Kerry Eurodyne is a Night City-based music artist, formerly known as the the vocal and lead/rhythm

guitar for the band Samurai. He is a frequent central character appearing in Cyberpunk 2013, Cyberpunk
2020, and Cyberpunk 2077.

2000s

Kerry Eurodyne achieved initial fame as a member of Samurai, performing vocals, lead and
rhythm guitar. He went in with a vision of changing the world through music, one he shared with
his best friend, Johnny Silverhand, but their perspectives regarding the execution of this plan
often came to conflict. This lead to Kerry's multiple attempts at leaving the band, which were
nearly successful at launching his own solo career, but, eventually, the complex relationship he
had with his friend always pulled him back.

In the end, Samurai's final disbandment followed Johnny's departure instead, which lead Kerry
into a rocky couple of years. He ended up going back to his roots, staying on Masbate for two
years, refilling his batteries and dealing with spiritual needs. Luckily, he did manage to recollect
the pieces and came back to the music scene renewed and inspired, if not even encouraged by the
idea of elevating his own name out of the shadow Silverhand left behind. This new beginning
was rough but, just as all diamonds, through a lot of hard work and effort, his music managed to
shine brighter even than contemporary commercial competitors. He withstood the test of time,
his albums have gone platinum, his broken guitars had been auctioned for thousands of
Eurodollars and his singing voice is recognized worldwide.[3]

Midway through the century, Kerry's life had taken an, most would say, unexpected turn, leaving
him married to Louise Nordin Eurodyne with two children, Ted and Kim. The marriage ended on
a low note, resulting in Louise getting most of their shared possessions house in Tokyo, cars and
children. Despite trying to stay in positive relations, Kerry's attempts at keeping in touch usually
end up being misguided, and Louise has no trouble using it as a manner of preventing their
children from idolising him. Life without a family, however, if one is to trust the words he
chooses addressing the matter, seems to have benefited him, allowing a bit more freedom for that
rockerboy lifestyle he managed to make a brand of. Whether that freedom was used in a
creatively practical manner is a matter of debate.[4]

2077

Free to sing until you're blue in the face, nobody hearin' a thing? It's just another kind of cage.

– Kerry Eurodyne, Cyberpunk 2077

In 2077, Kerry can be found spending most days in his own Villa in North Oak, maintaining a
successful career of a solo artist. His label, MSM MediaCorp, had already announced a new
album in the works and the audience that is more accustomed to mass-produced reduplications
has started growing impatient. As someone who gives great importance to public image, Kerry is
deeply influenced by peer reviews - various articles mentioning him, his life and his business
rivals can be found in all corners of his home. Staying concurrent and able to produce music that
will agree with the times while simultaneously not conforming and retaining originality is not
easy for any artist, especially one that has been in the public eye for half a century. While topics
he addresses with his music, mainly the suffering of the people under the heavy foot of corporate
capitalism, has never truly gone stale and could provide yet another expected source of profit and
affirmation, the sincerity of the thoughts put into the songs has started waning. Without
inspiration, without a change to look forward to and without any real friends to speak of, Kerry
slowly started falling back to a state he once was in, the overshadowing 2020s. The feeling of
loss was mirrored in his social deprivation, reduction of individuality, depletion of creative
inspiration and overall exhaustion of will, which lead his mind back to the source of negativity –
the loss of a friend. Friend who cast a shadow so long that, even in his brightest moments, Kerry
could still feel dousing his flame, regardless of decades passed and media scorn grinding the
name down to not more than a footnote in the city's history.

For a peace of mind, every couple of years, Kerry would visit his guru Khian in Tangalan, go off
the grid, recollect his thoughts and fulfil his spiritual needs, however, the tight schedule, public
pressure and criticisms of the media put him in a rather difficult spot, forcing him to pick
between the audience and his own health. Facing a familiar darkness, in a battle with his own
conscience and desperate wish to keep himself afloat, he tries willing his recent acquaintance,
Ariel Velasco to stay with him, keep him company, no matter the excuse. Not feeling strong
enough to admit the real reason behind this constant pestering, he tries offering Ariel a proper
housekeeping job of any variety, resulting in a straightforward refusal of the offer.

