Violence

Key takeaways

Keep these points in mind before entering Riot Club.

• Observe before acting The mission allows V to gather evidence before committing to a confrontation. Use the club’s security access and cameras to understand the situation instead of immediately starting a fight.
• The club is the central infiltration space Riot Club combines restricted VIP areas, hostile security and a surveillance system. Your route and whether you are detected determine how much of the investigation remains controlled.
• The final conversation matters After the investigation, Lizzy Wizzy’s response depends on what V tells her and on how Liam was handled. Save before the return conversation if you want to compare the available outcomes.
• The job is connected to engram anxiety Violence is less about a conventional criminal target than about Lizzy’s fear that her identity is being manipulated. The dialogue and evidence frame the mission around memory, personality and ownership.

Violence overview

Violence is a side job built around surveillance, corporate-style manipulation and the unstable boundary between a person and their engram.

Violence begins when V receives an invitation from an anonymous client and agrees to meet at the No-Tell Motel. The client is eventually revealed to be Lizzy Wizzy, the chromed performer whose public image hides a private crisis. She asks V to investigate Liam, a man close to her, at Riot Club and determine whether he is involved in a plan that could alter or replace part of her identity.

The mission is primarily an infiltration and investigation job rather than a straight combat assignment. V can enter Riot Club through stealth, use the club’s surveillance systems to observe the meeting, and decide how aggressively to handle Liam once the evidence has been secured. The route is affected by access, detection and the player’s decision about whether to confront the people involved.

Violence also illustrates one of Cyberpunk 2077’s recurring themes: technology can preserve a personality while leaving its ownership, authenticity and emotional continuity uncertain. The most important outcome is not simply whether V obtains information, but how V presents that information to Lizzy Wizzy afterward. Several choices can change the tone of the conclusion and the reward received.

Where this sits

Requirements

Advance the main story far enough to complete Search and Destroy, then wait for the client’s invitation and respond to it.

• RequiredComplete Search and DestroyViolence is tied to late main-story progression and is not available at the beginning of the game.
• RequiredAnswer the client’s invitationThe job begins through contact from an anonymous sender. Ignoring or delaying the message can affect whether the opportunity remains available.
• RecommendedPrepare for restricted-area infiltrationStealth, hacking and combat options are all useful at Riot Club, but no single build is mandatory.
• OptionalCreate a manual save before entering Riot ClubA save preserves the option to retry the surveillance section and compare the consequences of the final conversation.

Objectives

1. Meet the anonymous client at No-Tell Motel.Go to the motel and enter the assigned room for the briefing.
2. Investigate Liam at Riot Club.Reach the club and locate the restricted area where Liam is meeting another participant.
3. Obtain evidence of the conversation.Use surveillance, hacking or direct observation to learn what is being discussed.
4. Decide how to deal with Liam.V can preserve the investigation, confront Liam or escalate to lethal force depending on the chosen route.
5. Return to Lizzy Wizzy.Report what happened and choose how much of the truth to reveal.

WalkthroughSpoilers

1. 01

   Meet the anonymous client

   Accept the invitation from the anonymous client

   After the required story progress, check V’s messages and respond to the contact offering a meeting. Travel to No-Tell Motel and enter the room marked for the appointment; the job does not properly move forward until V reaches the client in person.

   Location: No-Tell Motel

   TipMake a manual save before the meeting if you want to review the briefing and later dialogue choices.

2. 02

   Learn what Lizzy wants investigated

   Listen to Lizzy Wizzy’s briefing

   The anonymous client is Lizzy Wizzy, who explains that Liam is involved in a private discussion concerning her engram and asks V to investigate him. Let the conversation finish before leaving so the objective updates and the destination at Riot Club is established.

   Location: No-Tell Motel

   Watch outThe mission’s later choices depend on information obtained at the club, so do not treat the initial briefing as the whole job.

3. 03

   Enter Riot Club

   Travel to Riot Club

   Follow the objective marker to Riot Club and approach the entrance. The club is an active venue with restricted sections, so entering loudly or attacking immediately can remove the quieter investigation options.

   Location: Riot Club

   TipUse the approach that best suits V’s build, because the mission supports a mixture of social access, hacking, stealth and combat.

