Honda Koharu

Honda Koharu (本田小春), also known as Koharu (コハル) in Sword Art Online (SAO), is an original Sword Art Online game character and is the deuteragonist of Sword Art Online: Integral Factor. Koharu's first experience in virtual reality (VR) was the Sword Art Online Beta where she met the Protagonist and promised to meet up with them again once the full game released.

Shortly after Koharu found the Protagonist in the full release, all players were forcefully teleported to the Town of Beginnings by Kayaba Akihiko and Koharu thus learned she became one of the 10,000 players who were trapped in Sword Art Online. Unable to deal with the idea of being trapped in SAO, Koharu found calmness in the Protagonists friendship stayed together with them. Wanting to help others who were trapped and encouraged by her adventures with the Protagonist, Koharu became a Clearer as the partner of the Protagonist.

Sword Art Online
Even during the Sword Art Online Beta, Koharu uses her real life appearance for her avatar. She has straight, black hair and bright green eyes. Throughout the main campaign of Integral Factor, Koharu wears her starting equipment, featuring a brown tunic with dark green features on the neck and wrists, and a brown mini-skirt, as well as a chest plate protecting her upper body. Her starter appearance also features a red belt accompanied by a red item pouch on her waist. Her canon choice of weapon type is a dagger.

Koharu features an upgraded armor in the first anniversary celebration pictures of Integral Factor. While the new outfit has not been incorporated into the main story yet, limited time events showcase Koharu in this new armor. Her first anniversary equipment features a similar color palette, but is a lot more detailed with its patterns and design compared to the starter armor. It features a cut on the side of her mini-skirt, as well as cuts on both sides of her tunic showing Koharu's skin. In addition to the more detailed design, Koharu also wears black thigh-high socks compared to her starter armor.