Sword Art Online became the most popular media mix work among teenage boys and girls in the 2010s. The appeal of this work is that it allows players to play various competitive games in a virtual world called VRMMO, sometimes with heated death games where players risk their lives. Even in the world of VRMMO, there is a game called Gun Gale Online that stands out as being unique. Gun Gale Online is commonly known as GGO, and its appeal lies in its brutal worldview that resembles a real war, unlike other games, where players fight with real guns in a fantasy-inspired VRMMO. Here, we will introduce Sinon, the heroine of the "Phantom Bullet" arc, who first appeared in Gun Gale Online.
【Gun Gale Online】Sinon's design is amazing!!
Source: Gun Gale Online © Keiichi Sigsawa/KADOKAWA ASCII Media Works/GGO Project
As it is set in the world of games, the characters in Sword Art Online, commonly known as SAO, have many characters with excellent designs, but among them, the design of Sinon, who appears in Gun Gale Online, commonly known as GGO, is particularly wonderful. Starting with her very eccentric blue-green hair, her fashion sense is also great, with just the right amount of exposure to tickle the male heart.
Source: Gun Gale Online © Keiichi Sigsawa/KADOKAWA ASCII Media Works/GGO Project
Furthermore, she is petite and slender, but has just the right amount of flesh, so attractive that male players may lose their minds if they were to travel with such an avatar. In fact, Sinon is very popular with the male players in GGO, which she seems to find a little annoying. Well, maybe she should change her fashion a bit if she doesn't want men to approach her? But that's just her preference, so there's nothing we can do about it.
[Gun Gale Online] Sinon is pretty strong!
Source: Gun Gale Online © Keiichi Sigsawa/KADOKAWA ASCII Media Works/GGO Project
Sinon has a delicate body and doesn't seem like she could survive a harsh game like GGO, but she is actually a top player in GGO and fights with a large anti-material rifle called "Hecate II" as her main weapon. This Hecate II weighs over 13kg, but she can easily lift it and move it.
Source: Gun Gale Online © Keiichi Sigsawa/KADOKAWA ASCII Media Works/GGO Project
Sinon has increased her strength in the game, so she has much more power than the average player. Therefore, if she wanted to, she could fight quite well in hand-to-hand combat. In fact, in the spin-off work "Alternative Gun Gale Online," a character named Pitohui kills the player with her bare hands, but if Sinon improves her martial arts skills, she may be able to fight barehanded using her great strength.
[Gun Gale Online] Sinon is one of the top snipers in the game!
Source: Gun Gale Online © Keiichi Sigsawa/KADOKAWA ASCII Media Works/GGO Project
Sinon's specialty is sniping from long distances with Hecate II. Her sniping skills are considerable, and she is definitely one of the best snipers in the series. She almost always succeeds in sniping at 1000 meters, and rarely misses. To her, sniping is as easy as tossing trash into a trash can, but when Sinon is focused, she's a nuisance, silently sniping at you from a distance.
【Gun Gale Online】Sinon is surprisingly caring
Source: Gun Gale Online © Keiichi Sigsawa/KADOKAWA ASCII Media Works/GGO Project
Sinon is generally cool, but contrary to her appearance, she is also kind and caring. Even when Kirito first dove into GGO, she thought he was a girl, but she carefully explained the rules of GGO and even recommended a gun for him. There seem to be few female players in GGO, so she was happy to see that a female player had come after seeing Kirito's appearance.
Source: Gun Gale Online © Keiichi Sigsawa/KADOKAWA ASCII Media Works/GGO Project
Well, after that, she became cold when she found out that Kirito was a guy, but she couldn't just leave Kirito alone when he was having trouble understanding GGO, so she was kind and considerate and gave him lots of guidance. And because she's a serious person, her explanations are thorough down to the smallest detail, and Kirito, who didn't really read the manual that well, was helped a lot by Sinon.
【Gun Gale Online】Sinon and Kirito win the 3rd BoB!
Source: Gun Gale Online © Keiichi Sigsawa/KADOKAWA ASCII Media Works/GGO Project
In the 3rd tournament to decide the strongest GGO player, commonly known as Bullet of Bullets, Sinon won together with Kirito. Due to a certain incident, Kirito and Sinon did not fight properly in the 3rd BoB, but in the end, they managed to defeat who was probably the strongest player in the tournament, so a win is still a win. Sinon's appeal lies not only in her design, but also in her skill.
【Gun Gale Online】The real world name is "Asada Shino"
Source: Gun Gale Online © Keiichi Sigsawa/KADOKAWA ASCII Media Works/GGO Project
Sinon's real world name is Asada Shino, and her avatar name, Sinon, is a play on her real name. Many characters in the SAO world have avatar names that are play on their real world names. For example, the main character Kirito's real name in real life is Kirigaya Kazuto, and the main heroine throughout the series, Asuna's real name is Yuuki Asuna, which is exactly the same.
【Gun Gale Online】Shino has killed someone
Source: Gun Gale Online © Keiichi Sigsawa/KADOKAWA ASCII Media Works/GGO Project
Asada Shino in the real world was actually attacked by a bank robber as a child, and in order to protect her mother and those around her, she took the gun from the robber and shot him dead. This trauma has left her confused at the sight of a gun, but in order to overcome her weak self, she vowed to fight to become the strongest in the world of GGO. At the end of the Phantom Bullet arc, she overcame her trauma, though not completely, and resolved to move forward with Kirito and his new companions.
[Gun Gale Online] Sinon is the coolest beauty in the series!
Source: Gun Gale Online © Keiichi Sigsawa/KADOKAWA ASCII Media Works/GGO Project
There are many cheerful female characters in SAO, and few cool characters. Among them, Sinon is a very cool, calm and cute girl, so she is recommended for those who like quiet characters. In particular, the avatar design is wonderful no matter how many times you look at it, and the cool and quiet character with blue-green hair is very good. I look forward to seeing more of Sinon in the future.
