Cyberpunk 2077 Lore - Adam Smasher, Morgan Blackhand & Elite Solos!
Solos are the elite fighting machines of the Cyberpunk world. From Hired assassins to bodyguards, to killers and soldiers, Solos know their way around a myriad of high impact weapons, strength-based cybernetics and combat drugs. Typically, the lone wolf freelance type, most Solos are ex-military looking for any opportunity to carve up the streets in exchange for a handsome sum of eddies. From corporate armies, to personal bodyguards to black ops assassins, there is an array of different niches a talented solo can prescribe to.
From veteran Morgan Black hand to Cyborg Solo Adam Smasher to the top-rated Solos according to the Solo of Fortune handbook, this video will highlight the top dogs when it comes to hired muscle.
The best solos from 2020 ranked from 1-10, can be found via an article called American Angels written by one of Europe’s best solos. Juan Paul “RipperDoc” Duvalier.
At #8 we have Susan Forrest, NorCal State Executioner who we saw referenced in the 2077 gameplay in The Afterlife bar. Forest is an Ex Mac tac officer, who has been designated to track down highly dangerous fugitives on the run. With 20 confirmed executions in 2020, Forest is kitted with the best of the best in equipment and weapons and carries an assault rifle with a grenade launcher, a sidearm and an SMG.
At #7 we have Shaitan an anti-corporate free-lance full borg. Shaitan despises arasaka and will take any job out there that involves trying to tear them down. This descent into obsession with destroying this Japanese megacorporation has fueled Shaitain’s rise from a good Solo, to a great solo with an outstanding record. He sports an Eclipse Covert Operations Full Conversion body which offers maximum versatility, firepower, and stealth into one compact package.
At #5 we have Jenni Flexx, the personal escort of rocker and media icon Jack Maxximum, who has averted assassination attempts, kidnappings and harassment. She has also handled Justifiable Homicide’s Long Walk tour, for more on that check out my rocker boy’s lore, where the entire band visited 16 cities in the US while fleeing federal investigations, without a casualty. Rumors are the worked under the CIA or served in the SouthAm as a SEAL or Sniper. Again, Jenni Flexx likes to remain under the radar and has a trusted biosculptor.
At #2 we have Captain Andrew “Boa Boa” Weyland, also referenced in the 2077 gameplay. One of the most feared Solos in the corporate world, Weyland worked for PetroChem in the 2020s. His crew the Water Leopards are notorious for high level extractions and assassinations and have yet to fail a job of any sort. He has survived confrontations with Blackhand, Flex and Jones and is well versed in hand to hand combat. Infighting has plagued the Water leopards however, fragmenting the water leopards and causing issues over time.
At #1 we have the solos, solo the always reliable Morgan Blackhand. A combat veteran, and highly trained killer, Blackhand felt out of place in a world post army involvement. Living a day to day life, he caught the eye of Militech after dispatching of a Gang leader who was pushing his buttons with ease. Ever since, he has been on the Militech payroll as a mercenary and has earned his reputation of being the best by thwarting the kidnapping of Kerry Eurodyne and turning in all 5 kidnappers beaten but alive all by himself. He is pragmatic and street smart.
Blackhand led a Militech special ops team during the Ocean War, which culminated in the Apex event of the 4th corporate war, the destruction of Arasaka Towers. During this conflict Metalhead solo Adam Smasher backed by Arasaka donning a DaiOni Battlesuit and Blackhand who lead a Militech strike team tussled as the tower crumbled to the ground. The outcome is unknown, although we do see Adam Smasher as an Arasaka Loyalist in the most recent trailer.
Now somewhere on this list surely fits the cyberpsychotic borg Adam Smasher. Smasher spent 6 years as a marine, before he was booted out for Insubordination. After, this aggressive Solo was hired by a corporate bigwig to snatch tech from a competitor but met an untimely demise with a rocket. This had Smasher flatlined for a good 8 minutes before his brain was recovered and was inevitably stabilized in a life-support tank. Smasher’s body was decimated, but luckily for him, the same corp who had hired him in the first place offered him an interesting proposition. A 15-year contract in exchange for a full body conversion. Realizing that Metal was in almost all ways superior to meat, Smasher was and likely still is one of the most feared Solos in the Cyberpunk world.
With the superior physical abilities of full borg solos like Shaitain and Smasher came a martial art designed for these bodies. Panzer Faust which translates into armor fist, is the means by which Metalhead solos acclimatize to their new abilities.
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@venompede5017
4 жыл бұрын
Hey man, I have a question about character customization. I want to make my character look like Punished Venom Snake, missing arm, eye patch and the like. Do you think that's possible?
John Jones sounds like a really nice guy lol
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
He does haha
@jakobwulk6159
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe he is inspired by Martian manhunter ;)
@BgChf-dg5lv
4 жыл бұрын
Can he sing at Christmas?
