I love how Mr. Hands went from an underdeveloped and forgettable fixer in the base game to the coolest and most interesting fixer after Phantom Liberty. The expansion did wonders!
Hands was what I imagined to be a top fixer to be like, and PL provided a nearly perfect portrayal. He's so ineffably cool, with just the right amount of intimidation factor. I always *want* to do well with Hands' gigs.
@@louiesatterwhite3885Not really, she didn't survive cause she was ruthless, she survived cause she screwed over and double crossed everyone she ever knew.😊
That's how you get old in a profession where people usually die young. You step over the bodies of the ones who didn't make it. Sometimes you're the reason the others didn't make it.
Ngl those were the coolest gigs I’ve done yet, getting that quick break from the usual V merc stuff to cosplay as this seeming Angel of death was rad as hell
@@spiderflame04 Mr Hands said to V that he knows V is familiar with the behavioural imprint technology. How did Hands know that V impersonated Aymeric Cassel previously? Not even Kurt Hansen knew.
@@edy3569 My guess is that he heard V had the hardware installed by the ripperdoc. He's also present at the party V uses to get the behavioral data. I don't think it's much of stretch to say he could put those things together
@@edy3569but Kurt Hansen had his suspicions, didn’t he? I thought that’s why he kept asking questions about the twins. Could have been sheer curiosity but I feel like that would be a bit farfetched
Mr Hands wasn't just a employee at Petrochem, he was one of the board members of Petrochem. I'm not sure if it was the local NC branch or all of Petrochem. But this guy used to be a really big hotshot in the corpo world.
And yet you get best suit (blue) in almost end of the game... Worth it? Nah. Best part in dlc? Him. But sudden change of va from main story to dlc is weird.
@@Naegling2600no, it doesn't mean they are more skilled they have desensitized themselves to any life that isn't their own, the second you inconvenience them in any way they shit themselves and have you killed
Mr. Hands is a straightforward, honest, businessman. And thats why i like him. He doesnt pretend to be your friend, and he isn't pointlessly hostile. He simply asks you to do a job a certain way, and compensates you if you do. Hell, even if you biff it, he still pays you, as seen in his quest post PL MQ.
@@MisterCynic18 Ehhh personally I felt like it was a little sparse. Like yeah they have some nice moments but you have to admit they fight like a good 70% of the time even after they had an established "Friendship" It kinda felt like they were just going back and forth with each other. The one mission that comes to mind is that one where they were stalking that woman in a pink dress because their husband thought they were cheating. V kept telling Johnny to basically piss off and yeah I get it you’re following someone obviously you'd want your full attention on the person. But at the same time, V could've easily just said one or two lines and played along. This is a very silly one but when after you kill the Cyberpsycho in a High-End Store. He pretends to talk to the Cop and instead of letting Johnny play along(I know this is a choice I'm talking specifically about how this is a choice) V just shuts him down like I don't know what they could've put in this moment but like I feel like we could've just let him also answer the question with us or take his answers as suggestions. So to summarize Yes Johnny has anecdotes and analysis but at the same time they don't really have any friendly chats.
She says V is infamous in the afterlife and nobody wants to work with them. Rogue also says she gives them gigs she thinks they’d be the best at. Plus she’s the wisest fixer so she probably knows to think with her head first and her heart second.
The Konpeki job was a disaster waiting to happen. Even if things went 100% according to plan they'd left so many clues around they'd have been caught in a day, two at most.
The moment Adam Smasher was included in the mix, who was described as NC's Boogeyman, V, Jackie, T-Bug, Evelyn, Judy, and Dex should've immediately ditched anything to do with the Heist.
Except the fact Dex would’ve wiped you anyways, considering how risky this entire heist was in the first place. Arasaka would’ve tracked us eventually and if Dex got rid of us and Jackie, it’ll put them on a possible cold trail and he’s more likely to get out free.
I mean, if Dex had done his homework beyond just seeing the dollar signs, I doubt the job would have existed. The risk-reward didn't balance out and teeter towards reward. The risk is just monumentally higher than the reward. Plus, you get to live the rest of your life wondering when that Saka ninja is going to kill you.
@@bogatyr2473 Well you don't get hunted down after the ordeal with Takemura and that's after everything went to shit. Also the one reason why I think Dex would not have killed you anyway is because T-bug would still be free to leave and you would be expected to walk in with Jackie, the way Dex does backstab you is pretty much a "Plan B". This isn't in his defence at all, he's still a terrible fixer because he has no real leverage or skill, not particularly intelligent and not even at least principled in any way.
Dino is also Solomon Reed's employer outside of Dogtown, which might reinforce that he's not a fixer who stands out so much if Reed is using him as part of his cover identity.
That really makes so much sense. He striked me as someone thats pretty average but a bar tends to have someone talk a bit to much so its good place to gather intel.
@@boglurker2043 I think the implication is that he doesn't really run that part of town. He's nowhere near the top of the food chain, just as high as you can go without going corpo.
We know nothing about the guy yet he's Reed Employer and his gigs envolves corporations at the center of night city, this guy is 100% as powerful as Mr Hands or more
Dexter is even worse than that, if you mention not feeling good about Parker, he'll respond that he did some digging on her that lead to the Voodoo boys who told him to stop searching? Yeah, that's not suspicious at all when you're tackling an already super ambitious heist. He didn't even dig deeper either and still decided to go ahead with the heist... He's the worst not only for betrayal, but because he sucks at doing his job. It's his own fault the heist failed even with the surprise of Saburo and Yorinobu.
A dialogue option you get as Streetkid-V already hints that something is wrong with the story of Dexter Deshawn the top fixer. The annoying thing is that V still decidedes to continue the job while an involvement of the VDBs should be the final red flag for a person that lived nearly their whole life in NC and knows much about the local crime scene. Even if Saburo wouldn't have appeared that heist was doomed to go wrong.
@@reptiloidmitglied2930 To me its even more insanse for V to do it If you have the corpo background. The corpo intro is literally about how V gets offered a job to go against an superior that they feel like they have to do, but it backfires before V even managed to do anything. V should know how Arasaka is, and If even just planning to do smth against some medium sized fish at Arasaka gets foiled instantly, before V can even attempt to do it, how screwed are you when you try to steal smth from Yorinobu Arasaka, who in turn stole it from Saburo Arasaka himself? An experimental tech that is never meant to be released to the public? This shit is so hot that even If they somehow we're able to get it who would actually be dumb enough to buy it from them? Thats like If the pentagon and the white house were one building and you tried to Break in there to steal nuclear launch codes or smth while being some street thug. It makes no sense.
@@tobiasbayer4866 Yeah, Corpo-V is also kind of insane. When you meet Evelyn Parker for the first time they can throw in so much knowledge that hints how bad that idea is and the only reason why you go on with it is because there is no option to ditch that heist and you want the lockdown of Watson lifted to do sidequests 😄
@@reptiloidmitglied2930 Not just Evelyn. When you talk to Jackie about Dex you get the option to say that fixers are just people that find the biggest, cheapest idiot for a job and then dispose of them afterwards. And when talking to Dex you get the option to say that going against Arasaka is basically suicide. There are so many red flags the more you learn about the job and the only thing anyone ever says is "dont worry we wont get caught lol". Very reassuring... Honestly, the sole point that Adam Smasher is anywhere near that place we are supposed to rob would be enough reason for me to not attempt it. Could be kind of fun to compile a list with every single red flag, would probably be like 15+ bullet points long.
