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Old 2012-07-25, 23:14   Link #562
kyp275
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Hmm, IMO I think the end of RNR is actually a turn-around point for Kirito's character. Up until that point he has been suffering from his self-inflicted outcast status, and the whole incident with the black cats only made it worse, with it reaching the lowest point during the x'mas event where he's become as much of a fatalist as Asuna was at the beginning of Aria. Sachi's last message to Kirito though, was his salvation. Sachi not only forgave him, she gave him a reason to live on - to make sure that she and the others death were not in vain, that there were some meaning to their life in SAO.

While Kirito obviously could never really forgive himself for what happened, it allowed him to at least start moving on, instead of being stuck in the rut like he did in the half year between Sachi's death and the X'mas event. While he remained guild-less until much later, he didn't really exhibit any particular aversion to grouping with people from that point on, while showing particular care towards the safety of those he's with.

You can say that pre-Sachi Kirito has always been afraid, both of really taking responsibility for those under his care and of being rejected, but Sachi gave him the strength to open up and face reality, so to speak.
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