Why is A2 called A2 and not 2A like 2B and 9S ?

[Queen Trixianna The First]

Seriously, this is borderline game breaking.

[Aemony]

Probably because of these reasons?

* https://www.reddit.com/r/nier/comments/61286f/til_the_meaning_of_letters_in_android_names_no/dfb4ebh/

* https://www.reddit.com/r/nier/comments/61286f/til_the_meaning_of_letters_in_android_names_no/dfb7po0/

[Shabbro96]

are you ♥♥♥♥♥♥ deaf the game gives nearly every detail about that

[Minneyar]

If you are seriously curious and haven't beaten the game yet, you should know that the answers to that question will go into spoiler territory.

[MicroStutterEngine]

Massive spoiler territory

[devSin]

It's a Shakespeare reference.

[shadowsfm]

i beat the game and haven't figured it out -goes and read the links-

[Osfene]

Maybe it means “All to be nice”（A2 2B 9S）

[Exarch_Alpha]

Because philosophy shenanigans.

Also A2 was a prototype and if you look at history, most prototypes are finished with different names.

[JamJackEvo]

2B is also a pencil. 9S is also a pen. There is no 2A stationery equivalent, so they went with A2, which means A2-sized paper.

That's how I rationalize it anyway.

[Queen Trixianna The First]

This actually makes so much sense ! Thank you, you made the game so much better.

[Hued]

Perpetually trapped in an never-ending cycle, etc.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/524220/discussions/0/1327844097124191834/