Akihide Karatsu

"That's Akihide Karatsu. He's here to help me, and I know he's Shoto... often shortened as Sho. You can call him Mr. Sho if you'd like. If I were there, I must find a way to save the whole world from terrifying Coalition of the Red Star forces that occupy the whole of OASIS."

--Su Ji-Hoon, Ready Player Two

Akihide Karatsu (Japanese: 唐津明秀 [Karatsu Akihide]) was a Gunter who embarked upon Halliday's Easter Egg Hunt alongside Daito.