Nier: automata End E

After the bunker is blown up, 2B and 9S escape in the flight modules. 2B takes control of 9S's module and fights her crazed allies. After defeating them, she becomes infected with a virus. Finding A2, she asks him to kill her, which is what happens. 9S sees this and, not knowing the context, mistakes A2 for the killer. An earthquake occurs, caused by the appearance of the tower. 9S and A2 pass out and wake up only about a week later, the former in the resistance camp, the latter in a clearing. 9S destroys the mining modules to infiltrate the tower. A2 helps the villagers, including Pascal. After the attack on the village, she helps Pascal fight back at the factory. However, the machine children commit suicide, and Pascal asks A2 to erase his memory, which she does. After this, Pascal returns to the village, not understanding why it was created, as he does not remember that he himself created it. Meanwhile, 9S infiltrates the tower, where he encounters a terminal (an intelligent network of machines) that explains the tower's purpose. At the top, A2 and 9S battle. During the battle, both die. After A2 and 9S are killed, the YoRHa project initiates the final sequence—deleting all data related to the YoRHa androids, including personal data and chassis composition data, and rebooting the server.
However, deleting the personal data of support targets makes future creation of YoRHa androids impossible.
The Bot modules (042 and 153) protect 9S, A2, and 2B from the security system, which now views them as bugs to be fixed. After defeating the system, the Bots gather their hosts and download their memories into their bodies.

Android fighter 2B, as part of a combat team, travels to an abandoned factory where a giant Goliath robot is discovered. After the team's destruction, 2B goes solo and encounters an excavator, from which she is rescued by the android scout 9S.
During the mission, 2B and 9S defeat the Goliaths, but three more of these robots appear. The androids use "black boxes" (powerful miniature reactors) that explode, destroying everything around them. Before this, 9S downloads all of 2B's data into the bunker.
Commander YoRHa gives the heroes a new mission: meet with a Resistance cell in the ruins of a city near the factory. From the cell's leader, Anemone, they learn that machines have begun to rampage in the desert near the city.
In the desert, the machines created the android Adam, who demonstrated the ability to learn on his own. After his destruction, Eve was born from Adam's body, causing an earthquake.
At a local amusement park, the heroes encounter a machine that has used android bodies to achieve beauty. After the battle, they encounter a robot with a white flag, who takes them to a village of pacifist machines, led by the machine Pascal.
One of the Goliaths explodes after death, creating a passage to the alien ship, which had been underground all this time.

After this, the androids head into the forest, where they sneak into the king's castle. However, they find only a baby machine there, who is killed by A2, who suddenly appears. After a brief skirmish, A2 escapes.

Afterwards, a skirmish occurs with a massive machine in the ocean. After defeating it, all the androids are temporarily disabled by an EMP. 9S takes Adam to give 2B motivation in the battle. After defeating Adam, 2B sends 9S to the bunker to be repaired. A few hours later, she herself enters into battle with EVE, who is furious over the death of his brother. After the victory, with 9S's help, a full-scale takeover of Earth begins. However, all the androids connected to the server were infected with a virus, causing them to go insane. (9S and 2B had been disabled earlier.)

City Ruins: The main setting. A city once inhabited by humans. Now, all that remains are old, dilapidated houses and vast vegetation. A resistance camp is located in this location.

Desert: a place that was once inhabited by people, but due to climate change, it has become a desert, burying most of the buildings under sand.

forest: a huge forest now inhabited by machines that consider this place their kingdom and are aggressive towards anyone who tries to enter it

The Tower: After the bunker exploded and the androids were almost completely destroyed, a tower of white material appears. It stands right in the middle of the city's ruins. The tower's purpose is to act as a massive cannon that will launch an ark into space, which contains all the collected information about humans, as well as the identities of some androids. However, the tower will be resolved due to the actions of 9S and A2.

Anemone is the leader of the Resistance. She is a strong individual and always cares for her friends. She was originally part of the resistance under Rose's command during the 8th Anti-Machine War, which took place over 200 years before the events of NieR:Automata.

When she first meets 2B at the Resistance Camp, she mistakes her for YoRHa operative #2. She served during the 8th Machine War under the then-Resistance leader, Rose.

