CHARACTER PROFILE
Yoshikage Kira (Universe 37)
- Primary work
- JORGE JOESTAR
- Version
- Universe 37
Yoshikage Kira (吉良 吉影, Kira Yoshikage) is a secondary antagonist featured in the light novel JORGE JOESTAR. He is an incarnation of the original Kira, living in the 37th universe.
Kira is a Japanese serial killer from Morioh who causes fifteen locked room murders. He wields the Stand Killer Queen, which also has the abilities Sheer Heart Attack and Bites the Dust.
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02Appearance
The 37th universe's Yoshikage Kira has short, light, neatly styled curtained hair with a slight wave. He has narrow eyes and thin eyebrows. Kira is dressed in a light suit with a collared striped shirt under it. His tie is covered in skull emblems with upright cat-like ears.↗
After disguising himself as Chien Kunimido, Kira has short black hair with bangs. His eyebrows are slightly thicker and he wears glasses. His outfit remains the same.↗
03Personality
Yoshikage Kira is a 38-year-old man who is obsessive and has a deep desire for a peaceful life. His personality is defined by his fixation on maintaining order and cleanliness in his life, to the point of obsessively cleaning himself and discarding anything he perceives as "filthy." This extreme cleanliness also manifests in his unnerving fascination with women's hands, which he collects as trophies to satisfy his dark compulsions.↗↗↗
Despite his twisted behavior, Kira's primary goal is to live a quiet, unobtrusive life without attracting attention. He goes to extreme lengths to avoid detection, including using his Stand's powers to kill discreetly and erase any trails that may lead back to him. One of his Stand abilities, Bites the Dust, even allows him to turn people into bombs that detonate if they reveal his identity. Through Bites the Dust, he can rewind time by an hour, enabling him to live undisturbed. However, the nature of his Stand also means he has limited control over his own fate, as he cannot track the actions of his victims once he activates his powers.↗↗
Kira's desire for a quiet life does not stop him from committing brutal crimes when he feels his peace is threatened. He is willing to eliminate anyone who disrupts his carefully constructed world, even if it means exploiting others to cover his tracks. After hearing about Jorge Joestar 's detective cases, Kira causes fifteen locked room murders to occur by using Bites the Dust on random people and forcing them to commit the crimes, just to get across a message to warn Jorge to stay away from Morioh. This careful, calculated approach makes Kira an intelligent and resourceful, yet profoundly disturbed individual.↗↗↗
04Abilities
Killer Queen
Like the original Kira, Killer Queen allows Kira to completely wipe out objects and people alike with targeted explosions. Its bombs can either trigger with a switch, or could explode on contact if someone touches them.↗↗
Sheer Heart Attack
Sheer Heart Attack is a tank that detaches from Killer Queen's left hand. It operates automatically, tracking people via their heat signatures.↗↗
Bites the Dust
Bites the Dust is an independent bomb that implants Killer Queen into a host body. If the host mentions Kira's name in any way or if anyone asks the host about Kira, Bites the Dust will trigger and blow themselves up as well as whoever heard the name.↗↗
05Story
SPOILERS
Background
Yoshikage Kira was born in 1974 rather than 1966 like his original counterpart. He worked quietly as a salaryman in the administrative department of an appliance company, and was eventually promoted to chief clerk.↗↗
One day, a dog belonging to Shigetaka Yangu (Universe 37) Incarnation of Shigekiyo Yangu in the 37th universe brought a woman's severed hand back to Shigechi. The hand had unusual nail polish allowing Koji Hirose (Universe 37) Incarnation of Koichi Hirose in the 37th universe and his friends to figure out where the nail polish was sold. Koji almost caught him but Kira was overconfident that he could kill him and then escape. Kira took the time to explain his Stand name and power.↗↗
Around July 9, 2012, Rohan Kishibe found Kira and was almost killed. Kira activated Bites the Dust on Rohan but Reimi Sugimoto 's ability allowed her to keep Rohan in a suspended state between life and death beneath the Arrow Cross House.↗↗↗
In the early hours of July 24, 2012, Kira used Bites the Dust on Kosaku Kawajiri (Universe 37) Incarnation of Kosaku Kawajiri in the 37th universe and brutally murdered Shinobu (Universe 37) Incarnation of Shinobu Kawajiri in the 37th universe and Hayato (Universe 37) Incarnation of Hayato Kawajiri in the 37th universe.↗↗↗
Bites the Dust's Effects
On July 24, 2012, Jorge heads to Morioh anyways where he meets Rohan Kishibe (Universe 37) Incarnation of Rohan Kishibe in the 37th universe at the Arrow Cross House in the afternoon. Jorge tries to ask if Rohan knows Kira, but suddenly couldn't remember Kira's name or finish his sentence. Rohan had used Heaven's Door on Jorge to prevent Jorge from remembering, because Bites the Dust was active on Rohan and saying his name would cause Jorge to explode.↗↗
Detective Meeting
Kira panics after suddenly seeing a lot more detectives in Morioh and cancels the effect of Bites the Dust. Morioh suddenly detaches itself from Japan and moves on its own and Jorge wonders if Kira caused it with a mysterious power. Meanwhile, Chomaru Bariya and other detectives hold a live television conference. They declare that they know Kira is not responsible for the deaths of Sachiari Hakkyoku, Nekoneko Nyan Nyan Nyan, and Tsukumojuku Kato.↗↗
Passione (Universe 37) Incarnation of Passione in the 37th universe eventually finds Kosaku and Diavolo's bodies, assuming that Kosaku's corpse belongs to Kira.↗↗
Finding Chien Kunimido
Jorge and Kars decide that they'll need Kira's Bites the Dust ability to help them slowly go back in time to the original universe where Dio Brando had gone to. Jorge eventually realizes that Kira must have taken the identity of someone working in an election office, where there are lots of young, beautiful women wearing gloves. Their only lead is Chien Kunimido, the secretary of Morioh's mayor, Denta Shishimaru. Chien was nowhere to be found after Denta was kidnapped by Passione.↗
Kars pulls Killer Queen out of Kira and the Stand attempts to blow Kars up. It repeatedly tries making Kars into a bomb, but Kars contains the explosions inside him and regenerates. Kars then orders Killer Queen to set Bites the Dust on Kira. Killer Queen obliges and goes inside Kira, shocking Kira that his Stand would betray him. Kira starts crying as Kars grabs his body and flies into the sky. Kars constantly has Bites the Dust activate and repeatedly explodes to keep going back in time.↗↗
Aftermath
After the final battle against Dio Brando, Kars uses the exhausted Kira to take everybody back to their respective universes and timelines. His ultimate fate is unknown.↗↗
07Sources & attribution
- Yoshikage Kira
Source text: JoJoWiki and its contributors. This entry has been reorganized and condensed for readability under CC BY-SA 4.0. Archived records reflect their capture dates. Referenced manga, anime, and artwork retain their respective copyrights.
Source bibliography (8)
- JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 6: Island Open ↗
- Based on his age in 2012 Open ↗
- JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 2: Nishi Akatsuki Open ↗
- JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 16: Beyond II Open ↗
- JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 15: Beyond Open ↗
- JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 14: Desolation Row Open ↗
- JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 4: Morioh Open ↗
- JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 12: Rhinoceros Beetle Open ↗
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