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* ShoutOutThemeNaming: InUniverse. [[spoiler:As far as Grandis and Kizmel know, they know of a much older guy who is responsible for having saved Grandis and Kizmel's life numerous times, named Erik. Kizmel chose Chronicler's surname by calling him the "son of Erik", to which Grandis agreed with because of the fact Grandis didn't want Chronicler to have his own surname out of fear of people tracking Chronicler back to him. Too bad Kirigaya Ken decided to tarnish the name with his old man's surname of no other relation...]]
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: [[spoiler:The entire reason for the delays in the first arc finale and the second arc proper after that can be boiled down to Chronicler (a young adult) getting into a bad situation that even Grandis (his father and the [[AuthorAvatar author's avatar]]) is completely powerless to get him out of, and has to be ForcedToWatch as Chronicler as he knows him is taken away from him in a situation that not even Chronicler will be able to defend himself from.]]
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* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: [[spoiler:Despite what everyone thinks, it's ''not'' him causing destruction while possessed by Chronicler Prime; that's not even of his own will. What ''is'' of his own will, however, is the complete and utter genocide of the Naotolis species save for Silver Naotolis' miraculous survival, if only to die after birthing Minerva. Note Silver Naotolis ''kept insisting'' Chronicler wouldn't go through with it, considering that up until he actually ''does'', Silver Naotolis [[WrongGenreSavvy thought of Chronicler as being far too innocent to carry it out.]]]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[Film/ShinGodzilla "Who Will Know"]]
* NeverLiveItDown: InUniverse with [[spoiler:the complete genocide of the Naotolis species in the second arc, which not even Grandis is willing to defend Chronicler over considering he ''badly'' needs Minerva's loyalty, and Minerva is effectively the last remaining Naotolis due to her mother being the late Silver Naotolis.]]
--> Grandis: I know at least... two, who will never forgive you for that ''callous'' decision of yours. Unlike with [[spoiler:Chronicler Prime]], however, you have nobody to blame but yourself this time.
--> Grandis: I know at least... two, who will never forgive you for that ''callous'' decision of yours. Unlike with [[spoiler:Chronicler Prime]], however, you have nobody to blame but yourself this time.
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** [[spoiler:Even though the aftermath of it only lasts a month until he first is shown outside of the virtual world again, he ends up becoming bound to the virtual worlds in the second arc and can't permanently stay in the real world whether he wants to or not so long as he's only got 72 hours total he can spend outside of virtual reality until he either dies, or finds a means to fix his glitched mind and body.]]
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** [[spoiler:Even though the aftermath of it only lasts a month until he first is shown outside of the virtual world again, he ends up becoming bound to the virtual worlds in the second arc and can't permanently stay in the real world whether he wants to or not so long as he's only got 72 hours total a small time frame each day he can spend outside of virtual reality until he either dies, or finds a means to fix his glitched mind and body.body, or simply retreats into virtual reality to turn back the countdown at a sluggish pace.]]
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** "I can't." [[spoiler:In response to being asked to stay the night with Suguha after TheirFirstTime, in which he responds how he's now bound to virtual reality and has to go back into the virtual world for who knows how long until a fix for him can be found.]]
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** "I can't." [[spoiler:In response to being asked to stay the night with Suguha after TheirFirstTime, in which he responds how he's now bound to virtual reality and has to go back into the virtual world at least 120 hours for every 12 hours he spends in the real world, for who knows how long until a fix for him can be found.found, lest he risk severe damage to himself.]]
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** [[spoiler:The aftermath of the first arc and during the entire second arc he's only got 72 hours he can spend in reality total, with no way to recharge the timer or anything, and is the biggest source of drama to occur in the second arc regarding his limited chance to stay in the real world at the risk of dying for real once his time is up. Stormcloud apparently hides from everyone that he can cure Chronicler of this glitch, but he's hesitant because of how Chronicler can't simply be gift wrapped things to him so lightly.]]
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** [[spoiler:The aftermath of the first arc and during the entire second arc he's only got 72 12 hours he can spend in reality total, with no way total before he has to recharge in the timer or anything, virtual world for 120 hours, and is the biggest source of drama to occur in the second arc regarding his limited chance to stay in the real world at the risk of dying for real once his time is up.up, or the fact Suguha now has to only be able to spend a small amount of time every approximate week with her boyfriend. Stormcloud apparently hides from everyone that he can cure Chronicler of this glitch, but he's hesitant because of how Chronicler can't simply be gift wrapped things to him so lightly.]]
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** [[spoiler:During the final showdown with Silver Naotolis, Chronicler uses up all of his remaining time left for the fight proper, and ends up dying to Naotolis' onslaught. Stormcloud by this point had already fused with Chronicler, but hasn't seemingly fixed him at all. Stormcloud and Chronicler have a conversation with each other via a JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind, in which Chronicler has no choice but for Stormcloud to perform a HeroicSacrifice to revive Chronicler, but at the same time giving Chronicler access to his Phase 5 form Delta Silver for the first time.]]
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** [[spoiler:During the final showdown with Silver Naotolis, Chronicler uses up all of his remaining time left for the fight proper, and ends up dying to Naotolis' onslaught. Stormcloud by this point had already fused with Chronicler, but hasn't seemingly fixed him at all. Stormcloud and Chronicler have a conversation with each other via a JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind, in which Chronicler has no choice but for Stormcloud to perform a HeroicSacrifice to revive Chronicler, but at the same time giving Chronicler access to his Phase 5 form Delta Silver for the first time.]]]]
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* OurHomunculiAreDifferent: Due to how he was conceived in the first place, he's a Homunculi by proxy due to his mother's bizarre reproductive abilities. However, despite this, the only actual Homunculi trait about Chronicler is his short height (4'3"), since otherwise Chronicler is fully formed like any other adult human aside from being significantly smaller than normal. Grandis further speculates whether or not Chronicler's size has anything to do with a given power he has inherent from his Ultrarian human DNA.
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* RageBreakingPoint: [[spoiler:The climax of the first arc of ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition'' has him going ''[[WhamShot ballistic]]'' against Ken.]]
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** "[[BewareTheNiceOnes You!]] ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Big!!]]'' '''''[[RageBreakingPoint JERK!!!]]'''''" [[spoiler:For context, Chronicler is presumed dead because of the aftermath of Ryusei Takato being beaten out of him, leaving Chronicler's body limp and motionless. Second, when Ken is trying to kill a weakened Grandis in cold blood, this line is spoken with increasing intensity as Chronicler's body not only revives on the spot, but ''immediately'' powers up to Phase 4 in record timing.]]
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* AdaptationalBadass: His original incarnation lacks many of the powers he showcases here, despite all of his incarnations having the same basis as each other. This is because of RealLifeWritesThePlot in regards to his different incarnations. Chronicler, as we see him here, is the first incarnation of Chronicler to be made after the demigod skills in ''Mabinogi'' were obtained by his original avatar basis, as well as the first to have been around while said original basis first acquired a [[InfinityPlusOneSword Spirit Weapon]].
* AdaptationOriginConnection: [[spoiler:He wasn't Grandis' son in his prior incarnations, which is something that came up purely for this incarnation of Chronicler. His Spirit Weapon also didn't originally be the one in charge of giving Chronicler an actual name, but that could be excusable since Chronicler's ''Mabinogi'' basis didn't even ''have'' a Spirit Weapon yet.]]
* AdaptationOriginConnection: [[spoiler:He wasn't Grandis' son in his prior incarnations, which is something that came up purely for this incarnation of Chronicler. His Spirit Weapon also didn't originally be the one in charge of giving Chronicler an actual name, but that could be excusable since Chronicler's ''Mabinogi'' basis didn't even ''have'' a Spirit Weapon yet.]]
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* EmpathicWeapon: [[spoiler:The Z.E.R.0. turns out to be this for Chronicler in a more exclusive way than with Eidolon, considering the Z.E.R.0.'s current personality and name ultimately determines the name and personality of the current incarnation of Chronicler.]]
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* TomTheDarkLord: Not Chronicler himself, but [[spoiler:the Z.E.R.0.'s personality embodied within Chronicler is what ultimately reveals to Chronicler his own true name, as well as the Z.E.R.0.'s current name. This is where the name Damion ultimately comes from in reality. As for the Z.E.R.0. itself, it's more AmbiguouslyEvil at best, especially considering it serves either Chronicler or Eidolon based on whomever currently possesses it.]]
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* InNameOnly: His Eriksen surname isn't actually his; nor does it belong to [[spoiler:Kizmel]] for that matter. [[spoiler:It's a derogatory term used by Ken as to basically call both Kizmel and Chronicler "demons", considering the only guy aside from Ken himself who ever bore the surname Eriksen legitimately [[SatanicArchetype was effectively the Devil himself]].]]
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* LackOfEmpathy: He shows ''zero'' concern for the neighborhood when he casually showcases his Runic Laser to Kazuto for the first time, which Kirito is actually shocked with judging by his OhCrap reaction to it. [[spoiler:Sure, Chronicler didn't try and destroy anything with it, but how was Kirito supposed to know that when he realized what Chronicler was beginning to charge in his hand?]] Not helping matters is that Chronicler very clearly disturbed the peace, since it was nighttime, car alarms went off like no tomorrow, and the entire ground shook in addition to the obvious bright flash from the laser setting off alarms in people's head for those still awake.
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* LackOfEmpathy: LackOfEmpathy:
** He shows ''zero'' concern for the neighborhood when he casually showcases his Runic Laser to Kazuto for the first time, which Kirito is actually shocked with judging by his OhCrap reaction to it. [[spoiler:Sure, Chronicler didn't try and destroy anything with it, but how was Kirito supposed to know that when he realized what Chronicler was beginning to charge in his hand?]] Not helping matters is that Chronicler very clearly disturbed the peace, since it was nighttime, car alarms went off like no tomorrow, and the entire ground shook in addition to the obvious bright flash from the laser setting off alarms in people's head for those stillawake.awake.
** [[spoiler:When he ends up meeting Minerva later down the line, his entire decision to commit mass genocide against the Naotolis as Delta Silver for the first time ''finally'' begins to bite him in the ass. True, Naotolis was AlwaysChaoticEvil to the extreme, but when [[TokenHeroicOrc Minerva]] is asked to join forces with Chronicler, [[RealityEnsues she naturally has zero reason to want to sympathize with someone who has no regret for killing off her predecessor form's entire species.]]]]
** He shows ''zero'' concern for the neighborhood when he casually showcases his Runic Laser to Kazuto for the first time, which Kirito is actually shocked with judging by his OhCrap reaction to it. [[spoiler:Sure, Chronicler didn't try and destroy anything with it, but how was Kirito supposed to know that when he realized what Chronicler was beginning to charge in his hand?]] Not helping matters is that Chronicler very clearly disturbed the peace, since it was nighttime, car alarms went off like no tomorrow, and the entire ground shook in addition to the obvious bright flash from the laser setting off alarms in people's head for those still
** [[spoiler:When he ends up meeting Minerva later down the line, his entire decision to commit mass genocide against the Naotolis as Delta Silver for the first time ''finally'' begins to bite him in the ass. True, Naotolis was AlwaysChaoticEvil to the extreme, but when [[TokenHeroicOrc Minerva]] is asked to join forces with Chronicler, [[RealityEnsues she naturally has zero reason to want to sympathize with someone who has no regret for killing off her predecessor form's entire species.]]]]
