NieR: Automata - Boss: Hegel (A2 Story)

[@Ultrapyre]

I suppose it's rather clever on the writer's part to have an amusing A2 and Pod 042 back-and-forth after what happened. Too much tragedy over an extended period of time will just lead to emotional fatigue and weaken the effect of any more heartwrenching events that happen afterwards. Plus, its a good moment to flesh out A2's character. And honestly, I love how A2 is the most expressive out of all the protagonists.

[@kaine.1345]

Yup and i LOVE her interactions with Pod 042, it's so funny

[@apersonnameddrew3392]

A Luciana well, I love her

[@b.b.s7545]

She got some of that Kaine attitude in her code

[@LeopardSamurai]

As heartbreaking as 2B's death was, I appreciate the game giving us a cool replacement character. A2's awesome.I love how more aggresive she is. I like her short hair look better than her long hair look, and her interactions with Pod is pretty funny.

[@davidszekedi2107]

rpggamer16 I hate A2 from the bottom of my heart. GO NINES!

[@guidoholzmann3835]

U can can feel the rage of nines, thats good, we must revenge 2B

[@elian9881]

long hair look is better

[@desmondlau1385]

@@elian9881 yes

[@xen3588]

“replacement”

[@MiiNiPaa]

13:30 expected Pod to say "Negative, unit A2 lacks the authority to issue orders."

[@TheFromaster24]

Damn, 042 just trolling the shit out of A2. XD

[@omegaevolution]

Indeed :p

[@nesoukkefka1741]

Remind me Grimoire Weiss with Kaine ^^

[@Fikayoz]

When A2 appeared in the Forest ruins, she appeared very quiet and reserved. Come to playing her and it turns out that isn't the case at all. I am very amused by this. Also, the fact that Berserker mode destroys your outfit is beyond funny.

[@runtergerutscht4401]

Well self-destruct also destroys your clothes.

[@juuryoushin6181]

3:42 SUP EMIL

[@billlee3851]

Juuryoushin And... he happens to be a lv.99 secret boss

[@comandercarnis]

Bảo Lê Even funnier Hegel was built to counter Emil

[@the_jingo]

Hegal isn't even half the Emil

[@PlanetHell67]

@@comandercarnis wait, what?

[@comandercarnis]

@@PlanetHell67 Yeah I remember reading somewhere that Hegel was built by the machines to counter Emil because he was tearing them a new one

[@hookerlegs106]

A2 is literally Kaine.

[@9s544]

Hooker Legs and kaine is just like zero

[@cristophermedina8749]

Waaaayyyy more litteraly than you think. Especially when you find out her personality and memories were programed from the data of a young girl who lived with her grandmother long ago.

[@illustris.]

@@9s544 How can a character from 2010 resemble a character from 2014? Isn't it the other way around lmao.

[@TheKevinKeyblade]

But less foul-mouthed I think

[@zaqareemalcolm]

@@illustris. stating a resemblence doesn't care which is newer or older lol If he had said "a copy of" on the other hand

[@derrickkhoo4108]

i can't stop laughing while i hear 042 keep annoy A2 about state her current intention. Is a total of 5 time XD

[@tranhanam0027]

3:18 Mr.Moose. You came back!

[@kangaruri2157]

Gosh, this fight was so hard. The only reason I didn’t die during it (or, luckily, didn’t die at all during Route C) was because I was about 15 levels higher than I should’ve been from the sheer amount of sidequests I did.

[@heihei3453]

A2's got dem legs girl.

[@ВладиславФесенко-к1м]

Did anyone actually translate this "compressed conversation mode" and symbols? Given that Yokou Taro is a bit of a troll and loves hiding things in plain sight, it might be some kind of a easter egg.

[@kaleidoscope3234]

it was a troll message from Yoko Taro

[@jamesmallard1480]

Pod 042 is hilarious.

[@gurogamarduk906]

that compressed conversation mode lol

[@demonjin6876]

One of my favorite OSTs when fighting Hegel. Such a good master piece for a boss fight. I really hope 042 keeps on trolling A2.

[@zxstrider]

Demon Jin it’s great when you realize it’s a remix of Emil’s theme, foreshadowing what’s to come when you do Emil’s side quest

[@caoduynguyenvuong3016]

Well, at least she still kinda appreciate Pod in a way though. I mean, she could have easily slashed the crap out of it for being annoying if she really didn't need its' help, right?

[@tuanz8009]

She probably can handle that by herself,however she’d need the pod for hacking into enemies system.

[@thaliaokamura4989]

4:00 - lol A2, nice answer :p 4:35 - SHUT THE HELL UP! :v She is a badass one, liked it :p

[@bwwarzao]

Im really enjoying this NieR Automata series, thank you very much!

[@omegaevolution]

Thanks, glad you are enjoying it :)

[@floormatt8]

I like the fact that the Pod has consciousness now and know's that bothering people will work.

[@withoutname9575]

Everyone gangsta until emil despair is playing at background

[@eygeggs]

A2 is aggressive, that's all I can say.

[@GustavoSilva-ny8jc]

3:00 She's veeeery different than i was expecting!! She acts like a normal human and it's different from the passionless androids i've seen.

