List of Characters | Cyberpunk 2077

This is a guide to all the major Characters appearing in Cyberpunk 2077. Learn about each character and their role in the story here.

List of Major Characters

NOTE: The following descriptions include some spoilers for the plot of Cyberpunk 2077. Read at your own risk!

V (The Protagonist)

V Character Guide

Name	V
Gender	Player-determined
Base	Night City
Occupation	Mercenary
Voice Actor	Gavin Drea / Cherami Leigh

V is the Mercenary whose story the plot is centered around.

Role in the Story

V steals a biochip which can grant immortality in an attempt to get rich, but accidentally ends up embedding the digitized consciousness of Johnny Silverhand into their brain. This event kicks off the rest of the story, in which V must choose whether to side with Johnny against the Arasaka Corportation or defy him.

The Player Character

As the protagonist, V is controlled by the player, and their appearance, gender, and more is fully customizable. V's backstory is also up to the player, with three possible Lifepaths available to define who the character was before the events of the story.

Character Creation Guide

Jackie

Jackie Character Guide

Name	Jackie Welles
Gender	Man
Base	Night City
Occupation	Mercenary
Voice Actor	Jason Hightower

Jackie is V's partner in crime during the events of the game. A fellow Merc, he'll be joining you on many of your jobs.

Role in the Story

Jackie meets V at the start of the game. They are both recruited later on by Dexter DeShawn to steal the biochip from Yorinobu Arasaka.

Johnny Silverhand

Johnny Silverhand Character Guide

Name	Johnny Silverhand
Gender	Man
Base	Night City
Occupation	Musician
Voice Actor	Keanu Reeves

Johnny Silverhand is a dead rockerboy, who lives on in V's head as a cybernetic ghost in the shell.

Goro Takemura

Goro Takemura Character Guide

Name	Hanako Arasaka
Gender	Man
Base	Japan
Occupation	Bodyguard
Voice Actor	Rome Kanda

Goro Takemura is Saburo Arasaka's stoic and loyal former bodyguard.

Role in the Story

After the events of The Heist, Goro becomes a wanted criminal all over Night City. He then teams up with V to bring justice to Saburo Arasaka's death.

Dexter DeShawn

Dexter DeShawn Character Guide

Name	Dexter DeShawn
Gender	Man
Base	Night City
Occupation	Fixer
Voice Actor	Michael-Leon Wooley

Dexter DeShawn is one of the Fixers working in Night City, meaning he acts as an intermediary between Mercs and clients.

Role in the Story

Impressed by V and Jackie's skills, Dexter recruits both of them to plan a heist to steal a valuable biochip from the Arasakas.

Hanako Arasaka

Hanako Arasaka Character Guide

Name	Hanako Arasaka
Gender	Woman
Base	Japan
Occupation	Netrunner
Voice Actor	Alpha Takahashi

Hanako Arasaka is Saburo's only daughter and the CEO of the Arasaka Corporation.

Role in the Story

After the death of her father, Hanako is kidnapped by Takemura from the festival in hopes of convincing her about Saburo's murder. Initially skeptical, she eventually joins Takemura and V in taking down her brother Yorinobu.

Viktor

Viktor Character Guide

Name	Viktor Vector
Gender	Man
Base	Night City
Occupation	Ripperdoc
Voice Actor	Michael Gregory

Viktor is a ripperdoc and cyberware vendor based in Night City.

Role in the Story

As the story begins, Viktor helps V patch up and upgrade the main character's cyberware when required. He is also involved in some of the game's boxing missions as he is a former boxer himself.

Judy

Judy Character Guide

Name	Judy Alvarez
Gender	Woman
Base	Night City
Occupation	Braindance Technician
Voice Actor	-

Judy is a braindance technician based in Night City.

Role in the Story

Judy is one of the Romance options available to female V in the game. She guides V through the process of Braindance when the mission requires it.

Judy is aligned with The Moxes and works as a Braindance technician and editor for them. She runs her suite / office in Lizzie's Bar.

Panam

Panam Character Guide

Name	Panam Palmer
Base	The Badlands
Birthdate	Unknown
Gender	Woman
Affiliation	The Aldecados
Occupation	Merc
Voice Actor	-

Panam is an ex-Nomad from the Badlands, who left her family to live a life as an independent Mercenary.

Role in the Story

Panam is one of the Romance options available to male V in the game. She aids the player's mission in investigating the biochip implanted in V's head. If V complete's all of Panam's questline, a different ending involving her will be open to the player.

Rogue

Rogue Character Guide

Name	Rogue Amendiares
Base	The Afterlife
Birthdate	Unknown
Gender	Female
Affiliation	The Afterlife
Occupation	Owner of the Afterlife
Voice Actor	Jane Perry

Rogue is an associate of Johnny Silverhand. She is a former Merc who now owns the infamous Afterlife nightclub.

Role in the Story

Rogue is available during Johnny Silverhand quests as a Romance option. As the owner of the Afterlife, she's the effective queen of the Mercs in Night City.

Kerry

Kerry Eurodyne Character Guide

Name	Kerry Eurodyne
Gender	Man
Base	Night City
Occupation	Rockerboy
Voice Actor	Matthew Yang King

Kerry Eurodyne was a former band member of Samurai, along with Johnny and Rogue.

Role in the Story

Kerry is available as a Romance option for male V. He spends most of his time nowadays in his Villa in North Oak. V helps Kerry reignited his passion for music, as well as reconnecting with his old friend Johnny.

River

River Ward Character Guide

Name	River Ward
Gender	Man
Base	Night City
Occupation	Detective
Voice Actor	Private Investigator

River Ward is a private investigator enlisted to solve the mayor's death.

Role in the Story

River is one of the Romance options available to female V in the game. V assists River in investigating the mysterious death of Mayor Lucius Rhyne.

List of All Characters

All Character Profiles

Main Characters

V	Jackie Welles	Johnny Silverhand

Romance Options

Judy Alvarez	Kerry Eurodyne	Meredith Stout
Panam Palmer	River Ward	Rogue

Story Characters

Adam Smasher	Alt Cunningham	Anders Hellman
Anthony Harris	Claire Russell	Delamain
Dexter DeShawn	Elizabeth Peralez	Evelyn Parker
Finn Gerstatt	Goro Takemura	Hanako Arasaka
Jefferson Peralez	Joshua Stephenson	Lizzy Wizzy
Lucius Rhyne	Maiko Maeda	Mama Welles
Maman Brigitte	Misty	Mitch Anderson
Oda	Oswald “Woodman” Forrest	Placide
Royce	Saburo Arasaka	Saul Bright
T-Bug	Us Cracks	Viktor Vector
Weldon Holt	Yorinobu Arasaka

Fixers

Dakota Smith	Dino Dinovic	Muamar “El Capitan” Reyes
Padre	Regina Jones	Wakako Okada

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