@Derrick1996
4 жыл бұрын
Telling by the tattoos on his body he probably has connections to the voodoo boys
@laststylebender3968
4 жыл бұрын
Y’all are missing the joke. He’s talking about Jon bones jones from the ufc. I see you lol that’s funny 😁
As soon as I heard J. Jones' lore my hope for good people in this dystopian future was lit up again. I love that man already.
@smokyondagrass2353
4 ай бұрын
I was surprised Jonny bones found a new life after the ufc
Tattoos and muscles everywhere. Where are the trench coats and cool looking futuristic sunglasses?
@ianrocco8453
4 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately for you this is based off of the 80s nostalgia and not the 90s.
@Aristocrat1cs
3 жыл бұрын
Morgan Blackhand, nuff said
@matthew_natividad
3 жыл бұрын
You can find n buy em wherever
@d4rk_l1nk_techno
3 жыл бұрын
@@matthew_natividad true! hahaha
I didn’t know anything about cyberpunk lore until I found your channel and know I’m seeing how cool all the lore depth is
@pineapplegaming853
4 жыл бұрын
Vigilantes in the cyberpunk universe sound so cool protecting those who can’t protect themselves
I really hope that if im known at the end of the game, i’ll get my own drink at the afterlife
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
That would be rad
@haue1382
4 жыл бұрын
That would be amazing
@orrthehunter
4 жыл бұрын
that only happens if V dies in the end. As the bartender stated, the names of the drink are the people who have all died.
@badreedinedjellali1328
3 жыл бұрын
that depends on your choices you make in the game
@matthew_natividad
3 жыл бұрын
Jackie gets one so there’s that
I think in terms of Shaitan, with the whole female family member thing, it's probably a really protected higher up who wasn't implicated, or held accountable for his actions, and was subsequently protected from scrutiny and got away with it, which hints at some serious corruption in Arasaka.
Shaitan is Arabic for devil, interesting...
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Yessir
@shadmannoor5878
4 жыл бұрын
@Arigato Senpai i think not. Satan and shaitan refer to the same thing. Just slightly different ways of pronouncing
@ahmedosama842
4 жыл бұрын
they are the same yes, Satan is in English and shaitan or شيطان is in Arabic, I'm from Egypt so i talk Arabic.
@notoriousbig3k
4 жыл бұрын
@@shadmannoor5878 Satan shaitan Devil are SAME things read scriptures he is legions of traitors
@luckyenam6329
4 жыл бұрын
IteImaFuh Witchu very true same in Hausa
This whole thing is like a trip to the 80s.
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Gotta love it
@Shoegazebasedgenre0.
4 жыл бұрын
Cyberpunk was supposed to be 80s dystopian retrofuture
@fobbitoperator3620
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the futuristic Blade Runner 80s!
@dragonballs512
3 жыл бұрын
More like the 70s
Hi, professor pedantic here. While everyone says Shaitan means "devil" in various languages, it's important to remember that the literal translation of the root word for Shaitan/Satan is "The Enemy".
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks professor pedantic 👍🏽 haha
@matthewbivens1299
4 жыл бұрын
Or adversary
I wanna make my character a Patriotic Vigilante who gets all the Big Tiddy GF’s.
@3ms4ever
4 жыл бұрын
Amén brother 😂
@DemonHunter371
4 жыл бұрын
I’m gonna make my character a vigilante to
@tomhumberstone1415
4 жыл бұрын
What would they be Patriotic to?
@AlfredFJones1776
4 жыл бұрын
Tom Humberstone The way America used to be.
@haue1382
4 жыл бұрын
nice
I always eagerly await for NeonArcade to post.Great vid as usual dude!!
Love the lore and it sort of gets one hyped for actually getting ones hands on the game, so keep up the great work.
Adam smasher vs Morgan blackhand would love to see the fight how would win
@Jimsock3y3
4 жыл бұрын
Same here, sounds like its a pretty legendary fight.
@theburningman5047
4 жыл бұрын
Adam would win with his crushing strength, although I'm quite sure both used guns anyway
@vibhushukla8900
4 жыл бұрын
I imagined these two fighting and the arasaka towers crumbling in the background
@erikvandermeulen6968
4 жыл бұрын
I look forward to V's fight with Adam Smasher! Adam Smasher: {Tosses Jackie aside} "Come here little V, so I can pinch your head off!" V: "Hi-Yah!!!" {cuts off Smasher's right arm} Adam Smasher: "You'll pay, little V! Adam Smasher does NOT forget! I'm coming for you... both! Heh heh heh..." V: {Pushes him into a deep pit} Adam Smasher: "...Adam Smasher does NOT forget!"
