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Hand Mirror

The **Hand Mirror** (手鏡, *Tekagami*) was an item in Sword Art Online, given to all players by Kayaba Akihiko.

## Description

The Hand Mirror is a plain rectangular glass mirror with a frame. The mirror is only slightly smaller than a player's face. Like all mirrors, the Hand Mirror has the ability of reflecting light due to its smooth surface, allowing the user to inspect their own appearance or see what is behind them.

However, mirrors in the virtual world are not negatively affected by distance, thus it is possible to see distant objects in high detail on the mirror, despite this being impossible in the real world. No other abilities are known.

## Synopsis

### Aincrad Arc

#### Episode 1

The Hand Mirror was made to be a regular mirror, but after Kayaba realized that the game was accidentally killing people, Kayaba sent a Hand Mirror to the inventory of each player, after explaining the situation to the players, as a kind of metaphorical excuse before he forcefully changed the players' appearances.
Lizbeth/Relationships

## Friends

### Kazuto Kirigaya

Kirito and Lizbeth's relationship can be seen as on and off in more ways than one. When they first met, Kirito introduced himself with his normal asshole persona which immediately repulsed Lizbeth and it would soon increase when Kirito breaks her one of best swords as a durability test.

Eventually however, Lizbeth begins to see Kirito's gentle side as he was willing to protect her and would grow to bond over being the sole survivors of previous Guilds. Although Lizbeth fell in love with Kirito, these feelings would be crushed when Asuna threatened to kill her. While initially heartbroken, Lizbeth is reminded how much of an asshole Kirito is and retracts her previous feelings, but they appear to remain friends to an extent.

### Tiffany

Tiffany and Lizbeth initially bonded over their hatred of Asuna, but eventually found another commonality in ridiculing Kirito.

## Enemies

### Asuna Yuuki

Not much is known about their relationship, other than the fact that Asuna was her only friend after her Guild died. Asuna visited Lizbeth's shop on a regular basis to fix her rapier to the point Lizbeth started to view Asuna's life as a surrogate for her own, it got to the point where Lizbeth asked her to stay in her closest like "some adorable boogeyman". Asuna was deeply disturbed by this and advised her to leave the shop and meet someone.

However, their relationship changed when Lizbeth showed interest in Kirito, and she threatened to kill her if she continued down that path. Asuna later saw Lizbeth talking to Kirito and burned down her shop as punishment. Lizbeth is currently terrified of Asuna to the point of jumping out of windows upon seeing her, but it is unknown what Asuna's current opinion of Lizbeth is.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Episode 7
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Episode 9
Big Blast Sonic

**Big Blast Sonic** is the main theme of the Console version of Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-, and the music of the Crafting System of Sword Art Online.

## Lyrics

Get down to rock!
Get up to burn!
Stand with your pride!
Never fear your desire

One day I noticed that my life was broken
It was not me who was controlling this body
Oh!
I want
To know what's really real to me
Before it vanishes like a wave

Get down to rock!
Get up to burn!
Stand with your pride!
Don't be the waste maker
You must have heard it
Grasp the truth!
Hold it high!
Raise your fist!
That's why it's made to start with
You haven't heard it go
Don't be afraid to listen to your own heart
Big Blast Sonic
That's my heartbeat anew

One day I noticed that the world was broken
Spoiled as hell, we have our senses dumbed down
Oh
I want
To see this whole world full in bloom
Not this page smudged in black ink

Get down to rock!
Get up to burn!
Stand with your pride!
Don't be the waste maker
You must have heard it
Grasp the truth!
Hold it high!
Raise your voice
That's how you start a new thing
You must have heard it now
Don't be afraid to listen to your own heart
Big Blast Sonic
That's my heartbeat anew

The world is filled with easy answers to swallow
Life is to gobble down
A perfect time killer
The truth is that you are the one being eaten
Don't need my answer to be written in that book
Oh
I want
To keep my thirst for what it's worth
No use in passion not my own

Get down to rock!
Get up to burn!
Stand with your pride!
Don't be the waste maker
You must have heard it
Grasp the truth!
Hold it high!
Thrust your fist
That's how you're supposed to use it
You must have heard it go
Don't be afraid to look yourself in the eyes
Big Blast Sonic
That's my heartbeat anew
Black Iron Palace

The **Black Iron Palace** (黒鉄宮 (こくてつきゅう) , *Koku Tetsu Kyū*) is a palace on the 1st Floor of Sword Art Online.

## Description

The large rectangular black palace is located north of the Teleport Gate plaza of the Town of Beginnings and is encircled by large castle walls and a moat. The palace was assembled with black glossy pillars and metal boards, with a tall and large front gate, iron floors and an abnormally high ceiling. The air within the palace is significantly cooler than outside.

There was a Secret Dungeon under the palace, likely to be unlocked by fulfilling a certain condition on the higher floors. It was also used as a headquarters and prison by the Aincrad Liberation Front.

The palace housed a room called the Monument of Life, which kept track of the deaths of the SAO players. The monument is placed in the hall right after entering through the main gate. Only this hall was open to the public at all times, while the deeper parts of the palace were under the control of the ALF by November 2024.

## Synopsis

### Aincrad Arc

#### Episode 1

The Black Iron Palace was the first location players saw when they logged into SAO, but the majestic architecture was obscured by many the ads that were plastered all over the game, much to Kirito's annoyance.

