Adam (NieR:Automata)

Adam is a major character and one of the main antagonists of Routes A and B, he is the brother of Eve, despite their android appearance they are classified as machines due to the fact that they were made by machines.

Origins:
When 2b and 9s had been tasked with taking care of the machines they walked upon them acting like humans, after fighting a few of them the machines all climb up and make Adam, when first born, Adam does nothing but punch or kick at the two, however throughout the fight he learns to deflect and dodge your attacks.

Unit Data
​​​​​​This unit has achieved an unusual level of evolution among machine lifeforms, as it possesses a strong resemblance to androids. Born naked from a cocoon of machine lifeforms, its movement was initially quite clumsy. It grew rapidly, however, and promptly began learning new methods of attack. Adam was again encountered inside the alien mothership. Strangely enough, he spent part of that fight lecturing his foes about how the aliens met their end at the hands of the machines. Deeply fascinated with mankind, he seeks to dissect the surviving humans on the moon. Adam also appeared in the Copied City. His fascination with humanity lead him to created the Copied City in an attempt to imitate them. He then separated  himself from the network and put his life on the line against 2B in an attempt to better understand the concepts of life and death. While he eventually gained the knowledge he sought, the price was his own life.

Personality
A silver-haired young man whose identity is shrouded in mystery. He has a cool-headed temperament but can take merciless action for the sake of his objective. Adam appears to be a calm, mysterious and an intellectual man. He has a deep interest in humanity and anything that is related to them. He is a man of curiosity who aims for one goal, learning more about humanity. Though he would not hesitate to use cruelty in order to achieve his goals, such as torturing 9s and showing 2b to feel her hatred. Adam is shown to have a deep interest in the concept of death, that is because death is something that he considers an extremely complex concept of humanity, whereas it almost means nothing to machines as they can regenerate over and over while if humans die, it's the end for them. In the light novel (which is not translated to English), Adam is seen as a more complicated, sadder and a depressing character than he is shown in the video game. It is revealed in the Light Novel that he deeply despises whoever placed him and Eve in such a world with absolutely no proper education or care. He thought that if he had to describe this horrible thing that happened to them, he would call it "hatred". He mentions that Eve learns from him, however he has no one to learn from. No one is there to educate him like he does for Eve, Which made him despise whoever placed them in this world. This resulted in him educating himself by learning from humans. It frustrated him how complicated humans and learning about them were, especially the term death. Each time he learns something, there comes another complicated concept that he does not understand. Death is a perfect example of that. He wanted to understand why humans took death seriously, as it meant nothing to machines. Aside from his usual self, Adam is seen to be a really good brother to Eve. He thinks that he is obliged to play the role of a brother to Eve, that it is his job. The two brothers' relationship is shown more in route B where it shows that he cares for his brother and agrees to play with him. In route D, Adam held Eve with a gentle embrace as he was sleeping in the ark. This also indicates that he has shown his care about Eve more since he is free of malice in the ark. Even in the Light Novel, it is shown that he is a good brother by showing that Adam actually does not think that Eve is dumber than he is. He does not in a way think he is stupid. He simply uses the term "Prefers", as in Eve prefers other things than what Adam prefers. Adam strives to be more knowledgeable whereas Eve does not care about knowledge, instead liking physical activities. Adam simply worries that if Eve does not learn like he does, then they won't get anywhere. Aside from all of this, it can be shown that Adam is actually a masochist. He enjoys feeling pain as it is part of a human feeling. Even in his eventual death, he doesn't seem upset whatsoever, merely calling it, "so cold."