Tattoo: Johnny's Special

Tattoo: Johnny's Special

Class	Hands
Location	Little China

Tattoo: Johnny's Special is the ink Johnny Silverhand puts on V's body during his one wild night in control. It sits in the Hands slot and costs no Cyberware Capacity at all. It is a keepsake of the story more than a combat implant. It suits a player who wants a lasting mark of Johnny's night out. Tattoo: Johnny's Special comes from the side job A Cool Metal Fire, which happens during the main job Chippin' In in the middle of the story.

Effect

Tattoo: Johnny's Special goes into a Hands slot. Its capacity cost is zero, so it takes no room from other implants.

How to Get Tattoo: Johnny's Special Guide

Progress the main job Chippin' In until V lets Johnny take control of V's body.
During the side job A Cool Metal Fire, Johnny visits Cassius Ryder's clinic in Northside, Watson.
When Cassius asks about the tattoo, pick Johnny's own design instead of "the other" one.

Tattoo: Johnny's Special Map Location and Quest Guide

Finish the main job Tapeworm to open the side job Chippin' In.
Go to the Afterlife in Watson and let Johnny take control of V's body.
Johnny's turn in control starts the side job A Cool Metal Fire.
As Johnny, keep drinking at the Afterlife bar.
Wake up in Cassius Ryder's tattoo parlor and talk to Cassius.
When Cassius asks which tattoo to give, turn down "the other" one.
Tattoo: Johnny's Special goes into V's Hands cyberware slot.

Tattoo: Johnny's Special map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Character Builds

Tattoo: Johnny's Special takes the Hands slot. A build that needs that slot for Smart Link or the Shock Absorber has to choose between them. The Ambidextrous perk in Technical Ability unlocks a second Hands slot, which makes room for both.

Select a Build

Gorilla Arms Berserk Build

A bare fisted brawler with no guns. Gorilla Arms do the damage, and Militech Berserk is switched on for the heaviest fights. Axolotl and Blood Pump keep the character fighting through long brawls.

Attributes: Body 20, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 3, Cool 18.

The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.

Cyberware

Name	Slot	Effect
Gorilla Arms	Arms	Heavy fists that deal Physical damage
Blood Pump	Circulatory System	A Health item that heals over time
Kiroshi Cockatrice Optics	Face	More crit chance
Behavioral Imprint-Synced Faceplate	Face	A disguise that escapes the police
Axolotl	Frontal Cortex	Kills cut all cyberware cooldowns
Reinforced Tendons	Legs	Double jump
Militech Berserk	Operating System	Melee only mode with no damage taken while active
Rara Avis	Skeleton	More armor

Lore

The in-game line describes the design. It is the Arasaka logo, with a few special touches of Johnny's.

During Chippin' In, V lets Johnny take over V's body for a night. Johnny uses the time to chase a lead on Adam Smasher. One of his stops is the clinic of Cassius Ryder, a ripperdoc and tattoo artist in Northside. Cassius asks which tattoo Johnny wants before he shares what he knows about Smasher's people. This tattoo is one of the two choices.

Notes

Choosing this tattoo gives up Tattoo: Together Forever, since V gets only one of the two.

Cyberware Categories

All Hands Cyberware

Every Hands implant is listed below. The Iconic ones come first, then the standard ones.

Iconic Hands Cyberware

Name	Image	Attribute	Capacity	Location
Immovable Force			35	Dogtown

Standard Hands Cyberware

Name	Attribute	Capacity	Location
Ballistic Coprocessor	Technical Ability	2	Little China
Handle Wrap	Cool
Microgenerator	Intelligence
Shock Absorber	Cool	12
Smart Link	Intelligence	4
Tattoo: Johnny's Special			Little China
Tattoo: Together Forever			Little China
Tattoo: Tyger Claws Dermal Imprint		0