This is great for gathering enemy intel, but also comes at the risk of S models hacking into YoRHa’s own servers and finding information they aren’t supposed to know because they just want to know what’s there. This is because 9S, as an S model, is extremely curious by nature and will often go out of his way to find out as much information about everything as he can. In the case of our protagonists, 2E was assigned to keep watch over 9S while undercover as a B unit. E units can also be used to take out YoRHa units that have gone rogue. For one thing, E units can act basically like a cyanide pill, killing allies who are captured by machines to prevent them from giving information to the enemy. There are a few reasons why these might be necessary. E-types are executioner models, built to be able to destroy other YoRHa units. It is revealed towards the end of the third playthrough of NieR:Automata that 2B is actually a cover name for the character’s true designation, 2E. B-types are battle models, built to fight machines. S-types, like 9S, are scanner models, meant to gather intel on enemies and specialize in supporting other units and hacking into enemies, rather than direct combat. There are many different types of YoRHa units. A lot of you probably know where I’m going here just from that one sentence, but here’s a refresher for those who haven’t played NieR:Automata since it came out (or those who ignored my spoiler warning, I guess). Well, simply put, she is dressed like that to appeal to 9S. So justifications aside, what’s the REASON behind 2B’s fetishized style? Blindfolds are actually visors, but why wouldn’t androids built in the year 11,942 (the year 9S was built and probably around the time 2B was built) be able to just have whatever information these visors give them built into their eyes so they don’t need additional accessories? Skimpy skirts are actually heat sinks, but again, nearly 10,000 years in the future, why is androids overheating even still a problem? Shouldn’t they have fixed that by then? High heels may not be prohibitive, but if androids can just wear anything, why not wear t-shirts and jeans? These androids could have been dressed in any type of clothing and justifications could be made for anything. So there’s a number of justifications for why 2B and other YoRHa units are dressed the way they are, but it doesn’t exactly explain why they’re dressed that way to begin with. Using this justification, androids can wear pretty much anything and it won’t prohibit their abilities because they can just adjust their programming so that a normally prohibitive article of clothing no longer causes issues. This is more my own speculation, but I would think that androids can simply be calibrated to account for something like high heels so that they won’t be prohibitive, whereas they would be for humans. Other things, like the high-heeled boots, don’t appear to have a function, but they don’t necessarily prohibit actions either. Meanwhile, YoRHa skirts (or shorts, for the few male models) also have a function, as explained in a crossover event with another Yoko Taro game SINoALICE, in which it is made clear that these skirts work as heat sinks that allow heat to escape and prevent YoRHa units from overheating. Additionally, director Yoko Taro explained in an interview that YoRHa combat units wear blindfolds to symbolically show that they are blind to the truth, while YoRHa operators wear veils to symbolize their inability to speak the truth. Her blindfold, for example, isn’t really a blindfold, but is referred to as a “military visor” or “goggles.” We’re not really given specifics, but the implication is that this accessory somehow allows 2B and other YoRHa units to see things that they wouldn’t normally be able to see that help them in battle situations. So first thing’s first, and that’s to explain that some of her clothes actually provide functionality in the world of NieR:Automata. How can she be expected to run around, fighting machines when she’s wearing those ridiculous high-heeled boots? How can she see when she’s wearing a blindfold? Wouldn’t her skirt flapping around be distracting? You get the idea. One of the biggest arguments against 2B’s design is the lack of functionality it would appear to provide.
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