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Potions

**Potions** (ポーション, *Pōshon*) are one of the types of recovery items in Sword Art Online and ALfheim Online.

## Description

Potions are vials of liquid that have different recovery abilities depending on the color. The only known potions existing in SAO are healing and antidote potions, the latter being used to either gain temporary immunity to negative status effects, like paralysis, or to negate already inflicted status effects. ALO has potions as well, but with the addition of blue mana potions, which spell casters use to regain their mana points to be able to cast their spells. Even though the game has magic and most parties have at least 1 healer, players still use healing potions, in case a healer is not present or is not capable of keeping up with healing the player.

Unlike Crystals, all potions within the game take time to manifest the desired effect and, moreover, also have a cooldown period after use, indicated by a Cooling icon at the bottom of the player's view, which renders drinking another potion useless until the cooldown period expires.

However, Potions cannot be inhibited by Anti-Crystal Areas and are much cheaper than Crystals, therefore they are the main type of recovery item used in a non-critical situation. Potions are usually carried in belt pouches for easy access, as taking them out of the inventory is too time consuming in the middle of a battle.

Low-level healing potions sold by NPCs on the 1st Floor are described as having a sorrowfully terrible flavor. High-level healing potions are described as being sweet, like a combination of lemon juice and green tea. Such a potion could fully heal Kirito's Hit Points on the 74th Floor within five minutes, but it has no effect on the player's fatigue.
Weapon Crafting System

The **Weapon Crafting System** (武器製作システム, *Buki Seisaku Shisutemu*) is a system that allows player blacksmiths to craft weapons in Sword Art Online.

## Mechanics

Before a weapon can be crafted, the "Production" option on the pop-up window of the blacksmith's furnace must be selected, then the blacksmith needs to put the chosen metal into the furnace for the material to be sufficiently heated. The heated metal is then moved onto an anvil and the blacksmith can choose the desired weapon type via a pop-up window.

The metal must then be hit with the blacksmith's hammer a certain number of times, depending on the type of weapon and the rank of the material, before the metal takes the form of the chosen weapon type. This part of the process is presented as an over the top rhythm minigame, that only the forger can see, where the better the score a player gets the better the resulting weapon will be.

Once the manufacturing process is completed, the system assigns the appearance, which is influenced by the material used in crafting, stats and a name for the sword. The strength of the crafted weapon is proportional to the number of hits that were needed during crafting.

## Issues

Due to the game being a first person game, the over the top rhythm minigame part of the process apparently gave players epileptic seizures.
NerveGear

## Console Navigation

The **NerveGear** (ナーヴギア, *Nāvugia*) is an advanced Virtual Reality Headset invented by Kayaba Akihiko.

## Appearance

The NerveGear is a streamlined dark grey helmet with a light blue visor, which seems to be retractable, and the words "NVG NerveGear" written on the front in black ink. It has an internal battery, which encompasses 30% of the NerveGear's weight, and internal memory to store data from the games. It also has port on the side that allows players to plug in a wire to charge the battery, or to have extended play sessions. The headgear features three LED lights on the front rim that indicate power, network connection, and brain interface status respectively.

## History

The NerveGear was invented by Kayaba Akihiko and distributed by the company Argus. It was designed to project a virtual world into a player's brain and make them experience all the sensations of the world while making them largely unaware of what was happening in the real world.

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. Due to the complexity of the game, it had two delays, and even then, the game was not ready.

With Bethesda unwilling to give Kayaba another extension, Kayaba proceeded to work for three weeks without sleep in order to get the game released on time. But this resulted in the game having numerous glitches, one of which caused the NerveGear to overheat and, apparently, caused the players' heads to explode when they in game, killing them in real life.

After SAO was cleared, the NerveGear was largely viewed mundanely, as the glitch was unique to SAO, and people were allowed to keep using it to play games. Although most people avoided using it and opted to use the newest VR Headset, the AmuSphere, instead.

## Usage

To use the NerveGear, the player wears the game console over their head. Then it is recommended for the player to find a comfortable position to station the body, usually a bed. Afterwards, the game will load upon utterance of the initiation words, "Link Start".

## Known Users

* Kazuto Kirigaya
* Klein
* Kayaba Akihiko
* Girl Guy
* Fatty
* Diabel
* Kibaou
* Tiffany
* Corvatz
* Asuna Yuuki
* Fluffles
* Jeffrey
* Keita
* Sachi
* Rosalia
* Silica
* Kains
* Yolko
* Schmitt
* Johnny Black
* Grimlock
* Griselda
* Lizbeth
* Kuradeel
* Sam
* Bob
* Godfree
* King of Ashes
* Sasha
* Yulier
* Thinker
* Nishida
* Shinichi Nagata

## References

1. ↑ Episode 11
2. ↑ Episode 1
3. ↑ Episode 12
4. ↑ Episode 13
This Is War

**This Is War** is a song by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, featured on their third studio album of the same name. It was used as the opening for the Aincrad Arc of Sword Art Online Abridged.

## About

This Is War was written by lead vocalist, Jared Leto, and was released as the second single from the album to American radio on March 8, 2010, and the physical single was released on March 26, 2010.

This song is about the perseverance of the fighting spirit, and no matter how long it takes, or what you have to do, you can keep on fighting in the hopes of peace one day for all the people you left back home.

