History Heartwarming / NierAutomata

** Early in A2's part of Route C/D/E, you're asked by a bunch of young children machines to make a place for them to play in. A2, of course, grumbles about why she should help them in the first place...but does it anyway and gets the gratitude of the kids in return. D'aww. Pascal even thanks you for helping the kids. Keep in mind this is the machine-hating bastard who stabbed the Forest King without any single word.

** Meta: 2B and 9S's actual voice actors, Creator/KiraBuckland and Creator/KyleMcCarley [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRhREyaKy_U playing through Ending E together]].
** Another meta one. There are stories of people reaching out to those who sacrificed their save files, thanking them.
** WordOfGod states that this particular ending was inspired by this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts_4vOUDImE Coca-Cola ad]] as detailed by this [[https://www.pcgamer.com/yoko-taro-explains-how-a-coca-cola-ad-inspired-nier-automata/ interview.]]

** Emil is also the source of a meta heartwarming moment. Automata's world is set after Ending D of the original Nier, where Nier sacrifices his entire existence for Kainé's sake, such that nobody would remember him. But despite that, Emil clearly does remember him, such as the end of Emil's Memories, where he talks about the original Emil spending time at Kainé's house with ''people'' he loved, or the end of Emil's Determination, where he tells the Emil clones that "This is the world my friend tried to save".

* A meta one: Yoko Taro ''did it.'' He finally made a game which received wide mainstream success, and good advertising. He did not fail to Atlus's new game as per [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhWGuV6mcE4&t=127s this video]].
** Also: this game did so well that it ''saved [=PlatinumGames=]''. After the cancellation of ''Scalebound'', Platinum had been left with one less major project to work on, and one less major source of funding. Yoko Taro and his pitch for a cult-hit's sequel were the spark that turned things around for the action-game developer. The fact that many people at Platinum were also fans of the original ''VideoGame/{{Nier}}'' just makes their chance to improve upon it that much sweeter.
** And then, after all that, a remake of the original Nier was made and released, featuring new content and overhauled combat. It’s safe to say Yoko Taro has finally gotten the success he deserved.

* Background music in Resistance Camp doesn't have woodwind track (or vocal track after the Bunker is destroyed) to back it up every time you returned to the location, unless you talk to Anemone. Indeed, home doesn't feel like home until you say 'I'm back'.

* Even after many, ''many'' centuries, Emil still maintains [[VideoGame/{{Nier}} Kainé's shack]] all by his lonesome. Intertwined with TearJerker, particularly when you hear "Kaine (Salvation)" kicking in when you come with Emil to see the shack amongst a field of Lunar Tears.
** Emil is also the source of a meta heartwarming moment. Automata's world is set after Ending D of the original Nier, where Nier sacrifices his entire existence for Kaine's sake, such that nobody would remember him. But despite that, Emil clearly does remember him, such as the end of Emil's Memories, where he talks about the original Emil spending time at Kaine's house with ''people'' he loved, or the end of Emil's Determination, where he tells the Emil clones that "This is the world my friend tried to save".

-->'''2B:''' [[NotSoStoic You son of a]]-- ''[[UnstoppableRage I'll kill you!]]'' ''RAAAAAAGGGGHHHHH!!''

-->'''2B:''' [[NotSoStoic You son of a]]-- ''[[UnstoppableRage I'll kill you!]]''

* End of Route A/B during the final boss fight again demonstrates that beneath her emotionless veneer, she has rock-solid faith in his abilities and would trust him with her life. In response to 9S deciding to hack Eve, Pod 042 says his chances of success are too low and that [[DirtyCoward 2B should just abandon 9S and run off to save herself.]] This is the only time in the game she gets truly furious at her Pod.

* 2B's treatment of 9S tends to be dismissive at best. But when [[spoiler:9S gets taken captive and crucified on sticks by Adam]] in the Copied City during the first playthrough:
-->'''2B''': [[spoiler:[[NotSoStoic You son of a]]-- ''[[UnstoppableRage I'll kill you!]]'']]

--->'''2B''': Come on. Let's go home. ''([[PietaPlagiarism picks him up and carries him off]])''
* End of Route A/B during the final boss fight again demonstrates that beneath her emotionless veneer, she has rock-solid faith in his abilities and would trust him with her life. [[spoiler:In response to 9S deciding to hack Eve]], Pod 042 says his chances of success are too low and that [[DirtyCoward 2B should just abandon 9S and run off to save herself.]] This is the only time in the game she gets truly furious at her Pod.
-->'''2B''': ''Shut up!'' If 9S says he can do it, '''''then he will!'''''
* Early on, you learn that some machines have become non-hostile. And while there is a war between machines and androids and both can be pretty ruthless, the Resistance camp and Pascal's village seems to be in friendly terms, with some androids even living in Pascal's village. The us-versus-them mentality isn't as present as the first game; and if circumstances were different, the androids and machines wouldn't even ''be'' at war against each other. Later on, [[spoiler:the machines send a proposal for a peace treaty towards the Bunker (with surprisingly ''mixed'' results)]]. This being a ''Nier'' game, however, it all goes to hell real quick.
** [[spoiler:Early in A2's part of Route C/D/E, you're asked by a bunch of young children machines to make a place for them to play in. A2, of course, grumbles about why she should help them in the first place...but does it anyway and gets the gratitude of the kids in return. D'aww. Pascal even thanks you for helping the kids. Keep in mind this is the machine-hating bastard who stabbed the Forest King without any single word.]]

