Pina

Pina (ピナ) is Silica's «Feathery Dragon» and the first known monster to be tamed in Sword Art Online. It understands Silica's commands and will protect her in any way it can, as it is her «Tamed Monster». It is also present in ALfheim Online as her Cait Sith familiar.

Appearance
Pina is a «Feathery Dragon» with its blue body covered in soft, pale blue feathers and two long feathers instead of a tail.

The Black Swordsman (Aincrad 35th Floor, February 2024)


Pina became Silica's tamed monster after Silica fed Pina some peanuts she had bought.After Silica got into an argument with her party member Rosalia, she left the party without even taking recovery items with her. She and Pina got lost in the Forest of Wandering, where, after hours of wandering, they were surrounded by Drunken Apes.



Pina took a deadly blow meant for Silica and perished. Silica and her temporary companion Kirito, went to the «Hill of Memories» on the 47th Floor to obtain the rare pet revival item, the «Pneuma Flower». After they returned to town with the flower, Silica used it and successfully revived Pina.



Fairy Dance Arc
Pina was included as converted data from SAO. When Silica joined a party to obtain the legendary Holy Sword Excaliber from the underground dungeon, Pina is included as a team member to help obtain the legendary sword.

Abilities
Pina is shown to be capable of healing small amount of health, although there's a limit to this.

Pina is shown to possess a greater amount of knowledge and self-awareness than other tamed familiars which allows it to think for itself at times (Yui said that Pina possesses a complex mind structure).

Pina can give increased jumping capabilities to Silica by gliding momentarily in the air.

Pina can do a special attack by shooting bubbles which paralyze opponents.

Trivia

 * Pina is named after Keiko's (Silica) cat (Munchkin) in the real world.
 * Keiko's cat, Pina, has never made an appearance in the Anime or Light Novel, and Reki has yet to describe its appearance. However, Pina does make an appearance in both The Final Promise, and Girls Ops mangas. However, in both mediums, Pina takes on a different appearance, likely due to the interpretation of different artists.