Emil (Nier)

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==Summary==
Emil is a companion and major character in Nier. He is a young boy that joins Nier's party towards the end of the first half of NieR. Emil is cursed (or as otherwise reassured by the party, blessed) with the ability to turn anyone who sees his eyes to stone.
Within the first half of Act II, Emil reveals himself to be No. 7, an ancient weapon created by magical experimentation. He is ultimately transformed into a skeleton-like being after fusing with Halua, but retains his soul and gains new magical powers.
In Nier: Automata, Emil is revealed to have survived the events of the previous game; a disembodied copy of Emil is briefly encountered inside the head of a Machine and is later seen again attached to a moving sales cart where he offers his wares for the roaming androids of YoRHa. He recovers his memories with the androids' help and reveals he and countless other Emils were created by the original Emil to fight against the Aliens, to no avail.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At most | At most | , with self-destruction
Key: Nier (Child) | Nier (As the "Ultimate Weapon") | Nier: Automata
Name:  Ludwig Emil Grimm, Emil, No 7
Origin: NieR, NieR Gestalt, NieR Replicant, NieR: Automata
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown | Unknown | About 9900 years
Classification: Genetically Modified Human
Powers and Abilities:
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|-|Replicant (Child)=
Enhanced Senses, Petrification (everything he looks at turns to stone), Magic (all characters wield maso, an extradimensional element that allows the wielder to warp reality and break laws of physics, an ability that was termed magic) & Resistance to Magic
|-|Replicant (Ultimate weapon)=
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Flight, Enhanced Senses, Danmaku (See Note), Anti-petrification, Energy Projection, Magic, Regeneration (High-Mid via magic, able to regenerate his whole body from just his head), Forcefield Creation (can produce spherical shield that can protect him and allies), Magic (all characters wield maso, an extradimensional element that allows the wielder to warp reality and break laws of physics, an ability that was termed magic), Can cling to walls, Healing & Resistance to Magic, Causality Manipulation & Space-Time Manipulation (after Nier is erased from history, Emil still remembers him)
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Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Flight, Duplication (Has at least 83,943,258 clones, the actual number is likely way higher), Size Manipulation, Barrier Creation, Danmaku (Can fire barrages of corruption orbs), Self-Destruction, Magic(all characters wield maso, an extradimensional element that allows the wielder to warp reality and break laws of physics, an ability that was termed magic), Immortality (Types 1 and 2), Resistance to Magic, Hacking & Data Manipulation (YoRHa units possess defense systems against hacking)
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Attack Potency: At most Mountain level+ (Is a child but can turn anything he looks at into stoneNieR; 2010; First Meeting with Emil, petrified KaineNieR; 2010; Battle against Jack of Hearts) | At most Mountain level+ (Comparable to Popola and Devola NieR; 2010; Battle against Popola & Devola in the Shadow Lord's Castlewho even back then should not be much weaker 9S who could harm A2NieR Automata; 2017; Ch 06-05: A2's Revenge (A & B) who survived an explosion with a 250 km blast radiusNieR Automata; 2017; Concert Script 3 (Beasts Who Kill One Another)) | Mountain level+ (Can fight and injure 2B who could harm A2 NieR Automata; 2017; Ch 06-05: A2's Revenge (A & B)), Multi-Continent level with self-destruction (His self-destruction was stated to eradicate all life on earthNieR Automata; 2017; Ending Y)
Speed: Average Human with Subsonic​ reactions | At least Superhuman with at most FTL+ combat speed and reactions (Comparable to Popola and Devola who even back then shouldn't be much slower than 9S who was able to dodge point blank lasers, Comparable to Beepy who had thinking speeds measured in nanosecondsNieR Automata - Volume 02 - Short Story Long; The Flame of Prometheus) | At least Subsonic with at least FTL+ combat speed and reactions (Can keep up with 2B who was able to dodge point blank lasers)
Lifting Strength: ​Average Human | Unknown | Unknown, possibly ​Class T (During his boss fight, several large copies of Emil linked together and managed to fly vertically, meaning it can lift many versions of itself off the ground. Largest of copies roughly half the size of Engels)
