Sasha characters design is based on YouTuber Suzi aka the Sphere Hunter. Suzi would later appear in the Phantom Liberty expansion pack as Sasha's sister, Stella Ramos, a Night City Police Officer.
Yep. Her chuuni behavior isn't an act or a quirk; it's a result of brainwashing.
Considering that the whole event feels like the chinese version of "skibidi toilet" but with monkeys and a slightly deeper meaning...yeah, you could say that it's something cruel, but after learning the truth she could've snapped out of it and could've followed her own ninja path as a way of granting her adoptive father/mentor last wish
Makes me think that alcohol drinks production is a gastronomic wonder: All the ingridients that go (be it barley malt, hops and yeast for beer, grape for vine, or rice malt for sake) may become so different tastes and aromas after fermentation!