History Fanfic / CyberpunkFatherhood

* {{Expy}}: [=RobinRounds=] has stated that Robert John Linder Jr. is inspired by [[Franchise/GameOfThrones Tywin Lannister]], also the scheming patriarch of a BigScrewedUpFamily. The AI image used to represent him definitely bears a resemblance.

* EveryoneIsArmed: A standard for Night City, but when Faraday sends a Scav crew after V and Maine's crew, the crew going after Maine at the Cojo busted in on a Valentino birthday celebration, resulting the Scavs getting themselves turned into Swiss cheese for their troubles.
-->'''Falco:''' Honestly, it was like in those old west movies. Bad guy comes walkin' in and draws iron, entire saloon does the same. Almost felt bad for the other guys.

** Lucy gets jealous at David being friendly with their new neighbour Takami Kaneko -- [[spoiler:who is actually ''David's sister Valerie'' in disguise]].

* EveryoneHasStandards: Pilar may be a horndog, but he's loyal to his girlfriend, and that incest, both roleplay and genuine, is too depraved for his taste, as shown when he harshly rejects [[spoiler:Valerie (in disguise)]] when she tries to pry information out of him by pretending to be a Joytoy looking for someone to get their incest play fix and calling him "Onii-chan".

* FixFic: While there's a fair share of darker moments, especially everything pertaining to [[spoiler:[[DarkAndTroubledPast V's actions in Neo-Oaxaca]]]], for quite a while things are going pretty well for the characters. Maine's crew are enjoying power boosts, [[RagsToRiches having better resources]], and have avoided becoming the DwindlingParty they were in canon. Meanwhile, V, [[SparedByTheAdaptation Gloria]], David, and Jackie are slowly becoming something resembling a family. Unfortunately for them all, this all goes to hell after [[KnightOfCerebus Robert John Linder Jr.]] decides to [[VillainTakesAnInterest re-insert himself into his son's life]].

* FixFic: While there's a fair share of darker moments, especially everything pertaining to [[spoiler:[[DarkAndTroubledPast V's actions in Neo-Oaxaca]]]], for quite a while things are going pretty well for the characters. Maine's crew are enjoying power boosts, [[RagsToRiches having better resources]], and have avoided becoming the DwindlingParty they were in canon. Meanwhile, V, [[SparedByTheAdaptation Gloria]], David, and Jackie are slowly becoming something resembling a family.

-->--'''[[[Epigraph Charles Wadsworth]]'''

-->--'''Charles Wadsworth'''

* BeyondRedemption: After Jackie confesses to Padre about [[spoiler:unleashing "Phonoi" in Neo-Oaxaca, Padre admits that there's no way he can absolve Jackie for taking part in something so horrendous: instead, he should [[PayEvilUntoEvil attempt to clean up as much of Night City as he can]] to seek some limited form of penance]].

* BrokenAce: V, on the surface, is one of Arasaka's top Counter-Intel agents, who is able to outfight, outwit, and out-hack most characters. However, his father's cruel streak seems to have left an imprint on him, making V a ConsummateProfessional who rarely hesitates to conduct violent method on his job.
** Then it gets more literal when V [[spoiler: temporarily succumbs into cyberpsychosis]] while chasing Faraday, [[spoiler:forcing Jackie and Maine to fight him to stop him]].

** The self admittedly [[CrackFic crack-y]] Chapter 24 revolves around Rebecca acquiring [[GagPenis a comically oversized cyber-dong]] for Pilar in between their [[spoiler:failure to kill Faraday]], and Chapter 25, where Robert Linder Jr. [[KickTheDog kicks so many dogs]] that you start to lose count.

* BastardBastard: [[spoiler: V's father, Robert John Linder Jr., is this. His mother was knocked up by a Rockerboy (heavily implied to be Johnny Silverhand himself) who never showed up to his birth or life in general, and he grew up to be an [[HateSink utter asshole]] completely determined to be everything his dad wasn't out of spite.]]

* BreatherEpisode: The self admittedly [[CrackFic crack-y]] Chapter 24 revolves around Rebecca acquiring [[GagPenis a comically oversized cyber-dong]] for Pilar in between their [[spoiler:failure to kill Faraday]], and Chapter 25, where Robert Linder Jr. [[KickTheDog kicks so many dogs]] that you start to lose count.

* OutOfCharacterAlert: Jenkins is alerted to V's action when he, who rarely submits requests for his work, suddenly floods out various requests in one day.

* FixFic: While there's a fair share of darker moments, especially everything pertaining to [[spoiler:[[DarkAndTroubledPast V's actions in Neo-Oaxaca]]]], for quite a while things are going pretty well for the characters, Maine's crew are enjoying power boosts, [[RagsToRiches having better resources]], and have avoided becoming the DwindlingParty they were in canon. Meanwhile, V, [[SparedByTheAdaptation Gloria]], David, and Jackie are slowly becoming something resembling a family.

