The Fairy Dance Arc is the second arc of Sword Art Online Abridged.
Introduction
It has been a few months since the end of the SAO disaster. Although the majority of the 6,147 surviving players have been logged out successfully, 300 of them, including Asuna, have yet to awaken for unknown reasons.
Meanwhile, Kirito is trying to regain his life as Kazuto Kirigaya, which isn't easy since his sister has resumed her constant bullying of him. The only thing that keeps him going is his constant visits to Asuna in her hospital. But one day, Asuna's father announces that he is going to marry her to an employee of his simply to avoid paying her medical bills, much to Kazuto's shock.
However, things get interesting when Kazuto discovers that a figure that looks extremely like Asuna has been spotted in a new game called ALfheim Online.
Cast
Main Edit
- The male protagonist of the series. As in the original series, he is an extremely skilled combatant and one of the best players in the game. Since beating SAO he has become mildly famous. However, he is struggling to reintegrate into the real world, mostly because his sister keeps bullying him.
- The female protagonist of the series. On the surface she appears to be a nice caring person but beneath that she is a borderline psychotic person, also as a result of her upbringing. Despite this she pretends to be nice to people so people will like her for the person she wants people to see rather than the person she is. She is currently still held captive by her NerveGear and is trapped inside ALfheim Online.
- Kazuto's sister. She is a very aggressively sporty and very sarcastic person, possible more than Kazuto. She constantly makes fun of Kazuto, particularly about him injuring his penis when he accidentally ripped out his catheter when he woke up, and especially about his "online wife" who she doesn't believes exists. Secretly though, she is Princess Leafa, heir to the throne of Sylvaine, in the game ALfheim Online.
- redasatomato as Yui
- As the therapist program of SAO, she was meant to manage and care for the players if and when they developed any psychological issues caused by the game. However, since day one, she has been unable to communicate with the players for reasons unknown even to her. As a result, she fell into despair as she watched countless players die and/or go insane, unable to help. She endedup being Kirito and Asuna's adopted daughter in an attempt to understand why they fell in love with each other rather than killing each other.
- The man who was arranged to marry Asuna in order to stop her father paying her medical bills. He is a very perverted man who only hides his true nature from his boss, Shouzou Yuki. During the SAO incident he convinced Shouzou Yuuki to buy up the Aincrad servers in order to keep the players alive because it would look good on the company, as such he was the reason Kirito, Asuna and the other remaining players are still alive.
Supporting Characters
- An African American living in Japan and a former player in Sword Art Online. Since logging out of SAO he has regained his life as a barman at the "Dicey Cafe". Tiffany still dislikes Asuna, but he gave Kazuto the info that she was trapped in ALfheim Online so Kazuto could rescue her and be happy.
- A kind player of ALO, who is playing with a dodgy NerveGear, that he bought off the parents of an SAO victim, that randomly pulses the fear center of his brain and ambushes him with his deepest fears.
- The Prince of the Sylphs, who is engaged to Leafa.
Side Characters
- Asuna's father. A greedy man who was almost tempted to cut his daughter's life support in order to save money on medical bills but was only stopped when his lawyers pointed out that would "cause more problems that it would probably solve". So, he opted to "marry her off" to one of his employees instead, even though he didn't know his name or what he was like.
- BlazingAzureCrow as Jonathan/PantySmasher
- A player of ALO. He unwinds from his job at the soup kitchen by pretending to be a sexual predator.
- MrBuddyVA as Dylan/DeezGunz
- A player of ALO who roleplays as a perverted Hillbilly.
- A player of ALO who roleplays as a perverted southerner.
- A creepy tree, designed to teach kids math.
- MrBuddyVA as Animatronic Gandalf
- A robotic Gandalf that teaches dodgy history facts.
- The pet bat of the Salamanders.
- The leader of the Cait Sith.
- The Queen of the Sylphs, who stole his ex-girlfriend's account after a messy breakup.
- The King of the Salamanders, who stole her ex-boyfriend's account after a messy breakup.
Episodes
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Differences from the Original
- The cheeriness of the opening scene has been exaggerated.
- Kirito and Asuna don't talk during the opening scene, sugary sweetly or otherwise.
- There's no tongue and cheek reference to Kirito's apparent love of fishing coming out of nowhere.
- Kirito and Asuna don't talk during the opening scene, sugary sweetly or otherwise.
- In the original, Suguha was a kind girl who felt emotionally distant from her brother, made worse by the fact that she had feelings for him. In the abridged version, she still feels emotionally distant from him, but she resents him for abandoning her and bullies him as a result.
- In the original, Suguha was Kazuto's cousin/adoptive sister. In the abridged version, she's his biological sister.
- Suguha's introduction, including the montage of how she dealt with Kazuto getting trapped in SAO and surviving it, is skipped.
- Kazuto and Suguha's conversation on their porch is skipped.
- In the original, Kazuto was the one who challenged Suguha to their duel. In the abridged version, it's heavily implied that Suguha challenged him.
