Maybe just grumpy

Tell me about your dreams, Goro...

Arasaka's finest 🫦

Just watching the empty space where he’s supposed to be makes me feel hollow, even though the story naturally works just as well without him. It’s actually also a reason why I put so much effort into appreciating his unwavering support in this fic. It’s palpable and it’s beautiful - and all these people missed out on one of the best and most uplifting parts of the story.

The actual ending is… weird, but I’m pretty sure it’s mostly because they ran out of time and money to make more distinction between Hellman’s and Goro’s lines and stances - I mean, if players just let him die, he doesn’t even show up in the ending at all.

But these scenes? They are gold. You are V-san to him, you are his friend and ally and he trusts you. And he’s being so adorably open and sure about it.

No wonder more people don’t like Goro if they never fucking gave him the time of day to actually discover who he is. It’s not hard to hate on someone you haven’t even given a fair chance. I’m deeply disappointed. And pissed the devs wasted so much time and resources on new content, but didn’t bother expanding the “Goro experience.”

I think this is absolutely the case for many people who don't see him as being anything more than Saburo's "stoic" bodyguard who's devoid of any emotional connection to anyone or anything beyond Arasaka. If you talk to him and really listen to him, I just don't understand how you could come to the conclusion that he's that one-dimensional.

Especially during the Gimme Danger "date" (and yes, his writer said that it was intended to feel a bit like a date) which is OPTIONAL, and I do wonder how many players who think he only cares about Arasaka didn't do that part of the quest or just totally checked out during it because he is so beautifully human throughout that entire sequence. Sharing his passion for good food, opening up (not a lot, but enough) about his difficult childhood, acknowledging that some of his connection to Saburo is about sharing difficult experiences ("he was a soldier, he understood"), and even admitting to V that sometimes he does crave a simpler life.

And I personally don't read the "sometimes I wish to be a nomad and leave this world" line literally, I think it's a little more in the idealistic spirit of saying something like "I wanna go live in the woods" when the burdens of capitalism feel overwhelming, but I also don't think it's an admission to take lightly. I'm pretty sure Saburo is the kind of guy who would hear something like that and be quick to call it treason--Telling V that he does fantasize about getting away from corporate life is a huge display of trust, imo.

You can see how deeply he cares about Oda, too. He goads him during their secret meeting, telling him that he'd kill him if he was ordered to, but when Oda and V fight, Goro pleads for V to spare Oda. His voice is so desperate when he asks V that, and he sounds so relieved and grateful if V agrees.

And while I personally love that Goro needs to be exposed to Saburo's lies and the depths of the Arasaka family's depravity in order to really see the truth of who they are, it is unfortunate that the Devil ending is so unpopular because it means a lot of people don't get to experience his full character arc. Because he is incredibly loyal, these people have shaped his entire life, and you can't just change someone's whole worldview after one good conversation. But even despite that, he has reasonable doubts, and if you let him fully confront them, he can begin the very difficult process of realizing he put his faith in the wrong people.

Since Matsuri is over I decided to make a Cyberpunk Matsuri for them. Can't compete with the Dashi Parade 😅 but I think they had fun 😄

HAPPY TAKEMURA TUESDAY ⛩️🌸

For my V, the last thing I would do is side with Arasaka unless I was an ass sucking corpo whore. But I feel like the whole game is set up for V to lean anti corpo.

So, V needs an incentive. How about a lover that is loyal to Arasaka??? What if V is so in love with Goro and trusts him so much that it's a no brainer to go with Hanako?

ALSO, imagine playing "All Along the Watchtower" and Goro meets you at the end and you ride off into the desert together, never to return to Night City. Nomads 4 life.

Chapters: 4/6 Fandom: Cyberpunk 2077 (Video Game) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Goro Takemura/V Characters: Goro Takemura, V (Cyberpunk 2077), Johnny Silverhand, Alt Cunningham, Kerry Eurodyne, Rogue Amendiares Additional Tags: X/M, Non-Binary V (Cyberpunk 2077), Corpo V (Cyberpunk 2077), Hate Sex, Choking, Unsafe Choking, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Minor Violence, Recreational Drug Use, slightly stoned sex, Oral Sex, Light Dom/sub, Voyeurism, Masturbation, Hand Jobs, Overstimulation, Hurt/Comfort, Multiple Endings, transhumanism meets transgender, mild body horror, Identity Issues, Codependency, Transphobia, Angst and Hurt/Comfort Summary:

After V has fled from Arasaka with Johnny and Alt, she meets with Goro, who has come to bring her back. Their argument turns into passion, but there is more at stake than just their broken hearts.

lmao @ this reply to the takemura v meredith poll on twitter

This was the moment I thought a LOT about my taste in people.

A POV we love..

Happy Takemura Tuesday! 🌸🌸🌸

This will be a bit of a rant.

Although subsequent patches and the expansion have significantly improved the playability and fun of the game, with each new patch from CDPR I am convinced that when it comes to the character of Goro Takemura, they decided to ignore him completely and reject him.

This character evokes rather negative associations in a lot of people which I understand, although I don't entirely agree. The fact is that Takemura is one of the main characters in this game - he accompanies us for quite a long time (the entire act 2?) and even one of the endings is affected by the choices you make with him. We spend more time with Goro than we spend with Jackie and maybe even Kerry and River.

In Phantom Liberty and with each subsequent improvement of the game, nothing significant related to Takemura was added. You may even have noticed, at some point the character's clothes and hairstyle were changed - the characteristic hairline (widows peak) magically disappeared. It seems almost like negligence. He is after all one of the main characters. You cannot proceed in the game without interactions with his character.

And we already know that one scene from the moment when Takemura is being patched up by Vik is missing. Why did they remove it? (It's the part when V can see Takemura being patched up by Vik, Takemura is on the netrunner chair and a big stain of blood is visible on his clothes).

Takemura is a brilliantly written character, can be interpreted in many different ways, is multi-dimensional, is a contrast to Johnny (although they have a lot in common) and I can't understand why CDPR decided to abandon the development of his character.

I'm not even mentioning the fact that Goro was supposed to be a romance option for female V, which was never completed. Instead it was ‘worth’ every penny and effort to make Meredith Stout a romanceable character albeit not meaningful. Which is yet again to appeal to male gamers. By the way, it seems that 3 out of four romances (+Meredith) are catered for male audience. River romance is just poorly done...

I'm even more surprised that they didn't even find a way to show how Takemura fights without his implants active. A small patch could add fights with the assassins sent by Yorinobu - so they don't happen only on the highway. I was hoping they would add at least this, some side mission, messages or anything. I know I'm not the only one who thinks this is a big letdown. Goro Takemura didn't even get to be on the cover of the Ultimate Edition (V and Johnny, Reed as Militech route, and Goro as Arasaka).

Invite your love interest to your apartment? Why not invite Takemura (even without the romance thing) for ramen?

End of rant.

dear followers, today i offer you another takemura/V fanart. tomorrow? who knows.