* TheOmniscient: Not directly, but [[spoiler:as Delta Silver, he can use "Omnilock" as a means of locking on to every individual who registers with a certain select search category. Using this, he locks on to and takes aim at ''every single specimen of Naotolis to ever exist at once''.]]
* UnflinchingWalk: [[spoiler:As Delta Silver towards Tyrion fused with Silver Naotolis, complete with a DeathGlare he holds eternal the entire moment.]]
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* WhamShot: [[spoiler:Chapter 20 of ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition'' with Chronicler's [[OhCrap (first)]] [[PaintItBlack usage of his white cloak]]. Not only does this costume switch signal the final parts of the first arc, but it also doubles as {{Foreshadowing}} for the future appearances of Chronicler as well.]]
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** [[spoiler:Chapter 20 of ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition'' with Chronicler's [[OhCrap (first)]] [[PaintItBlack usage of his white cloak]]. Not only does this costume switch signal the final parts of the first arc, but it also doubles as {{Foreshadowing}} for the future appearances of Chronicler as well.]]
** [[spoiler:Fusing with Stormcloud to become Delta Silver is another one, considering it was doubted Chronicler could even attain the form, yet alone under the circumstances that he was more than likely dead just before the FusionDance occurred.]]
** [[spoiler:Chapter 20 of ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition'' with Chronicler's [[OhCrap (first)]] [[PaintItBlack usage of his white cloak]]. Not only does this costume switch signal the final parts of the first arc, but it also doubles as {{Foreshadowing}} for the future appearances of Chronicler as well.]]
** [[spoiler:Fusing with Stormcloud to become Delta Silver is another one, considering it was doubted Chronicler could even attain the form, yet alone under the circumstances that he was more than likely dead just before the FusionDance occurred.]]
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* InkSuitActor: Of the author's ''Mabinogi'' avatar of from which Chronicler gets his design and abilities from as shown best [[https://mf217.deviantart.com/art/Chronicler-698547983 here]].
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* HumanSubspecies: Is a hybrid of the real-life ''Homo sapiens sapiens'' and the fictional ''Homo sapiens ultimorius''. As a result, Chronicler is considered a demigod in terms of classification and overall power.
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* NonIndicativeName: Has the last name of Eriksen despite neither he nor his mother being even remotely related to Enric Eriksen or Kirigaya Ken. Sure, Ken mentions he has a sister, but she's long dead ''years'' before Chronicler's mother was created. [[spoiler:Chronicler and his mother even having the surname in question is actually an insult from Ken to demean them both because of their AI natures, essentially equating them to the devil.]]
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* StatusBuff: [[spoiler:On top of his already ludicrous amount of power as Phase 4, during the first arc's climax, just before he's engaged by a Stormcloud powered Soul Linked Suguha, he uses his own unstable and explosive aura to strengthen himself from far beyond an SAO player avatar's stats ever could reach alone. This also allows him to make easier usage of Ryujin Soul, considering it's otherwise severe energy bar consumptions by virtue of being fueled off of HP, MP, and Stamina.]]
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* FantasticNuke: [[spoiler:Ryujin Soul, an ability from his Phase 4 form, effectively serves this purpose although it takes the form of a WavMotionGun.]]
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* FantasticNuke: [[spoiler:Ryujin Soul, an ability from his Phase 4 form, effectively serves this purpose although it takes the form of a WavMotionGun.]]
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* SaveTheVillain: [[spoiler:What he ultimately does to end his conflict with Kirigaya Ken once and for all; vaporizing Silver Naotolis just before she can remotely attempt to kill Ken.]]
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* InformedAttribute: His short height doesn't make too much sense at times considering at a glance, as seen in his picture above, he looks ([[OffModel or is supposed to look]]) relatively normal in appearance. It's a more {{Justified}} trope in that one needs to physically see Chronicler for themselves in person to truly understand why the height issue is known in the first place.
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* InformedAttribute: His short height 4'3" height; he's described as short, yes, but he doesn't make too much sense at times considering at a glance, as seen in his picture above, look this short; he looks ([[OffModel on average 5'0" or is supposed to look]]) relatively normal in appearance. It's a more in the fics proper. {{Justified}} trope since this is because his original basis in ''Mabinogi'' is technically 4'3" according to official statistics on player character model heights, and that one needs the choice in rebirth when the author plays as him is to physically see use to make Stormcloud seem larger by comparison, since otherwise Stormcloud looks "too small". Chronicler for themselves in person reality is more closer to truly understand why the height issue 5' range more than he is known in the first place.any less or any significantly more.
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* MeaningfulName: Is named after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints_Cosmas_and_Damian the Saint Damian]][[spoiler:, which gives hints to Eidolon's true name as well. As for Chronicler's last name, while Grandis isn't named Erik, he and Kizmel both have known a man named Erik who had save both of their lives at numerous points, combined with the fact Erik is Kizmel's father figure as she had developed from a mere AI.]]
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* [[spoiler:ResetButton:]] [[spoiler:His Runic Ability's functions, due to having been inherited from Zaalim's Deity Rune, allows for Chronicler to perform a much larger scale version of this than what the supercomputer is capable of by itself.]]
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* [[UsefulNotes/ForTheLoveOfMany Swinging]]: As Chronicler learns to adapt to life as a normal person, he's given Suguha's consent right from the start that Chronicler is free to have sex with other women so long as she's informed of his partners, and that Chronicler ''especially'' has their consent.
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* [[spoiler:TimeStandsStill:]] [[spoiler:His Runic Ability allows him to effectively stop time ''completely'' except for himself or anyone who is capable of [[NoSell No-Selling]] the effects by default.]]
* [[spoiler:TimeStandsStill:]] [[spoiler:His Runic Ability allows him to effectively stop time ''completely'' except for himself or anyone who is capable of [[NoSell No-Selling]] the effects by default.]]
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* HardWorkHardlyWorks: The trope is {{Averted}} twice when it comes to his initial two fights with Grandis. As Phase 3, even though Chronicler is developing how to better use it, he's not experienced in the slightest with fighting a being who more or less has the same power set and has been around for far longer to the point he no longer needs his own Phase 3 form. When Chronicler acquires Phase 4, [[spoiler:it's technically more of a {{Subversion}} because while the stronger abilities ''[[ExactWords initially]]'' give him an advantage, he drains his stamina and energy too quickly before he can deal any knockout blows to Grandis and thus Grandis is able to defeat Chronicler once more.]]
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* KarmicMisfire: [[spoiler:Doesn't even realize the events of the final bits of the first arc was never truly his own fault when everyone, except for the people who knew about it, blames for all of the destruction caused when he was possessed by his prior incarnation and Nobuyuki. This ends up becoming a CynicismCatalyst for Chronicler, since he feels that the entire incident, even when he learns his past incarnation was to truly blame, is only his own fault and nobody else's.]]
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* KarmicMisfire: [[spoiler:Doesn't even realize the events of the final bits of the first arc was never truly his own fault when everyone, except for the people who knew about it, blames him for all of the destruction caused when he was possessed by his prior incarnation and Nobuyuki. This ends up becoming a CynicismCatalyst for Chronicler, since he feels that the entire incident, even when he learns his past incarnation was to truly blame, is only his own fault and nobody else's.]]
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* NiceGuy: Questionable morality and occasional {{Jerkass}} behavior aside, this seems to be his biggest appeal to others around him and most definitely shows his innocence; when he first meets Suguha, he offers to pay for various in-game items and a Mount for her to get started with, solely out of wanting to have a friend alone. Even though he went overboard with Suguha accusing him of trying to hit on her, Suguha still relents to the niceness she sees in Chronicler is at least honest, which eventually leads into their romantic relationship.
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* NervousWreck: Initially when it comes to flirting with Suguha and trying to court her; he's too busy thinking with trying to impress her so that he can eventually bed her, but he's taken off guard when it comes to the smaller steps in-between the beginning of a relationship and eventual sex.
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* SociallyAwkwardHero: ''In spades''. For starters there's the extremely {{Adorkable}} habits he develops around [[LoveInterest Suguha]] that makes his attempts to be flirty reduce him to a NervousWreck on the spot, and the fact Chronicler as a whole doesn't have a whole lot of knowledge on social customs to where he develops certain attributes such as his {{Lust}} for Suguha, sometimes taken to awkward degrees, as well as, scarily enough in some situations, LackOfEmpathy.
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* LackOfEmpathy: He shows ''zero'' concern for the neighborhood when he casually showcases his Runic Laser to Kazuto for the first time, which Kirito is actually shocked with judging by his OhCrap reaction to it. [[spoiler:Sure, Chronicler didn't try and destroy anything with it, but how was Kirito supposed to know that when he realized what Chronicler was beginning to charge in his hand?]] Not helping matters is that Chronicler very clearly disturbed the peace, since it was nighttime, car alarms went off like no tomorrow, and the entire ground shook in addition to the obvious bright flash from the laser setting off alarms in people's head for those still awake.
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* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: How surprisingly creepy he can be at times due to certain attributes such as a partial LackOfEmpathy, some of his more PsychopathicManchild tendencies, as well as the fact he's by technical definition an UltimateLifeform in a mortal body.
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* UltimateLifeform: Not to the insane degree as Mirror M, but he definitely qualifies when you consider what role he plays in hindsight after his initial debut.
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* AwakeningTheSleepingGiant: His role in ''The Fastest Thing Alive'' in a nutshell; he's only 8 years old at the time, true, but that isn't stopping him from being able to access Phase 3[[spoiler:and Phase 4]] in case his mind determines he's in mortal danger.
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* CastFromHitPoints: Phase 3 Chronicler (initially) plays this trope straight when using the form.
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! Chronicler[[spoiler:/Damion Eriksen]]
!!! Species: ''H. s. ultimorius'' x ''H. s. sapiens''
!!! Threat Category: 10 (''Reflection Code'')[=/=]5 (''Sword Art Online: Special Edition'')[=/=]2 (''Truth and Ideals'')/0 (''Operation R.E.B.O.O.T.'' onward)
!!! Weakness: Soul link devices, multiple strong opponents swarming him at once, extremely bright and sudden flashes of light, incredibly high pitched sounds.
!!! Debut: [[spoiler:''Truth and Ideals'']]
!!! Voice Actor: Sarah Natochenny
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[[caption-width-right:350:"Drop the pretenses already!"]]
The lead protagonist of ''Citadel of the Heart'', '''Chronicler''' is a mysterious, human-like entity who doesn't seem to have a proper understanding of the real world. Mainly because, well, he did not originate from the real world. Originally born in virtual reality, Chronicler grew up an isolated, sheltered life until a confrontation with Mirror M forced him out into the open against his prior knowledge, and the event severely traumatized him ever since. Spending the next three months back in virtual reality, Chronicler has attempted to make friends with people on SAO, but he keeps noticing an odd trend whenever he does; often times his friends will "disappear", and never come back, even if they're genuine when they promise they will come back. Chronicler thinks that when someone disappears, they die and are never going to come back; Chronicler cannot process in his mind that they simply log off. After striking a friendship with Kirigaya Suguha, he ends up developing a crush on her due to her pretty appearance, but is too quick with his selflessness to give her valuable early game items. Suguha, determined to be Chronicler's friend after hearing him out, ends up disappearing while Chronicler falls asleep at a lighthouse the two spent some time at together.