- In the original, Kazuto is the one who has the upper hand in the duel, as he's so fast that he keeps dodging Suguha's attacks. However, the match eventually comes to an end when Suguha manages to hit Kazuto on the head. In the abridged version, Suguha is the one who has the upper hand, due to Kazuto's weak body, and she doesn't let up her attacks despite his pleas for mercy.
- Kazuto deciding to pick kendo back up and asking Suguha to be his teacher, in order to make up for lost time, is skipped.
- Kazuto making breakfast for Suguha is skipped.
- The details of how Kazuto found Asuna are skipped.
- The fact that Asuna is one of 300 SAO players that haven't woken up yet is skipped.
- Shouzou isn't presented as an idiotic asshole. He actually cares about his daughter, but he is the type of father who focuses more on his work than his family.
- Shouzou was never tempted to pull Asuna's plug to avoid paying her medical bills.
- Shouzou doesn't hate the fact that Kazuto keeps visiting Asuna, he's happy because he knows it'll make Asuna happy.
- In the original, Sugou arrives at the same time as Shouzou, but only reveals himself once Shouzou is done talking to Kazuto. In the abridged version, he arrives by himself a few seconds after Shouzou.
- Sugou isn't a random employee of RECT Progress, nor does Shouzou think his name is "Versace" due to it being written on his briefcase. Sugou is the son of Shouzou's business partner, and as such, Shouzou, and by extension Asuna, has known Sugou since he was a child.
- The part where Sugou pretends to be a fan of Kirito while in front of Shouzou is skipped.
- In the original, Sugou was the one who reveals he's marrying Asuna. In the abridged version, Shouzou is the one who announces the engagement.
- Shouzou isn't in a rush to get Asuna married so he can stop paying her medical bills. If anything, he tries to talk Sugou out of it.
- It is never stated that Shouzou has a habit of buying Ferraris, nor does he have an Italian Ferrari dealer, or at least one that he thinks is Italian.
- The reason why Shouzou leaves is because he has a meeting to get to.
- In the original, Sugou agrees he can't legally marry Asuna, but the Yuuki family is planning to adopt him, which is practically the same as them being married. In the abridged version, Sugou is getting married to Asuna in the more conventional sense.
- Sugou doesn't make Asuna "talk" by opening and closing her mouth with his finger.
- In the original, Sugou invites Kazuto to the wedding. In the abridged version, he tells him to stay away.
- Sugou stating that they're having the wedding at the hospital is skipped.
- The scene where Kazuto cries and Suguha comforts him, tucks him into bed, and sleeps next to him, only to wake up embarrassed after realizing what she's done, is skipped.
- A flashback of Suguha and her mother in Kazuto's hospital room is skipped.
- Kazuto doesn't rant on Twitter after his meeting with Sugou.
- Kazuto receives the email from Andrew a day earlier than his original counterpart.
- Asuna doesn't spit on Oberon's face after he greets her.
- Kazuto doesn't have any trouble finding the Dicey Cafe. He therefore doesn't use that as an excuse to vent about how his life is going.
- The drink Andrew offers isn't a "9-Up", it's a cup of coffee.
- It's never stated that 9-Up needs to be boiled until it's brown unless it would be "hella toxic".
- ALfheim Online isn't a children's edutainment game.
- The educational challenges we see are an abridged series original.
- ALO's magic system isn't an elaborate way to teach children how to read, it's based on old Nordic phrases.
- Lots of locations have been given different names to add to the kid friendly astatic.
- ALO's description isn't a jumbled mess that barely describes what it's like, nor does it have a message from the guy who wrote it talking about how his wife left him that wasn't edited out.
- ALO's popularity isn't a relatively recent thing. By the time Kazuto found out about it in the original, people had been playing it for about a year, whereas here it has only been popular for about six months due to the SAO disaster being fresh in people's minds.
- It's never stated that ALO became popular because it was discovered by roleplayers.
- Due to the fact Andrew doesn't hate Asuna, he isn't reluctant to tell Kazuto about her. In fact, he encourages him to rescue her.
- Kazuto and Andrew's fist bump is skipped.
- Kazuto doesn't vomit on Andrew's jukebox.
- Suguha isn't humming "I'm Flying" from Barbie Fairytopia before Kazuto returns.
- The same song doesn't play during ALO's character creator.
- Suguha doesn't try to eat a second muffin to dislodge the first.
- Kazuto isn't tempted to let Suguha choke to death.
- Kazuto thanking Suguha for cheering him up and telling her he'll get Asuna back no matter what, prompting Suguha says she's looking forward to meeting her, is skipped.
- Kazuto doesn't sing "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves.
- Kazuto isn't excited to be a video game badass again, he's too worried about Asuna.
- The name "Kirito" or any other variants is not taken. As such Kazuto isn't driven to madness nor does he end up with the name "xVx_K1r1t0_xVx_KillMe".
- Kazuto doesn't pick being a Spriggan to make the whole ordeal end faster out of annoyance. He picked it because he thought it looked cool.
- ALO is not distributed by Uplay.
- Kirito doesn't briefly have a panic attack when he thinks he can't open his menu.
- The part where Kirito checks to see if the log out button is missing is skipped.
