You know, adam smasher being killed by a couple of random gonks actually has a bit of poetry to it.

V: "Heist went tits up and had to beat this guy called Adam Smash-"

"and then the two met with Dexter at the No Tell-Motel, renegotiated the deal, and went with their friends outside of Night City; branded as the GOAT's mercs to have ever been."

If V and Jackie managed to do this, they'd be the sickest duo in Night City for sure.

Games should start implementing things like this as an alternative option for skilled or daring players. Be a really cool way to progress the story instead of having to do A instead of B.

Arasaka: They must be the ones who killed Saburo, we must catch them!

POV: The timeline’s fixing itself

"Hey, V! You're finally awake. Huh? Relic malfunction? Johnny Silverhand? What are you talking about? We gotta go collect our money from Dexter DeShawn!"

I’m so mad this is not a real option…

Would have been nice if they let you save jackie, but the character development is real after the big man goes down. That car scene was rough when I first played it.

Who else was expecting the helicopter doors to open up and see Saul inside

Arasaka: “maybe we shouldn’t have fired V”

This could easily be a secret/alternative ending, such a missed opportunity

Adam Smasher: "STRUGGLE IF YOU WISH!" collapses

I wish this was in the game! The actual fight would have to be brutally difficult of course (and since you only have Yori's gun and whatever you can craft it would be), but it'd be sooo cool to have a hidden good ending!

Imagine if this was real and V and Jackie think “dude did we just fuckin kill Adam Smasher in one shot?” goated mercs

Making a mode where a group of arasaka heavy gunners, come in on a helicopter instead would be legendary so we can pilot it.

Would be sick if we got a New Game+ option with this as a secret/alternative option to do the story differently. Doing this would mean that Jackie doesn't die, as well as V. So no need for Johnny to save V anymore. They could make almost an entirely new campaign out of it.