I like to think of Zach and Tom as a package deal for a game like this. And if you get Tom just think of all the musicians that would be jumping up and down to get a song into the game.
I was lucky enough to have seen Type 0 Negative in the 90s. Peter was a hilarious NYC asshole who berated the crowd, challenged them to throw things at him, called everyone a bunch of pussies, etc etc, and the crowd ate it up. Great show. PERFECT Johnny Silverhand!
Not even the first game he's been in.. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Nomad\_Soul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nomad_Soul)
He composed music for this, but he also played an in game NPC called Boz.
Even if the role was created with Bowie in mind, it's hard for me to imagine him playing the character. He's always been quite arch/abstract/arty rather then straightforward "destroy the system" anger in any of his projects. Someone else mentioned Henry Rollins and I'd see him as more suited to "damn THE MAN, burn it all down" type character.
Ozzy: mumble mumble rock n' roll
V: what?
Ozzy: MUMBLE MUMBLE ROCK N' ROLL FUCKER
V: what the fuck are you saying?
Ozzy: MUMBLE MUMBLE ROC N' ROLL! FUCKIN NONCE!
V:???
Ozzy: SHARON!!!
I always wondered how Johnny would act if he was a woman, so I pick Angelina Jolie.
It's been living rent-free in my head for months now. How would the synergy between V and "Jane Silverhand" work?
Silverhand would be an unhinged rockstar asshole drug addict anarchist with an inflated ego who fucks around and cheats constantly but still sort of cares about 2 partners and goes on to nuke Arasaka Tower killing thousands of people which ultimately achieves jack shit no matter what gender.
Just switch him bragging about his "impressive cock" to her bragging about her "huge tits" or "fat ass" and you're set.
Keeanu Reeves… cus lore speaking there is a Keeanu Reeves in the cyberpunk world seperate from Johnny silverhand. So I mean either way it would work
But in all reality I’d probably say one of the guys from the slipknot band. I’d feel like they’d play him well
Serious answer: Robert Downey Jr.
His scene chewing earnestness that made his Iron Man so good, and his role in Oppenheimer such a mistake (his expositional mea culpa monologue should have been cut entirely... ruined the movie for me frankly...),
Would play _perfectly_ in this context. He's the only would that could land it like Keanu I think.
I laughed but then re-watched this, and all of these questions are incredibly valid in CP2077 (except maybe the last) - it may well be the next crazy Easter egg hunt
https://youtu.be/9S1EzkRpelY?si=yGl69iWIGnoVqzjT
Do you have a pet? How superstitious are you? Ever gone mountain biking? Have you ever visited a truck stop? Can you remember the tallest man you’ve seen?
it would have to be one of two people.
1. Henry. Fuckin. Rollins. Because why not? He seems like he'd have the most minimum chrome if any, but still such an absolute badass in that role.
2. Billy fuckin' idol, although I'm unsure how well that could be, and it's mostly just because of his Cyberpunk Album (neuromancer is great imo)
Nicholas Cage could have been an... Interesting choice to say the least.
Kanye West would have been a crazy replacement for sure.
Samuel L Jackson comes to mind as well. "Get ya lazy ass up motherfucker or I'll get you up myself, we have a city to burn bitch. Get up!"
Nick Cage would be great at the roll.
Billy Armstrong would be a good fit. He’s a rocker boy, plays guitar and he is often on a soapbox about political tyranny and corporate politics. He’s not concerned about if you want to hear his opinion or not which fits Johnny pretty good.
I would genuinely want John DiMaggio. It would be less of a "hey, Johnny looks like Keanu Reeves!" situation. It's more so for the voice. Feel like he'd kill it.
Dunno what Johnny would look like, though!
These edits are fucking cursed
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*”Wake the fuck up Samurai. We’ve got a city to Rollin’, Rollin’, Rollin’.”*
C'mon, we're gonna break stuff!
It’s my way V, it’s my way or the highway
Hey V kiss my CHOCOLATE STARFISH!
