Pisces

Key takeaways

The mission is short on mandatory objectives but important for Judy Alvarez's storyline and its follow-up content.

• Meet Judy at Megabuilding H8 The operation begins on the rooftop of Megabuilding H8, where Judy explains the plan and V joins the group heading to Clouds.
• Clouds can be approached quietly The route through the club includes guards, cameras and restricted areas. Stealth is viable, but detection can turn the approach into combat.
• The meeting with Hiromi is the key choice Maiko's proposed takeover can be accepted or rejected. Refusing the plan leads to a fight with the Tyger Claws leadership.
• Payment affects Judy's approval Even when V agrees with Maiko's arrangement, accepting Maiko's money produces a worse result with Judy than refusing the payment.
• The outcome affects Judy's follow-up The final decision can preserve or close off the path to Pyramid Song, making Pisces an important mission for players pursuing Judy's storyline.

Pisces

Pisces is a Cyberpunk 2077 side mission centered on Judy Alvarez's attempt to change the management of Clouds, the braindance club controlled by the Tyger Claws.

The mission follows Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution and begins when Judy asks V to meet her and the other members of her plan at Megabuilding H8. The objective is not simply to fight through Clouds: Judy wants the dolls and workers to have more control over their lives, while the Tyger Claws remain determined to protect their investment and influence.

V travels with Judy, Maiko Maeda, Tom and Roxanne into Clouds and reaches the upper management area. The approach is partly stealth-oriented, but the mission can also become a direct combat encounter if V is detected or if the negotiations break down. The building layout rewards checking side rooms and cameras before committing to a route.

The central decision comes during the meeting with Hiromi Sato. V can support Maiko's proposed takeover, reject the arrangement and turn the meeting into a firefight, or accept Maiko's plan while refusing her payment. These choices affect Judy's reaction and determine whether the later mission Pyramid Song can become available, so players following Judy's storyline should decide carefully.

Where this sits

Requirements

Pisces is a Judy Alvarez side mission that follows the earlier stage of her plan against the Tyger Claws.

• RequiredComplete Talkin' 'Bout a RevolutionThis earlier Judy Alvarez mission is the direct prerequisite for Pisces.
• RequiredWait for Judy's message or callThe mission becomes available as Judy's storyline advances rather than appearing as an immediately accessible unrelated activity.
• RecommendedPrepare for either stealth or combatThe approach through Clouds can be handled quietly, but a detected player or hostile negotiation can require a firefight.
• RequiredMake a deliberate choice at the meetingThe decision involving Maiko's plan, Hiromi Sato and Maiko's payment has consequences for Judy's follow-up storyline.

Objectives

1. Meet Judy and the others at Megabuilding H8Reach the rooftop meeting point and listen to the plan for returning to Clouds.
2. Enter Clouds with the groupFollow the team into the club and move through the restricted route toward the management area.
3. Reach the office and confront the managementUse stealth or combat to pass the security presence and arrive at the meeting with Hiromi Sato.
4. Decide whether to support Maiko's planThe final conversation determines whether the takeover proceeds through Maiko's arrangement or through open violence.
5. Leave CloudsAfter the confrontation, exit the building and deal with the immediate consequences of the choice.

WalkthroughSpoilers

1. 01

   Meet Judy and the others

   Meet Judy on the rooftop of Megabuilding H8

   Travel to the rooftop meeting point at Megabuilding H8 and speak with Judy Alvarez. Tom, Roxanne and Maiko Maeda are part of the operation, so let the conversation play out before following the group toward the elevator and the route into Clouds.

   Location: Megabuilding H8 rooftop

   TipFinish any preparation before starting the meeting, because the group moves into the operation after the conversation.

2. 02

   Enter Clouds with the group

   Follow the group into Clouds

   Stay with Judy's group as it enters Clouds and moves toward the restricted areas. The mission's early section is less about finding an alternate public entrance than keeping pace with the plan and avoiding unnecessary attention from the club's security.

