When attempts to rebuild the Net after Rache Bartmoss' attack turned out to be futile and feral post-Krash AIs began to threaten corporations (often the same ones who created them), NetWatch decided to cut its losses. The image of Alt Cunningham reveals that the best way to survive beyond the Blackwall is by assuming a human form so as to not turn into pure data, out of animalistic behavior.ĭepending on the choices at the end of the game, either V or Johnny can agree to follow Alt Cunningham beyond the Blackwall where they can fuse with her or roam free. The Voodoo Boys believe that outcome is inevitable and are willing to do anything to remove the Blackwall and win favors with the rogue AIs for when they return. It is also referred to as a band-aid solution due to fact that the Blackwall (being an AI) could go rogue itself. It is revealed by various sources that the Blackwall is not a firewall, but actually a powerful AI masquerading as ICE, whose job is to keep out any rogue AIs it can identify from the secure net. To ensure this never happens, NetWatch works overtime to keep others from destroying it. However, a number of netrunner groups believe the free AIs will help them conquer the virtual world and thus look for ways to destroy the firewall.

2077īy 2077, the Blackwall is still active as the danger of the rogue AIs getting free could possibly cause the end of the world. Humanity was forced to sacrifice its access to invaluable resources and knowledge for the safekeeping of the Net. Its task was to divide a secure area of the Net for human use and hold the threat of the dangerous rogue artificial intelligences released in the cyberspace during the DataKrash caused by Rache Bartmoss. In the 2040s, NetWatch created an immense firewall they named the Blackwall.

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