Ready Player One

Ready Player One

by

Ernest Cline

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Shoto is a Japanese gunter and Daito’s “brother.” After Daito’s death, he reveals to Wade that his real name is Akihide and that he and Daito were not actually brothers—in fact, they had never met in real life. He and Daito met in the OASIS in a virtual support group for hikikomori, young people who withdraw from life and spend all their time online. After Daito is killed, Shoto swears to get revenge on IOI. At the end of the novel he forms an alliance with Wade, Aech, and Art3mis.

Shoto Quotes in Ready Player One

The Ready Player One quotes below are all either spoken by Shoto or refer to Shoto. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Reality vs. Illusion Theme Icon
).
Level Three: 0035 Quotes

Sorrento had tried to kill me. And in the process, he'd murdered my aunt, along with several of my neighbors, including sweet old Mrs. Gilmore, who had never hurt a soul. He'd also had Daito killed, and even though I'd never met him, Daito had been my friend.

And now Sorrento had just killed Shoto’s avatar, robbing him of his chance to enter the Third Gate. Sorrento didn't deserve his power or his position. What he deserved, I decided in that moment, was public humiliation and defeat. He deserved to have his ass kicked while the whole world watched.

Related Characters: Wade Watts / Parzival (speaker), Aunt Alice, Mrs. Gilmore, Daito, Shoto, Nolan Sorrento
Page Number: 339
Explanation and Analysis:
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Shoto Quotes in Ready Player One

The Ready Player One quotes below are all either spoken by Shoto or refer to Shoto. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Reality vs. Illusion Theme Icon
).
Level Three: 0035 Quotes

Sorrento had tried to kill me. And in the process, he'd murdered my aunt, along with several of my neighbors, including sweet old Mrs. Gilmore, who had never hurt a soul. He'd also had Daito killed, and even though I'd never met him, Daito had been my friend.

And now Sorrento had just killed Shoto’s avatar, robbing him of his chance to enter the Third Gate. Sorrento didn't deserve his power or his position. What he deserved, I decided in that moment, was public humiliation and defeat. He deserved to have his ass kicked while the whole world watched.

Related Characters: Wade Watts / Parzival (speaker), Aunt Alice, Mrs. Gilmore, Daito, Shoto, Nolan Sorrento
Page Number: 339
Explanation and Analysis: