: This episode marks the debut of the series' official opening animation featuring the song "This FFFire" by Franz Ferdinand . Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 1 episode 2 recap: Like A Boy
: David returns to Arasaka Academy and uses his new superhuman speed to brutally assault his bully, Katsuo, in front of their classmates. This act leads to his immediate expulsion. Cyberpunk Edgerunners S01E02.mp4
: Unbeknownst to David, an Arasaka executive named Tanaka (Katsuo's father) notices David's high tolerance for the experimental implant and begins viewing him as a potential test subject. : This episode marks the debut of the
: Lucy proposes a partnership where she hacks and ejects chips while David uses his speed to retrieve them. However, David overuses the implant, leading to a collapse and a narrow escape from a corrupt EMT attempting to harvest his expensive cyberware. : Unbeknownst to David, an Arasaka executive named
: While wandering the city, David encounters a mysterious and skilled netrunner named Lucy . He catches her attempting to steal data chips from passengers on a train and uses his Sandevistan to stop her.
: After recovering, Lucy takes David to her apartment and introduces him to a Moon Braindance (BD) , sharing her dream of escaping Night City for a life off-world.