History
The story of Night City, from Los Santos to the Moretti takeover and beyond.
Before Night City
Chapters
Chapter 1: The Founding (1984)The year Night City broke away from Los Santos - a mayor shot on his first day, a sniper found dead, and a new sign over the city.
Chapter 2: The Years Without a Mayor (1984-2026)Anarchy after the founding, a Los Santos that wanted Night City to die, and the long, slow work of becoming Night City.
Families & figures
The Moretti FamilyThe secretive family that took over Los Santos and turned it into Night City, and the Matron who leads it.
Matron MorettiThe owner of Bahama Mama's Club and Casino, and the best-known Moretti in Night City today.
Mayor Lorenzo RomanoThe mayor who was shot as he was sworn into office on January 1, 1984, and whose death many link to the birth of Night City.
Winston WilcoxThe hired sniper who shot Mayor Lorenzo Romano, and who was found dead in a sewer before he could be arrested.