🎡 Pacifica District

“The cops don’t come to Pacifica. The corps don’t come to Pacifica. If you come to Pacifica, you play by Voodoo Boys rules, or you don’t play at all.”

The dream that died. Once destined to be Night City’s premier tourist resort, Pacifica is now Night City’s largest Combat Zone — a no-go area controlled by the Voodoo Boys, where the city’s services don’t reach and the law doesn’t apply.

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📍 Overview

Aspect	Details
Zone Type	Combat Zone
Threat Rating	Combat (no law enforcement)
Population	Haitian diaspora, squatters, survivors
Dominant Gang	Voodoo Boys (de facto government)
Notable Areas	Coastview, West Wind Estates, Dogtown
City Services	None — officially shut off

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📜 History

The Old Pacifica

The southernmost portion of Night City was once home to opulent mansions, coastal estates, and its own theme park: Playland by the Sea. Known far and wide as the place to go for entertainment — for children or more adult variety — Pacifica was Night City’s playground.

The Investment Boom

In the late 2050s, investors tried to expand Pacifica into a booming tourist resort:

• Imported hundreds of laborers, primarily from Haiti
• Poured billions into hotels, casinos, shopping centers, spas
• Planned a newer, bigger, bolder Playland by the Sea
• The dream was absolutely massive

The Unification War Collapse

The Unification War ended everything:

• Investors withdrew their money overnight
• Buildings stood half-finished
• Those who could leave, left
• The Haitian workers who’d been brought in — they stayed
• They built their own communities in the ruins

The Voodoo Boys Take Over

When Night City and the megacorps tried to reclaim Pacifica after the Unification War, they met resistance. Riots. The City Council’s response was to shut down all services — no water, no power, no CitiNet.

The Voodoo Boys found ways around it. They became the de facto government.

Why "Voodoo Boys"?

The original Voodoo Boys were a different gang entirely — posers who appropriated the aesthetic. They were wiped out. The Haitian community adopted the name ironically and transformed it into something new: a gang of elite Netrunners who probe the Old NET and the rogue AIs beyond the Blackwall.

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🗺️ Sub-Districts

Coastview & West Wind Estates

Once intended to be the crown jewels of a tourism empire. Now a combat zone where each day is a struggle to survive.

Aspect	Details
Original Purpose	Luxury condos, resort hotels
Current Status	Voodoo Boys territory, squatter housing
Services	Community-provided, no city support
Character	Gang fights common, crime rampant, but community exists

Dogtown

During the Unification War, NUSA Colonel Kurt Hansen led his troops into a portion of Pacifica and seized control. When the Arvin Accord ended the war, he ignored orders to withdraw and transformed the area into a fiefdom.

Aspect	Details
Control	Colonel Kurt Hansen, BARGHEST militia
Status	Military dictatorship within Night City
Economy	Beating heart of West Coast black-market trade
Access	”If you’re willing to step in, you can find anything—if you’re willing to pay”

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🏢 Key Locations

Playland by the Sea

The famous amusement park, a Night City landmark. What remains is under corporate renovation in some areas, abandoned ruins in others.

Status	Location
Operational	Some rollercoasters, corporate-controlled sections
Abandoned	Eden Beach Mega Ride (Ferris wheel, roller coaster ruins)
Under renovation	Depends on who controls the area that week

Coastview & West Wind Locations

Location	Description
Batty’s Hotel	Voodoo Boys base, contains bustling community market
Grand Imperial Mall	Abandoned when funding collapsed—almost finished, never opened
Hotel Pistis Sophia	One of Night City’s oldest surviving buildings—luck, not construction
Pacifica Serenity Bible Church	Meeting place for the local Haitian community

Dogtown Locations

Location	Description
Black Sapphire	Hansen’s HQ—elite club at top hosts shady international deals
Eden Plaza	Open-air mall with sculptures by Elle, Marc Rolloos, Imelda Ayala Carballo
EBM Petrochem Stadium	Crashed Zhirafa aerozep provides Dogtown’s power; black market hub
Heavy Hearts	Egyptian-themed elite nightclub (pyramid)
Terra Cognita	Abandoned tech exhibition park—CHOOH2.0, Militech, D1G1SCAPE displays never opened

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🔫 Gang Situation

The Voodoo Boys

The Voodoo Boys are Pacifica’s dominant gang — Haitian refugees and their descendants who have become the most accomplished Netrunners in Night City.

