The FULL Cyberpunk Timeline...So Far | 1859 - 2077 | Cyberpunk Complete Lore

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  • @WiseFish
    @WiseFish  Рік тому +708

    Waheyyy first video to hit 1million views! Thank you all so so much for checking it out and supporting the channel! ❤

    • @earlcrawford7491
      @earlcrawford7491 Рік тому +15

      Well done. I am glad I came accross this keep up with the great work

    • @DrgnSlyr47
      @DrgnSlyr47 Рік тому +8

      You deserve it bro a whole 2 hours of research and work. And that’s just the final product I bet you had way over 2hrs of context before editing. Well done 👍🏼

    • @fluke7506
      @fluke7506 Рік тому +4

      Love everytime you threw shade at dodgy andrew lmao

    • @agentlt100
      @agentlt100 Рік тому

      Thank you for doing all this work, I want to run a cyberpunk red game with my friends, so this saves me a lot of time.

    • @vantagecontrol
      @vantagecontrol Рік тому +1

      GOOD VIDEO BROTHER MANNN ❤

  • @rubyrock555
    @rubyrock555 Рік тому +5331

    I think what I love most about this universe is that the stories of David and V are like drops of rain, tiny in the grand scheme of things. Both David and V went through hell, leaving bodies upon bodies on their path to freedom or survival and in the end? Night city remains. The megacorps remain. To the average night city resident, it was just another Tuesday.

    • @danjal87nl
      @danjal87nl Рік тому +463

      I'd say that is a fundamental aspect of the genre - no matter how over the top and extreme things can get from a surface observation, in the long run it is almost always utterly futile. There is no stopping the corporate/capitalist juggernaut as the greed that lead to corporations in power implies even if you tear them down new ones will take their place. That is if you're even on the level of being able to take a corp down.
      The genre as a whole puts a juxtaposition of survival in an utterly dystopian reality against neonbright shining moments of beauty aswell as glimpses into utter horror.
      It ends up asking questions in the same way Planescape: Torment does "What does one life matter?"

    • @v3nom11065
      @v3nom11065 Рік тому +155

      IDK, my V was last seen heading off into space. He could be anywhere doing anything. In my head, enough of his brain was saved to keep him alive with nanobots and has to share half of his brain with Johnny or die. Its the opposite of those twin brothers from beat on the brat: two minds, one body.

    • @rubyrock555
      @rubyrock555 Рік тому +48

      @@danjal87nl well said man! If I recall, during the mission at clouds, V mentions wanting to just matter. And in the end, well, he really didn't matter did he? Idk just a cool little detail that ties everything together

    • @mrpiratefox4497
      @mrpiratefox4497 Рік тому +135

      @@rubyrock555 he actually did. Except for 2 endings, he literally becomes the most known merc in night city and completely destroys arasaka, along with killing hanako. If that "doesnt matter" then thats weird

    • @benphish
      @benphish Рік тому +25

      There is so much incredible lore for the creators to work with, I can't wait to see what's next in night city. Edgerunners was an incredible addition to the world, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Im not even a fan of anime, edgerunners was my first, but I'm a sucker for cyberpunk lore.

  • @poromafia
    @poromafia Рік тому +6671

    Slight correction is that Falco (driver for Maine and David's crews) survived the events of 76 and has a small text chat with V

    • @CevicheGato
      @CevicheGato Рік тому +473

      Officially he’s dead. Unofficially he survives.

    • @imstupidforreplyingbut-3203
      @imstupidforreplyingbut-3203 Рік тому +204

      ​@CevicheGato you mean like he went off the books and faked his death?

    • @danielhogan6255
      @danielhogan6255 Рік тому +173

      @@imstupidforreplyingbut-3203 he means cyberpunk 2077 is technically not canon in the board games lore, wish it was, but it aint unfortunately.

    • @bigtimeepic982
      @bigtimeepic982 Рік тому +862

      @@danielhogan6255i looked it up it says 2077 is a direct continuation what do you mean

    • @SaxaphoneMan42
      @SaxaphoneMan42 Рік тому +46

      @@CevicheGato any source officially stating he is dead?

  • @laserblaster
    @laserblaster Рік тому +4344

    I love how the entire timeline is basically “what if everyone had horrible international relations skills?”

    • @Senator-Wary
      @Senator-Wary Рік тому +544

      The world but every nation is ran by teenager

    • @edga7490
      @edga7490 Рік тому +355

      So what you are saying is that Cyberpunk lore is just a casual hoi4 session ?

    • @caleb3909
      @caleb3909 Рік тому +174

      Everyone in the game throws one liners at each other like it's a comic book, so I guess global tensions are always high when everyone is edgy.

    • @zachstinnett5475
      @zachstinnett5475 Рік тому +62

      Like when you play Risk drunk. And on amphetamines.

    • @stefanvalentin2571
      @stefanvalentin2571 Рік тому +54

      wdym? US is kinda in the same ballpark xD

  • @deadanyway3951
    @deadanyway3951 Рік тому +950

    Johnny was never captured by Arasaka. When he encounters Adam Smasher in the building, Smasher shoots him in half. Spider, the netrunner on the crew, slotted a shard that had the soulkiller program on it into Johnnys head before he took his dying breath. The visions we see of Johnny being carted out of the building and interrogated are either memories that were planted in Johnnys head, or they were completely fabricated by Johnny himself in the 50 years he was trapped in Mikoshi trying to make sense of how he could have possibly lost everything. Johnny is a narcissist, and there's tons of examples of him embelishing events throughout the game. Alt herself even tells you that you cant trust the things he tells you. Johnny wanted to believe he was more important than he really was. He was convinced arasaka had taken Alt to get to him when really they didn't give a shit about him. The vision of the tower raid doesn't include Morgan Blackhand because Johnny wants to remember himself as the leader of the raid, and that it was his idea when in reality it was fully funded and supplied for by Militech.

    • @vwilhelm5788
      @vwilhelm5788 Рік тому +8

      I don’t remember this in the game?

