History Memes / SwordArtOnline

** "Kirito is '''GOD!'''" / "Kirito wa '''KAMI DA!'''" [[note]]With the release ''Series/KamenRiderExAid'', many fans are starting to compare his color scheme and "godly" talents with Kuroto Dan/Kamen Rider Genm for the same reasons above.[[/note]]
* "[[MemeticBadass I'm Kirito.]]"[[note]]Similar to the "Because I'm Franchise/{{Batman}}" meme, where Kirito's answer to why he's so overpowered is because he's Kirito. Popularized [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE9NWcFoQj4 by this video]] by [=YouTube=] Noble[[/note]]

* The real "Black Swordsman"[[note]]Adding on to people saying Kirito is a Guts ripoff, this in turn led to people citing other fictional black swordsmen as the true holder of the title from: [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Ichigo]] to Comicbook/{{Blade}}.

* Kirito is best girl.[[labelnote:explaination]]Due to Kirito's GGO avatar [[AttractiveBentGender looking like a girl]], many fans jokingly claim that GGO Kirito is the best SAO girl. Some fans even seem to be serious.[[/labelnote]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OujXeW2VAOM Grenade Hug]][[note]]Sinon's idea to have both her and Kirito win the Tournament in a tie, by passing a grenade to Kirito and hugging him just as it blows up. Gifs for this scene pop up all over the place.[[/note]]

* Kirito dies[[labelnote:explanation]]a reaction from the first trailer showing Kirito getting stabbed, which then escalated to being spammed everywhere[[/labelnote]]

* Kirito is best girl.[[note]]Due to Kirito's GGO avatar [[AttractiveBentGender looking like a girl]], many fans jokingly claim that GGO Kirito is the best SAO girl. Some fans even seem to be serious.[[/note]]

* "ASADA SAN! ASADA SAN! ASADA SAN!"[[note]]Kyouji's MadnessMantra during his AttemptedRape on Sinon became memetic, especially after the dub bloopers which changed his line to "[[LoonyFan AUTOGRAPH! AUTOGRAPH! AUTOGRAPH!]]"[[/note]]

* Kirito dies[[note]]a reaction from the first trailer showing Kirito getting stabbed, which then escalated to being spammed everywhere[[/note]]

* "Sodana"/"Keep it up"[[note]]During the courting prior to Pillow talk scenes, Kirito's dialogue to the girls entirely consists of this no matter what the girls say to him, which fans immediately poked fun of[[/note]]

* Koharu is an Immortal Object[[note]]In ''Integral Factor'' the Player's NonPlayerCompanion Koharu never takes damage in battle, leading fans to joke that she's an Immortal Object like Yui or Heathcliff[[/note]]

* "I forgot, lol"[[note]]Kayaba's answer to being asked why he set up the death game to begin with was mercilessly ridiculed[[/note]]

* '''[[Creator/ToddHaberkorn HABERKORN]]'''[[note]]Thanks to the English dub Bloopers, it's common for at least one person to respond with this whenever Sugou appears on screen[[/note]]
* PINA used HYDROPUMP! It's super effective![[note]]A scene from ''Extra Edition'' where a splash fight between Lisbeth and Silica has Silica commenting Pina like a Franchise/{{Pokemon}}[[/note]]

* Sandwich-kun/Sandwich-chan[[note]]Fans poked fun at Kirito's immense love of sandwiches and how Asuna keeps making them for him. This led to a swarm of memes about said sandwich getting treated as an actual character and Kirito's true love, specifically the sandwich that Kirito dropped on the ground and gets destroyed in Episode 6. Alternatively Asuna herself gets nicknamed "Sandwich-chan" and her only appeal to Kirito is her sandwich making ability[[/note]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzG77A5o3VE "Kirito]], [[LukeIAmYourFather I am your father!!!"]][[labelnote:explanation]]Since Death Gun is a DarthVaderClone going up against Kirito wielding a lightsabre[[/labelnote]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzG77A5o3VE "Kirito]], [[LukeIAmYourFather I am your father!!!"]] [[labelnote:explanation]]Kirito's [[WritingAroundTrademarks "photon sword"]], him having the SuperSenses and SuperReflexes of a Jedi Master, and [[DarthVaderClone Death Gun's appearance]] [[VaderBreath and voice]] have led to many jokes about the second season being "Franchise/StarWars Online."[[/labelnote]]
** Kirito is strong with the Force![[note]]Adding on to the ''Star Wars'' jokes, Kirito has repeatedly demonstrated something akin to a SpiderSense, which fans immediately starting comparing to the Force[[/note]]

* Sandwich-chan/Sandwich-kun[[note]]Fans poked fun at Kirito's immense love of sandwiches and how Asuna keeps making them for him. This led to a swarm of memes of Asuna getting nicknamed "Sandwich-chan" OR that Kirito's true love is the sandwich itself[[/note]]

* Essentially hating on SAO itself is meme, due to the franchise's status as one of the biggest {{Snark Bait}}s in anime history. It got so big that for a few years (and even now to some extent) it was said that critics making YouTube videos about the franchise, either to bash it or to defend it from that bashing, was a fool-proof method of gaining views by (at least) the tens of thousands and even literally making money.

* "Sodane"/"Keep it up"[[note]]During the courting prior to Pillow talk scenes, Kirito's dialogue to the girls entirely consists of this no matter what the girls say to him, which fans immediately poked fun of[[/note]]

* The franchise's status as one of the biggest {{Snark Bait}}s in anime history. It got so big that for a few years (and even now to some extent) it was said that critics making YouTube videos about the franchise, either to bash it or to defend it from that bashing, was a fool-proof method of gaining views by (at least) the tens of thousands and even literally making money.