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NRein Character Story Saryu Storybook 2

Typical Character Story appearance

Character Stories are a type of story in NieR Reincarnation. They are obtained by acquiring certain Character Ranks and beating the unlocked Character Quests.[1][2]

Characteristics[]

Each summon character has four Character Stories. After obtaining a character and increasing their Character Rank by clearing quests with them, a Character Quest is unlocked at each new rank.[2][3] Completing every third Character Quest unlocks a Character Story which is then automatically played (i.e., after Quests 1, 4, 7, and 10).[1]

Similar to Dark Scarecrows in the Main Story, Character Stories are in an interactive "storybook" format in which the playable character is moved in a 2D environment.[1] Character stories notably have a stylistic scanline overlay and typically have a particular color. Specific Black Birds must be found within the scene and tapped in order to progress the story.[Note 1] When a Black Bird is tapped, the view becomes black and white as the story text appears.[Note 2]

Gallery[]

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Arc 1 Characters
Arc 2/3 Characters

See Also[]

Notes[]

  1. With the exception of 10H's Character Stories, which use orbs of light instead of Black Birds.
  2. Library entries for each Character Story have a sepia tone, which is in contrast to the normal colored or black and white filters when within the playable story.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Character Stories
    About Character Stories
    Character stories will sometimes trigger during character quests. Controls here are limited to moving left or right and tapping."
    -Help Screen (NieR Reincarnation)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Character Quests
    About Character Quests
    Character quests involve a specific person's story. Earn a new character by playing main quests to unlock their character quest, further levels of which will become available as that character's character rank increases. A character's rank can be raised by clearing quests with that character in your loadout."
    -Help Screen (NieR Reincarnation)
  3. "Quests
    Character Quests
    Character quests let you read through a character's story, provided they have reached a certain rank. You can raise a character's rank by adding them to your loadout and clearing various other quests."
    -Loading Screen (NieR Reincarnation)
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