During the first major battle of the 14th Machine War, she encountered Team YoRHa, led by A2, during the assault on Pearl Harbor. The mission was to destroy the Machine server located on the island. Despite the loss of most of the people involved in the mission, including Rose, Anemone, and A2, they succeeded in destroying the Machine server and ending the Machine threat in Hawaii. Anemone has since become the new leader of the Android Resistance.

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

The bunker contains side quests, item shops in all private rooms, harvesting points, and a chip shop in the server room.

Her duties include sending orders to YoRHa soldiers on the battlefield and analyzing information. The personalities of the models vary slightly.

Operator 21O, who oversees 9S, is composed, cold, and impersonal. She avoids 9S's attempts at casual conversation and ignores his compliments. Personality-wise, she's the complete opposite of the much more outgoing Operator 6O.

Despite her cold exterior, 21O harbors a secret longing for family. This is hinted at by 9S's side quests for her, which involve searching for relics of the old world, and she responds with interest to discoveries in which the relics relate to human familial behavior.

In 9S's mission to disable the machine defenses, if 9S completely deactivates the air defenses (by hacking the Goliath-class robot at the supermarket entrance), 21O will offer 9S the gift she left in her room.

After overseeing this mission, 21O is not heard from again until 9S infiltrates the God Box resource station. There, it is revealed that 21O voluntarily transferred to Unit B, becoming 21B for YoRHa's massive assault, which was thwarted by a logic virus outbreak. Infected by the virus, 21O battles 9S. During the battle, 21O's infected mind reveals that she simply wanted to be part of a family, as hinted at in her previous missions, and then begs 9S to kill her.

21O is killed when A2 appears from behind and stabs her through the chest. Although A2 manages to satisfy 21O's desire to die and save 9S, this event only contributes to 9S's mental breakdown.

She is an android communications operator permanently stationed in the "Bunker." Like other operators, her duties include sending orders to YoRHa soldiers on the battlefield and analyzing information. While her appearance is nearly identical to her fellow operators, she wears her hair in pigtails as a distinguishing feature.

Operator 6O, in charge of YoRHa No.2 Type B, is comparatively intelligent, friendly, and individualistic. 6O often communicates informally with 2B on non-mission-related matters—a marked contrast to the more stoic and impersonal 2B and her colleague, Operator 21O. Unable to leave the Bunker, she is curious about life on Earth.

During the escape from the bunker after the outbreak of the logic virus on the route.

6O is one of the many YoRHa casualties resulting from the Logic Virus outbreak in the Bunker.

Devola and her sister help 9S get inside the Tower by distracting the incoming machines. Devola protects 9S and Popola from the machines until Popola can hack the Tower gate. After the gate is opened and 9S enters, the gate suddenly closes again, and Popola suffers fatal damage from a static shield.

Commander White, also known simply as the Commander

Personality: Commander White is calm and level-headed, and also quite strict.

Despite 9S calling her "tough," 6O reveals that she actually leaves her clothes scattered all over her personal room and rarely performs maintenance on her body.

Appearance: Commander White is a female android with bluish-green eyes and long, light-colored hair styled in a large ponytail with large gold ornaments on either side of her head. Her attire consists of a white, high-collared dress with gold embellishments, a YoRHa logo on both sleeves, and an open neckline covered in lace-patterned fabric. She wears white gloves. Her dress has a high-slit skirt that reveals her left side, revealing her legs and a small portion of her waist. She wears black stockings and white thigh-high boots with gold heels.

She was one of the few YoRHa employees who knew that humanity had already become extinct after the failure of Project Gestalt. Despite this, she was willing to do so for the sake of the androids.

However, she was unaware that the YoRHa black boxes were actually repurposed machine cores, and the backdoor in the Bunker was created to allow a logic virus to infect all YoRHa personnel.

Commander White also ordered 2B, actually 2E, to always accompany 9S and eventually execute him, as he was always discovering the truth about humanity's extinction. By the start of "Automata," 9S had already been executed 47 times, and the explosion of his black box at the factory was the 48th.

After a logic virus infects most of the YoRHa androids during an attack on the machines, Commander White attempts to detain 2B and 9S in the bunker before attempting to escape. However, before the three can escape, the Commander decides to stay behind after discovering she, too, is infected. She orders 2B and 9S to survive before the bunker is destroyed along with her.

