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In the year 2045, after global capitalism has defaulted, Japan's elite Section 9 begins conducting covert cyber operations.
The official music video for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners ending theme Let You Down, performed by Dawid Podsiadło.
This story is set in the Kuzan Republic. The defense minister, who will take part in a meeting of the Next-generation Weapon Coordination Council, has ordered an advance onsite inspection. Ride participants are tasked with providing escort while securing an inspection route in Public Security Section 9, where Motoko Kusanagi serves as leader. Riders will use the hexaRide vehicle to enter cyberspace and, serving as a Public Security Section 9 agent, join in an attack on revolutionary movement forces.
The city of Eden: a haven where mankind has a great deal of 'freedom' in exchange for having their lives tracked by the System; a world where social advancement comes from being a good programmer and excelling at the cyber games. One such individual, Eiji Takanaka, is one of the best players in the virtual world; but when he accepts employment at E=X Corp, maintainers of the system, strange things begin to happen. Targeted by net-jackers, Eiji does his best to survive; but is this a test, or a game of life and death? And why do images of the AI EVE keep appearing on his screen?
In Japan, a team of scientists have created a medical breakthrough: a device that allows the wearer to enter the dreams of a patient, for the purpose of healing. The talented Paprika is a master at her profession, but complications have now appeared in the form of a “dream terrorist” – an unknown foe who inserts nightmares into the minds of those who use the device. The victims are swept up in a ghoulish parade of dolls, kitchen appliances, and musical animals, and are reduced to a vegetable state – or worse. Now, Paprika and the team of scientists must delve into the minds of those affected to figure out the source of the tampering before more people, including themselves, are damaged beyond repair.
In a world where mankind is at the brink of destruction, one lone scientist has concocted the means to save it: bioroids. These artificial humans coexist with humans in the city of Olympus, under the watchful eye of the supercomputer Gaia -- to stabilize society. The military strongly opposes their use, however, and the elite soldier Deunan may hold the key to saving both the human race and the lives of the bioroids. Teamed up with an old friend, Briareos, Deunan must race against the clock to discover the secret of the Appleseed before countless lives are tragically lost...