## Lyrics

A warning to the people
The good and the evil
This is war
To the soldier, the civilian
The martyr, the victim
This is war

It's the moment of truth and the moment to lie
The moment to live and the moment to die
The moment to fight, the moment to fight
To fight, to fight, to fight

To the right, to the left
We will fight to the death
To the edge of the Earth
It's a brave new world
From the last to the first
To the right, to the left
We will fight to the death
To the edge of the Earth
It's a brave new world
It's a brave new world

Whoa ey oh ey oh oh
Whoa ey oh ey oh

A warning to the prophet
The liar, the honest
This is war
To the leader, the pariah
The victor, the messiah
This is war yeah

It's the moment of truth and the moment to lie
The moment to live and the moment to die
The moment to fight, the moment to fight
To fight, to fight, to fight

To the right, to the left
We will fight to the death
To the edge of the Earth
It's a brave new world
From the last to the first
To the right, to the left
We will fight to the death
To the edge of the Earth
It's a brave new world
It's a brave new world
It's a brave new world

I do believe in the light
Raise your hands into the sky
The fight is done, the war is won
Lift your hands toward the sun
Toward the sun
Toward the sun
(It's the moment of truth and the moment to lie)
(The moment to live and the moment to die)
Toward the sun
(It's the moment of truth and the moment to lie)
(The moment to live and the moment to die)
Toward the sun
(It's the moment to fight, the moment to fight)
(To fight, to fight, to fight)
The war is won

To the right, to the left
We will fight to the death
To the edge of the Earth
It's a brave new world
From the last to the first
To the right, to the left
We will fight to the death
To the edge of the Earth
It's a brave new world
It's a brave new world
It's a brave new world

Whoa ey oh ey oh oh
A brave new world
(Whoa ey oh ey oh oh)
The war is won
(Whoa ey oh ey oh oh)
The war is won
(Whoa ey oh ey oh oh oh oh)
A brave new world

## Opening Sequence

SWEabridged Sword Art Online Abridged - Opening 1
## Full Song

Thirty Seconds To Mars - This Is War (Official Music Video)
Math Tree

The **Math Tree** (数学の木, *Sūgaku no Ki*) was one the educational NPCS of ALfheim Online.

## Appearance

The Math Tree is a large tree with deranged eyes, rotten teeth and what seems to be a swarming cloud of gas in its mouth.

## Personality

For some reason, instead of being programmed with the personality of a normal educational NPC, the Math Tree was programmed with personality of a crazed wizard like figure, which scared players away.

## Biography

### Fairy Dance Arc

#### Pre-Episode 14

The Math Tree was designed to teach the players of ALO who about math. However, for some reason, it was designed to look creepy and demented, which most likely scared players off. Not only that, but the punishment for not answering his questions was to wander the forest naked for an unknown amount of time.

#### Episode 14

When Kirito asked Leafa about the World Tree, while in the Ancient Forest, she thought he was talking about the Math Tree, as it naturally attracted questions. This prompted it to try and get the players to answer his "perplexing" math questions. When Kirito was able to answer said question, the Math Tree exclaimed that it was impossible and promptly exploded.

## Differences from the Original

Surprisingly, the Math Tree didn't exist in the original, Leafa knew which tree Kirito was talking about.

## Trivia

* When they wrote the script, Hayabusa449 imagined the Math Tree looking like the Grandmother Willow from Pocahontas, but when YamatoSFX was editing the episode, he ended up going down an art style similar to the show Angela Anaconda.
Pale Riders Jacket

The **Pale Riders Jacket** (ペイルライダーズ・ジャケット, *Peiruraidāzu Jaketto*) was a jacket that Kirito wore post Moonlit Black Cats.

## Description

The Pale Riders Jacket was a navy-blue jacket with studded blue shoulders and a long hem.

## Synopsis

### Aincrad Arc

#### Episode 4

Kirito wore this jacket during his adventure with Silica.

#### Episode 5

Kirito wore this jacket during the Sheeptar strategy meeting and during his investigation of the Safe Zone murders.

#### Episode 6

Kirito wore this jacket when he unravelled the Safe Zone murders and the mystery behind Griselda's death.
Rage Spike

**Rage Spike** (レイジスパイク, *Reijisupaiku*) is a basic, 1-hit, One-Handed Sword category Sword Skill in Sword Art Online.

## Description

Rage Spike is a charge-type skill that allows the user to close a distance of about ten meters in nearly an instant and consists of an upward slash from the right. However, as it is a basic skill, it deals a very insignificant amount of damage. The skill is similar to Sonic Leap, except that it has a larger range and it can only be aimed in a straight line along the ground, sacrificing the ability to launch attacks into the air. However, this trait also makes the skill more accurate and harder to defend against.

The skill can be activated by keeping the body low and bent forward while placing the sword in a parallel manner to the user's right leg and then drawing the sword back.

## Synopsis

### Aincrad Arc

#### Episode 2

Kirito used Rage Spike to charge at Illfang the Kobold Lord before it was able to activate Tsujikaze, because it would be impossible to keep up with that skill after it was launched. Due to the two skills clashing, both Kirito and Illfang suffered a recoil, knocking the two apart. This delay allowed Asuna to use Linear on the Boss.

#### Episode 11

Kirito used this skill to test whether Heathcliff was actually Kayaba Akihiko. He was able to avoid Heathcliff's shield, but before the sword reached Heathcliff's chest, an invisible wall stopped the attack and an "Immortal Object" prompt appeared exposing his true identity to everyone who saw it.
Outside System Skill

An **Outside System Skill** (システム外スキル, *Shisutemu-gai Sukiru*) is a skill that either involves unconventional use of system-controlled skills, the exploitation of loopholes in the system, or the use of the player's human abilities to enhance their gameplay.

