Yoshikage Kira (canon)

Japanese Name: 吉良 吉影 Romanized Name: Kira Yoshikage Stand: Killer Queen Profile Age: 33 Birthday: January 30, 1966 Birthplace: Morioh, S City Zodiac Sign: Aquarius Chinese Zodiac: Horse Gender: Male Height: ~180[6] cm (5 ft 11 in) Weight: 65kg (143 lb) Blood Type: A Nationality: Japanese Occupation: Kameyu Department Store Office Worker Favorites Movie: The Remains of the Day Food: Good, simple ingredients, Okay with wine, Tea ceremonies Fashion: Gianfranco Ferré Hobbies: Collecting and measuring his own fingernail and toenail clippings Other Information Species: Human Dislikes: Women with hairy fingers Disliked Food: A5 Wagyu Beef, Foie gras Goals: Maintain a peaceful lifestyle Residence:Kira Residence, Morioh Yearly Income:¥4,200,000[8][d] Handedness: Right-handed Marital Status: Single Etymology: 吉 (Ki) = Luck/joy, 良 (Ra) = Good/skilled, 吉 (Yoshi) = Luck/joy, 影 (Kage) = Shadow Relationships: Yoshihiro Kira (father), Unnamed mother Physical Appearance: Yoshikage Kira has a medium build and average height. He has light hair, loosely combed with a few strands out of place. He wears a light Valentino suit and a dark tie patterned with a column of skull emblems featuring upright, cat-like ears, similar to those on his Stand, Killer Queen, as well as on Sheer Heart Attack. As a salaryman by profession, he wears a similar suit throughout the series, though he usually takes off his jacket at home. Personally: Yoshikage Kira is a refined yet deeply abnormal man, living behind the facade of a humble, orderly salaryman. His greatest wish is to maintain a quiet, uninterrupted life without standing out. He follows strict routines—taking the same route to work, eating the same meals in the same order—and becomes unsettled or even hostile when these habits are disturbed. His personality is meticulous, egocentric, and obsessive, with a distaste for imperfection or impropriety in others. Beneath this controlled exterior lies his true nature: Kira is a serial killer driven by a fetish for women’s hands. Since first becoming fascinated by the Mona Lisa’s hands, he has been compelled to seek out women with delicate, beautiful hands. Using his Stand, Killer Queen, he eliminates victims without leaving evidence, severing their hands to keep as “girlfriends.” He treats these hands as companions, speaking to them, bringing them gifts, and discarding them when decay sets in before searching for another. Kira avoids drawing attention, but when his lifestyle is threatened, or when he is humiliated, he responds with sudden, ruthless violence. Though usually polite and reserved, he can quickly drop the act, revealing cruelty and arrogance. He prides himself on balancing his murders with his outwardly peaceful life, seeing it as proof that fate favors him. Superstitiously, he even interprets the growth of his fingernails—which he carefully collects and measures—as omens of his future “luck.” Intelligent and methodical, Kira is usually cautious, though at times overconfident. He is selfish to the core, showing no concern for the suffering he causes, focused only on preserving his version of tranquility. For Kira, peace is worth any cost, and he will go to extreme lengths to ensure it. Abilities KILLER QUEEN: a humanoid, short-range Stand with the unique ability to cleanly, and completely, wipe out objects and people alike with targeted explosions. This ability manifests itself as three distinct forms, or 'bombs'. Bomb Transmutation (Primary Bomb): Killer Queen can charge any object into a bomb simply by touching it. The Stand can then manually detonate the charged object, causing powerful explosions. SHEER HEART ATTACK: an autonomous entity that detaches from Killer Queen's left hand. It is a mobile, heat-seeking bomb that is extremely durable and leaves massive explosions in its wake. Despite the power of his Stand, Killer Queen, Kira's passivity led to an over-reliance on its powers to the detriment of actual mastery. Up until his appearance, Kira has avoided fighting at all, leading to a laissez-faire approach to Stand battles.