#### Post-Episode 1

At some point, the Black Iron Castle became the headquarters for the Aincrad Liberation Front. During this time, a member of the ALF named Kibaou discovered a Secret Dungeon under the palace. After the ALF broke into infighting, Kibaou told his main opponent, Thinker, that he wanted to meet in this Dungeon for a peace talk, only to turn on him and leave him trapped in the Dungeon at the mercy of the Dungeon Boss, The Fatal Scythe.

#### Episode 10

After much coercing, a member of the ALF, Yulier, managed to recruit Kirito and Asuna to help her rescue Thinker, and led them into the Dungeon.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 1
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Episode 10
Gregory

**Gregory** is the butler of Sir Jack Dapper.

## Appearance

Gregory has the stereotypical butler look, with the black suit and white shirt, but he also has long, slicked back black hair and a small tycoon moustache.

## Personality

Gregory has a very stone-faced personality, as he seemed to deal with Jack's drunkenness without much worry, almost as if this wasn't the first time he's seen him like this.

## Biography

### Aincrad Arc

#### Episode 3

Gregory was present when Jack was reading the story of the Moonlit Black Cats, handling all his bourbon and his 3DS. When Jack deteriorated into a drunken mess, before collapsing to the floor and vomiting, Gregory comforts him, while wishing the audience a Merry Christmas.
Guilty Thorn

**Guilty Thorn** (ギルティソーン, *Giruti Sōn*) was a player-made sword created by Grimlock in Sword Art Online.

## Description

The Guilty Thorn was a dark red short sword, with silver edges and a small piece of tattered red fabric tied to a hole at the end of the grip. The entire blade was about a metre in length, with an approximately thirty-centimetre-long grip, a long handle, and a sharp fifteen-centimetre point at the end.

The main feature of the sword was the rows of short, sharp barbs that ran along the entire length of the handle, making it difficult to remove the weapon from its target without a high Strength stat and mental strength.

## Synopsis

### Aincrad Arc

#### Pre-Episode 5

After the death of Griselda, Kains and Yolko requested Grimlock to create some piercing weapons with damage over time effects for their plan to determine Griselda's murderer. Grimlock complied and created three such weapons, including the Guilty Thorn.

#### Episode 5

On April 11, 2024, Kains stabbed himself with the Guilty Thorn in the bell tower of a church in Martin on the 57th Floor, then hung himself from the window of the tower. As soon as he had gathered a big enough crowd, he used a Teleport Crystal to disappear, and, since the Floor had a glitch that made teleporting falling people look like they've died, it seemed like he had been killed within the Safe Zone.

Later that day, the sword was taken by Kirito and Asuna to be appraised by Tiffany, who determined the weapon's name and maker. The sword was then left with Tiffany for safe keeping.

The next day, Yolko faked her own death when Kains threw a knife similar to Guilty Thorn in her back.

#### Episode 6

When Schmitt was apologizing to Griselda's grave, Yolko appeared before him and attempted to threaten a confession out of him with another Guilty Thorn.
A Real Life

**A Real Life** is a song by American rock band Greek Fire, featured on their EP, Lost. It was used as the opening for the Fairy Dance Arc of Sword Art Online Abridged.

## About

The song is a criticism on how people criticize and harass people over the internet, like they're better than the people they judge.

## Lyrics

Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey!

Sit back from the edge of your seat, if you can
Take a minute to remember to breathe
'Cause we're losing our minds
Where anything goes
Rebel just to say that you did
To impress every hate-spewing keyboarded kid
Let's let everyone know
Anything goes

Can we live a real life?
A real life; and do we even know what that means?
Can we live a real life; and know people outside machines?
Can we live a real life between the devil and the digital sea?
(Hey! Hey! Hey!)

Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey!

With every photo you are taking my soul, but you know
Every shot is just another to show to the people that live
Where anything goes
(Anything goes)
Criticize every poor asshole
'Cause you know you're the judge
Check the yes, check the no, in the box below
Where anything goes

Can we live a real life?
A real life; and do we even know what that means?
Can we live a real life; and know people outside machines?
Can we live a real life between the devil and the digital sea?

Hey! Hey! Hey!
A new canon is coming up
(Hey! Hey! Hey!)
And it's calling on the world
(Hey! Hey! Hey!)
Move fast and out of control
(Hey! Hey! Hey!)
Do anything you want
(Hey! Hey! Hey!)
No mind, no memory
(Hey! Hey! Hey!)
Just your allegiance to the fad
(Hey! Hey! Hey!)
Hate, love, sex coming in clean
(Hey! Hey! Hey!)
Taking over all of our hands
(Hey! Hey! Hey!)

Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey!

Oh
Oh yeah

Can we live a real life?
A real life; and do we even know what that means?
Can we live a real life; and know people outside machines?
Can we live a real life between the devil and the digital sea?
(Hey! Hey! Hey!)

Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey!

## Trivia

* Originally, the second opening was going to be Black In The Burn by Masterplan.
	+ Another contender for the opening was St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) by John Parr.