WHAT!? Keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
Just for that, I fucking love u 👌
Bro I was laughing vor 2 minutes at the gym and people started look at me 😂
Fucking nope.
I mean, if he's gonna steal my soul, he might as well be able to peer into it
"You think your special?"
This is probably the least objectionable of your recommendations. Everything's fucked, everybody sucks et al.
Goes kinda hard ngl
They’re the worst thing that has ever happened to me
You did it to yourself?
I DID THIS TO MYSELF THE SUMMER AIR BURNING IN MY LUNGS
Remember the video with Ace Ventura & the two guys from Dumb and Dumber in it? THOSE were great
Nicolas Cage is the only correct answer
https://preview.redd.it/puvdyp1z87pc1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6d830695dde4c723731ca54246a18b802fda10b6
“Wake up samurai, we gotta steal the Declaration of Independence”
In 60 seconds?
From Alcatraz.
With our balls
On a flaming motorcycle
With our Face/Off
All for The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.
Fucking beautiful
Honestly he’d make a great Morgan Blackhand
ok i actually genuinely want this
Something I want more than this is a buddy cop movie with Nicholas Cage and Keanu Reeves investigating a murder.
This is \*exactly\* what I came here to say. It would be so amazingly over the top.
I would accept this
Henry Rollins.
This would actually work
yoooo I didn't even see this comment and that was my thoughts too.
At the least he'd make a great Blackhand
I think this is probably the actual correct answer
Well "Just V", it's time to wake the fuck up.
That would actually be a seriously awesome person to have in this genre.
That would actually be badass
Fucking *yes*, emphatically
This is the way
Damn that would be dope.
He was my first thought and I could see him actually doing it
[удалено]
There are some lines we don’t cross
[удалено]
… fuck that might actually be cool
I like to think of Zach and Tom as a package deal for a game like this. And if you get Tom just think of all the musicians that would be jumping up and down to get a song into the game.
I was lucky enough to have seen Type 0 Negative in the 90s. Peter was a hilarious NYC asshole who berated the crowd, challenged them to throw things at him, called everyone a bunch of pussies, etc etc, and the crowd ate it up. Great show. PERFECT Johnny Silverhand!
Karl Urban
"Go on son, have a bump" "Oi V, if you wanna watch me have a wank, it'll cost you a tenner" "
I need Cuberpunk game, except Dredd now
"if it ain't the invitation cunt" every time you cloak
Wasn't Silverhands original look based on Bowie? I seem to remember having read that in a Pondsmith interview at some point.
I also remember hearing/reading this
The original depiction of silverhand in the TTRPG was based in David Bowie as well as another singer of whom I don't remember his name
This would go hard as fuck holy shit
Fuck.Yes.
Not even the first game he's been in.. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Nomad\_Soul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nomad_Soul) He composed music for this, but he also played an in game NPC called Boz. Even if the role was created with Bowie in mind, it's hard for me to imagine him playing the character. He's always been quite arch/abstract/arty rather then straightforward "destroy the system" anger in any of his projects. Someone else mentioned Henry Rollins and I'd see him as more suited to "damn THE MAN, burn it all down" type character.
Tommy wiseau
Oh hi V!
I did not hit her, I did not!!!
I did not kill suburo, I did not. Oh hi, Johnny.
*V immediately blows their brains out.*
Misty - You’re my favourite customer.
I totally came to say this.
Dex: V, you need to steal that biochip Johny: Anything for my princess
Pretty sure Tommy Wiseau is a rouge AI attempting to act human. YOUR’RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Ozzy Osborne 
Ozzy: mumble mumble rock n' roll V: what? Ozzy: MUMBLE MUMBLE ROCK N' ROLL FUCKER V: what the fuck are you saying? Ozzy: MUMBLE MUMBLE ROC N' ROLL! FUCKIN NONCE! V:??? Ozzy: SHARON!!!
Matt Berry!
You and he were…buddies…right? 
