Thats one of the biggest questions I have about him, for being viewed as arasaka's dog why didn't he do anything. Did he simply not care? Think you and Jackie weren't a threat or just let you go to see what you'd do idk.
@@shoobzy3431 my guess is he either thinks it’s interesting that you’re there and wants to see what happens next, or he made a tactical decision to let you escape so the blame for the murder fell on you instead of Yorinobu. Made a show of chasing you after you get in the car but didn’t actually try to stop you
@@thomasrose2149 It’s a theory. I don’t understand it because he’s a bodyguard at the moment, but just leaves the room. So no, people who are saying he knows are just speculating because he’s standing there and not moving in addition to a game perk that reacts to his model since it uses the same one as the boss fight.
and thats what makes v win even more impressive. he didnt have alot of mods. or if going off base v almost none and no combative ones at that. thats withought mentioning the fact that he was dying, and probably been in a none stop battle for a few hours at that point espeshaly if it was the fear the reaper run. v probably walked out of that elivator covered in blood. plus canon v was like david, a street kid who got into the life to survive
That's what i wonder about I know David wasn't one of a kind since that was the point of the story. But was Adam smasher not as good as David since he ran out of serum? Since the gear David had was top of the line I think he might of won given the circumstances.
Seeing all this has made me realize this game makes you feel like an absolute god when you finally kill Adam Smasher. Shows how much of a beast V is(providing the player isn’t shit).
@@bjorn3087 doesn’t matter whatever the scenario the game is clearly insinuating that V is the better combatant the secret ending V single-handedly solo arasaka until Alt finishes the job that alone proves why V becomes the top merc in Night City mind you even Morgan Blackhand the legend couldn’t kill Smasher
When they continue the franchise, id like to know peoples reaction to V. The man who beat Smasher and is probably one of the best mercs in night city, with crystal palace taken into account as well. THE Night City Legend.
@@Werkvuur have to disagree, johnny's skills are definitely a portion of it, but V is a monster all their own. Johnny lost to a weaker adam smasher (circumstances included) But V wins decently well especially considering how worn down they should be by that point fighting through the entire tower having their clock tick down each second. Keeping the rest of the comment because i'm high and it took way too long to write and think out to let it go to waste, but I took a second look and you said "in part" My appologies 🐢
I saw somewhere that when V and Jackie are hiding, Adam Smasher is using an ability to detect threats behind walls, so he can clearly see you but chooses not to act.
Adam Smasher is a pretty dope villain. He killed Johnny Silverhand, David Martinez, Rebecca, Saul/Rogue (dependent) and it finally ends with V besting him in a battle
The thing I like about Adam is that he swears a lot but does not really hate the people he kills and even shows some sort of respect for those that fight him to the death "She knew the risks" "He knew he was all-in"
That’s true I also feel that way. I respect how he doesn’t shit talk Saul and to a lesser extent, Rogue. He responded elegantly and respectfully. This shows Adam might have some honour. Considering how long he was working for a Japanese corporation, it’s possible he has learned honour, bushido.
@@justsomeguy747 Bushido, being the epitome of modern honor is incorrect sadly. As it would be for all the ancient warrior codes we kind of reinvented them for modern storytelling. But I do think you're more right than you realised. Smasher probably had his twisted sense of honour from before he got himself blown up and interned in a robot body. He appreciates when someone who's supposed to be a legend has the balls to just square up with him. Especially by 2077, that must be a rare experience for him.
@@kieranadamson3224 i think Ninjas from the modern age believe in Bushido. Take Leonardo from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as an example of a modern day ninja who believes in that. But, yes, I agree, Smasher must only respect those who do not whine when they fight and do not show weakness.
@@justsomeguy747 Bushido itself is, like chivalry, based on loyalty. That's what honor was for these ideologies. It was a system that essentially boiled down to "do a good job and don't embarrass me". But yeah, Smasher is something special. Largely that's what makes him so entertaining is that he's a focused sadist. Instead of just being characterized as an edgelord loose cannon. He's methodical, precise, professional and undeniably very fucked in the head.
