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The Firestarter quest is one of the most important main jobs inCyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty.This is because you make a decision mid-way through this quest that has a huge impact on where your Phantom Liberty story goes and what quests you have to complete for the rest of the DLC.
Firestarter isn’t just about a choice, though. There is a full quest to get through, and for half of it, you’re pretending to be somebody else. You have to keep your cover before the previously mentioned big decision and subsequent firefights. This is how you do it all.
Enter The Stadium And Meet Hansen
The quest begins immediately after the last one. So, youstart in a car while disguised as a Netrunner, driving to the stadium. To start, youjust need to follow the GPS.
When you park, you get givenaccess to a little cheat sheetabout the person you’re portraying. You don’t have to memorize it, as you may just leave it on.
Once you leave the car,follow Alex inside the stadium. A man named Murphy will meet you.
Follow him anddeposit your weapons into the lockerwhen he asks you to do so. You will get scanned before you have tostart following Murphy again.
Eventually, you will bebrought to Hansen.
Talk With Hansen
You now must have a conversation with Hansen. This is where your acting gets put to the test.
So,make sure the cheat sheet is outand sit down to talk. Say,“I do not mind waiting,” or “We are not in a hurry,” depending on what options you get as you sit down.
Hansen’s questions and your responses will be different depending on whether your V is male or female.This is becauseyou will be impersonating a different character.
Male V Conversation
These are the questions and responses for the Hansen conversation if you’re male V.
“I Conserve Energy.”
“You Two Left Richer And Happier, I Hope?”
“We Lost Everything” (If V won the roulette game in the You Know My Name quest) or “We Won Heaps Of Eddies.” (If the twins won the roulette game in the You Know My Name quest)
“I Worked Hard To Make It The Go-To Destination For Night City’s Royalty.”
“And What Rare Gem Brought You Halfway ‘Round The World?”
“A Porsche 911.”
“Not Very American, I Know, But It’s A Custom My Friends In Siberia Taught Me To Love.”
“I Don’t Remember.”
Female V Conversation
These are the questions and responses for the Hansen conversation if you’re female V.
“Do You Often Conduct Business Hungover?”
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“I’d Like To Raise A Little Toast. To A Successful Day Of Business.”
“Well Said.” [Drink]
“We Won A Mountain Of Cash In The End” (If the twins won the roulette game in the You Know My Name quest) or “We Lost It All” (If V won the roulette game in the You Know My Name quest)
“She Said You Did Time Together At La Sante, Remembers You Well.”
“A Mutual Friend?”
“Raquel. Asked Me To Say Hello. She Did Her Time Under Max Security, C Block, Said Her Rat Tattoo Might Jog Your Memory.”
“We Were In Different Blocks.”
“That Flag’s A Piss-Soaked Pile Of Ash Now. What I Built, I Built With My Own Two Hands, For Me.”
“Why Did You Switch Sides?”
“… At The Sapphire, You Asked Me To Contact A Certain Fashion Type… Remind Me Who?”
“Kerry Eurodyne’s Tailor.”
“What I Need Is A Reliable Partner On The Ground. Two Would Be Even Better”
“Impossible.”
Side With Songbird Or Reed
The conversation with Hansen ends whenSongbird arrives at the table.You have to follow her downstairs while talking.
Eventually, youhave jack in. Shortly after, you have todecide between siding with Songbird or Reed.
To stick with Songbird, choose the “I’m with you” dialog option. Alternatively, you canhelp Reed by selecting “One more second…”
This is an important choice as itheavily impacts the rest of the Phantom Liberty story,from the quests you do to the ending you get. It also affects your relationship with the main characters, asyou essentially turn your back on the one you don’t side with, and they become your enemy.
You must side with Reed to get the additional ending to the base game.
Side With Songbird Route
Once you’ve told Songbird you are with her, she will work some of her hacking magic. When the opportunity arises,look up and give the signal to Alex to kill Hansen. She does it, but she’s not happy when she sees you and Songbird escaping.
Speaking of escaping, you need tofollow Songbirda bit. She will lead you toa case containing some weapons.Pick them up and equip themas you don’t have your usual gear.
There are plenty of enemies in the next room, so youneed to fight through them with your new weapons and Songbird’s hacking.
On the other side of the room, you willfind some stairs to go up.At the top, you willfind the locker where your equipment is being kept.verify you grab your stuff before moving on.
The next few areas are very self-explanatory asyou simply fight through rooms filled with goons.
Escape The Stadium
Once you make it through the market and take down the last enemies,go through the large opening that is directly below a giant screen.
You willfind a big door to your left.Go through it andprogress down the hall.At the end of it, you willneed to wait for Songbird to open a doorfor you.
When you get through the door, you mustmove some large crates.This opens a new path.Head down it and follow the only path forward.
Eventually, you will reacha couple of workers that you can just walk past.After that, head around the corner anddrop down the ladder.
Now,you enter a hostile area that has drones patrolling.Take them out or sneak by.
Either way, you mustgo through the gap on the other side.
Finally,head through the tunnel and kick the sewer gate open.When Songbird drops down,help her up and lead her out of the homeless camp.
Afterone last conversation with her, the quest ends. You’re now on the Songbird path.
Side With Reed Route
TheIcebreaker program doesn’t stop Songbird.It basically just makes her angry. She knocks you down, andHansen kills Alex.
When you get up,have a short conversation with Johnnybefore heading toward the exit.Next to the said exit are some weapons you should pick up and equip, as your own are still in the locker you left them in.
Fight through the next room andhead upstairs.At the top, you willfind the locker containing your weapons on the floor.Retrieve your things from it.
Now,battle through the next few sections.Eventually, you reach a closed garage door.When you go up to it, Hansen will arrive.
Hansen Fight
Your first goal of the fight with Hansen should be totake out his allies to make it a one-on-one fight.
When you’ve only got Hansen left, youwant to attempt to keep distance between the two of you, as he’s very dangerous up close. In ranged skirmishes, you canuse the middle statue and upper catwalk to get some cover.
Keep shooting him until you deplete his health. Eventually,he will drop to his knees.This is whenyou can finish him off by going up to him and hitting the prompt.
Loot his body for the Stadium Security Datashard, and headthrough the big garage door before going through the next door on your left.
You can thenhead right to find the elevator.
Meet Up With Reed
Take the elevator down to the garage. Down there,you will find a few drones.Sneak past them or take them out.
Either way, you mustreach the back left corner of the garage to find a door.
Once you open it, you willsee Reed’s car drift into the garagewith people shooting it.
Run to the car and get in.
The rest of the quest pretty much plays itself as youdrive in Reed’s car and select some dialog options.
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Developed by CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk 2077 is a first-person action role-playing game based on the Cyberpunk tabletop RPG. You must choose your path through life in the lawless Night City, while contending with the memories of Johnny Silverhand (Keanu Reeves).
