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Rebecca is a major character in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.
Characteristics[]
Rebecca was a very sharp-tongued young woman, and has a tendency to be extreme and unpredictable. She was often shown going all out in fights, sometimes even laughing manically. Nevertheless, Rebecca is loyal and does everything for the crew of Maine, including supporting newcomer David where she can.
Rebecca has feelings for David Martinez, as she mentions that she wasn't okay "playing just friends," and sarcastically comments to Kiwi that perhaps she should change her appearance and attitude to seem more like David's girlfriend Lucy.[2]
Despite her apparent immaturity, she was rather perceptive, being the first to notice when David is beginning to suffer from cyberpsychosis. She also handles her romantic interest in David maturely, never violating his boundaries beyond flirting. Though jealous, she eventually gives up and helps him reunite with Lucy, noting the strength of their bond. She becomes the secondary muscle of the group following Maine and Dorio's passing, demonstrating her extreme skills with firearms and ability to survive in combat despite having relatively little cyberware.
Appearance[]
Rebecca is short in stature, with soft features and stark white skin with a faint blue tint to contrast with the pink tattoos on her neck, stomach, and right thigh that reads "PK DICK". Clothing is minimal for Rebecca as her preferred dress is simply her black bra and underwear, a black, Kitsch, high collar jacket with green accents that go down below her waist (left half-zipped), and a pair of matching sneakers. Besides the jacket and shoes, she pulls her green hair up into pigtails with a dual clipped hair band. Her cyberware is subtle with only her pink and yellow cyberoptics standing out. Later on, she, mimicking her brother Pilar, utilizes oversized cyberarms in red and blue for right and left, respectively.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Rebecca was born in Night City, being the daughter of a notorious mercenary by the handle of Papa Sunrise, and the younger sister of Pilar. Becca's mother vanished when she was six, never to see her again. Anytime she asked about her to Papa Sunrise, he got mad, telling Becca off and admonishing her for being just like her mother: emotional, unpredictable and too compassionate. In his eyes, that zaniness and excessive compassion would lead her to an early grave. One day, however, her father also disappeared without a trace. His brother vowed to find the ones responsible for that, but first he had his little sister to take care of.
The following years were really rough for Becca and Pilar. First, they lost their father's apartment when it was repurposed to pay his alleged gambling debts, and soon after, the family's money account mysteriously evaporated as well, forcing the two siblings to live on the street, in Papa Sunrise's broken-down car. Pilar promised to Rebecca that he would get them off the street quickly, no matter what it took, with the idea of becoming a merc himself. Unfortunately for him, most of his father's acquaintances simply turned their back on them, that is until they went to see Wakako Okada, chief among all of his dad's contacts. "Auntie" Wakako — as Pilar liked to call her — proved willing to help, giving the young merc a number of gigs and recommending him to other employers. Rebecca accompanied him while on the job with the intention of becoming a mercenary as well. It was not easy, especially since there was always something that hold them back from scoring big. Then Pilar realized the problem was his chaotic sister, who sank every mission they were hired for. Emotional, unpredictable and too compassionate were the traits that hold Becca back. One time she was late to an important meet-up with Wakako because she stood up for a defenseless waitress accosted by a group of Animals. On another occasion, Rebecca simply had to stop and cuddle a painfully cute puppy, thus garnering the attention of a group of passing scavs. And at another time, instead of shooting off a target's brains out, Rebecca spared him and took the guy to her and Pilar's apartment, gave him a roof over his head, and told her brother the guy simply "Had such sad eyes, the poor gonk."[1]
Rebecca's compassion and zaniness built a rift between both siblings and their respective merc careers. For a time, Becca was not even sure she wanted to continue that path, and spent months soul searching, leading her to consider quitting for good. Then Pilar introduced her to Maine and his merc crew.[1] Ever since, both siblings teamed up with Maine to accomplish gigs, giving Becca the fame of a short, spunky, trigger-happy solo who was always fighting at her brother's side.[R 2] This, however, created a tense work environment for them, as both siblings were always fighting with each other due to their conflicting personalities, making Becca decide she would be the person to kill him one day instead of a random punk. In spite of everything, however, she cared about her brother.[3]
At some point, Rebecca was drinking in the Afterlife with Dorio, Maine and Sasha before the later two left for a gig from which only Maine returned.[4]
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners[]
Rebecca first meets and works with David Martinez during a limo heist, distracting Maxim by spilling booze on him and sensually cleaning it. The distraction fails once Maxim notices his keys have been snatched, calling her a bitch, to which she replies that he's weird. She is immediately attracted to David and attempts to flirt with him at the mission after party. When David is working his way up in Maine's crew, he is sent to deliver a pair of cyberarms to the apartment that Rebecca and Pilar share. She is also seen helping David practice with firearms, impressing him greatly by hitting every target in exact spots while dual wielding. Rebecca seems to be a fan of cyberpunk culture in general, as she is seen excitedly pointing at Rogue Amendiares when seeing her at the Afterlife.
