Line #2 Trivia/Nier


1	* ActingForTwo:
2	** Devola and Popola are both voiced by Creator/RyokoShiraishi in Japanese; and by Creator/EdenRiegel in English.
3	** Creator/YuriLowenthal voices Jakob and (teenage) Gideon in English, while Creator/SpikeSpencer voices both Tyrann and (child) Gideon.
4	* AllStarCast: Due most actors [[RoleReprise reprising their roles]] from ''Gestalt'' to the ''Replicant'' remaster, the English dub contains multiple prolific voice actors like Creator/JamiesonPrice, Creator/LauraBailey, Creator/LiamOBrien, Creator/EdenRiegel, Creator/JulieAnnTaylor, Creator/YuriLowenthal, Creator/MatthewMercer, Creator/SpikeSpencer, Creator/DCDouglas, Creator/WendeeLee and new voices like Creator/RayChase, Creator/ZachAguilar, Creator/ErinFitzgerald and Creator/SamRiegel.
5	* CastingGag: In ''Nier Replicant'', Grimoire Weiss is voiced by Shinnosuke Ikehata, who previously voiced the Red Dragon in ''VideoGame/{{Drakengard}}''. [[WordOfGod Yoko Taro]] has confirmed [[https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/interview/370231.html this was intentional]], as a nod to ''Drakengard'' fans.
6	** The Administrators are voiced by the same actors as [[VideoGame/NierAutomata 2B and 9S]] (Creator/KiraBuckland and Creator/KyleMcCarley in English; Creator/YuiIshikawa and Creator/NatsukiHanae in Japanese).
7	* ColbertBump: Its ties to ''VideoGame/{{Drakengard}}'' already got that franchise more attention, and ''Nier'' itself was [[VindicatedByHistory vindicated]] by the success of ''VideoGame/NierAutomata''.
8	* ContinuityNod: The story makes several references to ''VideoGame/{{Drakengard}}''. [[spoiler:More specifically, the entire game's premise is spun off of ''Drakengard'''s Ending E.]]
9	* CreatorKiller: ''Nier'''s disappointing sales partially led Cavia to close its doors in 2010. Averted with the remake, with it landing at the top of the UK and US selling charts at one point.
10	* ExecutiveMeddling: Nier was always intended to be a conventionally-attractive young man, but after a meeting at Square Enix's American branch, he was changed to a burly, middle-aged man for overseas releases. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools This paid off well]]: while ''Replicant''[='=]s "Brother Nier" still has plenty of fans, many Western players relate better to the father-daughter story of ''Gestalt''[='=]s "Father Nier" and enjoy the sheer novelty of a middle-aged man starring in a Japanese RPG.
11	* FakeBrit: Creator/LiamOBrien uses a British accent when voicing Grimoire Weiss.
12	* GodNeverSaidThat: When speaking on the development of ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'', Creator/YokoTaro expressed some regret that the most pessimistic fan interpretations of the original ''Nier'' came to be seen as his own intended vision for the story [[spoiler:(most likely the belief that [[YouBastard your party of Replicants were the real villains all along]] and that Nier, like [[VideoGame/{{Drakengard}} Caim before him]], is supposed to be a reprehensible protagonist who doesn't deserve a happy ending)]]. In actuality, he'd simply intended to explore the moral ambiguity in situations where both sides are more than willing to kill one another for what they believe is right, without passing judgment on ''who'', exactly, is right. One of his stated goals when developing ''Automata'' was to avoid this pitfall and leave the story more open-ended.
13	* TheOtherDarrin:
14	** In ''ver. 1.22474487139...'', Creator/HirokiYasumoto replaces Shinnosuke Ikehata as Grimoire Weiss.
15	** An interesting case of this happens in the English dub. While Creator/YuriLowenthal voiced both Jakob and (teenaged) Gideon in ''Gestalt'', in ''ver. 1.22474487139...'' he only voices the younger brother before and after the time skip, replacing Creator/SpikeSpencer as Gideon in his childhood, while the role of Jakob is recast with Creator/SamRiegel.
16	* NoExportForYou: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]]. While the [[Platform/PlayStation3 PS3]]-exclusive ''Replicant'' never left Japan in its pre-remake form, ''Gestalt'' was released on both [=PS3=] and Platform/Xbox360 overseas — but stayed a [=X360=] exclusive in Japan.
