Cheetah
| Cheetah | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Pistol |
| Type | Power |
| Ammo | Handgun Ammo |
| Tier | Iconic |
| Headshot | +150% |
| Attack Speed | 3.6 |
| Weight | 4.3 |
| Location | Dogtown |
Cheetah is a pistol for fighting up close. The nearer V stands to a target, the higher its crit chance and Bleeding chance climb. Shots to the torso also hit much harder. The pistol also has a flat crit damage bonus. Its description puts it plainly: come closer, don't be shy. Cheetah works best in a Cool build that likes to get close to enemies. Cheetah is a Phantom Liberty reward from the side job No Easy Way Out, given by Coach Fred. It drops from Angie of the Animals.
Combat
Cheetah works the opposite way to most pistols. Its bonus to crit and Bleeding chance only builds at close range. It grows as the distance shrinks. The torso damage bonus lets V aim at the centre of the body. A burst to the chest at arm's length is the pistol's best shot.
Movement is therefore the main skill with Cheetah. V should slide or dash right up to an enemy, fire a few rounds into the body, then move to the next target. The large headshot bonus still rewards a head hit when one is available.
How to Get Cheetah Guide
- Get the side job No Easy Way Out from Coach Fred in Dogtown.
- Find Aaron at his boxing match and talk to him after the fight.
- Meet Aaron at Terra Cognita and escort him to Damir's clinic.
- Turn down Angie's offer when she arrives at the clinic.
- Defeat Angie and loot Cheetah from her body.
Cheetah Map Location and Quest Guide
- Read Coach Fred's message to start the side job No Easy Way Out in Dogtown.
- Find Aaron at the boxing ring and wait for his fight to end.
- Talk to Aaron, then meet him at Terra Cognita.
- Follow Aaron to Damir's clinic and defeat the Scavengers guarding it.
- Talk to Damir and wait for the procedure to end.
- Turn down Angie's offer when she walks in. Taking her deal loses Cheetah.
- Defeat Angie and her Animals.
- Loot Cheetah from Angie's body.
Cheetah map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Compatible Mods
7 scopes and 9 muzzles are compatible with Cheetah.
| Name | Image | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Add-Vantage | 
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Adds zoom and effective range |
| CQO Kanone MINI Mk.72 | 
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Adds zoom and effective range |
| Handyman | 
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Adds zoom and effective range, more headshot crit chance at top tier |
| Hyakume | 
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Adds zoom and effective range |
| Kanetsugu | 
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Adds zoom, effective range and crit chance |
| OS-1 GimletEye | 
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Adds zoom and effective range |
| Type 2067 | 
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Adds zoom and effective range, lowers bullet spread |
| Name | Image | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| CS-1 Taipan | 
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Silences shots and raises stealth damage, lowers base damage |
| RC-7 Babaroga | 
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Raises ricochet chance and ricochet damage |
| RC-7 Dybbuk | 
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Lowers recoil direction |
| RC-7 Kutrub | 
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Lowers recoil, slightly lowers crit chance |
| RC-7 Liger | 
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Lowers recoil angle and direction, slightly lowers crit chance |
| RC-7 Yokai | 
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Lowers recoil angle, slightly lowers crit chance |
| TSX Tocororo | 
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Raises stealth damage, lowers base damage |
| XC-10 Cetus | 
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Raises stealth damage, lowers base damage |
| XC-10 Strix | 
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Raises stealth damage, lowers base damage |
Upgrades
Like every Iconic weapon, Cheetah can be upgraded through the tiers in the Upgrades section of the crafting menu. Each step costs crafting components.
The table shows what each tier step of Cheetah costs.
| Upgrade | Components | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 to Tier 1+ | 75 Tier 1 components | - |
| Tier 1+ to Tier 2 | 40 components | - |
| Tier 2 to Tier 2+ | 75 Tier 2 components | - |
| Tier 2+ to Tier 3 | 40 components | - |
| Tier 3 to Tier 3+ | 75 Tier 3 components | - |
| Tier 3+ to Tier 4 | 40 components | - |
| Tier 4 to Tier 4+ | 75 Tier 4 components | - |
| Tier 4+ to Tier 5 | 40 components | - |
| Tier 5 to Tier 5+ | 75 Tier 5 components | - |
| Tier 5+ to Tier 5++ | 200 Tier 5 components | Phantom Liberty |
Character Builds
Cheetah works best in a Cool build that fights up close. Run 'N' Gun removes the Stamina cost of hip-firing with pistols. It also adds movement speed while Focus is active. Focus also adds headshot and weak spot damage. Quick Draw speeds up the swap to the pistol and restores Stamina on a swap during combat. From the Reflexes tree, Dash and Steady Grip let V get close quickly and shoot during the Dash.
For cyberware, the Kerenzikov slows time when V aims during a slide, dodge or Dash. It works well with a pistol made for close range. Kiroshi Cockatrice Optics add flat crit chance. The Dynalar Sandevistan adds crit chance and crit damage while time slows.
Select a Build
The build deals huge damage at close range with shotguns and obliterates enemies outright. Health regen and Adrenaline Rush keep the character alive, and stacked cyberware regularly triggers Fury from Edgerunner. A Tech pistol and a heavy sniper cover anything further away.
Attributes: Body 20, Reflexes 18, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 3, Cool 20.
