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''For the Australian player, see [[Smasher:Kira_(Australia)|Kira]].''
:''For other players who go by "Kira", see [[Kira]]''
''For the player sometimes known as "Kira", see [[Smasher:KiraFlax|KiraFlax]].''
{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = Kira
| name          = Kira
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| mainssbm      = Fox
| mainssbm      = Fox
| otherssbm    = Sheik
| otherssbm    = Sheik
| mainssbu      = Young Link
| former crews  = [[Socal Elite 4]]
| former crews  = [[Socal Elite 4]]
| skillssbm    = Top professional {{Retired}}
| realname      = David Kim
| realname      = David Kim
| birthday      = 22
| birthday      = 22
| birthmonth    = 6
| birthmonth    = 6
| birthyear    = 1989
| birthyear    = 1989
| location      = Irvine, California
| location      = Cupertino, California
| country      = United States
| country      = United States
}}
}}
'''Kira''' is an American [[smasher]] who mains {{SSBM|Fox}} and formerly mained {{SSBM|Sheik}}. He was formerly a member of the reputed crew [[SoCal Elite 4]]. He is currently ranked 22nd on the [[NorCal Power Rankings|NorCal Melee Power Rankings]].
'''Kira''' is an American [[smasher]] who mains {{SSBM|Fox}} and formerly mained {{SSBM|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 Power Rankings|NorCal Melee Power Rankings]].


His most notable tournament success was at [[I'm Not Yelling!]], where in bracket pools he defeated {{Sm|Laudandus}} before losing to {{Sm|Lucky}}, after which he successfully made top 6 after defeating {{Sm|Sherigami}}, {{Sm|HugS}}, {{Sm|Shroomed}} and {{Sm|KirbyKaze}}, eventually losing 0-3 to {{Sm|Leffen}} to secure 5th place.
His most notable tournament success was at {{Trn|I'm Not Yelling!}}, where in bracket pools he defeated {{Sm|Laudandus}} before losing to {{Sm|Lucky}}, after which he successfully made top 6 after defeating {{Sm|Sherigami}}, {{Sm|HugS}}, {{Sm|Shroomed}}, and {{Sm|KirbyKaze}}, eventually losing 0-3 to {{Sm|Leffen}} to secure 5th place.


He is well known for running a YouTube channel called [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC46ZTid4t2ctB6osM0WTiJA 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.
He is well known for running a [[YouTube]] channel called [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC46ZTid4t2ctB6osM0WTiJA 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 {{Sm|Spark}} and {{Sm|KoDoRiN}} conduct tutorials of their own.
 
Kira announced his retirement from competitive Smash in April 2017, due to a hand injury sustained at {{Trn|Smash Summit Spring 2017}}.<ref>http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=1-19184950</ref> However, he has since competed at {{Trn|GENESIS 5}} and {{Trn|The Mango}}.


