The Bloody Corporate Wars That Set The Stage For Cyberpunk 2077 - Cyberpunk Lore
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- Опубликовано: 4 сен 2024
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Eddie Mendoza
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Corporate wars are nothing new in the Cyberpunk universe. However, the 4th Corporate War changed the world forever.
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MAX-TAC Psycho Squad please.
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You guys should cover the weapons manufactures history and lore in a more in-depth way.
@@Deathspell66 That's something we definitely have planned!
@@DanielSilva-ke8uy You got it! We'll definitely do one for Adam Smasher and Morgan Blackhand!
"Corporate war"
*remembers epic and apple*
Ah shit
At LeAsT tHeRe IsNt PoLiTiCaL sTuFf iN tHe GaMe.
We're here, everyone!
Cheers 🍜
@@Destinychanged I honestly never understood how people assumed a game called Cyberpunk wouldn't be political
@@Destinychanged lol there isn't but the state of today is basically cyberpunk without flying cars and cybernetics. Corporations already run everything including us Gov
Epictech and Applesaka
You win
if anything appletech and epicsaka. Epic is the one working for the chinese market to conquer the world
Ngl I'm impressed these are actually pretty quality lore videos
I have to wholeheartedly agree.
Wanna be more impressed? Check out The Neon Arcade on RUclips !
Gamespot has been consistently the best video game info and review site for a decade now.
Also check out LastKnownMeal
Asa Greene haha, you know what she’s hot when she does her hair in certain ways but her voice does take time to get used to
The thing I love about this game is how much it plays tribute to the source material. Really gives me huge nostalgia feels.
I still vividly remember the corporate war of 2006.
Yes. They were called the console wars back then
The first war was between epic games and apple ah ..ah
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given that this happened in the timeline of the 4th corporate war too, now is the time we discover apple has its own secret army
@@OlEgSaS32 plus they have the money
Well real life is looking more and more cyberpunk...
And to think by 2077 most of us will be alive by then
@@utlwanangmmeti9466 well i will be 78 so i am not sure whether i will still be alive, if its really like cyberpunk then i hope i am dead
@@utlwanangmmeti9466 speak for yourself ya young whippersnapper!
Just like in Terminator were Judgement Day is onlt ever pushed back so is our sink into Dystopia. Almost as if it is the logical endopoint of Capitalism.
Ill be 85 😭
Next Corporate War: Amazon vs Lockheed Martin.
Don't worry, Amazon will just copy all of Lockheed Martin's products and then ban them out of their marketplace.
Same as with all the others.
If they can build camera tripods, they can probably also build fighter jets and tanks.
This is new to me
I'm so in love with these lore videos! is like you can almost feel the amount of passion and hype that the people pured into the video! thanks a lot for the great work and the amazing content.
Cant wait to actually learn about this lore while playing the game.
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When I was playing the old Netrunner card game, Cyberpunk didn't feel this bleak. Now I'm schooled.
These stories sound fresh vs Gang, Country or Civil Wars or 1 Corp vs Everyone.
Dark Matter on Netflix -cancelled- did this with Space Corps that are basically nations...it had so many aspects Robots becoming sentient, you follow the story of a group Rogues with amnesia (Character building), time travel and action
Anarchocapitalism: The Game
ancaps and libertarians are probably the ones who made the damn game lol
Tell me all about the wars of government. Or perhaps the millions flat out murdered under Communism.
@Legend Stewart through another large scale war after just having two in the first half of the century? That's just asinine.
@Legend Stewart no. It wouldn't have been. But keep thinking stupid shit. It suits you.
@@MissHeathen They've been pretty clear that the game is not a political statement
Hey GameSpot fellows, thanks for being GG and posting this lore. I was having issues finding segmented lore videos. These are perfect.
Keep in mind that the original sequel to RoboCop was meant to be titled "The Corporate Wars" in 1989
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us cyberpunk 20777 with no more delays
the fact this was posted before the delay to December 😭
I'd be arriving to the war in a Coca-Cola truck
Im so excited that i have absolutely no idea where the story is going to go.
If you’re a video game nerd like me, but a little too oblivious to do this type of homework your self… Also like me. And these videos are nothing short of an absolute necessity. Thank you!