One night while the crew is out walking, Pilar is killed by a cyberpsycho, sending Rebecca into a rage. She instantly rushes the cyberpsycho and is almost killed herself, before being tackled behind cover by Maine. After the cyberpsycho is killed by David, she continues to shoot the corpse out of rage for killing her brother.[3]
After reforming a new crew with David following Maine and Dorio's deaths, she is seen with large cyberhands, mimicking the behaviors of her late brother, likely out of love and respect for him. She has also become the secondary muscle of the crew, behind David, who is now the leader. Rebecca is extremely skilled and reliable in combat, even saving David's life on an occasion where he freezes up due to oncoming cyberpsychosis. She attempts to confront him about it, telling David she watches him closely and notices something is wrong.[2]
Rebecca is next seen just before she, David and Falco embark to intercept an Arasaka convoy under Faraday's orders. By now, David has already begun his steep descent into psychosis and Rebecca catches him, nearly collapsed, in the lounge of their hideout. He implores her to help him stay sane by injecting him with the 9x dosage suppressants he got from Doc. She begrudgingly accepts, on the terms that he doesn't use his Sandevistan, which he violates. She is seen throughout the mission manually injecting him with meds, as she promised, despite becoming increasingly worried for his safety. After Faraday and Kiwi's treachery is uncovered, she and Falco agree to help David rescue Lucy by assaulting Arasaka Tower, though they eventually end up landing the Chevillon Emperor in Corpo Plaza instead and being surrounded by Arasaka troops and NCPD.
When David manages to rescue Lucy, Rebecca tells her she's glad that she's safe for David's sake. Moments later, she notices Adam Smasher falling toward them and shoots up at him, only to be crushed under his weight, her last words being "We are having a moment here! Fuck you!"[5]
Legacy[]
Lucy wrote "I regret not finishing our conversation" on Rebecca's niche in the North Oak Columbarium.[6]
Stats & Equipment[]
Cyberware | 2x Cyberarms (2x highly stylized Gorilla Arms[R 3]), 2x Cyberoptics, EMP Threading, Light Tattoos, Neuroport |
Weapons | Crusher, DB-2 Satara, D5 Copperhead, (modified Carnage), HJSH-18 Masamune, M2038 Tactician, 2x M-76e Omaha, Mk.31 HMG, TKI-20 Shingen, SOR-22, Unity |
Notes[]
- The mercenary V may stumble across Rebecca's custom Carnage shotgun at Memorial Park, still laying where it was dropped in her final fight.
- As of Patch 2.0 for Cyberpunk 2077, Rebecca appears on the icon for the perk "Die! Die! Die!".
Trivia[]
- Rebecca's PKDICK tattoo is a reference to science fiction writer Philip K. Dick.
- Rebecca was initially not part of the scripts written by CD Projekt RED but was later created by Studio Trigger, who convinced them with her character design.[R 4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission Kit - Edgerunner's Handbook. Kenmore, WA, R. Talsorian Games, 2024. (p.40)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 STUDIO TRIGGER. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners - Stronger. Netflix/CD Projekt RED, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 STUDIO TRIGGER. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners - Lucky You. Netflix/CD Projekt RED, 2022.
- ↑ "Let You Down"
- ↑ STUDIO TRIGGER. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners - My Moon My Man. Netflix/CD Projekt RED, 2022.
- ↑ CD Projekt RED. Cyberpunk 2077. Video Game, Multi-Platform. Poland, CD Projekt S.A., 2020. (Columbarium's niche)
Reddit, Discord & X[]
- ↑ Rafal Jaki on Reddit: "David was 17 at first and 18 later Lucy is around 20 just like Becka Maine late 30s just like Dorio and Pillar"
- ↑ Cyberpunk: Edgerunners on X: "💕Rebecca 💕 A short, spunky, trigger-happy solo who often works with Maine. She's always fighting with her techie brother, Pilar. #Edgerunners"
- ↑ JGray on Discord - "They're Gorilla Arms. Highly stylized."
- ↑ Rafal Jaki on X: "Just a comment to add context for us wanted to cut Becka. We were quite against it when Trigger wanted to introduce a new character to existing scripts but once we saw this early design we were in. She is a super important part of the story and my personal fav."
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