- Kirito isn't disgusted by the "inverted controls".
- Kirito doesn't briefly forget about Yui.
- In the original, Kirito summons Yui's Heart first and then summons her by touching it. In the abridged version, Yui is summoned straight away.
- Kirito isn't so overjoyed to see Yui again that he can barely form a sentence.
- Yui didn't fake her death to "lighten to mood", nor did she beg for help while in the jewel Kirito made.
- The part where Yui explains to Kirito that ALO was copied from SAO, and why he has some of his old Skills, is skipped.
- The part where Kirito deletes all his corrupted items and Skills, including his Dual Blades Skill, is also skipped.
- Yui doesn't turn into a Navigation Pixie because it was more convenient for her, she changed because that's what the game recognized her as.
- The part where Kirito pokes Yui is skipped.
- Yui isn't in as much of a rush to save Asuna in the original.
- ALO doesn't have a profanity filter that replaces swear words/non-child friendly words with child friendly alternatives.
- Yui doesn't summon Kirito's wings and send him flying. He summons them himself and tries to learn how to use them with Yui's help.
- While it can be argued that the players of ALO take their roleplaying seriously, the players of ALO don't roleplay as different stereotypes.
- ALO now appears to be an international server, this is not confirmed in the original.
- We never find out what certain characters' real names are.
- A fight between Leafa and the Salamanders is skipped.
- In the original, Leafa was accompanied by her friend Recon, but he was killed by one of the Salamanders, leaving Leafa to fend for herself. In the abridged version, Recon was in Sylvaine waiting for Leafa.
- The three Salamanders that are "ambushing" Leafa aren't named "General PantySmasher", "DeezGunz" and "Keith". Only one of them was given a name, and that was their leader, Kagemune.
- None of the Salamanders chuck mayonnaise at Leafa.
- While Leafa and Sakuya do know each other, Leafa isn't her adopted daughter.
- The person Leafa's she is engaged to in this version isn't called "Cazmer" in the original, he was called "Sigurd".
- Sigurd wasn't trying to marry Leafa, he was trying to recruit her to his team in order to gain more power in the Sylphs.
- Kagemune doesn't break character so he can lecture Leafa on how to roleplay better.
- Leafa doesn't use Kirito as a means to better portray her character.
- In the original, Yui senses that players are nearby, and Kirito goes to help them, which is how Kirito meets Leafa. In the abridged version, he just happens to crash land near the ambush.
- The part where a Salamander attacks Kirito, only for Kirito to catch the lance with his bare hand and throw the Salamander into the other soldier, is skipped.
- Kirito and Kagemune don't challenge each other to a fight.
- Kagemune doesn't mock Kirito for being unable to fly, nor Kirito doesn't throw his sword at him.
- Kagamune doesn't leave because Kirito scares him off and/or annoys him into leaving. He leaves because he doesn't want to risk losing his progress in the game.
- A conversation between the two Salamander soldiers Kirito killed is added in.
- In the original, the reason Yui pops out of Kirito's pocket is because he jokingly asks Leafa to show her gratitude by giving him a hug. In the abridged version, she pops out to remind Kirito they're on a time limit and to threaten Leafa to not get in their way.
- In the original, Leafa was the one who presents the idea of Yui being a normal Pixie, and Kirito just agrees with her. In the abridged version, Kirito claims that Yui is his pet.
- In the original, Leafa asks what Kirito's doing so far away from the Spriggan's territory, to which he says he got lost, making her laugh. In the abridged version, she laughs because he responds to her suspicious questioning with a joke.
- Leafa now states that the Salamanders having been attacking her a lot recently.
- In the original, Leafa suggests that they fly to a neutral territory, but Kirito convinces her to take him to Swilvane. In the abridged version, she decides to take him to Sylvaine straight away.
- In the original, Kirito tells Leafa that he's still learning how to fly and asks her to teach him. In the abridged version, he tries to hide this fact, but Leafa sees right through him and offers to help.
- In the original, Kirito spends an undetermined amount of time learning how to fly. In the abridged version, he picks it up straight away, which makes Leafa jealous.
- Kirito and Leafa's conversation about going faster doesn't have any sexual undertones or comments.
- In the original, Leafa is slightly annoyed by Kirito keeping up with her, but she's eventually impressed. In the abridged version, her annoyance keeps getting worse.
- Leafa doesn't deliberately let Kirito slam into the building out of spite. She realizes too late that Kirito doesn't know how to land and leaves him on his own because they were getting too close to the tower.
- The scene where Yui gets tired and flies into Kirito's pocket is skipped.
- In the original, Leafa recommends that Kirito learns the basic healing spell she used on him. In the abridged version, she implies it won't do him any good compared to his other spells.
- Recon doesn't relax around Kirito after Leafa tells him he's cool. He does relax briefly when they shake hands, but he almost immediately goes back on the defensive when he realizes what he's doing.
- It's never stated that Recon owns a NerveGear that belonged to a dead SAO player, meaning he doesn't suffer from random nightmarish visions.
