Cyberpunk 2077 Give Johnny your body Ending (High Friendship)

[@AcBaLkX]

When you think about it, you spend the whole game worrying that V might be changed by johnnys presence, but in the end, it was V who changed Johnny. For the better even. Now johnnys is actually free of Night city. Him finally being able to leave NC seems like such a huge metaphor, I love this game.

[@testedhawk]

Johnny Silverhand - a figure that Night City once looked up to, the man who would fight corporations until his very last breath The man who was given a second chance at life by someone who sacrificed their own. For him, the idea to give up one's whole identity is disgusting and the worst thing you can ever do to a person. So to have someone do that to keep him alive had to make him think - then realize that his never ending battle against corporations isn't worth it anymore. He's ruined his own life by battling corporations and throwing everyone he loved at them. He's not going to throw away V's sacrifice to do the exact same thing.

[@VonWipfenfels]

Johnny got changed for the better in so many subtle ways. The act of gifting that guitar to the kid is another great way to show how he moved on from being that narcistic, selfish self that he used to be before the events of CP2077

[@theo-jamesmoulton2000]

0:24 0:25 0:25 0:25

[@mikeyb0121]

It feels so cursed to see other peoples V’s

[@morrosi108]

They always look like one of the NPC's that would be walking down the street too lol

[@Ata.TeaGargler]

Unless they're using the default Street Kid V (canon, based on promo materials) Those actually fit

[@RED-yo4pi]

I feel like my own design of V fits well because I accidentally made him look similar to Johnny

[@AcBaLkX]

Lmao yea, I have only played with my V looking like this and now I cannot go back even if I am doing a new playthrough because the whole game and voice just doesn’t fit to anybody else. Really great that CDPR managed to make a character this good while also giving us pretty much free reign for customisation, not a lot of games manage to do this to such a big degree.

[@MaseraSteve]

This one ain't the worst one I've saw.. Looks like a modern rockstar child who were also into the scene.. there's plenty of what I saw of abomination especially in a tutorial on collecting some rare suit in the game. Oh the one that's existed on google image are cursed blue haired V posing with emo haircut and corpo suit 🤮

[@TheDudeSmashTrash]

"I'm just... I'm just scared for ya." MY HEART

[@ashlivinlife3129]

I know there are better endings, but don’t fear the reaper and give body to Johnny felt honestly like a movie. Despite fighting like hell to survive, you still fail, but giving your body to Johnny instantly makes the ending way more awesome.

[@skullboi642]

yeah way i see it. i keep my own body and both v and johnny die. at least with this ending johnny still gets to live on

[@Thiccness_Is_Delicious]

Shitty writing tbh especially since the onoy ending they give you to save V is one of the worst things I've seen in gaming ever 😅 And don't give me that there are no happy endings in night city bullshit there's plenty of people living happy lives everyday.

[@narkopolo5629]

Could be a window for the sequel, v is brought back to a host body from beyond blackwall (like mr blue eyes) and johny gets to live and they teamup at some point

[@BlackJack-cq6np]

​@@Thiccness_Is_DeliciousPeople are so quick to call "shitty writing" when a story doesn't go how they think it should. GTFO of here with that.

[@lagginghippie870]

​@@BlackJack-cq6npexactly that's like calling Shakespeare shitty writing because Romeo and Juliet ends in tragedy. Cyberpunks story is a tragic story imo, no matter the ending. The johnny ending does feel better than the other, but it's bittersweet.

[@Cessna152ful]

that fucking handshake, godamn no matter the ending, johnny is a true friend despite it all

[@tigrispanthera5496]

i wanted a hug

[@AcBaLkX]

He grew on me, didn’t believe a word he said at the start, but seeing that he actually tried to stop V from sacrificing himself shows that he really changed over the course of the game

[@lilslavyt9696]

For me it's herself

[@Saqua2289]

I loved this game. Wish there was an ending to save Johnny & V.

[@Frank_Costanzas_Lawyer]

@@lilslavyt9696 for me it's xim/xeyself...LatinX on weekends.

[@kurimiaisukurimu]

Honestly, this would be the ending I have the least regrets with if Johnny had just contacted V's friends to tell them what happened. At the very least tell them he's essentially dead to provide some closure. No need to elaborate since he's leaving Night City and never seeing them again. Hate that they just get ghosted.

[@fareastslav]

Nah, it’s a good thing he didn’t. Especially in Panam’s case lmao. Better they live in blissful ignorance than know V is not only dead, but basically committed suicide for Johnnys sake

[@Adanu191]

Nah. Ghosting them was the right call. Johnny doesn't have the right to speak for V and shouldn't try. V is gone in this ending. Let them think what they will and move on with your new life. Is it fucked? Yes... but the situation was fucked from the start. A fresh start is best for everyone at this point.