    • @deadanyway3951
      @deadanyway3951 Рік тому +229

      @@vwilhelm5788 it's not stated explicitly. You'd have to be aware of how things actually went down in the tabletop Cyberpunk game and compare. Once you realize it though it becomes so obvious and there's hints literally all throughout the game that what you're seeing/hearing from Johnny isn't all true or how things actually happened.

    • @mando5803
      @mando5803 11 місяців тому +18

      ​​@@deadanyway3951 so in Cyberpunk 2020 or RED, you can see/read/play/whatever what actually happened to Johnny?

    • @Asokatana-zx8wc
      @Asokatana-zx8wc 11 місяців тому +100

      @@mando5803 yeah but its also started within the game that his memories are false and didn't happened stated by Alt but tbh i prefer his pov in my own headcanon

    • @richardavelino7383
      @richardavelino7383 11 місяців тому +14

      That's really really sad.... :'(

  • @Bers3rk_tv
    @Bers3rk_tv 9 місяців тому +110

    Wow so The Edgerunners had just ended a year before V and his crew came on scene. Aww man we just just missed it by a year. Would have loved to run into anyone from Davids crew.

    • @sorrenblitz805
      @sorrenblitz805 8 місяців тому +41

      Closer to 4-7 months before V shows up the prologues of V's back stories take place around the same time David dies. V ends up in David's old apartment. Unfortunately by the time V is an established Merc, only Falco and Lucy are still alive. You can find a short side quest where Falco texts you and tells you you have a lot in common with David and then tells you not to look for anyone from his old crew. Then he leaves David's jacket with El Capitan.
      In newer patches you can find the graves of Rebecca, Julian, Kiwi and David at the Columbarium with epitaphs written by Lucy.

    • @Kramerica962
      @Kramerica962 27 днів тому +4

      You sort of can. If you go to the Mega Building that David lived in during Edgerunners you will find graffiti on the wall of the same symbol David has on the back of his jacket. Eventually you will get contacted by Falco telling you to not bother looking for any of the crew, they don't want to be found. As a show of good faith, because Falco says David and V have a lot in common, Falco gives you David's jacket.
      You can also find Rebecca's shotgun, Guts, in a bush outside Arasaka tower at the site of her death in Edgerunners. There may be other Edgerunner references in 2077 but that is what I've found so far.

  • @Cheyne_TetraMFG
    @Cheyne_TetraMFG Рік тому +2808

    Kinda perfect that both Fallout 3 and Cyberpunk have Pittsburgh be renamed "The Pitt" and be irradiated wastelands. And honestly the footage works here for it.

    • @chase4086
      @chase4086 Рік тому +86

      I just looked it up and I honestly think the video creator got two concepts completely mixed up. The Pit is just an apartment building inhabited by a gang in Cyberpunk

    • @PPSzB
      @PPSzB Рік тому +181

      @@chase4086 you won't find it by quick google search, but you can find that information in "NeoTribes" cyberpunk sourcebook. So, the author didn't mix anything up

    • @AC-hj9tv
      @AC-hj9tv Рік тому +1

      Lol wrong

    • @Cheyne_TetraMFG
      @Cheyne_TetraMFG Рік тому +87

      @@PPSzB yeah, I wish more of the info was widely available, because it’s absolutely in the Neo-Tribes sourcebook. It’s obviously quite different from what happens in the Fallout universe, but it’s definitely called “The Pitt” in 1994 of Cyberpunk’s universe.

    • @Cheyne_TetraMFG
      @Cheyne_TetraMFG Рік тому +37

      @@AC-hj9tv no I’m right

  • @equimanthorn6185
    @equimanthorn6185 Рік тому +695

    15 minute lecture? Nah.
    2 hour long timeline of cyberpunk? hellyeah.

    • @WiseFish
      @WiseFish  Рік тому +71

      Take that education system!

    • @Person19272
      @Person19272 3 місяці тому +8

      @@WiseFish nahhh lore is more important

  • @vincentsavoretti2201
    @vincentsavoretti2201 Рік тому +2049

    I'm so happy to see Cyberpunk as a genre being revitalized, and this series specifically is a perfect way to make that happen

    • @Ruva4k
      @Ruva4k Рік тому +52

      It's funny that this genre was so interesting in 1980 and became real in 2000

    • @vincentsavoretti2201
      @vincentsavoretti2201 Рік тому +13

      @Ruvaäk Ildrasil Well yeah, why do you think I'm happy to see it revitalized?
      Hope dies when the last memory of the world before goes first. After that it's just "the way things have always been" and until then it's a fantasy world to be avoided. Catch my drift?

    • @Ruva4k
      @Ruva4k Рік тому +11

      @@vincentsavoretti2201 What I meant was that it was seen before as science fiction almost, fantasy as you say. Now it's very real. It's a bit scary that in 20 years fantasy became reality ^^

    • @vincentsavoretti2201
      @vincentsavoretti2201 Рік тому +8

      @@Ruva4k And I'm saying that's exactly why I'm happy it's back

    • @Ligmaballin
      @Ligmaballin Рік тому +11

      Personally i always found this genre fascinating, but also horrifying at the same time due to how realistic it's becoming, and especially in my case in which i have a phobia of implants, surgeries and cybernetics, yet I'm still playing the game haha

  • @adamcummings20
    @adamcummings20 Рік тому +912

    This is one of the coolest alt-history timelines I've seen. Very realistic (minus the future tech) and compelling

    • @lmao2302
      @lmao2302 Рік тому +112

      I was jump scared when bro mentioned cybernetics in the 90s.

    • @TheForbidden_1ne
      @TheForbidden_1ne Рік тому +71

      Right. It's extremely grounded and believable outside of the science fictiony stuff. Just incredible uses of cause and effect with the story telling.

    • @crushingit5128
      @crushingit5128 Рік тому +51

      There were a few"just because" situations that left a few things feeling weak.
      Small nuclear bomb goes off so the city of newyork immediately goes feral for a long time? And other cities becoming "combat zones"... Just because
      And magically all the earthquakes, plagues (ok?),droughts and famine only affected the US... Repeatedly. Like the author's needed to find an inflated over the top reason to keep the US influence to a minimum.
      And not sure how Europe can become a power house with all those independent countries disagreeing with each other. The real world EU shows that won't happen.

