Dexter DeShawn
| Dexter DeShawn | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Main Character |
| Role | Fixer |
Dexter DeShawn, known as Dex, is one of the biggest fixers in Night City and the man who hires V's crew for the Konpeki Plaza heist. He never fought, never ran the net and never fired a gun in his life. His talent is people: he can read anyone and knows exactly who to hire for a job. Working for Dex is a rare chance for a rookie merc, and in V's case it ends in betrayal.
Biography
The Fixer
Dex made his name in the merc circles of the Afterlife. He has no regular crew and picks mercs for each gig by instinct, and he is counted among the best fixers in the city, though not on the level of Rogue. He left Night City for a long time, and the official story was a holiday. Others say he had wrecked half of Pacifica and made many powerful enemies who wanted him dead. The netrunner T-Bug helped him get out of Pacifica after his trouble with the Voodoo Boys.
The Konpeki Job
Dex returns to the city with a job from Evelyn Parker: steal the Relic, a prototype biochip, from Yorinobu Arasaka. He meets V in the back of his car in The Ride and lays out the plan. He hires T-Bug, Jackie Welles and V, and he sends V and Jackie to buy a Militech Flathead bot from Maelstrom. After that job, he gets them into the Afterlife and briefs them on the heist.
Betrayal
The heist falls apart when Yorinobu murders his father, Saburo Arasaka, and the whole of Arasaka starts hunting the thieves. V reaches the backup meeting point at the No-Tell Motel alone. Dex is furious that V has brought so much heat down on him. He shoots V in the head in his car and has the body dumped in the municipal landfill outside the city.
Dex books a seat on a shuttle to leave Night City, but Goro Takemura tracks him down first. Takemura makes Dex lead him to V's body, and when Dex tries to bargain for his life, Takemura kills him with a single shot. His body stays at the landfill where he fell.
Dexter DeShawn Map
The map shows the places of the story of Dexter DeShawn: Konpeki Plaza and Afterlife.
Dexter DeShawn map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Personality
Dex is large, loud and confident, both in size and in reputation. He talks like a preacher and loves a good speech, and he likes to give advice about life and business. He values loyalty in others but shows little of his own when his life is at stake. Underneath the charm is a cold businessman who protects himself first.
Relationships
Evelyn Parker is the client who brings him the job, and the two do not trust each other. T-Bug is an old ally who once saved his life. Oleg Darkevich is his bodyguard. Goro Takemura is the man who ends his life.
Jobs
Dex opens the first act with The Ride and runs the jobs that lead up to the heist: The Pickup and The Information. The Heist ends with his betrayal, and Playing for Time follows it, when Takemura finds him and V at the landfill.
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| The Ride | Main Job |
| The Information | Main Job |
| The Pickup | Main Job |
| The Heist | Main Job |
| Playing for Time | Main Job |
Notes
Dex's body can be found at the landfill after Playing for Time, and his pistol, Plan B, can be taken from it.
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