@ludwigvxnhentai3299
4 жыл бұрын
@@erikvandermeulen6968 i plan to smash the smasher not fight him.
And bro just pre ordered the game 4 hours ago so hyped 🔥
@BloodRayneVampire1
4 жыл бұрын
i preordered last year welcome to the fam
@DaRealAyman
4 жыл бұрын
BloodRayneVampire1 aaaay sickkk 🍾
@SanSouls
3 жыл бұрын
@@DaRealAyman so...do you like it?
Imma watch this later Because I got hw but I like to watch these Becasue there really entertaining
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Homework first my guy
@teamtaken1850
4 жыл бұрын
TheNeonArcade yeah I know lol, i meant imma do hw first then watch after. Lol
@dodid0
4 жыл бұрын
I have home work so I'll also wait for the evening to watch
@teamtaken1850
4 жыл бұрын
Arigato Senpai I’m doing summer school to make up d’s Becasue a year from now I’m gonna go to college
Panzerfaust btw translates to Rocket Launcher/RPG (Panzer Faust, Tank Fist. Used for destroying tanks). Source: Am german
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Oooh very nice
Can’t wait for the game
Me: *sees title * Also Me: 😱
damn bro im a little buzzed lol but i remember when you had 2,700 subs i watched all your lore videos which actually helped me understand cyberpunk more. thank you for keeping all of us up on the news and lore congarts on the 50 large. btw i thought i followed you for a long time but i recently sub to you when you were at 38k anyway congrats!!!
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks brotha
Last week I was looking for some lore on past Cyberpunk solos, but I couldn't find anything, till now. THANKS A MILLION!
Oh great Prometheus what great knowledge do you have for us today
Badass what a cool lore I hope we meet some more of these dudes in the upcoming game and anime.
Your channel is such a breath of fresh air - no typical begging BS, no cringey self promotion - just good information. Keep up the great work!
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks my man
I jump outta my chair every time you and the other great minds post a video about Cyberpunk, cant wait! Theyre all so well made and thought out 👌🏻
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Kmax
Quality mate
Panzerfaust is actually just a German word for rocket launcher, some of the explosive anti tank weapons from germany had this name during WW2. It more or less means tank fist
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Ah gotchya
@vibhushukla8900
4 жыл бұрын
I also heard panzer was a German tank or something
@theburningman5047
4 жыл бұрын
@@vibhushukla8900 No, panzer just literally means tank. A tank translated to German is a panzer, it's just their word for tank
@vibhushukla8900
4 жыл бұрын
@@theburningman5047 gotcha, thanks dude
@StrangeTamer178
3 жыл бұрын
It actually would mean panther fist
Just wanted to say every video you make about cyberpunk 2077 gets me more excited and hyped for this game I haven’t been hyped like this in a long time keep up the amazing work
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks my dude : )
Ah, an unexpected hit of cyberpunk goodness. That should keep me going for a little while.
the royce voice 50k voice clip was a nice touch gratz again bro
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks bro
Finally a video about the mythical Angels, it would be so awsome if they would hunt us in the game:)
Awesome!
Thank you for bringing back the old background 😃
i have a feeling that adam smasher is the imlerith of cp2077 and gonna kill a loved one from our character
@corycervantes9353
2 жыл бұрын
Ok
Congrats on 50k, got recommended your video on cyberpunk a while ago and subbed because of how well structured they are and how well spoken you are, keep it up fella!
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks bro! Appreciated
Been wondering what happened to Morgan Blackhand since tabletop. Kinda pissed he didn’t finish Smasher off.
4:25 my boy John Jones with his modified Stampede
Nice to see you hit 50k bro, cool that you've made another lore video right after the end of my exams. Will you be able to do a video on techie's or netrunners.
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Netrunners soon
PogChamp 50k Lets go man! congrats Neon!
Are there any more known Full-Borgs that may be in 2077? I think full borgs are the coolest part of cyberpunk lore. Hope there’s a mod in the future that allows us to play as one
Congratulations on 50k my dude, glad to see a lore update from your channel right after I finished my exams.
Congrats on 50k subs and keep up the good neon acrade
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@imnotpayingchildsupport4506
4 жыл бұрын
Your welcome
Thanks man which you going to play if you pick nomad do mad max theme and i love your channel
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Corpo : )
😂 that intro is 🔥 Congratulations on 50k subscribers
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🔥
congrats on 50K! You totally deserve it!
"How many days are left? 50k?"
@mawile3037
4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭
Congrats on 50k homie, Its great to see you grow everyday and I cant wait to see this channel when the game finally comes out.
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks brotha
Shaitan means Devil in Hindi so he must have an Indian background...just giving some thought from my side how knows!
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Also in Arabic
@nkartizan890
4 жыл бұрын
@@TheNeonArcade now that I think of it yea your right..