- Sigurd doesn't have a habit of crushing his subject's balls in a vice when they fail him.
- Shinichi's relationship with Suguha isn't a complicated sexual one in the original. He has feelings for her, but she isn't sure if she likes him back.
- The part where Leafa mentions that the Salamanders have been getting more organized lately is skipped.
- The in-game goal of getting to the top of the World Tree isn't called the "Race War" by the players, it's known as the Grand Quest.
- The players knew it was the goal of the game in the original, rather than it being a rumor like it is here.
- The reward for getting to the top of the World Tree isn't something vague, like getting any wished granted. Instead, the first race that gets to the top gets to become an Alf, a fairy that can fly forever.
- While it is true that the goal of the game caused a fighting between the races, there isn't any racial violence in ALO to the point where the players view other races like lesser beings.
- While ALO does have mounts, as the Cait Sith can tame monsters like Dragons and ride them, it certainly does not have cars.
- Leafa telling Kirito that the World Tree's quest involves fighting the Guardian Knights, and no one knows how to make the fight easier, is skipped.
- Kirito suggesting teaming up with other races, only for Leafa to point out that it wouldn't make sense for one race to help another if only one of them gets the reward, is skipped.
- In the original, Yui tries to calm Kirito down after his outburst. In the abridged version, she takes the opportunity to ask for a cracker.
- The part where Leafa grabs Kirito's arm is skipped.
- Leafa trying to talk Kirito out of going by himself is skipped.
- In the original, Leafa offers to guide Kirito to the World Tree. In the abridged version, she says she'll gather an army to help him raid it.
- Kirito doesn't introduce himself at the bar, he introduces himself back in the Ancient Forest.
- Kirito thanking Leafa for helping him is skipped.
- Suguha finds out that Kirito is her brother a lot earlier compared her original counterpart.
- The reason she freaks out in the original is because she developed a crush on the mysterious stranger who sounds exactly like her brother.
- The scene with Kirito and Yui in the hotel room is skipped.
- Asuna doesn't correct Sugou for mispronouncing his username like he does in the dub.
- Asuna doesn't answer Oberon's question about what more she could want by saying she wants her freedom.
- Asuna doesn't attempt to bite Oberon's finger, she just kinda... lets him feel her up and attempt to remove her top. He only stops because he'd "never really force [himself] on [her]".
- Sugou's plan to brainwash people isn't based off of SAO's Charisma Stat. It's based on expanding the brain's control regions and manipulating memories and emotions by implanting ideas into their heads.
- Sugou is now planning to use the brainwashing technology himself in this version, rather than selling the technology to someone else.
- Oberon stating that Shouzou doesn't know about his experiments is skipped.
- In the original, Asuna tells Oberon she'll report him to police once she's out, prompting Oberon to reveal that he'll brainwash her too if she doesn't agree to marry him. In the abridged version, he tells her that he's going to brainwash her as soon as the project is finished.
- Asuna doesn't point out how stupid it is for Oberon to reveal his plans to her.
- Oberon getting called away, leaving Asuna to cry in her cage, is skipped.
- The fact that Asuna's vision is blurred whenever she looks at the keypad, preventing her from learning the code and escaping, is skipped.
- Asuna bypassing her cage's censored keypad by looking in the mirror and memorizing the password so she can escape is skipped.
- Asuna tries to escape a lot more than her original counterpart, who is only seen trying to escape once. And her escape attempts are a lot more violent than in the original, in an attempt to scare Sugou's henchmen into abandoning the project.
- Asuna never learns the names of any of people working on the brainwashing project during her time in ALO.
- The scene where Suguha explains to the audience why she started playing ALO is skipped.
- Sigurd doesn't torture Recon for failing to bring Leafa to him.
- Suguha and Shinichi's conversation about high school entrance exams is skipped.
- Shinichi informing Suguha that Sigurd has invited her to go hunting, which she declines, is skipped.
- Kazuto isn't mentioned during Shinichi and Suguha's conversation, nor is it revealed that Shinichi is a fan of his. As such, Shinichi doesn't point out how ironic it is that the Black Swordsman doesn't like swords.
- Shinichi doesn't ask Suguha out on a date. He questions Suguha's decision to help Kirito, and she jabs him for thinking about Kirito and Leafa sharing hotels rooms.
- The scene where Suguha looks at her body while in her underwear is skipped.
- Since Suguha doesn't know Kirito is her brother, she doesn't initially plan to waste his time by showing him ALO's "dark corners".
- The scene where Kirito and Leafa meet up at the bar, followed by the montage where Kirito buys his new equipment, is skipped.
- Kirito and Leafa go to the Tower of Wind because it was the best place to take off from, not because they needed to go through customs.
- Kirito doesn't go through "additional screening".
- In the original, Sigurd gets angry because Kirito and Leafa are becoming "renegades", and because Kirito accused him of treating people like items. In the abridged version, Cazmer gets mad because Kirito suggested that he can marry one of his cousins instead of Leafa.
- In the original, the situation is defused because one of Sigurd's guards suggests that attacking Kirito would make the Sylphs look bad. In the abridged version, the conflict is abruptly halted when Leafa threatens to get Sakuya involved.