[@lawrencechristainwalkercro3967]

A2 is a diva she sleeps in shopping malls lol

[@zenostriker6081]

I don't know how anyone will be able to beat this boss on Very Hard, plus while I was fighting this boss I keep using the whip when it was in the air to attack it directly

[@somniloguy12]

too little dialectics for a Hegel boss fight

[@josealejo4638]

The Will of G Hahahaha

[@Morgannin]

I didn't get any of that banter with Pod 042 because my first move was to run into the forest, so none of that dialog triggered.

[@tuanz8009]

13:59 is that virus calling A2 mama?

[@AleXwern]

Goddamnit Pod xD Oh what have you done to A2 without even noticing it 2B

[@Neis999]

Pod 042 is my favorite support unit now. Good lord!

[@nesoukkefka1741]

She definitly remind me of Kaine.

[@QuickQuips]

Probably also voiced by Laura Bailey, kinda violent statements, and light hair? Yeah.

[@VMMMCXV]

Nesouk Kefka nope, that's Cherami Leigh (who's also done a ton of voicework). Also, I don't really think Laura Bailey's known for playing violent characters that much as her cute/sultry ones.

[@nesoukkefka1741]

HUH I never said she was voice by Laura Bailey what I say was A2's personnality and the way she talks remind me of Kaine.

[@accelerator8558]

they use a little part of memories from Kaine and put them into A2

[@flammabletoaster1110]

Nesouk Kefka Kaine without the dick.

[@Aranur]

That last comment she made...nice throw back to Zero's potty mouth XD

[@luminair]

POD 042 BEST POD

[@damatically]

lol emil 😂😂😂

[@novikovPrinciple]

Does her *BERSERK* mode feel as powerful as you'd expect? You only ever got to bust it out once in this episode.

[@FF18Cloud]

Grandfather_Paradox man, giving me dat PTSD from intoner mode, it is... Jesus...

[@Johnny_OSG]

Depends on chips, it boosts damage but worsens def. Also, you are unable to dodge for a few seconds after it disengages.

[@nesoukkefka1741]

@@Johnny_OSG Tough if you stack the buff and damage chip with it you can reach the highest damage in the game, the leech HP effect also help, another benefit tough is you can't die while in B Mode if you get hit by a fatal hit A2 will still survive with 1 HP this also apply in Very Hard, so B Mode can be use defensively in that aspect.

[@ridzmanaliff6651]

so Hegel copies Emil's power? Makes it easier to fight Emil then.

[@takumisato6941]

Are you gonna do all 23 endings? Or just the main A B C D and E?

[@thaliaokamura4989]

Takumi Sato Omega said earlier that he would do only the main ones

[@TheTruestZero]

Does A2 play any different than 2B? BEcause if yes, OMG, multiple playable characters with distinct gameplay styles. It's almost as good as DMC4 SE. IT EVEN HAVE TAUNT BUTTON! PRAISE BE PLATINUM GAMES FOR HAVING GODANM TAUNTS!

[@CyanGemini]

A2 does play slightly different from 2B. Taunt mechanic is one and her dodge is slightly different (don't know how its affected, but its there) not so different but still combat fun.

[@StyryderX]

Ah, so she's Sam to 2B's Raiden.

[@elmRoz]

u can hold the dodge button on A2, if u hold it long enough she will glow red and do more damage for her next swing

[@R.J.MacReady1982]

Zero The Bloodedge heck yes. She is way better.

[@KaliYuga2049]

13:57 what the hell is this ? Why those it says MAMA ? What is the story behind it ? Someone knows ?

[@elektrokinesis4150]

play the game

[@KaliYuga2049]

@@elektrokinesis4150 played twice

[@Pollomatic]

I thinks its a refference to A2 neurosis, betray, and left behind hurts, the commander "her mother" betrayed an lied A2 in the pearl harbor mission, so A2 always feels alone and angry

[@JinXxisHere]

@@Pollomatic Same question pokes my head everytime I see and hear this, ur answer is logical, but I think the appearance of 2B after that and saying what she said, means that A2 is also like her mother!

[@tangytablets5150]

Interesting... Does that mean 2B can still be salvaged somehow?

[@heihei3453]

Looks like somebody didn't get all the endings ;)

[@lancrin9262]

love your videos!

[@Echsom]

Did this boss just now and the game decided to glitch out and didn't play the cutscene at the end of the hacking sequence (the one that begins with the black thing crying "mama"). I spent about 15 minutes wandering around the area, wondering what I was supposed to do. Anyone else encounter this problem?

[@DekuNEKO21]

Echsom totally a bug. Caught something like this with eve on a second route

[@Karpe_Deem]

The real boss was the pod. can't shut them up

[@dantemustdie00]

lasers, lasers everywhere.

[@omegaevolution]

someone make it stop! ;_;

[@tuanz8009]

And moans of girls.

[@notenoughgarlic]

Moose and pigs, moose and pigs. Gotta get me more moose and pigs.

[@newworldfool]

Wesker bot 3000

[@omegaevolution]

Complete. Global. Trolling :p

[@reyvenpl3525]

2B :((((

[@gabrieledesimone2117]

14:22