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* FreudianExcuse: Shouichi lived his entire life [[IllBoy suffering from frailty and sickness to the point he was constantly moved between his home and the hospital]] after middle school. By the time he entered high school a year late, his father had [[InadequateInheritor all but given up on him becoming a doctor and coming into the family business]]. He eventually dropped out of high school entirely and turned to the internet and [=MMORPGs=] as an escape from the disappointment of his real-life. Then he ended up in [[TheMostDangerousVideoGame SAO]], where he met [[TheCorrupter PoH]] and was molded with the mindset of a serial killer.

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* FreudianExcuse: Shouichi lived his entire life [[IllBoy suffering from frailty and sickness to the point he was constantly moved between his home and the hospital]] hospital after middle school. By the time he entered high school a year late, his father had [[InadequateInheritor all but given up on him becoming a doctor and coming into the family business]]. He eventually dropped out of high school entirely and turned to the internet and [=MMORPGs=] as an escape from the disappointment of his real-life. Then he ended up in [[TheMostDangerousVideoGame SAO]], where he met [[TheCorrupter PoH]] and was molded with the mindset of a serial killer.



* IllBoy: His brother [[spoiler: Kyouji]] describes him as being very sick ([[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant in body, not mind]]). [[spoiler:It's a problem that's hounded him his whole life, to the point his father decided he wasn't worthy of taking up the family business and he eventually dropped out of high school and turned to the internet and [=MMORPG=]s. [[StartOfDarkness Then he got trapped in SAO and met PoH]]...]]
* InadequateInheritor: Of a different stripe than [[spoiler:his brother Kyouji]]. Due to his [[IllBoy life of illness]] his father eventually gave up hope of him ever inheriting the family business of being a doctor [[spoiler:and pushed his expectations on his little brother]], which lead to Shouichi dropping out of high school and committing himself to the internet and videogames.

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* IllBoy: His brother [[spoiler: Kyouji]] describes him as being very sick ([[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant in body, not mind]]). [[spoiler:It's a problem that's hounded him his whole life, to the point his father decided he wasn't worthy of taking up the family business and he eventually dropped out of high school and turned to the internet and [=MMORPG=]s. [[StartOfDarkness Then he got trapped in SAO and met PoH]]...]]
* InadequateInheritor: Of a different stripe than [[spoiler:his brother Kyouji]]. Due to his [[IllBoy life of illness]] illness his father eventually gave up hope of him ever inheriting the family business of being a doctor [[spoiler:and pushed his expectations on his little brother]], which lead to Shouichi dropping out of high school and committing himself to the internet and videogames.



* WeakButSkilled: PlayedWith. Shouichi was an IllBoy IRL, but SAO showed him to be a MasterSwordsman, something that made him one of the most feared [=PKers=] alongside [=PoH=] and [[MasterPoisoner Johnny Black]]. However, it's unknown if his stat build in-game {{Invoked}} this or StrongAndSkilled, [[spoiler: and his Death Gun Avatar doesn't provide many indicators to which since A; his improvised estoc was likely much weaker statistically compared to his ones in SAO and mainly gave him the advantage in that he was more used to wielding weapons like it, and B; he was fighting someone with a LaserBlade, which are essentially OneHitKill weapons.]]

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* WeakButSkilled: PlayedWith. Shouichi was an IllBoy ill boy IRL, but SAO showed him to be a MasterSwordsman, something that made him one of the most feared [=PKers=] alongside [=PoH=] and [[MasterPoisoner Johnny Black]]. However, it's unknown if his stat build in-game {{Invoked}} this or StrongAndSkilled, [[spoiler: and his Death Gun Avatar doesn't provide many indicators to which since A; his improvised estoc was likely much weaker statistically compared to his ones in SAO and mainly gave him the advantage in that he was more used to wielding weapons like it, and B; he was fighting someone with a LaserBlade, which are essentially OneHitKill weapons.]]
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* YouKeepUsingThatWord: [[spoiler: Like Quinella, he appears to have a skewed definition of love, if him describing his desire to torment and ultimately kill Kirito, and trying to break him out of his AngstComa by killing all of his loved ones, as "love" is anything to go by. It's possible that his [[AbusiveParent abusive upbringing]] has something to do with it, with his parent's treatment of him causing him to mix up [[ThePowerOfHate hate]] with love.]]

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* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler:Attempts to do this on both Kirito and Asuna should he get kicked out from UW, with the anime adding in the implication that [[KillThemAll he won't stop there]]. Kirito kills him for this shortly afterwards (via [[FateWorseThanDeath a cruel and unusual method]]).]]

