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'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki Asuna Yuuki]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineEugeo Eugeo]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAliceZuberg Alice Zuberg]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad Aincrad]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlfheimOnline Alfheim Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineGunGaleOnline Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnderworld Underworld]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineIntegrityKnights Integrity Knights]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineDarkTerritory Dark Territory]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAkihikoKayaba Akihiko Kayaba]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineLaughingCoffin Laughing Coffin]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineNobuyukiSugou Nobuyuki Sugou]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineQuinella Quinella]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | '''Others'''\\
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'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki Asuna Yuuki]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineEugeo Eugeo]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAliceZuberg Alice Zuberg]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad Aincrad]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlfheimOnline Alfheim Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineGunGaleOnline Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnderworld Underworld]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineIntegrityKnights Integrity Knights]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineDarkTerritory Dark Territory]]) Territory]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineCardina Cardina]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnitalRing Unital Ring]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAkihikoKayaba Akihiko Kayaba]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineLaughingCoffin Laughing Coffin]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineNobuyukiSugou Nobuyuki Sugou]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineQuinella Quinella]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | '''Others'''\\
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! Unital Ring '''SPOILERS'''
!! Players
!!! Bolan's Party
[[folder: General]]
A group of players seeking food and shelter that Kirito and others encounter early in Unital Ring, who then end up coming into conflict with them.
!! Players
!!! Bolan's Party
[[folder: General]]
A group of players seeking food and shelter that Kirito and others encounter early in Unital Ring, who then end up coming into conflict with them.
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!! Players
!!! Bolan's Party
[[folder: General]]
[[folder:Endou]]
!!Endou
!!!'''Voiced by:''' [[Creator/YokoHikasa Yōko Hikasa]] (Japanese), Creator/ColleenOShaughnessey (English), Noriko Takaya (Latin American Spanish)
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* AmbitionIsEvil: Based on the timer in the menu's and the words of the mysterious voice at the end of the grace period, they quickly concluded that Unital Ring was some kind of competition with a prize waiting at the end for the winner. This leads to them trying to kill Kirito's party when they learn who he is, figuring out that taking out one of ALO's top players before he can get proper gear would give them a huge advantage. Kirito even speculates that they would have eventually betrayed each other if it meant being the last one standing and achieving victory, assuming they really believed the mysterious voice from the end of the grace period.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: They start off friendly enough, the worst they do being asking for food and shelter in exchange for their map data, but they quickly reveal themselves as ruthlessly ambitious when they try to kill Kirito for an advantage at winning Unital Ring.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Even after the death of Bolan, the remaining members continue to fight to the last man. Though Kirito speculates that it was less out of VillainousValor, but more due to their belief in ''Unital Ring'' being a Last Man Standing scenario, meaning that their leader dying wouldn't factor in much since they're [[ItsAllAboutMe technically only out for themselves.]]
* FromNobodyToNightmare: {{Downplayed}}. To quote Bolan, they were "nobodies" in ALO, but when Unital Ring began, they found themselves having a major advantage since their gear, unlike more powerful, legendary gear, ended up retaining their lightness while keeping their stats, which were more powerful than things such as the crude stone knives Kirito's group made, while leaving players with more powerful weapons that retained their high equip requirements at a disadvantage. This, along with paranoia and ambition, leads to them being the {{Starter Villain}}s of ''Unital Ring'' with their attempt to kill Kirito to secure an advantage down the line.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Not only is their attempt at betrayal foiled and they're all killed, but their gear that was dropped upon death is then smelted down to help in the log cabin repairs, meaning they more than likely won't be getting it back after Unital Ring ends.
* LightningBruiser: Due to being able to keep their starter gear after the transfer, they're this compared to the under-equipped Kirito, Asuna, Alice and Leafa. Fortunately enough, [[ShedArmorGainSpeed Kirito's complete lack of armour gives him enough of a edge in speed to avoid their attacks.]]
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Upon learning of Kirito's status as a high-level player, they figure that they should kill him before he gets his hands on more powerful gear, since he could give them competition down the line.
* NormalFishInATinyPond: Back in ALO, they were a relatively new party lacking in much renown. When ''Unital Ring'' began however, their relatively low-level gear effectively became the most powerful equipment around thanks to retaining their stats while not being powerful enough to require strict equip burdens, making them effective against higher level players who lost their gear and were forced to make weaker armour and weapons or just lacked any.
* TheParanoiac: They could honestly care less about Kirito's claims that he only cares about repairing his cabin, reasoning that he's very likely to try and win Unital Ring once he's done repairing it.
* StarterVillain: They're the first Players Kirito and the others come to blows with in ''Unital Ring''.
* UngratefulBastard: When they first encounter Kirito and the girls, they agree to give them some food and a place to spend the night in exchange for information. Upon realizing who Kirito is however, they are quick to turn on their hosts so they can kill Kirito while he's still lacking powerful gear, fearing that he could become competition down the line.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: They start off friendly enough, the worst they do being asking for food and shelter in exchange for their map data, but they quickly reveal themselves as ruthlessly ambitious when they try to kill Kirito for an advantage at winning Unital Ring.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Even after the death of Bolan, the remaining members continue to fight to the last man. Though Kirito speculates that it was less out of VillainousValor, but more due to their belief in ''Unital Ring'' being a Last Man Standing scenario, meaning that their leader dying wouldn't factor in much since they're [[ItsAllAboutMe technically only out for themselves.]]
* FromNobodyToNightmare: {{Downplayed}}. To quote Bolan, they were "nobodies" in ALO, but when Unital Ring began, they found themselves having a major advantage since their gear, unlike more powerful, legendary gear, ended up retaining their lightness while keeping their stats, which were more powerful than things such as the crude stone knives Kirito's group made, while leaving players with more powerful weapons that retained their high equip requirements at a disadvantage. This, along with paranoia and ambition, leads to them being the {{Starter Villain}}s of ''Unital Ring'' with their attempt to kill Kirito to secure an advantage down the line.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Not only is their attempt at betrayal foiled and they're all killed, but their gear that was dropped upon death is then smelted down to help in the log cabin repairs, meaning they more than likely won't be getting it back after Unital Ring ends.
* LightningBruiser: Due to being able to keep their starter gear after the transfer, they're this compared to the under-equipped Kirito, Asuna, Alice and Leafa. Fortunately enough, [[ShedArmorGainSpeed Kirito's complete lack of armour gives him enough of a edge in speed to avoid their attacks.]]
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Upon learning of Kirito's status as a high-level player, they figure that they should kill him before he gets his hands on more powerful gear, since he could give them competition down the line.
* NormalFishInATinyPond: Back in ALO, they were a relatively new party lacking in much renown. When ''Unital Ring'' began however, their relatively low-level gear effectively became the most powerful equipment around thanks to retaining their stats while not being powerful enough to require strict equip burdens, making them effective against higher level players who lost their gear and were forced to make weaker armour and weapons or just lacked any.
* TheParanoiac: They could honestly care less about Kirito's claims that he only cares about repairing his cabin, reasoning that he's very likely to try and win Unital Ring once he's done repairing it.
* StarterVillain: They're the first Players Kirito and the others come to blows with in ''Unital Ring''.
* UngratefulBastard: When they first encounter Kirito and the girls, they agree to give them some food and a place to spend the night in exchange for information. Upon realizing who Kirito is however, they are quick to turn on their hosts so they can kill Kirito while he's still lacking powerful gear, fearing that he could become competition down the line.
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* AmbitionIsEvil: Based AnimalMotifs: Her appearance is described as giving off an impression of a predatory insect, and considering that she and her GirlPosse prey on Shino.
* BlatantLies: She says that she and her two friends spent too long at karaoke (20 minutes after school let out), and are out of money for thetimer in the menu's and the words of the mysterious voice at the end of the grace period, train (they have passes), which is why they quickly concluded need 10,000 yen (roughly $100 USD) from Shino. Shino sees through it, but it doesn't do her much good.
* TheBully: Endou is one who primarily uses psychological warfare against a vulnerable target. Endou and her posse feign friendship with Shino when they learned thatUnital Ring she was a MinorLivingAlone, figuring that they could use it as some kind of competition closet for their stuff and throw parties there, but she was quick to show her true colors when Shino refused to help her get off the hook when she was caught, researching Shino's background and exposing her DarkAndTroubledPast to the whole school. She tries pulling this again whenever she tries extorting money from her, but Shino easily sees through her bullshit since she always asks for too much money for what she claims to need it for[[note]] her EstablishingCharacterMoment has her ask Shino for 10,000 yen, almost 100 US dollars, for train fare because they somehow used up all their money doing karaoke in the 20 minutes school ended, despite the fact that they have train passes and therefore don't need to pay for tickets[[/note]], which ends in her preying on Shino's gun phobia to take it.
* BullyingTheDisabled: She takes advantage of Shino's PTSD and [[DoesntLikeGuns fear of guns]] to push her around and extort her for money. Eventually, Shino GrewASpine and turned the tables on her, leaving Endou stunned and scared out of her wits.
* DisproportionateRetribution: When Shino, realizing that she's being taken advantage of, refuses to have Endou over any longer, Endou researches Shino's past trauma and uses it against her.
* GirlPosse: She's accompanied by two girls at almost all times.
* HateSink: She's shown to be a despicable character, which is driven home when she and her GirlPosse researched Shino's past to use it against her out of spite and later when she unsuccessfully threatens Shino with aprize waiting at the end for the winner. This leads to them trying to kill Kirito's party gun yet again.
* {{Jerkass}}: She repeatedly throws her weight around Shino, and it's indicated that she has no problem taking advantage of her so-called "friends" and retaliating when theylearn who he is, figuring out that taking out one refuse to play along.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: She and her GirlPosse are arrested for breaking and entering after a neighbor files a noise complaint on Shino's home because ofALO's top players before he can get proper gear would give them her antics, and Shino refuses to cover for her. However, after the GGO fiasco, the three return and threaten Shino with a huge advantage. Kirito even speculates that they would have gun, ''in Japan'' while Shino is under surveillance because of Red Eyes Xaxa's "parting message". Karma does eventually betrayed each other if it meant being the last one standing and achieving victory, assuming they really believed the mysterious voice from the end of the grace period.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: They start off friendly enough, the worst they do being asking for food and shelter in exchange for their map data, but they quickly reveal themselves as ruthlessly ambitiouscatch up to Endou when they try to kill Kirito for an Shino disarms her.
* ManipulativeBitch: She took advantageat winning Unital Ring.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Evenof Shino's friendship to use her apartment for her own ends and, after Shino lets her be taken by the death of Bolan, police when she finds out, she constantly extorts money from her using her gun phobia.
* NoNameGiven: Her first name is never revealed, and her two sidekicks are never named.
* NotWithTheSafetyOnYouWont: She falls prey to this, enabling Shino to disarm her and show her where she went wrong before calmly handing theremaining members continue gun back to fight to the last man. Though Kirito speculates that it was less her.
* OhCrap: After Shino disarms her, she's frightened out ofVillainousValor, but her wits.
* TeensAreMonsters: There's no other way to describe someone who deliberately bullies a classmate using past trauma for nothing moredue to their belief than pure greed.
* TwistedKneeCollapse: All she can do is slump down on her knees in''Unital Ring'' being a Last Man Standing scenario, meaning shock when Shino finally disarms her.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: She once "befriended" Shino so thattheir leader dying wouldn't factor in much since they're [[ItsAllAboutMe technically only out for themselves.]]
* FromNobodyToNightmare: {{Downplayed}}. To quote Bolan,she and her two friends could use Shino's apartment to host parties, not caring if they were "nobodies" in ALO, but when Unital Ring began, they found themselves having a major advantage since their gear, unlike more powerful, legendary gear, ended up retaining their lightness while keeping their stats, which were more powerful than things such as the crude stone knives Kirito's group made, while leaving players with more powerful weapons that retained their high equip requirements at a disadvantage. This, along with paranoia and ambition, leads to them being the {{Starter Villain}}s of ''Unital Ring'' with their attempt to kill Kirito to secure an advantage down the line.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Not only is their attempt at betrayal foiled and they're all killed, but their gear that was dropped upon death is then smelted down to help in the log cabin repairs, meaning they more than likely won't be getting it back after Unital Ring ends.
