02x01 - reckless bra(V)ery

[bunniefuu]

- In the year 5012 A.D.,

mankind's glorious history came
to a sudden and abrupt end

when the world was invaded
by aliens from beyond the star.

They unleashed a new breed
of weapon--machine lifeforms--

that all but annihilated
human civilization.

The handful of survivors
that remained fled from Earth,

seeking refuge on the moon.



Humanity launched
its counterattack,

deploying an army of androids
from a network of

orbiting bases,
but after more than a dozen

large-scale descents upon
the enemy,

we still haven't managed
to repel the invaders.

That is why you--
the YoRHa forces--exist.

To break this stalemate once
and for all..

You are our ultimate weapon
and you must put an end

to this w*r.

- Yes, understood, sir.

- I wish you good luck.

- Glory to mankind.

all: Glory to mankind.

- Glory to mankind.

[LiSA's "Black Box"]

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- ♪ Spaceship ♪

[LiSA singing in Japanese]

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♪ Spaceship ♪

[singing in Japanese]

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♪ Flashback... flashback... ♪

[singing in Japanese]

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♪ Black box... black box... ♪

[singing in Japanese]

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- Hey, what's the matter, 2B?

- It's nothing.

- Target location confirmed.

Marking on your map.

- This area looks like it's been
taken over by the plant life,

but back in its day it must
have been a thriving city.

- Yeah.

- The plant overgrowth
is much more concentrated

in the central area.

And they're huge, too.

- Information.

Enlargement
of local fauna confirmed

after humanity evacuated
to the moon.

- Hmm.

Maybe there's huge boars
around here, too.

[snorting]

- Report. Multiple machine
lifeforms are approaching.

- 2B, there are enemies nearby.

- Let's go, Nines.

[grunts]

- [grunts]

- Hah!

[sword clangs]

[grunts]

Nines, cover my six.
- Right.

[beeping]

- The Council of Humanity on

the moon wishes
to send a message

to all androids struggling
on Earth right now.

Currently, the battles we've
waged against machine lifeforms

have reached a stalemate.

I know you all must be exhaustd
from fighting

for such a long time.

That being said,
it's crucial you do not give u.

For the thousands of humans
on the surface of the moon

who long to have
their home planet back.

Glory to mankind.

- My goodness.

Those broadcasts from
the Council of Humanity

sure are uptight,
aren't they?

- You shouldn't be complaining.
- Yeah, yeah.

- A nod will suffice.

- Fine.

Anyway, after we're finished
with our scouting mission here,

when's the next time we're gonna
be paired up together like this

on a mission, 2B?
[both beeping]

- Who knows?

You can try checking with
the bunker, though.

Is there something special about
our missions together, Nines?

- We scanners usually work alone
when dealing

with preliminary scouting so
I don't usually get a partner

to work with like this.

And it's fun!

- Harboring emotions
is strictly prohibited.

- Oh, right, sorry.

It slipped.

- It's fine. Really.

- The Pod reclamation point
from the request is up ahead.

We should head over there, 2B.

- Sure.

- Hold on. You want us to look
for a missing friend of yours?

Um, I don't know
if that's in our--

- It's true, right?

You must be the newest
YoRHa models.

- Yeah, we're the newest models.
Why?

- If that's the case, I'm sure
you two are strong enough

to handle anything
that comes your way.

Come on.
- Well, it's just that, um...

- It doesn't pertain
to our scouting mission at hand.

- Yeah, I figured that.

This red hood I'm wearing
is actually something

a friend gave me.

If something ever happened
to her, I would...

- Now, now.

It seems like this lady

is in some serious need of help.

We should at least listen
to what she has to say,

right, 2B?

- Fine, do as you wish.

- I just wanna hear what she
has to say, okay?

In any case, are there any clues
for us to help find her?

- There might be.

It's a bit far from here
but there could be

some clues in the data
of a broken Pod.

At least, I think.
- [gasps]

- A Pod?

I didn't think the Resistance

had their own support Pods.

So does your friend happen
to be a YoRHa soldier?

- [gasps]
- [grunts]

- I'm not sure.

A while ago during
a massive battle we had against

the machine lifeforms,
I got caught in an expl*si*n.

Ever since then I've had errors
accessing my memory regions.

- That is quite the ordeal.

- And worse, the Pod's in
an area crawling

with enemy machine lifeforms.

If you can take out
the machine lifeforms for me,

then I could recover
the broken Pod.

Well, then, will you help
a girl out?

- [gasps]
I'd be delighted to!

