Life in Night City

   With Dorio and her mother spending their days training and not worried about their next competition, the mother's doubts were calmed down. That is, until a shootout between the Animals and the Voodoo Boys killed Gunnar, with only a scrap of his face being identifiable after he had been ripped apart by the crossfire. The family's comfortable life came crashing down, however, this wasn't too much of a worry for the two women, who lived instead a modestly life, pumping iron day after day.

   As time went on, Dorio started to become bored of her life, while her mother instead made the conscious decision to become a notorious professional athlete, sacrificing anything else and devoting herself fully into that. Dorio didn't follow her mother in this decision, and in time also realizing it wasn't for her either way. Ever since her father's death, Dorio's hate for the gangs around Night City had only increased over the years, with a special focus on the Voodoo Boys and the Animals. But being a weightlifter was the only thing she knew to do, however, during the following months she skipped a few practices and meetings, and instead wandered around Night City, looking down at many dark alleys, while searching for something she hadn't yet grasped on. One day, she decided to buy a gun for herself, since while living in Night City, that was the natural thing to do.

   Not much later, Dorio trained her gaze on an Animal; a simple random guy whom she observed, followed and stalked. At the same time, Dorio began thinking of killing him, someone that didn't know her nor what had happened to her. And finally, one night, Dorio decided to proceed with her thoughts to quench her rising hatred. She followed the Animal to a bar, watched him drink (which was a lot), and when he went to the bathroom, Dorio followed behind. Once he started his business, Dorio pulled the gun on his head, but failed to pull the trigger. A split second later, she was on the floor with a broken nose and with the Animal in front of her pointing Dorio with her own gun. But he didn't fire either, as his brain was exploding from the gunshot of another shooter. A guy called Maine had saved Dorio's life, someone who had been stalking her while she stalked the Animal. He helped Dorio up and mentioned he was looking for people for his mercenary crew of edgerunners. Those words meant something for Dorio, who accepted to join his crew in a heartbeat.[1]

   Over the years, Dorio became a veteran edgerunner and Maine's right-hand crewmate as well as romantic partner. She was jacked and strong, but, despite her tough exterior, had a soft side that she only showed to the people she trusted.[R 2] At some point, Dorio was drinking in the Afterlife alongside Rebecca, Maine and Sasha before the later two left for a gig from which only Maine returned.[2]

   Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

   She, Maine and Pilar are the crewmembers who initially arrive at Lucy's apartment in Episode 2 after being alerted that David was in possession of Maine's already purchased Sandevistan.

   The first time we see Dorio in action is during the Maxim car-hacking mission in Episode 3, though her only task is to clone Maxim's car keys while Rebecca distracts him, which ultimately backfires. However, the mission ends up being successful overall.

   In Episode 4, we see more of Dorio's exceptional physical strength and adept boxing capabilities. She is seen training David in hand-to-hand combat, where she shows him up by striking a punching bag so hard it flies multiple feet into the air. We also see that she is a generally cheerful person, especially when drinking with her friends. Her relationship with Maine is extremely physical--expected, as they are both muscle in the crew--and sometimes seemingly masochistic, as she is often seen hitting him as a sign of affection. She and Maine are the first to notice growing interest between Lucy and David, and even set up a romantic scenario by dropping them off at Doc's clinic and loaning them Maine's car so he can drive her home. This is the catalyst to the events that lead up to David and Lucy being in a relationship.

   After the plan to kidnap Jimmy Kurosaki initially backfires, she accompanies Lucy to rescue David, who had, in turn, been kidnapped by Jimmy. She also accompanies Maine later to kidnap Tanaka. Around this time Maine, begins to suffer cyberpsychosis, which Dorio initially notices when his hands shake uncontrollably. She gently tries to convince him to downgrade his cyberware, to which he responds defensively and goes on a rampage. Dorio manages to inject him with immuno-blockers, ending his episode, but not before he seriously injures Kiwi. As a result, she demands that Lucy take over for Kiwi, an order Lucy initially disagrees with but eventually accepts.

   After Lucy attempts to kill Tanaka from the inside, which calls Trauma Team and NCPD to their hideout, Dorio and Maine tell David and Lucy to flee and prepare the getaway car while they attempt to defend the area. Though they manage to hold their own, Maine eventually lapses into cyberpsychosis again, almost shooting Dorio in the process. Dorio is distracted trying to administer suppressants to Maine, resulting in her being shot multiple times in the head and back. Dorio's death causes Maine to finally break and fully give in to cyberpsychosis. David, determined to help them, returns to the hideout to find Maine creating a funeral pyre for Dorio out of explosive canisters. Maine tells him to run, as he will not survive if he stays. When MaxTac arrives, Maine ignites the canisters, completely obliterating himself and whatever remained of Dorio.[citation needed]

   Legacy

   Lucy wrote "You were the only family I ever had" on Dorio, Maine and Pilar's shared niche in the North Oak Columbarium.[3]

   Stats & Equipment

   Cyberware 2x cyberarms (2x Gorilla Arms), 2x cyberlegs (w/ right leg unnamed hidden gun cyberware), EMP Threading, Neuroport Weaponry Unity,[4] Overture, HJSH-18 Masamune Vehicles Chevillon Emperor[5] Notes

   Dorio is introduced at the end of episode 2 Like A Boy. Though Dorio's father is not named directly, his name Gunnar is inferred from Dorio's patronymic surname.

9. #9Falco

   Keys: Falco

   BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION STATUS Alive PLACE OF BIRTH Texas[1] HOME Night City (formerly) PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Male HAIR COLOR Dark Brown EYE COLOR Brown CYBERWARE See Cyberware EQUIPMENT See Equipment FAMILY RELATIVE(S) Unnamed parents[1] FACTION INFORMATION AFFILIATION Maine's crew (defunct) David's crew (defunct) OCCUPATION Farmer (formerly) Street racer (formerly) Mercenary (formerly) ROLE Nomad OTHER INFORMATION VOICED BY Matthew Mercer (English) Yasuyuki Kase (Japanese) APPEARANCES GAME(S) Cyberpunk 2077 LITERATURE Cyberpunk 2077: Kickdown Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission Kit OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS Sub-Pages: 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 Falco is a major character in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

   Biography

   Early Life

   Falco was born in the Free State of Texas to a family of landowners who cultivated vast swaths of farmland in collaboration with Biotechnica. His favorite part of the work there involved driving tractors, which he usually pushed to the furthest, traversing across the fields at unimaginable speeds. With a newfound passion for driving, instead of taking the reins at the farm, Falco began racing with a stock car and entered the local races. With such a talent and cool head, he was able to succeed in making the riskiest maneuvers, and very soon reached the podium at his local circuit.

   Thinking globally, Falco started to participate in pro racing, where he reigned above the rest as well. After consecutively winning an unprecedented of more than twelve races, Falco began to look for new challenges to satisfy his hunger for more.[1]

   Life in Night City

   The search for new trials took him to Night City, which allowed him to race against some of the craziest drivers from around the world on some of the most dangerous and hardest urban courses in existence. This time, Falco was not always winning and that was something he liked. Considered to be among the best, Falco went toe-to-toe against the city's greatest street racers, including Rearview and Jeremy Taylor.[1] One of the first friends Falco made in the city was Maine, whom he would later work with on occasions.[2]

   Over time, Falco started doing paid gigs around Night City. Rearview gave him the first one, doing a heist on an Orbital Air warehouse. After finding two more mercs, they successfully pulled it off. Soon after, Falco gained access to the Afterlife, where the club's crowd got to know and like him, and Falco came around to enjoy the tension that these gigs offered. With such a satisfying life, he mostly dropped racing, only participating in occasional courses as a special guest,[1] such as the Demons of Kabuki race.[3]

   Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

   Falco used to hang out with Maine and his crew, whom he occasionally worked with as well.[2][4]

   Shortly after Maine's death, Falco joined David's crew and played a much more prominent role as the crew's getaway driver. Both David and him would become good friends.[2]

   He is seen transporting David, Rebecca and Julio on a mission provided by Wakako Okada. After the mission, he is seen speaking to David at the usual mission after party, saying he didn't believe David had what it takes to join Maine's crew in the beginning. Toward the end of the series, he becomes one of David's greatest allies, using his immense driving skills to help him capture an Arasaka convoy, and then assault Arasaka Tower to rescue Lucy. He is the last person Kiwi calls as she is dying. He helps Rebecca hold off large numbers of police and troops in Corpo Plaza, using the Chevillon Emperor as cover. When Rebecca is killed by Adam Smasher, he lapses into a fit of rage and attempts to physically attack Smasher, only to be instantly knocked back several feet by a gutpunch. His final task from David is to honor a promise he made off-screen to escape safely with Lucy and the reward money for the mission, 1.25 million eurodollars for each.

   The Jacket

   After escaping from Night City, Falco and Lucy parted ways, making sure she would be safe. Shortly thereafter, Falco collected some items of his fallen friends to remember them, including David's Jacket, and stored them in a self-storage container unit in the Badlands, near the border with Night City. After spending some time away to deal with trauma and think of his future, Falco came back to get his belongings from the container. It was then when he saw Dalton Estevan-Luis, a former Valentino, robbing some of the items. Dalton saw Falco and jumped on a bike, managing to escape to Night City, where Falco didn't dare to follow as he was a wanted man.

   Falco hired fixer Dakota Smith to employ a crew of edgerunners in order to retrieve the stolen items — David's jacket and Lexington pistol, and Rebecca's Masamune rifle and Shingen SMG. While waiting for them, he was assaulted by a group of REO Meatwagon medics, who had received a signal from David's jacket (which was originally a REO field jacket), as its tracking device had gotten activated. The jacket possessed valuable data thanks to a biomonitor that had gathered information on David's performance while wearing unique cyberware, something that Arasaka was after. Falco was saved by the edgerunner crew, and proceeded to tell them where they could find the stolen items. After they left, he contacted Dakota in order to give her the REO Meatwagon ambulance that had remained. He did this to help her people and pay an old debt he owned to her.

   Once the crew had recovered the items, they met with Falco at the Sunset Motel in the Badlands east of the city. After taking the belongings back and getting one last moment of remembrance for his former crew, Falco put them on the storage cargo of his Chevillon Emperor, next to the many other boxes and bags occupying the backside of the car. He paid the hired crew and after saying his farewell, Falco climbed into the Chevillon and left once more, heading south and away from Night City.[2]

   2077

   In 2077, a certain mercenary by the name of V came across a discarded braindance which mentioned David by name, warning V not to follow in his's fate. Their curiosity piqued by the BD and V reached out to local fixer Muamar Reyes requesting more information, and Muamar in turn contacted Falco. Soon later, Falco contacted V personally, telling them that his crew's "15 minutes were up" and not to bother looking for them. However, recognizing the similarities between David and V, and their actions against Arasaka, Falco gave V David's jacket as a final parting gift from one edgerunner to another.[5]

   Appearance & Personality

   Falco is a seemingly older man of average height and build. He has semi-long, dark brown hair, slightly parted in the middle, that blooms out to the sides and a thick, but neat mustache that curls up at the ends. He wears Western-style clothes, such as a multi-tone brown waistcoat with suspender-like straps around the shoulders, over a white, high collar shirt with long sleeves. The right sleeve is rolled up to reveal his only obvious cyberware enhancement: a single, silver and black cyberarm of unknown make or model. He wears dark brown pants and light brown shoes. Around his hips hangs a yellow ammo belt with a single, holstered Techtonika Burya on the right side. He has a notable, Southern drawl. The vehicle he drives for Maine's crew is a customized Chevillon Emperor.

   Falco serves as a reliable driver throughout the series, never questioning his orders and effectively doing his duties with a high level of composure. He is relatively distant from the crew, sharing no on-screen intimacy with any of them, but cares for them nonetheless, lapsing into moments of outrage when other crew members are harmed. For example, he knocks out Maine after Kiwi is assaulted by him.

   His driving skills are put to the test later in the series, after the crew loses Maine and Dorio. His ability to use the Chevillon Emperor as both a vehicle and weapon becomes instrumental to David. He is, most importantly, a man of his word, keeping his promise to David at the end of the show.[citation needed] Associated Quests

   Cyberpunk 2077

   Over the Edge Stats & Equipment

   Stats INT 6 REF 8 DEX 6 TECH 5 COOL 4 WILL 6 LUCK — MOVE 5 BODY 6 EMP 4 Skills Athletics 8, Brawling 12, Concentration 6, Conversation 10, Deduction 10, Drive Land Vehicle 20, Education 6, Endurance 10, Evasion 12, First Aid 11, Handgun 14, Human Perception 12, Local Expert 12, Perception 12, Persuasion 8, Resist Torture/Drugs 10, Stealth 10, Streetwise 8, Tracking 12, Wardrobe & Style 8[2] Cyberware EMP Threading,[2] Neuroport,[2] Right Arasaka cyberarm[2] Armor Light Armorjack (Head & Body) Weapons RT-46 Burya Vehicles Custom Chevillon Emperor, Mahir Supron FS3[6] Notes

   Although Falco appears in some of the early episodes of Edgerunners, it isn't until Episode 6 when he is briefly seen in action, eventually becoming a regular starting in Episode 7.

10. #10Faraday

    Keys: Faraday

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION STATUS Alive DATE OF DEATH 2076 PLACE OF DEATH Corporate Plaza HOME Night City PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Male HAIR COLOR Gray EYE COLOR Gray and yellow CYBERWARE See Cyberware EQUIPMENT See Equipment FACTION INFORMATION AFFILIATION Militech (formerly) Arasaka (formerly) OCCUPATION Broker ROLE Corpo Fixer OTHER INFORMATION VOICED BY Kazuhiko Inoue (Japanese) Giancarlo Esposito (English) APPEARANCES OTHER Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night City Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 What are fixers if not glorified pet owners who keep their mercenary hounds well fed? There is but one true measure of success in Night City. One standing in the corporate world. FARADAY TO KIWI

    Faraday is the main antagonist of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. He also appears in the Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night City board game.

    Appearance

    Faraday was a slim, middle-aged man with gray hair. He wore a burgundy Neokitsch suit with black trim and yellow accents, black gloves, black shoes, and a white button-down shirt. His most striking feature were his four optical implants, of which three were located on the right side of his face. The latter could glow red in the dark. Biography

    Faraday was known as a ruthless fixer based out of Santo Domingo, often employing Maine and his mercenary crew.[1] While working for Militech, Faraday hired mercs to conduct jobs that usually involved them performing corporate espionage against Arasaka. This was usually the case for Maine, whom Farady contracted to obtain information from an Arasaka employee known as Maxim Kuznetsov.[2] Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

    Faraday was unhappy on Maine's methods to obtain the information he asked from Arasaka.[2]

    After Maine's death during a firefight with Trauma Team and MaxTac, Faraday began working with the former's protege David Martinez and the remnants of his crew to continue operations.[3] These included the theft of a prototype from their research facilities. Farraday's connection to Militech led Arasaka to hire thugs to assassinate him, which he narrowly escaped. This assassination attempt was actually part of a plan by Arasaka counter intelligence to manipulate Faraday into defecting to their corporation. Faraday would not guess Arasaka's intentions, despite fancying himself a master manipulator and social climber. Spoken down to by his superior at Militech, Faraday would feel undervalued by Militech and endangered by Arasaka. Opening communication with a Douglas on their payroll, Faraday agreed to defect to Arasaka in return for helping track down Lucyna Kushinada, and collect data on a prototype exo-skeleton. For this task, Faraday would receive 500 thousand eddies and was promised another 500 thousand if he brought her alive. With help from Netrunner Kiwi, he set up a trap for Lucy, after multiple attempts to get her to willingly work with them. Unknown to David, Faraday would abduct Lucy before sending him on a job.[4]

    Faraday tasked David with retrieving inventory from an Arasaka convoy, part of Faraday's plan to set a trap for David and earn the recognition of his new superiors at Arasaka. Faraday would use the captured Lucy to fake a call from her, with the fake Lucy encouraging David to don the prototype cyberskeleton. Lucy would escape Faraday's trap and contact David, but she was too late to stop David from donning the cyberskeleton. Faraday would taunt David with his actions, sending David into a vengeful rage.[5]

    After this, Faraday would arrange for the death of his co-conspirator Kiwi, on Arasaka's orders. Kiwi would evade her assassins just long enough to have time to send Faraday's location to David, an act or both remorse and revenge. Kiwi would then be killed by a thug hired by Faraday.

    Arriving by shuttle at Arasaka Tower, Faraday would meet with his contact at Arasaka counterintel, who would express displeasure at the events unfolding, as the powered up David had caused unpredicted and immense casualties to Arasaka. While in a verbal dispute with his contact, the powered up and nearly cyberpsychotic David arrived. David used his new gravity weapon to cause severe injuries all across Faraday's body.

    Adam Smasher then took most of David's attention as a conflict was imminent. Faraday would beg him to kill David, but the ruthless borg wouldn't take orders from him, not knowing or caring who the lowly fixer was. However the vengeful David would not allow Faraday to escape, sending out an attack on the shuttle Trauma Team had sent to recover Faraday. Faraday would fall to his death from the top of Arasaka Tower, but not by the hands of David Martinez, but because of the force of the blast from a missile launched by Adam Smasher.[6]

    Gangs of Night City

    Faraday is one of the character cards in Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night City. He is described as the go-to fixer of Pacifica. Description

    Faraday is very precise. If he plans something, he needs to know everything, even where his edgerunners will stand or what kind of cyberware they'll use. He doesn't like when something doesn't go as planned, but he won't scream or be angry. Oh, no, he'll be much worse. He will calmly tell you that you made a mistake and you should behave better next time. But you don't know if there's a next time for you. That's Faraday's modus operandi. He likes people to be stressed and scared, not sure of what he's got planned for them. He's cold, doesn't like to get close with his edgerunners, and knows how to pull strings. Thanks to his amazing planning skills, he always lands on his feet.[7] Equipment

    Cyberware Cyberoptics (three right eye, one left eye), EMP Threading, Neuroport Weapons Arasaka TKI-20 Shingen,[4] Militech M-76e Omaha[5] Vehicles Chevillon Thrax 388 Jefferson

11. #11Gloria Martinez

    Keys: Gloria Martinez

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION STATUS Deceased DATE OF DEATH 2075 HOME Santo Domingo, Night City RESIDENCE Megabuilding H4 PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Female HAIR COLOR Vivid red EYE COLOR Brown CYBERWARE See Cyberware EQUIPMENT See Equipment FAMILY RELATIVE(S) David Martinez (son) FACTION INFORMATION AFFILIATION REO Meatwagon OCCUPATION EMT Black market cyberware vendor ROLE Medtech[1] OTHER INFORMATION VOICED BY Gloria Garayua (English) Yurika Hino (Japanese) APPEARANCES GAME(S) Cyberpunk 2077 (mentioned) LITERATURE Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission Kit OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 Gloria Martinez was the mother of David Martinez and a supporting character in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

    Biography

    Life in Night City

    While working as en EMT, David Martinez was born to Gloria in the back of an ambulance while it was speeding through the streets of Night City. While re-attaching the arm of an edgerunner who had gotten it shot off, Gloria felt her water break, so she quickly finished the sutures before telling the mercenary to swap seats with her, then proceeded to deliver her own baby on the gurney, with the ambulance still speeding towards a hospital. The merc alongside her cut the umbilical cord using the mantis blades in the arm Gloria had just reattached. A brutal yet somewhat poetic tale that bonded mother and son in the awareness that she would do absolutely anything for him, and he would never let her down.[1]

    Gloria lived with son in an apartment of Megabuilding H4 in Arroyo. Life in Santo Domingo was not easy, as danger was behind every corner of the trashed-filled district, though Gloria did her damnedest raise his kid all by herself and to shelter him from all possible threats.[1] Due to Gloria's great effort into her job as an EMT for REO Meatwagon, David was eligible for enrollment into the Arasaka Academy after successfully proving his grades, something that made Gloria very proud of.[2]

    Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

    In 2075, Gloria took a military-grade Sandevistan from James Norris' body after he was subdued by MaxTac, to sell it to Maine. Before she could hand over the Sandevistan, however, she ended up getting called to pick David up from Arasaka Academy after he got in trouble. On their way home, the two got caught in a crossfire with a gang of Animals and another car and crashed in the process. When the Trauma Team arrived to help their platinum client, they ignored Martinez and her son, so the pair ended up receiving treatment from a low-end surgeon. The very next day, however, her condition worsened and she died, with the doctor giving her chronically overworked body as the reason.[2]

    David, with few options to bury his mother, would have to budget-cremate her body; her ashes placed in a cheap, plastic urn. David kept the urn with him, as well all of his mother's belongings, particularly her EMT jacket which he would find alongside the Sandevistan she was going to sell to Maine.[2]

    Legacy

    David kept his mother's urn until his death. Afterwards, her ashes were interred in the North Oak Columbarium by David's girlfriend Lucy, who wrote "You were right. David reached the top of Arasaka Tower." on her niche.[3]

    Stats & Equipment

    Cyberware EMP Threading, Neuroport Clothing Gloria's Jacket Vehicles Thorton Galena G240

12. #12James Norris

    Keys: James Norris

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION STATUS Deceased DATE OF DEATH 2075 PLACE OF DEATH Corpo Plaza, Night City PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Male HAIR COLOR Blonde CYBERWARE See Cyberware EQUIPMENT See Equipment FACTION INFORMATION AFFILIATION NUSA Armed Forces OCCUPATION NUSA Lieutenant Colonel ROLE Cyberpsycho Solo APPEARANCES GAME(S) Cyberpunk 2077 OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 James Norris is a minor character that appears in the first episode of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

    Appearance

    Norris is a tall, burly man equipped to the teeth with cyberware and can be seen carrying various weapons on his back. He has blonde hair and a gray beard.[1] Biography

    James Norris was a former lieutenant colonel of the NUSA military, who went cyberpsycho in Night City. Arriving at City Center, Norris walked to the campus of the Militech Offices in Corporate Plaza and attacked multiple NCPD officers utilizing his cyberware and weaponry.[1] His rampage resulted in the deaths of 27 officers.[2] When MaxTac arrived on the scene, Norris was quickly paralyzed with a quickhack and then neutralized by being shot in the head with a M-179 Achilles.[1]

    Norris' death was automatically recorded as a braindance due to his military-grade cyberware, and was edited by well-known BD editor Jimmy Kurosaki for distribution.[2] His cyberware was recovered by EMT Gloria Martinez. She planned to sell it to Maine, who had arrangement with her to buy salvaged cyberware, but she died in a car accident before the exchange could be made.[3]

    In 2077, the BD of Norris's death was left in a trash can for V to find, but with a warning to not end up like David Martinez, prompting them to inquire the whereabouts of David.[4] Equipment

    Cyberware Body Plating (jaw, neck, torso, left shoulder), 2x Cyberarms (right arm Mantis Blade, left arm Projectile Launch System), 2x Cyberlegs (right leg unnamed knee blade cyberware), 2x Cyberoptics, Neuroport (Heavy Duty Neural Processor,[5] Experimental Sandevistan, Military Grade Self-ICE), Subdermal Armor Weaponry HJSH-18 Masamune, DB-2 Satara, HJKE-11 Yukimura, M-76e Omaha Notes

    In the English dub of Edgerunners, Norris is initially identified as a lieutenant colonel, but he is later referred to as a second lieutenant

13. #13Jimmy Kurosaki

    Keys: Jimmy Kurosaki

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ALIAS(ES) JK STATUS Deceased DATE OF DEATH 2075 PLACE OF DEATH Watson HOME Night City RESIDENCE Watson’s Northside, at the docks LOCATION Watson PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Male HAIR COLOR Blueish-black EYE COLOR Blue and pink CYBERWARE See Cyberware EQUIPMENT See Equipment FACTION INFORMATION OCCUPATION Braindance editor ROLE Techie OTHER INFORMATION VOICED BY Kirk Thornton (English) Yoshito Yasuhara (Japanese) APPEARANCES OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS EdgeIcon1 Jimmy Kurosaki is a minor character that appears in the fifth episode of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

    Biography

    Jimmy Kurosaki is a renowned Braindance editor who's known for scrolling high quality BDs of recent events, which has made him extremely well known and exceedingly wealthy. He has several long running series of XBDs, such as Brain Death II (20 episodes), Edgerunners (32 episodes), It's Alive Not and many more. Kurosaki also does custom work for personal clients, going as far up as Arasaka board members, like Tanaka, for whom he creates custom made XBDs.[1]

    One of the XBDs he made was of cyberpsycho James Norris who went on a rampage and, less than a day later, Kurosaki would scroll the recording in a BD of his Edgerunners series number 32.[1][2]

