History Characters / SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki

'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], '''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]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineOthers Others]]\\

'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], '''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/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineOthers Others]]\\

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Develops one with Yuuki during the ''Mother's Rosario'' arc. The "romantic" undertones are milder than in other examples, but Yuuki still lampshades it, suggesting that they should "get married" as a joke. Asuna even gets a bit flustered, and Yuuki has to calm her down reminding her that she has a boyfriend already anyway. ''Lost Song'' and ''Hollow Realization'' just adds on the subtext with Asuna getting ''depressed'' when she thinks she's becoming a burden on Yuuki's happiness due to her growing friendship with [[PluckyGirl Strea]] [[spoiler:and capped off with Yuuki giving her a ''bouquet of flowers'' to show how grateful she is for her help.]]

** Most notably of all; for a girl who is practically the ''ideal'' of the warm, kind, gentle and loving mother in Light Novel and Anime who cares for and nurtures the emotional well being of her daughter Yui while taking into account how her nature as a Mental Health A.I. affects her, Asuna is ''herself'' raised by a cold, unsentimental, pragmatic and cynical human-shaped block of ice who only wants her daughter to be respectable pawn who can be easily married off to a rich neglectful jerk, her own emotional well being be damned, and who completely disregards the trauma and growth Asuna went through in SAO.

** Two years later, having emerged from the ordeal HappilyMarried to the love of life, as a mother to a kind and adorable little girl no-less, Asuna for her part has come to consider this unfortunate accident to be the best thing that has ever happened to her.

* CoolBigSis: She acts this way to most younger characters, particularly towards Lisbeth and Silica online ''and'' in real life, though Suguha and Sinon aren't excluded. She definitely acts as this towards Yuuki, who calls her "sis." The ''only'' younger character she isn't this towards is Kirito; around him and him ''alone'' she assumes the hidden persona of a sweet and vulnerable ''little'' sister, despite being a full year older than her husband.

** Her disastrous entrampment in the death-game of Sword Art Online happens ''precisely'' on the ''second of'' [[ThirteenIsUnlucky Thirteen Hours Thirteen Minutes]]; and yet emerging from the game married to the love of her life with an sweet and adorable daughter, she consideres it the best thing that has ever happened to her.
** For a girl groomed to be a maturely-feminine YamatoNadeshiko and prime marriage material by a rich and upper class family, ''every'' one of Asuna's dearest ''female'' friends is tomboyish (Liz), chidish (Silica), butch (Leafa) unfeminine (Shinon), crass (Mito) or boyish (Yuuki).
** Most notably of all; for a girl who is practically the ''ideal'' of the warm, kind, gentle and loving mother in Light Novel Anime who cares for and nuturures the emotional well being of her daughter Yui, Asuna is ''herself'' raised by a cold, unsentimental, pragmatic and cynical human shaped block of ice who only wants her daughter to be respectable pawn who can be easily married off to a rich neglectful jerk, her own emotional well being be damned.

** In ''The Day Before'' she's immediately enamoured by Toto, the canine quest [=NPC=] for the "Three Treasures of the Wicked Witch of the West" quest, wanting to pet him even when Kirito tries to stop at the risk of it being trap, and using her (correct) deduction that he's related to the flying log cabin as an excuse to pet and cuddle him. She also holds him for the majority of the quest, even while fighting. Kirito outright states she was suffering a [[StatusEffects Charmed Status]].

** For starters, this is a girl who starts Sword Art Online(in ''Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night'') not knowing even the basic ''ettique'' of Massive Multiplayer Onine, who in two years time becomes an expert player seconded only by her former shut-in gamer husband Kirito.
** Her disastroud entrampment in the death-game of Sword Art Online happens ''precisely'' on the ''second of'' [[ThirteenIsUnlucky Thirteen Hours Thirteen Minutes]]; and yet emerging from the game married to the love of her life with an adorable and sweet daughter, she consideres it the best thing that has ever happened to her.

** Most notably of all; for a girl who is practically the ''ideal'' of the warm, kind, gentle and loving mother in Light Novel Anime who cares and nuturures for the emotional well being of her daughter, Asuna is ''herself'' raised by a cold, unsentimental, pragmatic and cynical human shaped block of ice who only wants her daughter to be respectable pawn who can be easily married off to a rich neglectful jerk, her own emotional well being be damned.

** For a girl groomed to be a feminine YamatoNadeshiko and prime marriage material by a rich and upper class family, ''every'' one of Asuna's dearest ''female'' friends is tomboyish, masculine, crass and unfemnine (Liz, Leafa, Yuuki and Mito)in comparison.

* RuleOfSymbolism: Just like Kirito, Klein and her friend Mito, the first monster that Asuna slays ''onscreen'', The Yellow Wasp, is reflective of her personality; Swift and Elegant, and will dash forward with unstoppable momentum when given proper motivation.

'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], '''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]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineOthers Others]]\\

* HeterosexualLifePartners: Yuuki quickly becomes a special person to her, and they think of each other as "sisters".

