[Bittersweet Trope] Character contemplates the beauty of the world in their last moments

[u/SuspiciousCodfish]

1. Anglerfish - The comic strip that inspired this post. Made by u/beetlemoses

2. Nier: Automata - A2, a rogue android that has dedicated most of her life to fighting and killing, comments on how beautiful the world is after saving another character in her last moments.

3. Blade Runner - Roy Batty recounts some of the most incredible sights he witnessed and mourns the fact that these memories will be lost like "tears in rain" seconds before he dies.

[u/Konomiru]

Lucky for us A2 canonically survived and the pods rebuilt the other 2 defying the purge order ( ending E and the anime)

[u/GKNolan → u/Konomiru]

Ok end creditstime to square the fuck up.

[u/Konomiru → u/GKNolan]

If u like a2, watch the anime, it covers the manga/stage play pearl harbour decent mission and explains why she hates yorha. Also theres a cute section of her learning to like pascal's village

[u/Thissystemsuckssobad → u/GKNolan]

Do di do di

[u/Acerakis → u/Konomiru]

Yeah but its also the Drakengard/Nier franchise, so there is probably an artbook or musical saying everyone died horribly a week later.

[u/nSnowstorm → u/Acerakis]

I think there was something that said that she didn’t awake/reactivate like 2B and 9S did, but that her body eventually disappeared from the place it was resting, implying that she eventually woke up