Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This video essay covers the story of Cyberpunk's most destructive Solo & Night City Legend. Adam Smasher. A Solo and Lap Dog for the Arasaka corporation, he's known for his lack of empathy and abundance of collateral damage. So just who is he and where did he come from?

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Cyberpunk Lore: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeQC_C__1V0S0xnQJ8WbqMyyHKmIfd2LH&si=yX8DYajnqUBVKSkr
Cyberpunk Theories: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeQC_C__1V0Q1_39q0fjwGF7gVsEJbGBO
Music:

Cyberpunk 2077 "Rebel Path" OST
P.T Adamczyk - Just Another Weapon

Timestamps:
0:00 - The Fated Duel
3:30 - Introudction
5:00 - GFUEL Partnership
6:00 - Early Life
9:50 - The 2010s
11:08 - The Fourth Corporate War
12:15 - The AHQ Disaster
16:12 - The Time of Red
20:20 - Edgerunners & 2076
22:48 - 2077
25:15 - Nocturne & Conspiracies
26:20 - Thanks for Watching!

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