History Characters / CyberpunkEdgerunnersMainCharacters

* TragicKeepsake: His signature yellow jacket was an EMT coat that [[spoiler:belonged to his late mother.]]

In the City of Dreams, every life is on its own path, and when there are more than six million of them in the same place, those paths tend to cross. What happens when they do can vary; from silently passing each other by like [=AVs=] in the night, to clashing in a city-shaking catastrophe, to linking and running parallel, straight into the sunset. And some paths... well, some paths just end completely, be that in a bang at the business end of someone's iron or a silent whimper in a cold hospital bed. But one thing is always constant: you can't avoid it, and it's up to you what to do with it. Will you clash, or will you run in parallel? Or will you end your own path to ensure another keeps going to its destination?

* {{Catchphrase}}: "Like I give a shit," in response to anyone who either tries to talk up their game or talks down to him in any way. [[spoiler:They're also his last words to Adam Smasher, rejecting the offer to become a Construct for Arasaka, just before Smasher kills him.]]

* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler:Becomes this to Lucy after giving his life to save her.]]

* MrFanservice: His shower scene in episode 4 shows him exercising under the spray, going as far as showing his ass from a nice angle while he's doing squats. Pure eye candy.

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AoiYuki (Japanese), Creator/EmiLo (English), Creator/DorotheePousseo (French)

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Or rather Prequel Main Character, to [[Characters/Cyberpunk2077V V]]. V is [[LegacySeeker determined to become a Night City legend]], making friends with people from multiple factions in the process, while David is largely aimless for most of the series, following along with Maine's crew. David's arc has him slowly succumbing to Cyberpsychosis, something V is seemingly immune to; they instead struggle with their impending death caused by the Relic. Finally, David is ultimately a NormalFishInATinyPond who [[spoiler:never stood a chance against Adam Smasher]], while V shows WorldsBestWarrior potential by [[spoiler:defeating Smasher]].

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Or rather Prequel Main Character to [[Characters/Cyberpunk2077V V]]. V is [[LegacySeeker determined to become a Night City legend]], making friends with people from multiple factions in the process, while David is largely aimless for most of the series, following along with Maine's crew. David's arc has him slowly succumbing to Cyberpsychosis, something V is seemingly immune to; they instead struggle with their impending death caused by the Relic. Finally, David is ultimately a NormalFishInATinyPond who [[spoiler:never stood a chance against Adam Smasher]], while V shows WorldsBestWarrior potential by [[spoiler:defeating Smasher]].

* InformedAbility: David Martinez was a top scoring student in Arasaka Academy, implying he is pretty intelligent and talented individual. However, after getting starting his career as a cyberpunk, he didn't show any ourstanding skills in planning, wits or technical knowledge, solving most difficult situations with a use of a simple, brutal force.

* MultiEthnicName: Her first name is Polish, and her last name is Japanese.

* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler:By the end, [[TheHeroDies David is hers]], unable to entirely move on past his sacrifice despite fulfilling her dream of living on the Moon.]]

* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Ironically enough, a Corpo V very ''narrowly'' avoided involvement with David back when they worked with Arasaka counterintel, noting that his name "crossed [their] desk" a few times in the past, but they weren't directly involved with the team that went up against David's crew.

* ReiAyanamiExpy: Let's see: an aloof, mysterious, and beautiful girl who acts as the primary LoveInterest of the male protagonist, has unusual iridescent hair [[SciFiBobHaircut styled in a bob]] and often wears a form-fitting white outfit, and has [[spoiler:a [[DarkAndTroubledPast tragic history]] as a ChildSoldier working to battle "monsters" for an inscrutable MegaCorp]]? That's a lot of checked boxes.

* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Ironically enough, a Corpo V very ''narrowly avoided involvement with David back when they worked with Arasaka counterintel, noting that his name "crossed [their] desk" a few times in the past, but they weren't directly involved with the team that went up against David's crew.

* AllForNothing: [[spoiler: Her wanting to protect David by keeping him off Arasaka’s radar ends up getting her getting captured by the corp and forcing David to don the Cyberskeleton in order to mount a rescue attempt. Even if Adam Smasher hadn’t killed David at the end, his succumbing to Cyberpsychosis from the Cyberskeleton would have, meaning Lucy’s efforts to keep David safe only ensured his death.]]

* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of the typical shonen anime protagonist. He has all the tributes of one; short tempered, empathetic, has a special ability, and has ridiculous determination. In any other anime, we'd see him come out on top. However, in the world of Cyberpunk, that's not really possible. [[spoiler:Sure, he does manage to become a famed Edgerunner, but it's stated by Lucy that his special ability is just a higher tolerance to cyberware and that doesn't really make him special and he has weaknesses. Not only that but his stubbornness prevents him from listening when Lucy tries to talk him into downgrading for his own safety and his determination to save Lucy causes him to stand up to Adam Smasher, an action of which is considered ''committing suicide'', thinking that with the cyberskeleton he is as special as him. Smasher even mocks him for it.]]

OneDegreeOfSeperation: Ironically enough, a Corpo V very ''narrowly avoided involvement with David back when they worked with Arasaka counterintel, noting that his name "crossed [their] desk" a few times in the past, but they weren't directly involved with the team that went up against David's crew.

* ReiAyanamiExpy: Let's see: an aloof, mysterious, and beautiful girl who acts as the primary LoveInterest of the male protagonist, has unusual iridescent hair [[SciFiBobHaircut styled in a bob]] and often wears a form-fitting white outfit, and has a [[DarkAndTroubledPast tragic history]] as a ChildSoldier working to battle "monsters" for an inscrutable MegaCorp? That's a lot of checked boxes.