

The original Yonah's sickness after touching Grimoire Noir is determined to be because of an immediate relapse, and her Gestalt was kept in hibernation to give Shadowlord Nier incentive to continue being the Original Gestalt. All Gestalts created afterwards were then linked to him to keep them stabilized, making Shadowlord Nier the last bastion of humanity. After defeating Grimoire Noir, they learn that the Shadowlord is the Nier as seen in the game's prologue who was turned into the Original Gestalt-the first to be able to go through the Gestalt process by touching Grimoire Noir and not relapse. Nier, Kainé, and Weiss continue, reaching the Shadowlord's chamber. Devola and Popola fight the group, ending with Emil sacrificing himself after Popola threatens to destroy everything after Devola's death. The twins are androids, overseers of Project Gestalt, and conclude that due to instability with Gestalts turning hostile and Replicants developing self-awareness, the project was failing. They also explain that Shades are actually Gestalts, human soul counterparts to Replicants who, after the eradication of WCS, were supposed to return to their rightful bodies. They encounter Devola and Popola, who reluctantly fight them, revealing the truth of their existence-they are not human, but Replicants created as part of Project Gestalt, humanity's attempt to save itself from a disease called White Chlorination Syndrome (WCS) which appeared after the Giant's defeat over 1,300 years ago spread maso particles around the world. Once all the fragments are found, the group returns to the Lost Shrine and are able to enter the Shadowlord's Castle. While the work seems beneath him, he holds his head high and does what he can to provide for Yonah, all while hoping that the village's de facto leaders, twins Devola and Popola, can discover a cure. The village knows of Yonah's disease, and lends their support by hiring Nier for numerous odd jobs and errands. The world has seemingly regressed to that of a medieval age, Nier and Yonah living in a small village with modest amenities. Yonah collapses, and Nier calls for help as the camera pans away.ġ,312 years later (1,412 in Replicant), a similar looking man ( young boy in Replicant), also named Nier, searches for a cure for his daughter's (or sister's) illness. After the altercation, Nier discovers that Yonah has also touched one of the books, which has a negative effect on her condition-worsening her cough and causing black markings to appear on her skin.

Suddenly, the pair are attacked by strange humanoid creatures, and Nier has no choice but to accept the book's power to defeat them. The girl, Yonah, suffers from an uncontrollable cough, and the two struggle to find food. Two mysterious black books lay on the ground near them, and the man, Nier, kicks it away as it taunts him about obtaining its power. In the summer of 2049 (2053 in Replicant) a father and daughter ( brother and sister in Replicant) take shelter from a prolonged snowstorm in the remains of a grocery store.
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An upgrade of the Replicant version, NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139., was released worldwide on April 23rd, 2021. An indirect sequel, NieR: Automata, was released in February 2017 in Japan and March 2017 worldwide. NieR is a continuation of another of Taro's works, Drakengard-specifically its fifth ending. The game was released in 2010 in Japan on April 22nd, Europe on April 23rd, and North America on April 27th. The North American and European versions are the same as Japan's NieR Gestalt, the name shortened to just NieR and released on both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Both games are based in the same world and have the same premise, only different in regards to Nier's appearance, his relationship with Yonah, and the year the game takes place. Two versions were released in Japan, NieR Gestalt (ニーア ゲシュタルト, Nīa Geshutaruto) for Xbox 360, and NieR Replicant (ニーア レプリカント, Nīa Repurikanto) for PlayStation 3. Developed by Cavia and published by Square Enix, it is the first game in the NieR series. NieR: Automata NieR, stylized as NIER in North America and Europe, is an action adventure video game directed by Yoko Taro.