4. 04

   Find Liam

   Reach the restricted area

   Move through the club toward the VIP section where Liam is expected to meet the other participant. Security and locked access points make the restricted route the main obstacle; look for a way to bypass or disable barriers instead of assuming the front path is the only one.

   Location: Riot Club VIP area

   Watch outBeing detected can turn the infiltration into a firefight and make it harder to observe the meeting without interruption.

5. 05

   Observe Liam’s meeting

   Use the club’s surveillance system

   Locate an accessible security terminal or camera network and switch to the view covering the relevant VIP room. The surveillance route lets V watch the conversation from a safer position and collect the information Lizzy needs without immediately exposing V’s presence.

   Location: Riot Club security system

   TipIf a camera view does not show the room, cycle through the available feeds rather than abandoning the surveillance objective.

6. 06

   Record or confirm what Liam is planning

   Watch the conversation

   Observe Liam and the other participant as they discuss Lizzy’s condition and the proposed treatment of her engram. This is the investigation’s key evidence-gathering moment, so wait until the exchange has delivered its important information before moving to the next action.

   Location: Riot Club VIP room

   Watch outLeaving the area or starting combat too early can prevent V from hearing the full exchange.

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7. 07

   Resolve the encounter with Liam

   Choose whether to confront Liam

   Once the evidence is secured, V can decide whether to keep the situation under observation, confront Liam directly or take a more violent route. Nonlethal or stealth-oriented play preserves more control, while an attack can make the remainder of the club hostile.

   Location: Riot Club VIP area

   TipIf you want the broadest set of later reporting options, finish the surveillance first and avoid unnecessary combat.

8. 08

   Complete the investigation

   Leave Riot Club

   After the encounter, exit the restricted area and leave the club. If the club has become hostile, break line of sight and use the available exits rather than trying to fight every guard; the objective is to complete the job, not clear the venue.

   Location: Riot Club

9. 09

   Report to Lizzy Wizzy

   Return to No-Tell Motel

   Go back to the motel and meet Lizzy Wizzy in the designated room. The return conversation is where V reports the evidence and determines whether Lizzy receives a direct account, a softened explanation or a misleading version of events.

   Location: No-Tell Motel

   Watch outThis conversation contains the mission’s major outcome choices. Save before entering the room if you intend to test different consequences.

10. 10

    Finish Violence

    Deliver the report

    Choose how V describes Liam’s actions and what happened at Riot Club. The available response can change Lizzy’s reaction and the immediate reward, especially if Liam was killed or if V withholds the full truth.

    Location: No-Tell Motel

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11. 11

    Complete Violence

    Collect the conclusion reward

    Finish the conversation and wait for the mission-complete state before leaving the motel. The reward is connected to the outcome of the report, and Lizzy’s future contact can also reflect the decision V made during the job.

    Location: No-Tell Motel

    Checkpoint

Mission mechanics

The central mechanic in Violence is information gathering through surveillance. Riot Club is designed to reward players who inspect the environment, reach the security system and use cameras to watch the VIP conversation. Hacking can reduce the need for direct confrontation, while stealth lets V position themselves near the restricted room without immediately turning the club against them.

The mission does not require one fixed combat solution. V can combine quickhacks, covert movement, alternate access and direct gunplay, but the consequences of those approaches are not identical. A loud assault may simplify access to the meeting while removing the controlled observation sequence, whereas a quieter route gives V more context for the final report.

The final report functions as the mission’s social-choice mechanic. What V says to Lizzy Wizzy is informed by the evidence from Riot Club and by whether Liam survived. Because the reporting scene can produce different reactions, it is useful to keep a save before returning to the motel rather than relying on an autosave after the conversation.

What works and what does not

Encounter phases

1. 1

   Club access

   Starts: V enters Riot Club and begins moving toward the restricted section.

   The opening phase is about getting inside the venue and reaching the VIP area without losing control of the situation.

   • Security responseTell Guards become alert when V is seen in restricted areas or when an attack begins.Answer Break sight lines, use cover and hacking, or commit to the fight only after the investigation has been secured.
   • Explore the route before engaging because the mission is not limited to a frontal assault.
   • Save before entering the restricted area if stealth is important to your intended outcome.
2. 2

   Surveillance

   Starts: V gains access to the security system or reaches a position from which the VIP meeting can be observed.