The only one that I havent 100% was the one of the father ratting his own son since he pretty much lied about all and the cop didnt seem like the croocked one he tells about so I didnt kill her
I only have one issue with Wakako, and that issue is she is responsible for Evelyn’s death. Fingers mentions telling his fixer (Wakako) about Evelyn’s condition and she arranges for the scavs to take her away
In her defends Eve is pretty much bang up and there's no saving grace for her. Her brain is fried and since it's Night City everything/everyone that has a fried brain is pretty much a waste. She sold her to the Scavs for eddies which was a smart move considered Eve has no used to her. I don't know if she knows that Eve is tied to V but if she does then they are even with the Japantown Map she gave Takemura and V.
I find Wakako to be the fixer with the dodgiest morals. The Evelyn choice was straight up awful especially when relatively little digging would have found the connection to Lizzies/Mox and thus Judy. Then there's the conversation with Rogue that you overhear when entering her business. This strongly suggests she is more involved with Tyger Claws' day-to-day activities than she initially appears. In her call after the Olive Branch gig it seems she was well aware of the true nature of the "gift". So as well as helping a Scav do a favour for the Claws, she deliberately mislead V as to the nature of the job. Plus there's her client involved in a messy divorce who murders his wife. As you can encounter her body *before* the gig, it seems to be a scrambled attempt to keep funds out of her estate rather than depriving his ex of undeserved funds.
Bear in mind Evelyn was effectively comatose by the time she was handed over to Fingers, and had already been abused by Woodman. Wakako probably assumed Evelyn was just some nameless, braindead Jig-Jig Street joytoy and handed her off to someone she knew would buy her, not having a single clue about any personal connections with V.
I've been waiting for this. A definitive ranking of fixers. May the odds be in the hands of Hands. I love him as a fixer so much - upfront, gives relevant info, and doesn't get pissed you didn't meet some unspoken standard (talking about you, Rogue)
I had a lot of fun doing Mr Hands gigs...good stuff! Doing Regina's gigs pre hiest really gave me the opportunity to build V up alittle bit before heading into Act 2
i like how the fact that Mr Hands is probably still being hunted by his old Corporation and has to probably change appearances every now and then actually gives a lore-accurate reason as to why he looks different between base game CP2077 and Phantom Liberty
Hands went from an anonymous guy who's pretty much a whatever guy into full on "I have an imprint of the Colombian Mafia's boss, go make sure everything goes how i want it to happen"
I like Mr. Hands, he feels like a fixer that isn't going to just take advantage of you or screw you over, and is honest with what he wants you to do and the reason behind it.
#9 is definitely the worst. Dexter thought it was a good idea to hire noobs to rob Arasaka in the Kempaki Plaza hotel and wipe his hands clean when things went sideways. From what I know, Dexter got his idea from Evelyn who got her idea from the Voodoo Boys. Evelyn planned to betray Dexter and cut him from the profits. I don’t think it was mentioned what Dex was planning to do with the loot. Voodoo Boys wanted it to use it to communicate to Alt Cunningham to get the Voodoo Boys past the black wall. Overall, Voodoo Boys were too cautious and it ended up being their downfall (depending on your choice), Evelyn was a fool to mess around with people you know little about, and Dex was just a child sitting at the grownups table.
@@Elbaphomet71 More like the VDBs betrayed Evelyn and killed her. Netwatch agent mentions VDBs like to hire people called Ranyons where once their job is complete, VDBs kill them. Dex betrayed V and ended up getting killed himself, Evelyn attempted to betray Dex but got killed by VDBs, VDBs will also attempt to betray V but play ignorant and depending on the player’s choice, V can get revenge and avenge Evelyn.
@@Supersteam09 they betrayed each other tbh, there is a e-mail in Mosley's Pc if im not mistaken, with Evelyn trying to sell the relic to Netwatch behind the VDB's backs.
@@Elbaphomet71 Yeah, I think Evelyn was massively overestimating herself thinking she could pretty much betray everyone (Dex and by extension Jackie and V, the VDBs...) and come out on top, somehow. Especially fucking with the VDBs like that was a dangerous and stupid move that cost her.
I absolutely love Padre and his voice actor. Something about him is just so menacing, especially after that one gig where he hires you to kill some guy in a restaurant, if you do kill him, he says some disturbing stuff
It's a pity we don't get to learn more about Padre, his general attitude may come across as hypocritical but I always got the impression he wasn't so much deceptive or malicious towards others as cold and jaded. Him and Wakako, as the older fixers, have likely had enough time to see behind the curtain of Night City and know it for what it is; a rapidly-increasing pile of bodies supporting the glitzy facade of a dream.
Mr Hands and El Capitan are the only Fixers that seem like they became friends with V, because of all the extra stuff they give even after you finish all their Gigs
Hands is the coolest and most interesting fixer, but my favorite is “El Capitan” Muamar. He is by far the most likeable fixer and his job briefings are always funny.
"hands down" mr hands is the best fixer in terms of character. But when it comes to gigs, i am all out for dino. All of his jobs are like "get in, steal one thing or kill one guy, get out". The jobs are so easy that you can just use one "distract enemies" quickhack and open your way entirely to the main goal, therefore completing it fast and stealthily. Most of his gigs has a stealth bonus, so that means fast and easy 20k per job. Overall, his jobs can be done really fast and the payout is godly for the start of your playthrough, so dino always will be my first go to fixer whenever i start a new save.
One of Dino's gigs can literally be completed by jumping on a fire exit with leg cyberware, open 1 door, eliminate 1 animals guy in that room, interact with 1 computer in the same room and leave said room via the same fire exit you entered from. All this can be done in less than a minute.
Dino was pretty forgettable for me, probably because he had so few gigs So you dont really work with him that much. 20k per job is pretty peanuts even by midgame standards. By that point I was picking up exclusively high grade(purple/range) items from EVERYONE and everything and cashing them off for 7-11k a piece.
I wish a couple of Regina's gigs were changed when the cyberpsycho patch came out. In a couple of her gigs you encounter them but you can't save them. One is about a guy whose on the verge of it and if you talk him down he shoots himself, really felt there should have been an option to call Regina to help him.
It's hard to guess anyone's age in cyberpunk since lifespans have increased greatly for the rich. Rogue would most probably be around her mid 30s in 2024, so it's possible hands and padre would have been middle aged or even old even back in 2024. Like saburo arasaka was born back in 1919 and he's still alive in 2077.
It's funny, this video popped up a week after I got my 4090 and started playing again. It really is an entirely different game with a 4000 series card. Great content as always, Sam.
As always, excellent work Sam! I probably look forward to your uploads above all others. Consistently so well thought out & edited...plus a voice born to narrate!
sam bram i love your videos. i just wish we played more games in common. i do enjoy the personality you bring but i just dont see myself watching a video about a game im completely disinterested in. dw tho ill stay subbed and if theres any games you cover that im interested in/play ill most definitely be there. my favorite thing about your cyberpunk videos is that you cover both lore AND gameplay, both of which im very interested in. congrats on 100k Sam :)
Hands is the best for me. He is the the fixer that motivated me to finish every single gig in the game after i completed his. His reward for completion is also good. His mannerisms are too.
Mr hands always is respectful and knowing now that he can pretty much get away with anything, that's huge. This guy who could have your body dissappear and never be found again is respectful to you. The average joe with level of power would likely abuse the hell out of it but he doesn't seem as crazy as other fixers.
2:47 "After he botched a stealth job by killing every guard on site." My Tank V: **Hides Guts behind her back** "Right, yeah, who would do that- hehe." **Nervous Whistling**
As Bullit is one of my favorite movies Dino will forever be my favorite because you get the green quadra from him and feeling like the NC version of Steve McQueen is defiantly worth it.
@@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa4545 There's a side job that happens at a clothing store! The one where the shopkeeper's name is Zane and a cyberpsycho comes in. I just had this trigger last night and Zane shared some gossip on a MaxTac member you speak in that event.
@@Jupiter47773again, late, but it’s kinda not just a theory since a cyberpsycho attacks a clothes shop in a side mission and you take it down, it’s then revealed that the max tac officer that shows up to the crime scene is a rehabilitated cyberpsycho herself
Have to agree with most of the commenters here, Mr. Hands is definitely #1, followed closely by El Capitan. I didn't really liked Muamar at first, but he really grew on me.
One thing that I think would make Dex’s betrayal hit harder is if some of watsons gigs were from Dex and the rest from Regina (if dex dies before you you finish his gigs, then Regina takes over)
I just want to say that your breakdown of why Dexter hired V and Jackie blow my mind because it put so many things in place and now so much makes sense! Also let me add I'm amazed at how young both V and Jackie are! Because of the way they look I thought they were both in their late 30s not their early 20s. But now Jackie's behavior makes more sense. I would have never looked up their ages if you would not had said what you did about why Dex hired them... Great video.
I think Hands and Rogue have to be considered separately from the other fixers. Hands was totally redeveloped for Phantom Liberty, giving him more time in-game than any other fixer, plus his gigs are some of the best. Rogue's such an integral part of the story that she has a larger pretense than any other fixer. She wasn't added as a regular fixer until 1.53, with her own set of gigs to give us. And much like Hands, Rogue benefits from us getting some better-than-usual assignments for our V, the product of the dev's having less crunch and more knowledge of how players expected the game to go. Of the rest, I can't argue too much. Dex was always going to land on the bottom, no matter what, for the disaster of Konpeki Plaza. Dino gets us the fewest jobs, we don't really get much development from him either. Do get a terrific Easter egg, and a nice car. Padre, I used to think was one of the best but I'm going to have to agree with you-after getting the job to off Gustavo, you realize he's got no loyalties to anyone but himself. Wakkako? It's when you realize you're mostly helping her keep her kids in charge of the Tyger Claws, and what kind of evil bitch she is for what happened to Evelyn, that you understand she's no better than Padre. Dakota, I thought was-okay. She's probably the one, besides Hands, you'd feel you could have a conversation with. El Capitan, to me, is much better developed post-Phantom Liberty and you understand him better. I even forgive him for his whining about me being late with a car even though I'm being shot at by some goinks. Which leaves Regina, who gives us the most jobs, plus her own set of side hustles, and the best single present for completing her gigs
I absolutely love your videos, you're definitely my favourite Cyberpunk 2077 RUclips creator. Just a heads up though, around 7:30/7:45, you say Mikoshi instead of Kiroshi in regards to Wakako quitting her job haha!.
I remember commenting on one of Sam's videos a while back, about how I'm pretty sure Sergei is a John Wick reference and got in trouble with the Tyger Claws after killing a hitman's dog... Glad to see Sam has saved this in his headcanon!
I like to see Regina gigs as basically the preparing for the heist. Doing all her gigs first nets you alot of resources that help with both the maelstrom fight and the heist when thing go south.
Mr Hands always felt so involved in his gigs, hell; there's even a stealth gig inside the building where he resides in. It's his quest where you restore a sense of order to dogtown - giving a bonus to V if he's able to get Jago and Bennet to work together to bring about a more coordinated, defended, and safer dogtown (if dogtown can ever be called safe). It also helps that all his gigs are so, so, so much better than the ones in the main game, good lord.
Even though Hands had some of the smaller amount of gigs, hes my favorite out of them all. Out of all the other fixers he felt like the only one who was actually well connected and knowledgeable with the fixer life. The whole pretending to be Aguilar gig in its own showed how professional Hands is.
A video on what Evelyn Parker meant to do with the relic/where it eventually could have gone had the heist been a success would be super interesting. What would Night City and the world of cyberpunk look like if the relic had made it to her?
It would have been extremely bleak to say the least. Saburo Arasaka's journal can be found in his AV if you backtrack up to the landing pad once T-Bug opens the balcony door. Saburo would have annihilated the entirety of Night City in a provocative nuclear strike to prevent the Relic 2.0 from reaching the hands of "barbarians," which would unequivocably kick off another Corpo War. Assuming he survives his son's assassination attempt, or his engram is successfully passed on into a new body, he would use the full resources of Arasaka to basically destroy everything that came within 50 miles of the Relic. Even if that's not the case, the egress done by Dex was so poor that Takemura quickly found Dex within like a week of the heist, despite backstabbing V in an attempt to cut loose. We don't know how exactly Takemura found Dex, but given 1) Dex's bodyguard Oleg is never seen again after the motel, and 2) Takemura did not seem to have any resources from Arasaka itself due to Yorinobu's coverup, we can safely say that Arasaka would have pretty quickly attempted to hunt down Evelyn if she still had the relic. Not to mention her intentions of backstabbing everyone, including the VDBs, so she would not have survived long
Honestly, Hands was on his way to be my #1 too but his behavior in the side quest in which we choose the successor of Dogtown really put me off. There was no way he didn't know the fact that Bennet was an Arasaka puppet, he's also the only fixer who has multiple gigs from corpos, he's definetely a corpo rat.
20:37 I did that! I did all the gigs even before dealing whit Maelstrom for the flat head or meeting Evelyn. Note of advice if you are gonna attempt this: You will need at least 8 strenght to open a door for one of the gigs, as far as i know there is no other way to complete that one. If there are any other skill requirements you know about for this "challenge" say them in replies!
Padre gets my personal favorite. Not for his jobs or anything. But because the man doesn't ever try to pull a shit job over you without telling you it's a shit job. (Like wokako giving you a job to drive a car with a gonk in the trunk to the Tyger claws for them to torture and murder him). He just feels the most honest out of all of em, ruthless yes, but calm, honest and best obeyed for your sake. You know, like every fixer should be.
The thing I love most about Mr Hands Gigs is that most of them involve moral choices and (not for V) heavy consecuences they are not easy to reach what is the best outcome for all of them, except the ones that are "Side-Gigs" and lets mold the morality of your V
For V, it's Mr.Hands. *But in general, it's Rogue t #1.* Rogue has facilitated no less than 3x break-ins of Arasaka Tower: 1) to try and save Alt, 2) to set off the nuke, 3) to help V in Johnny's ending and has no problem getting her hands dirty. Meanwhile, as smart and conniving as Mr.Hands is, he depends _a lot more_ on V to expand his influence in Dogtown. Mr.Hands is a big fish in a medium sized pond... if said pond was full of hungry sharks and saltwater crocodiles, but Rogue is the Blue Whale. You don't get called the "Queen of Night city" lightly. Also, the Konpeki Plaza heist ONLY failed due to the _completely unexpected and unscheduled_ arrival of Saburo. I wouldn't expect any other fixer to think twice about killing us to get Arasaka off their back. Placing Dexter last based on an event that literally nobody could have predicted is something I don't agree with. *Imo, Dex > Dino at worst.*
Completely, Rogue is quite literally called "The biggest fixer in NC", she constantly fucks with the biggest companies and gangs in the Cbpk universe and still no one dares to go after her or the Afterlife. Mr Hands Is just a very charming guy who's basically the only big fixer in Dogtown that isn't related to Barghest, a position that gives him plenty of room to grow and excel influence without doing the crazy stuff Rogue does or has done before.
MAN I agree with dino's placement. the quests really give the vibe that for him at least, if you mess up he WONT hesitate to send a merc to clean up loose ends, solid fixer for clients yeah- not to work for tho. more corpo than not if you ask me :)
A few things I like about Hands: A. He looks like Sheogorath. B. His room is decorated with paintings of Set and Horus embodying his character in the DLC; he's technically an outsider and invader attempting to make a place for himself in BARGHAST territory, and he does bring with him some chaos, but at the same time he's trying to re-establish some form of order in this so-called free zone just like Horus.