[@tigrispanthera5496]

@@Adanu191”let them think what they will” it’s not like johnny would be lying, have him just say the truth and then ghost. or don’t, he didn’t so 🤷‍♀️

[@Adanu191]

@@tigrispanthera5496 He doesn't get to make the choice for V to tell them or not, not without respecting him.

[@tigrispanthera5496]

@@Adanu191 he does. v is dead, she’s gone

[@platinum_cadence]

I just finished this game yesterday and got this ending. Very few games have made me ugly cry. I’m a grown ass man and have dealt with chronic depression that has been punctuated with suicidal ideation and a couple attempts. I did exactly what you did here. I went to the well and spoke to Johnny and I got up and decided it was best to give him our body. I walked towards the light and had a breakdown while Johnny tried to stop me. When V said that he was tired, it was like I was back in that place where everything seemed utterly hopeless and fucking exhausting. I’ve been tired. So tired. And when you’re tired, every decision is labored. It’s what drove me towards suicide - to be free from the shackles that this cruel and pointless universe decided to place on me, unwillingly, in its pursuit of some twisted, fucked up cosmic justice. I cried for a good hour after the credits rolled. I’ve started a new game, and I hope to find other decisions to make as well. One of the best games I’ve ever played that’s for sure

[@comendador1632]

Reading something that a stranger has written on the internet, and feeling that you have felt exactly the same as him is very strange, but it feels good. When I finished the game for the first time back in 2020 (I was lucky not to have many bugs), I noticed how something broke in me. I found the lack of hope that this video game reflects completely heartbreaking. It made me notice things that I myself was hiding, to make me feel better, and not feel like I was afraid of failure and death. A month later, my grandmother passed away, and that broken part in me grew bigger and bigger. As time has passed, thanks to my friends, family and new audiovisual media that have made me think differently (such as the writer Brandon Sanderson and his Stormlight Archive novels), my mental health has improved a lot. But recently, I have replayed cyberpunk to go into the new expansion as prepared as possible, and I have found that this game continues to leave me broken inside. Not a big hole like at the time, but a small one, which is impossible to cover. But life is like that sometimes, and you have to move forward, step by step, hoping that everything will get better. And as Johnny said at the end: "Haven't forgotten a thing. Never will" I hope that if you read this you have not only a good day, but a good life.

[@AcBaLkX]

Thank you so much for sharing your feelings here. You are very much appreciated. Gaming can bring people together and help out when times get tough.

[@AcBaLkX]

@@comendador1632 very nice write up on how a video game can have the same impacts as other more general media like movies or books. Gaming is truly an art form itself. Everything is when it can make you start feeling something imo.

[@JB-xl2jc]

I don't wanna spoil anything, but if you haven't gotten The Tower ending, that made me cry more than anything since the end of RDR2. There's an AV ride, you see...

[@solidparas1925]

@@comendador1632I shed 2 or maybe 3 tears here 11:15 The way V spoke it sounded so emotional and real (and to think most players are simping over female V and saying that she sounds more emotional)

[@jessewright308]

“I’m wiser now, and I don’t plan to waste it, so this is goodbye.” Had me at tears

[@Lone432345]

I think its a good ending. But not so much a good ending for V. That being said. I really like how this ending shows that Johnny really did care for V. That it wasn't just an act with him.

[@Bthakilla4rilla]

It's a good ending, it's just not a particularly happy ending. Compared to the others it's one of the more hopeful conclusions. V is lost but Johnny stays and it seems like through your choices you do actually change him for the better. It's just unfortunate the other characters aren't very welcoming, but with Johnny's known history it should be expected.

[@oorto1393]

Well with this ending, we just don't know. It is the least interesting for V in this game, but if they do a sequel, having a version of V beyond the blackwall is cool for so many reasons. For example, they could fold female / male v into one because gender doesn't need to be a thing beyond the blackwall. Plus then it gives us an interesting thing that's beyond to try and learn about and contact. The mysterious AI named V that disappeared beyond the blackwall. Since I doubt they would bring Keanu back, it would be an interesting way to carry V over in the next game even if it is set many years later.

[@AveChristusRex789]

@@oorto1393Alt says V was going to become, essentially, her. I’m not sure if we would ever be capable of seeing V again

[@archeamv4653]

Well I personally found V’s ending to be way more depressing and alone, still conscious and living to witness a majority of his friends and his partner(s) give up on him or her from coming back to night city after going to crystal palace..

[@mohdshahariar5833]

@@oorto1393If V goes beyond the blackwall, they can come back, not to mention they will be meeting Rache Bartmoss, Alt (Half of her), and many other prominent figures who were turned into AI.

[@antonironstag5085]

Met as enemies. Parted ways as best friends.

[@dawavve]

I never got this ending, but hearing Panam tear into Johnny like only she could brought a tear to my eye. What a gal. What a character. What a game.

[@AcBaLkX]

Panams a real one

[@zafelrede4884]

Kinda weird though. Was she not there when V (Johnny) woke up at Mikoshi? Did they interact at all? Would have loved to see that.