* KnightOfCerebus: While there's a fair share of darker moments, especially everything pertaining to [[spoiler:[[DarkAndTroubledPast V's actions in Neo-Oaxaca]]]], for quite a while things are going pretty well for the characters, who are obtaining various perks due to the FixFic plotline. Maine's crew are enjoying power boosts, [[RagsToRiches having better resources]], and have avoided becoming the DwindlingParty they were in canon. Meanwhile, V, [[SparedByTheAdaptation Gloria]], David, and Jackie are slowly becoming something resembling a family. Then, however, V attracts the attention of [[ArchnemesisDad his truly vile father]], Robert John Linder Junior, a high-ranking Arasaka exec and sadistic ControlFreak who subjected V to a [[AbusiveParent torturous upbringing]], has his wife Eleanor locked in a GildedCage under twenty-four-hour surveillance, and tried to have Gloria assassinated when he discovered she was pregnant with V's child. He quickly sics mercenaries on V's family, with the aim of having them kidnapped once he deems it appropriate. Chapters 22 and 25 prove that he's ''[[KickTheDog even worse]]'' than he first appeared, showing him [[spoiler:[[EvilerThanThou upstaging Faraday]] in a horrifically brutal manner, demonstrating that he has a penchant for using [[MindControl Doll chips and brainwashing]] to control people, including his wife, who [[DrivenToSuicide has tried to kill herself multiple times]] as a result]], and is planning ''something'' deeply unpleasant for V, Gloria, David, Lucy and everyone else involved based on his twisted idea of "family". It's apparent that as soon as he shows his hand, things are going to get ''very bad'', very fast.

* DramaticIrony: [[spoiler:"Robert John Linder" is the real name of Johnny Silverhand, so given that V's piece-of-work father is called Robert John Linder ''Jr'', V is his grandson -- which is why Rogue is so interested in obtaining DNA samples from him and David. Of course, this is also rather amusing given that Silverhand would be ''rolling in his grave'' to discover that he has a son and grandson who are Arasaka execs, given his [[CapitalismIsBad extreme hatred of Corpos]] and [[ArchEnemy Arasaka in particular]]. Naturally, everyone apart from V's parents themselves and Rogue is unaware of this]].

* MushroomSamba: When the crew tries to raid Tyger Claw's drug-producing plant, one of the Tyger Claws tosses an explosive into the production machine, causing it to explode and exposing the crew who were in the building a heavy dose of said drugs, causing this to them.

* PapaWolf: V may only enter The Martinez's life recently, but he will give it all when their life is on the line. Ask the Animal gang members responsible for Gloria's accident and Maine's crews.
* PoorCommunicationKills: ''Almost''. Maine thought Gloria ghosted after he paid for the chrome, and that a kid has the one he seeks, while Jackie and V thought someone was honey-trapping David to get the Sandevistan off him, which would kill the kid.

* SecondActBreakup: In Chapter 28, [[spoiler:Gloria breaks down in tears and demands that Vincent leave after he confesses to her about what he did in Neo-Oaxaca]].

* TooDumbToLive: The Scav group Faraday sent after V and Maine's crew had no idea that they were trespassing on a [[EveryoneIsArmed Valentino birthday celebration]], resulting the Scavs getting themselves turned into Swiss cheese for their troubles.

* TragicKeepsake: A lot of Maine's cyberware used to belong to his former squadmates (something that he hasn't told even Dorio about), hence his initial hesitation to chrome down..

''Cyberpunk: Fatherhood'' is a ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'' x ''Anime/CyberpunkEdgerunners'' Crossover Fanfic written by [=RobinRounds=].

* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Chapter 31 reveals that Doll chips, or at least those used by Robert, leave the victim's true consciousness fully aware while their body becomes a mindless, obedient puppet. It's no wonder why both V and Eleanor would [[DrivenToSuicide prefer death]] to being trapped in that state]].

* BrokenAce: V, on the surface, is one of Arasaka's top Counter-Intel agents, who is able to outfight, outwit, and out-hack most characters. However, his father's cruel streak seems to have left an imprint on him, making V a ConsummateProfessional who rarely hesitate to conduct violent method on his job.

* MedicalHorror: [[spoiler:There's an extremely disturbing and disturbingly ''long'' scene in Chapter 31 where V, under the control of the [[MindControlDevice Doll chip]], is completely ripped apart and rebuilt [[SkipTheAnaesthetic while only sedated]], having all of his chrome replaced with whatever [[SarcasmMode his loving father]] desires. It's almost certainly a punishment for the real V, who is [[AndIMustScream locked inside his brain]] the whole time]].

