Cyberpunk 2077's Most Violent Boss Has An Easy Way To Return For Sequel

To say V is responsible for a lot of killing throughout 's story would be an understatement. Alongside dispatching swathes of gang members, corpo-owned armies, and more, V comes face to face with some truly brutal foes, none more memorable than Arasaka's head of security, Adam Smasher.

[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Cyberpunk 2077]From the moment he first appeared during the Arasaka heist, Adam Smasher was built up to be an intimidating foe, sporting so much cyberware that he is essentially a full cyborg, and is described as a "" by Jackie Welles. A braindance sequence from the perspective of Evelyn Parker furthers his reputation, showing his towering size from close up, with V explaining that they could feel Evelyn's fear at that moment. Combined with the later reveal that Adam Smasher was responsible for the death of Johnny Silverhand, it was always clear that players would be engaging in combat against him at some point.

Unfortunately for those who played before its 2.1 update, when the time came to fight Adam Smasher toward the end of the game, it was a somewhat underwhelming boss fight that could be beaten by most builds with minimal effort. This has since been overhauled significantly to incorporate elements of the character seen in the anime , such as his Sandevistan upgrade, which lets him slow down time and makes him appear to move at a lightning-fast speed to other players as he relentlessly pursues them with an onslaught of attacks, making him a far more formidable opponent​​​​​​ and worthy of his reputation.

After defeating Adam Smasher, players have the choice to kill him or leave him, as he kneels slumped on the floor. The majority of people seemed to take this option, either to avenge Johnny Silverhand, or another ally whom Smasher killed moments prior. However, there's a theory that Adam Smasher could return in 's sequel, codenamed , regardless of what action players took.

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