Cyberpunk sub-genres

We find in the cyberpunk genre very recurring points. The main protagonist as marginal, wanting to get rid of a completely instrumentalized society, a highlighting of violence, sex and drugs, a criticism of capitalism and the consumer society and a difference in flagrant social classes : very poor poor and very rich rich. As for the dress style, you can see a combination of clothing inspired by punk, even cybergoth, with transhumanism . It is therefore not uncommon for the majority of the characters to be half of the cyborgs, humans wanting to transcend the limit of nature.

cyberpunk subgenre

Cyberpunk presents many potential themes . Since the universe takes place in a relatively close future, it is easy to imagine our current technologies exploited to the maximum! Thanks to this, we note 3 main derivatives of cyberpunk : Biopunk , the nanopunk and Solarpunk . Note that there are other sub-genres, that we will soon see in other articles, however they do not stand out enough from other universes to be really considered a style apart. This is mainly due by too recent publication, and therefore not mature enough.

biopunk

Let's start with the Biopunk universe ! This cyberpunk derivative brings together cybernetic technology but emphasizes the science of genetics and mutation . By transgressing morality and Hippocrates Oath , the biopunk brings together the horrors of experimental science in a futuristic universe. << /p>

nanopunk

The universe nanopunk follows the same logic Biopunk, however it combines bio-technology with nano-technology . There is therefore trans-humanism transforming humans only having humans, with overdeveloped skills and new weak points.

solarpunk

The Solarpunk universe is a bit apart. Diametrically opposed to the black tone of the genres mentioned above, the Solarpunk presents a future utopian ! A perfect synergy between humans and high-technical, a theme centered on ecology and a world where morality has always been respected , than that either on an individual or collective scale.

the post-cyberpunk: replacement for the original cyberpunk

Today, we can say that Cyberpunk gradually tends to disappear to make way for post-cyberpunk ! Indeed, this last genre represents a universe taking place after the time of Cyberpunk. There is always a futuristic world bringing together Cyber ​​technology and the information network, but in a your much more nuanced tone ! Less dystopian and more realistic, this genre has become a precursor of the dystopian cyberpunk which, in the long term, can be boring. There are mainly problems there, no longer focused on the abuse of new technology, but based on more standardized stories. High-tech has become banal and regulated, there is no more sense of its criticism. The page has been turned, the Post-Cyberpunk universe is simply happening in the indifference of technological progress!