Red-Eyed XaXa

Red-Eyed XaXa is a male player-killer who operates primarily within the death game of Sword Art Online.

He later becomes deeply involved in the real-world conspiracy that enables the Death Gun killings linked to Gun Gale Online.

He is partnered with Johnny Black during his time in Sword Art Online.

Together, they are responsible for murdering more than ten other players.

XaXa develops a personal grudge against Kazuto Kirigaya due to events in the “Murder in the Safe Zone” case.

This grudge later fuels his intense hostility when he faces Kazuto again as Sterben in Gun Gale Online.

In Sword Art Online, XaXa customizes his avatar with strikingly intimidating visuals designed to stand out and unsettle others.

He alters both his hair and eye color to a vivid red, creating the “red-eyed” persona that inspires his nickname.

He wears a mask shaped like a human skull, hiding his face and amplifying his ominous presence.

Over his body, he drapes a hooded mantle decorated with a red inverted cross, reinforcing his grim, executioner-like image.

This disturbing aesthetic, combined with his membership in Laughing Coffin, makes him instantly recognizable and feared among players.

His visual style reflects his cruel personality and his pride in being a player-killer.

XaXa is cold, ruthless, and driven, clearly enjoying his role as a killer in the death game environment.

He shows little remorse for the lives he takes and views other players largely as prey or tools.

He has a distinctive way of speaking, cutting his sentences into short, clipped fragments.

This staccato speech pattern gives his dialogue a tense, unsettling rhythm that matches his threatening appearance.

His grudge-holding nature is particularly evident in how he fixates on Kazuto Kirigaya after their early conflict.

Even when he is defeated and captured, he seems more focused on that personal animosity than on the broader consequences of his actions.

XaXa is an expert with the estoc, a slender thrusting sword focused on piercing attacks.

He is renowned as a master of this weapon type within Sword Art Online.

He has a disturbing habit of stealing other players’ estocs once he defeats them.

Over time, he builds a collection of these weapons, treating them almost like trophies of his kills.

In direct combat, XaXa is aggressive, precise, and efficient, charging in with devastating thrusts.

His skill level is high enough that he becomes one of the top three fighters within Laughing Coffin, which itself is composed of powerful killers.

Even though he is eventually defeated by the front-line clearing group during the Laughing Coffin suppression operation, he proves dangerous enough to require serious coordinated effort.

His later role in the Death Gun incident shows that he combines combat skill with planning and cruelty, making him a threat both in and out of the game.

XaXa first enters the story during the “Murder in the Safe Zone” incident in the Aincrad arc.

This case involves suspicious player deaths that seem impossible within the safety of a town, drawing in Kazuto Kirigaya and others to investigate.

During this period, XaXa works alongside Johnny Black to orchestrate killings and spread fear.

Their actions help build Laughing Coffin’s reputation as the most terrifying player-killer guild in the game.

Through the events of this incident, XaXa comes to harbor a deep resentment toward Kazuto.

That personal hatred becomes a recurring motivation for XaXa’s later antagonistic actions.

Within Laughing Coffin, XaXa is acknowledged as one of the top three members in terms of power and influence.

His nickname “Red-Eyed XaXa” is widely known among players who fear the guild’s brutality.

Alongside Johnny Black, XaXa participates in numerous murders, with their combined kill count exceeding ten victims.

They treat the death game like a hunting ground, targeting other players for sport and dominance.

Eventually, the front-line clearing group organizes a large-scale operation to hunt down Laughing Coffin.

XaXa and other members clash directly with the leading players fighting to clear the game.

In this confrontation, XaXa is defeated despite his formidable skills.

He is captured by the clearing group and imprisoned for the remainder of the Sword Art Online death game.

While being taken into custody, XaXa attempts to give his name to Kazuto Kirigaya.

Kazuto refuses to accept this introduction, symbolically rejecting XaXa and his murderous identity.

After the end of Sword Art Online, XaXa becomes one of the key perpetrators behind the Death Gun murders linked to Gun Gale Online.

Operating under the avatar name Sterben in GGO, he participates in a scheme that uses in-game attacks synchronized with real-world actions to kill players.

As Sterben, XaXa specifically targets Kazuto Kirigaya again, seeking both revenge and satisfaction from killing a former enemy from the death game.

This confrontation ties together his past in Laughing Coffin with the new crisis unfolding in GGO.

XaXa’s involvement in this incident shows that his murderous impulses did not end with the clearing of Sword Art Online.

Instead, he carries his obsession and violence back into the real world and into another virtual battlefield.

Johnny Black

XaXa has a close criminal partnership with Johnny Black.

Together, they conduct more than ten successful murders in Sword Art Online and later continue as co-conspirators in the Death Gun operation.

Kazuto Kirigaya

XaXa holds a powerful grudge against Kazuto, born during the “Murder in the Safe Zone” case.

This animosity drives him during the Laughing Coffin suppression battle and resurfaces when he confronts Kazuto as Sterben in Gun Gale Online.