- The sky above Swilvane doesn't glitch out.
- In the original, the conversation at the top of the tower is about how the players restrict themselves to their own territories. In the abridged version, it's about how they plan to climb the World Tree.
- Kirito tells Leafa why he wants to get to the top of the World Tree a lot earlier than his original counterpart.
- Yui criticizing how humans hide their emotions, followed by her kissing Kirito on the check, is skipped.
- Leafa thinks of heading to the peace conference a lot earlier than her original counterpart. She initially planned to just head straight to the World Tree and only headed to Butterfly Valley when she learned the Salamanders were going to attack it.
- Yui later comes up with the idea to recruit the Sylph and the Cait Sith armies in this version, which she didn't do in the original.
- Leafa doesn't send Recon to spy on Sigurd to prevent him from figuring out who Kirito is, he decides to do it himself because he's suspicious of Sigurd.
- A brief scene of Leafa looking back at Swilvane, questioning her decision to leave, before being reassured by the sight of Kirito is skipped.
- Sugou is never shown planning his wedding to Asuna.
- Sugou is never presented as a bridezilla.
- Oberon groping Asuna and chastising her for being so rigid, as it doesn't count if they're in a virtual world, to which Asuna tells him that she's been in a virtual world so long that her boundaries are the same for her ones in reality, is skipped.
- In the original, Oberon tells Asuna about how he met Kazuto in her hospital room, and how he doubts that he has the guts to enter another VR game after SAO. Oberon did this to crush Asuna's hopes, but it ended up reassuring her that Kazuto was alive. In the abridged version, Oberon tells her that they detected Kirito logging in, but he isn't concerned because the gates to the top of the World Tree are impregnable, only letting him continue his quest so that he can watch Kirito's hope die.
- Asuna doesn't threaten Oberon to not harm Kirito.
- The scene where Kirito and Leafa kill some Evil Glancers is skipped.
- The clearing that Kirito and Leafa land in isn't filled with "forest folk".
- The scene where Leafa logs out first, makes Kazuto a sandwich and takes a shower is skipped.
- Suguha thinking about how being with Kirito makes her excited to explore ALO is skipped.
- A weird scene where Kirito gives Leafa a spicy item is skipped.
- In the original, the conversation between Leafa and Yui is about what liking something means, and Leafa's explanation a makes herself think of Kazuto, which gets her flustered. In the abridged version, Yui reveals that she's an AI and gets Leafa to stop messing with Kirito.
- Yui doesn't hack Suguha's AmuSphere and finds out who she is.
- Yui doesn't comment on how coincidental the whole situation between Kirito and Leafa is.
- Yui doesn't remove Leafa's face to get her to comply.
- The plan to go through the mountains is Leafa's idea, not an elaborate lie told by Yui to get what she wants.
- Leafa doesn't start daydreaming about food after confusing the word "delegates" for "delis".
- Kirito detecting that they're being watched, causing Leafa to explain that it's probably a Tracer and to ignore it for now, because they don't know what form it's taking, is skipped.
- The part where Kirito casts the Night Vision spell, so he and Leafa can see in the Legrue Corridor, is skipped.
- Leafa teasing Kirito on his "lame Spriggan magic" being useful is skipped.
- In the original, Kirito has his menu open because he's trying to remember his spells. In the abridged version, he's looking at a map of Kandy Kane Kavern.
- There was no little kid trapped in the cavern.
- The part where Leafa receives a message from Recon is skipped.
- This is replaced with a scene where Leafa asks Kirito about his homelife.
- Leafa casting Concealment when Yui detects the Salamanders is skipped.
- ALO doesn't allow Salamanders to name their pets or allegedly max their affection levels for suicide missions.
- The entire subplot about the Salamanders mourning the death of their Tracer is an abridged series original.
- The brief moment where Kirito admires the lake surrounding Legrue is skipped.
- Kirito never comments on how lazy the city in the center of the tunnel's name is.
- In the original, the rock wall was a spell that the Salamanders cast to stop them entering Legrue. In the abridged version, the rock wall appears because Kirito accidentally locks them out.
- The part where Leafa explains they can't swim around the rock wall, due to the monsters in the lake, is skipped.
- Leafa is now significantly less invested in the politics of ALO compared to her original counterpart.
- In the original, Kirito doesn't ask to get shielded and gets hit with fireballs twice, both times Leafa heals him. In the abridged version, Kirito asks Leafa to shield him, but she refuses to in order to watch him suffer, and then proceeds to heal him once.
- Leafa telling Kirito to give up, as failure just means more hours of flying, prompting Kirito to say that he refuses to let another party member of his die again, is skipped.
- A moment where Kirito asks the Salamanders to leave them alone, stating that he is nothing without Asuna, is added in.
- The entire encounter on the bridge is now a symbolic representation on how stagnant Kazuto and Suguha's relationship is.
- Yui never calls Suguha "Auntie Sugu".
