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Quotes from NIER for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, some edited for length. Temporarily deactivated to iron out bugs following Bluesky outage.
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Emil: I like being outside because I'm with you, Kainé. I'm able to ignore my appearance and keep going because of you. I'm weak, and sad, and lonely, but somehow you make me strong! You're my friend, and I need you! So you can't go away!
January 18, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Emil: I like being outside because I'm with you, Kainé. I'm able to ignore my appearance and keep going because of you. I'm weak, and sad, and lonely, but somehow you make me strong! You're my friend, and I need you! So you can't go away!
"Oh, Kainé," she said. "Why didn't you fight back? You're stronger than that lot."
The words of her grandmother stung Kainé, and she turned away.
"Don't be nice to me," she said, "I don't deserve it. Nothing... nothing matters anymore."
The words of her grandmother stung Kainé, and she turned away.
"Don't be nice to me," she said, "I don't deserve it. Nothing... nothing matters anymore."
January 18, 2026 at 5:46 PM
"Oh, Kainé," she said. "Why didn't you fight back? You're stronger than that lot."
The words of her grandmother stung Kainé, and she turned away.
"Don't be nice to me," she said, "I don't deserve it. Nothing... nothing matters anymore."
The words of her grandmother stung Kainé, and she turned away.
"Don't be nice to me," she said, "I don't deserve it. Nothing... nothing matters anymore."
Emil: Kainé! Are you alright!?
Kainé: Fine. Let's just kill shit and move on, all right?
Kainé: Fine. Let's just kill shit and move on, all right?
January 18, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Emil: Kainé! Are you alright!?
Kainé: Fine. Let's just kill shit and move on, all right?
Kainé: Fine. Let's just kill shit and move on, all right?
Yonah: Hey, Dad, about that dream I had today...
Yonah: There was me and... Um... I think there was a big pink goat or something... I guess I kinda forgot the rest. But it was really crazy!
Yonah: There was me and... Um... I think there was a big pink goat or something... I guess I kinda forgot the rest. But it was really crazy!
January 18, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Yonah: Hey, Dad, about that dream I had today...
Yonah: There was me and... Um... I think there was a big pink goat or something... I guess I kinda forgot the rest. But it was really crazy!
Yonah: There was me and... Um... I think there was a big pink goat or something... I guess I kinda forgot the rest. But it was really crazy!
Weiss: Does alcohol affect Devola in the same manner?
Nier: Actually, Devola doesn't drink. If she has even a little, she starts getting a bit too...um...friendly.
Weiss: Devola!? For true!?
Nier: ...Oh yeah.
Nier: Actually, Devola doesn't drink. If she has even a little, she starts getting a bit too...um...friendly.
Weiss: Devola!? For true!?
Nier: ...Oh yeah.
January 18, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Weiss: Does alcohol affect Devola in the same manner?
Nier: Actually, Devola doesn't drink. If she has even a little, she starts getting a bit too...um...friendly.
Weiss: Devola!? For true!?
Nier: ...Oh yeah.
Nier: Actually, Devola doesn't drink. If she has even a little, she starts getting a bit too...um...friendly.
Weiss: Devola!? For true!?
Nier: ...Oh yeah.
Nier: Hitting that thing won't bring your brother back.
Gideon: But he's dead! And it's this bastard's fault! And hitting it MAKES ME FEEL BETTER!! Just wait, you freak! You goddamn freak! I'm gonna explore this entire mountain now! I'll make terrible weapons! Killing machines!
Gideon: But he's dead! And it's this bastard's fault! And hitting it MAKES ME FEEL BETTER!! Just wait, you freak! You goddamn freak! I'm gonna explore this entire mountain now! I'll make terrible weapons! Killing machines!
January 18, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Nier: Hitting that thing won't bring your brother back.
Gideon: But he's dead! And it's this bastard's fault! And hitting it MAKES ME FEEL BETTER!! Just wait, you freak! You goddamn freak! I'm gonna explore this entire mountain now! I'll make terrible weapons! Killing machines!
Gideon: But he's dead! And it's this bastard's fault! And hitting it MAKES ME FEEL BETTER!! Just wait, you freak! You goddamn freak! I'm gonna explore this entire mountain now! I'll make terrible weapons! Killing machines!
Emil: I'm... still alive! I can feel my sister's power flowing! I... I can control my abilities now!
Weiss: Yes, we're all quite pleased. Now get out here already!
