Key Takeaways
Moron Labe is an Iconic Power assault rifle built on the Ajax platform. Its identity comes from a faster-firing, aggression-focused handling profile rather than from a separate ammunition system or weapon class.
Iconic Ajax variant
Moron Labe is the Iconic version of the Ajax assault rifle. The relationship matters when comparing it with the standard Ajax: the weapons share a broad role, but Moron Labe is defined by its unique Iconic modifier.
Faster automatic fire
Its defining mechanic increases the rifle’s fire rate, making sustained automatic fire its main advantage. That profile favors players who can keep the weapon on target while managing the extra ammunition consumption that faster firing entails.
Power-weapon behavior
As a Power weapon, Moron Labe belongs to Cyberpunk 2077’s conventional firearm technology class rather than the Tech or Smart categories. Its comparisons should therefore focus on other Power assault rifles and similar automatic-fire roles.
A fixed NCPD route
Moron Labe is obtained through the NCPD Scanner Hustle activity “Just Sayin’ Hey” in Rancho Coronado, where the weapon is associated with the activity’s hostile encounter rather than ordinary vendor stock.
Strong pressure, less forgiveness
The faster-firing profile gives Moron Labe useful close- to medium-range pressure, but it also makes recoil control, target tracking, and ammunition economy more important than with a slower assault rifle.
Current-tier progression
In the post-2.0 weapon system, Moron Labe should be evaluated at its stated Tier and upgraded state. Its Iconic status makes its progression and unique effect distinct from simply finding a higher-tier standard Ajax.
Overview
Moron Labe is an Iconic Power assault rifle in Cyberpunk 2077. It combines the familiar sustained-fire role of a conventional assault rifle with a weapon-specific effect that increases its firing tempo and emphasizes dismemberment, making it more distinctive than a standard rifle with comparable handling.
Moron Labe belongs to the Power weapon family, so its identity is built around direct ballistic fire rather than Smart targeting or Tech weapon charge mechanics. In practical terms, it is a conventional automatic rifle for maintaining pressure across ordinary combat encounters, with its Iconic effect giving that familiar role a more aggressive finish. The weapon is therefore relevant to players who want an assault rifle that remains straightforward to operate but has a stronger emphasis on escalating offensive momentum.
Its defining behaviour is tied to fire rate and dismemberment. Rather than adding a completely separate firing mode or turning the rifle into a situational specialist, the Iconic effect reinforces what the weapon already does: keep rounds on targets and convert sustained pressure into a greater chance of severe hit outcomes. That makes Moron Labe feel more forceful as a fight develops, while still leaving its effectiveness dependent on the normal limits of a Power assault rifle, including target distance, ammunition use and the player's ability to control automatic fire.
The weapon's distinction is clearest when it is compared with ordinary Power assault rifles. A standard rifle can offer a more predictable baseline for comparing tiers, attachments and handling, whereas Moron Labe asks the player to value its special behaviour as part of the weapon's overall profile. It is not best described as a universal replacement for Smart or Tech alternatives: those technologies solve different targeting and penetration problems. Moron Labe instead suits a direct-fire approach that values pressure, repeated hits and opportunities to trigger dismemberment.
Moron Labe is part of Cyberpunk 2077's Iconic weapon progression rather than a separate Phantom Liberty-only weapon category. Its relevance can therefore extend beyond the moment it is acquired: an Iconic rifle may remain useful when its tier and upgrade state are kept current, but its place in a loadout should be judged alongside the player's available assault-rifle perks, ammunition economy and other Power weapons. The important choice is whether the rifle's escalating fire-rate and dismemberment focus match the player's preferred combat rhythm, not whether its Iconic status alone makes it the strongest rifle in every situation.
Statistics
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Class | Assault Rifle |
| Subtype | Assault Rifle |
| Technology | Power |
| Ammo | Heavy Ammo |
| Stat Scaling | Tier-dependent |
| Iconic | Yes |
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Content Scope | Base game / free update |
Figures verified against Consolidated Game Weapons Database.
Compared to similar assault rifles
| Attribute |  Moron Labe | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class | Assault Rifle | Assault Rifle | Assault Rifle | Assault Rifle | Assault Rifle |
| Technology | Power | Power | Power | Power | Power |
| Ammo | Heavy Ammo | Heavy Ammo | Heavy Ammo | Heavy Ammo | Heavy Ammo |
| Iconic | Yes | — | — | — | — |
How to Obtain
- Access to the Gun Music side gig in Santo Domingo; no separate Phantom Liberty or New Game Plus gate is required.
