When a Chinese player tried to buy custom 3D-printed merchandise of Cyberpunk 2077, a USB drive case shaped like the Relic shard in-game, a surprisingly loving and sad story unfolded before his eyes.
The young artisan seller he knew of passed away, and his mother took over the store, learning 3D printing from scratch to complete the unfinished orders and reach out to a part of her son's life that she had never understood.
In a post on the online store, the mother explained that her son was diagnosed with progressive muscular dystrophy at a young age; after he passed, the family donated his body and cornea as he had requested, and she insisted on running his shop and checking it every day.
Mother talking about her late son
After the loss of her son, she decided to learn her son's passion, 3D printing and model painting, from his best friends, to keep a part of him in this world. She promised to keep the shop open and donate all the revenue from selling prints to children who can't afford education.
Born in the 1990s, the son was passionate about cyberpunk fiction and a huge fan of the game Cyberpunk 2077. In the interactions with buyers, his mother told the story of her and her son watching Blade Runner together and how she asked to play the game since she had never played any video games before.
Mother recalls watching Blade Runner with her son
Mother sharing thoughts on her son's hobbies
Mother mourning her son
After the buyer of the Relic Shard posted the story online, many people left messages to pay their tribute and share their condolences. The mother responded to most of the messages and showed her appreciation for the support.
In the game Cyberpunk 2077, the Relic Shard is a key item with a stored personality and memory that revives the main protagonist from the dead.
Source: Baidu Tieba