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* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler:Attempts to do this on both Kirito and Asuna should he get kicked out from UW, with the anime adding in the implication that [[KillThemAll he won't stop there]].there. Kirito kills him for this shortly afterwards (via [[FateWorseThanDeath a cruel and unusual method]]).]]
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* {{Sadist}}: Taken UpToEleven. Born to a Japanese father, who forced his mother to have him so he can be used in a kidney transplant for a relative, he joined a Korean crime gang to kill Japanese people and he created the Laughing Coffin guild just to watch them kill each other. [[spoiler:[=PoH=] later brings Chinese and Korean gamers into Underworld to fight the Japanese gamers who are rescuing Kirito, just to revel in the sight of Asians killing each other. But wait, there's more. [=PoH=] proceeds to [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown beat down a helpless Kirito]] in front of his TrueCompanions just to spite them, planning to [[AnArmAndALeg cut off his limbs]] and [[ForcedToWatch force Kirito to watch him torture Asuna]] and everyone else down in Underworld, regardless of their affiliation or species. And when Kirito has recovered from his GameBreakingInjury and defeats him, [=PoH=] vows that he will ''never'' stop coming after Kirito and Asuna until he finally manages to kill them in real-life by [[SlashedThroat cutting their throats]] and [[BeatStillMyHeart ripping their hearts out]]. This [[TooDumbToLive backfires on him]] ''epically''; after hearing this, Kirito has had enough of him and subjects [=PoH=] to a FateWorseThanDeath by permanently trapping him in a tree and [[AndIMustScream leaving him to rot in Underworld]].]]

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* {{Sadist}}: Taken UpToEleven. Born to a Japanese father, who forced his mother to have him so he can be used in a kidney transplant for a relative, he joined a Korean crime gang to kill Japanese people and he created the Laughing Coffin guild just to watch them kill each other. [[spoiler:[=PoH=] later brings Chinese and Korean gamers into Underworld to fight the Japanese gamers who are rescuing Kirito, just to revel in the sight of Asians killing each other. But wait, there's more. [=PoH=] proceeds to [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown beat down a helpless Kirito]] in front of his TrueCompanions just to spite them, planning to [[AnArmAndALeg cut off his limbs]] and [[ForcedToWatch force Kirito to watch him torture Asuna]] and everyone else down in Underworld, regardless of their affiliation or species. And when Kirito has recovered from his GameBreakingInjury and defeats him, [=PoH=] vows that he will ''never'' stop coming after Kirito and Asuna until he finally manages to kill them in real-life by [[SlashedThroat cutting their throats]] and [[BeatStillMyHeart ripping their hearts out]]. This [[TooDumbToLive backfires on him]] ''epically''; after hearing this, Kirito has had enough of him and subjects [=PoH=] to a FateWorseThanDeath by permanently trapping him in a tree and [[AndIMustScream leaving him to rot in Underworld]].]]

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* {{Foil}}: To Gabriel. Both are {{Sociopath}}ic {{Sadist}}s with a severe LackOfEmpathy for others, by far the most powerful and psychotic foes Kirito has faced, and serve as [[spoiler: {{Big Bad}}s for their own Arcs, Gabriel for ''War of Underworld'', taking the role of the Dark God Vecta for the purpose of invading the Underworld and capturing Alice for his own twisted ends, and [=PoH=] for ''Progressive'', being the head of TheConspiracy that are trying to make the Frontlines fall apart]]. However, whereas Gabriel is largely TheStoic, doesn't even know who Kirito is, and is more reliant on sheer brute force and power to achieve [[GodhoodSeeker his goals of attaining godhood]], [=PoH=] is a gleeful ManipulativeBastard and [[TheCorruptor Corruptor]] who's made it his mission to screw with Kirito whenever possible, and has no greater ambitions beyond causing as much pain, [[OmnicidalManiac death]], and misery as possible solely ForTheEvulz, regardless of whether they're on his side or not.
** [[NatureVsNurture There's also differences in their backgrounds and how it made them who they are;]] Gabriel was a privileged child growing up, even being able to avoid falling victim to a financial crash, and had loving parents and friends like Alicia, yet still went on to become a cruel homicidal megalomaniac, [[KickTheMoralityPet who killed Alicia out of]] [[EntitledToHaveYou misplaced sense of entitlement to her soul]] [[YourSoulIsMine and deluded that he could take it for himself]], ultimately lacking any kind of FreudianExcuse. [=PoH=] on other hand grew up being shifted from negative environment to negative environment, living in shitty neighborhood selling drugs with a [[AbusiveParents verbally and maybe even physically abusive mother who literally named him after a demon to illustrate her hatred of him]] with a DisappearedDad who only stopped his mother from aborting him in case he ever needed an organ donor for his real son, and later on went to Japan as part of a deal with said DisappearedDad and was forced to join the Korean Mafia as ProfessionalKiller to avoid getting deported, heavily hinting that while [=PoH=] is an irredeemable bastard, he may have turned out differently if he was raised in a healthier, more loving environment.