    • @AnAmericanMusician
      @AnAmericanMusician Рік тому +41

      True. Europe bringing back the USSR just to spite the US is extremely realistic.

    • @ye9945
      @ye9945 Рік тому +43

      @@crushingit5128 It helps to remember that everything needs to be framed in the context of a tabletop game, i imagine things like the combat zones were just so they could make cool combat scenarios.

  • @noplace4akitty047
    @noplace4akitty047 Рік тому +209

    I love Judy’s mission at the dam. I absolutely love sunken architecture and greatly fear it. So it was a thrilling experience.

    • @guillaumelalonde7945
      @guillaumelalonde7945 Рік тому +9

      Big underwater industrial stuff terrifies me.

    • @svenneumann2816
      @svenneumann2816 10 місяців тому +3

      I was extremely grateful that it wasn't dark and creepy

    • @spaceghost8886
      @spaceghost8886 9 місяців тому +2

      That’s such a niche fear I love it! hahah glad that it enhanced your experience rather than take away from it :]

    • @fakuri913
      @fakuri913 8 місяців тому

      ​@@svenneumann2816 try Subnautica

    • @kingt0295
      @kingt0295 6 місяців тому

      I completely forgot Judy was a Lez and died laughing when she rejected my guys advances

  • @0uttaS1TE
    @0uttaS1TE Рік тому +534

    Gotta say, I love the constant jabs at Prince Andrew

    • @WiseFish
      @WiseFish  Рік тому +108

      Glad someone noticed haha

    • @mikeymy1603
      @mikeymy1603 Рік тому +26

      Looked for the comment, at beginning I was like "hmmmm is this gonna be a theme" was not disappointed

    • @oldylad
      @oldylad 6 місяців тому

      He was an old dude who was friends with Epstein, means nothing

    • @michael.waddell
      @michael.waddell 4 місяці тому +3

      Hahaha, yass... I'm not alone

    • @TheDennys21
      @TheDennys21 2 місяці тому

      The pedo?

  • @00Mike55
    @00Mike55 Рік тому +3788

    Cyberpunk strikes me as the future we're heading into but without the cool cybernetics, at least, not to the same degree.

    • @elperrodelautumo7511
      @elperrodelautumo7511 Рік тому +299

      I wished we gotten the cool cybernetics. Maybe it could’ve possible if some technological regulations didn’t exist.

    • @ducksoup10
      @ducksoup10 Рік тому +131

      We may still get the cool cybernetics. Technology just needs to advance enough to invent and improve them along with advancing the internet to what C-2077 has.

    • @meruthesuccubus3416
      @meruthesuccubus3416 Рік тому +117

      If that's the case my best bet is moving out of the USA and moving to Europe

    • @TheAgent0060
      @TheAgent0060 Рік тому

      And how corporations are screwing the people and ruining the land

    • @clxwncrxwn
      @clxwncrxwn Рік тому +85

      ​@ducksoup10 war is the mother of invention, or rather nessecisty, which is what drives the development of technology.

  • @dylanstacey6782
    @dylanstacey6782 Рік тому +956

    1:57:55
    Maine didn't actually kill Dorio. She was shot by one of the cops while she was trying to inject Maine with a dose of immunosuppressants.
    I think it's purposefully presented in a confusing way in the anime, to make the audience think what Maine's thinking in that moment, confusion on if he'd killed his own lover while he was going psycho.

    • @HaggisDruid
      @HaggisDruid 8 місяців тому +8

      Damn.

    • @squidwardtentacles244
      @squidwardtentacles244 6 місяців тому +7

      quite sad if you think about it. Maine's soul must have been devastated knowing how he treated David and Dorio, considering it made him have a brief moment of clarity before death.

  • @osric729
    @osric729 Рік тому +56

    You know, this video just kind of reinforces how much of a legend V is. Took down multiple gang leaders, adam smasher, dozens of psychos and arasaka elites...
    Depending on your build and difficulty, V did it like it was NOTHING too lol.

  • @stygianxv2797
    @stygianxv2797 Рік тому +89

    I just think it's amazing that Mike Pondsmith drew incredible believable parallels from our real world and weaved an incredible story and universe from it. Shit, don't know how old some of these ideas are here but the man may as well be a prophet at this point. Just incredible, amazing execution on editing of the lore as well. I loved every second of this video!

    • @gabehere
      @gabehere Рік тому +16

      Most of what is written in the lore in this video was written from 1988 to 1994. The vast majority. Mostly the 2030-2077 stuff is from 2015 on. So yeah, man was WAY ahead.

  • @luss9197
    @luss9197 Рік тому +893

    well worth the second watch. you have created a great and interesting 2 hour long lore video

    • @WiseFish
      @WiseFish  Рік тому +68

      Thank you!! Glad you thought so, really appreciate the view and comment :)

  • @big131
    @big131 Рік тому +831

    Fantastic, as a lore nerd, couldn’t ask for a better video. Before 2077 didn’t know squat. After playing 2077 became my favorite game and second only to Halo in my favorite lore.

    • @EternalNightingale
      @EternalNightingale Рік тому +15

      Same only Cyberpunk lore now sits in 3rd for me while Elder scrolls and Destiny lore are in front of it, although Mass Effect lore is right behind it

    • @PRLShrimpNoodle
      @PRLShrimpNoodle Рік тому +6

      Absolutely I love how deep the lore is, it goes back miles and even forward a bit. Reminds me of subautia, lore laid out for u before but u get to go back and figure it out

    • @Psycholosopher
      @Psycholosopher Рік тому +2

      What about Star Wars?

