In The World of Recycled Vessel, the player is presented with passages from Nier's wife's diary. In the diary, Nier's wife outlines the basis for the events surrounding NieR RepliCant and NieR Gestalt—that the Replicants would eventually gain their own sense of identity and the Gestalts would be denied their real bodies, leading inevitably to conflict.
The diary itself becomes available after Grimoire Weiss is released from the Lost Shrine, although the enemies in each door will be too high-leveled to take on at that point in the game.
Inside, the player takes control of the younger incarnation of Nier while in the diary, whereas the older Nier takes the former's place in NieR RepliCant. Alongside a wealth of rare raw materials, the diary is also the only place where Fool's Embrace, Fool's Lament, and Fool's Accord can be obtained.
While not required in the original release, they have since been added to the total weapon count in NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139..., and thus are now needed to view all endings. It is referred to as "A Departed Mother's Diary" in ver.1.22..., and it becomes available for access after viewing ending A instead.
Passages[]
The First Door | Entry | Reward(s) |
This is the world of the recycled vessel, created to avoid the destruction of all. |
Medicinal Herb x 3 | |
The Black Scrawl. A lost destiny. A white book. A false truth. | Medicinal Herb x 3 | |
A soldier of salt calling forth white death. He is Legion, the man who plunged the world into darkness. |
Fool's Embrace Medicinal Herb x 3 | |
The dragon's corpse brought death to the world, delivering unto it the power of the devil. |
Medicinal Herb x 3 | |
The black sickness stains the future. They journey to return to soulless vessels. |
"Kabuki" outfit Medicinal Herb x 3 1000 EXP | |
The Second Door | ||
The apocalypse divided the world in two: one that knows not day, and one which has never seen the night. |
Medicinal Herb x 5 | |
Black, and white. Thirteen pacts. The vessels' forms waver as they cross time and space. |
Medicinal Herb x 5 | |
The song of man has been drowned out. In its place, the scream of something inhuman. |
Fool's Lament Medicinal Herb x 5 | |
The sky falls with the dragon. The world ends this day. | Medicinal Herb x 5 | |
The puppet priest collects the accursed prayers and polishes the vessel. |
"Samurai" outfit 4000 EXP Recovery Potion x 2 5000 Gold | |
The Third Door | ||
As long as this memory exists, as long as mankind has hope, a bloody battle will be waged over the holy domain of the body. |
Health Salve x 3 | |
Foolish human. Foolish human. Foolish human. Foolish vessel. |
Health Salve x 3 | |
All is paid. All is sacrifice. | Fool's Accord Health Salve x 5 | |
Do not bring back the light. Do not bring back the vessel. Do not bring back the future. Do not bring it back. |
Recovery Potion x 3 | |
Every beam of light is an invitation to death. | 10000 EXP 50000 Gold |
Notes[]
- Clearing all 15 challenges unlocks the Dear Diary achievement in ver.1.22....
- Except for the weapons and costumes, the rewards behind each door can be acquired repeatedly, and the player may choose to revisit the second and third door for the raw materials available in crates.
- In ver.1.22..., the YoRHa outfits from the 4 YoRHa DLC will remain in the player's inventory after viewing ending D, while the "Kabuki" and "Samurai" attire acquired from the diary will vanish.
Trivia[]
- The dragon referenced in the diary is Angelus from Drakengard.
- The Legion referenced in the diary may allude to the Red Eye Disease perpetuating itself in the Drakengard series. This could also allude to the Logic Virus afflicting androids in NieR:Automata.