Who is David martinez?
David Martinez
David Martinez is the main protagonist of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners . He became a mercenary and a member of Maine 's crew, and was later involved in a series of harrowing events that resulted in his death and attaining the status of a Night City legend.
Appearance
David Martinez was an American teenager of Latino descent. He had light brown eyes and dark brown hair that he wore in a quaffed hairstyle, with the sides shaved. At the start of the series, he had a thin athletic build, but developed a heavier build with time. David's typical style was Kitsch , sporting a black t-shirt, two golden chain necklaces (the bottom one with a cross), gray cropped sweatpants with two yellow straps on the sides, and white tennis shoes with blue straps. Later on, he started to wear his deceased mother's yellow EMT jacket , which had a blue luminescent material on the inner lining of the collar, and a bright green Edgerunners emblem painted on the back.
Biography
Early life
David's life began with intensity and resilience—born in the chaos of Night City's streets and raised by a fiercely determined mother, Gloria. His early years were shaped by hardship, ambition, and a deep yearning for a purpose beyond the grime of Santo Domingo. Despite the dangers and beatings, David's curiosity and fearlessness made him a fixture in his community and set him on a path that would inevitably lead beyond the limits of his upbringing. His mother's sacrifices and his own unyielding spirit planted the seeds of greatness in him, even as he struggled to find belonging in a world that often seemed at odds with who he truly was.
A day in the life
David's life took a tragic and transformative turn as he was thrust deeper into the harsh realities of Night City. The sudden loss of his mother—his sole pillar of support and guidance—marked the end of his innocence and the beginning of a path fueled by grief, anger, and a desperate need for purpose. Abandoned by the system and mocked by the privileged elite, David chose to take control of his fate by embracing the dangerous potential of the Sandevistan implant. In doing so, he stepped away from the life his mother had hoped for him and into the violent, unpredictable world of cyber-enhancement and survival. His choice to undergo the risky operation signals not only a rebellion against the system that failed him but also the birth of a new, hardened version of himself—one determined to carve his name into the city's brutal legacy.
Becoming an edgerunner
David's journey from a grieving teenager to an emerging edgerunner is marked by his growing entanglement in Night City's brutal underworld. After asserting himself with newfound power and being cast out of the life his mother tried to build for him, David finds both purpose and companionship in Lucy and her mercenary crew. His rapid adaptation and exceptional resilience to cyberware won him a place among hardened criminals, but also accelerated his descent into a world of violence, loss, and moral ambiguity. Despite warnings and mounting dangers, David continues to pursue meaning and strength in the only way the city allows—through chrome and blood. Each step forward, from helping lure Tanaka to enduring Kurosaki's twisted brain dances, pulls him deeper into the abyss of power and consequence, setting the stage for a transformation that may cost him everything.