    • @PRLShrimpNoodle
      @PRLShrimpNoodle Рік тому +8

      @@Psycholosopher I thought I already replied but it’s not here any more, but I FUCKIN love Star Wars. The lore goes back eons and just has no end. And the entricatness of the light and dark side. And how at the same time it’s plain and simple 😙👌🏿 chefs kiss and the whole reason I’m a nerd

    • @absolutegoatfuck5019
      @absolutegoatfuck5019 Рік тому +3

      @@EternalNightingale destiny 1 lore is peak

  • @HATECELL
    @HATECELL Рік тому +369

    Small Saburo fun fact: there was a Japanase fighter ace called Saburo Sakai, who went to similar ordeals getting his eye shot out and having to fly to base for hours while passing out from his wounds several times

    • @Joseph-mh9xd
      @Joseph-mh9xd Рік тому +4

      He is the creator of the pen and paper, which the game is based on

    • @Matt_10203
      @Matt_10203 Рік тому +63

      @@Joseph-mh9xdno he isn’t. Mike Pondsmith is the creator of the Pen and Paper cyberpunk game.

    • @Coach_Brian
      @Coach_Brian Рік тому +3

      ​@@Matt_10203for sure, however he was very much influenced by William Gibsons "Neuromancer"

    • @bajszosjozsef4850
      @bajszosjozsef4850 9 місяців тому +3

      Another fun thing, there was a Japanese rifle issued in the Imperial Army during WWII called Arisaka 😂

    • @pcgamer0106
      @pcgamer0106 6 місяців тому

      @@Joseph-mh9xdwhy are you just lying 😭

  • @chaseray7321
    @chaseray7321 Рік тому +26

    The game and universe does a fantastic job at making you feel like you’re just another member of society rather than the world revolving around you.

  • @blizzard3716
    @blizzard3716 Рік тому +222

    Never did I think i would hear "The bloods" "Travelling circus" and "Disney" in the same sentence.

    • @NigerianCrusader
      @NigerianCrusader 6 місяців тому +5

      Never did I think I would hear make America great again!
      MAGA 2024!

    • @rimut230
      @rimut230 6 місяців тому +29

      ​@@NigerianCrusaderno one asked

    • @NigerianCrusader
      @NigerianCrusader 6 місяців тому +2

      @@rimut230 DONT BE MEAN TO ME

    • @RickReasonnz
      @RickReasonnz 3 місяці тому +1

      What next, The Crips doing a Sunday matinee for the kids?

    • @kodamagreenone9367
      @kodamagreenone9367 2 місяці тому

      im surprised theyre allowed to use the real corporation names like this in a game setting

  • @drunko743
    @drunko743 Рік тому +396

    The game and anime that has come from this universe are my all time favourites of their respective genres and with your help to explore the wider cyberpunk lore, your youtube series on cyberpunk have become my all time favourite youtube videos.
    Amazing work, thanks a lot, choom

  • @tomislavvranjes1610
    @tomislavvranjes1610 Рік тому +279

    I'm glad to see this amazing video back up, it's gone right back to the top of the Lore videos playlist I use for work/sleep. Keep up the great work Wise.

    • @WiseFish
      @WiseFish  Рік тому +21

      Thank you dude! Really appreciate the kind words :)

    • @ugoeze7360
      @ugoeze7360 Рік тому +6

      I thought I was the only one😅

  • @kowloonbroadcast
    @kowloonbroadcast Рік тому +217

    thanks, man! this is a true masterpiece and logical conclusion (as of this point in time) to your massive Cyberpunk series.
    it’s really great that you’ve managed to solve all the underlying issues that contributed to the first upload’s handling by YT. this piece deserves to be seen by as broad audience it can possibly reach with no artificial handicaps

  • @dylanherron3963
    @dylanherron3963 Рік тому +17

    Family, this was INCREDIBLE. Thanks for taking the immense amount of time required to flesh out all the written lore into a chronological timeline. Fair play, mate, you successfully chronicled almost 40 years of writing, and just added SO much to my understanding of the Cyberpunk '77 universe.

  • @casefc3s
    @casefc3s Рік тому +14

    I'm not a huge lore nerd but I am a huge cyberpunk nerd. Man did this vid scratch a huge itch for me, cause Cyberpunk (the series) has such a crazy and wildly complex background that I can rarely ever scratch the surface of reading the sourcebooks before I need to move on to other things, but it's one of those things I've always wanted to know more about. This must've taken an insane amount of time to put together, kudos and thanks for doing so!

  • @LUC.Knives
    @LUC.Knives Рік тому +150

    The Cyberpunk universe is by far my favorite out of any video game I've ever played. Great video, I always enjoy videos diving deep into the lore

    • @YeTism
      @YeTism Рік тому +2

      Fallout universe is still the GOAT for me

    • @Friedrich_Von_Kaiser
      @Friedrich_Von_Kaiser 11 місяців тому

      ​@@YeTism Same man !

    • @gregboggs2708
      @gregboggs2708 11 місяців тому +3

      Pond smith is genius with world building

    • @ryderwilson7955
      @ryderwilson7955 9 місяців тому +2

      This and Half Life

    • @konstantinrebrov675
      @konstantinrebrov675 6 місяців тому +1

      In addition to Cyberpunk, Fallout, and HalfLife, I would suggest to play Deus Ex. It's a similar setting in a sci-fi dystopian society.

  • @billcosbee2057
    @billcosbee2057 Рік тому +90

    I cannot overstate how much I appreciate the quality of your lore videos. Visuals, background music, pacing, and your absolutely stellar vocal presentation to top it off--absolutely some of the best out there.
    Been lurking on your channel for quite some time now, and I think you finally reaching 100k is absolutely deserved. Congratulations!! 😘😘

  • @SkooterBrother
    @SkooterBrother Рік тому +87

    Very happy to see this one back online, I wanted to rewatch it and I could not find it. Google really is the Arasaka of our times

    • @WiseFish
      @WiseFish  Рік тому +20

      Haha they’re the big bad corpos

    • @measlesplease1266
      @measlesplease1266 Рік тому +1

      They are "burning the library of Alexandria".

    • @charlie1234500
      @charlie1234500 3 місяці тому

      Reality is much worse. Most people don't want to admit the reality of many things. Even the board game neglects reality in favor of faceless oppressors that are generic and inoffensive. In truth, the US (and many, many parts of the world) is not ran and influenced by people as faceless, generic and as inoffensive as the boardgame fictionalizes it to be.
      But if the boardgame were to get that aspect correct, it would not have existed in the first place, which only further proves that reality is much worse. Who truly runs the corporations/governments of today? Why are their last names so weird sounding? Why is it so blatantly obvious that the CEO/owners of these corporations clearly are not the current owners of said corporations and are simply only following instructions? Very fascinating stuff...

