Silica

**Silica** (シリカ, *Shirika*) was a player of Sword Art Online. She was a Beast Tamer and the former owner of Pina.

## Appearance

Silica as red eyes and light brown hair tied into two tails by two red ring baubles. Before meeting Kirito, she wore a yellow robe with a dagger and pouch strapped to her waist at the back, a silver breastplate and pauldrons, brown leather gloves with metal bands, black shorts, and yellow boots. Afterwards, she wore a red robe of a similar design that exposed part of her shoulders, a short black skirt, fingerless red gloves, and black, asymmetrical shoes with long black socks.

## Personality

Silica is a mostly cheerful and happy person. She is also very innocent and childish. Silica also has a somewhat troubled or at least elaborate past. Despite her usually happy and outgoing demeanor, Silica has also been shown to be prone to fits of rage.

## Equipment

### Sword Art Online

#### Weapons

* **Shadow Dagger:** (シャドウダガー, *Shadoudagā*) Dagger owned prior to meeting Kirito.
* **Ebon Dagger:** (イーボンダガー, *Ībon Dagā*) A dagger given to Silica by Kirito.

#### Clothing

* **Silverthread Armor:** (シルバースレッド・アーマー, *Shirubāsureddo Āmā*) Armor given to Silica by Kirito.
* **Moon Blazer:** (ムーン・ブレザー, *Mūn Burezā*) Gloves to Silica by Kirito.
* **Florit Belt:** (フロリット・ベルト, *Furoritto Beruto*) A belt dagger given to Silica by Kirito.
* **Fairy Boots:** (フェアリー・ブーツ, *Fearī Būtsu*) Boots given to Silica by Kirito.

## Skills & Abilities

### Sword Art Online

#### Skills

* **One-Handed Dagger:** (片手用短剣, *Katate-you Tanken*) Silica was a fairly skilled fighter with weapons of the Dagger class.
* **Familiar Communication:** (使い魔交信, *Tsukaima Koushin*) Silica could issues commands to her pet, Pina.
* **Acrobatics:** (軽業 (アクロバット) , Akurobatto) Silica was skilled with acrobatics enough to preform backflips.

## Differences from the Original

Like her original counterpart, Silica is very positive and happy. The childishness of the abridged Silica though is more exaggerated and prominent. The abridged Silica also has a far more negative attitude towards Kirito, while her original counterpart adores him. Also, she didn't have a neglectful past or devolve into a murderous rampage when Pina failed to come back, as Pina was successfully revived.

## Quotes

"*Screw this! I don't need you! I'll form my own party! It's just gonna be me and Pina and it's gonna be awesome! [...] This is not awesome! This is the opposite of awesome!*"
—Silica leaving her Party, and the immediate aftermath.

"*Oh my goodness. Pina... Are you evolving? Yes Pina! Evolve into a beautiful Dragon and we'll fly through the night to freedom!*"
—Silica before Pina's death.

"*Don't take this the wrong way, Mr. Kirito. I'm grateful for your help, but yoooou're, like, the worst person I've ever met.*"
—Silica turning down Kirito's offer to go on more adventures.

## Voice Actor

* In the Japanese dub, Silica is voiced by Rina Hidaka.
* In the English dub, Silica is voiced by Christine Marie Cabanos.
* In the abridged series, Silica is voiced by Rachel Michelle Thompson.

## Trivia

* Silica's name means Silicon Dioxide (SiO2). She even ties her hair two ring baubles which symbolize two oxygen atoms bound to her.