## Description

Although such abilities are referred to as "skills", none are regulated by the system, though some involve making use of system skills in ways that were not intended by the developers of the game.

These skills are developed through a player's capability in game and are acquired through experience and practice put in by the player themselves throughout playing time.
Pooka

The **Pooka** (音楽妖精族 (プーカ) , *Pūka*, lit. Music fairy race) are one of the nine races in ALfheim Online.

## Background

Pookas are associated with the color lime green and have the ability to fly like other races. They also have the ability to use Music Magic.

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, Pookas are capable of sprouting wings that allow them to fly.

**Music Magic:** (音楽の魔法, *Ongaku no Mahō*) Pookas excel at using sounds and music in combat. By playing simple melodies, Pookas are able to attack and defend and even control their opponents.

**Performance Containment:** (演奏の封じ込め, *Ensō no Fūjikome*) When they reach a high enough level, Pookas are capable of "bottling" and "preserving" their performances in an item. When the item is uncapped, the Pookas' performance can be heard as drops of silver light flow out of the bottle.

## Trivia

* A Pooka (also spelled Púca) is a shapeshifting creature of Celtic folklore. Considered to be bringers both of good and bad fortune, they could help or hinder rural and marine communities. They usually are seen in the form of a dog, rabbit, goat, goblin or even an old man. Traditionally a Pooka is seen as a dark, sleek horse with a long wild flowing mane and luminescent golden eyes.
Thinker

**Thinker** (シンカー, *Shinkā*) was a player of Sword Art Online. He was a member of the Aincrad Liberation Front.

## Appearance

Thinker has umber-brown, wavy hair and brown eyes. In Sword Art Online, Thinker wore a teal trench coat, white gloves and gray trousers.

## Personality

Despite his name, as Yui points out, he isn't the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree, and he was tricked into going to the "peace talk" with Kibaou which was held in a dungeon. Despite his intelligence, Thinker talks like a well-spoken, well-educated Englishman.

While Yulier claimed that he was a brave man, it seemed that Thinker was more of a pacifist, as he wished for peace and was at constant odds with Kibaou. He was also gullible to believe Kibaou when he told him that he couldn't tell anyone about his predicament because the dungeon he was in had "poor reception".

## Differences from the Original

Despite being gullible enough fall for Kiboau's trap, Thinker is never presented as an idiot, he's presented as the better option when compared to Kibaou's regime. In the original Thinker did try to warn them about the Fatal Scythe, but only when he saw the group coming, he still didn't *think*to mention it in a message.

## Quotes

"*Yulier? Oh, thank goodness you're here, Lieutenant! [...] Uh, be a dear and take care of this gangly fellow for me, would you? He's been blocking my way out all day.*"
—Thinker's half-hearted warning about the Fatal Scythe.

"*Ah, yes, that did occur to me. But sadly, Kibaou informed me that the messenger doesn't work down here. Poor reception and whatnot.*"
—Thinker explaining Kibaou's excuse.

## Voice Actor

* In the Japanese dub, Thinker is voiced by Takahiro Mizushima.
* In the English dub, Thinker is voiced by Victor Sgroi.
* In the abridged series, Thinker is voiced by Faulerro.
Nicholas the Renegade

**Nicholas the Renegade** (背教者ニコラス, *Haikyō-sha Nikorasu*) was the Christmas Event Boss of Floor 35 in Sword Art Online.

## Appearance

Nicholas the Renegade looks like a twisted version of Santa Claus with a pale blue face and yellow-white hair. It has red, strabismic eyes, and has a spiky moustache and beard.

## Boss Information

**Giant Axe**: Nicholas' main weapon, which he uses to try and attack him.

## Boss Battle

On December 24, 2023, rumors spread that Santa Claus was going to appear under a fir tree in the Lost Forest and give whoever found him "an item that will give anyone a Merry Christmas". Hearing this, Kirito makes his way through the forest to retrieve the item, hoping to get rid of the weird pain in his chest, which Klein makes him realize is sadness over his friends dying.

Kirito entered the Boss Arena just as the clock strikes midnight, and the day transitions into Christmas. Kirito prepares himself to meet Santa Claus, only to come face to face with Nicholas the Renegade. Kirito then rushes into battle, hoping to retrieve the item and see his friends again.

Eventually, Kirito defeated the Boss, only to discover that the mystery item is actually a Charisma Hat, the last item Kirito wanted to see. Faced with the reality that he'll never see his friends again, Kirito retreats into his sarcastic persona and became unwilling to make any more emotional connections, fearing that he'd lose them too.
Sasha

“
OH?! SO I CAN TALK **NOW?!** IT'S OKAY FOR *I*, **SASHA**, TO TALK?! YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW MY NAME WAS SASHA, DID YOU?! **DID YOU?!!!**
”

—Sasha, Episode 10

**Sasha** (サーシャ, *Sāsha*) was a player of Sword Art Online. She was the owner of the Orphanage in the Town of Beginnings.

## Appearance

Sasha is a young woman with brown hair and green eyes. She wears a long navy-blue dress with a white collar and rimless, oval glasses.

## Personality

Sasha is a kind caring person, willing to take care of large group of children that weren't hers. However, Sasha has a braking point, as Kirito and Asuna later found out. When she's ignored for a long period of time, or if someone takes credit for something she did, she becomes very annoyed and is prone to snapping.