Kira announced his retirement from competitive Smash in April 2017, due to a hand injury sustained at [[Smash Summit Spring 2017]].<ref>http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=1-19184950</ref>
==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/nexus-gaming-super-smash-royale-3-results-afterthoughts.102644/s Super Smash Royale III]||April 28th, 2007||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Zero Challenge 3]]||July 20th-22nd, 2007||65th||33rd||The Boss
|[[Zero Challenge 3]]||July 20th-22nd, 2007||65th||33rd||The Boss
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|[[Super Champ Combo]]||September 29th-30th, 2007||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Super Champ Combo]]||September 29th-30th, 2007||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Mango Juice]]||March 21st, 2009||17th||13th||?
|{{Trn|SCSA West Coast Circuit|g=SSBM}}||December 6th, 2008||17th||?||?
|-
|-
|[[GENESIS]]||July 10th-12th, 2009||25th||9th||{{Sm|PsychoMidget}}
|[[Mango Juice]]||March 21st, 2009||17th||13th||{{Sm|PsychoMidget}}
|-
|[[GENESIS]]||July 10th-12th, 2009||25th||9th||PsychoMidget
|-
|-
|[[Active Gamers]]||September 26th-27th, 2009||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Active Gamers]]||September 26th-27th, 2009||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/pats-house-result-thread-final-update-results-are-up.255468/#post-8854148 Pat's House]||November 14th-15th, 2009||7th||4th||Lucky
|[[Pat's House]]||November 14th-15th, 2009||7th||4th||{{Sm|Lucky}}
|-
|-
|[[Kings of Cali 3]]||December 14th-15th, 2013||13th||9th||{{Sm|Stab}}
|[[Kings of Cali 3]]||December 14th-15th, 2013||13th||9th||{{Sm|Stab}}
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|[[Pat's House 2]]||May 24th-25th, 2014||17th||9th||{{Sm|Doppelganger}}
|[[Pat's House 2]]||May 24th-25th, 2014||17th||9th||{{Sm|Doppelganger}}
|-
|-
|[[Super Smash Weekend]]||November 9th, 2014||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://oxy.challonge.com/SmashWeekendSingles Super Smash Weekend]||November 9th, 2014||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Do You Fox Wit It?]]||November 15th-16th, 2014||17th||9th||{{Sm|Matt}}
|[[Do You Fox Wit It?]]||November 15th-16th, 2014||17th||9th||{{Sm|Matt}}
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|-
|-
|[[Press Start]]||May 9th-10th, 2015||13th||7th||{{Sm|Ken}}
|[[Press Start]]||May 9th-10th, 2015||13th||7th||{{Sm|Ken}}
|-
|[https://challonge.com/mayhemJune6Top32 Mayhem June 2015]||June 6th, 2015||7th||3rd||PsychoMidget
|-
|-
|[[FC Smash 15XR: Return]]||July 4th-5th, 2015||13th||4th||{{Sm|Baka4Moe}}
|[[FC Smash 15XR: Return]]||July 4th-5th, 2015||13th||4th||{{Sm|Baka4Moe}}
|-
|[https://challonge.com/mayhemJuly11Top32 Mayhem July 2015]||July 11th, 2015||49th||3rd||Ken
|-
|-
|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Paragon Los Angeles 2015]]||September 5th-6th, 2015||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Paragon Los Angeles 2015]]||September 5th-6th, 2015||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://challonge.com/pl/manoa91115 MMX]||September 11th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[The Big House 5]]||October 2nd-4th, 2015||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[The Big House 5]]||October 2nd-4th, 2015||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Pound 2016]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||33rd||17th||{{Sm|Rik}}
|[[Pound 2016]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||33rd||17th||{{Sm|Rik}}
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-43/brackets/12580/26762/87920 Super Smash Sundays 43]||April 17th, 2016||9th||3rd||{{Sm|Captain Faceroll}}
|[https://start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-43/brackets/12580/26762/87920 Super Smash Sundays 43]||April 17th, 2016||9th||3rd||{{Sm|Captain Faceroll}}
|-
|-
|[http://challonge.com/fr/ZSmashBi21 Zotsmash Biweekly 21]||June 1st, 2016||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://challonge.com/fr/ZSmashBi21 Zotsmash Biweekly 21]||June 1st, 2016||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Smash 'N' Splash 2]]||June 11th-12th, 2016||13th||7th||Captain Faceroll
|[[Smash 'N' Splash 2]]||June 11th-12th, 2016||13th||7th||Captain Faceroll
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-47/event/melee-singles/brackets/50092 Super Smash Sundays 47]||July 3rd, 2016||7th||3rd||{{Sm|Squid}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-48/event/melee-singles/brackets/52212 Super Smash Sundays 48]||July 10th, 2016||13th||9th||Squid
|-
|-
|[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||129th||17th||Captain Faceroll
|[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||129th||17th||Captain Faceroll
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-49/events/melee-singles/brackets/57677 Super Smash Sundays 49]||July 31st, 2016||7th||5th||PsychoMidget
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-49/event/melee-singles/brackets/57677 Super Smash Sundays 49]||July 31st, 2016||7th||5th||PsychoMidget
|-
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||33rd||9th||PsychoMidget
|[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||33rd||9th||PsychoMidget
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-51/events/melee-singles/brackets/62712 Super Smash Sundays 51]||August 21st, 2016||7th||2nd||{{Sm|Jace}}
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-51/event/melee-singles/brackets/62712 Super Smash Sundays 51]||August 21st, 2016||7th||2nd||{{Sm|Jace}}
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-52/events/melee-singles/brackets/70435 Super Smash Sundays 52]||September 11th, 2016||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-52/event/melee-singles/brackets/70435 Super Smash Sundays 52]||September 11th, 2016||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-53/events/melee-singles/brackets/73853 Super Smash Sundays 53]||September 25th, 2016||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-53/event/melee-singles/brackets/73853 Super Smash Sundays 53]||September 25th, 2016||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[SSS: Blood For Blood]]||October 15th, 2016||13th||4th||Captain Faceroll
|[[SSS: Blood For Blood]]||October 15th, 2016||13th||4th||Captain Faceroll
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|[http://sdmelee.challonge.com/fr/STW4singlesT32 UCSD Super Triweekly 4]||October 23rd, 2016||9th||3rd||Captain Faceroll
|[http://sdmelee.challonge.com/fr/STW4singlesT32 UCSD Super Triweekly 4]||October 23rd, 2016||9th||3rd||Captain Faceroll
