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Do Johnny Silverhand and V Appear in Cyberpunk Edgerunners? Answered
To put it plainly, no, Johnny Silverhand and V do not appear in Cyberpunk Edgerunners. The reason for this is twofold. The first and primary reason is that the anime takes place in 2076, a year before the events of the game. This would mean that V is still in one of the three starting locations that can serve as a player’s origin story before the game starts. Johnny Silverhand, meanwhile, is still trapped in the data chip that his personality was uploaded to, and which wouldn’t be discovered or uploaded to V until the events of the game in 2077. The second reason is that Cyberpunk Edgerunners is and was always planned to be a separate story from the one that plays out in the game. It’s meant to be a snapshot of another group of Cyberpunks’ exploits and their eventual downfall, with David, in particular, acting as a centerpiece. As such, it would have been counterproductive to feature V or Silverhand in the series. Doing so would have meant allocating time and attention to whatever they were doing, which – while cool for a cameo – would have been unimportant and drawn attention away from the story Studio Trigger was trying to tell. Hopefully this cleared up whether or not Johnny Silverhand and V are in Cyberpunk Edgerunners. For more on the wider Cyberpunk universe, check out the related articles down below. We’ve also got plenty of other explainers for the anime, including what a Sandevistan is and whether or not there’ll be a Season 2.
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