Galant

"There’re no champions here. Only men and their fates."

- Galant  (real name unknown) is a player of Sword Art Online. He's the main protagonist of Sword Art Online: Past of Ashes and Sword Art Online: New Aincrad. He was leader of the Royal Knights, and Royal Knights United Player Army and boyfriend/in-game husband of Guinevere.

Appearance
Galant is of average height and weight for a male of his age. He has dark blonde hair, styled to his left, with a long lock pointing diagonally across his face and the rest to the same side, with an ahoge pointing out of the top right side of his head, and with blue eyes with a strong determinated gaze. He is well built and fit.

Real Life
Before SAO, Galant wore a dark blue jacket with black trim and a red sleeveless shirt beneath it. He wears dark gray pants, and a brown belt, alongside red and white shoes. He wears black fingerless gloves and is almost always seen carrying his shinai within a dark blue sheath. While training, he wears a dark blue hakama. On festival occasions, he's seen with a male yukata of the same color (thought he doesn't like using it).

After SAO, Galant's clothes resemble the ones he used in SAO, and he continues to wear the purple ribbon once worn by Sakura in real life. He wears a red sleeveless t-shirt with a black decal, beneath a blue hooded jacket with black details. He wears dark gray pants and brown shoes. He has also multiple scars across his body, result of being tortured with the pain absorber on level 0 in ALO. On formal occasions, he wears a black suit and white t-shirt.

Sword Art Online
As a low level player, he wore black t-shirt and an orange shoulder pad attached to belts slung across his chest that carries the sheath of his sword and shield on his back. He wears elbow-length brown gloves with an amber circle, and he wears dark gray pants with a brown boots and a belt that bears the symbol of the Royal Knights at the buckle.

He later obtained a blue sleeveless coat with a black trim and the symbol of the Royal Knights on his back. This coat was later replaced with Avalon's Coat, over a similar black t-shirt, with a red symbol on his left arm. He changed his pants to ones that were darker and with amber kneepads. The rest of his clothes remained the same. After the death of Guinevere, he carried Leavatein and Carnwennan on Guinevere's belt, to the left and right respectively.

As a gladiator, he's seen without anything covering his torso. He wears dark gray pants with his boots, alongside his forearm protectors from his armor and the purple ribbon of his wife tied to his wrist. In the arena he uses an orange manica on his right arm, with forearm and leg protectors, and the same brown boots he normally uses. The purple ribbon remains tied to his wrist.

ALfheim Online
Galant was trapped in ALO, as one of Sugou's 300 test subjects for manipulating humans thoughts and emotions. Galant has longer hair, and wears only dark blue pants tied with a cord of cloth. He was tortured with the pain absorber on level 0, and afterwards his avatar would always bear multiple scars across his body.

New ALfheim Online
Galant is one of the few users whose real life appearence is the same as his avatar in games. His avatar is the result of his SAO and ALO avatars merging into one.

His face is the same as SAO, but his gaze becomes much more cold, strong and determined, and his clothes change a bit in contrast to his SAO avatar. He also doesn't have pointy ears as do most other players in ALO. His avatar still bears scars from being trapped by Sugou. He continues to wear Avalon's coat, but this time over a sleeveless black shirt with a red decal. He wears orange armor on his right shoulder that carries a belt that's slung over his chest, which carries the sheath of his two swords. He continues to wear the forearm protectors of Aegis, and changed his former elbow length gloves, to shorter, fingerless ones. On his right arm, he carries a tattoo of a dragon's head, which shines red when he summons Stardust Dragon. Once he acquired Maximus Caliburn, it replaced Balmung Blade on his back. He's also sometimes seen using a dark brown hooded poncho, specially in cold areas.

He wears dark gray jeans with a brown belt, on which he carries his Rudis and Laevatain (afterwards, he left behind both weapons). On his back, inside his jacket, he carries multiple kunai knives. His boots are brown with an orange circle on his ankle. On his right boot, he carries Carnwennan as a secondary weapon. On his back, he can conjure two pairs of white fairy wings. On his right wrist, he continues to wear the purple ribbon worn by his deceased wife.