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* {{Foil}}: To Gabriel.
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Both are {{Sociopath}}ic {{Sadist}}s with a severe LackOfEmpathy for others, by far the most powerful and psychotic foes Kirito has faced, and serve as [[spoiler: {{Big Bad}}s for their own Arcs, Gabriel for ''War of Underworld'', taking the role of the Dark God Vecta for the purpose of invading the Underworld and capturing Alice for his own twisted ends, and [=PoH=] for ''Progressive'', being the head of TheConspiracy that are trying to make the Frontlines fall apart]]. However, whereas Gabriel is largely TheStoic, doesn't even know who Kirito is, and is more reliant on sheer brute force and power to achieve [[GodhoodSeeker his goals of attaining godhood]], [=PoH=] is a gleeful ManipulativeBastard and [[TheCorruptor Corruptor]] who's made it his mission to screw with Kirito whenever possible, and has no greater ambitions beyond causing as much pain, [[OmnicidalManiac death]], and misery as possible solely ForTheEvulz, regardless of whether they're on his side or not.
** [[NatureVsNurture There's also differences in their backgrounds and how it made them who they are;]] Gabriel was a privileged child growing up, even being able to avoid falling victim to a financial crash, and had loving parents and friends like Alicia, yet still went on to become a cruel homicidal megalomaniac, [[KickTheMoralityPet who killed Alicia out of]] [[EntitledToHaveYou misplaced sense of entitlement to her soul]] [[YourSoulIsMine and deluded that he could take it for himself]], ultimately lacking any kind of FreudianExcuse. [=PoH=] Vassago on other hand grew up being shifted from negative environment to negative environment, living in shitty neighborhood selling drugs with a [[AbusiveParents verbally and maybe even physically abusive mother who literally named him after a demon to illustrate her hatred of him]] with a DisappearedDad who only stopped his mother from aborting him in case he ever needed an organ donor for his real son, and later on went to Japan as part of a deal with said DisappearedDad and was forced to join the Korean Mafia as ProfessionalKiller to avoid getting deported, heavily hinting that while [=PoH=] is an irredeemable bastard, he may have turned out differently if he was raised in a healthier, more loving environment.environment.
** Their classes also contrast as well; Gabriel is a WickedCultured [[TheUpperCrass upper-class person]], whereas Vassago is a LowerClassLout ''par excellence''



* LowerClassLout: He grew up in a trashy abusive family as an illegitimate son whose sole purpose was to be an organ donor and spent a good majority of his youth and early adult life in the criminal underworld. He's also homicidally violent, crass and racist, and even after getting a stable good-paying job he doesn't drop any of his lowbrow behavior and attitude.

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* LowerClassLout: ''Par excellence''. He grew up in a trashy abusive family as an illegitimate son whose sole purpose was to be an organ donor and spent a good majority of his youth and early adult life in the criminal underworld. He's also homicidally He checks quite a number of boxes of the stereotype: loud, crass, vulgar, less-than-educated, violent, crass bigoted, and racist, and even a criminal. Even after getting a stable good-paying job he doesn't drop any of his lowbrow behavior and attitude.
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* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: The Death Gun incident can be largely attributed to him taking advantage of his brother's fragile mind and his hatred for [=XeXeeD=] to give himself an excuse to kill again.]]

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* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The Death Gun incident can be largely attributed to him taking advantage of his brother's fragile mind and his hatred for [=XeXeeD=] to give himself an excuse to kill again.]]



* AdaptedOut: There is no mention of him in ''Fatal Bullet'', the gameverse adaptation of the ''Phantom Bullet'' arc, with Death Gun instead being solely operated by the Shinkawa brothers.



* AdaptationalNiceGuy: He has one less kill to his name in the anime than in the light novel, since the unnamed [=KoB=] member who joined him, Godfree, and Kirito on a training mission was AdaptedOut.

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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: AdaptationalWimp: He has one less kill to his name in the anime than in the light novel, since the unnamed [=KoB=] member who joined him, Godfree, and Kirito on a training mission was AdaptedOut.

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* OmnicidalManiac: He has zero regard for the lives of anyone, including his fellow teammates in Laughing Coffin or would-be boss Gabriel later on. [[spoiler:His plan in Underworld is have the Japanese players killed by summoning thousands of American, Chinese and Korean players, with full intent of having them all die during their fight. Even telling Asuna that he'll kill thousands of beings, including her, their allied forces and every other human and monster down there, [[TheStarscream including the army of foreign players he summoned and the demon army under his and Gabriel's command]], [[ForTheEvulz all to get a comatose Kirito to wake up and fight him]]; and during his various threats to murder the two both in the Underworld and in real life, he similarly threatens to target, and even nearly kills, their friends and allies as well.]]

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* OmnicidalManiac: He has zero regard for the lives of anyone, including his fellow teammates in Laughing Coffin or would-be boss Gabriel later on. [[spoiler:His plan in Underworld is to have the Japanese players killed by summoning thousands of American, Chinese and Korean players, with full intent of having them all die during their fight. Even telling Asuna that he'll kill thousands of beings, including her, their allied forces and every other human and monster down there, [[TheStarscream including the army of foreign players he summoned and the demon army under his and Gabriel's command]], [[ForTheEvulz all to get a comatose Kirito to wake up and fight him]]; and during his various threats to murder the two both in the Underworld and in real life, he similarly threatens to target, and even nearly kills, their friends and allies as well.]]



* OverarchingVillain: [=PoH=] is arguably the most recurring and influential villain in the series, being the part of the BigBadDuumvirate in the ''Aincrad'' [[spoiler: and ''Progressive'']] arcs, becoming the GreaterScopeVillain in ''Phantom Bullet'' through his influence on [[spoiler: [=XaXa=] and Johnny Black]], and becoming TheDragon for Gabriel Miller, the second BigBad of the ''Alicization Arc''. [[spoiler: It's even implied that he somehow escapes his FateWorseThanDeath at Kirito's hands in the Underworld with not even the GDS knowing where he is, implying a possible return in the future.]]



* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: His hatred towards his Japanese father translates to hostility towards East Asians as a whole, to the point that he relishes in the sight of East Asian players killing one another.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: Not child per se, but the more his Mate Chopper is used to kill other players it's stats increase more and more. The inverse of killing monsters, while apparently awarding you with a powerful Katana, actually decreases it's stats. [[spoiler:In the Underworld, it just gets empowered by death in general.]]

