The journey begins with 2B and 9S being deployed to the ruins of a city. They discover that the Machines, long thought to be mindless killers, are beginning to mimic human behavior—forming families, practicing religions, and even feeling fear. They meet , a pacifist Machine who leads a village of non-combatant robots, challenging the androids' belief that all Machines are enemies.
As they hunt down the "Red Girl" entity and the twin leaders , 2B is forced to kill 9S several times to prevent his data from being corrupted, a tragic secret she carries as part of her "Executioner" (2E) programming. The Terrible Truth NieR.Automata.Game.of.the.YoRHa.Edition-CODEX.p...
A massive white structure called rises from the earth, acting as a launchpad for the Machines' final plan. 9S and A2 converge at the top. While A2 seeks to destroy the network to end the cycle, 9S only wants to destroy everything out of grief. The journey begins with 2B and 9S being
The conflict escalates into a massive YoRHa offensive. However, a logic virus infects the Bunker, causing it to self-destruct. 2B and 9S escape, but 2B is soon infected. To spare 9S the pain of seeing her turn, she entrusts her memories and her sword to the rogue android , who kills her as an act of mercy. As they hunt down the "Red Girl" entity
The two fight to the death. In one path, A2 destroys the Tower to save 9S. In the other, they both perish as the Machines launch an "ark" containing their memories into space to find a new world.