* LightningBruiser: Due to being able to keep their starter gear after the transfer, they're this compared to the under-equipped Kirito, Asuna, Alice and Leafa. Fortunately enough, [[ShedArmorGainSpeed Kirito's complete lack of armour gives him enough of a edge in speed to avoid their attacks.]]
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Upon learning of Kirito's status as a high-level player, they figure that they should kill him before he gets his handsimposing on more powerful gear, since he could give them competition down the line.
* NormalFishInATinyPond: Back in ALO, they were a relatively new party lacking in much renown. When ''Unital Ring'' began however, their relatively low-level gear effectively became the most powerful equipment around thanks to retaining their stats while not being powerful enough to require strict equip burdens, making them effective against higher level players who lost their gear and were forced to make weaker armour and weaponsShino or just lacked any.
* TheParanoiac: They could honestly care less about Kirito's claims that he only cares about repairing his cabin, reasoning that he's very likely to try and win Unital Ring once he's done repairing it.
* StarterVillain: They're the first Players Kirito and the others come to blows with in ''Unital Ring''.
* UngratefulBastard: When they first encounter Kirito and the girls, they agree to give them some food and a place to spend the night in exchange for information. Upon realizing who Kirito is however, they are quick to turn on their hosts so they can kill Kirito while he's still lacking powerful gear, fearing that he could become competition down the line.causing trouble.
* BlatantLies: She says that she and her two friends spent too long at karaoke (20 minutes after school let out), and are out of money for the
* TheBully: Endou is one who primarily uses psychological warfare against a vulnerable target. Endou and her posse feign friendship with Shino when they learned that
* BullyingTheDisabled: She takes advantage of Shino's PTSD and [[DoesntLikeGuns fear of guns]] to push her around and extort her for money. Eventually, Shino GrewASpine and turned the tables on her, leaving Endou stunned and scared out of her wits.
* DisproportionateRetribution: When Shino, realizing that she's being taken advantage of, refuses to have Endou over any longer, Endou researches Shino's past trauma and uses it against her.
* GirlPosse: She's accompanied by two girls at almost all times.
* HateSink: She's shown to be a despicable character, which is driven home when she and her GirlPosse researched Shino's past to use it against her out of spite and later when she unsuccessfully threatens Shino with a
* {{Jerkass}}: She repeatedly throws her weight around Shino, and it's indicated that she has no problem taking advantage of her so-called "friends" and retaliating when they
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: She and her GirlPosse are arrested for breaking and entering after a neighbor files a noise complaint on Shino's home because of
* BitchInSheepsClothing: They start off friendly enough, the worst they do being asking for food and shelter in exchange for their map data, but they quickly reveal themselves as ruthlessly ambitious
* ManipulativeBitch: She took advantage
* DefiantToTheEnd: Even
* NoNameGiven: Her first name is never revealed, and her two sidekicks are never named.
* NotWithTheSafetyOnYouWont: She falls prey to this, enabling Shino to disarm her and show her where she went wrong before calmly handing the
* OhCrap: After Shino disarms her, she's frightened out of
* TeensAreMonsters: There's no other way to describe someone who deliberately bullies a classmate using past trauma for nothing more
* TwistedKneeCollapse: All she can do is slump down on her knees in
* WithFriendsLikeThese: She once "befriended" Shino so that
* FromNobodyToNightmare: {{Downplayed}}. To quote Bolan,
* LaserGuidedKarma: Not only is their attempt at betrayal foiled and they're all killed, but their gear that was dropped upon death is then smelted down to help in the log cabin repairs, meaning they more than likely won't be getting it back after Unital Ring ends.
* LightningBruiser: Due to being able to keep their starter gear after the transfer, they're this compared to the under-equipped Kirito, Asuna, Alice and Leafa. Fortunately enough, [[ShedArmorGainSpeed Kirito's complete lack of armour gives him enough of a edge in speed to avoid their attacks.]]
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Upon learning of Kirito's status as a high-level player, they figure that they should kill him before he gets his hands
* NormalFishInATinyPond: Back in ALO, they were a relatively new party lacking in much renown. When ''Unital Ring'' began however, their relatively low-level gear effectively became the most powerful equipment around thanks to retaining their stats while not being powerful enough to require strict equip burdens, making them effective against higher level players who lost their gear and were forced to make weaker armour and weapons
* TheParanoiac: They could honestly care less about Kirito's claims that he only cares about repairing his cabin, reasoning that he's very likely to try and win Unital Ring once he's done repairing it.
* StarterVillain: They're the first Players Kirito and the others come to blows with in ''Unital Ring''.
* UngratefulBastard: When they first encounter Kirito and the girls, they agree to give them some food and a place to spend the night in exchange for information. Upon realizing who Kirito is however, they are quick to turn on their hosts so they can kill Kirito while he's still lacking powerful gear, fearing that he could become competition down the line.
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[[folder: Bolan]]
!! Bolan
TheLeader of the group, who wields a two-handed sword.
!! Bolan
TheLeader of the group, who wields a two-handed sword.
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!!
TheLeader of
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SanaeKobayashi (Japanese), Creator/JenniferLosi (English), Claudia Contreras (Latin American Spanish)
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/koujiro_rinko_full_body.png]]
A scientist and the
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* {{BFS}}: He wields a two-handed sword.
* TheLeader: He's the leader of his party, and Kirito notes from his immediate orders that he appears natural for the role.
* RevengeMyopia: He's quite clearly enraged at Kirito for killing Mocri, ordering everyone to at least try and take him out to avenge him. This ignores that the fact that his party took advantage of Kirito's group's hospitality to try and kill them, with Mocri being the one to instigate the conflict.
* NeverMyFault: When Kirito and the others call him and his group for trying to kill them when they had no intention of attacking them, even [[UngratefulBastard helping them by offering them food and lodging]], he dismissively tries to shift the blame to Kirito for his [[TheAce renown and skill as a player]], which he thinks will make him a threat later on.
* WreckedWeapon: He tries using his Two-Handed Sword to block Kirito's Vorpal Strike, only for the Sword Skill to shatter it and stab him in the chest.
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* TheLeader: He's the leader of his party, and Kirito notes from his immediate orders that he appears natural for the role.
* RevengeMyopia: He's quite clearly enraged at Kirito for killing Mocri, ordering everyone to at least try and take him out to avenge him. This ignores that the fact that his party took advantage of Kirito's group's hospitality to try and kill them, with Mocri being the one to instigate the conflict.
* NeverMyFault: When Kirito and the others call him and his group for trying to kill them when they had no intention of attacking them, even [[UngratefulBastard helping them by offering them food and lodging]], he dismissively tries to shift the blame to Kirito for his [[TheAce renown and skill as a player]], which he thinks will make him a threat later on.
* WreckedWeapon: He tries using his Two-Handed Sword to block Kirito's Vorpal Strike, only for the Sword Skill to shatter it and stab him in the chest.
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*
* TheLeader: He's
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: She saves Higa from Yanai by dropping a wrench on him, causing him to stumble and [[DisneyVillainDeath fall to his
* BigSisterInstinct: [[spoiler: While the exact nature of their relationship is unknown as of yet, she does appear rather appalled when a reporter asks that she "opens Alice's head" to show everyone her brain, and seems ready to shout at him when Alice stops her and [[TranquilFury gives her own retort.]] She also expressed a good deal of her concern over all the social events she was attending, worrying that she was getting stressed and asking if she needed a break.]]
* BrainyBrunette: She has a B.S, M.S and a Ph.D, and is notable as the only first year to participate in the Shigemura Seminar at the college she and Kayaba attended.
* ChekhovsGunman: In the light novel, she's briefly mentioned, but not by name, when Kirito describes tracking her down while investigating Kayaba.
* CountryMouse: She’s stated to have originally lived in the mountains and she used to have an accent that apparently disappeared over time.
** It does pop up again when she gets really emotive, like over Kayaba Akihiko.
* DudeMagnet: She's seemingly the only other person [[{{Sociopath}} Kayaba]] cared about, [[AbhorrentAdmirer Sugou apparently tried courting her]] back in school, and [[spoiler:Higa also admits, albeit not to her, that he also had a crush on her and tries asking her out after she saves him from Yanai, only for [[ObliviousToLove her to]] [[ComicallyMissingThePoint miss the point]].]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: She's mentioned in the final episode of Season II, as the one who sent the original design for Yuuki's Medicuboid.
* EasilyForgiven: Asuna doesn't even bat an eye at Rinko's revelations or guilt, pointing out that both she and Kirito
* TheGenericGuy: How she views herself, describing herself as a “plain, boring girl from
* MurderByInaction: What she could've been charged for had Kayaba not put in a dummy micro-bomb into her chest to make it seem like she was a victim too, given that
* RevengeMyopia: He's quite clearly enraged at Kirito for killing Mocri, ordering everyone to at least try
* ObliviousToLove: [[spoiler:She does not pick up on the fact that
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Rinko was Kayaba's girlfriend and fellow researcher, which is a big role to have - especially when she could've prevented the entire franchise's story from kicking off to begin with. She's also the one
* NeverMyFault: When
* TheseHandsHaveKilled: She feels indirectly responsible for the
* UndyingLoyalty: Arguably to Kayaba. It what's prevents her from killing him when
*
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: [[spoiler: When unveiling Alice to
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[[folder: Mocri]]
!! Mocri
A knife-wielder in the party, who's the first to realize who Kirito is.
!! Mocri
A knife-wielder in the party, who's the first to realize who Kirito is.
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[[folder:Alicia Klingerman '''SPOILERS''']]
!!
A knife-wielder in the party, who's the
!!! '''Voiced By:''' Creator/AiKayano (Japanese), Creator/KayliMills (English)
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* TheApprentice: {{Implied}}. When Kirito commends his knifework, he mentions a "Sensei" who told him;
--> "Don't only look at one part of the opponent; grasp the whole. Then you'll know what they're aiming for- and what they don't like, you see."
* BloodKnight: When Kirito manages to land a blow on him while fighting him and Bolan, he responds by smirking and admiring his skill, prompting Bolan to tell him to focus.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He's a backstabbing opportunist who appears accustomed to PlayerKilling, but even he's surprised when Kirito mistakes him for another Laughing Coffin member with a grudge.
* {{Jerkass}}: Mocri in particular stands out for being the one to instigate the conflict by stabbing Kirito and convincing Bolan to attack him and his friends.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Kirito pays him back for stabbing him in the stomach by killing him with the Sword Skill, Savage Fulcrum, which begins with him stabbing him.
* SayingTooMuch: When Kirito compliments his dagger skills, he mentions a "Sensei" who told him gave him pointers in fighting. When Kirito expresses curiosity at this, Bolan tells him to shut it, implying this "Sensei" wishes to remain anonymous as much as possible.
* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: Recognizing Kirito from the ALO Dueling tournament back in February[[note]] the same one he lost to Yuuki in[[/note]], he's quick to sneakily stab him in the gut and convince his party to kill him and his friends to increase their odds of winning Unital Ring. However, this only serves to get his party killed when their targets put up a fight long enough for the Bashin Tribe, along with Silica, Lisbeth and Yui, to pull a BigDamnHeroes and give Kirito new gear and fight alongside them, quickly turning the tables and getting them all killed.
--> "Don't only look at one part of the opponent; grasp the whole. Then you'll know what they're aiming for- and what they don't like, you see."
* BloodKnight: When Kirito manages to land a blow on him while fighting him and Bolan, he responds by smirking and admiring his skill, prompting Bolan to tell him to focus.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He's a backstabbing opportunist who appears accustomed to PlayerKilling, but even he's surprised when Kirito mistakes him for another Laughing Coffin member with a grudge.
* {{Jerkass}}: Mocri in particular stands out for being the one to instigate the conflict by stabbing Kirito and convincing Bolan to attack him and his friends.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Kirito pays him back for stabbing him in the stomach by killing him with the Sword Skill, Savage Fulcrum, which begins with him stabbing him.
* SayingTooMuch: When Kirito compliments his dagger skills, he mentions a "Sensei" who told him gave him pointers in fighting. When Kirito expresses curiosity at this, Bolan tells him to shut it, implying this "Sensei" wishes to remain anonymous as much as possible.
* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: Recognizing Kirito from the ALO Dueling tournament back in February[[note]] the same one he lost to Yuuki in[[/note]], he's quick to sneakily stab him in the gut and convince his party to kill him and his friends to increase their odds of winning Unital Ring. However, this only serves to get his party killed when their targets put up a fight long enough for the Bashin Tribe, along with Silica, Lisbeth and Yui, to pull a BigDamnHeroes and give Kirito new gear and fight alongside them, quickly turning the tables and getting them all killed.
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* TheApprentice: {{Implied}}. When Kirito commends his knifework, he mentions AffectionateNickname: Called Gabriel "Gabe" in their youth. [[spoiler: Becomes a "Sensei" who told him;
--> "Don't only look at one part of the opponent; grasp the whole. Then you'll know what they're aiming for- and whatTermOfEndangerment when they don't like, you see."
meet again.]]
*BloodKnight: When Kirito manages ChildhoodFriend: To [[EnfantTerrible Gabriel Miller.]] [[KillTheCutie It didn't end well...]]
* CuteAndPsycho: Not when she was alive, [[spoiler: but she definitely comes off as this when [[DraggedOffToHell she came toland a blow on drag Gabe off to hell.]]]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler: After Gabriel betrayed her trust and murdered her, she came back to [[DraggedOffToHell bring him to where he belongs.]]]]
* EarAche: How Gabriel killed her, jamming an ice pick into her ear.
* {{Foil}}: To the young Alice Zuberg, having a strong resemblance to her physical appearance and a similar name. She also happens to be {{Childhood Friend}}s with a boy who happens to be Eugeo's EvilCounterpart. While both girls had their lives stolen from them, [[spoiler:Eugeo had attempted to save Alice and ended up losing his own life and ends up [[TogetherInDeath dying with her]], whilefighting him Gabriel was the one who killed Alicia himself and Bolan, he responds they end TogetherInDeath in a very different way with Alicia (or more likely a demon masquerading as her) being responsible for Gabriel being DraggedOffToHell.]]
* IdenticalStranger: While there are slight differences, as a whole she has a strong physical resemblance to Alice. This is likely the reason why [[YouRemindMeOfX Gabriel becomes so obsessed with the Alice]], seeing her as a replacement for Alicia. The anime only drives the point further bysmirking giving both girls the same voice actress.
* NeverFoundTheBody: After killing her, Gabriel tossed her body into a pit near an old oak tree. As a result, the police never found her andadmiring his skill, her case went cold.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Her being such a NiceGirl to Gabriel is arguably what got her killed, as it put the insane Gabriel under the impression that her kindness and compassion meant that she had a soul of high quality, [[MurderIsTheBestSolution promptingBolan to tell him to focus.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He's a backstabbing opportunist who appears accustomedmurder her to PlayerKilling, prevent it from getting "tainted"]].
* PosthumousCharacter: She's dead by the time of ''Alicization'', with Gabriel having killed her in their youth, but his delusional belief that he saw her soul leaving her body when he did the deed is what drove him to becoming the MadScientist SerialKiller he is today, and eventually him taking the role of BigBad for ''War of Underworld''.
* SacrificialLamb: Her only purpose is to show just how monstrous Gabriel was evenhe's surprised when Kirito mistakes him for another Laughing Coffin member with a grudge.
* {{Jerkass}}: Mocriearly in particular stands out for his life, being directly tied to his StartOfDarkness and becoming the one to instigate the conflict by stabbing Kirito and convincing Bolan to attack him and his friends.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Kirito pays him back for stabbing himbastard he is in the stomach present.
* ShrinkingViolet: Described as such bykilling Gabriel, with her preferring to stay indoors to read or watch videos instead of playing outside.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: She unknowingly played a major role in turning Gabriel into the monster he is, as her NiceGirl tendencies towards her put him under the impression that she had a magnificent soul, prompting him to murder her when she was about to move away out of fear of people [[EntitledToHaveYou other than him]] tainting it by interacting with her.
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Every bit as kind and pure as Alice Zuberg, with her life being extinguished for this very reason.
* WalkingSpoiler: Even talking about her existence gives huge spoilers.
* YouRemindMeOfX: Her name and physical appearance is incredibly similar to Alice Zuberg, which is what leads to Gabriel's obsession with theSword Skill, Savage Fulcrum, which begins with him stabbing him.
* SayingTooMuch: When Kirito compliments his dagger skills,latter believing he mentions a "Sensei" who told him gave him pointers in fighting. When Kirito expresses curiosity at this, Bolan tells him to shut it, implying this "Sensei" wishes to remain anonymous as much as possible.
* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: Recognizing Kirito fromcan experience the ALO Dueling tournament back in February[[note]] the same one he lost to Yuuki in[[/note]], he's quick to sneakily stab him in the gut and convince his party to kill him and his friends to increase their odds taste of winning Unital Ring. However, this only serves to get his party killed when their targets put up a fight long enough for the Bashin Tribe, along with Silica, Lisbeth and Yui, to pull a BigDamnHeroes and give Kirito new gear and fight alongside them, quickly turning the tables and getting them all killed.her soul again.
--> "Don't only look at one part of the opponent; grasp the whole. Then you'll know what they're aiming for- and what
*
* CuteAndPsycho: Not when she was alive, [[spoiler: but she definitely comes off as this when [[DraggedOffToHell she came to
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler: After Gabriel betrayed her trust and murdered her, she came back to [[DraggedOffToHell bring him to where he belongs.]]]]
* EarAche: How Gabriel killed her, jamming an ice pick into her ear.
* {{Foil}}: To the young Alice Zuberg, having a strong resemblance to her physical appearance and a similar name. She also happens to be {{Childhood Friend}}s with a boy who happens to be Eugeo's EvilCounterpart. While both girls had their lives stolen from them, [[spoiler:Eugeo had attempted to save Alice and ended up losing his own life and ends up [[TogetherInDeath dying with her]], while
* IdenticalStranger: While there are slight differences, as a whole she has a strong physical resemblance to Alice. This is likely the reason why [[YouRemindMeOfX Gabriel becomes so obsessed with the Alice]], seeing her as a replacement for Alicia. The anime only drives the point further by
* NeverFoundTheBody: After killing her, Gabriel tossed her body into a pit near an old oak tree. As a result, the police never found her and
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Her being such a NiceGirl to Gabriel is arguably what got her killed, as it put the insane Gabriel under the impression that her kindness and compassion meant that she had a soul of high quality, [[MurderIsTheBestSolution prompting
* EveryoneHasStandards: He's a backstabbing opportunist who appears accustomed
* PosthumousCharacter: She's dead by the time of ''Alicization'', with Gabriel having killed her in their youth, but his delusional belief that he saw her soul leaving her body when he did the deed is what drove him to becoming the MadScientist SerialKiller he is today, and eventually him taking the role of BigBad for ''War of Underworld''.
* SacrificialLamb: Her only purpose is to show just how monstrous Gabriel was even
* {{Jerkass}}: Mocri
* LaserGuidedKarma: Kirito pays him back for stabbing him
* ShrinkingViolet: Described as such by
* SmallRoleBigImpact: She unknowingly played a major role in turning Gabriel into the monster he is, as her NiceGirl tendencies towards her put him under the impression that she had a magnificent soul, prompting him to murder her when she was about to move away out of fear of people [[EntitledToHaveYou other than him]] tainting it by interacting with her.
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Every bit as kind and pure as Alice Zuberg, with her life being extinguished for this very reason.
* WalkingSpoiler: Even talking about her existence gives huge spoilers.
* YouRemindMeOfX: Her name and physical appearance is incredibly similar to Alice Zuberg, which is what leads to Gabriel's obsession with the
* SayingTooMuch: When Kirito compliments his dagger skills,
* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: Recognizing Kirito from
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!! Jo Wol-Saeng / Moonphase
!!! '''Voiced By:''' Songdo (Japanese), Creator/AlanLee (English)
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* BladeOnAStick: Wields a fauchard, a hooked polearm.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Him setting fire to the surrounding forest did help his group get an edge, but Kirito uses it to his side's advantage by throwing all the meat he and the others collected during their excursion into the fire, using the smell to draw out the Thornspike Cave Bear. This forces him to have his group focus on it and leaving open to attack from Kirito's group.
* KilledMidSentence: "Kirito... You're... Really..."
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Along with his spear, he carried a shield.
* PlayingWithFire: Kirito notices that he possesses reddish hair and tanned skin, suggesting that he was a Salamander player before the merge.
* TheStrategist: He led his raid group with precise tactics and careful planning, with him having set the forest surrounding the log cabin on fire to prevent guerrilla tactics being used against them. The moment he dies, his group throws strategy and tactics out the window and opt for an all-out brawl, which they lose.
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!! [=NPCs=]
!!! Bashin Tribe
[[folder: General]]
A group of tribalists who Liz, Yui and Silica encounter.
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* BladeOnAStick: Appears to be their preferred weapon.
* BizarreTasteInFood: It turns out the grass Liz and Silica were using to make rope is something they eat. Liz and Silica compare the stew they made with it with ''shirodatsu'' / ''niimoji''[[note]] dried and boiled taro stalk [[/note]].
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: They speak in a strange language described to sound warped and distorted, as if subject to several layers of noise filtering. Yui is able to realize that it's multi-layered Japanese based on the Seed Nexus, and is [[TranslatorBuddy able to decipher it to communicate with them.]]
* {{Stripperific}}: Noted to not cover up much skin, to the point that Silica notes that even if the grace periods before she and Liz can get new gear and they're forced to go around in their underwear, they probably wouldn't stand out too much as a result.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Thornspike Cave Bear Meat is apparently is considered a delicacy among them.
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[[folder: Yzelma]]
The Leader of the Bashin camp Silica, Lisbeth and Yui find themselves in.
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* ActionGirl: {{Implied}}. [[InformedAbility We never see her fight]], but her [[BrawnHilda buff physique]] and MightMakesRight views certainly imply she's a powerful warrior, and she's certainly strong if she can lift a log to throw at Silica.
* BarbarianLonghair: She has long red hair that goes down to her waist.
* BrawnHilda: A large and well-built woman.
* FantasticRacism: {{Implied}}. She's immediately opposed to Liz, Silica and Yui joining her tribe's scouting party due to them apparently not proving their worth, hinting a generally low opinion of the strength of "Fels" as they call them.
* FieryRedHead: Has a head of red BarbarianLonghair.
* MightMakesRight: She's initially opposed to Silica, Lisbeth and Yui joining their scouting party due to not being convinced that they'd be much help, prompting her to challenge Silica to cut a log she throws at her to prove her skill.
* {{Stripperific}}: Like the other men and women in her tribe, she wears very little. From what can be seen in an illustration, she wears only leather chest armor that [[BareYourMidriff Bares Her Midriff]], along with a gladiator-like skirt consisting only of leather straps that leaves a pair of red underwear exposed.
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!!! Ornith
[[folder: General]]
A race of BirdPeople who Sinon encounters on her first day in ''Unital Ring''. After helping them kill a dinosaur that have been eating their livestock, they welcome her with open arms.
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* GunNut: All the warriors in the village fight with muskets. When Sinon leaves their village, a pair of siblings gift her with their deceased grandfather's.
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!Others
[[folder:Endou]]
!!Endou
!!!'''Voiced by:''' [[Creator/YokoHikasa Yōko Hikasa]] (Japanese), Creator/ColleenOShaughnessey (English), Noriko Takaya (Latin American Spanish)
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/endou.png]]
A classmate of Shino's who frequently bullies her.
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* AnimalMotifs: Her appearance is described as giving off an impression of a predatory insect, and considering that she and her GirlPosse prey on Shino.
* BlatantLies: She says that she and her two friends spent too long at karaoke (20 minutes after school let out), and are out of money for the train (they have passes), which is why they need 10,000 yen (roughly $100 USD) from Shino. Shino sees through it, but it doesn't do her much good.
* TheBully: Endou is one who primarily uses psychological warfare against a vulnerable target. Endou and her posse feign friendship with Shino when they learned that she was a MinorLivingAlone, figuring that they could use it as some kind of closet for their stuff and throw parties there, but she was quick to show her true colors when Shino refused to help her get off the hook when she was caught, researching Shino's background and exposing her DarkAndTroubledPast to the whole school. She tries pulling this again whenever she tries extorting money from her, but Shino easily sees through her bullshit since she always asks for too much money for what she claims to need it for[[note]] her EstablishingCharacterMoment has her ask Shino for 10,000 yen, almost 100 US dollars, for train fare because they somehow used up all their money doing karaoke in the 20 minutes school ended, despite the fact that they have train passes and therefore don't need to pay for tickets[[/note]], which ends in her preying on Shino's gun phobia to take it.
