Summary

• The new Phantom Liberty DLC for Cyberpunk 2077 offers a captivating storyline and plenty of new content, but disappointingly lacks additional romance options for players.
• Despite the absence of romance options, the DLC introduces engaging characters with intriguing backstories, such as Aurore and Aymeric Cassel, the twin netrunners, and David Walker, Tommie's Dad.
• Other noteworthy characters include Ronald "Typhoon" Malone, the delightful junk vendor, and Lina Malina, a braindance star with questionable morals.

Despite the new Phantom Liberty DLC including a phenomenal storyline and lots of new content for Cyberpunk 2077, it sadly did not include any romance options among its newly introduced NPCs. The spy-thriller DLC has many hours worth of exciting missions to do, new weapons and perks to play around with, and lots of new characters with engaging backstories in both the main DLC campaign and the many side gigs. Phantom Liberty's Dogtown District is home to some colorful characters, and the major people that V interacts with for the story have a depth to their personalities that would be fun to be able to explore even more.

Phantom Liberty's lack of additional romance options was disappointing in a game where a lot of the fun of the base Cyberpunk 2077 content revolved around character development and relationship building, including some possible romances. Dogtown district may not be the most romantic of locations, but V should have had at least one romance added for the DLC. Here are a few of the fun possibilities that would have been interesting to have seen more of a relationship storyline with.

10 Aurore And Aymeric Cassel

Aurore and Aymeric Cassel are twin netrunners in Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty who are part of the main questline with Solomon Reed, particularly in the "I've Seen That Face Before" quest. The twins have some questionable morals, letting money guide their actions more than any integrity or conscience, yet they are incredibly interesting individuals. Aurore is more outspoken while Aymeric is a bit quieter, and both are very good-looking NPCs as well. Unfortunately, their story didn't have a very happy ending in Phantom Liberty, but these vibrant characters deserved to have more screen time.

9 David Walker, Tommie's Dad

David Walker plays a very small part in Cyberpunk 2077, so much so that most will likely only know him as being Tommie's Dad. In the Phantom Liberty side gig "Talent Academy," Tommie was a child who was a hopeful future athlete with the Biotechnica sports facility that V is asked to look into. After the events of the gig, V can chat with David Walker about everything that happened. He actually was more upset that Tommie wasn't going to be a star than he was about anything else, but being a parent is a unique trait in the game, and could add interesting dialogue and plot if V was able to get to know him better and romance him.

8 Ronald "Typhoon" Malone

Ronald is a junk vendor near the Capitan Caliente restaurant whom V has to talk to in order to get information on what is going on for the quest "Lucretia My Reflection." Despite playing such a small part in the Phantom Liberty story, Ronald is not only very useful but is a delightful character who is interesting and fun to talk to. He seems to have a better understanding of a lot of how the world of Cyberpunk 2077 works than most and has a hopeful attitude that is just entertaining and fun.

7 Robot Bartender

Another NPC with a very small role, and no actual name, is the Robot bartender in Alex's bar, The Moth. Robot needed to have more interactions with V, partly because they likely could have been useful in combat, but also because they seem to be one of the most intellectual characters in the game. For example, when asked, "How'd someone like you end up in a place like this?" Robot will respond with a quote from The Transformation of DAPHNE Into A Lawrel by the Roman poet Ovid:

Robot: "Gape Earth, and this unhappy wretch intomb; Or change my form, whence all my sorrows come. [...] The tree still planted in th'unfinish'd part. Not wholly vegetive, and heav'd her heart."

Yes, this is a robot, but somehow in a cyberpunk world that doesn't seem so strange to have as a romance option.

6 Mr. Hands

Mr. Hands was also the fixer in Cyberpunk 2077, yet for Phantom Liberty, he seems to have changed in nearly every way, including voice acting, personality, and more. Where he previously was just a shadowed phone call, he takes on a much larger role in Phantom Liberty. ittedly, it would be strange to have V form a deep relationship with the fixer, yet the character of Mr. Hands is one that would be fascinating to see take on that role and get a lot more backstory and lore to this important NPC.

5 Lina Malina

In Phantom Liberty V gets to interact with the famous braindance star, Lina Malina, for the "Dazed and Confused" side mission. Lina was apparently kidnapped and V is asked to rescue her, but finds that things aren't exactly what they seem. The missing BD actress is not the noblest of characters, but being able to have a famous star as a romance option, even just for a temporary portion of the game, could be very entertaining.

4 Alena Xenakis AKA Alex

Alex is a member of the Federal Intelligence Agency who is working undercover in Dogtown at the time that V comes on board to help. Alex is a beautiful NPC who used to be an aspiring braindance actress like Lina, but now uses her acting skills for the FIA instead. Throughout the DLC storyline, Alex is a big help to V and is an engaging character with a fascinating backstory.

3 President Rosalind Myers

Romancing the President of the New United States of America might be a bit of a stretch, even for Cyberpunk 2077, but the possibility would still have been amusing to have seen. After all, V saves President Rosalind Myers and helps her through a very difficult time, even hiding out together in an abandoned apartment. The different backgrounds may not work well long-term, but sometimes opposites attract.

2 Songbird AKA Song So Mi

Avoiding spoilers as much as possible, there are a lot of complications with the idea of romancing Songbird in Phantom Liberty, beyond just the fact that she and V are coworkers on a sensitive mission to save the President. This is disappointing, particularly as the character of Song So Mi is a major one who has a deep story and fascinating history. She would have made an intriguing romance candidate and likely would have been one if developers had chosen to add romance in Phantom Liberty.

1 Solomon Reed

Solomon Reed, the tough FIA agent for the New United States of America, is not only an amazing character in his own right but is made even better by being played by the incredible Idris Elba. The character of Solomon Reed is well crafted, with many twists and turns to his backstory and an intelligence and strength that is noteworthy. Solomon Reed is about as close to being James Bond as Cyberpunk 2077 gets with his perfect portrayal of an undercover spy, and there aren't many who wouldn't want that type of character as a romance option.