Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Was a Tearjerker, But One Writer Says It Almost Had 'Even Worse Endings'

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners astir featured a antithetic and "even worse" ending than the 1 it got, according to writer Bartosz Sztybor.

The writer down Studio Trigger and CD Projekt Red's acclaimed Cyberpunk 2077 anime spin-off spoke astir however Season 1's already bleak communicative could person had fans shedding much tears during a speech with Anime Corner. In an excerpt from the full, yet-to-be-released interview, Sztybor teased that the ending of David and Lucy's communicative was astir much tragic than the 1 we got erstwhile the amusement came to Netflix 2022.

Warning! Spoilers for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners follow...

"There was ne'er a blessed ending. There were adjacent worse endings," Sztybor said. "There was 1 ending successful which David doesn't dice entirely. Arasaka gets him and helium ends up warring successful Africa oregon South America successful firm wars arsenic a robot."

If you've not had a accidental to spot each 10 episodes of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, you should cognize that the beautifully tragic communicative of David Martinez ne'er shied distant from the brutality of Night City. It's a tearjerker from beforehand to back, with his communicative (and galore others) yet coming to an extremity astatine the hands of Adam Smasher arsenic Lucy yet gets to instrumentality that travel to the moon.

The ending to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is bittersweet, to accidental the least. It's hard to ideate what it would person looked similar without those last shots of Lucy looking down astatine Earth arsenic Rosa Walton's "I Really Want to Stay astatine Your House" plays her out, but Sztybor suggests it astir wasn't however the communicative came to a close.

Of course, fans should enactment Sztybor teased determination were worse "endings," suggesting the chopped finale wherever David lives is conscionable 1 of what could beryllium galore antithetic moments that coiled up connected the cutting country floor. So, adjacent if Season 1 made you cry, you tin remainder assured things could person been much, overmuch sadder.

For now, the unit from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 1 lives connected arsenic broadside contented featured successful Cyberpunk 2077. A 2nd play of the amusement is connected the mode but presently has nary merchandise date, with much expected to beryllium revealed June 29. A prequel manga starring Rebecca was besides released backmost successful February.

Michael Cripe is simply a freelance writer with IGN. He's champion known for his enactment astatine sites similar The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be definite to springiness him a travel connected Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).