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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: His hatred towards his Japanese father translates to hostility towards East Asians as a whole, to the point that he relishes in the sight of East Asian players killing one another.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: Not child per se, but the more his Mate Chopper is used to kill other players it's its stats increase more and more. The inverse of killing monsters, while apparently awarding you with a powerful Katana, actually decreases it's its stats. [[spoiler:In the Underworld, it just gets empowered by death in general.]]
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* PsychoForHire: They are willing to get payed to perform their [=PKing=].

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* PsychoForHire: They are willing to get payed to perform their [=PKing=].Player Killing.



* IKnowMortalKombat: Inverted then played Straight. It's implied that his time as a ProfessionalKiller for the Korean Mafia benefited him in SAO in fighting and [=PKing=] other players. After he escapes and returns to the States, he's praised as an expert in simulation combat thanks to his two-year experience trapped in VR.

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* IKnowMortalKombat: Inverted then played Straight. It's implied that his time as a ProfessionalKiller for the Korean Mafia benefited him in SAO in fighting and [=PKing=] Player Killing other players. After he escapes and returns to the States, he's praised as an expert in simulation combat thanks to his two-year experience trapped in VR.
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Stupid Evil is more when the villains are evil to the point of being suicidally stupid. The Death Gun trio were very cautious and smart, going to great lengths to avoid being caught. While Poh was just doing his day job


* StupidEvil: {{Downplayed}}. While they initially became {{Karma Houdini}}s due to all the deaths being pinned on [[TheScapegoat Kayaba]], their desire to re-enact those old Death Game days are what ultimately leads to them getting their due punishment, [[spoiler: as [=XaXa=] and Johnny Black trying to continue the Death Game with Death Gun leads to them getting caught and arrested, while [=PoH=]'s desire to fight Kirito and Asuna again gets him trapped in the Underworld.]]
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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: In regards to the Laughing Coffin Raid. While he did lose his entire guild and had to rely on manipulating random guys like Kuradeel to cause trouble from then on, TheReveal that he was the one who ratted them out in the first place brings a new perspective; he manages to cause the Clearing Force to lose a number of their people and force the surviving ones to become murderers, and as a bonus, [[ForTheEvulz he got a good show out of it.]]]]

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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: In regards to the Laughing Coffin Raid. While he did lose his entire guild and had to rely on manipulating random guys like Kuradeel to cause trouble from then on, TheReveal that he was the one who ratted them out in the first place brings a new perspective; he manages to cause the Clearing Force Assault Team to lose a number of their people and force the surviving ones to become murderers, and as a bonus, [[ForTheEvulz he got a good show out of it.]]]]
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* KarmicDeath: As the man responsible for many a bad thing that has befallen on Kirito and the others since ''Aincrad'', including having an obsession over Kirito, [[spoiler:it was only natural that Kirito is ultimately the one who kills him at the end of ''Alicization''. Extra karmic in that one of his former acolyes, Johnny Black, was the person who got Kirito trapped in the Underworld in the first place]].

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* KarmicDeath: As the man responsible for many a bad thing that has befallen on Kirito and the others since ''Aincrad'', including having an obsession over Kirito, [[spoiler:it was only natural that Kirito is ultimately the one who kills him at the end of ''Alicization''. Extra karmic in that one of his former acolyes, acolytes, Johnny Black, was the person who got Kirito trapped in the Underworld in the first place]].
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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: After having gotten away with spreading his reign of terror across SAO, [=PoH=] finally [[spoiler:gets what's coming to him in the Alicization arc, when Kirito turns him into a tree and leaves him to rot in Underworld for the rest of his life, [[AndIMustScream unable to]] [[FateWorseThanDeath log out]].]]]]

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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: After having gotten away with spreading his reign of terror across SAO, [=PoH=] finally [[spoiler:gets what's coming to him in the Alicization arc, when Kirito turns him into a tree and leaves him to rot in Underworld for the rest of his life, [[AndIMustScream unable to]] [[FateWorseThanDeath log out]].]]]]out]] and [[KarmicDeath ultimately dying]].]]

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the official yen press release states that Vassago died ("In fact, Captain Miller and Vassago, who died before Hans did, had their own motives and circumstances outside of money. And it was those complicating factors that killed them.")


* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: While they get off scot-free for their actions in SAO due to Kayaba getting the blame, the surviving members return in later arcs and finally get their comeuppance: [[spoiler:[=XaXa=] and Johnny Black are arrested and incarcerated after perpetuating the Death Gun incident (although the latter escapes justice long enough to attack and nearly kill Kirito in real-life), and [=PoH=] himself is subjected to a FateWorseThanDeath by Kirito during the climax of the Alicization arc.]]

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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: While they get off scot-free for their actions in SAO due to Kayaba getting the blame, the surviving members return in later arcs and finally get their comeuppance: [[spoiler:[=XaXa=] and Johnny Black are arrested and incarcerated after perpetuating the Death Gun incident (although the latter escapes justice long enough to attack and nearly kill Kirito in real-life), and [=PoH=] himself is subjected to a FateWorseThanDeath KarmicDeath by Kirito during the climax of the Alicization arc.]]



* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: After having gotten away with spreading his reign of terror across SAO, [=PoH=] finally [[spoiler:gets what's coming to him in the Alicization arc, when Kirito turns him into a tree and leaves him to rot in Underworld for the rest of his life, [[AndIMustScream unable to]] [[FateWorseThanDeath log out]].]] [[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope Or so]] [[AmbigiousSituation it seems.]]]]

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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: After having gotten away with spreading his reign of terror across SAO, [=PoH=] finally [[spoiler:gets what's coming to him in the Alicization arc, when Kirito turns him into a tree and leaves him to rot in Underworld for the rest of his life, [[AndIMustScream unable to]] [[FateWorseThanDeath log out]].]] [[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope Or so]] [[AmbigiousSituation it seems.]]]]]]]]
* KarmicDeath: As the man responsible for many a bad thing that has befallen on Kirito and the others since ''Aincrad'', including having an obsession over Kirito, [[spoiler:it was only natural that Kirito is ultimately the one who kills him at the end of ''Alicization''. Extra karmic in that one of his former acolyes, Johnny Black, was the person who got Kirito trapped in the Underworld in the first place]].
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** In the Underworld, he does this to the Foreign Players, fuelling their hatred for the Japanese. He even tries this on Kirito himself, but isn't as successful.

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** In the Underworld, he does this to the Foreign Players, fuelling fueling their hatred for the Japanese. He even tries this on Kirito himself, but isn't as successful.



* DemotedToDragon: He was the leader of Laughing Coffin during SAO, while in [[spoiler:Alicization he is only the [[NumberTwo second-in-command]] to Gabriel Miller. When he decides that the only way to Wake Kirito up from a coma is to kill as many people as he can in Underworld, [[TheStarscream he goes on to include the foreign players he summoned, and in turn Gabriel himself, in his threats.]]]]

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* DemotedToDragon: He was the leader of Laughing Coffin during SAO, while in [[spoiler:Alicization he is only the [[NumberTwo second-in-command]] to Gabriel Miller. When he decides that the only way to Wake Kirito up from a coma is to kill as many people as he can in Underworld, [[TheStarscream he goes on to include the foreign players he summoned, and in turn Gabriel himself, and his army of demons, in his threats.]]]]



** [[spoiler:In the anime, while the threat of killing both Kirito and Asuna in real-life is still directed at them, he says this to Kirito in front of their allies as the two of them fight for the last time. Hinting at him intending to kill them in the real world as well at some point.]]

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** [[spoiler:In the anime, while the threat of killing both Kirito and Asuna in real-life is still directed at them, he says this to Kirito in front of their allies as the two of them fight for the last time. Hinting Heavily implying that he won't just stop at him intending to kill them in the real world as well at some point.two of them.]]



* OmnicidalManiac: He has zero regard for the lives of anyone, including his fellow teammates in Laughing Coffin or would-be boss Gabriel later on. [[spoiler:His plan in Underworld is have the Japanese players killed by summoning thousands of American, Chinese and Korean players, with full intent of having them all die during their fight. Even telling Asuna that he'll kill thousands of beings, including her, their allied forces and every other human and monster down there, including the army of foreign players he summoned and the demon army under his and Gabriel's command, [[ForTheEvulz all to get a comatose Kirito to wake up and fight him]]; and during his various threats to murder the two both in the Underworld and in real life, he similarly threatens to target, and even nearly kills, their friends and allies as well.]]
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: [[spoiler:He's enraged when he enters Underworld and sees the broken Kirito, but only because ''he'' wasn't the one to leave him that way. Part of his reason to get everyone around killing each other is to try and snap Kirito out of it so he can fight and destroy him himself]].

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* OmnicidalManiac: He has zero regard for the lives of anyone, including his fellow teammates in Laughing Coffin or would-be boss Gabriel later on. [[spoiler:His plan in Underworld is have the Japanese players killed by summoning thousands of American, Chinese and Korean players, with full intent of having them all die during their fight. Even telling Asuna that he'll kill thousands of beings, including her, their allied forces and every other human and monster down there, [[TheStarscream including the army of foreign players he summoned and the demon army under his and Gabriel's command, command]], [[ForTheEvulz all to get a comatose Kirito to wake up and fight him]]; and during his various threats to murder the two both in the Underworld and in real life, he similarly threatens to target, and even nearly kills, their friends and allies as well.]]
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: [[spoiler:He's enraged when he enters Underworld and sees the broken Kirito, but only because ''he'' wasn't the one to leave him that way. Part of his reason to get everyone around killing each other other, as well as [[OmnicidalManiac declaring to kill everyone himself]] is to try and snap Kirito out of it so he can fight and destroy him himself]].



* TooDumbToLive: After [[spoiler:Kirito defeats him soundly in the Alicization arc, [=PoH=] decides to [[EvilGloating openly mouth off to him and brag]] that as soon as he logs out of Underworld, he's going to keep coming after Kirito and Asuna until he finally kills them in real-life. He cements his downfall doing this; Kirito has no intention of letting him walk away after such a threat and decides to trap him in a tree and leave him to rot in Underworld forever rather than kill him.]]