- In the original, Kirito casts Transformation to project an image of the Gleam Eyes over himself to scare the Salamanders and make them easier to attack. In the abridged version, Yui hacks into the system and turns Kirito into the Gleam Eyes.
- The Salamander's leader getting eaten by a monster in the lake is skipped.
- Leafa trying to interrogate the remaining Salamander, only for him to comply when Kirito offers to give him all the rewards he received in the battle, is skipped.
- The Salamander telling them that the Salamander army is heading up north is skipped.
- The leader of the mages' name, Gtacs, is omitted from the abridged version.
- Kirito telling Leafa he has moments where he blacks out during battle is skipped.
- Leafa asking what the Salamanders tasted like, prompting Kirito to bite Leafa as a joke, causing her to slap him, is skipped.
- In the original, Kirito says the Salamanders tasted like grilled meat. In the abridged version, he comments that they tasted like mayo.
- In the original, Kirito and Leafa spend time in Legrue before Kirito reminds Leafa about the message she got from Recon, prompting her to log out and check on him. In the abridged version, Leafa logs out during Kirito's rampage to go take a shower and coincidentally sees that Shinichi has been calling her.
- It's never stated how many times Shinichi tried to call Suguha.
- Suguha now scrolls through her calls twice.
- Suguha doesn't have Shinichi's number saved under the name "Nutter Butter", nor does she have "WAP" as the ringtone for him.
- Suguha is now a lot more furious over Shinichi calling her compared to her original counterpart.
- Shinichi is a lot more distressed about the Salamanders invading the peace conference compared to his original counterpart.
- Suguha doesn't tell Shinichi to "pour that tea", nor does Shinichi literally drink said tea.
- In the original, Sigurd was secretly leaking information to the Salamanders to give them an advantage in the competition. In the abridged version, Cazmer was conspiring with PantySmasher and a small group of Salamanders to assassinate Leafa in order to trigger a war between their two races.
- Every time Leafa is attacked is now part of this plot, rather than separate events.
- In the original, Sigurd was there the night Leafa got attacked by the Salamanders, pretending to hold them off in order to give them information, something Shinichi though was out of character for him. In the abridged version, Cazmer was busy hosting an engagement party for him and Leafa, and it's heavily implied that he made a big deal about this to give himself an alibi.
- Sigurd's guards don't start singing the Harry Potter theme once they put on their invisibility cloaks.
- We don't hear Sigurd's conversation with the two Salamanders in the original, so we don't know if they were the same Salamanders that Kirito killed.
- This scene now states that the Salamanders sent thirty guys after Kirito and Leafa, whereas the original only confirmed twelve.
- In the original, Recon was caught because he tripped trying to listen in on Sigurd's conversation. In the abridged version, he's discovered because his NerveGear short circuited again.
- One of the Salamanders doesn't ask if Recon is there before he shoots him.
- Recon was shot with a lot more arrows compared to her original counterpart, and now has mayo thrown on his butt.
- In the original, Sigurd knew where the peace conference was being held. In the abridged version, the location was top secret information.
- Suguha was a lot more worried about the peace treaty getting ruined compared to her abridged counterpart, who only started worrying once she realized that she leaked the info.
- Leafa's explanation of what will happen after the Salamanders attack the peace conference is skipped.
- The scene where Leafa offers to let Kirito kill her to gain favor with the Salamanders, followed by Kirito's speech to her, is skipped.
- The scene where Kirito drags Leafa through a gang of Orcs is skipped.
- The part where Leafa checks her map is skipped.
- Leafa doesn't try to make a plan to warn peace conference about the Salamanders before they arrive so they can ambush them, only to find out they've already arrived. Kirito and Leafa see the Salamanders on their way, but they're too far behind to stop them.
- In the original, Leafa tells Kirito to go to the World Tree while she tries to save Sakuya, only for Kirito to turn her down. In the abridged version, Kirito comes up with a plan to make peace between the races and Leafa eggs him on by reminding him that means he has to roleplay.
- The leader of the Cait Sith isn't named Princess Hime Kuronekodesuchan of the Nyan Nyan Tribe, her name was Alicia Rue.
- Sakuya doesn't use terrible defense tactics to get the Salamanders to leave, Kirito arrives before any side can do anything.
- Kirito now crash lands again, coughing in the smoke, instead of doing it on purpose for dramatic effect.
- In the original, Kirito states that he was the ambassador for the Spriggan-Undine alliance and was sent to join forces with the Sith-Cait Sith Alliance. In the abridged version, Kirito, with the help of Leafa, states he that he was the viscount of the Spriggan Ziggurat, who was adopted by the Undine after the Spriggans were wiped out.
- Leafa signaling to Sakuya and Alica that Kirito is making all this up is skipped.
- It's never stated that the Spriggans aren't playing ALO anymore.
- Sakuya doesn't voice disgust over the Undine joining forces with the Spriggans.
- In the original, Eugene comes out before Kirito's speech. In the abridged version, he comes out after it.
- Eugene isn't the leader of the Salamanders, that was a player named Mortimer, who was Eugene's brother in-game and IRL. This was changed because we never actually meet Mortimer.