Chronicler, while asleep, ends up semi-materializing in Suguha's bedroom after he originally had the intent of "making himself disappear" like the others had before; when he saw Suguha's true form before him, uttering her words to protect him at all costs, Chronicler felt a sudden jolt of pain in his leg as he forced himself back into virtual reality, just as Suguha barely misses seeing Chronicler appear before her. The next day, Chronicler shows up again in real-life, this time clad in a new uniform while keeping on the black cloak, in which Chronicler now sports a cuff on his left leg to which Suguha attempts to strike a friendly meeting with him while on the back of her mind she's not wanting to fully believe who she is seeing is Chronicler. Chronicler, however, quickly tells her to drop the pretenses as he already knows who Suguha is, and just as he panics thinking he had screwed up, Chronicler attempts to flee back into virtual reality, only for Suguha to forcefully grab him from behind in embrace, but also get dragged into virtual reality with him.
As Chronicler now tries to help regain his energy so he can take Suguha back, he begins to tell Suguha of his origins; he and his "older sibling" Mirror M were part of a military project to create a communication jamming device, and generally function as a weapon of mass destruction. Mirror M fully qualified for the part and had existed for decades prior to Chronicler, whereas Chronicler was an accidental result of this project. When he's done explaining and floats down into the pool of water that'll rejuvenate his systems, he seems to show more fear of Suguha now that she knows the truth more so than the other way around. As Suguha attempts to approach him to try and get him to calm down, her attempt to rush towards him and hug him causes his memory to flash back to when Mirror M attempted to eat him alive during his escape, and Chronicler trips as he tries to run; flailing and screaming with superhuman force to be let go of frantically. As he lays a misering wreck, Suguha eventually manages to calm down Chronicler, and after a moment or so of an embrace, both of them head back into the real-world, where Suguha insists Chronicler to stay for his own sake.
!! Tropes that apply to Chronicler
* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:Take your pick between adoptive or biological; both of them were abusive to Chronicler in varying ways; Grandis just more or less was ParentalNeglect since he was barely there for Chronicler up until a few months after he turned 18. Grandis' physical beatdown of Chronicler in Chapter 16, while definitely falling under this category, was also subject to blame from AlcoholInducedIdiocy on Grandis' part at the same time and he actually does show remorse after everyone has left the vicinity he's in.]]
* {{Adorkable}}: Chronicler tries and tries too much to impress Suguha, and when Suguha wants to make an advance or is expecting an advance he quickly becomes nervous.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Both physical and mental kinds, due to his heritage.
** Why is he so short and yet looks otherwise just fine for his age? Grandis guesses it's because of his hybrid nature, considering Grandis' 5'8" is ''technically'' also incredibly short by his own race's standards. [[spoiler:Considering Grandis' brother and Chronicler's uncle by extent is over 11 feet tall and weighing nearly 1,000 pounds, Grandis isn't joking with the possibility this is the case.]]
* AscendedMeme: For the reason Chronicler is called an "Edgelord" so much especially in the early chapters and the second arc, the author uses his ''Mabinogi'' based avatar as a heavily shrouded, black robed individual who is a KnifeNut who goes about hunting and farming mobs for gold and rare loot so he can sell them akin to a shady businessman in the form of an effective {{Manchild}} body due to his avatar being the 10 year old age, but characterizing him as 18 years or older and simply having the 10 year old height and some of his wardrobe and hairstyle reference ''{{Theatre/Hamlet}}'', whom the main title character also had an EmoTeen personality going on for him and also had a VagueAge factor. [[spoiler:As we see in the second arc, Chronicler was also indeed a shady businessman who indeed farmed a lot of mobs for money and rare loot to sell or to collect for himself whenever the situation wasn't about trying to befriend others. Not to mention the ''Hamlet'' comparisons go further once Chronicler begins to show more of his true colors here and there.]]
* TheAtoner: {{Deconstructed}} because [[spoiler:he didn't even actually commit a crime]] but, during the second arc, [[spoiler:it's clear he's suffering a SanitySlippage and having a StepfordSmiler act going on. It isn't until the Naotolis fight that he finally has his JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind and fully reactivates himself.]]
* AwakeningTheSleepingGiant: His role in ''The Fastest Thing Alive'' in a nutshell; he's only 8 years old at the time, true, but that isn't stopping him from being able to access Phase 3[[spoiler:and Phase 4]] in case his mind determines he's in mortal danger.
* BeneathTheMask:
** Is a much more noted {{Jerkass}} when he's not surrounded by people he's familiar with, and he's more eager to show this side of him when there's only a select few individuals among his friends around or if one of the people in the room has a nasty issue pertaining to Chronicler's own knowledge and is trying to provoke Chronicler in a way they might not even realize.
** Not to mention just how horny he actually is for Suguha than what he otherwise makes it out to be. Sometime during the first arc, he has a wet dream of her that escalates from an innocent date to a full on hardcore session with each other in numerous different positions. That and when he actually ''does'' get to have sex with her for real, he's so caught up in it he completely forgets to use a condom until after he already climaxed inside of Suguha. Thankfully Suguha was already taking protection herself anyways.
** [[spoiler:There are heavy implications every once in a while when Chronicler is to himself that he's more vile underneath the surface than he otherwise lets himself to be known. Take note of how he's more prone to being a {{Jerkass}} the less familiar he is with a group of people, or his rather shady behavior in ''Truth and Ideals''. It all seems to imply that Chronicler is hiding some form of villainy from the normally the more heroic exterior be otherwise has. He's not the BigBad, true, but he's got enough qualities to possibly be close enough to a BigBadFriend.]]
* [[spoiler:BigBadFriend:]] [[spoiler:While he's not a BigBad, or heck even a true villain at the current time, Chronicler has shown [[BeneathTheMask on different circumstances]] to showcase sides of his personality that he's more vile in nature than he lets others believe him to be. For that matter, even though Chronicler doesn't exhibit any noteworthy evil traits to him, Maleviolet refuses to let anybody ride him who is truly evil, and has consistently refused to allow Chronicler to ride him for this reason alone, and yet Eidolon rides Maleviolet just fine.]]
* [[spoiler:BigBadWannabe:]] [[spoiler:Not even the actual BigBad of the first arc of ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition'', but rather his vessel from whom the actual BigBad uses as a puppet to do his actions.]]
* CainAndAbel: Has this dynamic with Eidolon. [[spoiler:Who is meant to be who in this dynamic, however, is a RiddleForTheAges.]]
* TheCameo: [[spoiler:Shows up as an 8 year old in ''The Fastest Thing Alive'', in which he activates his [[SuperMode Phase 4 form]] as a BonusBoss type of enemy, all the while Chronicler's usual innocence appears to be... hidden behind his sleep walking.]]
* CastFromHitPoints: Phase 3 Chronicler (initially) plays this trope straight when using the form.
* CharacterDevelopment: Starts off rather anti-social to a degree, and a very horny young adult who all but flat out wants to get into Suguha's pants, with a bit of {{Jerkass}} tendencies towards some people. While he's also rather naive, Chronicler eventually begins to grow a spine when it comes to socialization, and his {{Jerkass}} tendencies are less being unintentional about it, as well as his hormones being more in control once he finally has sex with Suguha in the wake of the dance.
* ChivalrousPervert: Doesn't let his lust for Suguha take over his mind until Suguha begins to force him to reveal this hidden lust for sex with her. By the time the dance is about to begin in the first arc, Suguha is deliberately tempting Chronicler with suggestive hints that she wants to have sex just as much as he does.
* ConflictKiller: [[spoiler:The mere instant he overloads Robotnik's machine and powers up to Phase 3 alone should've been enough, but Chronicler's mental programming quickly escalated it further by activating his Phase 4 form and thus forcing the primary focus of the threat to be on Chronicler.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Due to not having had a chance to grow up with proper human nature to his behavior, he had a lot of trouble coping with the stress of the breakout, and his life in SAO afterwards as he failed to recognize people who "vanished" were just logging out and not disappearing forever. [[spoiler:Then cue the fact his entire origin was something he never had any control over because of his Ultimorian Deity ancestry.]]
* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of Marty Stus. Chronicler's abilities are justified due to his AI origin, Chronicler's not even trying to attract multiple women so much as [[RealityEnsues they're just naturally attracted to youthful men]], and Chronicler's a complete dork when it comes to trying to be romantic with Suguha. Not only that, but he's also one of the few times the author chooses to ship a canon character with an OC such as Chronicler, and not because he wanted to ship Chronicler with Suguha; he just wanted Suguha to drop the {{Incest Is Relative}} plotline entirely from her canon self, so that she has no romantic attraction to Kazuto here.
* {{Deconstruction}}:
** The first arc's finale has him UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming ''himself'' because he never realized [[spoiler:he was possessed as the FinalBoss of the first arc, and thus believes everything that had happened is all his fault]]. Even when he stops blaming himself by the beginning of the second arc, when Suguha or the others aren't around, he most definitely still is.
** His TookALevelInJerkass nature regarding his confrontation and interaction with people at Suguha's school is because his {{Adorkable}} side is taking a backseat to what he's truly like when he's not around people he's otherwise familiar with.
** The fact he's taken into care by Kazuto, Asuna, and Suguha after showing off his Runic Laser ability is because nothing they could do at the current moment would allow them to realistically prevent themselves from being wiped out if Chronicler so much as remotely turns against them.
** By the time ''Truth and Ideals'' happens, Chronicler showcases a fair amount of KnightTemplar qualities, such as initially condemning a whole universe to perish before deciding to intervene himself, while using Eidolon as the fall-guy for the most part. None of the ambassadors see through the ruse Chronicler may or may not have going on, although [[TheOmniscient Grandis]] is already wary about the developments his son is showing now that well over a year had passed since ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition''.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:At a young age, a Scyphozoa was used against him to extract the Gatekeeper ability, and once it reached 99% drained, but is suddenly forced to stop at that percentage because of Chronicler's runes activating and ''reversing the process until the Scyphozoa ends up being drained of its own abilities before being launched out at immense speeds into the real world severely damaged and in pieces''.]]
* EmoTeen: See AscendedMeme above.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He's not willing to go through sexual desires that involve no consent given or even possible from the other side; he's incredibly horny, true, but he's not a rapist.
* FairyCompanion: [[spoiler:What's inside the box that Mirror M gives Grandis to give to Suguha later in Chapter 17; AI-069 Gemini. AI-069 Gemini is a sprite capable of taking the form of two separate individuals based off of whom the initial user of it accesses it and has Gemini coded to resemble as one half, in which the other half will seek out the other individual and ask them if they want this particular half to copy the person with the opposite half. In short, Suguha gains a sprite in Chronicler's image, and Chronicler awakens from his slumber in gleeful surprise that he has a chance to still be with Suguha through a sprite. Consequently, since the AIs are designed to relay messages between the two partners, this is oddly enough used as a LoopholeAbuse to their current StarCrossedLovers situation.]]