Notably yet, the recent hot topic of Night City scream sheets has been the rumour of Kerry
attempting to end his own life, fortunately, prevented by a bodyguard who managed to take his
gun away in time. The details of the event remain unclear although the constant mentions
through media regurgitation managed to attract the attention of the digitized psyche of his long-
since-departed friend, Johnny Silverhand. Not long after, a familiar sound of guitar interrupted
Kerry's shower at home. Expecting an intruder able to bypass the high-end security, he faced
them with a loaded gun. The way the guitar strings were plucked however, cast away all doubt
that, in spite of appearances, within the head of a minor Afterlife merc before him, was his
friend, the person on whose loss towers have been built. Kerry maintained a civil conduct, put up
a brave front and denied all of the media accusations with a smile on his face, although a sliver
of melancholy shone through every word he uttered, no matter how well he played the role. Now
that Johnny is back, he thought there is maybe a chance for closure – one more Samurai gig, for
old times' sake – In hopes of shedding the weight of the shadow once and for all. Kerry felt the
need to prove to himself that it was not the loss that made him into what he is now, as he would
still perform just as well with Johnny on stage beside him. In addition to this, he also desired to
demonstrate to Johnny how he has made it fine without him. They agreed to get the band back
together without dragging them into the complexity of Johnny's situation, so instead, the concert
had been announced in honour of his name. To achieve this, they have set themselves on a path
of finding Nancy, the keyboardist, Henry, the bassist and contacting Denny, the drummer, who
has been living just a street away from Kerry. While V takes care of Nancy, Kerry's duty is to get
in touch with the band's divisive bassist Henry. There was no problem finding him, being
situated in a rehabilitation facility, but his days there have not yet come to an end, so a
permission to vacate the premises was not available.
This did not pose much of a drawback for Kerry, Henry willing, so they exited the building
through a window. Their misadventure did not stop there – finding out his former partner, the
drummer Denny, was living in the same city as him, everyone but him knowing, set Henry off
the rails quickly. Being provided drugs right after detox did not help either, resulting in a series
of rash decisions and irreversible events, which placed Kerry in the role of the problem's
architect - being blamed by all parties. Denny will refuse spending another minute in Henry's
presence, so a decision between the two must be made. A decision Kerry, as the initiator of the
event and friend of both parties, cannot make on his own so V helped by giving the final verdict.
Once the band members have been more or less collected, Kerry will find a replacement bassist
or drummer for the gig. Drausin from the popular band Cutthroat will all but volunteer, as a big
fan of Samurai, and will be capable of taking either spot. His enthusiasm for receiving something
he always wished for affects Kerry the wrong way, so he tries to calm him down, downscaling
the event's relevance and bringing up that he is the only one among them that achieved true fame.
Whether this behaviour came from being nervous over still having something to prove to Johnny
and the subject being taken lightly or due to knowing just how empty it feels to have your
dreams come true, is left unanswered, but Kerry remained audibly annoyed, silently
acknowledging being nervous to the point of shaking. The gig itself has been successful,
executed rather professionally, with Kerry even taking a few moments to step into the spotlight
in front of Johnny, which is something he would never have been able to achieve in the past. He
admitted to Johnny later that, looking back at his expectations, he was not sure what he was so
anxious about. One gig was quite enough to prove his own fears irrational. Although once V took
over the body and the sore reality of Johnny truly being gone making itself apparent once more,
Kerry quickly made himself scarce, leaving the feeling of having more pressing matters to attend
to. V received a parting gift – Kerry's pistol, the Archangel, a novelty that comes with a story of
being used to almost shoot Johnny with. Implied, although not spelled out, he no longer felt the
need for it, now that he seems to be awake from a 50-year-old dream.