## Differences from the Original

Kirito and Asuna don't go to her orphanage to "buy" another child, nor do they end up "buying" her orphanage, they go to find out if she knows who Yui's parents are. A scene where Asuna helps Sasha fend of members of the Aincrad Liberation Force who are attacking some of her children is skipped. Kirito and Asuna don't ignore Sasha to the point of that she flies into a rage and kicks them out.

## Voice Actor

* In the Japanese dub, Sasha is voiced by Kyouko Fujii.
* In the English dub, Sasha is voiced by Erika Harlacher.
* In the abridged series, Sasha is voiced by Hayden Daviau.
Starburst Stream

**Starburst Stream** (スターバースト・ストリーム, *Sutābāsuto Sutorīmu*) is a 21-hit combo learned by the user of the Dual-Wield skill.

## Description

The first hit is a horizontal swing from left to right with the right sword, immediately followed by an uppercut with the left sword. The user then jumps up and slashes the target with both swords from left to right while spinning, twice. The user lands facing the target and slashes an X from top to bottom, before inversely slashing the X again from bottom to top. The user then leaps at the target and makes two diagonal slashes from the same starting point, with the left sword heading from top to bottom to the left, while the right sword heads from bottom to top toward the right.

Afterwards, the user reverses his grip on the two swords and slashes another X with both swords from top to bottom. The user then does a barrel-roll like maneuver while slashing at the target, like a corkscrew. The user then slashes another two X's at the target, first from top to bottom and then bottom to top. The user then makes a diagonal slash with the right sword, top-right to bottom-left, then spins left and uses this momentum to deal a horizontal, right to left slash with the left sword. The user then, at a very high speed, makes an uppercut with the right sword; then another with the left sword, a downward slash with the right sword, then a downward diagonal slash towards the right with the left sword, spins and repeats the previous attack, and thrusts the right-handed sword out. The final slash is a forceful downward lunge with the left sword.

## Synopsis

### Pre-Episode 8

At some point, Kirito managed to learn the Dual-Wielding skill, which granted him the 21-hit combo sword skill Starburst Stream.

### Episode 8

During the battle against The Gleam Eyes, Kirito has a psychotic outbreak after seeing Corvatz dying and members of his Guild about to be slaughtered. As Kirito battled the Gleam Eyes, he rants about his hatred of humanity and activates the skill which finished the goat demon off.

## Trivia

* In the original light novel series, Starburst Stream is a 16-hit combo, although both the anime and the abridged series portrays it as a 21-hit combo.
MrBuddyVA

**MrBuddyVA** is a voice actor, writer, and editor in the abridged community. He is the co-founder of the Schmuck Squad, and the co-creator, co-writer and editor of the Seven Deadly Schmucks.

## Projects

* **Problem Children Abridged** - Creator, writer, editor.
* **Tokyo RaveMENT** - Creator, writer, editor.
* **Hunter x Dumber** - Creator, writer, editor.
* **Akame ga Kill! Abridged!** - Creator, writer.
* **The Seven Deadly Schmucks** - Creator, writer, editor.
* **AssClass** - Creator, writer.
* **My Dumb Academia** - Creator, writer.

## External Links

* MrBuddyVA on IMDb
* MrBuddyVA on Twitter
* MrBuddyVA on YouTube
Party

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A **Party** (パティー, *Patī*) is a group of players, sometimes with NPCs, adventuring together in MMO games. Members of a Party usually divide their roles in battle for better specialisation and efficiency.

## Party Invitation

A player can be invited to a Party by opening the menu and selecting the "Party" option. If the player does not have the person they are inviting on their friend list, they may use the option to select the person by touching their Color Cursor in their view.

## Party Size

The maximum Party size differs from game to game, however, in most games, the limit is either six or eight people. Sword Art Online is one of the games which has a Party limit of six people.

ALfheim Online is an exception to the rule, as the Party limit is seven people for unknown reasons. However, a special eighth slot exists for special characters, like quest NPCs or Game Masters.

## Features

* Players are able to see the HP bars and names of all their Party members on the top left side of their vision.
* When a Party is created, a temporary storage for the items the Party acquires is created. However, Last Attack bonuses are given to the player who deals the last attack on the monster.
* The currency obtained from the monsters is automatically distributed by the system function.
* The Party experience is divided according to the amount of damage each Party member dealt to the monster.
* In ALfheim Online, an Insurance Frame feature automatically transfers the items of killed players to their Party members, preventing item loss unless all members of the Party are killed.
* Certain quests can be completed cooperatively in a Party.

## Advantages

* Status Effects like Paralysis become less dangerous.
* It is easier to handle unexpected situations.
* Confusing AI becomes easier due to Switching.
* A Party's searching range is more spread out than when playing solo.

## Disadvantages

* Less efficient play style experience-wise.
Travis

**Travis** (トラヴィス, *Toravuisu*), also known as Prince **Cazmer**
(カスミーア, *Kasumīa*), was a player of ALfheim Online. He was the Prince of the Sylphs.

## Appearance

Cazmer is taller than an average Sylph. He has green hair, with a circlet with an amethyst on his forehead, and large pointy ears. He wears dark green clothes, to match his hair, and heavy silver armor with a huge broad sword hung at his waist.

