With each iteration of 9S that dies only living on is through 2B’s memories. Every time he is revived he is essentially a new 9S. YorRHa needs him alive to gather vital intelligence, then subsequently uses 2B to kill him when they deem it necessary. In the case of 9S, he’s continuously killed with his consciousness reverting to an earlier state, losing most of his recent memories in the process.
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However the android will only retain memories from the point of the backup. If an android is destroyed, YoRHa can restore the backup consciousness to a new body.
The game establishes early on that the androids back up their consciousnesses to a home server on the moon. 2B’s real task is not to protect 9S in combat, but to kill him. The only trouble is, he often goes digging too deep and learns things they want kept secret. However, as you work through Automata’s various chapters and endings, a tragic predicament begins to reveal itself.Ĭollecting information is part of 9S’s role in YoRHa. On an initial playthrough, it’s hard not to assume 2B is written as a stereotypical hardened-military archetype. 2B, unfortunately, shuts him down and insists that he focus on their mission instead. He’ll inquire about the sights or just ask her what she thinks of their current predicament. When the two of them begin working with each other at the start of the game, 2B acts very callous towards 9S’s attempts to bond. Androids are usually paired together for various operations 2B is the combat specialist, while 9S is a scanner-type focused on hacking and gathering intelligence. YoRHa is humanity’s answer to the machine threat, and the two sides have been locked in war for centuries. Aliens have conquered Earth with an army of machine lifeforms, driving humans off to the moon. If you have not completed the game yourself, you may not want to read the rest.ĢB and 9S are part of YoRHa, a military organization composed of androids. It’s a game about both the beauty of love and how it can shake people to their core for all the wrong reasons.Įditor's Note: There are major spoilers for Nier Automata past this point. When you see trailers for a high-octane action-RPG from Platinum Games, the last thing you expect is a commentary on how complicated relationships can be. Safe to say I was taken aback when this sort of philosophy surfaced in NieR Automata's protagonists: 2B and 9S.
Everyone thinks about sex and death every day of their lives - it is a constant recurrence. A way for storytellers to form a deep emotional connection with their audience is to earnestly address sex, death, and the ways they relate to love.
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