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I considered taking the mask. Robbing Emil felt too wrong.
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Jan 16, 2018 02:06
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I assume he doesn't react to you wearing it?
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Jan 16, 2018 02:08
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Jade Rider posted:I might be a bit slow but I just realized Emil's shop jingle is a remixed version of this. Hahaha, so that’s what those mysterious moon language words really mean.
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Jan 16, 2018 02:09
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Jan 16, 2018 02:52
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Jade Rider posted:I might be a bit slow but I just realized Emil's shop jingle is a remixed version of this. This was actually a Problem when going back to read Id's Nier Gestalt LP. Kainé and Emil were trying to have a touching dramatic scene outside the mansion. And suddenly the weird pseudorussianlatin starts up. And all my brain can hear is o/' ~my stuuuuuuuffff's so cheeeeaaaaap~ o/' Totally killed the moment.
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Jan 16, 2018 03:08
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Tunicate posted:I assume he doesn't react to you wearing it? I think Nines is wearing it in that screenshot.
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Jan 16, 2018 03:11
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Leraika posted:I think Nines is wearing it in that screenshot. Yep, 9S is wearing it in that shot where he's talking to Emil after.
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Jan 16, 2018 03:18
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placid saviour posted:How do people keep being this loving stupid? They used to say there were two things that were infinite. The universe, and human stupidity. As we've found the universe has limits, stupidity has had to take up the slack.
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Jan 16, 2018 04:07
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I wonder how many people saw that room full of corpses and just Nope!'d the gently caress out of there. I was sorely tempted myself, but curiosity got the better of me (that fucker always gets me into trouble).chiasaur11 posted:They used to say there were two things that were infinite. The universe, and human stupidity. Three things actually. Asshatery is also a constant. People tend to forget that one because the line between dumbass and jackass tends to be pretty blurry.
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Jan 16, 2018 09:33
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So no fights with Emil? I wanted to see if we could hack him. 
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Jan 16, 2018 09:41
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I could never take the mask. gently caress 100% completion, I'll cause towns to be slaughtered, but I won't steal from the Top Boy.
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Jan 16, 2018 10:36
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I mostly didnt steal the mask because i was afraid Emil would kill me.
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Jan 16, 2018 10:56
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Iretep posted:I mostly didnt steal the mask because i was afraid Emil would kill me. After everything that happened with 9S I figured it would be the best way for him to die.
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Jan 16, 2018 12:38
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I took the mask on 9S because he totally seems the type to steal from someone because he’s a creepy, stalker-type fan.
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Jan 16, 2018 13:17
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I took it because I figured I could show it to him later and be like "hey, can I have this friendo? there's a ton of em anyways" and then Emil complained about thieves and I never got the chance to explain so 
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Jan 16, 2018 13:33
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What if... the Emil that 2B found is still rolling around somewhere and the "Emil" driving the truck around is actually an android who fastened an Emil mask to the front of the truck and is using a voice modulator? If people keep stealing his masks, eventually he won't be able to keep the scam going!
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Jan 16, 2018 20:49
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...! posted:What if... the Emil that 2B found is still rolling around somewhere and the "Emil" driving the truck around is actually an android who fastened an Emil mask to the front of the truck and is using a voice modulator? If people keep stealing his masks, eventually he won't be able to keep the scam going! We've clearly seen that mask can only be worn in an askew manner which doesn't hide the face, c'mon 
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Jan 17, 2018 10:25
