Cyberpunk 2077 Theory – How Dex And T-Bug Are Connected

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T-Bug and Dexter DeShawn are two important characters within act one of both involved in the Konpeki Plaza heist that landed V with the Relic in their head. Alongside Jackie and V, they form a crew that takes the Relic job from Evelyn Parker and attempts to steal the Arasaka technology. And while the player gets to know both characters a bit during the first part of the game, both have mysterious pasts that never fully get explained.

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T-Bug is the group's netrunner, almost always working remotely and staying as removed as possible, while Dex is the fixer that puts the job together with Evelyn's info. T-Bug seems to have been working with V and Jackie for at least some time before act one begins, whileDex is freshly returned to Night City after an ambiguous multi-year hiatus. Both characters have an air of mystery about them, as though they know something about the job that V and Jackie don't. And, given that the two have some unexplained past, it might have to do with their backstories.

While it is never fully or directly explained, it is confirmed in the game that T-Bug knew Dex prior to his Night City exile. It was her that first made contact with Dex after his return, and it's thanks to her that Dex is working with Jackie and V at all. While the latter two characters are somewhat fresh on the Night City merc scene, it's clear that T-Bug and Dex both have quite a bit more experience under their belts.

Ranking the eight fixers V can work with in Night City based on the rewards they give out for completing their gigs.

Dexter DeShawn was a big Night City fixer, after all, on a similar level to Wakako or Padre. While the game states that Dex did not go on jobs himself, he had a skill with people that led him to go far in the biz. T-Bug, likewise, is regarded as an excellent netrunner, well above Jackie and V at the beginning of the game in terms of both reputation and skill. T-Bug likely vouched for the