    Maine's crew finds out that their target Tanaka enjoys Kurosaki's more exclusive XBDs and attempts to kidnap Kurosaki in order to recruit him to their cause. But Kurosaki has ways to protect himself with an EMP device, incapacitates the crew, kidnaps David instead and brings him to his studio. He then edits David into the role of Norris in Norris' rampage BD and lets the boy relive the madness again. Kurosaki then is surprised by Dorio and Lucy, who help David. However, Kurosaki can draw an ace again and calls two drones that protect him from above. After their deactivation, Kurosaki finally gives in and follows the group's orders. Maine's crew then lures Tanaka to Jimmy's studio with the promise of a special new scroll. Tanaka is able to defend himself and shoots numerous needles from the palms of his hands at the crew. After a short fight, Kurosaki is holding his throat, sinks bleeding to the floor and flatlines. He was hit by one of Tanaka's needles. David imagines JK grinning at him while dying, prompting fear into the young merc. After this the crew has to make a quick escape with Tanaka because Trauma Team is incoming due to Jimmy Kurosaki having Platinum Trauma Team insurance.[1]

    In 2077, the BD of Norris's death that Kurosaki scrolled was left in a trash can for V to find, but with an added warning to not end up like David Martinez.[3] Appearance

    Kurosaki is a tall, skinny man who dresses in a Neokitsch style. His face is implanted with several gold-plated facial mods replacing his nose and covering his chin, his eyes have been replaced with cyberoptics with a blue-pink circle design on the iris and pupil. His hair is long and shaved on the sides. He also has a pencil mustache.[1] Quotes

    "Some metal's simply not meant to mix with meat." - Kurosaki to David in Episode 5 All Eyez On Me, in Kurosaki's studio. David tries to convince him of his tolerance to the Sandevistan, but Kurosaki has seen too many chromed up people go nuts to believe that. His last words to David are "You either lose your mind, or die... no inbetween". Equipment

    Cyberware

    Shock-n-Awe Cyberoptics (blue-pink iris and pupil) Multiple back facing Kiroshi Optics Gold faceplate (Nose and chin) Chrome cyberhands Torso plate Vehicles

    Rayfield Caliburn Other

    Two Militech Wyverns Notes

    Kurosaki has Platinum Trauma Team insurance.[1]

14. #14Julio

    Keys: Julio

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION STATUS Alive DATE OF DEATH 2076 PLACE OF DEATH Totentanz HOME Night City PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Male HAIR COLOR Light Brown EYE COLOR Dark Brown CYBERWARE See Cyberware EQUIPMENT See Equipment FACTION INFORMATION AFFILIATION David's crew OCCUPATION Mercenary ROLE Solo OTHER INFORMATION VOICED BY Bryce Papenbrook (English) Soma Saito (Japanese) APPEARANCES GAME(S) Cyberpunk 2077 (mentioned) OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 Julio is a minor character in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

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    David Martinez and his crew were given a job from Night City-based fixer Wakako Okada, in which they had to rescue hostages from the Maelstrom gang located at the Totentanz. At the request of Wakako, David brought along a new recruit named Julio. David provided Julio with a superior weapon to the one he had. David also told Julio not to rush things, alongside telling him to be behind David at all times, as he's new to the crew. Ignoring David's advice, Julio get's himself killed by running into an explosive trap. However the objective of the operation would be completed, with all hostages being rescued.[1]

    Someone from David's crew wrote "He blew us away with enthusiasm" on Julio's niche in the North Oak Columbarium.[2] Appearance & Personality

    Julio is shown to be excited, due to working with David Martinez, someone he admires. Stats & Equipment

    Cyberware 2x Cyberarms, EMP Threading, Neuroport Weaponry Machete, M-10AF Lexington, DB-2 Satara (given by David Martinez)

15. #15Kate

    Keys: Kate

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION STATUS Alive HOME Night City LOCATION Arasaka Tower PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Female HAIR COLOR Red EYE COLOR Red (cybreroptics) FACTION INFORMATION AFFILIATION Arasaka OCCUPATION Arasaka Counterintelligence Operative ROLE Corporate OTHER INFORMATION VOICED BY Rachel Robinson (English) APPEARANCES OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS EdgeIcon1 Kate is a Corporate and a secondary character in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

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    In 2076, Kate, alongside Douglas, investigate the activities of an unknown netrunner targeting Arasaka operatives who attempted to reconstruct the late Tanaka's data. Seeking to turn a fixer to Arasaka's payroll, Kate arranged for Faraday to be ambushed by gangbangers. Predictably, he would feel undervalued by Militech and thus turn collar to Arasaka. Faraday would soon capture the rogue netrunner, Lucyna Kushinada, and discovered that she was trying to cover up that David Martinez was a candidate for the cyberskeleton.

    Determined to conduct a field test, Kate and Douglas later observed via drone as Faraday arranged for David and his crew to find the cyberskeleton before they were cornered by Militech. Faraday would then call David using Lucy's voice to manipulate him into installing the cyberskeleton after which the boy would wipe out Militech before the Arasaka recovery team would swoop to collect both him and the suit.

    However, what was supposed to be a simple field test soon spiraled out of control, as David failed to wipe out Militech and was racing through Night City towards Arasaka Tower. Douglas reported these events to Kate, who expressed confusion, as David shouldn't have had any knowledge of their direct involvement. Kate then immediately contacted Arasaka Security, even at risk alerting the higher ups, though she assured Douglas that they merely needed to sweep up a storm to hide in the dust. She then cursed Faraday for fumbling their investment.

    As MaxTac soon became involved, Kate declared they needed to neutralize David before he could make matters worse for them. Though Douglas stated that David would have to burn out on his own, Kate revealed that she summoned Adam Smasher to deal with the situation. She remarked that pending their field test, the cyberskeleton was designed for him, so it'd be fitting for Smasher to be the one to destroy it.

    As Faraday's AV was approaching the tower, it confirmed Kate's suspicions that David was targeting him, not the two of them. She then ordered Douglas to meet with Faraday to collect Lucy but the fixer wasn't allowed to set foot beyond the loading dock. She also made it clear that Douglas was going to be her scapegoat for this whole fiasco.

    While Smasher was able to kill David, he failed to keep Lucy from escaping and with her, all the data on the cyberskeleton.

16. #16Katsuo Tanaka

    Keys: Katsuo Tanaka

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION AGE Late teens STATUS Alive HOME Night City PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Male HAIR COLOR Blue EYE COLOR Blue CYBERWARE See Cyberware FAMILY RELATIVE(S) Mr. Tanaka (father) FACTION INFORMATION AFFILIATION Arasaka OCCUPATION Arasaka Academy student OTHER INFORMATION VOICED BY Aleks Le (English) Kaito Ishikawa (Japanese) APPEARANCES OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS EdgeIcon1 Katsuo Tanaka is a minor character in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

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    Katsuo has a slim build. Dermal implants are visible on the right side of his face and has generally sharp features. His hair is a blue mullet-bowl cut. He wears the standard Arasaka Academy uniform.[1] Biography

    Early Life

    Due to being the son of a high ranking Arasaka executive, Katsuo was able to attend the expensive Arasaka Academy, where he would eventually meet David Martinez.[1]

    Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

    During one day at school, David's outdated braindance wreath spiked the rest of his class due to a faulty software update, angering Katsuo.

    The next morning, Tanaka and his friends ambushed David. They took him to a back-alley in Memorial Park, where Tanaka verbally antagonized him, and then beat him up with a martial arts chipware. Later that day, Katsuo called David and mocked him about his mother's death.

    Katsuo's bullying would be the inspiration for David Martinez to implant himself with the black market Sandevistan he had found among his mother's belongings.[1]

    The next day, David went to Arasaka Academy and beat up Katsuo using his recently installed Sandevistan. Due to David's high compatibility with it, Katsuo's father tried to get David to go back to the Academy so that they could use him as a test subject for cyberware. The plan was to offer him free scholarship, however David refused ignored offer, assuming that a ploy by Katsuo to get revenge.[2]

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    Equipment

    Cyberware 2x Cyberarms (2x Strong Arms 400[1]), EMP Threading, Neuroport (Kung-fu Chipware[1]) Notes

    Katsuo appears in the episodes Let You Down and Like A Boy.

17. #17Kiwi

    Keys: Kiwi

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION STATUS Alive DATE OF DEATH 2076 PLACE OF DEATH Buck-A-Slice, Arroyo, Santo Domingo HOME Watson, Night City RESIDENCE Yaiba Tower PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Female HAIR COLOR Blonde EYE COLOR Pink iris, yellow sclera CYBERWARE See Cyberware EQUIPMENT See Equipment FAMILY RELATIVE(S) Unnamed parents[1] FACTION INFORMATION AFFILIATION Maine's crew (defunct) David's crew (formerly) Faraday (formerly) OCCUPATION Factory worker (formerly) Joytoy (formerly) Mercenary ROLE Netrunner OTHER INFORMATION VOICED BY Stephanie Wong (English) Takako Honda (Japanese) Paulina Raczyło (Polish) APPEARANCES GAME(S) Cyberpunk 2077 (mentioned) LITERATURE Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission Kit OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS Sub-Pages: 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 Kiwi is a major character in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

    Kiwi is a cool, calculating, and highly professional netrunner. Her personality is defined by the following traits:

    Detached and reserved: Kiwi rarely shows strong emotions and often speaks in a calm, monotone voice. She keeps her distance emotionally from the rest of the crew. Pragmatic and logical: She values efficiency and doesn't waste words or actions. She's a realist who prefers to operate with minimal risk. Mysterious and secretive: Even among her team, Kiwi doesn’t reveal much about herself. Her aloofness adds to her mystique. Independent-minded: Though she works with the crew, Kiwi ultimately looks out for herself and isn't afraid to make decisions based on self-preservation. Experienced and skilled: She's clearly one of the more seasoned members of the group and handles dangerous netrunning tasks with calm precision. While she initially seems loyal to the team, later events in the show reveal more morally ambiguous choices, reinforcing her as someone who puts survival and practicality above emotional bonds.

    Appearance

    Kiwi is an extremely tall and slender woman robed in a long, red jacket. Her most notable feature is a red mask that covers her lower face and jaw, which is entirely missing underneath. She has a light blonde bob cut and angular, feline eyes. Her body, which seems to be heavily modified with cyberware, is covered in a spiderweb motif tattoo and her nipples and pubic area are blue. Biography

    Early Life

    With no recollection of her parents, Kiwi was likely sold off to a corporate factory when she was not much older than a toddler, a place where her small hands would prove useful in the production of implant subassemblies, microcontrollers, shards, among other small tech. Working alongside other kids, the factory foreman took a liking to her, soon befriending Kiwi. Over the years, he protected and helped her whenever she needed it, and when the time was appropriate, he promoted her, giving Kiwi rises and ensuring some level of comfort. Then the time for payback arrived. The foreman propositioned to Kiwi, framing it as a debt she owned to him, but when Kiwi refused, the foreman sold her off to a brothel, where she forced to become a joytoy.

    In order to survive the time she spent at the brothel, Kiwi built a device using her wit and the knowledge she had gained over the years; a gizmo that allowed her to cut her off from any emotional responses and sensations while being forced to do the work she had to. Two years in, however, a client brutally assaulted her and tore away part of her jaw with his gorilla arms. After that event, Kiwi didn't reconstruct her jaw, instead installing a cybernetic implant. To her, both the jaw and her forced job were over.

    While recovering from the assault, Kiwi decided to delve into netrunning, which she found it was a satisfying challenge that kept her motivated. Being a quick learner, she soon used her newly acquired abilities to cause multiple short circuits at both the brothel and the old factory, causing both buildings to be burned down completely while the proprietors and foreman were still inside. With all her accounts settled and a cybernetic mask covering the lower half of her face, Kiwi left in search of a new life for herself, heading off for Night City.[1]

    Life in Night City

    With her past behind, Kiwi started working on small netrunning gigs all over Night City, and soon after she met Rebecca, who introduced her to Maine and his mercenary crew. Soon after, Kiwi was recruited.[1]

    Kiwi became known as an enigmatic and snarky netrunner with a detachable cybernetic jaw mask. One day, she met a young fellow 'runner known as Lucyna Kushinada, who she gently folded into Maine's crew, becoming somewhat of a mentor to her.[R 1]

    Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

    Maine reveals to David that Lucy joined the crew about a year prior to the events of Edgerunners, so Kiwi has likely been in the crew much longer than a year. She is generally distant, as her personal philosophy is to "never trust a soul in Night City," though she favors Lucy over others and can be seen communicating with her on a more intimate level. As a netrunner, she mostly plays an intel role, and is therefore usually off-screen. However, once Maine's crew begins their investigation into Tanaka under Faraday's orders, she is more actively involved. While diving, she discovers that Tanaka was a fan of Jimmy Kurosaki's braindances, which are edited snuff sequences from the final moments of various cyberpsychos. David, who is both a fan of JK's work and used to sell his XBDs on Arasaka campus as a hustle, informs her of his process, which allows them to hatch a scheme to capture Tanaka.

    This plan first involves ambushing Jimmy, which backfires when he activates a powerful EMP that causes Kiwi to vomit uncontrollably. She is not seen until the Jimmy situation is resolved and they successfully use him to bait Tanaka into being kidnapped. It is then her job to dive into Tanaka's memory and access secret Arasaka data requested by Faraday. However, she struggles to bypass Tanaka's dense ICE. In a cyberpsychotic rage, Maine pulls her from the ice bath and unknowingly beats her while she's unconscious, after which she is unable to perform the job, prompting Lucy to take her place.

    The next time Kiwi is seen is after the timeskip, helping David, Rebecca, and Julio perform a mission for Wakako. At the mission after party, David asks her about Lucy's past, which she admits she knows nothing about. Lucy, who has been absent from running with the crew since Maine and Dorio passed, calls Kiwi to check up on David. Kiwi responds by telling her David is mopey and anxious without Lucy around. After the call ends, Faraday is seen visiting Kiwi. Kiwi and Faraday are aware of the strange occurrences around the Tanaka mission, notably data that went missing after Lucy subbed in as deep diver. Faraday has been hired by Arasaka to retrieve said data, so he bribes Kiwi to betray her crew.

    Kiwi introduces David directly to Faraday for the first time at the Afterlife, as part of a plot to capture Lucy and get David involved in testing an Arasaka superweapon. Meanwhile, she and Faraday manage to capture Lucy, who has been killing Arasaka's netrunners to keep the data that went missing a secret. Kiwi, by diving into Lucy's memories, recovers both the missing data and learns of her past for the first time.

    She accompanies David, Rebecca and Falco on their mission to intercept an Arasaka convoy carrying the cyberskeleton, where David is forced to install it due to overwhelming Militech presence and Kiwi and Faraday's scheming. After it's installed, Kiwi incapacitates Falco with a quickhack and rides away on her motorcycle, planning to flee the city. However, at the last minute, Faraday demands a meeting with her, telling her it's the only way she'll get her reward money. Despite knowing better, she obliges and is shot in the chest by Faraday, as she knows too much. While bleeding out, she makes one last call to Falco, informing them of the location of Faraday's aerodyne and, consequently, Lucy. She is shot dead by Faraday's hired hands, though she manages to explode one of their heads with a hack before dying.

    Legacy

    Lucy wrote "You taught me to never trust anyone in NC" on Kiwi's niche in the North Oak Columbarium.[2]

    Stats & Equipment

    Cyberware Jaw mask,[3][1] Neuroport (Cyberdeck Port (Cyberdeck chip), multiple Personal Links, subdermal neural processor[R 2]), Sensation and Emotion Dampening Implant, Spider Web Light Tattoo, Spider Silk Producing Breast Implant[R 3] Weaponry Unity Miscellaneous Handheld Cyberdeck[4] Vehicles ARCH Nazaré Notes

    It is unknown whether Kiwi acted as a replacement for Sasha Yakovleva or both worked for the crew before the later's death and the posterior recruitment of Lucy. Trivia

    During Edgerunner's production, Kiwi had a range of different clothes, including a blue coat with a hat. She also had a cyber-dog companion. None of them appeared in the final anime.[R 4] Kiwi is director Hiroyuki Imaishi's favorite character.[R 5]

18. #18Pilar

    Keys: Pilar

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ALIAS(ES) Long-limbed techie[1] AGE Late 30s[R 1] STATUS Deceased PLACE OF BIRTH Night City DATE OF DEATH 2075 PLACE OF DEATH Watson HOME Watson, Night City RESIDENCE Northside apartment PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Male HAIR COLOR Black CYBERWARE See Cyberware EQUIPMENT See Equipment FAMILY RELATIVE(S) Unnamed mother[2] Papa Sunrise (father) Rebecca (sister) FACTION INFORMATION AFFILIATION Maine's crew OCCUPATION Mercenary ROLE Techie OTHER INFORMATION VOICED BY Ian James Corlett (English) Wataru Takagi (Japanese) Bartosz Wesołowski (Polish) APPEARANCES GAME(S) Cyberpunk 2077 (mentioned) LITERATURE Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission Kit Cyberpunk: Edgerunners MADNESS OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS Sub-Pages: 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 Pilar is a major character in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

    Appearance

    Pillar was a tall male with black hair styled as a mohawk. He has golden robotic hands, and some sort of cybernetic goggles connected to a piece of cyberware that goes down beside his ears all the way to his chin, making him look like as if he has a beard. He is seen wearing a black sleeveless vest with a pair of jeans. Biography

    Early Life

    Born in Night City, Pilar grew up admiring his father, a notorious mercenary by the handle of Papa Sunrise. It was him who inspired and trained his son during Pilar's early years. The kid had a hard life, and it pained his dad to see it, but they stood together over the years. At some point, Pilar's parents had Rebecca, his much younger sister. However, Pilar's mother would vanish six years afterwards, with Papa Sunrise never wanting to talk about her. One day, however, Papa Sunrise also disappeared. To Pilar — his dad's biggest fan — it was a devastating loss, but he never thought he had abandoned them, rather that Papa had been killed, betrayed by someone. With such a fervent belief, Pilar pledged to find his murderers and execute them in a worse way than what they ever did his father. First, though, Pilar had his little sister to take care of.

    The following years were even worse for Becca and Pilar. They lost their father's apartment when it was repurposed to pay his alleged gambling debts. Soon after, the family's money account mysteriously evaporated as well, forcing the two siblings to live on the street, in Papa Sunrise's broken-down car. Pilar promised to his sister that he would get them off the street quickly, no matter what it took, with the idea of becoming a merc himself and show the city just how solid of an edgerunner he was. Unfortunately for him, most of his father's acquaintances simply turned their back on them, that is until they went to see Wakako Okada, chief among all of his dad's contacts. "Auntie" Wakako — as Pilar liked to call her — proved willing to help, giving the young merc a number of gigs and recommending him to other employers. It was rough, especially since there was always something that hold them back from scoring big. Then Pilar realized the problem was his chaotic sister, who sank every mission they were hired for.[2]

    Rebecca's compassion and zaniness built a rift between both siblings and their respective merc careers. Realizing he needed help to control her, Pilar eventually signed on with Maine and his mercenary crew. Thanks to this, the path to realizing his dream of becoming a Night City legend begun to be realized.[2] Ever since, both siblings teamed up with Maine to accomplish gigs, giving Pilar the fame of a comical and crude techie who was always fighting at his sister's side.[R 2] This, however, created a tense work environment for them, as both siblings were always fighting with each other due to their conflicting personalities, making Becca decide she would be the person to kill him one day instead of a random punk.[1]

    Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

    Pilar met his demise after jesting and taunting a cyberpsycho, who shot him in the head with their Projectile Launch System from close range, destroying most of Pilar's skull.[1]

    Legacy

    Lucy wrote "You were the only family I ever had" on Pilar, Maine and Dorio's shared niche in the North Oak Columbarium.[3]

    Stats & Equipment

    Cyberware 2x stylized cyberarms, Monovision, Neuroport Weapons M-10AF Lexington Notes

    His long arms give him great physical skill. He can be seen juggling bottles and plates in episode 3 Smooth Criminal in front of an audience, when the group around Maine celebrates their coup with Maxim Kuznetsov's car. After David's initiation, the boy receives some side jobs, and one is to deliver a parcel to Rebecca's and Pilar's apartment. Pilar is jumping with joy when he receives the two golden Techie-hands. After his death, Rebecca would have allowed David to take them, but he doesn't want to. Trivia

    Pilar's English and Japanese voice actors previously shared the role of Cheetor in Beast Wars.

19. #19Sasha Yakovleva

    Keys: Sasha Yakovleva

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION STATUS Alive PLACE OF DEATH Corporate Plaza HOME Night City PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Female HAIR COLOR Black (dye) Light Brown (natural) EYE COLOR Blue and Pink CYBERWARE See Cyberware EQUIPMENT See Equipment FAMILY RELATIVE(S) Mr. Yakovlev (father)[X 1] Galina Valieva (mother) Stella (older sister)[X 2] FACTION INFORMATION AFFILIATION Maine's crew OCCUPATION Mercenary ROLE Netrunner APPEARANCES OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS Sub-Pages: 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 Sasha Yakovleva[X 1] is a minor character in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. She is the main protagonist of the "Let You Down" music video.

    Appearance

    Yakovleva was a young woman of average height and build. She had natural brown hair dyed black, cut in a practical yet tasteful angled bob with a straight fringe ending above her almond-sized, wide blue eyes with pink rings surrounding the pupils. She wore pink eyeshadow as well as a subtle lipstick. She had visible threading on her face, a pair of symmetrical lines forming equal signs.

    She wore a sleek, form-fitting sleeveless bodysuit with a v-shaped neckline trimmed in cerise which leaves her thighs exposed, on which a single bright pink holster and a band fit snugly. She paired this with a cropped, high-collared baby pink jacket with sleeves ending above her elbows, decorated by subtle, white color accents. For footwear she wore a pair of bright pink sneakers as well as a white band around her left ankle. Her hands were white with black fingers, with her interface plug located in her left hand. Biography

    Early Life

    Yakovleva was the daughter of Galina Valieva and the younger sister of Stella.[X 2] Her mother died when she was a child because of the side effects of the Biotechnica painkillers Securicine. After her mother's funeral, Sasha visited her niche at the North Oak Columbarium.[1]

    2070s

    At some point in the early-mid 2070s, Yakovleva was part of Maine's mercenary crew as a netrunner. One night, while getting drinks in the Afterlife alongside Rebecca, Dorio and Maine the crew was hired to infiltrate Biotechnica's Night City Offices to extract secret financial records on CHOOH2 and information on a new immunosuppressant prototype 0.091. Maine and Sasha were the ones to take the gig, with the netrunner leaving earlier for the job, soon after followed by Maine.

    Once at Corporate Plaza, Maine set up a jammer on the building's communications while Sasha infiltrated into the facility. After reaching an office, she connected to the building's database and after finding what she was looking for, she sent Maine the extracted data for the gig. While doing so, Sasha discovered confidential files on Securicine — the painkillers her mother used while she was sick and which eventually led to her death. The main side effect of the painkiller included gradual neurodegeneration and, despite this being known, Biotechnica decided that Securicine was too profitable and would not be pulled from the market. Sasha, determined to do right by her mother, started to upload the entire Securicine database file to the Network 54 News tipline. The communications' jammer did not last that long and Sasha was discovered, prompting a group of Biotechnica security robots to go to her location. In order to esure the uploading was completed, she locked down the office's door and prepared a set of explosives. Maine tried to contact her, but knowing she was not going to make it out alive, Sasha cut off the connection line with him. Once the security breached the door, Sasha held down the line while making sure the information got sent. Although she managed to complete the upload, Sasha got shot and was sent through the window, prompting the explosives to activate and destroy the room she was in. Sasha's body fell down onto the roof of a passing car and was soon after found by a grieving Maine.[1]

    Legacy

    In 2077, the epitaph Sasha's family had written for Galina could be read in a niche at the North Oak Columbarium.[2]

    Stats & Equipment

    Cyberware 2x Cyberarms (2x Rippers), EMP Threading, Neuroport (Cyberdeck Port (Cyberdeck chip)) Weaponry M-76e Omaha Misc. Handheld Cyberdeck Notes

    Sasha's holo avatar is a cat. Sasha's only appearance is in the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners ending theme "Let You Down" music video, which acts as a standalone prequel to the show.[X 3] It is unknown whether Kiwi acted as a replacement for Sasha or both worked for the crew before the later's death and the posterior recruitment of Lucy. Trivia

    Sasha was inspired by Suzi Hunter.[3] Sasha shares the same surname as Russian singer Olga Vitalevna Yakovleva (Russian: Ольга Витальевна Яковлева), better known as Origa, who rose to prominence for her musical collaborations in Japan, especially for her work for the Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. franchise, in which she performed the opening theme song for the anime series. Olga sadly passed away from lung cancer on January 17th, 2015. It's possible that Sasha is a nod to the singer and to Ghost in the Shell (G.I.T.S) protagonist Motoko Kusanagi, who in various iterations of G.I.T.S has exited through the window in similar fashion to Sasha.