- In the original, Eugene challenges Kirito to their fight stating that he will believe Kirito's claims if he can last thirty seconds against him, but he changes his mind and continues the fight after the thirty seconds pass. In the abridged version, Eugene challenges Kirito to their fight to settle the conflict.
- The part where Leafa gets worried that Kirito has run away, followed by her relief when he reappears, is skipped.
- The moment where Leafa notices that her sword is gone is skipped.
- The part where everyone celebrates Kirito's victory is skipped.
- None of the Salamanders ask why Eugene exploded.
- The revival spell isn't named Raise Dead, nor does it cost a diamond to use.
- The part where Eugene praises Kirito is skipped.
- It's never stated that the leaders of the races were friends prior to ALO.
- Sakuya and Eugene aren't bitter exes, nor did they steal each other's accounts. Sakuya had only heard Eugene's name prior to their encounter. As such, the entire conflict between the races isn't based on their breakup.
- Alicia isn't stated to be anyone's cousin, though she is stated to hang out with Sakuya's player IRL.
- No one ever mentions the Spriggan leader, nor do we find out what their name was.
- In the original, Kagemune tells Eugene that he saw Kirito with an Undine when he attacked his squad, as a favor for sparing his life during their encounter. In the abridged version, PantySmasher suggests they should leave to prevent his involvement with Cazmer being exposed, claiming they've got a show to watch.
- It's never stated that Kagemune was dating Eugene's player.
- The part where Kirito and Eugene say they hope to fight again is skipped.
- Kirito now says he doubts they'll be getting the Salamanders' help raiding the World Tree since things ended on a sour note.
- The Moonlight Mirror spell's name has been shortened to just Moon Mirror.
- In the original, Sigurd betrayed the Sylphs because the Salamanders had overtaken the Sylphs in power, and he wanted to join them. He hoped to do this due to an alleged update that would allow players to get "reincarnated" as another race, so he wanted to prove his loyalty to them before the update arrived. In the abridged version, Cazmer was trying get the Sylphs and the Salamanders to talk things out and end the fighting, only pretending to be evil so Sakuya didn't suspect him.
- In the original, Sakuya states that she's banishing Sigurd from the Sylph territory, leaving him to wander the neutral territories. In the abridged version, it's heavily implied that she banished him from the entire game.
- Kirito revealing that he was lying about the Spriggan-Undine alliance is skipped.
- The scene where Sakuya and Alicia try to seduce Kirito to their side, followed by Leafa getting jealous, is skipped.
- In the original, the peace conference was an alliance to raid the World Tree together. In the abridged version, it was a non-aggression pact so that the Sylphs would stop attacking the Cait Sith.
- In the original, Leafa was the one who asked the Sylphs and the Cait Sith for their help, which they accept, as they could need the help. In the abridged version, Kirito asks for their help, but they turn him down because it wouldn't benefit them.
- Kirito giving them a big sack of money to help them prepare for the assault is skipped.
- In the original, Yui gets mad because Kirito's heartrate increased when he was around Sakuya and Alica, which Yui considered "cheating". In the abridged version, she's mad because they wasted an entire day.
- Leafa asking why she isn't a problem, to which Kirito says it's probably because Leafa doesn't seem like a girl most of the time, is skipped.
- Leafa trying to reassure Kirito, followed by Kirito teasing her for her awkward delivery, is added in.
- The moment when Asuna escapes her cage is presented with a less more significance compared to the original.
- It's now unclear how Asuna kept escaping.
- Asuna doesn't monologue to herself about disappearing like a whisper.
- Asuna doesn't get disappointed in herself for getting scared by a door.
- Leafa looking upon Alne in awe is skipped.
- Alne doesn't have a massive pinwheel.
- In the original, Yui takes the time to admire the view along with Kirito and Leafa. In the abridged version, she reminds them how urgent their deadline is.
- Leafa doesn't come up with a plan to recruit the citizens of Alne.
- It's never stated that ALO had a rampant drug problem.
- The update that shuts down the server isn't an anti-drug one.
- The players don't riot upon hearing the announcement.
- The announcement is now only said once rather than twice.
- In the original, Leafa asks Yui to guide them to an inn for the night. In the abridged version, Yui does it independently.
- Kazuto asking Suguha what time she went to bed is skipped.
- Suguha doesn't hallucinate Yui listening to her thoughts.
- In the original, Suguha turned around because Kazuto asked her to. In the abridged version, she turned around because she was annoyed with annoyed with Kazuto's snarky comments.
- Suguha doesn't throw a rock at Kazuto for splashing her with water, she asks him to buy her a parfait.
- Asuna sneaking around and discovering the laboratory's map is skipped.
- In the original, Suguha asked to tag along with Kazuto's trip to the hospital when they were making breakfast together. In the abridged version, she asked to join him when they were outside.
- Kazuto doesn't find Suguha asking to tag along suspicious.
- In the original, Asuna is horrified by the brain terminals. In the abridged version, she comments how inefficient is to store each brain in their own separate terminal.
- Asuna reassuring the brain is skipped.
