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| “ | You shall never have to forgive me for anything again. | „ |
| ~ Yorinobu as he strangles his father Saburo to death. |
Yorinobu Arasaka (Japan: 荒坂 頼宣) is a major character in the Cyberpunk franchise. He is a major protagonist in the role-playing game Cyberpunk 2020 and the main antagonist of the 2020 video game Cyberpunk 2077.
He is the younger son of Saburo Arasaka and heir to the Arasaka Corporation. Unlike the rest of his family and other corpos in the company, Yorinobu does not abide with his father's vision and actively seeks to undermine the family's influence on the world.
Yorinobu is voiced by Hideo Kimura in the English version and Hiroshi Shirokuma in the Japanese version.
Biography[]
The second child of Saburo Arasaka, Yorinobu grew up in the family's compound from birth. Initially ignorant to the outside world, this changed when he learned of his father's plan to dominate the world through the family's company. In response, Yorinobu fled to the streets of Tokyo and founded the Steel Dragons, a gang of nomads who'd sworn to dismantle the Araska Corporation and expose his father's plans. He was also involved in espionage during the Fourth Corporate War, working with both national allies and Militech to harm Arasaka's operations.
After the war finished, Yorinobu realized that Araska could only be dismantled from within. With help from his sister Hanako, he was able to return to the family and subsequently join the company. Yorinobu took control of the Taka faction of Arasaka to rival his father's, gaining allies both within the company and outside of the company. He also employed Adam Smasher as a bodyguard and enforcer.
Cyberpunk 2077[]
By the game's events, Yorinobu has fled to Night City after stealing a prototype of Arasaka's Relic, a device capable of uploading engrams into bodies. When Saburo discovered his plans and confronts him personally, Yorinobu kills him in a fit of rage and frames Saburo's bodyguard Goro Takemura. Yorinobu then takes control of the corporation through his status as heir, using his influence to instigate another Corporate War with Militech and remove executives loyal to his father.
Depending on V's choices, Yorinobu can either successfully destabilize Arasaka, or is overthrown by Hanako with the assistance of V. If the latter occurs, his consciousness is erased when his sister uploads Saburo's engram into his mind, allowing their father to retake control of his empire and secure its grip on the world.
In "The Tower" ending achieved by completing Phantom Liberty, Hanako and Takemura launch an assault on Arasaka Tower to depose of Yorinobu, as they do in the "The Devil" ending, but without V's assistance, the attack fails and Hanako is killed; Yorinobu subsequently frames Takemura for his sister's murder. By the time V, awakens from their two-year coma, Arasaka has pulled out of Night City to refocus on its home operations in Japan. Yorinobu is mentioned to have been removed as CEO of the company by the board of directors, and his ultimate fate is left uncertain.
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