NieR/Trivia

• Acting for Two: Devola and Popola share a voice actress, while Jakob and Gideon share a voice actor.
• Creator Killer: Cavia closed down following the game's commercial underperformance.
• Cross-Dressing Voices:
  • Emil in both Japanese and English.
  • Gideon is voiced by a woman in Japanese.
• Dueling Games: NieR was published by Square Enix at roughly the same time as their post-apocalypse epic fantasy Final Fantasy XIII.
• Executive Meddling: There are conflicting stories about which one came first, but the gist of it is the fact that one of the Niers (most likely father Nier) was created to appeal more to one of the markets, the idea being that Brother Nier would be more in line with Japan's tastes and dad Nier more in line with the West's. This seems to have paid off: while some people prefer brother Nier for various reasons, father Nier is much more popular with Western fans of the game due to a father-daughter story being perceived as more primal and powerful, and the relative scarcity of playing as an older protagonist in JRPG's, making this a case of Tropes Are Not Bad.
• Hey, It's That Voice!: Gestalt might as well be called Darker Tales of Vesperia. Devola/Popola being Estelle, Kaine being Gauche, Nier being Duke, and Emil being Karol, oh, and Weiss is Cumore.
  • Oh dear God, Lu Bu is a Papa Wolf, with a GIGANTIC TAGER!
  • Grimoire Noir is voiced by Fumihiko Tachiki, better known as Kenpachi.
    • In the English dub, he's voiced by DC Douglas, who's known primarily for Wesker.
  • Yonah is Shiki Misaki.
• No Export for You: As mentioned in the main section, while there are two versions of the game in Japan, Replicant never made it to the States; Western releases had Gestalt on both the PS3 and the Xbox 360.
  • That said, said PS3 version of Gestalt was never released in Japan. Granted, it was made for international audiences, but the game nonetheless was originally made in Japan, making this even weirder.
• Talking to Herself: Kainé initially seems to be doing this, even though in reality she's talking to Tyrann, whose dialogue and commentary are made understandable in New Game+ playthroughs.
• Trolling Creator: It's a Cavia game. What do you expect?
• Wiki Rule: NieR Wikia.
• Word of Gay: The creators confirmed Emil is in love with Nier during interviews. When asked if it might just be platonic, they outright insisted he's gay.