The Heist

The Heist is a main job in Cyberpunk 2077. The job has Jackie and V infiltrate Konpeki Plaza to steal an experimental biochip from Yorinobu Arasaka.

Walkthrough

After V got the flathead and the information from Evelyn Parker, V is now ready to start the job Dexter DeShawn hired V and Jackie for.

V heads out to The Afterlife to meet up with Jackie and talks to him for a bit before heading into the club. The bouncer will eventually let them in regardless of the option V chooses. As Dex is still busy, V can look around some but ultimately they'll need to go sit down at the bar with Jackie and can talk a bit more with him and the bartender, Claire, before Dex's bodyguard Oleg summons them.

Heist Briefing

Follow Jackie to the back room where Dex and T-Bug are waiting to go over the heist's details. V can converse with T-Bug before placing the flathead in the case. Once they do, sit and Dex will begin to ask V some questions, particularly about Evelyn, who V can reveal wanted to cut out the middleman or not. Regardless, Dex will eventually direct them to a shard on the table, take it as Dex and T-Bug continue to fill you in on the plan.

V can ask questions about the mission, then Jackie will bring up how the pay is being split. Dex notes V and Jackie get 30% but V can have him bump it up to 35% if they point out this is about more then eddies, and then that they want to be remembered for something, or, for Corporate Lifepath, that this is about revenge on Arasaka as well. Dex will bump it up to 40% if he is told about Evelyn Parker's desire to cut him out of the deal. After Dex heads off, V can then talk to T-Bug some more before she also heads out. Jackie will then ask if V is ready or not.

Note that once V gets in the cab, they won't be able to return to exploring Night City and finish other missions until Act 2, so if you need to wrap anything else up before then, do it now.

Infiltrating the Hotel

Once V is ready, they can put on the suit and get in the taxi. After some banter between Delamain and Jackie, it'll verify V's and Jackie's identity and then drive them to the hotel. On the way, V can talk to Jackie some about how he's acting regarding this job. Once they arrive, follow Jackie once he gets the flathead out and head in through the scanner and then check in. At one point during the convo with the receptionist, they will need to stall her. If V doesn't say anything T-Bug will pose as the receptionist and trick the hotel receptionist. Once the receptionist guides them to the lobby V can continue to the hotel's bar or continue to follow Jackie up the elevator (Jackie will refuse and heads upstairs if you look around).

Once upstairs and in the room, T-Bug will ask V to scan for the entry point for the flathead to use, which is right in the corner between the terrarium and the window. Jackie will command it initially but eventually V will be asked to control the flathead as it got stuck and Jackie's optics can not scan. The flathead fully navigates itself, they just need to tell it where to go, but some rooms V has to interact with objects via the Flathead to progress.

Eventually the flathead reaches the area outside the hotel's netrunner, where V will have to do a mix of scanning a particular object and then manually switch cams to see inside the netrunner's room to find a way for the flathead to get inside. Once it's in, T-Bug needs a few hours to get around their security so go sit and it'll fast forward to night.

When V wakes up, Jackie will be questioning why Yorinobu even tried to leave his family as he could want for nothing under the Arasaka name, but instead tried to start a gang. T-Bug will then note it's time, so head out to the elevator, which will give V and Jackie direct access to the penthouse. While they'll press to make it quick, they can still look around and loot stuff like Yorinobu's attire: Yorinobu's formal shirt, Yorinobu's slacks, and Kōtetsu no Ryū coat, and an Iguana Egg at the terrarium. Once ready, join Jackie and as T-Bug is uploading to it, they will see some unexpected guests arriving by AVs. To make things worse, as Jackie gets the case, T-Bug warns them that Yorinobu is heading too quickly to the penthouse so they will need to hide fast. Head behind the TV screen where she'll open the panel here, and get in.

If V doesn't enter the panel and instead waits for the elevator to arrive:

Adam Smasher will enter taking V down in one shot and then stomping their head as Jackie yells out to them. This event will instantly kill V.

