Leafa
Leafa is a female anime and manga character who features in Sword Art Online.
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Biography
Suguha Kirigaya (Japanese: 桐ヶ谷 直葉, Hepburn: Kirigaya Suguha)
She was raised with Kazuto as siblings, since her parents took Kazuto in after his parents died in a traffic accident. Kazuto is Suguha's maternal first cousin, as his mother and Suguha's were sisters. They were taught kendo by their grandfather, who was a former policeman and a kendo champion. Kazuto gave up after two years and embraced the world of technology, leaving her behind. Kazuto found out he was not her real brother around this time and the distance between them became further and further apart, until they were practically strangers before the SAO Incident. She continued with kendo and became a national quarter-finalist. Suguha originally disliked VRMMO games for it hid peoples' nature and reality, as it did with Kazuto. She took up ALO in order to understand Kazuto better when he was trapped in SAO. She won the Sylph tournament, earning the title as the strongest Sylph before the events of the Fairy Dance Arc. She learned how to play ALO from her classmate, Nagata Shinichi. Suguha has become very good at ALO, because of the many years she has practiced kendo and the skills learned there were very effective for fights in ALO. In an obscure part of her childhood, she fell into the pond in her home's backyard trying to catch a water strider. She was saved by Kazuto a few seconds after falling in, but she was afraid of water until her cousin and his friends taught her how to swim
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Suguha Kirigaya was a Japanese high school girl with black hair cut into a short bob, usually seen in kendo training attire or her school uniform. In ALfheim Online as Leafa, she was a Sylph warrior with long blonde hair tied in a ponytail, green eyes, and pointed elf-like ears. She wore the green-and-white armor and tunic associated with her race, accented with thigh-high boots and a flowing cape, designed to be both elegant and suited for aerial maneuverability.
Leafa was energetic, strong-willed, and compassionate. She demonstrated loyalty to her friends and displayed a protective nature, often stepping into danger to defend others. While cheerful and approachable, she also harbored insecurities about her place in the real world, particularly in relation to her feelings for Kirito and the lingering shadow of his bond with Asuna. Despite these vulnerabilities, she consistently pushed forward, embodying resilience and emotional strength.
Powers and abilities
In powers, Leafa excelled as both a swordswoman and a mage in ALfheim Online. Her primary weapon was a one-handed sword, which she wielded with precision in close-range combat. In addition, her proficiency with wind magic allowed her to enhance speed, grant flight, and deliver ranged magical strikes. These dual talents made her versatile, able to hold her own against enemies in direct combat while supporting allies with flight-based mobility and magical offense.
Notes
- Leafa was created by Reki Kawahara where she featured in the setting of the Sword Art Online universe.
In other media
Television
Video games
Appearances
- Sword Art Online:
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