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«Linear» (リニアー, Riniā?) 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.[1] Due to being the first skill in the rapier category,[1] the skill has a remarkably short post-motion delay after usage,[2] allowing multiple «Linear» to be chained in together at a very short amount of time.[citation needed]
Usage[]
| Instance | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Novel | Anime | Manga | |
| N/A | N/A | Progressive Manga Chapter 001 | After acquiring a rapier and a copy of Argo's first floor strategy guide, Asuna successfully tested the skill on a nearby Frenzy Boar, defeating it with one attempt. |
| Progressive Volume 1, Aria of a Starless Night, Part 1 | N/A | Progressive Manga Chapter 001-002 | Asuna used this skill to finish off a Ruin Kobold Trooper. |
| Progressive Volume 1, Aria of a Starless Night, Part 12-13 | Episode 02 | N/A | Asuna used this skill aimed at a Ruin Kobold Sentinel's weak point to deal damage to it, before finishing it off with a regular thrust. |
| Progressive Volume 1, Aria of a Starless Night, Part 14 | Episode 02 | Progressive Manga Chapter 006-007 | Asuna used «Linear» to deal damage to Illfang the Kobold Lord whenever the monster suffered from a post-motion delay. |
| Progressive Volume 1, Rondo of a Fragile Blade, Part 2 | N/A | Progressive Manga Chapter 009 | Asuna used this skill while fighting against Windwasps. Due to the skill's short post-motion delay and her high accuracy in hitting the monster's weak spot, she soon took the lead in her race against Kirito to kill fifty Windwasps first. |
| Progressive Volume 2, Concerto of Black and White, Part 3 | N/A | Progressive Manga Chapter 030 | Asuna used the skill to deal damage to a Thicket Spider. |
| Progressive Volume 3, Barcarolle of Froth, Part 8 | N/A | Hearing Kirito asking to switch, Asuna used Linear to strike the centre of a Forest Elven Heavy Warrior's shield, causing the elf to be pushed backwards and making him open for Kirito's Gengetsu attack. | |
| Volume 1, Chapter 6 | Episode 08 | Aincrad Manga Stage.003 | Asuna used 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.