The Gleam Eyes

The Gleam Eyes was the boss of Sword Art Online Floor 74. It was the first demon-type boss shown in the story. It was the only boss that was defeated without a strategy meeting, with the Black Swordsman Kirito defeating him using «Dual Blades». This was the first time Kirito had ever used Dual Blades in front of his friends.

Background
Asuna and Kirito stumbles on the 74th floor Boss Room after mapping for some time. Curious, they take a peek inside and see The Gleam Eyes staring at them. They immediately run away in fear.



They encounter The Gleam Eyes again when they are forced to fight it in order to save the members of Aincrad Liberation Force. After the death of Colbert at the hands of The Gleam Eyes Asuna, Kirito and Klein leap to the rescue and defeat the boss. Though they successfully defeat the boss, it succeeds in taking three lives, making this the first time casualties resulted from a boss battle since the 67th floor's boss fight.

The 74th floor is also the first time a boss room contained an Anti-Crystal Area trap.

Abilities
Its main weapon was a large Zanbato Sword, but it could also fire purple energy spheres from its mouth. It attacked both with its sword and fists, but never actually used its snake tail during its fight.

Kills

 * Cobert
 * Two other Players

Trivia
In episode 19, Kirito used a spell to transform into what seems like the Gleam Eyes.