## References

1. ↑ https://sao-abridged.fandom.com/wiki/File:Original\_Fairy\_Dance\_song.png
2. ↑ https://sao-abridged.fandom.com/wiki/File:Opening\_2\_contender.png
3. ↑ https://youtu.be/qpbjxvnSMQA?t=1829
Argus

**Argus** (アーガス, *Āgasu*) was the corporation that produced the world's first VRMMO, Sword Art Online, and the NerveGear.

## History

Not much is known about Argus' history, other than the fact they were the company that employed Kayaba Akihiko, who eventually developed the NerveGear. During a beta test of an early version of the console, beta testers would apparently wander their homes and beat up people who they mistook as enemies, with at least one player beating his roommate to death. This resulted in numerous lawsuits and the NerveGear was given the ability to paralyze its players to prevent this from happening again. Despite this, popular gaming company Bethesda Softworks was intrigued by the prospect of the NerveGear. They approached Argus and asked them to make a Virtual Reality MMORPG for them, which was later named Sword Art Online.

Although they agreed to this offer, the partnership was very one-sided, as Bethesda became very impatient due to the numerous delays to the game. Eventually, Bethesda became unwilling to give the company anymore extensions, so Kayaba proceeded to work for three weeks without sleep in order to get the game released on time. This resulted in the game being a glitchy, terribly designed mess that caused the NerveGear to kill its players whenever they die in the game, something that was made worse by Kayaba pretending that the deaths were intentional.

Due to, what was later called, the SAO disaster, VR became a minefield of an industry that no one wanted to be a part of, and Argus was on the verge of collapse due to their involvement in it. Eventually though, the SAO servers were bought by a company called RECT Progress in order to keep the players alive, winning them a great public image, while also expanding their technological superiority, while Argus crumbled and fell to ruin.

## Trivia

* Argus' night janitor is named after the series creator, Reki Kawahara. Kayaba mistaking him for God is an example of fourth wall breaking/ironic humor.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 11
2. ↑ Episode 1
3. ↑ Episode 12
Bob

**Bob** (ボブ, *Bobu*) was a player of Sword Art Online. He was a commentator for duels.

## Personality

Bob was a loud person who made the events he presented look like an adrenaline pumping fight in order to get his audience excited, often stating some factually dubious and non-PC info. This method would be his downfall however, as he got the audience of the Heathcliff fight too excited and when it resulted in an anticlimax, they attack him and Sam as a result.

## Biography

### Aincrad Arc

#### Pre-Episode 9

On November 6, 2022, Bob 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. He managed to survive the death game for almost two years, long enough for him to become a commentator for duels in the Floor 75 city of Collinia. He was accompanied by another player named Sam, who had a very different, more subdued, approach to his job than Bob did.

#### Episode 9

On October 19, 2024, Sam and Bob were hired by the Knights of the Blood Oath to comment over an upcoming duel between their leader, Heathcliff, and the now famous Dual-Wielding player, Kirito. When the crowd came the next day, Sam attempts to make his calm organized commentary, but it kept getting interrupted by Bob's over the top, non-PC, commentary.

When the fight did not go the way the crowd wanted, Sam tried to reassure the crowd by saying the KOB would refund their tickets to the fight, but the crowd turned violent, and the rioters broke into their booth and attacked the two commentators.

#### Post-Episode 9

It is unknown what happened to the two, whether they were killed by the rioters or held captive by the King of Ashes, but hopefully they survived and were logged out of the game when Kirito defeated Kayaba.

## Differences from the Original

In the original Sam and Bob didn't exist, as the duel between Kirito and Heathcliff didn't have any commentators.

## Trivia

* Contrary to popular belief, Sam and Bob were not inspired by Wiz and Boomstick from Death Battle.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 1
2. ↑ Episode 9
3. ↑ Episode 11
4. ↑ Death Battle Denial
Joyeuse

**Joyeuse** (ジョワユーズ, *Jowayūzu*) is Leafa's weapon of choice in ALfheim Online.

## Description

Joyeuse is a medium length sword, similar to a katana, with a golden hilt, and requires two hands to wield.

## Synopsis

### Fairy Dance Arc

#### Episode 13

Leafa used Joyeuse to defend herself when she was being "ambushed" by the Salamanders.

#### Episode 14

Leafa used Joyeuse when she was wary of Kirito. It was present from then to when she logged off.

#### Episode 15

Joyeuse was present from when Leafa logged into ALO to when she flew off to Kandy Kane Kavern.

#### Episode 16

Kirito steals Joyeuse to fight Eugene, as his Demonic Sword Gram was too powerful to with one sword alone.
AliFluro

**Alifluro** is a voice actor, writer, and editor in the abridged community. She is the creator of Noragami abridged.

## Projects

* **Noragami Abridged** - Creator, writer, editor.
* **The Devil is a Part-Timer Abridged** - Creator, writer, editor.
* **Persona 4 The Animation Abridged** - Writer, voice actor
* **Fairy Games (Fairy Tail Abridged)** - Creator, writer, editor.
* **Kakegurui Abridged Shorts** - Creator, writer, editor.