Mr. Hands is my favorite fixer. All the other fixers are rather generic in a way. They all are just middlemen with some charitable or just purely altruistic intentions. Hands actually has a solid goal in mind: swipe the rug under Hansen's feet and take over Dogtown. While the other Fixers are there just to fling jobs your way, Hands describes the gigs he gives V as him shuffling the chess board around for a checkmate. We don't know exactly how these gigs improve his position on the board, but they all involve him helping out corps or getting in good with the people of Dogtown. The relationship between V and Hands also feels more personal than most of the Fixers.
Padre Ibara is definitely my favorite fixer, I like his style and way of taking care of business. "Old Testament" is a perfect way to describe him, and in a place like Night City, a little fire and brimstone goes a long way.
Unlocked El Capitan's heist of the water purification shipment yesterday under my Corpo Scumbag Netgunner/Monowire build (3rd playthrough, 2nd visit to Dogtown, Monowire upgraded with the Relic is absolutely brutal, just using the basic Monowire for the Intelligence boosts given) & learning about how things have gotten so bad this fixer, really was another brilliantly written piece from CDPR. Think I completed this with my previous save but it's been such a long time (at least 7 months) between stopping the Nomad after unlocking all base game endings after Phantom Liberty I just couldn't remember. But El Capitan, Regina (despite wiping Skippy & a Teir 5++ Smart Pistol of the same model can out perform Skippy) or Mr. Hands are joint number 1 for me
There are no really bad fixers. In the RPG I used to play back in the 90s (yes I'm old) we came across a number of fixers who not only screwed us money wise but also some even sold us out (like de Shawn but without dying - well at least not by the Corps, we did that for free). Same with Ripper Docs - if there is one criticism of the game is that every ripper and fixer don't do you dirty or sell you crap gear requiring constant repair - they do exist but we are never personally effected by them. Mr Hands certainly changed from the Used Car sales man he was in the original game. The original voice would not have worked with the character we meet (who sounded a lot like Kirk but even more energised and confident).
Dino was able to carve out his ownership of the most lucrative zone in the area. How he did it is anyones guess but the man is obviously much more than we see in game.
i avoided mr. hands for so long because of specific events that occured in enumclaw, washington back in 2005. the main story was yelling at me to "call mr. hands" every time i completed a side quest and every time i was like "i will not be calling mr. hands". i was pleasantly surprised when i finally did
I wish there were more Fixer specific stuff for whatever lifepath you choose to begin with. Would have loved in depth Corpo centered jobs like corporate espionage or whatever
I really do love Mr. Hands after finally getting through Phantom Liberty, but after doing so many car deliveries and a few playthroughs where I kept doing El Capitan's gigs first... I have to put him at the top. Dude's chill, dude's a professional, dude knows when he goofed (the gig where he's wondering about one of his regulars, turns out it was a tragedy). And to crown it all, he's just a nice guy off the rip. A fixer living where he does has every right to be rough, but he throws his arms wide, goes 'here buy a place buy a car buy *any* fuckin' thing, choom' while giving you some of the gigs I've had the most fun with. Not to mention his shotgun is a perennial favorite of mine on Body characters.
Interesting how El Cap and Takemura had similar conditions growing up with Arasaka poisoning the water with chemicals And both working for corps with El Cap ultimately leaving to forge his own path while Takemura is how he put it “can’t teach an old dog new tricks” But yeah El Cap and Mr Hands are my personal favourites
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I love how Mr. Hands went from an underdeveloped and forgettable fixer in the base game to the coolest and most interesting fixer after Phantom Liberty. The expansion did wonders!
Hands was what I imagined to be a top fixer to be like, and PL provided a nearly perfect portrayal. He's so ineffably cool, with just the right amount of intimidation factor. I always *want* to do well with Hands' gigs.
Ditto @@Aldairion
@@AldairionHe's the only fixer who requires you to meet him in person and he hence has more of a presence compared to the other fixers.
@@cynicalmemester1694 Had to meet Dexter deshawn in person, but we all know where that led 😭
He gives me Dom vibes. I'll let him Dom me any day😩
Wakako and Padre are the best examples for the saying: "Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young."
And Rogue
@@louiesatterwhite3885 true
@@louiesatterwhite3885Not really, she didn't survive cause she was ruthless, she survived cause she screwed over and double crossed everyone she ever knew.😊
That's how you get old in a profession where people usually die young. You step over the bodies of the ones who didn't make it. Sometimes you're the reason the others didn't make it.
@@Suprisedbuzzhaving the will to fuck over all your friends id argue is a bitttttt ruthless
The fact that Mr.Hands can get his 'hands' on the behavioral imprint of the top Cuban assassin says a lot.
Never thought of it.. But yeah.. Damn
Ngl those were the coolest gigs I’ve done yet, getting that quick break from the usual V merc stuff to cosplay as this seeming Angel of death was rad as hell
@@spiderflame04 Mr Hands said to V that he knows V is familiar with the behavioural imprint technology. How did Hands know that V impersonated Aymeric Cassel previously? Not even Kurt Hansen knew.
@@edy3569 My guess is that he heard V had the hardware installed by the ripperdoc. He's also present at the party V uses to get the behavioral data. I don't think it's much of stretch to say he could put those things together
@@edy3569but Kurt Hansen had his suspicions, didn’t he? I thought that’s why he kept asking questions about the twins. Could have been sheer curiosity but I feel like that would be a bit farfetched
Mr Hands wasn't just a employee at Petrochem, he was one of the board members of Petrochem. I'm not sure if it was the local NC branch or all of Petrochem. But this guy used to be a really big hotshot in the corpo world.
Meeting Hands is the only time in the game where I intentionally wear nice gear just to meet him for the first time.
And yet you get best suit (blue) in almost end of the game...
Worth it?
Nah.
Best part in dlc?
Him.
But sudden change of va from main story to dlc is weird.
Was like the time Joe Rogan wore a pink shirt for his date with Elon
Hes not real…
@@Mart00091 let op impress the fictional man it's fine
@@Mart00091 Which is exactly why people making the effort to dress up their character before meeting him all the more a testament to his writing.
"There is just something about the older generation of fixers that makes them more ruthless than their younger counterparts". Yes...survivorship bias.
More like: “Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young.”
@@Naegling2600no, it doesn't mean they are more skilled they have desensitized themselves to any life that isn't their own, the second you inconvenience them in any way they shit themselves and have you killed
@@Naegling2600 yes, that's exactly what they're saying. you are described being survivorship bias
Mr. Hands is a straightforward, honest, businessman. And thats why i like him. He doesnt pretend to be your friend, and he isn't pointlessly hostile. He simply asks you to do a job a certain way, and compensates you if you do. Hell, even if you biff it, he still pays you, as seen in his quest post PL MQ.
No lie, wish Rogue had more gigs seeing we as V have a connection via Johnny
Feels like V and Johnny should had way more friendly chats in main game during Gigs. They rly developed that in Phantom Liberty.
@@sillylittlesheepjax6009 They have a lot in the base game already. Felt like every other gig johnny had some anecdote or analysis to bring up
Imo, if there’s something I want more from this games, is more gigs. The gigs range from being some incredible short story, to an absolute chore to do
@@MisterCynic18 Ehhh personally I felt like it was a little sparse. Like yeah they have some nice moments but you have to admit they fight like a good 70% of the time even after they had an established "Friendship" It kinda felt like they were just going back and forth with each other. The one mission that comes to mind is that one where they were stalking that woman in a pink dress because their husband thought they were cheating. V kept telling Johnny to basically piss off and yeah I get it you’re following someone obviously you'd want your full attention on the person. But at the same time, V could've easily just said one or two lines and played along. This is a very silly one but when after you kill the Cyberpsycho in a High-End Store. He pretends to talk to the Cop and instead of letting Johnny play along(I know this is a choice I'm talking specifically about how this is a choice) V just shuts him down like I don't know what they could've put in this moment but like I feel like we could've just let him also answer the question with us or take his answers as suggestions. So to summarize Yes Johnny has anecdotes and analysis but at the same time they don't really have any friendly chats.