A scene will play out with Yorinobu entering with Adam Smasher before they're unexpectedly joined by his father, Saburo Arasaka and his own bodyguard, Goro Takemura. After dismissing the two bodyguards, things go awry between the son and father and Yorinobu kills Saburo by strangling him to death before initiating a hotel lockdown, claiming someone poisoned his father.

Escaping

Taking the elevator is out, so T-Bug will direct V instead to the balcony to try and get to a ladder there. However, just as she gets the doors opened, she's killed on her end. When V gets to the corpse, Jackie will say that his AV should still be on the roof, suggesting to drive it to safety, go to the AV and defeat the two guards, there is some loot inside the AV but unfortunately AV will recognise that there are trespassers and lock itself down. The AV's AI will alert more security leaving them to run to the window T-bug opened. They head out and around and walk across the thin railing to the ladders, but halfway across hostile forces will spot V and Jackie and they will have no choice but to jump. After a short dialogue scene, Jackie will plug the Relic into himself to keep it safe while they both try to escape the hotel.

They will have to go through a number of areas with Arasaka guards. The first elevator they reach won't be accessible as an access token is required. As they reach the second elevator location, they will spot the officer who's carrying it here and they will need to take him out (lethal or non-lethal) to get the token. Once they have it, they access the elevator and can talk a bit before they reach the hotel's lobby area with more guards and if not done stealthily a mech.

Whichever way they manage to get back to the entrance, they take the elevator here to Delamain, which will be under fire, they can ignore the enemies and enter the cab. However, Arasaka sends out Adam Smasher to retrive them and pursue them with three drones, consisting of one Octant and two Griffins. V needs to shoot them down to progress.

After managing to escape, Jackie's injuries prove to be too severe and after he hands the Relic over to V, he dies. Delamain will subsequently ask where V would like to send his remains, and they can choose from several options:

If V chooses to send Jackie's body to his family or tells him to stay put:

This will unlock the sidejob Heroes.

If V chooses to send Jackie's body to Victor Vektor:

It will later be revealed that Arasaka took the body from Viktor to extract Jackie's engram. The engram can then be encountered either during Changes ("The Sun" or "The Star" endings) or Totalimmortal ("The Devil" ending).

After making a decision, V exits the vehicle to go meet Dex inside the No-Tell Motel.

Dex is none too pleased with what happened, as the offing of the emperor is all over the news now. Even if V tells him that it wasn't them and Jackie that did it, Dex will tell them that Arasaka and their ninjas don't know or care about that. He'll eventually agree though that escaping Night City is the best option here before sending V off to go wash the blood off their face. Once they do and leave the bathroom though, his bodyguard knocks them down before Dex shoots them in the head.

Journal Entry

There's only one door you gotta open in Night City. And that's the door to The Afterlife. Once you cross into that world, peeps'll step aside for you everywhere. Dex couldn't have chosen a better place to pregame before the heist, am I right? Afterlife's a sign for us, chica/ese.

Saburo Arasaka murdered by his own son - and in front of our goddamn eyes! Know what, V? Forget what I said about gettin' into the Afterlife - first we need to find a way to get the fuck out of this shitstorm before Arasaka spec ops jump down our throats.

So that's how it ends... at least for me. In the backseat of a limo with hot corporate lead wedged in my gut. You know, all things considered, that ain't a half-bad way for a Welles to go. Most sons of Heywood top out without all those fireworks. But what can I say, Night City's chewed up names way bigger than mine before. Not you, though - you still got work to do. Cut a fat deal (heh) with Dex in my honor. And don't piss it all away in vain, or I'll be rollin' in my grave until I hit the east coast. I won't give you a minute of goddamn peace, chica/mano. This is the last favor we owe ourselves.