## External Links

* AliFluro on IMDb
* AliFluro on Twitter
* AliFluro on YouTube
I'm Flying

**I'm Flying** the opening song of Barbie Live! in Fairytopia, and the log in song of ALfheim Online.

## Lyrics

Oh what a day
The sun is shining
Just like tomorrow and yesterday
The sky is blue
The garden's growing
What a wonderful day to play

What shall we do?
Let's have a party
Then climb a tree and play hide and seek
Where should we go?
How 'bout the meadow
Down by the creek
We're flying

Pixies and fairies everywhere
Far as the eye can see
Sliding and gliding through the air
Not me

Tag, you're it! Try to catch me!

I'll race you there
You'll never catch me
Oh yes, I will
No way you're too slow
I'll race you both
And also, Bibble
Ready set go
We're flying

Whirling and twirling through the wind
Racing across the sky
Listen Elina meet us there
I'll try

Catch me if you can! Oops, missed again!

Welcome to our Fairytopia
This is a great place to be
Ask any fairy who's here
And they'll agree
Where else do lilies and daffodils
Grow up to be ten feet tall?
All of us think life is perfect
Well almost all

Hey, what do you call a fairy without wings?
Nothing?
Yeah, who'd want to call a wingless fairy?

Endless adventures fill our days
Nothing but nonstop fun
There's not a single thing we'd change
Well I can think of one
Kirito is Always Right Foundation

The **Kirito is Always Right Foundation** (キリトは常に正しい基盤, *Kirito wa Tsuneni Tadashī Kiban*), or **K.A.R.F.**, is a Sole-Proprietorship company that exists to mock people Kirito believes are "idiots."

## Description

The Kirito is Always Right Foundation was founded on April 11, 2024 as a result of Kirito mocking Asuna about how he was always right while they having a meal.

This was meant to be a joke at first, but over time Kirito turned it into an actual business, going as far as making an advert asking for donations, seemingly recorded by BallsDeep69. But, the filming was wrecked by Asuna, who needed Kirito to join a raid that was about to start in 10 minutes, stating that she was "not gonna have another goddamn Sheeptar incident!". She then knocked him out and dragged him to the raid, leaving Balls alone, realizing that Kirito wasn't coming back.

## Differences from the Original

There was no K.A.R.F in the original due to Kirito not being as egotistical as the abridged version.

## Trivia

* Something Witty Entertainment (creators of Sword Art Online Abridged) actually posted an ad about K.A.R.F. to advertise their Patreon page.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkpqIp13HnA
Healing Magic

**Healing Magic** (癒しの魔法, *Iyashino Mahō*) is a spell in ALfheim Online that focus on restoring the lost hit points of the caster's party members in exchange for the caster's mana points.

## Description

Once the incantation of either of these spells is completed, blue drops of water pour down around the caster from their hand, healing the players engulfed in the water. For singular versions of the spells, only the targeted player is engulfed in the water and benefits from the healing effect.

## Incantation

See Spot

See Spot run

Run, Spot

Run

## Synopsis

### Fairy Dance Arc

#### Episode 14

Leafa uses the spell on Kirito to cure his wounds after crashing into a tower.

## Trivia

* The incantation used to cast the spell is from the Fun With Dick and Jane series by William S. Gray.
BlazingAzureCrow

**BlazingAzureCrow** is a voice actor, writer, and editor in the abridged community. He is the co-founder of Project Mouthwash, and the creator of Fate/Stay Night (Unlimited Blade Works) Abridged.

## Projects

* **Digimon Tri Abridged** - Creator, writer, editor.
* **Digimon Adventure Abridged** - Creator, writer, editor.
* **Bleach (S) Abridged** - Creator, writer, editor.
* **Fate/Stay Night (Unlimited Blade Works) Abridged** – Creator, writer, editor.

## External Links

* BlazingAzureCrow on IMDb
* BlazingAzureCrow on Twitter
* BlazingAzureCrow on YouTube
Laughing Coffin

**Laughing Coffin** (笑う (ラフィン・) 棺桶 (コフィン) , *Rafin Kofin*), also known as **Laughing Coffin Industries** (笑う (ラフィン・) 棺桶 (コフィン) インダストリーズ, *Rafin Kofin Indasutorīzu*), was a Guild in Sword Art Online that killed people for profit.

## Description

After getting confirmed that everyone else could see a player with a cats head, a player named Jeffrey was convinced that this meant that he wasn't crazy and proceeded to listen to his hallucination of Jesus that told him to kill people. Following this order, Jeffrey formed a Guild he named "Laughing Coffin" so he could kill other players for profit.

He eventually recruited two other players, one of which was named Johnny Black. Johnny was not pleased with the direction Jeffrey was taking the Guild, as he insisted on presenting himself as a gruff voice preacher who spouted obscure and sometimes made up Bible verses, which scared off potential customers. Using this, a player named Kirito convinced them to change their business strategy and tricked them into releasing and ad that gave away their secret location, resulting in their arrest.

## Differences from the Original

The leader of Laughing Coffin isn't called "Jeffrey", he's called PoH (Prince of Hell), and he doesn't have hallucinations about Jesus or quote obscure or incorrect bible passages. As a result Johnny Black doesn't question his motif or authority. Nor is the Guild failing to get clients. It also isn't stated, nor implied, that he was one of the players at the Illfang raid. The members of Laughing Coffin don't put on fake psychotic personas/are actually relatively normal people under the surface. They really are that crazy. Kirito doesn't give Laughing Coffin financial advice. He instead claims that there are players on the way to capture them. Meaning Kirito's actions don't result in them giving away their secret location, resulting in their arrest.
Sound of Asia 7

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 Final dates
 Presenter(s)
 Director
 Host broadcaster
 Opening act
 Number of entries

**Sound of Asia 7**, often referred to as SoA 07, is the seventh edition of Sound of Asia. The contest are taking place in Vientiane, the capital city of Laos, following Jannine Weigel's victory in the sixth edition with the song "Ghostbuster".

