Devola
Village leader and android overseer of the Replicant system.
Devola is one of the twin sisters who serve as the leaders of the village where the protagonist and Yonah live. She and her sister Popola give the protagonist odd jobs to earn money to support the sick Yonah. Later in the story, Devola and Popola are revealed to be androids who oversee the system of Replicants and Gestalts, and they confront the party, revealing themselves to be allied with the Shadowlord in the name of a greater plan.
Quick Facts
- Affiliation
- Allied with the Shadowlord
- Companion
- Popola
- Species
- Android
Lore & Background
Devola and her sister Popola are twin sisters who lead the village built within post-industrial ruins. They assign the protagonist odd jobs to help him earn money to care for the ailing Yonah. Over a thousand years after the events that left Earth in ruin, they guide the protagonist in his search for a cure for Yonah's terminal Black Scrawl disease. However, their true nature is eventually revealed: they are androids created to oversee the system of Replicants (artificial bodies) and Gestalts (human souls). 1300 years prior, humanity faced extinction due to an incurable disease and separated their souls from their bodies. Devola and Popola's role is to maintain this system, and they ally with the Shadowlord—the prime Gestalt used to stabilize others—in service of this greater plan. When the protagonist's party assembles the stone key and prepares to face the Shadowlord, Devola and Popola confront them, forcing a battle.
Elsewhere in Nier Replicant
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