The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.
| Name | Image | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painkiller | 
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Body 4 | Slow Health regeneration in combat |
| Adrenaline Rush | 
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Body 15 | More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode |
| Calm Mind | 
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Body 15 | Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays |
| Juggernaut | 
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Body 15 | More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush |
| Unstoppable Force | 
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Body 15 | Immunity to knockdown and blinding during Adrenaline Rush |
| Deep Breath | 
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Cool 9 | Time slows while Focus is active |
| Focus | 
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Cool 9 | Focus mode for free Stamina aimed shots |
| Head To Head | 
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Cool 9 | Kills in Focus reset its duration |
| No Sweat | 
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Cool 9 | Kills in Focus lower its Stamina cost |
| Pull! | 
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Cool 9 | Easier grenade shots during Focus |
| Rinse And Reload | 
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Cool 9 | Faster reload after an aimed kill |
| California Reaper | 
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Cool 15 | Stamina back after a headshot kill |
| Deadeye | Cool 15 | More headshot and weak spot damage | |
| High Noon | 
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Cool 15 | Faster reload and slowed time after a headshot kill in Deadeye |
| Long Shot | 
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Cool 15 | Full damage at any range during Deadeye |
| Quick Draw | 
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Cool 15 | Faster swap to handguns and rifles with a Stamina boost |
| Nerves Of Tungsten-Steel | 
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Cool 20 | Guaranteed crits on headshots during Deadeye |
| Run 'N' Gun | 
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Cool 20 | Free Stamina hip fire |
| Dash | 
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Reflexes 9 | Dash replaces the dodge |
| Air Dash | 
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Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| All Things Cyber | 
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Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| Chrome Constitution | 
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Technical Ability 9 | Less damage taken with full Skeleton and Integumentary slots |
| Ambidextrous | 
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Technical Ability 15 | A second Hands cyberware slot |
| Cyborg | Technical Ability 15 | Shorter cyberware cooldowns with every slot filled |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Pump | 
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Circulatory System | A Health item that heals over time |
| Heal-On-Kill | 
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Circulatory System | Health on each kill |
| Self-ICE | 
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Frontal Cortex | Blocks an enemy quickhack |
| Kerenzikov Boost System | 
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Frontal Cortex | Stronger Kerenzikov with free shooting Stamina |
| Chitin | 
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Integumentary System | Extra Health regeneration |
| NeoFiber | 
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Nervous System | More mitigation chance and strength |
| Epimorphic Skeleton | 
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Skeleton | More max Health |
Lore
Cheetah is the Iconic variant of the Constitutional Arms Unity, and it belongs to Angelica Whelan, known as Angie. She is a pack-leader of the Animals in Dogtown. In No Easy Way Out, Coach Fred asks V to help a boxer named Aaron. The Animals backed Aaron's career. They also fitted him with a chip that can knock him out and make him lose his fights. Aaron wants it gone, and V takes him to the ripperdoc Damir to have it shut off.
Angie arrives at the clinic while Aaron is still under sedation. She offers V a cut of the winnings to walk away and let Aaron take the fall. Turning her down starts a fight with Angie and her Animals, and the pistol drops from her body. The job's journal entry warns that V is walking into the lion's den.
Notes
- Accepting Angie's deal pays V a share of the winnings, but Cheetah is lost.
Weapon Categories
All Pistols
Every pistol is listed below. The Iconic weapons come first, then the standard ones.
Iconic Pistols
| Name | Image | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambition | 
|
+150% | 25% | |
| Apparition | 
|
+150% | 50% | Kabuki |
| Catahoula | 
|
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| Chaos | 
|
+150% | 50% | Kabuki |
| Cheetah | 
|
+150% | Dogtown | |
| Crimestopper | 
|
+85% | Dogtown | |
| Death and Taxes | 
|
+125% | Japantown | |
| Dying Night | 
|
+125% | 25% | Little China |
| Genjiroh | 
|
+85% | Japantown | |
| Her Majesty | 
|
+150% | ||
| Kappa x-MOD2 | 
|
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| Kongou | 
|
+150% | Arasaka Waterfront | |
| La Chingona Dorada | 
|
+100% | 25% | The Glen |
| Lexington x-MOD2 | 
|
+175% | Little China | |
| Lizzie | 
|
+150% | Kabuki | |
| Malorian Arms 3516 | 
|
+150% | Northside | |
| Ogou | 
|
+50% | 25% | |
| Pariah | 
|
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| Plan B | 
|
+200% | Badlands East | |
| Pride | 
|
+150% | Corpo Plaza | |
| Riskit | 
|
+150% | 25% | |
| Rook | 
|
Dogtown | ||
| Scorch | 
|
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| Second Opinion | ||||
| Seraph | 
|
Little China | ||
| Skippy | 
|
+85% | Vista Del Rey |
Standard Pistols
| Name | Image | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-22B Chao | 
|
+85% | ||
| AR Raygun Supreme 9000 | 
|
Badlands East | ||
| HA-4 Grit | 
|
+125% | ||
| HJKE-11 Yukimura | 
|
+85% | ||
| JKE-X2 Kenshin | 
|
50% | ||
| Kappa | 
|
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| Liberty | 
|
+150% | ||
| M-10AF Lexington | 
|
+125% | ||
| M-76e Omaha | 
|
50% | ||
| Nue | 
|
+125% | 25% | |
| Slaught-O-Matic | 
|
+150% | 25% | |
| Tamayura | 
|
+150% | 25% | |
| Ticon | 
|
50% | ||
| Unity | 
|
+150% |