History Fridge / NieR

** The fact that [[spoiler:the original Yonah became a Gestalt very shortly before the original Nier might explain it. All of the early Gestalts created before The Shadowlord immediately relapsed, including Yonah, and it doesn't seem like The Shadowlord's essence can reverse the process of a Gestalt relapsing when it's already underway. If it was possible, the Black Scrawl wouldn't be incurable, and there would probably be a lot less relapsed Gestalts running around.]]

** The fact that [[spoiler:the original Yonah became a Gestalt very shortly before the original Nier might explain it. All of the early Gestalts created before The Shadowlord immediately relapsed, including Yonah, and it doesn't seem like The Shadowlord's essence can reverse the process of a Gestalt relapsing when it's already underway. If it was possible, the Black Scrawl wouldn't be incurable, and there would probably be a lot less relapsed Gestalts running around.

* When you think about it, [[spoiler:Replicant Yonah being stricken with the Black Scrawl doesn't make sense. It's revealed near the end of the game that Replicants suffer from the disease when their corresponding Gestalt either relapses or dies, and Gestalt Yonah was most certainly receiving the essence extracted from Gestalt Nier/The Shadowlord to keep her stable along with the others, which should have prevented any chance of Replicant Yonah from suffering the disease. Presumably, it might be because the treatment stopped working after a millennia of being a disembodied spirit, forcing both Replicant and Gestalt Nier's hands with their respective Yonas' well-being on the line, but it's never explained.]]

* When you think about it, [[spoiler: Replicant Yona being stricken with the Black Scrawl doesn't make sense. It's revealed near the end of the game that Replicants suffer from the disease when their corresponding Gestalt either relapses or dies, and Gestalt Yona was most certainly recieving the essence extracted from Gestalt Nier/The Shadowlord to keep her stable along with the others, which should have prevented any chance of Replicant Yona from suffering the disease. Presumably, it might be because the treatment stopped working after a millennia of being a disembodied spirit, forcing both Replicant and Gestalt Nier's hands with their respective Yonas' well-being on the line, but it's never explained.]]

* It's made very clear in all branches past the first one that the ball-shaped shades are [[spoiler: babies]]. This is the same shade type Hook belches at you and Kainé during its boss fight, the implication being that [[spoiler: he at some point swallowed actual babies just to use them as ammo, and Mother Goose was not present during that time to even attempt to save them]].

* It's made very clear in all branches past the first one that the ball-shaped shades are [[spoiler: abies]]. This is the same shade type Hook belches at you and Kainé during its boss fight, the implication being that [[spoiler: he at some point swallowed actual babies just to use them as ammo, and Mother Goose was not present during that time to even attempt to save them]].

* It's made very clear in all branches past the first one that the ball-shaped shades are [[babies]]. This is the same shade type Hook belches at you and Kainé during its boss fight, the implication being that [[spoiler: he at some point swallowed actual babies just to use them as ammo, and Mother Goose was not present during that time to even attempt to save them]].

** The official Ending E in the remake does have Kain&eacute recover Nier through sheer force of the PowerOfLove and the magic of the Forest of Myth.