I Don't Want DLC For Cyberpunk 2077's Best Character

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Jackie Welles is Cyberpunk 2077’s best character, but CD Projekt Red should avoid making a DLC about him. With a rocky release in 2020, Cyberpunk 2077 disappointed many players by over-promising features and building unprecedented hype for the futuristic role-playing game. In addition to bugs and glitches, the game was near unplayable on previous gen consoles, and Sony pulled it from the PlayStation store. Since then, CD Projekt Red has been patching and updating Cyberpunk to restore its image as a game company. While many may have forgotten about Cyberpunk 2077 two years on, CD Projekt Red shows they are still determined to prove the sci-fi game is worth playing by announcing DLC for 2023.

While the DLC to Cyberpunk 2077 could focus on several characters, it is likely to be Jackie Welles due to his death at the beginning of the game. Although he dies early on, his death significantly impacts the world and the characters around him. The player (V) becomes best friends with Jackie during the game's opening moments. Jackie offers V to stay with him until they both have enough money. Next, Cyberpunk 2077 will play a prologue montage of the two living in Night City: clubbing, merc work, spending money, and getting in lots of trouble. If a DLC was to focus on any underdeveloped plot moment, it might be this one. Unfortunately, this relationship ends when Jackie and V undertake a heist mission, and Jackie is fatally wounded.

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While a Jackie DLC seems like a perfect way to improve Cyberpunk 2077’s image, it may highlight the original problems with the base game. For players, Jackie is a kind guide to the dangerous Night City, and he makes the long prologue