Declan Griffin

Declan Griffin, better known as the Brick or simply BrickBATYLDA, M. The World of Cyberpunk 2077. 1st ed. Milwaukie, OR; Dark Horse Comics, 2020. (pg.160), is a character featured in .Cyberpunk 2077 Hands-on: Night City Overflows with Choices
==Biography==
Brick was the leader of the Maelstrom gang in Night City. In 2077, Brick established contact with Militech employee Anthony Gilchrist using fellow gang member Ofelia "Patricia" Sirawian as messenger.All Foods Plant/Computers Gilchrist started to secretly collaborate with Maelstrom to provide them with details about Militech convoys in order to steal the shipments and get a cut of the profits after selling the goods.The Pickup Brick then made a deal with fixer Dexter DeShawn, who purchased a Militech MT0D12 "Flathead" for €$10,000 that the gang had stolen earlier. Although Patricia had warned him of the danger and unpredictability of another Maelstromer called Royce, calling him a "feral animal", Brick scoffed at her concerns. Royce would keep provoking Brick and taunted him to a show-off on the production floor of the All Foods Plant.Simon_Randall/Computers Eventually Royce deposed Brick before DeShawn could receive his merchandise. Ellis Carter was the last open supporter of Brick but turned cyberpsycho after the gang forcibly removed some of his implants and beat his face in.Cyberpsycho Sighting: Where the Bodies Hit the FloorArchived Conversation: Hoof and SandersArchived Conversation: Brick and Ellis Everyone else was simply told Brick had died after Royce took charge.
When V and Jackie Welles are sent by DeShawn to pick up the purchased Flathead from Maelstrom at the All Foods Factory, Royce is not willing to honor the agreement made by his predecessor Brick and demands an additional payment of €$10,000. Depending on the choices made during that mission, V can stumble across Brick locked up in a cell and has the option to free, kill, or leave him to rot.
In order to save Brick in The Pickup, the detonator device on the table next to his cell door needs to be deactivated. Then, a laptop in the same room needs to be opened, which contains a message "only you guys know". This contains the code to Brick's cell door: "9691". If Brick is freed he will thank Jackie and V and promise to return the favour some time. He tells them to leave and that he can manage to escape by himself. Brick can be encountered later at the Totentanz if he is freed by V. Even if Royce was not killed during The Pickup, Brick will have retaken control of Maelstrom, much to the chagrin of his fellow Maelstromers. He is speaking to Bes Isis and will thank V for freeing him earlier. Brick will allow them to leave peacefully with BesSecond Conflict (quest).
Although Brick cannot be directly attacked in his cell, he can be killed either by activating the detonator outside his cell or by triggering the trap manually once inside the cell (cell door code is "9691"). If Royce is also killed during The Pickup, it will then be Ofelia Sirawian leading Maelstrom in the Totentanz later on. Unless The Pickup was played using the peaceful path, either Maelstrom leader (Ofelia or Royce) will order V to be attacked in the Totentanz.
==Notes==
*According to Herold Lowe, Brick used to own .
*Helping Brick to regain leadership of Maelstrom by freeing and not killing him during The Pickup is one of two ways to unlock the Maelstrom Weapons Vendor.
==Trivia==
*Regardless of Brick's fate, he will have a signed niche with an epitaph in the Columbarium, claiming that he had more friends than enemies.
==Gallery==
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Brick with V.png|Brick talking to V and Bes Isis at the Totentanz.
==References==
Category:Cyberpunk 2077 Characters
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