Pascal is a pacifist who takes precautions to avoid combat at all costs. He possesses immense intelligence and is interested in philosophy, human history, and mechanical life forms.

Disconnected from the general machine network, Pascal trains a wide variety of machines to live peacefully, achieving unity and peace with the androids. He established peaceful relations with Anemone and the Resistance Camp, allowing trade between the two formerly hostile factions. Pascal has been observed to install a turbine in place of his legs, enabling him to gain lift.

After communicating with another machine located in the Abandoned Factory, Pascal asks 2B to accompany him to discuss a peace treaty. However, within minutes of their arrival, the situation becomes unpredictable, as it is learned that many of the factory's inhabitants have gone mad. Pascal avoids engaging in battle, while 2B willingly fights, and they eventually manage to escape the factory with the help of 9S. While visiting the Resistance Camp, he first encounters A2, who hates machines but nevertheless lets Pascal go. Later, Pascal receives a message from A2, who needs a new filter. Once this task is completed, A2 asks him to collect Anemone's philosophy book, but while she is away from the village, some of its inhabitants suddenly become hostile. Pascal calls for A2's help, and when the android arrives, he flees the village for the abandoned factory.

At the factory, Pascal watches over the children and tries to comfort them as they hide, fearing for their lives and longing to see their families again. A2 meets him there, but soon after, they receive a message that a large number of machines are approaching the factory, threatening its inhabitants. Pascal abandons his principles to protect the children, but upon returning, he finds them dead. Out of fear, they committed suicide. Pascal, with A2's help, erases the memory of the village and his life, returning to the ruined village.

A2 is initially reserved and taciturn. However, her interactions with Bot 042 eventually reveal her aggressive and fiery nature. She has a tendency toward reckless behavior, diving headfirst into dangerous situations without regard for strategic judgment or her own safety. In conversation, she tends to be abrupt, impatient, and often foul-mouthed.

After the death of her squadron, her hatred of machines and desire to destroy them becomes all-encompassing, defining the rest of her existence. However, her self-imposed mission of vengeance also serves as a distraction from her inner turmoil and regret, as she strives to reunite with her dead comrades.

Despite her gruff manner, she is not without compassion. She reluctantly took 2B's life at her request, so that she would not suffer the agony and madness caused by the logic virus corrupting her mind. She allowed Pascal to live despite her hatred of machines when she saw his docility. She later aided him by protecting the machine children in the Abandoned Factory. She also expressed regret over the deaths of the machine children, as well as sympathy for Pascal, who had been driven to despair. She constantly spared 9S and tried to reason with him, despite his numerous attempts on her life, in the hope that he could return to his kind self.

Bot 042 also hinted that A2's AI parameters are not up to par with the current YoRHA models, as she often requires him to simplify terms so she can understand them.

hates the commander and considers her a traitor, since she sent her and her entire squad on a mission from which no one was supposed to return, including A2. After this, A2 was declared a deserter.

After the events in the tower, she is left near death but survives thanks to Bot 042, who preserves her memories and then collects her body.

YoRHa Type A (Attack) No.2 or A2

She is the prototype for the YoRHa line of androids, and combat data from her and her comrades was used to create the modern line of androids, including 2B and 9S. She doesn't like to talk and often keeps to herself.

She will try to remain alone. Or rather, she will observe from the sidelines, but will not directly join the group unless absolutely necessary.

Hair: short, yellowish-white (in some descriptions - silvery-white), neatly styled.
Eyes: pale blue (in some translations - gray-blue), framed by rather long eyelashes.
Height: 160 cm (with boots).
Weight: 129.9 kg.
Body proportions: bust - 61 cm, waist - 53 cm, hips - 73 cm.

