War Pigs

War Pigs
Type	Side Job
Giver	Frank Nostra
District	Kabuki
Region	Watson
Items	Apparition

War Pigs is a side job only for a Corpo V, in which a former Arasaka colleague, Frank Nostra, calls with the promise of dirt on Susan Abernathy. It starts with a recorded message from Frank some time after Transmission, and leads to an alley in Kabuki, Watson. The message is a trap: Frank wants to hand V over to Abernathy to win back his place at Arasaka.

Story

A Voice from the Grave

Johnny is curious, but wary. The journal speaks of a voice from beyond the grave and the promise of dirt on old enemies. He warns V to be careful: corporate types are like wasps, and they can sting even after they are dead.

Frank Nostra worked with V in Arasaka's counterintelligence division. In his recorded message, he says that Abernathy is purging anyone not fully loyal to her, and that he is on her list. Rather than wait for the executioner, he has gathered a file on her, and he sends coordinates to where it is hidden.

The Alley

The coordinates lead to a dumpster in an alley on Allen Street in Kabuki. Johnny appears and mocks V for still caring about the corporate rat race. V can tell him there are scores to settle. Behind the dumpster is a briefcase, but it is empty.

Then Frank appears behind V, scruffy, bitter and very much alive. He is now where V was not long ago, and in his desperation he believes that handing V to Abernathy will get him back into her good graces. He tells V to put V's hands behind V's head and turn around.

Frank

V can tell Frank that Abernathy probably does not even know V exists, and that V was only a tool Arthur Jenkins used against her. If they both went back to Arasaka, they would be shot on sight. V can tell him about Joey Livani, a colleague who wet himself on the day he was fired and was the most pathetic man at Arasaka, and that Frank has now taken the title. Or V can tell him to stop chasing a company that threw him out, and to start a new life in Night City with a gun, ammunition and a little initiative. After it is over, Johnny makes a sarcastic remark about meeting old friends.

War Pigs Map Location and Walkthrough

War Pigs map location:

Listen to Frank's recorded message after Transmission.
Go to the coordinates in the alley on Allen Street in Kabuki.
Talk to Johnny away from the dumpster. Touching the dumpster first skips the talk.
Move the dumpster and open the briefcase.
Talk to the stranger who appears behind V.
Confront Frank.
Talk to Johnny.

Map credit by Map Genie.

Choices

Talking Frank Down

If V spoke to Frank in The Corpo-Rat, telling him he is pathetic and that V wants him to open his eyes convinces him to put the gun away and sit down to rethink his life. If V did not, saying V is nobody to Abernathy and that he has to start over also talks him round.

Saying V is nobody to Abernathy and that it is not V's problem leads Frank to a drastic decision, and a darker end.

Fighting

Drawing a gun on Frank turns him hostile at once. If V fights and beats him, his Iconic pistol can be looted.

Rewards

Completing War Pigs pays 2,303 experience and 3,453 Street Cred. It also rewards Apparition (depending on choices).

Defeating Frank gives his Iconic tech pistol, Apparition. If he is spared, or V is not a Corpo, Apparition can only be bought from Herold Lowe in Dogtown with Phantom Liberty.

Characters

The characters who take part in War Pigs are listed below.

Name	Image
Frank Nostra	-
Johnny Silverhand

Enemies

V fights these enemies during War Pigs.

Name
Frank Nostra

Notes

Frank is the old acquaintance V can stop to talk to on the way to Jenkins's office in The Corpo-Rat.

The job is only available to a Corpo V.

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