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Who Wants to Live Forever

A dialogue-focused Phantom Liberty mission in which V follows Reed to an FIA facility for the cure promised by the NUSA.

RoleActs as the conclusion of Reed's Phantom Liberty route and leads directly into the cure-related epilogue.
Statusreleased
Importancemajor
RewardAccess to the cure-related ending sequence and the subsequent epilogue
TimeShort; primarily dialogue and travel
  • Mission typeMain story
  • RouteReed / FIA cure route
  • Combat focusNone expected
  • Primary activityDialogue and travel
  • DifficultyEasy
  • AvailabilityRoute-dependent

Qualitative details are provided because the mission's exact duration and numerical rewards are not verified.

Key takeaways

The mission is short, route-specific, and built around dialogue rather than combat.

  • Route-specific conclusion This mission belongs to the Reed and FIA cure route in Phantom Liberty. It is not a universally available mission in every playthrough.
  • Meet Reed in Dogtown The opening objective takes V to the basketball court, where Reed explains the next stage of the cure arrangement.
  • Expect no major combat The mission is primarily a conversation, a journey with Reed, and preparation for medical treatment rather than a conventional firefight.
  • The consequences continue afterward Completing the treatment opens the path to the cure-related epilogue, where V's life and capabilities have changed substantially. Read the aftermath

Who Wants to Live Forever

Who Wants to Live Forever is a major Phantom Liberty mission on Reed's route, shifting the focus away from combat and toward V's chance to receive the NUSA cure.

Who Wants to Live Forever follows the events of and serves as the final major step in the Phantom Liberty storyline for players who keep Songbird alive and continue cooperating with Solomon Reed. The mission is deliberately quieter than the operations that precede it: its central activity is getting V to the FIA medical facility and deciding whether to proceed with the treatment.

The mission begins in Dogtown after Reed contacts V. The meeting takes place at the basketball court, a location associated with Reed's earlier attempts to recruit V and establish trust. From there, Reed takes V toward the FIA's medical arrangements, turning the mission into a controlled transition from the dangerous life of a mercenary to the uncertain promise of a normal future.

There is no conventional boss fight or large combat arena to clear. The tension comes from the consequences of the deal V has accepted: the cure may resolve the Relic problem, but the procedure and its aftermath lead to major changes in V's circumstances. The mission therefore works best as a narrative conclusion rather than as a loot or combat encounter.

This page keeps the route requirement and mission flow visible while marking the treatment and aftermath as spoilers. The exact availability of the mission depends on earlier Phantom Liberty decisions, especially the decision to preserve Songbird and remain on Reed's path.

Where this sits

Route setupPreserve Songbird and continue with Reed
Pre-treatment meetingFour Score and Seven
Treatment decisionWho Wants to Live Forever
EpilogueThings Done Changed
  1. 1Four Score and SevenpreviousThe preceding route mission
  2. ●Who Wants to Live ForevercurrentCurrent mission
  3. 3Things Done ChangednextThe later cure-related epilogue

This mission occupies the transition between Reed's Phantom Liberty route and the cure-related ending content.

Requirements

The mission requires a specific Phantom Liberty route rather than a particular weapon, level, or inventory item.

  • RequiredComplete The mission follows the Reed route's preparatory sequence.
  • RequiredKeep Songbird aliveThe cure route depends on Songbird surviving the preceding Phantom Liberty events.
  • RequiredContinue cooperating with Solomon ReedV must accept the FIA-related cure arrangement instead of abandoning this route.
  • RecommendedPrepare for a dialogue-focused missionThere is no known loadout requirement; weapons and combat cyberware are not the focus here.

Objectives

  1. Meet Reed at the basketball courtTravel to the Dogtown meeting point after Reed contacts V.
  2. Listen to Reed's explanationThe conversation establishes the cure plan and the next destination.
  3. Travel with Reed to the FIA facilityFollow the arranged transport and remain with Reed during the transition.
  4. Speak with the medical staffConfirm the treatment arrangements before the procedure begins.
  5. Decide whether to proceed with the cureThe final decision moves V into the treatment and epilogue sequence.

WalkthroughSpoilers

  1. 01

    Meet Reed at the basketball court

    Travel to the basketball court

    After the mission becomes available, go to the basketball court in Dogtown and meet Solomon Reed. The meeting point is outdoors and should be approached as a conversation objective rather than as the start of an ambush.

    Location: Dogtown basketball court

    TipFinish any optional Dogtown business before starting the conversation if you want to remain in free exploration for a while.

  2. 02

    Listen to Reed's explanation

    Hear Reed's cure proposal

    Speak with Reed and let the conversation establish what the FIA can offer V. The dialogue explains that this is a medical solution to V's Relic problem, not another field operation.

    Location: Dogtown basketball court

    Watch outThis route has major story consequences, so read the dialogue carefully before confirming that V will proceed.

  3. 03

    Go with Reed

    Follow Reed to the transport

    When the meeting ends, stay with Reed and move to the arranged vehicle. There is no need to search the area for a combat route or to begin a separate infiltration.

    Location: Dogtown

  4. 04

    Travel with Reed

    Travel to the FIA facility

    Ride with Reed toward the FIA medical facility and allow the journey to play out. The sequence is largely linear, so leaving the vehicle or trying to create an alternate approach is not part of the mission's intended flow.

    Location: En route to the FIA facility

    Checkpoint
  5. 05

    Speak with the doctor

    Meet the medical staff

    At the facility, follow the marked route to the treatment area and speak with the staff handling V's procedure. The conversation changes the mission from Reed's personal briefing to the formal medical stage of the cure offer.