His equipment reflects his affiliation with the YoRHa squad and his specialization in reconnaissance:
Trench coat: black, leather-textured, slit at the sides for added mobility. The YoRHa emblem is embroidered on the hem. The cuffs are fastened with belts.
Shorts.
Knee-high socks and combat boots: also black, with a leather texture, fastened with straps.
Accessories: Black necklace with a square cross medallion, black gloves, and a signature belt bag

Following 2B's death at the hands of A2 and the logic virus, 9S's dark side overshadows his former personality. His demeanor noticeably changes, and upon awakening, he becomes quieter and more subdued, quietly asking, "Where is 2B?" Overcome with grief and rage, 9S's mission objective shifts from simply fighting the enemy to exacting revenge against them and A2. His mental state suffers greatly during this time, and Bot 153 becomes increasingly concerned for him, as she supports his goal of entering the Tower. Gradually, his silent rage grows louder and louder until it erupts in various forms; from ordering the machines to shut up to bursting into laughter after striking the core of the resource recovery unit he believed to be 2B, his behavior becomes increasingly self-destructive and dangerous. Concerned for him, Devola and Popola beg him not to die alone—a plea that falls on deaf ears.

While helping around the camp, 9S eventually learns of an old human tradition concerning mourning. Moved by this tradition and still grieving for 2B, he builds a grave for her, declaring that he will be with her soon, implying that he won't live long. 9S also cares for 2B.

However, 9S remains alive thanks to the help of his Bot, who preserved his memory and reassembled his body.

His view of machines changes dramatically. After the bunker collapse and the resulting death of 2B, 9S embarks on a warpath to kill every last machine. Blinded by grief and hatred, he tells himself the machines' actions are meaningless while he's passing through the Resource Recovery Modules, despite knowing otherwise. This cognitive dissonance only manifests itself when he discovers that YoRHa's black boxes are made from the cores of living machines—something he categorically denies. His hatred for machines is such that he destroys the helpless core of the child without hesitation, despite the meek protests of Bot 153.

Despite all this, he still treats Pascal well - though mostly non-verbally, 9S seems to mourn the loss of the village and worry about Pascal after the machine formatted his memories.

When interacting with other androids—whether resistance or YoRHa—9S is typically cheerful, optimistic, insightful, and eager to help. 9S is also somewhat playful, as evidenced by the way he fist-bumps Bot 153 to show affection. By his own admission, 9S's model types are not known for their modesty. He also, by his own admission, does not adhere very well to YoRHa protocol about forbidding emotions. He speaks rather informally to those he knows well; for example, he is rather dismissive of 21O, waving her off with "yeah, yeah" or "oooookay." This does not mean he is informal with everyone; he calls 2B "ma'am" until she asks him to stop, and shows respect to those who command him, such as the Commander and the Human Council (though he finds the Council's broadcasts "cruel").

Knowing 2B's true purpose as an E-type intensifies these complex feelings for her, but he refuses to act on them due to his close connection to her.

YoRHa No.9 Type S (Scanner) or 9S.

9S is a scanner-type android who served during the 14th Machine War. He has an attack function, but is an android specializing in investigation and reconnaissance. A member of the automated infantry unit YoRHa, he excelled in hacking-based intelligence gathering.

As a Scanner-type model, 9S is naturally curious about the world around him—especially machine lifeforms. Typically working alone, he and other S-type models are on the front lines and serve as YoRHa's primary intelligence providers. According to A2, 9S is a "high-level model," meaning he is the newest Scanner-type model. As the newest model, he is the most prone to delving into YoRHa's secrets, often asking questions that others say he shouldn't.

As a member of YoRHa, he harbors a deep distrust of the machine lifeforms that now inhabit the planet, which is fully revealed when an emissary from Pascal's village confronts him and 2B at an abandoned amusement park. Despite his distrust of the supposed peace treaty, an overwhelming curiosity compels him to agree to follow the machine to its home. Over time, 9S's opinion of machines evolves as he learns more about them, and he eventually comes to genuinely care for Pascal and its inhabitants.

Hates A2 for killing 2B. After explaining the reason, he will treat A2 with skepticism and slight distrust. He will stick close to 2B.

Three sizes 2B: B: 84 cm; W: 56 cm; H: 88 cm. Height 168 cm (including heels). Her weight is 148.8 kg. (Due to the fact that her body is made of metal and synthetic materials, her body is heavier than a human of equal dimensions)

In the world of Automata, clothing is a sign of a being's level of development. For example, machines don't wear clothing at all, but the few that leave the machine network and gain consciousness try to put something on. The androids' sophisticated uniforms further align them with humans.

2B's cool, monochrome appearance perfectly accentuates her android personality. Her unnaturally white hair is pulled back with a headband and cut into a short bob, contrasting sharply with her black clothing. Like all field android models, she wears a dark visor over her eyes, allowing her to see clearly in combat.