Weiss: Yes, we're all quite pleased. Now get out here already!
January 18, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Emil: I'm... still alive! I can feel my sister's power flowing! I... I can control my abilities now!
Weiss: Yes, we're all quite pleased. Now get out here already!
Weiss: Yes, we're all quite pleased. Now get out here already!
"Grandma, I can't believe you want me to eat a bug."
The old woman threw some more wood under the cooking pot and snorted.
"It's no bug, you fool girl! It's a berry. Why in the hell would I be feedin' you bugs?"
"Yeah, well, it sure looks like a bug!" said Kainé.
The old woman threw some more wood under the cooking pot and snorted.
"It's no bug, you fool girl! It's a berry. Why in the hell would I be feedin' you bugs?"
"Yeah, well, it sure looks like a bug!" said Kainé.
January 18, 2026 at 11:37 AM
"Grandma, I can't believe you want me to eat a bug."
The old woman threw some more wood under the cooking pot and snorted.
"It's no bug, you fool girl! It's a berry. Why in the hell would I be feedin' you bugs?"
"Yeah, well, it sure looks like a bug!" said Kainé.
The old woman threw some more wood under the cooking pot and snorted.
"It's no bug, you fool girl! It's a berry. Why in the hell would I be feedin' you bugs?"
"Yeah, well, it sure looks like a bug!" said Kainé.
Kainé: Would you all please shut the hell up and fight?
Nier: Am I buggin' you, Kainé?
Kainé: I'm just sayin, if you bastards wanna have a goddamn civilized discussion on the merits of bravery and sacrifice, we can do it later!
Nier: Am I buggin' you, Kainé?
Kainé: I'm just sayin, if you bastards wanna have a goddamn civilized discussion on the merits of bravery and sacrifice, we can do it later!
January 18, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Kainé: Would you all please shut the hell up and fight?
Nier: Am I buggin' you, Kainé?
Kainé: I'm just sayin, if you bastards wanna have a goddamn civilized discussion on the merits of bravery and sacrifice, we can do it later!
Nier: Am I buggin' you, Kainé?
Kainé: I'm just sayin, if you bastards wanna have a goddamn civilized discussion on the merits of bravery and sacrifice, we can do it later!
Tyrann: Oh, wait. She had a final message for ya...
Tyrann & Kainé: Thank you.
Tyrann & Kainé: Thank you.
January 18, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Tyrann: Oh, wait. She had a final message for ya...
Tyrann & Kainé: Thank you.
Tyrann & Kainé: Thank you.
Nier: Can I ask you a favor, Devola?
Devola: You're asking ME for a favor? Well, now I've heard everything!
Devola: You're asking ME for a favor? Well, now I've heard everything!
January 18, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Nier: Can I ask you a favor, Devola?
Devola: You're asking ME for a favor? Well, now I've heard everything!
Devola: You're asking ME for a favor? Well, now I've heard everything!
Memories flashed through Kainé's mind, one after the other, faster and faster, until they became a meaningless jangle of noise.
Kainé screamed then, a thunderous sound that echoed off the cliffs and seemed to roll away forever.
Kainé screamed then, a thunderous sound that echoed off the cliffs and seemed to roll away forever.
January 18, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Memories flashed through Kainé's mind, one after the other, faster and faster, until they became a meaningless jangle of noise.
Kainé screamed then, a thunderous sound that echoed off the cliffs and seemed to roll away forever.
Kainé screamed then, a thunderous sound that echoed off the cliffs and seemed to roll away forever.
Emil: You know... when I was young. I... I hated my eyes. And now that I'm older, I hate what my body has become. But there's something else there now. Something like... pride. You know? I mean, without all this... I couldn't have become your friend.
January 18, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Emil: You know... when I was young. I... I hated my eyes. And now that I'm older, I hate what my body has become. But there's something else there now. Something like... pride. You know? I mean, without all this... I couldn't have become your friend.
Yonah: See, I was in it, and you were in it too, and we were riding around on this huge pink cloud, and then—
January 18, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Yonah: See, I was in it, and you were in it too, and we were riding around on this huge pink cloud, and then—
Weiss: Slow down! I can barely... "The person... who saved me?" Surely, you don't mean Kainé!? Kainé? Helped you? This foul-mouthed hussy!?
January 18, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Weiss: Slow down! I can barely... "The person... who saved me?" Surely, you don't mean Kainé!? Kainé? Helped you? This foul-mouthed hussy!?
