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Night City’s corps, gangs and legends, from the tabletop history to Cyberpunk 2077, Phantom Liberty and Edgerunners. Where the game and the rulebooks disagree, the articles say so.
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Cyberpunk Timeline: From the Collapse to 2077 and Beyond
The history of the Cyberpunk world in date order, from the Collapse of the 1990s and the founding of Night City through Johnny Silverhand's war on Arasaka, the nuke of 2023 and the Time of the Red, to V, Phantom Liberty and Edgerunners in the 2070s. Grouped into eras, oldest first, with the source for every entry.
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Cyberpunk 2077 Story Explained: the Heist, the Relic and Johnny Silverhand
The whole story of Cyberpunk 2077 in order, from V and Jackie's job at Konpeki Plaza to the race to get Johnny Silverhand out of V's head before he takes over. Every act, every main thread and how the endings come together.
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Cyberpunk Characters: Every Major Character in 2077, Phantom Liberty and Edgerunners
The major characters of Cyberpunk 2077, Phantom Liberty and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, from V and Johnny Silverhand to Songbird, Solomon Reed, David Martinez and Lucy. Each entry says who they are, what they want and where their story ends.
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Cyberpunk Games, Books and Shows in Order: Release Order and Story Order
Every Cyberpunk game, tabletop edition, anime, novel and comic in release order with exact dates, then the same works in story order from 2013 to 2077 and beyond. Plus where to start before Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 arrives on 20 October 2026.
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Every Night City Gang Explained
The gangs of Cyberpunk 2077 and Phantom Liberty, from Maelstrom and the Tyger Claws to the Voodoo Boys, the Aldecaldos and Kurt Hansen's BARGHEST. Where each one operates, what it wants, and the members V deals with.
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Adam Smasher: Arasaka's Full-Borg Killer From 2020 to 2077
Adam Smasher is the Arasaka cyborg who killed Johnny Silverhand, David Martinez and Rebecca, and the final boss of Cyberpunk 2077. Here's his full history across the tabletop games, Edgerunners and 2077, and whether you can actually kill him.
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Arasaka: the Japanese Megacorp That Runs Night City in Cyberpunk
Arasaka is the security, banking and arms giant at the centre of almost every Cyberpunk story. Here is its history from the tabletop books to 2077, the family that runs it, and what happens to it in each of V's endings.
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V (Cyberpunk 2077)
V is the mercenary at the centre of Cyberpunk 2077, a merc who steals the Relic from Arasaka and ends up sharing a skull with Johnny Silverhand. This covers the three lifepaths, the heist, what the Relic does to V and how every ending decides V's fate.
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Songbird (So Mi): the FIA Netrunner at the Heart of Phantom Liberty
Song So Mi, codenamed Songbird, is the NUSA's best netrunner and the reason V ends up in Dogtown. Here's who she is, what the Blackwall did to her, why she betrayed Solomon Reed, and what happens to her in every Phantom Liberty ending.
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Solomon Reed: the FIA Sleeper Agent of Phantom Liberty
Solomon Reed is the NUSA spy Idris Elba plays in Phantom Liberty, a man his own country left for dead in 2070 who stayed loyal anyway. Here's his history with Songbird, his part in the Dogtown story, and how each ending treats him.
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David Martinez: the Edgerunner From Santo Domingo
David Martinez is the street kid at the centre of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, who went from Arasaka Academy dropout to Night City legend in about a year. Here's his story, why he could take so much chrome, how he died, and where he turns up in Cyberpunk 2077.
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Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Story Explained: Full Plot, Every Ending and What It Means
Phantom Liberty drops V into Dogtown to save the President of the New United States, then makes them choose between a dying netrunner and the spy who wants to bring her home. Here's the whole story in order, all four endings, and how The Tower ending changes V's fate.
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Explained: Story, Ending and How It Connects to 2077
Edgerunners follows David Martinez from a dead-end Arasaka Academy scholarship to the top of Arasaka Tower in ten episodes. Here's the whole story, what the ending means for David and Lucy, and every way the anime ties into Cyberpunk 2077, from Rebecca's shotgun to David's jacket.