She wears a black dress with a carved pattern on the chest, which also functions as a thermostat. 2B's hands are completely covered by black and white gloves, tucked into the ripped cuffs of her short sleeves. She wears dark, high-heeled boots that extend well past the knee. Her hips are covered by the hem of her dress, embroidered with white thread, cut to allow for unimpeded movement in combat.

2B carries a pair of blades on her back, held in place by yellow, translucent power rings of the NFCS system. This system allows androids to manipulate bladed weapons and surrounding objects without direct physical contact, significantly enhancing the combatants' tactical capabilities.

2B is a blade of calm determination. As a combat android, she discourages idle chatter on frivolous topics and is generally reserved with others. She also greatly respects the chain of command and rarely questions orders, unlike her partner. However, 2B sometimes displays a sardonic wit in the face of certain situations, and can even be short-tempered at times.

In fact, 2B is very kind at heart. She cares deeply for her friends, petting Bot as if it were a pet, and even going so far as to find a photo of a flower for Operator 60. She is also very respectful of others' wishes; when she and 9S search for memories of an amnesiac android by visiting locations, 9S wonders what's so important about them. 2B simply states that the memories are important to her, and that's all that matters. Furthermore, despite her professional nature, 2B dislikes it when 9S calls her "ma'am," calling it "unnecessary." Her cold and detached exterior is largely out of necessity, as it protects her from the horrors of life and the reality of her programming.

2B tends to let her emotionless exterior slip in certain situations. As she and 9S grow closer, she becomes more outgoing and willing to engage in conversation. For example, she agrees with 9S when he talks about taking her shopping after the war with the Machines ends, even using his pet nickname, "Nine," though she quickly stops doing so. 2B also displays a veiled jealousy when 9S agrees to help a Resistance member in the Amnesia side quest, accusing him of falling in love with her. In the final battle against Adam, she expresses pure rage and raw hatred toward the Machine Leader upon witnessing 9S's critical condition, vowing to kill him.

YoRHa No.2 Type B (Battle model) or 2B.

She is a YoRHa android, designed to combat the machines, sent to Earth on behalf of the surviving humans. She served during the 14th Machine War.

2B is a versatile YoRHa combat android, capable of wielding a variety of melee weapons and attacking from afar using her Bot (a small robot that flies alongside the hero and serves as support in various situations). Her eyes are hidden by a standard combat android visor, which is sometimes removable.

The YoRHa commander gave her the call sign 2B as a cover and orders to observe one of the new scanner models in action during YoRha operations against the machines.

2B's role was to ensure 9S didn't reveal the true purpose of the YoRHa project and to execute him if he delved too deeply due to his programmed curiosity. Over the course of hundreds of operations, 2B was forced to kill and erased his memory countless times, causing her pain every time she encountered him again (around 50 times).

2B's real name is 2E, from the English word "execution."

2B dies at the hands of A2, having previously been infected with the Schema Virus. 2B asks to be killed to avoid becoming a threat to others. She retains her memories in her sword. However, she will be brought back to life by her Bot 042, who will reassemble her body.

2B will try to stick with 9S, but will be quite cold when talking to others.

Many years before the current events, aliens attacked the planet. They created machines that forced humans to flee to the moons and create androids, who would liberate Earth from the invaders and return humanity to its homeland. The company creating androids and waging war is called YoRHa.

This is how this information was presented to the androids. However, humanity had become extinct long before that. A virus struck humanity, disabling almost all humans. The few remaining created Project Gestalt, which was supposed to save humanity. The plan was simple: transfer a human soul into an artificial shell called a replicant. Twin androids were created to oversee the few remaining cities. All these androids had the same name: Popola and Devola. One day, in the city where Project Gestalt took place, two twins decided to unleash the virus, destroying the remnants of humanity. The androids living at that time began to hate all versions of Devola and Popola. Many of the twins suffered unfairly, as they had no involvement. Only two were involved, but they are no longer to be found. All androids had their memories of this human demise erased and were told they had moved to the moon to give androids a purpose, as their purpose is to protect humanity. Almost all versions of Devola and Popola did not survive to this moment, and those who remained were given a sense of guilt, a feeling the androids themselves cannot understand due to their memory loss.