Smasher:Kira
- For other players who go by "Kira", see Kira
Kira | |
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Character info | |
Melee main | Fox |
Other Melee character | Sheik |
Ultimate main | Young Link |
Team info | |
Former crews | Socal Elite 4 |
Personal and other info | |
Real name | David Kim |
Birth date | |
Location | Cupertino, California |
Kira is an American smasher who mains Fox and formerly mained Sheik. He was formerly a member of the reputed crew SoCal Elite 4. Before his retirement from Melee, he was formerly ranked 86th on the 2016 SSBMRank and 14th on the NorCal Melee Power Rankings.
His most notable tournament success was at I'm Not Yelling!, where in bracket pools he defeated Laudandus before losing to Lucky, after which he successfully made top 6 after defeating Sherigami, HugS, Shroomed, and KirbyKaze, eventually losing 0-3 to Leffen to secure 5th place.
He is well known for running a YouTube channel called SSBM Tutorials, in which he demonstrates and explains the functions of various characters, as well as having guest tutorials from players such as HugS and Lucky. Since 2019, however, due to being busy with other projects as well as having a broken wrist, he has let other guests such as Spark and KoDoRiN conduct tutorials of their own.
Kira announced his retirement from competitive Smash in April 2017, due to a hand injury sustained at Smash Summit Spring 2017.[1] However, he has since competed at GENESIS 5 and The Mango.
Tournament placings[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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Super Smash Royale III | April 28th, 2007 | 9th | — | — |
Zero Challenge 3 | July 20th-22nd, 2007 | 65th | 33rd | The Boss |
Super Champ Combo | September 29th-30th, 2007 | 49th | — | — |
SCSA West Coast Circuit | December 6th, 2008 | 17th | ? | ? |
Mango Juice | March 21st, 2009 | 17th | 13th | PsychoMidget |
GENESIS | July 10th-12th, 2009 | 25th | 9th | PsychoMidget |
Active Gamers | September 26th-27th, 2009 | 5th | — | — |
Pat's House | November 14th-15th, 2009 | 7th | 4th | Lucky |
Kings of Cali 3 | December 14th-15th, 2013 | 13th | 9th | Stab |
Smash the Target | January 3rd, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
Pat's House 2 | May 24th-25th, 2014 | 17th | 9th | Doppelganger |
Super Smash Weekend | November 9th, 2014 | 13th | — | — |
Do You Fox Wit It? | November 15th-16th, 2014 | 17th | 9th | Matt |
Super Smash Sundays 29 | December 7th, 2014 | 9th | 4th | S2J |
I'm Not Yelling! | April 11th-12th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
MVG Sandstorm | April 18th-19th, 2015 | 13th | 5th | S2J |
Press Start | May 9th-10th, 2015 | 13th | 7th | Ken |
Mayhem June 2015 | June 6th, 2015 | 7th | 3rd | PsychoMidget |
FC Smash 15XR: Return | July 4th-5th, 2015 | 13th | 4th | Baka4Moe |
Mayhem July 2015 | July 11th, 2015 | 49th | 3rd | Ken |
EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 33rd | — | — |
Paragon Los Angeles 2015 | September 5th-6th, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
MMX | September 11th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 65th | — | — |
GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 49th | 25th | CDK |
Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 33rd | 17th | Rik |
Super Smash Sundays 43 | April 17th, 2016 | 9th | 3rd | Captain Faceroll |
Zotsmash Biweekly 21 | June 1st, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
Smash 'N' Splash 2 | June 11th-12th, 2016 | 13th | 7th | Captain Faceroll |
Super Smash Sundays 47 | July 3rd, 2016 | 7th | 3rd | Squid |
Super Smash Sundays 48 | July 10th, 2016 | 13th | 9th | Squid |
EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th, 2016 | 129th | 17th | Captain Faceroll |
Super Smash Sundays 49 | July 31st, 2016 | 7th | 5th | PsychoMidget |
Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 33rd | 9th | PsychoMidget |
Super Smash Sundays 51 | August 21st, 2016 | 7th | 2nd | Jace |
Super Smash Sundays 52 | September 11th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