As someone who’s pretty well versed in the lore myself if you have any questions shoot
Corpo wars are a thing in our reality as well. But it's more subtle and quite well covered up
The first war was between Epic Games And Apple
*clears throat*
Me: STRAIGHT DEAD 💀
Meh back in the 1700s. Companies went to actual wars over fur and meat
And it was over a MOBILE GAME.
GS: "The first war was between Epic Games and Apple"
Me: "Timely." (clicks like)
you made a mistake with the German company's name. it's ''Aktiengesellschaft'', not ''Aketiengesellschaft''. ''Aktien'' means shares so it's a company that deals with shares. just fyi
Bruh...
@@sinsanemb what
So it's what, International Personal Watercraft Share Sales? Ah, so after translating it that makes a lot more sense, International Merchant Marine Corporation. So what do you mean that aktien means shares, is translate simply lumping it in with corporation? Is there some sort of designator in German that specifies whether the company has shares vs privately owned?
@@Erreul aktiengesellschaft pretty much means that you can own shares of that company. For example Apple, Amazon, Tesla are all ''Aktiengesellschaften''(Plural). So if your company goes public -> Aktiengesellschaft. I think it works the same in Germany and in America.
@@thekonsti4712 Interesting.
I hope this game pays insane amounts of attention to making the world feel alive. Nuance details like having NPS doing stuff will add to the immersion. I don't want to see 20 NPC's in a street and for all of them to be standing or walking. Have some modifying their bikes and cool stuff like that. That's what will elevate this game into another dimension.
They've already talked about npcs having full day schedules, similar to... Witcher 3. Trust me man, I think this game will be ultimate immersion.
Awesome!
@@aarondavidson29 your comment hasn't aged well!
second corporate war: Saudi Aramco vs Lukoil
Need a video on fashion in Cyberpunk, especially considering the source book puts so much emphasis on it.
"Epic Games and Apple"
*Hello, Based department?*
>>>Who could have been behind that
You are stepping in dangerous territory here my friend
"International Handles-Marine AKA-TINE-GUESS-EL-SHAFT"
Really like the breakdown of the lore, thanks for that. Can you explain what happened between 2025-2077. Or is this the ‘red’ period, which you are going to explain? Cheers
That’s the time of the red, after the 4th Corp war and the nukes it’s the period of nuclear fallout and trying to rebuild night city
BIG ASS SPOILER
They're hinting a 5th corporates war with Militech and Arasaka in one of the ending
I wonder whats going to be considered canon.
Which one?
Who cares, they scuffed the game and trashed the story in favor of getting to work with Keanu. I was so hyped for this game but now I don't even want a sequel because CDPR doesn't even understand the world, nevermind the fact they didnt finish the game
Sovoil was bassically the Soviets trying to get the oil
WHERE is Gazprom then? :-)
Please keep making this lore videos. Really sets the moods.
The Future came and gone.. it was the 80s //
I like to imagine that Deus Ex is a prequel to Cyberpunk!
Gonna replay it as prep! 😁
Which one is your favorite? 1, HR, or MD?
@@HazyJ28 Human Revolution for me. Haven't played the first one.
If Adam Smasher made it. I hope Blackhand is alive too. He seems like a chill ass dude
Daddy chill
The Corporations didn't take down the old net. A single Netrunner did.
I have a strong feeling in the game you will be part of the 5th corporate war and have to choose a side between Arasaka and Militech. Honestly I hope that’s what happens
Or you could also just be the third party that hits both corps.
Where can I find those Cool Black and White pictures they keep using for these videos?
i think most of those are from the old guidebooks for the tabletop cyberpunk2020 rpg, from like the 80s i think, but you can still find em online
They spends lots of time and money into the marketing and also development of the game. I don't think anybody can call the game of being "overhyped". It's rightly hyped based on the aforementioned factors.
Is it now? Hmmmm
Really excited for this game 🔥
Great art style!
Talk about epic and apple war please!!
EPIC GAMES and APPLE is legit..
maybe someone from future wrote the lore of Cyberpunk.. who knows
The guy in the thumbnail looks like Cain Velasquez who was a former Ufc Heavyweight champion
21 Savage confirmed at 1:47
3:18 its german
Internationale = International (duh)
Handelsmarine = Trade-Marine
Aktiengesellschaft = Stock-Corporation (it made an IPO)
I love shadowrun and cyberpunk lore videos!