  • @charliemcmillan4561
    @charliemcmillan4561 Рік тому +18

    cyberpunk lore is that it gets worse, and then it gets worse, and then it gets worse, and then it gets worse, and then it gets worse (cool robotic implants)

  • @masy9595
    @masy9595 Рік тому +22

    Honestly, I am a history lover, so learning about stuff in the past and how things came to be and all that is just so interesting. So learning about the most important Cyberpunk history and lore just had me even more invested in the universe than I already was after playing the game

    • @OddBall002
      @OddBall002 2 місяці тому +2

      I know your comments about 11 months old now, but you should really check out fallouts lore and history. I really appreciate it when game devs take actual history and then divert it to fit a games lore narrative. I love how creative it gets when our history diverts into the games history.

    • @masy9595
      @masy9595 2 місяці тому

      @@OddBall002 11 months already? Jesus, time flies...
      And I like the Fallout lore, but I just really REALLY couldn't get into the games cuz of the gameplay

  • @WiseFish
    @WiseFish  Рік тому +661

    Second times the charm! Hopefully this one won’t be hit. Hope you all get to enjoy it this time!!

    • @JohnathonHC
      @JohnathonHC Рік тому +9

      If UA-cam does, screw them. Honestly

    • @alpharius365
      @alpharius365 Рік тому +8

      I was halfway through the other one. On my way to work, I went to finish it, and nothing there was big sad. I'm glad it's back. Hopefully, still here in the morning so I can watch it!! Great video. Thanks for all the hard work!!

    • @micktompson101
      @micktompson101 Рік тому +2

      Thank you for your dedication! UA-cam sucks for this..

    • @Half-CockedG
      @Half-CockedG Рік тому +4

      I already watched the first upload lol lets go for the second!

    • @ChristianGregersJørgensen
      @ChristianGregersJørgensen Рік тому +3

      When was the first one uploaded?

  • @Stiisho
    @Stiisho Рік тому +38

    This is the Mona Lisa of lore videos.

  • @danielhogan6255
    @danielhogan6255 Рік тому +40

    Have to say dude, the way you have edited this video, is truly impressive! Literally had me going "oh i know that game/movie/show!" All throughout! Yet you link them up with relevant times dates and places in the cyberpunk timeline. You managed to make it all connect together so well it feels like its footage from cp 2077's universe.. Seriously, well bloody done!

  • @Mrchair905
    @Mrchair905 Рік тому +4

    Such a fantastic video, this took me like a week to actually watch and absorb so I can’t imagine how much work went into this. Thanks man, you’re awesome.

  • @Shot4ShotPhoto
    @Shot4ShotPhoto Рік тому +34

    As a budding UA-camr focusing on photography and cinematography, I have ridiculously high respect for you for making anything this long. My videos average about 8-9 minutes long and the work that goes into THOSE is a lot. I can’t imagine your workflow and talents to make a damn movie-length video and have it all fit together so well. Superb work!

  • @SlimRhyno
    @SlimRhyno Рік тому +21

    Wow. Thank you for making this. I can't even fathom how much time and effort went into it, but I genuinely enjoyed every moment! 🙏

  • @soidz4569
    @soidz4569 Рік тому +16

    Wonderful video. Well worth the effort. It was articulated extremely well and seems to have contained everything one would need for a total lore overview for Cyberpunk. Thank you.

  • @kaptenteo
    @kaptenteo Рік тому +21

    Absolute brilliant! Thanks!
    One thing I'm curious to know more about is how cyberware came to be as prolific as it is; how it all started and how it evolved throughout the timeline.

    • @NightmanCometh89
      @NightmanCometh89 Рік тому +2

      The main reason i found this video was for that answer specifically

    • @ryderwilson7955
      @ryderwilson7955 9 місяців тому

      Honestly I think that was thanks to the war, a reason why I think we’ll have similar cybernetics is thanks to the neuralink, with it, it can pair both your brain and a cybernetic arm thus making it part of you.

  • @williamteller9375
    @williamteller9375 Рік тому +7

    I love how the lore is like:
    -*Awful thing happens and tons of people are killed/affected*
    -"But if you thought THAT was bad..."

  • @skavage124
    @skavage124 Рік тому +7

    1:57:54 very tiny nit pick Maine did not kill Dorio. if you watch the scene closely. she slips past his shots at her. gives him his meds and he comes to seeing he was actually shooting at Dorio. then the cops shoot her from behind. knowing this it is actually even worse because he wasn't in a cyberpsychosis state when he had to watch her die because she cared more for him then herself.

  • @geoxev9423
    @geoxev9423 Рік тому +44

    Thank you WiseFish for your hard work. You definitely deserve many more subscribers and i hope your future is better than the Cyberpunk world.😆
    I just finished Cyberpunk 2077 a few days ago. So this video came out at great time. I can't wait to see your videos on the Cyberpunk dlc expansion.

  • @paul68kdmd
    @paul68kdmd Рік тому +42

    Thanks for a great overview of the story! It filled a lot of the gaps I had from only playing the game.
    By the way, 34:37 it’s CHOOH2, “O” as in oxygen, although such chemical molecule is not possible; not with our current technology, at least.
    However, a molecule with one less hydrogen IS possible. CHOOH is a formic acid, a basic carboxylic acid. The name is derived from the acid ants produced. In Latin, formica means an ant.
    Also, 56:12 his name is Kim Jong-il, not “the second”.

    • @bodacious6622
      @bodacious6622 Рік тому +5

      Formic acid exists only in dimers: (CHOOH)2 so the chemical formula would make physical sense this way. And there are fuel cells IRL that work on formic acid.

    • @imtherealrizzler
      @imtherealrizzler 4 місяці тому

      he probably saw it written as “Il”

  • @ZLeonheart
    @ZLeonheart Рік тому +10

    This video was very informative and well arranged. My favorite part of this video is that it managed to put into a clearer perspective how terrifying Adam Smasher is for ending the lives of a few NC's legends, and how BADASS it is that our V to be able to take him down, while being handicapped by suffering from the Relic's side effect!
    Hail V!