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Episode CXLIII: Naughty Boy.jpg) So who is ready to be a dick to Emil for no reason other than the true completionist’s sociopathic tendencies and utter lack of morals? .jpg) Well guess what? That’s exactly what we’re going to have to go do now. Emil mentioned he had burglars and had to lock up his valuables in a chest. Hence why 9S, our resident safe cracker android, is needed for this excursion. Thanks to that elevator shortcut we activated, we can pop straight down to the bottom level of these caves and quickly jog over to Emil’s House. .jpg) ...Just carefully tiptoe past the increasingly worrying pile of android corpses.  Music: Emil ~ Sacrifice .jpg) .jpg) Sure enough, a sealed chest has been placed in Emil’s House. Pod 153 has given up on dissuading 9S from his thievery. It’s aware of the dark path of completionism and self-destruction he is walking and that there is no way to stop him. No one stops. So it’s just a quick and dirty hack and we .jpg) .jpg) .jpg) An Emil Head accessory. This is almost certainly just a hollowed out dead Emil clone 9S has decided to stick on his head like the disrespectful little poo poo he is... Music: ENDS .jpg) That’s all there was locked away in Emil’s pad. I hope you’re happy, 9S. Now let’s just skip on past the android killing field and head back to the sur— .jpg) Gah! This isn’t what it looks like... OK... Maybe it is exactly what it looks like. But... .jpg) .jpg)  <pops a sick wheelie and barrels straight for 9S>Music: The Sound of the End (Vocal) .jpg) Time for one of the two superbosses in the core game of NieR: Automata – Emil, Upset Top Boy. It wasn’t enough to go steal from him once. You had to go and double dip and now it’s time to face the consequences. .jpg) .jpg) So if you were wondering why there are more android corpses here than almost any other part of the game, it’s that Emil is a Level 99 enemy and is NOT loving about. It’s hard to notice in battle, but via the magic of screenshots we can see Emil has changed his store flag and truck decal to reflect he is now pissed at our android’s thievery. .jpg) .jpg) Emil’s primary means of attack is tearing across the room either aiming directly for 9S or dropping scores of bouncing Emil heads. These are functionally identical to the bouncy energy orbs the machine lifeform tanks drop just lasting WAY longer and in enclosed space. Except they’re Emil heads. Also... .jpg) ...they hurt! Even at Level 99, Emil heads will take off a fifth to a quarter of 9S’s HP on contact. Getting rammed by Emil can easily take off a third of our health bar. And again, we are at the level cap. If you come fighting Emil even ten levels lower... well... there’s a good reason why there’s dozens of dead player corpses in this room. .jpg) Everyone once in a while Emil’s car will run out of steam and spark for a while. This is a good time to lay on some damage safely. In fact, it's very important to beat the poo poo out of Emil during these times because he can potentially unleash a gigantic AOE attack that can potentially one-shot even a Level 99 character. Though it's fairly rare. That said, we can't be too close while attacking, because once he’s up and running again Emil will pop a few donuts before charging around the room again. If you’re wondering, yes Emil can be hacked. Though he is VERY resistant to hacking and it takes a good 10+ seconds to initiate a single hack. .jpg) Once Emil drops to 50% HP, he enters the second phase of the fight. Which... just makes him go faster. But it does get a music change! New Music: Emil's Shop Theme (DEATH) (You should listen to this. Yes, it’s supposed to sound like that.) .jpg) .jpg) That’s not to say Emil is without any new tricks in phase 2. In fact, he has one extremely powerful attack left at his disposal. .jpg) .jpg) A room sweeping doom laser, naturally. Emil was always good with doom lasers. Remember that one time he nuked the Aerie? Good times. Getting hit with this laser will take off 35-50% HP on 9S at our currently levels. Anything less and it will straight up one shot him. I got real lucky during this fight and Emil was technically on higher geometry at the edge of the room so the laser swung harmlessly over 9S’s head. Anyway, other the optic blast, that’s about it to the Emil boss fight. Once he’s defeated... .jpg) Well, go ahead and use this room for whatever you like. I don’t mind. Music: Blissful Death .jpg) Our reward for stealing from Emil and then beating him up like a huge piece of poo poo is the final weapon in NieR: Automata – Emil Heads! .jpg) Emil Heads are combat bracers so 9S will be lobbing around Emil heads while A2/2B will just stuff hollowed out Emil Heads as gloves to punch machines to death. That’s one way to do it... Basic upgrades grant Stun Up making enemies easier to stagger... so functionally useless since almost everything is resistant as hell/immune to staggering at this point. At maximum level, Emil Heads gain Insanity which makes them talk every time they’re used to attack! O... K...?  Hey there! Thanks, friendo! Take this! Step aside please, coming through! Emil BEAM! Emil BLAST!Alright then... Well, let’s take a look at the very final weapon story to date in a Drakenier game... Emil Heads posted:
b.jpg) So a reminder. NieR: Automata takes place in 11945 AD. This weapon story’s date give is 477-8 years in the future from now. Err... make of all that what you will... In any case, that’s 100% weapon collection. Now it’s just a matter of upgrading ‘em all to max to unlock the final sidequest. But that’s for another day... .jpg) So err... no hard feelings... Right, Emil? E-Emil...? Not feeling very chatty, huh? That’s understandable. Err... .jpg) We will just... go now... Take it easy, Emil. Thanks for the err... Emils...    Video: Emil Boss Battle (You should probably watch this.)   Emil Concept Art – Well... Top Boy could have been way more horrifying in his sequel appearance... The Dark Id fucked around with this message at 19:50 on Jan 17, 2018 |
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Jan 17, 2018 19:43
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Also I have no idea the exact mechanics surrounding it, but Emil also has an instant death attack that happens in the second half of the fight.
