Characters
The cast of Echoes of Aincrad — your customizable avatar, your partner Iori, the info-broker Argo, party members Zash, Wyzeman and Saayu, and the player-killer Stella. Who's who, with weapon types, voice actors and line counts from the story script.
The canon SAO leads — Kirito and Asuna — are referenced in the game's framing and the character creator, but the story follows your own customizable avatar and the party you build: your partner Iori, the info-broker Argo, and fellow front-liners Zash, Wyzeman and Saayu — plus the player-killer Stella, the floor's darkest subplot. Line counts below come from the game's main-story script.
Protagonist
Player CharacterYour customizable player character. You build your avatar in the character creator, then set out with your party to beat Sword Art Online — the world that became a death game.
Iori
Partner402 lines · 89 scenesAn original character created for Echoes of Aincrad and your constant companion through the early floors. A sword-and-shield solo player who taught you the basics back in the beta test, Iori meets you at the first junction of Floor 1 and guides you through the death game's opening — by far the most-present voice in the story.
There's more people ahead of us...
Argo
Info BrokerSeries canon118 lines · 22 scenes“Argo the Rat,” the legendary information broker of Aincrad and a fan favourite from the original series. True to form she surfaces with rumors and tip-offs — including word of a “mystery monster” on the floor — selling intel to anyone who'll pay.
I’ve heard a rumor about this area...about a "mystery monster."
Cal
Clearer99 lines · 17 scenesA fellow front-line player gearing up for the Floor 1 boss raid. Cal is part of the clearing group you fall in with as the assault on Illfang's labyrinth comes together.
Anyways, will we be leaving for the raid soon?
Saayu
Party Member18 lines · 2 scenesA party member since the beta test and the group's emotional center — cheerful, warm, and the one who keeps morale up when the floors turn grim. She's usually the first to suggest teaming up.
Hey, wanna party up? It'd be reassuring having you guys around….
Wyzeman
Party Member17 lines · 1 sceneA party member at your side since the beta test and the group's resident lore enthusiast — endlessly curious about Aincrad's history while staying locked on clearing the game. He counts the party's shared beta experience as their edge in the floors ahead.
Because we were a part of the beta testing. And that will be our saving grace.
Stella
Player Killer5 lines · 1 sceneThe story's antagonist: a player-killer who streams her murders for an audience, hunting others for loot and “content.” Her victims drive one of the floor's darkest beats — proof that in a death game the monsters aren't always the mobs.
Some cool items...and content. Right?
Zash
Party MemberA two-handed sword wielder who joins your party during the Floor 1 raid recruitment. He brings the heavy hitting to the front line as the assault on Illfang's labyrinth comes together — and is quietly done running from the death game.
I think…I'm done bailing. On this quest — on Aincrad.
Every line above comes from the main-story script — search a character's name there to read their scenes. New to the floor? Start with the beta-phase walkthrough.