## Semi Final Participants

### **Semi Final 1**

 Laos,  Lebanon and  Vietnam will vote in this semi final. The qualified countries are highlighted with orange.

### **Semi Final 2**

 Kiribati,  Korea Republic and  Vanuatu will vote in this semi final. The qualified countries are highlighted with orange.

## Other countries

* File:Flag of Iran.png Iran : Despite the successful come back in the last 2 editions, the broadcaster IRIB confirms its withdrawal from the contest due to the economical reason inside the country. The head of delegations, Amir Laleh also confirms its come back in the next edition.
* Mongolia : The country was originally confirmed its participation and selected Vera Brezhneva and the song "Ty Moy Chelovek" as their entrant. But the song was rejected by the APBU Council and later, the country confirms its withdrawal from the contest.
* Norfolk Island : There is an original plan by WTV Perth to bring Norfolk Island back to the contest but due to undefined reason, the dependency is not included in the provisional participant list.
Kyle/Relationships

## Friends

### Shoji Yanai

Shoji is one of Kyle's co-workers and friend, who Shoji considered a brother. However, Kyle was very judgemental of Shoji's rivalry with Trisha, calling him out for eating her medicated yogurt and blaming him for their slug-like appearances. Despite this, Kyle liked Shoji enough to invite him to his son's christening. This was forever tainted, however, when Shoji lied to Kyle about molesting Asuna, in order to protect his dog.

## Allies

### Nobuyuki Sugou

Sugou is Kyle's boss. Not much is known their relationship, but Kyle seemed to respect Sugou, despite his plans to brainwash the world and marry Asuna.

## Enemies

### Trisha

Trisha is one of Kyle's co-workers. Despite being sympathetic to her medical condition, Kyle got caught in the crossfire of her rivalry with Shoji, resulting him having a grotesque slug-like creature as his avatar in ALO.

### Asuna Yuuki

Asuna is the main prisoner of ALO's brainwashing scheme. Not much is known about their relationship, but Kyle was fairly terrified of Asuna, as she would constantly escape and attack everyone she came across.
Guild

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A **Guild** (ギルド, *Girudo*) is a group of players, most on par with each other in regard to levels, with an organized structure and a leader, in various major online games. Known games that have Guilds are Sword Art Online and ALfheim Online.

## Formation

Guilds in Sword Art Online could only be formed after a certain quest is completed on the 3rd Floor. Most known top Guilds are composed of Clearers, high-leveled and experienced players.

## Management

In Sword Art Online, Guilds are managed through a Contract Scroll (約定のスクロール, *Yakujou no Sukurōru***?**), which gives players access to the Guild finances and management of the Guild personnel list. This scroll is the sign of a Guild leader, but other members of the Guild may also be granted permission to manage the scroll.

## Guild Features

Guilds have unique features that allow players to interact differently from regular player to player interactions and thus offer several benefits to its members:

* Guild members have access to a common Guild storage, which can be used to easily share items, such as potions, among themselves. This storage cannot be opened within a dungeon.
* The Guild member list can be used for tracking the position of a fellow Guild member, if the said member is not within a dungeon.
* Guild members are able to send short messages to one another. Does not work within a dungeon.
* Guilds have customizable emblems which appear on the Guild members' top left interface, next to the player's Hit Point (HP) bar, as well as next to the player's Hit Point bar from another player's point of view.
* When Guild members are in the same party, the players receive a slight increase in their stats.
* Guilds can purchase their own Guild Headquarters, which can only be entered by members of the Guild.

The only known drawback of being a member of a Guild is that Guild members are taxed whenever they earn money and the taxed money is sent to the Guild's vault.
Mafia

The **Mafia** (暴力団, *Bouryoku-Dan*), or the **Mob**, was a group of players in Sword Art Online who committed crimes against the other players.

## Description

The Mafia was an organized crime syndicate that was formed by the cat player, Fluffles. They had one of their rare items accidentally stolen by a player named Keita, which put his Guild in their debt. Most of the members died trying to replace the item leaving only one survivor, Kirito. This lasted for nearly a year, until Kirito defeated Fluffles in battle and the cat faked his death. After which, the Mafia noticeably changed, helping other Guilds fight Bosses and clear the game.

## Differences from the Original

In the original, neither the Mafia nor its cat player former leader existed. The Guild used to represent the Mafia in this version was called "Divine Dragons Alliance", which was the Guild Schmitt was apart of. Whether this meant Schmitt was *in* the Mafia was never stated.
Leprechaun

The **Leprechauns** (鍛冶妖精族 (レプラコーン) , *Repurakōn*, lit. Blacksmith fairy family) are one of the nine races in ALfheim Online.

## Background

Leprechauns are associated with the color gray and have the ability to fly like other races. They are also the only race that can forge weapons.

Their relationship with the other races is fairly unknown, as is what stereotype they represent themselves as.