  • @DrMatthewPhilippsMD
    @DrMatthewPhilippsMD Рік тому +6

    My favourite part of cyberpunk lore is how the entire world is constantly rocked by devastating financial collapses and disasters with incredible frequency yet somehow there's never labour shortages or supply chain disruptions that would stop massive construction and technology projects

  • @RemedyXer0
    @RemedyXer0 Рік тому +11

    This actually made the universe make a ton more sense for me. Thank yeh.

  • @kell_gg
    @kell_gg Рік тому +5

    Thanks for the reupload!! Can't wait to watch it later.

    • @WiseFish
      @WiseFish  Рік тому

      No worries I hope you get to watch it fully this time!

  • @seedyJ
    @seedyJ Рік тому +16

    Hopefully this one stays up :). Love your work.

    • @WiseFish
      @WiseFish  Рік тому +1

      Me too! Thanks for checking it out dude!

  • @byrdology9613
    @byrdology9613 6 місяців тому +1

    No regrets for sitting through this entire playlist. Well written, edited, and narrated!

  • @mordor1779
    @mordor1779 Рік тому +19

    God the graphics and art direction from 0:01 to 1:39 is so amazing, what a city they've created I wish they had made like 5 expansions for this game not just one :( :(

    • @vwilhelm5788
      @vwilhelm5788 Рік тому +1

      There is going to be a sequel

    • @justwes1240
      @justwes1240 11 місяців тому +1

      ​@@vwilhelm5788 unfortunately not for at least another 4 years

    • @AHHHHHHHH21
      @AHHHHHHHH21 10 місяців тому

      ​@@justwes1240hey, at least it will be finished at launch

    • @justsomeguywithhalfamustac6837
      @justsomeguywithhalfamustac6837 9 місяців тому

      ​@@AHHHHHHHH21 we can only hope

  • @domesticcat1725
    @domesticcat1725 Рік тому +22

    The idea of Charles III and prince Andrew leading armies to war is the funniest thing possible

    • @oldylad
      @oldylad 6 місяців тому

      Maybe, in this world it makes sense. Getting overthrown would likely result in a royal civil war, and it isn’t like kings and princes aren’t know for leading soldiers in civil wars lol

  • @amampathak
    @amampathak Рік тому +5

    This is so in-depth and detailed, thank you so much for making this, quite the ride.

  • @SeductiveP0is0n
    @SeductiveP0is0n Рік тому +16

    Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into this! ❤I‘ve entered the Cyberpunk universe with the game, and always wondered how this world became what it is in the game.

  • @timeo4769
    @timeo4769 Рік тому +4

    Just finished edgerunners, this was exactly what i was looking for. Very good writing and ty for the vid :)

  • @dukenukem3dgaming
    @dukenukem3dgaming Рік тому +7

    17:13 Juan's story is basically what happened to David, damn.

  • @halloweye4613
    @halloweye4613 Рік тому +8

    My home town! Rocks dropped from orbit... Why you gotta do us like that Aliens!?
    Great video thanks for the quality content choomba!

  • @xavierengels2420
    @xavierengels2420 Рік тому +22

    As brillant as ever ;) Yet 2 mistakes : Dorio wasn't kill by Maine, but died taking a bullet for him, bullet shot by a NCPD officer (the scene yet might be confusing). from the crew, only Lucy and Falco survived, as David dies covering their flight. Minor points really, in comparaison to the troumendous work done here 🙏

    • @thomasfitzpatrick8077
      @thomasfitzpatrick8077 Рік тому

      David also might have been hit by soulkiller, the last thing Smasher says to David was "You could prove an interesting construct" I think David's resilience to cyberpsychosis means Arasaka probably wants his engram

    • @invert8505
      @invert8505 10 місяців тому +3

      @@thomasfitzpatrick8077nah, smasher had a bit of respect and David said he didn’t care about becoming a construct so he killed him off before arasaka could get their mittens on him

  • @Brainhacker5
    @Brainhacker5 Рік тому +9

    Hell yea man! My friends are a bit new to the setting and we're gonna give Cyberpunk RED a go, this will be a great primer and help for them! Thanks for your awesome efforts!

  • @smoore6461
    @smoore6461 11 місяців тому +1

    Love the straight-up putting Prince Andrew on blast, sir! Very well done! Great job with the timeline as well! Great video!

  • @Count_Apostasy
    @Count_Apostasy 10 місяців тому +1

    Its wild to think how much can be done within this universe. Ixm ezcited for the next one. Cyberpunk 2077 os my favorite game 9f all time. Thank you for this video. Extremely well done.

  • @hughjanus2935
    @hughjanus2935 Рік тому +4

    Loved the first video, great work choom

  • @strikeforce1500
    @strikeforce1500 Рік тому +24

    Cyberpunk's world is the type of sci-fi I could actually see happening. Sure,not to the extreme of using so many nukes, but the economic and most grounded technological aspects, are somewhat believable, especially nowadays with AI progressing and prosthetics getting better, while economic inequality, government corruption, and pollution grows.
    Aldecado (the founder), and Richard Nights are probably the only ones I dare to say who are actually good people, while the rest are.. a bit iffy at beat, sociopaths at worse

    • @oldylad
      @oldylad 6 місяців тому

      Economic equality is the only thing that’s grown, pollution has gone down massively (except for in developing nations and China) and the US government is roughly the same corruption wise as far as we know, it’s just more obvious now that most people have the internet and easier access to information. This is over the top, but some beats could really happen in our future. I do think there’ll be space colonies and plenty of global crises in the future, but prosthetics and AI will change the world, more likely that prosthetics won’t be recreational, but I could see the government utilizing them for military purposes if AI soldiers don’t come first lol

    • @seto_kaiba_
      @seto_kaiba_ 3 місяці тому

      I could see it happening if the "90s" was the 2040s instead. And even that is the minimum.

  • @synitarthrax5618
    @synitarthrax5618 Рік тому +3

    Just starting Cyberpunk 2077 and this was a real eye opener. Thank you for an excellent job!

