Kirito

Kirito is the Black Swordsman of Sword Art Online. In Echoes of Aincrad he appears as a non-player character rather than as the protagonist, confirmed through both official trailers and the preview coverage.

In Echoes of Aincrad

The player's own created character is the lead of Echoes of Aincrad, not Kirito. He shows up in the world as another player inside the death game, and the Proto-Elucidator Series pre-order weapons are designed as prototypes of the signature weapon he later wields.