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Transience is a weapon in NieR and NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139.... It is the default spear, in Nier's possession automatically halfway through the game. How or when he acquired it in those five years is unknown.

Description[]

"A knight was so moved by the suffering of a beggar that he removed all ornamentation from this spear."
—In-game description

Location[]

  • Obtained at the halfway mark in the story, along with Kusanagi.

Weapon Story[]

They were a frighteningly diligent people.
They would clear forests and hunt animals even when they had no need. They developed techniques to preserve food they were unable to eat, and earned more money than could ever be spent. Yet there was not a single one among them who did not accept these practices, for none knew of any other customs.

They were a frighteningly studious people.
Their grasp of calculation and science exceeded any pretense of practicality, and they would repeatedly engage in spirited debates regarding predictions of the future. They invented an increasingly difficult language, and created an infinite series of complex machines which they would immediately discard. But there was not a single one among them who looked back, for none knew of any reason for concern.

They were a frighteningly obedient people.
Without ever being told, they would greet the morning sun at the same time, in the same clothes, while toiling away in the same cramped rooms. Yet there was not a single one among them who complained, for none knew what else they should be doing.

Having worked far too much, the people lost their forests and took to living atop the sand.
Having grown far too intelligent, the people conversed in a language that no other peoples could comprehend.
Having grown far too well-behaved, the people were unable to defy the laws that would be established one after the other, and came to live their lives enclosed by tens of thousands of rules.

Those people were scarily hardworking. They tore through forests and hunted animals though they had no need. They learned how to preserve food that they could not finish, and tried to unnecessarily save up money. However, there were none who questioned this. Because everyone was doing it.

Those people were scarily studious. They repeatedly did numerical calculations that had no application and predicted the future, repeating their arguments. They created numerous difficult languages, made tons of complicated machinery that they threw away right after. However, there were none who looked back. Because nobody realized.

Those people were scarily obedient. When the sun rose, they got up at the same time, put on the same clothes and began their work in a stuffy room out of their own will. However, there were none who complained. Because they did not know what to do otherwise.

Those people who overworked themselves lost the forest and live on sands now. Those people who were too smart for their own good could only talk in a language that nobody else understood. Those people who behaved too well could not defy the laws that were continuously made, and lived surrounded by tens and thousands of laws.

Trivia[]

  • This spear is exactly the same as the spears wielded by the warriors of Facade, so it is likely that this spear was given to Nier as a gift.
  • The weapon story for Transience is about the history of Facade.

Gallery[]

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