  • @soleilray86
    @soleilray86 Рік тому +4

    This was incredible. I really enjoyed watching it all the way through. This world is so alive. Even the smallest moment can cause a huge impact. Thank you for making this video.

  • @JPkerVideo
    @JPkerVideo Рік тому +14

    I love the game, it has it's ups and downs from a technical standpoint, but the story is just amazing.
    One of these worlds that feels too real at some time, and to think that we might be just a century or so off...

  • @powerswitch5537
    @powerswitch5537 Рік тому +4

    This was amazing! Perfect video to watch before Phantom Liberty.

  • @pufftii7789
    @pufftii7789 Рік тому +4

    Holy shit! Finally all of the info in one place, Thanks a lot❤️🔥

  • @Kyder
    @Kyder Рік тому +5

    This was an incredible watch/listen. Thanks for all the effort you put into this. 👏🏻

  • @nbiggs
    @nbiggs 11 днів тому

    If ever a cautionary tale for the real world… Thanks for putting this together 🙏🏾

  • @MrSpacat
    @MrSpacat Рік тому +3

    This was incredibly interesting for me as a notorious text log ignorer. Thanks for putting this together.

  • @sombodythatyouusedtoknow9046
    @sombodythatyouusedtoknow9046 Рік тому +10

    1:24:18 I don´t see anything wrong with that period of history,is just the balkans being balkans

  • @kevinboles3885
    @kevinboles3885 Рік тому +6

    I have been aware of the Cyberpunk 2077 realm since a couple of years before the release of the PC game. Life has sadly prevented me from engaging with said game. Now 2/3rds of the way through this video, I just wanted to stop and say just how incredible both your effort AND the CP2077 world are!! Kudos, and thanks!!

    • @Reefer-Rampage69
      @Reefer-Rampage69 Рік тому +2

      Try it out if you get time this year!!

    • @thecthuloser876
      @thecthuloser876 Рік тому +2

      To be fair, a lot of this stuff came from the TTRPG which predated the video game.

  • @MyWifeistheMC
    @MyWifeistheMC Рік тому +7

    What a journey! Props for covering so much ground!

  • @ashleyschaefferbmw7793
    @ashleyschaefferbmw7793 12 днів тому

    Dude you are a LEGEND! This is a top 15 all timer for me and I’ve been on UA-cam since 06!

  • @anthonyfrench3169
    @anthonyfrench3169 Рік тому +1

    I'm happy you included clips from my two favorite games. Of course Cyberpunk and Mass Effect... that was a nice Easter Egg

  • @elperrodelautumo7511
    @elperrodelautumo7511 Рік тому +36

    Truly the cyberpunk world is so lore rich. This world could’ve make logical sense for GTA games to exist.

    • @111paolo2
      @111paolo2 Рік тому

      Wdym?

    • @brysonkuervers2570
      @brysonkuervers2570 Рік тому +1

      @@111paolo2flying bikes, flying cars, space cannons, death machine vehicles, constant crime and danger in LS and so on and so forth

    • @111paolo2
      @111paolo2 Рік тому

      @@brysonkuervers2570 ohhhhh I haven't played gtao since 2016 lol

    • @williamwolfstein6170
      @williamwolfstein6170 Місяць тому

      By the time GTA games take place, Cyberpunk was already an advanced world

  • @TobiDyLetsPlay100
    @TobiDyLetsPlay100 Рік тому +5

    I love this Vid, awesome timeline, really good analysis and everything important on spot explained and your timeline builds up from zero to 100

  • @charleswhitehurst7635
    @charleswhitehurst7635 Рік тому +14

    There are a couple of minor mistakes I noticed, but overall, this is an incredible video. Really useful for me as a GM for Cyberpunk RED.

    • @SubaruOutback-gi6jn
      @SubaruOutback-gi6jn 10 місяців тому

      I like how you don’t point out the mistakes yet included it in your criticism lmao

    • @charleswhitehurst7635
      @charleswhitehurst7635 10 місяців тому +1

      @@SubaruOutback-gi6jn Right. The point wasn't criticism. It was praise for the usefulness of the video. Maybe learn to read with context lmao

    • @SubaruOutback-gi6jn
      @SubaruOutback-gi6jn 9 місяців тому

      @@charleswhitehurst7635 if it wasn’t criticism then why include it? And context is irrelevant when it’s all typed out - zero context missing

    • @LeBruno-
      @LeBruno- 8 місяців тому +1

      @@SubaruOutback-gi6jn he can still include it to let someone know

  • @devak45167
    @devak45167 Рік тому +1

    Man this is so in depth and comprehensive thanks so much! I’m starting the game now 2.0 and PL have dropped and really appreciate the setup here.

  • @dijkstra4698
    @dijkstra4698 Місяць тому

    great video! really shed light on some parts of history i didnt know about.
    what i find interesting is that the biggest changed in the cyberpunk universe that are currently present in the lore, that make the game how it is happened in the last 10 to 15 years. pretty cool how much work mike and cdpr put for this game

  • @MrVvulf
    @MrVvulf Рік тому +42

    Glad to see this back up. Great video.
    One note - Kei (Arasaka) is always pronounced "kay" or simply "K" in Japanese.
    Your pronunciation only works if it was spelled Kai.

    • @WiseFish
      @WiseFish  Рік тому +13

      Ah thanks for letting me know, I wasn’t sure.

    • @MrVvulf
      @MrVvulf Рік тому +12

      @@WiseFish No worries, I only mentioned it because you seem to care, which I appreciate.

  • @Mindset-132-Hz
    @Mindset-132-Hz Рік тому +24

    IDK if anyone4 caught this but The Pitt in Pittsburgh is also in fallout as well.
    Fallout Wiki:
    "The Pitt, nicknamed the Steel City,[1] City of Steel,[2] and the Gateway to the West[2] before the War, is a raider-dominated city built in the ruins of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

    • @RavenEnfield
      @RavenEnfield Рік тому +1

      Thanks, I thought I was the only one to get this

    • @onlyontuesdays4483
      @onlyontuesdays4483 Рік тому

      He even used modded fallout 3 gameplay when he was talking about it lol

  • @fairplay8132
    @fairplay8132 Рік тому +10

    Just got Cyberpunk last week, and found your channel just yesterday. Too cool, The lore DEF makes the experience much much better. Thank you sir!

