Protagonist (Fatal Bullet)

The Protagonist (主人公) is the player's character in Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet. The Protagonist began playing Gun Gale Online due to the request of their childhood friend Kureha.

Appearance
The male protagonist had short black hair and blue eyes. He wears a battle jacket with a blue collar white jacket and black pants with metal knee pads. The female protagonist had long black hair and green eyes. She wears a white battle jacket and red and black skirt. The protagonists both use the FAMAS G2 model assault rifle. During the protagonist's battle with Death Gun, they wear a white hood to hide their face.

Personality
Player's personality was that of a silent protagonist. Kureha described them as having the unique aura of both friendliness and unsociability. Kirito stated that they reminded them of his past self as a solo player, having zero friends, and when they protected their ArFA-sys he sensed a strange familiarity about them.

Fatal Bullet
The protagonist logged in to Gun Gale Online for the first time by the request of their childhood friend Kureha on helping her with obtaining the tournament's treasure. Kureha apologized to them because it took her a while to registered them both for the tournament. When they were about to enter the tournament they encountered Itsuki the top player of GGO, and the leader of the squadron Alphard. Itsuki talked to Kureha about her reputation as a strong player with good battle analysis skills that wandering between squadrons. He noticed the protagonist's beginner's equipment and praised them for challenging the tournament even though they were a newbie.

The protagonist and Kureha teleported to the tournament dungeon to begin their combat tutorial. When the protagonist was able to master the tutorial they encountered Itsuki and a player named Taipan that was with him. Kureha suggests they run when they see an opportunity, but Itsuki wouldn't suggest that since he would just shoot them if they run away. Itsuki was willing to let them go if they went to a dungeon filled with a trap set up by the enemy. The protagonist and Kureha were able to defeat the enemy, so Itsuki spared them as promised, and they went their separate ways. The protagonist and Kureha found a device and when Kureha fiddled with it she accidentally activated a warp gate that sent them to a different part of the dungeon.

When the protagonist warped to an unfamiliar part of the dungeon they spotted a capsule and when they touched the capsule it registered them as a master. When the capsule opened it was revealed to something that looked like a human. When it began to fall the protagonist try to catch it and there was a gunshot. The shooter was revealed to be Asuna, and when she missed her target she apologized to Kirito. He told her not to worry about it and he activated his Photon Sword ready to take them down. Player noticed Kirito was about to attacked them at first they were confused about what to do, but in the end they were prepared to protect it from him. It responded the entire scene by saying "Master" and Kirito stopped in his tracks when he heard it speaks.