* FatalFlaw: {{Lust}}. Be it his desire to rock Suguha's world so ''very'' badly, his numerous attempts to try and persuade Suguha with various courtship tactics to finally have a chance at her, the implication he walked with Suguha out into the forest to try and have sex with her there in privacy[[note]](considering Chronicler's SuperOCD NeatFreak tendencies made known later, the whole forest idea was most likely Suguha's own)[[/note]], the fact Kazuto doesn't even seem remotely phased at the prospect of Suguha being seen shirtless with Chronicler, be it whatever it implies for either of them, or most importantly the fact even though in the second arc, Chronicler does have sex with other women, he's only doing so because Suguha gave him permission and that he's otherwise a case of SingleTargetSexuality for Suguha to the point [[spoiler:he endangers his own life on too many occasions in the second arc solely to have sex by completely disregarding the timer on his life.]] Even Grandis admits that he himself was just as horny as Chronicler at his age and yet he wasn't as constantly determined for the desire for sex like Chronicler is.
* [[spoiler:FinalBoss:]] [[spoiler:Of the first arc of ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition''.]]
* {{Foil}}:
** He's essentially one to Asuna. Both of them are sensitive people who have things to cope with in their life because of things they want to be in life, but can only dream of it or fantasize about it, such as Asuna playing SAO to pretend to be an ActionGirl when she's a [[NonActionGuy Non-Action Gal]] in real-life, and how Chronicler wants to be a normal person living a normal life but is forever burdened by his distinct origins and heritage that forces him to live up to a lot of expectations. Not only that, but while Chronicler and Asuna are both {{Supreme Chef}}s when they showcase their cooking abilities, they're noticeably gender bent in who fills this role in terms of their love interest; Kazuto and Suguha can't cook at all in comparison worth their lives, even when Asuna and Chronicler try and teach them respectively. Not only that but whereas Asuna is a dark knight in her avatar, Chronicler is more of a paladin.
** He's ESPECIALLY one to Canon!Kirito. While both are some variation of EmoTeen, Kirito in the canon often had the plot make him the most powerful player with no real justification to the point some of his abilities feel like an AssPull. With Chronicler? Not even getting into his half Ultimorian DNA, he's half AI in terms of his composition; he's powerful because TheComputerIsACheatingBastard, and because of his Ultimorian DNA, he's able to take this advantage with him into the real world via an incredibly advanced HardLight.
* ForgetsToEat: Neglects his need to eat quite a lot to the point a few of the characters actively try and get him to sit down to eat properly for his health.
* FriendOrIdolDecision: Downplayed, considering it's a non-lethal example; sometime after [[spoiler:the bounty on him and Stormcloud ceases to exist]], a player approaches Chronicler via PM upon seeing him with Stormcloud, offering to basically buy out Stormcloud with wealth and possessions which he can easily translate over into the real world as well for Chronicler to do what he wants with it. However, despite Chronicler not having been with Stormcloud very long, he states that Stormcloud is simply not for sale, and the buyer goes off on his way as if nothing happened, but Chronicler and Stormcloud give each other a curious gaze. [[spoiler:This all indicates that the bond between the two is far, far stronger than what is apparently known, as well as being the catalyst for why the two can [[FusionDance Hyper Fuse into]] [[SuperMode Delta Silver]].]]
* GagPenis: Unintentional had it not been for the author rolling with it while he still had a chance to change his mind. His dick isn't any longer than 6 inches, which wouldn't seem too out of left field, but once you take into account Chronicler's height...
--> [[LoveInterest Suguha]]: [='=]''Good lord with a dick that big it honestly makes you wonder what he'd be like at a more normal human male height, doesn't it?''[='=]
* HalfHumanHybrid:
** [[spoiler:A dark elf and Ultrarian human analog hybrid, which leads to his UnstableGeneticCode influencing his behavior or abilities beyond what a normal human could or would ever do.]]
** [[spoiler:Technically said dark elf is an AI that when Chronicler was conceived, was inhabiting a cyborg body that she was originally not designed for, but Grandis had given her so that she could properly learn what senses were due to her android bodies not working for her. Grandis meanwhile is technically human by virtue being an Ultrarian analog to them, but that's just about it when you take into consideration his absurd abilities of which Chronicler inherited a few and some of them combined with his mother's VNA to create unique abilities. These are what drive a lot of the conflict relating to Chronicler early in the story; because they can't tell if he's genuinely an innocent NaiveNewcomer or if he's a BitchInSheepsClothing.]]
* HormoneAddledTeenager:
** Seems to have thoughts on the back of his mind whether he realizes it or not about wanting to bang Suguha badly. The more closer to the dance arc as the story progresses, the more addled he becomes towards Suguha to the point of making more bold attempts to court her than he normally would.
** In Chapter 19 he ends up dreaming about it as well, and he denies having done so when Suguha asks him as to why his pants are moist with a large bulge prominent beside his thigh.
* {{Irony}}: Often doesn't get enough to eat even by the beginning half of the second arc. First class he takes at Suguha's school upon his choice? Cooking.
* InterspeciesRomance:
** Defied; it's a PlatonicLifePartners-like friendship he has with Cream the Rabbit, considering they're both around the same age. [[spoiler:Considering it's ultimately Cream who gets Chronicler to snap out of his own power high, it says wonders as to how much ThePowerOfLove actually works in this continuity.]]
** Although to be fair his entire romance with Suguha could technically be a more straightforward example for the most part. Depends on how much you view him as being different from a normal human depending on how he's acting at any given time.
* IntimateHealing: [[spoiler:In the epilogue of the first arc, when he's just beginning to regain his senses after having woken up, he's treated to a warm bath shared with Suguha, and then both of them having sex in bed to try and get Chronicler's energy back up to normal levels. Apparently the warm bath was all he needed; Grandis comments on how the sex wasn't necessary and it perhaps made Chronicler's unique DNA become ''[[HormoneAddledTeenager too]]'' energetic.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: His more {{Jerkass}} sides are overshadowed by his more innocent, benevolent nature, even when his {{Jerkass}} side becomes more prevalent as he ages.
* {{Hallucinations}}: Begins to have these in the second arc as part of how his mind is trying to cope with having both a MindVirus infecting his system, as well as dealing with [[WhamEpisode the aftermath]] of the first arc. [[spoiler:Some of these may or may not actually be real.]]
* KarmicMisfire: [[spoiler:Doesn't even realize the events of the final bits of the first arc was never truly his own fault when everyone, except for the people who knew about it, blames for all of the destruction caused when he was possessed by his prior incarnation and Nobuyuki. This ends up becoming a CynicismCatalyst for Chronicler, since he feels that the entire incident, even when he learns his past incarnation was to truly blame, is only his own fault and nobody else's.]]
* {{Keet}}: He's cute for an otherwise {{Bishonen}} character, as the girls at Suguha's private school are take a liking to him because of his boyish qualities to him.
* KnifeNut: His primary DualWielding weapons of choice are daggers.
* KnightOfCerebus: A heroic example; he's treated like a potential candidate of being capable of driving humankind to extinction, and considering he's the son of the King of the Ultimorian Deities, he could easily attract too much divine attention to the human populace should any of them go too far against him. Not only that, but when Kazuto is paranoid and hiding behind the face of a stern older brother who wants to make sure Chronicler cannot do harm to his sister, Chronicler showcases to Kazuto his [[FrickinLaserBeams Runic]] [[WaveMotionGun Laser]] ability which completely has him shocked and horrified as to the implications that Chronicler has an immense amount of power that he only just saw the surface of because he knew from what Chronicler said that ''Chronicler was holding back immensely''.
* LikesOlderWomen: Inverted; older women at Suguha's school are attracted to Chronicler because of how youthful he looks as an 18 year old.
* LonersAreFreaks: He doesn't have any friends prior to meeting Suguha, who is his love interest, and everyone views him with caution even though he's a mere Level 60 compared to most of the other players staying in the Inn when he's introduced.
* MadnessMantra: '''''[[TraumaButton "LET GO OF ME!"]]'''''
* {{Manchild}}: Often behaves more like a younger teen than he does an 18 year old.
* MindVirus: Has one afflict him for the majority of the second arc which [[spoiler:threatens to kill him if not cured.]]
* TheNapoleon: While it's implied he's 5 feet ''at most'', his in-game basis from ''{{VideoGame/Mabinogi}}'' is technically 4'3" considering Chronicler's in-game model uses the 10 year old model for the references he's stacked up against for the most part. Mirror M apparently is the only one who directly notices just how ''puny'' Chronicler is, [[GroinAttack though he probably should have kept his big mouth shut about it.]]
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler:Immediately goes Delta Silver and violently engages Eidolon in a fight the first time they meet in this given incarnation.]]
* NominalHero: Often gets cited as this in his later arcs and age. Even when he debuts in ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition'', he has a motive to help Suguha, but it's clear he's hiding behind a more selfish intent which is trying to find a friend with her rather than anything heroic. Not only that, but when they become more intimate, he often stumbles with trying to hide the fact much of what he does he's motivated by a growing lust for Suguha and to have sex with her, and this only increases as the first arc progresses. Not helping matters is that Chronicler can easily be persuaded into doing dubious acts if it means fulfilling one of his motivations relating to impressing Suguha, keeping her safe, or doing the same with any of Suguha's friends or family.\\
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He does show a surprising LackOfEmpathy when it comes to how destructive his abilities are compared to how casually he tries to show them off, such as with his Runic Laser's first appearance in ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition'' where he flat out disturbed the peace in the neighborhood just to show off the move, and even with his claim he didn't try and hit anybody, who's to say he actually didn't by accident hit something due to the immense range of the beam? During his second encounter with Nobuyuki, even [[FauxAffablyEvil Nobuyuki]] is criticizing Chronicler for hiding his selfish motivations behind pseudo-heroic actions.
* NoodleIncident:
** The year between ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition'' and ''Truth and Ideals'' has him taking a good chunk of level in {{Jerkass}}, but he's also more mature at the same time and takes the initiative more than he does otherwise. Did Eidolon get to his head to where it altered Chronicler's behavior a whole lot? Or is Chronicler just beginning to go through an arc in which he begins to show his more negative qualities upfront?
** [[spoiler:Turns out his future self possibly isn't even the real him; his future existence is an ''{{Inverted}}'' ForegoneConclusion because the Deity Runes on Chronicler got too carried away with assuming that the Chronicler in ''Truth and Ideals'' would be Ryusei Takato, but not Damion Eriksen as we ultimately see in the aftermath of the first arc of ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition''. By the time the first arc comes around to a close, Takato is vaporized from existence, and the real Chronicler is stuck in virtual reality with only 72 hours to live if he enters the real world until the end of the second arc solves this at the cost of Stormcloud's life.]]
