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| “ | You look like a cut of f***able meat. Are you? | „ |
| ~ Adam when first meeting Evelyn Parker. |
| “ | None leave the slaughterhouse! Not alive! | „ |
| ~ Smasher to Lucy and Falco as they run away. |
Adam Smasher, reputed as the Night City Boogeyman, is the secondary antagonist of the Cyberpunk franchise.
He is a major antagonist in the role-playing game Cyberpunk 2020 and the 2022 anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, and the secondary antagonist and final boss of the 2020 video game Cyberpunk 2077.
He was a mercenary who, after an accident, was transformed into a full-body cyborg by the Arasaka Corporation. Now an inhuman killing machine, Adam works as Arasaka's personal hitman and bodyguard - eliminating anyone who challenges his corporate masters while causing as much property damage and civilian casualties as possible. He is also the arch-nemesis of Johnny Silverhand and Morgan Blackhand, and the second arch-nemesis of David Martinez and V.
He is voiced by Alec Newman, who has also voiced Jack the Ripper in Assassin's Creed and Lahabrea in Final Fantasy XIV.
Biography[]
Past[]
Adam Smasher was born on June 21st in New York. Growing up in the time of The Collapse, Adam would become a gang leader, getting into conflict with the reparations. However, the army would eventually kill everyone in his gang, leaving Adam as the only survivor. Soon after, he enlisted in the army, not out of any sense of patriotism, but simply because the army had better guns than he could find on his own. After years of service in the U.S. navy, Adam was fired for insubordination and returned to his hometown soon after, where he became a Solo mercenary.
Smasher was doing well, as his brutish and sadistic personality attracted attention, along with a well-paid job that kept him full of weapons, drugs and women. However, a work has come that surpassed his skills. Smasher and several other professionals were hired by the corporation to operate to steal a prototype gizmo from the competition. Adam never revealed his name or the name of the corporation he worked for, although today it is known that it was an Arasaka representative.
However, one day, Smasher was shot down by rocket launcher. The rest of the solo dumped the remains of Adam's body into a backpack and took him back. Smasher flattened himself for eight minutes before stabilizing him. Everyone could communicate with him (or rather his brain in the tank) only through the interface, although in the absence of his organism, it was irretrievably damaged in the explosion. The Corp who originally hired him said it was very bad luck for a mercenary. Whilst Smasher was considering assisted suicide due to his wounds, a Arasaka higher-up, took interest in his skills and offered him a contract. He would be turned into a 11ft+ killing machine, who only would focus on hurting other people and causing havoc, for 15 years.
Over the years that followed, Smasher not only learned to live as a full cyborg, but became a worshiper. He had accomplished many things that he could not even dream of as "soft", as he used to call non-Borgs now. Among other things, the use of sports motorcycles as a melee weapon, fighting three black belts at a time with one unscrewed, and surviving a grenade blast from less than half a meter and falling from the eighth floor onto a garbage truck.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners[]
| “ | You... Who are you... to challenge me? You can't even stand without your antigrav crutches. You think you're special 'cause you're scrappy. Don't make me laugh! | „ |
| ~ Adam Smasher to David Martinez as he destroys his implants. |
In the year 2076, Smasher met with agents named Kate and Douglas from Arasaka's counter-intelligence division who tasked him with halting the rampage of David Martinez, a Cyberpunk who was teetering in and out of Cyberpsychosis after donning an experimental Arasaka exoskeleton that utilized gravity manipulation technology. David and his crew were on a war path, as one of their own, a Netrunner important to Arasaka named Lucyna "Lucy" Kushinada, had been kidnapped by a Fixer named Faraday and was being delivered to Arasaka Tower. Adam Smasher accompanied Douglas to the docking bay where they met with Faraday who had Lucy in his grasp.
As Douglas negotiated terms with Faraday, Martinez entered the dock within the blink of an eye. Martinez used his anti-gravity technology on Douglas and the Arasaka soldiers situated in the docking bay, killing all of them save for Douglas who was shielded by Smasher. Faraday tried to order Smasher to kill the Cyberpunk, although he simply ignored the Fixer and focused his attention on Martinez. Smasher shot Martinez in the stomach, prompting the boy to pick up Lucy and flee the docking bay using his Sandevistan. As Martinez fled down the side of the building, Smasher pursued him while opening fire.