   Liam’s meeting supplies the evidence required for Lizzy’s request. This is the phase most easily disrupted by premature combat or leaving the objective area.

   • Cycle through camera feeds until the relevant room is visible.
   • Allow the conversation to progress before confronting anyone.
3. 3

   Resolution

   Starts: The meeting has been observed and V chooses how to handle Liam.

   The encounter changes from observation to decision. V can prioritize information, confrontation or violence, with the later report reflecting that choice.

   • Direct confrontationTell Approaching the room or attacking exposes V and can make the club hostile.Answer Use cover and disable threats quickly, or keep the encounter nonlethal when possible.
   • Complete the surveillance objective before escalating.
   • Remember that the outcome is finalized in the conversation with Lizzy Wizzy, not simply when V leaves the club.

Choices and consequencesSpoilers

• Observe the meeting before intervening

  V obtains the context needed to make an informed report to Lizzy Wizzy and preserves the investigation-focused route.

• Confront Liam after gathering evidence

  The club encounter becomes more direct, but V can still return to Lizzy with knowledge of what was discussed.

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• Kill Liam

  Lizzy’s reaction and the final report change because V has removed the person at the center of the investigation. The mission’s immediate conclusion and reward can differ from a nonlethal resolution.

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• Tell Lizzy the full truth

  Lizzy receives a direct account of the meeting and V’s actions. This produces a different emotional response from withholding or altering the information.

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• Mislead or soften the report

  V can protect Lizzy from part of the discovery or shape the conversation around the outcome V wants her to accept. The later response reflects the decision to conceal information.

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Violence checklist

• Complete Search and Destroy before looking for the invitation.The job is associated with late main-story progression.
• Answer the anonymous client and reach No-Tell Motel.The briefing starts the actual side job.
• Listen to Lizzy Wizzy’s request before leaving the motel.The club objective follows the briefing.
• Reach Riot Club’s restricted area.Avoid starting combat until the evidence objective is understood.
• Access the surveillance system or observe the meeting directly.The conversation is the mission’s key evidence.
• Let the meeting progress far enough to reveal its subject.Leaving early can interrupt the investigation.
• Decide Liam’s fate after gathering information.This choice affects the report and conclusion.
• Return to Lizzy Wizzy at No-Tell Motel.The job is not complete when V leaves Riot Club.
• Choose the final report carefully.Create a save before the conversation if comparing outcomes.
• Confirm the completion state and collect the reward.Wait for the mission to resolve before departing.

Failure conditions

• Ignore or fail to answer the client’s invitationViolence is tied to a contact invitation, and delaying the response can cause the opportunity to be missed or become unavailable.
• Leave the surveillance sequence before obtaining the evidenceV may lose the chance to complete the investigation cleanly if the meeting is interrupted or the objective area is abandoned.
• Trigger a fight before observing the meetingA premature assault can turn Riot Club hostile and prevent V from seeing the intended conversation.
• Lose the objective during the club encounterIf V dies or abandons the active objective, reload the latest checkpoint or manual save and repeat the approach.
• Finish the motel conversation without considering the reportThe final dialogue determines how Lizzy receives the information, and the result cannot normally be revised without reloading.

Rewards and drops

• Eurodollars
  Completing Violence provides a monetary reward, with the final outcome affecting the mission’s conclusion.
• Lizzy Wizzy’s later reward
  The mission can lead to an additional reward connected to Lizzy’s follow-up contact, depending on how V resolves the situation.
• Mission completion
  Finishing the job advances V’s relationship with Lizzy Wizzy and closes this part of her story.

Characters in this mission

• VThe player character investigating the situation.
• Lizzy WizzyThe client who asks V to investigate Liam.

AftermathSpoilers

Trivia

• Violence is named after the side job’s broader conflict rather than a single combat encounter; investigation and conversation are as important as fighting.
• The mission uses Lizzy Wizzy’s engram-related anxiety to explore whether a technologically preserved personality can still be treated as the same person.
• Riot Club is used as both a social venue and a surveillance puzzle space, allowing the same objective to support stealth, hacking and combat-oriented play.

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