20. #20Tanaka

    Keys: Tanaka

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION STATUS Deceased DATE OF DEATH 2075 PLACE OF DEATH Apartment building, Japantown HOME Night City PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Male HAIR COLOR Black CYBERWARE See Cyberware EQUIPMENT See Equipment FAMILY RELATIVE(S) Katsuo Tanaka (son) FACTION INFORMATION AFFILIATION Arasaka OCCUPATION Arasaka Academy board executive ROLE Corpo OTHER INFORMATION VOICED BY Paul Nakauchi (English) Tetsuo Komura (Japanese) APPEARANCES OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS EdgeIcon1 No matter how high you rise or believe you can, you will never escape our shadow. TANAKA TO DAVID MARTINEZ

    Tanaka is a minor antagonist that appears in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

    Appearance

    Tanaka appeared to be a middle-aged man moderately chromed up for his job as a Corpo. He had black hair parted in a 7:3 ratio, a style typical for office workers, as well as narrowed, stern eyes framed by a pair of sleek, translucent black eyeglasses. He had visible emp threading which consists of rectangle-shaped nodes in select parts of his wrinkle-lined face.

    As he works for Arasaka, Tanaka wore a professional outfit befitting of a Corpo. Biography

    Tanaka was a high-ranking executive on the Arasaka Academy board and was the father of Katsuo.[1]

    After Katsuo and David had their second fight, a recording of it was shown to Tanaka. At first, he was not interested in the matter, but realized an opportunity for the company after seeing David's capabilities to handle the military-grade Sandevistan implant. He conceived the plan to lure David back to the academy, so Arasaka could test a not further described piece of cyberware on David.[1]

    Tanaka became a target himself, when fixer Faraday demanded Tanaka's navigation data, and the group around Maine started a data heist from Tanaka's driver, Maxim Kuznetsov. The crew managed to succeed, even though the heist did not go as planned.[2]

    Maine's crew found out about Tanaka's secret delight of watching raw XBDs created by the master editor Jimmy Kurosaki, and lured him into a trap. He tried to defend himself, but accidentally killed Kurosaki, and was captured by Maine's crew, but not before he recognized David.[3]

    Tanaka was taken as a prisoner by Maine's crew and brought to a secret location to extract his data. The group first put Kiwi on the job, but Maine, who was slowly slipping into cyberpsychosis, incapacitated her by hitting her in the face and dislodging her facial cyberware. As a result, Lucy was forced to take over. However, Tanaka regained consciousness and spotted David standing guard. Addressing his captor by name caused him pause before he could sedate Tanaka, who revealed his role in revoking his expulsion. He then tried to negotiate his release, relaying his suspicions that Militech was sponsoring Maine's crew. As Maine and Dorio came in, Lucy found Tanaka's data and discovered he was plotting to use David as a lab rat for Arasaka's cyberskeleton, forcing her to fry his cyberware to tie up loose ends, though his captors managed to resuscitate him. The resulting flatline fried the jammer keeping Trauma Team from locating Tanaka, who was then strapped to Maine's chest as he and Dorio fought against Trauma Team and NCPD. Following Dorio's death, Tanaka was brutally decapitated by Maine in his cyberpsychotic rage and his body was then used to kill an NCPD officer.[4][5] Equipment

    Cyberware

    Cyberoptics EMP Threading Needle Projectiles Strong Arms (Martial Arts Chipware)

21. #21Panam Palmer

    Keys: Panam Palmer

    Appearance Look: Panam has a striking, rugged appearance fitting her Nomad background. She has tan skin, green eyes, and long dark hair usually tied in a high, messy ponytail with loose strands. Her face is marked by strong features and light makeup. Outfit: She wears a practical and stylish Nomad outfit — a red/blue armored leather jacket, utility belt, cargo pants, and gloves — giving her a desert-road-warrior vibe. She carries herself confidently and looks like someone who’s always ready for a fight or a ride. 🔹 Personality Tough and fiercely independent: Panam is strong-willed, outspoken, and doesn’t back down easily. She’s not afraid to challenge authority or speak her mind. Loyal and protective: Despite being hot-headed, she deeply cares about those she considers family (like the Aldecaldos) and proves to be incredibly loyal once trust is built. Prideful and emotional: She has a strong sense of pride, especially about her skills and independence. At times, she can be impulsive, but it’s usually driven by her emotions and principles. Witty and sarcastic: Panam often uses humor or snark, especially during banter with V, which makes her interactions feel lively and real. 🔹 Skills Expert marksman and fighter: Panam is deadly with firearms, especially long-range rifles and precision shooting. Outstanding driver: As a Nomad, she’s highly skilled in off-road driving and vehicular combat, often driving her beloved modified Caliburn or motorcycles. Tactician: She's capable of leading missions, organizing ambushes, and making snap decisions under pressure. Mechanic/Tech-savvy: Like many Nomads, she knows her way around machinery, weapons, and vehicles. 🔹 Story & Role Panam is first introduced when V is trying to track down Anders Hellman. She agrees to help V if they help her settle scores with a fixer named Rogue and later with her former Nomad clan. Her story arc revolves around reconciling with the Aldecaldos, regaining their trust, and eventually helping them fight back against corporate control and reclaim their independence. She becomes a central ally to V and is a potential romantic interest (only if V is male). If romanced, their bond is deep, emotional, and affects key decisions in the game's endings. In one of the best and most optimistic endings, Panam helps V break into Arasaka with the Aldecaldos to free V from the relic, highlighting the strength of their partnership. 🔹 Description Summary Panam Palmer is a rugged, no-nonsense Nomad with a heart of gold. She’s passionate, skilled, and fiercely loyal. Her character brings warmth, action, and emotional weight to Cyberpunk 2077. Whether as a friend or lover, she becomes one of the most reliable and memorable companions in V’s journey.

22. #22Judy Álvarez

    Keys: Judy Álvarez

    Judy Álvarez is another fan-favorite character in Cyberpunk 2077, known for her deep emotional story, strong convictions, and close ties to the game's themes of identity, freedom, and trauma. Here's a full breakdown:

    🔹 Appearance Look: Judy has a distinctive punk style with a techy edge. She has an undercut hairstyle, dyed green with cyberpunk patterns shaved into the side. Tattoos: Judy is heavily tattooed, with full sleeves, neck ink, and more, reflecting her rebellious and expressive nature. Outfit: Often seen in crop tops, tech gear, and fitted pants — practical but stylish — representing her mix of artistic expression and technical skill. Cyberware: She has visible cybernetic implants, particularly around her eyes, fitting her role as a braindance technician. 🔹 Personality Compassionate and empathetic: Judy deeply cares about people, especially marginalized and exploited individuals. She’s emotionally intelligent and tuned in to the suffering around her. Idealistic but disillusioned: She wants to make Night City better, but is often frustrated by how corrupt and broken the system is. This tension defines much of her personal arc. Passionate and principled: Judy stands up for what she believes in, especially when it comes to protecting others — like the Moxes or helping victims of braindance abuse. Sensitive and emotionally vulnerable: Beneath her tough exterior, Judy has a lot of emotional depth. She feels things strongly and sometimes withdraws when overwhelmed. 🔹 Skills Master braindance technician: Judy is one of the best BD editors in Night City. She can manipulate and analyze recorded memories in detail, which plays a major role in key story missions. Tech specialist: Besides BDs, she’s skilled in hacking, electronics, and cybernetic systems. Her knowledge is critical in investigative and stealth missions. Rebel spirit: Though not a fighter in the traditional sense, Judy has a revolutionary edge and can hold her own when pushed. 🔹 Story & Role Judy is introduced early in the game through Evelyn Parker’s braindance job. As things spiral out of control, Judy becomes a major ally and emotional anchor for V. She’s closely tied to the Evelyn Parker arc and the themes of abuse, exploitation, and loss. After Evelyn's tragic fate, Judy becomes more active in trying to create change, especially among the Moxes. Judy offers a deep, optional side quest chain where V helps her liberate a group of exploited women from a ruthless gang — one of the most meaningful arcs in the game. She is a romance option for female V only (with a feminine voice and body type). If romanced, their relationship is tender, intimate, and one of the most emotionally satisfying in the game. In some endings, Judy leaves Night City depending on your choices — she may go alone or with V if they’re together, symbolizing her desire to escape the city's toxicity. 🔹 Description Summary Judy Álvarez is a brilliant, emotionally layered braindance tech with a strong moral compass. She's passionate, kind, and seeks justice in a city that rarely offers it. Whether as a friend or romantic partner, she represents hope and emotional depth in a world dominated by violence and cold technology.

23. #23Blue Moon

    Keys: Blue Moon, Aoi Tsuki

    Blue Moon is a lesser-known but interesting side character in Cyberpunk 2077, introduced through one of the "Gig" side jobs tied to the in-game K-pop-inspired band Us Cracks. Here's a detailed breakdown of her:

    🔹 Appearance Visual style: Like the rest of Us Cracks, Blue Moon has a flashy, cyberpunk-pop idol look. She wears bright, colorful makeup, sleek synthetic-looking outfits, and has an overall hyper-stylized aesthetic. Hair: Her hair is dyed blue (hence the name), often in dramatic styles fitting the band’s futuristic image. Cyberware: Light visible cybernetic enhancements, especially for aesthetic purposes, in line with her public persona. 🔹 Personality Cautious and anxious: Despite being a famous pop idol, Blue Moon shows vulnerability. When V meets her, she’s genuinely scared and feels threatened. Kind and appreciative: She’s grateful for V’s help and seems grounded compared to the high-glam, superficial world she comes from. Insecure but sincere: Fame has made her a bit paranoid and unsure of who to trust, but she’s not arrogant or aloof — she opens up to V quickly during the gig. 🔹 Skills and Role Performer: As a member of Us Cracks, Blue Moon is a singer, dancer, and idol — part of the ultra-commercialized music industry in Night City. Side job character: She becomes part of the “I Don’t Wanna Hear It” gig. In this mission: Blue Moon contacts V, claiming someone is stalking her. V investigates, and the situation escalates depending on the player’s choices. The quest can have multiple outcomes: you can prove she was right, or find out she was being paranoid, and either calm her down or make things worse. 🔹 Description Summary Blue Moon is a pop idol caught between the glossy image of stardom and the dark realities of Night City. Behind her stage persona is a vulnerable, human character who just wants to feel safe.

24. #24Kabuki

    Keys: Kabuki

    INFORMATION TYPE Sub-district MANAGER(S) Yoshiki Murakami (2045) CITY Night City DISTRICT Watson (2045) Watson (2077) LOCATION Northside (2045) SECURITY PROVIDER Kimen-Gumi (2045) GANGS See Gangs APPEARANCE(S) GAME(S) Cyberpunk RED Cyberpunk 2077 BOOK(S) Night City 2045 Atlas Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission Kit A Visitor's Guide to Night City The World of Cyberpunk 2077 LESS RedIcon 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 Kabuki is one of the sub-districts of Watson, located in northern Night City.

    Overview

    Kabuki was once the pride of the Japanese medical corporations in this part of Night City. It was adjacent to the famous Med Center, and as a result the whole area flourished and prospered. Nowadays, with all the other corpos either dissolved by Arasaka or transferred to the other bank of the gulf, Kabuki is possibly the poorest sub-district of the city outside of Pacifica.

    The area was quickly repopulated with Chinese diaspora before turning into the shadiest bazaar imaginable. During the daytime Kabuki has narrow, tangled alleyways full of chop suey joints, seedy cosmetic boutiques, and cheap junk shops, all decorated with Chinese lampions and flickering neon lights. During the night, Kabuki is the heart of Night City's black market for all manner of illegal transactions. Implants, organs, combat drugs, prototype cyber augmentations, steroids, synth-viruses, snuff braindance recordings-it's all there to buy if you know the right places and people. There are allegedly several black clinics operating in hidden basements or backrooms that install illicit military and prototype cyberware, right from the labs of Chiba City or top-notch Scandinavian bio-clinics or so the ripperdocs all claim. Some of the merchants in the hood are supplied by Scavengers.

    The whole area is densely populated, except for the northern edge where warehouses and abandoned factories are occupied by various gangs, transients, and junkies. Tyger Claws maintain a presence in the area, as do some Maelstrom members from Northside, but neither of them claim territory of Kabuki. The Mox now hold control of the sub-district. Lizzie's Bar, one of Kabuki's most popular braindance clubs and brothels, is under their jurisdiction.[1] Database Entry

    Kabuki Kabuki KABUKI

    Once upon a time Kabuki touted an impressive cluster of corporate medical office buildings. Located right next to the famous Med Center, Kabuki prided itself for a reputation on being a tidy, elegant district - that is, until Arasaka swallowed up every last competitor. Ever since then, Kabuki - not counting Pacifica - is known as the poorest district of Night City. But Kabuki is far from empty - an influx of Chinese immigrants have turned Kabuki's winding streets into a lively bazaar where one can find almost anything for a fraction of the market rate. At night, the Chinese lanterns and flickering neons light up the stalls of Night City's biggest black market for implants, organs, drugs, stolen prototypes, steroids, viruses and malware, XBDs - you name it, Kabuki will have it. The district is heavily crowded, save for its northern stretches where abandoned warehouses and disused factories have become occupied by gangers and outcasts of all stripes and colors. Kabuki is largely controlled by the Tyger Claws - occasionally you might also spot Maelstrom. Some local gangs thrive such as the Mox, who run the most popular braindance club in the city - Lizzie's Bar.[2]

25. #25Night City

    Keys: Night City

    INFORMATION VARIATION(S) NC TYPE Free City LEADER(S) Government of Night City COUNTRY USA (formerly) STATE North California (formerly) REGION Greater Night City Area LOCATION Del Coronado Bay area POPULATION ≈5,000,000 (2020)[1][2] Unknown (2045)[R 1] ≈6,964,425 (2077)[3] DEMONYM Night Citizens[M 1] Night People[R 2] AFFILIATION Pacifica Confed. (formerly) Free States of NA (formerly) APPEARANCE(S) GAME(S) Cyberpunk 2013 Cyberpunk 2020 Cyberpunk RED Cyberpunk 2077 BOOK(S) Cyberpunk 2013: Welcome to Night City Night City Sourcebook Firestorm Shockwave Cyberpunk RED Jumpstart Kit Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission Kit A Visitor's Guide to Night City The World of Cyberpunk 2077 OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS Sub-Pages: 2013Icon 2020Icon RedIcon 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 Logo CP2077PL Nobody ever leaves Night City. Except in a body bag. BES ISIS, N54 NEWSCASTER

    The Free City of Night City (NC)[4] is an autonomous city-state found on the shores of Del Coronado Bay, located on the border between North and South California, on the Pacific Coast of North America. Established in 1994 by Richard Night, it was originally known as Coronado City before its renaming in 1998. It is the main setting for the Cyberpunk franchise.

    Overview

    Night City is considered a modern multicultural metropolis of the 21st-century, overrun by corporations, corruption, organized crime and gang violence.[1]

    Night City has wide streets and dense urban skyscrapers which are home to millions of residents. By 2077, 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."[5] History

    Inception (1990 - 1992)

    Richard Night, a successful businessman who during the early 1990s was concerned by the violence and disruption of the impending Collapse, saw himself in an unique position to deal with the forthcoming issue. Working mainly on corporate-funded projects under a notorious company known as Halsey, Ferris and Night, Richard was dreaming to create his own ideal city. For that reason, he decided to depart and start his own development firm, Night International, and began to plan an exemplary metropolis — an environment that would be controlled and ultimately be safe from the ravages tearing the world apart. His new city was to be completely planned, self-sufficient, and capable of holding off even the most determined criminals. It would boast planned neighborhoods dedicated to preserving the feel of different types of nationalities and cultures, as well as a super-modern corporate center that would stand as a shining beacon of enlightened capitalism. It was ambitious, far-reaching, and visionary in its approach.[6][1][7][2]

    Eventually, Night managed to secure the unheard-of amount of capital needed to finance such a large-scale project. With the Collapse, many corporations had been looking to establish their own urban areas — controlled zones free of crime, poverty or debt. A place where the government would be corporate-run, allowing optimum zoning and no anti-business elements to interfere with corporate growth. Ideally, it would be a capitalist mecca of opportunity. Night's dream city was tailor-made for their purposes and so he provided the design and construction capacities while these corporations lend in their funds. By 1992, Arasaka, EBM and Petrochem had all signed on with the project, leading to the formation of the Coronado Partnership.[1]

    Planning (1992 - 1994)

    Needing lots of land for his new infrastructure development, as well as access to both sea ports and modern highways to deliver the huge amount of materials that he would need to construct it, Richard Night sent scouting teams to the East and West Coasts of the United States of America. However, by late 1992, it was a small article from the San Francisco Chronicle that caught Richard's eye — the piece described a dreadful incident that had taken place in a small seaside town called Morro Bay, along the Central Californian coast. Rather than seeing the location as where a post-holocaust horror had taken place, Night saw an opportunity to build the project of his life. With Morro Bay being a ghost town, Richard was able to purchase the land where the settlement stood for a very low price. Petrochem helped in the acquisition, as the corporation had drillings rights over a portion of the region and had already taken ownership of the town's then-abandoned Dynergy Power Plant, with plans to set up an offshore port and oil terminal site as well. A leveraged 132 million dollar purchase secured the remaining parcels — including areas of the neighboring Los Osos as well.[7][2][1]

    Bankrolled by Merrill, Asukaga & Finch — who wanted to make the new city a financial hub — Night and Petrochem employed the Arasaka Corporation to remove the gangs and make the area a safe zone for construction. Further funds came from external investors lured to the project by the promise of lucrative building contracts and possible sources of extralegal income. In order to erase the stigma of the Morro Bay incident, the Partnership renamed the region Del Coronado Bay to make way for their new project of Coronado City. However, thanks to the rather out-sized personality of its founder, it soon became colloquially known by locals as "Night's City."[2]

    By 1993, the outlining of Coronado City required more terrain than what the geology of the bay originally had. Thus, the Partnership leveled the surrounding hills and dumped them into the ocean as fill, reshaping the bay in order that the formerly narrow sand spit to the west was widened to about 10 miles. They also re-dredged the harbor, making it capable of porting the large ships needed to build the metropolis, with the remaining dirt also ending up as fill on the western edge. The location was also considered to be an ideal place to build a station for the planned intercontinental maglev.[1][2]

    Coronado City truly reflected its creator's eclectic vision. Instead of a huge construction of steel and glass, Night's urban plan broke the city into a series of neighborhoods, each with a different architectural style and theme. It included elements ranging from many notorious North American cities from both coasts such as Seattle, San Francisco, New York or Boston, to faux brownstones and pseudo-Victorian gingerbread homes; while the Asian-like neighborhoods reflected its individual cultural styles. Small shops, restaurants, and businesses were designed to be within easy walking distance from urban living spaces, and massive constructions in an area that came to be known as New Harbor was set to be the place of a stadium and a world-class mall. An open marina area would handle private vessels and other recreational boating activities while the main industrial port would be established north and south of the city. Night also paid homage to the small former township of Morro Bay by recreating much of its original layout in an open-air environment reminiscent of a seaside village. The city and corporate centers were going to be the glittering locations of high-rises and parks, and it was here where Night showed off his personal architectural skills in the designs of the many corporate skyscrapers, which would become the most visible sign of the city's rising affluence.[2][8]

    Construction & Renaming (1994 - 1998)

    Construction finally began in May of 1994. Although Petrochem and MA&F were the major bankrollers for the Coronado Partnership, they weren't construction companies, and as such they needed someone who could bring in the machinery and workforce to actually dig the holes and put up the steel, an issue that eventually led to employ the mob and other similar organizations.[2] The West Coast Mobs — such as the Mafia, Yakuza, and others — had maintained a stranglehold on heavy construction in the region for decades. They controlled the construction unions, transport unions, and most of the governmental agencies in charge of construction licenses, environmental impacts, and other building necessities. By investing a large amount of money into the Partnership through shell corporations, the organized crime mobs hoped they would not only make a huge return on lucrative construction work, but also have the inside track on future gambling, prostitution, and drug franchises in the new city. However, Night's plan required the use his own advanced building techniques and materials that Night International was capable of, but which excluded a number of established unions and construction firms controlled by his new partners. This displeased them, and Night's further insistence that his new city would be safe and crime free angered them even more.[1][6][2]

    Development and construction companies included Night International, Halsey, Ferris & Skiv (Night's renamed old partners), Burleson Construction Company (which would later bankrupt), among others. Initially, Richard proved mostly effective at keeping crime-family controlled companies out of his rapidly rising city, though during the first four years of construction, there were daily threats against Night's life, and when the threats escalated to the level of sabotage and intimidation, he called in his corporate partners, who dealt with the issue swiftly and ruthlessly. However, despite his influence and his allies promising to deal with it, Night's luck ran out. On September 20th 1998, Richard Night was shot and murdered in his penthouse suite at the top of the newly constructed Parkview Tower. Night's killer was never apprehended, and in his memory, the newly appointed City Council officially renamed Coronado City as "Night City" in his honor.[1][2][8]

    Interim (1998 - 2005)

    The public outcry in response of Richard Night's assassination and opposition to the opportunistic crime syndicates kept Night City relatively stable for a small time. A year after her husband's death, Miriam Night restructured Richard's company and founded Night's Foundation, with the primary goal to protect and promote her husband's vision of the perfect city. This foundation would eventually be reorganized to become Night Corporation.[5]

    The following years were chaotic for Night City as the different powers battled for control of the metropolis while it continued to be built. The mob bosses, who were theorized to have killed the magnate, soon began to appropriate of most of the city.[7] Night City's Combat Zone appeared sometime between 1998 and 2000, when the corporations and organized crime carved up the city's resources, resulting in the Night City Police Department becoming completely ineffective. Gangs, backed by corporate and mob sponsors, established themselves in the less developed suburbs south of Central Night City and in time, these gangs became so entrenched that the only way to remove them would be to demolish the entire area and start from scratch. There were many discussions on whether or not Night City should had walled it off, but in the end, no agency, either civil or corporate, was willing to take the initiative to began such a massive undertaking.[1][9]

    In time, the city became divided by corporations controlling the Corporate Center, while the mob took over much of the service-related businesses and other parts of Night City.[1][7][2]

    Mob Rule (2005 - 2009)

    By 2005, the mob was the dominant force around Del Coronado Bay. They had been left alone due to the corporations having little to no interest in running Night City, and had most of their corporate strongholds in the outlying "beavervilles" and their lofty Corporate Plaza. In the meantime, the City Council was unable to lead the metropolis without corporate masters to pull the strings and provide the muscle. The organized crime organizations were great in what they did, but it wasn't the same running a whole city.

    Between 2005 and 2009, much of the city's government was replaced by corrupt mob-selected puppets, and even Petrochem and MA&F found themselves shoved aside in the rush to make the quick illegal eurodollars. Between selling contracts to their colleagues, setting up drug and extortion deals, and generally inviting the worst of the Collapse into the area, the mobs managed to turn a relatively clean, modern metropolis into an embattled war zone. Crime, drugs, prostitution, random violence, and cybernetic terrorism soon became commonplace. By 2009, the name Night City had taken on a grim and deadly new meaning.