## Personality

Cazmer is one of the players who takes the roleplaying aspect of ALO very seriously. He seems to be somewhat of a showoff, surrounding himself with semi-naked woman and people who serve him. He also seems to be something of a control freak, as he is very insistent that his in-game engagement with Leafa follows through. He also has a horrible temper, as he apparently has a habit of crushing his subjects nuts in a vice when they fail to do as he commands.

However, this is all his persona. In reality, Travis is deeply upset about how Brian and Becky have turned the roleplay community toxic and desperately wants them to bury the hatchet. He seems somewhat manipulative and prone to overly complex scheming, as he sabotaged the Slyphs' war effort to trick both of their characters into the same place to attempt to make up.

## Skills & Abilities

### ALfheim Online

* **Flight:** (飛行, *Hikō*) As a Sylph, Cazmer has the ability to fly, like the other fairy races.
* **Stealth:** (ステルス, *Suterusu*) As a Sylph, Cazmer has the ability to use stealth spells that allow them to hide from monsters and other players.
* **Enhanced Speed:** (強化された速度, *Kyōka sa Reta Sokudo*) As a Sylph, Cazmer is incredibly fast and agile.
* **Wind Magic:** (風の魔法, *Kaze no Mahō*) As a Sylph, Cazmer is capable of being a master of Wind Magic.
* **Wall Run:** (ウォールラン, *Uōruran*) As a Sylph, Cazmer is capable of temporarily running on walls.

## Differences from the Original

In the original, Cazmer's name was Sigurd, and his real name was never revealed to be Travis. He wasn't engaged to Leafa in the game, he was trying to recruit her to his team to gain more power in the Sylphs. Sigurd's plan wasn't a convoluted way to get two bitter exes to talk. He betrayed the Sylphs because the Salamanders had overtaken the Sylphs in power, and he wanted to join them. He hoped to do this due to an alleged update that would allow players to get "reincarnated" as another race, so he wanted to prove his loyalty to them before the update arrived.

## Voice Actor

* In the Japanese dub, Sigurd is voiced by Takuya Kirimoto.
* In the English dub, Sigurd is voiced by Tony Oliver.
* In the abridged series, Travis is voiced by Jesse Inocalla.

## Trivia

* Travis is one of the few people that has understood Kirito's references, as he was able to recognize Kirito's reference to the movie Stardust.
	+ This resulted in several fans speculating that he was actually Kayaba Akihiko in disguise, which was eventually proven false.
Remain Lights

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**Remain Lights** (残り (リメイン) 火 (ライト) , *Rimein Raito*, lit. "Embers") are the souls of killed players in ALfheim Online.

## Description

Remain Lights remain in the place that the players were killed in for about 1 minute, but this timer increases to 600 seconds (10 minutes) within a boss room or dungeons. During this time, the player can be revived on the spot with revival magic or special items. If the player is not revived before the timer expires, the Light vanishes and the player is returned to their re-spawn point. Though dead players are not able to move or take any action while they are dead, they can still hear and see what is going on around them.

## Death Penalty

In addition to dying and turning into a Remain Light, players incur a death penalty where they lose some of their stats. Players also incur an item loss penalty if they are not revived before the timer expires, and the items are given to the player that killed them or, in the case of having a shared inventory (e.g. by being in a party), the lost items are first sent to the still alive players shared inventory, similar to the marriage system in Sword Art Online. In such a case, the attackers only receive the items if they manage to kill all of the members of the party.

## Colors

The color of the Remain Light's flame is different for each race, based on their primary color:

 Gnome | Brown

## Synopsis

### Fairy Dance Arc

#### Episode 14

After Kirito skewered two Salamanders while protecting Leafa, they went up in flames, which were their Remain Lights. While waiting to respawn, the two discussed a roleplay story one of them came up with, but one of the, Trevor, was terrified by the murderous climax to the story, and said they should see each other, much to the other player's dismay.
Yulier

**Yulier** (ユリエール, *Yuriēru*) was a player of Sword Art Online. She was a Lieutenant of the Aincrad Liberation Front.

## Appearance

Yulier is a woman of tall stature who has long, silver hair tied up in a ponytail, with has sky-blue eyes that shine intensely and a sharp, well-featured face, and gold earrings. She wears the uniform of the Aincrad Liberation Front, an iron-gray cape on her body, under which she wears a dark green coat. She carries a shortsword on the right side of her waist and a curled-up whip on her left.

## Personality

Yulier is a loyal soldier for her leader, Thinker, but that is because of her blind love for him, and she refuses to believe any negative criticism towards him. She is a rather perverted woman, somewhere between openly and closeted perverted, as she has very detailed fantasies about Thinker, which she occasionally slips into sentences about him.

## Differences from the Original

Yulier doesn't have perverted tendencies about Thinker, nor does she accidentally or deliberately slip her fantasies into her sentences. No one points out how dumb Thinker and Yulier are.

## Quotes

"*Hello, my name is Yulier of the Aincrad Liberation Front. I was told I could find two of the strongest players in the game here. Please, I need your help!*"
—Yulier introducing herself.

"*He bravely and ~sexily~ stood against Kibaou's tyranny, and pleaded for an end to the fighting. For a while, it seemed like his beautiful words and ~ass~ were actually getting through to him.*"
—Yulier describing Thinker.

"*How...* dare *you defile the good name of Thinker! He is the greatest, most intelligent man I have ever known! [...] You wanna take this outside, kid?! I'll throw down with an 8-year-old! I don't give a* fuck*!*"
—Yulier confronting Yui over Thinker.

