Shuichi Tomatsu

Shuichi Tomatsu (中村秀冬葉) known as Shuto (ロビン) in «Sword Art Online» (SAO), «ALfheim Online» (ALO), «Gun Gale Online» (GGO), and «Project Alicization», is the of deuteragonist of the main Sword Art Online series.

Shuto was chosen to be one of the ten thousand beta testers for the closed beta of Sword Art Online, the first-ever Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) for the NerveGear, and later joined the official version of the game. He thus became one of the 50,000 players who were trapped in Sword Art Online, is the Deuteragonist of the main Sword Art Online series. Where he became the founder and leader of the Guild Warriors of Hope.

After Sword Art Online Shuto began playing ALfheim Online helped Kirito to rescue Asuna as a Sylph after seeing an in-game screenshot of what resembled Asuna, and thus help him to investigate the matter. After they freed the three thousand remaining captives, Shuichi continued playing ALfheim Online with Kirito and Ren, under new management, with their old friends from Sword Art Online, as well as new friends from ALfheim Online.

Real World / Sword Art Online / Project Alicization Avatar
Shuto in game appearance short black hair

Shuto clothes later in the game consisted of a white trench coat with a black shirt, a fingerless black glove on his right hand, and white pants with black boots. He also has a belt with two silver belt.

ALfheim Online Avatar
Shuto's initial appearance was that of a default «Sylph»,

Gun Gale Online Avatar
Shuichi's avatar in Gun Gale Online belongs to the rare «M9000» series. It is an avatar that many male players dream of having, due to its feminine appearance.

Personality
Shuto is insecure and lacks any confidence and often doubt himself he mostly spends his time devoting himself to computers and gaming and bit unsocial. However, he is shown possessing similar qualities and ideas to Kirito and Ren and would never abandon anyone who needs help.

Initially, he was hesitated due to a lack of resolve. However, after seeing Kirito and Ren had willingly taken the burden to protect Beta Tester from further discrimination. Shuto soon later strengthening his resolved to help others in need and protect those he considers very important to him.

Shuto often tried to get people he knows for a long time to join his guild so that they don't need to go solo while clearing SAO. One of the major's examples was Kirito Ren Raze and Nash, in which he successfully manages to recruit Raze and Nash to the guild who coincidentally all of them were former Beta Tester.

Shuto has also shown to be very adept with machines, able to tell what makes them tick and learn new technology, and want to discover new possibilities and futures for VR. Shuto often has a habit of says What am I'm going to do with you whenever someone comes unexpectedly or dealing with problems which he has taken from Kayaba

Background
Shuichi was born on October 10th, 2008 where Shuichi's Parents died in a car accident when he was young he raised in an orphanage called FEAST along with younger brother Ryota which is owned by Hisashi Kayaba until He was 13 years old.

Chronology
One of the lucky 10000 players accepted into the closed-beta, Shuto logged hundreds of hours of playtime. He, along with the other top players, was able to reach the 10th Floor. During that time Shuto befriended a fellow Beta Tester Misaki to assist her adapting to playing the game soon moment before the Beta Test End Shuto and Misaki promise each other to meet again at the Official Game.

Aincrad Arc
Shortly after logging in to the fully released SAO Shuto first began a search for Misaki while searching for Misaki he meets a stranger. Klein,

Kirito/Kazuto Kirigaya
Kirito and Shuto first met during the Beta Test of SAO

Trivia

 * Shuto like Kirito is a contraction of his real name
 * Shuto is very skilled in computers and robotics.
 * Shuto favorite food is Miso Ramen and Curry.