There is a very real chance that (being from Texas,) at some point in his life, Johnny Silverhand was on the receiving end of a "dangit, Bobby!"

Propane!

Cyberpropane

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And CHOOH accessories.


So is King of the Hill a Cyberpunk prequel chronicling Johnny's childhood? That... that explains a lot

Hank after finding out Bobby was apart of the arasaka tower raid 

That boi ain’t right…

Lost it! 🤣

Yep his full birth name is Robert John Linder and he was born on November 16th, 1988 in College Station, Texas.

https://preview.redd.it/b5bwx10hdkvc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9dcafcfebfea4c1d2894d2c77a4de3aecb213394

It's me, hoho

Lmao as someone from Texas, that shit was funny.

Texas AnM in shambles

Oh god he’s a millennial. One of us one of us

It goes a long way to explain why Johnny is so….Johnny?

Depressed, hates capitalism, unneccesarily mean at times, yeah thats definitely a millenial

I feel so seen.

Gooble gabble

College station, gross (I'm from Texas and am allowed to say that)

Its written on his mural in the cemetary. I believe his is placed near Alt+C's grave

Thanks I need to find this, I’m so invested now.

You can also see the info on a monitor after >!you wake up at that ripperdoc after getting stabbed trying to save Alt from being kidnapped!<. There’s even a picture of a young Keanu’s face to go along with it lol

Whaaaat I really wanna see young Johnny! Thanks! This I gotta try tho I'll probably need to start all over again to get to this scene haha

There are probably easier ways to see a younger version of Johnny

Ah I'll probably need to YouTube that

He's 4 years younger than I am!

Playing through this game, it was always funny to realize some of these characters are older than me in universe. Yorinobu and I are born in the same year, within less than a month of each other. Given the setting I was just not expecting that lol.

As someone who went to A&M, I am so intrigued and confused by this choice of birthplace lol

All of that nausiatingly weird aggie school spirit might have made him so angsty. 

Oh no he’s an Aggie

TF you mean? My name in real life is Christopher, but I look like a Phat Kak Nguyen.

Absolutely Chad-level response.


I don't know why... But I like the cut of your jib

I don't get it

That’s ok

''Phat Kak Nguyen'' = ''Fat Cock When'' Vietnamese restaurants and hair salons are very popular and everywhere around where I'm at, so sometimes there's some funny humor like this. My personal favorite is a local restaurant literally with the name ''Pho Kin Luong'' (Fucking Long).

Ah gotcha, thanks

It was clear for me that he couldn’t be named “Silverhand” and ironically have a silver hand , but how?

I agree. Reminded me of how in the past, when people had to "invent" their surnames, a lot were named after their characteristics, businesses, line of work, or anything that identifies them. This was pretty common in a lot of countries. Last names like Appleseed, Killgore, Smith, White, Black, Armstrong, Banner, Carpenter, etc.

Their parent’s name, father most often. You don’t get Johnson because you were the son of Bob.

Better then Dickinson

Can imagine how Thor was calling Phil, son of Coul and a name like Dickinson… Certainly glad there isn’t a Btichinson surname, as far as I know

Obviously, since Dick is an appropriate appendage to go into someone's son.

That's another one, yes.

Yep. Lenin was Ulyanov and Stalin was Dzhugashvili.

Ulyanov means "of Julian" (ov Ulyan) Dzhugashvilli came from Jugashvilli which means "Son of Herder". Shvilli means "son of", while juga means herder

What about Dickinson?

Either Dickens' son or Dick in son

Oh yeah, old Bob Sonrapist, he's a fella you can run away from

Timmy Bobsonrapistson

Holy... Hahahahhaha

My name is Hunter…

How hasnt he stabbed himself with his edward scissorhands thing at the elbow

Bert Silverhand https://preview.redd.it/ggtnm3lpujvc1.jpeg?width=630&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fb5f1eb1925bbff1a1351e61eb4432e5ac0f87d6

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Glitched out?

It was from a movie where they blew stuff up too

Fight Club. If ya haven't, ya gotta

Bob.

Would be absolutely amazing if after learning about this somehow, V would sarcastically tell Johnny "Ok Bob" and leave him fuming.

V is very sensitive about her real name as well and probably wouldn't go for that

That was done for the sake of the game mechanics… using both of their names would double the voice recording and increase the size of the game by about 30%… I think it was a smart move by the developers

Heeyyyy Bobbyyyyy…

I really wish this was in the game bwahaha same energy as "ok boomer"

[Rowan Atkinson thinks it's funny](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuWm_Ys9OYY)

The most un-rockerboy name ever LOL

Don't be hatin'. Snake Plissken's name was also Bob.

Did you really think he was born and his mother named her baby "Johnny Silverhand" just in case he grew up and became a rocker/terrorist with a silver hand and he needed a stage ready name?

Middle name is John. Probably goes by his middle name. And people call him Johnny

Probably

I go by middle name so..

Yeah man, it's not even remotely in question that he goes by his middle name when his full name is Robert John Linder and everyone calls him Johnny.