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Epic games and Apple 🤣
Dimwits: "This game better not be political...."
The devs: "Well the game is set in a city that is controlled by corporations, there is a large wealth gap which causes more violent authoritarian enforcement. There are also warring corporations and severe pollution due to those same corporations defying governments."
Dimwits: "THANK GOD!! I was worried there would be political stuff in the game."
I've had conversations with people online about how this game is political and Cyberpunk as a genre is entirely political. They just don't understand
It’s a fictional world
That’s because nowadays to be political you have to mention trump or BLM. Anything else isn’t politics apparently
@@1kbmahan Fictional world that is heavily inspired by the real world politics. Mike Pondsmith did not create this world out of his imagination. He say the way capitalism could run rampart in the real world and thought of a world where it was not controlled
Hello fellow upset Karen commies!
love the use of yellow... Wonder why ? :D .........
Sir Ab3ee Sinestro corps?
Pick up and read "The World of Cyberpunk 2077" fantastic book on the background of the game more info this can provide.
Basically syndicate wars
Runaway capatilism
The game lore alone is better than most of the game industry story telling wtf
Now i understand johnny
wtf Cain Velasquez looks so dope!
Was searching for this comment
Corporate war of real-world 2020: Walmart vs. Shell :D
Typo at 3:17 it's "Aktiengesellschaft" :D
Ive already decided on 2 characters, a stealth/melee/hacker build and a gun specialist/cyborg build.
I'm so sorry
Enough already ...just release the goddamn game !
Obi wan kenobi It’s not 2077 yet
*TikTok picking fights with the government intensifies*
TikTok is the goverment. The Chinese government.
OK boomer
is that cain velasquez on the thumbnail
Wouldn't it be nice if they surprise everyone and actually release this game . . . EARLY?!?! C'mon, COVID is a real bummer. Give us something to do while we ride this out!!!
So all the corporations in the Cyberpunk universe are seeking Power and Control with their army?
No, there are some that just want to make money, but a corp like arasaka is trying to take over the world
Can you explain the history of Militech just like you explained arasaka? Thanks for the breakdowns
And then Apple came and spanked everyone.
here i am waiting for any info about vehicles customisations
im thinking back to how corpos can tell when other white collars are lying while street kids might he more naive and im just thinking "u telling me a poor person with street smarts is really gonna trust some slimy rich suit when they know about the corporate wars?"
So is anyone else disappointed in the lack of fifth element easter eggs or winks because with the smart weapons they seemed to have missed a good zorg weapon style commercial or the least weapon and or the big corpo man with job offers
Unfortunately I beat the game and I’m here for more
Wait so what does the rest of the cyberpunk universe look like if they went through a reconstruction era? Cyberpunk sequel? Or prequel?
for someone who does not know much about Cyberpunk lore can you explain who is Morgan Black hand
Morgan black hand is a character made by Mike pondsmith, he’s a mercenary who was well known, during the last corporate war (arasaka vs militech) he was inside the arasaka towers when the bomb went off and was fighting Adam smasher (the giant arasaka cyborg guy) at the time, nobody knows yet if he’s alive or dead
What the commenter above me said is spot on hes presumed missing since the arasaka nuke event in 2020, hes now a legendary solo in 2077 due to his past exploits and the above event.
@@Deathspell66 what I'm asking is who is Morgan Black hand for example Jonny is ex-military soldier who became the first Rockerboy who is also a musician that's his story what I'm asking is who is Morgan Black hand what's his story
@@utkarshjaiswal5116 1980s - 2020
Morgan is a combat veteran, he initially served in the Army back in the 80s. As a rookie soldier, he once had to take lead of his special cyber-soldier unit, after the commander went full Cyberpsycho during a mission.[1]
After leaving the army, Morgan Blackhand felt misplaced. He was a highly trained killer who specialized in demolitions. Not many people wanted to hire him for a random mundane desk job. After surviving on the streets for a few months, Morgan Blackhand would fortuitously run into a notorious Booster Gang Leader who apparently took a strong dislike to the Solo. Morgan Blackhand promptly dispatched him with such finesse that it impressed a Militech recruiter who happened to observe the scene. The recruiter made Mr. Blackhand an offer he could not refuse. Subsequently Morgan Blackhand became a mercenary who took care of problems for Militech.
