Kazuto Kirigaya
Beater, Kazu, Kirito, The Black Swordsman, 桐ヶ谷 和人
Sword Art Online's main character Kirito is known for being a "solo" player who works alone and has not joined any guild. He had the opportunity to participate in the beta testing of the game before its official release. His alias, Kirito, was derived from combining the first and last syllables of his real name, Kazuto Kirigaya. In reality, he lives with his aunt and cousin in a family of three. When Kayaba announced the start of the death game, Kirito was taken aback but quickly accepted it to some extent. He invited Klein to join him, but Klein had to find his friends first before joining. Although Kirito declined the invitation to protect them, he did so due to the pressure of taking responsibility for their safety even with his beta testing knowledge of the game. Kirito typically wields a single-handed straight sword and uses the Elucidator as his primary blade. Later on, he acquires another blade called Dark Repulser, which was crafted by his blacksmith friend, Lisbeth.
He was the first one to be called a Beater, a combination of beta testing and cheater, as he had great knowledge of the game through the beta test period and showing great skills in floor clearing but chose not to help other players. He had it imposed on himself so as to differentiate the beta testers who were just picked in the testing and the serious gamers who use the knowledge efficiently like a cheat.
He has a unique skill called "Dual Blades" which allows him to dual wield two swords and use Swords Skills. It's the special skill designed for the Hero that defeats the Demon Lord at the last floor. He found it in his skills list after a year in the game. After nearly mastering it, he only uses it in emergencies to avoid attention for being one of the few people to have a unique skill.He befriends a girl by the name of Yuuki Asuna who later becomes his lover.
He has a unique skill called "Dual Blades" which allows him to dual wield two swords and use Swords Skills. Its the special skill designed for the Hero that defeats the Demon Lord at the last floor. He found it in his skills list after a year in the game. After nearly mastering it, he only uses it in emergencies to avoid attention for being one of the few people to have a unique skill.He befriends a girl by the name of Yuuki Asuna who later becomes his lover.
His birth name is Narusaka Kazuto (鳴坂 和人) which was revealed for the first time in the 21st volume titled UNITAL RING I .Narusaka Kazutos biological parents died just one year after his birth, in an accident (details about the accident is unspecified) ,as such he was adopted by his aunt and uncle.
In the 10th volume of the Accel World novel and the 5th volume of the Accel World manga, Kirito is featured in a special chapter, in which he fights Silver Crow, the burst linker. In the chapter, Kirito is playing as his old SAO avatar, wielding the Elucidator and Dark Repulser.