Emil: I sure hope Kainé and Weiss haven't killed each other yet. I swear, you leave 'em alone for one minute...
January 18, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Emil: I sure hope Kainé and Weiss haven't killed each other yet. I swear, you leave 'em alone for one minute...
Resident: You used to be friends with the lighthouse lady, right?
Weiss: As I remember it, we basically hated each other.
Resident: Oh. ...Well, you at least talked to her, right? Could I ask you a favor?
Weiss: As I remember it, we basically hated each other.
Resident: Oh. ...Well, you at least talked to her, right? Could I ask you a favor?
January 18, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Resident: You used to be friends with the lighthouse lady, right?
Weiss: As I remember it, we basically hated each other.
Resident: Oh. ...Well, you at least talked to her, right? Could I ask you a favor?
Weiss: As I remember it, we basically hated each other.
Resident: Oh. ...Well, you at least talked to her, right? Could I ask you a favor?
Shadowlord: Yonah... I cannot live... in a world without you...
January 18, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Shadowlord: Yonah... I cannot live... in a world without you...
Noir: We Grimoires exist to create in this world a new and just paradise. You and I must unite! The world demands it!
Weiss: ...Paradise?
Noir: Yes, and we are so close to realizing it!
Weiss: ...Paradise?
Noir: Yes, and we are so close to realizing it!
January 18, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Noir: We Grimoires exist to create in this world a new and just paradise. You and I must unite! The world demands it!
Weiss: ...Paradise?
Noir: Yes, and we are so close to realizing it!
Weiss: ...Paradise?
Noir: Yes, and we are so close to realizing it!
Yonah: Are you all right?
Kainé: Yonah?
Yonah: Are you... Are you the one who helped me? Oh, thank you!
Kainé: Yonah?
Yonah: Are you... Are you the one who helped me? Oh, thank you!
January 17, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Yonah: Are you all right?
Kainé: Yonah?
Yonah: Are you... Are you the one who helped me? Oh, thank you!
Kainé: Yonah?
Yonah: Are you... Are you the one who helped me? Oh, thank you!
Sechs: (They must die! Kill the wolves! Kill them all!!)
Advisor: (The queen would very much frown upon this course of action!)
Sechs: (.....)
Advisor: (The queen would very much frown upon this course of action!)
Sechs: (.....)
January 17, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Sechs: (They must die! Kill the wolves! Kill them all!!)
Advisor: (The queen would very much frown upon this course of action!)
Sechs: (.....)
Advisor: (The queen would very much frown upon this course of action!)
Sechs: (.....)
Nier: Kainé? Emil? I need to... I want you to... Look, I'm sorry. All right?
Emil: Sorry for what?
Nier: I'm going to talk to the villagers. I want them to let you in.
Emil: Sorry for what?
Nier: I'm going to talk to the villagers. I want them to let you in.
January 17, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Nier: Kainé? Emil? I need to... I want you to... Look, I'm sorry. All right?
Emil: Sorry for what?
Nier: I'm going to talk to the villagers. I want them to let you in.
Emil: Sorry for what?
Nier: I'm going to talk to the villagers. I want them to let you in.
Weiss: Being her guardian must present some unique challenges.
Nier: I just need to see her smile; then it's all worth it.
Nier: I just need to see her smile; then it's all worth it.
January 17, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Weiss: Being her guardian must present some unique challenges.
Nier: I just need to see her smile; then it's all worth it.
Nier: I just need to see her smile; then it's all worth it.
Nier: I remember killing this bastard in the Junk Heap.
Weiss: It was a fearsome foe, but under this environment, it looks almost... charming.
Weiss: It was a fearsome foe, but under this environment, it looks almost... charming.
January 17, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Nier: I remember killing this bastard in the Junk Heap.
Weiss: It was a fearsome foe, but under this environment, it looks almost... charming.
Weiss: It was a fearsome foe, but under this environment, it looks almost... charming.
Weiss: Emil? Emil, wait!
Emil: AaaaaAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Weiss: He's gone! His instincts have taken hold! The ultimate weapon is being deployed!
Emil: AaaaaAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Weiss: He's gone! His instincts have taken hold! The ultimate weapon is being deployed!
January 17, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Weiss: Emil? Emil, wait!
Emil: AaaaaAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Weiss: He's gone! His instincts have taken hold! The ultimate weapon is being deployed!
Emil: AaaaaAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Weiss: He's gone! His instincts have taken hold! The ultimate weapon is being deployed!