Objectives

• Head to The Afterlife.
• Talk to Jackie.
• Follow Jackie.
• Talk to the bouncer.
• Sit next to Jackie.
• Get up.
• Follow Dex's bodyguard.
• Join Dex in the booth.
• Take part in the briefing.
• Put Flathead in the briefcase.
• Put on the Militech suit.
• Enter the Delamain.
• Exit the Delamain.
• Wait for Jackie to take Flathead.
• Follow Jackie.
  • Talk to the guard.
  • Stand in the scanner.
  • Check in at reception.
  • Place your hand on the panel.
• Follow Jackie.
• Talk to Jackie.
• Check out the hotel bar. [Optional]
• Head to the elevator.
• Take the elevator to the 42nd floor.
• Head to your room.
• Talk to T-Bug.
• Scan for an entry point for the Flathead.
• Wait for the Flathead to breach the system.
• Take the control shard.
• Wait for T-Bug to link you to CCTV.
• Scan for a way into the vents.
  • Use Flathead to open the ventilation grate.
  • Wait for Flathead to finish.
• Scan for a way into the vents.
  • Consult with T-Bug.
  • Scan for hackable devices.
  • Order Flathead to go to the terrarium.
  • Wait for housekeeping to move.
  • Enter the vent using Flathead.
  • Wait for Flathead to finish.
• Scan for a way into the vents.
  • Use Flathead to open the ventilation grate.
  • Wait for Flathead to finish.
• Use Flathead to enter the dweller's room.
  • Consult with T-Bug.
  • Scan for the CCTV Access Point.
  • Connect to CCTV using Flathead.
  • Switch cam view.
  • Consult with T-Bug.
  • Scan for a path for the Flathead.
  • Switch cam view.
  • Scan for a grate in the floor.
  • Use Flathead to open the ventilation grate.
  • Hack the dweller using Flathead.
  • Wait for Flathead to finish.
• Talk to Jackie and T-Bug.
• Sit.
• Head to Yorinobu's penthouse.
• Follow Jackie.
• Go to the safe.
• Use your personal link on the safe.
• Wait for T-Bug to hack the safe.
• Wait for Jackie to check the Relic.
• Follow Jackie.
• Hide inside the maintenance shaft.
• Wait.
• Observe the meeting.
• Leave your hiding place.
• Talk to T-Bug and Jackie.
• Escape the penthouse through the window.
• If you instead go upstairs to the landing pad:
  • Get to the AV landing pad. [Optional]
  • Get rid of AV security. [Optional]
  • Examine the AV. [Optional]
  • Return to the penthouse.
• Go to the balcony door.
• Get to the ladder.
• Jump.
• Talk to Jackie.
  • Call Evelyn.
  • Talk to Evelyn.
• Reach the elevator.
  • Wait for an opportunity to take out the guards. [Optional]
  • Deal with the guards.
  • Search the Arasaka officer.
• Head to the lobby.
  • Wait for Jackie in the elevator.
• Reach the elevator to the garage.
  • Wait for Jackie in the elevator.
• Enter the Delamain.
• Talk to Delamain.
• Get rid of the drones.
• Talk to Jackie.
• Use Delamain to escape.
• Talk to Delamain.
• Exit the vehicle.
• Head to room 204.
• Talk to Dex.
• Go to the bathroom.
• Wash your face.
• Leave the bathroom.
• Talk to Dex.

Notes

• If V and Jackie do not hide in the pillar, Smasher will eventually enter the suite. He then severely wounds V with the bullets from his arm gun and finishes them off by stomping on V's head while Jackie panics.
  • If V has the proper level and quickhacks, they might be able to defeat him - but the game doesn't recognize this outcome.
• Patch 1.5 - The drone chase is now a timed event, and limits your weapon to a pistol or a revolver. If none is equipped in any of the three weapon slots available, an Unity pistol is equipped by default.
• At Yorinobu's penthouse: Kongou can be found at Yorinobu's bedside, Nehan can be found on Saburo's body after he has been killed, Satori can be found in the AV that Saburo took to get to Konpeki Plaza, and the Iguana Egg can be found behind the tree trunk near an adult iguana.
• Panam Palmer and Nash can be seen in the Afterlife prior to The Heist.

Trivia

• Hideo Kojima makes a cameo as Hideyoshi Oshima during this job, in the large area to the right of the bar in Konpeki Plaza.

Gallery

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  Jackie in the lobby of Konpeki Plaza