[@AcBaLkX]

@@zafelrede4884if this were a movie, there would 100% be a scene where panam arrives at mikoshi to a still comatose V that gets up slowly and the viewer would simultaneously with panam realise that something is wrong by seeing her reaction, since she clearly feels that V is gone or at least that something is wrong. This could be such a dope tense scene for the Johnny ending. Ngl I think for a movie this would be the go to ending to me

[@Resi1ience]

@@AcBaLkX I fully fuckin agree. This whole ending... it seems like there's so much creative work put into Temperance. it's the ending that closes every book the game opens, while still seeming sort of, kind of ambiguous. Not a bad ending, not at all - just not necessarily a good ending either.

[@finger2467]

11:14 "For fucks sake, defend yourself. Youre not even trying." this was thr point I started ugly crying

[@bhabhutiji1169]

When he said " remeber V, never stop fighting" I couldn't stop crying and I was in a utterly saddened state for a week.

[@cynicalmemester1694]

I've never heard Male V's delivery of this line, first time i'm hearing him crying and it hits harder than Female V's delivery imo because you never hear him be this emotional throughout the game.

[@Resi1ience]

@@cynicalmemester1694 This is why I prefer Male V's voice acting. Female V seems to overact a lot, whereas Male V puts up a very stoic emotional wall that makes his emotional outbursts feel so much more... I dunno, more.

[@Deluxe_Banjos]

I kinda love how Johnny ended up loving V like a Brother. V taught Johnny how to be human again. V saved his soul by going to the blackwall instead, seems like the more canon ending.

[@JayMaverick]

There's something about Johnny genuinely caring about V that makes me tear up. I thought he was just a cynical selfish a-hole for most of my game, but in the end when he said V should call their friends before it's too late -- it suddenly put the guy in context. Like we're in the same boat (literally), fighting the same fight. Like comrades.

[@RustyShacklefardd]

Because it was the howJohnny used to protect himself for his feelings about the people he loved. V taught him it's okay to care

[@fatguy4137]

Like how Johnny, stopped some bad habits. He insists so much to smoke when V, was still present glad he listened to V. Also like how he mentions he is Wiser now, soon after he leaves Night City. But boy oh boy at least clear up lose ends.

[@abirmawi2808]

Yeah leaving your romantic intrest behind like that to just never speak to them again is fucked but you got to imagine the reaction to “hey same body new owner don’t think we’ll ever talk again” text 😂

[@dappercoat249]

The nomads ending will still be the best for me (I haven’t played the DLC yet so no idea if there’s other endings). I think it has the most freedom of the endings. Also, Panam just up and threatening to kill Johnny once he takes V’s body is weirdly wholesome.

[@Onakita]

Even with DLC Panam ending is the best for me

[@ishid_anfarded_king]

@@Onakita arguably the dlc is 3rd worst behind Arasaka and sewer sliding.

[@AnimaDweller]

This ending is quite something else. At the end you realize Johnny has a lot of guilt within himself, he blames himself for what happened to Alt and tries so damn hard to help V cause he's the one person he can still save. So when he realizes V in fact cannot be saved it really hits him. He actually misses V and feels bad for the fact that he kinda stole V's identity in this ending. And maybe he even misses his friend, cause V is the one person who gets him and knows him better than anyone. And maybe that's why this is actually the good ending for everyone. Johnny gets a second chance and V accomplishes his goal in someway, escaping death. And at the end, the story of Johnny Silverhand ends, with him finally finding what eluded him all this life, Peace.

[@AcBaLkX]

Great thought process! I also love this ending for similar reasons

[@EmilicoYamigos]

The milestone legendary guitar from old is still cheaper than your debt to Vik the Ripperdoc.

[@EJSweaty]

When you think about it this way. V means more to Johnny the. Johnny does to V. To V, Johnny is an intruder literally pushing him out of his own body, To Johnny, V is a savior from death. A literal second chance at life. So even after he’s made it he still talks to V as if he can hear. This game is so poetic without even trying it’s crazy

[@Kiiiurself8482]

I think this game is so poetic because it's trying

[@Frank_Costanzas_Lawyer]

I'll say one thing about Night City: at least the public buses are immaculate.

[@abhaybhatt4286]

That ain't a public bus bro it's going out of Night City. More like a Greyhound

[@horner385]

Not sure if the model is just wonky, but to me it seem like Johnny is holding back tears during that last handshake He even holds V for a second longer before finally accepting and letting him go with Alt

[@jujuyee2534]

12:38 that's where man cry.

[@dharkbizkit]

only if you like silverhand

[@zaer-ezart]

​@@dharkbizkit how can you not?