David and Lucy made it to the plaza outside Arasaka Tower, where they regrouped with the rest of their crew consisting of the Cyberpunks named Rebecca and Falco. Smasher descended to the plaza, landing on and smashes Rebecca, thus killing her in the process. He then blasted Falco's arm off and used his Sandevistan to avoid attacks from Martinez's own Sandevistan. Falco got into a car with Lucy and proceeded to flee the scene. Smasher attempted to stop them, but Martinez intercepted him and continued fighting to save his loved ones. Smasher tore Martinez apart piece by piece and finished the boy off by shooting him in the face.
Cyberpunk 2077[]
| “ | Told you, Johnny boy. Told you I'd end you some day. | „ |
| ~ Adam before killing Johnny Silverhand. |
Smasher was usually used in offensive operations against competition, but was sometimes sent on program missions. During one of them, burglars stole important corporate files. He flattened two of them early, but after the third he had to chase to the center of the share. Instead of the arm, there was a Tsunami Arms Helix shotgun installed, loaded with a tape from a backpack. In the past, he would have had to take a heavy minigun with him, which probably would not catch up with the thief. When he chased her downtown, he lost sight of her in the crowd, knowing that the girl couldn't get far, opened fire on innocent shoppers. Having cleared the corridor, he scanned the floor strewn with bodies, took the floppy disks from the girl's massacred body and escaped. The entire action was described by Smasher as the essence of "the beauty of being a borgo". Nobody could associate Adam with this massacre, because he did not take any dyes for external actions and he always exchanged his face plate.
During their career, Adam Smasher and Morgan Blackhand began to quietly compete with each other. The opponent was a threat to the ideology of the Borg that "metal is better than meat." Smasher tried to challenge Blackhand to a duel, but he always ignored him, which only increased Adam's fury.
He is seen many times in the story, hardly speaking but guarding those he needs to. He is last seen during the final boss fight, in which he would be ultimately defeated. In the end, Smasher would sustain damage so badly his human nerves would detect pain, something he had not felt in decades. After the fight, Smasher would lose both his arms and kneecaps, rendering him a useless shell on the floor. Berating and mocking V, Smasher hurled every insult he could at his enemy as his body gradually shut down. V then walked over to Smasher and delivered a final killing blow to his exposed brain, causing his cyberware to shut down and sending him tumbling backwards, deactivated.
Appearance[]
After transforming into a full Borg, Adam became a large bulking monstrosity, usually donning a heavily modified IEC Dragoon resembling a humanoid tank with big shoulders, a thin waist and a looming stature, although he previously wore a NovelTech Samson which made him appear slightly more human. Various weapons are found attached around his body such as a missile launcher, retractable arm canon and a Militech Mk. 31 HMG mounted to his shoulder. Barely any sign of him being a human were present, except for his upper head which partially resembled that of a bald man while his eyes have been replaced with a Red Eye Optical Mod. While dating Michiko Arasaka, Adam donned a R.M.C Gemini system which allowed Adam to change his body to that of any human, easily hiding his nature as a full Borg.
Personality[]
| “ | You spared Oda. So very... human! And disgusting. Mercy is disgusting. | „ |
| ~ Adam if V spares Sandayu Oda. |
Adam Smasher can easily be described lacking any humanity. He believes in the survival of the strong and despises those he deems weak. The sole reason why he joined the military in the first place was to simply kill as many people as possible, taking great joy in murdering countless people. After being expelled from the military for bad behavior, which is saying much considering the standards at the time, he began working as a mercenary for hire, taking jobs which specifically involved him killing people. He was also obsessed with various advanced weaponry and armory, seeking the best of weapons to use to deal great damage. Adam considered Morgan Blackhand his rival, not because they did similar jobs, but because the latter was his complete opposite as Morgan always tried to solve situations peacefully without revolving to violence, even using rubber bullets to avoid killing anyone which greatly irritated Adam.