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-4-1/events/melee-singles/brackets/82373 Weds Night Fights 4.1]||October 26th-27th, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-4-1/event/melee-singles/brackets/82373 Weds Night Fights 4.1]||October 26th-27th, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/socal-colosseum-5-halloween-2016/events/melee-singles/brackets/80160 SoCal Colosseum #5]||October 29th, 2016||9th||2nd||PsychoMidget
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/socal-colosseum-5-halloween-2016/event/melee-singles/brackets/80160 SoCal Colosseum #5]||October 29th, 2016||9th||2nd||PsychoMidget
|-
|-
|[[Rewired 2016]]||November 19th-21st, 2016||13th||3rd||{{Sm|Squid}}
|[[Rewired 2016]]||November 19th-21st, 2016||13th||3rd||Squid
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-2016-4-6/events/melee-singles/brackets/92955 Wednesday Night Fights 4.6]||December 7th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-2016-4-6/event/melee-singles/brackets/92955 Wednesday Night Fights 4.6]||December 7th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Eden]]||December 10th-11th, 2016||13th||7th||{{Sm|KirbyKaze}}
|[[Eden]]||December 10th-11th, 2016||13th||7th||{{Sm|KirbyKaze}}
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/socal-colosseum-6-park-on-the-grass/events/melee-singles/brackets/86109 SoCal Colosseum #6 - Park On The Grass]||December 17th, 2016||7th||1st||Squid
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/socal-colosseum-6-park-on-the-grass/event/melee-singles/brackets/86109 SoCal Colosseum #6 - Park On The Grass]||December 17th, 2016||7th||1st||Squid
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/smash-power-9-14/events/melee-singles/brackets/99012 Smash @ Power 9 #14]||December 22nd, 2016||5th||2nd||PsychoMidget
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-power-9-14/event/melee-singles/brackets/99012 Smash @ Power 9 #14]||December 22nd, 2016||5th||2nd||PsychoMidget
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-2016-new-years-week-edition/events/melee-singles/brackets Wednesday Night Fights 2016 New Years Week Edition]||December 28th, 2016||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-2016-new-years-week-edition/event/melee-singles/brackets Wednesday Night Fights 2016 New Years Week Edition]||December 28th, 2016||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/smash-power-9-15/events/melee-singles/brackets/99757 Smash @ Power 9 #15]||December 29th, 2016||7th||2nd||PsychoMidget
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-power-9-15/event/melee-singles/brackets/99757 Smash @ Power 9 #15]||December 29th, 2016||7th||2nd||PsychoMidget
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-2017-offseason-1-1/events/melee-singles/brackets/101040 Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Offseason 1.1]||January 4th, 2017||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-2017-offseason-1-1/event/melee-singles/brackets/101040 Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Offseason 1.1]||January 4th, 2017||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/smash-power-9-16-new-year-celebration/events/melee-singles/brackets/100369 Smash @ Power 9 #16]||January 5th, 2017||5th||1st||PsychoMidget
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-power-9-16-new-year-celebration/event/melee-singles/brackets/100369 Smash @ Power 9 #16]||January 5th, 2017||5th||1st||PsychoMidget
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/ssbm-quickly-13/events/melee-singles/brackets SSBM @ Quickly 13]||January 7th, 2017||4th||2nd||Squid
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ssbm-quickly-13/event/melee-singles/brackets SSBM @ Quickly 13]||January 7th, 2017||4th||2nd||Squid
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-2017-offseason-1-2/events/melee-singles/brackets/102588 Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Offseason 1.2]||January 11th, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-2017-offseason-1-2/event/melee-singles/brackets/102588 Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Offseason 1.2]||January 11th, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||65th||17th||PsychoMidget
|[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||65th||17th||PsychoMidget
|-
|-
|[[GENESIS: RED]]||July 9th, 2017||17th||17th||{{Sm|jubby}}
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-55-1/event/melee-singles/brackets/102129 Super Smash Sundays 55]||January 29th, 2017||7th||7th||Squid
|-
|[[GENESIS: RED]]||July 9th, 2017||17th||17th||{{Sm|Jubby}}
|-
|-
|[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-16th, 2017||321st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-16th, 2017||321st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/norcal-validated-4-5/events/melee-singles/brackets/123967/356190 Norcal Validated 4]||September 23rd, 2017||25th||9th||{{Sm|Little England}}
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/norcal-validated-4-5/event/melee-singles/brackets/123967/356190 Norcal Validated 4]||September 23rd, 2017||25th||9th||{{Sm|Little England}}
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/spartan-3-norcal-melee/events Spartan 3]||January 6th, 2018||19th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://start.gg/tournament/spartan-3-norcal-melee/events Spartan 3]||January 6th, 2018||19th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/melee-at-the-made-54/events Melee @ The Made 54]||January 12th, 2018||9th||5th||Jubby
|-
|[[GENESIS 5]]||January 19th-21st, 2018||49th||25th||PsychoMidget
|-
|{{Trn|The Mango|g=SSBM}}||March 18th, 2018||65th||5th||PsychoMidget
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2018|g=SSBM}}||August 3rd-5th, 2018||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-x-oakland-2018-s2ep01/event/melee-single/brackets/492407/855637 Weds Night Fights x Oakland 2018 S2EP01]||January 2nd, 2019||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Pre-Genesix|g=SSBM}}||January 31st, 2019||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBM}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Saving Mr. Lombardi|g=SSBM}}||April 13th, 2019||33rd||5th||{{Sm|Lego}}
|-
|{{Trn|The Mang0 Kickoff|g=SSBM}}||June 7th, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/gator-games-11-1/event/melee-singles/overview Gator Games 11]||October 13th, 2019||7th||2nd||jubby
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/emperatriz-del-emporio/event/singles/brackets/715540/1157033 Emperatriz del Emporio]||January 12th, 2020||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/melee-the-made-the-warm-up/event/made-remix-singles/brackets/734266/1181839 Melee @ The Made: The Warm Up]||January 23rd, 2020||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 7|g=SSBM}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||193rd||97th||jubby
|}
|}


