9S

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, commonly called 9S and informally "Nines", is a fictional character from the 2017 action role-playing game Nier: Automata developed by PlatinumGames and published by Square Enix. One of the game's three protagonists, 9S is a YoRHa squadron "Scanner" reconnaissance android known for his outgoing personality and his curiosity about the world and the machine lifeforms that inhabit it. Androids, created by humans, fight against the machine lifeforms, with the conflict turning into a prolonged proxy war. The latest addition to the android forces is YoRHa, an elite android fighting force based in the orbital Bunker and communicating directly with the Council of Humanity on the Moon. YoRHa models 9S and 2B are sent down as part of a reconnaissance force to investigate local machine behaviour and aid local Resistance forces. 9S was created by game designer Yoko Taro from the final moments of the video game Nier: Automata, setting him as an antagonistic, lonely warrior opposing the rebellious android A2 and then coming up with a new scenario that would explain his transformation from a kind android to such a broken-down character. He is voiced by Natsuki Hanae in Japanese and Kyle McCarley in English. Critical response to 9S's character has been positive for his role in the story and relationship with 2B in both the game and the animated adaptation Nier: Automata Ver1.1a.…

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