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{{Infobox Character
 |title = Melissa Rory
 |image = Melissa Rory Infobox CP2077.png
 |status = Dependent
 |home = [[Night City]]
 |gender = Female
 |hair_color = Brunette
 |eyes = Clear blue
 |equipment = [[#Equipment|See Equipment]]
 |affiliation = [[NCPD]] ([[MaxTac]])
 |occupation = MaxTac lieutenant & senior officer
 |role = [[Lawman]]<br/>[[Cyberpsycho]] (formerly)
 |voiced_by = [[imdb:nm1017942|Kosha Engler]]
 |appears_games = {{CP|2077}}
 |appears_books = 
 |appears_other = 
}}
{{Block Quote
|text = [[Higurashi 20-13 Mantis Blades|They're]] my... reminder. When I see them, I see what they've sliced... Muscle, tendon, bone... even implants. Like a hot knife through butter.
|speaker = Melissa to [[V (character)|V]] about her Mantis Blades
|citation = {{CP|2077}}
}}
'''Melissa Rory''' is a [[NCPD]] lieutenant in the [[MaxTac]] division.<ref name="CP2077">{{RefCP|2077}}</ref>

==Biography==
Sometime before [[2069]], Melissa had herself implanted with the [[Higurashi 20-13 Mantis Blades|Higurashi 20-13]] [[Mantis Blades]], recognized to be of high quality, though with a certain flaw: they interfaced poorly with neural processors and a certain section of the prefrontal cortex. The Higurashi 20-13 line was discontinued in 2069 because of that flaw.<ref name="Bullets">[[Cyberpunk 2077]] - Quest: [[Bullets]]</ref> 

On January 10 [[2077]], Rory was likely driven into [[cyberpsychosis]] from her implants, and killed 14 people while seriously injuring 4 others. She was a rare case of [[MaxTac]] apprehending a cyberpsycho alive for reconditioning.

During the reconditioning, it was revealed that she suffers from relapses into antisocial behavior. Treatment with limited environmental stimulation and increased doses of neuroleptics was recommended by Dr. Taryn Doggett.<ref name="CompMsg1">[[Cyberpunk 2077]] - Compuser Message: [[NCPD Lab/Computers#Melissa Rory - latest research|Melissa Rory - latest research]]</ref>

Melissa kept her Higurashis as a reminder of her actions.<ref>[[Zane Jagger]], Phone message</ref>

Melissa met a [[mercenary]] by the name of [[V (character)|V]] later in 2077, by which time she had already obtained the rank of lieutenant, and held a senior status in MaxTac. Rory's squad arrived at the [[Jinguji (Downtown)|Jinguji]] store in [[Downtown]] [[Night City]] just moments after a cyberpsycho had burst into the store, killing its two guards and attacking V.

After taking the survivors' statements — V and the owner of the shop, [[Zane Jagger]] — she commented to V if they had also felt the life of the psycho leaving his body. The merc asked instead if there wasn't a better way than just killing them, like taking them alive, to which Rory responded it only happened in extremely rare cases. V could also recognize her discontinued mantis blades, commenting that MaxTac preferred the [[Arasaka Mantis Blades|Arasaka model]] instead. For Melissa though, those blades reminded her of the things she had done. Trying to rail back the aforementioned topic, Melissa asked V once again if they liked it when the cyberpsycho was killed, though the merc commented they were not as eager as her. After stating that she and V were not that different, Melissa tried to recruit them to MaxTac, V would either outright refuse or mention that they would think about it.<ref name="Bullets" />

==Associated Quests==
*[[Bullets]]

==Abilities==
{{Ab2077|Combat Stim|Break Hold|Charge Jump|Sandevistan|Kerenzikov}}

==Equipment==
{| class="article-table" width="100%"
|-
!Type
!Products
|-
|Cyberware
|[[Higurashi 20-13 Mantis Blades]], [[Sandevistan]], [[Kerenzikov]]<ref name="Scan">[[Cyberpunk 2077]] - [[NCPD]] Database scan</ref>
|-
|Gear
|[[MaxTac multilayered armor-weave Jacket|MaxTac jacket]], [[MaxTac tactical helmet with multifunction infovisor|MaxTac tactical helmet]], [[Heavy-duty MaxTac cargo pants|MaxTac cargo pants]], [[M-10AF Lexington]]
|}

==Notes==
*Melissa Rory's likeness was based on [https://www.goldenline.pl/katarzyna-danysz-zelewska/ Katarzyna Danysz-Żelewska], who also did the motion capture for the trailer.<ref name="Behance1">[https://www.behance.net/gallery/6573211/Cyberpunk-2077 Cyberpunk 2077 Teaser Trailer - Behind the Scenes]</ref>
**Likewise, the quest that Melissa appears in, [[Bullets]], is a direct reference to the song of the same name by Archive, originally used in the aforementioned trailer.
*As of [[Patch 2.0]], it is possible to engage in combat with Melissa Rory and her MaxTac squad after finishing the quest [[Bullets]] by attacking them after leaving and reentering [[Jinguji (Downtown)|Jinguji]]. Despite her unique mantis blades model, she has a chance to drop the [[MaxTac Mantis Blades]] instead.

==Bugs==
*{{Bug|Her NCPD Database information shows the name "Melisa" instead of "Melissa"|plf=PC|ver=1.04|conf=Y}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Cyberpunk 2077 Teaser Trailer|Melissa in the original Teaser Trailer from 2013
ConceptArt PsychoSquad CDPR.jpg
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
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[[ru:Мелисса Рори]]