    These were among the worst years for Night City, with more murders in that four-year span than there were for most cities in ten. The mob ruled the city with an iron fist, destroying anything in its way. Gang activity was at an all-time high during this period, with notorious gangs such as the Blood Razors or the Slaughterhouse making their debut. Night City soon became the closest thing to hell on earth; a war zone where someone were just as likely to have their car blown up as have their radio stolen. The number of unsolved murders documented by the Night City Police Department rose into the thousands.[2]

    Mob War (2009 - 2011)

    After four years of street warfare, the corporations around the city finally began to take matters into their own hands. From 2009 to 2011, during the period of conflict known as the Mob War, the corporations battled the underworld for control over Night City. They didn't go to war to help the citizens, but because it was business. Like a rival corporation, the organized crime had its own goals, and these didn't fit into the corporate agenda. If the mob was not ready to play by the rules, the corporations would deal with them on the same level. With bands of hired mercenaries and Arasaka-trained paramilitary troops in assault vehicles, fan tanks, and combat aerodynes — a wave of bombings, assassinations, and outright street battles descended upon the organized crime's ill-prepared members. When the smoke cleared, the corporations had utterly destroyed the mob's power base in Night City. From that point onwards, any time the mob crossed one of the corps, they would make sure to do it by their rules.[1][2][5]

    At the end of the Mob War in 2011, the corporations decided they would place a puppet mayor in power during the elections of the following year, and started cleaning up the rest of Night City. The newly elected City Council — faced with the return of chaos in the city — deputized corporate security forces and allowed them full authority within city limits. Soon after, the corporate and city centers were cleaned out and restored to their pristine states. The same was done to the other neighborhoods, to varying degrees.[1][2]

    Corporate Rule (2011 - 2021)

    After the governamental changes, the new corporate draconian policies contributed to the city's chronic homeless problem, as anyone who didn't have enough money to pay for the renovated version of the place they were living in were kicked out by force. This put hundreds on the street as affordable housing was upgraded and used to house the troops the corporations needed to maintain order. In the following years, this situation eased as fewer enforcers and security teams were needed to keep the streets safe.[1][2]

    In 2012, Judson Freeman (later known as Mbole Ebunike) became the new Mayor of Night City, the man the corporations wanted for the place. As negotiated in the Northern Separation Treaty of 2012 between Northern and Southern California, Night City became part of the Free State of Northern California; however, access was guaranteed to travelers from SoCal.[1] A year later, in 2013, much of the worst excesses of Night City had been crushed under the ruthless heel of the megacorporations. The basic services such as police (NCPD), firefighters (NCFD), and support services had been reestablished. If the corporate masters were oppressive, at least to the average citizen, it was better than dodging gunfire on their way to the convenience store.[2] In April the 13th of that same year, famous rockerboy Johnny Silverhand held a riot and concert outside Arasaka Tower in order to lead a strike team into the building to rescue his girlfriend Alt Cunningham. Many rioters and employees died in the event, including the American branch CEO Toshiro Harada, who was murdered during Johnny's assault.[10] The tower was damaged badly, and over the following years was eventually replaced by the newly built Arasaka Towers.

    In 2014 the city suffered from a notorious gang war where they fought against each other for territory. This crisis would later be known as the Metal Wars.[6][1] At some point during that same year, an event known as the Homeless Riots occurred; which were quelled by the NCPD. Upon returning to Night City in 2015, Johnny Silverhand played a free benefit concert in Lake Park in order to bring attention to the brutal methods that the NCPD had used in those riots.[1]

    Around these years, a flow of mercenaries contracted by fixers while working for other benefactors (especially the megacorps) was established as a usual day-to-day business practice. Corporations publicly collaborated with each other for "the good of Night City," though in the shadows they plotted and schemed against each other. As such, these edgerunners benefited from all kinds of employment, creating a new era that would continue for years to come.[8]

    In 2016, the city was damaged from a minor but destructive earthquake that leveled several recently constructed but fragile modular buildings, causing them to stop being popular to use.[11] At the same time, with a firm grip over Night City, the corporations made sure any laws passed benefited them. Money for municipal projects overwhelmingly flowed into districts already flush with cash, while the poorer areas deteriorated. With each passing day, the borders of the Combat Zone expanded by inches. The gangs, since they no longer were kept in check by larger criminal organizations, acted with impunity. The corps did not care as long as they didn't impact their profit margins. For the rich, Night City was a relatively safe space. For the rest, they rolled their dices every time they left home, if they had any to begin with.[8]

    By 2020, Night City was a rapidly growing urban region, still rife with urban violence and street crime, but with strong economic growth in the corporate sector. It had evolved into a busy, successful, yet perilous metropolis, but possessed an urban slick and stylish cool that made it unique. The city had all but healed from the ravages of its bleak past. The Corporate Plaza was still pristine, and the NCPD had enough power to keep the downtown streets fairly safe during the day. However, like many other American urban areas, Night City had also devolved into an armed society. It wasn't strange to see as many guns as briefcases on the crowded city streets. The city government kept the control, but when things got out of hand they depended on the corporations to step in. Deals got made, money changed hands, a few people got killed, but others managed to avoid death in turn. Night City was far from Richard Night's original dream, however it worked well enough.[1][2]

    Fourth Corporate War (2021 - 2023)

    Like many other cities around the globe during the Fourth Corporate War, Night City was also caught up in the power struggle between Militech and Arasaka when the shadow war became hot in 2022. Due to holding corporate offices and units on both sides of the conflict, it didn't take long for the city to suffer from it. And due to its Free State status by being part of Northern California, they were in an area not controlled by any larger superpower. Over the following months since the conflict worsened, there were constant urban fights all over Night City, especially around the City & Corporate Centers, where both factions maintained substantial office complexes. Additionally, the two megacorporations started to hire local mercenaries, gang members, and nomads to fight for them. Militech had started to informally refer to Night City as "Arasakaville" due to the major influence the Japanese corp had on the metropolis.

    By 2023, people were abandoning the city in droves, doing whatever they could do to avoid getting sniped by drones, crushed by tanks, or just gunned down by corporate kill squads. A large area of Night City was wrecked and people were climbing all over themselves to get to safer spots like neighboring Heywood and Pacifica. Entire gangs and nomad families had been wiped out, and the mercenary community had suffered as much. Air and maritime traffic were experiencing hardships as well, with supplies being scarce, especially since the other corporations, government and other local groups were taking everything they could for themselves just in case they were dragged into the conflict. Damage to pivotal infrastructures like hospitals and fuel storages, or the high price on some essential goods made things much worse for the local population. On the other hand, heavy weaponry became easier to find all over the metropolitan area, allowing many gangs and locals to use them.

    Throughout the war, Night City and the Arasaka Towers had acted as the corporation's center of command in the North American campaign. By July of 2023, more than any other corp in the city, Arasaka had much of the metropolis under their thumb. While the city was a constant target for overt and covert Militech operations, Night City as a whole was very hostile towards the North American corporation. Gangs, mercenaries, police, or even the city government and the local mafias, they all seemed arrayed against Militech, who had withdrawn their forces from their corporate offices in downtown to the more secured proving grounds in Heywood. When Mayor Mbole Ebunike stepped down after "suffering a nervous breakdown," Assistant Mayor Garven Haakensen took the reins. Arasaka was more content with him, as Haakensen was much more compliant and obedient than Ebunike.

    By August of 2023, Night City was under full control of the Arasaka Corporation, acting as their last bastion in North America, and where escaping corporate soldiers from all over the continent were gathering. CEO Kei Arasaka was commanding his forces from the Arasaka Towers, trying to negotiate some sort of settlement with Militech and the United States government in order to make Night City independent, giving the Arasaka Corporation a free city to work from. The metropolis had been placed under martial law, and a number of corporations had abandoned their premises there, leaving the Japanese corp to occupy many of their offices and facilities. In the meantime, Night City was being surrounded by forces from North California sent by Governor Denise De La Vega. US President Elizabeth Kress — former Militech CEO — had convinced him to let her send an additional division of elite special forces and air mobile troops from the U.S. Army as well as from Militech, all gathering on the highlands outside of the city and led by US General Patrick Eddington.

    Arasaka was not exactly bargaining from a position of weakness, as any attack on the city would inflict massive civilian casualties and large amounts of property damage on a city that North California relied upon for a large portion of their taxes. Furthermore, there were rumors that Arasaka was planning to utilize the Soulkiller program against the population and surrounding military forces if a truce was not agreed upon. At the same time, the DataKrash was making struggles with the Net, and two major Militech shareholders and one US senator were in vegetative state after connecting to it. Some people blamed the virus destroying the Net, but many others thought it was Arasaka's Soulkiller.[11][7][2]

    Night City Holocaust & Aftermath (2023 - 2025)

    Main article: Night City Holocaust On August 20 2023, a Militech incursion team led by Morgan Blackhand and Johnny Silverhand attempted an infiltration mission into the Arasaka Towers in order to destroy the corporation's Reliquary Database Project, which had collected a lot of pre-DataKrash information from the Net, and delete any traces of the Soulkiller program. The idea was to render the project unusable for the rival corp by using a tactical nuke with the planned area, a heavily shielded complex below the structure, to absorb the impact of the blast and prevent massive destruction. However, for some reason the nuclear device prematurely detonated on the 120th floor of the eastern tower. The explosion instantly obliterated the Arasaka Towers, splitting them in half and causing both structures to collapse outward. Most of the City & Corporate Districts turned into ruins within seconds, with almost everyone in the immediate area dying. The blast instantly incinerated over 12,000 people in the vicinity of the Towers, and fatally injured upwards of half a million more. Another quarter million died in the resulting aftermath over weeks and months. This event would be known as the Night City Holocaust, or the AHQ Disaster.[2][12]

    Being technically an air blast detonation, it lessened the overall long-term radioactivity, and most of the remaining radiation penetrated only the huge skyscrapers surrounding the blast area. Since much of Night City and its surroundings were built on fill because the elevation was originally very low, the nuke caused a minor earthquake that liquefied parts of the fill and flooded the inner parts of the city. The huge blast turned the tons of raw concrete and steel of the buildings into particulate debris that covered the entirety of Northern California and far out to sea for many months, as well as igniting a fierce firestorm that would eventually covered thousands of acres beyond the city. The metropolis was barely habitable within 24 hours of the detonation. Lots of Night Citizens were unaffected by the initial fallout as they were mostly cybered-up or had radioactivity filters installed in their bodies already. However, the firestorm destroyed a large portion of the city's housing, forcing people to move over to either the neighboring suburbs or to the areas further out. The liquified shaking soil caused by the explosion broke gas mains, water pipes, and electrical grids, with streets becoming chunks of asphalt strewn with wrecked grounds cars and AVs. The combined dust cloud caused by the event spiraled up into the sky and turned it red with particulate matter, causing the skies at dawn and dusk to glow a lurid red.

    Within hours of the disaster, then-US President Elizabeth Kress nationalized Militech through the expedience of their current CEO, General Donald Lundee, and his reserve commission, placing them under the control of the still sizable United States military. In the meantime, Night City residents fled the central city in droves, overcrowding the surrounding suburbs and other areas beyond. During the following two years, the Fourth Corporate War would finally end, with President Kress blaming the Night City attack on the Japanese corporation. However, she was able to determine that the actual weapon used in Night City had been supplied by a Militech strike team. Bringing the full force of her military and propaganda resources to bear, Kress decided to paint a lurid picture of Arasaka as an evil foreign megacorporation run by a madman who wanted only the destruction of an American city in the pursuit of personal power. Arasaka's charters to operate in North America were immediately revoked, its members and board were declared terrorists, and its assets either seized or driven off-shore, banishing Arasaka from the continent. The Big Lie pushed forward by Militech and the US was that Arasaka themselves had blown up the Corporate Center of Night City in an area denial attack to stop Militech from seizing control of the Arasaka Towers. The truth was that nobody ever formally decided who had triggered the explosion. In the public's eyes, the reasoning for the nuclear detonation was never uncovered. Some believed it was Militech's overzealous desire to crush Arasaka, while others believed it was an area denial weapon set off to protect the Arasaka Towers.[2]

    The Recovery (2025 - 2030s)

    Despite all the political play, President Kress showed little to no interest in helping Night City recover. Much as previous Presidents during the Collapse had done, she wrote the city off as unrecoverable and offered sanctuary in her new United States to the surviving refugees. There were two reasons for this; first, with the resources of the USA already stretched to the breaking point, there were too few options left for her. Second, the American President saw this as the perfect way to bring the wayward Free State of Northern California back into the government's control. Night City however, resisted the rule.[2][5]

    Over the following years, the survivors of the nuke lived as they could by looking for shelter, clean water and food rather than recovering what they had lost. A large number left the wrecked city and began to reclaim the nearby settlements abandoned during the Collapse of the 1990s, though many more simply stayed in the metropolitan area. Roughly two million people in the greater Night City area were left homeless due to the bomb, either directly or because of the flooding from the liquefaction of the city's foundations — which were built on fill and sand. Survivors fled into overcrowded tent shanty towns in the surrounding suburbs. Even many years after the explosion, the atmospheric particles from the nuclear blast in Night City, as well as debris from orbital rock strikes, conventional explosives, and the wartime burning and annihilation of cities and agricultural areas around the world created an eerie red pall, causing skies worldwide at dawn and dusk to glow a lurid red, inspiring people who lived through that timespan to call it the Time of the Red.

    Organizations in Night City such as the Police or Fire Departments had fallen into complete chaos, loosing much of their infrastructure and power. MAX-TAC, the infamous city C-SWAT squad, had gone rogue to provide justice in their own terms, while NCART had lost much of its railway system. Plans for reconstruction of any destroyed area seemed almost impossible due to the disrupted worldwide manufacturing and shipping, as well as the collapse of the Old Net, though nomad clans filled in the vacuum to help in transportation.[2][8]

    First Phase of the Rebuilding (2030s - 2040s)

    By 2030, it was obvious that something needed to be done quickly. Spearheaded by Night Corp, the remnants of the Night City government, the various local organizations, and the citizens turned to outside resources, calling in old markers and favors from a wide variety of people — including nomad families, small corporations and edgerunners. Recovery was led by the Aldecaldos nomad clan and their allies in the StormTech Corporation. With a lot of experience in city rebuilding due to the Chicago project, StormTech and the Aldecaldos were uniquely equipped to construct extensive temporary housing from shipping containers, and afterwards formocrete modules brought in by rail and sea. Firstly though, the ground needed to be cleared to put up even these rudimentary structures. Most of the central corporate zone had been destroyed, including the government buildings. The wreckage was far too vast to dig up and cart to distant landfills, so the survivors used bulldozers and jury–rigged main battle tanks — abandoned by both sides — to shove the debris into Del Coronado Bay to be used as fill, especially the radioactive ruins from the aptly named Hot Zone. Night Corp offered generous rewards to anyone willing to help clean up the crater of radioactive rubble at ground zero. Both the corporation and the City Council claimed that casualties were kept to a minimum, while at the same time they didn't provide official statistics to substantiate said claim. Much of Night City's inner neighborhoods had already been razed to the ground in the ceaseless battles preceding the Fall of the Towers, so the wreckage was also used to fill new structures and old cityscapes to rise again, once more ready to challenge the smog-filled skies. Among the many edifices lost to the war was the notorious New Harbor Mallplex.[2][8][13]

    By 2035, rebuilding of destroyed city areas was in progress, though there was still much rubble to clean. A number of the old districts had become a part of the new Combat Zones, and the original heart of the metropolis was still completely devastated. The City Council had also struck a deal with the corporations to aid and fund the reconstruction. That project included the Glen, which was planned as the new seat of power for the central government. During the Time of the Red, an "ad hoc, loose grouping" of states known as the Pacifica Confederation was occupied restoring much of the infrastructure lost to the war. They allowed Night City to continue as an independent "city-state" of sorts, granting it the opportunity to become a free trade zone within the Confederation, as well as becoming an entry point for the rest of the world that did not want to deal with the US in any way. By 2040, most cities in the Confederation had CitiNets and Data Pools thanks to Night City's local corporation Ziggurat. Much of the ruins started to be used as the fill from which the new residential megabuildings begun construction, aimed to house much of the displaced population, with the first ones starting to rise in the Watson Development.[2][8]

    This ongoing rebuilding period cemented the city's relationship to the outer world, and Night City had no intention of ever going back into the failing fold of the US after their abandonment. Moreover, at that time there was a rampant speculation that they had used Arasaka as a scapegoat for the nuclear detonation, obtaining with this the opportunity to slander the corp's reputation. It was at some point of the early 2040s when the truth was finally unveiled.[2] Trace Santiago, a young independent media, managed to obtain information about what truly went down in 2023, writing several exposes and books about the Fourth Corporate War and the Time of the Red. With this story published, the Big Lie — the deception created by President Kress to blame Arasaka for the AHQ Disaster — completely crumbled. This publication backfired spectacularly against Militech and the US, driving Night City to realign itself with Arasaka rather than the United States. Despite this, many Night Citizens still believed Arasaka was responsible for the nuke, or at the very least they were responsible for the incident as the corporation was the reason the war reached Night City, since the metropolis was Arasaka's North American center of operations.[R 3] After these revelations, opinion was very divided, with many hating on Arasaka while others preferring to see the return of the Asian corporation rather than submit to the federal rule of the US government. As for the EEC and Soviet Union; Night City council considered them pleasant trading partners as long as they didn't disrupt the harmony of the city.[9][7][5]

    Second Phase of the Rebuilding (2040s - 2050s)

    By 2045, much of the radiation had subsided, but it was still present to some level. Night City was still in the process of rebuilding, and even though more corporations were funding it, the city still had a large suburb overpopulation issue, with thousands if not more in the greater Night City area region being homeless. Many districts had been rearranged, renamed, or even scrapped off, though the city was essentially divided between the Rebuilding Urban Center, where most of the money and work went; the Overpacked Suburbs, filled with refugees and tent cities; the infamous Combat Zones, or the mostly untouched Hot Zone in what used to be the heart of the metropolis. There were still major supply chain problems, which slowed down many of the new developments such as the reconstruction of the NCART lines aboveground. However, things were not as bad as they had been in the previous years, and even for those who had less, if they contacts, it was possible for them to live relatively well, unless they lived in the worst areas of Night City. Since the bomb, there had not been a new mayor due to the far-too chaotic post-war, though the City Council was happy with inconvenient. The police and fire departments, though struggling, were slowly rebuilding their power. The most reliable form of transportation during this dangerous era were the nomads, especially since Night City had lost its metropolitan airport, though there were plans for a new infrastructure in Morro Rock off the central coast,[2] which would end with the new NCX Spaceport inaugurated in 2047.[14]

    In 2052, the radioactive rubble of the Hot Zone was finally cleared, and reconstruction of a new Corporate Center finally began. With the megacorporations returning to power, the nomad families that had been instrumental in the reconstruction of the city were pushed out of the metropolis, and the corps maneuvered to keep the seat of the mayor empty for their own profit.[8]

    The Reconstruction Boom (2050s - 2060s)

    In the late 2050s, a large boom in reconstruction started in Night City, which accelerated to rebuilding process. At the same time, investors funded the Pacifica district to become a wealthy touristic destination, with Militech being its major investor.[15]

    Due to the bird flue outbreaks of 2051 and 2059, which killed thousands of residents, the City Council decided to approve in May 4th 2063 the Avian Extermination Act, eliminating all birds within 18 miles of the city limits. Personal pets could be kept though. Progressively, most of the animal wildlife in the city disappeared too.[16][8]

    By the early-mid 2060s, Night City shone like a jewel as one of the most influential cities of the North American West Coast, with money raining in from multiple sources. With this newfound wealth, the City Council schemed with the corporations to turn Pacifica not only into a great tourist resort, but the best one in the world. Billions of eurodollars were poured in and construction was well underway when a new problem arise in the horizon, which would make investors withdraw their funding, abandoning Pacifica and leaving it to the locals.[5][8]

    Unification War (2069 - 2070)

    At the end of 2069, the recently reelected NUSA President Rosalind Myers, ex-CEO of Militech, proposed a federal rule designed to bring the Free States to heel by federalizing them under the pretense of strengthening the nation. Most of the American fully autonomous states opposed this unification, and conflict soon followed between the NUSA and the allied Free States of North America — the Unification War.

    Night City — at the time part of the Free State of Northern California — wanted to remain neutral in the conflict. NorCal had allied with the rest of Free States while SoCal had decided to back the NUSA government, thus positioning Night City in the middle of two warring states. Its citizens held their breath as they waited for federal troops to invade, though in the end they managed to barely avoid the fight. In early 2070, while a division of federal troops were advancing towards the outskirts of Night City and the Council was debating on what to do, then-Councilman Lucius Rhyne used his decade long list of contacts to beg the long-shunned Arasaka Corporation to protect them. In exchange to lift the ban that had exiled them from the metropolis, Arasaka sent a suppercarrier, which a few days after the councilman's plea, appeared in Del Coronado Bay. Mere hours later the NUSA troops retreated.

    Not long after Arasaka's open intervention, the Arvin Accord was signed in June 2070, putting an end to the war. President Myers feared the increased presence of Arasaka could escalate the conflict, something the NUSA was not prepared for at the time. The treaty was unsatisfactory to all parties but was preferable rather than to continue the war and risking another global crisis.[5]

    The treaty also rededicated Night City as an international autonomous free city, without having to answer the governance and laws of North California or the NUSA, and obtaining the title of Free City. Despite its independence, however, the new constructed border wall between both Californias was extended to the Badlands south of the city, as the metropolis was considered to be inside disputed territory. Moreover, this new liberty was paid costly as it allowed the megacorporations to further increase their rule over Night City, pumping money into its revitalization in order to establish a foothold on the North American West Coast. The symbolic pinnacle of this event took place that same year when the Night City government — which included the newly elected mayor Lucius Rhyne — gave Arasaka a seat in the City Council and allowed them to build their new American headquarters in the downtown area, on the site where their previous office had been destroyed in 2023. The city felt prosperity again, but it was not enjoyed by all.[17][18][19][20]

    2070 - 2076

    After the Unification War, Night City and a number of investors tried to restart the Pacifica project, but they were met with resistance from the local community. The NCPD attempted to clear the area but to no avail. By October 2072, in fear of a bloodbath, the authorities ordered the police withdrawal and soon afterwards the City Council shut down all city services there to force the locals to leave — this attempt prove unsuccessful however. Slowly, Pacifica had turned into a new Combat Zone within the Night City area, with its western areas controlled by the mysterious Voodoo Boys gang while the enclosed eastern section became Dogtown, home of the BARGHEST.[8][21] That same year, an outbreak of zoonotic disease called the Rat Fever occurred in the city.[22]

    In the following years since their comeback, Arasaka extended its dominion over Night City. They were able to take out a number of corporate rivals, and build the impressive, yet ominous Arasaka Waterfront in Watson as well as their new regional headquarters in Corporate Plaza.[8]

    In 2074, Night City celebrated the eightieth anniversary since its founding.[5] That same year, a cyberpsycho attack in Kabuki caused the death of three citizens. NUSA President Rosalind Myers, after hearing of said events, offered to help protect the NC citizens with forces from Militech. These words were sharply criticized by the Night City Police Commissioner at that time.[23]

    In 2076, an incident occurred in the Corporate Center of Night City which involved the megacorps of Arasaka and Militech. The event caused damage to the surrounding area, with the media putting the blame on a terrorist attack by an unknown party. Rumors circulated suggesting that in reality it had been the last stand of David Martinez, an edgerunner who had quickly risen to prominence in the previous year.[8] By the end of 2076, studies showed that the city's birthrate had fallen by 7%, becoming the third worst decline in North America.[24]

    2077

    By 2077, real animals in Night City had been more than a rarity to behold in the past decade, and while cats were said to be the last ones to disappear, it was still possible to encounter them in a precious few locations. This was a more common occurrence ever since the Night City Environmental Task Force started using stray cats to address the rat plague in Watson. Where these animals could be found it was clear that they were taken care of by the citizens, at least in terms of primary needs, though it did appear that they remained unowned due to the absurdly extortionate pet tax. Birds were also starting to be sighted around Night City.[25][M 2]

    Power outages are a very common occurrence in the city.[26]

    Mayor Rhyne was due for re-election in 2077. Councilman Jefferson Peralez, a staunch adversary of corporate influence, planned to run against him.[5] Rhyne unexpectedly died, with the official cause of death attributed to the implants regulating his heart malfunctioning. Deputy Mayor Weldon Holt became Acting Mayor, and a new election was called in which both Holt and Peralez announced they would run, along with several other unidentified candidates. Peralez eventually prevailed over Holt and the other candidates in the election, winning either a majority or a plurality of the vote, and became the next mayor of Night City.[16]

    Database Entry (2077)

    Night City Night City NIGHT CITY

    The City of Dreams was founded in the 1990s by visionary industrialist Richard Night. When the world of late 20th century plunged into chaos, Night envisioned a modern metropolis free from crime, poverty and corruption. Corporate partners Arasaka, EBM, and Petrochem helped him realize this vision, investing in the foundation of what would become the Free City of Night City. The city would develop into a haven for young idealists and a beacon for others who sought to fulfill their own dreams. And although Richard fell to assassins and many new generations seeking fame, fortune and freedom have suffered their own series of setbacks, the city's legendary status endures today. Night City has it all: from the monumental skyscrapers of industry-leading megacorporations, to the luxury villas of world-renowned stars, to the lawless neighborhoods where war is waged every day. You will stumble across mercenaries, gangs and famous rockers, but also junkies, bums and even cyberpsychos. You will stand in the shadows of colossal megabuildings and get lost in the maze of streets, alleys and markets. You will make your dreams come true or die trying.[4]

    Geography

    Badlands Concept Art1 Night City metropolitan area. Night City is located on the Pacific Coast of North America, in a region known as Del Coronado Bay area in Central California. Nearby major city travel ranges from 4 to 6 hours to San Francisco and Los Angeles, depending on road gang conditions and road quality.[2]

    After the rebuild stage, the city's location remained largely the same, with slight differences it the landscape around it. Night City is surrounded by the Badlands, which is mostly unpleasant, however due to the Biotechnica protein farms, the south side is considered not as bad as the eastern part of the surrounding region. 1990s Distribution

    After buying out the terrains of Morro Bay and its surroundings — including areas of Los Osos as well — Richard Night begun the construction of his city by first rearranging the terrain. Keeping with Night's vision, Coronado City was originally divided into neighborhoods — each with a different architectural style and theme. Night hoped to bring in a vibrant multi-cultural population attracted to each neighborhood.[2]

    Morro Bay (1990) Morro Bay (1990) Coronado/Night City (1990-2020) Coronado/Night City (1990-2020) 2010s - 2020s Distribution

    With Richard Night's death, the then renamed Night City disintegrated into a hodgepodge of competing districts, savaged by gangs, and later controlled by domineering megacorporations. Besides the neighborhoods, the city was also surrounded by larger suburban areas known as North Oak, Westbrook, Heywood, Rancho Coronado and Pacifica, while the Central City bordered South Night City as well.[2] The tallest hill in Central Night City was West Hill, with its peak occupied by a hotel.

