NieR: Automata – List of Missable Trophies

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So on all the usual sites I go to for trophy hunting, NieR: Automata is listed as having no missable trophies because once you complete the third playthrough, you are able to buy the trophies from an npc. However, I would like to get all the trophies the legitimate way and earn them. So are there any missable trophies if I do not purchase them?

Best Answer

Yes. There is just one missable trophy if you are morally opposed to using the trophy shop.

The trophy is Transcendent Being and it is awarded for attaining all 26 endings. The only missable ending is ending Y. This is due to the fact that ending Y is tied to failing a side-quest. The side quest is

Emil's Determination

To get the ending, you need to lose the boss fight in the desert at a specific point.

Near the end of the fight, one of the giant Emil heads starts a countdown timer before it explodes (and subsequently destroys the Earth), you need to simply let the timer run out. This will lead to ending Y. If you kill the Emil head (which finishes the side quest) before getting this ending, ending Y is not possible to get.

Since side quests can not be repeated on a save file, if you complete this quest without getting ending Y, you will either have to redo everything and try again or cave in and use the trophy shop.

However, I wouldn't recommend redoing everything to get this ending since to get it, you need to collect and max out every weapon in the entire game, which takes a very long time.