'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], '''Asuna Yuuki''', [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]]) | [[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]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineOthers Others]]\\

* DoesNotLikeShoes: In the light novels, while escaping from Sugou's jail in her barefooted Titania avatar, Asuna ponders it is a good thing for extra health and recalls how she used to slip off her shoes to sneak up on monsters in SAO. (She also remembers how she tried to do it on Kirito during a "surprise attack game", only for her to get caught and tickled to death for the inconvenience.) Aside from this mention, however, this trait is never shown on screen or page.

** [[spoiler: Rather then one single act her absolute refusal to let Yuuki just fade away, repeatedly going completely out of her way to make Yuuki's last few months as amazing as possible and then going on to more or less dedicate her own life to Yuuki's memory is a long series of these of the non-romantic variety.

* ActOfTrueLove: [[spoiler: Instead of logging out with Alice, Asuna chooses to log Alice out on her own and stay in the Underworld, knowing that Kirito wouldn't make it to the alter before the [[YearInsideHourOutside Time Acceleration reactivated]], and that he would be stuck in the Underworld for 200 years as a result.]]

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HarukaTomatsu (Japanese), Creator/CheramiLeigh (English), Alejandra Delint (Latin American Spanish), Eva Bau (European Spanish)

* BewareTheNiceOnes: If you fall into her good side, you'll see she is a really sweet girl. However, anger her and you'll be cut in half before you even see her coming.

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Near the end of the ''Aincrad'' arc, she dies in Kirito's arms after taking a fatal blow for him in the final battle]]. She gets better once Heathcliff is defeated but remains trapped in virtual reality due to Sugou's manipulations, triggering the ''Fairy Dance'' arc.

* TheGift: Unlike many of the players trapped in SAO, Asuna never had any prior gaming experience. Yet despite by a newbie, she somehow has impossibly fast speed and reflexes, eventually becoming the second strongest player of SAO alongside Kirito. Asuna must either have a natural talent for VR games, or applied the same mentality she had towards academics to SAO or maybe both.

* GodivaHair: When Sugou rips her top off, her hair still conveniently acts as a censor.

* GratuitousEnglish: [[spoiler:While infiltrating Rath as Mayumi Reynolds, Asuna speaks in English because Mayumi Reynolds is an American student.]]

* MagicKiss: [[spoiler:While Kirito has most of his past memories already recovered prior to his fight against Gabriel, a kiss from her causes him to remember the Johnny Black incident. This scene was unfortunately AdaptedOut from the anime.]]

* RapunzelHair: It reaches her waist and it becomes even longer as Titania. In the former case, it could reflect her ojou status but the later is clearly Sugou's work. She's supposed to be Queen of the Fairies after all.
** [[spoiler: As Creation Goddess Stacia, her hair becomes long enough to reach her ankles.]]

* WorldsBestWarrior: She is essentially the female equivalent of Kirito in Sword Art Online; and doubly so in Alfheim Online when she inherits [[spoiler: "Mother's Rosario", the Ultimate Technique and final legacy of her beloved friend Yuuki.]]

* YouRemindMeOfX: Asuna explicitly reminds Yuuki of her late older twin sister, which is what helps them to develop such a close bond. In fact, Yuuki accidentally refers to Asuna as "Nee-chan" during battle due to how similar the two are. Yuuki's doctor even remarks that her sister was very much like Asuna.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Her [[NonUniformUniform uniform]] as a member of the "Knights of Blood" includes a short skirt and thigh-high stockings, as described under CustomUniformOfSexy. Apparently, her subordinates liked the look because they paid a lot for someone to create it.

** Charismatic: Whenever Heathcliff left Asuna in charge, she successfully commanded the Knights of the Blood Oath as a strong and assertive leader, to the point where almost everyone on the SAO Frontlines showed something of Undying Loyalty and respect to her, even if they were from Rival Guilds like the Holy Dragon Alliance. This even extends to those who aren't used to working under her, as shown in Ordinal Scale where she takes charge of the players and successfully takes down several bosses that spawned.

--> Asuna: ''I won't to lose to someone like you, who only knows how to hate."

* WaterIsWomanly: Asuna, a kind, feminine young woman who's also a great cook, has her avatar as an Undine, gaining recovery magic and water spells to supplement her swordsmanship, as well as a blue and white outfit complete with light blue hair.

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[[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], '''Asuna Yuuki''', [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]]) | [[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]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineVideoGame Video Game Exclusives]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlternativeGunGaleOnline Alternative Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineOthers Others]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMobileGames Mobile Game Exclusives]]]]]]-]

** Every trace of her tsundere traits are basically gone after she and Kirito officially get together.

* TheAce: Asuna has a reputation for being the best at everything. On top of being drop-dead gorgeous, a gaming prodigy (see InexplicablyAwesome below), an exceptional leader (which earned her the second most important position in SAO - the vice-commander of the strongest guild), and being FamedInStory (a celebrity on SAO with her position, skill and DudeMagnet status), she's also an academically gifted student who is top of her class, and one of the most athletic characters other than Leafa. She's also an [[TheOjou Ojou]] that came from a rich influental family and a SupremeChef (one of the few capable of creating tasty foods inside SAO).