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‘BUM BA DUM BUM’: How To Find Skippy In Cyberpunk 2077—And Avoid The Reverse-Psychology Trap

CYBERPUNK 2077 PLAYERS ARE GETTING PERMANENTLY TRICKED BY THE GAME’S MOST UNHINGED TALKING WEAPON 🚨 If you find Skippy in Heywood, do NOT pick the wrong fire mode or he will troll you forever!

The community is in absolute stitches right now: thousands of players are discovering that CD Projekt Red hid an AI Smart Pistol in an alleyway that sings Rihanna songs, insults your combat skills, and deliberately locks itself into the worst fire mode if you try to be a bad guy! One single dialogue choice during your first conversation with Skippy permanently dictates whether he targets headshots or kneecaps for the rest of your playthrough! Are you wielding Night City’s funniest talking gun, or did Skippy trick you into a permanent zero-damage nightmare? 👇🔥

Cyberpunk 2077 is filled with dark cyberware, terrifying corporate conspiracies, and grim mercenary stories. Yet hidden in an alleyway in Heywood lies what is indisputably the strangest, funniest, and most self-aware weapon in video game history: Skippy, an AI-driven Smart Pistol with a holographic avatar, a loud personality, and a severe case of memory loss.

Skippy doesn’t just lock onto targets automatically like a standard Smart gun; he actively comments on V’s combat performance, hums catchy pop tunes while reloading, scolds V for shooting dead bodies, and reacts to player actions in real-time.

However, behind Skippy’s hilarious banter lies a diabolical reverse-psychology trap designed by CD Projekt Red. Hundreds of thousands of players across r/cyberpunkgame, X, Discord, and TikTok have fallen victim to Skippy’s programming, accidentally locking him into a permanent non-lethal mode for the entire game.

Here is the ultimate guide on where to find Skippy, how his AI mechanics function, how to avoid his dialogue trap, and how to resolve his quest with his original owner.

What Makes Skippy So Special?

Unlike standard firearms or other Iconic weapons in Cyberpunk 2077, Skippy is a customized HJKE-11 Yukimura Smart Pistol equipped with an advanced autonomous AI personality.

Key Standout Features:

Holographic Avatar: A small holographic bullet avatar pops up from the gun’s casing whenever Skippy speaks.

Auto-Targeting Synergy: Operates as a Smart Pistol, meaning its rounds curve through the air to track enemies without requiring precise aiming (requires Smart Link cyberware for full efficiency).

Dynamic Voiced Commentary: Skippy features hundreds of unique voice lines, humming songs (including Rihanna’s “Disturbia”), cracking jokes, and commenting on V’s body count.

Dynamic Scaling: Skippy automatically scales his damage output directly with V’s level, making him viable from early-game all the way to late-game Act 3.

Step-by-Step Location Guide: Where to Find Skippy

Finding Skippy requires no prerequisites, major quest steps, or high Street Cred. V can pick him up as early as Act 2.

                    ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
                    │      Vista Del Rey, Heywood District    │
                    └────────────────────┬────────────────────┘
                                         │
                                         ▼
                    ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
                    │     College St Fast Travel Station      │
                    └────────────────────┬────────────────────┘
                                         │
                                         ▼
                    ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
                    │  Alleyway South of College St Station   │
                    └────────────────────┬────────────────────┘
                                         │
                                         ▼
                    ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
                    │ Climb Trash Dumpster Over Blue Gate     │
                    └────────────────────┬────────────────────┘
                                         │
                                         ▼
                    ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
                    │ Inspect Dead Body in Open Open Suitcase │
                    └─────────────────────────────────────────┘

Exact Navigation Steps:

Fast travel to the College St station in the Vista Del Rey sub-district of Heywood.

Look for an alleyway located slightly south/southeast of the fast travel point, marked by an undiscovered side-quest icon (yellow question mark / side-gig marker).

Walk down the alleyway until you reach a tall blue metal fence blocking the path.

Jump over the fence (using nearby trash dumpsters or double-jump leg cyberware).

Next to a dead body lying on the pavement, you will find an open silver suitcase containing Skippy.

Pick up the gun to trigger Skippy’s initial boot-up sequence.