* OlympusMons: Of the AIs developed in the facility, Chronicler has the potential to be the most dangerous of the bunch even if he never directly attacks anybody. [[spoiler:His Gateway ability is the result of his hybrid nature involving one parent who had the ability but wasn't an AI in the form of Grandis, and the Gateway ability is essentially a reinforced version of his father's ability combined with his mother's AI nature. With it, he can give ''ANY'' other AI the ability to translate into {{Hard Light}}, of which they can then freely traverse between virtual and reality so long as nothing tries to block them.]]
* PaintItBlack: [[spoiler:He dons a white cloak the next day in Chapter 20 of ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition'', and there are heavy hints that he's NotHimself to some degrees, considering while initially nobody truly thinks of it otherwise, some of Chronicler's friends and Suguha are just feeling... ''off'', about just how regal and squeaky clean and healthy Chronicler is all of a sudden. The fact that Chronicler also learned to NoSell the CastFromHitPoints part of his Phase 3 form also disturbs everyone, considering their withheld fears of Chronicler becoming a threat are quickly proving to be a possibility.]]
* PassiveAggressiveKombat: [[spoiler:In ''Operation R.E.B.O.O.T.'', he seems to be [[AwakeningTheSleepingGiant actively trying to provoke Plio]] into action through this method.]]
* PerverseSexualLust: Nobody can really understand how he well he hides how much he seriously wants to bang Suguha to no end.
* RealMenCook: Though not initially, Chronicler does learn how to begin cooking once he begins attending Suguha's private school. He develops a TrademarkFavoriteFood in the form of coq au vin.
* ReiAyanamiExpy: A rare male example of this trope. LoveInterest for Suguha? Check. Age 10-20? He's 18, so that counts. Pale skin? Check. DarkAndTroubledPast? Check. [[MysteriousPast Mysterious and or other-worldly origins]]? Check. [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair Blue hair]] and [[TechnicolorEyes silver pupils with red irises]]? Check. NoSocialSkills among other issues? Check. NotQuiteHuman? Most definitely.
* SeriesMascot: One of the most prominent characters of ''Citadel of the Heart'', to the point he's the FaceOfTheBand for the continuity as a whole.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Mirror M lunging at him during the breakout forever scarred him to say the least.
* ShoutOut: See below for the numerous upon numerous towards the MMO ''Mabinogi''.
* ShownTheirWork:
** Both Meta-wise and also regarding Chronicler's abilities being justified in-universe. Much of the game SAO in the fic is based on the MMO called ''{{VideoGame/Mabinogi}}'', which uses a lot of crucial system similarities to it, as well as some from other [=MMOs=]. Before Chronicler's introduction, fights are described as being relatively simplistic, akin to the ''{{VideoGame/Tera}}'' MMO or maybe even ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. Chronicler demonstrates a much wider range of control over his abilities and competency in combat in general, which for some reviewers of ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition'' got to see a demonstration of with the author playing ''Mabinogi'' with the avatar that inspired Chronicler and using the Paladin and Demigod skills to demonstrate several otherwise StoryBreakerPower abilities Chronicler has which are all present in one way or another in his ''Citadel Of The Heart'' incarnation, or at the very least the former's set of abilities are branched off into similar abilities for the latter. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lv-VdHFl0g This video]] sums up perfectly what was shown off.[[note]]\\
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For even more fun; those skills the Balrogs are using? Those could easily kill an avatar character that isn't trained enough or wearing good armor; Chronicler is wearing casual clothing in that, and his defensive stats are based primarily off of boosts from skills, the transformations, or upgrades to his attire. He has above 1000 HP during the whole showcase, and while normally you're supposed to use certain skills to counter others such as what the Balrogs were using against Chronicler the whole time. However, due to the the HP, Stamina, and MP Regen factor of Demigod, combined with the immensely beefed up stats from Paladin, made it so that Chronicler was essentially a OneManArmy against absurdly powerful field mobs.\\
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At the same time, the attacks used normally have a high Stamina and Mana consumption, but the regeneration from the base Demigod form alone completely made that factor a non-issue, combined with the Paladin form ALSO granting beefed up SP and MP. Also not helping the matters of the Balrogs is the fact Chronicler has the Brionac equipped; in the canon lore, the damage output he's supposed to give is identical to using Demigod alongside the Brionac, as well as Spear of Light's upgraded form of Spear of God being the canonical Runic Laser ability that Chronicler has when at full charge. The Brionac with Spear of God, in terms of general DPS, is one of the most dangerous skills in the game, to the point a single usage of it is all that's needed to finish off even an Ancient version of a field mob.[[/note]]
** The dish Chronicler cooks beginning with the second arc, coq au vin, is not only [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coq_au_vin a real dish]], but is also a dish that can be cooked in ''Mabinogi'' made using the same basic recipe as its real-life counterpart. Meanwhile, in real-life and in-game, it does use wine in making it, but in the story and in real-life, Chronicler cooks it with non-alcoholic wine. Not only that, when Chronicler cooks in preparation for a dinner for Kazuto and Asuna's wedding, Keiko notes that it's a French originating dish and is [[{{Foreshadowing}} semi-surprised]] to see it there.
* StalkerWithACrush: Implied to be this for Suguha; while it's true he's very open about his interest in Suguha towards her, and the fact the feeling is indeed mutual, their whole relationship got started because Chronicler decided to try and track her down in the real world after growing incredibly attached to her in a short amount of time. Not to mention all of the times Chronicler becomes a CrazyJealousGuy at the mere idea that somebody else is trying to court Suguha at any time given.
* SuperMode: Chronicler's Phase 3 and Phase 4 forms differ from most Ultimorian Deities; Phase 3 either uses the Demideity form by itself, or the Paladin armored form by itself. Phase 4 uses both forms in unison. As a result of this, Phase 3 Chronicler is repressed in power by 75%, instead of the usual 50%. Due to this, Phase 4 Chronicler has him running at 150% power; this is half more than most Phase 4 forms, which normally only use 100% of the user's full power. Chronicler shares this trait with Eidolon in this regard.
* [[UsefulNotes/ForTheLoveOfMany Swinging]]: As Chronicler learns to adapt to life as a normal person, he's given Suguha's consent right from the start that Chronicler is free to have sex with other women so long as she's informed of his partners, and that Chronicler ''especially'' has their consent.
* TeenyWeenie: Averted and inverted; while incredibly small in ''height'' as a male, when Suguha gets a good look at Chronicler's dick, she's stunned with how, even though it's 6 inches, keep in mind Chronicler is ''[=4'3"=]'', meaning had he been scaled up to be taller like a normal male 18 year old, he would instead have something more akin to a GagPenis.
* TinySchoolboy: Officially becomes this in the second and third arcs; he's already 4'3" as it is, so he's qualified for this.
* TookALevelInCynic: His role in the second arc in a nutshell.
* TraumaButton:
** People suddenly rushing towards him after a long moment of being still in movement. Not a whole lot if he's more familiar with the person, [[MadnessMantra but if he isn't...]]
** Specifically reminders of Mirror M lunging at him, or anything about Mirror M's vicious side in general is enough to reduce Chronicler into a crying fit.
* [[spoiler:TrueFinalBoss:]] [[spoiler:You thought the fight against him was over once Nobuyuki and Chronicler Prime were expelled from his body? Think again; Chronicler, now driven completely insane to the point he can only think of self-preservation, continues to go on a rampage and escalates the fight further to where the main characters are forced to digitize him through the Digital Sea to finally get the fight to draw to a close.]]
* VagueAge: Let's be honest; would you really believe he was 18 or older at first glance when he's only '''''[=4'3"?!=]'''''
* WhamEpisode:
** [[spoiler:His entire role as the FinalBoss of the first arc of ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition'' has nobody looking at him the same way ever again.]]
** [[spoiler:Even though the aftermath of it only lasts a month until he first is shown outside of the virtual world again, he ends up becoming bound to the virtual worlds in the second arc and can't permanently stay in the real world whether he wants to or not so long as he's only got 72 hours total he can spend outside of virtual reality until he either dies, or finds a means to fix his glitched mind and body.]]
* WhamLine:
** "I can't." [[spoiler:In response to being asked to stay the night with Suguha after TheirFirstTime, in which he responds how he's now bound to virtual reality and has to go back into the virtual world for who knows how long until a fix for him can be found.]]
** "I don't even properly exist yet; how can I help you with that in mind?" [[spoiler:Chronicler is referring to the fact ''he's not the real Chronicler'' at the time ''Truth and Ideals'' takes place, and that whether or not Chronicler survives ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition'' isn't a ForegoneConclusion; it's the fact this specific instance of Chronicler will no longer exist by the time the story catches up to the events of the second arc of ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition''.]]
* WhamShot: [[spoiler:Chapter 20 of ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition'' with Chronicler's [[OhCrap (first)]] [[PaintItBlack usage of his white cloak]]. Not only does this costume switch signal the final parts of the first arc, but it also doubles as {{Foreshadowing}} for the future appearances of Chronicler as well.]]
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: How much of a sex crazed maniac he is doesn't truly show itself in its uglier sides until he's alone with a sleeping Suguha one day during the first arc. Nobody else is home, and noise can't escape the walls of these types of apartments very easily anymore. Chronicler could admittedly try and feel up Suguha in her sleep, potentially even rape her if he so much as truly wants to. Aside from ogling Suguha's assets through her clothing and merely ''thinking'' about what he could do, he instead opts to go make himself something to eat and leave Suguha to sleep all the while preparing her something on the side for once she's awake.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Nobody has come up with a proper answer as to why his has bluish tints in otherwise more black hair. Grandis doesn't know, nor does anybody else know; the closest answer Grandis has is that he's known his own species to have even weirder differences from ordinary humans in comparison to hair color.
* YourDaysAreNumbered:
** [[spoiler:The aftermath of the first arc and during the entire second arc he's only got 72 hours he can spend in reality total, with no way to recharge the timer or anything, and is the biggest source of drama to occur in the second arc regarding his limited chance to stay in the real world at the risk of dying for real once his time is up. Stormcloud apparently hides from everyone that he can cure Chronicler of this glitch, but he's hesitant because of how Chronicler can't simply be gift wrapped things to him so lightly.]]
** [[spoiler:During the final showdown with Silver Naotolis, Chronicler uses up all of his remaining time left for the fight proper, and ends up dying to Naotolis' onslaught. Stormcloud by this point had already fused with Chronicler, but hasn't seemingly fixed him at all. Stormcloud and Chronicler have a conversation with each other via a JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind, in which Chronicler has no choice but for Stormcloud to perform a HeroicSacrifice to revive Chronicler, but at the same time giving Chronicler access to his Phase 5 form Delta Silver for the first time.]]
! Chronicler[[spoiler:/Damion Eriksen]]
!!! Species: ''H. s. ultimorius'' x ''H. s. sapiens''
!!! Threat Category: 10 (''Reflection Code'')[=/=]5 (''Sword Art Online: Special Edition'')[=/=]2 (''Truth and Ideals'')/0 (''Operation R.E.B.O.O.T.'' onward)
!!! Weakness: Soul link devices, multiple strong opponents swarming him at once, extremely bright and sudden flashes of light, incredibly high pitched sounds.
!!! Debut: [[spoiler:''Truth and Ideals'']]
!!! Voice Actor: Sarah Natochenny
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chronicler_au_finished.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:"Drop the pretenses already!"]]