    In the original Cyberpunk 2020 TTRPG, the city was additionally ordered by Sections, being A through C Central Night City, D the violent crime-ridden hell known as the Combat Zone, and E through J the wider suburban areas.[1]

    Locations Districts & Areas Central Night City City & Corporate District (Bank Block, City Center, Corporate Center, Medical Center), Little Asia (Japantown, Little China), Little Europe (Little Italy, Marina District (East Marina, Upper Marina), Northside District), Nightlife District (Charter Hill, New Harbor, Studio City, Upper Eastside), University District (Lake Park, Night City University), Upscale Brownstones (Old Downtown, West Hill) Suburbs Heywood, North Oak, Pacifica, Rancho Coronado, South Night City (Combat Zone), Westbrook Pacific Ocean Del Coronado Bay, Morro Rock, San Morro Bay Other Areas Badlands Locations Sections Zones Central Night City Section A Little Italy (A1), Northside District (A2), City Center (A3), Upper Eastside (A4), Upper Marina (A5), East Marina (A6) Section B West Hill (B1), Corporate Center (B2), Bank Block (B3), Medical Center (B4), Old Downtown (B5), New Harbor (B6) Section C Night City University (C1), Lake Park (C2), Japantown (C3), Little China (C4), Studio City (C5), Charter Hill (C6) Combat Zones Section D Combat Zone (D) Suburbs Sections E-J South Night City (E), Westbrook (F), Pacifica (G), North Oak (H), Rancho Coronado (I), Heywood (J) Other Areas Del Coronado Bay, San Morro Bay Night City in the 2010s (Cyberpunk 2013) Night City in the 2010s (Cyberpunk 2013) Central Night City Sections (Cyberpunk 2020) Central Night City Sections (Cyberpunk 2020) Night City Area (Cyberpunk RED) Night City Area (Cyberpunk RED) Night City in the 2020s (Cyberpunk 2020) Night City in the 2020s (Cyberpunk 2020) Central Night City (Cyberpunk 2020) Central Night City (Cyberpunk 2020) Night City Area (Cyberpunk 2020) Night City Area (Cyberpunk 2020) 2030s - 2040s Distribution

    Night City was devastated during the Fourth Corporate War. After the nuke, the majority of the population became homeless and the sky was red for decades — a period known as the Time of the Red. During the next decades, Night City was in the process of rebuilding. The old neighborhoods of the 2020 period had been rearranged, renamed, or even scraped off into the bay if they were too radioactive, while the original heart of the metropolis was still completely devastated.

    The new districts were governed by their City Manager, who represented the interests of the area's major powers.[27] In addition to the urban re-designation, each new area was given a "threat rating" by the City Council — a designation of how dangerous the neighborhood was.[2]

    At that time Night City residents mentally divided the city into four areas: The Island, Northside, Mainland, and Southside, with each area containing multiple districts.[27] Some locals also referred to these areas based on the type of environment they were dominated by, with majority belonging to eighter the Overpacked Suburbs, the Rebuilding Urban Zones or the Combat Zones.[2]

26. #26Cheri Nowlin

    Keys: Cheri, Nowlin

    PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Female HAIR COLOR Blue EYE COLOR Blue EQUIPMENT Elegant hybrid-lining pencil dress FACTION INFORMATION AFFILIATION Clouds ROLE Receptionist 2077Icon "One thing is for sure. You never get what you expect."

    Cheri is a receptionist at Clouds nightclub in Megabuilding H8 in Japantown, Westbrook

    Cheri is a Japanese woman who grew up in a poor place in japantown around drugs and crime, she was targeted as a piece of meat by most men even when she was just a child she had to suffer through these bad things to survive and get eddie, unfortunately growing up like this used and abused she had to limit her emotions making her almost seem robotic and stoic but smiles in a flirty manner, she is a average height woman, heels, long dress with fish koi like patterns her eyes are dark indigo, her hair is in a twin ox bun with blue bangs reaching her blue eyebrows and she wears gold hoop earrings and gold lipstick, underneath her dress her body is completely covered in tattoos her body is covered in snake and koi fish designs and on her back above the crack on her backside is the long orange letters written “death” further more her breasts are covered in black flowers designs, these tattoos go so far that they even cover the taint area, however the only secluded parts that aren’t covered is her public region which is hairless and between her breasts, meaning the middle intersection is not tatted, furthermore her knee down to her feet are replaced with long gold like spike legs almost like gold crab metal legs.

27. #27Clouds

    Keys: Clouds

    INFORMATION TYPE Dollhouse Nightclub OWNER(S) Tyger Claws MANAGER(S) Hiromi Sato (Unknown - 2077) Maiko Maeda (dependent) CITY Night City DISTRICT Westbrook SUB-DISTRICT Japantown LOCATION Megabuilding H8, Floor 12 APPEARANCE(S) GAME(S) Cyberpunk 2077 BOOK(S) Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission Kit LESS Sub-Pages: 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 Clouds always knows. Your deepest desire - we find it. CHERI NOWLIN

    Clouds is a dollhouse located on the 12th floor of Megabuilding H8 in Japantown, in the Westbrook district of northeastern Night City.

    Overview

    Clouds is a very esteemed nightclub known as a high-quality braindance venue, and for their tailored custom-programmed dolls, as well for servicies catering to the visitor's every desire. The club is owned by the Tyger Claws, who maintain a strong presence around the establishment.[1][2][3] Database Entry

    Clouds Clouds CLOUDS

    One of the priciest and most technologically advanced dollhouses in Night City. Clouds offers you an experience tailored to your deepest desires - desires you might not even be aware of. First you jack into the system, then your fantasies and preferences are scanned, and finally the data is automatically transferred to the most suitable doll who eagerly fulfills them. The doll is controlled by a chip, which means they aren't aware of what happens in the session and their memory is wiped every time. Dollhouses are frequented not only by people with your run-of-the-mill fetishes, but also those who are antisocial or cripplingly shy.

    Layout

    Floor 01

    Reception Booths from 01 to 14 Booth 06 - Angel's booth. Booth 09 - Skye's booth. Booth 11 - Evelyn Parker's booth. Storage Floor 02

    VIP Lounge VIP Booths from 01 to 03 Booth 02 - Tom Caldera's booth. Bar Administration Locker room Security room Woodman's office Maiko Maeda's office Personnel

    Management

    Name Info Hiromi Sato Official Manager on the behalf of the Tyger Claws Maiko Maeda Unofficial Manager, former doll Oswald "Woodman" Forrest Talent scout and caretaker of the dolls Employees

    Name Info Cheri Nowlin Receptionist Judy Álvarez (formerly) Techie Anjelica Milioti[4] Senior VIP Services Representative Dolls

    Name Info Angel A doll who works in Booth 6 Azure A doll who works at Clouds Celeste A doll who works at Clouds Divine A doll who works at Clouds Evelyn Parker (formerly) A doll who worked in Booth 11 Gale A doll who works at Clouds Heaven A doll who works at Clouds Mistral A doll who works at Clouds Morning Star A doll who works at Clouds Rainn A doll who works at Clouds Roxanne Sumner (formerly, dependent) A doll who works in Booth 02, and has worked at Clouds longer than Tom and Judy Skye A doll who works in Booth 9 Storm A doll who works at Clouds Sun A doll who works at Clouds Tom Caldera (formerly, dependent) A doll who works in VIP Booth 2 Torrent A doll who works at Clouds Zephyr A doll who works at Clouds

28. #28Doll

    Keys: Doll

    A doll can be found in any field, more commonly in Night City, a doll is used in the sex industry. The doll's behavior is changed in-session to suit their clients deepest desires, and after the session is completed their minds are wiped. Dolls can also be used as a means of communication (known as proxies) for individuals who want to keep their identities secret or are unable to attend in person, in this case dolls are used as messengers for them to speak through.[1] Database Entry

    Doll Chip Doll Chip DOLL CHIP

    Originally created in a military lab, the doll chip found its true calling in the entertainment industry – specifically, the sex industry. It is comprised of three main functions – importing data from systems, steering the doll's behavior in-session and wiping the doll's memory after each and every session. The last function has turned out to be very attractive to applicants looking to work in dollhouses. Clients are also on board – the dolls are completely unaware of what happens to them during the session, giving clients absolute freedom and discretion. It's a win-win... right?[1]

    Notable dolls

    Angel Skye Tom Caldera Roxanne Sumner Evelyn Parker Maiko Maeda (former)

29. #29Evelyn Parker

    Keys: Evelyn Parker

    Evelyn Parker is a central figure in Cyberpunk 2077's early story, and while her screen time is limited, she plays a critical role in shaping the main narrative and sets several key plot threads into motion. Here's a comprehensive breakdown of her:

    🔹 Appearance

    Elegant and polished: Evelyn has a sleek, high-class aesthetic, representing the "corpo luxury" style. Hair: She has distinctive purple hair, styled in a bob with shaved sides. Clothing: Typically seen wearing form-fitting, fashionable dresses and heels — very much in line with her image as a sophisticated, high-end professional. Makeup & cyberware: Wears dark makeup and has minimal visible cyberware, emphasizing a more natural but refined appearance. 🔹 Personality

    Ambitious and intelligent: Evelyn is clever, driven, and has her sights set high. She wants to break free from being a puppet and have power of her own. Seductive and manipulative: She uses charm, sexuality, and cunning to get what she wants, especially early on when dealing with V and Dex. Secretive and independent: Evelyn is constantly hiding her real motivations, working behind the scenes to outmaneuver more powerful players. Tragic and broken: Despite her strong exterior, she's deeply vulnerable. As the story progresses, we see the heavy toll of her decisions and past trauma. 🔹 Skills

    High-level braindance performer: Evelyn is a trained and experienced BD actress. She worked at Lizzie’s Bar for the Mox, doing premium braindance work. Social manipulation: She’s skilled in persuasion, reading people, and playing roles — essentially a master manipulator when she needs to be. Espionage: Evelyn secretly planned to betray her employers and steal valuable data from Arasaka, showing a willingness to take major risks. 🔹 Story Role

    Evelyn Parker hires V and Jackie (through Dexter DeShawn) for the Konpeki Plaza heist, one of the most pivotal missions in the game. Secretly, she intended to cut out Dexter and keep the heist between her and V, though her full motivations aren’t clear at first. After the heist goes sideways, she becomes missing, leading V and Judy to track her down. It’s revealed Evelyn was sold to a gang and subjected to severe trauma, both physical and mental, including BD exploitation. Judy helps rescue her, but Evelyn is deeply broken. She eventually takes her own life in Judy’s apartment, triggering Judy’s emotional character arc and a powerful side quest series. 🔹 Family

    There is no detailed canonical information about Evelyn's biological family in the game. Her background is deliberately kept vague, likely to emphasize her isolation and chosen identity in Night City. 🔹 Faction/Associations

    The Mox: Evelyn worked at Lizzie's Bar under the protection of the Mox, a gang that defends sex workers and BD performers. However, she distanced herself from them when she began working with higher-level clients. Independent/Corporate Clients: She worked closely with high-end corporate clients and was involved in dealings with Yorinobu Arasaka through her braindance work and seduction tactics. Ultimately, she was trying to escape from all factions — seeking freedom and independence in a world where power is tightly controlled. 🔹 Biography Summary

    Evelyn Parker was a skilled and alluring braindance artist who dreamed of taking control of her destiny. Her ambition drove her to manipulate both criminals and corporations, but her plans unraveled when she was caught in the violent and exploitative machinery of Night City. Despite her outward confidence, Evelyn was emotionally fragile and ultimately crushed by betrayal, trauma, and the weight of trying to survive alone.

30. #30Gillean Jordan

    Keys: Gillean Jordan

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION STATUS Alive PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Female HAIR COLOR Blond EYE COLOR Light Blue FACTION INFORMATION AFFILIATION N54 News ROLE Media 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 Gillean Jordan is a character in Cyberpunk 2077.

    She has short blonde hair like a mohawk, cyan eyes, a white long skirt her breasts ample and backside massive and a pink long sleeve top

    Biography

    Gillean Jordan is a news reporter and presenter on Network News 54.

    In 2077, she gives a live report of the assault that was made during the Arasaka dashi parade taking place in Japantown, Westbrook.[1]

    She can also be seen with Arif Iqbal in the Black Sapphire during You Know My Name. Afterwards, she can be found doing a news report just inside of Night City International and Translunar during The Killing Moon. Notes

    While reporting live during the dashi parade, V can move in front of the camera to interrupt the recording, much to Gillean's annoyance. Gillean is a client of Zane Jagger, purchasing her clothes from him at Jinguji. Gillean's news broadcasts can be heard on every radio station in Night City except 107.3 Morro Rock Radio. Gillean's news broadcasts reflect the events of all the main quests of the game.

    Gillean Jordan is a fictional character in Cyberpunk 2077, serving as a news anchor for N54 News, one of Night City's major media outlets. She also appears in the anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, voiced by Akira Kuwabara. Nexus Mods

    📰 Role in the Game Gillean Jordan functions as a background character, delivering news segments that provide players with updates on the game's world events. Her broadcasts cover various incidents, such as:

    Nomad clashes in the Badlands Militech convoy attacks Kang Tao AV crashes Corporate promotions and political developments Cyberpunk 2077 videos Cyberpunk 2077 videos Cyberpunk 2077 videos These segments add depth to the game's narrative, reflecting the volatile nature of Night City and its surroundings.

    📺 Appearance in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners In the anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Gillean Jordan maintains her role as a news anchor, providing continuity between the game and the series. Her presence reinforces the interconnectedness of the Cyberpunk universe across different media.

    🧬 Character Details Name: Gillean Jordan Occupation: News Anchor Affiliation: N54 News Voice Actor: Akira Kuwabara (Cyberpunk: Edgerunners)

    While specific details about her background, personality, and affiliations beyond N54 News are not extensively explored, her consistent presence in news segments helps flesh out the world-building of Cyberpunk 2077.

31. #31Jackie

    Keys: Jackie

    Jackie Welles is one of the most beloved characters in Cyberpunk 2077 and serves as a key figure in the early game. He's V's closest friend and partner, and his death marks one of the most emotionally charged turning points in the story. Here's a complete breakdown of his character:

    🔹 Appearance

    Build: Jackie is tall, muscular, and heavily built — an imposing figure with a street-tough look. Hair: He sports a short undercut with a topknot, and his sides are shaved clean. Style: Wears a dark jacket with a Samurai logo (Johnny Silverhand's band), heavy combat boots, and armored pants — blending gang streetwear with combat readiness. Cyberware: Has prominent Kiroshi optics and cybernetic enhancements on his arms and hands, fitting for his mercenary lifestyle. 🔹 Personality

    Loyal and ride-or-die: Jackie is fiercely loyal to V. Once he considers you a friend, he treats you like family and always has your back. Big-hearted and warm: Despite his tough exterior, he's kind, funny, and emotionally expressive. He cares deeply about his loved ones and shows affection openly. Brave and confident: He faces danger head-on, often with swagger and humor. He doesn't scare easily and enjoys the thrill of the merc life. Philosophical streak: Jackie sometimes reflects on life, honor, and legacy — particularly when talking about his mother or death. Hot-headed but honorable: While he can be impulsive, Jackie has a strong moral compass and wants to do the right thing, especially for his friends and family. 🔹 Skills

    Combat expert: Jackie is a formidable street samurai, skilled in hand-to-hand combat, firearms, and close-range takedowns. Driver: He owns a sleek motorcycle and is capable in high-speed chases and getaways. Tactician and streetwise: He's experienced with Night City's underground and knows how to handle complex, dangerous gigs. Charisma: Jackie is naturally charming and often lightens the mood with jokes, sarcasm, or street wisdom. 🔹 Story Role

    Jackie is V’s closest ally during the game's opening hours and the entire prologue and Act 1. After V's lifepath introduction, you meet Jackie as your new partner, and you quickly develop a bond over a montage of jobs. He joins you for the Konpeki Plaza heist, a pivotal mission where everything goes wrong. During the escape, Jackie is mortally wounded and dies in the getaway vehicle — his last words depending on your choices. His death triggers a chain of major events, including the engram of Johnny Silverhand being activated in V’s mind. You can choose what happens to his body, which affects a touching side mission later involving Jackie's ofrenda (memorial) and his family. 🔹 Family

    Mother: Mama Welles – A kind and deeply spiritual woman who loves Jackie fiercely. After his death, she invites V to his ofrenda (Day of the Dead-style tribute), which is one of the most heartfelt missions in the game. His relationship with her is close, but strained at times due to his risky lifestyle. Still, he often says everything he does is to make her proud. 🔹 Faction / Background

    Street Kid past: Jackie was a former member of the Valentinos, a gang with strong Latino roots and traditions, but he left the gang life behind to become a mercenary. He keeps ties to his community, showing respect to his culture and heritage. Works as a freelance merc, taking jobs for fixers like Dexter DeShawn in hopes of building a better life and going “big.” 🔹 Biography Summary

    Jackie Welles is the heart of Cyberpunk 2077's early story — a loyal friend, powerful fighter, and honorable man trying to rise above the street-level life. His charm, depth, and emotional warmth make his loss deeply felt, and his memory shapes much of V’s journey. More than a sidekick, Jackie represents what it means to stay human in a world where humanity is often lost.

32. #32Lizzy Wizzy

    Keys: Lizzy Wizzy

    Lizzy Wizzy is one of the most fascinating and surreal characters in Cyberpunk 2077 — a pop star who blurs the line between humanity and machine, fame and identity. Her story is a mix of celebrity excess, emotional tragedy, and body horror. Here’s a full breakdown of her:

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION STATUS Alive HOME North Oak, Night City PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Female HAIR COLOR Pink/Green/Blue EYE COLOR Golden/Blue CYBERWARE Full body replacement FAMILY PARTNER(S) Liam Northom (boyfriend)

    🔹 Appearance

    Full chrome body: Lizzy is visually striking — her entire body is covered in reflective chrome plating. She doesn’t just have cyberware; she is essentially a full-body cyborg. Eyes: Bright and unsettling, often glowing or artificial-looking, adding to her otherworldly presence. Style: Wears high-fashion, cyber-gothic outfits — sleek, dark, and flashy. Always dressed like a pop icon, even in casual moments. Posture & demeanor: Her movements and voice sometimes feel slightly artificial or delayed, enhancing the eerie effect of her being more machine than human. 🔹 Personality

    Intense and unstable: Lizzy is emotionally volatile and suffers from psychological trauma — a result of both fame and her drastic cybernetic transformation. Philosophical: She often questions her identity, humanity, and the cost of fame. Her existential dialogue reflects the deeper themes of the game. Self-absorbed but vulnerable: As a celebrity, she has ego and flair, but underneath that is a damaged and lonely person. Mysterious and surreal: Her manner of speaking is poetic, strange, and often unsettling — like someone who’s lost touch with reality. 🔹 Skills

    Pop star and performer: She’s a world-famous singer, known for her theatrical, futuristic performances. Media manipulation: Lizzy uses her image and presence as a weapon. She understands how to control public perception. Cybernetic resilience: While not a combatant, her full-body conversion suggests extreme durability and access to advanced tech, possibly including hidden enhancements. 🔹 Story Role

    Lizzy Wizzy becomes involved with V through a side gig called “Violence”, which triggers after completing certain parts of the main story. Here's how her story unfolds:

    🎤 Gig: “Violence” Lizzy calls V to meet her at her suite in the No-Tell Motel. She reveals that she suspects her boyfriend and manager, Leopold Orso, is betraying her. She asks V to investigate him. Depending on your choices, you can follow him, hack into his devices, and eventually confront him. If V discovers Orso is cheating (or worse), Lizzy kills him on the spot — in front of V — revealing her cold and broken emotional state. She later asks V to help cover it up, paying well for silence. The gig ends with her emotionally unraveling, hinting at deeper psychological damage. 🔹 Biography Summary

    Lizzy Wizzy was once a normal human, but after a traumatic public event (a suicide on stage during a live performance), she was rushed to trauma teams who replaced her entire body with chrome — bringing her back as a full borg. She resumed the performance immediately after being rebuilt, a move that stunned the world and skyrocketed her fame.

    She represents the ultimate symbol of cyberpunk excess: a person who sacrificed everything — body, mind, and soul — for fame, legacy, and survival. But inside, she’s fractured, haunted by questions of identity and purpose.

    🔹 Faction / Affiliations

    Independent: Lizzy isn’t part of a gang or corporation directly, though she works with many in the music and entertainment industry. She’s a client, not a fixer or merc, but clearly has the money and connections to hire high-level talent like V. Possibly connected to Night Corp or other secretive organizations based on her transformation and implants, though this is speculative. 🔹 Description Summary

    Lizzy Wizzy is a chrome-plated, tragic icon of Night City — a superstar whose fame cost her everything. More machine than human, she embodies the game’s themes of identity loss, cybernetic excess, and emotional decay. Her side quest is short but deeply unsettling, and her character lingers in the player's memory long after.

33. #33Meredith Stout

    Keys: Meredith Stout

    Meredith Stout is a corporate agent in Cyberpunk 2077 whose brief but memorable role highlights the ruthless politics of Militech, one of the most powerful megacorporations in the game. Depending on your choices, she can either become an ally, a hookup, or an enemy. Here’s a full breakdown of her:

    🔹 Appearance

    Corporate chic: Meredith wears a clean, tailored Militech uniform with a black coat, military gear, and corporate branding. Hair: Short, slicked-back blonde hair — sharp and professional. Expression & posture: Always intense and guarded. She gives off an aggressive, no-nonsense vibe, rarely letting her guard down. Cyberware: Subtle, likely internal — as expected of high-level corpo operatives. She doesn’t flaunt chrome but definitely has advanced tech augmentations. 🔹 Personality

    Cold and calculating: Meredith is a classic corporate enforcer — loyal to Militech, ruthless in her tactics, and laser-focused on results. Paranoid and aggressive: She assumes betrayal is everywhere and doesn’t trust anyone easily. Her first instinct is to intimidate and dominate. Authoritative: Commands with force and expects compliance. She’s used to giving orders and having them followed. Capable of vulnerability (briefly): If you side with her during her quest, she opens up slightly, showing a mix of gratitude, pride, and flirtation — though this never lasts. 🔹 Skills

    Corporate intelligence and espionage: She’s a specialist in black ops and negotiation — skilled in coercion, strategy, and manipulation. Tactical operations: Likely trained in both combat and corporate tactics. She's more brains and orders than frontline fighter, but she’s dangerous. Authority over Militech forces: Has access to Militech gear, funding, and troops, making her influential and well-resourced. 🔹 Story Role – Gig: “The Pickup”

    Meredith plays a central role in one of the earliest and most choice-driven side quests in the game:

    🎯 The Setup You meet Meredith during the mission “The Pickup,” where you’re trying to acquire a stolen robot (Flathead) from the Maelstrom gang. She suspects her subordinate (Jenkins) is working with the gang behind her back and is being framed for it. She gives you a credit chip (infected with Militech malware) and wants you to use it to pay Maelstrom — so she can track and sabotage them. 🧠 Choices and Outcomes If you side with her and use the chip, you help her eliminate Maelstrom, and she becomes an ally. If you warn Maelstrom or remove the virus, she sees it as betrayal. If you handle things smoothly with both sides, she may message you later and offer a reward. 💋 Optional Relationship If you side with her and finish the mission in her favor, she may later text you for a secret hookup in a motel. You meet her there, have a brief (and very corpo-style) intimate encounter, and then she vanishes from the story entirely. 🔹 Biography & Background

    Rank: Militech Counterintel Agent (possibly high-tier, but not top-level). Employer: Militech, one of the largest weapons and military corporations in the Cyberpunk universe. History: Not much is known about her personal life, but her paranoia and drive imply years of working under pressure in a cutthroat corporate environment. Downfall: In some paths, Meredith eventually disappears or is implied to be removed from power — possibly scapegoated after the botched Maelstrom situation. 🔹 Description Summary

    Meredith Stout is the perfect embodiment of the Cyberpunk 2077 corpo world: ruthless, ambitious, seductive, and ultimately expendable. Whether she's an ally or adversary, your encounter with her highlights how power is abused in Night City — and how quickly you can be used and discarded.