  • @CyberUK
    @CyberUK Рік тому +1

    The perfect video to watch before starting a new playthrough following the major updates / changes from patch 2.0, before Phantom liberty drops shortly. Thanks

  • @The11thSon.
    @The11thSon. Рік тому +1

    This was amazing!!! Great work, keep them coming!

  • @gopnik1-311
    @gopnik1-311 Рік тому +17

    Something tells me you don't particularly like Prince Andrew.

  • @nemvallalomanevem7798
    @nemvallalomanevem7798 Рік тому +6

    your storytelling is amazing

  • @MrHousecup
    @MrHousecup Рік тому +5

    A wonderful recital of the full timeline! I’d probably only be able to recall a few details, as I was driving in my car as I was listening, but it was very entertaining. You also have a great narrating voice!

  • @shoutykat
    @shoutykat Рік тому +1

    Spectacular effort. I really enjoyed and appreciated this.

  • @psyguy556
    @psyguy556 Рік тому

    That was great man. Kept my attention the entire way. Gonna keep this on the rewatch playlist!

  • @permag
    @permag Рік тому +3

    Watching this to hype myself for tomorrow's phantom liberty expansion. Finally going to play again.

  • @rdf4315
    @rdf4315 Рік тому +15

    The next game whenever it comes out needs to have more nomad clans and more corporations, because just from listening to the video there are more moving parts in this cyberpunk universe then just two corporations, and they also need to bring in more interesting and unique characters like they had in the cyberpunk anime and comic, it's a lot of potential here where they can do a lot of games and spinoffs and hell even a anime series.

    • @elperrodelautumo7511
      @elperrodelautumo7511 Рік тому +3

      And make it set in some new city somewhere in the world. Not just some dystopian Californian city. But somewhere like New York. Miami. Rio de Janeiro. Europe. Africa. Japan somewhere.

    • @kiokyyikune
      @kiokyyikune Рік тому +1

      ​@@elperrodelautumo7511Moscow and Hong Kong

    • @measlesplease1266
      @measlesplease1266 Рік тому +1

      They knew technology was going to improve. This was like a prototype.

    • @leeams711
      @leeams711 Рік тому

      I would like the next game be in the 2020 or the 90s

  • @Skyrionn
    @Skyrionn Рік тому +4

    It's back!
    I guess I could watch it again.... ☺

    • @WiseFish
      @WiseFish  Рік тому

      Haha appreciate it dude!

  • @lodxwn6794
    @lodxwn6794 9 місяців тому

    Cyberpunk has become one of my fav games of all time. It’s like the perfect mix of fallout meets GTA, and those are 2 of my fav game series already. Plus with the whole futuristic and punk aesthetic as the cherry on top. I come back and listen to this video all the time cause I just love this universe and world that’s been created and that you can be a part of. Thank you for making this legendary piece of content for us cyberpunk fans. I always look out for your new stuff and I can’t wait til the Orion videos flood my home page ! Take it easy, thank you, and take care choom!

  • @Cazra-VaporwaveWitch
    @Cazra-VaporwaveWitch Рік тому +1

    Thanks for making this video! It was a lot of help for me in reviewing the Cyberpunk timeline before running a Cyberpunk Red game set in 2078.

  • @orthadoxdominos4832
    @orthadoxdominos4832 Рік тому +4

    the cyberpunk timeline was always a interesting one to me and even though it's a dystopia its one that i wouldn't mind living in it

  • @itsCobbi
    @itsCobbi Рік тому +34

    First time watching this and I can honestly say, this is a fascinating video about a wonderful game and a terrifying world CD Projekt Red created. Thank you so much for all of your efforts. It's time for jumping into the game again!

    • @rednekzombie2988
      @rednekzombie2988 Рік тому +37

      CD Project did create 2077 and the map / world of 2077 there of, but the world of Cyberpunk was created by Mike Pondsmith. Mike wrote the first pen and paper Cyberpunk in 1988 (later reknown as cyberpunk 2013 when Cyberpunk 2020 released in 1990.)

    • @itsCobbi
      @itsCobbi Рік тому +4

      @@rednekzombie2988 i didn't know that! Thank you for this info! :)

    • @rednekzombie2988
      @rednekzombie2988 Рік тому +10

      @@itsCobbi No Problem. Mike is a real swell guy, and i'm happy as hell for him that his world and universe got to be made in viddeogame form by CD Projekt.

    • @lowkeylysemith2568
      @lowkeylysemith2568 18 днів тому +1

      @@itsCobbi They didn't create it. Cyberpunk has been a TTRPG for like 30 years. The worldbuilding was done by Mike Pondsmith in the early 90s and the lore was written over decades. CD Projekt Red brought it to screen in a beautiful manner, but they had a huge "bible" to work from

    • @itsCobbi
      @itsCobbi 18 днів тому

      @lowkeylysemith2568 I knew all about Mike and the TTRPG side of Cyberpunk. I was talking about the game. The implementation, the art style, the music, the stories and everything else that comes with it. Yes, they created the game.

  • @abdelali9279
    @abdelali9279 Рік тому +10

    I'm not a fan of RPGs and with the terrible state Cyberpunk 2077 was released I skipped on this one, but as many thank to Edgerunners I was captivated by this world, and after suffering through this game on console, I can say it was one of the most beautiful stories I ever experienced in videogames, to me, in the same level of MGS 3 or Max Payne 2, but I am surprised how deep this lore goes, no wonder CDPR wanted to license it, it is amazing and I really love how it without any fear mixed real events, countries and organizations and was able to chracterize them in a very believable way, it is incredible.

  • @KevinoftheCosmos
    @KevinoftheCosmos Рік тому +1

    Masterful narration and editing. This video is simply incredible.

  • @gamerwolfKO
    @gamerwolfKO Рік тому +1

    Fantastic video. There’s so much I learned from this video.