Akihiko Kayaba

Akihiko Kayaba is the Game Master of Sword Art Online and the architect of the death game trapping every player inside Aincrad. He appears in Echoes of Aincrad in his Game Master role, confirmed through official trailers.

Role

As Game Master, Kayaba is the entity that set the rules of the death game and the face players associate with them. In Echoes of Aincrad he is not the player's party companion; he is an in-world authority figure connected to the central conflict of the first two floors.