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Sit back, relax, and enjoy (nearly) four hours of Cyberpunk 2077 character lore. In this video, you’ll find videos on Jackie, Judy, Vik, Misty, Evelyn, Meredith, T-Bug, Maiko Maeda, and Dex DeShawn. We will be taking a look at their histories and storylines, as well as some theories and cut content.
These are all analysis videos completed regarding Cyberpunk 2077’s first act. I’ll be getting started with my Act II character videos within the next couple weeks!
Thank you very much for watching! Let me know what you think about Cyberpunk, its characters, and its story in the comments. Did you find the characters were what drove you to complete the game more than the actual story itself? I will totally admit that that’s won me over lol. I LIKE the main story of 2077, buts its not nearly the best storyline of all the questlines. Phantom Liberty felt like the better example of writing in Cyberpunk. But the characters of the main game really shone despite that.
Still crazy how little time we ultimately got with Jackie, yet remarkable how much many care for him. He was a sweet soul.
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I am usually served a look of bewilderment when I tell people I am convinced that some of the best writers of our time work for video game companies. It’s fantastic that someone is out there taking more of an in-depth look at the storytelling of games like this, from a place acknowledging the craft of the writing itself – I’ve learned a lot of interesting tidbits of info too: like T-Bug’s attempt at humour. As a huge nerd in high school who read all the assigned books and actually loved them, I love the nods to classic literature.
Bonus fact: as someone who suffers from insomnia, I often fall asleep to your videos (don’t take that as criticism of your work: I’ve also watched them all fully lucid 😂), there’s something deeply calming about someone diving something you enjoy with a deep and analytical mind. This 4 hour compilation is exactly what I was hoping for. I look forward to your future content!
Wow! Great stuff, thank you for this.
Are you ever gonna do a video about V ? Would really like to hear your take on the character and the struggles they face.
Suggestion for a future video for charactor analysis. Im not sure if this show would be something your interested in or not but have you ever considered/checked out Black Lagoon animated series. Revy , Rock , Belalika and other are unique charactors that could provide you with material for new videos if you run out of ideas. Anyways great video see ya on the next one!
One thing I found kind of funny about Jackie on a recent playthrough, is when you go to All Foods to get the Flathead. When you go into the elevator, Jackie makes a point to say "Stay cool V, remember we're on THEIR turf here". And then what does he do literally not 1 minute later? Acts all tough and "alpha male" about refusing to sit down, and pretty much instantly brings the entire situation to a head, where V is the one who has to cool things down. 🤣 I dunno why but I just found that an amusing bit of "…..REALLY Jackie! REALLY?!? What did you JUST say?!"
Amazing video, thank you!
Will always love these lore videos, thanks for making them a compilation
Yorinobu was likely not just blabbing to Evelyn, he was trying to get her to steal the Relic. Yori took the Relic to lure Saburo out so he could patricide, the Relic theft and V and Jackie's role in particular, is to just become a trail of false Militech flags that can be used as a cover for Saburo's murder while Yori takes the reigns.
Still no Silverhand? Still no Smasher? pshhhh
4 hooooours of bending wooooooords
Everyone involved would have been killed by the Voodoo Boyz. When they refer to everyone outside the gang as ranyons (floor rags), objects to be disposed of after use…..
Well, that and the Black Ice job that was planned for V dealing with NET WATCH, they would've murdered everyone involved with the job, period.
My birthday present came 2 weeks early. Thank you queen!
No one has covered the lore on the computers, either mission to mission, open world info lore, or even the NPC corpses around the map 🤔
I just finished this as I had to break up my viewing time into four segments. You did a fantastic job and showed that a lot of study and insight went into this video. I must admit that I put a lot of playtime into CP2077 (retirement has its perks), and just went into the shallow end of the lore, character, and story pool. Thank you for this, and your other thoughtful videos, for bringing more life into this game.
I would love to see an equivalent deep dive into Baldur's Gate 3, especially since I never played the first two games or DnD.
QUALITY 4 HOUR ESSAY LETS GOOOO
I got the game not all that long ago and I've played over 250 hours, and haven't finished the main story yet. But I do every single side quest, I've played male and female v ( mainly female v, I just prefer her seriousness/corpo style).
The random tiny bits of story, the insanely immersive world.
I have played MANY games for days, or a week straight. But this game, it's strangely more real then anything I've ever seen.
The relationship quest with Judy, and the messages you get from her and her grandma.
It's the closest I've ever come to being truly immersed, in a cyberspace of my own.
The mechanics, the design of night city, the fact that there's still bits of a light in a city where there's no reason to be good, it feels human.
and the music is completely intertwined with the auror this game puts out.
Games can easily engage your mind, give you dopamine and excitement. This game engages your heart.
That's so incredibly rare, even since games were invented.
Oh hell yea, a long video on my favorite game grabs popcorn
I found (by going through the voice lines) that the game has branching storylines depending on the choices you make. For example, T-Bug was still on the line when Evelyn asks V to betray Dex. T-Bug and Dex will only betray V if he doesn't tell them that Evelyn wants to cut them out of the deal.
I disagree with you on one point.
Judy (should you romance her) staying to help save V get out of Night City (via the Aldecaldos) although not necessarily the best ending for her, is the most in keeping with her character.