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Every Phantom Liberty Ending Explained: The Four Kings and The Tower
Phantom Liberty has four endings, King of Wands, King of Swords, King of Cups and King of Pentacles, and two of them lead to The Tower, the only ending in Cyberpunk 2077 that cures V. Here's which choices lead where, what happens to Songbird, Reed and V in each, and which one is best for V.
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Episode Guide: All 10 Episodes Explained
All ten episodes of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners came out on Netflix on 13 September 2022. Here's every episode in order with its official title, what happens, and the moment that matters most, from David's first Sandevistan rush to the last scene on the Moon.
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Story
Twelve questions on Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, from David's Sandevistan and Maine's crew to Lucy's secret and the fight at Arasaka Tower. Every answer comes with a short explanation and a link to the page that covers it.
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Phantom Liberty Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Story
Twelve questions on Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, from the crash of Space Force One to Cynosure, the spaceport and The Tower. Every answer comes with a short explanation and a link to the page that covers it.
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Cyberpunk Lore Quiz: 15 Questions on 2077 and Edgerunners
Fifteen questions on the Cyberpunk story, from the Konpeki Plaza heist and the Relic to Mikoshi, Dogtown and David Martinez's last run. Every answer comes with a short explanation and a link to the page that covers it.
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Which Cyberpunk 2077 Character Are You? Take the Quiz
Ten questions about how you'd get by in Night City, and one of eight characters at the end: V, Johnny Silverhand, Judy, Panam, River, Kerry, Takemura or Songbird. Each result links to our full page on that character.
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Adam Smasher: Arasaka's Full-Borg Killer From 2020 to 2077
Adam Smasher is the Arasaka cyborg who killed Johnny Silverhand, David Martinez and Rebecca, and the final boss of Cyberpunk 2077. Here's his full history across the tabletop games, Edgerunners and 2077, and whether you can actually kill him.
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Aldecaldos: the Nomad Clan of Panam Palmer and Cyberpunk 2077
The Aldecaldos are one of the oldest nomad nations in the Cyberpunk setting, born in the slums of 1990s Los Angeles. In Cyberpunk 2077 a family of them camps in the Badlands outside Night City, and Panam Palmer brings V into their fold.
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Long read · 9 Oct 2026
Alt Cunningham: the Netrunner Who Created Soulkiller
Alt Cunningham was Night City's best netrunner, Johnny Silverhand's girlfriend and the first victim of the program she invented. Here's her story from the tabletop game to Cyberpunk 2077, and what the thing behind the Blackwall really is.
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Long read · 9 Oct 2026
The Arasaka Tower Attack of 2023 Explained: Johnny, Blackhand, Smasher and the Nuke
On 20 August 2023 a Militech-backed strike team raided Arasaka Tower in Night City, Johnny Silverhand died, and a nuclear bomb levelled the city centre. Here's who was there, what each team was after, what happened to them, and how Cyberpunk 2077's flashback differs from the tabletop account.
Long read · 9 Oct 2026
Arasaka: the Japanese Megacorp That Runs Night City in Cyberpunk
Arasaka is the security, banking and arms giant at the centre of almost every Cyberpunk story. Here is its history from the tabletop books to 2077, the family that runs it, and what happens to it in each of V's endings.
Long read · 9 Oct 2026
Barghest: Kurt Hansen's Dogtown Militia in Phantom Liberty
Barghest is the private army that rules Dogtown in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. It began as a Militech unit that refused to go home after the Unification War and grew into a militia, arms dealer and police force under Colonel Kurt Hansen.
Long read · 9 Oct 2026
Cyberpsychosis: How Chrome Breaks Minds in Cyberpunk
Cyberpsychosis is the mental breakdown that too much cyberware can cause in the Cyberpunk setting. Here is how the tabletop Humanity rules work, how Cyberpunk 2077 and Edgerunners show it, and why V and David are special cases.