Due to being almost entirely mechanical, he looks down on organic humans, even if they are partially or abundantly augmented by cybernetics; as such, he labels even moderately less cybernetic people than him as "meat," and his bloodthirst compels him to call a battlefield a "slaughterhouse," to reinforce the fact that he perceives people more organic than him as nothing but animals for him to butcher. He holds an elitist opinion about certain implants, as he considers certain upgrades as "crutches" that compensate for weakness, rather than increase strength; perhaps hypocritically, he has upgrades that he counts among the shortcuts and aids, however, he only uses them if the opponent was using them, too, during which he would acknowledge the implants besmirch the glory of combat, thus tries to force an enemy to stop using theirs or destroying them himself.
Despite being loyal to the highest bidder, he disregarded any in the employing group that believe him to be an ally, and he retorts to such assumptions with scathing contempt; while a mercenary, he can become angered if he is ordered around, particularly if it falls outside the parameters of the contract, although if it involves battle, his aggravation is discarded for his love of violence. He craves a challenge, so becomes frustrated and extra vicious if an enemy falls short of his expectations; however, should they manage to rise to a certain level of threat, he displays an odd admiration upon their defeat, yet ultimately kills them with no more concern than he expresses for his weakest victims.
Powers and Abilities[]
| “ | A rudimentary implant. | „ |
| ~ Adam Smasher describing what the Sandevistan - one of the rarest and most advanced implants - means to him. |
- Overall Skill Level: A war hero from the fourth corporate war and a mercenary with decades of experience, Adam Smasher is without a doubt one of the most powerful cyborgs on the planet. He easily defeated David Martinez and Johnny Silverhand, and faced off against Morgan Blackhand and V, all legendary edgerunners who could easily kill dozens of men. Among his feats, the following are worth noting: surviving the nuclear explosion that caused the Night City Holocaust, easily overcoming the hacking attempt of the highly skilled netrunner Lucyna Kushinada, intercepting an array of gunfire before it could hit an Arasaka operator, withstanding David's gravity crush and taking a direct 40mm grenade to the chest.
- Cyberpsychosis immunity: Due to his pre-existing psychopathic tendencies and mental fortitude, Adam is mostly immune to the worst symptoms of cyberpsychosis, allowing him use far more cyberware than the average person. His tolerance to cybernetic implants is superior to that of David and his rivals V, both of whom have already been stated to have near-superhuman affinity for cyberware. Mike Pondsmith, the creator of the Cyberpunk series, identified Adam as a "high functioning cyberpsycho".
- Gifted intelligence: Despite having a wide variety of sensors and environmental scanners that would overwhelm normal human senses, Adam is more than capable of absorbing all the information provided and processing it in the midst of battle. As a former member of the U.S. navy and war veteran, he has a great level of knowledge on general military affairs.
- Firearm proficiency: Adam is very skilled at using firearms, specializing in the use of heavy weapons. He also knows how to use handguns, rifles, submachine guns, shoulder arms, retractable arm cannons and missile launches.
- Explosive proficiency: Smasher has access to a wide range of explosive projectiles. From grenades and missiles to high explosive shells.
- Unarmed combat proficiency: With his superior cyborg body, Adam can easily overwhelm most of his opponents. He is a very skilled brawler, specializing in the PanzerFaust martial art - a fighting style designed around full conversion cyborgs.
Cyberware[]
- Full Body Cyborg: Adam has gone through a full body conversion, which means that almost his entire body is made-up of cyberware. By the year 2077, 96% of his original flesh body has been replaced with metal, leaving only the brain and part of his spine, both of which are stored inside a biopod (a fluid-filled, nutrient-infused support sac that is also extremely durable). The biopod allows Smasher to switch bodies, simply by detaching the biopod and attaching it to a new body - by 2045, Adam had already amassed a collection of bodies that he could switch between depending on the situation at hand.