@Dylanfrias24
4 жыл бұрын
Shaitan is also similar to satan
@supersandwich8967
3 жыл бұрын
@@Dylanfrias24 that's true
Valid question. Will the "street kid" be the only path able to hold the gun sideways? 😂
Congratulations on 50K hopefully I'll be waiting for the 100K.
Perhaps V could become a elite solo in the endgame of cyberpunk 2077
If Shaitan was in 2077 that eclipse augmentation would look awesome.
One of the first things im gonna do is whip out dong and just walk Night City fully naked. 😂😂😂
Adam smasher looks cool i wish we could meet more cyborgs in the game
they could literally make a movie franchise with this.
@warrbrand6410
4 жыл бұрын
They need to
@warrbrand6410
4 жыл бұрын
But you could watch the anime
Congrats on 50K man. Cheers to bigger and better in time..
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude
Shaitan means “naughty” in Farsi, so that says a lot about him
Haha, Rotting Christ making a special appearance at 4:05.
Nice little tidbit about the 50k subs at the beginning. Congrats, and keep up the good work.
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Haha thanks ;)
the 50k voice line was rly creative
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
TY!
Breathtaking
that cover in solo of fortune 2, jeez.... 0:26
@TS-qg7bc
4 жыл бұрын
Kinda cool if you ask me haha
I think Blackhand might be alive somewhere, if so, I hope we meet him.
Your videos make me want cyberpunk more and more
Congrats on the sub milestone! Always enjoy watching your videos
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them : )
Congrats for the 50k subs! I hope you get to at least 100k when the game launches in november. :) I wonder how many of these solos will be in Cyberpunk 2077 from this list.
Oh okay I get the intro.. 50k lol good on yuh Neon you deserve it with your hard work
Boa boa is my favorite solo. That boii is a black ops solo running mission's for petrochem and even uses vodoo mysticism to strike fear 💀
The universe of cyberpunk sounds fuken awesome. Can't wait for the game.
Sickk! Can't wait for this game.
My man Neon.. Thank you.
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
You bet
Congrats on 50K Neon
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks bro
Saw the 50k reference and was like yep...this is the right arcade.
Btw shaitan Mean The Satan In my Language Which is persian or farsi . however i think it means the same thing in arabic too not sure tho.
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
It means the same in arabic yes
Been here since the beginning, congrats on 50K!
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
I appreciate it!
Dang this made me want to make corpo good guy who save people that goes crazy on the street without killing them.
Would be cool to hear about these people in game. Meeting them think is a long stretch.
then there is V beating Smasher to death with a stick
panzerfaust translates to rocketlauncher or directly to tank-fist as its purpose is to punch through tanks
Congrats on the 50k! Well deserved.
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Adam smasher is my favorite character rn
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
He’s a pretty big boi
OOOHH i like this intro
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
: )
Special mention should probably go to Rogue, the Fixer who Morgan dated. ;)
Does anybody know what background music NeonArcade uses? It's quite viby :D
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Bertysolo - Mama
@seradestin9778
4 жыл бұрын
@@TheNeonArcade Thanks lad
50K!!! Let's go man!
Wait Adam Smasher did have a Dioni Suit? I thought he was just in his SAMSON body just modified. He just really wanted one. That suit was huge and required a Aphla class body to pilot not Samson.
V crimson hand. Aka me after my strength build scares tf outta NPCs by end game
That intro haha. Congratz for the 50k!
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Thnx bro
In German, a Panzerfaust is a bazooka / an Anti Tank weapon. Panzer means Shield and Tank. But the translation would still be Tank-Fist instead of Armour-Fist. Love your content Greetings from Austria ;)
Congrats on 50K subs Great content as always
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks a ton :)
@4:25 "Up next, we have Jon Jones, AKA "Manhunter."" *(DC Comics would like to know your location)*
Hes really saying kneeawn like nyan
133 days to go!!!
@carlospowell7672
3 жыл бұрын
Tonight 😝
I like how at the beggining of the video we hear the maelstrom dude asks if he has 50K, and NeonArcade has 50K subs. I'm aware i'ts probably intentional but still, nice detail.
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
;)
Love the vid and glad to hear the background music is back! Ps what’s the name of your background song?
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
Bertysolo- Mama
@pillowmerlin4165
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks man. Keep up the good work!
*Adam Smasher* , the Johnny Sins of 2077
Panzerfaust is in this case a pun because its literal translation would be armor fist but it's also the German word for rocket launcher
only 4 more fucking months to go !!!
Neon, do you know if you’ll be allowed to do Assassinations or not? Because if so that would be how I’ll be making my money
@TheNeonArcade
4 жыл бұрын
I’m sure that will be a a part of gigs and side quests yes
Adam Smasher!!! I can't wait to see him in Night City.