[@dharkbizkit]

@@zaer-ezart never liked him as a person. cant relate to the holy crusade mentality with the ends justify the means

[@DPowered2]

Its sad that Takemura is so likable yet the only good ending for him personally is the worst ending for you

[@kadirr8974]

I believe there is an ending where he ends up as an homeless guy. Its a sad ending for him for sure but it gives me bit of a ease bc he isnt wishing V death or bad will but he is making him responsible where ended up. In the other ones he wishes you to rot in hell in this one he is like "Yeah you fcked my life." But also its kind of a freedom for him yeah he is homeless and poor but at least he is free from Arasaka. The "good" ending for him just doesnt exist. If you side with Arasaka he just becomes the man he was and will eventually someday forget this whole thing forget about V and what he/she did for him. Dont fool yourself Johnny is right Takemura might like you but he would sacrifice you in an instant if he can return to his old life and get revenge for Saburo. Its a shame really.

[@CLA82529]

​@@kadirr8974yeah that's the tower ending.

[@bobbobson8087]

@@CLA82529”You were very strong medicine, V.”

[@pnoodl3s775]

@@bobbobson8087in that ending Takemura meant V was a good thing. Bitter but still medicine. Lets him finally realized how corpos are like but at the same time pushing him to homelessness. V didn’t directly do it, just helped him realized it, thus bitter medicine

[@bobbobson8087]

@@pnoodl3s775 That’s exactly why I mentioned the quote

[@kingzreaper4456]

“Haven’t forgotten a thing,never will” shows you he never forgot what he told V even after this long, is what got me in tears.

[@AlbeitBasilisk]

i just love how in this ending, despite how empty it feels for him, its implied that he will finally be able to move on and live his life.

[@kadirr8974]

What indicates that this kind of a bad ending is the message from Misty with her tarot cards. She clearly tells that Vs fate is worse then even death. So in my mind when V crosses that bridge she/he becomes part of Alt similar to every other Mikoshi soul and is forced to do her bidding. We all know that Alt wants Mikoshi gone but what then? Her motives were always kinda shady. For me this ending is like Devil 2.0 you give up yourself to Alt and she can do whatever she wants with you. Of course she says going with her is smarter that way you help her in her bidding and her basically saying "Well what you gonna do anyway in your body you dead anyway?" is more proof in my eyes. Being a slave to an AI? nah thanks. I rather die in the most painful way then be stuck in Cyberspace doing someones bidding. Alt is still a big question mark.

[@AcBaLkX]

It’s an interesting perspective. Awesome how many different people have a completely different opinion about these outcomes and there really isn’t one that everybody agrees on. Just shows how nuanced the writing is in these areas. Gotta love cdprs story department. Big fan of them since they managed to incorporate the Witcher games into an already existing universe to a degree that I have not seen before in any other media when it comes to books.

[@zafelrede4884]

My interpretation: She thought she was reading it for V, in which case it would be bad, but she was actually reading it for Johnny. She interpreted the cards wrong imo. Hanged Man (V's decision to end his life), Magician (Johnny's continued existance is basically magic), then Star (Johnny redeems himself)

[@AcBaLkX]

@@zafelrede4884 I love that interpretation, great discussion!

[@Sabbathfaax]

Its a good reading if you know what happened to her. The Hanged man represents the sacrifice V did. And the Star represents hope. Misty doesn't know V is dead so to her perspective, shes not in a good spot. From our perspective it represents the sacrifice she made and new life beyond her physical body

[@Resi1ience]

Well, let's read the cards; Hanged Man, Magician, Star. The Hanged Man represents surrender, sacrifice, patience, and change. Normally the Magician represents skill, talent, schemers, and confidence. In this game, it represents Johnny. The Star means hope, good fortune. In the past, V sacrificed himself, rebirthing Johnny, who is the present. Johnny now looks forward to good fortune, in the future. The problem is, this might not be right... she isn't using her four-card layout for Johnny *and* V. I imagine the second card for V would be The Moon; mystery and uncertainty.

[@boommastr1539]

I JUST REALIZED STEVE WEARS V'S FAVORITE SHIRT HE GOT FROM JACKIE IM DYING.

[@AcBaLkX]

Awesome find! Never noticed myself lol

[@OTBASH]

After doing the don't fear the reaper ending, I wasn't originally gonna give Johnny my body, but after Alt finished her talk I just felt like it was the right thing to do. V is a dead man on borrowed time and there's no way I believed Panam's "contacts" or whatever were going to be any real help. This way, the body wont go to waste, V moves on into a digital afterlife and Johnny can finally have his second chance to live.

[@odoggykitty308]

Best ending in my opinion

[@unethicalheadspace]

I am still kind of confused about something, if v goes back to his body, then he dies. But does that mean that if Johnny enters v’s body, the same thing will happen to him?

[@odoggykitty308]

@@unethicalheadspace No, Jhonny lives on just like any normal person would.

[@OTBASH]

@@unethicalheadspace The game explains in detail through the AI character Alt how the chip in V's head has changed his body to specifically house Johnny. Because of these changes the tech made, V is seen as a foreign entity in his own body which is why he's slowly dying. Just think of white blood cells attacking an invading virus. V is seen as a foreign virus to be eradicated which is why he's destined to die, but Johnny would survive if he took over.

