broken [W]ings is the sixteenth episode of the NieR:Automata Ver1.1a anime series.
Summary[]
As 2B and 9S descend back to Earth, they are ambushed by a squadron of infected androids and separated before crash landing. 2B suffers heavy damage to her body and realizes she has been infected by the virus again. Not wanting to risk infecting 9S, she decides to try to get as far away from him as possible. 9S meanwhile tries to reunite with 2B but is delayed by machines getting in his way. During their respective journeys, 2B wonders why she was programmed to feel emotions when she is forced to suppress to them to carry out her mission, regretting all of the times she has had to kill 9S. 9S meanwhile comes to realize that he is in love with 2B. As 2B's infection reaches a critical level, she encounters A2. 2B bequeaths her sword to A2, which transfers all of her memories, as well. A2 then fatally stabs 2B to prevent her from being taken over by the virus and cuts her hair short again. 9S arrives just in time to witness A2 killing 2B, and misunderstanding the situation, swears to take revenge on her. The two androids are then separated when a massive tower suddenly emerges from the ground. 2B's Pod then decides to follow A2 and begins repairing her damaged memories.
Alternate Ending: 9S plays a game of hide and seek with 2B, but cannot find her. He spends the next several decades searching for her, but 2B is never seen again.
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Staff[]
- Screenplay: Watanabe Yusuke
- Storyboard: Takahashi Satsuki
- Direction: Takahashi Satsuki
- Chief animation director: Jun Nakai
- Animation directors: Matsuda Moe, Someya Yurika, Usui Atsushi, Ichihashi Yuichi, Zeng Pinqiao, Jiang Pingyi, Hong Yi-an, He Ju-zhang, Ri Yao, Hao D, Liu Wenxuan, Sun Hongzhi, Saito Yu, Yonezawa Atsushi, Hashimoto Kaito, Sato Ayaka, Matsui Akira
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