Update to add that we forgot about kill counters and he got to Mad Dummy before we noticed that it was a neutral run. He will begin an actual geno run tomorrow.
No, because most of them fight back if they're hurt. This pacifistic robot is named Pascal, and they lead a village full of more pacifistic robots. They are an absolute cinnamon roll and they read philosophy.
I also just realized you said "gosh" and i read that in such a voice that it sounds like you offered to show a seven year old child how to survive in the underground.
My dad just beat NieR: Automata (amazing game, depressing as all hell, go play it) and he's about to do a geno run. Guess where he's gonna abort it. I doubt he'll make it past papyrus.