Kirito / Kazuto Kirigaya

Kirito  (キリト, Kirito?)  is the main protagonist of the Sword Art Online light novel ,  anime ,  manga  and  game series. His name, Kirito, was taken from his real name Kirigaya Kazuto  (桐ヶ谷 和人, Kirigaya Kazuto?). "Kiri--" from  Kiri gaya and "to" from Kazu to. He was chosen as one of the 1,000 beta testers for the closed beta of « Sword Art Online », the first ever  VRMMORPG for the  NerveGear.