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* TooDumbToLive: After [[spoiler:Kirito defeats him soundly in the Alicization arc, [=PoH=] decides to [[EvilGloating openly mouth off to him and brag]] that as soon as he logs out of Underworld, he's going to keep coming after Kirito and Asuna until he finally kills them them, and presumibly their family and friends as well, in real-life. He cements his downfall doing this; Kirito has no intention of letting him walk away after such a threat and decides to trap him in a tree and leave him to rot in Underworld forever rather than kill him.]]



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: Despite being [[AndIMustScream trapped as a tree in the Underworld]], his IRL body somehow disappears from the Ocean Turtle with not even the GDS mercenaries, who went to the STL Room to collect Gabriel's body, not knowing where it went.]]

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: Despite being [[AndIMustScream trapped as a tree in the Underworld]], his IRL body somehow disappears from the Ocean Turtle with not even the GDS mercenaries, who went to the STL Room to collect Gabriel's body, not knowing where it went. Leaving it uncertain if he somehow managed to make good of his threat to leave Underworld and go after Kirto and his allies in real life, or if the spell made it so that his real body was erased from existance the same time it was cast.]]



** [[spoiler:Would've [[SlashedThroat slit Asuna's throat]] along with Kirito's (and presumably their friends, which include both Leefa and Sinon, to tie up any loose ends), if it weren't for the latter's interference putting a [[SpannerInTheWorks Spanner in His Works]]. By that token, his threats to kill everyone in Underworld to awaken Kirito from his coma also has him threaten her life first before moving on to [[OmnicidalManiac every other human, monster, and demon in the area]]]].

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** [[spoiler:Would've [[SlashedThroat slit Asuna's throat]] along with Kirito's (and presumably their friends, which include both Leefa and Sinon, [[LeaveNoSurvivors to tie up any loose ends), ends]]), if it weren't for the latter's interference putting a [[SpannerInTheWorks Spanner in His Works]]. By that token, his threats to kill everyone in Underworld to awaken Kirito from his coma also has him threaten her life first before moving on to [[OmnicidalManiac every other human, monster, and demon in the area]]]].
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* LowerClassLout: He grew up in a trashy abusive family as an illegitimate son whose sole purpose was to be an organ donor and spent a good majority of his youth and early adult life in the criminal underworld. He's also homicidally violent, crass and racist, and even after getting a stable good-paying job he doesn't drop any of his lowbrow behavior and attitude.
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* HateSink: Even compared to his fellow Laughing Coffin leadership trio, Johnny Black really stands out with how despicable he is. Johnny Black is far and far the most AxCray member of the trio, lacking the restraint and cunning of [[SoftSpokenSadist XaXa]] and [[DarkMessiah PoH]]. He's gleefully sadistic, as he specifically chose to use paralysis poison for the purpose of torturing and killing his victims, and shamelessly boasts about the [[InvoluntaryBattleToTheDeath sadistic games]] he will play with his would-be victims. Additionally, he's involved in the Death Gun plot, so that he can satiate his desire to kill once more. Upon the Death Gun plot being foiled by Kirito, he attacks him and puts him into a coma, making the ''Alicization'' arc possible to begin with, and becomes indirectly responsible for [[SmallRoleBigImpact all the misfortune that befalls that befalls on Kirito]] in the Underworld.

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* HateSink: Even compared to his fellow Laughing Coffin leadership trio, Johnny Black really stands out with how despicable he is. Johnny Black is far and far the most AxCray AxCrazy member of the trio, lacking the restraint and cunning of [[SoftSpokenSadist XaXa]] and [[DarkMessiah PoH]]. He's gleefully sadistic, as he specifically chose to use paralysis poison for the purpose of torturing and killing his victims, and shamelessly boasts about the [[InvoluntaryBattleToTheDeath sadistic games]] he will play with his would-be victims. Additionally, he's involved in the Death Gun plot, so that he can satiate his desire to kill once more. Upon the Death Gun plot being foiled by Kirito, he attacks him and puts him into a coma, making the ''Alicization'' arc possible to begin with, and becomes indirectly responsible for [[SmallRoleBigImpact all the misfortune that befalls that befalls on Kirito]] in the Underworld.
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* ToCreateAPlaygroundForEvil: Vassago's end goal is to create a virtual world where people reveal their true colors... by killing each other, for his own amusement.
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'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki Asuna Yuuki]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineEugeo Eugeo]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAliceZuberg Alice Zuberg]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad Aincrad]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlfheimOnline Alfheim Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineGunGaleOnline Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnderworld Underworld]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineIntegrityKnights Integrity Knights]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAkihikoKayaba Akihiko Kayaba]], '''Laughing Coffin''', [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineNobuyukiSugou Nobuyuki Sugou]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineQuinella Quinella]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineOthers Others]]\\

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'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki Asuna Yuuki]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineEugeo Eugeo]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAliceZuberg Alice Zuberg]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad Aincrad]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlfheimOnline Alfheim Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineGunGaleOnline Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnderworld Underworld]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineIntegrityKnights Integrity Knights]]) Knights]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineDarkTerritory Dark Territory]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAkihikoKayaba Akihiko Kayaba]], '''Laughing Coffin''', [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineNobuyukiSugou Nobuyuki Sugou]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineQuinella Quinella]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineOthers Others]]\\
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KeijiFujiwara (Games), Creator/TsuyoshiKoyama (Anime) (Japanese), Creator/XanderMobus (English), Alfredo Gabriel Basurto (Latin American Spanish)

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* BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler: Of ''Phantom Bullet'', alongside Johnny Black, and his brother Kyouji. [=XaXa=] actually serves as TheHeavy and given he is the mastermind behind the “Death Gun” plot this also makes him the overall BigBad.]]