34. #34Misty Olszewski

    Keys: Misty Olszewski

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION AGE 26[1] STATUS Alive DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 2051[2] PLACE OF BIRTH Heywood, Night City[1] HOME Night City PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Female HAIR COLOR Blonde[3] EYE COLOR Green[3] FAMILY PARTNER(S) Jackie Welles (boyfriend, deceased)

    Misty Olszewski is a gentle and spiritual presence in Cyberpunk 2077, serving as an emotional anchor in a world overwhelmed by chaos, violence, and cybernetic detachment. She may not be in the spotlight, but she plays a quiet, important role in V’s journey — especially when it comes to loss, healing, and introspection.

    Here’s a full breakdown of her character:

    🔹 Appearance

    Style: Misty has a calm, earthy aesthetic — long, flowy clothing with a bohemian feel, standing in sharp contrast to the harsh visuals of Night City. Hair: She has long, light brown hair often parted or tied loosely. Accessories: Often seen wearing spiritual trinkets like beaded necklaces, scarves, and subtle makeup. Vibe: Peaceful, serene, and kind-eyed — a rare character who radiates warmth in an otherwise cold city. 🔹 Personality

    Kind and empathetic: Misty is open-hearted and nonjudgmental, offering comfort to those around her. She’s especially supportive of Jackie and V. Spiritual and philosophical: She’s deeply into mysticism, tarot, and Eastern spiritual practices. While some scoff at her beliefs, she stands by them with quiet confidence. Quiet strength: Though soft-spoken, Misty has endured a lot of pain, especially through Jackie’s loss, and shows impressive emotional resilience. Detached from the material: Unlike most people in Night City, she doesn’t seem obsessed with money, cyberware, or power — instead, she seeks meaning and peace. 🔹 Skills and Role

    Spiritual advisor: Misty reads tarot and offers guidance through symbolic interpretation, particularly through a unique tarot questline connected to V’s fate and Johnny Silverhand. Supportive figure: While not a combatant or tech expert, Misty plays a pivotal role as a psychological and emotional support for both Jackie and V. Shop owner: She runs Misty’s Esoterica, a small metaphysical shop filled with incense, charms, and tarot cards. The shop becomes a sanctuary for V. 🔹 Story Role

    Misty is Jackie Welles' girlfriend. They’re very close, and she’s one of the few people he truly opens up to outside of Mama Welles and V. After Jackie’s death, Misty is devastated, but still shows compassion and presence, especially during the ofrenda (memorial) quest. She becomes a quiet confidant to V, particularly in some of the game’s endings. Depending on your choices, she may be present during your final reflections — offering peace, insight, and closure. Her tarot readings foreshadow the game's major paths and endings, adding layers of symbolic meaning to your decisions. 🔹 Relationships

    Jackie Welles: Misty was in love with Jackie, and their relationship was genuine, though Mama Welles initially didn’t approve of her. Mama Welles: There’s a strained relationship here; Mama Welles sees Misty as too “out there” and not grounded enough, but their mutual grief over Jackie creates some healing. V: Misty becomes a sort of spiritual guide for V, especially in moments of crisis. Their bond can deepen based on your choices and how you respond to her insights. 🔹 Faction / Affiliations

    Independent: Misty doesn’t belong to any gang, corp, or faction. She exists on the margins — emotionally, spiritually, and socially. Her shop, Misty’s Esoterica, stands as a quiet refuge in Watson, away from the violence and corruption of the city. 🔹 Biography Summary

    Misty Olszewski is a spiritualist, tarot reader, and loving partner of Jackie Welles. Her gentle, mystical presence offers players a rare breath of calm in the heart of Night City. Misty represents the soul in a city obsessed with body and tech

35. #35Nika Yankovich

    Keys: Nika Yankovich

    Nika Yankovich is a compelling character introduced in the Phantom Liberty expansion of Cyberpunk 2077. As a lieutenant of the Scavengers in Dogtown, she stands out for her emotional depth and moral complexity, distinguishing herself from the typically ruthless nature of her faction. Land of Games

    🧬 Background & Personality Faction: Scavengers (Scavs) Home: Dogtown, Night City Voiced by: Devora Wilde

    Nika is the twin sister of Gaspar Yankovich. Despite their affiliation with the Scavs, Nika exhibits a strong sense of loyalty and care, especially towards her brother. She attempted to help Gaspar overcome his addiction to immunosuppressants by bringing him to the Haven Clinic in Dogtown. Tragically, Gaspar died there under controversial circumstances. The clinic's ripperdoc, Dr. Anthony Anderson, euthanized Gaspar, believing his implants could save other patients and that Gaspar was beyond help. This act deeply affected Nika, leading her to seek answers and justice.

    🧩 Role in "Dogtown Saints" Quest In the side quest "Dogtown Saints," V is tasked with resolving a tense situation at the Haven Clinic. Nika has taken over the clinic, demanding information about her brother's fate from Dr. Anderson. Players face several choices:

    Confront Nika: Engaging her in combat leads to her death, but reveals the truth about Gaspar's demise. Side with Nika: Allowing her to exact revenge results in Dr. Anderson's death, impacting the clinic's future. Mediate: Convincing Dr. Anderson to release Gaspar's body allows Nika to grieve and leave peacefully, preserving the clinic's operations.

    Choosing to mediate not only resolves the conflict without further bloodshed but also earns praise from Mr. Hands, who appreciates the peaceful resolution.

    🎭 Character Traits Big Sister Instinct: Nika often took on a protective role for her brother, striving to help him overcome his addiction. Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Despite her Scav affiliation, Nika's actions are driven by genuine love and concern for Gaspar. Even Evil Has Standards: Unlike typical Scavs, Nika allowed civilians to evacuate the clinic peacefully, indicating a moral code. Hypocrite Has a Point: While she condemns Dr. Anderson for harvesting implants, her own faction engages in similar practices, highlighting the complexities of her moral stance.

    🧠 Narrative Impact Nika's storyline challenges players to consider the gray areas of morality in Night City. Her quest emphasizes that even those labeled as villains can possess depth, emotion, and a sense of justice.

36. #36Purple Force

    Keys: Purple Force

    Purple Force is one of the three members of the Japanese-American pop idol group Us Cracks in Cyberpunk 2077. Alongside her bandmates Red Menace and Blue Moon, she represents the vibrant and hyper-stylized "lazrpop" genre—a fusion of J-pop, electronic, and cyberpunk aesthetics.

    🎤 Appearance & Stage Persona

    As her name suggests, Purple Force is color-coded in vivid purple, often donning futuristic, high-gloss outfits that blend idol fashion with cyberpunk flair. Her signature look includes a tactical jumpsuit that fans can acquire in-game, known as the Purple Force Tactical Jumpsuit. This outfit offers solid armor stats and mod slots, making it both stylish and functional for V . Her hair is purple and has glowing yellow eyes

    🧠 Personality

    While Purple Force maintains a bubbly and polished public persona, in private, she exhibits a more grounded and introspective demeanor. Fans have speculated her MBTI personality type to be INTJ or INFJ, suggesting she's strategic, insightful, and values independence . This duality reflects the manufactured nature of her idol image versus her authentic self. Personality List

    🎶 Role in Cyberpunk 2077

    Us Cracks plays a notable role in the side quest "Off the Leash", where V assists rockerboy Kerry Eurodyne in confronting the group over a cover of his song. After initial tensions, the band collaborates with Kerry, leading to a joint performance. Purple Force and her bandmates are portrayed as savvy and adaptable, navigating the complexities of Night City's entertainment industry .

    🧬 Background & Faction

    Purple Force, along with Red Menace and Blue Moon, is part of Us Cracks, a group formed by the media conglomerate MSM Records. The trio was assembled through a global talent search aiming to create a human alternative to AI-driven music acts. Though their stage personas are Japanese-inspired, the members are American-born with Japanese heritage .

    📀 Discography Highlights

    Us Cracks' music is emblematic of Night City's flashy pop culture. Some of their notable tracks include:

    "Chainsaw Lollipop" "Metaru Bani (Metal Bunny)" "Watashi no Yunikon (My Unicorn)" "MissU1790" "Ponpon Shit" "Off the Leash" (collaboration with Kerry Eurodyne)

    Their music blends catchy melodies with cyberpunk themes, resonating with fans across Night City. Cyberpunk Wiki

    🧾 Summary

    Purple Force embodies the juxtaposition of manufactured pop stardom and personal authenticity. As a member of Us Cracks, she navigates the challenges of fame in a city where image often overshadows reality. Her character adds depth to Cyberpunk 2077's exploration of identity, technology, and the human experience.

37. #37Red Menace

    Keys: Red Menace

    Red Menace is a dynamic member of the Japanese-American pop idol group Us Cracks in Cyberpunk 2077. Alongside her bandmates Blue Moon and Purple Force, she embodies the vibrant "lazrpop" genre—a fusion of J-pop, electronic music, and cyberpunk aesthetics.

    🎤 Appearance & Style True to her moniker, Red Menace's aesthetic is dominated by bold red hues. Her stage outfits are a blend of futuristic and edgy fashion, featuring elements like tactical jumpsuits and high-gloss materials. Fans can emulate her style through in-game mods that replicate her iconic look, including items like the Red Menace Tactical Jumpsuit.

    🧠 Personality & Traits While the game doesn't delve deeply into Red Menace's personal backstory, her stage persona exudes confidence and charisma. She, along with her bandmates, was selected by MSM MediaCorp for her unique blend of talent and presence, aiming to rival AI-driven music acts. Cyberpunk Wiki

    🎶 Role in Cyberpunk 2077 Red Menace plays a part in Kerry Eurodyne's side questline, particularly in the mission "Off the Leash". In this quest, V assists Kerry in confronting Us Cracks over their unauthorized cover of his song "User Friendly". The interaction leads to a collaboration between Kerry and the group, culminating in a joint performance.

    🧬 Background & Faction Group: Us Cracks Affiliation: MSM Records Sponsorship: Kiroshi Opticals Cyberpunk Wiki Us Cracks was formed in the 2070s by MSM MediaCorp, selecting three American-born Japanese girls to create a human alternative to AI music acts. Their success led to sponsorship deals, notably with Kiroshi Opticals, integrating unique cyberware into their performances.

    📀 Discography Highlights Us Cracks' music is emblematic of Night City's flashy pop culture. Notable tracks include:

    "Chainsaw Lollipop" "Metaru Bani (Metal Bunny)" "Watashi no Yunikon (My Unicorn)" "MissU1790" "Ponpon Shit" "User Friendly" (cover) "Off the Leash" (collaboration with Kerry Eurodyne)

    🧾 Summary Red Menace, as part of Us Cracks, adds a layer of cultural depth to Cyberpunk 2077. Her presence, though not central to the main storyline, enriches the game's world-building, showcasing the intersection of technology, media, and identity in Night City.

38. #38Us Cracks

    Keys: Us Cracks

    INFORMATION ORIGIN Japan GENRE Lazrpop J-pop Band/Idols YEARS ACTIVE 2070s-present AFFILIATION(S) MSM Records (label) Kiroshi Opticals (sponsor) MEMBERS CURRENT Purple Force Red Menace Blue Moon APPEARANCE(S) GAMES Cyberpunk 2077 LESS 2077Icon Us Cracks (アス・クラックス; Romaji: Asu Kurakkusu) is a Japanese pop/idol group in Cyberpunk 2077.[1] The group's three members go by the pseudonyms Purple Force, Red Menace, and Blue Moon. Under a contract with MSM Records, the idol group was created as a product of the entertainment industry, with the goal to feed the current trends.[2]

    Us Cracks have toured through many cities across the globe such as Tokyo, Paris, Sydney, and Night City.

    History

    2070s

    Us Cracks was formed from three American-born Japanese girls, chosen after a call from MSM MediaCorp; a company that at that time was looking for candidates with the perfect blend of charisma, talent and stage presence in order to compete against the more successful AIs making music. Us Cracks was an instant hit, and they were setting trends in the lazrpop genre in Japan.[3][4]

    Due to their success, they were soon approached by Kiroshi Opticals, whom signed a sponsorship with Us Cracks to use them in their advertising campaigns; with each of the girls sporting unique and exotic optic cyberware.[3][2]

    During the following years, the idol group became a phenomenon with their masterpiece of marketing, growing fast in Asia, and taking over the whole continent. The band settled next in Europe where they also became an instant sensation.[5]

    2077

    In 2077, the goal of Us Cracks was to tour America and with it came a deal with MSM Records. To promote on the tour, they chose to make a cover of Kerry Eurodyne's hit song "User Friendly" - a ballad which they saw as part of the American soul; a unique combination of rebelliousness and sentimentality. Eurodyne initially refused to comment on the situation, making people speculate that him and Us Cracks had something more planned.[5]

    While in Night City, Us Cracks met Eurodyne in person with a mercenary named V. As it turned out, Kerry was not pleased with them using his song. It was then when they all found out they had been played by their label.[6]

    Members

    Purple Force Red Menace Blue Moon

39. #39Rita Wheeler

    Keys: Rita Wheeler

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION STATUS Alive HOME Night City LOCATION Lizzie's Bar PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Female HAIR COLOR Pink[1] EYE COLOR Gray-Green[1] EQUIPMENT Baseball Bat Dual M-10AF Lexingtons FACTION INFORMATION AFFILIATION The Mox ROLE Solo

    Rita Wheeler is a notable character in Cyberpunk 2077, serving as a bouncer at Lizzie's Bar and a dedicated member of the Mox gang. Her presence adds depth to the game's portrayal of Night City's diverse inhabitants.

    🧬 Background & Role Affiliation: The Mox Occupation: Bouncer at Lizzie's Bar Location: Lizzie's Bar, Watson District, Night City Voice Actor: Lucy Montgomery

    Rita is a prominent member of the Mox and serves as a bouncer for Lizzie's Bar. She can also be found every night near a couple of 89.7 Growl FM vans parked close to Batty's Hotel.

    🎭 Personality & Interests While Rita presents a tough exterior, she harbors a creative and introspective side. In her own words: Cyberpunk 2077 Wiki

    "Sure, bouncer girls talk rough. Doesn't mean we always do. For me, the tough act is part of my work attire. It comes off just like my clothes. For my spare time? I make sculptures. Little muddy figures don't talk. No stupid questions. No pushing boundaries. No brain potatos slobbering over another fix. They're just there, exactly the way I created them."

    This quote reveals her desire for tranquility and a connection to a more peaceful past, contrasting with the chaos of Night City. Cyberpunk 2077 Wiki

    🛠️ Appearance & Equipment Hair: Pink-purple, styled into twin buns Eyes: Gray-green Attire: White tank top with a double gun holster, black latex pants with a magenta gradient, and integrated high heels Cyberware: Fully chromed arms with pink and cyan accents, spikes on forearms and knuckles, sharp prosthetic nails, and cyberware extending to her shoulder blades Tattoo: The Mox logo across her upper chest Weapons: Baseball bat and dual M-10AF Lexington pistols

    🧾 Additional Information Faction: The Mox, a gang formed from outcasts in Night City, including sex workers, anarchists, punks, and sexual minorities. This group was created primarily for mutual self-defense.

40. #40Lizzie's Bar

    Keys: Lizzie's Bar

    INFORMATION TYPE Braindance club[1] Strip club Nightclub Brothel[2] OWNER(S) Lizzie Borden (Unk. - 2067) Susie "Q" (Unk. - present) CITY Night City DISTRICT Watson SUB-DISTRICT Kabuki STREET Kennedy & Sutter GANGS The Mox APPEARANCE(S) GAME(S) Cyberpunk 2077 BOOK(S) Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission Kit The World of Cyberpunk 2077 OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 Mindfuck just gained a new meaning.[1] SLOGAN SEEN IN ADS AROUND NIGHT CITY

    Lizzie's Bar is a braindance club[1] located in Kabuki, in the Watson district of northern Night City. It is also the headquarters for the Mox.

    History

    This 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. On May 13 2067, one of Lizzie's girls was brutally raped and murdered by Tyger Claws gangers. Lizzie avenged her by killing three of the assailants with an axe and displayed their bodies in front of her bar, proclaiming that the same would happen to anyone else who hurt a prostitute. That same night, Tyger Claws raided and demolished her establishment before killing Elizabeth.

    These actions created an uproar of protracted riots all over Night City. Her ideological successors commemorated Borden by rebuilding her place, naming it "Lizzie's Bar," and forming the Mox, a gang that brought together those who felt threatened and oppressed, especially among sex workers and sexual minorities.[2]

    Over the years, the bar was transformed into an exclusive braindance club, becoming the main source of income for the Moxes.[2][3] Database Entry

    Lizzie's Bar Lizzie's Bar LIZZIE'S BAR

    Once a third-rate brothel and sticky dive, today Lizzie's Bar is the bread-and-butter of the Moxes. The club boasts high quality braindances to use in the comfort of specialized booths. You can also see a live show, have a drink and show off your moves on the dancefloor.[1] In 2067 Lizzie's Bar was the scene of a joytoy's horrific murder, sparkling riots among sex workers, eventually resulting in the gang known as The Mox.[1]

    Staff

    Name Info Susie "Q" Leader of the Mox and owner of the bar Judy Álvarez Braindance techie Rita Wheeler Bouncer Mateo Thiago Bartender

41. #41Rogue Amendiares

    Keys: Rogue Amendiares

    Rogue Amendiares is one of the most iconic and influential figures in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe. Known as the "Queen of Fixers" and the formidable owner of the Afterlife nightclub, her journey from a legendary solo mercenary to a top-tier fixer encapsulates the grit and complexity of Night City.

    🧬 Biography & Background

    Full Name: Rogue Amendiares Aliases: Queen of the Afterlife, Queen of Fixers, Queen of the Solos Date of Birth: November 14 (year unspecified) Age: 80+ in 2077 Status: Alive or deceased in 2077, depending on player choices Affiliation: The Afterlife (owner), formerly a solo mercenary Occupation: Fixer, former solo mercenary

    Rogue began her career as a rebellious teenager, rejecting the rigid hierarchies of gang life to become a solo mercenary. Her prowess on the battlefield quickly earned her a formidable reputation. She was romantically involved with the rockerboy Johnny Silverhand, and their relationship was as intense as it was tumultuous. In 2013, she participated in a raid on Arasaka Tower to rescue Alt Cunningham, which ended in failure. A decade later, during the Fourth Corporate War in 2023, Rogue joined another assault on Arasaka Tower, which culminated in Johnny's death and a nuclear explosion that devastated Night City.

    Following severe injuries from a car crash prior to 2045, Rogue transitioned from active mercenary work to become a fixer, leveraging her extensive network and experience. She took over the Afterlife nightclub, transforming it into the premier hub for mercenaries and fixers in Night City. By 2077, she was widely regarded as the city's top fixer, orchestrating high-stakes jobs and maintaining a vast web of contacts.

    🎭 Personality & Traits

    Rogue is characterized by her pragmatic, resourceful, and no-nonsense demeanor. She commands respect and exudes authority, often described as calm, calculated, and cynical. Despite her tough exterior, she possesses a deep sense of loyalty to those she considers friends. Her strategic thinking and foresight have solidified her position as a master negotiator and a linchpin in Night City's mercenary ecosystem. Friends & Fables edgerunner.fandom.com Boo

    🛠️ Appearance & Equipment

    Hair Color: Teal (2020–2045), Gray (2077) Eye Color: Gray Attire: Utilitarian and functional, favoring leather and practical clothing suitable for her active lifestyle Cyberware: Cyberoptics, EMP Threading, Neuroport Weapons: Pride: An iconic black and gold Constitutional Arms Liberty pistol, known for its lethal efficiency and unique modifiers, including guaranteed critical hits on the first shot from a new magazine and increased damage against elite enemies. Prejudice: Her assault rifle, complementing Pride in combat scenarios.

    Friends & Fables

    📖 Role in Cyberpunk 2077

    Rogue plays a pivotal role in V's journey, particularly in quests involving Johnny Silverhand's legacy. She assists V in tracking down Anders Hellman and provides critical support during the assault on Arasaka Tower, should the player choose the "Johnny & Rogue" path. Her deep connections and strategic acumen make her an invaluable ally in the game's narrative.

    ❤️ Relationships

    Johnny Silverhand: Former lover and comrade-in-arms. Their relationship was marked by passion and volatility, deeply influencing Rogue's life and decisions. Nomad Santiago: Close associate and partner during her mercenary days. Unnamed Son: Revealed during "The Sun" ending; speculated to be Trace Santiago, a media character introduced in Cyberpunk Red.

    🧠 Personality Type

    Analyses suggest that Rogue embodies the INTJ (Introverted, Intuitive, Thinking, Judging) personality type. This aligns with her strategic mindset, independence, and ability to navigate complex social and professional networks with precision. Boo

42. #42Arasaka Tower

    Keys: Arasaka Tower

    INFORMATION TYPE North American Division HQ Regional HQ OWNER(S) Arasaka CITY Night City DISTRICT City Center SUB-DISTRICT Corporate Center LOCATION Corporate Plaza APPEARANCE(S) GAME(S) Cyberpunk 2077 BOOK(S) Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission Kit A Visitor's Guide to Night City OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS Sub-Pages: 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 This article is about the 2077 building in Night City. For other uses, see Arasaka Tower (disambiguation). Arasaka Tower is a massive skyscraper located in the Corporate Plaza of Night City. It acts as the North American branch headquarters for the Arasaka Corporation. Built on the site of the previous Arasaka Towers, the new building stands as the tallest structure in Night City in 2077, becoming a symbol of its neomilitaristic skyline.

    History

    2070 - 2074

    After the Unification War ended in 2070, Arasaka was welcomed back to North America, acquiring the permission to build a new office center. The Japanese corporation chose the site of the former Arasaka Towers in Night City. Once they had cleaned up the remaining ruins, they immediately started to build their new office tower.[1][2] As a tribute to the 2023 incident, a portion of the original building was left and repurposed into a memorial. When finalized, the imposing tower stood at a height of 620m (2034ft).[3]

    In 2074, the Night City Perspective mediacorp considered the Tower's Arasaka Academy as the best secondary institution of Night City.[4]

    2076

    In 2076, after becoming a renowned mercenary, David Martinez — former Arasaka Academy student — reached the top of Arasaka Tower in order to easily access one of its AV landing zones. He did this to rescue Lucy Kushinada and confront Faraday. A battle against Adam Smasher ensued soon after, which eventually ended in Memorial Park in front of Arasaka Tower.[5]

    2077

    After the death of Saburo Arasaka in 2077, Yorinobu became the corporation's new CEO and could often be found on tower's upper floors.

    Database Entry (2077)

    Arasaka Tower Arasaka Tower ARASAKA TOWER

    To some a monument to corporate power, to others a symbol of oppression. Arasaka's West Coast headquarters is the heart of the megacorporation's financial and military operations in both Americas. Destroyed in 2023 in a bombing carried out by Johnny Silverhand, the tower later rose from the rubble as a testament to the corporation's ultimate triumph over its enemies. If history's written by the victors, then they made quite sure this particular footnote was written by the hands of the world's best architects. The majestic, 2034-foot (620m) steel-and-concreate monolith towers over Corpo Plaza, casting a shadow over every street in Night City - both literally and figuratively. The decisions that fall from the heavily guarded Arasaka Tower determinate the lives of all within the city limits.[3]

    Layout

    Arasaka Tower is a single building that stands at a height of 620m (2034 ft) and has 140 floors. Located at Corporate Plaza, it is the tallest building in Night City. Seismic dampers section

    Below the basement there is a system of seismic dampers which protect the building from earthquakes.

    Floor -07 to -06: Netrun Operations Control

    The Operations level of Arasaka's netrunners, tasked with protecting the integrity of Arasaka systems.