Super Smash Sundays 53 | September 25th, 2016 | 7th | — | — |
SSS: Blood For Blood | October 15th, 2016 | 13th | 4th | Captain Faceroll |
UCSD Super Triweekly 4 | October 23rd, 2016 | 9th | 3rd | Captain Faceroll |
Weds Night Fights 4.1 | October 26th-27th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
SoCal Colosseum #5 | October 29th, 2016 | 9th | 2nd | PsychoMidget |
Rewired 2016 | November 19th-21st, 2016 | 13th | 3rd | Squid |
Wednesday Night Fights 4.6 | December 7th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
Eden | December 10th-11th, 2016 | 13th | 7th | KirbyKaze |
SoCal Colosseum #6 - Park On The Grass | December 17th, 2016 | 7th | 1st | Squid |
Smash @ Power 9 #14 | December 22nd, 2016 | 5th | 2nd | PsychoMidget |
Wednesday Night Fights 2016 New Years Week Edition | December 28th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
Smash @ Power 9 #15 | December 29th, 2016 | 7th | 2nd | PsychoMidget |
Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Offseason 1.1 | January 4th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
Smash @ Power 9 #16 | January 5th, 2017 | 5th | 1st | PsychoMidget |
SSBM @ Quickly 13 | January 7th, 2017 | 4th | 2nd | Squid |
Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Offseason 1.2 | January 11th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 65th | 17th | PsychoMidget |
Super Smash Sundays 55 | January 29th, 2017 | 7th | 7th | Squid |
GENESIS: RED | July 9th, 2017 | 17th | 17th | Jubby |
EVO 2017 | July 14th-16th, 2017 | 321st | — | — |
Norcal Validated 4 | September 23rd, 2017 | 25th | 9th | Little England |
Spartan 3 | January 6th, 2018 | 19th | — | — |
Melee @ The Made 54 | January 12th, 2018 | 9th | 5th | Jubby |
GENESIS 5 | January 19th-21st, 2018 | 49th | 25th | PsychoMidget |
The Mango | March 18th, 2018 | 65th | 5th | PsychoMidget |
EVO 2018 | August 3rd-5th, 2018 | 65th | — | — |
Weds Night Fights x Oakland 2018 S2EP01 | January 2nd, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
Pre-Genesix | January 31st, 2019 | 65th | — | — |
GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 129th | — | — |
Saving Mr. Lombardi | April 13th, 2019 | 33rd | 5th | Lego |
The Mang0 Kickoff | June 7th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
Gator Games 11 | October 13th, 2019 | 7th | 2nd | jubby |
Emperatriz del Emporio | January 12th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
Melee @ The Made: The Warm Up | January 23rd, 2020 | 33rd | — | — |
GENESIS 7 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 193rd | 97th | jubby |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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AxisGaming | August 30, 2008 | 65th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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Weds Night Fights x Oakland 2018 Episode 19 | December 12th, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
South Bay SmackDown 4 | December 15th, 2018 | 25th | — | — |
Fremont's Finest | December 16th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
Revival of Kin 112 | December 27th, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
Weds Night Fights x Oakland 2018 S2EP01 | January 2nd, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
Pre-Genesix | January 31st, 2019 | 129th | — | — |
GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 1537th | — | — |
The Ultimate Adventure: Episode 9 9 Minutes Late 9 No-Shows 9 Blaster Balls | March 22nd, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
Smash the Galaxy #6 | March 23rd, 2019 | 5th | 5th | Alby |
Trivia[edit]
- Kira released a game called Epiphany City on Steam on April 12th, 2022.
- One Steam achievement for it is called "'Isai is too good'" with the requirement being "Don't get hit (while fighting Dark Creatures)," referencing two memes about Isai.
- "Superb Smash Bros" is mentioned in the game, referencing the Super Smash Bros. series.
- As of September 2022, Kira runs a Christian apologetics YouTube channel called Light of the World.