Cyberpunk 2077: Who is Johnny Silverhand? Explanation without spoilers

The hype for Cyberpunk 2077 grew even bigger when CD Projekt Red announced that Hollywood star Keanu Reeves would be playing. We explain what this has to do with Johnny Silverhand.

Great drama: Johnny Silverhand really moves the story forward.

For all players who still have the story of Cyberpunk 2077 ahead of them, we have deliberately written the explanation of Johnny Silverhand spoiler-free.

Cyberpunk 2077: Keanu Reeves is Johnny Silverhand

Without giving too much away, here is some info on Johnny Silverhand:

• Johnny Silverhand is the character played by Keanu Reeves. This is fitting, not least because Reeves already celebrated a global success in the sci-fi genre with Matrix in 1999.
• In Cyberpunk 2077, you will meet Johnny Silverhand in the course of the main story. Silverhand is introduced between acts 1 and 2 in the form of an intermezzo.
• In the sequel, the story around Johnny Silverhand and V will be of central importance and provide a lot of drama.
• This is also interesting on the timeline, as you get a glimpse of Night City in a completely different decade.

The second act, by the way, takes up a large part of the game's duration - here, decisions have a particularly strong impact on the final part. Not only for fans of Keanu Reeves is Johnny Silverhand therefore a real gain for Cyberpunk 2077; the captivating story provides with its atmosphere for a gaming experience with cinematic elements.