Commander White

It is an orbital space station that serves as YoRHa's main base of operations, acting as both a communications and deployment facility.

Points of Interest:
Two sets of transport terminals are located in the Bunker. Players may use these terminals to save and fast travel to other discovered Access Points.
Bunker Command YoRHa operators and the Commander monitor field units from here. Operators 21O and 6O are seated in opposite wings.
Bunker Hangar Units travelling to and from Earth make use of the flight units docked in the hangar. 16D can be spoken to for a the quest 11B's Memento.
Bunker Terminal The scanner model in the room sells Pod Programs and storage space, and also fuses Plug-in Chips.

9S uses the computer behind him in Ch. 09-02_2 to assist 2B against So-Shi.
Bunker Bed 2B and 9S can save their data or quit the game by resting in their respective rooms. The computer in each room acts as an item shop.

During the events of Automata, Commander White was directly responsible for overseeing 2B and 9S's orders, including ordering 2B, who in truth was 2E, to always accompany 9S and execute him when he inevitably learns the truth about humanity. Though she was one of the few among YoRHa staff aware that humanity was already extinct following the failure of Project Gestalt, she was willing to go along with it for the sake of the androids.

However, she was not aware of Project YoRHa's final stages requiring the destruction of YoRHa via a backdoor in the Bunker for the machines to infect all YoRHa personnel with a Logic Virus. She was also not aware of YoRHa black boxes being repurposed machine cores.

Commander White was said to have pushed against the formation of the experimental all-male M Squadron. However, the Council proceeds with it as planned, leading her to promote the android Black to instructor of the new squadron. Though she has the final say in their operations, she delegates all responsibility of them to Black, telling him she won't interfere with his business, when in reality she is acting in self-defense in case things go awry. She frequently gets into arguments with Black over their treatment during missions, turning down his requests each time for support, and telling him their sacrifices will help prosper the nameless thousands of YoRHa androids in the future.

Although it was expected that none of the prototypes would survive, the mission ended in success, with No.2, later known as A2, surviving and being deemed by Command as a traitor. Commander White, in regret and resignation, realizes that Futaba and Yotsuba, who were now openly celebrating the mission's success to create new powerful models at the cost of their comrades, were forcibly reformatted. Swallowing her feelings, the Commander resolves herself to her fate and responsibilities, no matter how dirty her hands get.

Sometime after the Pearl Harbor Descent Operation, Commander White felt extreme guilt over Futaba and Yotsuba's forced reformatting such that she dismissed them from the Bunker and sent them to Earth.

It's revealed that Commander White submitted eight requests to alter the operation, with all of them denied by the Council of Humanity who threaten to remove her from her position. She agrees to this, given that they won't allow her to fulfill her responsibilities, though the Council then dismisses her by saying only they get to decide her position, and tell her that both their hands are dirty before ending the transmission.

Feeling guilt and bitterness due to feeling like she betrayed No.2, Commander White hysterically laughs and kicks away her surroundings in fury. Futaba informs her of No.16 and No.21's deaths, and Commander White tells her to continue supporting No.2 and No.4.

Years before the events of NieR:Automata, Commander White sent No.2 and her squad to lead an attack on a machine server in Mount Ka'ala. Knowing that they were a sacrificial squadron to be used for data collection to make more powerful YoRHa androids, she still sends them much to her pain and frustration. As the mission begins, Futaba asks the Commander who the Resistance are, who suggests Futaba get a checkup before sardonically laughing at herself, thinking she's the one who needs one.

She tells Futaba and Yotsuba to not report the Resistance for their desertion to the Council of Humanity, due to her knowing the truth about humanity's extinction. Futaba and Yotsuba report the teams have begun to approach Mount Ka'ala, and Commander White mutters that it'd be ideal if they could destroy the machine server, as it's a Goliath-class server that commands every machine in the Pacific region. She notes this even if the mission itself fails, which Futaba and Yotsuba wonder the meaning of. They clash in their ideals, with the Commander continuing to hide the truth about the mission to them.

While they argue, Futaba is perplexed as to why they're even there if not to support the YoRHa team and ensure the mission's success. Commander White cryptically hints at the mission's true purpose before cutting away.

Meanwhile, Commander White recounts a memory she had of No.2, where she comforts No.2 and reassures her that she doesn't judge her or any of her teammates, and that she has great expectations for her.

Commander White is a female android with blue-green eyes and long, wispy blonde hair styled into a large ponytail. She has large gold ornaments on both sides of her head.

Her clothing consists of a high-collared, high-slit, embroidered white dress with gold detailing, including the YoRHa logo on both of her sleeves. She wears white gloves, white thigh high boots with black stockings and gold heels, as well as other golden accessories interspersed throughout the outfit. She notably carries a white and gold riding crop, and in NieR:Automata Ver1.1a it's revealed that she wears a white leotard underneath the dress.

Her white-themed clothing allows her to stand out amongst the other YoRHa androids, whose attire is primarily black.

The events following the Pearl Harbor Descent Operation has her assume a utilitarian leadership approach, hardening her heart to make outwardly cold and rational decisions that justify the means for the end results. As such, she deflects blame and responsibility onto Black regarding the M Squadron, and claims their sacrifices will save thousands of future androids. She also has 2B kill 9S and other YoRHa units countless times to safeguard the organization's secrets.

Despite issuing 9S's execution many times, she ultimately wishes for 2B, 9S, and A2's tragedies to end, and even entrusts 9S with the truth about humanity so that he could find his own path to believe in. She remains dutiful and loyal to her soldiers and cause to the end, choosing to perish with the Bunker and ensures 2B and 9S's safety.

Commander White is a calm and composed, yet stern commander who seemingly issues difficult and cruel missions to her soldiers without emotion, strictly adhering to YoRHa's rules. She can even be distrustful of her soldiers and make hard decisions to apprehend them.

However, despite being called a "hardass" by 9S, it's revealed by Operator 6O that she actually leaves her clothes strewn all over her private quarters, and that she rarely does maintenance on her body. Supplemental material such as the YoRHa stage plays and YoRHa: Pearl Harbor Descent Record also reveal that she cares deeply for the soldiers under her command, notably No.2 who she provided encouragement for during her training only to reluctantly betray her, as well as Futaba and Yotsuba who she had to continually hide secrets from. She frequently fights with the Council of Humanity behind the scenes, petitioning for revisions of their plans to ensure her soldiers' safety, only to be constantly denied and left to her self-loathing and despair at her helplessness. Her devotion to her soldiers is so great that she even tries to relinquish her position due to her not being allowed to fulfill her duties, only for the Council to deny that as well.