Alice Zuberg

Kirito and Eugeo's childhood friend, taken by the Axiom Church and made an Integrity Knight.

Alice Zuberg is a central protagonist introduced during the Alicization arc of the Sword Art Online series. In the Underworld, Kirito grew up with his best friends Eugeo and Alice, and both him and Eugeo were tasked with the calling of cutting down the Gigas Cedar. However, a trip to the End Mountains resulted in Alice touching the Dark Territory, breaking the Taboo Index. Alice is subsequently taken away, and Kazuto awakens in reality. When he returns after his attack, he has his memories from reality intact and meets Eugeo. Later, Alice returned to Rulid Village with Kirito after the battle with the administrator and took care of him. She notes that it was because of him that she hung up her sword. After the Dark Territory had begun their plans to attack the Human World, Alice is forced to go back to the front lines and took Kirito.

Quick Facts

First appears: Sword Art Online: Alicization
Status: Alive

Lore & Background

In the Underworld, Kirito grew up with his best friends Eugeo and Alice. Both Kirito and Eugeo were tasked with the calling of cutting down the Gigas Cedar. He helps Eugeo cut down the Gigas Cedar and the two depart for the Central Cathedral, where they both enroll in the Swordsman Academy in North Centoria. Several months in, the two prevent a rape on their pages and kill their abductors, which causes them to break the Taboo Index.

The two are imprisoned, but escape and are saved by Cardinal, who gives them the skills and knowledge they need to take down the Integrity Knights, defeat Administrator, and fight the impending invasion by the Dark Territory. The two trek their way up the tower. They defeat Deusolbert, the Integrity Knight who took Alice away. They outsmart Linel and Fizel, the two youngest Integrity Knights.

After defeating Fanatio, the two finally meet Alice, but Kirito and Alice are separated from Eugeo. After making his way to Quinella, Kirito is forced to fight Eugeo who had been corrupted to becoming an Integrity Knight. Kirito defeats him and returns him to his senses. However after a long battle with Quinella, Eugeo dies in Kirito's arms.

Quinella attempts to escape to the real world by summoning a console that can contact Rath, but Chudelkin appeared and took her down with him, and they both perish. Alice returned to Rulid Village with Kirito after the battle with the administrator and took care of him.