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Cyberpunk 2077 canon ending was kept vague in Edgerunners 2, but may be revealed in “comic books”
*Cyberpunk: Edgerunners* season 2 deliberately avoids confirming either a canon version of player character V or a single canonical ending to *Cyberpunk 2077*. Showrunner Bartosz Sztybor says a scene that appears to show a female V on an Arasaka shortlist is open to interpretation, and the series was written to leave the game’s possible endings viable.
The series is set in 2078, so its creators worked with CD Projekt Red’s lore team to decide how the world might look after the game without choosing one outcome. Sztybor said the state of the world may be revealed in future comic books or other material. The studio also rejected an idea from animation studio Studio Trigger to destroy Night City.
In short
- Edgerunners 2 leaves V’s identity open to interpretation.
- The series does not establish a canon game ending.
- Future comics may reveal more about the world after the game.
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The case for
Keeping the game’s endings open respects players’ choices and preserves the idea that V’s story belongs to each player. It also gives the series room to explore Night City’s future without making one ending invalidate others, while leaving later stories free to develop the setting.
The case against
Avoiding a settled outcome can make the wider story feel less consequential, since major events in the game leave no clear mark on the world shown afterwards. A canonical account in future comics or other material could give readers a firmer sense of continuity and show how Night City changed, while still allowing the game’s different endings to matter.
Explained simply
Cyberpunk 2077 is a role-playing game set in Night City, a future city dominated by powerful corporations. Players control V, a mercenary whose choices can lead to several different endings.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is an animated series set in the same world, following different characters. Its second season takes place after the game, so the creators had to consider what might have happened while keeping the game’s different possible outcomes open.
CD Projekt Red made both the game and the series, and its lore team helps keep stories in the setting consistent. Night City and V’s fate matter to fans because later stories can build on the game, though choosing one ending as definitive could rule out others.
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