Who is the bad guy in Nier?

There isn't one single "bad guy" in the Nier series; it's known for its moral ambiguity, but antagonists include the Shadowlord (the original Nier in Replicant) driven by love, the alien-created Machines (main foes in Automata fighting for survival), and the Red Girls (manipulating machines in Automata), with the core theme being that everyone's actions stem from understandable, often tragic, motivations.
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Who is the villain in Nier?

The Shadowlord, or Nier, is the first playable character in the prologue of NieR and NieR Replicant ver. 1.22474487139..., and the eventual primary antagonist of the game. The "leader" of the Shades, he is revealed to be the "Original Gestalt" who is willing to sacrifice anything to save his sister, Yonah.
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Are YoRHa the bad guy?

The stated purpose of the YoRHa organization and its androids is to serve the Council of Humanity and reclaim Earth from the aliens and their machine lifeforms. This would ultimately allow the surviving humans on the moon to return to Earth.
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Is A2 a hero or a villain?

A2 or YoRHa No. 2 Type A also known as Number Two is one of the three main protagonists (alongside 2B and 9S) of the 2017 RPG video-game NieR Automata and its 2023 anime adaptation NieR: Automata Ver1. 1a, as well as the main protagonist of the 2021 spin-off manga YoRHa: Pearl Harbor Descent Record.
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Who is the enemy in Nier Automata?

Machines, also known as machine lifeforms, are a fictional race of sentient robots and the main antagonists of the 2017 role-playing video game Nier: Automata and its accompanying anime, Nier: Automata Ver1.
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Why does 2B have to keep killing 9S?

2B kills 9S (and resets his memory) because she's secretly a 2E model (Executioner), programmed to eliminate him whenever he discovers the truth about Project YoRHa and humanity's extinction, to keep the secret safe; this cycle of killing and memory wipes causes her immense pain as she genuinely loves him. Their recurring deaths in the game are often due to the plot forcing situations where he'd learn too much or become corrupted, like when he gets infected by the Logic Virus after hacking Eve, leading to 2B's heartbreaking duty to execute him.
 
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What does 1.22474487139 mean in NieR?

Trivia. The number 1.22474487139... is the approximation of the square root of 1.5. The game received two limited editions, one called "White Snow Edition" featuring a steelbook, 20 soundtrack remixes, 3 pins based on the 3 grimoires and 7 script books from the game.
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Does A2 become 2B?

They find Machines emulating human societies, and discover that the aliens were destroyed by their own creations. Soon after, the two are ambushed by Adam and Eve, humanoid Machines controlling the network. They also briefly fight A2, a prototype precursor to the 2B model who went rogue after her squad was left to die.
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Why does 9S hate A2?

This unit's official title is Model S, Number 9. While this YoRHa member possessed offensive abilities, he specialized skilled at information gathering and hacking. While 9S normally had a kind personality, he began to exhibit hatred for A2 when she killed 2B-for whom he possessed an unusually deep affection.
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Who kills A2?

9S fights A2 with severe malice and is almost overpowered by her. A2 hesitates before giving a fatal strike as she recalls 2B's request and is then impaled by 9S's sword.
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Is 2B dead in NieR:Automata?

Yes, 2B "dies" multiple times in Nier: Automata, most notably in Route C when infected by a logic virus and mercy-killed by A2, but she is revived through backups; her story concludes with her and 9S being rebuilt by their pods in the true ending (Ending E), allowing them to continue existing.
 
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Is 9S in love with 2B?

Yes, 9S has deep, complex, and arguably romantic feelings for 2B, often expressed as an intense affection that blurs lines between love, obsession, and companionship, though 2B reciprocates with a more familial, protective love complicated by her mission to kill him. Their relationship is intentionally ambiguous, full of subtle hints and moments of warmth beneath 2B's cold facade, making it a central emotional theme of Nier: Automata.
 
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What is 2B's true purpose?

Before the final battle against each other, A2 reveals 2B's real designation is YoRHa No. 2 Type E (Executioner). She also mentions her role involving 9S, explaining how she is responsible for eliminating other androids that get curious enough to discover YoRHa's secret.
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Who is NieR in love with?

Because both final endings seem to imply that Nier harbored feelings for Kainé, many fans view the love between the two characters as mutual and requited.
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Is Emil the last human?

Emil was the last human soul alive. He might still be: it's not clear exactly what the duplication process does to his soul. The way automata! Emil talks about it seems to imply that there's still some distict notion of an "original" among the copies, but even the Emils don't know who the original is anymore.
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Who killed the aliens in NieR?

Because of this, the machines began to revere P-33 as a deity they referred to as "Prometheus," and turned against their alien creators and killed them all as a result. By year 11306, the aliens were completely exterminated and forced into extinction by the machines.
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Who is 2B's partner?

2B's primary love interest in NieR: Automata is her partner, the scanner android 9S, though their relationship is incredibly complex, bittersweet, and defined by duty, love, and tragedy, involving a secret cycle where 2B (actually 2E) repeatedly executes 9S to hide Project YoRHa's truth, making her coldness a mask for deep care and pain over their repeated deaths. Fans also ship 2B with other characters like 6O, but 9S remains the central, foundational connection in the story, culminating in a poignant, albeit tragic, bond.
 
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Which ending is the true ending in NieR: Automata?

NieR: Automata's True Ending is Ending E: The [E]nd of YoRHa, achieved after seeing Endings C and D, where the game's Pods sacrifice themselves to restore 2B and 9S, leading to a unique, meta bullet-hell credits sequence where players fight for their hope, offering help to others at the cost of their own save data to continue the cycle of hope. It's a powerful, interactive conclusion that transcends typical game endings, emphasizing that a future must be fought for, not just given. 
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Who created YoRHa?

YoRHa (YoRHa) was designed by an android named Zinnia, the Chief of R&D for the Army of Humanity, as a confidential project to boost falling android morale by creating a special forces unit to keep the war against machines going, hiding the truth that humanity was long extinct and they were fighting in vain. While Zinnia conceived the project, other key figures like Android No. 9 (9S) and the Commander (White) were involved in its execution and management. 
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What does YoRHa stand for?

YoRHa (寄葉) in NieR:Automata officially means "Passing Leaf" in Japanese kanji, representing transient existence, but creator Yoko Taro keeps deeper capitalization meanings secret, though fans theorize it hints at "You are Human," "Repeat History," or ties to NieR Replicant's Yonah and the "Lunar Tear" flower, symbolizing humanity's hope.
 
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Is A2 the real protagonist?

YoRHa Type A No.

2 or A2 is the third protagonist of the game and the final boss of Route D. Unlike 2B and 9S, she is a prototype model YoRHa android, which is used to create the superior models: 2B and 9S.
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What is NieR 3C3C1D119440927?

3C3C1D119440927 is the first downloadable content for NieR:Automata. It includes arena style gameplay with cosmetic item rewards, as well as a small story detailing the events of a machine lifeform known as Plato 1728.
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Is Kainé canonically intersex?

After the Replicants gained sentience and see the Gestalts as monsters dubbing them "Shades", the two sides come into conflict. Kainé was intended to be born female, but a fault in the Replicant production system causes her to be born intersex.
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What level should you be to fight Emil?

Emil is level 99 when fighting him; therefore you need to be at least level 80 to stand any chance of not been killed in one hit and doing any damage. There is a good farming technique for experience. This can be found in the guide on HarryNinetyFour's Youtube Channel.
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