NieR: Automata - Meet All Playable Characters

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NieR: Automata's narrative unfolds across three distinct playthroughs, each offering a unique perspective on the story. Even after the initial credits roll, the third playthrough reveals there's much more to explore. To fully experience the game, you'll want to complete all three main playthroughs, which lead to various endings, some more detailed than others. Certain endings require specific actions from particular characters. Here's a guide to the three playable characters and how to switch between them.

All Playable Characters In NieR: Automata

The heart of NieR: Automata's story centers on three characters: 2B, 9S, and A2. 2B and 9S, as partners, share the most screen time, depending on your progression through the playthroughs. Each character brings a unique combat style to the table, ensuring a fresh experience even with the same plug-in chips across all three playthroughs. While 2B, 9S, and A2 are all playable, switching between them isn't always straightforward.

How To Switch Characters In NieR: Automata

In your first playthrough, you're locked into playing as 2B. The second playthrough shifts to 9S, and the third playthrough allows you to switch between 2B, 9S, and A2 as the story progresses.

Once you've reached one of the main endings, you unlock Chapter Select mode. This feature lets you choose any of the game's 17 chapters and select which character to play as, provided that character was available in that chapter. The numbers on the right side of the screen indicate completed or incomplete side quests, and if a character has numbers during a chapter, you can replay it as that character.

In later chapters, especially in the third playthrough, some sections are restricted to specific characters. However, using Chapter Select, you can switch characters at any time by choosing a chapter where that character was playable during the main story. Remember to save before switching chapters, as progress made in Chapter Select mode will carry over, allowing you to level up all three characters' shared levels as you aim for the maximum level.