One thing Cyberpunk 2077 does rather well is its writing. It won’t hit for everyone and not many people will get to experience it this year due to the last-gen console versions performing poorly. That said, let it be known that under all these bugs and glitches is a great story just waiting to be told.
Part of the reason why it works so well is its cast of characters, a must for a giant RPG like this. Who are the best worth investing time into? Let’s find out. Let it also be known that there will be spoilers throughout.
10 V
How V turns out is completely up to the player. Whether one wants to be sweet, or vindictive, the end result should be the same though. V is a cool character. It does feel a little like a cheat though since it is based on player choice but thankfully V is given a voice adding more literal character to him/her. It’s just too bad players don’t get to see them that much since it is first-person only.
9 Ozob Bozo
This character is actually based on someone’s campaign from the tabletop version of Cyberpunk. As the name might suggest, this is homage to Bozo the clown who was a popular children’s TV host starting in the 50s. Anyway, there are only two missions with him and both are gold. What sticks out most is very obvious: his nose which is a literal grenade. He is a crazy looking which is saying something since this game is filled with them.
8 Wakako Okada
Among all minor Fixers in the game, Wakako shows up a lot as a bit player. She appears as both wise and sweet, taking a shining to V all while wearing the pants in her organization. That is to say she is not to be messed with. Best of all she runs things behind a Pachinko parlor which is a perfect ruse for her real work.
7 Delamain
What would a cyberpunk game be without a sassy robot? Delamain is actually an AI but the result is the same. As could be predicted, when he first shows up he acts like a robot without any sense of awareness of human feelings. That is mostly true throughout the rest of the game but his side missions on recovering wonky cabs gone crazy have some hilarious moments that brighten the character.
6 Panam Palmer
Panam does not take orders from anyone. She starts off her relationship with V in a hostile manner but eventually she’ll start to trust him/her. Getting through all of her side quests helps unlock the best ending in the game or at least the happiest, all things considered. She is worth sticking close to and might even be important for the sequel.
5 Goro Takemura
Goro is another character that starts off aggressively disliking V. He thinks V offed his master but eventually they start seeing eye to eye.
What’s great about Takemura is his old school samurai-like code of honor. Johnny Silverhand may have been in a band called samurai but there is only one true samurai in this game, aka Takemura.
4 Judy Alvarez
Judy has one of the most tragic arcs in this game outside of V. She has a good thing going with Evelyn until the heist goes wrong. Her best friend disappears, is found, then dies, and she can’t even get proper revenge on the place that killed her. She can at least find solace in V and opens up as a character even more if she is chosen as a romantic partner. Pyramid Song is one of the coolest missions in the game, but also haunting, which involves Judy.
3 Viktor Vector
First of all, let’s all agree that Viktor Vector is the coolest cyberpunk like name in this entire game. He’s also a genuine sweetheart.
It’s easy to believe that he cares for V throughout the entirety of the game with some of the best acting in it as well. He’s a doctor with a code of ethics that wants to help but can’t which is the hardest thing one has to accept in the profession.
2 Johnny Silverhand
Johnny is a real gonk, but he is also hard not to love. Does he come across as an uncaring show off maniac in the past? Yes, and he even has bad traits that carry over into his construct form. However, the fun twist about this game is that V is supposed to become more like him but in turn it’s also possible for the opposite. Johnny learns that there is no I in team. Plus it’s Keanu and who doesn’t like him?
1 Jackie Welles
Jackie’s death is a real punch to the gut even though his demise was showcased in a trailer last year. It’s easy to forget that sort of thing though so by and large it was still a surprise for most. That’s the thing about this game and Night City though. Jackie was too cool and heartfelt as a character to survive in a world like this. Hopefully, he’s in a better place now free of the grime.
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