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A2 in Nier Atomata anime episode 17, cour 2 episode 5

Now you Say it, weight of thé World doesn't match with 2b or 9's but much more to A2, with pearl harbour évents And all the tower arc

You convinced me 👌

Hmmmmm, so the game should've been called..... Nier A2-mata

Who is more bangable? 2B or A2?

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It’s not a choice to spare or kill pascal. She made her choice for the player rather the devs did you can kill pascal but you’ll get a bad ending for it. 🤣 But one thing you can do is turn your back on pascal when he asks for her to delete his memory. Pascal says some extra dialogue to A2 seems upset at the fact she just walks off on him.

Wouldn’t 9S and Eve be the most human of them all? They most felt and conveyed the feeling of conflict and pure hate that Adam mentions in the copied city. 9S and Eve both had that feeling of vengeance which is exactly what caused so many wars in human history, so they would be the most human instead of A2.

If you spend your whole life searching for meaning, you'll always come to the same questions that no one can answer. So look around, live , stop asking so many questions ,and help spread your humanity ❤.

neither A2 or 2B are the "true heroes" of the story. they both played their parts. I see them both just as equal in terms of heroism. 2B ran as far as she could to not infect anyone else and welcomed death from A2, that is some epic shit, she handed the torch to A2. The only reason A2 can be considered "underrated" is from people who never seen the story, and they think 2B is the hero of the story. this is also a deliberate storytelling choice from Yoko Taro. the "main" hero is assumed to be 2B, since shes on every cover of the games, etc

Thanks for explaining A2 also, she's either hard to read or I find sci-fi stories confusing. Or both.

Wow, 2B's death was a happy ending. I'll love to see your idea of a sad ending lol. I had to remind myself that men don't cry, they drink. Also, they had feelings from the prologue. 2B was mourning a guy she just met 10 minutes after forbidding emotions haha. The story, overall was amasing though. Nothing is perfect.

Great video!! ❤️❤️😭

Wishing you could put a2s long hair on 2b and also have the lunar tear equipped.

"stop asking so many questions, and just live"

I've always found this plot about how A2 is getting compassion to machines as something rather forced and too sudden. Just think about it for a second. A2 spent probably hundreds of years hating and instantly killing machines on sight (I don't really remember how much time have passed between two Yorha generations, but I guess a lot). And she shows this attitude first time we met her in the game and first time we're given to play as her. First thing she wants to do is get rid of the machines, she doesn't even really consider which ones, just some random Goliaths. Then game shows us that 2B memories contained in her sword have combined with A2's data. And then when meeting Pascal, A2 decides to let him live. Immideately after she retearns from the desert. I know player has a *choice* which isn't really a choice since the only way you can continue playing is to let Pascal be. So the *correct* decision (or the actual A2's decision) is this one. Then she goes to the village and pretty quickly changes her opinion on machines. I mean really quickly, it doesn't feel like something natural, comething the real hateful A2 would have decided. And here come 2B's memories. It seems like the reason this plot about A2 and Pascal's village even exists is because 2B's memories affect A2's behaviour. And game doesn't really hide it. In fact the game wants you to know it - to know that 2B (or rather memory of her) still somewhere there. The first argumet will be the last words in routs A and B. Have you ever thought how different they are? in route A 2B says that "machines have gained emotions, consciousness" and ends her speech with the words that "they still echo within me". When I first heard it I tought it was the most emocionally fullfilled and meaningfull conclusion 2B could ever say. I mean she isn't really emotional in machines sidequests, she doesn't say anything that special about them, all we hear is 9S complaining about how he can't understand machines and how "there is no meaning to anythnig they do". And 2B gets him down sometimes but not that often that you can notice properly. And in the end of route A she finally says that (unlike 9S) she considers machines as persons (or as someone who can have emotions). So yes, she is pretty compassionate to them. And she tells it clearly to the player. So back to A2. I think that the only reason A2 acts the way she acts is because of 2B. She can't resist it or fight it back, she can't do anything about 2B and game makes it clear. First after the fight against Hegel and than in ending D, when she naturally hears 2B's voice telling her to take care of 9S, so she hesitates. 2B was compassionate about machines so A2 has also received this trait, whether she wanted it or not. And that is why A2's character change feels forced. Because it should feel forced. Because there is nothing actually left of A2's personality (that's just my opinion). 2B stands behind her back all the time in route C, even if the game doesn't show it so often. And there is another interesting line, but it's more about 2B and 9S. After operator 21O gets killed by A2, A2 tells 9s that "2B told me she wanted you to become a good person". Firstly it again proves that 2B is actually somehow talking to A2 even when the player doesn't see it. Secondly, I've never really understood what these words mean. A *good* person. Was't 9S good person before, in routes A and B when 2B was stiil alive? He was obviously protective and kind towards 2B, he loves her, these routes are all about it. And suddenly - good person. Maybe it means that throughout their previous adventures (after which 9S got his memory wiped) 2B somehow learned, that he might get mad and reckless and eventually die without her? Or perhaps she discovered something horrible about him in the past? Or that 9S is capable of doing terrible things? Or she was talking about how naive 9S was throughout routes A and B and how the truth can mentally kill him? What was it all about? That's a pretty interesting question for me, what she meant behind this "good person". So to conclude, my opinion is that to the end of the game A2 is basically 2B and carries 2B's mission to the end not because she really wants to do it, but because 2B forces her to do it. And then, after 9S is rescued, what does she do? She does what she wanted to do in the first place - she dies. I think even her last line about the beautiful world is, that's something connected to 2B's memories in her. Like exactly 2B helps her to see this beauty for whatever it was, because 2B herself saw this beauty too, but didn't really have an opportunity and strength to say it out loud since she covered her emotions about everything. And after 9S is safe her mission is finally over.

