Kujira

The Kujira is a supercarrier owned by the Arasaka Corporation. In Cyberpunk 2077, it is moored in Del Coronado Bay, Night City — due east of Morro Rock island.

History

In late April 2077, Saburo Arasaka and his daughter Hanako traveled from Japan to Night City aboard the Kujira. Saburo intended to meet with his son, Yorinobu, to have him return the stolen Relic, while Hanako was scheduled to attend the Aratama Matsuri festival in Japantown as the guest of honor. During their five-day voyage, the Kujira made a brief stop on an atoll belonging to Militech. Saburo was impressed by Militech's work on it, however, what interested him was found in its depths: the many wrecks of Imperial Japanese ships and aircraft that littered the seabed, the final graves of so many of Saburo's former compatriots. Saburo briefly considered "paying tribute" to Militech, and by extension the NUSA, with "five shots" for every wreck on the seabed, but decided against it due to the risk of civilian casualties within the Militech port itself. Soon after they continued their cruise.

The Arasaka Corporation kept the presence of the two VIPs a close secret until after the vessel arrived at its destination on the 1st of May. In fact, the public was unaware Saburo was anywhere near Night City until his sudden death at Konpeki Plaza was announced on news broadcasts. After the incident, the Kujira stayed moored in the bay for the duration of Hanako's visit.

Prior to Saburo's death, Info Flash host Ruth Dzeng joked about the purpose of the Kujira in Night City, saying that Arasaka moved the ship there because "the corporation figured out it wasn't safe in Japanese waters, as they thought some local fishermen might harpoon it for scientific research," referring to the supercarrier's name which means "whale" when translated to English.

Notes

• A picture of the Kujira can be seen on the Info Flash show, which shows the artwork in the infobox.
• The ship itself is just offshore of the Arasaka Waterfront and near to the spaceport. It may not appear until the player is close to it. While the player isn't able to physically get to it, using tools on the PC will allow them to swim to the area. The vessel is very low res and does not have any physical assets.
  • Additionally, the ship depicted in-game is noticeably different than that seen on Info Flash and the artwork; while it retains the twin bows and three-tiered flight deck, the carrier's superstructure is significantly larger and set over the topmost flight deck tier, instead of offsetting to one side as the art depicts.
• Despite the Kujira's voyage from Japan, Sayonara Station, by Luke Steelman establishes that the world's oceans were overrun by self-replicating AI controlled mines that treat all ships as hostile targets in the Fourth Corporate War. World News Service host Arif Iqbal talks about the problem in a news broadcast, showing that the mines are still active in 2077.

Trivia

• The Kujira's 3 level flight decks are similar to the real-life Japanese aircraft carriers "Kaga" and "Akagi", although these ships were both converted into a conventional single flight deck design after less than a year.
  • The Kujira also features an island on its left side, rather than the right. The Japanese did use it on two carriers, namely the before mentioned "Akagi" and the "Hiryū"
  • Saburo Sakai—the person that served as an inspiration for Saburo Arasaka—served aboard aircraft carrier "Sōryū"

Gallery

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  Kujira low res off-shore
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