## Abilities

**Flight:** (飛行, *Hikō*) Despite the difference between the appearance of their wings, Leprechauns are capable of flight, similar to the other races.

**Blacksmithing:** (鍛冶屋, *Kajiya*) Leprechauns are known as the blacksmith race. They are capable of creating high quality weapons and equipment that can be sold to other players.

## Trivia

* A leprechaun is a type of fairy of the Aos Sí in Irish folklore. They are usually depicted as little bearded men, wearing a coat and hat, who partake in mischief. They are solitary creatures who spend their time making and mending shoes and have a hidden pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Coat of Midnight

The **Coat of Midnight** (コート・オブ・ミッドナイト, *Kōto Obu Middonaito*) was the Last Attack bonus item acquired from Aincrad's 1st Floor Boss, Illfang the Kobold Lord.

## Description

The Coat of Midnight is a black coat with a long hem. Due to its black color, the Coat of Midnight boosts the Hiding skill of a player.

## Synopsis

### Aincrad Arc

#### Episode 2

Kirito acquired the Coat of Midnight as the Last Attack bonus drop from the 1st Floor Boss. After the defeat of the Boss, Kirito proceeded to rant about how he was superior to the other players, and how they only helped him fight the Boss by being "adequate meat shields". Kibaou tried to refute this claim, but Kirito simply equipped his new coat, which made him look cooler.

As Kirito tried to leave, Asuna stopped him and asked him for half the coat, as she did half the work to get it. This resulted in an argument that resulted in Kirito "disolving" their party. Asuna was persistent in her demand, to the point where Kirito agreed to give her the coat if she could send him a trade request, which required the one thing Asuna couldn't do at the time, open her menu. After leaving the 1st Floor, Kirito soon replaced the coat with another one.
Hollow Body

**Fireball** (ホロウ・ボディ, *Horou Bodi*) is a spell in ALfheim Online that turns a player invisible.

## Description

Once Hollow Body is activated, the user becomes completely transparent and thus cannot be seen by either players or monsters. Unlike a common Sylph hiding spell, Hollow Body allows the user to freely move around without losing the invisibility status.

However, like the usual Sylph spell, Hollow Body only makes the user invisible, thus any loud sound may alert players and monsters to the user's presence. However, unlike in the case of the concealment spell, this does not terminate the Hollow Body spell, thus enemies must still use a Searcher spell to find the hidden player.

## Synopsis

### Fairy Dance Arc

#### Episode 16

Recon used the spell to secretly follow Cazmer, after being told to by Leafa. He ended up following him to the sewers of Sylvaine, where he saw him talking to some Salamanders. While listening in on the conversation, Recon's NerveGear short circuited and caused him to scream, alerting the others of his presence. He was the promptly shot with a paralysis arrow and had mayo chucked on his butt.
Anneal Blade

An **Anneal Blade** (アニールブレード, *Anīru Burēdo*) is a one-handed sword Kirito used for the early Floors of Sword Art Online.

## Description

The Anneal Blade is a long sword that is obtained in one of the early quests on Floor 1. Up to eight enhancements can be attempted on the on it.

## Synopsis

### Aincrad Arc

#### Episode 2

Kirito used an Anneal Blade during the Illfang the Kobold Lord Boss Raid. He used it to defend himself from two Ruin Kobold Sentinels and eventually used it to kill Illfang, with the help of Asuna.
Sound Of Asia

Host broadcaster

**Sound Of Asia Asia Pacific Song Festival** (abbreviated **Sound Of Asia / SoA**), is an online song festival, created as an equivalent to the America's Song Festival. Each member country submits a song to be performed and then casts votes for the other countries songs to determine the most popular song in the competition. The contest has started in August, 2016.

## Origins

The name of the contest was inspired from America's Song Festival,

The first contest was held in the town of Sydney, Australia. The final took between 15 May 2015 and 24 May 2015. Twenty five countries participated. The first contest was won by Kiribati.

### **Competition history**

In August 2016, appeared the idea of creating a spin-off to America's song festival as of contest's 3rd anniversary. Asian and Pacific countries that were not participate in Eurovision Song Contest (except Turkey) were allowed to participate in the contest.

1. ↑ Due to the technical error on the stage in the Semi Final 2, **Pakistan** is forced to be qualified.
2. ↑ With the first associate broadcaster competed

## Selection procedures

Each country must submit one song to represent them in any given edition they participate. There has been a rule which forbids any song being entered which has been previously commercially released or broadcast in public before year 2011.

Countries may select their songs by any means, whether by an internal decision of the participating contry or a public contest that allows the country's public to televote between several songs, these public selections are known as national finals.

Regardless of the method used to select the entry, the song's details must be finalised and submitted before a deadline some days before the international contest.

## Hosting

The contest is considered to be a unique opportunity for promoting the host country as a tourist destination. Below is a list of cities that have hosted the Sound of Asia, one or more times.

  Indonesia | Jakarta
  Kiribati | Tarawa
  Korea DPR | Pyongyang
  United States | Hagatna
  Vanuatu | Port Vila
Duels

File:Kirito vs Kuradeel.png
**Duels** (デュエル, *Dyueru*) are authorized Player versus Player fights that can take place even in safe areas and will not change a player cursor from green to orange by killing the opponent. Known games that have duels are Sword Art Online and ALfheim Online.

