Linear

«Linear» (リニアー) is a basic, 1-hit, rapier category Sword Skill in Sword Art Online, New ALfheim Online and Project Alicization.

Description
«Linear» consists of a single thrust straight forward by first holding the rapier in front of the body and then putting in a twist from there. Due to being the first skill in the rapier category, the skill has a remarkably short post-motion delay after usage, allowing multiple «Linear» to be chained in together at a very short amount of time.

Usage

 * Progressive Volume 1 Chapter 1 Part 1:
 * Asuna uses this skill to finish off a Ruin Kobold Trooper.


 * Progressive Volume 1 Chapter 1 Part 12-13/Episode 2:
 * Asuna uses this skill aimed at the Ruin Kobold Sentinel's weak point to deal damage to it, before finishing it off with a regular thrust.


 * Progressive Volume 1 Chapter 1 Part 14/Episode 2:
 * Asuna uses «Linear» to deal damage to Illfang the Kobold Lord whenever he suffers from a post-motion delay.


 * Progressive Volume 1 Chapter 2:
 * Asuna uses this skill while fighting against Wind Wasps. Due to the skill's short post-motion delay and her high accuracy in hitting the monster's weak spot, she soon takes the lead in her race with Kirito to kill 50 Wind Wasps first.


 * Volume 1 Chapter 6/Episode 8:
 * Asuna uses this skill with a knife to show off her skills to Kirito by drawing the knife close to his nose at an overwhelming speed.

Trivia

 * In the anime, the colour effect of «Linear» is portrayed as either green or purple, while in the novel, the colour is said to be silver.

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