- NovelTech Samson: Adam's first notable body was a heavily modified Samson frame - a full body replacement originally designed for hazardous environments, extreme manual labor and dangerous work that has been altered to make it more suitable for combat. With it's unparalleled in strength, provided through a mix of super-dense myomar fibers and high-powered magnetic pistons, this body can load and unload almost any cargo, reshuffle steel girders, and demolish old tenements with it's bare hands. Among its many features, cybernetic implements and installed tools, the most notable ones are: An environmental assimilation system that allows Adam to blend in with his surroundings and vanish from plain sight, two sets of interface plugs, a chip slot, a built-in arc welder that can cut through battleship plating, anti-dazzle protection that protects Smasher's eyes from bright lights and flashbangs, amplified hearing, a thermograph sensor that allows Adam to see heat patterns, times square plus, immunity to toxic gases that would kill a normal person, tight-beam radio link, link set (smartgun, vehicle, data) and radiation shielding in the form of lead lined armor.
- Wolvers: Adam has wolvers in both arms. They are wolverine-like claws that are implanted along the back of the hand and are activated when the user clenches their first.
- Pain Editors: Compressors that can override the pain receptors in the brain, making the user incapable of feeling the sensation. It allows the user to control the level of pain that they are able to feel, whether it be from torture, physical overexertion, deprivation or extreme temperatures.
- Low-Lite: Grants Smasher night vision, allowing him to see clearly in low light conditions.
- Targeting Scope: An add-on that is installed in the user's cybernetic eyes. It allows Adam to project a crosshair into his field of vision at will, which can calculate the target's speed, size, and distance, increasing his accuracy with firearms.
- Radio Link: A microminiature radio transceiver, which is activated by clicking the teeth together sharpally. To talk, the user must subvocalize (mutter under their breath) and be within a 1 mile radius of their desired target for communication.
- ECM Scrambler: Makes Smasher's radio and audiosplice communications private, unless the interceptor has a descrambler unit and plenty of time available.
- Sound Editing: Allows Adam to edit out distracting noises so that he can focus on a specific sound.
- Level Damper: An audio system that automatically compensates for loud noises, making Adam immune to the effects of stun-bombs and sonic weapons.
- Arasaka "DaiOni": A power armor that can only be used by a full body cyborg due to its lack of life support. It is 3.4 meters tall and weighs about 1.12 tons, a true block of armor that can move as fast as a car. Among its special equipment and features, the following are worth noting: Combat programming, virtual reality interface, high reflex boost, communications suite (military radio, cell phone, scrambler and laser communicator), climber claws on each hand and foot, two "horn" sensor extensions on its head, 2 EMP capacitors that can absorb magnetic blasts and back-up visual sensors.
- Raven Microcybernetics Gemini:
- IEC Dragoon: Smasher's most recent body is a heavily modified Dragoon. Measuring over 8 feet in height, and weighing in at 620 pounds, the Dragoon is arguably the most powerful full conversion in existence, being fully protected against nuclear, biological, chemical and electronic warfare. Due to it's immense power, it contains a behavioral inhibitor program on it's on-board computer alongside a chemical injection system, loaded with psychoactives, to prevent its user from going cyberpsycho. It includes: Hardened shielding that increases the durability of Adam's cybernetic limbs and makes them resistant to EMPs, a shoulder-mounted rocket launcher, a neuroport, built-in resistance to infrared sensors, telescopic vision, three Self-ICE and one Self-ICE Regenerator that increases Adam's protection against hackers and netrunners, a retractable arm cannon, enhanced smell, a chemical analyzer for his nose, radiation scanners, anti-dazzle and level dampener for both vision and hearing protection respectively, an armor regeneration matrix and pain editors.
- Military-Grade Sandevistan: The sandevistan is an operating system that is grafted into the user's spine, which allows them to boost their own speed and perception drastically for a short period of time before needing to enter a cooldown state. While active, Smasher can move at hypersonic speeds, making the world around him move in slow motion by comparison. Despite the power provided by the sandevistan, Smasher considered it a rudimentary implant.
- Jump Boosters: A pair of hydraulic springs that are installed in one's cyberlegs. It increases the user's jump height and makes them immune to the subsequent fall damage.
- Kiroshi Optics MK.2: Optic implants that allows Smasher to scan the environment and other people. It feeds him a wide variety of information, from blood type to what possible cybernetics someone else has alongside their supposed strengths and weaknesses.
- Low-Light / Infrared / UV: A piece of ocular cyberware that allows Adam to see in low-light environments, infrared, and ultraviolet light, all in one implant. It greatly improves Smasher's vision, allowing him to see clearly even when surrounded by darkness, fog, or smoke.
