Godfree/Synopsis

## Biography

### Background

Not much is known about Godfree's history, but what we do know is he was a roleplayer who portrayed himself as a happy knight.

### Aincrad Arc

#### Pre-Episode 5

On November 6, 2022, Godfree got his hands on a NerveGear and a copy of Sword Art Online, a VRMMO set in a multifloored castle in the sky called Aincrad. He logged into SAO and was trapped in the game along with 10,000 other players. Instead of taking things seriously, Godfree continued to use his happy knight persona to try and cheer the players up, but ended up annoying most of them instead. He eventually joined a Guild called the Knights of the Blood Oath, where he annoyed players like the Vice-Commander, Asuna, and her bodyguard, Kuradeel.

#### Episode 5

On March 6, 2024, the assault team are in Pani on Floor 56, discussing the raid of Sheeptar the Sheep King, which has already killed seven of the players. Godfree attended the strategy meeting, along with some other members of his Guild, but didn't participate in the discussion. Asuna comes up with a plan to get close enough to aggro the Boss and have their archers lead him to the nearest village, where he'll be too distracted killing the NPCs to notice their attack. A player named Kirito disagrees with this plan, however, since some of his best friends have been NPCs, a fact that did not surprise Asuna. Before he can argue any further, Kirito hears the voice of Gary, the NPC that caused the deaths of his previous Guild. Seeking vengeance, Kirito brutally murders Gary as the other players watch in horror, except for Asuna. This results in the assault team changing the plan.

#### Episode 9

On October 23, 2024, after Kirito became a member of the KOB, Godfree was ordered by his Guild's leader, Heathcliff, to train him, possibly in an effort to humiliate Kirito further. Having heard that Kirito had an altercation with Kuradeel, Godfree decided to smooth things over between the two. He then informs Kuradeel that he had to assigned to train Kirito and asks him to accompany them, which Kuradeel agrees to. Happy to have Kuradeel on board, Godfree orders Kuradeel to make the lunches.

Godfree then meets up with Kirito in their headquarters, in the Floor 55 city of Grandzam, and Kirito is immediately annoyed with his overly happy persona. Kirito feels that Godfree's services are unnecessary, since he went head-to-head with their Guild's leader, but Godfree points out that Kirito lost that fight. With Kirito declaring his hatred for him, Godfree tells Kirito to follow him, as they shall "avaunt for adventure and a valuable learning experience".

Kirito then meets up with Godfree outside the base, to complete his training exercise, and sees that Godfree has brought Kuradeel. Godfree explains that he heard of Kirito's and Kuradeel's "petty squabble" and decided to smooth things over between the two by taking them on a team building exercise. As Kirito voices his confusion with Godfree's word choice, as Godfree seems to be unaware that Kuradeel broke into Asuna's house, Kuradeel apologizes to Kirito for his previous actions, even bowing his head to Kirito and admitting he was out of line. Kirito is surprised by Kuradeel's new attitude and jokes that his dagger must've caused some brain damage when it dropped into his head. Godfree then tells Kirito that he should respect the elderly, as they have experience that makes up for their lack of good looks. However, Kuradeel reveals that he's only twenty-six, much to Godfree's awkwardness. Godfree then tries to clear the air by cheering the two onwards, but this only causes Kuradeel to voice his hatred of the game.

On the way to the Dungeon that Godfree has chosen for their training exercise, Godfree announces that they should take a lunch break before going any further. As Godfree divvies up the lunch, while making a not-so-subtle hint at what's to come, Kuradeel whispers under his breath that Godfree will die screaming. Kirito hears this, but before he can react, both he and Godfree are paralyzed by their poisoned water. At first, Godfree thinks this is a joke and asks Kuradeel for the antidote, but Kuradeel slashes Godfree with his sword. Kuradeel then proceeds to hack away at Godfree, remarking how annoying Godfree's roleplay persona is. With his life in danger, Godfree agrees to stop roleplaying and asks Kuradeel to put the sword down, which Kuradeel agrees to with a sinister tone. Thinking he's resolved the conflict, Godfree tries to turn the situation into a lesson for Kirito, saying there's nothing they can't accomplish when they talk out their differences. However, just as Godfree states they'll look back on this and laugh someday, Kuradeel plunges his sword down into Godfree's back, making him scream until he dies.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 1
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Episode 9
3. ↑ Episode 5