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|[[AxisGaming]]||August 30, 2008||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[AxisGaming]]||August 30, 2008||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-x-oakland-2018-episode-19/event/smash-ultimate/brackets/480203/840601 Weds Night Fights x Oakland 2018 Episode 19]||December 12th, 2018||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://brackets.godlikecombo.com/?fbclid=IwAR3YmF_Nlb-JGLt6qEKnpC8KxtmWrINCJg-tqtca1jqkxNVbeLX7UpEG8vA#!/tourney-direct/3334304206267501973/winners South Bay SmackDown 4]||December 15th, 2018||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/fremont-s-finest-at-gg-esports/event/1v1-bracket/brackets/473919/833216 Fremont's Finest]||December 16th, 2018||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/revival-of-kin-112/event/singles/brackets/491364/854230 Revival of Kin 112]||December 27th, 2018||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-x-oakland-2018-s2ep01/event/smash-ultimate/brackets/492414/855647 Weds Night Fights x Oakland 2018 S2EP01]||January 2nd, 2019||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Pre-Genesix|g=SSBU}}||January 31st, 2019||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBU}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||1537th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-ultimate-adventure-episode-9-9-minutes-late-9-no/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/560818/942876 The Ultimate Adventure: Episode 9 9 Minutes Late 9 No-Shows 9 Blaster Balls]||March 22nd, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-the-galaxy-6-ultimate/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/560707/942686 Smash the Galaxy #6]||March 23rd, 2019||5th||5th||{{Sm|Alby}}
|}
==Trivia==
*Kira released a game called [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1508530/Epiphany_City/ 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 {{Sm|Isai}}.
**"Superb Smash Bros" is mentioned in the game, referencing the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series.
*As of September 2022, Kira runs a {{s|wikipedia|Christian apologetics}} YouTube channel called [https://youtube.com/channel/UCMWsHxPJQTmJ7YWo1ECN77Q Light of the World].
==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/c/SSBMTutorials Youtube channel]
*[https://twitter.com/Kira_SSBM Twitter account]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Southern California smashers]]
[[Category:Southern California smashers]]
[[Category:Fox professionals (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Northern California smashers]]
[[Category:Sheik professionals (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Fox players (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Sheik players (SSBM)]]
[[Category:YouTubers]]
[[Category:YouTubers]]
[[Category:2015 SSBMRank ranked players]]
[[Category:2016 SSBMRank ranked players]]
[[Category:Panelists]]
[[Category:Panelists]]
[[Category:Retired players]]

Latest revision as of 20:22, February 13, 2024

For other players who go by "Kira", see Kira
Kira
Kira.jpg
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 (age 35)
Location Cupertino, California United States

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
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
AxisGaming August 30, 2008 65th — —

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
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.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=1-19184950
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