History Characters / SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters

* BadassFamily: Kirito and Asuna are married in game and dating in real life, with Yui as their in-game daughter. Suguha/Leafa is Kirito's sister/cousin, everyone considers Silica to be [[EveryonesBabySister their younger sister]], Yuuki is Asuna's surrogate sister, and all of them are absolute badasses.

!!Keiko Ayano / Silica (SAO, ALO, OS, GGO, UR) / Wind Goddess Aeria (UR)

!!Rika Shinozaki / Lisbeth (SAO, ALO, OS, GGO, UR)/ Flame Goddess Ignia (UR)

!!Keiko Ayano / Silica (SAO, ALO, OS, GGO, UR)

!!Rika Shinozaki / Lisbeth (SAO, ALO, OS, GGO, UR)

* EveryonesBabySister: Yui, while officially Kirito and Asuna's daughter, is by extension an honorary niece to their friends, holding the surrogate-family of the Heroes of Aincrad together in kinship and love. This becomes doubly so in the ''Unital Ring'' saga, wherein she [[spoiler: is designated by the System as a Player Character, and hence as mortal as her human family]], spurning our heroes to fight-together as one to protect her from harm.

* AnythingThatMoves: He will make a move on any new girl he comes across, having been described to hit on anything that has a pulse. This even holds true for NPC girls who don't have advanced AI and only capable of giving default responses.

!!Yuuki Konno / Yuuki (ALO, AE)

* GodlikeGamer: Yuuki is probably the only character to qualify for this better than Kirito, fitting as she is his DistaffCounterpart. To date she's the only player able to best Kirito in a fair fight. Yuuki's VR talents are unparalleled as she practically lives and breathes the virtual world. She arrives in Alfheim Online and immediately wins ''77'' consecutive duels. She also created her own 11-hit Original Sword Skill which is stated to be a very difficult task.

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: While it's implied that it's really her, it's not made entirely clear if her appearances after her [[spoiler:death are really her spirit returning from Heavan to [[GuardianAngel assist Asuna in various moments of need]] or if it's just a combination of symbolism, appearing whenever Asuna uses the Mother's Rosario skill, and Asuna's subconscious making use of her memory when in need of a good pep talk.]]

* RedBaron: In ALO, she is known as Zekken, or 'Absolute Sword', [[EarnYourTitle due to her legendary skill as a swordswoman]].

* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the non-canon game ''Lost Song'', Yuuki's condition improves and she says that she'll be able to stay in the long run. Presumably, this is so that Yuuki (who [[PromotedToPlayable becomes playable in said game]]) won't have to be cut out altogether. This continues into its sequels where Yuuki is ready to tackle new adventures with her friends and any worries about her condition are ''almost'' nonexistent. Yuuki lampshades this by saying that up until recently, she'd been told that she only had three months to live. See YourDaysAreNumbered.

* WorldsBestWarrior: Of Alfheim Online; even Kirito, the WorldsBestWarrior of SAO, respectfully acknowledges her as such.

** While Yui has Kirito's eye and hair color, Yui has Asuna's long hair and skin tone, which would make her look a minature Asuna if it weren't for the different color. Like her mother, she's also a skilled [[TheStrategist Strategist]], with her ability to access an monster or enemy's code allowing to know their patterns and give appropriate orders to the others.

* MagicalBarefooter: She always goes barefoot and it's revealed she isn't human but an AI who looks like a little girl. She literally becomes one in ALO as a Navigation Pixie, which would count as a magical creature.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyahiTakagaki (Japanese), Creator/SarahWilliams (English), Jocelyn Robles (Latin American Spanish), Rosa López (European Spanish)

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* ACupAngst: {{Implied}} in the Manga. When she, through the VR Probe, meets Suguha in the real world, she ends up getting a close-up of her real life BoobsOfSteel, surprising her and causing her to look down pitiably at her own chest.

** Shows hints of this in regards to Suguha's [[BoobsOfSteel bust]] in the Extra Edition episode.

** In ''Lost Song'', she even tries to ask [[BoobsOfSteel Strea]] for advice on how to increase the size of her bust.

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Assuming [[AmbiguouslyBi she does have a legitimate crush on Asuna]], she does still seem to be a ShipperOnDeck for her and Kirito, with her telling Asuna to keep an eye on him out of worry about his love of the Virtual World, and even saying that the two of them embody "relationship goals" during the "My Princess" Event in ''Rising Steel'', though this is almost currently due to her [[spoiler: Illness making any kind of lasting relationship nothing more then a tragic pipe dream]].
** [[spoiler: It's also why she tried cutting ties with Asuna after they and the Sleeping Knights achieve their goal of defeating the Floor Boss on their own, thinking Asuna would be better off not knowing of her condition and therefore not be too affected by her death.]]

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Goes barefoot both in human and pixie forms, seemingly as part of her standard equipment in the first and as a trait of her Navigation Pixie official attire in the second. It also might be out of personal preference, given her innocent child status. [[spoiler:This is later averted in ''Unital Ring'', where she TookALevelInBadass through combat lessons from Alice and started to wear boots.]]

