Chang-Hoon Nam

Chang-Hoon Nam
Type	Side Character

Chang-Hoon Nam is a netrunner and a long-time associate of the fixer Wakako Okada. He sees himself as a bundle of contradictions fighting for control of his mind: ambition against aloofness, the urge to help others against his own safety, hunger for knowledge against the wish for peace and quiet. He is an experienced analyst and explorer of the net.

Biography

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Wakako's Netrunner

Wakako picked Nam herself, and he has never let her down. He tries to help other netrunners, and he searched for a reckless young runner called Spectral Kid, hoping to guide him before he got into serious trouble. Spectral Kid would not listen and was killed snooping around Voodoo Boys territory. Wakako also asked Nam to find a missing netrunner called Vortex, but he failed, and she turned to V instead.

Trapped

Later Nam is hired to crack a corporate code case, and he ends up trapped inside his own local network. When he stops answering Wakako's messages, she grows suspicious and sends V to his apartment. V must break into his subnet to free him.

Personality

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Nam is thoughtful, curious and kind. He worries about younger runners and the dangers of the net. He values his privacy and prefers quiet over attention.

Relationships

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Wakako Okada is his employer and has known him for years. Spectral Kid was the young runner he tried to protect.

Jobs

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Nam is part of Wakako's Favorite, a gig from Wakako Okada.

Name	Type
Wakako's Favorite	Gig

Endings

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If V frees him, Nam tells Wakako what happened and becomes a netrunner vendor who sells quickhacks to V at a discount. If the hack has left him unable to speak properly, V can advise him to leave Night City before MaxTac finds him. If V fails, he stays trapped or dies, and Wakako is displeased.

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