** Even when [[spoiler:he's at the absolute end of his sanity and has sworn to annihilate all machines]] in routes C and D, he is still rather friendly with Pascal.
* A2's [[spoiler: last words to 9S in Route C's ending in this, (coupled with being a tearjerker because she's about to [[FaceDeathWithDignity commit suicide, after saving him]].) Even with all his anger towards her and everything that just happened, she responds with nothing but care... and all because 2B asked her to.]]

** [[NoExportForYou Japanese-only]] [=YoRHa=] Stage Play reveals that it's also because [[spoiler:she knew too damn well how it is to lose a friend]].
* A small one, but near the end of Ending D, [[spoiler:we have the Terminals' recreation of Adam and Eve on the Ark...with Adam holding his sleeping brother, [[BookEnds mirroring their first appearance]]. This new Adam and Eve have no reason to be antagonistic towards 9S and the androids, since they aren't the same duo 2B and 9S fought back in Route A/B. It's rather poignant when Adam happily offers 9S a place on the ark because, where his last incarnation knew Hatred, this version of Adam knows ''empathy''.]]
* ''[[GoldenEnding Ending E.]]'' [[spoiler:In a desperate attempt by Pod 042 to attempt to preserve 2B's, 9S's, and A2's memories, and subsequently their lives; he goes on a SuicideMission, which manifests for the player in the form of an ''extremely'' difficult MiniGameCredits. When you die too many times (and ''[[PrepareToDie you will]]'', as eventually the patterns for the bullets become nigh-physically-''impossible'' to navigate and shoot the credits through), messages from other ''N:A'' players worldwide will start appearing, and you are given help by other people who have played the game that give you more ships to surround your own and give you the strength to beat it and save the main characters' lives (all while ''Weight of the World'' [[TriumphantReprise swells a trilingual chorus]], by the way). Pod 042 then tells you that said help from the other players came from them [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificing their data]], much like what happened in Ending D of the first game. You are then given the option to do so yourself, and pay the kindness forwards. You don't ''have'' to, and you are told [[WhatYouAreInTheDark that you're the only one who will know if you choose to refuse]], but considering your success was only made possible by other players being selfless...]]
** [[spoiler:During the SuicideMission, Pod 042 states that he gained a consciousness of his own when "we six" connected and exchanged information. That counts Pod 042, Pod 153, 2B, 9S, A2...and who else? Who else shared in their struggles? That would be '''''you''''', the player, and 042 is fighting the odds to give everyone a happy ending thanks in part to you!]]
*** [[spoiler:Although version above is possible, he probably was speaking of pods 042a, 042b, 042c, 153a, 153b and 153c, which all show up later during the ending E.]]
** [[spoiler:The final shots of the game, with 2B and 9S lying next to each other and A2 sitting peacefully on a windowsill. It really gives off a sense of accomplishment, that these 3 survived...because ''you'', the player, [[EarnYourHappyEnding wanted a happy ending for them]]. You save the last three [=YoRHa=] androids by digging your heels in and [[DefiantToTheEnd telling the odds to piss off]] until reinforcements could reach you.]]
** [[spoiler:The chorus in this version of "Weight of the World" is made up of the game's development team, and the original ''[=YoRHa=]'' idol group who worked with Yoko Taro on several of his past projects. To capture the same impact from the in-game version, the [[https://youtu.be/gUGZzp6kY60?t=3915 live concert]] version similarly followed suit by having the vocalists encourage the audience to join in on the chorus.]]

** Another meta one. [[spoiler:There are stories of people reaching out to those who sacrificed their save files, thanking them]].
** WordOfGod [[spoiler:states that this particular ending was inspired by this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts_4vOUDImE Coca-Cola ad]] as detailed by this [[https://www.pcgamer.com/yoko-taro-explains-how-a-coca-cola-ad-inspired-nier-automata/ interview.]] ]]

** [[spoiler: Of course, this becomes a TearJerker when the Bunker is hit by the logic virus. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N0qSSYKkew One of the last things you hear from 6O is her thanking 2B for the pictures of the flowers as her mind is slowly breaking down.]] 2B's reaction is small, but she is clearly affected by it.]]
* Background music in Resistance Camp doesn't have woodwind track (or [[spoiler:vocal track after the Bunker is destroyed]]) to back it up every time you returned to the location, unless you talk to Anemone. [[spoiler:Indeed, home doesn't feel like home until you say 'I'm back'.]]
-->'''Anemone''': "[[spoiler:I'm glad you made it back safely.]]"
* Even after many, ''many'' centuries, Emil still [[spoiler:maintains [[VideoGame/{{Nier}} Kainé's shack]] all by his lonesome.]] Intertwined with TearJerker, particularly when you hear [[spoiler:"Kaine (Salvation)"]] kicking in when you [[spoiler:come with Emil to see the shack amongst a field of Lunar Tears.]]
** Emil is also the source of a meta heartwarming moment. Automata's world is set after Ending D of the original Nier, where [[spoiler:Nier sacrifices his entire existence for Kaine's sake, such that nobody would remember him.]] But despite that, [[spoiler:Emil clearly does remember him, such as the end of Emil's Memories, where he talks about the original Emil spending time at Kaine's house with ''people'' he loved, or the end of Emil's Determination, where he tells the Emil clones that "This is the world my friend tried to save"]]

-->'''Resistance Member''': "[[spoiler:We must survive at all costs. This is no time to be fainthearted!]]"
** Another crossover with TearJerker: despite 9S [[spoiler:harboring lingering hatred for 2E for "betraying" him, he still goes out of his way to mourn her provided you completed both the above sidequest and "Emil's Memories" during Route A/B and make him come back down to the underground Lunar Tears field.]]
* A meta one: Yoko Taro ''did it.'' He finally made a game which recieved wide mainstream success, and good advertising. He did not fail to Atlus's new game as per [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhWGuV6mcE4&t=127s this video]].