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Azure Flame Kite (蒼炎のカイト, Sōen no Kaito) is one of the Three Azure Knights. also known as Tri-Edge and Knight of the Burial Flames (葬炎の騎士, Souen no Kishi).

Appearance
Azure Kite is a lanky zombie-like version of the previous protagonist Kite. Although similar his features are very distinct, shown by patchwork and stitches throughout his clothing, a wider shoulder band, three belts across the neck, color alterations and a unique symbol on his hat. Azure Kite has dark teal hair(appears to be blue), sharp teeth and tattoos located on each side of his face. In Trilogy his eyes are golden, by his second appearance they revert to an electric green. He travels as a ball of light and arrives with a barrier of azure flames. He also wields a pair of triple edged blades and possesses his own version of the Twilight Bracelet. . Both his coffin and Avatar share the sky crest on Kite’s Hat and the Wave Symbol on Azure Kite’s Hat replaces Kite’s symbol in the manga. Later Within Link Azure Flame's appearance is still somewhat to Kite's appearance now with longer hair and extended amount of bandangs and belts covering almost his entire body, more organized patchwork and new harness covering where an attachment for his satchel existed previously

Naming
Azure Kite's name has changed several times during the course of the entire series. Starting with the .hack//G.U. Games. Azure Kite is initially referred to in the story as "Tri-Edge" (三爪痕 - トライエッジ - 伝説の三爪痕) and although inaccurate, this name is still sometimes used to refer to him. His PC name defaults to Kite in battle, but will appear as whatever the player named Kite in the .hack games if that data has been imported. In Japanese, the character itself is referred to as Kite of the Azure Flame (蒼炎のカイト), and rendered as Azure Kite in English in the bilingual credits. In the American release of Rebirth, this was rendered in a wallpaper and defaulted in the credits as Azure Flame Kite. In the American releases of the later games, his name is shortened back to Azure Kite. Then moving into the .hack series his name becomes "Funeral Flame Knight" with the kanji for "Funeral" (葬) pronounced "Sou" a play on the kanji (蒼) meaning Azure which is also pronounced in the same way. Beyond that the character is also referred to as "Funeral Flame Kite" in most content since then. And as well as "Azure Flame Knight" (蒼炎の騎士) within epitaph of new testament.

Personality
Usually silent, Azure Kite remains quiet throughout the majority of the series, leaving his voice expressed only through short breaths, or battle cries. Due to the ideal that he does not share his thoughts, however, it seems he is quite determined to protect Aura from any harm. It is questionable how much knowledge he withholds. Regardless, he does appear tactical to some matter prepared to attack when endangered, the ability to distinguish targets, and possibly alteration of battle tactics after failed attempts. Like the previous protagonist, he withholds a certain determination, or in most cases a strict focus on key objectives. Aside from his focus, he possesses certain skill with the bracelet, giving him the ability to repair data in the system. Upon receiving him as a party member in the games, it is revealed that he withholds traits similar to the original Kite, as well as his own personal views on the matter, as the rest of the knights. As a bonus, he yells the words “Data Drain” during the ending credits of the games’ marriage parody. In addition, he also replies in corrupted text upon receiving an item, as well as responding to gift cards sent to him. However, unlike his teammates Azure Kite yells an attack cry rather than the name of the arts used. Aside from fighting AIDA, he presumably spends time in cyberspace, waiting until he is prompted into action. In all games, he's silent and the only way to talk he has is groaning and yelling. However, in .hack//Link he speaks (with words, not yelling), and his voice is similar to Kite's although a bit more raspy. He also communicates via corrupted text messages, just like in .hack//G.U. Redemption. Despite his bizarre voice, Azure Flame Knight is a really quiet character. Instead, on battle he shouts a lot. It seems that he's really attached to Azure Balmung and Azure Orca. He's even attached to the original Kite, despite the fact that they fought each other in one of the events.

Trivia

 * A version of Kite resembling Azure Kite was featured in a three page preview comic of G.U. in the .hack//Legend of the Twilight manga.
 * In .hack//XXXX, the real Kite briefly transforms into a form resembling Azure Kite; right down to the swords. His new form is even referred to as the Azure Flame God.
 * The distinctive Dual Swords wielded by Azure Kite are named "Empty Skies."
 * The armor Azure Kite and his teammates wear is the "Empty Demon Suit" and the accessory they equip is "Empty Eye of Sin." Interestingly, neither he nor either of his teammates will equip any other weapons or accessories, likely due them not (technically) being members of any character class, but rather "incomplete" AIs based on the respective characters.
 * Both Azure Kite's English and Japanese voice actors also did the voice of Kite.
 * The enigmatic Azure Kite is 5'7" (170 cm) tall.
 * After sending the Hobbies Greeting card, he replies with "...S%^&amp;er", which is a nod to the original Kite's player's love for Soccer.
 * When fighting Azure Kite for the second time, he uses a move that resembles Staccato from the .hack//Games.
 * A poll on CyberConnect2's website shows Azure Kite as the third most popular character in .hack//G.U.
 * Azure Flame Knight (as well as Azure Flame Kite) was the 6th most popular character in the .hack character popularity poll for the 10th anniversary.