Kirito

Kirigaya Kazuto
Series	Sword Art Online
Age	14-15 (Aincrad Arc) 16 (end of Aincrad Arc; Fairy Dance Arc) 17 (Phantom Bullet Arc; Alicization Arc)
Birthday	October 7, 2008
Sex	Male
Species	Unknown
Height	172 cm (5'7 1/2")
Weight	59 kg (130.1 lb.)
Alignment	Neutral Good

Kirito (Real Name Narusaka/Kirigaya Kazuto) is the main protagonist of the anime series Sword Art Online, based on the popular light novel series.

Background

Born October 7, 2008, Kazuto's mother and father tragically died in a car crash leaving him getting adopted by his uncle and aunt.

He became a big video game fan. In the year 2022, Kazuto was the chosen one out of the 1000 people as the beta-tester for the very first VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-playing game) known as Sword Art Online.

He chose the name Kirito as his in-game avatar, and he proved to be one of the strongest and best players in Sword Art Online.

As Sword Art Online got it's release on the official release date, Kazuto bought the game and played it. Until Kirito (now in the game itself) realized that Sword Art Online was a death trap.

It was revealed by Kayaba, the game's developer, that all 10,000 players that logged in were trapped inside the game, and if they die in the game, they die in real life. The only way to get out of the game is to complete all of the floors in the tower.

Note: This takes info from all of Kirito's Avatars.

Powers & Abilities

• Skill Slots:
  • Sword Mastery:
  • Martial Arts:
  • Blade Throwing:
  • Parry Mastery:
  • Battle Healing:
  • Search Mastery:
  • Hide Mastery:
  • Sprint:
  • Extended Weight Limit:
• Outside System Skills (OuSS): As its name suggests, are skills that are the users own, unlike Sword Skills and magic that are provided for by the game engine.
  • (OuSS) Switch: A technique where two Players switch positions in-between an enemy's attack to recover Hit Points, chain attacks together without worrying about a post-motion stun, and/or burden the learning abilities of enemies if they are AIs.
  • (OuSS) Mislead: After studying his foe's movement and response patterns and learning functions (such as that of an enemy AI's), Kirito moves outside of his foe's habitual predictions to throw them off.
  • (OuSS) Arms Blast: Destroys the opponent's weapon by hitting its weak point, showing knowledge of a weapon's weakness.
  • (OuSS) Hypersense: The act of sensing hostile intention or killer intent, allowing the user to react against attacks and enemies outside of their field of vision.
  • (OuSS) Distinguish: Allows the user to eliminate background noise to focus on unnatural or certain sounds around him. Its range is unknown but it is notable in that this skill, along with Hypersense, allowed Kirito to react to a sniper bullet from a blind spot.
  • (OuSS) Sword Skill Imitation: Imitating the user of Sword Skills without the system's assistance, removing the post-motion stun, but sacrificing the power and speed of the actual skill.
  • Spell Blast:
  • Skill Connect:
  • Bullet Deflect:
• Sword Skills (SS): A series of movements that allows the user to attack much faster than they normally could, but the movements required to perform the Sword Skill are fixed and cannot be canceled by the user after they begin performing it. Contrary to their name, Sword Skills do not have to be used with a sword. Also note that these may not be all of Kirito's Sword Skills, but simply most of the ones he has been shown to use.
  • (SS) Embracer: An unarmed skill that is strong enough to punch through a chest plate with the user's hand, fingers straightened.
  • (SS) Senda: An unarmed skill that sends a mighty uppercut towards the enemy.
  • (SS) Gengetsu: An unarmed skill that makes the user do a backflip and kick.
  • (SS) Haganeri: A defense skill that increases the player's Defense for a single second to such an extent that their entire body becomes harder than a set of full plate armor. Activation requires the player to be unarmed and only wearing non-metallic armor.
  • (SS) Escape: As the name suggests, it allows the user to escape from battle using martial arts.
  • (SS) Meteor Fall: A 2-hit Sword Skill that throws the user's sword up into the air, punches the enemy while it's in the air, then catch the sword to slash the enemy.
  • (SS) Meteor Break: A 7-hit Sword Skill that combines one-hand sword attacks with unarmed combat moves.
  • (SS) Cross Block: Brings two weapons together into a cross to block an attack.
  • (SS) Horizontal: Slashes horizontally.
  • (SS) Slant: Slashes diagonally.
  • (SS) Vertical: Slashes vertically.
  • (SS) Cyclone: Spins and attacks the enemy.
  • (SS) Sonic Leap: A Sword Skill that makes the user charge at the target at high speeds. It can be aimed at the sky as a jumping attack.
  • (SS) Rage Spike: A Sword Skill that makes the user charge at the target at high speeds. It has longer reach than Sonic Leap, however it cannot be aimed towards the sky.
  • (SS) Vorpal Strike: A Sword Skill Kirito most commonly uses and is what he considers the mark of the Black Swordsman. It is a high-speed thrusting attack done with one-hand swords and makes a jet engine-like noise when used, so it is not a very subtle attack. It has a notably longer post-motion than other Sword Skills.
  • (SS) Spinning Shield: A defensive Sword Skill. The skill is able to block regular attacks, however powerful skills still cause minor damage, as it is impossible to completely block such an attack with the skill. Additionally, the skill is capable of blocking flame and ice breaths, but is ineffective against lightning and poison.
  • (SS) Horizontal Arc: Slashes horizontally twice.
  • (SS) Vertical Arc: Slashes vertically twice.
  • (SS) Double Circular: Slashes twice with the user's dual blades.
  • (SS) Sharp Nail: Slashes 3 times at the enemy.
  • (SS) Vertical Square: A 4-hit Sword Skill that slashes four times vertically. After the skill is finished, a square, drawn with the four hits of this skill, continues to spin as it dissipates.
  • (SS) Horizontal Square: A 4-hit Sword Skill that slashes four times horizontally. After the skill is finished, a square, drawn with the four hits of this skill, continues to spin as it dissipates.
  • (SS) Nova Ascension: The strongest one-handed Sword Skill. A 10-hit Sword Skill that is faster and stronger than any other previous one-handed Sword Skill.
  • (SS) Starburst Stream: A devastating 16-hit Sword Skill that is extremely fast and is powerful enough to force the Gleam Eyes to try and catch it to stop the skill.
  • (SS) The Eclipse: The strongest Dual Blades Sword Skill. It is a quick, 27-hit Sword Skill that is stronger in power than Starburst Stream. The entirety of the Sword Skill was used in Kirito's final fight with Heathcliff in SAO (but only a part of it was used in the anime).
• Spriggan Skills:
  • Flight:
  • Metamorphosis (Gleam Eyes):
  • Treasure Hunting:
  • Wall Run:
  • Night Vision:

• Aincrad Style: A style "invented" by Kirito, consisting of his knowledge of various sword skills in SAO.
• Sacred Arts:
• Incarnation: A secret skill passed down by Integrity Knights since ancient times, and one of the most important concepts in the Sword Art Online franchise. Incarnation refers to the ability to change the state of the world through pure willpower and imagination. For any other virtual reality world, it is a system glitch, usually activated in times of extreme emotion or during extreme brain activity, allowing closer access to one's Fluctlight, or soul, to temporarily change the world around them. For residents of the Underworld, it is a constant passive that dictates whether they succeed or fail in anything. The more confident one is in their abilities and the more of a positive reputation they have, the more the world shall bend in their favor. It is the power which Sacred Arts derive from. Its effects are versatile, as the power has been used to wield invisible blades, create swords from the user's blood, transmute objects, increase the chances of an event happening, and much more. However, the power of an Incarnation ability can be matched by another Incarnation ability, and the use of Incarnation is mentally exhausting, requiring a lot of concentration and energy to perform. If the user is in a state where their will is not strong enough, they become unable to use Incarnation. There are a limited amount of people who can use Incarnation to its full potential, and much practice and experience are needed to be able to use it. This ability is most prominent in the Underworld, as this ability is one of that world's core mechanics. However this ability has also been shown multiple times throughout the series before the Alicization arc.

Equipment

• Blackwyrm Coat:
• Elucidator: Elucidator is Kirito's primary and endgame weapon in Sword Art Online. This sword is a demonic monster drop from a boss on the 50th floor. Elucidator is a pitch black sword with trims of gray and was said to weigh a lot more than a regular sword. Provides a minor boost to strength and agility as well as armor.
• Dark Repulser: Dark Repulser is a one-handed sword, created by Lisbeth for Kirito out of a Crystallite Ingot, which was obtained from a special quest. Whenever Kirito used the Dual Blades skill, he wields it alongside Elucidator. Provides minor boost in strength and agility according to its stats though a bit lower than that of Elucidator.
• Throwing Pick: A type of weapon that is small, easily concealed.
• Antidote Crystals & Potions: Items that can be used to cure status effects. It can cure all of the following effects:
  • Stun/Fumble/Paralysis: Fumble makes enemies drop their weapons. Stun is 10 seconds. Paralysis is 10 minutes.
  • Tumble: Trips enemies and makes them drop their weapons. Humanoid monsters only.
  • Body Part Loss Damage: Bleed damage when a limb is chopped off. Lasts for 2-3 minutes until the limb grows back.
  • Silencing: Stops a person from talking, preventing them from using a Crystal's voice commands.
  • Hate Points: SAO's Aggro system. Works on NPCs only.
  • Movement Slow:
  • Curse:
  • Dizziness:
  • Poison:
  • Blindness:
  • Coma:
  • Bleeding:
  • Panic:
  • Stomachache:

• Healing Crystals & Potions: Items that can be used to heal HP. Healing Crystals immediately bring the user back to 100% HP while Potions heal a set amount over time.
• Teleportation/Corridor Crystals: Items that can be used to teleport to a predetermined or set location.
• Black Iron Great Sword:
• Unnamed Black Longsword:
• Unnamed Blue Longsword:
• Black Welt:
• Holy Sword Excalibur:
• 5.7mm FN Five Seven Handgun:
• Kagemitsu G4 Photon Sword:
• Night Sky Sword: A divine object crafted from the tip of the Gigas Cedar, which was the part that recieved the most blessings from Solus and Terraria (the Sun and the Earth)
• Blue Rose Sword: A divine object created from an eternal block of ice containing a single blue rose.

Weaknesses

• Not very cunning.
• Flight is limited.
• Swords are prone to breaking.
• Often relies on whoever is the "other" main character of the arc to defeat the Arc Antagonist.
• Often relies on overwhelming force, aggression and superior stats to get the job done.
• His technique is very offensively oriented and despite having a high parry stat, he seems to ignore it half of the time.

Fun Facts

• Narusaka Kazuto is his birth name.