Ghostrunner 2 lore questions

[MrGameTheory505]

We know there are many passionate fans who speculate on the story and lore of Ghostrunner. We already see this happening for Ghostrunner 2. We would love to create a thread where we can discuss Ghostrunner lore freely. Please use this thread to ask all of your burning Ghostrunner questions and discuss lore. There is no guarantee your question will get an official answer, but we promise to read all lore comments. Furthermore, we are sure there are plenty of other community members who are interested in your questions/comments

[Анод Глиттер]

I was interested in Gr-001, which was shown at the end of the first trailer. We know that the main theme of the game will be the conflict between the invading cyborgs and the population of the tower. The main question is: will the Ghostrunner prototype join the hordes of enemies, or will we see another cyborg fighting for the tower and its people?

[Kerosenn]

more than likely gr-001 is a boss or a supporting character that eventually becomes a boss

[Kodperest]

I'm still confused from the opening of the demo, who is the other gr? why is he a problem to the climbers? why are we chasing him in particular? I am going to play gr and project hel again to see if I missed smthng

[Kodperest]

Originally posted by Mudiga:

I was interested in Gr-001, which was shown at the end of the first trailer. We know that the main theme of the game will be the conflict between the invading cyborgs and the population of the tower. The main question is: will the Ghostrunner prototype join the hordes of enemies, or will we see another cyborg fighting for the tower and its people?

Wait that gr with gold and white colors in the end wasn't Jack? I thought it was him after a little time and modding. And if he isnt jack how do we know he is gr-001 spesificlly?

[Unknown STALKER (в армии)]

Originally posted by Kodperest:

I'm still confused from the opening of the demo, who is the other gr? why is he a problem to the climbers? why are we chasing him in particular? I am going to play gr and project hel again to see if I missed smthng

This won't help much in understanding due to the fact that the demo starts somewhere in the middle of the game, and not from the beginning.

[Анод Глиттер]

Originally posted by Kodperest:

Originally posted by Mudiga:

I was interested in Gr-001, which was shown at the end of the first trailer. We know that the main theme of the game will be the conflict between the invading cyborgs and the population of the tower. The main question is: will the Ghostrunner prototype join the hordes of enemies, or will we see another cyborg fighting for the tower and its people?

Wait that gr with gold and white colors in the end wasn't Jack? I thought it was him after a little time and modding. And if he isnt jack how do we know he is gr-001 spesificlly?

Nope, it's definetly not Jack, if you're talking about announce trailer. We know that jack is GR-74,but Grostrunner in the end is 001, it's written on top of the mask.

[CODE:016 ZXC]

where is my game with brutal edition???

[Go]

i just want to see jacks human face. Did we see his face in gr1? its been a while so i don't remember.

[The Snacrifice]

Originally posted by Go:

i just want to see jacks human face. Did we see his face in gr1? its been a while so i don't remember.

He's not purely human or robot so he may not have one. He was grown around his implants.

[Mad Cat Lad]

Originally posted by Go:

i just want to see jacks human face. Did we see his face in gr1? its been a while so i don't remember.

One of the guards in the hub mentioned that Jack's "mask" is his actual face. Not that they'd be experts in ghostrunner tech, but it aligns with the first game where Hel is described as lacking human brain parts, making her mind less stable.
If even their "brains" aren't fully organic, there's no reason for anything like human face to be on the outside.

[The Snacrifice]

Originally posted by Mad Cat Lad:

it aligns with the first game where Hel is described as lacking human brain parts, making her mind less stable.
If even their "brains" aren't fully organic, there's no reason for anything like human face to be on the outside.

To be fair the Hel units had their brains scooped out by Mara after she was already a working ghostrunner, to keep them obedient/unable to disobey(for a while at least). I do think the mask is Jack's face though.

[MOSQUITO BURGERS]

Which of the burst theories is the correct one?

[Ghorio]

Originally posted by MOSQUITO BURGERS:

Which of the burst theories is the correct one?:GRARCHITECT:

This one is a really interesting question. Shall we compare them?

Kira tells us that the burst was a phenomenon of extreme gamma waves which almost instantly killed nearly all electronic infrastructure on earth. Then shortly after another world war did the rest. Adam aka the architect designed Dharma Tower as a safe haven for humanity, so he must have seen the need for the tower.

1. The first contact theory aka "The aliens did it"
Kinda possible, but we never see any hints of aliens in the game. So yeah, nothing much to say here.

2. The architect theory
My favourite on this list. As it seems Adam owned or at least worked for a company named Samsara, which specialized in asteroid mining. I don't remember another mention of this company. This would at least explain why Adam had the knowledge of an incoming burst.

3. The underground experiment theory aka "the government lies to us"
Very unrealistic because we leave Dharma Tower and explore a little bit of the surrounding. It seems that there isn't any government left or rather even a civilisation outside of the tower. We do not know anything about the rest of the world, maybe Dharma Tower was designed to be a social experiment, but this theory sounds more like a conspiracy myth.

4. Mars used a weapon against earth
If we trust what Kira has to say then Mars is colonized with a human settlement. But the colony was dependent on resources from earth, so it doesn't make much sense to deliberately kill all production mechanisms. Maybe some kind of accident happened, but the rest of the game does not mention any of humans from another planet, so it is hard to speculate on anything really.

Conclusion
The architect theory seems to be the most plausible here. Even if Adam was not the perpetrator, it would be highly interesting what he knew about the burst. I also find it highly interesting that 3 out of 4 theories mention something about space. Maybe we will travel into space in Ghostrunner 3 and find the truth about the burst? If Samsara had something to do with space mining, it is not very far fetched that Dharma Tower has a space shuttle of any kind for Adams escape in case something went wrong.

PS
I also find it highly interesting that very often Ghostrunner makes innuendos on religion. Adam is the first human in the bible, Mara is the buddhistic principle of death and desaster. The Asura are some kind of buddhistic titans or half gods and Samsara is the cycle of existence or rebirth in Buddhism and Hinduism. Hel is the ruler the nordic underworld. Dharma means law, justice or morals in many asian religions. The golem (last fight in the project Hel DLC) is a artificial but lifeless construct in jewish folktales.

[Ghorio]

Although many players seem to focus on the gameplay mechanics, i myself am a huge fan of the Ghostrunner lore. It is crafted so carefully and gives the game a coherent feeling of immersion. While the gameplay is great, the story keeps me interested in the franchise. My reason why i love Ghostrunner so much.

[Krillock]

Why do all the swords look like gaming PCs? Do they actually have any function to them appearing that way or did Jack just raid a novelty wall hanger store at the mall?