16 (Beginning of Aincrad Arc) 18 (End of Aincrad Arc)
Gender
Male
Height
180 cm
Weight
65 kg
Occupation
High School Student
Family
Unnamed Father Unnamed Mother
Player Profile
Display Name
Koutaket
VR Played
«Sword Art Online»
Affiliation
Samomouta (Former)
Status
Deceased
Media
Kouta Naruhito (ナルヒト・コウタ, Naruhito Kouta), known as Koutaket (コウタケット, Koutaketto) in «Sword Art Online» (SAO), was the best friend of Osamu Arima and a major supporting character in the Dirty Hacker fanfiction written by YaBoiGoblin. While he did meet his end in SAO, his Fluctlight was unknowingly captured within an item by Osamu's «Divine Smithing» and stored within his NerveGear, and later found its way into the Underworld, acting as the basis for Jagutaya.
Kouta was a decently tall young man with a skinny build, delicate face and pale skin. He had short brown hair and orangish-brown eyes.
In SAO, Kouta wanted his avatar to resemble a character from an anime he liked, sporting bright red hair and golden eyes, a fairly muscular yet short build, and a well-sculpted face, however after Akihiko Kayaba's tutorial, his avatar changed to more reflect his real life appearance, though he did retain the red hair and gold eyes.
Personality[]
Contrasting with the introverted nature of his best friend, Kouta was an extremely extroverted and outgoing young man, finding thrill and excitement in adventure and meeting new people.
He often appeared as carefree and unserious, which led most people to write him off as unreliable or arrogant, however, this attitude was more of a way for him to his own insecurities, loneliness and lack of self-worth, believing that he could make himself believe that with enough optimism, things would go his way sooner or later.
He showcased an extreme distaste for unfair treatment or injustice towards others, first shown when he first met Osamu, rushing in to distract the kids beating on him so he'd have time to get away.
