two more weird things about drakengard and nier I find really interesting
under the readmore. look at my dumb posts boy
So, in the events after Automata’s ending E, 9S’s mental data has gone into the ark, and 2B eventually just kind of… shuts off. This is all from the “Farewell” script.
Thing is.
A2 is mentioned maybe once in this script, but she is not present. We genuinely don’t know what the fuck happened to A2 after ending E, except for this shot that ends the game, of a dove flying to her.
Also notice her hair is back. It can be assumed this is the pods rebuilding her with her long hair back, or… like what a drunk Yoko Taro once said, androids hair can grow back. I guess.
Speaking of— there are exactly three things that remain repetitive throughout most, if not all the games. First is twins, second is white haired protagonists, and third— doves.
I mean, there’s automata
replicant
(oh, and one more thing: feel free to look up what the name “yonah” means :))
Tbh it annoys me when everyone makes every blind character have cloudy eyes when they will only have cloudy eyes if their condition was caused by something that effects their cornea. Starflight WOULD have cloudy eyes due to going blind through an injury that caused trauma to his cornea, but Tamarin wouldn’t since she was born blind and that’s really the only reason why we know that she’s blind.
And seeing those old wax spots on the cave floor a few weeks ago got me thinking about the oath I made to Bruce… and what it really means. The light from the candle didn’t just help us see the words better that night… The light from the candle was a beacon for the wounded soul of a young boy… it helped me see a path of selflessness and devotion. Devotion to the common good. And this light must always shine no matter what. - Nightwing 153
This has been a favorite quote, for years. I adore Dick as a Titan, but he started out with Bruce, and the parallels just get me, and the symbolism of Dick also being the light to Bruce's darkness... perfection.