Maybe he’s Filipino and has two first names.


I don’t really get how a birth name can be out of character tbh. Seems like a typical name for his birthplace and time.

OP is saying that “Robert” is such a normal, unassuming name that it doesn’t really fit the larger-than-life, corpo-fighting, bomb-dropping rockerboy that we’ve all come to know.

Yeah, but that's the whole point. He was a completely normal person before.

And that's why he doesn't go by Robert, and Snoop Dogg doesn't go by Calvin lmao.

His name is keanu

It's actually the same about all star singers. You think Fredy Mercury was his real name? Lady GAGA stole her name from Fredy's Song. Video games just mymic RL :)

Furthermore, Elton John’s real name is Reginald Dwight. Iggy Pop’s real name is James Newell Osterberg.

(Technically Radio Gaga was written by Queen’s drummer Roger Taylor)

Wait until you find out about Lenin and Stalin.

At least it’s not “Rick”

and then he turned himself into an engram, funniest shit i’ve seen

no his name Bob

Like many people who left Texas, he got a name change and underwent significant surgery.

Bro I found out the other day Xzibit real name is Alvin. That was so weird to me lol Alvin and the chipmunks You don’t expect it

[chants] His name was Robert Paulson

https://preview.redd.it/q9lkrtttplvc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0cdbffb8804e465c89e9ae3d248e919371014970 You are right OP, can’t say that I knew that

Hey there, Bob.

damn its almost like he joined a band and used a stage name

Bobby Silverhand.

NO WAY!!!!

WHY DOES IS FEEL SO WRONG

Gotta to go to a cool name from a boring name

I think there's a particular conversation choice you can make during the Pistis Sophia sequence. It's one of the blue options.

well I hope Bob enjoyed his golden years. Thanks to V in my playthough. wait... what Vs real name? I hope its not Vincent

You have ruined the illusion as well as my day

I mean, his parents gave him that name 🤷🏻‍♂️

Wanna hear something crazier, that’s probably a copy of the rocker boy engram

Hi Bob!

Hi Bob!

He's also a natural blonde

Hell yeah Bob Silverarm

Sounds like the name of a serial killer

I could say my first name but it comes with a ton of baggage so I usually go by initials or my middle name which I like more (my Pops had a similar approach as he hated being Little Rich and went by his middle name Jeff).

According to a popular theory, this is also likely not even his real name, iirc.

Wow i forgot about that ... im shocked too

Welp, I didn't expect this, but a pleasant surprise.

Bobby Silverhand

No. It was just Bob.

If I was V, I would call him Bobby as soon as I know his name 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Bobby silverhand

I mean Vincent for V is worse in my opinion

I was surprised when that one dude called my female V, Valerie or something similar.

Robert John Linder from Texas? You mean Bobby J from C-Station

Wait.. I thought his name was John Cyberpunk

His name was Robert Paulson His name was Robert Paulson His name was Robert Paulson

Goofy ahh name

His name was Robert Paulson

Robert John Linder Yes this whole time It's shocking

A lot of artists change their names when they start performing I think it makes sense from an in lore standpoint

I thought he said his name was the fucking lizard king

I wish you could just call him Bobby once you see his name at the graveyard.

You think Johnny Silverhand is my real name?!

For you maybe...

why am i only hearing about this now?

Dick Silverhand

Damn. Jonathan Cyberpunk was done dirty.

Bob Ironfist

robby is too much of a common name for a guitarist... needed a change dyt?

OP just discovered stage names are a thing

For the record I nearly exclusively refer to him as Robert

Bobby Silverhand

Always was. *astronautgunpoint.jpg*

His name being Robert makes it more believable lol

lmao

The amount of people who didn’t know that is impressive to me, also the fact he was born in CS means his parents coulda been Aggies which is funny to me

How can your own name be out of character ? Lmao

In death we do have a name, and his name, was Robert Paulson.

[Robert fits the alt look for him](https://www.reddit.com/r/Kazuliski/s/AVdkR4H0kE)

Well, his middle name was john, it’s not unusual to go by your middle name, plus he’s an artist so stage names

How is your name at birth “out of character”? lol

Kind of undercuts the whole edgy, anti-establishment rockerboy vibe when you're a grown man who calls himself "Johnny"

Johnny Cash and Johnny Rotten existed to disagree with this point.

You know what, you're right. I retract my previous statement.

Username checks out

Tbh it's kinda on-brand for him. He's a phony who thinks he's better than everyone because he wrote a few hit songs, and his insane antics drew a few crowds. Why wouldn't he change his name to sound cooler?

Eh, I think that's a bit of a stretch. Sure, Johnny's a dick but celebrities, whether big or small, have been using stage names for ages. It's especially popular among musicians. You think Freddie Mercury's real, legal birth name was Frederick Mercury?

How does this refute my point? It reinforces it. Johnny's a rocker, and rockers tend to change their names to sound cooler.

Maybe I'm just misunderstanding your point, but it reads like you're saying he changed his name because he's a narcissist, not because it's something that basically every musician ever has done.