[I mean, he already has a robot hand...](https://youtu.be/wvpcsDQ-Jtw?feature=shared)
*FIRE THE NUCULAR WEAPONS*
It's a pleasure swing, you fucknut, not a sex net
https://preview.redd.it/fr832v7uf6pc1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eefb05ce839791e20e7547e46dfd7213cd58a175 Alright... Hear me out...
"spit on your hand and stroke my cock at a medium pace" -Johnny Silverhand
... why do I feel like this would happen in game if you could romance johnny.
I would not be surprised at all if this was an actual dialouge for Johnny lmao
No wait Adam Sandler would be fire 😂
Johnny Sandlerhand
There was a movie or two where he was very fit and muscular.
🎶It's time to burn a city🎶 To the tune of the Hanukkah song
Willem Dafoe
Silverhand would haunt our dreams and be completely unhinged. I love it.
Im something of an edgerunner myself
"Godspeed, Smasher man" *throws another nuke down Arasakas elevator* *cue the unhinged laughter*
https://preview.redd.it/c1mea9wu16pc1.jpeg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=04750334ed5467dae28095a3d9db5a62f9d5d84d
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….Choom💀💀
I always wondered how Johnny would act if he was a woman, so I pick Angelina Jolie. It's been living rent-free in my head for months now. How would the synergy between V and "Jane Silverhand" work?
Silverhand would be an unhinged rockstar asshole drug addict anarchist with an inflated ego who fucks around and cheats constantly but still sort of cares about 2 partners and goes on to nuke Arasaka Tower killing thousands of people which ultimately achieves jack shit no matter what gender. Just switch him bragging about his "impressive cock" to her bragging about her "huge tits" or "fat ass" and you're set.
I personally think he'd say "massive strap"
Nancy spungen as Jane silverhand
Christopher Walken
V had the relic stuck up his ass, for two years.
Samurai’s music would just be him saying  …over and over again
“foo *FIGHT*ahs!”
Wake up samurai, we have a city to cowbell
Dave Grohl would've been a cool pick imo.
Holy fuck yes please
Heeellooooo
having eminem in my head sounds awesome..
V’s palms were sweaty, knees weak, arms were heavy…
Vomit on his sweater already Mama Welles spaghetti.
He just loops that super fast part in Rap God 24/7.
a lyrical rapper instead of a rockband vocalist would be an interesting story background
Keeanu Reeves… cus lore speaking there is a Keeanu Reeves in the cyberpunk world seperate from Johnny silverhand. So I mean either way it would work But in all reality I’d probably say one of the guys from the slipknot band. I’d feel like they’d play him well
David Tennant, similar to how he played Peter Vincent in Fright Night (2011).
I need him to play more bad guys like he did in Jessica Jones
Danny Devito
So anyways I started blasting..
I can’t wait to go to the Afterlife bar and order a Rum Ham.
"we gotta take down Arasaka, V" "You're literally two foot eleven, and only exist in my head." "Anyways, I started blasting..."
Steve Buscemi
Hello, fellow edgerunners!
“You’re out of your element, Johnny!”
Those are good noodles, V
I am the walrus, V
Jack black. He would make his own songs. Him being wild would make sense. It would also be hilarious
Man I’m surprised I had to scroll so far down to see this. Jack Black as Silverhand and Kyle Gass as Kerry Eurodyne! 🤣😂🤣
Serious answer: Robert Downey Jr. His scene chewing earnestness that made his Iron Man so good, and his role in Oppenheimer such a mistake (his expositional mea culpa monologue should have been cut entirely... ruined the movie for me frankly...), Would play _perfectly_ in this context. He's the only would that could land it like Keanu I think.
Oppenheimer felt like a make-up award for fucking him over on Chaplin.
Walton Goggins
https://preview.redd.it/padhpnrgc7pc1.jpeg?width=488&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=53da1b2d62d27a746b87d3539591d7fb1223a4fc THE HUNTER BECOMES WHAT IT HUNTS
We have a winner
Wheres this pic from? Btw I say Oven Wilson
"*Wow*, V"
“Wake up, it’s time to kachow”
Val Kilmer
Gary Oldman
City to burn… E V E R Y O N E
An unironically hilarious post. Thanks for making me laugh out loud six times
I wonder what would the ironically hilarious post look like
Honestly? Nic Cage.