"*So... will you help me? When I think about how scared he must be down there, it makes me wanna just... throw him down and have my-*"
—Yulier having a fantasy in the middle of her plea.

"*On a related note, are you at all concerned by the delight your daughter seems to be taking in all this? [...] You seem like a* great *family.*"
—Yulier concerned by the family dynamic.

## Voice Actor

* In the Japanese dub, Yulier is voiced by Ryoko Shiraishi.
* In the English dub, Yulier is voiced by Amanda C. Miller.
* In the abridged series, Yulier is voiced by AliFluro.
Takahata101

**Takahata101** is a voice actor, writer, and editor in the abridged community. He is the co-founder of TeamFourStar and the creator of Hellsing Ultimate Abridged.

## Projects

* **Team Four Star's Dragon Ball Z Abridged** - Creator, writer.
* **Hellsing Ultimate Abridged** - Creator, writer.
* **Final Fantasy VII: Machinabridged** - Writer.

## External Links

* Takahata101 on IMDb
* Takahata101 on Twitter
* Takahata101 on YouTube
Rosalia

“
Ah, so quick with the snark. Of course, that's all you really have going on, isn't it? A witty retort to distract everyone from what you really are. A sad, lonely little boy with no one who loves him.
”

—Rosalia, Episode 4

**Rosalia** (ロザリア, *Rozaria*) was a player of Sword Art Online. She was the leader of Titan's Hand.

## Appearance

Rosalia was a slim woman with rose colored eyes, deep, glossy, flame-red hair kept in wild curls, a flock of which covers her right eye, with lips of the same colour, and an earring on her left ear. She wore black armour that shines like enamel and wielded a slim, cross-shaped spear.

## Personality

Rosalia was an over confidant woman who tries to mentally manipulate people into doing what she wants. Upon meeting Kirito, she immediately calls him out for putting on an act and tries to break his own sense of security, but this clearly backfired.

## Differences from the Original

The basic outline of Rosalia is the same as in the original, except with the inclusion of her psychological deduction. In the original, Rosalia states she doesn't care if people die in the game because she doesn't believe that the players are actually dying in real life. Unlike the anime, Kirito kills Rosalia instead of sending her to prison. Although appearing in one episode, the abridged version had a lasting effect on Kirito's character as she pointed out his real self was nothing compared to his virtual counterpart, unlike the original where she was just a one-off villain who's never seen again.

## Quotes

"*Aw, that's too bad. Did you at least manage to make some good pants out of her?*"
—Rosalia's reaction to Pina's death.

"*Oh, "Kirito" is it? Are you her new teammate? That's* adorable*. It's so* nice *to see Silica found someone on her level.*"
—Rosalia's backhanded complement upon meeting Kirito.

"*Oh, no, no. It's cute. I love the whole "*tough guy*" persona you've got going on there.* Very *convincing. I'm sure you'll have* no problem *clearing "The Hill of Memories".*"
—Rosalia's remark about Kirito's persona.

"*And to top it all off, you play the "tough guy". This invincible warrior you could never hope to be in the real world. Getting stuck in this game was probably the best thing to ever happen to you. But there's one thing this game will never let you hide. The one thing that's haunted you your whole life, that you can never escape... you sound like a girl.*"
—Rosalia's verbal takedown of Kirito.

"*Enjoy this while you can. It's the deepest you'll ever be in a woman.*"
—Rosalia's last words.

## Voice Actor

* In the Japanese dub, Rosalia is voiced by Megumi Toyoguchi.
* In the English dub, Rosalia is voiced by Laura Post.
* In the abridged series, Rosalia is voiced by puccaagarukiss.
Salamander

The **Salamanders** (火妖精族 (サラマンダー) , *Saramandā*, lit. "Fire fairy race") are one of the nine races in ALfheim Online.

## Background

Salamanders are associated with the color red and have the ability to fly like other races. They also have the ability to use Fire Magic and are known for being the strongest race in the game.

Salamanders portray themselves as Southern American stereotypes and are seen as a warmongering race. They have a reputation as being brutal, raising the affection levels on their pets so they'd be more willing to go on suicide missions, but in actuality they are big softies who love their pets.

## Abilities

**Flight:** (飛行, *Hikō*) Like all the other races, Salamanders are capable of sprouting wings that allow them to fly. The vibration of their wings is known to produce a sound resembling a metallic roar. However, they are unable to fly underground and inside dungeons.

**Fire Magic:** (火の魔法, *Hi no Mahō*) Although they are capable of learning and using other types of Magic, Salamanders are the masters of Fire Magic, making them capable of casting fire attribute spells exclusive to their race.

**Enhanced Strength:** (強化された速度, *Kyōka sa Reta Sokudo*) Salamanders are known to be the strongest players in ALfheim Online when it comes to physical strength. Therefore, the strongest Salamander warrior is also known to be the strongest player in the game.

## Differences from the Original

Due to the roleplaying aspect not being as over the top in the original, the Salamanders don't portray themselves like perverted southerners.