* BullyingTheDisabled: She takes advantage of Shino's PTSD and [[DoesntLikeGuns fear of guns]] to push her around and extort her for money. Eventually, Shino GrewASpine and turned the tables on her, leaving Endou stunned and scared out of her wits.
* DisproportionateRetribution: When Shino, realizing that she's being taken advantage of, refuses to have Endou over any longer, Endou researches Shino's past trauma and uses it against her.
* GirlPosse: She's accompanied by two girls at almost all times.
* HateSink: She's shown to be a despicable character, which is driven home when she and her GirlPosse researched Shino's past to use it against her out of spite and later when she unsuccessfully threatens Shino with a gun yet again.
* {{Jerkass}}: She repeatedly throws her weight around Shino, and it's indicated that she has no problem taking advantage of her so-called "friends" and retaliating when they refuse to play along.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: She and her GirlPosse are arrested for breaking and entering after a neighbor files a noise complaint on Shino's home because of her antics, and Shino refuses to cover for her. However, after the GGO fiasco, the three return and threaten Shino with a gun, ''in Japan'' while Shino is under surveillance because of Red Eyes Xaxa's "parting message". Karma does eventually catch up to Endou when Shino disarms her.
* ManipulativeBitch: She took advantage of Shino's friendship to use her apartment for her own ends and, after Shino lets her be taken by the police when she finds out, she constantly extorts money from her using her gun phobia.
* NoNameGiven: Her first name is never revealed, and her two sidekicks are never named.
* NotWithTheSafetyOnYouWont: She falls prey to this, enabling Shino to disarm her and show her where she went wrong before calmly handing the gun back to her.
* OhCrap: After Shino disarms her, she's frightened out of her wits.
* TeensAreMonsters: There's no other way to describe someone who deliberately bullies a classmate using past trauma for nothing more than pure greed.
* TwistedKneeCollapse: All she can do is slump down on her knees in shock when Shino finally disarms her.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: She once "befriended" Shino so that she and her two friends could use Shino's apartment to host parties, not caring if they were imposing on Shino or causing trouble.
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[[folder:Rinko Kojiro]]
!! Rinko Kojiro
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SanaeKobayashi (Japanese), Creator/JenniferLosi (English), Claudia Contreras (Latin American Spanish)
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/koujiro_rinko_full_body.png]]
A scientist and the former LoveInterest and co-worker of Akihiko Kayaba, who was part of Shigemura Lab in the institute's Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department. She found Kayaba's body during the SAO incident, and spent the two years it lasted watching over him.
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* TheAtoner: Her post Aincrad work is her way to make up for not stopping Kayaba when she had the chance.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: She saves Higa from Yanai by dropping a wrench on him, causing him to stumble and [[DisneyVillainDeath fall to his death.]]]]
* BigSisterInstinct: [[spoiler: While the exact nature of their relationship is unknown as of yet, she does appear rather appalled when a reporter asks that she "opens Alice's head" to show everyone her brain, and seems ready to shout at him when Alice stops her and [[TranquilFury gives her own retort.]] She also expressed a good deal of her concern over all the social events she was attending, worrying that she was getting stressed and asking if she needed a break.]]
* BrainyBrunette: She has a B.S, M.S and a Ph.D, and is notable as the only first year to participate in the Shigemura Seminar at the college she and Kayaba attended.
* ChekhovsGunman: In the light novel, she's briefly mentioned, but not by name, when Kirito describes tracking her down while investigating Kayaba.
* CountryMouse: She’s stated to have originally lived in the mountains and she used to have an accent that apparently disappeared over time.
** It does pop up again when she gets really emotive, like over Kayaba Akihiko.
* DudeMagnet: She's seemingly the only other person [[{{Sociopath}} Kayaba]] cared about, [[AbhorrentAdmirer Sugou apparently tried courting her]] back in school, and [[spoiler:Higa also admits, albeit not to her, that he also had a crush on her and tries asking her out after she saves him from Yanai, only for [[ObliviousToLove her to]] [[ComicallyMissingThePoint miss the point]].]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: She's mentioned in the final episode of Season II, as the one who sent the original design for Yuuki's Medicuboid.
* EasilyForgiven: Asuna doesn't even bat an eye at Rinko's revelations or guilt, pointing out that both she and Kirito would forgive her anyway and that the best days of their lives together were in SAO to begin with.
* TheGenericGuy: How she views herself, describing herself as a “plain, boring girl from the mountains” when pondering as to why Kayaba took an interest in her.
* MurderByInaction: What she could've been charged for had Kayaba not put in a dummy micro-bomb into her chest to make it seem like she was a victim too, given that she was directly tied to the Aincrad incident and [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot had the opportunity to stop Kayaba and his mad schemes right then and there.]] Rinko herself feels like she committed this as a result.
* ObliviousToLove: [[spoiler:She does not pick up on the fact that Higa was trying to ask her out after she saved him from Yanai, instead thinking he was asking for a celebratory meal and agreeing to buy him a burger or ramen sometime.]]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Rinko was Kayaba's girlfriend and fellow researcher, which is a big role to have - especially when she could've prevented the entire franchise's story from kicking off to begin with. She's also the one that helped design the Medicuboid, meaning Yuuki's entire prolonged living state and thus her storyline was able to happen because of Rinko. However, despite getting Asuna to the Ocean Turtle, and helping try to get to the bottom of the JSDF's artificial intelligence research, ultimately Rinko herself is mostly a bit character to fill in the world a little more and irrelevant beyond that. [[spoiler:That said, her saving Higa from Yanai ends up indirectly saving Kirito and by extension everyone else in Underworld]].
* TheseHandsHaveKilled: She feels indirectly responsible for the many deaths in the SAO incident, as she couldn't bring herself to kill Kayaba while he was inside the game.
* UndyingLoyalty: Arguably to Kayaba. It what's prevents her from killing him when she finally tracked him down and the reason why she hasn't confessed that the bomb Kayaba implanted in her was a RedHerring to [[KarmaHoudini get her off the hook]] in spite of her guilt is because doing so would have defeated the purpose of "the only gift he ever gave her".
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: By being unable to kill Kayaba right after he logged into Sword Art Online, Kayaba was able to trap ten thousand people in his death game for two years, with almost half of that number dying. Whether this would've hopelessly trapped everyone in SAO or resolved the death game before it even began is never answered, but Rinko firmly believes all of that blood is on her hands.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: [[spoiler: When unveiling Alice to the world, she makes it a point that she, as the current CEO of RATH, has no desire to use them as tools and servants, believing that they are no different from humans and that enslaving them would make them no better than [[HistoryRepeats those who have enslaved other humans in the past.]]]]
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[[folder:Alicia Klingerman '''SPOILERS''']]
!! Alicia Klingerman
!!! '''Voiced By:''' Creator/AiKayano (Japanese), Creator/KayliMills (English)
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aliciaklingerman.jpg]]
Gabriel Miller's ChildhoodFriend, as well as his first victim.
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* AffectionateNickname: Called Gabriel "Gabe" in their youth. [[spoiler: Becomes a TermOfEndangerment when they meet again.]]
* ChildhoodFriend: To [[EnfantTerrible Gabriel Miller.]] [[KillTheCutie It didn't end well...]]
* CuteAndPsycho: Not when she was alive, [[spoiler: but she definitely comes off as this when [[DraggedOffToHell she came to drag Gabe off to hell.]]]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler: After Gabriel betrayed her trust and murdered her, she came back to [[DraggedOffToHell bring him to where he belongs.]]]]
* EarAche: How Gabriel killed her, jamming an ice pick into her ear.
* {{Foil}}: To the young Alice Zuberg, having a strong resemblance to her physical appearance and a similar name. She also happens to be {{Childhood Friend}}s with a boy who happens to be Eugeo's EvilCounterpart. While both girls had their lives stolen from them, [[spoiler:Eugeo had attempted to save Alice and ended up losing his own life and ends up [[TogetherInDeath dying with her]], while Gabriel was the one who killed Alicia himself and they end TogetherInDeath in a very different way with Alicia (or more likely a demon masquerading as her) being responsible for Gabriel being DraggedOffToHell.]]
* IdenticalStranger: While there are slight differences, as a whole she has a strong physical resemblance to Alice. This is likely the reason why [[YouRemindMeOfX Gabriel becomes so obsessed with the Alice]], seeing her as a replacement for Alicia. The anime only drives the point further by giving both girls the same voice actress.
* NeverFoundTheBody: After killing her, Gabriel tossed her body into a pit near an old oak tree. As a result, the police never found her and her case went cold.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Her being such a NiceGirl to Gabriel is arguably what got her killed, as it put the insane Gabriel under the impression that her kindness and compassion meant that she had a soul of high quality, [[MurderIsTheBestSolution prompting him to murder her to prevent it from getting "tainted"]].
* PosthumousCharacter: She's dead by the time of ''Alicization'', with Gabriel having killed her in their youth, but his delusional belief that he saw her soul leaving her body when he did the deed is what drove him to becoming the MadScientist SerialKiller he is today, and eventually him taking the role of BigBad for ''War of Underworld''.
* SacrificialLamb: Her only purpose is to show just how monstrous Gabriel was even early in his life, being directly tied to his StartOfDarkness and becoming the bastard he is in the present.
* ShrinkingViolet: Described as such by Gabriel, with her preferring to stay indoors to read or watch videos instead of playing outside.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: She unknowingly played a major role in turning Gabriel into the monster he is, as her NiceGirl tendencies towards her put him under the impression that she had a magnificent soul, prompting him to murder her when she was about to move away out of fear of people [[EntitledToHaveYou other than him]] tainting it by interacting with her.
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Every bit as kind and pure as Alice Zuberg, with her life being extinguished for this very reason.
* WalkingSpoiler: Even talking about her existence gives huge spoilers.
* YouRemindMeOfX: Her name and physical appearance is incredibly similar to Alice Zuberg, which is what leads to Gabriel's obsession with the latter believing he can experience the taste of her soul again.
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[[folder:Jo Wol-Saeng / Moonphase]]
!! Jo Wol-Saeng / Moonphase
!!! '''Voiced By:''' Songdo (Japanese), Creator/AlanLee (English)
A Korean player who's dragged into the War of Underworld along with thousands of other Korean VR players, who's rightfully suspicious about the cover story he and his countrymen have been given.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Him setting fire to the surrounding forest did help his group get an edge, but Kirito uses it to his side's advantage by throwing all the meat he and the others collected during their excursion into the fire, using the smell to draw out the Thornspike Cave Bear. This forces him to have his group focus on it and leaving open to attack from Kirito's group.
* KilledMidSentence: "Kirito... You're... Really..."
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Along with his spear, he carried a shield.
* PlayingWithFire: Kirito notices that he possesses reddish hair and tanned skin, suggesting that he was a Salamander player before the merge.
* TheStrategist: He led his raid group with precise tactics and careful planning, with him having set the forest surrounding the log cabin on fire to prevent guerrilla tactics being used against them. The moment he dies, his group throws strategy and tactics out the window and opt for an all-out brawl, which they lose.
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!! [=NPCs=]
!!! Bashin Tribe
[[folder: General]]
A group of tribalists who Liz, Yui and Silica encounter.
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* BladeOnAStick: Appears to be their preferred weapon.
* BizarreTasteInFood: It turns out the grass Liz and Silica were using to make rope is something they eat. Liz and Silica compare the stew they made with it with ''shirodatsu'' / ''niimoji''[[note]] dried and boiled taro stalk [[/note]].
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: They speak in a strange language described to sound warped and distorted, as if subject to several layers of noise filtering. Yui is able to realize that it's multi-layered Japanese based on the Seed Nexus, and is [[TranslatorBuddy able to decipher it to communicate with them.]]
* {{Stripperific}}: Noted to not cover up much skin, to the point that Silica notes that even if the grace periods before she and Liz can get new gear and they're forced to go around in their underwear, they probably wouldn't stand out too much as a result.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Thornspike Cave Bear Meat is apparently is considered a delicacy among them.
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[[folder: Yzelma]]
The Leader of the Bashin camp Silica, Lisbeth and Yui find themselves in.
