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In Episode 8 - _Black and White Sword Dance_ , after Kirito got Asuna to agree
to cook the Ragout Rabbit, Asuna dismissed Kuradeel and got refused:

> **Kuradeel:** I can not leave you alone with a shady character like this  
>  **Asuna:** While I can't say anything about his shadiness, he is actually
> quite strong. In fact, he's 10 levels above you, Kuradeel.  
>  **Kuradeel:** Are you implying that I am somehow inferior to him? Wait,
> don't tell me he is one of those _Beaters_.

In Episode 2 - _Beater_ , after beating _Illfang the Kobold Lord_ , Kirito was
discovered as a Beta player. Reflecting on Diavel's request, Kirito takes an
antagonist stance and lies about how far he had progressed during the beta of
SAO:

> **Kirito:** I made it to floors not even the other Beta players could reach.  
>  **Kibaou:** Then that makes you worse than a Beta, YOU A GODDAMN FILTHY
> CHEATER.  
>  **Background Player:** He's a Beater!  
>  **Kirito:** Beater huh? Yeah, I like the sound of that.

I was under the impression that Kirito was the only "Beater". However,
Kuradeel says _one of those Beaters_ , which implies that there are more as
apart from him. Using the plural form, Kuradeel is grouping Kirito with
others.

So I am wondering, were there any other _Beaters_ in SAO? If there were, do we
know who they were?


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What other Beaters were there in Sword Art Online?


It would depend on your definition of "Beater." While they are not
specifically referred to as "beaters," their actions and hidden ulterior
motives would likely label them as such.

If you define it as Beta players who take advantage of their inside knowledge
from the closed beta for their own benefit, then there are at least two.

  * [Diavel](http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Diavel), attempted to manipulate a certain transaction to ensure that Kirito played a support role during the Floor 1 boss encounter, so he could get the last kill bonus
  * [Coper](http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Coper), tried to use a monster to PK Kirito, so that he could get a certain quest item
  * [Morte](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q81Jt.jpg), from SAO Progressive, Vol. 2, one of the Beta players that completed the "War of Elves'" quest (one of three people, including Kirito), has a hidden agenda...

Not all Beta players have ulterior motives.

  * [Argo](http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Argo), an information broker that provides the "Strategy Guide by Area". The guide is distributed in NPC shops and provided many resourceful information about the game.

But all in all, the term "Beater" is just a derogatory term non-Beta players
use for Beta players that don't share their knowledge and keep information to
themselves. Non-Beta players are jealous of the knowledge Beta players have
and seek to ostracize them, so the Beta players either have no choice but to
share what they know or be forced to play by themselves.


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As I understand it from anime and LNs - Kirito was one and only Beater. The
main reason of him becoming Beater was to turn anger of "simple" players away
from beta-tester by concentrating it on Kirito.  
By the way, Kuradeel says "Sou ka, ano Beater no" what roughly translates into
"Oh, he's that Beater..."


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On some chat at first, with Klein, kirito tolds him they lucky obtaining one
of the 10k copies of the game.

At same time, Klein tolds kirito he's more lucky, because are one of the 1000
beta testers.

Because this, you can understand who they're 1000 beta testers online.

On the other hand, the "beater" term are a union of beta tester and cheater.
But, the definition of cheater in game are only a player with unknown
information.

You can assume who all the beta testers are beaters too, because at one or
another form, they know more information about the game, and probably doesn't
told to anything, or only to friends. Also, even if you try to not take
advantage of these knowledge, you're using it if you need.

If the term "beater" are used only for these players who uses these knowledge
for their own advantage "trying to do it", then, the quantity are unknown,
because of the 1000 beta players you doesn't know nor 10%.


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To answer the question, it's first important to understand what a "Beater" is.
The term was coined as conflation of "Beta" and "Cheater" to describe Kirito
immediately after he made his speech after Diavel's death. The definition is,
therefore, the contents of said speech.

In his speech, Kirito asks not to be conflated with mere "beta players",
noting that he is much knowledgeable than "regular" beta players. In part,
this is an exposition speech, explaining how Kirito knew a detail about the
1st floor's boss's weapon that Diavel did not. Kirito explains that he knew
more than Diavel, a fellow beta tester, due to reaching a higher floor during
beta (Although Kirito doesn't specifically reveal that Diavel was a beta
tester, but talks more generally. It is implied that he is talking about
Diavel, though). This immediately rules out Diavel as a possible beater, as he
is used for contrast.

The definition of a "Beater" is hence: A beta tester who has more knowledge
than the average beta tester due to playing more and reaching farther.

Since the mere act of clearing a floor unlocks the upper floors to all
players, the very concept that Kirito was the only one to venture to the
higher floors is unlikely from the get go.

However, since the other beta testers that appear don't go around specifically
saying which was the highest floor they had reached, it's hard to determine
which was a beater, and which wasn't. The only one that could be reliably
ruled out was Diavel, due to his lack of knowledge about the Nodachi. At any
rate, after the 10th floor was cleared, any special knowledge known to the
beta testers was rendered worthless, as only the 10th floor was reached during
beta. This also means that past this point, it would be completely impossible
to identify a beta tester based on knowledge or behavior, let alone a beater.


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