Gorilla Arms
Oversized mechanical hands for crushing force.
Gorilla Arms are a body modification from the video game *Cyberpunk 2077*, a tie-in to the *Cyberpunk* role-playing game universe. In the anime *Cyberpunk: Edgerunners*, the character Rebecca equips the "Gorilla Arms" body modification, which gives her oversized mechanical red and blue hands on her right and left wrists respectively.
- Type
- Cyberware / Weapon Implant
- Primary Function
- Unarmed Combat Enhancement
- Key Capability
- Forced Entry and Heavy Damage
- Common Users
- Bouncers, Thugs, Street Samurai
- Specialization
- Street Brawling
Lore & Background
In *Cyberpunk: Edgerunners*, Rebecca uses Gorilla Arms as her primary weapon. The modification gives her oversized mechanical hands—red on the right wrist and blue on the left. She equips these arms during the show's climax, when she helps protagonist David rescue his girlfriend Lucy. After the rescue, they are attacked by the villain Adam Smasher. Rebecca attempts to shoot him, but she dies instantly when he lands on and crushes her into the ground. Her shotgun, named "Guts," was later added as an in-game item for *Cyberpunk 2077*.
In Their Own Story
Rebecca, a short slender woman with teal hair and light blue skin, is a member of the mercenary group known as "Edgerunners" in the 2022 anime *Cyberpunk: Edgerunners*. She helps protagonist David, developing unrequited feelings for him as she struggles to keep him sane from the mental strain of his cybernetic enhancements. In the show's climax, she helps David rescue his girlfriend Lucy. Though she objects to his use of an experimental suit, she helps to administer drugs to keep David sane. After they rescue Lucy, they are attacked by villain Adam Smasher, who was sent to retrieve the suit. Rebecca attempts to shoot him, but she dies instantly when he lands on and crushes her into the ground. Her Gorilla Arms are equipped during this final fight.
Reader's Guide
In *Cyberpunk: Edgerunners*, Rebecca's Gorilla Arms are a body modification that gives her oversized mechanical hands—red on the right wrist and blue on the left. She uses these arms in combat, particularly during the show's climax when she helps David rescue Lucy. The arms are part of her standard equipment as a member of the Edgerunners mercenary group. Outside of the anime, her shotgun named "Guts" was added as an in-game item for *Cyberpunk 2077*, and she was featured as one of the usable characters in the video game's board game adaptation as well as its box art.
Did You Know?
- Rebecca equips Gorilla Arms in *Cyberpunk: Edgerunners*, giving her oversized mechanical red and blue hands on her right and left wrists respectively.
- Rebecca's shotgun named "Guts" was added as an in-game item for *Cyberpunk 2077*.
- Rebecca was featured as one of the usable characters in the *Cyberpunk 2077* board game adaptation as well as its box art.
- In 2026, as part of a collaboration, Rebecca and Lucy were added to the gacha action role-playing game *Wuthering Waves*, with Rebecca being a free unit for players to obtain.
- Rebecca's design was conceived by Yoshihiro Usa, Trigger's vice president and producer, who felt when they made the character a woman she should have a complex childlike character who was cheerful on the outside but treated badly by her brother.
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