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* ActionGirl: {{Implied}}. [[InformedAbility We never see her fight]], but her [[BrawnHilda buff physique]] and MightMakesRight views certainly imply she's a powerful warrior, and she's certainly strong if she can lift a log to throw at Silica.
* BarbarianLonghair: She has long red hair that goes down to her waist.
* BrawnHilda: A large and well-built woman.
* FantasticRacism: {{Implied}}. She's immediately opposed to Liz, Silica and Yui joining her tribe's scouting party due to them apparently not proving their worth, hinting a generally low opinion of the strength of "Fels" as they call them.
* FieryRedHead: Has a head of red BarbarianLonghair.
* MightMakesRight: She's initially opposed to Silica, Lisbeth and Yui joining their scouting party due to not being convinced that they'd be much help, prompting her to challenge Silica to cut a log she throws at her to prove her skill.
* {{Stripperific}}: Like the other men and women in her tribe, she wears very little. From what can be seen in an illustration, she wears only leather chest armor that [[BareYourMidriff Bares Her Midriff]], along with a gladiator-like skirt consisting only of leather straps that leaves a pair of red underwear exposed.
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!!! Ornith
[[folder: General]]
A race of BirdPeople who Sinon encounters on her first day in ''Unital Ring''. After helping them kill a dinosaur that have been eating their livestock, they welcome her with open arms.
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* GunNut: All the warriors in the village fight with muskets. When Sinon leaves their village, a pair of siblings gift her with their deceased grandfather's.
[[/folder]]
!Others
[[folder:Endou]]
!!Endou
!!!'''Voiced by:''' [[Creator/YokoHikasa Yōko Hikasa]] (Japanese), Creator/ColleenOShaughnessey (English), Noriko Takaya (Latin American Spanish)
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/endou.png]]
A classmate of Shino's who frequently bullies her.
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* AnimalMotifs: Her appearance is described as giving off an impression of a predatory insect, and considering that she and her GirlPosse prey on Shino.
* BlatantLies: She says that she and her two friends spent too long at karaoke (20 minutes after school let out), and are out of money for the train (they have passes), which is why they need 10,000 yen (roughly $100 USD) from Shino. Shino sees through it, but it doesn't do her much good.
* TheBully: Endou is one who primarily uses psychological warfare against a vulnerable target. Endou and her posse feign friendship with Shino when they learned that she was a MinorLivingAlone, figuring that they could use it as some kind of closet for their stuff and throw parties there, but she was quick to show her true colors when Shino refused to help her get off the hook when she was caught, researching Shino's background and exposing her DarkAndTroubledPast to the whole school. She tries pulling this again whenever she tries extorting money from her, but Shino easily sees through her bullshit since she always asks for too much money for what she claims to need it for[[note]] her EstablishingCharacterMoment has her ask Shino for 10,000 yen, almost 100 US dollars, for train fare because they somehow used up all their money doing karaoke in the 20 minutes school ended, despite the fact that they have train passes and therefore don't need to pay for tickets[[/note]], which ends in her preying on Shino's gun phobia to take it.
* BullyingTheDisabled: She takes advantage of Shino's PTSD and [[DoesntLikeGuns fear of guns]] to push her around and extort her for money. Eventually, Shino GrewASpine and turned the tables on her, leaving Endou stunned and scared out of her wits.
* DisproportionateRetribution: When Shino, realizing that she's being taken advantage of, refuses to have Endou over any longer, Endou researches Shino's past trauma and uses it against her.
* GirlPosse: She's accompanied by two girls at almost all times.
* HateSink: She's shown to be a despicable character, which is driven home when she and her GirlPosse researched Shino's past to use it against her out of spite and later when she unsuccessfully threatens Shino with a gun yet again.
* {{Jerkass}}: She repeatedly throws her weight around Shino, and it's indicated that she has no problem taking advantage of her so-called "friends" and retaliating when they refuse to play along.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: She and her GirlPosse are arrested for breaking and entering after a neighbor files a noise complaint on Shino's home because of her antics, and Shino refuses to cover for her. However, after the GGO fiasco, the three return and threaten Shino with a gun, ''in Japan'' while Shino is under surveillance because of Red Eyes Xaxa's "parting message". Karma does eventually catch up to Endou when Shino disarms her.
* ManipulativeBitch: She took advantage of Shino's friendship to use her apartment for her own ends and, after Shino lets her be taken by the police when she finds out, she constantly extorts money from her using her gun phobia.
* NoNameGiven: Her first name is never revealed, and her two sidekicks are never named.
* NotWithTheSafetyOnYouWont: She falls prey to this, enabling Shino to disarm her and show her where she went wrong before calmly handing the gun back to her.
* OhCrap: After Shino disarms her, she's frightened out of her wits.
* TeensAreMonsters: There's no other way to describe someone who deliberately bullies a classmate using past trauma for nothing more than pure greed.
* TwistedKneeCollapse: All she can do is slump down on her knees in shock when Shino finally disarms her.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: She once "befriended" Shino so that she and her two friends could use Shino's apartment to host parties, not caring if they were imposing on Shino or causing trouble.
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[[folder:Rinko Kojiro]]
!! Rinko Kojiro
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SanaeKobayashi (Japanese), Creator/JenniferLosi (English), Claudia Contreras (Latin American Spanish)
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/koujiro_rinko_full_body.png]]
A scientist and the former LoveInterest and co-worker of Akihiko Kayaba, who was part of Shigemura Lab in the institute's Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department. She found Kayaba's body during the SAO incident, and spent the two years it lasted watching over him.
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* TheAtoner: Her post Aincrad work is her way to make up for not stopping Kayaba when she had the chance.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: She saves Higa from Yanai by dropping a wrench on him, causing him to stumble and [[DisneyVillainDeath fall to his death.]]]]
* BigSisterInstinct: [[spoiler: While the exact nature of their relationship is unknown as of yet, she does appear rather appalled when a reporter asks that she "opens Alice's head" to show everyone her brain, and seems ready to shout at him when Alice stops her and [[TranquilFury gives her own retort.]] She also expressed a good deal of her concern over all the social events she was attending, worrying that she was getting stressed and asking if she needed a break.]]
* BrainyBrunette: She has a B.S, M.S and a Ph.D, and is notable as the only first year to participate in the Shigemura Seminar at the college she and Kayaba attended.
* ChekhovsGunman: In the light novel, she's briefly mentioned, but not by name, when Kirito describes tracking her down while investigating Kayaba.
* CountryMouse: She’s stated to have originally lived in the mountains and she used to have an accent that apparently disappeared over time.
** It does pop up again when she gets really emotive, like over Kayaba Akihiko.
* DudeMagnet: She's seemingly the only other person [[{{Sociopath}} Kayaba]] cared about, [[AbhorrentAdmirer Sugou apparently tried courting her]] back in school, and [[spoiler:Higa also admits, albeit not to her, that he also had a crush on her and tries asking her out after she saves him from Yanai, only for [[ObliviousToLove her to]] [[ComicallyMissingThePoint miss the point]].]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: She's mentioned in the final episode of Season II, as the one who sent the original design for Yuuki's Medicuboid.
* EasilyForgiven: Asuna doesn't even bat an eye at Rinko's revelations or guilt, pointing out that both she and Kirito would forgive her anyway and that the best days of their lives together were in SAO to begin with.
* TheGenericGuy: How she views herself, describing herself as a “plain, boring girl from the mountains” when pondering as to why Kayaba took an interest in her.
* MurderByInaction: What she could've been charged for had Kayaba not put in a dummy micro-bomb into her chest to make it seem like she was a victim too, given that she was directly tied to the Aincrad incident and [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot had the opportunity to stop Kayaba and his mad schemes right then and there.]] Rinko herself feels like she committed this as a result.
* ObliviousToLove: [[spoiler:She does not pick up on the fact that Higa was trying to ask her out after she saved him from Yanai, instead thinking he was asking for a celebratory meal and agreeing to buy him a burger or ramen sometime.]]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Rinko was Kayaba's girlfriend and fellow researcher, which is a big role to have - especially when she could've prevented the entire franchise's story from kicking off to begin with. She's also the one that helped design the Medicuboid, meaning Yuuki's entire prolonged living state and thus her storyline was able to happen because of Rinko. However, despite getting Asuna to the Ocean Turtle, and helping try to get to the bottom of the JSDF's artificial intelligence research, ultimately Rinko herself is mostly a bit character to fill in the world a little more and irrelevant beyond that. [[spoiler:That said, her saving Higa from Yanai ends up indirectly saving Kirito and by extension everyone else in Underworld]].
* TheseHandsHaveKilled: She feels indirectly responsible for the many deaths in the SAO incident, as she couldn't bring herself to kill Kayaba while he was inside the game.
* UndyingLoyalty: Arguably to Kayaba. It what's prevents her from killing him when she finally tracked him down and the reason why she hasn't confessed that the bomb Kayaba implanted in her was a RedHerring to [[KarmaHoudini get her off the hook]] in spite of her guilt is because doing so would have defeated the purpose of "the only gift he ever gave her".
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: By being unable to kill Kayaba right after he logged into Sword Art Online, Kayaba was able to trap ten thousand people in his death game for two years, with almost half of that number dying. Whether this would've hopelessly trapped everyone in SAO or resolved the death game before it even began is never answered, but Rinko firmly believes all of that blood is on her hands.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: [[spoiler: When unveiling Alice to the world, she makes it a point that she, as the current CEO of RATH, has no desire to use them as tools and servants, believing that they are no different from humans and that enslaving them would make them no better than [[HistoryRepeats those who have enslaved other humans in the past.]]]]
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[[folder:Alicia Klingerman '''SPOILERS''']]
!! Alicia Klingerman
!!! '''Voiced By:''' Creator/AiKayano (Japanese), Creator/KayliMills (English)
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aliciaklingerman.jpg]]
Gabriel Miller's ChildhoodFriend, as well as his first victim.
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* AffectionateNickname: Called Gabriel "Gabe" in their youth. [[spoiler: Becomes a TermOfEndangerment when they meet again.]]
* ChildhoodFriend: To [[EnfantTerrible Gabriel Miller.]] [[KillTheCutie It didn't end well...]]
* CuteAndPsycho: Not when she was alive, [[spoiler: but she definitely comes off as this when [[DraggedOffToHell she came to drag Gabe off to hell.]]]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler: After Gabriel betrayed her trust and murdered her, she came back to [[DraggedOffToHell bring him to where he belongs.]]]]
* EarAche: How Gabriel killed her, jamming an ice pick into her ear.
* {{Foil}}: To the young Alice Zuberg, having a strong resemblance to her physical appearance and a similar name. She also happens to be {{Childhood Friend}}s with a boy who happens to be Eugeo's EvilCounterpart. While both girls had their lives stolen from them, [[spoiler:Eugeo had attempted to save Alice and ended up losing his own life and ends up [[TogetherInDeath dying with her]], while Gabriel was the one who killed Alicia himself and they end TogetherInDeath in a very different way with Alicia (or more likely a demon masquerading as her) being responsible for Gabriel being DraggedOffToHell.]]
* IdenticalStranger: While there are slight differences, as a whole she has a strong physical resemblance to Alice. This is likely the reason why [[YouRemindMeOfX Gabriel becomes so obsessed with the Alice]], seeing her as a replacement for Alicia. The anime only drives the point further by giving both girls the same voice actress.
* NeverFoundTheBody: After killing her, Gabriel tossed her body into a pit near an old oak tree. As a result, the police never found her and her case went cold.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Her being such a NiceGirl to Gabriel is arguably what got her killed, as it put the insane Gabriel under the impression that her kindness and compassion meant that she had a soul of high quality, [[MurderIsTheBestSolution prompting him to murder her to prevent it from getting "tainted"]].
* PosthumousCharacter: She's dead by the time of ''Alicization'', with Gabriel having killed her in their youth, but his delusional belief that he saw her soul leaving her body when he did the deed is what drove him to becoming the MadScientist SerialKiller he is today, and eventually him taking the role of BigBad for ''War of Underworld''.
* SacrificialLamb: Her only purpose is to show just how monstrous Gabriel was even early in his life, being directly tied to his StartOfDarkness and becoming the bastard he is in the present.