[@mitchelljulius5875]

That handshake, and the look on Johnny's face, and the not letting go of V's hand right away... 😢

[@Szklana147]

Panam is psychotic in almost every ending.

[@Trislyy]

Best girl for that

[@junbinseo2978]

Nah she's perfection. I'm pretty sure this is the romanced Panam so she has every right to be pissed off.

[@zesty2023]

Yeah I can't help but find her attitude highly annoying, is she hot? Sure. But her personality isn't.

[@mohdshahariar5833]

@@junbinseo2978Perfection my ass after ghosting you in that coma ending

[@narkopolo5629]

Wife material

[@Epicawesomeness64]

*The Hanged Man* - To let go, or perhaps, give up, and accept what is. A reversal grants a new perspective. On the other hand... *The Magician* - To take conscious action. One experiences power, creating an impact with singleness of purpose. But most importantly... *The Star* - A distant light. Hope and inspiration, perhaps, in the sense that the light could be a future to reach for? Or does it represent something that will never be within reach? As someone who's familiar with general tarot meanings and possible interpretations, it irks a little that they seem to have intentionally picked cards that _do_ fit V's actions in the context of this ending, but chosen a completely different interpretation of what happened to him, unrelated to the cards. It's like whoever picked the cards out knew what they were saying, but someone completely different actually wrote Misty's dialogue. Ah well.

[@Resi1ience]

Misty may be misreading the card. The Hanged Man is death and sacrifice, but the Magician and Star indicate rebirth, and can also indicate uncertainty. She also never specifies if the cards are reversed, and which.

[@shuckyducky7974]

I think this is the best ending for The Sun ending in any case. Path of Glory and the lunar mission feels empty and leaves on a big cliffhanger compared to the others, not to mention V would be yet again working with a megacorp due to Mr. Blue Eyes hinted at being a AI controlled Night Corp agent.

[@mohdshahariar5833]

I don't like V going down the corpo path like Rogue did.

[@Aerophina]

It's interesting how different the tarot reading for this ending is compared to the star. So much more ominous. This is such a somber ending, hell it seems like Johnny didn't even really like it much it seems.

[@bobbobson8087]

Of course Johnny doesn’t like it. He thinks that V should’ve been the one that lived instead of him, even if he’d only have a few months before Relic cancer kills him

[@lb47ghost]

this has to be the canon ending everything about it is perfect 👌

[@statelyelms]

I appreciate how Johnny keeps talking about "rolling over from a little bit of guilt", despite that being exactly what *he's* doing.

[@IDontKnow12315]

I actually cried after making the decision to give him my body

[@braincube013]

A copy of a man in another man’s body… he gets to live… but what exactly does that mean when your body and soul are both not yours… Johnny definitely has it just as rough as V, whether he is “alive” or not. This game is the deepest game ever and easily the best.

[@zesty2023]

I would have been really sweet to see V end up right next to Jackie in the Columbarium

[@jSONrEEE]

Johnny's reaction and Pam's grief broke my heart fr

[@chasefoster8092]

Cyberpunk will always be my favorite genre. One of the best Cyberpunk tales for a generation! "there goes another tale for the next dreamer..."

[@natem355]

bruh i picked the wrong dialogue on accident and made johnny say "i cant say i didnt hope youd say that" and i basically betrayed V

[@MultiGamerClub]

these endings split my heart into a million pieces.

[@dawndarklight44]

My best ending is if Johnny and V become an entirely new person together.

[@idrinkcofe]

well that’s just the game

[@boglurker2043]

when i first played i hoped there would be an option to merge the personalities. missed opportunity imo but it does feel a bit cliche i'll admit.

[@invert8505]

@@boglurker2043I mean that still kinda sucks, it’s both of them dying and a brand new person, that wouldn’t be too sweet

[@abirmawi2808]

@@invert8505true true or maybe an ending where it turns out that the ALT you see in cyberspace is actually a rogue AI from beyond the Blackwall and takes over Vs body would be pretty cool

[@kittycat1887]

temperance everytime, no hesitation. my one true ending

[@mikehance6086]

The one really good friend that johnny actually liked.

[@birdsbirdsbirds5865]

I would LOVE to play or meet this future rockerboy in another cyberpunk game as a full on rockerboy.

[@RayonicOfficial]

This is the real ending after you send Songbird into the moon

[@Andy-i6f]

This is the best ending so far… V is tired and defeated at this point, he did all that just to learn he’s doomed anyways. His friend Johnny has a second chance whereas V is doomed anyways, it’s such a selfless thing for V to do. Great storytelling. Even with the ending where V survives his friend is gone and he loses his life as he knows it anyways.

