Knights of the Blood (Neji)



The Knights of the Blood (血盟騎士団, Ketsumei Kishidan), otherwise known as the Knights of the Blood Oath or simply KoB, is the strongest clearing guild in Sword Art Online and one of the strongest and most diverse interracial guilds in ALfheim Online.

Founded on December 1, 2022, by Illyasviel, the girl who would be later known and feared as the Queen of Two Spears, the KoB was a guild that accepted many players. As of SAO's Endgame, November 27, 2024, the KoB had a final headcount of 97.

Symbol
The symbol of the KoB is a cross and their coat of arms is crimson, similar to the historic Knights Templar.

Background
Illya and Quartz decided to found a guild together. On December 1, they began recruiting members. By the 14th, their guild had grown to 30 members. More Soon

Base
Up until Floor 47, the KoB had no guild headquarters since Illya didn't deem any of the previous floor worthy of building her headquarters. She was tempted to build on Floor 22 but changed her mind. Floria became her base until the server-wide glitch on Floor 75. The teleport gate on Floor 76 didn't allow any teleportation to lower floors and so (he had replaced Illya as commander since Floor 50, although he could just be considered a figurehead). The only town on Floor 75, Arc Sophia, became the headquarters of all surviving guilds.

Sword Art Online

 * Illyasviel - Founder and Commander; stepped down to vice-commander after the Floor 50 boss battle
 * Quartz - Co-Founder and Vice-Commander; stepped down to Chief Strategist on Floor 32, giving her position to Yuurei
 * Yuurei - Member; rose to Vice-Commander position on Floor 32
 * - Member; killed by Shiota on Floor 55
 * Shiota - Honorary member; forced to fully enter after losing a First Strike Duel with Heathcliff on Floor 55
 * - Commander Figure; SAO's final boss
 * Asano - Member; Resident Blacksmith
 * Nautilus - Member
 * - Member (Deceased)
 * Rain - Member
 * Philia - Member
 * Leafa - Member
 * Sinon - Member

ALfheim Online

 * Illyasviel - Founder and Commander
 * Quartz - Co-Founder and Vice-Commander
 * Yuurei - Member; Chief Strategist
 * Tiffany - Member; Leader of tanking party
 * Shiota - Honorary member (Plays solo)
 * Asano - Member; Resident Blacksmith
 * Rain - Member
 * Philia - Member
 * Leafa - Member
 * Sinon - Member

Notable Achievements

 * It's members obtained the most Last Attack Bonuses of all the other Guilds (84)
 * Soloed through Floors 76-79 with just eight party members

Trivia

 * This guild is essential to Izumi's fanfiction.