Cyberpunk 2077 Easter Eggs

Numerous easter eggs and references to various books, movies and other games are common throughout the Cyberpunk series. These are instances where something or someone from pop culture or the real world is referenced in Cyberpunk 2077.

Dark Souls

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "V for Victory".

Death Stranding

 * A capsule containing a human infant, identical to Bridge Baby in Death Stranding, can be found in the side mission The Hunt.

Half-Life

 * The Crowbar's description "The favorite tool of burglars and theoretical physicists from MIT." is a reference to Gordon Freeman, the silent protagonist from the Half-Life franchise, and his iconic first weapon: a Crowbar.

Hideo Kojima

 * Hideo Kojima makes a cameo during the Act 1 mission The Heist. He can be seen in the bar of Konpeki Plaza.

Monster Hunter

 * The gig Monster Hunt has V go to the Ho-Oh bar to kill Jotaro Shobo. This gig's name is a reference to the Monster Hunter franchise, with the bar and target's names also being references to other Japanese franchises Pokémon and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

Pokémon

 * The gig Monster Hunt has V go to the Ho-Oh bar to kill Jotaro Shobo. The name of the bar is a reference to the legendary rainbow pokémon Ho-Oh.

Portal

 * Epistrophy: Coastview involves chasing down a rogue Delamain Taxi with a personality that matches GLaDOS from the Portal franchise. The lines this AI says are exactly as they appear in the Portal franchise.

The Witcher 3

 * A Retro Gaming magazine features the studio's The Witcher III: Wild Hunt as its game of the month in the Corporate Lifepath prologue.
 * Several Arcade stands feature the game "Roach Race" featuring roach dodging several obstacles, such as a flying griffin and a house's rooftop. It plays a shortened version of "Geralt of Rivia" by Marcin Przybyłowicz.

Akira / Ghost in the Shell

 * RIDES Missions - When you purchase the YAIBA KUSANAGI CT-3X from a parking garage in Northern Japantown for only a measly 22,000 eurodollars, you will notice that the motorcycle is similar to a classic 1980's Anime called "AKIRA". This Motorcycle is a nod to Kaneda's Motorcycle. To top it off, the name of the motorbike itself is a reference to the protagonist of "Ghost in the Shell", Major Motoko Kusanagi.
 * If you look closely at the icon/avatar Judy uses when she calls you, or you call her, you will see a little ghost popping out of a shell. This is a reference to the anime 'Ghost in the Shell'.



Batman

 * The mission Ghost Town passes through an unmarked tunnel in the Badlands. After completing the mission and waiting for two days, the player can return to the tunnel to find a shipping container holding a black Rayfield Caliburn. The player can enter the car to permanently add it to their inventory. The shard "Read this every day. Never give up. Remember your purpose." inside the container contains the manifesto of "Murk Man", a reference to the Batman franchise.

Blade Runner

 * There are a couple references within Night City. First is at Batty's Hotel in Pacifica District when you work with Placide and Brigitte. BATTY is referring to Roy Batty, played by the late legendary actor Rutger Hauer, who played the Main Antagonist from the original 1982 film.
 * Second, Roy Batty's final words in Blade Runner "All these moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain", are inscribed on a plaque that can be found on the memorial building in Northoak that honors both the late actor and the character he made great with a symbolic image of a dove and those famous words.

Breaking Bad

 * The gig The Heisenberg Principle is named after the alias of Walter White, anti-hero, drug manufacturer/dealer, and protagonist of Breaking Bad. The gig has V hunt down the manufacturers of the drug Glitter, an homage Breaking Bad.

Demolition Man

 * In V's apartment, three seashells are sat on a shelf next to the toilet, a reference to Demolition Man, where three seashells are described as the future replacement of traditional toilet paper, but their specific use and function is never elaborated upon.

Die Hard

 * In the side-job Following The River, when V plays an Augmented Reality game with River's niece and nephew, the name of the niece's character is police officer Joan McClane, a female rendition of the name John McClane, the main character of the Die Hard movies. John McClane is also a police officer.

James Bond

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "My Name is V. Just V".

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "V's Bizarre Pose".

Joker (2019)

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "Joker Stairs".

Mad Max: Fury Road

 * If you follow the road southwest through the Biotechnica farms, you may encounter a crashed fuel truck surrounded by several bodies. Next to one of the bodies is a shard titled Archived Conversation: Charlize Fury and Dakota Smith in which Charlize reports the tragedy of their mission where Max was wounded, Peter and Zero dead, while Biotechnica is still on their tail. Dakota instructs her to ditch everything and save at least one of the pregnant women accompanying her. The shard also discusses a certain car, which could be related to the Quadra Type-66 "Reaver", which has been revealed on the 5th anniversary of the film.

