The group enters the battles in a dream world accessed through a diary of Nier's wife, or mother in the case of Replicant. your own Pins on Pinterest Get a Hold of Yourself, Man! This list showcases our favorite trans* badasses. Gender-Blender Name: It would appear that both Hansel and Gretel are male. Warnings: Language, talk of discrimination/bullying, suicidal ideation. NieR is an action/role-playing game developed by Cavia and published by Square Enix, released in April 2010 world-wide for the Play Station 3 and Xbox 360.. Set in a dying world, over 1000 years after a great calamity nearly wiped out the human race, those remaining live … He’s one of the main protagonists alongside with Kainé, Grimoire Weiss, and, well, Nier. Share your thoughts, experiences and the tales behind the art. Then, he's offered the choice to save Kainé by erasing his own existence or to end her life. Posted by 2 years ago. r/nier: A community for fans of the Square Enix series which includes; Nier/Nier: Automata and Drakengard Trilogy. spoiler. Discover (and save!) Square Enix wanted to prevent users who haven’t played the original NieR from not being able to enjoy NieR: Automata. Thirteen hundred years or so later, Nier (the main character), Weiss (a magical book) and Kainé (their very angry companion) find themselves at Emil's mansion. Jan 16, 2015 - This Pin was discovered by кεη∂яα sεηραι. Discussion. your own Pins on Pinterest Nier was one of the cult hits of 2010: clearly not a game for everyone, but still deserving of a place among my favourites. Mexican painter from 1907-1954, Kahlo was an expressive and open-minded individual who embraced deviant gender roles and bisexuality. But if you have played NieR, there will be some characters and events that reference the first game. These details are not backed up by the source. Within the first half of Act II, Emil reveals himself to be No. Nier is an action role-playing video game developed by Cavia and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in April 2010. Plus, I think I'm going through a phase after Ending E of NieR: Automata. Frida Kahlo. * I haven't seen many NieR/Drakengard fan fiction being updated a lot these days as of July 2020, so I decided to make one! Nier occasionally strays into bullet hell territory. Why: Kainé gets back a memory and the pair take a vacation to deal. Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. Tuesday, 25 June 2013. The small expansion features a series of fifteen battles with a younger version of Nier, along with Emil and Kainé. He is a young boy that joins Nier's party towards the end of the first half of NieR. Nier basically just seeks to cure Yonah, finds Weiss, Kainé and Emil during his travels, and lots of stuff goes haywire along the way. It's where your interests connect you with your people. : After Emil's apparent death, Kainé beats Nier to a pulp, partly to snap him out of it and partly to vent her own frustration and grief. Gender Neutral; Summary *NieR as well as Drakengard/Drag-On Dragoon belongs to Yoko Taro. ( as I so often do. ) The group enters the battles in a dream world accessed through a diary of Nier's wife, or mother in the case of Replicant. In Japan, the game was released as Nier Gestalt for the Xbox 360, while an alternate version titled Nier Replicant was released exclusively in Japan for PlayStation 3 with a younger main character. Gender Blender Name: It would appear that both Hansel and Gretel are male. The expansion offers new costumes and weapons for the game." NieR: Automata is set in the same world as NieR, in a different era, but there is little story connection. Genre Shift: While most of the game is a third person action adventure game NieR isn't afraid to change things up on you. The unnamed village Nier calls home is a somewhat idealised rural setting. Gender X A blog exploring undefined, genderqueer or transgender identities that exist comfortably in fictional and everyday life. Is anyone else still obsessed with NieR? The final revelations of the game completely change the outlook of the world, and additional depth is added to the plot on replays. The small expansion features a series of fifteen battles with a younger version of Nier, along with Emil and Kainé. And here's where Nier gives you the first inkling that, for better or worse, it doesn't know what to do with itself: sometimes the bullet hell action takes the form of a While not the most nuanced portrayal, Kainé is nonetheless a complex character, and NieR was not afraid to explore issues of sex and gender in a more provocative way than ever done before in a video game. Emil’s a canonically gay character in the games Nier and Nier: Automata, though he has a far more prominent role in the former. Nier's daughter Yonah had gotten a letter meant for her father, and Nier went to the mansion to find out who, exactly, was writing letters to his daughter. The director of Nier confirmed his sexuality (alongside with Kainé’s intersex status) in … Society fears and hates a body that resists demarcations of sex or gender, and the owner of that body will inevitably take on that fear and hate. Speaking of which, one excellent aspect of Nier is its difficulty curve. ;( Hope you like and enjoy! Kainé to assert her gender through continuously performing stereotypically female actions. 20% off in mini pillows and pillows - promotion ends sep. 20th - get one free face-mask for each order - stay safe They helped to slowly expose us to trans* issues. Log in sign up. She normally uses two small swords, as well as a wide array of magic. Several things make Nier special, but right now I want to talk about how its towns and cities feel (to me, at least).. Hi everybody, Like always, thanks so much for listening to my covers! There may not be proper Trans* representation in video games, but a lot of these characters still had a queer presence in the gaming world. What: No Boys Allowed camping trip. However, while Kainé retains the fragility of a typical female character of both fairy tales and video games, she is also aggressive and protective like Nier and other male characters. 7, an ancient weapon created by magical experimentation. Check out Ask--Kaine's art on DeviantArt. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. They very clearly have feelings for each other, possibly romantically, even though they are both female model androids. Browse the user profile and get inspired. Kainé was ahead of her time in many ways because of her more overt portrayal of an alternative gender and sexuality. Who: Kainé and Sharak Sanzo. Discover (and save!) Entwickelt wird das Game seit 2014 von PlatinumGames, publiziert wird es dann von Square Enix und es ist ein indirekter… Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest. The expansion offers new costumes and weapons for the game." Emil is cursed (or as otherwise reassured by the party, blessed) with the ability to turn anyone who sees his eyes to stone. Archived. The reason for Kainé's outfit. When: June 14. Websites: JP | ENGBei NieR: Automata handelt es sich um ein Action-Rollenspiel, welches Anfang 2017 für PlayStation 4 erscheinen soll. Close. Bosses and even lesser enemies can start hurling dozens upon dozens of large crimson spheres that form interesting, almost hypnotic matrices as they fly towards you. No comments: Email This BlogThis! Mar 13, 2017 - This Pin was discovered by Elizabeth Frantz. Emil is a companion and major character in Nier. Any media within this book is not mine unless stated. They do all of this while kicking major butt! Nier, Kainé, Emile, and Weiss's dialogue sequences keep the player actively engaged in the quest during its most bizarre turns, and trust me, it gets crazy. These details are not backed up by the source. According to Word of God, this is also where she has her Love Epiphany. 9. Thousands of Kainé women's t-shirts designed and sold by independent artists around the world. It includes the character Kainé, who is a beautiful hermaphrodite. Thursday, 20 June 2013. Where: Aditi's temple, and then nebulous camping spot. Nier, Kainé and Weiss reach the Shadowlord's chamber and after defeating Grimoire Noir, they discover that the Shadowlord is the original "Nier" as seen in the game's prologue, who was the primary test subject for the Gestalt Project and driven by an identical desire to protect his daughter.