She says V is infamous in the afterlife and nobody wants to work with them. Rogue also says she gives them gigs she thinks they’d be the best at. Plus she’s the wisest fixer so she probably knows to think with her head first and her heart second.
To be completely fair, the Konpeki heist was foiled by pure bad luck and if Saburo didn't show up it all very well could have gone as planned.
The Konpeki job was a disaster waiting to happen. Even if things went 100% according to plan they'd left so many clues around they'd have been caught in a day, two at most.
The moment Adam Smasher was included in the mix, who was described as NC's Boogeyman, V, Jackie, T-Bug, Evelyn, Judy, and Dex should've immediately ditched anything to do with the Heist.
Except the fact Dex would’ve wiped you anyways, considering how risky this entire heist was in the first place.
Arasaka would’ve tracked us eventually and if Dex got rid of us and Jackie, it’ll put them on a possible cold trail and he’s more likely to get out free.
I mean, if Dex had done his homework beyond just seeing the dollar signs, I doubt the job would have existed. The risk-reward didn't balance out and teeter towards reward. The risk is just monumentally higher than the reward. Plus, you get to live the rest of your life wondering when that Saka ninja is going to kill you.
@@bogatyr2473 Well you don't get hunted down after the ordeal with Takemura and that's after everything went to shit. Also the one reason why I think Dex would not have killed you anyway is because T-bug would still be free to leave and you would be expected to walk in with Jackie, the way Dex does backstab you is pretty much a "Plan B".
This isn't in his defence at all, he's still a terrible fixer because he has no real leverage or skill, not particularly intelligent and not even at least principled in any way.
Dino is also Solomon Reed's employer outside of Dogtown, which might reinforce that he's not a fixer who stands out so much if Reed is using him as part of his cover identity.
Maybe Reed kept a low profile and was able to use Dino to get more street info than he would on his own.
That really makes so much sense. He striked me as someone thats pretty average but a bar tends to have someone talk a bit to much so its good place to gather intel.
Dino runs the most busy and expensive part of town. There’s definitely more to him than what CDPR gave us.
@@boglurker2043 I think the implication is that he doesn't really run that part of town. He's nowhere near the top of the food chain, just as high as you can go without going corpo.
We know nothing about the guy yet he's Reed Employer and his gigs envolves corporations at the center of night city, this guy is 100% as powerful as Mr Hands or more
Dexter is even worse than that, if you mention not feeling good about Parker, he'll respond that he did some digging on her that lead to the Voodoo boys who told him to stop searching? Yeah, that's not suspicious at all when you're tackling an already super ambitious heist. He didn't even dig deeper either and still decided to go ahead with the heist... He's the worst not only for betrayal, but because he sucks at doing his job. It's his own fault the heist failed even with the surprise of Saburo and Yorinobu.
A dialogue option you get as Streetkid-V already hints that something is wrong with the story of Dexter Deshawn the top fixer. The annoying thing is that V still decidedes to continue the job while an involvement of the VDBs should be the final red flag for a person that lived nearly their whole life in NC and knows much about the local crime scene.
Even if Saburo wouldn't have appeared that heist was doomed to go wrong.
@@reptiloidmitglied2930
To me its even more insanse for V to do it If you have the corpo background.
The corpo intro is literally about how V gets offered a job to go against an superior that they feel like they have to do, but it backfires before V even managed to do anything.
V should know how Arasaka is, and If even just planning to do smth against some medium sized fish at Arasaka gets foiled instantly, before V can even attempt to do it, how screwed are you when you try to steal smth from Yorinobu Arasaka, who in turn stole it from Saburo Arasaka himself? An experimental tech that is never meant to be released to the public? This shit is so hot that even If they somehow we're able to get it who would actually be dumb enough to buy it from them?
Thats like If the pentagon and the white house were one building and you tried to Break in there to steal nuclear launch codes or smth while being some street thug. It makes no sense.
@@tobiasbayer4866 Yeah, Corpo-V is also kind of insane. When you meet Evelyn Parker for the first time they can throw in so much knowledge that hints how bad that idea is and the only reason why you go on with it is because there is no option to ditch that heist and you want the lockdown of Watson lifted to do sidequests 😄
@@reptiloidmitglied2930
Not just Evelyn. When you talk to Jackie about Dex you get the option to say that fixers are just people that find the biggest, cheapest idiot for a job and then dispose of them afterwards.
And when talking to Dex you get the option to say that going against Arasaka is basically suicide.
There are so many red flags the more you learn about the job and the only thing anyone ever says is "dont worry we wont get caught lol".
Very reassuring...
Honestly, the sole point that Adam Smasher is anywhere near that place we are supposed to rob would be enough reason for me to not attempt it.
Could be kind of fun to compile a list with every single red flag, would probably be like 15+ bullet points long.
@@tobiasbayer4866 Have you guys forgotten what Cyberpunk is about? Do whatever you can to become a fcking legend. Nothing is impossible.
I’ve got such a soft spot for El Cap. Especially after his quest for PL
El cap is great fixer, yep
If Displate had a poster of a clean view from Judy's roof it would be on my wall already. One of the most meaningful moments in the game for me.
El Capitan is number 1 in my heart. I love his stupid ass hair cut and he talks just like one of my good friends.
Same for me. If I were to be more objective I'd go with Rogue based off lore in the game.
@@s3eriousbl9ck26 Corpo V thinks el capitan is a corpo spy, takes one to know one I guess.
Same. I can't believe how much that ridiculous haircut grew on me. I can't help but enjoy his missions.
Crazy fact El Capitan and Adam Smasher share the same voice actor (Alec Newman)
yeah he so cool:)
This is actually a quality topic of discussion, the best fixers, literally, figuratively and morally.
Nice work, Sam
I gotta say, Mr. Hands in phantom liberty was about the only fixer i focused on getting perfect results for, and you just summed up exactly why 😁
Hes the only one i fucked over with Jago and Bennet or bent whatever💀 i had Jago become Dogtowns leader
The only one that I havent 100% was the one of the father ratting his own son since he pretty much lied about all and the cop didnt seem like the croocked one he tells about so I didnt kill her
I only have one issue with Wakako, and that issue is she is responsible for Evelyn’s death. Fingers mentions telling his fixer (Wakako) about Evelyn’s condition and she arranges for the scavs to take her away
In her defends Eve is pretty much bang up and there's no saving grace for her. Her brain is fried and since it's Night City everything/everyone that has a fried brain is pretty much a waste. She sold her to the Scavs for eddies which was a smart move considered Eve has no used to her. I don't know if she knows that Eve is tied to V but if she does then they are even with the Japantown Map she gave Takemura and V.
@@richardlim767regardless, at least let her have a peaceful end dammit, instead of being nothing more than scav material
@@pasta1549 Peaceful End in Night City? Brother as Johnny says "Wrong City, Wrong People"
I find Wakako to be the fixer with the dodgiest morals. The Evelyn choice was straight up awful especially when relatively little digging would have found the connection to Lizzies/Mox and thus Judy.
Then there's the conversation with Rogue that you overhear when entering her business. This strongly suggests she is more involved with Tyger Claws' day-to-day activities than she initially appears.
In her call after the Olive Branch gig it seems she was well aware of the true nature of the "gift". So as well as helping a Scav do a favour for the Claws, she deliberately mislead V as to the nature of the job.