The lead protagonist of ''Citadel of the Heart'', '''Chronicler''' is a mysterious, human-like entity who doesn't seem to have a proper understanding of the real world. Mainly because, well, he did not originate from the real world. Originally born in virtual reality, Chronicler grew up an isolated, sheltered life until a confrontation with Mirror M forced him out into the open against his prior knowledge, and the event severely traumatized him ever since. Spending the next three months back in virtual reality, Chronicler has attempted to make friends with people on SAO, but he keeps noticing an odd trend whenever he does; often times his friends will "disappear", and never come back, even if they're genuine when they promise they will come back. Chronicler thinks that when someone disappears, they die and are never going to come back; Chronicler cannot process in his mind that they simply log off. After striking a friendship with Kirigaya Suguha, he ends up developing a crush on her due to her pretty appearance, but is too quick with his selflessness to give her valuable early game items. Suguha, determined to be Chronicler's friend after hearing him out, ends up disappearing while Chronicler falls asleep at a lighthouse the two spent some time at together.
Chronicler, while asleep, ends up semi-materializing in Suguha's bedroom after he originally had the intent of "making himself disappear" like the others had before; when he saw Suguha's true form before him, uttering her words to protect him at all costs, Chronicler felt a sudden jolt of pain in his leg as he forced himself back into virtual reality, just as Suguha barely misses seeing Chronicler appear before her. The next day, Chronicler shows up again in real-life, this time clad in a new uniform while keeping on the black cloak, in which Chronicler now sports a cuff on his left leg to which Suguha attempts to strike a friendly meeting with him while on the back of her mind she's not wanting to fully believe who she is seeing is Chronicler. Chronicler, however, quickly tells her to drop the pretenses as he already knows who Suguha is, and just as he panics thinking he had screwed up, Chronicler attempts to flee back into virtual reality, only for Suguha to forcefully grab him from behind in embrace, but also get dragged into virtual reality with him.
As Chronicler now tries to help regain his energy so he can take Suguha back, he begins to tell Suguha of his origins; he and his "older sibling" Mirror M were part of a military project to create a communication jamming device, and generally function as a weapon of mass destruction. Mirror M fully qualified for the part and had existed for decades prior to Chronicler, whereas Chronicler was an accidental result of this project. When he's done explaining and floats down into the pool of water that'll rejuvenate his systems, he seems to show more fear of Suguha now that she knows the truth more so than the other way around. As Suguha attempts to approach him to try and get him to calm down, her attempt to rush towards him and hug him causes his memory to flash back to when Mirror M attempted to eat him alive during his escape, and Chronicler trips as he tries to run; flailing and screaming with superhuman force to be let go of frantically. As he lays a misering wreck, Suguha eventually manages to calm down Chronicler, and after a moment or so of an embrace, both of them head back into the real-world, where Suguha insists Chronicler to stay for his own sake.
!! Tropes that apply to Chronicler
* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:Take your pick between adoptive or biological; both of them were abusive to Chronicler in varying ways; Grandis just more or less was ParentalNeglect since he was barely there for Chronicler up until a few months after he turned 18. Grandis' physical beatdown of Chronicler in Chapter 16, while definitely falling under this category, was also subject to blame from AlcoholInducedIdiocy on Grandis' part at the same time and he actually does show remorse after everyone has left the vicinity he's in.]]
* {{Adorkable}}: Chronicler tries and tries too much to impress Suguha, and when Suguha wants to make an advance or is expecting an advance he quickly becomes nervous.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Both physical and mental kinds, due to his heritage.
** Why is he so short and yet looks otherwise just fine for his age? Grandis guesses it's because of his hybrid nature, considering Grandis' 5'8" is ''technically'' also incredibly short by his own race's standards. [[spoiler:Considering Grandis' brother and Chronicler's uncle by extent is over 11 feet tall and weighing nearly 1,000 pounds, Grandis isn't joking with the possibility this is the case.]]
* AscendedMeme: For the reason Chronicler is called an "Edgelord" so much especially in the early chapters and the second arc, the author uses his ''Mabinogi'' based avatar as a heavily shrouded, black robed individual who is a KnifeNut who goes about hunting and farming mobs for gold and rare loot so he can sell them akin to a shady businessman in the form of an effective {{Manchild}} body due to his avatar being the 10 year old age, but characterizing him as 18 years or older and simply having the 10 year old height and some of his wardrobe and hairstyle reference ''{{Theatre/Hamlet}}'', whom the main title character also had an EmoTeen personality going on for him and also had a VagueAge factor. [[spoiler:As we see in the second arc, Chronicler was also indeed a shady businessman who indeed farmed a lot of mobs for money and rare loot to sell or to collect for himself whenever the situation wasn't about trying to befriend others. Not to mention the ''Hamlet'' comparisons go further once Chronicler begins to show more of his true colors here and there.]]
* TheAtoner: {{Deconstructed}} because [[spoiler:he didn't even actually commit a crime]] but, during the second arc, [[spoiler:it's clear he's suffering a SanitySlippage and having a StepfordSmiler act going on. It isn't until the Naotolis fight that he finally has his JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind and fully reactivates himself.]]
* AwakeningTheSleepingGiant: His role in ''The Fastest Thing Alive'' in a nutshell; he's only 8 years old at the time, true, but that isn't stopping him from being able to access Phase 3[[spoiler:and Phase 4]] in case his mind determines he's in mortal danger.
* BeneathTheMask:
** Is a much more noted {{Jerkass}} when he's not surrounded by people he's familiar with, and he's more eager to show this side of him when there's only a select few individuals among his friends around or if one of the people in the room has a nasty issue pertaining to Chronicler's own knowledge and is trying to provoke Chronicler in a way they might not even realize.
** Not to mention just how horny he actually is for Suguha than what he otherwise makes it out to be. Sometime during the first arc, he has a wet dream of her that escalates from an innocent date to a full on hardcore session with each other in numerous different positions. That and when he actually ''does'' get to have sex with her for real, he's so caught up in it he completely forgets to use a condom until after he already climaxed inside of Suguha. Thankfully Suguha was already taking protection herself anyways.
** [[spoiler:There are heavy implications every once in a while when Chronicler is to himself that he's more vile underneath the surface than he otherwise lets himself to be known. Take note of how he's more prone to being a {{Jerkass}} the less familiar he is with a group of people, or his rather shady behavior in ''Truth and Ideals''. It all seems to imply that Chronicler is hiding some form of villainy from the normally the more heroic exterior be otherwise has. He's not the BigBad, true, but he's got enough qualities to possibly be close enough to a BigBadFriend.]]
* [[spoiler:BigBadFriend:]] [[spoiler:While he's not a BigBad, or heck even a true villain at the current time, Chronicler has shown [[BeneathTheMask on different circumstances]] to showcase sides of his personality that he's more vile in nature than he lets others believe him to be. For that matter, even though Chronicler doesn't exhibit any noteworthy evil traits to him, Maleviolet refuses to let anybody ride him who is truly evil, and has consistently refused to allow Chronicler to ride him for this reason alone, and yet Eidolon rides Maleviolet just fine.]]
* [[spoiler:BigBadWannabe:]] [[spoiler:Not even the actual BigBad of the first arc of ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition'', but rather his vessel from whom the actual BigBad uses as a puppet to do his actions.]]
* CainAndAbel: Has this dynamic with Eidolon. [[spoiler:Who is meant to be who in this dynamic, however, is a RiddleForTheAges.]]
* TheCameo: [[spoiler:Shows up as an 8 year old in ''The Fastest Thing Alive'', in which he activates his [[SuperMode Phase 4 form]] as a BonusBoss type of enemy, all the while Chronicler's usual innocence appears to be... hidden behind his sleep walking.]]
* CastFromHitPoints: Phase 3 Chronicler (initially) plays this trope straight when using the form.
* CharacterDevelopment: Starts off rather anti-social to a degree, and a very horny young adult who all but flat out wants to get into Suguha's pants, with a bit of {{Jerkass}} tendencies towards some people. While he's also rather naive, Chronicler eventually begins to grow a spine when it comes to socialization, and his {{Jerkass}} tendencies are less being unintentional about it, as well as his hormones being more in control once he finally has sex with Suguha in the wake of the dance.
* ChivalrousPervert: Doesn't let his lust for Suguha take over his mind until Suguha begins to force him to reveal this hidden lust for sex with her. By the time the dance is about to begin in the first arc, Suguha is deliberately tempting Chronicler with suggestive hints that she wants to have sex just as much as he does.
* ConflictKiller: [[spoiler:The mere instant he overloads Robotnik's machine and powers up to Phase 3 alone should've been enough, but Chronicler's mental programming quickly escalated it further by activating his Phase 4 form and thus forcing the primary focus of the threat to be on Chronicler.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Due to not having had a chance to grow up with proper human nature to his behavior, he had a lot of trouble coping with the stress of the breakout, and his life in SAO afterwards as he failed to recognize people who "vanished" were just logging out and not disappearing forever. [[spoiler:Then cue the fact his entire origin was something he never had any control over because of his Ultimorian Deity ancestry.]]
* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of Marty Stus. Chronicler's abilities are justified due to his AI origin, Chronicler's not even trying to attract multiple women so much as [[RealityEnsues they're just naturally attracted to youthful men]], and Chronicler's a complete dork when it comes to trying to be romantic with Suguha. Not only that, but he's also one of the few times the author chooses to ship a canon character with an OC such as Chronicler, and not because he wanted to ship Chronicler with Suguha; he just wanted Suguha to drop the {{Incest Is Relative}} plotline entirely from her canon self, so that she has no romantic attraction to Kazuto here.
* {{Deconstruction}}:
** The first arc's finale has him UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming ''himself'' because he never realized [[spoiler:he was possessed as the FinalBoss of the first arc, and thus believes everything that had happened is all his fault]]. Even when he stops blaming himself by the beginning of the second arc, when Suguha or the others aren't around, he most definitely still is.
** His TookALevelInJerkass nature regarding his confrontation and interaction with people at Suguha's school is because his {{Adorkable}} side is taking a backseat to what he's truly like when he's not around people he's otherwise familiar with.
** The fact he's taken into care by Kazuto, Asuna, and Suguha after showing off his Runic Laser ability is because nothing they could do at the current moment would allow them to realistically prevent themselves from being wiped out if Chronicler so much as remotely turns against them.
** By the time ''Truth and Ideals'' happens, Chronicler showcases a fair amount of KnightTemplar qualities, such as initially condemning a whole universe to perish before deciding to intervene himself, while using Eidolon as the fall-guy for the most part. None of the ambassadors see through the ruse Chronicler may or may not have going on, although [[TheOmniscient Grandis]] is already wary about the developments his son is showing now that well over a year had passed since ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition''.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:At a young age, a Scyphozoa was used against him to extract the Gatekeeper ability, and once it reached 99% drained, but is suddenly forced to stop at that percentage because of Chronicler's runes activating and ''reversing the process until the Scyphozoa ends up being drained of its own abilities before being launched out at immense speeds into the real world severely damaged and in pieces''.]]