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* BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler: Of ''Phantom Bullet'', alongside Johnny Black, and his brother Kyouji. [=XaXa=] actually serves as TheHeavy and given he is the mastermind behind the “Death Gun” "Death Gun" plot this also makes him the overall BigBad.]]


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* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:The mastermind of the Death Gun plot, having been CrazyPrepared in the equipment the Death Gun avatar possesses and carrying out kills with immense precision. He's also able to remain ahead of Kirito including luring him into a trap.]]

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* RefugeInAudacity: [[spoiler: As noted by Kirito in the Floor 7 Arc, what makes them ([[TheConspiracy or as they were at the time]]) so dangerous is how non-sensical their actions can come off as to everyone else, as it can easily come off as [[ViolationOfCommonSense them trying to stop people from clearing the game and getting everyone trapped there forever]]. As a result, it makes a lot of their actions unpredictable due to how hard it is to understand their mindset.]]



* PracticallyJoker: [=PoH=] is an AxCrazy ManipulativeBastard SerialKiller who's default expression appears to be a SlasherSmile, generally has a jovial attitude, derives a good deal of pleasure from his murderous actions, and is hinted to have a twisted sense of showmanship with his "It's Showtime" {{Catchphrase}}. He also delights in his ArchEnemy relationship with Kirito, constantly expressing a desire to break him and [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou wants to be the one to kill him personally]], and acts as an agent of chaos by corrupting people into killing each other, as shown with the Laughing Coffin guild and what he does with [[spoiler:the Chinese and Korean players he invites]]. Furthermore, his two CoDragons [=XaXa=] and Johnny Black are basically his Harley Quinns. The only things different from the other examples are that his backstory is shown and he lacks the clown aesthetic completely (though he does wear purple as his Dark Knight avatar in ''Alicization'').

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* PracticallyJoker: [=PoH=] is an AxCrazy ManipulativeBastard SerialKiller who's default expression appears to be a SlasherSmile, generally has a jovial attitude, derives a good deal of pleasure from his murderous actions, and is hinted to have a twisted sense of showmanship with his "It's Showtime" {{Catchphrase}}. He also delights in his ArchEnemy relationship with Kirito, constantly expressing a desire to break him and [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou wants to be the one to kill him personally]], and acts as an agent of chaos by corrupting people into killing each other, as shown with the Laughing Coffin guild and what he does with [[spoiler:the Chinese and Korean players he invites]]. Furthermore, his two CoDragons [=XaXa=] and Johnny Black are basically his Harley Quinns. Quinns, with them being otherwise loyal followers who he [[BadBoss honestly couldn't care less about.]] The only things different from the other examples are that his backstory is shown and he lacks the clown aesthetic completely (though he does wear purple as his Dark Knight avatar in ''Alicization'').



* SparedByTheAdaptation: Like Gabriel, [[spoiler: he has yet to suffer the fate he has in canon in the Gameverse. The closest Kirito gets to encountering him is his confrontation with his just as {{Sociopath}}ic Hollow Copy.]]




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* YouKeepUsingThatWord: [[spoiler: Like Quinella, he appears to have a skewed definition of love, if him describing his desire to torment and ultimately kill Kirito, and trying to break him out of his AngstComa by killing all of his loved ones, as "love" is anything to go by. It's possible that his [[AbusiveParent abusive upbringing]] has something to do with it, with his parent's treatment of him causing him to mix up [[ThePowerOfHate hate]] with love.]]



* PracticallyJoker: He's [=PoH=] in training. Like his former superior, he has a perpetual SlasherSmile expression, is prone to LaughingMad fits, [[AxCrazy is a completely insane lunatic]] who's in it for the torturing and killing, as well as obsessing over Kirito and even coming close to killing him. Closer to most examples, he has unnatural hair and skin color in real life, and little is known about his backstory.

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* PracticallyJoker: He's [=PoH=] in training. Like his former superior, he has a perpetual SlasherSmile expression, is prone to LaughingMad fits, [[AxCrazy is a completely insane lunatic]] who's in it for the torturing and killing, as well as obsessing over Kirito and even coming close to killing him. Closer to most examples, he has unnatural hair and skin color in real life, and little is known about his backstory. And while it's not quite Joker Venom, he's well-known for his use of poisons.
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SoichiroHoshi (Japanese) Creator/BenDiskin (English)

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(English), Brandon Montor (''Season I''), Alfredo Gabriel Basurto (''Season II'') (Latin American Spanish)



!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RyotaOhsaka (Japanese), Creator/AlejandroSaab (English), Alberto Bernal (Latin American Spanish)

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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RyotaOhsaka (Japanese), Creator/AlejandroSaab (English), Alberto Bernal (''Season I''), José Ángel Torres (''Alicization'') (Latin American Spanish)
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** [[spoiler:In the anime, while the threat of killing both Kirito and Asuna in real-life is still directed at them, he says this to Kirito in front of their allies as the two of them fight for the last time. Hinting that he intends to kill them in the real world as well at soome point.]]
* LeftForDead: [[spoiler: After defeating him, Kirito turns [=PoH=] into a tree to make sure he's unable to log out of the Underworld.]]

