The Corpo-Rat

The Corpo-Rat
Type	Main Job
Life Path	Corpo
District	Corpo Plaza
Region	City Center
Location	Arasaka Tower, Lizzie's Bar
Next	The Rescue

The Corpo-Rat is the first main job of the Corpo life path, set in Arasaka Tower in Corpo Plaza. V starts the game as a mid level agent in Arasaka's counterintelligence division. A single order from V's boss to kill his own superior ends V's corporate career in one afternoon, and the job ends at Lizzie's Bar in Watson with Jackie Welles.

Story

A Bad Morning

The job opens in a bathroom inside Arasaka Tower, where V is throwing up from stress into the sink. Jackie Welles, an old friend from V's life outside the company, calls on the holo. Then V's boss, Arthur Jenkins, calls too. A major data leak in Frankfurt has put the corporation's operations at risk, and he wants V in his office right away.

Jackie's view of corporate life sets the tone. In the journal he wonders what it is like to work for Arasaka, and compares it to playing Russian roulette for a million eddies. If the gun clicks, the player gets rich. If it does not, the mess is someone else's problem.

Jenkins and Abernathy

On the way, an old acquaintance named Frank stops V for a chat, and V can look over the emails on the desk in V's own office. In his office, Jenkins is ordering an attack on the council of the European Space Agency. The aim is to delay a vote on Arasaka's licences for its base on the Moon. Susan Abernathy, Jenkins's superior and his rival, calls him in anger over the attack and threatens to discipline him.

Jenkins already blames Abernathy for smearing his name in Osaka to steal a promotion from him. He orders V to have her killed. He hands over a shard with everything about Abernathy and a stack of paper money, and tells V to use street contacts to get the job done.

The journal sums up the trap. Abernathy is Jenkins's boss, and Jenkins is V's boss. Killing her is a disaster, and warning her is worse, because V has been on Jenkins's side for years. Even if the job goes well and brings a promotion, V will never sleep easy again.

Lizzie's Bar

A colleague named Carter stops V with some reports, and V calls Jackie, who agrees to meet at Lizzie's Bar in an hour. Jenkins's flying car takes V to the bar in Watson. It lands on a basketball court on the roof, and some angry locals do not like a corporate car landing on their court. V deals with them, and the Mox bouncer lets V in.

Jackie waits at a table near the dance floor. He listens to the plan but does not want to work for Arasaka, given the risk. Before V can change his mind, two Arasaka agents walk up. Abernathy already knows about the hit, and they demand the shard. When V refuses, they cut V off from the company network and warn that V's company cyberware will shut down within minutes. V hands over the shard, and V's life at Arasaka is over.

A New Start

Jackie checks on V after the agents leave. He tells V that V has got a life back, and can now move on from the corporate world. A montage of the following months shows V and Jackie working together in Night City, and the story continues in The Rescue.

The Corpo-Rat Map Location and Walkthrough

The Corpo-Rat map location:

Arasaka Tower

Talk to Jackie on the holo, then leave the bathroom.
Turn right, go to the lifts and take the one on the left.
Leave the lift and take the left path. Talk to Frank, the old acquaintance, if desired.
Keep left along the corridor to its end, turn left again and go through the glass door halfway along the next corridor.
Enter Jenkins's office once the AI grants access, and sit down.
Watch Jenkins's call with Abernathy, then talk to Jenkins. He hands over the shard with Abernathy's details.
Leave the office. Carter stops V with reports, and V calls Jackie.
Read the report on V's personal terminal if desired.
Turn left after Carter and follow the long walkway to the garage for flying cars.
Talk to Jackie, who sets up the meeting at Lizzie's Bar.
Get into Jenkins's flying car.

Lizzie's Bar

Talk to V's life coach, who calls during the flight.
Deal with the locals who confront V after landing on the roof.
Walk forward and slightly left to the entrance and talk to the Mox bouncer.
Go down to the dance floor and find Jackie at a table.
Sit with Jackie and explain the job.
Talk to the Arasaka agents when they interrupt, and hand over the shard.
Talk to Jackie after the agents leave.

Map credit by Map Genie.

Choices

The locals on the roof of Lizzie's Bar can be beaten up or scared off with threats. The answers given to Frank, Jenkins and Jackie change some dialogue, but the end is always the same: Abernathy learns of the hit, and V loses the job at Arasaka.

When the agents announce that V's cyberware will shut down, V can wait instead of handing over the shard at once. After a short time the cyberware really does shut down, and the display on the screen disappears with it.

Rewards

Completing The Corpo-Rat rewards Arasaka clock memorabilia.

Finishing the job adds an Arasaka clock to the memorabilia in V's apartment.

Characters

The characters who take part in The Corpo-Rat are listed below.

Name	Image
Jackie Welles
Susan Abernathy	-
Frank Nostra	-

Enemies

V fights these enemies during The Corpo-Rat.

Name	Image
Arasaka

Notes

The Corpo-Rat is one of three opening jobs. Only one of them is played, chosen by the life path at the start of the game. The other two are The Streetkid and The Nomad.

The computer in V's cubicle holds emails that tell more about V's life at Arasaka.

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