Board Thread:Editor Board/@comment-3250527-20130919043227/@comment-1173941-20130919045445

I normally like to avoid having such things written in an article. A fan sees similarities between two series they like, and decide that one is alluding to the other, when in fact no such thing is going on, and even if it was, it's not relevant/provable unless the author states it.

However, in the recent case of KoB, I find that bit of information interesting. It's actually highly likely that Reki was referencing the Knights Templar, with the KoB's colors and symbols. Much of SAO is drawn from European references after all.

BUT, I don't think it's really something to put on an article, if that wasn't the author's true intentions, (which we likely won't know, unless he says so himself)