I promise we'll find
that Pod for you!

- You really mean it?
Thank you!

- Hey, what are you doing?
Let go!

You're gonna squeeze me in half!
- [laughing]

Sorry, ma'am,
but have we met before?

- Negative.
That being said,

most YoRHa models look similar.

- 2B,

- I see.
- I need backup over here, stat!

- It's k*lling me.

I can't stop thinking about how

that Resistance lady
is somehow related to YoRHa.

Got any ideas, 2B?



Oh, I get it.

That pretty Resistance lady
did seem really happy that

it was me specifically
who agreed to help her out

with this favor.

But of course you're prettier,


And I prefer people who
are calmer.

And, hey, since
this whole thing involves a Pod,

it's practically part
of our scouting mission, right?

Oh, I see.
This is jealousy.

- It's nothing like that, okay?

I only agreed for us
to do this because that...

- Oh, she's angry.
Like, actually angry!

What can I do to cheer her up?
I know!

[beeping]
- This might be an exception...

- Ah-hah! Humans used
to give presents

to women whenever they were in
a bad mood like this.

In that case...

[shouts]
Wait, where'd she go?

Hey, 2B!
Hold on a second.

Is there anything that
you've been wanting lately?

I'd like to get you a present
and I want you to like it, so...

- I don't know why
you'd do that.

Giving a gift
is a meaningless act.

- Huh? Seriously?

It's just I wanna show you
my gratitude...

- Harboring emotions
is strictly prohibited.

- Ah, come on!

What's wrong with
a little present?



This is definitely
a YoRHa soldier.

Did machine lifeforms
cause this?

Even the Pod's destroyed.

Whatever did this must be strong
to beat a YoRHa soldier.

- Initiating scan
on fellow tactical support unit.

[beeping]

Scan complete.

Unit is heavily damaged.

Only the final
life log recording

is still available for playback.

[beeping]

- Hold on.
Isn't that...

[both gasping]

- I k*lled her?

It was me?

[groaning]

[shouting]
- Wait!

- [shuddering]

- Why on Earth did you do that?

- That's right.

I finally remember now.

My true identity is...

YoRHa Type E.

- Hold on.
Are you a YoRHa soldier?

- Type E is the execution model
that was created to seek out

and destroy any deserters
or traitors.

That's what I am.

- You're an execution model?

- Once we're disguised,

we approach our targets
and k*ll them without warning.

Again and again I became friends
and even lovers with these units

to k*ll them.
- Let's calm down,

head to the bunker, and then--

- Even now the souls
of the androids I've k*lled--

- Careful, you're gonna fall!

[grunts]

- And all I can do now is pray

that they end up in Heaven.

I'm sorry.

[distant thud]

[footsteps approaching]

- We should go.

- I tried,
but I couldn't save her.

YoRHa Type E.

Did you know about this?

I guess there are things
we're better off not knowing.


that unit's behavior

was from virus contamination.

You wouldn't mind me checking
you out, would you?

- No.

- Type E.
Execution models.

- Be careful.

- In that moment 2B didn't move
at all.

Could it be that the bunker
is still hiding something?



- It's no problem.

I just got here.

- So, did we receive any
additional orders from command?

- It does not involve
what we're doing here,

but we have received one.
- Hmm. Now that I think of it,

why is a combat model like 2B
in charge of a scouting mission

in a place like this, anyway?

- Stop complaining
about your orders.

- Fine.

- Something wrong?

- Nope, nothin'.

- I see.

- Apparently this structure
is a religious facility known

as a shrine.

In the distant past
humanity lived in here.

But it was later repurposed into
some kind of shrine.

- Hey, Pod, any signals?

- Report. No signals,
hostile or otherwise,

have been detected within
the building.

- Well, that's strange.

The scouting mission
from command was to confirm

a faint signal coming from here.

So I assumed there would be
some type of machine lifeform

or even an android.

- It could be further inside.

Let's investigate.

[beeping]

[door rumbling]
- [grunts]

According to records,

this structure was created
several thousand years ago,

but it has stuff
that we can't comprehend.

Hmm, don't you find that weird?

It's also fascinating, though,
right?

- Please focus on the mission
at hand.

- Fine.

Check it out.

It's quite
the suspicious clearing.

But we're still not picking up
any signals.

[gasps]

Is this a human relic?

It does look similar
to currency in the records.

Hmm.

- [gasps]

- 2B, are we positive
the scouting target

is this location?

[beeping]

- Mail received.

- It's as you said, Nines.

A transmission error.
- Really?

I guess even command makes
mistakes every so often.

