The official Sword Art Online games Twitter account introduced Philia and Strea, two original characters created for SAO: Hollow Fragment, and SAO: Infinity Moment respectively, that will appear in the upcoming Sword Art Online: Last Recollection. Philia is a dagger wielding treasure hunter, while Strea is an AI and Yui’s younger sister.
Philia is a treasure hunter known as the Swordbreaker. Appropriately, she wields a sword breaker dagger. She made her first appearance in SAO: Hollow Fragment, released on 2014 for the PS Vita and 2015 for the PS4, where she saved by Kirito. Philia is a treasure-loving treasure hunter, and she will be joining Underworld in Sword Art Online: Last Recollection with her past memories intact.
【#SAOLR】#SAOHF でキリトに救われたソードブレイカー使いフィリアが #ラスコレ に登場！
トレジャーハンターの自称にたがわず宝探しをこよなく愛する彼女が、今作では今までのキリト達との冒険の記憶もそのままに《アンダーワールド》へ参戦します！
#SAO pic.twitter.com/GAkYg4XdLg
— ソードアート・オンライン ゲーム公式情報 (@sao_gameinfo) April 28, 2023
Since Strea is an AI, she has appeared in the in-universe world of SAO, as well as the worlds of ALfheim Online, and Gun Gale Online, and she is set to reappear in Underworld on SAO: Last Recollection. This is her first appearance in the SAO games since Hollow Fragment. Strea first appeared in SAO: Infinity Moment, released on the PSP in 2013.
【#SAOLR】
#SAOIM にてキリトと冒険を繰り広げたストレアが #ラスコレ に登場！その正体は《SAO》内でプレイヤーの心を癒すためのAIの一つであり、実質ユイの妹である少女。
《アンダーワールド》に彼女自身は参戦できないと思われていましたが…本作では久々に本人が登場します！お楽しみに！ pic.twitter.com/mtLMcqZYfN
— ソードアート・オンライン ゲーム公式情報 (@sao_gameinfo) April 28, 2023
In other SAO: Last Recollection news, other characters recently introduced include Lisbeth in her Fire Goddess Ignia form, and Silica in her Wind Goddess Aeria form.
Sword Art Online: Last Recollection will release on October 6, 2023 for the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PC via Steam.
