TheNieRseries is well known for offering the player multiple different endings in each game, dependent on their decisions at key moments throughout the story.NieRGestaltandNieR Replicanthave four endings (with a fifth added inNieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…),whileNieR Automatahas a huge 26 possible endings.
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Each ending generally stems off of the major ending of the game that takes place upon the first completion. InNieR Automataespecially there are many endings that take place in alternate timelines and some specific endings that trigger off of the player’s mistakes or death – generally,these are considered non-canon.
7NieR Replicant Ending B: Lingering Memories
The Lingering Memories ending forNieR Replicantand the remaster is one the leaves things up in the air a little bit. It starts similarly to the normal first-time-playthrough ending, where Nier is about to kill Gestalt Nier.
The B Ending, though,ends with Gestalt Nierforced to relive the memories of the people Replicant Nier killed and shows Emil bounding off into the distance to find Nier and Kainé. It’s a open-ended ending with a pretty funny Emil quotethrown in there at the end.
6NieR Automata Ending T: Fa[T]al Error
The Fa[T]al Error ending is one of the possible endings inNieR Automata, and it’s also the easiest one to trigger. InNieR Automatathe player can customize their UI and abilities with chips acquired throughout the game. It’s possible to save memory by unequipping certain elements, but the player also has the option to remove the OS Chip.
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The OS Chip is, of course, the operating system of the android. When destroyed, the UI will fade to a computer screen with the YoRHa logo in the background. System checks will initiate as the screen eventually fades again. A text box then pops up to remind the player that destroying the OS Chip results in death, and then the credits will roll.
5NieR Replicant Ending D: Something Very Special
The Something Very Special ending forNieR Replicantand the remaster isconsidered the “final” endingof the game, and requires the player to have collected every weapon in the game to be experienced at the game’s finale. It’s a very special ending indeed, as it erases all of the player’s data upon completion.
On the player’s third completion of the game, the player will be given a prompt by Tyrann to sacrifice themself for Kainé, at which point they disappear from existence. Kainé picks up a Lunar Tear that fell onto the ground, and remarks that she thinks she “found something special” – a clear indication, along with the deletion of save data, that the world no longer remembers the player.
4NieR Replicant Remaster Ending E: The Lost World
The Lost World ending forNieR Replicant Ver. 1.22is an ending not available in the original version of the game. The remaster-exclusive ending expands upon the Something Very Special ending and shows the results of a reset of the entire Replicant system.
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It’s among the more complex endings in anyNieRgame, but it does a good job of tying up loose ends from the other endings and provides amore satisfying “final” endingfor the game.
3NieR Automata Ending N: [N]o Man’s Village
NieR Automata’s Ending N, titled [N]o Man’s Village, is among the more brutal endings in the franchise, at least for those with some kind of moral compass. The ending requires the player to kill every single living thing in Pascal’s peaceful machine village, along with Pascal.
Some players have difficulty figuring out how to get the ending to trigger, but a word of advice is to look for machines who are waving a flag – killing all of these, as well as Pascal, shouldget the ending to triggercorrectly, though it’s a difficult one to follow through on.
2NieR Automata Ending K: Aji Wo [K]utta
The Aji Wo [K]utta ending is possibly the silliest and strangest ending present in anyNieRgame. It’s well remembered by everyone who’s triggered it, but not because of its relevance to the story or anything like that. This ending is triggered when the player eats a rotting fish that somebody named Jackass told them not to eat – that sentence comes across like word soup, but it’s a real ending.
In Chapter 6 the player will receive an email titled “Jackass: Fish.” They then travel to the Desert Camp to talk to the NPC named Jackass who gives the player a Mackarel. If the player doesn’t see anything fishy about the situation, they’ll belured into their own deathby eating the Mackerel from the inventory.
1NieR Automata Ending E: The [E]nd of Yorha
The fifth possible ending forNieR Automatais an experience every fan of the game should try toexperience at least once. This ending brings every character back and initiates a special minigame with hidden functionality if the player is connected to the internet.
It’s an ending that can only be found after unlocking endings C and D, but it’s something that should be experienced blind. Keep in mind, though, that pursuing this ending could end up deleting your entire save file depending on your choices within the ending’s gameplay.
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