Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-208.101.199.133-20141124042253/@comment-27384850-20161005022239

GGO did not allow players to choose their gender, it was a feature of the game to prevent mental health problems. Also GGO was absolutely not created by the government, it was created by Zaskar. Kirito logged in at the hospital in case Death Gun could truly kill from within the game, it was a safety precaution. As for his avatar, he got a rare one and nothing more.