Striking Strength: Human level (A child who does not engage in physical combat) | Unknown (Is a spell caster that does not engage in physical combat) | Mountain level+
Durability: Human level | At most Mountain level+ (comparable to Popola and Devola who even back then should not be much weaker 9S) | Mountain level+ (Comparable to A2 who survived an explosion with a 250 km blast radius)
Stamina: Average | Superhuman | Virtually Infinite (Comparable to 2B, powered by a fusion reactor that can eradicate all life on earth)
Range: Tens of Meters, possibly Hundreds of Meters (Everything he looks at turns to stone) | Kilometers | Kilometers, Tens of Kilometers with self-destruction (Said to have a higher range than Grun's EMP attack), Planetary with the self-destruction of multiple copies
Standard Equipment: Blindfold | A staff | Shopping Cart (One Emil Copy)
Intelligence: Above Average (Able to determine Nier's presence, size, and age through his footsteps) | Above Average | Above Average (Memories are hazy and/or missing due to repeated copying)
Weaknesses: Effectively blind with his blindfold and is forced to use hearing and touch to navigate. If he takes off his blindfold, he will turn everything he looks at to stone including his allies. | Has not mastered control of his powers. Over-exertion can cause him to lose control and destroy everything around him. | Due to the original Emil's repeated copying, no single Emil has all of the original memories.
Feats:
*Destroyed the City of "The Aerie" NieR; 2010; Sacrifice
*Despite intentionally sacrificing himself at the end of Nier, he manages to survive NieR; 2010; Ending B
*survived despite all but his head being destroyed
*Survived the Machine Wars (all 15 of them) when human life was hunted to near extinction.
*Copies of Emil were made to counter Machine Army despite being woefully outnumbered
*Only 'Human' alive on earth by the events of Nier Automata
Notable Attacks/Techniques: 
*As a child 
**Petrification: Ability to turn things to stone by looking at them. 
*As the Ultimate Weapon 
**Magic: Has magic that can be used for healing or for offensive purposes, once destroyed a town by accident.
**Danmaku: Can project a very large amount of black magic orbs that can be fired out and home in on targets or explode on impact.
**Flight: Capable of unassisted flight.
**Anti-petrification: Can cure an individual of petrification
**Healing: Able to cast healing magic on himself and allies. After being reduced to only a head, was able to regrow his body along with an additional pair of arms.
**Shield Projection: able to protect himself and allies by creating a spherical shield around them
*As the last human 
**Flight: Capable of unassisted flight with the power to lift the heads of multiple versions of himself straight into the air with no strain on himself.
**Duplication: Emil is capable of creating various copies of himself to assist him in battle, as he did against the aliens and the machines. It was mentioned that, by 5112 (100 years after the aliens first invaded), he had 83,943,258 clones created, which would skyrocket to 5,958,446,077 by the events of Automata, assuming he was still producing them. However, as he creates more and more clones, their memories and sense of self begin to deteriorate.
**Eye Lasers: Powerful lasers fired from the Eyes of the larger Emil copies and capable of destroying towns and damaging 2B and 9S.
**Corruption Orbs: Can fire barrages of corruption orbs that take the appearance of Emil's head. Those corruption orbs can be fired both regularly and homing in on targets.
**Self Destruction: Self Explanatory, comparable to large Nuclear Explosion and capable of destroying a large city. The self-destruction used by Emil during Ending Y of NieR: Automata was stated to be powerful enough to eradicate all life on the planet.
Note: Emil's body as the Ultimate Weapon is in fact his sister's body. His danmaku and ability to cling to walls is only really shown when being controlled by his sister. While he says he has her abilities, it is unknown if these are included.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
==References==
Category:Characters
Category:NieR
Category:Danmaku Users
Category:Duplication Users
Category:Enhanced Senses Users
Category:Flight Users
Category:Forcefield Users
Category:Game Characters
Category:Healers
Category:Immortals
Category:Magic Users
Category:Male Characters
Category:Petrification Users