Ending E : Watch Ending D again after seeing both Ending C and Ending D in Route C. During the final battle in this playthrough, select 9S during the final battle. Ending D : Load the save file that reached Ending A and Ending B to begin Route C. During the final battle in this playthrough, select A2 during the final battle. Ending C : Load the save file that reached Ending A and Ending B to begin Route C. Ending B : Beat the game once again in Route B after loading the save file that reached Ending A. Some of this might be a little hard to get through.Įnding A : Beat the game once in Route A. If you continue to play the game, you're likely to discover these for yourself, leading right up to the true, final versions of the game's ending. These five endings are the 'main', true endings of Nier Automata - the ones that form the game's main story proper. Be warned, however, that some spoilers will follow just in our descriptions of how each ending is attained.
Here, we detail how to get each ending while keeping the details as scant and as spoiler-free as possible. These can be accessed at various points throughout the game through specific actions. The 'optimal' ending is arguably ending E, but you need to have seen every previous ending in order to access it.Īs well as this there are a massive 21 alternative endings that are mostly little in-jokes the developers added. These make up the main 'routes' through the game - Ending A, B and C being the bulk of it, with ending D and E coming off the back of that as optional extras. Nier Automata actually has a huge amount of endings, though only five of them are 'proper' endings to the game. All Nier: Automata Endings - How to get the True Ending It's a damn good game for those reasons - elements like this combining are a good part of why we ended up giving it such a glowing review.
The reason why Accord studies all of these branches is unknown. However in universe all universes are equally as canon as any other as each branch is researched by Accord until she deems them no longer relevent and at that point the branch will be closed (presumably destroyed). While certain Branches are considered more canon than others out of universe, I.E Branches that continue on to for considerable legnths of time including 4 from DOD3, 5 from DOD1, 3 from DOD2, 5 from NieR, 26 from NieR: Automata and 1 from SINoALICE
Within the Taroverse there is a total of at least 44 different Branches.
Each Branch occurs when an event can has more than one response to it, an example being Branch D and E of Drakengard in which things occur different depending if Seere accompanies Caim and Angelus or not.Ī select few characters know of the existence of these other Branches, most notably Accord and Zero as well as a few characters from Nier Automata.
Branches are simply split timelines existing within the same one universe and are not classified as a seperate dimensions. All 3 have different histories and physics. For context the Taroverse has only 3 known universes, that being Drakengard, Nier, and SINoALICE. Not to be confused with being seperate universes/dimensions. Note: If you want to see the complete history of the DrakenNier Universe, see Timelinesīranches are the name for the many timelines within the single universe that is Drakengard. But as I continue to record the singularity known as Zero, I begin to find myself filled with very strange emotions.