Since Lucy is still alive, i want to know what's her reaction seeing Adam smasher, the guy who pretty much stole everything from her, is finally dead, in the hands of a random merc
@@sillylittlesheepjax6009 because Adam smasher still killed David? Just cause David attacked arasaka doesn't really remove the blame from the person who shot him, that's not how that works, especially because arasaka kidnapped Lucy before hand, so y'know at the end of that convoluted series of events, arasaka and Adam smasher are still at fault for Lucy loosing everything
@@Skare9row did we watch the same anime ? David killed many ppl for money all over Night city. He is a merc same as Smasher is for Arasaka company. Is his job to kill David off after he started killing Araska employers.
everyone was fine with smasher before, but now that he crushed best girl and killed david, everyone fucking hates him and it is COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDABLE.
My best guest is in case of a sequel or any other type of media after CP77, the canon ending would be Dont Fear the Reaper as Street Kid, be king of Afterlife, have the talk with Panam with the correct dialogue of doing the Crystal Palace heist but leaving NC to go with her after you complete it and prolly discuss alternatives for the Relic with Mr. Blue Eyes.
I always liked Adam and after Edgerunners I like him even more. He gets the job done. Hates fleshbags. Basically a force of nature. Aggressive transhumanist. Decorated war hero. A living legend. Basically general grevious, except scary.
Not to mention he was at least modest enough to offer David a second chance in life. David saying no, tarnishing his final chance to ever see Lucy again, seemed unrealistic, even if he probably wouldnt be 100% in his regular mind
@@Naz1Killer he smiled showing he definitely completed his goals, saving Lucy, getting her too the moon, becoming a cyberpunk and getting too the top of arasaka
iirc in one of the missions, you need to have something to translate the words in your tech. V probably doesn't have the tech but V probably understands them already
@@I-C-N-H Yeah, I was thinking I did have whatever chip or upgrade you need that even the spanish gets translated for me -- unless it was a menu option lol.
I love the fact that David isn't that protagonist who looks at the villain and says "I'm going to defeat you" or gets scared and waits for something to happen for him to lose his mind and awaken a new power, he looks at Adam and says "will you face me?"
@@MembersOfHistory bruh I know we can kill him... im saying that the way he died, we cant actually destroy his brain or what not. So its possible that hes still alive. I mean reverse flash somehow fucking survived a bullet to the head.
@@mrsneedleton3254 maybe they have copies somewhere? Like they have Johnny? It's too easy way for thing like him. Arasaka or someone else under their wing definitely had copy of his mind.
The fact that David is a buff guy now AND equipping a cyberskeleton FOR Adam Smasher and STILL has to look up to him shows how tall Adam Smasher really is. A true monster of a being
Never noticed this before but you can let smasher live. Could lead to another timeline of cyberpunk potential, maybe in the DLC? Would be cool to see him again way stronger.
@Gigabruh So true, some people think it's better to take the high road and spare an unarmed foe or to let him live with the fact he was beaten but in actuality that would have been the stupidest thing you can do, Adam Smasher is a remorseless murdering monster with no redeeming qualities who is genuinely too dangerous to be kept alive and if you're lucky enough to survive a fight with him let alone beat him, you better count that he'll come back for you eventually.
I find it funny how in game context, V probably thinks of Rebecca as "The owner of this really cool shotgun" instead of an Edgerunner, and even that is kind of a stretch They just happened to find it on the floor next to Arasaka like some other loot, and they can't text Falco about it cuz how the hell would they know it's related to him at all
I wasn't prepared to watch David slowly degrade into an unsalvageable maniac. Even if he survived his last job he'd just keep doing crazy missions and upgrading himself into full cyberpsychosis.
So, get away Another way to feel what you didn't want yourself to know And let yourself go You know you didn't lose your self-control Let's start at the rainbow Turn away
The fact that everyone knows who Adam Smasher is reminds me of a scene in TCW where Dooku introduced Cad Bane and said “This is Cad Bane, who needs no introduction”
I get the feeling that either CDPR couldn't, or chose not to give Smasher every ability he's supposed to have. They coded the cyberpsycho mini-bosses correctly with Sandevistan/Kerenzikov, now I wish they can code enemies that can use Sandevistan while you're in it. Edit: Time Dilation Overhaul mod updated, now Adam Smasher can use Sandevistan.
the anime that gave one more reason has plenty of players coming back to the game burst the one that destroys the last members of the funniest team in Night city
it's only theory but it's possible Yorinobu is behind heist - his plan was to kill Saburo, and what he needed was spacegoat, Jackie, V or Dex are pretty incompetent for this kind of job.
