In Night City, a mercenary known as V navigates a dystopian society in which the line between humanity and technology becomes blurred. In 2077, America is in pieces. Megacorps control life in all its aspects from the top floors of their sky-high fortresses.
A local fixer Dexter "Dex" DeShawn hires V and Jackie to steal a biochip known as "the Relic" from Arasaka Corporation. They acquire the Relic, but the plan goes awry when they witness the murder of the megacorp's leader Saburo Arasaka at the hands of his treacherous son Yorinobu.