* ShrinkingViolet: Described as such by Gabriel, with her preferring to stay indoors to read or watch videos instead of playing outside.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: She unknowingly played a major role in turning Gabriel into the monster he is, as her NiceGirl tendencies towards her put him under the impression that she had a magnificent soul, prompting him to murder her when she was about to move away out of fear of people [[EntitledToHaveYou other than him]] tainting it by interacting with her.
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Every bit as kind and pure as Alice Zuberg, with her life being extinguished for this very reason.
* WalkingSpoiler: Even talking about her existence gives huge spoilers.
* YouRemindMeOfX: Her name and physical appearance is incredibly similar to Alice Zuberg, which is what leads to Gabriel's obsession with the latter believing he can experience the taste of her soul again.
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[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jo Wol-Saeng / Moonphase]]
!! Jo Wol-Saeng / Moonphase
!!! '''Voiced By:''' Songdo (Japanese), Creator/AlanLee (English)
A Korean player who's dragged into the War of Underworld along with thousands of other Korean VR players, who's rightfully suspicious about the cover story he and his countrymen have been given.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Him setting fire to the surrounding forest did help his group get an edge, but Kirito uses it to his side's advantage by throwing all the meat he and the others collected during their excursion into the fire, using the smell to draw out the Thornspike Cave Bear. This forces him to have his group focus on it and leaving open to attack from Kirito's group.
* KilledMidSentence: "Kirito... You're... Really..."
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Along with his spear, he carried a shield.
* PlayingWithFire: Kirito notices that he possesses reddish hair and tanned skin, suggesting that he was a Salamander player before the merge.
* TheStrategist: He led his raid group with precise tactics and careful planning, with him having set the forest surrounding the log cabin on fire to prevent guerrilla tactics being used against them. The moment he dies, his group throws strategy and tactics out the window and opt for an all-out brawl, which they lose.
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!! [=NPCs=]
!!! Bashin Tribe
[[folder: General]]
A group of tribalists who Liz, Yui and Silica encounter.
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* BladeOnAStick: Appears to be their preferred weapon.
* BizarreTasteInFood: It turns out the grass Liz and Silica were using to make rope is something they eat. Liz and Silica compare the stew they made with it with ''shirodatsu'' / ''niimoji''[[note]] dried and boiled taro stalk [[/note]].
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: They speak in a strange language described to sound warped and distorted, as if subject to several layers of noise filtering. Yui is able to realize that it's multi-layered Japanese based on the Seed Nexus, and is [[TranslatorBuddy able to decipher it to communicate with them.]]
* {{Stripperific}}: Noted to not cover up much skin, to the point that Silica notes that even if the grace periods before she and Liz can get new gear and they're forced to go around in their underwear, they probably wouldn't stand out too much as a result.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Thornspike Cave Bear Meat is apparently is considered a delicacy among them.
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[[/folder]]
[[folder: Yzelma]]
The Leader of the Bashin camp Silica, Lisbeth and Yui find themselves in.
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* ActionGirl: {{Implied}}. [[InformedAbility We never see her fight]], but her [[BrawnHilda buff physique]] and MightMakesRight views certainly imply she's a powerful warrior, and she's certainly strong if she can lift a log to throw at Silica.
* BarbarianLonghair: She has long red hair that goes down to her waist.
* BrawnHilda: A large and well-built woman.
* FantasticRacism: {{Implied}}. She's immediately opposed to Liz, Silica and Yui joining her tribe's scouting party due to them apparently not proving their worth, hinting a generally low opinion of the strength of "Fels" as they call them.
* FieryRedHead: Has a head of red BarbarianLonghair.
* MightMakesRight: She's initially opposed to Silica, Lisbeth and Yui joining their scouting party due to not being convinced that they'd be much help, prompting her to challenge Silica to cut a log she throws at her to prove her skill.
* {{Stripperific}}: Like the other men and women in her tribe, she wears very little. From what can be seen in an illustration, she wears only leather chest armor that [[BareYourMidriff Bares Her Midriff]], along with a gladiator-like skirt consisting only of leather straps that leaves a pair of red underwear exposed.
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!!! Ornith
[[folder: General]]
A race of BirdPeople who Sinon encounters on her first day in ''Unital Ring''. After helping them kill a dinosaur that have been eating their livestock, they welcome her with open arms.
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* GunNut: All the warriors in the village fight with muskets. When Sinon leaves their village, a pair of siblings gift her with their deceased grandfather's.
[[/folder]]
!Others
[[folder:Endou]]
!!Endou
!!!'''Voiced by:''' [[Creator/YokoHikasa Yōko Hikasa]] (Japanese), Creator/ColleenOShaughnessey (English), Noriko Takaya (Latin American Spanish)
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/endou.png]]
A classmate of Shino's who frequently bullies her.
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* AnimalMotifs: Her appearance is described as giving off an impression of a predatory insect, and considering that she and her GirlPosse prey on Shino.
* BlatantLies: She says that she and her two friends spent too long at karaoke (20 minutes after school let out), and are out of money for the train (they have passes), which is why they need 10,000 yen (roughly $100 USD) from Shino. Shino sees through it, but it doesn't do her much good.
* TheBully: Endou is one who primarily uses psychological warfare against a vulnerable target. Endou and her posse feign friendship with Shino when they learned that she was a MinorLivingAlone, figuring that they could use it as some kind of closet for their stuff and throw parties there, but she was quick to show her true colors when Shino refused to help her get off the hook when she was caught, researching Shino's background and exposing her DarkAndTroubledPast to the whole school. She tries pulling this again whenever she tries extorting money from her, but Shino easily sees through her bullshit since she always asks for too much money for what she claims to need it for[[note]] her EstablishingCharacterMoment has her ask Shino for 10,000 yen, almost 100 US dollars, for train fare because they somehow used up all their money doing karaoke in the 20 minutes school ended, despite the fact that they have train passes and therefore don't need to pay for tickets[[/note]], which ends in her preying on Shino's gun phobia to take it.
* BullyingTheDisabled: She takes advantage of Shino's PTSD and [[DoesntLikeGuns fear of guns]] to push her around and extort her for money. Eventually, Shino GrewASpine and turned the tables on her, leaving Endou stunned and scared out of her wits.
* DisproportionateRetribution: When Shino, realizing that she's being taken advantage of, refuses to have Endou over any longer, Endou researches Shino's past trauma and uses it against her.
* GirlPosse: She's accompanied by two girls at almost all times.
* HateSink: She's shown to be a despicable character, which is driven home when she and her GirlPosse researched Shino's past to use it against her out of spite and later when she unsuccessfully threatens Shino with a gun yet again.
* {{Jerkass}}: She repeatedly throws her weight around Shino, and it's indicated that she has no problem taking advantage of her so-called "friends" and retaliating when they refuse to play along.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: She and her GirlPosse are arrested for breaking and entering after a neighbor files a noise complaint on Shino's home because of her antics, and Shino refuses to cover for her. However, after the GGO fiasco, the three return and threaten Shino with a gun, ''in Japan'' while Shino is under surveillance because of Red Eyes Xaxa's "parting message". Karma does eventually catch up to Endou when Shino disarms her.
* ManipulativeBitch: She took advantage of Shino's friendship to use her apartment for her own ends and, after Shino lets her be taken by the police when she finds out, she constantly extorts money from her using her gun phobia.
* NoNameGiven: Her first name is never revealed, and her two sidekicks are never named.
* NotWithTheSafetyOnYouWont: She falls prey to this, enabling Shino to disarm her and show her where she went wrong before calmly handing the gun back to her.
* OhCrap: After Shino disarms her, she's frightened out of her wits.
* TeensAreMonsters: There's no other way to describe someone who deliberately bullies a classmate using past trauma for nothing more than pure greed.
* TwistedKneeCollapse: All she can do is slump down on her knees in shock when Shino finally disarms her.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: She once "befriended" Shino so that she and her two friends could use Shino's apartment to host parties, not caring if they were imposing on Shino or causing trouble.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Rinko Kojiro]]
!! Rinko Kojiro
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SanaeKobayashi (Japanese), Creator/JenniferLosi (English), Claudia Contreras (Latin American Spanish)
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/koujiro_rinko_full_body.png]]
A scientist and the former LoveInterest and co-worker of Akihiko Kayaba, who was part of Shigemura Lab in the institute's Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department. She found Kayaba's body during the SAO incident, and spent the two years it lasted watching over him.
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* TheAtoner: Her post Aincrad work is her way to make up for not stopping Kayaba when she had the chance.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: She saves Higa from Yanai by dropping a wrench on him, causing him to stumble and [[DisneyVillainDeath fall to his death.]]]]
* BigSisterInstinct: [[spoiler: While the exact nature of their relationship is unknown as of yet, she does appear rather appalled when a reporter asks that she "opens Alice's head" to show everyone her brain, and seems ready to shout at him when Alice stops her and [[TranquilFury gives her own retort.]] She also expressed a good deal of her concern over all the social events she was attending, worrying that she was getting stressed and asking if she needed a break.]]
* BrainyBrunette: She has a B.S, M.S and a Ph.D, and is notable as the only first year to participate in the Shigemura Seminar at the college she and Kayaba attended.
* ChekhovsGunman: In the light novel, she's briefly mentioned, but not by name, when Kirito describes tracking her down while investigating Kayaba.
* CountryMouse: She’s stated to have originally lived in the mountains and she used to have an accent that apparently disappeared over time.
** It does pop up again when she gets really emotive, like over Kayaba Akihiko.
* DudeMagnet: She's seemingly the only other person [[{{Sociopath}} Kayaba]] cared about, [[AbhorrentAdmirer Sugou apparently tried courting her]] back in school, and [[spoiler:Higa also admits, albeit not to her, that he also had a crush on her and tries asking her out after she saves him from Yanai, only for [[ObliviousToLove her to]] [[ComicallyMissingThePoint miss the point]].]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: She's mentioned in the final episode of Season II, as the one who sent the original design for Yuuki's Medicuboid.
* EasilyForgiven: Asuna doesn't even bat an eye at Rinko's revelations or guilt, pointing out that both she and Kirito would forgive her anyway and that the best days of their lives together were in SAO to begin with.
* TheGenericGuy: How she views herself, describing herself as a “plain, boring girl from the mountains” when pondering as to why Kayaba took an interest in her.
* MurderByInaction: What she could've been charged for had Kayaba not put in a dummy micro-bomb into her chest to make it seem like she was a victim too, given that she was directly tied to the Aincrad incident and [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot had the opportunity to stop Kayaba and his mad schemes right then and there.]] Rinko herself feels like she committed this as a result.
* ObliviousToLove: [[spoiler:She does not pick up on the fact that Higa was trying to ask her out after she saved him from Yanai, instead thinking he was asking for a celebratory meal and agreeing to buy him a burger or ramen sometime.]]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Rinko was Kayaba's girlfriend and fellow researcher, which is a big role to have - especially when she could've prevented the entire franchise's story from kicking off to begin with. She's also the one that helped design the Medicuboid, meaning Yuuki's entire prolonged living state and thus her storyline was able to happen because of Rinko. However, despite getting Asuna to the Ocean Turtle, and helping try to get to the bottom of the JSDF's artificial intelligence research, ultimately Rinko herself is mostly a bit character to fill in the world a little more and irrelevant beyond that. [[spoiler:That said, her saving Higa from Yanai ends up indirectly saving Kirito and by extension everyone else in Underworld]].
* TheseHandsHaveKilled: She feels indirectly responsible for the many deaths in the SAO incident, as she couldn't bring herself to kill Kayaba while he was inside the game.
* UndyingLoyalty: Arguably to Kayaba. It what's prevents her from killing him when she finally tracked him down and the reason why she hasn't confessed that the bomb Kayaba implanted in her was a RedHerring to [[KarmaHoudini get her off the hook]] in spite of her guilt is because doing so would have defeated the purpose of "the only gift he ever gave her".
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: By being unable to kill Kayaba right after he logged into Sword Art Online, Kayaba was able to trap ten thousand people in his death game for two years, with almost half of that number dying. Whether this would've hopelessly trapped everyone in SAO or resolved the death game before it even began is never answered, but Rinko firmly believes all of that blood is on her hands.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: [[spoiler: When unveiling Alice to the world, she makes it a point that she, as the current CEO of RATH, has no desire to use them as tools and servants, believing that they are no different from humans and that enslaving them would make them no better than [[HistoryRepeats those who have enslaved other humans in the past.]]]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Alicia Klingerman '''SPOILERS''']]
!! Alicia Klingerman
!!! '''Voiced By:''' Creator/AiKayano (Japanese), Creator/KayliMills (English)
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aliciaklingerman.jpg]]
Gabriel Miller's ChildhoodFriend, as well as his first victim.