[@zenmonk5403]

Store owner just voiced by Judy

[@galvonite]

Whatever ending you choose, this game just converge to a lesson that do not fear of death. Its not ending but a part of a new beginning and sheading off the old. Those players accepted that got good ending. There are good ending, its just prospective to see it. V died without siding with Arasaka, showed loyalty to Jonny, trusted his friends and becoming legend of Night City. Accomplishing everything and dying without any regrets.

[@Tutankamion196]

Cyberpunk is a great game and this video showcases that perfectly. But f**k me If I let someone else take over my body. One month or six or even more, I'm staying here 'til it gives up.

[@AcBaLkX]

My headcanon ending is also the space one, where V becomes a huge player and legend just to go for the Hail Mary with Mr. Blue eyes. If Cyberpunk were a movie though, I think this ending in the video would definitely be the right choice. Honorable mention is the PL ending (which is awesome if you haven’t played it yet!)

[@Iwasfoundunharmed]

47:57 Johnny really could have told V‘s friends about his death.

[@BMWM4FX]

I finished the game a couple days ago and I really just sat there listening to the voicemails. It made me feel so sad inside. Like I imagined this is what it would feel like as someone that passed away and turned into a ghost just listening to people wondering where you’ve been.

[@Iwasfoundunharmed]

@@BMWM4FX thats the reason why i love playing story games. You just feel like you are the person in the game. You feel the emotions portrayed,

[@MrMr-mu2wb]

The best ending in my opinion with dont fear the reaper

[@poggersman544]

I'd really like to see maybe a short film about panam trying to locate where Johnny went after Mikoshi

[@AcBaLkX]

Funny that you mention that because I’ve also thought about this exact thing. If this was a movie, I can totally see this ending being told through the eyes of Panam instead of V/johnny like the rest of the story is told. This would add a ton of mystery around the answer if V is still himself or if he is Johnny, or if V never really was himself anymore since „coming back from the dead“ and having Johnny in his mind in the first place. It’s great to see someone else think about this!

[@johncharlton199]

"You, me, and Arasaka Tower..." That's the only ending for me

[@grifftown]

To save my friend and give them a second chance at life or sacrifice them with only 6 months to live... choice was obvious

[@AcBaLkX]

Some may not consider Johnny a true friend, depending on how their game choices affected the relationship. Imo, he really becomes a better person through V which is ironic since the whole game is about Johnny affecting V and not the other way around

[@grifftown]

@@AcBaLkX Exactly. V changed Johnny for the better and in my mind I like to imagine that Johnny would always remember that as he lives on.

[@Iwasfoundunharmed]

@@grifftownHe knows. He will always remember. Its sad that he still tried to talk to V at first.

[@nathanaelpineda8049]

Cyberpunk good game with a great protagonist V and welcome to our family they boys you will be a legend forever and you too Johnny Silverhand

[@samhor33]

This game is such a masterpiece.

[@mac19999x]

The chair johnny is sitting kinda looks like a tombstone.

[@user-ot8wl7oh9s]

this game is art.

[@AcBaLkX]

I am really glad CDPR stuck it out and gave it their best in the end. The structure and story was there from the beginning but they nearly fucked it up with the launch. Great to have this game be a comeback story rather than a cautionary tale, it is more than deserved, especially considering all of the awesome Art/Lore and story people involved really put their hearts and souls into this.

[@cyntdestroyer69xd]

Damn, my favourite ending - paying back to your best friend after he saved you, giving him a chance to finally live in peace, without childish ambitions of blindly trying to change the world, or become "the legend", by screwing all the people he knew.. And that music in the end at graveyard, and bus is just..Damn...

[@novalityfrostvoices2794]

This feels like a canon movie. Like idris elba, morgan freeman, Robert Downey or A big name going on after the main, newcoming protagonist's sacrifice. As if they're here to carry on that newcomer's legacy and memory. And in this case. That'd be Keanu Reeves or Robert/Johnny Silverhand. Man this feels like an epilogue to a movie. And it was really well written. What an ending man. So good.

[@acro7]

this ending is the best because V and johnny cheat death once again

[@BMWM4FX]

Giving my body to Johnny was really the most canon choice for me. I watched Edgerunners and it really aligns with the idea of Lucy's quote, " Don’t make a name for yourself as a cyberpunk by how you live… Make a name by how you die." David storms Arasaka tower, sacrifices himself for Lucy, and dies a legend. The scene ends off with Lucy going to the moon, and reminiscing about David. Now in Cyberpunk 2077, V storms Arasaka tower. Sacrifices his body for Johnny and is remembered as a Legend. The scene ends off with Johnny waking up in V's body and reminiscing about V. Then it ends off with Johnny moving out of Night City. The similarities in these endings really made it seem the most canon to me.

[@F0RCEK92]

I love double voice effect. Like Dragon Ball xD

[@ericzhou-y4t]

I like this ending, this ending opens up many potentials for the sequel. Jonny in V’s body collaborates with V behind blackwall to resolve an AI revolt perhaps. And also a route for redemption, quite similar to RDR. V sacrificed for Johnny and Johnny will carry V’s wishes, to be a legend. In RDR2, John lived and went a redemption path for Arthur.