Plus there's her client involved in a messy divorce who murders his wife. As you can encounter her body *before* the gig, it seems to be a scrambled attempt to keep funds out of her estate rather than depriving his ex of undeserved funds.
Bear in mind Evelyn was effectively comatose by the time she was handed over to Fingers, and had already been abused by Woodman. Wakako probably assumed Evelyn was just some nameless, braindead Jig-Jig Street joytoy and handed her off to someone she knew would buy her, not having a single clue about any personal connections with V.
I've been waiting for this. A definitive ranking of fixers. May the odds be in the hands of Hands.
I love him as a fixer so much - upfront, gives relevant info, and doesn't get pissed you didn't meet some unspoken standard (talking about you, Rogue)
I had a lot of fun doing Mr Hands gigs...good stuff!
Doing Regina's gigs pre hiest really gave me the opportunity to build V up alittle bit before heading into Act 2
i like how the fact that Mr Hands is probably still being hunted by his old Corporation and has to probably change appearances every now and then actually gives a lore-accurate reason as to why he looks different between base game CP2077 and Phantom Liberty
Padre is my favorite, I get mobster vibes from him, and he seems realistically written.
"God has mercy. I don't."
Hands went from an anonymous guy who's pretty much a whatever guy into full on "I have an imprint of the Colombian Mafia's boss, go make sure everything goes how i want it to happen"
Dude's got some SERIOUS pull and power to be able to achieve that.
I like Mr. Hands, he feels like a fixer that isn't going to just take advantage of you or screw you over, and is honest with what he wants you to do and the reason behind it.
#9 is definitely the worst. Dexter thought it was a good idea to hire noobs to rob Arasaka in the Kempaki Plaza hotel and wipe his hands clean when things went sideways. From what I know, Dexter got his idea from Evelyn who got her idea from the Voodoo Boys. Evelyn planned to betray Dexter and cut him from the profits. I don’t think it was mentioned what Dex was planning to do with the loot. Voodoo Boys wanted it to use it to communicate to Alt Cunningham to get the Voodoo Boys past the black wall.
Overall, Voodoo Boys were too cautious and it ended up being their downfall (depending on your choice), Evelyn was a fool to mess around with people you know little about, and Dex was just a child sitting at the grownups table.
So, Dex betrayed V and die, Evelyn tried to betray Dex and the VDBs them died and the VDBs betrayed V and also died. Great job guys.
@@Elbaphomet71 More like the VDBs betrayed Evelyn and killed her. Netwatch agent mentions VDBs like to hire people called Ranyons where once their job is complete, VDBs kill them.
Dex betrayed V and ended up getting killed himself, Evelyn attempted to betray Dex but got killed by VDBs, VDBs will also attempt to betray V but play ignorant and depending on the player’s choice, V can get revenge and avenge Evelyn.
His plan almost worked though.
@@Supersteam09 they betrayed each other tbh, there is a e-mail in Mosley's Pc if im not mistaken, with Evelyn trying to sell the relic to Netwatch behind the VDB's backs.
@@Elbaphomet71 Yeah, I think Evelyn was massively overestimating herself thinking she could pretty much betray everyone (Dex and by extension Jackie and V, the VDBs...) and come out on top, somehow. Especially fucking with the VDBs like that was a dangerous and stupid move that cost her.
I absolutely love Padre and his voice actor. Something about him is just so menacing, especially after that one gig where he hires you to kill some guy in a restaurant, if you do kill him, he says some disturbing stuff
It's a pity we don't get to learn more about Padre, his general attitude may come across as hypocritical but I always got the impression he wasn't so much deceptive or malicious towards others as cold and jaded. Him and Wakako, as the older fixers, have likely had enough time to see behind the curtain of Night City and know it for what it is; a rapidly-increasing pile of bodies supporting the glitzy facade of a dream.
Omg those cyberpunk displates are beautiful. Great video btw. Love the fixers in this game.
Can't wait for "All Joytoys Ranked Worst to Best in Cyberpunk 2077"
Clearly its Angel, Skye, and Evelyn Parker...
@falcon_2244
You forgot about Tom!
5 months later and sam actually ranked them in the romance vid
Mr Hands and El Capitan are the only Fixers that seem like they became friends with V, because of all the extra stuff they give even after you finish all their Gigs
Hands is the coolest and most interesting fixer, but my favorite is “El Capitan” Muamar. He is by far the most likeable fixer and his job briefings are always funny.
"hands down" mr hands is the best fixer in terms of character.
But when it comes to gigs, i am all out for dino. All of his jobs are like "get in, steal one thing or kill one guy, get out". The jobs are so easy that you can just use one "distract enemies" quickhack and open your way entirely to the main goal, therefore completing it fast and stealthily. Most of his gigs has a stealth bonus, so that means fast and easy 20k per job.
Overall, his jobs can be done really fast and the payout is godly for the start of your playthrough, so dino always will be my first go to fixer whenever i start a new save.
One of Dino's gigs can literally be completed by jumping on a fire exit with leg cyberware, open 1 door, eliminate 1 animals guy in that room, interact with 1 computer in the same room and leave said room via the same fire exit you entered from. All this can be done in less than a minute.
Exactly this. His quests were really nice for my assassin character really made me feel like a professional hitman
Dino was pretty forgettable for me, probably because he had so few gigs So you dont really work with him that much. 20k per job is pretty peanuts even by midgame standards. By that point I was picking up exclusively high grade(purple/range) items from EVERYONE and everything and cashing them off for 7-11k a piece.
@@Cryogenius333 yeah my homie dino needs more missions
Dinos missions to me were forgettable but the rewards sure weren't. Getting so much money and access to the highest end cars via him was insane.
Disappointed at Kirk Sawyer not being included. Best Fixer for sure. That bootleg Samurai merchandise was a big score!
I wish a couple of Regina's gigs were changed when the cyberpsycho patch came out. In a couple of her gigs you encounter them but you can't save them. One is about a guy whose on the verge of it and if you talk him down he shoots himself, really felt there should have been an option to call Regina to help him.
That's got to be one of the smoothest ad transitions I've ever seen
When you think about it, fixers like Padre and Hands would be around our age
It's hard to guess anyone's age in cyberpunk since lifespans have increased greatly for the rich. Rogue would most probably be around her mid 30s in 2024, so it's possible hands and padre would have been middle aged or even old even back in 2024. Like saburo arasaka was born back in 1919 and he's still alive in 2077.
Speak for yourself, kid. I'll be 103 years old in 2077. :P
@@BCWasbroughdamn I will be 70
I'll be 96 in 2077. I hope to play CyberPunk 2200 that year.
el capitan ... calls you... : I am all about BIZ, dont talk to me about anything but BIZ..
Two gigs later : I DONT CARE ABOUT BIZ !!!
It's funny, this video popped up a week after I got my 4090 and started playing again. It really is an entirely different game with a 4000 series card. Great content as always, Sam.
Dude yes, I installed a 4080 and on 4k it's an eyegasm of a game. Hell, it still looks amazing in 1440.
Doing that first replay with pathtracing must have been a treat. :)
@@Casey093 Yes. I saved for a very long time. Was worth it.
Can it run path tracing at 60 fps?
As always, excellent work Sam! I probably look forward to your uploads above all others. Consistently so well thought out & edited...plus a voice born to narrate!
sam bram i love your videos. i just wish we played more games in common. i do enjoy the personality you bring but i just dont see myself watching a video about a game im completely disinterested in. dw tho ill stay subbed and if theres any games you cover that im interested in/play ill most definitely be there. my favorite thing about your cyberpunk videos is that you cover both lore AND gameplay, both of which im very interested in. congrats on 100k Sam :)
perhaps you could make some build videos if you’re interested in that type of thing.
