Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2077: how to improve relationships and make friends

Johnny Silverhand Cyberpunk 2077 is a notorious Night City rocker with whom V formed an unusual bond due to a faulty biochip. The man accompanies the hero everywhere, sometimes you can talk to him. Such dialogues are important - they influence the further development of the plot. If you choose the right lines, you can become friends with Johnny and open access to one of the alternative endings.

In this guide, we’ll tell you how to establish a good relationship with Johnny in Cyberpunk 2077. Read on to find out which line options to choose in dialogues with the rocker in various quests, and in which case the secret ending with Silverhand opens.

How to check your relationship with Johnny Silverhand

You can find relationship statistics with Johnny in pause menu. The icon in the center indicates the relationship level, and the number indicates the number of points. When you hover your mouse, you can find out the current stage and read a short explanation of how much the man has opened up to V. Follow the recommendations to earn new points and find a common language with the rocker.

How to build a good relationship with Johnny in Cyberpunk 2077 [2.0]

Johnny Silverhand challenged Arasaka 50 years ago and paid dearly for it. He returned from the kingdom of the dead as a digital construct on a biochip built into V’s head. The man periodically appears in story and side quests, shares his own opinion about what is happening, and talks about himself.

You can make friends with Johnny if you don’t be rude to the rocker, take an interest in his stories, and carry out minor tasks. Relationships with Silverhand also improve if you show empathy towards him, give gifts and give compliments.

Select certain dialogue options in missions

To improve your relationship with Johnny in Cyberpunk 2077, during story missions you need to choose appropriate dialogue lines. Some of them have a strong impact on future relationships - they can make a mental cellmate lose their temper and deprive them of new friendship points.

After the second act, side quests begin, whose customer is Johnny. Here you will get to know his past - visit friends, get to the grave and listen to many intimate conversations. The rocker will become closer and closer and will open up from a new side, changing his own views on life.

Dollhouse

In the assignment "Dollhouse" in the second act, you will have to avoid rude and tactless answers while Johnny talks about Mikoshi. If you do everything correctly, your friendship meter will increase by about 10% — "First steps".

Positive remarks:

• You don't give a f**k about me.
• I asked what do you want from me?
• For the sake of an idea or for the sake of revenge?
• What is Mikoshi?
• I'm watching.
• What do I have in common with Mikoshi?
• And how do you plan to destroy Arasaka?

enger

The next significant story quest in Act II will be "enger". When you leave the hotel, you will notice a digital construct on a bench. Continue to be polite and listen to Johnny to increase your friendship points to 15%.

• If you want to talk about something, speak directly.
• You know so much about my past.
• I'm afraid that I will stop being myself.
• So what do you want from me?
• You have a clear goal. Just like me.
• You have an obsession.
• Yes.
• You're right.
• Let's get out of here.
• Johnny…

In this way you will bring the relationship to "Metamarphose", gradually becoming imbued with Silverhand's memories and aspirations.

Metamorphosis

Johnny will appear again at the Voodoo Chapel in Pacifica during the quest "Metamorphoses". Choose the following options, then you can raise your relationship with Silverhand to 20%.

• [Stand up] No, third month of pregnancy.
• [Light a cigarette] You're probably right.
• I still don't like you.
• I have no idea what is happening to me.
• I stopped understanding what I was doing.
• Maybe.
• How did you feel when you were dying?
• You got what you deserved.
• You can be turned into someone else.

Now he will offer to find a place called "Mikoshi", and friendship will increase to the level "Prison of Souls".

303 Apartment

After the shootout at the hotel in the mission "Apartment 303" V will wake up in the room. At the metamorphosis stage, you will be able to talk to Johnny again, who wants to pour out his soul, so you will pump up your sympathy to 25%.

• Why are you giving them to me?
• Yes.
• I would do the same.
• Any better ideas?
• [Stand up] Okay.
• Are you suggesting that you tell her everything?
• Tell me what you're up to.
• Okay, I'll give you the body.

On the stage "Entropy" the man will finally lay his cards on the table and ask him to take the pills. They will give him temporary control over the body.

In the footsteps of the past

In the story quest called bestia. You can start a short romance with her on behalf of Silverhand and watch a sex scene.

In the third act, start the side quest "Following the Past", to take Misty's pills, give Johnny control of the body and meet with Bestia. The choices made during the trip are not that important and do not affect the further plot.

Move further along the quest and you will come to the grave of a man, where you need to choose the right words:

• [Write Johnny's initials] We'll fix it now.
• The man who saved my life.
• No, you're the one who screwed up too.
• What do you want from me?
• Okay, I'm giving you one last second chance.
• At first you were an absolute asshole.
• When you said you let your friends down...
• The story with Smasher upset her so much.
• OK. I'll call Bestia.

