Sanya



Sanya is Integral Factor exclusive character, which has been introduced on April 24 in a short story event, along with new skill. She's been introduced in main storyline along with Floor 14 update.

Personality & Background
Sanya is Russian, but speaks fluent Japanese. She tends to use some single words in Russian during conversations.

She's usually very independent, straying from other players, who bother her with questions about her unusual vampiric sword and life-stealing skills. Because of lack of trust and fear from players, she gained the titles "Red Devil" and "Silver Witch". She doesn't like them, but considering being mainly solo player, she ignores their existence. Since her meeting with protagonist and Koharu, who treat her with respect, sometimes she sticks to them to complete certain quests.

Sanya doesn't like being in parties with others, since they expect to see her with full strength - which she can achieve effectively when fighting monsters solo - and she's finding commanding others really hard. Though she's not eager to party with others, she cares about safety of anyone who's nearby, especially if children are in danger.

Despite being harsh towards her friends, she's doing that to help them being stronger in terms of character, so they wouldn't rely too much on others.

She's usually introvertic and doesn't like to focus on herself during conversations. As a kid she spent winter holidays with her grandmother. It is known that she's focused on competing SAO to see a girl named Nijika again, who's a good friend of her.

In-Game Information
She's using one-handed sword called "Finsternis", which gives her life-stealing abilities and strenghten sword itself, until the chain of attacks is broken.

She's Agil's regular customer, who - according to his words - drives a hard bargain during price negotiations. Sanya befriended Sasha and many kids from orphanage, giving them most of her money gained from fights and trading.

Whenever Klein's near, he tries to impress her, which doesn't bring any positive effects to him.

Since her involvement in defeating Half-Centaur Pholus on floor 14, other players opened up to her, inviting her to parties, which she finds troublesome.

On floor 20, she, Koharu and protagonist were surprised by a group of cloaked players. One of them poisoned Sanya and held her hostage. She's been saved by Klein, who grew in her eyes in that moment.

The Christmas Event in 2020 - "Santa Claus in Blue Decline" - contained many references to Russian folklore. It's implied that the game's system created this event based on the chosen player's nationality - in this case, Sanya's.

Sanya's equipment grants her resistance against cold, since by the game's mechanics she's wearing full body protection - even if in reality her hat or gloves wouldn't be that protective.

Trivia

 * She's a fan-created character
 * Some dialog lines and Skill Records suggest that she's a close friend with Rain
 * Sanya was a central character during the "Santa Claus in Blue Decline" Christmas event in 2020