Hands down has to be Mr. Hands for me. No pun intended 😂
Glad to see we agree
@@dontusethisaccounttowatchp9635I'm glad you're agreeing with yourself. I'll agree as well.
Sam Bram is the man, such quality content
Hands is the best for me. He is the the fixer that motivated me to finish every single gig in the game after i completed his. His reward for completion is also good. His mannerisms are too.
Mr hands always is respectful and knowing now that he can pretty much get away with anything, that's huge.
This guy who could have your body dissappear and never be found again is respectful to you.
The average joe with level of power would likely abuse the hell out of it but he doesn't seem as crazy as other fixers.
2:47
"After he botched a stealth job by killing every guard on site."
My Tank V: **Hides Guts behind her back** "Right, yeah, who would do that- hehe." **Nervous Whistling**
As Bullit is one of my favorite movies Dino will forever be my favorite because you get the green quadra from him and feeling like the NC version of Steve McQueen is defiantly worth it.
Regina works for maxtac btw, she provides them with cyber psychos to rehabilitate and join max tac
Where's this discovered in game??
@@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa4545Late comment but that entire thing about regina is a theory
@@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa4545 There's a side job that happens at a clothing store! The one where the shopkeeper's name is Zane and a cyberpsycho comes in. I just had this trigger last night and Zane shared some gossip on a MaxTac member you speak in that event.
@@Jupiter47773again, late, but it’s kinda not just a theory since a cyberpsycho attacks a clothes shop in a side mission and you take it down, it’s then revealed that the max tac officer that shows up to the crime scene is a rehabilitated cyberpsycho herself
Have to agree with most of the commenters here, Mr. Hands is definitely #1, followed closely by El Capitan. I didn't really liked Muamar at first, but he really grew on me.
One thing that I think would make Dex’s betrayal hit harder is if some of watsons gigs were from Dex and the rest from Regina (if dex dies before you you finish his gigs, then Regina takes over)
I just want to say that your breakdown of why Dexter hired V and Jackie blow my mind because it put so many things in place and now so much makes sense!
Also let me add I'm amazed at how young both V and Jackie are! Because of the way they look I thought they were both in their late 30s not their early 20s. But now Jackie's behavior makes more sense. I would have never looked up their ages if you would not had said what you did about why Dex hired them... Great video.
I think Hands and Rogue have to be considered separately from the other fixers. Hands was totally redeveloped for Phantom Liberty, giving him more time in-game than any other fixer, plus his gigs are some of the best. Rogue's such an integral part of the story that she has a larger pretense than any other fixer. She wasn't added as a regular fixer until 1.53, with her own set of gigs to give us. And much like Hands, Rogue benefits from us getting some better-than-usual assignments for our V, the product of the dev's having less crunch and more knowledge of how players expected the game to go.
Of the rest, I can't argue too much. Dex was always going to land on the bottom, no matter what, for the disaster of Konpeki Plaza. Dino gets us the fewest jobs, we don't really get much development from him either. Do get a terrific Easter egg, and a nice car. Padre, I used to think was one of the best but I'm going to have to agree with you-after getting the job to off Gustavo, you realize he's got no loyalties to anyone but himself. Wakkako? It's when you realize you're mostly helping her keep her kids in charge of the Tyger Claws, and what kind of evil bitch she is for what happened to Evelyn, that you understand she's no better than Padre. Dakota, I thought was-okay. She's probably the one, besides Hands, you'd feel you could have a conversation with. El Capitan, to me, is much better developed post-Phantom Liberty and you understand him better. I even forgive him for his whining about me being late with a car even though I'm being shot at by some goinks. Which leaves Regina, who gives us the most jobs, plus her own set of side hustles, and the best single present for completing her gigs
Padre was always my favorite. I had a respect for him for staying in the business for so long and being basically untouchable.
I absolutely love your videos, you're definitely my favourite Cyberpunk 2077 RUclips creator.
Just a heads up though, around 7:30/7:45, you say Mikoshi instead of Kiroshi in regards to Wakako quitting her job haha!.
Lmao I get those mixed up too! 😂
I remember commenting on one of Sam's videos a while back, about how I'm pretty sure Sergei is a John Wick reference and got in trouble with the Tyger Claws after killing a hitman's dog... Glad to see Sam has saved this in his headcanon!
I like to see Regina gigs as basically the preparing for the heist. Doing all her gigs first nets you alot of resources that help with both the maelstrom fight and the heist when thing go south.
Daaaaaaamn Samuel, back at it again
What about Kirk from the street kid intro. He is the worst fixer imo (if you even care call him that)
Kirk belongs to the gonk-tier. On the other hand, at least he got himself killed rather than V.
@@DeadCalTotally forgot about that Clown
Mr Hands always felt so involved in his gigs, hell; there's even a stealth gig inside the building where he resides in. It's his quest where you restore a sense of order to dogtown - giving a bonus to V if he's able to get Jago and Bennet to work together to bring about a more coordinated, defended, and safer dogtown (if dogtown can ever be called safe). It also helps that all his gigs are so, so, so much better than the ones in the main game, good lord.
20:00 Regina don't "wipe" skippy, she extract the AI and sell it back to the original owner. We lose skippy, yes, but she don't delete it.
Even though Hands had some of the smaller amount of gigs, hes my favorite out of them all. Out of all the other fixers he felt like the only one who was actually well connected and knowledgeable with the fixer life. The whole pretending to be Aguilar gig in its own showed how professional Hands is.
A video on what Evelyn Parker meant to do with the relic/where it eventually could have gone had the heist been a success would be super interesting. What would Night City and the world of cyberpunk look like if the relic had made it to her?
It would have been extremely bleak to say the least. Saburo Arasaka's journal can be found in his AV if you backtrack up to the landing pad once T-Bug opens the balcony door. Saburo would have annihilated the entirety of Night City in a provocative nuclear strike to prevent the Relic 2.0 from reaching the hands of "barbarians," which would unequivocably kick off another Corpo War. Assuming he survives his son's assassination attempt, or his engram is successfully passed on into a new body, he would use the full resources of Arasaka to basically destroy everything that came within 50 miles of the Relic.
Even if that's not the case, the egress done by Dex was so poor that Takemura quickly found Dex within like a week of the heist, despite backstabbing V in an attempt to cut loose. We don't know how exactly Takemura found Dex, but given 1) Dex's bodyguard Oleg is never seen again after the motel, and 2) Takemura did not seem to have any resources from Arasaka itself due to Yorinobu's coverup, we can safely say that Arasaka would have pretty quickly attempted to hunt down Evelyn if she still had the relic. Not to mention her intentions of backstabbing everyone, including the VDBs, so she would not have survived long
Hey Sam hope you are doing great, thank you for another great video 💛❤️
Not even joking literally I was trying to find a video on fixers
(Thank you)
Excellent made video choom!!!!
Honestly, Hands was on his way to be my #1 too but his behavior in the side quest in which we choose the successor of Dogtown really put me off. There was no way he didn't know the fact that Bennet was an Arasaka puppet, he's also the only fixer who has multiple gigs from corpos, he's definetely a corpo rat.
20:37 I did that! I did all the gigs even before dealing whit Maelstrom for the flat head or meeting Evelyn. Note of advice if you are gonna attempt this: You will need at least 8 strenght to open a door for one of the gigs, as far as i know there is no other way to complete that one. If there are any other skill requirements you know about for this "challenge" say them in replies!
Mr. Hands is an alternate reality Judah from BoJack Horseman. Enough said.
Padre gets my personal favorite.
Not for his jobs or anything.
But because the man doesn't ever try to pull a shit job over you without telling you it's a shit job.
(Like wokako giving you a job to drive a car with a gonk in the trunk to the Tyger claws for them to torture and murder him).
