| “ | Welcome... to my beloved city. I–or we machine lifeforms, I suppose–have a keen interest in humanity. Love. Family. Religion. War. The more human records I unearth, the more I am charmed by their complexity. (...) I seek to learn and adopt all facets of humanity! Some desired love! Others family! Only then did I realize the truth... The core of humanity... is conflict. They fight. Steal. Kill. THIS is humanity in its purest form! | „ |
| ~ Adam to 2B before the battle in the copied city |
Summary
Adam (アダム Adamu) is one of the main antagonists of NieR: Automata. He is a core unit of the machine network and the older brother of Eve.
He first appears when 2B and 9S explore the cave beneath the ruins of the housing complex in the desert. After 2B destroys some of the machines in this cave they form a cocoon-like structure and give birth to Adam. The newly born Adam does not move at all in the beginning but evolves the longer 2B fights him. After a hard fight, 2B and 9S manage to stab and critically wound Adam. From this wound, Eve is born.
Later Adam is fought alongside Eve in the alien base beneath the city. He explains that the aliens, who created the machines, were killed by them once the intelligence of the machine network surpassed those of the aliens. He also expresses his interest in humanity for the first time.
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Adams last battle is against 2B in his copied city. It becomes apparent that Adams has become obsessed with humans to a point where he is willing to sever his connection to the machine network to experience how it feels to fight for his life on the line. This mistake costs him his life as 2B manages to overpower him. |
Powers and Stats
Tier: 7-A
Name: Adam
Origin: Nier: Automata
Gender: Male
Age: Two months at the time of his death
Classification: Humanoid Machine, Machine Leader
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Inorganic Physiology, Telekinesis (likely through gravikinesis), Matter Manipulation (Created multiple Copied Cities, entire cities made of crystallized silicon and carbon), Energy Manipulation (Can attack using streams and balls of energy, can use energy to grab objects), Intangibility (Can turn into Energy for a short duration of time), Teleportation, Regeneration ( Low-Mid; Should be the same as Eve's), Explosion Manipulation (Can make objects controlled by his telekinesis explode), Reactive Evolution, Barrier Creation (Can create Barriers which shield him from all kinds of damage and additionally either reflect long range attacks or bounce back close combat attacks), Immortality (Type 8; Cannot die as long as the machine network exists), Can transfer his consciousness into the machine network, Can remote control all machine lifeforms connected to the network (very likely since Eve could do the same), Gravity Manipulation (A basic trait of machine lifeforms), Magic (all characters wield maso, an extradimensional element that allows the wielder to warp reality and break laws of physics, an ability that was termed magic), Hacking & Data Manipulation (Machine units possess defense systems against hacking)
Attack Potency: Mountain level+ (Fought 2B[1] who was able to harm A2[2] who survived an explosion with a 250 km blast radius[3] )
Speed: At least Superhuman, FTL+ combat speeds and reactions (Comparable to 2B, who can dodge point blank light speed attacks. Able to block point blank lasers from Pod 042[1][4] [5] )
Lifting Strength: Class T physically, Class T with telekinesis (Should be comparable to 2B, who can block punches from Engels[6] and wield Engels' arm as a weapon[7])
Striking Strength: Mountain level+
Durability: Mountain level+ (can take hits from 2B and 9S), higher with shields (can tank attacks from 2B and 9S). Immortality makes him hard to kill.
Stamina: Virtually Infinite (Is a core unit of the machine network and can thus drain energy from it)
Range: Several Meters with close combat attacks, Hundreds of Meters with energy balls, likely Kilometers with matter manipulation (Created several versions of Copied City[5])
Standard Equipment: None.
Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius. During the early stages of the invasion, the machine network absorbed the totality of Earth's knowledge which can be accessed by any machine connected to the network. Combined with their rapid learning and evolution, the machine network's knowledge surpassed even the aliens that created them[4]. Unlike other machines, Adam is able to make proper use of what he knows and learns. Adam was able to deduce the truth that humanity was extinct, a secret only one other character was able to figure out.[8] The machines have an enormous propensity for learning and evolving. Can learn anything instantly including fighting. Despite a single YoRHa android being able to kill several thousand machines with no regards to their evolution[9], after being born Adam was able to learn so quickly he went from being barely conscious to being able to defeat YoRHa and fighting on par with 2B and 9S by being attacked by them for a few seconds [1].
Weaknesses: His connection to the machine network can be severed by hacking. His desire to understand humanity led him to willingly sever his connection to the machine network, allowing 2B to kill him permanently.[5]
Notable Matchups
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 NieR Automata; 2017; Ch 03-03: Battle with Adam (A & B)
- ↑ NieR Automata; 2017; Ch 06-05: A2's Revenge (A & B)
- ↑ NieR Automata; 2017; Concert Script 3 (Beasts Who Kill One Another)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 NieR Automata; 2017; Ch 05-04: Battle with Adam and Eve (A & B)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 NieR Automata; 2017; Ch 08-01_2: 2B's Battle with Adam (A)
- ↑ NieR Automata; 2017; Ch 05-02: Goliath Attack (A & B)
- ↑ NieR Automata; 2017; Ch 01-03_3: 2B's Aerial Combat (A)
- ↑ NieR Automata - Volume 01 - Long Story Short; Chapter 05
- ↑ YoRHa: Pearl Harbor Descent Record - A NieR:Automata Story; Vol 01
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