Aspect	Details
Specialty	Elite Netrunning, probing the Old NET
Goal	Understanding the rogue AIs beyond the Blackwall
Community Role	De facto government—provide services, law, protection
Attitude	Extremely insular; use and discard outsiders without remorse

Don't Cross the Voodoo Boys

They have Netrunners who can fry your brain before you see them. Within Pacifica, they have total information dominance — cameras, netrunners, community lookouts. The entire neighborhood is hostile to intruders.

BARGHEST (Dogtown)

Hansen’s private militia enforcing his will in Dogtown.

Aspect	Details
Leader	Colonel Kurt Hansen (NUSA defector)
Equipment	Military-grade, NUSA surplus
Purpose	Security, enforcement, black market protection
Relationship	Separate from Voodoo Boys; mutual non-interference

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🛡️ Security

Area	Security	Who
Voodoo Boys territory	Community-enforced	Voodoo Boys, citizens
Dogtown	Military occupation	BARGHEST militia
Playland (corp sections)	Corporate security	Varies by owner
Abandoned zones	None	Gang conflict, scavvers

What “No City Services” Means

The City Council cut off:

• Water — Voodoo Boys have alternative sources
• Power — Dogtown has the crashed aerozep reactor; Voodoo Boys have generators
• CitiNet — Voodoo Boys have their own network
• Police — NCPD doesn’t respond to calls from Pacifica
• Medical — Community clinics only; no Trauma Team coverage

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🌆 Atmosphere

Voodoo Boys Territory

• Dark, unfinished concrete shells against the sky
• Graffiti in Haitian Creole and French
• Vèvè symbols painted on walls
• The smell of ocean mixed with cooking spices
• Community life in abandoned mega-structures
• Drums at night—religious ceremonies
• Absolute hostility to outsiders

Dogtown

• Military checkpoints at every entrance
• Black market stalls in converted containers
• The crashed aerozep’s reactor humming
• Elite clubs with international criminals
• BARGHEST patrols watching everything
• If you have eddies, you can buy anything

Playland (What Remains)

• Some sections still operate—bright, corporate, guarded
• Adjacent zones are ruins, haunted by scavvers
• The abandoned Ferris wheel visible for miles
• That strange transition from theme park to warzone

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😄 What You See

Dogtown:

Sights:

• BARGHEST checkpoints, military vehicles
• The crashed aerozep lodged in the stadium
• Eden Plaza’s incongruous art installations
• Black Sapphire tower gleaming above the chaos

Sounds:

• Military radio chatter
• Heavy bass from clubs
• Haggling in a dozen languages
• The reactor’s constant hum

Smells:

• Gun oil, vehicle exhaust
• Street food from a dozen cultures
• Money changing hands

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🎲 GM Resources

Notable NPCs

NPC	Role	Notes
Maman Brigitte	Voodoo Boys spiritual leader	Rumored, never confirmed
Ti Nepturne	Voodoo Boys netrunner	Known handle; elite operator
Colonel Kurt Hansen	Dogtown ruler	NUSA defector, military dictator

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🔗 Related Topics

• Voodoo Boys — Pacifica’s rulers
• Night City — City overview
• Combat Zones — The bigger picture
• Blackwall — What they’re probing

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(Source: Cyberpunk RED Core Rulebook, pp. 296-297; Cyberpunk Edgerunners Mission Kit)