Returning to the present, Kerry is yet to face a different type of demon – finding out that a lazr
pop sensation, girl group from Japan called Us Cracks, announced their NUSA tour with a cover
of his song – profit off his hard work without even notifying him of it, let alone consulting him
regarding author's rights. Feeling attacked by the competition and fearing falling under
someone's shadow again, Kerry hires the most effective merc he knew, that being V, to assist
him in exacting revenge, Night City style. The most effective, yet least harmful way he could
think of was simply preventing their gig from ever happening, so sabotaging the band's
equipment seemed like the easiest way of achieving it. The mission had been planned out to the
detail, from getting military-grade equipment from fans to making sure his identity remains
unknown. V's only role in the ordeal was simply being backup, so Kerry managed to do the
whole job on his own, even having fun while at it. The following car chase, once NCPD caught
wind of the roadside explosion he caused, reminded him of better times in the past, of rare
positive memories of Johnny – and he is very willing to compare them to current events. Losing
the cops tailing them, per Kerry's request, the two have shared a coffee in Carnita Street's
Chombatta fast food joint. While he does not say it aloud, excusing the visit by praising the
coffee, the restaurant is yet another memento from a simpler time and days spent with Johnny. A
little story explaining their youthful desperation and eating junk food followed. He once more
falls back to reminiscing – being as upset about his song being covered without his consent
might actually be due to, as Johnny once claimed, his striving for money and fame rather than
love of music itself and artistic values. Having a media corporation leash around his neck and
allowing them to make administrative decisions for him does not disprove Johnny's point.
Kerry's state of mind then fell into V's hands, and, depending on their reaction to his opening up
about feeling like nothing more than a product will heavily influence his following days.

Regardless of efforts invested into sabotaging the gig Us Cracks have scheduled, Kerry was
informed that they would proceed with the event and simply obtain a different set of equipment
for the performance. This was one step too far for Kerry's standards, so he decided to deal with
the problem in person. Once more, he hired backup, and with V's help, infiltrated the Watson
club Riot in which Us Cracks were about to perform, barged into their dressing room and with a
gun aimed at them demanded they call the concert off. V has the opportunity to alter Kerry's life
once more, bringing up that both parties had managers work behind their backs and spread
misinformation. If this is done, Kerry will own up to his harsh approach and apologize, opening
up a path for future collaborations and a modernization of his own music, as well as the approach
to a broader new-age audience. Should V instead follow the plan and support Kerry's threat, not
allowing excusing arguments, the concert is called off and the two leave with a deep feeling of
vindication. Kerry appears to be satisfied no matter the result and calls V some time later to an
exclusive club, Dark Matter, for a conclusion of their business. Depending on the choice made
during the previous meeting, the club will have two different stories to tell.

In the case of reconciling Kerry with Us Cracks, V will walk in on a crazed crowd lined with
journalists after a collaborative concert with Us Cracks, where Kerry had just presented their
new project, "Off The Leash" - a cover of his own song by the same title. He affirmed a positive
position in the media, loudly denying any mention of potentially falling on hard times, while the
girls from Us Cracks seem absolutely bedazzled by his presence. Kerry is not keen on upholding
this act however, and as soon as he saw V, he will use them as an escape plan, leading them to
the club balcony, explaining how he feels the need to get revenge on his manager L. B.
Kovachek for working behind his back.

The club will host an entirely different mood should V not unite Kerry with the girls. Dark
Matter is silent, emptied out for the evening, Kerry sitting in a booth with his old friend Spector
Cheng, looking rather distraught. Despite blaming managers, claiming ignorance and promising
not to go on with covering the song, Us Cracks do regardless, sending Kerry a restraining order
on top. Unable to deal with the situation directly, while leading V to the club's balcony, Kerry
lays down a plan to hit Kovachek instead. The feeling of betrayal, learning his manager put the
label before him and manipulating him to sign papers he otherwise would not, truly hit him hard,
so he was not intending to let it go without a fight, especially since there was no way for him to
actually fire the man, seeing how the media corporation he works for owns the rights to his
songs.