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Jackie has this moment when he finds out that one of the Neo-Oaxaca's districts he & V send the [[HatePlague Phonoi]] program into was their housing complex, killing the gang's non-combatant, including children.]]

* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:One of Robert's many, ''many'' KickTheDog moments in Chapter 25 is the reveal that he's implanted his own wife with a [[MindControlDevice Doll chip]][[note]]Per WordOfGod, he did this ''on their honeymoon''![[/note]] -- when he engages it, she becomes a simpering, submissive 'Stepford Wife' puppet. She's already been DrivenToSuicide because of this, but he's forcibly implanted her with chrome that ''[[ICannotSelfTerminate won't let her die]]''. Chapter 31 makes it ''even worse'', revealing that [[AndIMustScream she's conscious the whole time]]]].
* RedBaron: V is known as "The Plagues" within Arasaka's Counter-Intel circles for what he had done to [[spoiler:Neo-Oaxaca]].

* MedicalHorror: [[spoiler:There's an extremely disturbing and disturbingly ''long'' scene in Chapter 31 where V, under the control of the [[MindControlDevice Doll chip]] is completely ripped apart and rebuilt [[SkipTheAnaesthetic while only sedated]], having all of his chrome replaced with whatever [[SarcasmMode his loving father]] desires. It's almost certainly a punishment for the real V, who is [[AndIMustScream locked inside his brain]] the whole time]].

* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:One of Robert's many, ''many'' KickTheDog moments in Chapter 25 is the reveal that he's implanted his own wife with a [[MindControlDevice Doll chip]][[note:]]Per WordOfGod, he did this ''on their honeymoon''![[/note]] -- when he engages it, she becomes a simpering, submissive 'Stepford Wife' puppet. She's already been DrivenToSuicide because of this, but he's forcibly implanted her with chrome that ''[[ICannotSelfTerminate won't let her die]]''. Chapter 31 makes it ''even worse'', revealing that [[AndIMustScream she's conscious the whole time]]]].

* EvilerThanThou: [[spoiler:After escaping, critically wounded, from the Grand Imperial Mall shootout, Faraday runs into [=RJ=] Linder Jr. He interrogates, [[ColdBloodedTorture horrifically tortures and mutilates]] the Fixer, before sending him off to Maelstrom. There, he is [[UnwillingRoboticisation turned into a borderline-full-borg]] MeatPuppet attack dog, all while deliberately letting him [[MeatgrinderSurgery suffer as much as possible]], which [[EmptyShell utterly breaks]] what's left of his mind. It's so horrible it's almost possible to feel sorry for ''[[AssholeVictim Faraday]]'', and dramatically marks Robert's ascension as the KnightOfCerebus BigBad]].

** And later in Chapter 26, Maine loses it watching Pilar interrogate a trio of thugs for information - using his new ''tool''.

* CorporateSamurai: This V is the Corpo Lifepath one, and it ''shows''.

* AllForNothing: [[spoiler: V, with Jackie's help, was tasked to remove the criminal elements in Neo-Oxaca for Arasaka to expand their reach upon. However, the aftermath of their method made the now-dead city so hazardous that Arasaka immediately canceled the plan]].

* CommonalityConnection: V and Rebbeca bonded over having terrible parents and being a ClosetGeek.

* GagPenis: ''The Dong-of-Dafoe''. It is so big that it is recalled out of poor sales from people's sheer aghast of it, from how Rebbeca's, David's & Lucy's react to it implies. And it is going to be attached to [[CasanovaWannabe Pilar]]...

* GreenEyedMonster: Katsuo, after seeing David not only gets better chrome but becomes smarter than him.
** As it turns out, Katsuo is already envious of David for having a loving & caring mother and starts to hate him because he squanders it with having a side job as XBD seller.
* HatePlague: [[spoiler:V created various programs in his mission in Neo-Oxaca, with one of them, coded "Phonoi", worked like one and he used it to gradually wipe out the city's inhabitants.]]

** Maine, after thorough convincing, ended up Chroming down, ensuring that he won't end up having cyberpsychosis anytime soon.
* ItMakesSenseInContext: In Chapter 24, Rebecca bought Pilar [[GagPenis a large cyber-dong]] in order to get him out of his funk from [[GroinAttack losing his original]], only for the case to be stolen by three clueless thugs who thought it looked valuable. As she's angrily chasing them down, they all run by David and Lucy out for a walk, and Rebecca shouts at them to help her. What she says causes them to briefly display faces "best described as 'Lovebirds.exe has crashed'". She does explain more accurately what's going on when they get on the holo-call:

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Jackie has this moment when he finds out that one of the Neo-Oxaca's districts he & V send the [[HatePlague Phonoi]] program into was their housing complex, killing the gang's non-combatant, including children.]]