[@Resident_Nightlord]

You ever have that moment in a game when you’re at the end right before the credits roll, and that final cutscene hits you so hard you’re left questioning your very existence? This was that moment for me. I’ve never cried because of a game before, but when V and Johnny grabbed each other’s hands, I came pretty damn close.

[@AcBaLkX]

@@Resident_Nightlord glad cyberpunk was fixed and treated right after the abysmal release, the story has been really amazing from the start and it would’ve been an absolute shame if it would’ve been forgotten! Love the game now and I am glad you shared your emotions here

[@julianweinstein4796]

when never fade away came on at the columbarium i cried

[@skieth9999]

i like how you can see how nervous and anxious Johnny is about V passing through the blackwall. It's the first time he's ever seemed this off-kilter and uneasy. He's not angry or sad or happy, he's showing anxiety for the first time in the game

[@s1izzer909]

Had the same endling, i cried like a bjsh...happy tears tho. Good story.

[@AcBaLkX]

It’s very bittersweet which are probably the best types of stories

[@JW-tz8if]

hands down the best ending

[@AcBaLkX]

What do you like more in this one than in the others?

[@vedantdesai1]

@@AcBaLkXthis was the most rational one. Everyone lived - sort of. Johnny got a second chance… V couldn’t have survived in her own body unlike Johnny, but at least she is now alive in cyberspace… maybe in the future when we have tech to recreate bodies like altered carbon, we can always be reincarnated. I’d say this is as good as the arasaka ending if not better. In the arasaka ending v was uploaded to cyberspace with the hope she would get a new body someday. In this it’s the same thing except Johnny lives too.

[@lsdream420]

This is the best ending imo, literally lose everyone for a higher survival no point of being alone when you lose everything

[@BrobjeV]

One of the best games i've played, i'ts so dramatic and the gameplay is lit

[@treytison1444]

Happiest ending would be leaving Night City with the 6 months left but now that ending no longer makes sense thanks to phantom liberty and V having no good reason to reject being cured.

[@gphysco]

The voice afterwards always sounds weird in a good way😂 gonna get this ending now on my second save after coming back just cause I wanted to see V with Panam.

[@AcBaLkX]

Yea it’s this weird mould between V and Johnny that doesn’t fit at all, but I think it’s probably intentional to be this jarring

[@joaquinbarbosa3904]

"Havent forgotten a thing. Never Will."

[@sl4ughterb0y]

game felt like a "mind-fuck" genre movie

[@Korchi1911]

V enter cross bridge to cyberspace to start a new: Me seeing the netflix intro start:oh fu-

[@sunambassador]

Yeah, Dont Fear The Reaper and giving V's body to Johnny is great.

[@mxie383]

the voicemails will never not hit straight to the heart man

[@novalityfrostvoices2794]

The ending credits thing was sad though because everyone got held up. They dont know where V went. And they'll never know where he went until Johnny gets in touch with them. That's sad tbh.

[@novalityfrostvoices2794]

But i guess the people who are here leaving voice mails are proof that V saved the world and they've all got high regard for him.

[@Broccoli_32]

Why is the guitar store owner just Judy

[@guyman8742]

I’m torn between this and leaving it all behind with Panam, I play a cold and calculated V who at the end of the day works towards helping others rather than himself (sound like polar opposite traits I know). I’m wondering if I should either have him do his final good deed and give Johnny a second chance, or for Panam by staying with her until the end, don’t know what I should do but this ending seems like the most fulfilling.

[@Iwasfoundunharmed]

46:41 Panams reaction hurts the most when you romaced her..

[@vaxiwara77]

they literally could have the means to save both johnny and v at least in both body and "engram". Just before V death make us a an engram like johnny, take the relic, do reverse egineering at arasaka or with songbird for example. Make two relics, one empty and the the other with V engram, take some fellow that you dont really care about or is to be executed. preferably a corpo they die like flies and usually have healthy bodies, put the relic with V on johnny, and make him almost die, then the relic will kick in and rewrite johnny's body, previously V's, into V's again like in the game, when almost the entire body is reprogrammed to be V's property put johnny in the other empty relic as an engram and put him in that fellow that was just waiting to die, like if he was to die at least he can be useful, and arasaka, songbird or even the usa are in debt to V like it or not, there is gotta be someone who fits the criteria to be the new vessel for johnny. So the new relic with jonny will do the same to this fellow and in a couple of weeks johnny will have a body of its own. its really messed up i know, but considering the amount of bodies the city accumulates ina couple of hours its just a waste. Even if we give our body away or keep it in both "good ending" both johnny and V are engram like it or not. this way they can have a full life

[@AcBaLkX]

I am not too well versed in the lore, but this sounds totally plausible if you put it like that 🤔

[@vaxiwara77]

