

In Episode 2 of _Sword Art Online_ , Kirito obtains the _Coat of Midnight_
having obtained the Last Attack Bonus. This would be a rare item, if not
unique, because it was dropped by a Floor Boss.

In Episode 3 after Sachi dies, during Christmas Kirito plans to solo the event
to get the rumored resurrection item to bring Sachi back to life. While he is
preparing he changes his coat to one that seems warmer.

I am wondering - can armor be customized for different climates or did Kirito
get a second _Coat of Midnight_ and if so where?


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Why did Kirito's coat change during Christmas?


The layout of the anime is extremely non-linear, and in one episode, the whole
storyline jumps 2 years into the future. This was intentional by the producers
(obviously), but it does make it very hard to follow. There are always enough
subtle references made by the characters in order for us to work out the
timeframe of the episode.


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Considering that Kirito maintains the same attire throughout the entire show,
even when he joins the guild, Knights of the Blood Oath, we can see that
Kirito keeps similar or the same armor/armor set. If this is the case, we can
infer that he keeps upgrading Cloak of Midnight and is altering it's visuals
to fit his current situation.

So the fact that it looks different on Christmas is most likely to keep him
warm during this season.


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Actually Kirito received 3 coats before receiving the Coat of Midnight. It was
his 4th coat received after defeating the first floor boss, and yeah Coat of
Midnight's also named as Blackwyrm Coat and made by Ashley. In between the 2
years gap, he may have received some coats or purchased them from virtual
shops.


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It is believed that The Coat of Midnight was the first coat he got, from the
first floor boss, and had a couple coats afterwards (Probably the weird polka-
dot one and the winter one.) before he got The Blackwyrm Coat, which is
presumably another Boss Drop from a higher floor, or perhaps a player made
one, we do not know which.

References, the whole first season and second season, however if it was said
in some sort of developer commentary I would not know.


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In some sense the coat is maybe telling that the time is now Christmas. In
game aspect, maybe a limited time item with a strong buff or it is the mission
requirement to get the resurrect item with that coat. Moreover just like
Dasttann777 said it is not linear and the timeline is somewhat empty after the
first floor until he met with Sachi.


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From what I understand, he changed to the Blackwyrm coat (the one that was
black) because the Coat of Midnight was too recognizable and, having announced
he was a Beta tester, he marked himself as a target, and the Coat of Midnight
became associated with "the Floor 1 Beater." (cheater/Beta tester). When it
became a nuisance, he changed it.


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