This dialogue is very important, he can immediately raise the relationship to 40% to level "Synergy". V and Johnny gradually become not just friends, but part of each other.

old drama

Start a side mission "Old Drama" and take Bestia to the cinema to find out a little more about Johnny's past. At the end you will be able to get closer to the girl, but this is not necessary to improve your relationship with Silverhand.

After completing the quest, raise your friendship to 50%, to the stage "Shadows of the Past". The rocker will begin to realize how many mistakes he has made.

Surprise

Next along the Silverhand line is the quest Kerry. During a long conversation, two remarks are very important:

• Do you want to reunite Samurai?
• Okay, I'm for it.

Then the mark on the mental connection scale will rise to 60%. At the level "Happy moments" existence in one body will turn into a real life together.

Sounds of music

Perform on stage with Kerry in a mission "Sounds of music"to raise points to 70%. The same stage will remain "Happy moments", but the description will be supplemented with a proposal for a “Samurai” concert.

For whom the Bell Tolls

Last story mission "For whom the Bell Tolls" - point of no return. V can connect to the Mikoshi hotspot and reach the secret ending. There are two options:

• If you give the body 40%, the mark will reach 90% and stages "The sun".
• Transfer control over the body by 70%, then you will immediately receive 100% and level "New world".

More details are given below in the section about the alternative ending.

Show empathy

Johnny is a secretive character who does not immediately want to share his experiences and impressions. Don't push him away in dialogues to get closer. Many conversations can be interrupted by rude answers or by leaving, but to get the secret ending you shouldn't do this.

Giving gifts and compliments

As a gift, you can collect all of Johnny's things, which include an arm, a T-shirt, aviators, a replica samurai jacket, pants and boots. Particularly valuable items include the Malorian Arms 3516 pistol and the Turbo 911 II (930).

All this is the remnants of the rocker’s past life, pleasant Easter eggs that do not affect the relationship with him. You can get them for your own collection and use them in the game, but the friendship percentage will not increase.

But compliments can affect your relationship with Johnny - praise a man for his skills, style or specific actions.

Another guide said, How to get Johnny Silverhand's gun and car in Cyberpunk 2077.

How to improve your relationship with Johnny using cheat codes and mods

You can increase your friendship level using codes and additional mods - they only available on PC. This method will not work for PS and Xbox s. If you chose the wrong lines during story and side missions and couldn’t reach the 40 or 70% mark, then you can use the easy way. This will be much faster than replaying Acts I and II.

"Cyber ​​Engine Tweaks" - a framework that allows you to create scripts and provides access to all internal functions. Install the file according to the instructions on the website or use our guide.

In a separate guide, they said how to the CyberEngineTweaks debug console for Cyberpunk 2077.

After that, when you start the game, open the Commands (~) command and paste the cheat code into the text field to successfully launch the mod:

• Game.SetDebugFact("sq032_johnny_friend", 1)

Please note that the quotation marks must be replaced with capital ones (under the letter “E” on the Russian layout). If everything was done correctly, friendship with Silverhand should reach a value of 70%.

How to get the secret ending

Having a good relationship with Silverhand unlocks an alternate ending. In the third act during the mission "For whom the Bell Tolls" The fate of two friends is being decided - which of them will gain control of the body.

Make sure you have completed the side quest before starting the mission. "Following the Past", and visited Johnny’s grave, where they had a heart-to-heart talk. This dialogue and the choices in it are very important.

If on this mission they decided to finish with the rocker's line, they did not meet with his former friends and stopped at the mark friendship in 40%, you can still get the secret ending.

Follow the quest. After talking with Misty on the roof, Johnny will suggest asking someone for help. You can meet other heroes, but for a secret ending don't choose anyone and wait 5 minutes. Then use the following lines:

• Do you already have some kind of plan?
• [Attack Arasaka Tower] I like it. Dying is like that with music.

The rocker will be silent and express the idea of ​​storming the Arasaki tower alone. Agree with his proposal and proceed to the story quest "Legend of Night City".

Take out all the guards alone, get to Misty's access point and connect to it. V's system will reboot and Johnny will gain control of his body. In the future, he will treat him well - he will stop smoking and leave the city. He still won't let go of the feeling that V is somewhere nearby.

We hope the guide helped improve your relationship and make friends with Johnny Silverhand 100% in Cyberpunk 2077. If you have any questions or have any difficulties, write about it in comments, we will definitely answer. Read other guides on Cyberpunk 2077 in the appropriate section of the site.