@@AcBaLkX thanks, me neither, but if they used the first fucking relic, that its supposed to be latest tech and fill it with johnny of all people and not someone more useful or keep it empty for saburo as the relic was intended for, it means they have the capacity to build more

[@zaer-ezart]

I think it's mentioned in the game that the relic is really unique and rare. It's not something then can do over and over

[@tasuu_]

v most likely had minutes to live before the relic killed them in this ending, they just fought smasher and barely got into mikoshi, and the fact that v only had 6 months to live was unanticipated so no way could they have brought a different body and it was most likely in alts interest to at least bring johnny or v with her, she is not a force for good nor does she have v/johnnys best interests in mind this just couldnt work on so many levels its too much to explain

[@vaxiwara77]

@tasuu_ im talking as in before any of the endings, before taking a decision. Obviusly in probably all endings there is no time for that and a lot of variables to be able to do that. Im refering to the six months V had to live until the relic eventually kicked in. Even if it wasnt six months, jonnys engram programed Vs body in a matter of 2 to 4 weeks, so yeah pretty fast and doable with hypotethic 6 months with two bodies

[@Kyubii01]

I would really like there to be a life action movie where an actor like Aaron Paul plays V

[@drewjn]

I'm glad there's at least one person doing a Temperance ending with Judy having closure by leaving. Always messed up seeing people upload the one where she is scared and confused because she didn't leave.

[@SplendidFactor]

I usually go for this endiing when I'm using a netrunner build, it kind of feels thematic.

[@shida1983]

Would love to see Johnny say : Be seein you 🤝

[@MadBoyChes]

I love this because no matter what one of them gets a raw deal V would live on borrowed time Johnny getting the body would be best outcome for him except V would be insanely screwed

[@Iwasfoundunharmed]

No. V would be free. And i like to think that V tries to find a way back to Johnny.

[@MadBoyChes]

@@Iwasfoundunharmed V would be "free" in a way, but he would still be going beyond the Blackwall and as phantom pain shows that's more or less a one-way trip for very good reasons

[@Iwasfoundunharmed]

@@MadBoyChes we dont know. we will never know unless cdpr tells us more about that.

[@DeeNSRT]

Got this ending on my very first playthrough…round then didn’t even know there were multi endings to the game..but I was satisfied, but hella sad everyone like Claire and others thought Johnny was V til he told them he wasn’t and folks were just confused, now on Next Gen playing Phantom Liberty bout to beat it thinking I was going for “The Tower” ending which a lot consider a “good” ending, but choom in my opinion even the apparent suicidal end would be better….no way I’m givin up my cyberware and the legend status Jackie literally died for us to obtain ntm you lose everyone aside from that besides Vik and Misty, just don’t see how the game would be any fun afterwards without cyberware.. Edit: and yes Netrunning skills come from cyberware for whoever could’ve possibly not known..so not even that would be possible…only ending where the relic is removed and V lives guaranteed but, it’s literally..LITERALLY the depressing end to the game, everyone and thing is Gone including V’s cyberware, even weapons are taken

[@ShikiKaii]

has anyone noticed how this game fucking punishes you as soon as you want to have a happy ending for V's character ? It basically rewards you for going down in the blazing glory. Don't Fear The Reaper (the best ending in my humble opinion) is the only ending where none of your chumbas have to die in your name so that you can get your extra six months on life support lol

[@sunambassador]

Bro, i got Don't Fear The Reaper and then gave V's body to Johny, this is best choice for me.

[@mohdshahariar5833]

V was supposed to die, she died so many times to the point that it is comical, so you need to realize the body needs to be treated well, how much more can the body take. And V has already achieved what makes her the greatest, went out with a Blaze o glory and is now a legend.

[@zettaflareig]

1:06 when they actually leave the elevator

[@Veritas.0]

Plays a bit different if you're a woman. My first playthrough was a bumpkin nomad that let 'Saka do what it thought best at then end. My second was a corpo decker that only ever wanted to be a powerful engram. She jumped at letting Johnny take her place, and the fact that you're female adds a few lines to the dialogue.

[@Godkingzeus.69]

This is the ending i did tho i was doing the panam one but decided to give my mind homie the body last minute honestly i feel like its a pretty good ending and when i heard my v say he was tired while walking to his death i knew i couldn't turn back

[@danimenxd4196]

In my first game, i hated jhonny, so, i chose arasaka, after panam, and finally, when i see all options and all options was sure dead for v, and also hours behaving like shit with jhonny, finally i got something fantastic, a apology from jhonny, he reconozig their mistakes, and in that moment i need give a oportunity, so, i chose give my body to jhonny, i was happy to know that he really changed

[@Tgradygamer]

What I like about this ending is it glitches and I can’t open the message so can’t finish it and get the last trophy and platinum 😢

[@TheCakeIsNotLie]

9:00 💯⚡💀

[@HOBOWITAGUN69]

24:23 bet that hit johnny hard...