
Boss encountered are identified by their introductory title that will be displayed just before combat begins. Some of these bosses may first be encountered As NPCs to introduce some Lore and backstory before they are inevitably faced in a Combat encounter as a Boss.

A Boss encounter will usually signify game progress or a chapter ending when following the main storyline. Bosses are special larger Enemies that can be encountered throughout the game in different Locations. For NPC and merchant information, visit Emil's regular NPC page here. He is a returning character from the first game, he is a disembodied head that possesses the body of a heavily-modified auto rickshaw. In one of the secret endings, he appears as a Boss Encounter. Emil is originally a beloved NPC that owns a Merchant Stock and distributes a quest of his own. character from the first game, he is a disembodied head that possesses the body of a heavily-modified auto rickshaw. The clone Emil will refer to the female android 2B as "beautiful" when he's first spoken to as A2, though whether this is out of a genuine attraction is unclear.Emil Clones is a Boss in NieR: Automata. Whether or not the clone (who had none of the original's memories prior to the sidequest "Emil's Memories") is also attracted to men is unknown. In Automata, this is not brought up at all, possibly because Automata's Emil is a clone of Gestalt/RepliCant's Emil. has Emil mention how he's jealous of Fyra, and responding to Nier's comment about how he'll find a bride someday with, "Huh? Oh, right.
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makes his identity slightly more blatant than the original English version, such as a scene where Emil states that he wishes to get married some day after watching Fyra's wedding- in the 2010 game, he says he'd like to get married if he can "find a girl who doesn't mind what I look like," (as this scene takes place after Emil loses his human form) whereas ver.1.22474487139. This was outright confirmed by game director Yoko Taro in a 2011 interview and in the book Grimoire Nier, saying that Emil was gay and did have feelings for Nier. In both Gestalt and RepliCant, Emil is implied to have a crush on main protagonist Nier. Self destruction (NieR: Automata Ending Y only)Įmil is a major character and party member in NieR Gestalt and NieR RepliCant, and a non-playable character acting as a shop vendor in NieR: Automata.