Afterwards, Galant changed his hairstyle, rather now styled to his right. He changed the design of his coat. He also added another belt across his torso, to start carring each Maximus Caliburn in separate scabbards. Both belts are united by a metal buckle with the symbol of the Royal Knights. Galant also changed his boots and added two kunai carriers to his thighs.

Personality
Galant has an undying loyalty to his friends and an undying love for his wife, Guinevere. Galant sees friends as the most valuable thing a person can have, believing no one should ever have to be alone, and tries to convince others who reject friendship that it is something to be embraced.

Before SAO, Galant formerly demonstrated showmanship by pacing his fights with a variety of attacks, demonstrating graphically gruesome executions, and laughing and roaring. With a love for battle, he reveals an excited grin whenever confronted. Though he pursued physical female companionship on a constant basis, he does not mistreat women and possesses a strong moral code. Yet, beyond his cockiness and boastful personality, there is an underlying sense of honor about him that creeps to the surface, as well as a strong sense of what friendship and loyalty means. After he developed feelings for Sakura, his personality changed drastically.

Afterwards, Galant is usually depicted as being serious, calm, and clear minded, even in very dangerous situations. He believed that the power from the bonds with his friends would give them the strength to overcome any situation and challenge. Contrary to many other players, he does not hold resentment against Kayaba for imprisoning them in the death-game.

Background
Galant was born on August 17th of 2007. He is the son of Kiritsugu (unknown surname), a Japanese man, and Norah Evans, an American woman. Galant is ethnically mixed.

He attended school as every typical boy of his age. Among his classmates where his girlfriend, Guinevere and best friends: Lance, Mordread, Gawn, Dagonet, Bors, Percival, Tristan and Galahad. Thanks Galahad's father, who worked in Argus, Galant was almost an Alpha Tester, but then lost his chance to Yamato. Still, they all obtained the game Sword Art Online and the NerveGear. They logged in, and soon discovered that they could not log out. When Kayaba Akihiko revelead his true intentions in creating SAO, they created a guild called the "Royal Knights". He was voted leader and has the intentions of clearing the game alongside his friends.

Relationships
Galant/Relationships

Abilities
Galant's fighting style, as with most players of SAO, became better as he advanced in the game. His skills are in part a result of training with Kirei Kyosho, martial arts training, and his own natural skills. Galant has certain degree of training in Kyosho Style Traditional Martial Arts, but he eventually dropped it and began self-training. In battle, he favored a sword and shield, though he's not often seen using it because he moves with less speed, and he prefers speed and agility in battle.

After just a year imprisoned, Galant became one of the top fighters of his army; not just an extremely skilled swordsman, but also very good in hand-to-hand combat, thanks to lessons from Bors, and the fact that he acquired a Martial Arts Skill. He also developed great durability, and can face several enemies at the same time, without getting tired, nor stopped by the pain they cause him. This endurance even allowed him afford the pain of being tortured several times with pain absorber in level zero.

Following his gladiatorial training, Galant greatly develops his fighting abilities and eventually becomes the true Champion of Aincrad. Galant is skilled in multiple styles of combat and in the use of a multitude of weapons, being able to fight with sword and shield, single sword, sword and dagger, and later in ALO, dual swords. He is also adept in the use any weapon at his disposal, such as spears, daggers and hammers, and has become extremely proficient in unarmed combat. Galant also has a great determination that keeps him fighting until his very last breath, even if he loses some limbs, suffers extreme pain, or is left with barely any HP. Galant also became a Dragon Signer, and gained the ability to summon Stardust Dragon upon will. Still, he prefers to use his dragon as a last resort.

As a result of his extensive training and constant leveling up on both games, he is viewed as one of the games top warriors, capable of fighting alone and defeating and/or killing skilled enemies or several players in groups. His skills even match unique skill players, such as Ishi, Aki, and even Hao. Galant even proved himself to be evenly matched to Kirito.

In ALO, Galant is also a very skilled in flying. He quickly adapted to his new ability of flight. He is very fast while flying, and moves with swift speed and agile movements that further increase his skills with his weapons. Still, Galant doesn't favor flying, and is more adept on the ground, but if necessary he would fly.

