Schmitt/Relationships

## Friends

### Griselda

Griselda was Schmitt's leader. Not much is known about their relationship, but Schmitt seemed to be good friends with her. When Schmitt though Griselda's ghost was after him, Schmitt became more paranoid than usual. He tried to apologize to Griselda's grave, even though he wasn't guilty, in an attempt to stop the ghost from killing him.

### Kains

Schmitt was a fellow member of Golden Apple. Even though Schmitt annoyed him, Kains and Schmitt seemed to be good friends. However, when Kains suspected Schmitt of being Griselda's killer, Kains became spiteful towards Schmitt. When Kains cornered Schmitt to get a confession out of him, and Schmitt offered to sacrifice orphans for him, this disturbed Kains enough to stop pretending to be a ghost. When Kains asks how many people Schmitt would have killed if asked, Schmitt tries to dismiss the matter as unimportant, but Kains disagrees. This conversation was cut short, so we never really got an answer to this question. When Kirito proved Schmitt innocent, Kains was shocked that he was wrong, which offended Schmitt because it implied that he was too incompetent. The two players seemed to go back on good terms, as they killed Grimlock together.

### Yolko

Schmitt was a fellow member of Golden Apple. Even though Schmitt annoyed her, Yolko and Schmitt seemed to be good friends. However, when Yolko suspected Schmitt of being Griselda's killer, Yolko became spiteful towards Schmitt, finding it hard to refer to him without venom in her voice. When Yolko cornered Schmitt to get a confession out of him, and Schmitt offered to sacrifice orphans for her, this disturbed Yolko enough to stop pretending to be a ghost.

When Kirito left Yolko to ask Yolko to talk to Schmitt, Yolko was visibly hurt by the idea that Schmitt would kill a friend for money, even to the point of tears. Schmitt was shocked that Yolko thought he was capable of that, as he could never hurt any of his friends. However, when Kirito proved Schmitt innocent, Yolko was shocked that she was wrong, but the two players seemed to go back on good terms, as they killed Grimlock together.

## Allies

### Kazuto Kirigaya

Schmitt was one of the players that annoyed Kirito, as he was always stressed and paranoid that his haters were going to kill him. It is unknown when Kirito first met him, but he apparently left quite an impression on him, as when Kirito found out he was going to meet Schmitt again he was less than pleased. Kirito seems to know Schmitt very well, more than his friends, as Kirito knew that Schmitt wasn't skilled enough to commit a murder.

Kirito and Schmitt later reunited to fight The Skull Reaper, only to have it die before they could fight it. When Heathcliff was exposed as Kayaba, Kirito used Schmitt as an example of how dumb the players can be, much to his dismay, but Kirito also commended him for his bravery compared to Kayaba.

### Asuna Yuuki

Although they took part in Boss Raids together, Asuna first officially met Schmitt when they were investigating Kains' death. Like most people, Asuna was annoyed by Schmitt's paranoid ramblings, and was especially annoyed when Kirito left her with him after Yolko's death.

## Enemies

### Jeffrey

Schmitt was one of Jeffrey's targets, along with Kains and Yolko. Jeffrey didn't seem to view them as people, instead referring to them as "sinners" that the Lord wants dead. When Jeffrey has his mind changed by Kirito, Jeffrey loses all interest in killing them, instead passing their fates onto Kirito's judgement as thanks for his advice.

### Johnny Black

Johnny Black was one of Schmitt's fans. When Schmitt gave a game that Johnny liked a bad score, Johnny threatened to rip out Schmitt intestines and ride him like a "meat toboggan". Initially, Schmitt just ignored this threat, like most of the death threats he'd received. But when Schmitt became trapped in SAO, this threat was one of the more prominent one that drove Schmitt into paranoia. Eventually, Schmitt met Johnny when he was hired to kill him. Johnny was excited to meet Schmitt, and was flattered that he remembered him.

### Grimlock

Grimlock was the sub leader of Golden Apple, as well as a friend of Yolko's. Not much is known about their relationship, but when Kains and Yolko were investigating Griselda's death, Grimlock convinced them that Schmitt was the culprit, as Grimlock was the real culprit who wanted to shift the blame.

When Schmitt found out that Grimlock was Griselda's killer, and for a stupid reason, Schmitt lost her respect for Grimlock. When Grimlock was defeated, Kains took Grimlock behind a tree, along with Yolko and Schmitt, and beat him to death, avenging Griselda.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Episode 5
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Episode 6
3. ↑ Episode 11