- Come on.

- Marking target location on
the map.

[coin clangs]
- Hang on! Wait for me!

[clinking]

This place is
the target location?

It looks like the ruins
of a commercial facility.

According to records,

it seems to be a facility called
a department store.

I bet if you and I were human
we'd have a ton of fun shopping

around a place like this.

- This conversation
is meaningless.

- [laughs]

You're so serious, 2B.

You know, the ruins of humanity
are always filled

with unique places they gather.

- Survival rate decreases
for individual units.

For long-term
and stable survivability,

the power of other
friendly units is necessary.

- I understand.

No one can live alone.

- Live alone.

Huh.

Does that mean in order
to survive,

you need me by your side
at all times, 2B?

[laughs]
Kidding.

- Alert. Enemy machine lifeform
signal directly above.

[thuds]

- Hey, what gives?

It isn't attacking us.

It has an enemy signal, though.

What's going on?

- It doesn't matter.
[grunts]

[clangs]

[electric sparking]

[hissing]

- Ah!

[both grunting]

Ah, this place!

- The heck is that thing?

- Hold on a second.

Who are you guys?

- This thing's weird, 2B.
Let's k*ll it.

- Whoa! Wait, don't!
- Destroying.

- [shouting]

[metal crashing]

- Just what in the world
was that?

[grunts]



- I screwed up.

Hey, Pod, enter NFC mode 2.

- Affirmative.

Now unlocking NFC mode 2.

- Mode 2?

[gasps]
[clanging]

[grunts]

- Don't resist any further,
Nines.

You don't have to suffer.

- 2B!
[shouting]

[groans]

[gasps]

- Type S models cannot win
against Type E models

in close combat.

- You're Type E?

[exhales]

[chuckles]

Hacking in!

[glass shattering]

Wh--but how?

- There are countermeasures
for execution of Type S models.

- Execution?

Then 2B is really...

- We have confirmed traces

of 9S accessing
confidential files

on the main server.

As per regulations,
you are to execute him at once.

Can you do it, 2B?

I mean, 2E?

- I can do it.

- Roger that.

- [singing in foreign language]

- Nobody can live alone.

Not even us YoRHa.

Therefore, I'm not sorry.

- [winces]

[gasps]

[exhales]

You can't move, can you, 2B?

And I bet you're wondering why
right about now since you

haven't been hacked.

Think back a little bit.
Do you remember?


that unit's behavior

was from virus contamination.

You wouldn't mind me checking
you out, would you?

I really didn't wanna do this
but I have no choice.

This is the only way I can win
against a Type E.

Farewell, 2B.

Fighting alongside you
has been an honor.

- Report.

Virus analysis complete.

Administering vaccine.
- What?

Pod, wait.
But why?

- Assistance
and following orders

for YoRHa unit 9S
has been canceled



- [grunts]

[both grunting]

[both gasping]

[groans]

- Finally.

It might come to an end at last.



[beeps]

And you as well, Number 2.

[electric sparking]

- [exhaling]

Commander, I'm here
to escort you.

[beeping]

Hmm.
[gasps]

P--p--pardon me!

[shudders]

- it's fine.
What's the report?

- Up next, we have completed
the analysis

of all the reports from vanguard
squadrons one through 12

that are onsite.

- Any issues?

- None at the moment.
- Good.

Scout squadrons
are to seize control

of the enemy anti-air system
and paralyze it.

Also, to prevent leakage
of our info,

all radio communications
from the surface is prohibited

as of now.
- Understood.

[door hissing]

[door hisses closed]

[beeping]

[metal scraping]

[choral singing]

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- Now, then, let's begin.

For the final battle.

[GEMS COMPANY's "Hai to Inori"]

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- [singing in Japanese]

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[buzzing]

- Pod 042 here reporting
to all of mankind.

We will now execute the task
of introducing

the multiple endings
of the video game

"Nier: Automata", over.

[lights click]

[percussive music]

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- Hi, everyone!

As you can see,
"Nier: Automata Ver1.1a's"

second part has begun.

We've gone ahead
and slightly revamped

this section a little bit.

- What's going
to be new about it?

- Glad you asked!

From this moment on,


- [groaning]

Nine--
- Nine?

- Excuse me, but what
is the meaning of "BFF,"

Mr. 9S!
- Can't you see I'm busy here?

- Oh, um--
- [clears throat]

You were saying?
- Nine--

- Nine?
- [humming]

[all speaking at once]

- I'm gonna snap.

[beeping]

[rapid whirring]
[dings]