CD Projekt Red marking the birthday of Goro Takemura from Cyberpunk 2077 with a tweet has caused a massive reaction among the incredible players. The official account of the Cyberpunk Game shared a simple message consisting of a loyal, stubborn corporate bodyguard who is forever in search of a good meal in Night City, along with noodle and city emojis, to commemorate the birthday. However, what followed in the replies? The replies were filled with chaos, love, and even some serious drama over the choices that still haunt players year after year.
The first thing that took place was calling him “husband” party everywhere. Just a lot of replies claiming this 3D guy as their husband, which is a very funny situation but at the same time quite understandable because Takemura is the kind of character who can easily cast a spell on you. One user @poisonaga went straight to the point and said “happy birthday to the husband 🥰” while @N3on_vortex and @abc_d_efgh both wanted to be the same. In Night City, the situation is like this, chooms, the thirst is real.
On the other side was a dark side – many players who admitted that they totally failed to save Takemura in that crucial mission. @Jabron174 commented: “I had no idea you could save him so he dead as hell in my run” which oof, that is rough. @NeolithicOffic1 shared the pain too: “In my first playthrough, I totally did not know I could save him. A poor old man.” And @ifkate had to play the WHOLE game again for platinum because they missed saving him, which is a real nightmare for completionists.
The comments about loyalty were also everywhere. @XFunkeda said “takemura always been that guy, loyal to the core” which is true until… well, it depends on your choices. But @z00ltar pointed that out with “@CyberpunkGame ‘Loyal’ just not to V xddddd” which is a fair point actually. Then you got @JaxxUnleashed with the hard advice: “Don’t trust him, let him be in the building, you’ll thank me for this.” That’s some cold move.
What really shows the light, however, is that this one birthday tweet is a testament to how deeply the players still feel for these characters after the years the game is out. @tabularasa0451 said that “It’s amazing how much this game has changed since its release. Truly a comeback and a redemption.” Which is true for Cyberpunk 2077, its roller coaster ride from being a disaster at launch to becoming a game that is loved by many is one of the most amazing tales in the gaming industry.
And then came up with completely wild theories. @MarandaScreams asked if Takemura is, maybe, part of some encrypted data, which hmm maybe? And @KitaharaNaofumi was speculating if CDPR is hiding something for the 5-year anniversary. The conjecture never stops with this community.
The emotional reactions were very diverse – from @A2077_V who was very thrilled and saying “It took me my whole life to find out his birthday… finally!!!!! Hell yeah!!!!!!!!!!!! Love you Goro!!!!!!!” to @cyberangel707 who was instead asking for Paco’s birthday. What a spectrum!
Some players were also being creative with it. @JusDave27 said they would check the photo mode to see if they could get Takemura to smile, which good luck with that because the guy is really serious. @Buucas1 quoted one of his famous lines: “So I bid you farewell with simple words. Rot in hell, Kuso-ama,” which is an inside joke if you know, you know.
What is most significant is how a single post highlights the enduring impact of the player choices in Cyberpunk 2077. The question is still open to debate whether they saved Takemura or not, whether they ever trusted him, whether they wanted to have a romance with him (so many wanted romance options that never came). @IlPensieroDiEve commented “Why couldn’t I romance my beloved Goro? 😔 which is so relatable.
The mix of languages in the replies also reflects the worldwide fanbase—from a Spanish speaker like @LoGrisCarl saying “Le debemos la vida a Takemura” (We owe our lives to Takemura) to the rest who use different languages but all expressing the same admiration for this complex character.
A birthday tweet revealing so much about player experiences and their relationships with game characters is rather extraordinary. Takemura is a husband for some, a traitor for others, and a tragic hero they could not save for yet others. The divide is there and the emotions are equally intense after years of people retelling his story.
Moreover, the Johnny Silverhand account @UG0TCAG3D surfaced calling him a “corpo gonk” which is pretty much what Johnny would say. Sometimes the role-play in these replies reaches a higher level.
To put it in a nutshell, Goro Takemura celebrates his birthday—the man who in no other way could be so divisive for the Cyberpunk 2077 community, who some call husband while others let him die in collapsing buildings, and who remains one of the most unforgettable characters in modern gaming history. The reactions perfectly illustrate that well-crafted characters will always remain with the players long after the credits have rolled and that the consequences of decisions made in games can haunt you for years. If you don’t mind, I’m about to replay Cyberpunk and perhaps this time actually save him on my PlayStation or Xbox.