* ADayInTheLimelight: Takes a central role in Chapters 4 and 6 of ''Unital Ring'', with both chapters being from her perspective, the former delving a bit about her life as an SAO Survivor, and the latter having her accept a challenge from Yzelma, the leader of the Bashin tribesman they met, in order to get armour and accompany them to investigate a mysterious shooting star (actually Kirito and Asuna's log cabin).

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** Silica is best known as the girl with a FeatheredDragons as a pet. Creator/RinaHidaka ended up voicing a [[TokenMiniMoe little girl]] with feathered wings serving as the pet of TheProtagonist in ''LightNovel/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero''.

* BadassInCharge: Yuuki is the guild leader of the Sleeping Knights, an already badass guild who took down a floor boss. While Yuuki herself is the WorldsBestWarrior of Alfheim Online.

* BadassInCharge: He's the guild leader of Fuurinkazan, but no slouch himself, being an Assault Team member and one of the strongest players in SAO.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: As much of a goofy [[AllLoveIsUnrequited hopeless romantic]] ButtMonkey as he first appears, Klein is a very formidable player, being strong enough to be on the Assault Team and [[BadassInCharge leading his own guild]].

* AmbiguouslyBi: {{Downplayed}}. Lisbeth is a member of Kirito's UnwantedHarem and stills holds some feelings for him despite supporting his relationship with Asuna, but her close relationship with Asuna, [[SkinshipGrope tendency to grope]] [[GagBoobs Leafa]], her eyeing the girls in their swimsuits in Extra Edition and the implication that she picked out the other girls' swimsuits in Girls' Ops Volume 2 implies a degree of interest in females.

* BuxomBeautyStandard: {{Implied}} to be a view of hers. In Extra Edition, she brags about having to buy a new swimsuit since she wasn't as "boobilicious" before SAO, and pokes fun at Kirito's claim that Silica reminded him of Suguha due to the former's GagBoobs and the latter's [[ACupAngst small bust]], even [[SkinshipGrope groping the former earlier]]. Later on in Girls' Ops during the [[BeachEpisode Swimsuit Contest Arc]], she intentionally picked out a swimsuit that emphasized Leafa's bust, much to her chagrin, asks Lux if she squeezed her breasts together when she served Yakisoba like she told her to when they find themselves falling behind in the rankings, and has the four of them play Beach Volleyball banking that they'd get attention from Leafa and Lux's breasts bouncing in hopes of rising back up.

** Her initial strategy during the Swimsuit Contest Arc in ''Girls' Ops'' is to have herself and the other girls wear eye-catching swimsuits, [[GagBoobs namely]] [[ReluctantFanserviceGirl Leafa]], and then having them play beach volleyball to [[InvokedTrope Invoke]]breast bounce and breaking out a bunch of {{Fanservice}}y outfits when they start to fall behind.

* BigBrotherWorship: In the game continuity she has this relationship with Kirito, where she remarks she gets a feel for what it's like to have a big brother.

* BigSisterWorship: She looks up to Asuna as a role model and a surrogate sister. She evidently had this relationship with her late real twin sister as well. Particularly notable in that Yuuki is one of the few characters Asuna doesn't address using honorifics, which highlights just how close the two of them are.

* BareYourMidriff: Has her first midriff baring main outfit in ''Fatal Bullet''.

* AdaptationalJerkass: {{Downplayed}} in regards to the UnwantedHarem. In canon, despite their feelings for him, [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy many of them opt out of trying to get together with Kirito due to the fact that he's already with]] [[TeamMom Asuna]], with the only exception to this being Alice. In the Gameverse, while their personalities are largely unchanged, they generally tend to show less reservations about hitting on Kirito and trying to win his affections, [[ImStandingRightHere even right in front of Asuna]].

* GeniusBruiser: Yuuki isn't just a master swordswoman, but she's very talented academically and artistically. She calls herself a bookworm, and was once commended by Asuna to be good at Japanese at school. Yuuki gets her chance to demonstrate this near the end of volume 7, reading a historical Japanese short story that is far above her grade level.

* BuxomIsBetter: {{Implied}} to be a view of hers. In Extra Edition, she brags about having to buy a new swimsuit since she wasn't as "boobilicious" before SAO, and pokes fun at Kirito's claim that Silica reminded him of Suguha due to their [[GagBoobs respective]] [[ACupAngst sizes]], even [[SkinshipGrope groping the former earlier]]. Later on in Girls' Ops during the [[BeachEpisode Swimsuit Contest Arc]], she intentionally picked out a swimsuit that emphasized Leafa's bust, much to her chagrin, asks Lux if she squeezed her breasts together when she served Yakisoba like she told her to when they find themselves falling behind in the rankings, and has the four of them play Beach Volleyball banking that they'd get attention from Leafa and Lux's breasts bouncing in hopes of rising back up.

** Seems to [[LesYay really enjoy]] doing this to Suguha/Leafa, for a [[BuxomIsBetter couple of obvious reasons]]. Does it at least twice, once in real life during the recap special at the [[PoolScene pool]] with Suguha in her SchoolSwimsuit, and once in ALO in the Girls Ops manga, at the [[BeachEpisode beach]], with a WardrobeMalfunction.

