Sandayu Oda

Sandayu Oda is a private security contractor/cyberninja employed by the Arasaka Corporation currently assigned as the personal bodyguard of Hanako Arasaka. Oda is a former pupil and good friend of Goro Takemura. He specializes in martial arts and utilizes mantis blades augmentations in combat.

Early Life
Sandayu Oda was born in Japan, joining the Arasaka Corporation as a security contractor, and was trained by Goro Takemura as a potentially highly skilled bodyguard. Takemura and Oda developed a strong comradery in which both respected and acknowledged one another as honorable warriors serving to respect the traditions of old. Oda's skills were recognized by Arasaka and, as such, he was appointed as the personal bodyguard of Hanako Arasaka.

2077
In 2077, Oda travelled to Night City onboard the Arasaka Corporation's super carrier Kujira. He was unaware of the true intentions of the visit, only knowing that he was to escort Hanako Arasaka to the matsuri festival that she had been planning to host in Westbrook district's Japantown. Not long after their arrival, the unexpected murder of Hanako's father, Saburo, set the tone of the dashi parade to that of a commemorative one, and Hanako was to give a public eulogy in addition to her formal tasks.

Oda was later contacted by his old friend, Takemura, and was asked to meet with him in order to inform Oda of his situation. Initially conflicted, as Yorinobu Arasaka had told Oda that Takemura had been behind Saburo's murder, Oda's loyalty and friendship lead him to agree to the secret meeting. Contrary to expectation, Oda showed the respect and moral values taught to him at the inconvenience of what the company would have expected; He arrived to the meeting alone, by car rather than camouflaged, and was willing to listen to what Takemura and his witness, the mercenary named V, had to say. He promised that he would not discuss the details of the meeting to anyone outside of those present. Once V believed Oda could be trusted, they explained the events of the Konpeki Plaza incident. The meeting did not go well, as Oda was angered by the claims of Yorinobu being the murderer and warned them not speak with him again.

Before leaving, he issued his second and final warning – while being courteous at present, he would not show such leniency in the case of meeting either of them again.

Oda was well aware of the event's underlying complications, as well as the curtains being pulled to prevent clarifying the story behind the murder, but stayed out of the Arasaka family theatrics. Instead he focused strictly on his job of keeping Hanako safe.

The night of the parade, all of Oda's concerns seem to have been realized as the chaos took place and security showed no sign of improvement. Talking to the head of Night City's Arasaka security, Adam Smasher, he expressed outrage over the lack of proper safety measures and directly questioned the choices made by Yorinobu Arasaka. Eventually, he had to leave Hanako's side and deal with the disturbances himself. He discovered V had been disabling security and took out the netrunner. He confronted them and kept his promise of not showing leniency on their second meeting as they began to fight.

The battle between Oda and V was long and difficult. V had, however, received advice from Takemura who had informed him of how he could gain the upper hand against Oda. Eventually Oda was defeated and his fate was left in V's hands - Takemura pleaded with V to show mercy and spare Oda as he did not need to die.


 * If V executes Oda, Takemura expresses his anger at the decision, stating that he would remember the decision.


 * If V spares Oda, and leaves to finish their mission with Takemura, he is later taken to receive medical treatment. While his wounds were easily healed, his pride following his loss in battle, was also injured.


 * Oda is instructed by Hanako to meet herself and Takemura at Arasaka Tower with the rest of their forces. Upon waiting for Hanako, he is surprised to see V as they exit the elevator with her. Not willing to work alongside V, Oda reluctantly proceeds to do so following Hanako's orders. The group arrives at the meeting with Arasaka's members of the board and faction leaders so that Saburo Arasaka could confront them and expose the truth behind Yorinobu's betrayal. During the meeting, Yorinobu then begins an armed coup of the corporation, killing all members of the board save for Hanako and Michiko Arasaka. Oda stays with them to keep Hanako safe as Takemura and V storm the upper echelons of Arasaka Tower to dethrone Yorinobu and end his tyrannical reign.

Database Entry

 * Hanako Arasaka's bodyguard who also happens to be a cyberninja trained by Takemura. He was supposed to be the key to solving V and Takemura's problems, but only ended up as one more threat among many. During their secret meeting at the docks, he declined their plea for help and gave them one last chance to leave the city. He's never further than a step away from Hanako, so it'll be difficult to reach her.

Associated Quests

 * Down on the Street
 * Play It Safe
 * Totalimmortal (dependent)