Giving glass to Vik, the beloved ripperdoc of Night City, would mean filling it up with dreams. CD Projekt Red took to Twitter and gave the ripperdoc birthday love like no other with a classy birthday shout, wishing him “To Night City’s finest ripperdoc — here’s to a pure heart, steady hands, and no glitches in sight. Happy Birthday, Vik! 🥳.”
The fan art by @300syumibito depicts Vik inside the clinic looking grumpy but dependable as always. And honestly? This is the kind of wholesome content Cyberpunk fans never knew they needed.
But here is the thing-Vik is not just some random NPC. He is the one stitching up V after that heist gone wrong, hooking him or her up to his or her first cyberware, and basically keeping him or her from going flat throughout the game. Dude’s a legend, and the fandom knows it.
Now you would think that his birthday tweet wouldn’t blow up, but Cyberpunk stans? They live for that. Replies (if there are any since it’s fresh off the press) would surely be flooded with fanart, memes, and people talking about the first time they stepped into Vik’s shop.
And really, Cyberpunk 2077 deserves a moment like this because the game has had a rough road since launch. Now is the time when we remember why people fell in love with Night City in the first place- the characters, the vibe, and the sheer personality, like, dripping from every crevice. Vik is just one fragment of that assembly. But, what a fragment.
Happy birthday, Vik. May the sounds and ripperdoc skills be sharp, with strong coffee, and no bullet wounds allowed past 3 AM.
(But shall we be really honest? They won’t.)
Such a sweetie! Might as well have another round of Cyberpunk while at it. Not that you wouldn’t want to. “No glitches in sight.” Wishful thinking.
