KEY POINTS

  • Yanai pulls out a gun at Higa
  • Gabriel returns to the Underworld as Subtilizer
  • "Sword Art Online: Alicization War Of Underworld" Part 2, Episode 16 is airing Saturday, Aug. 1

A member from Higa’s team turns out to be a traitor and "Sword Art Online: Alicization War of Underworld" Part 2, Episode 16 will explore his origin story. The new episode is titled "Code 871."

This article contains spoilers from episode 15 and 16

The official website released the synopsis, preview trailer and spoiler stills for "Sword Art Online: Alicization War of Underworld" Part 2, Episode 16 hinting what happens next with Higa and Sinon.

Toward the end of episode 15, Yanai suddenly pointed a gun at Higa, who is trying to revive Kirito from his comatose state. Now, in "Code 871," Yanai will talk about his origin. Meanwhile, another scene from the preview trailer shows Gabriel in his new form in front of Sinon. Bercouli killed Gabriel’s last avatar – Vector, but Gabriel returned to the Underworld as Subtilizer. The trailer shows Subtilizer’s eyes staring into Sinon’s. The preview ends with the Red Army continuing their carnage against the Human Forces.

In the last episode, Asuna and other heroes are fighting against the evil Red Army players. Later, they meet Poh, who calls more players from Korea and China to join the Red Army.

The players are tricked into joining the Red Army when they receive a message informing how some Japanese players hacked into a new VRMMO and their servers created by the American, Chinese and Korean players.

The cast of "Sword Art Online: Alicization War Of Underworld" Part 2 anime includes Ai Kayano as Alice Zuberg, Haruka Tomatsu as Asuna Yuki, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Kirito, Ayahi Takagaki as Lizbeth, Akira Ishida as Vector, Reina Kondo as Ronie Arabel, Yuko Kaida as Dee Eye Ell, Mutsumi Tamura as Renri, Megumi Han as Sortiliena Serult, Kaori Ishihara as Tiese Shtolienen, Junichi Suwabe as Bercouli, Hiroaki Hirata as Klein and Ayana Taketatsu as Leafa.

"Sword Art Online: Alicization War Of Underworld" Part 2, Episode 16 is airing Saturday, Aug. 1. Fans can watch the episodes online via live streaming on Crunchyroll, Funimation, AnimeLab, HiDive and Hulu. Currently, the episodes are available in Japanese with English subtitles.

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