Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-118.211.8.204-20150302141811/@comment-14.201.253.155-20150627024330

68.145.103.160 wrote: I think a point a lot of people are missing with this whole argument is that Kirito had to start over from level 1 after the initial Alfheim arc. The Kirito dueling Yuuki doesn't have the same stats he had when he first entered Alfheim, in fact I have severe doubts his stats are even close to where they were when Kirito was at his godmode heights.

It's actually pretty likely that Kirito would win if he had his avatar from the end of SAO, I think. But the problem is, he doesn't, and he hasn't had the equivalent grinding time of living in an mmo for two years to get back to that point. Yuuki on the other hand, has lived in Alfheim for however long. It's a completely one-sided comparison for that alone.

So, could Kirito win under the current circumstances? Probably not.

Could he win with his SAO stats? I think, almost certainly, though probably not 100% of the time. I agree. Yuuki had continuously Fulldived for three years, and Kirito, two. Yuuki transferred her character; Kirito started from scratch. And to be honest, Yuuki did have something to motivate her in the duel: I mean c'mon, she knows she doesn't have much time left to live.

Also, this is Kirito. You know how he gets.

If Yuuki wanted to win, then Kirito wouldn't have gone all-out, especially when he knows Yuuki's condition and besides, he knew that he had absolutely nothing to lose.

And the fact that other comments say he only uses skill connect and Excalibur in emergencies pretty much says it all. Kirito wasn't trying hard (unlike Yuuki, who was giving it her all) and couldn't care less about the duel as long as it ended.

Also do you remember his smile when Yuuki won? Almost seems as though he was expecting it. But with Kirito's personality and all, no one can be completely sure,

That's all I have to say.