    Mikoshi: Izanagi - The Netrunners Operations also guard the Mikoshi access of the Night City Arasaka Tower, a facility which holds the digital engrams of people. Floor -05 to -01: Parking

    The parking areas of Arasaka Tower.

    Floor 01: Lobby

    Arasaka Tower's atrial lobby employs a simplistic neomilitaristic style; the floor containing sleek, contemporary couches, tables, and benches. The main entrance — at which employees are to pass through an AIT body-scanner — is under constant guard with bodyguards inside and out, as well as an Arasaka ACPA. There are bathrooms as well as hallways that lead to other rooms closed off. A large screen over the elevators displays constant achievements from the Arasaka Corporation. Within the lobby an announcer is heard talking of Arasaka propaganda in Japanese. Holographic Japanese plants with a red glow can be seen accompanying the couches. The elevators each have screens that show a two part documentary of Saburo Arasaka, discussing his time in the Imperial Army and his rise as a corporate leader.

    Floor 33: Counterintelligence

    The Counter-intel level houses the offices of the counter intelligence operative teams of Arasaka. Susan Abernathy, director of operations, works on this level, as well as Arthur Jenkins who had his own office opposite of the rest overlooking Corporate Plaza. In the Corpo lifepath V's office and desk are opposite of Henry's, their coworker. The Counter-intel level also has a room for any meetings between the higher ups of counter intelligence group and board of directors. This level also includes private landing and parking for AV's of members in this division.

    Arthur Jenkins' office - Jenkins' office has a neomilitaristic style. It's past an antechamber, and similar to other offices in the tower. Within there is a desk and seat with a smart glass screen behind it that when rolled up reveals a view of the Memorial Park. Counterintel AV garage - A garage containing parked personal AV's belonging to several Arasaka counter-intel members, including Arthur Jenkins. Floor 57: Offices

    This floor contains a number of offices.

    Floor 58 to 68: Atrium

    The central floors of Arasaka Tower. Most of the rooms in these levels are offices and meeting rooms.

    Floor 76: Jungle

    An authentic jungle environment with flora and audio of forest creatures, heavily guarded and primarily used by Arasaka's board members, faction leaders, and CEO when holding important meetings.

    Floor 110 to 117: Upper Atrium

    High level rooms with offices and meeting rooms for high-ranking personnel.

    Floor 134 to 135: Unlisted Executive Levels

    The Unlisted Levels of Arasaka Tower are only available to higher members in the Arasaka Corporation, including the Arasaka family. On the two highest floors, is a classic Japanese style section with balconies made of wood, and in the middle a small little garden. Traditional Japanese architecture is present nearly everywhere on these levels as they also contain Saburo Arasaka's office. Very few know the place exists, even those working within Arasaka.

    Saburo Arasaka's Office Saburo's personal office is located on the Unlisted Levels within Arasaka Tower. He ordered for a replica of his office from Tokyo HQ to be constructed in every Arasaka headquarters in the world and as such, his Night City office is among the replicas. The office consists of Saburo's desk and chair, and a hidden elevator to the right. A large Smart Glass screen is on the wall behind his seat that shows a representation of a view of Downtown. The office's flooring is primarily wood, finished off with gold highlights, the walls colored in a strong gold, and his table constructed of white marble with gold veins. The hidden elevator can travel directly down to Mikoshi.

    Floor 140: CEO Level

    The CEO's level is the the most secure place within Arasaka Tower and in order to access it, one must pass through the Upper Atrium. This area was guarded by kuzu-domo combatants and even Adam Smasher at one point. Before reaching the CEO office there is a waiting area decorated with natural flora where visitors can sit on benches. The waiting area also has two stations for receptionists.

    CEO's Office This office is used by the Arasaka's CEO when staying in Night City. Within the office there is a desk and seat, with a smart glass screen behind it that can be rolled up to reveal a view of Night City's skyline. On the left and right sides of the room are two elevators used to travel to lower levels.

    Unknown Floor: Medical Center

    A medical area within Arasaka Tower. It can be accessed from the CEO's office.

    Unknown Floor: Unlisted Department Levels

    These levels are occupied by several departments, such as Legal, Public Relations, Finance, etc.

    Unknown Floor: Security and Protection Levels

    The operating levels of the Security Division of Arasaka.

    Unknown Floor: Academy

    Main article: Arasaka Academy Notes

    In the 2070s, Arasaka employees at their Night City headquarters told new recruits that if they didn't meet the deadline, the ghost of a man split in two would get them. However, most of the employees don't know that the ghost is supposed to be Johnny Silverhand, as very few remember him.[6] In Cyberpunk 2077, a few meters above the rooftop walking area of the tower, there is a small - and hard to find - button floating on the air, which when activated calls an elevator that stops right there. Its roof is protected with fences, making it the tallest and safest point in the game to view the whole of Night City, the Badlands and the mountains beyond. Since it cannot be reached by normal means, it was probably left by developers for this view purpose. Due to the 2077 building being used in the 2013/23 flashbacks, all those locations are found gameplay-wise within the tower, including two Saburo offices, one of which is found on the western area of the building, with a view to the sea; and the other on the eastern part; viewing Westbrook.

43. #43Arasaka

    Keys: Arasaka

    INFORMATION VARIATION(S) 荒坂社 (kanji) アラサカ社 (kana) 'Saka (street slang) TYPE Corporate security Manufacturing Banking ESTABLISHED 1915 STATUS Active HQ Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan LOCATION(S) See Regional Offices FOUNDER(S) Sasai Arasaka LEADER(S) Saburo Arasaka (1960 - 2077) (dependent) Kei Arasaka (2020) Hanako Arasaka (2077) Michiko Arasaka (2077) Yorinobu Arasaka (2077) NO. OF MEMBERS 1,000,000 (2020)[1] 1,000,000 (2045)[2] 595,000+ (2077)[3] MONETARY VALUE ¥52 Trillion €$475 Billion (2020) ¥98 Trillion €$890 Billion (2077)[3] SUBSIDIARIES Nova Arms (formerly) APPEARANCE(S) GAME(S) Cyberpunk 2013 Cyberpunk 2020 CyberGeneration (Non-Canon) Cyberpunk Version 3.0 (Non-Canon) Cyberpunk RED Cyberpunk 2077 LITERATURE Pacific Rim Sourcebook Corporation Report 2020 Volume 1 Night City Sourcebook Firestorm Stormfront Firestorm Shockwave The World of Cyberpunk 2077 OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS Sub-Pages: 2013Icon 2020Icon CyberGenerationIcon V3Icon RedIcon 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 When most people think of Arasaka, the picture in their minds is that of the blackclad guards employed by so many corporations, businesses and powerful individuals throughout the world. UNKNOWN

    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.[1] It is one of the most influential megacorporations in the world.[4] 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.[5] Over the years, it has developed 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.[6][7]

    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.[2]

    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.[6]

    History

    1910s - 1950s

    Arasaka Factory, 1920 Arasaka factory, Japan, 1920 The Arasaka Corporation was founded in 1915, by Sasai Arasaka in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The company originally was focused on manufacturing and took full advantage of World War II to forward their wealth and power by supplying the Imperial Army. However Sasai foresaw the defeat of Japan and worked to ensure his company and fortune would survive the war by spreading his wealth across the globe, out of the reach of the post-war leadership. Soon enough the Japanese surrendered and the country was in ruin, with most cities destroyed by the constant bombings (with the exception of Kyoto).[4]

    On August 15th, 1945, the Emperor broadcast the edict of surrender and renounced his divinity. Saburo Arasaka, a former lieutenant in the Imperial Japanese Navy and son of Sasai, was thunderstruck. He was on the verge of seppuku in the compound's cherry tree grove of the hospital when he had a moment of epiphany and a vision. Right at that moment, Saburo saw the wisdom of his father's actions. As family scion, that fortune would soon be his to control, a fortune that, if wielded correctly, would permit a clever man to push Japan back towards a position of power from which it could dominate the world politically and economically. The children of Amaterasu would prevail, if not under the Emperor, then under another deity: commerce. Saburo drew the half inch of dagger that had penetrated his abdominal muscles before the vision had stayed his hand and returned to the household. That same night, he began to study politics, economics, and history, which continued until his father's death.

    Although Japan's economy and industry were in ruins, Saburo studied all matters of business, economics, and politics while attending Todai. This was to ensure he had the skills necessary to accomplish his goals. Sasai had capitalized on wartime industry, but against Saburo's impassioned urging, he had made sure that the bulk of the Arasaka fortune was covertly protected in concealed overseas assets and accounts.[6]

    1960 - 1997

    Arasaka board1960 Saburo Arasaka and board members, in Arasaka Tokyo office, Japan, 1960 In 1960 Sasai Arasaka died and the 41 year old Saburo stepped into his late father's shoes as the head of the Arasaka Corporation. At the time Arasaka was still a relatively small company, having just reestablished itself in international commerce. Before his death, Saburo's father had been slowly retrieving the capital and resources kept secret during the war and after he died, Saburo himself continued the task.

    In 1970 Saburo created the Arasaka Security division of the Arasaka Corporation. The new division specialized in high quality personal and corporate manpower, electronic, and computer security and protection.[6] Slowly, over 25 years, Arasaka Security developed a sterling reputation as the most potent company of its type in the world. In 1990, Arasaka emerged on the global 500 list and by the mid 1990s, Arasaka guards were employed by thousands of powerful individuals and corporations around the world and Arasaka intrusion countermeasures and computer security experts were retained by many others. It wasn't long thereafter that the Security division was one of Arasaka's three most powerful holdings, equaled only by the Arasaka Bank and Arasaka Manufacturing.

    Saburo's dedication to his study enabled him to foresee the world market collapse of 1994 and the US collapse of 1996. Saburo was able to take the appropriate steps, and through his shrewd manipulation and investments, make the Arasaka Corporation one of the few commercial institutions to profit from the crash. Arasaka was big before the crash, but in the period afterwards it assumed gigantic stature, becoming one of the largest Megacorporations in the world, now ranking at number two on the global 500 list.

    At some point in the 1990s, the Arasaka European Group constructed their European headquarters in Paris, France.[4]

    In 1997 Arasaka Security moved into paramilitary contracting and began training one of the world's first corporate armies at the corporation's guard and agent schooling facility in the forbidden northern wastes of Hokkaido. An age of ruthlessness followed, with Arasaka destroying or absorbing as much of its competition as it could and buying out any non-competitive companies that Saburo thought would make a good asset.

    Arasaka's control over the government of Japan was becoming problematic in the late 1990s. Saburo was close to having complete control with 60% of Japan's National Diet being Arasaka-bought politicians. However, due to growing fear amongst other Japanese corporations about Arasaka's government takeover attempt, a group was formed by large and small Japanese corporations that united under FACS (Far Asian Co-prosperity Sphere) banner. This countered Saburo's control of the government and many politicians were arrested. FACS would continue to undermine Arasaka's plans in the coming decades.[4]

    1997 - 2020

    Arasaka factory2000 Arasaka factory, 2000 The years from 1997 to 2020, however, had seen the Arasaka Corporation continue to diversify and strengthen. Its major functional arms were still the Arasaka Bank, Manufacturing, and Security groups. Although the corporation was astoundingly wealthy and powerful, and Saburo one of the wealthiest men in the world, he had not forgotten his original goal. During this time Saburo stepped down as CEO and, in his place, his son Kei Arasaka became the nominal head of the Arasaka Corporation. However all major decisions and policies were still subject to Saburo's discretion. Saburo had groomed his son for eventual complete control, and the realization of his personal goals.[6]

    During the early 2000s, Arasaka contracted major bodyguard services to Slovakia. Though while not having much political power as other Japanese or Korean corporations within the nation, Arasaka still maintained subsidiaries producing articles for the European market.[8]

    In 2008, the Taiwanese Government hired Arasaka to plan out their defense force in fear of a Chinese invasion. Taiwan managed anti-ship, plane, and missile defenses on the Kinmen and Matsu islands, and Hsinchu, Chanhua, as well as Anping. These islands all contained contracted Arasaka troops for constant hourly monitoring of the Communist and Chinese sponsored Militech.[9]

    In 2010, Arasaka alongside WNS, EBM, and WorldSat, as well as Triad forces, repelled the invasion of the MLC on Hong Kong. After three years, they were successful in repelling the invasion of Hong Kong, and all four corporations took control of sections of the city.[4] Arasaka secured Chai Wan and Shau Kei Wan, with corporate housing on the mid-levels of the peak and offices on the Bay. They also had their new regional office constructed on the new set of land.[9]

    In 2013, Arasaka America faced major terrorist attacks on its headquarters in Night City. A rockerboy named Johnny Silverhand led a riot at the base of the Tower and managed to murder multiple Arasaka employees as well as the CEO of the American branch, Toshiro.

    During this time, Arasaka partnered with Sony Corporation in co-producing the Medusa 2000. The weapon gave the user direct interface to a powerful multi-medium zoom lens with image enhancers, telescopic, macro-zoom abilities, anti-dazzle, UV, and thermograph sensors. Any data filmed was stored into data chips or directly into a neural processor storage bank.

    In 2020, Arasaka secured a political seat in the government of Portugal. The controlling cooperative alliance had broken in two factions. The cooperative party (The Consensual Progress Party) had two candidates to the presidency, each of them supported by three of the controlling corps (Iberian Agrolndustrial, Amazonian Security, and WNS against Merchant, Arasaka, and Oliveira-Leisure). Tensions between Amazonian Security and Arasaka had risen in attempts to restore harmony and a stable economic growth to the country.[8]

    Sometime during 2020, an Arasaka Cargo Submarine and its crew including Captain Hyung Mitsumoto sunk in the North Pacific. This led to the acquisition of IDA (International Defense Alliance), an independent organization that was then put under the Arasaka subsidiary, Sato Commercial Shipping. A covert IDA team was dispatched to the Bonin trench to bring the sub to the surface.

    Fourth Corporate War (2022-2025)

    Main article: Fourth Corporate War In 2021 an oceanic corporation known as Internationale Handelsmarine Aktiengesellschaft, IHAG, announced bankruptcy. Both CINO and OTEC were looking to acquire the stock in the corporation, but each company was too closely matched in buying power for either to get an edge. So they decided to whittle down their opponent's resources and sabotage their attempts at stock acquisition.[5] However, this proved ineffective by itself so the Aquacorp of CINO hired on Arasaka, while OTEC hired Militech. Being the two largest paramilitary corporations in the world, both Arasaka and Militech had been rivaling for many years on different contractors. Arasaka saw this as an opportunity to then whittle Militech's resources.

    During this time Saburo Arasaka soon came to consider Donald Lundee a real threat, someone who threatened his goal for the Arasaka Corporation. In 2022, Kei Arasaka was responsible for a great deal of the daily operations and important decisions during the IHAG mess. While he viewed the fight like any other business operation, and would never take it personally, in alignment with Arasaka tradition he intended to stop at nothing to make sure his side was victorious and would never step down from a direct offense to Arasaka. Kei also had full control over his father's corporation as, during this time, Saburo was in seclusion for security reasons for the duration of the conflict. However, he knew the war wasn't going to end well and began to work directly with General Ubo Tanaka, readying himself to sacrifice major assets in order to win. The only thing left was his contingency plans that he hoped would save the zaibatsu if the worst occurred and Arasaka lost.

    The end of the war for the company saw the death of Kei Arasaka and the destruction of the Arasaka Towers in Night City in 2023, as it was destroyed with a mini-nuke by a Militech operative team. President Kress blamed the Night City bombing on Arasaka, despite the fault lying with Militech, and further demonized Arasaka for her own interests. Arasaka's charters to operate in the United States were immediately revoked, its members and board declared terrorists, and its assets either seized or driven off-shore. Arasaka's participation in the Fourth Corporate War almost led to Japanese government breakdown. By repudiating Arasaka after the official end of the war in 2025, Japan's national face was saved and Arasaka was reduced to a Japan-only corporation for the next decade.[2]

    2040 - 2076

    Arasaka Waterfront Database CP2077 Arasaka Waterfront, 2076 Even after the defeat in the Fourth Corporate War, Arasaka maintained one of the largest armed forces of any other corporation. The corporation had most of its operations limited to Japan and heavily reduced. Despite the situation, Arasaka still managed to hold onto a majority of their assets.[2] By 2040, the Arasaka Corporation rebuilt itself and was slowly gaining back much of its prior strength. The corporation was also attempting to amend its relations with the NUSA and being welcomed back to continue its operations. Arasaka still had small operations in select parts of the NUSA but nothing official. Arasaka still covertly licensed their troops to other firms worldwide but they would have to use the uniforms of their new "employers." The Arasaka Corporation's goal had also not changed: they wanted to return to the political and economic height it held in the 2020s

44. #44City Center

    Keys: City Center

    INFORMATION TYPE District CITY Night City APPEARANCE(S) GAME(S) Cyberpunk 2077 BOOK(S) Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission Kit A Visitor's Guide to Night City The World of Cyberpunk 2077 OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 This article is about the district in Cyberpunk 2077. For other uses, see City Center (disambiguation). That's City Center — Night City's corporate showcase. Sleek skyscrapers form a brutalist, fortress-like skyline, presenting the unrivaled power of megacorps in all its arrogance. Since 2020, the City Center has become the most fortified and secure part of Night City.[1] CYBERPUNK 2077

    City Center is one of the major districts of Night City, located in the central portion of the metropolis.

    Overview

    District Icon 2077 City Center City Center is the central business district (CBD) of Night City, the biggest commercial hub of the metropolitan area. Many of the city's corporations operate from here. This district is the real showcase of Night City; the once smoldering battlefield of the Fourth Corporate War and nuclear fallout from the AHQ Disaster. Restoration of the district was a lengthy and costly process, but by 2077, it was the most fortified district in all of Night City.[2][3]

    Filled with modern, cutting-edge architecture, City Center is where anyone can witness the unrivaled might of megacorporations. This is where the rich and overworked spend their lives, building up the economic power the metropolis. The most notorious feature is Corporate Plaza, reaching for the sky with its brutal corporate skyscrapers and blinding floodlights. It serves as the heart of the district, as well as a home to some of the biggest corporations in the world, such as Arasaka, Militech, Biotechnica, Petrochem, Kang Tao, among others.

    Downtown is full of narrow alleys, night clubs, celebrities, and corporate stiffs. Here you'll find an abundance of office buildings and eccentrically shaped architecture — as well as exclusive apartments, hotels, and restaurants. Its northern waterfront is a mecca for artists and snobs, with galleries, concert halls and ateliers around every corner. Despite the elegance and power of Downtown, it isn't as secure as it would seem: turn down the wrong alley and you'll find yourself en-route to sleazy love hotels, dive bars, and shadowy corners where drug deals — and worse — are a common occurrence..[2] History

    Early history - 2050s

    Once known as the City & Corporate District, this section of Night City became a battlefield between the megacorporations of Arasaka and Militech during the Fourth Corporate War. Most of these neighborhoods were destroyed during the AHQ Disaster of 2023, when a nuclear device was activated inside the uppermost floors of the Arasaka Towers. More than half a million people were killed, and the Government of Night City fell into disarray. The chaos soon overwhelmed both the Fire and Police Departments as well. The large number of refugees fled to the neighboring suburbs, where they would overflow them with city tents. It wouldn't be around a decade later when things begun to stabilize, planning new projects like the Glen to replace the abandoned government structures, or the gigantic residential megabuildings to house much of the displaced population.

    During the Time of the Red, the ruined city center of the metropolis was known as the Hot Zone, an irradiated and dangerous abandoned district. Over the following decades, much of the rubble was cleared thanks to the effort of many organizations and volunteers, especially from nomads nations such as the Aldecaldos. Night Corp offered free cyberware protection to anyone willing to work in the worst radioactive areas, where heavy machinery and land-movers were used to clear the hazardous terrain. This operation was finalized in 2052, when the area was finally "free" of radiation. Within the former Hot Zone, construction of a new Corporate Center began immediately, with many corporations around Night City making plans to shift their offices to this new promised land. To celebrate the rebuilding, Reconciliation Park was designed to be located southwest of the new Corporate Plaza, while in the center of the plaza, Memorial Park was planned to remember the victims of the tragic event. With the city now in a steady recovery and the corporations regaining their power, the nomad families, which had been instrumental in the rebuilding process, where pushed out of Night City.[4][5]

    2060s - 2070s

    Incorporating the renamed Downtown district, as well as other surrounding neighborhoods that had survived the worst of the nuke, City Center soon began to flourish, luring in lots of investors and wealthy residents with the aim of becoming the new heart of Night City's financial and economic power. The construction boom of the 2060s only accelerated the process, with new megastructures occupying what once was a radioactive rubble. The new architecture was a mix of entropic and neomilitaristic styles, becoming the home of some of the most recognizable fixtures of Night City; it was also a sign of the corporations return to power.

    In 2070, right after the Unification War, Arasaka was welcomed back to Night City. The megacorp was given permission to construct a new regional headquarters, with them choosing the former site of the Arasaka Towers. After clearing the remaining rubble, the Japanese goliath began rising the new megastructure. In just a span of a few years, the new Arasaka Tower stood as the tallest building in Night City.

    Over the following years, City Center served as the showcase of Night City's recovery, a home to gargantuan office towers, upper-class apartment complexes, luxury hotels and restaurants, impressive nightclubs and other similar expensive establishments, all illuminated by the neon glow of the city. Few buildings of the bygone era remained, but luckily for many tourists visiting Night City, the new modern cityscape was begging to be explored. During the day, the City Center streets were full of businesspeople travelling to their office skyscrapers and NCPD officers and corporate security maintaining a strong order. During the late hours, this district truly came to life with its many establishments catering to the nightlife residents. Although the Corporate Center was one of the most secure areas of Night City, the neighboring Downtown had a more intense lifestyle.[4][5][6]

    By 2077, the City Center still symbolized who held the real power in Night City, with corporates and tourists being the most prominent visitor of this area.[4][3]

    Database Entry

    City Center City Center CITY CENTER

    If you stand in the middle of Corpo Plaza and observe what's around you - all the breathtaking megabuildings, office blocks, bars, clubs, architectural wonders and dazzling neon signs - it's hard to believe that only a few decades ago the area looked like a smoldering battlefield in the aftermath of the 4th Corporate War and the nuclear attack on Arasaka Tower. As anyone with a pair of optics can see, City Center was fully rebuilt, surpassing even its former glory with more modern and cutting-edge architecture. It serves one purpose, and one purpose only - to flaunt the city's economic power and prove that Night City is freer than ever before.[3]

45. #45Corporate Plaza

    Keys: Corporate Plaza

    INFORMATION VARIATION(S) Corpo Plaza TYPE Sub-district Plaza CITY Night City DISTRICT City Center SUB-DISTRICT Corporate Center APPEARANCE(S) GAME(S) Cyberpunk 2077 BOOK(S) A Visitor's Guide to Night City The World of Cyberpunk 2077 Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission Kit OTHER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners LESS 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 This article is about the location in Cyberpunk 2077. For the one in Cyberpunk 2020, see Corporate Plaza (2020). For other uses, see Corporate Center (disambiguation). Corporate Plaza[1] (also known as Corpo Plaza[2] or Corporate Center[1]) is one of the sub-districts of City Center, located in central Night City.

    History

    Early history - 2050s

    Corporate Plaza once stood as the crowning jewel of Night City, where some of the most powerful corporations maintained their global and regional headquarters. During the Fourth Corporate War, this plaza became a battlefield between Arasaka and Militech, which ended with its destruction during the AHQ Disaster of 2023, when a nuclear device was activated inside the uppermost floors of the Arasaka Towers.

