


The character's creator, Yoko Taro, has stated that he believes the character resonated with players due to her personality and design. This makes said units more prone to malfunction and going rogue. Though supposedly a miniature fusion reactor, it is later revealed to have been created from machine lifeform cores, as installing "standard AI" was considered "inhumane" for the ultimately disposable YoRHa androids. As with all other YoRHa, her consciousness is contained within a unique type of core, the Black Box, which creates a massive energy detonation upon touching another Box. A removable black blindfold covers her eyes and functions as a head-up display.ĢB possesses superhuman combat abilities, and the ability to backup her consciousness to her base at the Bunker, obtaining a new copy of her body from storage. Under her skirt is a white leotard that is revealed if her outfit is damaged in battle, or she activates her self-destruct function. She also has some other accoutrements reminiscent of Lolita fashion. She wears a short black dress adorned with feathers and white gloves with black designs, as well as a pair of over-knee boots on high heels with strings on the back. Her uniform has been praised as an example of haute couture in video games.ĢB has silvery white hair and pale skin, a beauty mark at the right of her lips, with a distinctly human appearance and features. She has been noted as a popular character amongst fans both for her personality and character design, and has had cameo appearances in numerous games. She disdains open displays of emotion, believing them to be unnecessary, although she hides emotional trauma and anger over the missions she is forced to complete. Her personality is cold, collected, and quick-thinking in dire situations, a trait of her model line that was inherited from her predecessor A2, whom she resembles perfectly. Her Type B designation indicates that she specializes in front-line combat, and she is able to wield two weapons and use a large variety of combat styles.
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A humanoid combat android created as part of the YoRHa squadron, her mission is to liberate Earth from hostile machine lifeforms created by an unnamed alien race. 2 Type B") is the main protagonist of Act 1 of the 2017 video game Nier: Automata.
