I read somewhere that in the pen & paper Cyberpunk viewing a person's death in a braindance can stop your heart. Unfortunately I cannot cite original source; I've only seen it referenced. If I'm talking out of my ass let me know. But assuming this is true, wouldn't it follow:
So here's what I'm thinking, was Judy trying to kill V to prevent Evelyn from going through with the dangerous heist?
She doesn't even know who V is at this point, all she knows is that V is taking Evelyn away on a dangerous walking, talking corpse mission. This doesn't even feel terribly out of character, she probably could have used a more surefire way to fry V's brain but a shock from a rough braindance might have more plausible deniability. "Oops, your junkie merc flatlined, what a shame, guess no robbery for you."
- Judy is an expert braindance editor, so she would definitely know if experiencing death in a braindance is dangerous.
- From Judy's dialoque we know she absolutely does not want Evelyn to go through with the heist. She even calls Evelyn and V "walking, talking corpses".
- From Clouds takeover failure, we know Judy is impulsive and cannot predict the consequences of her actions.
- From the revenge assassination of Woodman we know Judy is not above premeditated murder. At least for Evelyn's sake.
So here's what I'm thinking, was Judy trying to kill V to prevent Evelyn from going through with the dangerous heist?
She doesn't even know who V is at this point, all she knows is that V is taking Evelyn away on a dangerous walking, talking corpse mission. This doesn't even feel terribly out of character, she probably could have used a more surefire way to fry V's brain but a shock from a rough braindance might have more plausible deniability. "Oops, your junkie merc flatlined, what a shame, guess no robbery for you."