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** [[spoiler:In the anime, while the threat of killing both Kirito and Asuna in real-life is still directed at them, he says this to Kirito in front of their allies as the two of them fight for the last time. Hinting that he intends at him intending to kill them in the real world as well at soome some point.]]
* LeftForDead: [[spoiler: After defeating him, Kirito turns [=PoH=] into a tree to make sure he's unable to log out of the Underworld.]] [[spoiler:His body mysteriously disappears from Ocean Turtle after this happens, making it unclear if this worked or not.]]
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'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki Asuna Yuuki]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineYuukiKonno Yuuki Konno]], Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineEugeo Eugeo]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAliceZuberg Alice Zuberg]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad Aincrad]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlfheimOnline Alfheim Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineGunGaleOnline Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnderworld Underworld]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineIntegrityKnights Integrity Knights]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAkihikoKayaba Akihiko Kayaba]], '''Laughing Coffin''', [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineNobuyukiSugou Nobuyuki Sugou]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineQuinella Quinella]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineOthers Others]]\\
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'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki Asuna Yuuki]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]], Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineYuukiKonno Yuuki Konno]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineEugeo Eugeo]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAliceZuberg Alice Zuberg]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad Aincrad]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlfheimOnline Alfheim Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineGunGaleOnline Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnderworld Underworld]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineIntegrityKnights Integrity Knights]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAkihikoKayaba Akihiko Kayaba]], '''Laughing Coffin''', [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineNobuyukiSugou Nobuyuki Sugou]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineQuinella Quinella]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineOthers Others]]\\
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'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki Asuna Yuuki]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAliceZuberg Alice Zuberg]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineEugeo Eugeo]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad Aincrad]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlfheimOnline Alfheim Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineGunGaleOnline Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnderworld Underworld]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineIntegrityKnights Integrity Knights]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAkihikoKayaba Akihiko Kayaba]], '''Laughing Coffin''', [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineNobuyukiSugou Nobuyuki Sugou]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineQuinella Quinella]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineOthers Others]]\\

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'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki Asuna Yuuki]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineEugeo Eugeo]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAliceZuberg Alice Zuberg]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineEugeo Eugeo]]) Zuberg]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad Aincrad]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlfheimOnline Alfheim Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineGunGaleOnline Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnderworld Underworld]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineIntegrityKnights Integrity Knights]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAkihikoKayaba Akihiko Kayaba]], '''Laughing Coffin''', [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineNobuyukiSugou Nobuyuki Sugou]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineQuinella Quinella]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineOthers Others]]\\



The notorious PlayerKilling guild that terrorized SAO. After the clearing of the game, many members would return in later arcs to continue antagonizing Kirito, making them {{Overarching Villain}}s for the series as a whole.

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The notorious PlayerKilling guild that terrorized SAO. After the clearing of the game, many members would return in later arcs to continue antagonizing Kirito, making them {{Overarching Villain}}s for the series as a whole.
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'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki Asuna Yuuki]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAliceZuberg Alice Zuberg]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad Aincrad]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlfheimOnline Alfheim Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineGunGaleOnline Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnderworld Underworld]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineIntegrityKnights Integrity Knights]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAkihikoKayaba Akihiko Kayaba]], '''Laughing Coffin''', [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineNobuyukiSugou Nobuyuki Sugou]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineQuinella Quinella]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineOthers Others]]\\

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'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki Asuna Yuuki]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAliceZuberg Alice Zuberg]]) Zuberg]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineEugeo Eugeo]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad Aincrad]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlfheimOnline Alfheim Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineGunGaleOnline Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnderworld Underworld]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineIntegrityKnights Integrity Knights]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAkihikoKayaba Akihiko Kayaba]], '''Laughing Coffin''', [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineNobuyukiSugou Nobuyuki Sugou]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineQuinella Quinella]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineOthers Others]]\\
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* OverarchingVillain: The Laughing Coffin are present one way or another in every season of the series. In the ''Aincrad'' arc they are a murder guild present in SAO and form a BigBadEnsemble with Kayaba. In the ''Phantom Bullet'' arc, [[spoiler: two former members ([=XaXa=] and Johnny Black) are part of the BigBadDuumvirate that makes up Death Gun]], while in the ''Alicization'' arc [=PoH=] returns as TheDragon working for the new BigBad Gabriel.
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'''Main series''': [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineMajorCharacters Major Characters]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineKazutoKirigaya Kazuto Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAsunaYuuki Asuna Yuuki]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineSuguhaKirigaya Suguha Kirigaya]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Shino Asada]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAliceZuberg Alice Zuberg]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad Aincrad]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAlfheimOnline Alfheim Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineGunGaleOnline Gun Gale Online]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineUnderworld Underworld]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineIntegrityKnights Integrity Knights]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SwordArtOnlineAkihikoKayaba Akihiko Kayaba]], '''Laughing Coffin''', [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineNobuyukiSugou Nobuyuki Sugou]]) Sugou]], [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineQuinella Quinella]]) | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineBosses Bosses]] | [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineOthers Others]]\\

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