Nezha

Nezha (ネズハ, Nezuha?) is one of the 10,000 players who were trapped in Sword Art Online, working as a blacksmith. He is the first player to ever open a shop in Aincrad since the Official Server Service.

«Nezha's Smith Shop», was merely a small street stall consisting of a Vendor's Carpet which was first located in the town of Urbus on the 2nd Floor, then moved to Taran until Nezha gave up on his career as a blacksmith.

Chronology

Aincrad Arc

Rondo of a Fragile Blade

Nezha was introduced as a blacksmith with mysteriously poor luck. He seemingly shattered Asuna's Wind Fleuret when trying to enhance it. It was later discovered by Kirito that he steals the weapons given to him for enhancement by using a skill mod «Quick Change» to replace them for end products of the same weapon when the players get distracted. He then triggers the weapon destruction effect by attempting to enhance the end product again. He then sells the stolen weapons to others and uses the money earned to equip his friends, allowing them to battle on the front lines despite their relatively low level.

Known Equipment

Sword Art Online

Iron Hammer

Unnamed Chakram

• Given by Kirito
  

Trivia

• Nezha's name is based on a deity from Chinese folk religion and a Ming dynasty Chinese fantasy novel, Fengshen Yanyi. The deity's name was pronounced as Ne-zha or Na-ja in Chinese and as Nataku (ナタク, Nataku?) or Nata (ナタ, Nata?) in Japanese.