Kirito Cosplay — GGO Tactical Studio, Photo 7

The photon blade enters the set here. Kirito drops into a deep forward lunge, holding a long glowing pink blade level across his chest while his free arm swings open to the side. His eyes go up and to the left.

Seen full length from slightly below, the blade reads as a bright horizontal line that crosses almost the full width of the frame. Hard red light from the left and teal from the right rim the armor, fabric and face in two colors, while gray-teal vertical panels behind him carry a red backlight. The coat flares out with the movement, the silver chest plate picks up narrow highlights along its edges, and the long hair swings with the lunge.

In Sword Art Online, the photon sword is what sets Kirito apart in Gun Gale Online: a blade carried into a game built around guns.