Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-118.211.8.204-20150302141811/@comment-6697950-20150918102930

73.19.129.12 wrote:

2. Even if that's the case, we still don't know that the boss Yuuki and Co. beat is stronger than one Kirito defeated

My point is that the argument "Gleam Eyes was on a higher floor so he must have been more difficult" isn't really valid, since there are plenty of reasons why the Boss that the Sleeping Knights were fighting on the 27th Floor in ALO wasn't any easier. It's wrong to compare Yuuki and Kirito based on their battle with two bosses when we can't even objectively compare the bosses.

3. Not often,but he did use them against Asuna. Why wouldn't he use feints against Yuuki? Also like Asuna he would probably come to conclusion that feints would be useful against Yuuki.

That's like one case. If it's a tendency, you need more than one example. If he doesn't use them often, then why would you assume that he'd have one ready for his battle with Yuuki?

5.I'm not contradicting myself. What I was getting at was that he did have to do something drastic, but at the right moment.

 Kirito ran in to save those players. Also Asuna noted that Kirito is better when he's serious.

Then please be clear. The way you phrased it didn't imply "the right moment", thus it was contradictory. And even so, Kirito was no where near using his skill at the right moment, unlike in the first battle.

How does running to save someone make it wise? It shows that he cares about the lives of others sure, but that doesn't make it wise. It's another example of letting his emotions decide his actions, the very reason why he almost lost the last battle with Heathcliff.

And why do you suppose that Asuna is being objective? She thinks that he will do better, but I've given examples of why he is just as likely to screw up by getting emotional. If he's likely to either do better or screw up when it counts, then how do you know for sure that he'll do better against Yuuki if the stakes were high? How do you know for sure that he won't make another reckless gamble and screw up? My point is that "Kirito gets better under extreme circumstances" is a highly questionable statement, thus it's not a valid argument.