I think that Kayaba Akihiko is alive kicking. Why am i saying this is because first of all Kikuoka said that he need 3 people do this first kirito next scientist that asuna talked and next is i predict is Kayaba why ? you ask because we presume Kayaba dead because of scanning his brain into VR world but what if he did not or what if his fluck light wasnt dead but bodily dead ? or he didnt die SDF took him in this project because his skill ?
Im sure this is pretty accurate. But they have shown that the result of reproducing an adult fluct light conscience results in that conscience not accepting the fact that they are a copy or dead. so unless they have a way to trick the conscience or kayaba himself is easily accepting of that fact then this isnt plausible. waiting on their reasoning.
The 3 people that Kikuoka was talking about were Kirito, that Scientist girl that dated Kayaba, and that blond glasses guy. Kayaba wasn't among them. ^ Quotes from episode 5 But hey, I agree with you about how Kayaba wasn't actually dead, but physically dead or something. But nothing Kikuoka set up, but just another something Kayaba set up.
Spoiler: Spoiler Alert He is dead as a dude with a fried brain can be. Its very likely that its just a clon of his.
I read 1/2 way through the Alice ark and I THINK he is dead. But maybe there was a program with his memories that’s him & not him at the same time
what if the plot twist is that the world seed contain data of his fluct light or whatever it's called
They were talking about that scientist in the movie, he is the 3rd person, kirito is just a test subject
His consciousness lives on, but he is physically dead. Spoiler: Not a theory So dead in fact that he literally almost died again. After the invasion of RATH, the invaders planted explosives in the nuclear reactor. No human could access there, so they sent a robot. The robot isn't meant to be piloted remotely, but instead it's piloted by a fluctlight. The robot malfunctions and Kayaba infiltrates the robot in order to defuse the bombs while giving a speech. Shit happens and the robot stops completely barely after finishing its task. Not half a chapter later the robot is no longer there, and now Kayaba has a body (honestly can't wait for Unital Ring to explain how he left RATH)