So first thing’s first, and that’s to explain that some of her clothes actually provide functionality in the world of NieR:Automata. How can she be expected to run around, fighting machines when she’s wearing those ridiculous high-heeled boots? How can she see when she’s wearing a blindfold? Wouldn’t her skirt flapping around be distracting? You get the idea. One of the biggest arguments against 2B’s design is the lack of functionality it would appear to provide.
(Here’s the link to a spoiler-free article about why you should definitely play this game, even if you’re skeptical about it.) Before reading further, be warned that this article contains MASSIVE SPOILERS for NieR:Automata, so please go play it for yourself before continuing. However, in this article I’ll attempt to explain why it actually sort of makes sense for 2B to be dressed the way that she is within the context of the game. As I asked in my article on how 2017’s depiction of women in games was, why would an android designed to battle wear high-heeled boots and a blindfold? On the surface, 2B’s outfit seems pretty ridiculous. Additionally, it would also seem that the outfit just doesn’t make sense, given the events of NieR:Automata. To a western audience, however, it looks like 2B is simply the product of straight male sexualization and fetishization. In the game’s home country of Japan, it’s not quite as outrageous, as 2B’s clothes are apparently emulative of Japanese Gothic Lolita fashion, though there are some obvious liberties taken (I can’t imagine a whole lot of Japanese models are walking down the runway with blindfolds on). Whether you like it or hate it, you can’t say it hasn’t had some kind of impression on you. One of the things that’s sure to influence people’s first impressions of NieR:Automata is the way the protagonist, 2B, is dressed. I wrote an article a couple of weeks ago to coincide with the game’s Japanese release, and now today (March 7) I’ll be writing another for the first anniversary of its North American release. Alright, so NieR:Automata is one of my favorite games of all time and I’m currently in the process of celebrating the game’s first anniversary by writing some articles about it.
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