    Location: FIA medical facility

  6. 06

    Agree to the treatment

    Confirm the procedure

    Continue through the medical dialogue and respond when V is asked to proceed. The mission does not ask V to win a fight; its main point of interaction is accepting or rejecting the treatment arrangement.

    Location: FIA medical facility

    Watch outConfirming the procedure commits V to the cure-related ending path and its later consequences.

  7. 07

    Begin the operation

    Begin the treatment

    Follow the staff's instructions and lie down for the procedure when prompted. Once the treatment begins, the mission transitions into the later epilogue rather than returning V immediately to ordinary mercenary work.

    Location: FIA medical facility

    Checkpoint
  8. 08

    Complete the treatment sequence

    Complete the mission transition

    Allow the medical sequence to finish and wait for the follow-up content to begin. The next story section addresses what happened during V's recovery and how the cure affected V's place in Night City.

    Location: FIA medical facility

Mission mechanics

Who Wants to Live Forever has a different rhythm from most Cyberpunk 2077 missions. Its gameplay is built around navigation, dialogue triggers, and a short transport sequence, so changing weapons, cyberware, quickhacks, or armor has little practical effect on the mission's progress. The important preparation is narrative: make a manual save before meeting Reed if you want to preserve the ability to revisit the decision.

The mission's route logic is more important than its combat logic. The game checks whether the relevant Phantom Liberty storyline has preserved Songbird and whether Reed's cure offer is active. Once V enters the medical sequence, the story moves toward the ending material connected with the treatment, so the player should treat the final confirmation as an irreversible narrative checkpoint.

What works and what does not

Strengths

  • Provides a calm, character-focused pause after the more dangerous Reed-route missions.
  • Uses Reed's presence to give the cure decision a direct personal and institutional context.
  • Makes the route's consequences legible through dialogue instead of hiding them behind a combat objective.

Weaknesses

  • Offers little combat or build testing for players expecting a conventional main mission.
  • Its availability is easy to miss because it depends on earlier Phantom Liberty route decisions.
  • The treatment decision leads into substantial later consequences, so it is not a disposable side objective.

Best uses

  • Play it when ready to commit to the Reed and FIA cure route.
  • Create a manual save before the final treatment confirmation.
  • Use it as a narrative transition into the cure-related epilogue rather than as a loot run.

Mission phases

  1. 1

    Dogtown meeting

    Starts: Reed contacts V and the basketball-court objective appears.

    No combat health state applies.

    V meets Reed and receives the explanation for the FIA cure arrangement.

    • Approach the basketball court after making any desired preparations for the route decision.
  2. 2

    Transfer to the FIA facility

    Starts: The conversation at the court ends.

    No combat health state applies.

    V travels with Reed toward the medical facility in a linear transport sequence.

    • Remain with Reed and follow the objective markers rather than searching for a combat entrance.
  3. 3

    Medical procedure

    Starts: V reaches the treatment area and confirms the arrangement.

    No combat health state applies.

    The medical staff prepare V for the operation that leads into the cure-related epilogue.

    • Treat the confirmation dialogue as a major story checkpoint.

Choices and consequencesEnding spoilers

  • Accept Reed's cure arrangement and proceed with treatment

    V enters the NUSA cure route, and the subsequent epilogue reveals the long-term effects of the operation on V's life and abilities.

    Spoiler
  • Decline or postpone the treatment when the opportunity is presented

    V does not proceed into the cure sequence at that point. The exact availability of later alternatives depends on the wider Phantom Liberty and Cyberpunk 2077 ending state.

    Spoiler

Before you start

  • Complete Four Score and SevenThis is the relevant preceding mission on Reed's route.
  • Confirm that Songbird survived the preceding routeHer survival is central to the cure path.
  • Make a manual save before meeting ReedUseful if you want to review the treatment decision without replaying earlier missions.Optional
  • Finish nearby Dogtown activities if desiredThe opening meeting begins a linear narrative sequence.Optional
  • Read the treatment dialogue before confirmingThe decision has consequences beyond this mission.

Collectibles

  • 01
    No mission-specific collectible confirmed

    Where: Who Wants to Live Forever

    The mission is a short narrative transition, and no verified collectible, iconic weapon, or shard is assigned here.

Failure conditions

  • V leaves the active mission sequenceAs with other story missions, abandoning the required objective area can interrupt progress and require returning to the marker.
  • V does not complete the treatment conversationThe cure-related epilogue will not begin until the medical dialogue and confirmation sequence is completed.
  • The required Phantom Liberty route was not takenIf Songbird's survival and Reed's cure arrangement are not established earlier, this mission will not be available in that playthrough.

On failure

The mission is largely linear and dialogue-driven; the important practical checkpoint is the transition into the medical procedure.

Rewards and dropsEnding spoilers

  • Cure-route progression
    Completing the mission advances V into the NUSA treatment and its associated epilogue content.
  • Story resolution for the Reed route
    The mission closes the central cure arrangement established through Reed and the FIA.
  • Access to Things Done Changed
    The subsequent cure-related story content becomes available after the treatment sequence.

Characters in this mission

AftermathEnding spoilers

The cure changes more than the Relic

Proceeding with the treatment does not simply return V to the life they had before Phantom Liberty. The later epilogue deals with the time V spends recovering and with the practical consequences of the procedure, including major changes to V's relationship with cyberware and Night City.

Trivia

  • The mission title echoes the broader themes of mortality, survival, and the cost of extending life that run through Phantom Liberty.
  • Its structure contrasts with Reed's earlier operations: the decisive event is a medical appointment rather than an assault, extraction, or infiltration.
  • The basketball court returns as a meaningful meeting place for Reed's route, connecting the cure discussion to the earlier recruitment atmosphere in Dogtown.

Relationships

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