For the weapons in NieR:Automata and NieR Reincarnation, see Iron Will (Automata) and Iron Will (Reincarnation).
Iron Will is a weapon in NieR and NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139.... It is easily the heaviest weapon in the game once it is repaired, but has amazing strength.
Iron Will is broken when first acquired. The blade is completely snapped near the hilt, giving it next to no range or Attack Power. It is upgraded to Level 2 as part of the storyline.
Description[]
- "An enormous sword that grows heavier with every kill as blood and flesh cling to the blade."
- — In-game description
Location[]
- Given by Gideon during the second half of the game.
Weapon Story[]
- I raise the cry of my birth.
- The sound of heated iron taking shape; a steel mallet striking my form. Born to deliver karmic justice, I enter the world under the careful watch of spark and flame that give light to the gloom.
- I am a blade born of a deafening roar. I am a weapon. I am Iron Will.
- I grant death.
- I transform the dread and screams of my foes to elation. I festoon my iron skin with their viscera. When I rob them of life, I am filled with dark joy. When I crush them beneath me, I find meaning in my birth. And I continue to kill, that I might share this delight with all.
- I kill, and kill, and kill, and kill. I am a weapon. I am Iron Will.
- I am shattered.
- At battle and blood's end, my body is torn asunder by malice and hate. Today, I again engage the red dragon in battle, and magical forces meet leaping iron fangs to create a bloodstorm.
- My steel cursed, I sink into the slumbering black. I am a weapon. I am Iron Will.
- I dream.
- It is the dream of a small butterfly. In it, the butterfly is caught in a light rain, struggling against it with all its might.
- In the darkest of nights, I behold a dream that will never come true. I am a weapon. I am Iron Will.
- We give the cry of life. Hot iron forms our body. Steel hammers temper our shape. The dim light of the forge and sparks of steel watch over us. We are the iron will. Born of the thundering roar.
- We give the finality of death. Iron skin draws out fear and terror, and is bathed in flesh. We are satisfied by the snatching of life. We realize our purpose through the crushing of the bodies. In our delight, we spread death far and wide. We are the iron will. We kill. Kill. Kill. Kill.
- We smash. Hate and anger tear our body up in the midst of blood and battle. Madness-inducing power raises a storm of blood and shrapnel. We battle the red dragon day, after day, after day. We are the iron will. Cursed steel sinks into the darkness of sleep.
- We dream. The dream of a tiny butterfly, wildly dancing in the rain. We are the iron will. We dream, a deep, unfulfilled dream!
Trivia[]
- Iron Will previously appeared in Drakengard as Hymir's Finger/Broken Iron.
- Iron Will bears a striking resemblance to the Dragon Slayer from Berserk.
- Receiving this sword on subsequent runs prompts the following exchange between Nier and Grimoire Weiss:
- Nier: (Do we not already have this weapon?)
- Grimoire Weiss: (Shh! These things happen the second time around.)
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