He just feels the most honest out of all of em, ruthless yes, but calm, honest and best obeyed for your sake.
You know, like every fixer should be.
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The thing I love most about Mr Hands Gigs is that most of them involve moral choices and (not for V) heavy consecuences they are not easy to reach what is the best outcome for all of them, except the ones that are "Side-Gigs" and lets mold the morality of your V
17:38 still don’t understand why David’s Jacket isn’t an Iconic like Johnny’s clothes
post dlc Hands is just a very interesting and cool character imo
For V, it's Mr.Hands. *But in general, it's Rogue t #1.*
Rogue has facilitated no less than 3x break-ins of Arasaka Tower: 1) to try and save Alt, 2) to set off the nuke, 3) to help V in Johnny's ending and has no problem getting her hands dirty.
Meanwhile, as smart and conniving as Mr.Hands is, he depends _a lot more_ on V to expand his influence in Dogtown.
Mr.Hands is a big fish in a medium sized pond... if said pond was full of hungry sharks and saltwater crocodiles, but Rogue is the Blue Whale. You don't get called the "Queen of Night city" lightly.
Also, the Konpeki Plaza heist ONLY failed due to the _completely unexpected and unscheduled_ arrival of Saburo. I wouldn't expect any other fixer to think twice about killing us to get Arasaka off their back. Placing Dexter last based on an event that literally nobody could have predicted is something I don't agree with. *Imo, Dex > Dino at worst.*
Take your Mama Rouge to the movie theater ,Choom
Completely, Rogue is quite literally called "The biggest fixer in NC", she constantly fucks with the biggest companies and gangs in the Cbpk universe and still no one dares to go after her or the Afterlife.
Mr Hands Is just a very charming guy who's basically the only big fixer in Dogtown that isn't related to Barghest, a position that gives him plenty of room to grow and excel influence without doing the crazy stuff Rogue does or has done before.
well said
Rogue tends to mess with her mercs too much no? Why she had to do Panams like that with the Raffen Shivs?
@@maskedman5657 Use your head and think about it
MAN I agree with dino's placement. the quests really give the vibe that for him at least, if you mess up he WONT hesitate to send a merc to clean up loose ends, solid fixer for clients yeah- not to work for tho. more corpo than not if you ask me :)
A few things I like about Hands:
A. He looks like Sheogorath.
B. His room is decorated with paintings of Set and Horus embodying his character in the DLC; he's technically an outsider and invader attempting to make a place for himself in BARGHAST territory, and he does bring with him some chaos, but at the same time he's trying to re-establish some form of order in this so-called free zone just like Horus.
Mr. Hands is my favorite fixer. All the other fixers are rather generic in a way. They all are just middlemen with some charitable or just purely altruistic intentions. Hands actually has a solid goal in mind: swipe the rug under Hansen's feet and take over Dogtown. While the other Fixers are there just to fling jobs your way, Hands describes the gigs he gives V as him shuffling the chess board around for a checkmate. We don't know exactly how these gigs improve his position on the board, but they all involve him helping out corps or getting in good with the people of Dogtown.
The relationship between V and Hands also feels more personal than most of the Fixers.
Padre Ibara is definitely my favorite fixer, I like his style and way of taking care of business. "Old Testament" is a perfect way to describe him, and in a place like Night City, a little fire and brimstone goes a long way.
Unlocked El Capitan's heist of the water purification shipment yesterday under my Corpo Scumbag Netgunner/Monowire build (3rd playthrough, 2nd visit to Dogtown, Monowire upgraded with the Relic is absolutely brutal, just using the basic Monowire for the Intelligence boosts given) & learning about how things have gotten so bad this fixer, really was another brilliantly written piece from CDPR.
Think I completed this with my previous save but it's been such a long time (at least 7 months) between stopping the Nomad after unlocking all base game endings after Phantom Liberty I just couldn't remember. But El Capitan, Regina (despite wiping Skippy & a Teir 5++ Smart Pistol of the same model can out perform Skippy) or Mr. Hands are joint number 1 for me
There are no really bad fixers. In the RPG I used to play back in the 90s (yes I'm old) we came across a number of fixers who not only screwed us money wise but also some even sold us out (like de Shawn but without dying - well at least not by the Corps, we did that for free). Same with Ripper Docs - if there is one criticism of the game is that every ripper and fixer don't do you dirty or sell you crap gear requiring constant repair - they do exist but we are never personally effected by them.
Mr Hands certainly changed from the Used Car sales man he was in the original game. The original voice would not have worked with the character we meet (who sounded a lot like Kirk but even more energised and confident).
Heres a ranked video you havent done yet:
Top 10 Sam Bram videos
2:54 Hey, don’t call me out like that! 😭
Love your videos! Can you do a vid on underwater secrets? I wanna make sure I don't miss anything 😅.
i just hope there are no horses in the mr hands gigs
Dino was able to carve out his ownership of the most lucrative zone in the area. How he did it is anyones guess but the man is obviously much more than we see in game.
This is so great. How do you make me fall even fall more in love with this game.. I can't stop playing it. -Ooh, I digress. So good.
i avoided mr. hands for so long because of specific events that occured in enumclaw, washington back in 2005. the main story was yelling at me to "call mr. hands" every time i completed a side quest and every time i was like "i will not be calling mr. hands". i was pleasantly surprised when i finally did
Hard to believe that the developers didn’t know about the real life Mr. hands. I wonder if they found out afterwards and were like well shit
@@emilyarking1670 surely they had to have known, right? like there's no way
Sam you gotta read the comics bro, they add so much lore. In Cyberpunk XOXO Dino is shown to be a skezzed out gonk.
Lets be real, we all know that Kirk is the true goat of fixers in NC.
I saw Mr Hands yesterday for the first time and I have to admit I’m a tiny bit disappointed he wasn’t a muppet.
I can’t agree more with these, rankings, Sam. Another amazing vid! ❤
I wish there were more Fixer specific stuff for whatever lifepath you choose to begin with. Would have loved in depth Corpo centered jobs like corporate espionage or whatever
I really do love Mr. Hands after finally getting through Phantom Liberty, but after doing so many car deliveries and a few playthroughs where I kept doing El Capitan's gigs first...
I have to put him at the top. Dude's chill, dude's a professional, dude knows when he goofed (the gig where he's wondering about one of his regulars, turns out it was a tragedy). And to crown it all, he's just a nice guy off the rip. A fixer living where he does has every right to be rough, but he throws his arms wide, goes 'here buy a place buy a car buy *any* fuckin' thing, choom' while giving you some of the gigs I've had the most fun with. Not to mention his shotgun is a perennial favorite of mine on Body characters.
Great video Sam! I’m still waiting for CDPR to release a print of all the fixers chilling in the Afterlife together.
Interesting how El Cap and Takemura had similar conditions growing up with Arasaka poisoning the water with chemicals
And both working for corps with El Cap ultimately leaving to forge his own path while Takemura is how he put it “can’t teach an old dog new tricks”
But yeah El Cap and Mr Hands are my personal favourites
I love Mr.Hand's Jobs, they always felt so different
Im surprised you didn't bring up the stuff that the fixers give you after doing there gigs. You get some pretty sweet stuff
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Yes please
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i was honestly really suprised when el captain never showed up in edgerunners, david literally grew up in the area
I like hands the most, he takes good care of mercs that do well and he is the consummate professional.
You missed David's fixer from edgerunners, Faraday. I don't know if I'd place him below Dex but he was certainly a terrible guy.
Y'all sleepin on Faraday, he's a really chill and down to earth guy (I'm being held hostage)
dakota smith is my fav fixer her gigs were so good and fun she rll show appreciation when you do them and gives great money