* NoBadassToHisValet: Being a badass samurai doesn't stop Mama Welles from throwing ''La Chancla'' at V for not keeping in touch with Gloria for almost two decades, despite always lamenting about her in his drunken stupors and Mama Welles's insistence to do so.

** [[TheBully Katsuo]] is a believer of SelfMadeMan with an intense dislike of XBD due to his father's addiction to it means he has no time for him, and so he hates David for disrespecting Gloria's financial sacrifice by doing the bare minimum at the academy and becoming XBD seller under her nose without sharing the profit with her.

* NotSoStoic: Rebbeca's shameless flirting manages to crack V's calm facade multiple times, to Lucy's amusement.

* RedBaron: V is known as "The Plagues" within Arasaka's Counter-Intel circles for what he has done to [[spoiler:Neo-Oaxaca]].
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: V is David's father in this fic.[[spoiler: Additionally, V's father is implied to be the bastard son of Johnny Silverhand, making the rocker boy/terrorist V and David's grandfather and great-grandfather respectively]].

* ShipperWithAnAgenda: Rebbeca tries to mend V and Gloria's relationship...so she can [[MarryThemAll add herself between them and create "The Great Harem" with them]].

'''Rebbeca:''' Pretty much.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Rebbeca transforms from a scrappy gun-toting edgerunner into high-class arm candy through loads of V's eddies worth of fancy clothes and chrome.

* SilkHidingSteel: V wants Rebbeca to be a bodyguard under the guise of arm candy on his task of infiltrating Tyger Claw's casino, and he's willing to spend eddies on luxurious clothing and chrome-works to make it convincing.
-->'''Rebbeca:''' So...what type of joy-toy should I be? Classy secretary your type? Or maybe the brain-dead bitch in heat does it for you?\\

** Gender [[InvertedTrope inverted]]; Rebbeca ''really'' wants to bone V, much to his discomfort and David's embarrassment.
** Then [[PlayingWithATrope Played ]] [[{{Irony}} Straight]] when Rebbeca ''also'' wants to bang Gloria as well.

* TragicKeepsake: A lot of Maine's cyberwares were used to belongs to his former squamates', hence his initial hesitation to chrome down. now, it decorated his apartment after chroming down.

** Instead of outright pickpocketing their target, David's first Edgerunning gig involves staging an assault with him, Lucy, and Kiwi as innocent bystanders and Rebbeca as the culprit.
* YouJustToldMe: Rebbeca tricks V to come out of his ClosetGeek by saying a FandomEnragingMisconception about Creator/PhilipKDick.
-->'''Rebbeca:''' I ain't book smart, but even I can tell you're downplaying.\\

'''Rebbeca:''' Right, what was I thinkin'. You probably just browsed Pre-persons and enjoyed all the pro-abortion stuff.\\

'''Rebbeca:''' Gotcha! *''Finger guns''*\\

* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:Chapter 30 is easily the biggest example of this, by quite a long shot. First of all, the chapter is presented from the [=POV=] of V's sister Valerie, a cheerfully sociopathic TykeBomb and [[DaddysLittleVillain one of her father's operatives]]. From her perspective, we witness Robert ''finally'' making his move and confronting V, revealing he knows about Gloria and David, and [[NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine inviting him to dinner]]. Once V (very reluctantly) complies, we're treated to a creepy scene of Robert acting FauxAffablyEvil and Eleanor behaving like a Stepford Wife, which concludes with Valerie ambushing V so Robert can activate his [[MindControlDevice Doll chip]]. ''Yikes''.]]

* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:Chapter 30 is easily the biggest example of this, by quite a long shot. First of all, the chapter is presented from the [=POV=] of V's sister Valerie, a cheerfully sociopathic TykeBomb and [[DaddysLittleVillain one of her father's operatives]]. From her perspective, we witness Robert ''finally'' making his move and confronting V, revealing he knows about Gloria and David, and [[NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine inviting him to dinner]]. Once V (very reluctantly complies), we're treated to a creepy scene of Robert acting FauxAffablyEvil and Eleanor behaving like a Stepford Wife, which concludes with Valerie ambushing V so Robert can activate his [[MindControlDevice Doll chip]]. ''Yikes''.]]

* NinjaMaid: While Nadia is Gloria's personal nurse here, she still retains her Trauma Team training.

---> “When I first learned it was just you and your mother, and how much she cared. I almost envied you. Then I learned more about you, and it disgusted me. I might have forgiven you if you had a valid excuse; "Oh, I didn't have time to study because I needed to work my night job to help my mom". And don't try to argue that pushing XBDs was a job. I'm sure selling illegal soft to our classmates brought in the cash, but I doubt your mom saw a single eddy of it.