## Trivia

* In European mythology, a Salamander is an amphibian with an affinity to fire. They have been said to be able to both create and put out flames, and in some cases are borne of fire themselves and are considered Fire Spirits. However, in other stories they are merely fire resistant.
* Their national anthem is Darude Sandstorm.
* According to YamatoSFX, the reason why the Salamanders have macho sounding names is because Becky forced them to do it.
* Something Witty Entertainment made a list of Salamander names they would choose from whenever they needed to name a new Salamander.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 16
2. ↑ https://youtu.be/QQJl92RAod4?t=2163
3. ↑ https://youtu.be/QQJl92RAod4?t=2423
4. ↑ https://youtu.be/QQJl92RAod4?t=2440
RamRod

**RamRod** (ラムロッド, *Ramuroddo*), is a player of ALfheim Online. He is a member of the Salamanders.

## Personality

Like most Salamanders, RamRod portrays himself as a perverted southerner. Also like most Salamanders, he is a big softy who loved Squeaker.

## Biography

### Fairy Dance Arc

#### Pre-Episode 16

RamRod was one of the roleplayers who flocked to ALfheim Online, where he played as a Salamander.

After a while, the players began to wonder what was at the top of the World Tree, a massive tree in the center of the game, as it was heavily guarded. As they speculated what kind of prizes awaited beyond such a quest, a rumor began to spread that whoever got to the top of the tree first would get their wish granted by the Fairy King, Oberon. With this incentive, the players divided themselves into nine factions and began fighting in a "war" to see who could do this first, dubbing this competition the "Race War".

However, at some point, two of the original founders of ALO, Brian and Becky, broke up, and the fallout was so messy that the two of them ended up stealing each other's characters. With Brian now in control of Sakuya, the Queen of the Sylphs, he decided to use the Race War as an excuse to get the players to pick a side in his fight against Becky, which Becky, now in control of the Salamander King, Eugene, perpetuated.

RamRod eventually became part of a secret alliance between the Salamander General PantySmasher and a Sylph Prince named Cazmer, who wanted to end the Race War by getting the two exes to talk.

#### Episode 16

One day, DeezGunz and Keith, fellow members of the conspiracy, sent RamRod and twenty-nine others to assassinate the Sylph Princess, Leafa, in order to start a war between their two races to try and get their two leaders to talk. The squadron used their pet bat, Squeaker, and tracked Leafa and her Spriggan companion to Kandy Kane Kavern. As they tracked the two players down, the squadron learned that Squeaker's wife just had her babies. RamRod proceeded to call DeezGunz and informs him of both of these things, telling him not to tell Squeaker, as they want to surprise him after the mission.

Unfortunately, Squeaker never learned this news, as he was killed by Leafa when she spotted him. RamRod and the rest of the squadron was then killed themselves when the Spriggan turned into a giant monster and savagely mauled them to death.

## Skills & Abilities

### ALfheim Online

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

## Differences from the Original

None of the Salamanders at Sigurd's secret meeting receive a call from the squadron that was sent after Kirito and Leafa. The scene in question doesn't have any dialogue, so we never learn any of the Salamander's names other that the leader of the squadron.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Episode 16
2. ↑ Cazmer's motivation
The Fatal Scythe

**The Fatal Scythe** (ザ・フェイタルサイズ, *Za Feitaru Saizu*) was the Boss of the Hidden Dungeon located beneath the Town of Beginnings on the 1st Floor in Sword Art Online.

## Appearance

The Fatal Scythe is a massive, legless skeleton, clad in a tattered redlined black robe, and carrying a large silver scythe that is as big as the Boss itself.

## Boss Information

**Giant Scythe**: True to its name, the Fatal Scythe wields a giant scythe that deals a tremendous amount of damage, managing to take out half of both Kirito and Asuna's HP, despite them both being very high-level players.

**Shadow Camouflage**: The Fatal Scythe had the ability to blend into shadows, and ambush players from the side. It was able to hide from Yulier and almost kill her had Kirito not pushed her away.

## Boss Battle

At an unknown date, Kibaou managed to trick Thinker into meeting him in the Secret Dungeon on the First Floor, telling him that it was a peace talk. Once Thinker arrived, Kibaou left him to die at the hands of the Boss. But Thinker survived by hiding in the Dungeon's Safe Room.

On October 25, 2024, Kirito and Asuna, accompanied by their adopted daughter Yui, were recruited by Yulier on a rescue mission to save Thinker. Kirito noticed Thinker in the Safe Room, and Yulier ran toward him, until Kirito suddenly pushed her out of the way to avoid getting hit by a giant scythe. The Fatal Scythe then revealed itself, prompting Asuna and Kirito to draw their weapons, and ordering Yulier to escape with Yui back to the surface.

The duo attempted to attack the Boss, but were hit by the scythe and knocked back, depleting half of their HP, to their dismay. The Fatal Scythe then prepared to land a finishing blow, but stopped due to Yui, suddenly walking toward it. Kirito and Asuna both told Yui to run, but the Fatal Scythe slashed at Yui, only to reveal her status as an AI, and an Immortal Object. Yui then summoned a giant sword, and slashed the Fatal Scythe, killing it with one blow.

## Trivia

* In the Original Series, the Fatal Scythe didn't have a specific floor level.
* Kirito suspected that the Fatal Scythe was powerful enough to be a floor 90 Boss. This has yet to be confirmed in the Abridged Series.
* The Fatal Scythe was the most powerful boss encountered by players in Sword Art Online, both in the Original, and the Abridged Series.
Shinichi Nagata/Relationships

## Friends

### Suguha Kirigaya

Recon was one of Suguha's first friends in ALO. At some point, Suguha and Shinichi developed feelings for each other and entered a sexual relationship, where she would give him handjobs and the occasional cupcake. But due to her stubbornness regarding her own femininity, Suguha refuses to admit that this means they're dating, instead insisting that their rendezvous were "quests".