## Procedure

To make a duel a player must send a request to another player. The latter must accept the request, and is then given the right to decide the type of the duel. At the beginning of the duel, the player will have sixty seconds to prepare for the duel. Once the duel begins, the Area effect is lifted from the two duelists.

If the victory condition for the duel is not met within the time limit, the victor is chosen based on who had more Hit Points (HP) remaining at the end of the duel; however, the Hit Points are rounded in increments of five, thus minor differences in Hit Points will result in a draw. After a duel is concluded, a window indicating the winner will appear between the participants for thirty seconds if they are within ten meters of each other. If the participants are farther apart at the end of a duel, then two windows will appear at the closest point to both the winner and loser separately.

## Types of Duels

In Sword Art Online and ALfheim Online, three types of duels exist:

* **Total Loss Mode** (全損決着モード, *Zenson Kecchaku Mōdo*): Rarely used in Sword Art Online, since it will only stop when a player's Hit Points reach zero, which results in permanent death for the loser.
* **Half Loss Mode** (半減決着モード, *Hangen Kecchaku Mōdo*): The winner is decided after the other player loses half of their hit points. Rarely used in Sword Art Online, as a critical hit could reduce someone's Hit Points to the danger zone.
* **First Strike Mode** (初撃決着モード, *Shogeki Kecchaku Mōdo*): The most common type of duel in Sword Art Online. The winner is decided by whoever lands the first clean hit that deals at least ten percent damage or whittles the opponent's HP to half.

## Known Duels

 Heathcliff versus Kirito
 Heathcliff versus Kirito
Jeffrey/Relationships

## Allies

### "Jesus"

Due to a combination of Jeffrey's stress and him constantly clinging to his faith in the early days of SAO, Jeffrey developed a stress-based hallucination of Jesus Christ that constantly told him to kill people. At first, Jeffrey ignored this vision of the messiah, but he eventually gave in after mistakenly believing that he was sane.

Jeffrey spent the next few years listening to his hallucination, becoming an assassin for hire, and eventually forming Laughing Coffin. Jeffrey was so dedicated to his hallucination of Jesus, that he would become offended whenever someone suggested doing something else.

### Fluffles

Fluffles was Jeffrey's raid partner during the Illfang raid. Not much is known about Fluffles' opinion of Jeffrey, but Jeffrey thought Fluffles was one of his stress based hallucinations. When it was confirmed that others could see Fluffles, Jeffrey took this as a sign that he was sane and would later result in him forming Laughing Coffin.

### Johnny Black

Johnny Black was one of the members of Laughing Coffin, but he did not agree with Jeffrey's vision for them. After Jeffrey fails to scare Kains, Yolko and Schmitt, Johnny broke character to tell Jeffrey that his modus operandi was holding them back from their true potential, and that he sucked at playing the bible quoting serial killer.

Jeffrey was offended by this, as it went against his faith, and initially ignored this criticism. However, thanks to Kirito, Jeffrey was eventually persuaded to try Johnny's way of thinking, and had him narrate an advert for their Guild. But this eventually resulted in the end of their Guild, as they put the address for their secret base in the ad.

### Grimlock

Grimlock was one of Jeffrey's rare clients. Not much is known about their relationship, but by the tone of Jeffrey's voice, it can be assumed that he thought Grimlock didn't pay them enough.

## Enemies

### Kazuto Kirigaya

Kirito fought along side Jeffrey during the Illfang raid, but they first officially met when Jeffrey was attempting to assassinate Kains, Yolko and Schmitt almost two years later. Kirito tells Jeffrey that he admires Laughing Coffin's reputation, and advises them to restructure their entire operation, as the religious theme was scaring potential customers off. However, since this resulted in Laughing Coffin's demise, this might have been a convoluted lie in order to trick Laughing Coffin into exposing themselves.

### Kains, Yolko and Schmitt

Kains, Yolko and Schmitt were some of Jeffrey's targets. 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.

## References

1. ↑ Jeffrey's story
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Episode 2
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Episode 6
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Episode 9
Bread Breaderson

**Bread Breaderson** is a voice actor, known for the Seven Deadly Schmucks, My Hero Academia Abridged and Sword Art Online Abridged.

## External Links

* Bread Breaderson on IMDb
* Bread Breaderson on Twitter
* Bread Breaderson on YouTube

## Trivia

* Something Witty Entertainment forgot to tell Bread Breaderson that she got the role of Denise. She only found out the day she recorded the lines, when she was coincidentally visiting them.
Dylan

**Dylan** (ディラン, *Diran*), also known as **DeezGunz** (ディーズグンス, *Diizugunsu*), is a player of ALfheim Online. He is a member of the Salamanders.

## Appearance

DeezGunz, like most Salamanders, has red hair, which grows to shoulder length. He wears a set of Salamander armor, with a red horned helmet. His weapon of choice is a lance and a small round shield.

## Personality

DeezGunz portrays himself as a perverted Hillbilly, who enjoys harassing women. In reality, Dylan is simply an overly serious roleplayer who sometimes is prone to massive tangents when improving, to the point where Keith is uncomfortable with some of his ideas.