17	* PosthumousCredit: The ferryman with the red bag is voiced by Brad Venable, who passed away several months before the remake's release.
18	* PlayingAgainstType: [[spoiler:Tyrann]] is a sleazy, smooth-talking and murderous thug; far from a typical role for Creator/SpikeSpencer.
19	* RemadeForTheExport: ''[=NieR=] Replicant'' was remade for eighth-generation consoles as ''[=NieR=] Replicant ver. 1.22474487139...'', with revamped combat, upgraded graphics and re-recorded voice acting.
20	* RoleReprise: Most of the cast of ''[=NieR=] Gestalt'', including Creator/JamiesonPrice, returns for ''[=NieR=] Replicant ver. 1.22474487139...''
21	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
22	** Some of the stuff that was planned but cut was detailed in the supplementary Grimoire Nier; however, this stuff ended up being incorporated into the 2021 ''Nier Replicant'' remake:
23	*** Originally, there was going to be a final ending that takes place after D where [[spoiler:Nier is brought back into existence at around the age he first met Kainé at, with no memories of who he is. He runs into Kainé, who also has no idea who he is (after all he removed himself from existence), but they go off to presumably to live their new lives together. On a practical note, it would also free up whatever name you used for the Nier who was erased for future files, as normally whatever names you use are permanently unusable from then on. Due to time and budget concerns, this ending was never put in the original game proper, but it was detailed in supplementary material as Ending E. Ending E eventually became a reality, name restoration and all, for the remake.]]
24	*** The mission "The Little Mermaid" was originally intended to be in the original game, but due to the same time and budget constraints, it was relegated to the side story Grimoire Nier until it was formally incorporated in the remake.
25	*** While weapon stories were a staple in the ''Drakengard'' games and were present in ''Automata'', they weren't present in the original release of ''Nier'' and were relegated to side material. Like everything else, it was formally added to the remake.
26	** The game's original concept had a fairy tale theme, with a young boy [[http://something-very-special.tumblr.com/post/24669007400/concept-art-weiss collecting thirteen grimoires]] to save a mysterious girl — like a DarkerAndEdgier ''Franchise/KingdomHearts''. The final game retains some of this: most Shades are named after fairy tale characters, like [[Literature/PeterPan Hook]] and [[NurseryRhyme Mother Goose]]. Many of these ideas were later resurrected for the mobile game ''VideoGame/SINoALICE''.
27	** At one point a Platform/PlaystationVita version of the game was in development that would have combined both the ''Replicant'' and ''Gestalt'' versions into a single game, but was cancelled because Square wanted to focus more development time and effort towards ''VideoGame/DragonQuestX''.
28	** There was going to be moments where it was revealed that Nier felt some resentment towards Yonah for having to take care of her all the time. Taro decided against putting it in due to the emotional impact it would have brought. While not confirmed, it also has been speculated that part of why it was removed was because of the implications it would bring for those playing ''Gestalt'' over ''Replicant'' due to Nier being Yonah's father in ''Gestalt'' instead of her brother like in ''Replicant''.
29	** In an odd twist of fate, Emi Evans only ended up doing the vocal work for the game because Keiichi Okabe was commissioned for ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution'' and the song the two made together didn't make the cut.
30	** Grimoire Rubrum was going to be the first boss in an earlier version of the game. This is why the boss theme is called "Deep Crimson Foe".
31	** In a fairly humorous example, Kainé was originally intended to wear heavily concealing clothes, but when Yoko Taro said that she'd wear clothes that would cover her "half-shade form," rather than correctly interpreting it as "clothes which protect her from the light and hide her nature," the character designer interpreted it as "clothes that covered half her body," leading to designs of her in lingerie with her limbs on one side completely bandaged up. This being Yoko Taro, he decided this was a lot more striking than his idea and just rolled with it.
32	* WordOfGay: The creators confirmed that Emil is in love with Brother Nier during interviews. When asked if it might just be platonic, they outright insisted he's gay.
33	* WordOfGod: According to Yoko Taro, the game's story was inspired by the events of 9/11.
34	** Reflected in one of the loading screen journal entries written by Yonah early in the game - [[SignificantBirthDate Nier's birthday is September 11th. However this is only for Father Nier, as Brother Nier's birthday is June 6.]]
35	** Emil's fate ultimately was revealed to be [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/NierAutomata fighting an alien invasion]]]] in a drama cd.

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