* EmoTeen: See AscendedMeme above.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He's not willing to go through sexual desires that involve no consent given or even possible from the other side; he's incredibly horny, true, but he's not a rapist.
* FairyCompanion: [[spoiler:What's inside the box that Mirror M gives Grandis to give to Suguha later in Chapter 17; AI-069 Gemini. AI-069 Gemini is a sprite capable of taking the form of two separate individuals based off of whom the initial user of it accesses it and has Gemini coded to resemble as one half, in which the other half will seek out the other individual and ask them if they want this particular half to copy the person with the opposite half. In short, Suguha gains a sprite in Chronicler's image, and Chronicler awakens from his slumber in gleeful surprise that he has a chance to still be with Suguha through a sprite. Consequently, since the AIs are designed to relay messages between the two partners, this is oddly enough used as a LoopholeAbuse to their current StarCrossedLovers situation.]]
* FatalFlaw: {{Lust}}. Be it his desire to rock Suguha's world so ''very'' badly, his numerous attempts to try and persuade Suguha with various courtship tactics to finally have a chance at her, the implication he walked with Suguha out into the forest to try and have sex with her there in privacy[[note]](considering Chronicler's SuperOCD NeatFreak tendencies made known later, the whole forest idea was most likely Suguha's own)[[/note]], the fact Kazuto doesn't even seem remotely phased at the prospect of Suguha being seen shirtless with Chronicler, be it whatever it implies for either of them, or most importantly the fact even though in the second arc, Chronicler does have sex with other women, he's only doing so because Suguha gave him permission and that he's otherwise a case of SingleTargetSexuality for Suguha to the point [[spoiler:he endangers his own life on too many occasions in the second arc solely to have sex by completely disregarding the timer on his life.]] Even Grandis admits that he himself was just as horny as Chronicler at his age and yet he wasn't as constantly determined for the desire for sex like Chronicler is.
* [[spoiler:FinalBoss:]] [[spoiler:Of the first arc of ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition''.]]
* {{Foil}}:
** He's essentially one to Asuna. Both of them are sensitive people who have things to cope with in their life because of things they want to be in life, but can only dream of it or fantasize about it, such as Asuna playing SAO to pretend to be an ActionGirl when she's a [[NonActionGuy Non-Action Gal]] in real-life, and how Chronicler wants to be a normal person living a normal life but is forever burdened by his distinct origins and heritage that forces him to live up to a lot of expectations. Not only that, but while Chronicler and Asuna are both {{Supreme Chef}}s when they showcase their cooking abilities, they're noticeably gender bent in who fills this role in terms of their love interest; Kazuto and Suguha can't cook at all in comparison worth their lives, even when Asuna and Chronicler try and teach them respectively. Not only that but whereas Asuna is a dark knight in her avatar, Chronicler is more of a paladin.
** He's ESPECIALLY one to Canon!Kirito. While both are some variation of EmoTeen, Kirito in the canon often had the plot make him the most powerful player with no real justification to the point some of his abilities feel like an AssPull. With Chronicler? Not even getting into his half Ultimorian DNA, he's half AI in terms of his composition; he's powerful because TheComputerIsACheatingBastard, and because of his Ultimorian DNA, he's able to take this advantage with him into the real world via an incredibly advanced HardLight.
* ForgetsToEat: Neglects his need to eat quite a lot to the point a few of the characters actively try and get him to sit down to eat properly for his health.
* FriendOrIdolDecision: Downplayed, considering it's a non-lethal example; sometime after [[spoiler:the bounty on him and Stormcloud ceases to exist]], a player approaches Chronicler via PM upon seeing him with Stormcloud, offering to basically buy out Stormcloud with wealth and possessions which he can easily translate over into the real world as well for Chronicler to do what he wants with it. However, despite Chronicler not having been with Stormcloud very long, he states that Stormcloud is simply not for sale, and the buyer goes off on his way as if nothing happened, but Chronicler and Stormcloud give each other a curious gaze. [[spoiler:This all indicates that the bond between the two is far, far stronger than what is apparently known, as well as being the catalyst for why the two can [[FusionDance Hyper Fuse into]] [[SuperMode Delta Silver]].]]
* GagPenis: Unintentional had it not been for the author rolling with it while he still had a chance to change his mind. His dick isn't any longer than 6 inches, which wouldn't seem too out of left field, but once you take into account Chronicler's height...
--> [[LoveInterest Suguha]]: [='=]''Good lord with a dick that big it honestly makes you wonder what he'd be like at a more normal human male height, doesn't it?''[='=]
* HalfHumanHybrid:
** [[spoiler:A dark elf and Ultrarian human analog hybrid, which leads to his UnstableGeneticCode influencing his behavior or abilities beyond what a normal human could or would ever do.]]
** [[spoiler:Technically said dark elf is an AI that when Chronicler was conceived, was inhabiting a cyborg body that she was originally not designed for, but Grandis had given her so that she could properly learn what senses were due to her android bodies not working for her. Grandis meanwhile is technically human by virtue being an Ultrarian analog to them, but that's just about it when you take into consideration his absurd abilities of which Chronicler inherited a few and some of them combined with his mother's VNA to create unique abilities. These are what drive a lot of the conflict relating to Chronicler early in the story; because they can't tell if he's genuinely an innocent NaiveNewcomer or if he's a BitchInSheepsClothing.]]
* HormoneAddledTeenager:
** Seems to have thoughts on the back of his mind whether he realizes it or not about wanting to bang Suguha badly. The more closer to the dance arc as the story progresses, the more addled he becomes towards Suguha to the point of making more bold attempts to court her than he normally would.
** In Chapter 19 he ends up dreaming about it as well, and he denies having done so when Suguha asks him as to why his pants are moist with a large bulge prominent beside his thigh.
* {{Irony}}: Often doesn't get enough to eat even by the beginning half of the second arc. First class he takes at Suguha's school upon his choice? Cooking.
* InterspeciesRomance:
** Defied; it's a PlatonicLifePartners-like friendship he has with Cream the Rabbit, considering they're both around the same age. [[spoiler:Considering it's ultimately Cream who gets Chronicler to snap out of his own power high, it says wonders as to how much ThePowerOfLove actually works in this continuity.]]
** Although to be fair his entire romance with Suguha could technically be a more straightforward example for the most part. Depends on how much you view him as being different from a normal human depending on how he's acting at any given time.
* IntimateHealing: [[spoiler:In the epilogue of the first arc, when he's just beginning to regain his senses after having woken up, he's treated to a warm bath shared with Suguha, and then both of them having sex in bed to try and get Chronicler's energy back up to normal levels. Apparently the warm bath was all he needed; Grandis comments on how the sex wasn't necessary and it perhaps made Chronicler's unique DNA become ''[[HormoneAddledTeenager too]]'' energetic.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: His more {{Jerkass}} sides are overshadowed by his more innocent, benevolent nature, even when his {{Jerkass}} side becomes more prevalent as he ages.
* {{Hallucinations}}: Begins to have these in the second arc as part of how his mind is trying to cope with having both a MindVirus infecting his system, as well as dealing with [[WhamEpisode the aftermath]] of the first arc. [[spoiler:Some of these may or may not actually be real.]]
* KarmicMisfire: [[spoiler:Doesn't even realize the events of the final bits of the first arc was never truly his own fault when everyone, except for the people who knew about it, blames for all of the destruction caused when he was possessed by his prior incarnation and Nobuyuki. This ends up becoming a CynicismCatalyst for Chronicler, since he feels that the entire incident, even when he learns his past incarnation was to truly blame, is only his own fault and nobody else's.]]
* {{Keet}}: He's cute for an otherwise {{Bishonen}} character, as the girls at Suguha's private school are take a liking to him because of his boyish qualities to him.
* KnifeNut: His primary DualWielding weapons of choice are daggers.
* KnightOfCerebus: A heroic example; he's treated like a potential candidate of being capable of driving humankind to extinction, and considering he's the son of the King of the Ultimorian Deities, he could easily attract too much divine attention to the human populace should any of them go too far against him. Not only that, but when Kazuto is paranoid and hiding behind the face of a stern older brother who wants to make sure Chronicler cannot do harm to his sister, Chronicler showcases to Kazuto his [[FrickinLaserBeams Runic]] [[WaveMotionGun Laser]] ability which completely has him shocked and horrified as to the implications that Chronicler has an immense amount of power that he only just saw the surface of because he knew from what Chronicler said that ''Chronicler was holding back immensely''.
* LikesOlderWomen: Inverted; older women at Suguha's school are attracted to Chronicler because of how youthful he looks as an 18 year old.
* LonersAreFreaks: He doesn't have any friends prior to meeting Suguha, who is his love interest, and everyone views him with caution even though he's a mere Level 60 compared to most of the other players staying in the Inn when he's introduced.
* MadnessMantra: '''''[[TraumaButton "LET GO OF ME!"]]'''''
* {{Manchild}}: Often behaves more like a younger teen than he does an 18 year old.
* MindVirus: Has one afflict him for the majority of the second arc which [[spoiler:threatens to kill him if not cured.]]
* TheNapoleon: While it's implied he's 5 feet ''at most'', his in-game basis from ''{{VideoGame/Mabinogi}}'' is technically 4'3" considering Chronicler's in-game model uses the 10 year old model for the references he's stacked up against for the most part. Mirror M apparently is the only one who directly notices just how ''puny'' Chronicler is, [[GroinAttack though he probably should have kept his big mouth shut about it.]]
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler:Immediately goes Delta Silver and violently engages Eidolon in a fight the first time they meet in this given incarnation.]]
* NominalHero: Often gets cited as this in his later arcs and age. Even when he debuts in ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition'', he has a motive to help Suguha, but it's clear he's hiding behind a more selfish intent which is trying to find a friend with her rather than anything heroic. Not only that, but when they become more intimate, he often stumbles with trying to hide the fact much of what he does he's motivated by a growing lust for Suguha and to have sex with her, and this only increases as the first arc progresses. Not helping matters is that Chronicler can easily be persuaded into doing dubious acts if it means fulfilling one of his motivations relating to impressing Suguha, keeping her safe, or doing the same with any of Suguha's friends or family.\\
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He does show a surprising LackOfEmpathy when it comes to how destructive his abilities are compared to how casually he tries to show them off, such as with his Runic Laser's first appearance in ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition'' where he flat out disturbed the peace in the neighborhood just to show off the move, and even with his claim he didn't try and hit anybody, who's to say he actually didn't by accident hit something due to the immense range of the beam? During his second encounter with Nobuyuki, even [[FauxAffablyEvil Nobuyuki]] is criticizing Chronicler for hiding his selfish motivations behind pseudo-heroic actions.
* NoodleIncident:
** The year between ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition'' and ''Truth and Ideals'' has him taking a good chunk of level in {{Jerkass}}, but he's also more mature at the same time and takes the initiative more than he does otherwise. Did Eidolon get to his head to where it altered Chronicler's behavior a whole lot? Or is Chronicler just beginning to go through an arc in which he begins to show his more negative qualities upfront?
