Shinozaki Rika - Sword Art Online
Rika Shinozaki , known as Lisbeth in Sword Art Online, ALfheim Online, and Project Alicization, is a main character in the Girl Ops spin-off and a recurring character throughout the series. A blacksmith in SAO and ALO None
Biography
| Japanese name | The Great ... |
| Real life description | She has dark blue eyes (brown in the anime), brown hair, and freckles. According to the online novel, her three sizes are 86-64-85. |
| SAO Description | She changed her hair color to pink and her eyes to golden red. She has a white hairpin. Her blacksmith uniform is a maid-style uniform with a red top with puffed sleeves and a white chest detail and a red ribbon, a red skirt, a white apron, and leather boots. |
| ALO Description | I tried to recreate her SAO appearance. She has pointy ears and mechanical wings. In combat, she uses a one-handed mace and a small shield. |
| GGO Description | He wears a pink digital short-sleeved undershirt and socks, a white bulletproof vest and gloves, a light brown-red vest, red digital shorts, and white long boots. He wields an oversized shotgun. |
| Date of birth | May 18, 2007 |
| Age | 15 (↑Aincrad Arc); 17 (↓Aincrad Arc, Fairy Dance Arc); 18 (Phantom Bullet Arc); 19 (Alicization Arc, Unital Ring Arc) |
| Gender | Female |
| System Name | Lisbeth (リズベットrice field None |
| Race in game | Elf |
| Virtual reality/augmented reality | Sword Art Online, ALfheim Online, Ordinal Scale, Project Alicization |
| Occupation | Student; Blacksmith ( SAO, ALO None |
| Voice actor | Japanese: Ayahi Takagaki; EN: Sarah Anne Williams |
| First appearance | Novel: Volume 2, The Warmth of the Heart, Chapter 1; Manga: Girls' Operations Stage.001, Fairy Dance Manga Stage.014; Anime: Episode 1 (cameo), Episode 07 (real); Game: Moment of Infinity |
Personality
Very friendly and hardworking, she prides herself on being a good blacksmith. Sometimes feels lonely.
Background
Aincrad Arch
The warmth of the heart
On June 24, 2024, Asuna visits her for maintenance on the Lambent Lamp. Lisbeth teases Asuna about a date, but feels envious at the same time.
On June 25, Kirito came looking for a sword worthy of his Elucidator. Lisbeth's skepticism about his understated appearance led Kirito to break his best blade with her own. She was offended as a craftswoman and emotionally decided to personally take on the task of crafting a better blade for him. Kirito went hunting for ingredients produced by a crystal-eating dragon on floor 55, and Lisbeth accompanied him, as the loot wouldn't drop without a blacksmith in the party. The gravity of his dragon-slayer situation sank in mid-flight.
In the ensuing battle, Lisbeth is impressed by Kirito's true skills and makes a mistake that leads them both to fall into the dragon's lair in the beautiful mountain sunset. Kirito saves her, and they spend a night there as it is an anti-crystal zone in a dungeon. They find the materials directly in the lair shortly after and trick the dragon into escaping.
Lisbeth creates Kirito the Dark Repulser, demanding in exchange to be her personal blacksmith. She falls in love with him during the mission, but realizes he is the same guy Asuna had gone to meet earlier and decides to back out.
Sound of water, sound of hammer
In August 2024, Lisbeth hesitates to upgrade Kirito's swords for fear that he will have no reason to come visit her.
On November 7th, Hanna Heinemann, Lisbeth's saleswoman, disappeared. She went outside and heard the system announce that the game was over. She realized it was Kirito and happily shouted that she loved him.
Fairy Dance Arc
In May 2025, at the SAO Survivors' School, Rika and Ayano Keiko agree to leave Kirito and Asuna without a love triangle for a month. Things are going too well for the couple for their liking.
Additional Edition
On July 25, 2025, Rika, Asuna, and Keiko help Suguha learn to swim, while also participating in a friendly match of needle tug. Later, Lisbeth joins Kirito in the quest for the Deep Sea Raiders in ALO.
Ghost Bullet Arc
Episodic.
Calibur
On January 6, 2026, Lisbeth helps complete a quest and receives Klein's Mjölnir.
Avatar Properties
Sword Art Online
Uses a metal sledgehammer "Zoringen Hammer".
Statistics according to Hardware Edition 02 (2008), out of 1000:
|One-Handed Warhammer | Light Metal Equipment | Slashing Weapon Forging | Thrusting Weapon Forging | Blunt Weapon Forging | Light Metal Armor Forging | Heavy Metal Armor Forging | Metal Equipment Repair | Metal Refining|
None
|615 | 529 | 923 | 912 | 830 | 846 | 784 | 909 | 877|
Endgame Level: 79
Anecdotes
- Asuna chose her style in SAO Saying that stiff clothes didn't suit her rounded features, Lisbeth decided to keep it when her sales skyrocketed.
References
Rika Shinozaki - Fan Wiki