Kerry is very aware of being in the corps' pocket but he simply dismisses the idea of breaking the
contract as the price of fame – should he actually decide to leave, he would not be able to release
his own music, deal with administration, promotion, the media and the fans all on his own.
Considering the labels have their claws on all of it, he went into comparing that sort of life,
something Samurai was known for, to yet another type of cage. Once they're out on the balcony
bar, shut down for the remains of the day for Kerry's use alone, he melancholically praises the
view, pointing out how it's an excellent place to look down on the city from, but the sadness in
his voice and forlorn gaze into the distance shows that something seems to be terribly wrong.
Whether V decides to ask about it or not, Kerry expresses himself in carefully chosen words. He
has come to the realization that his dread brought on by the copyright infringement issue wasn't
simply due to fear of public seeing him as a sellout, but much deeper. He confesses realizing that
the root of the fear was in fact falling under yet another shadow, barely days after he managed to
release himself from the shackles Johnny's legacy restrained him with. He was not ready to get
back to simply being part of the scenery that helps someone else shine brighter, especially since
even now, that he is on the very top, he still wakes up daily thinking how it's only a matter of
chance that he has not yet faded into the city's steam.

Kerry's life may be altered by V's chosen response to this revelation.

Declaring that he does not need anyone's help to keep himself afloat shows V believes in his
strength and will invite an expression of hopefulness, albeit in a rather disconsolate,
unconvincing tone.

A different approach offered is the romantic kind, where V may conclude the declaration of faith
with a kiss. The gesture will be unexpected but only reciprocated in the case of male V, after
which Kerry suffers a flash of uncertainty, asking whether Johnny was present during such an
intimate exchange. The notion is rejected near immediately, as he reminded himself that he
managed to grow out of Johnny's shade, so his presence no longer mattered. Looking back at the
city spreading below his feet, he remembered the passing of time and expressed a wish to remain
in this uniquely peaceful moment forever. However, life will not wait, so they departed - Kerry
remaining a little bit longer on the balcony to process his thoughts and enjoy a rare breath of
optimism about the coming days.

Within the next few days, Kerry contacted V once more, for what appeared to be a pleasant
afternoon sailing. He brought a special guitar with him too, a custom-built Lancaster, one of five
in the series. An instrument of high significance, on which he played a brand new tune,
announcing, exclusively to V, that he has made a decision to close a chapter of his life. He
elaborated that the first real and meaningful music he ever wrote was while out on the open sea,
catering to the upper class on a cruise ship. Being here, on a yacht, after the success he achieved,
he is finally coming to peace with the realization that Johnny's heritage was not in fact the basis
of his own success. The two drove inspiration from different wells and, ultimately, their
perception of beauty in this world differed - where one saw an opportunity to elevate, the other
used it to incite rebellion. Closing the door on the days spent looking back, Kerry is finally ready
to move away from practicing what he saw as Johnny's principles and start focusing on himself,
building his own life instead, no longer afraid of his own shadow. He promised that the days of
chaos and mayhem he would usually resort to were over – starting morning after, that is, as the
assumed evening had an ulterior motive. Violently breaking the Lancaster, as would the ancient
rocker tradition of concluding concerts demand, he mentioned that the luxurious yacht they were
on was actually owned by L. B. Kovachek, the man he swore revenge on. Destroying it felt as if
it would provide just the right amount of relief, considering the nature of the betrayal. V is
invited to participate in this exhibition of savagery and potentially expand on their previous
romantic exchange, right before an explosive finish, observed from the beach. Should V go along
the romance route, Kerry will express interest in an encore. V's reply in this moment is of great
significance once more. Stating that it was a one-time thing after all that's been said will push
Kerry into a relapse, where he will close up and walk away without turning back, potentially
undoing all personal growth he achieved over the past several days. On the other hand, agreeing
with his proposal will start a relationship, after which, Kerry will drive V back to Watson and
head off home to focus on finishing off the new album. As he explained it, it will be titled after
his own name, signifying a rebirth through songs that are nothing less than portraits of his old
selves.[4]