History Characters / SwordArtOnlineAincrad

* AdaptationalDyeJob: Most mediums be that light novel, manga, or games all depict Argo with blonde hair. The only exception is the anime where her one off appearance in Episode 3 made her a brunette.

** But then done again in the ''Progressive'' movie; the movie focuses on Asuna rather than switching between Asuna and Kirito like the light novel, so most her scenes would have been cut. But even the times she interacted with Asuna in the light novel were cut, to the point her only appearance is a quick shot and two lines at the tail end of the film, though since those lines were the last spoken lines of the film, it's likely setting her up for a big role in the future.

** Her ConstantlyCurious as part of her role as an Info Broker can also get her in hot water, such as when [[spoiler: her investigation of Unital Ring's strangely circular basins gets her and Hyme's group chased by The Life Harvester.]]

An original character to the ''Progressive'' anime film. An IRL friend of Asuna who invites her to play SAO with her.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: As a consequence of being created for a PerspectiveFlip of the first two episodes that has since been made canon, the fact that she's still alive after both of her appearances in the "Progressive" films begs the question of what happened to her and what the InUniverse explanation is for why she hasn't been seen or mentioned sense the early floors of Aincrad, the obvious real world explanation is that she simply didn't exist when those stories where written though given her friendship with Asuna her absence during major events does create a notable hole in the narrative.

* AbsurdPhobia: Her fear of dogs is understandable enough, but when even a ''puppy'' getting close to her sends her into a panic, it starts to get rediculous.

* ACupAngst: {{Implied}} during SAO. In Progressive Vol 4, when Argo challenges Asuna to a mock duel while they’re bathing, Asuna shyly asks if she can wear a swimsuit while they do it and Argo complains to her about how she’s baring “what minimal assets she has” while Asuna’s got “[[BuxomIsBetter so much better]]”.

* KillEmAll: They end up getting completely annihilated in a trap not a while after Kirito joins.

* TotalPartyKill: The sole survivor was, ironically, their extra man.

* ButchLesbian: Tellingly, when Kirito told her that Asuna held onto the Sword that she gave her [[spoiler: in the battle with Illfang The Kobold Lord because she treasures her as a friend in the second ''Progressive'' film]], Mito becomes (chronologically) the first girl in the franchise to openly and coldly tell Kirito that she hates him, more than likely stemming from jealousy of the (ultimately correct) assumption that he will taker her place in the life of her OnlyFriend as her most treasured and beloved person.

** They, or at least Heathcliff, had seemingly no issue in using Asuna, [[UngratefulBastard their Sub-Commander who helps in drawing in members and the one who's made the bulk of their battleplans]], as a bargaining chip to lure Kirito into joining the Guild, when all she asked for was a well-deserved break.
** During the fight with the Geocrawler Field Boss, they, led and represented by Asuna, attempt to propose a strategy to use [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman [=NPC=] Villagers as bait for the Boss]] and shoot down any protests against it, even trying to lord their status as the leading Guild and call out of the rest of the gathered players on not taking their work as Clearers as seriously as them.Kirito retorts that just because they aren't willing to stoop to morally questionable tactics, that doesn't mean they aren't taking clearing SAO seriously, even going as to claim that their "tactic" is devolving them into HeWhoFightsMonsters.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: As a consequence of being created for a PerspectiveFlip of the first two episodes which have since been made canon, the fact that she's still alive after both of her appearances in the "Progressive" films begs the question of what happened to her and what the InUniverse explanation is for why she hasn't been seen or mentioned sense the early floors of Aincrad, the obvious real world explanation is that she simply didn't exist when those stories where written though given her friendship with Asuna her absence during major events does create a notable hole in the narrative.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: It's hard not to see similarities between her, Yuuki and Kizmel. All three are girls with purple {{Color Motif}}s, further emphasized by their unique hair colours, who are close with Asuna to some extent, with the key difference being that Mito uses a SinisterScythe instead of a sword like the other two. She also shares traits with the two, having Kizmel's generally calm demeanour and protectiveness towards Asuna, and Yuuki's {{Tomboy}} personality and GamerGirl status. [[spoiler: Her similarities to Yuuki is likely why she survived the (thus far) two "Progressive" Motion Pictures.]] She is also one to Lizbeth due to being a close friend to Asuna [[spoiler: who decides to settle down to running a General Store when not in battle during the "Scherzo of a Dark Dusk" motion picture]].

* DistaffCounterpart: To Kirito. Much of her character is meant to reflect him such as his passion for gaming as a form of escapism from real life, being a beta tester for SAO, as well as dealing with the hardships and ostracization that beta players like Kirito faced. Both have online names that are derived from the letters of their real-life names ('''Mi'''sumi '''To'''sawa = Mito, '''Ki'''rigaya Kazu'''to''' = Kirito). And much like Kirito, she is also famous for having an opposite gender avatar wildly different to her real appearance.

!!Major Characters

* SignificantWardrobeShift: [[spoiler: Mito changed her dress to a boyish sleeveless-shirt, baggy pair of engineering-jeans and leather brown cape, ridding herself of all traditional femininity save for the "princess hair" that Asuna braided for her in ''"Aria of a Starless Night"'', before setting off to protect her for the final battle in ''"Scherzo of A Dark Dusk."'' This can be interpreted as Mito's subconcious, final attempt to maintian the role of Asuna's "Dashing Prince" that Kirito has already started to replace in her beloved friend's life.]]

* SignificantWardrobeShift: [[spoiler: Mito changed her dress to a boyish sleeveless-shirt, baggy pair of engineering-jeans and leather brown cape, ridding herself of all traditional femininity save for the "princess hair" that Asuna braided for her in "Aria of a Starless Night", before setting off to protect her for the final battle in ''Scherzo of A Dark Dusk.'' This can be interpreted as Mito's subconcious, final attempt to maintian the role of Asuna's "Dashing Prince" that Kirito has already started to replace in her beloved friend's life.]]