** [[spoiler:Turns out his future self possibly isn't even the real him; his future existence is an ''{{Inverted}}'' ForegoneConclusion because the Deity Runes on Chronicler got too carried away with assuming that the Chronicler in ''Truth and Ideals'' would be Ryusei Takato, but not Damion Eriksen as we ultimately see in the aftermath of the first arc of ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition''. By the time the first arc comes around to a close, Takato is vaporized from existence, and the real Chronicler is stuck in virtual reality with only 72 hours to live if he enters the real world until the end of the second arc solves this at the cost of Stormcloud's life.]]
* OlympusMons: Of the AIs developed in the facility, Chronicler has the potential to be the most dangerous of the bunch even if he never directly attacks anybody. [[spoiler:His Gateway ability is the result of his hybrid nature involving one parent who had the ability but wasn't an AI in the form of Grandis, and the Gateway ability is essentially a reinforced version of his father's ability combined with his mother's AI nature. With it, he can give ''ANY'' other AI the ability to translate into {{Hard Light}}, of which they can then freely traverse between virtual and reality so long as nothing tries to block them.]]
* PaintItBlack: [[spoiler:He dons a white cloak the next day in Chapter 20 of ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition'', and there are heavy hints that he's NotHimself to some degrees, considering while initially nobody truly thinks of it otherwise, some of Chronicler's friends and Suguha are just feeling... ''off'', about just how regal and squeaky clean and healthy Chronicler is all of a sudden. The fact that Chronicler also learned to NoSell the CastFromHitPoints part of his Phase 3 form also disturbs everyone, considering their withheld fears of Chronicler becoming a threat are quickly proving to be a possibility.]]
* PassiveAggressiveKombat: [[spoiler:In ''Operation R.E.B.O.O.T.'', he seems to be [[AwakeningTheSleepingGiant actively trying to provoke Plio]] into action through this method.]]
* PerverseSexualLust: Nobody can really understand how he well he hides how much he seriously wants to bang Suguha to no end.
* RealMenCook: Though not initially, Chronicler does learn how to begin cooking once he begins attending Suguha's private school. He develops a TrademarkFavoriteFood in the form of coq au vin.
* ReiAyanamiExpy: A rare male example of this trope. LoveInterest for Suguha? Check. Age 10-20? He's 18, so that counts. Pale skin? Check. DarkAndTroubledPast? Check. [[MysteriousPast Mysterious and or other-worldly origins]]? Check. [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair Blue hair]] and [[TechnicolorEyes silver pupils with red irises]]? Check. NoSocialSkills among other issues? Check. NotQuiteHuman? Most definitely.
* SeriesMascot: One of the most prominent characters of ''Citadel of the Heart'', to the point he's the FaceOfTheBand for the continuity as a whole.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Mirror M lunging at him during the breakout forever scarred him to say the least.
* ShoutOut: See below for the numerous upon numerous towards the MMO ''Mabinogi''.
* ShownTheirWork:
** Both Meta-wise and also regarding Chronicler's abilities being justified in-universe. Much of the game SAO in the fic is based on the MMO called ''{{VideoGame/Mabinogi}}'', which uses a lot of crucial system similarities to it, as well as some from other [=MMOs=]. Before Chronicler's introduction, fights are described as being relatively simplistic, akin to the ''{{VideoGame/Tera}}'' MMO or maybe even ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. Chronicler demonstrates a much wider range of control over his abilities and competency in combat in general, which for some reviewers of ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition'' got to see a demonstration of with the author playing ''Mabinogi'' with the avatar that inspired Chronicler and using the Paladin and Demigod skills to demonstrate several otherwise StoryBreakerPower abilities Chronicler has which are all present in one way or another in his ''Citadel Of The Heart'' incarnation, or at the very least the former's set of abilities are branched off into similar abilities for the latter. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lv-VdHFl0g This video]] sums up perfectly what was shown off.[[note]]\\
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For even more fun; those skills the Balrogs are using? Those could easily kill an avatar character that isn't trained enough or wearing good armor; Chronicler is wearing casual clothing in that, and his defensive stats are based primarily off of boosts from skills, the transformations, or upgrades to his attire. He has above 1000 HP during the whole showcase, and while normally you're supposed to use certain skills to counter others such as what the Balrogs were using against Chronicler the whole time. However, due to the the HP, Stamina, and MP Regen factor of Demigod, combined with the immensely beefed up stats from Paladin, made it so that Chronicler was essentially a OneManArmy against absurdly powerful field mobs.\\
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At the same time, the attacks used normally have a high Stamina and Mana consumption, but the regeneration from the base Demigod form alone completely made that factor a non-issue, combined with the Paladin form ALSO granting beefed up SP and MP. Also not helping the matters of the Balrogs is the fact Chronicler has the Brionac equipped; in the canon lore, the damage output he's supposed to give is identical to using Demigod alongside the Brionac, as well as Spear of Light's upgraded form of Spear of God being the canonical Runic Laser ability that Chronicler has when at full charge. The Brionac with Spear of God, in terms of general DPS, is one of the most dangerous skills in the game, to the point a single usage of it is all that's needed to finish off even an Ancient version of a field mob.[[/note]]
** The dish Chronicler cooks beginning with the second arc, coq au vin, is not only [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coq_au_vin a real dish]], but is also a dish that can be cooked in ''Mabinogi'' made using the same basic recipe as its real-life counterpart. Meanwhile, in real-life and in-game, it does use wine in making it, but in the story and in real-life, Chronicler cooks it with non-alcoholic wine. Not only that, when Chronicler cooks in preparation for a dinner for Kazuto and Asuna's wedding, Keiko notes that it's a French originating dish and is [[{{Foreshadowing}} semi-surprised]] to see it there.
* StalkerWithACrush: Implied to be this for Suguha; while it's true he's very open about his interest in Suguha towards her, and the fact the feeling is indeed mutual, their whole relationship got started because Chronicler decided to try and track her down in the real world after growing incredibly attached to her in a short amount of time. Not to mention all of the times Chronicler becomes a CrazyJealousGuy at the mere idea that somebody else is trying to court Suguha at any time given.
* SuperMode: Chronicler's Phase 3 and Phase 4 forms differ from most Ultimorian Deities; Phase 3 either uses the Demideity form by itself, or the Paladin armored form by itself. Phase 4 uses both forms in unison. As a result of this, Phase 3 Chronicler is repressed in power by 75%, instead of the usual 50%. Due to this, Phase 4 Chronicler has him running at 150% power; this is half more than most Phase 4 forms, which normally only use 100% of the user's full power. Chronicler shares this trait with Eidolon in this regard.
* [[UsefulNotes/ForTheLoveOfMany Swinging]]: As Chronicler learns to adapt to life as a normal person, he's given Suguha's consent right from the start that Chronicler is free to have sex with other women so long as she's informed of his partners, and that Chronicler ''especially'' has their consent.
* TeenyWeenie: Averted and inverted; while incredibly small in ''height'' as a male, when Suguha gets a good look at Chronicler's dick, she's stunned with how, even though it's 6 inches, keep in mind Chronicler is ''[=4'3"=]'', meaning had he been scaled up to be taller like a normal male 18 year old, he would instead have something more akin to a GagPenis.
* TinySchoolboy: Officially becomes this in the second and third arcs; he's already 4'3" as it is, so he's qualified for this.
* TookALevelInCynic: His role in the second arc in a nutshell.
* TraumaButton:
** People suddenly rushing towards him after a long moment of being still in movement. Not a whole lot if he's more familiar with the person, [[MadnessMantra but if he isn't...]]
** Specifically reminders of Mirror M lunging at him, or anything about Mirror M's vicious side in general is enough to reduce Chronicler into a crying fit.
* [[spoiler:TrueFinalBoss:]] [[spoiler:You thought the fight against him was over once Nobuyuki and Chronicler Prime were expelled from his body? Think again; Chronicler, now driven completely insane to the point he can only think of self-preservation, continues to go on a rampage and escalates the fight further to where the main characters are forced to digitize him through the Digital Sea to finally get the fight to draw to a close.]]
* VagueAge: Let's be honest; would you really believe he was 18 or older at first glance when he's only '''''[=4'3"?!=]'''''
* WhamEpisode:
** [[spoiler:His entire role as the FinalBoss of the first arc of ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition'' has nobody looking at him the same way ever again.]]
** [[spoiler:Even though the aftermath of it only lasts a month until he first is shown outside of the virtual world again, he ends up becoming bound to the virtual worlds in the second arc and can't permanently stay in the real world whether he wants to or not so long as he's only got 72 hours total he can spend outside of virtual reality until he either dies, or finds a means to fix his glitched mind and body.]]
* WhamLine:
** "I can't." [[spoiler:In response to being asked to stay the night with Suguha after TheirFirstTime, in which he responds how he's now bound to virtual reality and has to go back into the virtual world for who knows how long until a fix for him can be found.]]
** "I don't even properly exist yet; how can I help you with that in mind?" [[spoiler:Chronicler is referring to the fact ''he's not the real Chronicler'' at the time ''Truth and Ideals'' takes place, and that whether or not Chronicler survives ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition'' isn't a ForegoneConclusion; it's the fact this specific instance of Chronicler will no longer exist by the time the story catches up to the events of the second arc of ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition''.]]
* WhamShot: [[spoiler:Chapter 20 of ''Sword Art Online: Special Edition'' with Chronicler's [[OhCrap (first)]] [[PaintItBlack usage of his white cloak]]. Not only does this costume switch signal the final parts of the first arc, but it also doubles as {{Foreshadowing}} for the future appearances of Chronicler as well.]]
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: How much of a sex crazed maniac he is doesn't truly show itself in its uglier sides until he's alone with a sleeping Suguha one day during the first arc. Nobody else is home, and noise can't escape the walls of these types of apartments very easily anymore. Chronicler could admittedly try and feel up Suguha in her sleep, potentially even rape her if he so much as truly wants to. Aside from ogling Suguha's assets through her clothing and merely ''thinking'' about what he could do, he instead opts to go make himself something to eat and leave Suguha to sleep all the while preparing her something on the side for once she's awake.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Nobody has come up with a proper answer as to why his has bluish tints in otherwise more black hair. Grandis doesn't know, nor does anybody else know; the closest answer Grandis has is that he's known his own species to have even weirder differences from ordinary humans in comparison to hair color.
* YourDaysAreNumbered:
** [[spoiler:The aftermath of the first arc and during the entire second arc he's only got 72 hours he can spend in reality total, with no way to recharge the timer or anything, and is the biggest source of drama to occur in the second arc regarding his limited chance to stay in the real world at the risk of dying for real once his time is up. Stormcloud apparently hides from everyone that he can cure Chronicler of this glitch, but he's hesitant because of how Chronicler can't simply be gift wrapped things to him so lightly.]]
** [[spoiler:During the final showdown with Silver Naotolis, Chronicler uses up all of his remaining time left for the fight proper, and ends up dying to Naotolis' onslaught. Stormcloud by this point had already fused with Chronicler, but hasn't seemingly fixed him at all. Stormcloud and Chronicler have a conversation with each other via a JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind, in which Chronicler has no choice but for Stormcloud to perform a HeroicSacrifice to revive Chronicler, but at the same time giving Chronicler access to his Phase 5 form Delta Silver for the first time.]]