Monty Python's Flying Circus

 * The side-job The Prophet's Song, Johnny asks V, "Who're you bettin' on showin' up?" One of the dialogue choices is "The Spanish Inquisition," to which Johnny replies "I admit, I didn't expect that." This is a reference to the quote from Monty Python's Flying Circus, "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!"

One Eyed Jacks

 * One-Eyed Jacks can be seen playing in the Grand Imperial Mall Cinema.

Pulp Fiction

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "Be Cool, This is a Robbery!".

The Office

 * In the Shard, Chemicals: The Invisible Killer, one of the illnesses caused by AV-released chemicals is "spontaneous dental hydroplosion", a fictional disease made up in an episode of the show, described as "A disease that makes your teeth turn into liquid and then drip down your throat."

Trailer Park Boys

 * The side-job Space Oddity begins by meeting three homeless men named Josh, Rick, and Brandon. Their names, appearances, and behaviors mimic the three main characters of Trailer Park Boys, Julian, Ricky, and Bubbles. The name of the side-job is also a reference to David Bowie's famous song Space Oddity.

Sailor Moon

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "In the Name of the Moon, I'll Punish You!"

South Park

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "Oh My God! They Killed V!".

Star Trek

 * The Hand in Bartmoss' Legacy Perk in the Quickhacking tree found in Intelligence does the Vulcan Salute which has been popularized by the television series Star Trek. It is a gesture used to wish another person to "live long and prosper".

Star Wars

 * The side-job Reported Crime: I Don't Like Sand references a quote by Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.

Titanic

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "Like One of Your French Girls".

Unforgiven

 * Unforgiven can be directly referenced by V when speaking with Bryce Mosley about western films.

Waiting for Godot

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "Waiting for Godot".

The Wire

 * References are made to stevedor Frank Sobotka during the side-gig Many Ways to skin a Cat.
 * An NPC by the name of Omar Little can be found in Night City.

Disturbia - Rihanna

 * The smart pistol named Skippy found in a side-job in Heywood sings the tune "Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum" from Rihanna's Disturbia.

Every Breath You Take - The Police

 * The side-job Every Breath You Take is named after the famous song by The Police of the same name.

Hotline Bling - Drake

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "Hard Pass" and "Now You're Talking".

I Can See Clearly Now - Jimmy Cliff

 * The side-job I Can See Clearly Now is named after Jimmy Cliff's famous song I Can See Clearly Now. This mission is picked up in Japantown near Megabuilding H8.

Life During Wartime - Talking Heads

 * The Side-job Life During Wartime is named after the song of the same name by Talking Heads.

Psycho Killer - Talking Heads

 * The side-job Psycho Killer is named after the song of the same name by Talking Heads.

Run the Jewels

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "Run the Jewels".

Space Oddity - David Bowie

 * The side-job Space Oddity is named after David Bowie's famous song Space Oddity.

The Beast In Me - Johnny Cash

 * The side-job The Beast In Me is named after Johnny Cash's famous song The Beast In Me.

Where Is My Mind? - Pixies

 * One of the endings, Where Is My Mind?, is named after the Pixies' signature song of the same name.



Viktor Tsoi

 * North of the Fast Travel Point "Oil Fields" is a large tank with the Hanged Man tarot graffiti on it. On top of that tank you can find an abandoned hangout place with an old guitar and a graffiti that says "цой жив" ("tsoi lives"). Viktor Tsoi was a singer-songwriter and leader of the Soviet rock band Kino.

Raymond Chandler

 * The side-job Raymond Chandler Evening is named after Raymond Chandler, a famous American-British detective novelist. The mission follows V investigating a pulpy cheating scandal while Johnny Silverhand narrates in classic detective noir style.

Chuck Norris

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "Roundhouse 'Shot to the Face'".

Galaxy Brain

 * The Master Ram Liberator Perk in the Quickhacking tree found in Intelligence features the Galaxy Brain Meme.

Han Shot First

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "V Shot First".

Microsoft Office Assistant, aka Clippy

 * A side-job in Heywood has V find a man beside a dumpster with an epic iconic smart pistol named Skippy. When V picks up the gun, Skippy appears as a hologram from the gun's barrel. Skippy is a bullet with large cartoony eyes, resembling Microsoft's Office Assistant, also known widely as Clippy.

Pablo Jumper

 * In southern Heywood on rooftop there's motorcycle and a corpse of unknown male. In this man's backpack we find a note with congratulations to Pablo Jumper and the coordinates. This is a reference to the famous Polish meme called Paweł Jumper.

You're Breathtaking

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "You're Breathtaking".

Feed teh cat
A trash can in Megabuilding H10 near V's apartment contains the shard "Feed teh cat". If the player places the consumable item Cat Food in the white bowl near the trash can and returns later, a cat will be eating out of the bowl and Johnny Silverhand will point it out. The player can pick up the cat, which will allow V to adopt it. From then on, the cat can be see in various locations around V's apartment.