She wouldn't just disappear and leave V to die. It's clearly in her nature to turn and reach back to pull V out with her even if they don't stay together after. She'd never be able to forgive herself if she didn't at least try.
I absolutely believe that Dex would have fully cleaned house after Konpexki.
Especially T-Bug because she knew too much.
This is really, really cool; thank you for this
I think T-Bug is alive and well on her adventures. We never see a body and the only confirmation of her death is by a person who would have been “close” to T-Bug by virtue of doing business, which also means they aren’t above taking eddies to tell a story. After T-Bug cracks the security there is no reason for her to stay connected to the system. She was reasonably sure these two would screw up somehow and this was her escape plan.
Perfect for relaxing after work thank you Lord for this bountiful harvest
I love these videos, you do such an amazing job!! Really hoping you do some for the main DLC characters (Sol, Songbird, Rosalind, Alex, and Kurt) or some on all the fixer backstories!😍
One of the things I love about the main story quest is that our V isn't really the hero, nor is Jackie. The actual hero is Yorinobu, our V is just a small fry who manages to stumble through and ruin everyone's best laid plans. Even if we get to know all the fixers and get all the good gigs, V is still just a merc, an odd jobs contractor. I really like not being "the commander", "the general", "the champion" or any of the other unearned monickers both SRPGs and MMORPGs seem to hand out like candy these days. Cyberpunk's stories and characters are refreshing.
My favorite character in the whole universe is the city itself. Even in the tabletop games you get the sensation that you're just this snapshot in time of a larger entity. Just a single mile on an engine thats been running far before, and far after you're gone.
Evelyn's Story to me is the soul of Night City. She's the warning of the city, what can be done to protect those you love, what the city will do to you in its best and worst ways. I legit shed tears when she was found in Judy's apartment.
Just what I need to get me through my shift tonight, bless you!
Big request, would you be willing to get into Warhammer 40,000? I would love to hear your analyses of some of the characters
God, this deep dive is so good! It makes me want to replay 2077 for a fourth time!
I just wanted to agree with some of your points, but offer an opposing viewpoint for others. I agree that Judy's romance is the most well-rounded and most fulfilling of all of the romances in the game. Her's is a sweet soul that's far too good for Night City. And I also agree that leaving is the best end that could be afforded to any character, and that Judy deserves it.
BUT, if you romance her, I don't feel like it's a worse end for her than leaving on her own. No doubt that, if you get to see her and apart from you after Phantom Liberty, that things turn out well for her and she's happy. But that doesn't mean that in an alternate timeline, she can't be happy with V and the Aldecaldos… At least, for as long as V lives.
And I don't think that the nomads would stop her from pursuing her own path in life after V's passing. In fact, I think they'd support her in that endeavor more than anyone else would. She'd be family after all. And they're a VERY GOOD family, loving and supporting their members in the absolute.
I can understand how you'd see it as a loss of agency on Judy's part. But I'd like to think of it as V helping to guide her along a very good path. One that gives her more options for travel, exploration, and artistic expression in the future.
She's hella hesitant to the idea at first, which is understandable given everything that she's been through. And she doesn't know what the future holds for her by leaving with V. but when she shows up and rolls out with V, it's a very good feeling to me. To know that she's not only with someone that she loves, but with a group of people who will genuinely treat her with the same care and attention that she's tried to treat others with.
V might be destined to die at that point, but if you asked me, that is the best possible ending of the game for all parties involved who are still alive…especially since there is no reason that Judy couldn't seek out Bianca if she chooses to once the inevitable catches up to V.
i hope you reupload this video with better quality
also i got a question Why is NightCity it so…for lack of better word lawless?
LOOOOOOOOOREEEEEEEE
Next time if possible, may you please section the video with the characters/topics? If not it's okay, great video regardless.
Today i learned the meeting in the Afterlife with T-bug takes place in a morgue. Step out of the soundproof box and you’ll see a wall lined with crematories/corpse lockers
Call me crazy but I think Yorinobu was behind the heist. I think he needed to move or sell the relic but knew he couldn’t even blink without his father knowing. I think he did the right things and said the right things to the right people so that it would cause a cascade of seemingly random events that would get the relic where it needed to go in a “the left hand never knows what the right is doing” type of way. It would be the only way to stay ahead of Saburo. Everything would have worked out for him because he gets the relic moved with nothing to lead back to him, the heist makes a good red herring for Saburo to distract him from Yorinobu’s takeover plot, and he gets the satisfaction of outsmarting Saburo by pretending to be the reckless fool his father always thought he was. One of the biggest reasons for this theory is that V registers as detected by Smasher. I don’t think this was an oversight. I think he would have had infrared vision or something based on what is known about him. I also think he’s somehow integrated into the security system, so he would have known if there was any tampering what so ever. When Yorinobu snapped, I think he figured he would never get a chance like that again and he could put an end to all of his problems right then and there and still be the winner in their father/son feud. There would be no witnesses, and he knew his pawns had to still be somewhere in the building to take the blame. There’s no other way he could have the audacity to be the only one in the room with Saburo, and think he could still get away with it unless he KNEW there was someone readily available to take the blame.
Sounds like you seem to rlly like merideth 😃