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Jan 17, 2018 19:48
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Emil  Poor boy just wants to scoot around and sell people things.
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Jan 17, 2018 20:03
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To be honest, I'm surprised it took us four whole Yoko Taro games to get to "Grafting insane talking heads to your arms and punching people to death with them"
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Jan 17, 2018 20:06
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Hunt11 posted:Also I have no idea the exact mechanics surrounding it, but Emil also has an instant death attack that happens in the second half of the fight. I let it go off in case it gave a bad ending. Nope! It just kills you.
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Jan 17, 2018 20:11
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So Emil's most powerful attack is against the player, then. Seriously, that audio distortion physically hurt.
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Jan 17, 2018 20:42
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This fight is a lot easier with a weapon, or the chip, that makes bullets explode if you hit them. Blows those bouncing Emil heads right up. Still takes forever to do it at level 69 though... I didn't know about the bunny in my first playthrough and am apparently a huge idiot masochist. It's also one of the few fights (or the only?) that has an extra voice clip if you lose and then come back to grab your corpse/for a rematch.
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Jan 17, 2018 20:44
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As far as I can tell, there is also one lingering effect from this fight*, in that Emil no longer adds his chipper signoffs and conversation to any visits to his store. He's just silent when dealing with you. Doing this boss was where I gave up on 100% on my first run because that was a punch in the gut. I just beelined for the end. * Unless it was a bug or a looooong string of coincidence.
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Jan 17, 2018 20:48
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END ME SCOOB posted:As far as I can tell, there is also one lingering effect from this fight*, in that Emil no longer adds his chipper signoffs and conversation to any visits to his store. He's just silent when dealing with you.  Oh no
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Jan 17, 2018 20:52
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DRAKENGARD! Maybe my hate-on for 9S makes a little more sense now, eh?
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Jan 17, 2018 20:52
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Yeah, wasn't hard to see that fight coming.
I can have moments of... eccentricity and sometimes be quite curious about things. Please forgive me if I do something foolish or rude.
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Jan 17, 2018 20:53
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I for one am disappointed that the fight music wasn't some epic battle version of his song.
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Jan 17, 2018 21:04
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Fought him at level 85/86, I only survived thanks to massive healing items... those bouncing Emil headballs hurt and are hard to predict! Also the massive amount of corpses might trip you a few times, or you might interact with them by accident
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Jan 17, 2018 21:12
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This fight taught me hacking damage does get scaled by level, since in the 60s even hacking him did next to nothing. So I didn't bother. I want a video of the emil heads talking at max level, that sounds great.
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Jan 17, 2018 21:22
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I fought him at level 80-something during route B and I just about managed to handle the fight.
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Jan 17, 2018 21:34
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This is one of the fights I didn't do on my first file, and hearing Emil sound so down in the dumps afterwards makes me wonder whether or not I should. I don't wanna make the Best Boy™ sad!
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Jan 17, 2018 21:35
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I was spoiled that you fought emil in this game way back before I even played it. I thought, "oh no, he's the final boss, right? He's evil?" I then stole his poo poo, and just cracked up when the distorted store theme started playing, because of goddamn course. Of course he's a goofy superboss and not evil or whatever.
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Jan 17, 2018 21:35
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This, uh, is my first time seeing that concept art. Thanks, whoever made sure we got the not-nightmare inducing design.  My trips into this cave were the first time I discovered player bodies you revive have a chance of turning against you, and lucky me, that seemed to happen with particularly high-level ones. Fun times.
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Jan 17, 2018 23:02
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Graceful Graveler posted:This, uh, is my first time seeing that concept art. Thanks, whoever made sure we got the not-nightmare inducing design. I'm pretty sure that after the whole 'Entirety Of YorHa gets Logic Bomb'd' sequence, it's much more likely that they'll turn against you. I never had one not attack me after that sequence.
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Jan 17, 2018 23:16
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So on one hand, yay there's more Top Boys. On the other hand, they die
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Jan 17, 2018 23:21
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So, maybe I'm sounding like an idiot and am missing something obvious, but did anyone try resurrecting as many of the corpses as possible before starting the fight and then have them zerg rush Emil/throw them at Emil to use as human - er, android shields?
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Jan 17, 2018 23:47
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pulsor93 posted:So, maybe I'm sounding like an idiot and am missing something obvious, but did anyone try resurrecting as many of the corpses as possible before starting the fight and then have them zerg rush Emil/throw them at Emil to use as human - er, android shields? You can only have one android 'helper' at a time, iirc. Or maybe it was just bad timing on my part, but every time I tried to make more than one, the first one would explode as the second one was standing up.
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Jan 17, 2018 23:54
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