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Ending E
From The Ark: NieR Automata Lore
A true ending of the game which you can get only after getting both endings C and D.
Since my writing process is complex, I can’t really explain it in one word. But speaking of multiple playthroughs, I created the story in the original Nier to change like 'A→B→alt.B', but using this method accentuates the repetitiveness towards the end. On top of that, I did not want to do the same thing again so I tried 'A→alt.A→B' this time.
Some Side Materials take place after it. Also, it has a small epilog.
Yoko Taro decided to do the epilogue to ending E inside a concert because he doesn't like doing the same thing twice (he'd put Nier 1's epilogue inside its strategy guide).—Famitsu Weekly NieR Automata Special Feature Interview[2]
