Argo the Rat

Intro Hosaka Carina Tomo, known as Argo in «Sword Art Online» (SAO). She was an SAO beta tester and is one of the 10,000 players who were trapped in Sword Art Online, where she worked as an information broker and was known by the nickname Argo the Rat, due to the whiskers painted on her face in the beta test that eventually became her trademark. Although she was infamous in the game as a person who sold almost anything that could be given a price tag, Argo also distributed both strategy guides for less experienced players to help them survive the game, and information on bosses from the beta test free of charge with money she earned from selling her guidebooks to Clearers. Aside from her information broker business, Argo also worked as a messenger between players. Argo is a completely business-focused person, with people saying that she would sell her own stats or grandmother for Col. Nonetheless, Argo has certain principles: she refused to provide anyone with the names of SAO beta testers as it would endanger the players, and she has been known to honor her debts, as was the case with Kirito saving her from the ninja clan. She is so focused on completing her field guides that it sometimes gets her into trouble. Argo is a nimble-looking player who has brown eyes and curly golden-brown hair. She wears full-body cloth and leather armour, a hooded cloak and also has whiskers on her face, which were originally a mark from a quest, but now a makeup of her choice. Her weapon of choice are claws, which she hangs at her left waist. She also uses Throwing Picks, which she hangs on her right waist. Argo's whiskers were originally a mark written on her face when she tried to complete the quest that awards the «Martial Arts» Extra Skill. Unable to complete the quest, the mark remained on her face throughout the entire SAO Closed Beta. She reapplied a similar makeup on the official server service.