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Every Cyberpunk 2077 Ending Explained, Including Phantom Liberty
All of Cyberpunk 2077's endings in one place: The Devil, The Star, The Sun, Temperance, the secret ending, the suicide ending and Phantom Liberty's The Tower. How each one is unlocked, what happens to V, and what it all means.
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- The Relic: the Arasaka Biochip Killing V in Cyberpunk 2077
- Soulkiller: the Arasaka Program That Turns Minds into Engrams
- The Blackwall: the AI Firewall Holding Back Cyberpunk's Rogue AIs
- Mikoshi: Arasaka's Soul Prison in Cyberpunk 2077
- Cyberpsychosis: How Chrome Breaks Minds in Cyberpunk
Gangs 7
- Aldecaldos: the Nomad Clan of Panam Palmer and Cyberpunk 2077
- Voodoo Boys: the Netrunner Gang of Pacifica in Cyberpunk 2077
- Barghest: Kurt Hansen's Dogtown Militia in Phantom Liberty
- Maelstrom: the Chrome-Obsessed Gang of Cyberpunk 2077
- Tyger Claws: Japantown's Gang in Cyberpunk 2077
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- Arasaka: the Japanese Megacorp That Runs Night City in Cyberpunk
- Militech: the American Arms Giant Behind the NUSA in Cyberpunk
- MaxTac: Night City's Cyberpsycho Squad in Cyberpunk 2077 and Edgerunners
- NetWatch: the Net Police Who Guard the Blackwall in Cyberpunk
- Trauma Team: the Armed Paramedics of Cyberpunk 2077 and Edgerunners
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- Every Cyberpunk 2077 Ending Explained, Including Phantom Liberty
- Cyberpunk 2077 Story Explained: the Heist, the Relic and Johnny Silverhand
- Cyberpunk Timeline: From the Collapse to 2077 and Beyond
- Every Night City Gang Explained
- Cyberpunk Characters: Every Major Character in 2077, Phantom Liberty and Edgerunners
Locations 5
- Night City: History, Districts and Who Runs Cyberpunk's City of Dreams
- Dogtown: Kurt Hansen's Walled City in Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty
- Pacifica: Night City's Failed Resort District in Cyberpunk 2077
- Konpeki Plaza: the Arasaka Hotel Behind Cyberpunk 2077's Heist
- The Afterlife: Night City's Merc Bar and Its Drinks Named After Legends
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13- Cyberpsychosis: How Chrome Breaks Minds in Cyberpunk
- Cyberpunk 2077 Lifepaths Explained: Nomad, Street Kid and Corpo
- Cyberpunk 2077 Story Explained: the Heist, the Relic and Johnny Silverhand
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Story Explained: Full Plot, Every Ending and What It Means
- Cyberpunk Characters: Every Major Character in 2077, Phantom Liberty and Edgerunners
- Cyberpunk Games, Books and Shows in Order: Release Order and Story Order
- Cyberpunk Lore Quiz: 15 Questions on 2077 and Edgerunners
- Cyberpunk Timeline: From the Collapse to 2077 and Beyond
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2: Release Date, Story and Everything Confirmed
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Characters: the Whole Crew and Who Survives
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Episode Guide: All 10 Episodes Explained
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Explained: Story, Ending and How It Connects to 2077
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Story
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10- The Afterlife: Night City's Merc Bar and Its Drinks Named After Legends
- The Arasaka Tower Attack of 2023 Explained: Johnny, Blackhand, Smasher and the Nuke
- The Blackwall: the AI Firewall Holding Back Cyberpunk's Rogue AIs
- The DataKrash: How Rache Bartmoss Killed the Old Net
- The Fourth Corporate War Explained: Arasaka vs Militech, the Ocean War and the Nuke
- The Relic: the Arasaka Biochip Killing V in Cyberpunk 2077
- The Tarot in Cyberpunk 2077: Misty's Cards and the Endings
- The Unification War: the NUSA's 2069 War on the Free States
- Trauma Team: the Armed Paramedics of Cyberpunk 2077 and Edgerunners
- Tyger Claws: Japantown's Gang in Cyberpunk 2077
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