@@xyzxxx33 Uh no? The Voodoo Boys commissioned the heist. Evelyn then brought the commission to Dex. Dex then brought it to V. And then a shit storm happened.
@@xyzxxx33 He likely wanted to wait until they escaped konpeki plaza so he could cause as much mayhem as possible (likely on the first level). Then the code red came on and everyone evacuated so he wasn't as enthusiastic with his job and let me escaped (cuz there is no way he couldn't have just demolished delamain and subsequently, V and Jackie)
fun fact adam smasher knows you are hiding in the fat pillar in konpeki plaza if you have the right cyberware mod on your eyes it highlights enemies that have seen you and he gets highlighted when he walks in
@@sillylittlesheepjax6009 nope its actually a fact that mf'er just dont come for you immediatly cause that would take the fun outta the chasing part xd
It was so funny the theory that came with Adam Smasher seeing you, which seems 100 percent reality with his cyberware, at the time I was a hundred percent convinced when first playing this gig before all that, that Adam Smasher was staring right at me.
Vehicle combat, car modification shop and let there be flight are the mechanical mods that come to mind. I also play with some combat rebalance always, to make the shots count more and enemies less spongy. Also check out erebusequity cyberware mods.(for visuals)
My cyberware's threat detector went off as soon as Smasher looked at the pillar. He knew we were there the entire time. Made it obvious that Yorinobu set the entire thing up to pass the blame for killing his father.
In the Fear the reaper ending. Technically, it’s Johnny and V both together who kills Smasher… single handedly. But in canon, Adam smasher gets defeat severally or gets killed brutally by Johnny or V regardless.
I love how when Adam who probably just jumped from one of the top floors of the tower slams in front of the Delman and it thinks there is a road block there, then proceeds to ram two cars out of the way getting away from him 😂😂😂
I don’t believe this is the real Adam Smasher but the clone because he’s so easy to kill with gun and smaller, while the Adam Smasher in the anime series is a damn giant tank and an explosion proof.
Nah they just didn’t code him right or just put enough effort into it, which looking back at the launch, it wasn’t too uncommon to see, lore wise he does get defeated by V
Idk about everyone else but I prefer the english dub of Cyberpunk Edgerunners vastly over the japanese dub. Trigger has always had a great streak with casting good english voice actors and it fits really well into their writing since they do a really good job portraying profanity that just doesn't hit as hard in the japanese versions. If any of ya'll have watched the sub of edgerunners I reccomend experiencing the english dub, you won't regret it.
I love how you can really hear the fear/panic in Jackies voice when he says "Sweet fuckin jesus!" As smasher comes barreling towards your getaway vehicle at 4:27
Because unlike Morgan Blackhand, who he respected and saw as a rival, who last beat him, V was just some guy/gal who just waltz'd in and almost ended his career. Living with that L would definitely tear his ego to shreds.
i pondered how V who has less augmentation than David (probably more than Johnny by abit)...able to defeat Adam Smasher who is by far the most troublesome character to deal with within NC. i just got a feeling DLCs will somehow bring back Adam Smasher so we can kill him again.
There's a good chance he's just a construct that's getting put into fully borg'd bodies. So there's basically no way to tell if he's the same person every time with so little actual "person" left. Hell, even his voice is entirely synthetic, and that's the only recognizable part about him.
Adam smasher is my favorite character after he stomped out becca out of knowwhere mans is a whole menace like he is supposed to be and it’s cool as hell how they were having a little moment there and Adam just jumped in not giving a crap about their little moment cus in reality your enemies don’t give a crap
Adam Smasher is the ultimate end goal for any transhumanist. Totally leaving behind any trace of humanity and accepting the dark heart without hesitation. Remember what makes you human, folks.