   Location: Clouds

   Watch outDo not wander away from the group during the transition into the club if the objective is not updating; return to the marked route and continue following the team.

3. 03

   Reach the management area

   Advance through the restricted area

   Move through the staff and security spaces toward the upper section of Clouds. Cameras and guards make a quiet approach possible, while a detected player can use cover and the available combat space rather than chasing enemies into rooms that have not been cleared.

   Location: Clouds restricted areas

   TipScan the route before moving between cover and disable or avoid surveillance where possible. Clearing the immediate room before opening the next door reduces the chance of being surrounded.

4. 04

   Meet Hiromi Sato

   Reach the management meeting

   Continue upward and enter the area where Maiko's plan is presented to the Tyger Claws leadership. The important interaction is the meeting with Hiromi Sato, so avoid treating the room as an ordinary loot stop and listen to the dialogue before choosing a response.

   Location: Clouds management area

   Watch outThe dialogue that follows is the mission's major branching point. Save before entering the meeting if you want to compare outcomes without replaying the full approach.

5. 05

   Decide how to handle the takeover

   Respond to Maiko's proposal

   When Maiko Maeda explains her arrangement for Clouds, choose whether V accepts the plan or rejects it. Supporting the arrangement avoids the immediate leadership fight, while rejecting it makes the meeting hostile and requires V to fight through the Tyger Claws presence.

   Location: Clouds management area

   Watch outRejecting Maiko's plan changes the encounter immediately. Do not select the confrontational response unless you are prepared for the room to become a combat zone.

6. 06

   Resolve Maiko's offer

   Refuse Maiko's payment if protecting Judy's storyline

   If you accept Maiko's plan, a later response determines whether V takes Maiko's money. Refusing the payment is the safer choice for maintaining Judy's approval; accepting it gives Maiko's arrangement a more damaging personal outcome with Judy.

   Location: Clouds management area

   TipThe plan and the payment are separate decisions. Agreeing to Maiko's takeover does not require V to accept the money.

7. 07

   Defeat the hostile Tyger Claws

   Fight the Tyger Claws if negotiations fail

   If V rejects the arrangement, the meeting turns into a direct fight against the Tyger Claws in the management area. Use the room's cover, prioritize enemies who can flank V, and search the area only after the objective confirms that the confrontation is over.

   Location: Clouds management area

   Watch outThe combat outcome is not the only consequence: the way V handles the meeting also changes Judy's reaction and the availability of her next storyline mission.

8. 08

   Leave Clouds

   Leave Clouds and complete the mission

   After the meeting or firefight, follow the objective out of Clouds and allow the concluding conversation to finish. The mission's important result is recorded through the chosen arrangement and Judy's response rather than through a separate collectible hunt.

   Location: Clouds exit

   Checkpoint

Mission mechanics

Pisces combines a guided infiltration with a dialogue branch. The route into the management area has security hazards, but the mission does not require a single combat build: stealth, quickhacks, ranged weapons and close-quarters fighting can all support the approach. The practical priority is to control the next room before moving forward.

The meeting is more consequential than the preceding combat. Maiko's proposal offers a way to change Clouds' leadership without immediately fighting every representative in the room, but it does not align cleanly with Judy's hopes for the dolls. V's response therefore changes both the immediate encounter and the tone of the follow-up.

The payment prompt is a separate decision from accepting Maiko's plan. Players who want to preserve the strongest version of Judy's storyline should distinguish between supporting the takeover and taking the money, because the latter can damage Judy's trust even if the meeting itself remains nonviolent.

What works and what does not

PhasesSpoilers

1. 1

   Approach through Clouds

   Starts: Entering the club with Judy's group

   V moves through Clouds and its restricted areas while the group advances toward management.