* SignificantWardrobeShift: [[spoiler: Mito changed her dress to a boyish sleeveless-shirt and baggy pair of engineering-jeans, keeping only her dashing cape, before the final battle in ''Scherzo of A Dark Dusk'' to protect Asuna. This can be interpreted as her subconcious, final attempt to maintian the role of Asuna's "Beloved Prince" that Kirito has already started to replace in her beloved friend's life.]]

* ShesGotLegs: While she often keeps them covered most of the time, it's suggested that Argo herself sees these as her most attractive feature, and there are a few scenes where she shows them off.
** As part of the small joke she pulls on him and Asuna on Floor 4, she seemed to have at least took off her baggy trousers to give off that impression she was wearing nothing beneath her cloak, with her bare legs peeking out, which Kirito tries to avoid staring at.
** When after a bath, she and Asuna come out in casual wear to visit the casino on Floor 7, Asuna in a one-piece minidress and stockings and Argo in a sleeveless shirt and shorts, to which Kirito can't help but stare. Argo is quick to quip that he must be "entranced by big sis' beautiful legs".

** In Progressive Vol 3 on Floor 4, she surprises Kirito and Asuna by going up to their boat while standing on the water and proceeds to explain that it’s due to a special pair of shoes she found, which allow the wearer to WalkOnWater if they have high enough AGI and are wearing light enough equipment. When Kirito points out that her equipment loadout doesn’t seem any different, she proceeds to suggest that she’s probably wearing [[{{Streaking}} nothing]] [[SexyCoatFlashing beneath her signature cloak]], flustering him and causing Asuna to give him the stink eye. [[ShesGotLegs At the very least her legs are bare]], which either means she’s actually doing it or she removed or replaced her trousers with shorts or something to [[{{Troll}} further mess with him]].

* WhipSword: [[spoiler: In the 4 weeks after surviving the ''Aria of a Starless Night'' motion picture, Mito customizes her scythe to being able to split at-command into a multi-section whip ending-in-a-sickle that not only compensates for her heavy weapon of choice's initial lack of reach and dexterity (gaining the longest in fact of any named Aincrad Hero). In a pinch, it can be used as a grapnel that allows her to swing across wide distances like Literature/{{Tarzan}} on a vine or Franchise/IndianaJones with his bullwhip. To top it of, it also bears a surprise in the form of its pommel becoming a morning-star like hammer, which allows her to soundly defeat Asuna in the mock duel during ''Scherzo of a Dark Dusk.'']]

* WhipSword: [[spoiler: In the 4 weeks after surviving the ''Aria of a Starless Night'' motion picture, Mito customizes her scythe to being able to split at-command into a multi-section whip ending-in-a-sickle that not only compensates for her heavy weapon of choice's initial lack of reach and dexterity (gaining the longest in fact of any named Aincrad Hero). In a pinch, it can be used as a grapnel that allows her to swing across wide distances like Literature/{{Tarzan}} and Franchise/IndianaJones. To top it of, it also bears a surprise in the form of its pommel becoming a morning-star like hammer, which allows her to soundly defeat Asuna in the mock duel during ''Scherzo of a Dark Dusk.'']]

* ActorAllusion: [[spoiler: Just like [[Literature/ReZero Rem]], also played by Creator/InoriMinase, Mito wields a morningstar on a chain, albeit formed from the pommel of her customized scythe]].

* ActorAllusion: [[Just like [[Literature/ReZero Rem]], also played by Creator/InoriMinase, Mito wields a morningstar on a chain, albeit formed from the pommel of her customized scythe]].

* WhipSword: [[spoiler: In the 4 weeks after surviving the ''Aria of a Starless Night'' motion picture, Mito customizes her scythe to being able to split at-command into a multi-section whip ending-in-a-sickle that not only compensates for her heavy weapon of choice's initial lack of reach and dexterity (gaining the longest in fact of any named Aincrad Hero), but also bearing a surprise in the form of its pommel becoming a morning-star like hammer, which allows her to soundly defeat Asuna in the mock duel during ''Scherzo of a Dark Dusk.'']]

* TheSixthRanger: As they [[spoiler: reconciled their strained friendship in a tearful and loving embrace after surviving the FinalBattle in ''Scherzo of A Dark Dusk'' together, Mito gently refused Asuna's offer to join her party with Kirito, correctly guessing that she will only get in the way of their blossoming relationship]], but reaffirms her promise to Asuna that if she ''ever'' needs her help, she will '''always''' be right there for her, and this time she '''fully''' intends to keep this promise.

* SignificantWardrobeShift: [[spoiler: Mito's changing of her dress to a boyish sleeveless-shirt and baggy pair of engineering-jeans entering the final battle in ''Scherzo of A Dark Dusk'' to protect Asuna; it can be interpreted as her subconcious, final attempt to occupy the masculine role of Asuna's "Beloved Prince" that Kirito is rapidly replacing in her beloved friend's life.]]

* PurpleIsPowerful: Though it remains to be seen how powerful she will get [[spoiler: in the upcoming sequel motion pictures after surviving the events of ''"Progressive: Aria of A Starless Night"'' ]], Mito's Scythe is ''far'' more powerful than the standard longswords (and even two-handed swords) of SAO in sheer raw damage output, if at a severe cost to her speed.

* PosthumousCharacter: Most of Sachi's non-canon appearance in games are this, where any time she shows up it's established she's already dead and is either a memory or an ArtificialIntelligence copy. ''Integral Factor'' is one of the few stories which features Sachi alive and well before she met her tragic demise.