- In the original, the brain technicians enter the room because it time to examine the brains. In the abridged version, they enter because one of the terminals was experiencing a glitch.
- It's never stated that the reason why the brain technicians were slug-like creatures was because one of them had a rivalry with the game's character modeller.
- The brain technicians talking about the brain's test results is skipped.
- In the original, Suguha asks Kazuto about his academic career. In the abridged version, she asks how Kazuto and Asuna fell in love.
- Kazuto telling Suguha about the SAO Survivor School, followed by Suguha offering to be his tutor, is replaced with Kazuto telling her about the murder mystery.
- Asuna doesn't accidentally call technical support while trying to log out.
- Kazuto and Suguha commenting on the hospital is skipped.
- Kazuto and Suguha's ride in the elevator is skipped.
- Suguha commenting on Asuna using her real name in SAO is skipped.
- Kazuto introducing Asuna to Suguha is skipped.
- Suguha doesn't initially yell her introduction to Asuna.
- In the original, the brain technicians initially don't recognize Asuna, so she tries to convince them that she's a friend of Sugou's. In the abridged version, they are very aware of who she is, and she threatens to kill their mothers when she escapes.
- Asuna trying to log out with her foot is skipped.
- The brain technicians telling Asuna about their experiments is skipped.
- In the original, it was the brain technician who caught Asuna's idea to ask Sugou about Asuna. In the abridged version, it was the one who had his tentacles free.
- The brain technician's offer to do electro drugs with Asuna is skipped.
- In the original, the brain technician did molest Asuna, only stopping because she bit him and then tried to hide what he did when the other technician returned. In the abridged version, Asuna threatens him into nearly letting her go and he lies about molesting her to cover up his weakness.
- The other brain technician doesn't state he's going to report his colleague for his misconduct.
- Suguha doesn't ask Kazuto why he keeps visiting Asuna.
- Asuna getting put back in her cage is skipped.
- Leafa no longer tries to stop herself from crying.
- Kirito doesn't initially tell Leafa to bottle her emotions up.
- Leafa thanking Kirito for his pep talk is skipped.
- Leafa asking Yui about her sleeping is skipped.
- Leafa doesn't chastise the Gnome and Cait Sith couple for "living in sin".
- Kirito and Leafa admiring the World Tree is skipped.
- Leafa telling Kirito about the World Tree's restrictions is skipped.
- Sugou doesn't accelerate the wedding's deadline to night of Kirito's attempt to raid the World Tree.
- Leafa wondering if Asuna is that important to Kirito is skipped.
- Leafa trying to stop Kirito from hitting the invisible wall again is skipped.
- Yui trying to get passed the invisible wall is skipped.
- Sugou doesn't have the ability to call Asuna from the real world.
- In the original, Asuna got out of her chair because she heard Yui calling her via the game's warning mode. In the abridged version, she got up because she heard Kirito banging on the invisible wall.
- Asuna thinking of dropping the Admin Card is skipped.
- Leafa doesn't ask Kirito why he keeps banging on the invisible wall.
- Yui doesn't encourage Kirito to keep hitting the invisible wall.
- Asuna doesn't scratch a message onto the Admin Card.
- Kirito trying to access the Admin Card's menu is skipped.
- Kirito asking Leafa where the World Tree's gate is located is skipped.
- Kirito putting the Admin Card in his pocket is skipped.
- Kirito thanking Leafa and telling her he'll be going on alone is skipped.
- The Pooka girl isn't played by a guy.
- It's never stated that the Pooka was allergic to latex.
- The Gnome and Pooka couple wondering if Kirito falling from the sky is an event is skipped.
- Kirito asking Yui for directions to the World Tree's gate is skipped.
- Yui asking Kirito if raiding the World Tree alone is a good idea is skipped.
- Kirito telling Yui to stay in his pocket is skipped.
- Kirito doesn't complain about how easy the final Dungeon seems to be.
- The Guardian Knights aren't rip offs of B1 Battle Droids from Star Wars.
- Kirito's flashback to his time with Asuna is skipped.
- Kirito getting excited by the fight is skipped.
- ALO's game over screen isn't like the one from Dark Souls series.
- In the original, Kirito chastises himself for thinking that ALO would be easier than SAO just because he couldn't die. In the abridged version, he chastises himself for feeling nostalgic about SAO and for using video games as escapism.
- Kirito doesn't wonder what the world has left for him now that he's losing Asuna before realizing he still has Suguha.
- Leafa doesn't chastise Kirito for not listening to her.
- In the original, Kirito tells Leafa to get away. In the abridged version, he voices his relief that she came to rescue him.
- In the original, Kirito tells Leafa not to follow him into the World Tree again before telling her he's going back in alone. In the abridged version, he admits that he was wrong to try fighting alone before saying he wants to try fighting with Leafa at his side.
- Kazuto is no longer startled by Suguha telling him to go away.
- In the original, Kazuto asks Suguha if she's mad that he's been using the NerveGear again. In the abridged version, he asks when Suguha started playing video games.
- It's never stated that Kazuto and Suguha's grandfather abused her after Kazuto abandoned his kendo lessons.
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