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}}Strategy Guide is a second book released after the World Guide book. Its content is arguably the most important lore-wise.
 
}}Strategy Guide is a second book released after the World Guide book. Its content is arguably the most important lore-wise.
  
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== Novels ==
  
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== Novels ==
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=== Memory Thorn ===
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{{Translation Include|Memory Thorn}}
  
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=== [[Memory Thorn]] ===
 
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=== A Much Too Silent Sea ===
 
=== A Much Too Silent Sea ===
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A story about YoRHa android 10H on an underwater facility. Takes place before Route C.
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|[https://docs.google.com/document/d/17yNgiXN3BIAMzXP7AyIZPv-6grsEbYcTcXCGLwPCdNA/edit?usp=sharing Full translation]
 
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|[https://www.reddit.com/r/nier/comments/6aq3ot/translation_nier_automata_strategy_guide_a_much/ <nowiki>[Reddit post]</nowiki>]
 
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|[https://www.reddit.com/u/Merutan /u/Merutan]
 
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=== Small Flower ===
 
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A story about one machine lifeform and a flower. Takes place before the game's events.
 
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|[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u5LYYJZ4FJQflQCH9RyOW03FrNUvEkTys4YGOT1ulYs/edit Full translation]
 
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|[https://www.reddit.com/r/nier/comments/6cw0xd/translation_nier_automata_strategy_guide_small/ Reddit post]
 
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|[https://www.reddit.com/u/Merutan /u/Merutan]
 
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== Ciphered stories ==
 
== Ciphered stories ==
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=== Story 1 ===
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{{Translation Include|Strategy Guide/Ciphered Story 1}}
  
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=== Story #1 ===
 
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A short story about 9S taking place after Ending A/B.
 
 
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|[https://pastebin.com/5LF101Jt Full translation]
 
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|[http://nier2.com/blog/2017/04/30/nierautomata-strategy-guide/ Full translation]
 
|[http://nier2.com/blog/2017/04/30/nierautomata-strategy-guide/ Full translation]
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|[https://www.reddit.com/u/RekkaAlexiel /u/RekkaAlexiel]
 
|[https://www.reddit.com/u/RekkaAlexiel /u/RekkaAlexiel]
 
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=== Story #2 ===
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=== Story 2 ===
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A short story about Pods taking place after Ending E.
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{{Translation Include|Strategy Guide/Ciphered Story 2}}
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|[https://www.reddit.com/u/RekkaAlexiel /u/RekkaAlexiel]
 
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The book features a lengthy re-telling of each of game's chapter with additional characters thoughts. Everything is also illustrated with in-game screenshots.
 
The book features a lengthy re-telling of each of game's chapter with additional characters thoughts. Everything is also illustrated with in-game screenshots.
  
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{{note}} ''Fun fact: key cutscene screenshots have some of the dialog lines printed in 3 languages: Japanese, French, and English.''
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{{note}} ''key cutscene screenshots have some of the dialog lines printed in 3 languages: Japanese, French, and English.''
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{{Translation Include|Strategy Guide/Game Chapters Comments}}
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== Q&A with Yoko Taro ==
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{{Translation Include|Strategy Guide/Q&A with Yoko Taro}}
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== Timeline ==
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{{Translation Include|Strategy Guide/Timeline}}
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== Art ==
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The book features a lot of (concept) art for the game.
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|[https://www.reddit.com/r/nier/wiki/lore#wiki_strategy_guide_book Full Scans]
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|[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TOfwtCb-j4xCjlttfAmn_tviYEfWsplIg565Ej5M9S8/ <nowiki>[Reddit post]</nowiki>]
 
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== Q&A with Yoko Taro ==
 
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|[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F7KM18848_HHlQFviGCkJbXV1M-5SKm_HnVBTzzYlDg/edit?usp=sharing Full translation]
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|[https://imgur.com/a/9rcjT Concept Art Gallery]
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|[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F7KM18848_HHlQFviGCkJbXV1M-5SKm_HnVBTzzYlDg/edit?usp=sharing <nowiki>[Reddit post]</nowiki>]
 
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Latest revision as of 18:25, 13 October 2017

Strategy Guide
Nierautomata-strategy-guide-book.jpg
Book Cover
Official Release Date Apr 30, 2017
From Dengeki online
Language Japanese
Pages 304
Strategy Guide is a second book released after the World Guide book. Its content is arguably the most important lore-wise.

Novels

Memory Thorn

A story about one of 2B and 9S missions together. Takes place after Memory Cage novel and before the game's events.

Read it here: Memory Thorn

A Much Too Silent Sea

A story about YoRHa android 10H on an underwater facility. Takes place before Route C.

Read it here: A Much Too Silent Sea

Small Flowers

A story about one machine lifeform and a flower. Takes place before the game's events.

Read it here: Small Flowers

Ciphered stories

Some pages in the book have stories written with hexadecimal codes.

Story 1

A short story about 9S taking place after Ending A/B.

Read it here: Strategy Guide/Ciphered Story 1

External Links
Name Author
Full translation /u/RekkaAlexiel

Story 2

A short story about Pods going fishing after Ending E.

Read it here: Strategy Guide/Ciphered Story 2

External Links
Name Author
Full translation /u/RekkaAlexiel

Game Chapters Comments

The book features a lengthy re-telling of each of game's chapter with additional characters thoughts. Everything is also illustrated with in-game screenshots.

Note Fun fact: key cutscene screenshots have some of the dialog lines printed in 3 languages: Japanese, French, and English.

Previously unknown moments from the game.

Read it here: Strategy Guide/Game Chapters Comments

Q&A with Yoko Taro

Yoko Taro answering 50 questions.

Read it here: Strategy Guide/Q&A with Yoko Taro

Timeline

At the end of the book, there is a timeline of the universe events before and after the game's story.

Read it here: Strategy Guide/Timeline

Art

The book features a lot of (concept) art for the game.

External Links
Name
Full Scans
Concept Art Gallery
Picture Book Gallery
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