In an ironic way not giving a shit is one of the most human things, she is deciding for herself what has value to her and what's worth her time and energy. The machines and androids are programmed to care and focus on specific things, they don't get to decide what they care about it's chosen for them. From what I understand groups like Pascal's village and the forest kingdom where experiments being ran by the machine network to learn from so they weren't making decisions either just following preset programming.

I fell in love with A2's butt too man, no need to overanalyze it.

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FINALLY SOMEONE'S SHARING THE SAME MINDSET AS ME ESP WHEN IT COMES TO THE SONG I SWEAR TO GOD IVE BEEN TRYING TO EXPLAIN THE LYRICS TO MY FRIENDS AND MAKE THEM REALIZE THEY ARENT ABOUT 2B THEY ARE ABOUT A2 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh im sobbing a2 best bby ;;;;;;;

This is a great video. I know it’s been 2 years, but someday I really hope you come back to making videos.

Im quite late but l agree, A2 is just the real protagonist

make more video

i cried at the last part man the word really hits me hard such a great game

this video is a masterpiece. You convinced, once i thought 9s was the best written character, but now, i think it is A2.

Humanity killed God as androids killed Humanity. A2 sacrificed herself to erase the corruption within 9S, the same way Jesus sacrificed Himself to erase the corruption within Humanity.

What did you think of the pear harbor episode in the anime? I personally loved it and it recontextualized a lot about A2 for me, and it made me love her character even more

Wow this video was excellent loved it

A2 suffer the most in the Nier/Darkengard Saga. She lost her family aka her team by N2 aka Red Girl.

Your answer to life’s meaning is so close to what I came up with nearly half my life ago, that i wasn’t really sure what I was supposed to be doing or why, just that all I had to do was survive

The way A2 looks at 9S before the final confrontation gives me goosebumps. There is so much pain and sorrow in her eyes and when she starts raising her sword it looks for a second as she is tearing up. And then there is cold and painful acceptance and determination in her eyes. It gives me the chills, because I know those looks, those eyes and those feelings behind them to well. Great video mate 👍

A2....

bro you are genius ♥ , Your explanation is more than perfect And your vision of the game from a philosophical perspective All the love and respect

great video, you don't add another videos, like for 9s? thanks

only one video and it's such a good take, i'm impressed. sure the mic has some echo, but the writing and the pacing are on par with other videos from much more experenced video essayist. and this is (to my ears) a novel take, I'd never heard such a convincing argument that A2 made the same choice we did in the end. Bravo

Compassion

wished there were more quest for her coz after completing all quests/side quest from 2b and 9s, playing with a2 in route c felt so short

"I need you to be strong - strong enough to do what you've never done in your life. Can you be strong enough to allow yourself to be... can you just be human?" - Halo prototype

This video deserves more views man.. During my of 4 years dodging spoilers and waiting/saving up for a pc that can play the game, i've always liked A2's design and can't wait to play as her one day. And i just finished the game a week ago, i was like yeah, A2's design is way cooler than 2B but 2B's characteristic really grew on me after A and B. However, the moment i got to play as her and understand more about her. Man... She has so much less screen time than 2B and 9S but the way the game shows who she is and how she feels just... I still have hope that one day, we will get to experience her backstory. Perhaps, in a DLC when they decide to remake/remaster this masterpiece.

A2 save 2B and 9S so many times. 2B was already infected by the logic virus she saved her but saving 2B memories and 9S by keep 2B promise.

Thanks!

I love A2. She is the answer to existential dread. "I never quite realized how beautiful this world is." She went through all the rage, pain, sadness, and came out finding beauty in it all.

14:45 I think the second part of the song can be interpretable to either 2b and/or a2. Yes, a2 is indeed the one that makes the most sense. However, we can't ignore that 2b has her own guilt and pain. I mean a2 said it herself, "2b hated to keep killing you. It caused her so much pain." Although I know that I am perhaps being somewhat unreasonable with this assumption. Of course, as mentioned, a2 is the one who else fits perfectly as the savior of humanity. However, 2b had her moments where she also played the role of the heroine. And like even a2, she ended up giving her life. But unlike a2, 2b was more for someone specific, being 9s. a2, she even decided to keep her promise for 2b to take care of 9s. And personally, I can't decide who I like better between 2b and a2. Both are amazing characters to me and its sad to hear that a2 is underatted. I would love to play a prequel where we play as a2 in the past during the incident where she was betrayed by yorha and the machines alike.

aw fuck, you made me cry again with 'The weight of the world'! It's a forbidden technique!

Great video you should record more

the goat

I don't think anyone thinks A2 is an ugly duckling.

I'm watching this video just after getting this character tattooed

heck my first play through when i got to play as A2 i liked her a bit more then ether 2B and 9S still loved the characters but A2 damn she's awesome and bloody sexy. and the cool levels are off the charts especially with the Destroyer outfit. and she's cemented as my favorite character again because her voice actor is Cherami Leigh. you know cyberpunks V/ Ghost Hunts Mai/ Road freaking Kamelot in D-Gray Man/ and SAOs Asuna Yuuki. and soo many more character's. A2 ugly duckling ever see the MacGyver episode by the same name that is something that poped into my head when i heard that.