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Discarded Nier concept: Nier and the Book of Death

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I don't own a copy of Grimoire Nier, but I did find a lot of pages with concept art online. We all know the ''no skin under the chin'' version of of papa Nier, but this version of him was a completely new discovery. I have a hunch that these characters were designed at the time when NieR was still meant to be a game about fairy tales or something because the other art on the page that featured this guy had a fairy tale-esque look to it, but I never read any of the interviews that adressed this so I don't really have a clue what these guy's backstory is. The book of death as it was depicted in a picture on the same page as this version of Nier looked a lot like the Grimoires in the final game, so perhaps this is a later version of him. This would make sense because they already made a test model of him that they showed off on the page I was inspecting. I really wonder what the story behind this version of Nier is, but just like the alpha/beta versions of every other game out there, NIER alpha/beta will be shrouded in mystery forever.

But anyway, enjoy col sweater Nier and his peculiar companion! I'd love to see someone else's take on this character by the by.
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Canon
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MP Navigator EX 2.0
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