While it is apparent to others that Suguha has romantic feelings for Shinichi, such as Yui and Kirito, as Yui notes that both their heart rates increase by 22% when they are near each other, Suguha instead belittles Shinichi every chance she gets and keeps an emotional distance, going so far as to jab him in the stomach when he asks her out. She refuses to go passed a last name bases, claiming that they are barely friends and that Recon is Leafa's "fuccboi".

### Kazuto Kirigaya

Shinichi is a big fan of Kazuto, ever since he heard of his exploits in SAO. When he came out of the hospital, Shinichi was excited at the prospect of meeting him at Suguha's kendo practice, even though she reveals that he hasn't practiced kendo in years.

Recon would later inadvertently meet Kazuto in ALO, even though he didn't know it at the time. Recon was initially hostile to Kirito at first, due to him being a Spriggan, but immediately became friendly after Leafa assured him that he was "one of the good ones". Recon acts nervous towards Kirito, who treats him with a surprising amount of respect in his standards, despite him being a perfect target for a bully, even showing concern when he mentioned how Cazmer would punish him. When Leafa sent him on his mission, Recon told Kirito to watch her for him, admitting that he trusted him to a weird degree.

## Enemies

### Travis

Cazmer was Recon's superior, and while their relationship is not clear, it can be interpreted as abusive, with Recon showing explicit fear of him. He even mentions that Cazmer would hunt him "like a common Cait Sith" if he didn't accomplish his task. This is further backed up by the fact that Cazmer used his infamous vice on Recon once he had returned empty handed.

When Leafa told Recon to follow Cazmer, he accidentally stumbled on Cazmer having a secret meeting with some Salamanders, where he gave away where the secret peace conference location was, telling them to pass the info onto their King. After his avatar was compromised, Shinichi passed this info onto Suguha, ultimately leading to Travis' defeat.

### Dylan

As a Salamander, DeezGunz is Recon's enemy. They didn't interact much, as Recon was shot down before they could talk to one another.

### Trevor

As a Salamander, DeezGunz is Recon's enemy. They didn't interact much, as Keith shot Recon with paralysis poison before they could talk to one another, after which Keith covered Recon with Mayo.

## References

1. ↑ Leafa and Recon's "quests"
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Episode 14
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Episode 15
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Episode 16
Vertical Arc

**Vertical Arc** (バーチカル・アーク, *Bāchikaru Āku*) is a 2-hit, One-Handed Sword category Sword Skill in Sword Art Online.

## Description

The first hit of Vertical Arc is a diagonal slash from top-left to bottom-middle. As the sword approaches the floor, the user quickly readjusts their wrist and performs another diagonal slash from bottom-middle to top-right. The combined trajectory of the two hits looks like the Latin letter "V".

## Synopsis

### Aincrad Arc

#### Episode 2

Kirito used Vertical Arc to deal the Last Attack on Illfang the Kobold Lord.
Status Effect

A **Status Effect** is a temporary modification to a game character's original set of stats that usually comes into play when special powers, items and/or abilities are used, often during combat.

## Description

Some Status Effects have a positive effect on the character, but most of the time they are negative. Positive Status Effects are usually referred to as **buffs**, while negative effects are referred to as **debuffs** (阻害効果 (デバフ) , *Debafu*, lit. "obstruction effects"), which range to about 10-20 types. Many attacks have a random chance of dealing negative Status Effects on opponent which are generally not curable, unless the appropriate crystals or potions are used. Most, but not all of them expire after a set period of time.
Megami33

**Megami33** is a voice actor, writer, and editor in the abridged community. She is a member of TeamFourStar and the creator of Sailor Moon Abridged.

## Projects

* **Sailor Moon Abridged** - Creator, writer, editor.
* **Utena the Abridged Series** - Writer.
* **Fruits Basket Abridged** - Writer.
* **Mew Mew Lampoon** - Writer.

## External Links

* Megami33 on IMDb
* Megami33 on Twitter
* Megami33 on YouTube
Pani

**Pani** (パニ, *Pani*) is the closest settlement to the 56th Floor Dungeon of Sword Art Online.

## Description

Pani is a village located in a mountainous region and is surrounded by an invincible wall of wooden stakes. Toward the west, where the Labyrinth is located, lies an unbreakable wooden gate.

## Synopsis

### Aincrad Arc

#### Episode 5

Pani was chosen as the location for the Boss strategy for Sheeptar the Sheep King. After it killed 7 people, Asuna suggested that they used the local NPCs as a distraction while they kill it. Kirito objected to this plan, as some of his friends were NPCs, a fact that did not surprise Asuna. Kirito was then distracted when he heard the voice of Gary and proceeded to brutally murder him for abandoning their Guild, a sight that forced the other players to think of a different plan.
Sir Jack Dapper/Relationships

## Family

### Grandmother

Jack was raised by his grandmother. Not much is known about their relationship, but apparently, she didn't raise him to be a "quitter".

### Ex-Wife

Not much is known about Jack's relationship with his ex-wife, but after a while she left him for a Cabana boy and took his child with her. This apparently hurt Jack a great deal, as he rants about her when he's drunk.

## Friends

### Gregory

Gregory is Jack's loyal butler. He was always there by his side, helping him out with whatever he's doing, like holding his monocle when he's playing his 3DS or holding his bourbon for him. Gregory seems well equipped to deal with Jack when he gets drunk, as he did not seem phased when he started to rant or when he threw up, simply patting him on the back to comfort him.