V - Killed by Dexter Deshawn but saved thanks to the relic rebooting them. Saburo Arasaka - Killed by his son Yorinobu, kickstarting the events of Cyberpunk 2077. Meredith Stout - A contact during the prologue, also seen heavily in the pre-release marketing, can die and be replaced due to a "unsuccessful investigation. Royce - A foe seen in marketing material before Cyberpunk 2077's release, V will kill him during the All Foods Incident. It should be noted that this list is not meant to be exhaustive and doesn't include minor, side gig-oriented characters, but it gives a good overview how few character survive the events of the game and how many lives ride on V's shoulders. Whether very heavily advertised pre-release, serving as main characters, or the like, here are the ways several characters die in Cyberpunk 2077. At the same time, there are characters with plot armor, namely potential romances like Cyberpunk 2077's Judy Alvarez, Panam Palmer, and Kerry Eurodyne, but several characters who wouldn't normally die in a game like this actually do. Night City was a place where death is common. The sheer amount of death that follows though takes away the surprise, and perhaps that was intentional. It seems safe to say that the entire prologue is a real shock during a first playthrough of Cyberpunk 2077, as many characters die who were heavily advertised and likely believed to live longer. RELATED: Cyberpunk 2077 Senior Gameplay Designer Joins Fable Development Team
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The same "death for nearly every character" approach also works for Cyberpunk 2077, although intentionally or otherwise, the sheer amount of character death becomes less surprising. Although some characters' deaths are cheered for or expected, Game of Thrones never really did stop surprising fans. From Ned Stark to Daenerys Targaryen and Hodor to everyone at the Red Wedding, Game of Thrones is a surprising murder after murder, bloodbath after bloodbath. Game of Thrones didn't really protect many characters with "plot armor," as several members of the Stark family still die, and there are surprising events in nearly every book/season of the show. It's all actually very reminiscent of Game of Thrones, if with one major flaw. In fact, while some are unavoidable and others depend on choices, several major characters die during the events of Cyberpunk 2077. This is made clear time and again, especially with CD Projekt Red's emphasis on death.
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In Cyberpunk 2077, Night City is depicted as the worst of the worst, where heroes who are reckless, challenge corpos, and eventually die become legends.