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* AffectionateNickname: Called Gabriel "Gabe" in their youth. [[spoiler: Becomes a TermOfEndangerment when they meet again.]]
* ChildhoodFriend: To [[EnfantTerrible Gabriel Miller.]] [[KillTheCutie It didn't end well...]]
* CuteAndPsycho: Not when she was alive, [[spoiler: but she definitely comes off as this when [[DraggedOffToHell she came to drag Gabe off to hell.]]]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler: After Gabriel betrayed her trust and murdered her, she came back to [[DraggedOffToHell bring him to where he belongs.]]]]
* EarAche: How Gabriel killed her, jamming an ice pick into her ear.
* {{Foil}}: To the young Alice Zuberg, having a strong resemblance to her physical appearance and a similar name. She also happens to be {{Childhood Friend}}s with a boy who happens to be Eugeo's EvilCounterpart. While both girls had their lives stolen from them, [[spoiler:Eugeo had attempted to save Alice and ended up losing his own life and ends up [[TogetherInDeath dying with her]], while Gabriel was the one who killed Alicia himself and they end TogetherInDeath in a very different way with Alicia (or more likely a demon masquerading as her) being responsible for Gabriel being DraggedOffToHell.]]
* IdenticalStranger: While there are slight differences, as a whole she has a strong physical resemblance to Alice. This is likely the reason why [[YouRemindMeOfX Gabriel becomes so obsessed with the Alice]], seeing her as a replacement for Alicia. The anime only drives the point further by giving both girls the same voice actress.
* NeverFoundTheBody: After killing her, Gabriel tossed her body into a pit near an old oak tree. As a result, the police never found her and her case went cold.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Her being such a NiceGirl to Gabriel is arguably what got her killed, as it put the insane Gabriel under the impression that her kindness and compassion meant that she had a soul of high quality, [[MurderIsTheBestSolution prompting him to murder her to prevent it from getting "tainted"]].
* PosthumousCharacter: She's dead by the time of ''Alicization'', with Gabriel having killed her in their youth, but his delusional belief that he saw her soul leaving her body when he did the deed is what drove him to becoming the MadScientist SerialKiller he is today, and eventually him taking the role of BigBad for ''War of Underworld''.
* SacrificialLamb: Her only purpose is to show just how monstrous Gabriel was even early in his life, being directly tied to his StartOfDarkness and becoming the bastard he is in the present.
* ShrinkingViolet: Described as such by Gabriel, with her preferring to stay indoors to read or watch videos instead of playing outside.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: She unknowingly played a major role in turning Gabriel into the monster he is, as her NiceGirl tendencies towards her put him under the impression that she had a magnificent soul, prompting him to murder her when she was about to move away out of fear of people [[EntitledToHaveYou other than him]] tainting it by interacting with her.
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Every bit as kind and pure as Alice Zuberg, with her life being extinguished for this very reason.
* WalkingSpoiler: Even talking about her existence gives huge spoilers.
* YouRemindMeOfX: Her name and physical appearance is incredibly similar to Alice Zuberg, which is what leads to Gabriel's obsession with the latter believing he can experience the taste of her soul again.
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[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jo Wol-Saeng / Moonphase]]
!! Jo Wol-Saeng / Moonphase
!!! '''Voiced By:''' Songdo (Japanese), Creator/AlanLee (English)
A Korean player who's dragged into the War of Underworld along with thousands of other Korean VR players, who's rightfully suspicious about the cover story he and his countrymen have been given.
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* AllForNothing: [[spoiler: His attempt at potentially killing thousands of people to bring Yuna back becomes this in ''Cordial Chords'' when she [[AmbigiousSituation [[AmbiguousSituation technically]] comes back after her soul merges with Idol Yuna, meaning he could have possibly brought her back without becoming a criminal.]]
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* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: [[spoiler: Most, if not all major SAO villains are psychopaths with no sympathetic qualities, willing to do extremely evil things out of selfishness. Professor Shigemura is notable for being a relatively collected individual with a sympathetic backstory and motivation. He's also the only BigBad to date who doesn't have any personal relationship with Kirito, be that WorthyOpponent or ArchEnemy, with Kirito instead gaining that dynamic with Shigemura's lackey Eiji.]]
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* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: [[spoiler: Most, [[spoiler:Most, if not all major SAO villains are psychopaths with no sympathetic qualities, willing to do extremely evil things out of selfishness. Professor Shigemura is notable for being a relatively collected individual with a sympathetic backstory and motivation. He's also the only BigBad to date who doesn't have any personal relationship with Kirito, be that WorthyOpponent or ArchEnemy, with Kirito instead gaining that dynamic with Shigemura's lackey Eiji.]]
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* DirtyBusiness: [[spoiler: He admits that he despises the lengths he's gone to in order to revive his daughter but sees it as necessary because he can't go on without her.]]
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* DirtyBusiness: [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He admits that he despises the lengths he's gone to in order to revive his daughter but sees it as necessary because he can't go on without her.]]
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* KnifeNut: His WeaponOfChoice is a knife, which he uses to sneakily stab Kirito in the gut and wields with a good deal of skill when he and Bolan tag team him.
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* KnifeNut: She planned on killing Kayaba with a survival knife she brought to Nagano.
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!!! '''Voiced By:''' Songdo (Japanese), Alan Lee (English)
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: [[spoiler: He's revealed to have been interested in Rinko when they went to school together, but didn't ask her out since she was with Kayaba. And when he tries asking her out after she saves him from Yanai, [[ObliviousToLove she doesn't even realize that he's asking her out]]]].
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: [[spoiler: He's [[spoiler:He's revealed to have been interested in Rinko when they went to school together, but didn't ask her out since she was with Kayaba. And when he tries asking her out after she saves him from Yanai, [[ObliviousToLove she doesn't even realize that he's asking her out]]]].
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* AscendedExtra: [[spoiler: As the one personally in-charge of Kazuto's treatment in the Underworld, she has far more screentime and plot important during Alicization than the Gun Gale arc.]]
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* AscendedExtra: [[spoiler: As [[spoiler:As the one personally in-charge of Kazuto's treatment in the Underworld, she has far more screentime and plot important importance during Alicization than the Gun Gale arc.]]
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* EducationMama: {{Downplayed}}. He's not overly forceful about it, but after [[spoiler: Kirito is logged out of the Underworld]], he makes it a point in his [[WhatTheHellHero calling out of Kazuto for worrying them]] that he is still a high schooler and needs to focus on his education, especially with his goal until then being going to school overseas.
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* EducationMama: {{Downplayed}}. He's not overly forceful about it, but after [[spoiler: Kirito [[spoiler:Kirito is logged out of the Underworld]], he makes it a point in his [[WhatTheHellHero calling out of Kazuto for worrying them]] that he is still a high schooler and needs to focus on his education, especially with his goal until then being going to school overseas.
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* PapaWolf: [[spoiler: When Asuna gets trapped in the Underworld with Kirito and Rath informs her parents, Shouzou outright threatens to sue them until Kyouko calms him down.]]
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* PapaWolf: [[spoiler: When [[spoiler:When Asuna gets trapped in the Underworld with Kirito and Rath informs her parents, Shouzou outright threatens to sue them until Kyouko calms him down.]]
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuichiNakamura (Japanese), Creator/DerekStephenPrince (English), Oscar López (Latin American Spanish)
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: He asks Kirito if the SAO survivors might be better off forgetting their traumatic memories, leaving Kirito unable to continue interrogating him.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Designed Augma, [[spoiler:built Eiji's exosuit]], and [[spoiler:wanted to bring Yuuna back from the dead]]. Also, [[spoiler:he was advisor for Argus]], [[spoiler:mentored Kayaba and Sugou]], and [[spoiler:is recruited into Rath in TheStinger]]. [[spoiler: It is very strongly implied that almost all of the sci-fi VR technology developments in the series can be traced back to him through Kayaba, making him the the indirect instigator of the ''entire series''.]]
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Designed Augma, [[spoiler:built Eiji's exosuit]], and [[spoiler:wanted to bring Yuuna back from the dead]]. Also, [[spoiler:he was advisor for Argus]], [[spoiler:mentored Kayaba and Sugou]], and [[spoiler:is recruited into Rath in TheStinger]]. [[spoiler: It is very strongly implied that almost all of the sci-fi VR technology developments in the series can be traced back to him through Kayaba, making him the the indirect instigator of the ''entire series''.]]
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* TheBully: Endou is one who primarily uses psychological warfare against a vulnerable target. Endou and her posse feign friendship with Shino when they learned that she was a MinorLivingAlone, figuring that they could use it as some kind of closet for their stuff and do solicit activities without notice, but she was quick to show her true colors when Shino refused to help her get off the hook when she was caught, researching Shino's background and exposing her DarkAndTroubledPast to the whole school. She tries pulling this again whenever she tries extorting money from her, but Shino easily sees through her bullshit since she always asks for too much money for what she claims to need it for[[note]] her EstablishingCharacterMoment has her ask Shino for 10,000 yen, almost 100 US dollars, for train fare because they somehow used up all their money doing karaoke in the 20 minutes school ended, despite the fact that they have train passes and therefore don't need to pay for tickets[[/note]], which ends in her preying on Shino's gun phobia to take it.
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* TheBully: Endou is one who primarily uses psychological warfare against a vulnerable target. Endou and her posse feign friendship with Shino when they learned that she was a MinorLivingAlone, figuring that they could use it as some kind of closet for their stuff and do solicit activities without notice, throw parties there, but she was quick to show her true colors when Shino refused to help her get off the hook when she was caught, researching Shino's background and exposing her DarkAndTroubledPast to the whole school. She tries pulling this again whenever she tries extorting money from her, but Shino easily sees through her bullshit since she always asks for too much money for what she claims to need it for[[note]] her EstablishingCharacterMoment has her ask Shino for 10,000 yen, almost 100 US dollars, for train fare because they somehow used up all their money doing karaoke in the 20 minutes school ended, despite the fact that they have train passes and therefore don't need to pay for tickets[[/note]], which ends in her preying on Shino's gun phobia to take it.
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* HateSink: She's shown to be a despicable character, which is driven home when she and her GirlPosse researched her past used it against her out of spite and later when she unsuccessfully threatens Shino with a gun yet again.
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* HateSink: She's shown to be a despicable character, which is driven home when she and her GirlPosse researched her Shino's past used to use it against her out of spite and later when she unsuccessfully threatens Shino with a gun yet again.
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* PantyShot: [[MagicSkirt In contrast to the film]], her short skirt leads to a lot of these in the manga.
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%%* NeverMyFault: When called out by Asuna how her last attempt to do an ArrangedMarriage went, she shifts the blame to her husband for being a HorribleJudgeOfCharacter.
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* NeverMyFault: When called out by Asuna how her last attempt to do an ArrangedMarriage went, she shifts the blame to her husband for being a HorribleJudgeOfCharacter.
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* NeverMyFault: When called out by Asuna how her last attempt to do an ArrangedMarriage went, she shifts the blame to her husband for being a HorribleJudgeOfCharacter.
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Shunsuke Sakuya (Japanese), John Demita (English)
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(English), Jorge Ornelas (Latin American Spanish)
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* MadScientist: An educated man of genius intellect like Professor Shigemura should ''know'' that [[spoiler: a simulacra of Yuna created from scattered-fragments of memories from pepole who interacted with her will be just that, a faded shadow of an imitation nowhere approximating his deceased daughter]]; hence while not gleefully-sadistically like Sugou or a cynical sociopath like Kayaba, Professor Shigemura's desperation to go through with the plan regardless shows that the grief-stricken scientist is ''completely out of his mind.''
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* MadScientist: An educated man of genius intellect like Professor Shigemura should ''know'' that [[spoiler: a simulacra of Yuna created from scattered-fragments of memories from pepole who interacted with her will be just that, a faded shadow of an imitation nowhere approximating his deceased daughter]]; hence while not gleefully-sadistically gleefully-sadistic like Sugou or a cynical sociopath like Kayaba, Professor Shigemura's desperation to go through with the plan regardless shows that the grief-stricken grief-maddened scientist is ''completely out of his mind.''
