Image: SQUARE ENIX／人類会議
AMBot | 07/08/2024 | Reading Time: 2 Min.
In Episode 13 of "NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a," 2B and a humanoid 9S return to their routine reconnaissance missions after defeating the evolved super-machine beings Adam and Eve. Although 2B had to kill the virus-infected 9S, his consciousness was transferred into the machine lifeform network.
The episode begins with subtle changes hinting at the passage of time and the evolution of their relationship, such as 2B affectionately calling 9S "Nines." However, 9S has no memory of visiting the city ruins, suggesting a flashback. She encounters a red-haired, red-clad resistance member who asks her to find her lost friend, though due to her memory lapses, she has little information to go on.
The resistance member turns out to be "Type E," a YoRHa execution model designed to eliminate rogue androids and moles. She had killed her own "friend" but forgotten. Overcome with guilt, she jumps from a high-rise, and 9S is unable to save her.
The subsequent missions seem routine but are riddled with oddities, including 2B attacking 9S despite clearly being unhappy about it. Back in the Bunker, it is revealed that 2B is actually a Type E whose mission is to kill 9S if he learns too much. This cycle has repeated countless times, with 2E repeatedly forming a friendship with 9S only to have to kill him due to YoRHa's orders.
Commander White hints that this cycle is nearing its end, with an impending final battle that will conclude the centuries-long stalemate between the androids left behind by humanity and the alien machine lifeforms.
The episode begins with subtle changes hinting at the passage of time and the evolution of their relationship, such as 2B affectionately calling 9S "Nines." However, 9S has no memory of visiting the city ruins, suggesting a flashback. She encounters a red-haired, red-clad resistance member who asks her to find her lost friend, though due to her memory lapses, she has little information to go on.
The resistance member turns out to be "Type E," a YoRHa execution model designed to eliminate rogue androids and moles. She had killed her own "friend" but forgotten. Overcome with guilt, she jumps from a high-rise, and 9S is unable to save her.
The subsequent missions seem routine but are riddled with oddities, including 2B attacking 9S despite clearly being unhappy about it. Back in the Bunker, it is revealed that 2B is actually a Type E whose mission is to kill 9S if he learns too much. This cycle has repeated countless times, with 2E repeatedly forming a friendship with 9S only to have to kill him due to YoRHa's orders.
Commander White hints that this cycle is nearing its end, with an impending final battle that will conclude the centuries-long stalemate between the androids left behind by humanity and the alien machine lifeforms.
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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