    During the Time of the Red, this plaza was the epicenter of the Hot Zone, a name referring to ruins of the majority of the City & Corporate Districts, which became irradiated and dangerous. Over the following decades, much of the rubble was cleared, an operation that was finalized in 2052 when the area was finally "free" of radiation. Construction of a new Corporate Center began immediately, with many corporations around Night City making plans to shift their offices to this new promised land. The message to the world was clear, Night City was again re-opening for business. To celebrate the rebuilding, Reconciliation Park was designed to be located southwest of the plaza, while in the center, Memorial Park was planned to remember the victims of the event.[1][3]

    2060s - 2070s

    During the 2060s, there was a construction and investment boom, which allowed for a more rapid operation. The project was advancing, with new megastructures occupying what once was a radioactive rubble. The new architecture was a mix of neopostmodern and neomilitaristic styles, paradoxically owing its design to the tragedy of 2023. Slowly, Corporate Plaza was becoming the home of some of the most recognizable fixtures of Night City; it was also a sign of the corporations return to power. In order maintain the area secure, each building had strict checkpoints, and the Night City Police Department collaborated with private corporate security to stop potential terrorists and common criminals alike from defiling the plaza. Both were in constant patrol, reminding everyone who really was in charge. Memorial Park was also chosen to hold the new city metro hub, building a large underground station operated by NCART.[3]

    In 2070, right after the Unification War, Arasaka was welcomed back to Night City. The megacorp was given permission to construct a new regional headquarters, with them choosing the former site of the Arasaka Towers. After clearing the remaining rubble, the Japanese goliath began rising the new megastructure. At the same time, they repurposed a portion of the ruins as a memorial to the many employees that had died during the terrorist attack. In just a span of a few years, the new Arasaka Tower stood as the tallest building in Night City.[1][3]

    Notable megacorporations that built their regional headquarters here included Arasaka, Petrochem, Biotechnica, Kang Tao, Militech and a few others. Some people thought it was ironic that the same companies that had destroyed the city more than fifty years ago had their offices here once again. Surrounding Corporate Plaza was the congested Richard Night Ringroad, named after the founder of Night City. The MLK and Lincoln Boulevards, two major transit arteries, traversed the Plaza from one side to the other. At the center of everything, surrounded by another circular road and even more traffic, Memorial Park acted as Corporate Plaza's main feature; a huge ring of greenery between the large skyscrapers. All types of businesspeople hurriedly shuffled from one meeting to the next, while AVs carrying high-ranking corporates flew over their heads. This much movement gave the impression of a giant beehive.[4][2][1][3]

    In 2076, an incident involving Militech and Arasaka caused damage to Corporate Plaza and other surrounding neighborhoods. Although media called this event a "terrorist attack" perpetuated by unknown forces, there were rumors suggesting it had been the last stand of a notable mercenary known as David Martinez.[1][5]

    By 2077, the Plaza still symbolized who held the real power in Night City. Few places in the whole metropolis where as secured, with swaths of NCPD and corporate guards on patrol. Other than corporates, tourists were a prominent visitor of this area.[1][2]

    Database Entry

    Corpo Plaza Corpo Plaza CORPO PLAZA

    Re-built after the 4th Corporate War, Corpo Plaza is one of the most iconic places in Night City today as a symbol of corporate prowess. Its goliath skyscrapers and megabuildings are an economic show of force and prestige for corporations such as Arasaka and Militech, as well as proof of their inferiority complex. Corpo Plaza's main attraction is Memorial Park, a huge ring surrounding the corporate headquarters. The park is also a tribute to the countless victims of the 4th Corporate War. Every day the Plaza is teeming with everyone from corpo suits to NCPD officers and armed-to-the-teeth corpo security - more than anything an indication that peace and order are not among Night City's natural qualities

46. #46Song So Mi

    Keys: Song So Mi

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ALIAS(ES) Songbird AGE 31[1] STATUS Alive DATE OF BIRTH December 29, 2045[1] DATE OF DEATH 2077 (dependent) PLACE OF DEATH Cynosure Site C (dependent) supposedly HOME Brooklyn, NYC (formerly) Washington, D.C. RESIDENCE So Mi's Apartment (formerly) PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Female HAIR COLOR Purple/pink[2] EYE COLOR Brown[2] CYBERWARE See Cyberware EQUIPMENT See Equipment FAMILY PARTNER(S) Lucas (ex-boyfriend) RELATIVE(S) Unnamed mother[1] FACTION INFORMATION AFFILIATION FIA, NUSA OCCUPATION FIA Agent Intelligence analyst[3] President Myers' right hand[4] ROLE Netrunner/Lawman

    Song So Mi, known by her codename Songbird, is a pivotal character introduced in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. A prodigious netrunner and intelligence analyst for the New United States of America (NUSA), she serves as President Rosalind Myers' right hand. Her complex narrative intertwines themes of ambition, sacrifice, and the blurred lines between humanity and machinery.

    🧬 Biography & Background

    Full Name: Song So Mi (송소미) Alias: Songbird Date of Birth: December 29, 2045 Age: 31 (as of 2077) Origin: Brooklyn, New York City Affiliation: Federal Intelligence Agency (FIA), NUSA Occupation: Netrunner, Intelligence Analyst Voice Actor: Minji Chang Growing up in Brooklyn, So Mi displayed exceptional aptitude for netrunning from a young age. At 13, she acquired her first cyberdeck and began delving into the Net, undertaking high-risk gigs that showcased her unparalleled skills. Her audacious hack into a Militech datafort drew the attention of both NetWatch and the FIA. To protect herself and her loved ones, she reluctantly joined the FIA, training under Solomon Reed and adopting the codename "Songbird" . Game8

    🎭 Personality & Traits

    Songbird is characterized by her intelligence, determination, and a deep sense of duty. While she often presents a composed and confident exterior, her experiences—especially those involving the Blackwall and rogue AIs—have left her grappling with inner turmoil. Her commitment to her mission often leads her to make morally ambiguous decisions, reflecting the complex nature of her character .

    🛠️ Appearance & Cyberware

    Hair Color: Magenta with orange highlights Eye Color: Brown Cyberware: Advanced Militech netrunning enhancements, including EMP Threading and Tier 5 cyberware Attire: Custom netrunner suit with a red-to-black ombré design, gray-to-black gradient jacket adorned with patches and pins, including the Samurai logo

    Songbird's cybernetic augmentations enable her to interface with the Net without traditional equipment, a testament to her elite netrunning capabilities . Cyberpunk Wiki

    🧠 Skills & Abilities

    Expert Netrunner: Capable of deep dives into the Net and breaching the Blackwall Cyberwarfare Specialist: Proficient in deploying flashbangs, electrical mods, and utilizing tools like the Blackwall Pulse Strategic Operative: Skilled in intelligence analysis and covert operations

    Her extensive cyberware and experience make her a formidable asset in both digital and physical confrontations . Cyberpunk Wiki

    📖 Role in Phantom Liberty

    In 2077, Songbird is aboard Space Force One with President Myers when it's attacked over Dogtown. She contacts V through the Relic, seeking assistance in rescuing the President. This sets off a chain of events where Songbird's true intentions and past actions come to light, including her dealings with Colonel Kurt Hansen and the pursuit of a neural matrix capable of curing her deteriorating condition caused by repeated breaches of the Blackwall .

    🔀 Player Choices & Outcomes

    Throughout the Phantom Liberty expansion, players face critical decisions regarding Songbird:

    Assist Songbird: Help her escape, potentially leading to her freedom or demise, depending on subsequent choices. Betray Songbird: Hand her over to Reed and the FIA, resulting in her return to NUSA custody and uncertain fate.

47. #47T-Bug

    Keys: T-Bug

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ALIAS(ES) Bug STATUS Alive DATE OF DEATH May, 2077 PLACE OF DEATH Night City HOME Night City PHYSICAL INFORMATION GENDER Female HAIR COLOR Dark Brown EYE COLOR Dark Brown FACTION INFORMATION OCCUPATION Mercenary ROLE Netrunner

    T-Bug is an important character in Cyberpunk 2077 who plays a crucial role early in the game. Here's a deeper look into her background, personality, and impact:

    🧬 Biography & Background Full Name: T-Bug (real name not known) Occupation: NetRunner, Information Broker Affiliation: Formerly associated with the Mox, worked as a freelancer Role: T-Bug serves as a key information broker and netrunner, providing valuable data and technical support to V (the player) during key missions. T-Bug is a highly skilled netrunner, known for her deep knowledge of the Net and her ability to gather critical information. She is hired by the main characters to help with various tasks, including breaching systems and providing support during dangerous missions. Her expertise and sharp instincts make her a trusted ally in the dangerous and volatile world of Night City.

    🎭 Personality & Traits T-Bug is pragmatic, sharp-witted, and a little sardonic. She is often described as someone who keeps a cool head under pressure, despite the chaotic environment of Night City. While she's professional and focused on the task at hand, she is also aware of the risks involved in her line of work. She can come off as distant or emotionally guarded, but her dedication to getting the job done speaks volumes about her reliability. She has a knack for providing useful information without much emotional involvement, which makes her an excellent netrunner but also somewhat detached from the personal stakes of those around her. 🛠️ Skills & Abilities Expert Netrunner: T-Bug is incredibly skilled in the art of hacking and breaching systems. She is a key asset when dealing with corporate or government systems and can provide technical support when V needs to infiltrate secure networks. Technical Proficiency: She can handle complex netrunning tools, assisting V with both reconnaissance and attack systems. Strategic Thinking: T-Bug is not just a technical expert but also a savvy strategist who can quickly assess situations and provide solutions. 📖 Role in Cyberpunk 2077 T-Bug plays a significant role early in the main storyline. She assists V and Jackie in their high-stakes heist at the Arasaka Tower, where things go wrong and set off a chain of events that drives the narrative forward. Unfortunately, T-Bug's role is cut short when she is betrayed and killed by a different faction during the heist, which marks a major turning point in the game and serves as one of the early emotional beats for V.

    Her death leaves V and Jackie vulnerable and forces the player to navigate Night City with one less ally, highlighting the dangers of trust and loyalty in this high-risk environment.

48. #48Netrunner

    Keys: Netrunner

    INFORMATION DESC. Cybernetic computer hackers SPECIAL ABILITY Interface CAREER SKILLS Awareness/Notice Basic Tech Education System Knowledge CyberTech Cyberdeck Design Composition Electronics Programming APPEARANCE(S) GAME(S) Cyberpunk 2013 Cyberpunk 2020 Cyberpunk RED Cyberpunk 2077 OTHER Cyberpunk LESS 2013Icon 2020Icon RedIcon 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 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.

    Netrunners were originally introduced in the Cyberpunk 2013: View from the Edge sourcebook. Netrunners use Cyberdecks to "jack in" to the Net, which allows them to interact with the Net in a far quicker and more intuitive way than a keyboard would allow. Netrunner mercenaries are typically at odds with NetWatch, making browsing cyberspace even more difficult and dangerous than it already is.

    Corporations typically have their own netrunners working for them to make sure that their Data Fortresses remain secure, while mercenary netrunners can either be working for themselves or taking contracts for corporate espionage.

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    Netrunner Netrunner NETRUNNER

    In 2077, the use of computer technology has become truly universal. Some use a PDA, others personal computers, still others a neural processor. Regular Janes and Joes know how to use these systems to access information, communicate, even fight. But there are others who can use the same tech to work wonders: netrunners. A netrunner knows the ins and outs of computer systems, the programming languages, how to write or mod a killer virus. Deck in hand, they're just as dangerous as a corporate soldier armed to the teeth. Many netrunners are free agents working only for themselves, but a few have signed their own pacts with the megacorps and work to keep corporate data fortresses solid and impenetrable. Today, each and every corporation has a veritable army of netrunners on its payroll. Netrunners were once considered the rulers of cyberspace, using their skull jacks to roam a vast, global network. They also needed special suits to cool their bodies (although a tub full of ice would do for penniless punks). But this era ended with the cataclysm wrought by the greatest runner of all, Rache Bartmoss. Cyberspace became a land of daemons, cut off by the (nearly?) impenetrable Blackwall

49. #49corpo

    Keys: Corpo, corp, corps

    In Cyberpunk 2077 and the broader Cyberpunk universe, corps (short for corporations) are massive, powerful, and often corrupt organizations that control almost every aspect of life in Night City and the world at large. These corporations act as a blend of government, military, and business entities, holding the reins of power over resources, technology, politics, and even the lives of the people who live under their control.

    Here's a breakdown of the concept of corps in the Cyberpunk universe:

    🏢 What Are Corporations (Corps)? Definition: In the Cyberpunk world, corps are massive, multi-national conglomerates with unparalleled influence. These corporations operate almost like small nations, holding vast control over technology, security, commerce, and politics. Power and Control: Corporations are so influential that they have their own armies, governments, and are essentially above the law. Governments and citizens are often at their mercy, and corporate interests can override the public good. These corporations are driven by profit, power, and the pursuit of technological dominance. 🏙️ Key Corporations in Cyberpunk 2077 Arasaka Corporation Role: Arasaka is one of the largest and most influential corporations in the Cyberpunk universe. It is a security and weapons manufacturing conglomerate, known for its ruthless corporate practices. They are heavily involved in the development of cyberware and military technology. Characteristics: Arasaka is notorious for its involvement in global politics, their shady dealings, and their brutal enforcers known as the Arasaka Ninjas. Impact in Cyberpunk 2077: Arasaka plays a major role in the game's main storyline, with their involvement in the development of the Soulkiller virus and their connection to key characters like Johnny Silverhand and V. Militech Role: Militech is a major arms manufacturer and a global player in the military-industrial complex. They supply high-tech weapons and equipment to various governments and private military companies. Characteristics: They are heavily involved in global conflicts and are often seen as rivals to Arasaka. Their interest in military dominance makes them a key player in the power dynamics of the Cyberpunk world. Impact in Cyberpunk 2077: Militech is involved in the conflict around the Soulkiller virus and plays a part in V’s dealings with various factions, including the NUSA government. Kang Tao Role: A Chinese corporation specializing in weapons, with an emphasis on smart tech, including automated drones and cybernetic enhancements. Characteristics: Kang Tao is less known for its global influence but is highly specialized and has a strong presence in certain markets, especially cyberware. Impact in Cyberpunk 2077: The corporation has ties to various side characters and is involved in the game's underground dealings, often seen as a shadowy corporate entity with its own agenda. The Netrunner's Corporation: Role: Corporations that specialize in data and software, such as NetWatch, focus on surveillance, security, and managing the digital information that flows through the world's networks. Characteristics: These companies maintain the infrastructure of the digital world, controlling who has access to certain data and suppressing rogue AI and illegal activities. 💡 The Role of Corps in Cyberpunk 2077 and the Setting Social & Political Power: Corps hold more power than governments and can influence global events, wars, and political decisions. In Cyberpunk 2077, they are depicted as having a massive reach, controlling the lives of ordinary citizens. They frequently engage in shady, illegal, or morally questionable activities. Technological Innovation: Many of the technological advancements that define the Cyberpunk world, including cybernetic augmentations, drones, weaponry, and AI systems, are driven by corporate interests. Corps like Arasaka and Militech are at the forefront of these developments, often using them for control and dominance. Corporate Wars: There is a history of "corporate wars," where rival companies engage in all-out battles, both in the physical and digital spaces, to gain market share or destroy competitors. These wars often involve sabotage, espionage, and mass destruction. Exploitation of the Underprivileged: The gap between the ultra-wealthy corporate elites and the impoverished underclass is vast. In Night City, for example, the poor and downtrodden often find themselves working for or at the mercy of the corporations. Citizens are considered little more than resources, with cybernetic enhancements sold to the highest bidder and personal safety often a matter of corporate influence. 🧠 Corruption and Morality of the Corps Lack of Morality: Most corps operate with no regard for ethics, human life, or the environment. Profit is the ultimate goal, and any means to achieve it—no matter how cruel or exploitative—are justified in the eyes of the corporations. Ruthlessness: These corporations often have their own private military and security forces, enforcing their will on employees and the general population. In Cyberpunk 2077, this is seen in the way the corporations utilize mercenaries, private armies, and high-tech surveillance to keep everyone in check. Corporate Espionage: In this world, sabotage, hacking, blackmail, and outright murder are common corporate tools used to achieve dominance or eliminate competitors. 🌍 Conclusion In the Cyberpunk universe, corps are not just powerful entities but the very heart of the dystopian society. They shape the world by exploiting people, advancing technology without moral considerations, and engaging in constant power struggles that often affect ordinary lives in unimaginable ways. Understanding the dynamics of the corps is essential to grasping the themes and conflicts of Cyberpunk 2077.

50. #506th Street

    Keys: 6th Street

    INFORMATION TYPE Gang Security provider ESTABLISHED 2020s[1] STATUS Active HQ The Armory (2045) Arroyo HQ (2077)[2] LOCATION(S) Night City (Santo Domingo, Heywood, Westbrook) FACTION LOCATIONS See Faction Locations FOUNDER(S) Solomon Wright LEADERSHIP See Leadership NOTABLE PEOPLE See Members NO. OF MEMBERS ≈2,300 (2077)[2] SUBGROUP(S) Davis Squad (2045) AFFILIATION(S) Combat Cab Militech Kendachi BOOK STATS THREAT LEVEL Medium (2077)[2] APPEARANCE(S) GAME(S) Cyberpunk RED Cyberpunk 2077 LITERATURE Danger Gal Dossier (Danger Gal Dossier+) Night City 2045 Atlas Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission Kit The World of Cyberpunk 2077 LESS Sub-Pages: RedIcon 2077Icon EdgeIcon1 The stars and stripes of the old United States flag pop up everywhere the 6th Street Gang can be found. The gang worships the ethos of traditional patriotism, though without its embrace of a particular state, nation or ethnic group—its allegiance is to the neighborhood and its inhabitants, no matter their appearance or origins. DESCRIPTION

    6th Street is a gang operating in Night City.

    Overview

    During the 2070s, the uniforms of 6th Street gangers were heavily influenced by military and patriotic accents: military boots, tactical vests and knee pads, cargo pants, baseball caps with NUSA flags, stars, stripes, and eagles. Cyberware used by the gang included cyberoptics, pain editors, and health monitors.[2] They were supplied by Militech and Kendachi. Philosophy and Structure

    The gang consisted of about 2,300 members by 2077. 6th Street was formed about fifty years prior by veterans of the Fourth Corporate War who were tired of the local gangs and the helplessness of the NCPD and decided to take matters into their own hands. They gathered some equipment, refreshed themselves on their training, and then took to the streets.

    The gang was created to keep thugs and hoodlums at bay, and the charismatic leaders gave people a way protect themselves and seek retribution for the damage caused by other gangs. By the 2070s, 6th Street gangers were veterans of more recent conflicts, retired military and discharged corporate security officers who were unable to find other employment. The rest of the gang consisted of civilians who received military training after joining.

    Their main headquarters was located in Arroyo, but the other districts under their control had their own local HQs that were responsible for patrolling the neighborhood and monitoring the gang's facilities.[2]

    Source of Income

    6th Street's operations came to include robbery, extortion, and gun smuggling. The group also had extensive connections with nomad groups inside and outside of Night City. They also stole and modified cars, as 6th Street had talented techies which ran many garages and workshops around the city. They offered services as a combat taxi for hire, which made them especially popular among edgerunners and mercenaries.

    Despite their criminal nature, the gang was mostly tolerated by corporations and police forces, unless 6th Street gangers caused trouble outside their established turf. Military oriented corporations had customers for high-end products and the NCPD's job was made easier by the ersatz law that the gang maintained in their neighborhoods.[2]

    History

    2020s - 2030s

    6th Street was founded in the mid-late 2020s by Colonel Solomon Wright, also known as X, a former US military intelligence officer who organized many veterans of the Fourth Corporate War under one banner in order to protect the citizens of the chaotic post-war Night City.[1] They gathered some equipment, refreshed their combat training, and took to the streets to keep thugs and other gangs at bay, giving the people a way to protect themselves and seek retribution for the damage caused by the criminals.[2] Basing their loose military structure on the ranks used during the war, they dispensed "justice" and protected "everyone" who followed the "law." X referred to 6th Street as an organization, trying to grant them some legitimacy, though others knew they were just another gang. Wright divided the group's operations by the use the 3-I's principle of leadership; Investigations (detectives), Impact (troopers), and Internal (management). If 2/3rds disagreed with X on a command-staff vote, the former Colonel was overruled.[1]

    During the early years of 6th Street, X blackmailed various corporate executives to fund the organization, which quickly became a lucrative strategy. Unfortunately for those executives, some would die in the following years by "natural" and not-so-natural consequences, while others were simply forced to stop by the employers. With this initial founding, 6th Street was aiming to replace the corrupt Night City Police Department and bring the metropolis back into the fold of the United States. As their base of operations, 6th Street repurposed a nine-story National Guard armory located in North Heywood, retrofitting the building to their needs. With their new headquarters, the gang continued to protect the various neighborhoods around Night City.

    In the coming years, 6th Street increased its presence throughout the metropolis. Its members were well-armed and heavily chromed with weaponry from their days in the field. Their HQ acted as the gang's FOB (Forward Operations Base), and included a customer service and business center, as well as a large vehicle bay and a floor dedicated to their R&R investigation. 6th Street was hoping to compete against bigger private security contractors such as Militech or Lazarus. An additional rule X put forward was the monthly update of cybeware, which required members to report on how much chrome they were wearing, and if it passed a certain limit, they would be released from service. This was likely done in case of a member going cyberpsycho on a civilian.[3][1]

    2040s

    By the 2040s, 6th Street had managed to be deputized as a private law enforcement contractor and were granted the official protection of the streets in North Heywood, which they patrolled on foot and on motorcycles, with regular shifts of groups ranging from four to six people. If things got worse during a patrol, a rapid-response FOB team was always ready to back them up, bringing heavily armored vehicles purchased from the nomads. Despite this contract, 6th Street kept operating all over Night City, and they were welcome protectors of the Holy Angels Church in Little Europe.

    During these years, there was people who called them guardians, protectors and nightmares-in-chrome, but regardless of their contracts, 6th Street was still a gang. As such and due to their high ambitions, 6th Street had been losing money really fast, and were expected to hit a rough patch in the following years. To avoid that, they were forced to move into extortion and smuggling in order to pay their bills. They had also begun to sell "confiscated" property to bring in more money, though all these actions were leading them to abandon all their "high ideals" if this was not resolved.[3][1]

    By 2045, 6th Street's primary unit for law enforcement was Davis Squad, led by Wright's son Arbiter. They had good relations with the neighboring nomads, though this was bound to change as the gentrified North Heywood was expanding south, and it was only a matter of time before it reached the nomad occupied-Santo Domingo. The gang was dreaming of expanding their official status in North Heywood to all of Night City to achieve their goal of replacing the NCPD.[1]

    2050s - 2070s

    During the following decades, the need of resources and corruption in 6th Street led them to forgo their original goal of serving public trust, and ended up no different from any other gang who abused their power and position in the local communities. Although they had started by simply taking bribes to look the other way on occasions, and charge locals small protection fees, they continued diving deep in the criminal world, eventually regularly forcing smaller neighborhood businesses to pay tribute and protection money, and were known to engage in outright criminal activities such as vehicle theft, illicit drug manufacturing and distribution, and murder.[2][4] At some point, Combat Cab affiliated in some way with 6th Street.

    By the 2070s, 6th Street had control over most of the Santo Domingo district, and were aiming of expanding their territory. Many veterans of the Unification War had joined its ranks, as well as retired military and discharged security officers who were unable to find employment elsewhere. The rest of the members included civilians who were provided military training after joining the gang. 6th Street's vision was still to "bring justice to the city," though their interpretation of the law was very questionable and self-serving. With multiple facilities across some of the districts of Night City, the gang continued to patrol the neighborhoods and monitor other gang hideouts.[2] By 2071, the Valentinos and 6th Street had been in a turf war for some time, with their latest conflict during that year being a firefight in Westbrook.[5] At some point prior or during 2074, the Valentinos and 6th Street would escalate their turf war over the control of Vista del Rey.[2]

    Around late 2076, the gang underwent a sudden change in leadership, the culmination of a schism between members who were fine with dealing with corporations and members who considered such activities to be a betrayal of the gang's founding principles. The anti-corpo faction, led by Will Gunner, seized power in a coup when Gunner brazenly killed the gang's leader at the time, "General" Rick Morton. What followed in the subsequent months was a bloody purge of Morton's lieutenants, loyalists, and other associates as Gunner's people consolidated their grip over 6th Street.

    By 2077, the war between the Valentinos and 6th Street was intensifying, with Vista del Rey being more dangerous than ever. Despite Gunner's anti-corpo stance, 6th Street continued to work with some corporations, and even secretly cooperated with Kendachi to design a new line of weapons.

    Database Entry

    6th Street 6th Street 6TH STREET

    After the 4th Corporate War, a large number of career soldiers were left without jobs or prospects - the most enterprising of them formed the 6th Street Gang. Not only do they boast veterans among their ranks, but also ex-police officers, former corporate security agents and "civilians" who have had a crash course in combat training - everyone and anyone who wants to bring order to this town. The end justifies the means, and the means usually involve robberies, extortion, arms dealing and stealing cars. Their main turf is in Arroyo, but 6th Street's garages and bases of operation can also be found in other parts of the city.[6]

    Notable Members

    Main article: 6th Street Members Leadership

    Main Leaders

    Solomon Wright (2020s - unknown) Rick Morton (unknown - 2076) Will Gunner (2076 - present) Secondary Leaders

    Arbiter (2040s - unknown) Flavio dos Santos (unknown - 2076)

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