Cyberhead

In Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, a cyberhead is a cybernetic attachment that is used as a replacement for a human head. "Cyberhead" can be used to refer to either a person with a cyberhead, or a cyberhead by itself. While the inner workings of a cyberhead is not explained in detail, a few things about how they work are mentioned or otherwise implied via character dialogs throughout the game.
==Main Aspects of a Cyberhead==
It seems the way a cyberhead normally works is that it contains a copy of a human mind. When a person wants to get a cyberhead, the implication is that their mind is perhaps "uploaded" or otherwise copied into the cyberhead, and then that is used to replace the original head. There are various reasons a person could choose to get a cyberhead for themselves, ranging from health issues to just wanting to improve themselves via cybernetics.
The Classic Oldhead explains how he got his cyberhead in order to survive a brain tumor. He acknowledges that the "old" him is now long gone. Still, he doesn't think of this as a bad thing, clarifying how he sees getting a cyberhead as the same as having a kid, meaning it's the creation of a new person. Related to this, Escher mentions that if a cyberhead were to obtain their old head and put it back on their body, it would be the same as killing themselves by letting the old head take over. Both of these statements combined imply that a cyberhead is effectively treated as a separate person from the original human head, even with the same mind and memories before the replacement.
The Flesh Prince mentions how a human head cannot survive long without a body. In fact, he explains how he managed to preserve a particular human head, but despite that the head eventually started to rot and lose its memories. So then it can be assumed that, after being replaced with a cyberhead, the original head is normally discarded due to it being difficult to fully preserve without a body. The cyberhead's copied mind would act as a replacement for the original person, so there probably isn't much point in keeping the original head anyways.
Bel mentions earlier in the game that it's not uncommon for people to get cyberheads these days. This is especially true in New Amsterdam, where three types of cyberhead NPCs can be seen walking around the different boroughs. The Classic Oldhead also states that he got a "good deal" on his own cyberhead. These two facts combined could imply that cyberheads were prohibitively expensive in the past compared to modern times, where many people can seemingly get their own cyberheads fairly easily.
==Other Uses==
The Flesh Prince managed to use a cyberhead in order to preserve Felix's head, after the latter got decapitated. It is assumed that he removed whatever internals are normally used to hold a digital copy of a human mind in order to make room for the head, plus additional modifications to continue preserving the head.
Due to the head eventually starting to rot despite the protective cyberhead, the Prince tried to find some other way to keep Felix's head intact for longer. Fortunately, Tryce eventually asked for the Prince's help with Faux's body. This resulted in the creation of Red by attaching Felix's head (still encases in the cyberhead) to Faux's body.
==Gallery==
File:CyberheadNPC1.png|One of the cyberhead NPCs seen in the game
File:CyberheadNPC2.png|Another of the cyberhead NPCs seen in the game
File:CyberheadNPC3.png|Yet another cyberhead NPC with two versions, one of which also has an antenna coming out of the cyberhead itself
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