Kiyoshi Kirishima
An alias of Nobuyuki Sugou, one of the key figures in the Alfheim Online (ALO) incident, a ruthless ambitious man who sought to control human memory and emotions.
Quotes
- The victims in ALO are nothing more than data for experiments.
- You must not get lost in the game world; it is just a tool.
- The best scientists have the most ruthless hearts.
- To defeat the enemy, you should win no matter what you sacrifice.
- Human consciousness can be manipulated; everything is for my plan.
Trivia
- The true culprit of the ALO incident, who forcibly kidnapped and imprisoned many SAO players.
- Officially active as the chief researcher of the full-dive technology research department at the comprehensive game company 'Rect'.
- An excellent scientist in reality, but possesses a ruthless and cruel personality within virtual worlds.
- His research had ethical issues and included actual human experiments.
- Continued to deny his crimes in court but was ultimately given a guilty verdict.
Alternate names
Nobuyuki Sugou
Profile
- Species
- Human
- Gender
- Male
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Ruthless
- Detailed personality
- Highly capable and pretends to be a nice young man, but when no superiors are present, impulsively belittles people and is a selfish ambitious man; behind the scenes, a heartless figure who conducts human experiments.
- Keywords
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- Ruthless
- Selfish
- Ambitious
- Cunning
- Deceitful
- Talents
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- Scientist
- Technical Researcher
- Programmer
- Skills
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- Memory and Emotion Control Research
- Scheming
- Promotion of Human Experiments
- Interference in Virtual Worlds
- Motivation
- To achieve his own interests and ambitions by controlling human memory, emotions, and consciousness
- Habits
- Ruthless behind the scenes but pretends to be a good person on the surface
History
- Backstory
- Chief researcher in the full-dive technology research division of the comprehensive electronics manufacturer "Rect," and the son of Asuna's father's subordinate. On the surface, he pretends to be a serious nice young man, but in reality, he is a ruthless ambitious man aiming to control memory, emotions, and consciousness. He kidnapped and imprisoned many SAO survivors for human experiments. In ALO, he captured the World Tree's queen Asuna as a slave and schemed in the shadows for power and ambition. After failure, he was arrested and has been on trial for a long period.
- Debut date
- April 10, 2010
- Work title
- Sword Art Online 4 Fairy Dance
- Media type
- Novel
ALO Incident Kidnapping and Imprisonment
- Significant event
- ALO Incident Kidnapping and Imprisonment
- Description
- Kidnapped and imprisoned many SAO players in research facilities for human experiments, and enslaved Asuna
GM "Oberon" in the ALO Incident
- Significant event
- GM "Oberon" in the ALO Incident
- Description
- In the world of ALO, used game master privileges to manipulate Asuna and attempt to seize the World Tree, but was defeated
Arrest and Trial
- Significant event
- Arrest and Trial
- Description
- After the ALO incident was exposed, arrested. Continued to deny secret human experiments and the like in court, but was found guilty
Relationships
Shouzou Yuuki
Asuna's father, has a trusting relationship but acted antagonistically in the incident
Rinko Koujiro
Junior and ex-girlfriend of Kayaba Akihiko, accompanied and made contact in Lars
Rect
Rect: strategist
Project Alicization
Project Alicization: strategist
Lars
Lars: leader
Media appearances
Sword Art Online
Novel / Supporting
2010-04-10
Sword Art Online
Anime / Supporting
2012 TV Series
Sword Art Online Alicization
Anime / Supporting
2018 TV Series
Voice cast and creators
Takehito Koyasu
- Voice actor
- Takehito Koyasu
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- TV Anime Edition
Masami Kikuchi
- Voice actor
- Masami Kikuchi
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- Theatrical Edition
Sanae Kobayashi
- Voice actor
- Sanae Kobayashi
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- Project Alicization OVA
Reki Kawahara
- Creator name
- Reki Kawahara
- Role
- Original author
Reki Kawahara
- Creator name
- Reki Kawahara
- Role
- Writer