Adam Smasher

Adam Smasher is a secondary antagonist and final boss that appears in the 2020 role-playing video game Cyberpunk 2077 . He is a full-borg "solo" or hitman hired to protect Yorinobu Arasaka, leader of the Steel Dragons. He found himself in his position as head of security for Arasaka after being offered life as an indebted machine following a crippling injury from an RPG blast. The villain also makes an appearance as a major antagonist in the Netflix anime adaptation Cyberpunk Edgerunners , though he was originally introduced in the 1988 tabletop game Cyberpunk . Due to Smasher's notoriety in the games and anime adaptation, the character has been the subject of numerous memes , fan art depictions and discussions online since at least 2020 following Cyberpunk 2077's release.