The cyberpunk genre emerged in the early 1980s, blending high-tech and low-life themes. Rooted in science fiction, it was shaped by authors like Philip K. Dick and William Gibson, whose novel Neuromancer (1984) defined the genre with its gritty, dystopian vision of a hyper-technological future. Cyberpunk reflects anxieties about corporate power, surveillance, and dehumanizing technology, often set in neon-lit urban sprawls where hackers and outcasts navigate oppressive systems. Influenced by pun