The Fatal Trap: How Skippy’s Fire Modes Function

The moment V picks up Skippy, the gun boots up, runs a diagnostic test, and asks the player to choose one of two primary operational modes:

“Stone-Cold Killer” Mode: Skippy exclusively targets enemy headshots, resulting in guaranteed critical hits and instant decapitations.

“Puppy-Loving Pacifist” Mode: Skippy exclusively targets the enemy’s lower limbs/kneecaps, dealing non-lethal damage.

The Reverse-Psychology Trap!

Here is the catch that catches most players off guard: Skippy will permanently switch to the OPPOSITE mode after V downs 50 enemies with him.

If you choose “Stone-Cold Killer” first: After you kill/incapacitate 50 enemies, Skippy will declare that his moral subroutines have kicked in, permanent lock-in has occurred, and he will permanently switch to “Puppy-Loving Pacifist” for the rest of the game.

If you choose “Puppy-Loving Pacifist” first: After you down/incapacitate 50 enemies, Skippy will switch and permanently lock into “Stone-Cold Killer” mode, giving you automated headshots forever!

                          ┌───────────────────────────┐
                          │   Initial Mode Selection  │
                          └─────────────┬─────────────┘
                                        │
                    ┌───────────────────┴───────────────────┐
                    ▼                                       ▼
        [Stone-Cold Killer]                     [Puppy-Loving Pacifist]
                    │                                       │
                    ▼                                       ▼
             Down 50 Enemies                         Down 50 Enemies
                    │                                       │
                    ▼                                       ▼
        PERMANENTLY SWITCHES TO                 PERMANENTLY SWITCHES TO
        Puppy-Loving Pacifist                   Stone-Cold Killer (God Mode!)

Crucial Exception during the Dialogue Transition!

When Skippy triggers the 50-kill conversation, he will ask V why they prefer non-lethal methods. If you picked Puppy-Loving Pacifist first, you MUST respond with: “I don’t know.” If you choose “Maiming is wrong,” Skippy will reject your logic and stay in Pacifist mode forever!

Returning Skippy: Regina Jones & The Quest Choice

After using Skippy in the open world for several days, his memory banks will recover a lost file revealing his original owner: Regina Jones, the NCPD Fixer in Watson. Skippy will trigger a side-quest named “Machine Gun,” requesting V to return him to Regina.

This presents V with a major dilemma:

Option A: Return Skippy to Regina

How It Works: Track down Regina Jones in her apartment building in Watson and hand Skippy over.

Reward: Regina resets Skippy’s AI, wipes his memory, renames him, and pays V $7,000 Eddie payout.

The Drawback: Skippy’s funny personality, voice lines, and pop songs are permanently erased, turning him into a standard Smart Pistol.

Option B: Keep Skippy Forever (Stash Wall Display)

How It Works: Simply refuse to return Skippy or keep the “Machine Gun” quest active in your journal indefinitely.

The Benefit: You keep the hilarious talking gun for all your combat encounters.

Note on Stash Wall: To display Skippy on V’s apartment weapons wall, you must eventually return him to Regina in newer updates, or use crafting mechanics/glitches in older versions.

Summary Table: Skippy Options At-A-Glance

Feature / Choice
Option / Path
Outcome / Consequence

Initial Choice
Pick Puppy-Loving Pacifist First
Switches to Stone-Cold Killer (Headshots) after 50 downs

Initial Choice
Pick Stone-Cold Killer First
Switches to Puppy-Loving Pacifist (Kneecaps) after 50 downs

50-Kill Dialogue
Answer “I don’t know”
Successfully locks in Stone-Cold Killer mode

Quest Outcome
Hand Skippy to Regina
Earn $7,000 Eddies; Skippy’s AI is completely wiped

Quest Outcome
Keep Skippy in Inventory
Retain AI voice, songs, and dynamic level scaling

Future Outlook & Legacy

As CD Projekt Red continues early production on the Cyberpunk sequel (Project Orion), Skippy stands as one of the most memorable examples of humor and character design in the original game.

In a city defined by gritty corporate violence, cybernetic body horror, and tragic mercenary ends, a tiny singing bullet avatar humming pop songs while popping headshots provides a hilarious reminder of why players fell in love with Night City. Just remember: if you want the ultimate automated headshot machine, tell him you love puppies first!

If you’d like, I can pull together a build optimization guide for Smart Weapon Netrunners to maximize Skippy’s auto-targeting damage output. Would you like me to do that?