Morgan Blackhand also earned his street cred through resolving high profile incidents, such as the attempted kidnapping of Kerry Eurodyne, a member of Johnny Silverhand’s Samurai Band. In this particular scenario, all five of the kidnappers were captured by Morgan alone and turned over to Federal Authorities. While bruised, battered and beaten they were still alive.
Stormfront Campaign 2020
Militech coaxed Morgan Blackhand into the fray to lead its Ocean War Special Ops team, although no details were provided of his missions. Described as the most famous living soldier of the 21st century, Blackhand has come through hundreds of ops with ease. His funding from Militech allowed him to subcontract a group of highly skilled and motivated freelancers, making them answerable only to him.[2]
Firestorm 2024
Set in 2024, Arasaka mobilize the Japanese Defence Force to take on Militech and the American military. Waves of cyberviruses corrupt databases worldwide, leaving the isolated Arasaka Towers archaeology in Night City the last viable data storage mainframe in the world. Militech gathers together a dream team consisting of the best operatives Cyberpunk has to offer, including Morgan Blackhand and Johnny Silverhand. Morgan Blackhand's role was to lead Strike Team Omega alongside Militech’s elite Combat Borg units and act as support if Strike Team Alpha & Beta failed in their objectives.
After successfully planting the demolition charges, Morgan Blackhand’s squad began the evacuation from the Arasaka Tower rooftop, only for Adam Smasher, Arasaka’s cyborg assassin in a DaiOni Battlesuit to confront him. While the building begins to shake from the detonation of the nuclear demolition charge, the two launch themselves at each other in a last desperate attempt to kill their nemesis. The outcome of the duel is unknown.[3]
@@utkarshjaiswal5116 that's all his history up until the arasaka tower incident.
PLEQSEEEEEE “epic games & apple” 😭😭😭😭
6:05 Doom 2016 armor
awesome
Do you guys know anything about the mob war?
you wrote Aktiengesellschaft wrong
- a german fan
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Who issues the world reserve currency during this timeline I wonder? Seems like a multi polar international system, but with the two corporations as the hegemonic world powers, but whose issuing their currency? In the absence of the State leviathan, the MegaCorps would have to become the new States.
The corps aren’t hegemonic, the Eddie is the currency of Europe which is a nation at this time, they back it, much like the US dollar in many nations, there are actually other currencies but everyone uses eddies
@@Alf763 Huh. This truly is an Alternate History then, because the Euro certainly ain't on a path to GRC status anytime soon ;) . Thanks for the Info.
Tormunn VII in the CP timeline ‘europe’ is a federated police state that is the also the largest economic bloc in the world. They also spearheaded space exploration and colonization with missions launched from africa, had a war with the us and used mass drivers to drop rocks on a bunch of us cities, and set the groundwork for the creation of the highrider nation (space worker state). There is a lot of lore lets just put it that way.
@@brilobox2 Space Worker State eh? i need to do some research into all this. Thanks for the Info.
So the government still functions in 2077?
When all the companies just toss out the law books
This Reminds me of HYPERION VS DAHL !!!!!! OR VS ATLAS
CORPORATE WARS IN THE BOARDERLANDS UNIVERS!!!!
What happens when the bad guy wins and survives a nuke do they reflect on their past ,Maybe lose faith in their sponsor to out them for the next generation of corporate boss, or get sloppy to secretly beg and retire their ways , Or set up some more chaos to create new challengers again just to feed their psychosis .....Adam smasher .
Please dont do your professional voice-overs with AirPods
So.....you can't be a corpo but for militech can you?
I still dont get why Walmart would attack Target or Cosco nuke a Tesco
I also just dont get why the companies in Cyberpunk need entire ass armies
Can epic games and apple actually hire mercenaries and have a war? That would be way more interesting.
Next corporate war: Wendy’s and Boston dynamics
Petrochem and sov oil are not oil companies they are choo2 companies biotechnica licenses it to sov oil and petrochem
06:08 is that doomguy???
i cant wait to fight and die for mcdonalds
hmmm definitely doesn’t sound like this kind of thing can happen in real life
I need the music to this video
Imagine global war, but privatized.
YIKES.
And who won the first corporate war? [Epic vs Apple]
We will never know. It was all covered up.
1st corp war between epic and apple lol
British companies: Nice
where can i find the artwork they use in the vids
Epic vs Apple Who will win?