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In this video, we will taking a look at the devious Maiko Maeda. If you’re a Judy fan, you probably don’t like her much — and I don’t blame you! Maiko is a cuttthroat power-seeker, one of many in Night City. But Maiko does have tender wounds, still unhealed from her days as a doll. Like so many in Night City, the traumas of her past have led her to be a facilitator of its toxic system.
She’s an example of the time and effort that went into even side characters in Cyberpunk 2077. So many characters in this game feel alive, more than just a one-time appearance in a questline. Maiko is definitly one of them.
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Saw the notification for this 3 minutes after it released, let’s goooo! 😀
Lonelyness? :3
Note: it was actually on Maiko’s computer that she said the claws could fire Woodman lol!!!
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This is a character I never really took a closer look at so I am glad you did. I didn’t Judy and her used to be a thing before the games start.
Is there anything worth looking into on Hanako Arasaka? I think she’s a little different than the typical Corpo
My name is Frank-e but no worries 😂 I liked the video! never payed much attention to her so it's cool to see
I figured that would be the end result of Maiko, even though she did everything to get to the top the Tigerclaws hold the majority of the cards. Even if she would have made changes in the Clouds that would have been rocking the boat towards the Tigerclaws therefore would have put a threat to here career and her life. So even with all the power she gained she still couldn’t do anything about the mistreatment in the Clouds. Except gain more possessions but not so enough to be at the top. The Tigerclaws wouldn’t have never let her become part of the executives not even when following orders
Now I kinda feel bad about throwing her off the top of the mega tower in my last playthrough… sorry Judy. great videos btw
boy am i glad theres more cyberpunk uploads you know it was a game i picked up on a whim but it rapidly became one of my favorites of all time so . . . . when’s the Jhonny video coming out
Ask some, "If old tea is used tea, what is old ink?" When they say " used ink," it sounds like "You stink." You got yourself!
One word that describes Maiko? Opportunistic.
I just stumbled upon your channel a few days ago, and since then, I've binge-watched all of your videos. I love your character analyses, and keep on with these great videos.
Will you do offer franchises, like Jak and Daxter
Man, between Maiko, Evelyn, and V, Judy has just the worst taste in girls.
I always thought she was a necessary evil for Clouds, but after seeing your video it's pretty clear she's only in it for herself. I'll remember that next time I do another playthrough.
I like her. Most people hate her, and that's understandable. But she's very pragmatic, and sadly, that's the right attitude to have in order to survive in Night City. I still think that the best for Clouds is going with her plan because Roxanne does say that the Tygers come by less, something along those lines. Even though not much has changed in Clouds. I think that's a start at least.
Do Corpo V
Wonderful video! These are becoming a highlight of my week!
Maiko is alive with the tyger claws i think in phantom liberty 🤔
Miko is a lighter version of Faraday. She and Faraday seek success by seeking the approval and emulating the example of those set above them by the system. They lack the self-awareness to understand this will not gain the approval of those above them or the loyalty of those below them. The primary difference is their level of ambition. While Miko's goals of wealth and comfort are enough for her, Faraday's rampant narcissism provoked him to keep pushing up against a glass ceiling that wasn't going to break. Instead, he's the one who broke.
I am very much enjoying this Night City series. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the fixers of the game. They are an often over-looked fascinating character study on the various methods someone can survive long-term in Night City. From Rogue's regrets to Mr. Hands' theaterics I think there's a lot of overlooked narrative meat on the bone.
“The devil you know” is a pretty accurate description of maiko, she burned everyone and she gets the power she wants unless you kill her. You know she’s bad but you need to work with her to push the story with Judy forward
There are more despicable characters in the Series (Jotaro, Gottfried and Frederick, Joanne, Fingers, Woodman, President Myers), yet Maiko may be the character I hate the most. Granted, a part of this is because I knew a person like Maiko who hurt my friend in their relationship so they could climb up in the corpo food chain, but regardless, I think Maiko is a huge part of the systemic issues behind the corpo lifestyle, and how she would only prefer to make half-measures instead of actually putting effort. Judy, for all her issues on her plan, actually wanted systemic change. Maiko just wants the status-quo to carry on, which is arguably a worse type of evil than wanting chaos. Also, the possibility that she knew what happened to Evelyn and didn't care enough to actually help (and by extension, what happened to other Dolls under Woodman, because Evelyn clearly was not the first) is enough to put her on the same status as Fingers and Woodman for me (i.e. does not qualify as a human being in my books). Whatever sob story she tells to Judy about protecting her is lies imo, just a long manipulation tactic, so she could climb up.
But that's also why I love her, she’s so brilliant in how much I hate her. And I think it's even interesting with her being a dark side mirror to Corpo V, who is looking for redemption, and wants to commit to Judy, because Maiko is V without any love, without any growth. Maiko is V, if she stayed at Arasaka, and believing that she had no choice in working for a corporation (there is always a choice, if you believe that one choice takes undeniable precedence over another, then you have made yourself an object in the world, at the mercy of its circumstances. Like Maiko has done)
“You forgot just one thing, I ALSO have a doll chip!”
My honest reaction: suicide quickhack
Maiko, probably would have gone further if she let everyone know her plan before her power play. Alienating herself from both her doll roots and support to grovel with gangsters shows how distrusting and dishonest she is. However, choosing to betray V, baddest new merc kinda makes her stupid as well. I think it's truly beautiful in storytelling to have character flaws so deep that everyone can see them make the mistakes they can't see themselves. It reminds me of the film, Uncut Gems. Adam sandler's character is nerodic, making deals that enrage gangsters all around him and put his family and gf through misery. Though he won in the end and got the high of gambling and manipulating other people's money, he failed to see he just locked up a killer. In this case, Maiko was making moves to climb Clouds but didn't calculate V. I always kill Maiko because ultimately i found her condescending to me. I don't even care about Judy's relationship and feelings about Maiko. She thinks it makes sense to get the support of the dolls and V as the most sensible move as a last minute decision but without letting V or Judy know, she put her self in a situation where she thinks her shroud power play would make sense to everyone else.
I like the comparison between Maiko and Evelyn. They're all on the same humanity vs. success spectrum in Night City. I think Evelyn crossed the threshold to success and realized what it would cost, and tried to back out when it was too late, attempting to save those on the "humanity " side. Maiko also crosses that threshold and kept going, but regretted doing so.
All that aside, what she says about Evelyn is exactly why I fold her up like a T-shirt at the end of that quest line. I don't think she's survived a single one of my playthroughs. Or, if she did, she was at least incapacitated.
In my latest play through, Maiko got a bullet in the head. She totally had it coming, and I felt no remorse or regret. Since this is a cyberpunk story, there are only horrible and awful options available, so I chose the one that made me happy and all the other survivors sad. Having seen nothing but sad endings everywhere, I kinda got tired of it, so I started maximizing the body count instead.