So why can 9S read boss names and 2B can't?

[TheLastLion]

And why are almost all bosses bearing German names or words. Like "Grün", might as well call some bosses Führer.

[Bombast]

The bosses are named after doom and gloom philosophers. So... you know.

As for the boss names, 9S is both a hacker, and an intelligence unit. 2B is not. So 9S can see them because he knows them, and 2B can't because she doesn't.

[Northern]

2B can see only runes of fake "ancient language" which exists in Drakengard and Nier universes. Later in Story 9S Pod will translate ths language, Maybe that's why.

About Names i guess that's just japanese Humor. For example Goliaths you find in Factory named after Philosophers-Marxists, Creators of Dialectic Logic and Founders of Worker's Movement.

[Tim Timsen]

Originally posted by DonGurke:

And why are almost all bosses bearing German names or words. Like "Grün", might as well call some bosses Führer.

WWII has been over for almost 72 years...
And if that was a joke - *cough*bad excuse*cough* - then all you get from me is a gentle "Boo".
Also, those names aren't from "bad german people".

Anyway, this game isn't the only japanese product that features german names or terms, there are some anime series that use german stuff. Some producers say "Because it sounds awesome", some others say "I like how silly the pronounciations are".
Example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EUuYxXJ6MY


Now to the question in your title: 2B doesn't care.

[FeedbacK777]

9S and 2B,you mean.
And the names are not the way they are for no reason, they are all names of philosophers.
Grün would be Karl Theodor Ferdinand Grün.
other examples that come to mind are Pascal, Blaise Pascal, known for Pascal’s Wager
Sartre is Jean-Paul Sartre, known for Existentialism and many female lovers
Beauvoir (opera boss) is Simone de Beauvoir, existentialist philosopher, had a relationship with Sartre
Engels (goliath boss) is Friedrich Engels, Marxist theory
Marx (the cranes you fight before Engels) is Karl Marx
i'm sure there's more,is just i haven't gone too far into the game due to crashes happening

[TheLastLion]

That's actually pretty sweet, haven't payed attention that much for the real names.

[Bombast]

Originally posted by DonGurke:

That's actually pretty sweet, haven't payed attention that much for the real names.

If you missed it...


2B - To be, as in 'To be or not to be'
9S - Nein ist, which is German for 'Is Not'

And after you finish the third game...


A2 - Et tu, a phrase in reference to Ceasar's last words, 'Et tu, Brute'

[rednoahl]

Originally posted by DonGurke:

And why are almost all bosses bearing German names or words. Like "Grün", might as well call some bosses Führer.

The game is set in Berlin.

9S uses a type of magic as do the pods - you can tell by the angelic script, and so he can read it since he is a magic user himself.

[awanderingswordsman]

Er, in route C 9S is shown to not even know what angelic language is nor can he read it. His pod however translates it for him. Presumably 042 can do the same but maybe not since it wasn't paired with a scanner model.

[Johnman]

Originally posted by rednoahl:

Originally posted by DonGurke:

And why are almost all bosses bearing German names or words. Like "Grün", might as well call some bosses Führer.

The game is set in Berlin.

9S uses a type of magic as do the pods - you can tell by the angelic script, and so he can read it since he is a magic user himself.

Mind officially blown. Also gnostic undertones gallore.

[Scorpix]

It reminds an original Nier. During the first playthrough you were fighting with bad shadows. In the second however, you started to understand what are they talking about, which has gave them a lot deeper emotional background. The same is here.

[Janx]

As for more german references, the year is 11945, literally 10,000 years after the end of WWII.

[yarrmateys]

i don't think it's set anywhere near berlin. read all the intel items you obtain from the locked chests. they imply it's set in japan, possibly around tokyo area.

[ventrix]

Originally posted by Bombast:

Originally posted by DonGurke:

That's actually pretty sweet, haven't payed attention that much for the real names.

If you missed it...


2B - To be, as in 'To be or not to be'
9S - Nein ist, which is German for 'Is Not'

And after you finish the third game...


A2 - Et tu, a phrase in reference to Ceasar's last words, 'Et tu, Brute'

What utter bs.
Your translation is wrong and makes no sense in German.
B just means Battle unit
S means Scanner unit
There i no other "meaning" to it besides what some fans like to interpret to feel smarter.

[Schlappohr Pyro]

Originally posted by ventrix:

Originally posted by Bombast:

If you missed it...


2B - To be, as in 'To be or not to be'
9S - Nein ist, which is German for 'Is Not'

And after you finish the third game...


A2 - Et tu, a phrase in reference to Ceasar's last words, 'Et tu, Brute'

What utter bs.
Your translation is wrong and makes no sense in German.
B just means Battle unit
S means Scanner unit
There i no other "meaning" to it besides what some fans like to interpret to feel smarter.

Maybe to add "Nein ist", doesnt mean "is not". "Ist nicht" would be "is not".

[Aerionoth]

Originally posted by 红脚鲣鸟:

Originally posted by ventrix:

What utter bs.
Your translation is wrong and makes no sense in German.
B just means Battle unit
S means Scanner unit
There i no other "meaning" to it besides what some fans like to interpret to feel smarter.

Maybe to add "Nein ist", doesnt mean "is not". "Ist nicht" would be "is not".

Yeah, a bit of a stretch reading that much into their names; but who the hell knows with Taro...
German translation for "to be or not to be" is "sein oder nicht sein". See the last part? N(ine)icht S(ein)