Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-71.82.164.213-20150409225706

There seems to be a blatantly wrong consensus around here that Yuuki is even remotely as good as Kirito is in the VRMMO world. Let's take a look at some facts, speculation, & further analysis so we're all on the same page here. Before I start, let's make it clear that this discussion revolves around a legitimate fight to 0 hit points in a situation in which that will cause death.

Fact 1 - A character beating another character does not consititute being better depending on the context of the battle (Spiderman punched Thanos to defeat him, Thanos is a universe-level threat while Spiderman is a 40-tonner).

Fact 2 - Kirito IS able to use two swords to fight in ALO, while he cannot use skills on both swords simultaneously, he is perfectly capable of using both swords for both defensive & offensive maneuvers. Please note that he attempts to recreate Starburst Stream (16-hit Combo), as you are able to create combos if you can move fast enough to mimic them. He is unable to do so, as he isn't fast enough, but it is worth noting that dual-wielding combos are possible.

(Speculated) Fact 3 - Kirito states that he beileves Yuuki would have been awarded the dual-wielding unique skill if she had been in SAO. However, Kirito's stated opinion simply doesn't overrule the fact that Yuuki could not believe that he cut magic spells in half due to how fast they are. Normally, we would hope to use someone's stated word as evidence, but in this case his opinion goes against all evidence provided throughout the show.

(Speculated) Fact 4 - It is implied throughout the series, & shown specifically in GGO, that if the stakes are not high to Kirito he will go easy on someone if he thinks it matters more to them than it does to him (was going to let Sinon shoot him & win the preliminary qualifiers in the BoB). In addition, it is implied he is soft on females.

(Speculated) Fact 5 - Kirito is FAR better with a second sword in ALO. He was getting crushed by Eugene before taking his sister's sword, afterward he defeated him handily.

Fact 6 - Kirito SOLO'd the 74th floor boss in SAO. Even with a full party of 7, the Sleeping Knights with Yuuki wiped to the 27th floor boss. The mechanics are surely different between the games & this does not imply that Kirito could do the same in ALO, but it is worth noting the difference in their levels of feats between the games.

'''Battle 1 - Kirito's first encounter with Yuuki he is defeated by a small margin. A few key points about the fight'''

A) Yuuki does not use her full set of skills as it is revealed she had yet to use her combo prior to her fight with Asuna.

B) Kirito ALSO does not use his full set of skills as he does not use a second sword.

C) Kirito was analyzing his opponent during the fight & correctly (magically) deduced that she was a Medicuboid patient.

D) Kirito acknowledged to Asuna that it wasn't entirely untrue that he held back because of Yuuki's gender.

Battle 2 - Kirito's second encounter with Yuuki he is defeated by a small margin, in this case due to a time limit.

A) Yuuki uses her combo.  As she gives Asuna this combo when she dies, it is clearly still her greatest move.  Therefore, she is fighting with her full ability.

B) Kiritio once again is not using his full set of skills & does not use his second sword (which just so happens to be a legendary weapon).

C) It is heavily implied that Kirito would have won the duel had it been a duel to 0 HP as opposed to a timed duel.

Other than a couple key phrases here or there in the show to heighten the emotional mood of Yuuki's death, there is virtually no evidence that supports the idea that Yuuki fighting with her full capabilities could even compete with Kirito simply dual-wielding. On top of that you put them at their peaks when Kirito was fighting in SAO for 2 years and the gap grows larger and larger. SAO Kirito, Heathcliff, & Asuna as well as ALO Kirito are all CLEARLY better than ALO Yuuki (who is probably marginally better than ALO Asuna) 