** {{Invoked}} by Liz in Volume 2 in the Swimsuit Contest, where she, with the help of Ashley, chooses rather revealing and eye catching swimsuits for the group, telling them to serve Yakisoba [[MaleGaze in a certain way]][[note]] she advises Lux to squeeze her breasts together when serving it[[/note]], having them play volleyball to cause {{Gainaxing}}, and having them go around in {{Fanservice}}ey outfits, including a PlayboyBunny, a {{Bifauxnen}} butler outfit, and some revealing circus outfits. She almost forces them all into playing volleyball again wearing monokinis before they discover the quest giving girl.

* BuxomIsBetter: {{Implied}} to be a view of hers. In Extra Edition, she brags about having to buy a new swimsuit since she wasn't as "boobilicious" before SAO, and pokes fun at Kirito's claim that Silica reminded him of Suguha due to their [[GagBoobs respective]] [[ACupAngst sizes]], even [[SkinshipGrope groping the former earlier]]. Later on in Girls' Ops during the [[BeachEpisode Swimsuit Contest Arc]], she intentionally picked out a swimsuit that emphasized Leafa's bust, much to her chagrin, asks Lux if she squeezed her breasts together when she served Yakisoba like she told her to when they find themselves falling behind in the rankings, and has the four of them play Beach Volleyball banking that they'd get attention from Leafa and Lux's {{Gainaxing}} in hopes of rising back up.

** Her initial strategy during the Swimsuit Contest Arc in ''Girls' Ops'' is to have herself and the other girls wear eye-catching swimsuits, [[GagBoobs namely]] [[ReluctantFanserviceGirl Leafa]], and then having them play beach volleyball to [[InvokedTrope Invoke]] {{Gainaxing}} and breaking out a bunch of {{Fanservice}}y outfits when they start to fall behind.

* CoolPet: {{Dragon Tamer}}s are noted to be rare in SAO, but Feathered Little Dragons are noted to be an incredibly rare monster type.

* WeaponOfChoice: [[KatanasAreJustBetter Katanas]], unsurprising since he [[TheRoleplayer roleplays]] [[EverythingsBetterWithSamurai a samurai]]. In SAO, he used the "Karakurenai". In ''Fatal Bullet'', he uses weapons that were once standard issue with the [=JGSDF=], namely the Howa Type 64 battle rifle, and the Panzerfaust 3 rocket launcher.

* WeaponOfChoice: Two-handed axes. In SAO, he used the "Ground Gorge".

* WeaponOfChoice: Daggers, which she first picked due to feeling their light weight would work best for her. In SAO, she is seen using a "Shadow Dagger" before replacing it with an "Ebon Dagger" received from Kirito.
** In ''Fatal Bullet'', she instead uses a select-fire converted [=H&K=] [=SP89=] (Semi-auto only civilian version of the [=MP5K=] sub-machine gun).

* CarryABigStick: She wields maces when she fights.

* WeaponOfChoice:
** [[CarryABigStick One-handed maces]] with a buckler, likely due to their similarity to a hammer which she typically works with as a blacksmith.
** In ''Fatal Bullet'', she uses [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotguns]] instead, in particular the Benelli [=M3=] pump/semi-auto shotgun.

* WeaponOfChoice: Favors [[HeroesPreferSwords swords]], [[DistaffCounterpart much like Kirito]]. In ''Fatal Bullet'' she even picks a [[LaserBlade Photon Sword]] just like him.

* GeniusBruiser: Big and intelligent in combat. Don't think this salesman is for nothing, he's a tough one.

** In ''Accel Worlds vs Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight'', the SAO characters meet and [[TeamUpSeries team up with]] the [[Characters/AccelWorld Burst Linkers]] from ''LightNovel/AccelWorld'', with any number of them able to party up with the SAO gang.

** Creator/RinaHidaka is another TokenMiniMoe in a [[LightNovel/AccelWorld virtual reality setting]]. In fact this was [[ActorAllusion alluded to]] in ''Accel World VS Sword Art Online''.

* AnAxToGrind: Carries a massive ax that he ''definitely'' knows how to use.

* BaldHeadOfToughness: In SAO he's tall, bald, and has a goatee. He's one of Kirito's trusted friends and serves as the team's TheBigGuy, with a preference for [[AnAxeToGrind two-handed axes in combat]]. In terms of strength and durability, he's a MightyGlacier, though it's somewhat downplayed because his speed only ''seems'' slow relative to several of his teammates who are {{Lightning Bruiser}}s.

* OurGnomesAreWeirder: Is a Gnome in ALO, but doesn't appear to resemble anything like the traditional Gnome. He's human height, has no beard, and is naturally very strong. The fact he [[AnAxeToGrind wields an axe]] makes him seem more like a dwarf then anything else.

* WeaponOfChoice: [[AnAxeToGrind Two-handed axes]]. In SAO, he used the "Ground Gorge".