Dexter DeShawn

Dexter "Dex" DeShawn was a well-known fixer in Night City, but had been off the grid in recent years and only recently returned. He had never personally worked as a merc, but had not needed to thanks to his charisma and keen eye for potential. , He was a supporting character turned antagonist in Cyberpunk 2077.

Biography
Dexter DeShawn made his name as a prominent fixer in Night City, one of the best known other than Rogue, but not quite on her level. He was known to select mercs for gigs based on his intuition, and did not have a regular crew. He left town for several years on what is rumored to have been a vacation, but this is implied to not be the truth. According to Royce, Dex had ruined half of Pacifica and made a lot of powerful enemies who wanted him dead. He returned in 2077 and was contracted by Evelyn Parker to steal the Relic from Yorinobu Arasaka, so she could sell it to NetWatch. He hired T-Bug, Jackie Welles, and V, to handle the heist at Konpeki Plaza, but insisted on limiting their cut of the payout to a mere 30% since they were new on the scene. To prepare for the heist, DeShawn paid 10,000 in advance to buy a stolen Militech Flathead from Maelstrom, and also shelled out for the Delamain "Excelsior Package" to cover Jackie and V's escape.

After the heist went sideways due to Yorinobu's unexpected murder of his father, Saburo Arasaka, V managed to escape and meet Dexter at the backup meeting location, the No-Tell Motel. Dexter was furious that V had brought so much heat on him, and personally kills V and has their body dumped. Later, Saburo's bodyguard Takemura tracks down Dexter, kills him and rescues V from Yorinobu's hired killers to make them a witness against Yorinobu. Word travels quickly in Night City's underworld that V botched their job and their fixer died as a result. While V is able find work with several local fixers in Night City in spite of this, the so-called "queen of the fixers", Rogue, refuses to recommend V to her clients on principle.

Dexter's body can later be found in the spot where he died in the landfill west of the city. V can recover his iconic pistol, the Plan B.

Associated Quests

 * The Ride
 * The Heist