Saber (A Different Path)

**Saber** (セイバー, *Seibā*) is the servant of Shirou Emiya in the alternate version of the Fifth Holy Grail War in *A Different Path* by WhizkidHV.

## Profile

### Identity

Saber's true identity is **Kazuto Kirigaya**, better known as **Kirito**. His avatar name, Kirito, was taken from his real name Kazuto Kirigaya; "Kiri--" from **Kiri**gaya and "----to" from Kazu**to**. He was one of the 1,000 beta testers for the Closed Beta of Sword Art Online, the first ever VRMMORPG for the NerveGear Head Gear system.

### Personality

Kazuto is someone who is not good with words, as stated by Klein, and can be quite direct. This is due to him not having many friends and closing others off because of his love for computers. Thus, he can appear to be rude to others, such as Lisbeth and Sinon. Sometimes, he actually seems to enjoy angering and teasing people as well. Also, from time to time, Kazuto can be quite overconfident thinking he can do things others cannot.

Kazuto is almost always a calm and collected character, rarely showing any signs of distress. When Kayaba Akihiko announced that Sword Art Online had become a Death Game, Kirito was able to quickly accept the new conditions of the game and take immediate action to increase his chances of survival. When in battle, he becomes incredibly fierce and aggressive. Sometimes, his fierceness is up to the point where he loses control of himself and is even unable to recall what he had done.

However, Kazuto is actually a kind person, willing to sacrifice himself to help others. When the death of Diavel during the 1st Floor Boss battle resulted in players accusing Kirito of withholding information as a beta tester that led to their leader's death, he decided to become a scapegoat by naming himself a Beater to distance himself from the average beta tester, ensuring that they would not become victims of unfounded hate by drawing all the ire of the players onto himself. He refused to abandon another player in trouble, especially after the demise of the Moonlit Black Cats. He also tends to comfort others when they experience hardship, such as Silica after she lost Pina.

Kazuto is also a very emotional person and lets his emotions control him from time to time. The deaths of Sachi and the Moonlit Black Cats had haunted him until his marriage with Asuna in Sword Art Online. Sachi's death, in particular, had a huge effect on his personality and motives, making him very distant from others for a while. Kirito also temporarily lost his will to live when Asuna was killed by Heathcliff. He also tries to hide his abilities, not wanting unneeded attention.

Kazuto is a person with incredibly strong resolve, willing to do anything and everything in his power to accomplish something that is important to him without any hesitation. When Asuna was being held in ALfheim, Kirito was bound and determined to set her free and immediately attempted to fly up World Tree when Yui confirmed that she detected Asuna being at its top, despite this being an impossible task. He also attempted to fight his way to the top by himself twice despite being annihilated the first time.

After escaping Sword Art Online, Kazuto attempted to atone for his past mistakes, such as mending his relationship with his cousin Suguha, whom he had ignored before becoming trapped in the death game.

## Abilities

While a normal human in the real world, Kirito's physical capabilities are exponentially enhanced in both the virtual world and when summoned as a Servant. In the virtual world, he was able to pull an elephant-sized legged fish out of a lake, move fast enough to create sonic booms, and trade blows with large boss-class enemies.

Though he is academically average, Kirito has high combat intelligence and can adapt to battles and situations on the fly. From his time in Aincrad, he has over 2 years of battle experience fighting for his life against both NPCs and players alike, and is also a masterful swordsman who specializes in one-handed swords, both single and dual wielding. This fighting experience is only sharpened when he learned formal Kendo swordplay from Suguha, and learned actual swordsmanship for over a year in North Centoria Imperial Sword Mastery Academy during his time in the Underworld. His knack for finding patterns and adapting to situations has also led to him to develop multiple Outside System Skills to help in various situations, as well as notice things that most people wouldn't. He has an extremely good memory, as he remembers dozens upon dozens of Sword Skills and how to get into their pre-motions, as well as dozens of Sacred Arts commands and combinations, types of metal, what specific flowers grow in what area, and more. Additionally, Kirito is very knowledgeable with computers and mathematics (e.g. he randomly computes the volume of the food he eats), and is extremely proficient in multitasking, as seen when he can recite the chant of his Armament Full Control Art mid-combat.

## References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirito\_(Sword\_Art\_Online)

https://swordartonline.fandom.com/wiki/Kirigaya\_Kazuto

https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Kirito

https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Kirito

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8862791/1/A-Different-Path

* https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8862791/5/A-Different-Path

https://fcoc-vs-battles.fandom.com/wiki/Kirito\_(A\_Different\_Path)

https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/summon-a-servant-mark-vi-the-dark-six-f-sn-crossover-servants.370875/page-111#post-33869440