Gary

“
We must save my family!
”

—Gary, Episode 3

**Gary** (ゲイリー, *Geirī*) was an NPC of Sword Art Online. He was an unintentional member of the Moonlit Black Cats.

## Appearance

Gary had blue eyes and dark yellow hair. He wore a dark yellow cloak, yellow top with a light metal chestplate, brown pants and boots, black fingerless gloves, and a gray beanie. Gary's weapon of choice was a dagger.

## Personality

Not much is known about Gary, as he only said his quest alert, but he seemed to be programmed with a playful personality, as he was seen jokingly holding Keita in a headlock.

When he wasn't being interacted with, Gary would just stand or sit in silence with a big cheery smile on his face as the players interacted around him.

Like all the other NPCs, when his quests weren't being interacted with, Gary would wait for approximately four seconds before shouting an order.

## Biography

### Aincrad Arc

#### Pre-Episode 3

Gary was an NPC in the world of Aincrad with a quest that involved rescuing his family from something. One day, his quest was activated by a player named Keita. However, instead of listening to him, Keita deliberately ignored Gary's quest, as he planned to use the NPC as an expendable soldier, effectively kidnapping him.

Because Gary didn't have any boundary restrictions on his quest, he followed Keita throughout the game and was recruited into his Guild, the Moonlit Black Cats, which comprised of two more NPCs, named Derrick and Charlie, and a girl named Sachi, who suffered from lag due to her bad internet connection from living "in the boonies".

#### Episode 3

On April 8, 2023, in the Floor 11 town of Taft, Gary was present when Keita swindled Kirito into their Guild with his Charisma Hat. After Keita explains that most of the Guild's members are NPCs, Gary shouted his quest reminder. He was also present when Sachi accidentally set the tavern on fire with her lag.

The Guild then went on many adventures, such when they killed a Killer Mantis together in the Sunshine Forest on Floor 20.

On May 16, 2023, Sachi ran away. Keita tried to run after her, but Gary and the other NPCs ended up inadvertently blocking the door. Annoyed, Keita sends Kirito message explaining the situation, asking him to find Sachi for him.

On June 21, 2023, Keita announces to the Guild that they're now in debt to the game's Mafia. After informing them that they must retrieve an item from a Dungeon on Floor 27, Keita uses his Charisma Hat to talk his way out of going with them, teleporting away on Taft's Teleport Gate the next day.

During the expedition, Gary was tasked with holding the Guild's Crystals, as well as being set to auto-loot by Sachi to save time collecting treasure. As a result, Gary triggers a trap in the Dungeon, summoning a bunch of Slaughternauts and Murder-Golems. Gary then uses one of the Teleport Crystals he was carrying to teleport out of the trap, leaving the rest to die.

#### Episode 5

On March 26, 2024, Gary found himself in the Floor 56 village of Pani, where the assault team are discussing a Boss, and called out to the players to activate his quest. Unfortunately, this got the attention of Kirito, who had survived the ambush. Seeking vengeance, Kirito brutally murders Gary for letting their friends die, much to the horror of everyone except Asuna.

#### Post-Episode 5

It's unclear if Gary respawned after he died, but if he did, he was deleted after the game got purged following Kayaba's defeat.

#### Legacy

While the deaths of the Moonlit Black Cats gave Kirito PTSD, Gary had a different effect on him. Whenever Kirito was reminded of Gary, he would go into a murderous frenzy, even when he heard a word that vaguely sounded like "Gary".

## Differences from the Original

In the original "Gary" was called "Ducker", and he was a real player. He went to school with other members of the Moonlit Black Cats (except for Kirito) and they were all members of their school's computer club. He didn't teleport out of the room, as it was a no Crystals room, and died alongside his friends. Hence, he doesn't get murdered later by Kirito for abandoning them.

## Voice Actor

* In the Japanese dub, Ducker is voiced by Takuya Eguchi.
* In the English dub, Ducker is voiced by Erik Scott Kimerer.
* In the abridged series, Gary is voiced by AtomicVoice.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Episode 3
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Episode 5
3. ↑ Episode 11
4. ↑ Episode 10