mave[R]ick is the fifth episode of season 1 of the NieR:Automata Ver1.1a anime series.
Summary[]
Adam and Eve are shown steadily gaining intelligence as Adam eagerly reads old human books. 2B and 9S are given a mission by Lily to deliver supplies to a village of Machine lifeforms that have developed into a peaceful community and are willing to trade with the Resistance. They head to the village and meets its leader, Pascal, who explains that he and the other Machines in the village have severed themselves from the Machine network and now live peaceful lives. 2B and 9S are intrigued at how the Machines have been able to form a functional, human-like society. They then explore an underground chamber beneath the village, where they find an Emil head. 9S tries to hack it and catches brief glimpses of Emil's memories and deduces the Emil head is one of many robotic weapons developed by humans to fight the Machines. Pascal explains that the village revere the Emil head, as it was what triggered their desire for self-preservation and peace. However, 9S remains conflicted at the idea that Machines can grow beyond their programming. Meanwhile, Adam and Even continue to gain more knowledge, and Adam convinces Eve to refer to him as the older brother.
Alternate Ending: 2B and 9S demonstrate their self-destruct features, which merely damages their clothing. However, Emil observes this and decides to copy them, detonating his fusion reactor and destroying the planet in the process.
Characters[]
2B
Pod 042
9S
Pod 153
Operator 21O
Lily
Pascal
Big Sister Machine
Little Sister Machine
Emil
Halua
Kainé
Grimoire Weiss
Nier
Yonah
Devola
Popola
Adam
Eve
Machine Lifeforms
Staff[]
- Screenplay: Kazuaki Kinda
- Storyboard: Satsuki Takahashi
- Show: Satsuki Takahashi
- Chief Animation Director: Jun Nakai
- Painting Supervision: Yurika Someya, Koko Hayashi, LEE SANG-MIN, Mina Ito, Minami Yoshida, Makoto Makabe, Kaori Higuchi
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