The concept of cyberpsychosis plays a crucial role in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners because those who get too invested in cybernetic enhancements usually don't live long to tell the tale, as all that extra chrome genuinely messes with their mental health. The first noticeable symptoms include uncontrollable shaking accompanied by a bloody nose or three, before their brain suddenly switches tracks and they inevitably go on a chromed-up killing spree. Already in possession of lethal weaponry, the cyberpsycho is incapable of discerning reality from hallucinations, causing the inflected to go on a blood-soaked frenzy and mow down everyone in their path.