## Skills & Abilities

### ALfheim Online

* **Flight:** (飛行, *Hikō*) As a Salamander, DeezGunz has the ability to fly, like the other fairy races.
* **Fire Magic:** (火の魔法, *Hi no Mahō*) As a Salamander, DeezGunz is capable of using fire-based spells.
* **Enhanced Strength:** (強化された速度, *Kyōka sa Reta Sokudo*) As a Salamander, DeezGunz is incredibly strong.

## Differences from the Original

The Salamander he's based on isn't called "DeezGunz", nor is it revealed that his real name is Dylan, he's actually never named. Due to the roleplaying aspect not being as over the top in the original, he isn't a roleplayer who pretends to be a Hillbilly. Also, since the flashback of Recon spying on Sigurd didn't have any dialogue, we don't know if the two Salamanders Sigurd was talking to were the same ones that Kirito killed.

## Voice Actor

* In the Japanese dub, the Salamander is voiced by Shinya Takahashi.
* In the abridged series, Dylan is voiced by MrBuddyVA.
Sound of Asia 8

Semi-final 2 date
 Final dates
 Presenter(s)
 Director
 Host broadcaster
 Opening act
 Number of entries

**Sound of Asia 8**, often referred to as SoA 07, is the seventh edition of Sound of Asia. The contest are taking place in Pattaya, the second biggest city of Thailand, following PoomA Asean's victory in the seventh edition with the song "Hera Hera Hera".

## Confirmed countries

### **Semi Final 1**

Currently, only 2 countries confirms their interests in participation.

## Other countries

* File:Flag of Iran.png Iran : Despite the successful come back in the last 2 editions, the broadcaster IRIB confirms its withdrawal from the contest due to the economical reason inside the country. The head of delegations, Amir Laleh also confirms its come back in the next edition.
* Mongolia : The country was originally confirmed its participation and selected Vera Brezhneva and the song "Ty Moy Chelovek" as their entrant. But the song was rejected by the APBU Council and later, the country confirms its withdrawal from the contest.
* Norfolk Island : There is an original plan by WTV Perth to bring Norfolk Island back to the contest but due to undefined reason, the dependency is not included in the provisional participant list.
Imp

The **Imps** (闇妖精族 (インプ) , *Inpu*, lit. Dark fairy family) are one of the nine races in ALfheim Online.

## Background

Imps are associated with the color purple and have the ability to fly like other races. They also have the ability to use Dark Magic, and the unique ability to fly underground.

Their relationship with the other races is fairly unknown, as is what stereotype they represent themselves as.

## Abilities

**Flight:** (飛行, *Hikō*) Similar to the other races, Imps are capable of sprouting wings that allow them to fly.

**Dark Magic:** (黒魔術, *Kokumajutsu*) Though capable of using different types of magic, Imps excel at using Dark Magic in combat.

**Underground Flight:** (地下飛行, *Chika Hikō*) Unlike the other races, Imps are known to be able to maintain flight power without exposure to sun or moonlight. This makes it possible for them to fly short distances underground, making them an indispensable party member when fighting underground bosses.

**Wall Run:** (ウォールラン, *Uōruran*) As one of the lightweight races, the Imps are capable of using the Wall Run skill, that, as the name suggests, allows them to temporarily run on walls. The normal limit is a distance of ten meters but those with an extremely high sprinting speed are known to be able to run for about thirty meters.

**Night Vision:** (ナイトビション, *Naito Bishon*) Imps are known to have night vision, allowing them to see in near total darkness. However, this ability is considered only to be second to that of a Spriggan's.

## Trivia

* An Imp is a small and feeble creature found in German folklore, whose temperament falls somewhere between fairy and demon. They are often portrayed as dark, ugly creatures, sometimes with horns and wings and sometimes resembling ugly old men.
Crystals

**Crystals** (結晶, *Kesshō*) are considered to be one of the most convenient types of items and the closest thing to magic in Sword Art Online.

## Description

Crystals have different uses, namely having immediate effect for recovery, unlike Potions. They also perform a variety of functions outside of healing, extending to teleporting to different locations, displaying images and replaying voice messages.

Though extremely useful, they are expensive, hence making people hesitant to use them, unless they are in incredibly dangerous situations. Their usage can be prevented by a trap called an anti-crystal field, which became normal for boss fights on the 74th Floor and above.

## Known Kinds

* **Antidote Crystal** (解毒結晶, *Gedoku Kesshō*) - Green crystal that cures/recovers any status effects.
* **Healing Crystal** (回復結晶 (ヒーリング・クリスタル) , *Hīringu Kurisutaru*) - Peach Blossom crystal that completely heals a target.
* **Teleport Crystal** (転移結晶 (テレポ-ト・クリスタル) , *Terepōto Kurisutaru*) - Blue crystal that transports the user to a chosen city's Teleport Gate plaza.
* **Message Record Crystal** (メッセージ録音クリスタル, *Messēji Rokuon Kurisutaru*) - Eight-sided crystal that records what someone has said. It's Light Sea Green when recording and playing-back, and Teal when inactive.

## Activation

A crystal is activated when the player holds it out and says a voice command specific for the crystal:

* Healing crystals are activated by saying "heal" and either aiming it upwards to activate it on oneself or aiming it at someone if the user intends to heal someone else.
* Teleport crystals are activated by saying "Teleport, [Target Location Name]".