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Barghest
Location	Dogtown

Barghest is a Gang in Cyberpunk 2077. Kurt Hansen’s loyal, trigger-happy troops. Their name comes from a mythological creature in European folklore, whose monstrous doglike specter was said to herald misfortune. Barghest came into
existence in the 2070s, when Hansen stormed Pacifica and eventually turned part of the land into Dogtown. Gangs are the various groups that take hold of different areas of Night City. From technology-obsessed fully cybered gangs, combat obsessive warrior "tribes," and even gangs centered around cults, there is a diverse array of Gangs in Night City in 2077. These ferocious beasts are not to be trifled with without impunity.

The men in their ranks range from hardened soldiers battling PTSD to desperate street kids, dockland smugglers, mercs, and hustlers of various specialties. At the top of the food chain are the soldiers who were part of Hansen’s invasion; they make up his trusted inner circle. Though the streets are  often filled with soldiers, they rarely interest themselves in the problems of Dogtown’s citizens — but if you take to the streets leaving a trail of  destruction in your wake, they’re sure to take interest. Barghest rarely peeks its head outside of Dogtown. It’s here that they’re treated as rulers. Outside  of its walls, they’re like any other gang armed to the teeth with dangerous weapons.

Barghest Information

If you hear "Dogtown" and automatically think "BARGHEST," chances are you won't die straight away. The organization founded by Kurt Hansen is more than just an ordinary Night City gang. No one else has managed the feat of carving an entire district out for themselves, kicking out the police completely and keeping it that way for nearly a decade. It started small: Colonel Hansen's unit seized part of Pacifica at the end of the Unification War and never laid down arms. Only six soldiers remain from that squad, and as Hansen's most trusted men they now sit at the top of the food chain. The nascent BARGHEST quickly took similar folks under its wing: veterans who'd been forgotten by the megacorps, mercs without contracts, renegade gangers from various parts of the city - you name it.

Hansen's organization also proved tempting to average Night City residents who, for various reasons, found themselves at the end of their ropes. Kurt Hansen gave them a gun, a salary, medical care via his ripper contacts and - perhaps most importantly - asked no questions in exchange for their absolute loyalty. For those at the very bottom, BARGHEST is a pretty good alternative to a life of petty crime - a career with a short life expectancy. Anywhere else, under different leadership, the band of delinquents that make up BARGHEST would have collapsed like a house of cords or atrophied like a cyberpsycho's brain. Hansen managed the impossible. Credit goes to his dominating presence, charisma and intelligence, but most of all presenting folks with a fresh start - one without hidden costs or corporate fine print, and a place where cops and undercover narcs get strung up from lampposts. For many, this vision was, is and will continue to be extremely tempting.

• Location: Dogtown

Barghest Related Quests

• Lucretia My Reflection
• You Know My Name
• Firestarter

Barghest Related NPCs

• Kurt Hansen
• Chester Bennet

Events & Choices Related to the Barghest 

Barghest Notes & Trivia

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