
Though typically deemed inefficient and useless in a shooter game, the lightsaber-esque weapon suited Kirito’s combat style perfectly and he quickly proved his look is just as threatening and impressive with his glossy-eyed feminine avatar.Originally created by Reki Kawahara with illustrations provided by abec, Sword Art Online is a series that follows a boy named Kirito after he and thousands of gamers get trapped in a virtual reality video game known as Sword Art Online.

With her fantastic sniper skills, their friendship was essential for Kirito to eventually reach Death Gun.Īnother interesting facet of Kirito’s GGO getup is his Kagemitsu G4 photon sword. Despite the initial upset, Sinon still entered a tournament with Kirito. Sinon eventually discovered Kirito was in fact not a girl while in a changing room, and was appalled and frustrated that he took advantage of the mistake. GGO expert Sinon seemed more willing to help Kirito out when she thought he was a woman, explaining some of the game’s fundamentals as well as showing him where and how to get gear.

Kirito’s instincts weren’t wrong - the avatar did give him an advantage while navigating GGO’s new environment. However, Kirito quickly realized that such a rare model might boost his notoriety in GGO and catch Death Gun’s eye, bringing him further in the investigation. At first, he was put out by it, thinking it distracted from the “soldier”-like aura of his original avatar. Regardless, Kirito was understandably stunned by his new avatar. RELATED: Signature Strikes: Kirito's Unmatched Dual-Wield Attack in Sword Art Online Others have speculated that during the system scan he may have been perceived as feminine, as Kirito's usual look has already been called girlish, as Klein pointed out in Sword Art Online Season 1, Episode 2. While the change is initially confusing and seemingly random, some theorized that Kirito was rewarded with this coveted model due to his extensive playtime in SAO, which transferred to GGO in the conversion.

The girly avatar is so uncommon that it's become a hot0ticket item among many male players, with someone even offering to buy it from Kirito. The GGO avatar turned out to be an exceedingly rare model from the «M9000» series which let male players adopt a feminine look with long hair and eyelashes as well as a shorter and more slender build. When he spawned into the game, his avatar from SAO was converted into a GGO model, but the shift was much more radical than he had expected. In order to understand how Death Gun was actually killing people, Kirito had to dive into GGO himself.

Following the reports of a GGO player, “Death Gun,” allegedly killing players he shoots in the game in real life, Kirito was hired to investigate the mysterious deaths.
