Akihito Kayaba

Akihito Kayaba was the development director and Game Master of Sword Art Online. He was also the creator of both the Nerve Gear, Cardinal System, and The Seed. He played SAO in disguise as the leader of the Knoghts of the Blood, under the alias Heathcliff.

In his childhood, Akihiko expressed an interest in reading books. He was not particularly engrossed in games and computers, but participated in Mathematics Club at his high school. Later on, he frequently worked in and out of laboratories during his college years.

When Akihiko began developing Sword Art Online, his main goal and dream was to "make Aincrad float" but after he did so, he was not entirely sure what his dreams, aspirations, or purpose were.

Akihiko's fell in love with [Rinko|Koujiro] Rinko, who assisted him for ten years during the game's development, and took care of his body whenever he had to FullDive during the course of Sword Art Online.