Like any decent RPG,Cyberpunk 2077has its slew of tough boss fights that will often make the players question whether they actually builttheir characterscorrectly or just fooled around with too many side quests. Since it’s set in a futuristic setting, there are many options forCyberpunk 2077’s bosses and they stand out in their own way.
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In that sense, they’re also not made equally. Since they’re all so different from one another, some tend to be tougher or more dangerous than others. The worst part is that Johnny Silverhand will be watching players as they fight most of them. So, in order to not make a fool out of themselves, knowing which boss is which in the hierarchy can certainly help.
Updated June 07, 2025, by Ritwik Mitra:Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the best futuristic open-world games around, with post-release patches doing a great job of remedying most of the game’s faults that persisted since release. The combat of Cyberpunk 2077 is undoubtedly its biggest highlight, and players can employ a myriad of tricks to take down the various enemies present in the game. The bosses are included here as well, even though not all of them boast a major challenge when compared to some of the others in the game.
Akira
Taking control of Johnny Silverhand for the first time makes for a wild ride indeed. His pistol absolutely decimates enemies, and it helps that his health regenerates in the blink of an eye too.
During the segment where players bomb Arasaka Tower, they have to deal with a boss called Akira along with a bunch of his goons. This is a relatively easy battle and just goes to show how strong and resilient Johnny Silverhand really is.
Placide
His name literally means peaceful or mild so don’t expect Placide to be much of a hurdle. He’s the second-in-command of the Voodoo Boys and serves as the boss if players decide to slaughter them all after meeting with Alt Cunningham for the first time.
As he is, he’s not exactly a good representative of the Voodoo Boys. The community often considers Placide as the weakest boss and the easiest to kill. His weapon is a mere shotgun and his implants are none too special. So much for that Voodoo Boy arrogance when he’s lambastingthe playable character’s cybernetics.
Woodman
Woodman actually looks even less intimidating than Placide but the environment that players fight him in puts V at a disadvantage. If players decide to fight Woodman as early as the first encounter with him, then they better hope their melee skills are decent.
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All of V’s guns are not available in such a fight. In fact, the only weapon that pops up is fists. There is a katana lying around in Woodman’s office though and that makes the fight a lot easier. Players don’t need to fret too much about not packing in heat as Woodman’s a bit of a pushover.
Sasquatch
So which boss isn’t a pushover? Let’s start with Sasquatch. She’s a mountain of meat and has enough enhancers and steroids in her body to qualify as a walking pharmacy. She’s the leader of the Animals faction, which isa gangof ‘roided up cyborgs with too many body image issues.
As players can imagine, Sasquatch mostly relies on melee combat and carries around a hammer that’s surprisingly smaller than her. She’s slow though but tough enough to be a threat up close. Anyone who uses guns should have an easier time against her.
Zion Wylde
There are many cyberpsychos that V can encounter and deal with in the game. This includes Zion Wylde, a rogue sniper who can be an absolute nightmare to reach.
Things get simpler once players manage to close the distance, although this is easier said than done.Judiciously using cover and getting up close and personal quicklyis paramount to get through this cyberpsycho encounter unscathed.
Norio Akuhara
A devil who was hunting down the Tyger Claws for killing his girlfriend, Norio Akuhara’s story is a tragic one. He was roped into a life of crime and his partner became a casualty of this lifestyle, causing him to go full-on cyberpsycho and hunt down Tyger Claws indiscriminately in a murderous show of vengeance.
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Norio is fast and his melee attacks hit like a truck. If V doesn’t want to be sliced and diced to bits, then they should try and maintain a distance while peppering Norio with a hail of bullets. He’s easily one of the strongest bosses inCyberpunk 2077and will take time and skill to overcome.
Russell Greene
Infiltrating Russell Greene’s house is arguably harder than the actual encounter itself. His house is littered with booby traps and drones that patrol the location, making it a rather tough area to infiltrate.
However, players who are patient enough or just have great hacking skills should get to the cyberpsycho without too many issues. The fight itself isn’t the most challenging one, although players should still be wary of any mines if they move around too much during this encounter.
Ellis Carter
Ellis Carter is another victim of aggressive cyberware being implanted in him by unhinged gang members. He wanted to take revenge on Royce for the manner in whichhe ran the Maelstrom gang, but this plan backfired on him after his friend, Brick, refused to support his actions.
Ellis was captured and turned into a silent lap dog with new cyberware. However, this invasion of circuitry caused a wave of cyberpsychosis that led to him killing everyone around him indiscriminately. V needs to be careful while dealing with this cyberpsycho, since he can be pretty wild and erratic in this battle.
Royce
Royce is one of the earliest bosses players face in the game and he’s tricky either because the players are not yet well-equipped or because he has tons of henchmen. He is the leader of the Maelstrom gang and a part of the main quest line.
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Players can choose to defuse the situation thereby avoiding a boss fight with Royce but they’ll still face a robot afterward. Royce also uses a similar mech suit for the fight and players are pretty much sitting ducks without electric weapons.
Zaria Hughes
Zaria Hughes is one of the cyberpsychos in the game and those optional bosses can very much prove that they can be more menacing than story bosses. Being the psycho that she is, Zaria prefers thermal mantis blades and closing the gap quickly so players can’t react much in ranged combat.
The burning damage alone is enough to make quick work of any unprepared player. Additionally, Zaria has a hacking trick up her sleeve that interferes with the players’ vision. One of the best-recommended ways to deal with her is by giving her a taste of her own medicine with mantis blades of one’s own, which isn’t exactly a highly available weapon.