- Berserk: An implant that allows Adam to temporarily increase his physical capabilities on demand. While active, Smasher can create shockwaves by jumping from an elevated area down to the ground.
- NovelTech Samson: Adam's first notable body was a heavily modified Samson frame - a full body replacement originally designed for hazardous environments, extreme manual labor and dangerous work that has been altered to make it more suitable for combat. With it's unparalleled in strength, provided through a mix of super-dense myomar fibers and high-powered magnetic pistons, this body can load and unload almost any cargo, reshuffle steel girders, and demolish old tenements with it's bare hands. Among its many features, cybernetic implements and installed tools, the most notable ones are: An environmental assimilation system that allows Adam to blend in with his surroundings and vanish from plain sight, two sets of interface plugs, a chip slot, a built-in arc welder that can cut through battleship plating, anti-dazzle protection that protects Smasher's eyes from bright lights and flashbangs, amplified hearing, a thermograph sensor that allows Adam to see heat patterns, times square plus, immunity to toxic gases that would kill a normal person, tight-beam radio link, link set (smartgun, vehicle, data) and radiation shielding in the form of lead lined armor.
Equipment[]
- Militech Mk. 31 HMG: Adam Smasher's firearm of choice was a Mk. 31 heavy machine gun developed by Militech International Armaments, a megacorporation that specialized in private military contracting and the development of weapons. The Mk. 31 was not designed as a handheld weapon, instead being intended as an installation bolted down on a defense perimeter or an armored vehicle. It projected powerful rounds with a remarkably high firing rate, but was next to impossible to reload in combat while handheld. Smasher was an exception however, as his strength and size meant that he could use a Mk. 31 in just one hand.
Quotes[]
| “ | You're packing some pretty heavy artillery for your size boy. I'm surprised you can string two words together. | „ |
| ~ Adam when confronting David. |
| “ | You could say that I'm special. | „ |
| ~ Adam Smasher's simple answer to David's question about how he exists with so little organic left. |
| “ | I'll slaughter each and every one of you. You're all the same meat to me. | „ |
| ~ Adam during his fight with David Martinez. |
| “ | You think you're special 'cos you're scrappy? Don't make me laugh! | „ |
| ~ Adam Smasher when dominating the fight against David |
| “ | I had some fun, after all. You know, you could prove an interesting construct. Aw, well. | „ |
| ~ Adam before killing David Martinez. |
| “ | Interesting. | „ |
| ~ Adam when spotting the player. |
| “ | You killed Oda. Good. He was useless. Your turn to die now. | „ |
| ~ Adam if V kills Sandayu Oda. |
| “ | Where is Rogue?! Wanted no part of this raid, the old cunt?! Once I finish with you, I'll hunt her down! | „ |
| ~ Adam if Rogue doesn't assist V in the battle. |
| “ | Is this... pain? I'd forgotten the sensation. | „ |
| ~ Adam after receiving damage during the battle. |
| “ | Survival favors the strong. | „ |
| ~ Adam expressing his social darwinism. |
| “ | You're talking tripe. I killed the old cunt. | „ |
| ~ Adam after killing Rogue and being defeated by V. |
| “ | Bold. And stupid. | „ |
| ~ Adam after Rogue or Saul's demise. |
| “ | What the f*** are you talking about? | „ |
| ~ Adam's last words before V strikes him in the head and kills him. |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Adam Smasher's name is based off the "atom smasher", a nickname given to particle accelerators.
- Due to Adam's real name being unknown, it is theorized that 'ADAM' stands for something, his name being an acronym rather than a real name.
- During "The Heist", if the player has the Threat Detector installed, Adam is lighted red while the other NPCs are not while V and Jackie are hiding behind the TV. This seemingly indicates that Adam is aware of V and Jackie presence, as he appears to be looking directly at them, but does not become alerted or inform his employers, possibly out sadistic enjoyment of seeing the duo in a state of fear. However, it is most likely that the reason he is lighted is because he is a boss and all bosses are seen as threats by the Threat Detector as they are meant to be eventually confronted.
External Links[]
- Adam Smasher on the Cyberpunk Wiki
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