- Defeat Anton Kolev during Gun Music and loot his body before leaving the encounter area.
- 01Travel to Rancho Coronado in Santo Domingo and take on the side gig Gun Music from Sebastian “Padre” Ibarra. The gig’s marked location is the relevant acquisition site; Moron Labe is not normally purchased from a vendor or found through general world loot.
- 02During Gun Music, locate and defeat Anton Kolev. Search Kolev’s body after the encounter and collect Moron Labe from the loot. The Iconic assault rifle is tied to this named-enemy encounter, so the pickup is guaranteed when the weapon is collected rather than a random drop roll.
- 03Moron Labe is a unique Iconic pickup, with the normal route providing one physical copy per playthrough. Treat it as missable through the encounter: leaving the area without looting Kolev can forfeit the ordinary acquisition opportunity. There is no Phantom Liberty, New Game Plus, or separate vendor requirement for the Gun Music route.
Availability
Cyberpunk 2077 base game — Story mode
Moron Labe is an Iconic weapon acquired through this gig rather than ordinary vendor stock. It does not require Phantom Liberty; its displayed tier depends on the current post-2.0 loot and progression context.
- Requires
- Complete the gig “The Heisenberg Principle” and obtain it from the encounter with Denzel Cryer.
Upgrades and Variants
Strengths, Weaknesses and Best Uses
Strengths
- Its Iconic effect rewards dismemberment with increased fire rate, allowing sustained fire to become more aggressive as the weapon triggers its special effect.
- The effect is naturally suited to automatic pressure: repeated hits can create opportunities for further dismemberments instead of requiring a single carefully timed shot.
- As a Power assault rifle, Moron Labe fits a conventional firearm playstyle and does not require Smart targeting or Tech charging to contribute its primary weapon effect.
- Its assault-rifle format gives it a flexible role for engagements where the player needs to switch between controlled bursts and sustained fire rather than commit to melee range.
Weaknesses
- Its strongest firing tempo depends on triggering the dismemberment effect, so its full advantage is conditional rather than permanently active.
- The weapon's value is lower for builds that avoid assault rifles, rely on precise single-shot damage, or cannot maintain enough target contact to benefit from its stacking fire-rate effect.
- Sustained automatic fire can consume ammunition quickly and make shot discipline more important than with a slower-firing weapon.
- The dismemberment-focused effect is less dependable as a defining advantage against targets or encounters where dismemberment is difficult to trigger.
Best uses
- Aggressive assault-rifle builds that stay engaged long enough to trigger and maintain Moron Labe's fire-rate effect.
- Mid-range firefights against groups of ordinary enemies, where multiple targets create more opportunities for dismemberment and continued pressure.
- Players who want an Iconic Power weapon with a ramping, momentum-based firing profile rather than a purely static damage modifier.
- Encounters where the player can keep line of sight and ammunition supplied while using sustained fire to capitalize on successive dismemberments.
Compared With Similar Weapons
| Attribute | Moron Labe | Ajax |  Psalm 11:6 |  Divided We Stand |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class / technology | Built around a faster, aggressive firing profile and an increased chance to dismember enemies. Its numeric performance remains Tier-dependent. | The base weapon family for Moron Labe, without Moron Labe's Iconic modifier. It provides the more straightforward Power assault-rifle baseline. | Adds an incendiary-focused identity to the Copperhead platform, giving it a different status-oriented role from Moron Labe's dismemberment focus. | Uses Smart-weapon targeting and a multi-target, poison-oriented effect rather than Moron Labe's Power-weapon handling and dismemberment emphasis. |
| Distinguishing behaviour | Players who want an aggressive Power assault rifle for sustained close- to mid-range firefights. | A conventional Power assault rifle when the Iconic effect is not required or the weapon is being evaluated as a family alternative. | Power-weapon builds that value burn application and elemental pressure over Moron Labe's more direct close-range aggression. | Smart-weapon builds with compatible targeting support, especially when tracking several enemies is more useful than Power-weapon ricochet behaviour. |
| Best fit | — | — | — | — |
Trivia
- “Moron Labe” is a deliberate-looking variation of “Molon labe,” the Greek phrase traditionally translated as “Come and take them.” The phrase is associated with Leonidas I’s reported response at Thermopylae and later became a modern slogan. The weapon’s title changes “Molon” to “Moron,” creating a satirical misspelling rather than using the historical wording directly.