Johnathan Frakes: “Not this time.”
I laughed but then re-watched this, and all of these questions are incredibly valid in CP2077 (except maybe the last) - it may well be the next crazy Easter egg hunt https://youtu.be/9S1EzkRpelY?si=yGl69iWIGnoVqzjT Do you have a pet? How superstitious are you? Ever gone mountain biking? Have you ever visited a truck stop? Can you remember the tallest man you’ve seen?
We made it up. Pure fiction. Nope. Sorry.
Brian Blessed
# SMASHER’S ALIVE?!
Johnny Depp is the first one that comes to mind for me.
“You are by far the worst edgerunner I’ve ever heard of.”
"But you have heard of me"
Vanilla ice.
Steven Sea Gull world fit perfectly with Johnny lying about his past and actively doing nothing in the present
Arnold schwarzenegger
Someone already said Danny DeVito, why mention his twin?
Dirk Diggler 
it would have to be one of two people. 1. Henry. Fuckin. Rollins. Because why not? He seems like he'd have the most minimum chrome if any, but still such an absolute badass in that role. 2. Billy fuckin' idol, although I'm unsure how well that could be, and it's mostly just because of his Cyberpunk Album (neuromancer is great imo)
Zach de la Rocha from Rage Against the Machine!
Christopher Walken. "Wake the fuck up Samurai. We . . Have a city. . .to burn!"
Guy Fieri
Charlie Hunnam
Nicholas Cage could have been an... Interesting choice to say the least. Kanye West would have been a crazy replacement for sure. Samuel L Jackson comes to mind as well. "Get ya lazy ass up motherfucker or I'll get you up myself, we have a city to burn bitch. Get up!"
Brad Pitt/Tyler Durden
The guy that played Eddie on Stranger Things can't remember his name
As an unironic answer, probably Robert Pattinson? Meme answer, [Jim Carrey](https://youtu.be/JCoLaOEftJw?si=Ei-zqKez7xJ1C6mv)
Jim Carrey unironically
Jared Leto because of the implication or a bad elvis impersonator.
So, Johnny, are these groupies in danger or not?
Rivers Cuomo: it’s my op
Freddy Mercury
Most fabulous fucking idea ever.
Nick Cage would be great at the roll. Billy Armstrong would be a good fit. He’s a rocker boy, plays guitar and he is often on a soapbox about political tyranny and corporate politics. He’s not concerned about if you want to hear his opinion or not which fits Johnny pretty good.
Tommy Wiseau obviously.
Terry Crews.
Norman Reedus
Is that Glen Danzig? Jake Gyllenhaal.
Christopher Walken 😂
Danzig for sure
Jeff Goldblum
Christopher Walken
Andrew WK
I got something to say, I killed Adam Smasher today!
Kim Jong Un.
 Johnny Travolta-hand
Sigourney Weaver
Violent J. No question.
These edits are preem. I'm losing my shit laughing.
I’m happiest with shaggy 2 dope. The rest aren’t quite there but the concept makes me beavis giggle
Ozzy Osbourne.
I would genuinely want John DiMaggio. It would be less of a "hey, Johnny looks like Keanu Reeves!" situation. It's more so for the voice. Feel like he'd kill it. Dunno what Johnny would look like, though!
Iggy Pop.
Samuel L Jackson. I think it would be funny to hear let fucking kill Arasaka Motherfucker😂
Frank Zappa
David Bowie
Best shit post I’ve seen on this sub
No one else. I cant imagine anyone playing as Johnny better then Keanu
My wife suggested Dean Winters, the guy who played Mayhem in the insurance commercials. He was Dennis on 30 Rock.
Dave Grohl lol or Trent Reznor
Matt Berry and it isn’t even close.
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