Nagata Shinichi

Nagata Shinichi (長田伸一) is a friend and classmate of Kirigaya Suguha. He controls the Sylph dagger user Recon who acts as Suguha's character, Leafa's mentor in ALfheim Online.

Appearance
Nagata Shinichi is a bespectacled boy of average height with short black hair. He has a tendency to wear a brown trench coat over his school uniform that consists of a black long sleeved shirt with yellow buttons and a matching pair of pants. He also wears a pair of blue sneakers.

History
Shinichi was approached by his classmate Suguha who asked him to teach her to play VMMORPGS. When Suguha revealed that she can't afford to cut down her time for Kendo and studying, Shinichi suggested ALfheim Online since it is not time intensive and is based on player skills. He then proceeded to play the game with her, acting as her mentor and partner.

ALfheim Online
After being ambushed by a group of Salamanders, Recon begins to suspect their party leader, Sigurd. He decides to follow him and soon discovers him conspiring with the Salamanders to start a war between the Sylphs and the Cait Siths by killing their lords. Recon proceeds to warn Leafa, ultimately stopping the war as Leafa and Kirito manage to save the lords.

Recon is later reunited with Leafa in Aarun where he confesses his love for her, only to receive a punch to the face. He is later dragged by Leafa to help her and Kirito attack the World Tree. Recon, realizing the importance of the mission, decides to sacrifice himself by using a high level Dark attribute spell called Sacrifice, despite knowing that it would entail a high death penalty. His spell kills a large number of guardians and gives the Sylph and Cait Sith reinforcements enough time to arrive.

Recon later accepts an offer from the Sylph Lord, Lady Sakuya, and is currently a member of the Lord manor stuff.