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Cyberpunk
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What is Cyberpunk?
Cyberpunk is a science-fiction sub-genre dealing with the integration of society and technology in dystopian settings. Often referred to as “low-life and high tech,” Cyberpunk stories deal with outsiders (punks) who fight against the oppressors in society (usually mega corporations that control everything) via technological means (cyber). If the punks aren’t actively fighting against a megacorp, they’re still dealing with living in a world completely dependent on high technology.
Cyberpunk characteristics include:
- Dystopian city setting where mega-corporations rule
- Full integration of technology into society, featuring cybernetic implants
- Outsider protagonists (punks) who often are very familiar with the technology around them
- Hard boiled detective and film noir vibes and influence
- Themes dabbling in trans-humanism, existentialism, and what it means to be human.
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It might not be a dark Gibsonian ballad, but it plays a lot of the same power chords as cyberpunk. High tech fascism, grandiose cyborgs, organized crime, the indomitable human spirit, and dirty deeds (done dirt cheap). It just so happens that when you play all those same notes like Takeshi Koike, you get Redline. I wanted to think of the best genre for this metaphor, but every comparison that came to mind fell short. You just have to see it.