Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-118.211.8.204-20150302141811/@comment-6697950-20150918122928

73.19.129.12 wrote:

3.Asuna doesn't use feints often if I remember correctly. Kirito doesn't need a tendecy of doing feints, if he can use them and he reasons they would be effective against Yuuki why wouldn't he use them.

What has Asuna using/not using feints have anything to do with this? We're talking about Kirito, not Asuna.

By your logic, Kirito would definitely use the spell that turned him into a monster, even though he only used it once and the spell was never even referenced afterwards, solely because why not?

If it had been established that Kirito is a guy who tends to use feints, then yes, it would be logical to expect him to use a feint during his duel with Yuuki. However, if he has only ever used a feint once - the one time he was desperate and had a trick up his sleeve, then there's no reason to believe that he'll come up with one all of a sudden. Especially since he doesn't like showing his tricks to the public unless he really needs to.

5.Asuna has actually been with Kirito so she's seen first hand what he's like. You gave one example of him screwing up, the one with Heathcliff. Even if you think his decision was stupid in his battle with Heathcliff, the heathcliff battle with different from his other battles. Sword skills which were the main way of fighting in SAO were useless against Heathcliff. Not to mention he had an impenetrable defense. Also he was incredibly fast. These three facts made it a nightmare to fight against Heathcliff. Yuuki is not Heathcliff.

Yes, she's been with him for a long time, but she highly idealised him. Until he lost to Yuuki, she never imagined that he could lose in a fair fight, but he did. Do you really think that she was being objective if she idealises him?

I gave two examples actually. Jumping in to tank an attack when you're obviously not suited for the role (neither armoured nor have a shield nor experience) solely because you don't want someone to die is just as stupid.

That does not change the fact that using Sword Skills was a horrible mistake, especially since he knew that it was a bad idea. If you do something stupid even though you know it's stupid... that's just being reckless. This is not a conversation about the differences between Heathcliff and Yuuki. But about how Kirito tends to make mistakes when he's pressured. And Kirito's reckless gambles aren't limited to just Heathcliff, so it doesn't really matter who's he fighting as long as the opponent is tough enough to get him feel pressured. Yuuki's definitely giving him a hard time.