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: His avatar in ALO, an Undine mage.
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* {{Meganekko}}: Wears glasses during the second day Kazuto dives into GGO to participate in [=BoB=].
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'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki Asuna Yuuki]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineEugeo Eugeo]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAliceZuberg Alice Zuberg]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad Aincrad]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlfheimOnline Alfheim Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineGunGaleOnline Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnderworld Underworld]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineIntegrityKnights Integrity Knights]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAkihikoKayaba Akihiko Kayaba]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineLaughingCoffin Laughing Coffin]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineNobuyukiSugou Nobuyuki Sugou]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineQuinella Quinella]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | '''Others'''\\
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'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki Asuna Yuuki]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineEugeo Eugeo]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAliceZuberg Alice Zuberg]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad Aincrad]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlfheimOnline Alfheim Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineGunGaleOnline Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnderworld Underworld]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineIntegrityKnights Integrity Knights]]) Knights]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineDarkTerritory Dark Territory]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAkihikoKayaba Akihiko Kayaba]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineLaughingCoffin Laughing Coffin]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineNobuyukiSugou Nobuyuki Sugou]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineQuinella Quinella]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | '''Others'''\\
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' [[Creator/YokoHikasa Yōko Hikasa]] (Japanese), Creator/ColleenOShaughnessey (English)
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SanaeKobayashi (Japanese), Creator/JenniferLosi (English)
(English), Claudia Contreras (Latin American Spanish)
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenjiNojima (Japanese), Creator/BrianBeacock (English)
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa (Japanese), Creator/MatthewMercer (English), Óscar Flores (Latin American Spanish), Rafael Ordóñez Arrieta (European Spanish)
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa (Japanese), Creator/MatthewMercer (English), Manuel Campuzano (''Season II'' and ''Alicization''), Óscar Flores (''Ordinal Scale''') (Latin American Spanish), Rafael Ordóñez Arrieta (European Spanish)
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'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki Asuna Yuuki]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineYuukiKonno Yuuki Konno]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineEugeo Eugeo]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAliceZuberg Alice Zuberg]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad Aincrad]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlfheimOnline Alfheim Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineGunGaleOnline Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnderworld Underworld]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineIntegrityKnights Integrity Knights]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAkihikoKayaba Akihiko Kayaba]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineLaughingCoffin Laughing Coffin]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineNobuyukiSugou Nobuyuki Sugou]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineQuinella Quinella]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | '''Others'''\\
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'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki Asuna Yuuki]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineYuukiKonno Yuuki Konno]], Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineEugeo Eugeo]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAliceZuberg Alice Zuberg]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad Aincrad]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlfheimOnline Alfheim Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineGunGaleOnline Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnderworld Underworld]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineIntegrityKnights Integrity Knights]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAkihikoKayaba Akihiko Kayaba]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineLaughingCoffin Laughing Coffin]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineNobuyukiSugou Nobuyuki Sugou]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineQuinella Quinella]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | '''Others'''\\
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'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki Asuna Yuuki]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineEugeo Eugeo]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAliceZuberg Alice Zuberg]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad Aincrad]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlfheimOnline Alfheim Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineGunGaleOnline Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnderworld Underworld]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineIntegrityKnights Integrity Knights]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAkihikoKayaba Akihiko Kayaba]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineLaughingCoffin Laughing Coffin]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineNobuyukiSugou Nobuyuki Sugou]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineQuinella Quinella]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | '''Others'''\\
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'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki Asuna Yuuki]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]], Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineYuukiKonno Yuuki Konno]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineEugeo Eugeo]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAliceZuberg Alice Zuberg]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad Aincrad]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlfheimOnline Alfheim Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineGunGaleOnline Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnderworld Underworld]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineIntegrityKnights Integrity Knights]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAkihikoKayaba Akihiko Kayaba]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineLaughingCoffin Laughing Coffin]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineNobuyukiSugou Nobuyuki Sugou]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineQuinella Quinella]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | '''Others'''\\
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'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki Asuna Yuuki]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAliceZuberg Alice Zuberg]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineEugeo Eugeo]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad Aincrad]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlfheimOnline Alfheim Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineGunGaleOnline Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnderworld Underworld]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineIntegrityKnights Integrity Knights]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAkihikoKayaba Akihiko Kayaba]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineLaughingCoffin Laughing Coffin]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineNobuyukiSugou Nobuyuki Sugou]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineQuinella Quinella]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | '''Others'''\\
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'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki Asuna Yuuki]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineEugeo Eugeo]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAliceZuberg Alice Zuberg]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineEugeo Eugeo]]) Zuberg]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad Aincrad]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlfheimOnline Alfheim Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineGunGaleOnline Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnderworld Underworld]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineIntegrityKnights Integrity Knights]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAkihikoKayaba Akihiko Kayaba]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineLaughingCoffin Laughing Coffin]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineNobuyukiSugou Nobuyuki Sugou]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineQuinella Quinella]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | '''Others'''\\
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* {{Megane}}: Both in real life and in ALO. Shino notes that [[PurelyAestheticGlasses they don't seem to have much power]]...
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'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki Asuna Yuuki]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAliceZuberg Alice Zuberg]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad Aincrad]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlfheimOnline Alfheim Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineGunGaleOnline Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnderworld Underworld]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineIntegrityKnights Integrity Knights]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAkihikoKayaba Akihiko Kayaba]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineLaughingCoffin Laughing Coffin]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineNobuyukiSugou Nobuyuki Sugou]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineQuinella Quinella]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | '''Others'''\\
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'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki Asuna Yuuki]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAliceZuberg Alice Zuberg]]) Zuberg]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineEugeo Eugeo]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad Aincrad]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlfheimOnline Alfheim Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineGunGaleOnline Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnderworld Underworld]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineIntegrityKnights Integrity Knights]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAkihikoKayaba Akihiko Kayaba]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineLaughingCoffin Laughing Coffin]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineNobuyukiSugou Nobuyuki Sugou]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineQuinella Quinella]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | '''Others'''\\
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'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki Asuna Yuuki]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAliceZuberg Alice Zuberg]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad Aincrad]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlfheimOnline Alfheim Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineGunGaleOnline Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnderworld Underworld]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineIntegrityKnights Integrity Knights]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAkihikoKayaba Akihiko Kayaba]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineLaughingCoffin Laughing Coffin]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineNobuyukiSugou Nobuyuki Sugou]]) Sugou]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineQuinella Quinella]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | '''Others'''\\
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A Freudian Excuse is defined as a traumatic event that happened in either childhood or adolescence, from what I'm gathering he wasn't either by the time his whole backstory happened, making it not either of these tropes.
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* EvilCounterpart: Many aspects of Eiji mirror that of Kirito: a fast and skilled solo fighter who battles on behalf of the girl he loves. Both dress in dark colors, but with Kirito being DarkIsNotEvil and Eiji being DarkIsEvil. Also like Kirito, he has SurvivorsGuilt because [[spoiler: he outlived his first love due to his inability to protect her from the dangers of Aincrad.]] The difference lies in that he relishes his ability to beat down other players and he does it through an unfair advantage. Kirito may have been a "beater" but Eiji is just a cheater. After he pulls a HeelFaceTurn and reforms, he has instead moved to being a ShadowArchetype.
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:His antagonism stems from the loss of his lover, Yuna. He also wants to prove that he is a strong fighter instead of the weak-kneed wimp he was in Aincrad.]]
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: He was DrivenToVillainy over the [[spoiler:loss of his love, Yuna.]] However this does not justify most of his actions, which are [[ForTheEvulz unnecessarily cruel]] and verges on sadism in the enjoyment he derives from beating down his fellow players. It's no wonder Kirito doesn't hold a shred of sympathy for him despite their similar pasts.
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:His antagonism stems from the loss of his lover, Yuna. He also wants to prove that he is a strong fighter instead of the weak-kneed wimp he was in Aincrad.]]
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: He was DrivenToVillainy over the [[spoiler:loss of his love, Yuna.]] However this does not justify most of his actions, which are [[ForTheEvulz unnecessarily cruel]] and verges on sadism in the enjoyment he derives from beating down his fellow players. It's no wonder Kirito doesn't hold a shred of sympathy for him despite their similar pasts.
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* EvilCounterpart: Many aspects of Eiji mirror that of Kirito: a fast and skilled solo fighter who battles on behalf of the girl he loves. Both dress in dark colors, but with Kirito being DarkIsNotEvil and Eiji being DarkIsEvil. Also like Kirito, he has SurvivorsGuilt because [[spoiler: he outlived his first love due to his inability to protect her from the dangers of Aincrad.]] The difference lies in that he relishes his ability to beat down other players and he does it through an unfair advantage. Kirito may have been a "beater" but Eiji is just a cheater. After he pulls a HeelFaceTurn and reforms, he has instead moved to being a ShadowArchetype.\n* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:His antagonism stems from the loss of his lover, Yuna. He also wants to prove that he is a strong fighter instead of the weak-kneed wimp he was in Aincrad.]]\n* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: He was DrivenToVillainy over the [[spoiler:loss of his love, Yuna.]] However this does not justify most of his actions, which are [[ForTheEvulz unnecessarily cruel]] and verges on sadism in the enjoyment he derives from beating down his fellow players. It's no wonder Kirito doesn't hold a shred of sympathy for him despite their similar pasts.
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[[folder: Kouichiro Yuuki]]
!! Kouichirou Yuuki
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* BigGood: The closest the series gets to one other than Kayaba. Kikuoka heads the government VR division meaning he often serves as TheInformant to Kirito. And then in ''Alicization'' he is in charge of Project Alicization and safe guarding the Fluctlights from enemy hands.
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* MadScientist: An educated man of genius intellect like Professor Shigemura should ''know'' that [[spoiler: a simulacra of Yuna created from scattered-fragments of memories from pepole who interacted with her will be just that, a faded shadow of an imitation nowhere approximating his deceased daughter]]; hence while not gleefully-sadistically like Sugou or a cynical sociopath like Kayaba, Professor Shigemura's desperation to go through with the plan regardless shows that the grief-stricken scientist is ''clearly out of his mind.''
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* MadScientist: An educated man of genius intellect like Professor Shigemura should ''know'' that [[spoiler: a simulacra of Yuna created from scattered-fragments of memories from pepole who interacted with her will be just that, a faded shadow of an imitation nowhere approximating his deceased daughter]]; hence while not gleefully-sadistically like Sugou or a cynical sociopath like Kayaba, Professor Shigemura's desperation to go through with the plan regardless shows that the grief-stricken scientist is ''clearly ''completely out of his mind.''
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'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki Asuna Yuuki]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAliceZuberg Alice Zuberg]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad Aincrad]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlfheimOnline Alfheim Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineGunGaleOnline Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnderworld Underworld]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineIntegrityKnights Integrity Knights]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAkihikoKayaba Akihiko Kayaba]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineLaughingCoffin Laughing Coffin]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | '''Others'''\\
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'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki Asuna Yuuki]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAliceZuberg Alice Zuberg]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad Aincrad]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlfheimOnline Alfheim Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineGunGaleOnline Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnderworld Underworld]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineIntegrityKnights Integrity Knights]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAkihikoKayaba Akihiko Kayaba]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineLaughingCoffin Laughing Coffin]]) Coffin]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineNobuyukiSugou Nobuyuki Sugou]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | '''Others'''\\
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* FantasyForbiddingMother: Kyouko tries to rein in Asuna's interest in the [=AmuSphere=] because she doesn't consider its worlds and people meaningless, instead wanting to ensure a brighter academic future for her daughter. She ultimately reconsiders by the end of volume 7 thanks to Asuna telling her about how and why she would want a simple life.
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* FantasyForbiddingMother: Kyouko tries to rein in Asuna's interest in the [=AmuSphere=] because she doesn't consider considers its worlds and people meaningless, instead wanting to ensure a brighter academic future for her daughter. She ultimately reconsiders by the end of volume 7 thanks to Asuna telling her about how and why she would want a simple life.