   • Security patrolsTell Guards occupy the restricted route and can detect V when the player crosses open areas.Answer Use cover, surveillance awareness and controlled room-by-room movement.
   • CamerasTell Security cameras can reveal V before guards become directly aware of the intrusion.Answer Avoid their view or disable them before crossing the exposed part of the route.
   • Keep the group and the active objective in view rather than exploring too far ahead.
   • A quiet approach preserves control of the encounter, but detection is recoverable if V uses cover and clears the immediate threat.
2. 2

   Management confrontation

   Starts: Entering the meeting with Hiromi Sato

   The operation reaches its narrative and tactical turning point.

   • Tyger Claws responseTell Rejecting Maiko's arrangement turns the meeting into a hostile encounter.Answer Use the room's cover, eliminate nearby threats first and avoid standing in the center of the group.
   • The most important action in this phase is selecting the dialogue response, not winning a conventional boss battle.
   • Save before the conversation if you want to examine both the negotiation and combat branches.

Choices and consequencesSpoilers

• Accept Maiko's plan for Clouds

  The takeover proceeds through Maiko's proposed arrangement rather than an immediate fight with the Tyger Claws leadership. Judy does not regard this as the same outcome she wanted for the dolls.

• Accept Maiko's plan, then refuse Maiko's payment

  V supports the arrangement but does not take the money. This is the more favorable version of the compromise for Judy's storyline and can preserve access to Pyramid Song.

• Accept Maiko's plan and take the payment

  V receives Maiko's money, but Judy reacts negatively and the later Judy storyline can be closed off.

• Reject Maiko's plan

  The negotiations collapse into combat with the Tyger Claws leadership. This avoids accepting Maiko's arrangement but also produces a different immediate outcome for Clouds and Judy.

Checklist

• Complete Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution before expecting Pisces to begin.Pisces is part of Judy Alvarez's connected storyline.
• Meet Judy at Megabuilding H8.The operation starts at the rooftop meeting point.
• Follow the group into Clouds.The mission's route begins with the team rather than a separate open-world objective.
• Prepare a stealth or combat approach.Cameras and guards make detection possible.
• Reach the management area.The mission's major choice occurs after the approach.
• Create a save before speaking through the management meeting.This preserves the option to compare the branches.
• Decide whether to accept Maiko's plan.This determines whether the meeting remains a negotiation or becomes a fight.
• Decide separately whether to accept Maiko's payment.The payment changes Judy's reaction.
• Leave Clouds after the confrontation.Remain until the concluding objective and dialogue are complete.
• Check whether Pyramid Song becomes available afterward.The follow-up is affected by the choices made in Pisces.

Failure conditions

• V is killed during the Clouds approach or management confrontationReload the latest checkpoint or save and repeat the section with more cover, a quieter route or a different combat approach.
• V abandons the active route for too longReturn to the marked objective and the group. Moving too far away can interrupt the guided sequence or leave the next trigger inactive.
• V accepts Maiko's payment while pursuing Judy's best storyline outcomeThis is not a conventional mission failure, but it can permanently worsen Judy's reaction and close the preferred follow-up path.

RewardsSpoilers

• Mission completion
  Completing Pisces advances Judy Alvarez's storyline and records the chosen outcome for Clouds.
• Conditional access to Pyramid Song
  The later Judy Alvarez mission can depend on how V handles Maiko's plan and payment.
• Maiko's payment
  Available only through the relevant dialogue choice; accepting it has negative consequences for Judy's storyline.

Characters in this mission

• VPlayer character who carries out the operation and makes the final decision.
• Judy AlvarezOrganizes the attempt to change Clouds and reacts to V's decision.

AftermathSpoilers

Trivia

• Pisces is named after one of the zodiac signs, matching the naming pattern used for several missions in Cyberpunk 2077.
• The mission's title also fits its focus on paired interests and divided loyalties: Judy's hopes for the dolls, Maiko's plan for control and V's choice between compromise and confrontation.
• Pisces is notable for making a payment choice narratively significant rather than treating the money as an uncomplicated reward.

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