V's story

V grew up in the American wilderness, having been part of the Bakkers nomad family.[6] At the age of 16, they made their first kill when Raffen Shiv scouts assaulted their camp, with V killing one of them with a single shot to the eye.[7]

They left the family after it merged with Snake Nation, leading them to search for a new life. Not long after, V made contact with Jackie Welles, who needed a nomad in order to smuggle Arasaka contraband across the Californian border to Night City.

Whilst travelling to the meeting point, V was forced to stop at the Southern Californian town of Yucca to get their car, the Rattler, repaired. After a local mechanic fixed it and the local sheriff kicked them out of the town, V contacted an old fixer friend to locate Welles. As a last favor to V due to being a friend, he complied.

V finally made contact with Jackie, and once they loaded the cargo on the Rattler, they went directly to the Border Crossing. They manage to cross without a hitch, but discovered it was all a trap. An Arasaka convoy was waiting for them on the other side of the border, forcing V and Jackie to flee at top speed with the Rattler through the Biotechnica Flats. After losing their tail and taking refuge in an abandoned garage, V and Jackie discovered that they were smuggling a living iguana. Though originally he planned on ditching them without their money, Jackie offered to help V set up in Night City and split their profit by selling the iguana to another party, which they accepted, leading to their friendship.[8]