* AluminumChristmasTrees: The cheap "coffin hotels" in Chiba City actually do exist, though they're very rare outside of Japan. They're more commonly known as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsule_hotel "capsule hotels,"]] and they've been around since 1979 (albeit they're something of a novelty even in Japan in the [=21st=] century, because of some of the negative stigma associated with their early spread and use). One could be forgiven for assuming that Gibson invented them to make his overpopulated CrapsackWorld more believable.
* EnsembleDarkHorse: Molly became the most popular and iconic character of the trilogy and cyberpunk literature.
* HilariousInHindsight: The book came out three years before ''VideoGame/MetalGear1'' was first released. Reading it today, the inclusion of a [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid genetically enhanced super ninja]] named [[Creator/HideoKojima "Hideo"]] is pretty funny.
* HoYay: At first, Lady 3Jane appears to be giving Molly a CreepyPhysical when she gets injured, but this comes across more like IntimateHealing than anything else.
* NightmareFuel: Molly used to be a prostitute whose conscious mind was artificially "switched off" while clients did twisted stuff with her (but nothing that left permanent injury). Then she got her implants, which required some rewiring of her nervous system. This had the unforeseen side effect of interfering with the tech used at her work, and she started being aware while things were done to her, but not in control of her body...
* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: A licensed video game was made in the late 80s which was a hybrid adventure-RPG-pseudohacking game. It follows a new story with several characters and locations from the book, and was very well received across the board.
* OnceOriginalNowOverdone: Pretty much every other cyberpunk work done after ''Neuromancer'' was released used it as a base, even by copying the terms at times. Combined with ScienceMarchesOn and the rise of the Internet, it can make some of the book's elements feel rather dated to the modern reader. This was even the case at the time; Gibson notes in one introduction that he was quite dejected when ''Film/BladeRunner'' was released while he was still working on the book, as suddenly it would look like he was ripping off the film's aesthetics.
* TearJerker:
** When [[spoiler:Corto-Armitage]] gets spaced, the usually relatively stoic Case starts crying. Admittedly, he's crying because he wants to keep his ability to stay in the Matrix, not because he liked Armitage, but still, it's kind of depressing seeing him [[HeroicBSOD that broken]]. It doesn't last long, though.
** By the end of the novel [[spoiler:Case]] actually seems to be in a rather bad place: The one person he truly cared about ([[spoiler:Linda]]) is dead, the other person he just started to care about ([[spoiler:Molly]]) is gone. This trope, mingled with a healthy dose of SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming|Moments}}, comes into play when he finds out that his consciousness has [[spoiler: seemingly been uploaded to the Matrix and is now free to live a happy life with the Matrix-gestalt of Linda Lee]]. In a later novel, the Finn construct mentions that Case got out of the business and [[EarnYourHappyEnding the last he's heard of him he was married with four kids]].
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