Tactical Ability

Altogether, Galant is a force to be reckoned with in the battlefield. His keen intellect and deadly skill combine to make him a true master of war. He's a skilled strategist and tactician. These traits, coupled with his bold tactics have provided invaluable leadership to their guild, giving them an unblemished record in battle that matches even Cerdic, and over time he proved to be better than him.

Sword Art Online(SAO)

 * Lvl: 96
 * HP:19000
 * Main Equipment:
 * Anneal Blade (One Handed Straight Sword - Former Sword)
 * Balmung Blade (One Handed Straight Sword - 4th Floor Boss Drop)
 * Laevatein (One Handed Straight Sword - Former of Guinevere)
 * Brave Shield (One Handed Shield - Forged by Dagonet - Destroyed)
 * Carnwennan (One Handed Dagger - Crafted by Antinomy)
 * Purple Ribbon (Hair Holder - Former of Guinevere)
 * Kunais (Throwing Weapon)
 * Aegis Armor (Armor - Crafted by Lisbeth)
 * Avalon's Coat (Leather Coat)

One Handed Straight Sword Skills One Handed Dagger Skills Martial Arts Skills'
 * Spining Shield
 * Stardust Slasher
 * Crescent Stardust Slasher
 * Shimmer Spike
 * Rage Spike
 * Rapid Bite
 * Fud Edge
 * Shippu Kokutenfuu
 * Grey Fist
 * Garuru Fist
 * Meteor Impact

New ALfheim Online (New ALO)

 * Lvl:96
 * HP: 19000
 * Main equipment:
 * Balmung Blade (One Handed Straight Sword-4th Floor Boss Drop)
 * Laevatein (One Handed Straight Sword - Former of Guinevere)
 * Maximus Caliburn (One Handed Straight Sword/s - Maximus Quest Reward)
 * Carnwennan (One Handed Dagger)
 * Guardian Knight Twin Swords (One Handed Straight Twin Swords)
 * Rudis (Wooden Sword)
 * Purple Ribbon (Hair Holder - Former of Guinevere)
 * Kunais (Throwing Weapon)
 * Aegis Armor (Armor)
 * Avalon's Coat (Leather Coat)

One Handed Straight Sword Skills Dimachearus Skills One Handed Dagger Skills ​Martial Arts Skills Outside System Skills
 * Spining Shield
 * Stardust Slasher
 * Crescent Stardust Slasher
 * Shimmer Spike
 * Stardust Mirage
 * Stardust Explosion
 * Stardust Slasher
 * Rapid Bite
 * Fud Edge
 * Shippu Kokutenfuu
 * Stardust Ryusei Ken
 * Grey Fist
 * Garuru Fist
 * Meteor Impact
 * Spell Blast - Interception of a spell using a Sword Skill.
 * Skill Connect - Chaining multiple one-handed weapon Sword Skills.

Notable Achivements
SAO New ALO
 * Last attack Boss 4th Floor.
 * Co-Defeater of the 26th floor boss.
 * Slayer of Cerdic.
 * Almost finished the Maximus Quest.
 * Champion of the Gladiators in Aincrad.
 * Wielder of the Legendary Sword Maximus Caliburn.

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Trivia

 * Galant is based on myself, Son Goku, Omnimon/Omegamon, Gallantmon/Dukemon, Spartacus, Gannicus, Yusei Fudo and Prototype Saber(King Arthur).
 * Galant's avatar name is taken from Gallantmon.
 * Galant's appearance is based on Yusei Fudo, but his face is based on myself.
 * His personality is based on the five characters.
 * His voice actor is the same as Yusei Fudo.
 * The same as Spartacus he first used sword and shield, and then changed his style to twin swords.
 * The fact that Galant uses the power of ice of his right hand and fire on his left is a reference to Omnimon.
 * He regularly says the name of the sword skill he is using.
 * His songs are sung by Guinevere.
 * Galant is one of the youngest principal characters of the wikia (of current users).
 * Galant has been sometimes compared to Ishi due to both characters being very similar to each other.
 * In real life after SAO, Galant rides a customized black Kawasaki Ninja ZX 14.
 * Galant was among the players that were listed for receiving the "Dual Blades" Unique Skill.
 * Though the title "Champion of Aincrad" is a title given to a gladiator that is the best of Aincrad, it became Galant's epithet since he was the only Champion of Aincrad.