Smasher:Keitaro

Keitaro
Character info
Melee main	Marth
Other Melee character	Falco
Brawl mains	Falco, Diddy Kong
Smash 4 mains	Falco, Mii Brawler
Other Smash 4 characters	Diddy Kong, Link, Rosalina & Luma, Samus
Ultimate mains	Snake, Falco
Other Ultimate characters	Mii Brawler, Mii Swordfighter, Link, Ice Climbers, Lucina, Mario, Diddy Kong
Project M main	Marth
Team info
Former sponsor(s)	Counter Logic Gaming, Susquehanna Esports
Crew(s)	Leap of Faith
Personal and other info
Real name	Richard King Jr.
Birth date	September 17, 1987
Location	Tallmadge, Ohio
Miscellaneous info
Skill	Semi-professional Template:Banned Top professional Template:Banned Professional Template:Banned Professional Template:Banned Semi-professional Template:Banned

Keitaro is a former player from New Jersey residing in Tallmadge, Ohio. He mained Falco and Mii Brawler in SSB4, as well as Falco in Brawl, and was considered one of the best mains of those characters in the world. In Brawl, Keitaro was ranked 80th on the 2014 SSBBRank and 7th on the Tristate Brawl Power Rankings, and took sets off of players such as Salem, Xzax, Seagull Joe, DKwill, Pelca, and Bloodcross. In Smash 4, he formerly ranked 10th on the New Jersey Smash 4 Power Rankings, and took sets off of players such as Salem, tamim, Vinnie, DKwill, and Legit. He was also known for his content production through Rush Hour Smash, which he founded with False, being the tournament organiser of the KTAR and SKTAR tournament series, as well as his commentary. He was also a member of the Smash Back Room and a member of the Unity Ruleset Committee.

On March 9th, 2016, Keitaro was signed by Counter Logic Gaming. Although he later parted ways with them, he was then signed by Susquehanna Esports as a caster and content creator. Susquehanna Esports removed him from the organization on July 2nd, 2020 following confirmed accusations of sexual misconduct.

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
SMASHTALITY 3	June 2nd-3rd, 2007	33rd	—	—
EVO 2015	July 17th-19th, 2015	722nd	—	—
Smash the Record 2016	November 11th-14th, 2016	97th	25th	Xatic

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Clash of the Titans IV	February 7th-8th, 2009	65th	25th	JCaesar
Apex 2009	May 9th-10th, 2009	49th	17th	Xzax
KTAR	December 6th, 2009	13th	9th	Xzax
Wiegraf Too Good	January 2nd, 2010	5th	5th	Doom
Pound 4	January 16th-18th, 2010	49th	13th	Xzax
KTAR 2	March 20th, 2010	7th	—	—
MLG Columbus 2010	June 4th-6th, 2010	33rd	25th	Xzax
Apex 2010	August 6th-8th, 2010	33rd	—	—
KTAR 3	September 25th, 2010	25th	—	—
MLG DC 2010	October 15th-17th, 2010	17th	—	—
KTAR 5	May 21st, 2011	13th	—	—
Uprise of Long Island #4	May 28th, 2011	5th	—	—
School is in Session 5	June 11th-12th, 2011	17th	—	—
Uprise of Long Island #5	June 18th, 2011	9th	7th	RJ
KTAR 6	August 14th, 2011	—	13th	GDX
Concentrate II	October 30th, 2011	25th	7th	Squall
Apex 2012	January 6th-8th, 2012	—	25th	False
Concentrate IV	March 31st, 2012	5th	—	—
Uprise of Long Island #8	April 21st, 2012	13th	2nd	Nairo
Clash of the Titans 6	June 2nd, 2012	13th	9th	Xzax
Uprise #10	June 9th, 2012	4th	—	—
Dissention	June 23rd, 2012	7th	—	—
Collision IV	July 7th, 2012	9th	—	—
SKTAR	July 14th-15th, 2012	33rd	—	—
L.I.R.R. 2	July 28th, 2012	4th	—	—
Impact IV	August 25th, 2012	9th	7th	Nairo
Collision V	September 1st, 2012	7th	—	—
Uprise 11	December 29th, 2012	13th	—	—
Rescue 2	March 2nd, 2013	9th	—	—
KTAR 7	July 6th-7th, 2013	7th	13th	Tron_Kat
SKTAR 2	August 3rd-4th, 2013	33rd	17th	Zeton
KTAR 8	December 28th, 2013	25th (Forfeit)	13th	JoeST
Smash At The Edge	November 23rd, 2013	4th	4th	Megaplox
Forest Temple	January 11th, 2014	9th	—	—

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Tournament	Date	1v1 Placement	2v2 Placement	Partner
CLASH Tournaments Invitational	September 14th, 2014	10th	7th	Pride

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament	Date	1v1 Placement	2v2 Placement	Partner
KTAR XI	November 22nd, 2014	5th	—	—
Collision X	November 29th, 2014	3rd	—	—
Triumph or Die 2014	November 30th, 2014	33rd	—	—
Roll Em Up	December 21st, 2014	9th	4th	Jband
Collision XI	January 3rd, 2015	9th	—	—
Final Battle	January 17th, 2015	13th	—	—
KTAR XII	March 21st, 2015	25th	2nd	Dapuffster
Collision XII	June 6th, 2015	9th	—	—
KTAR XIII	July 12th, 2015	25th	—	—
EVO 2015	July 17th-19th, 2015	65th	—	—
The Break Weekly #319	July 28th, 2015	2nd	—	—
SKTAR 4	August 22nd-23rd, 2015	17th	—	—
KTAR XIV	November 7th, 2015	17th	—	—
S@X 125	November 24th, 2015	3rd	—	—
KTAR XVI	January 9th, 2016	33rd	—	—
GENESIS 3	January 15th-17th, 2016	129th	49th	Cyro
KTAR XVII	February 13th, 2016	25th	—	—
2GGT: FOW Saga	March 26th, 2016	25th	13th	Cyro
Pound 2016	April 2nd-3rd, 2016	193rd	—	—
CEO 2016	June 24th-26th, 2016	129th	—	—
EVO 2016	July 15th-17th, 2016	769th	—	—
2GGT: KTAR Saga	July 23rd, 2016	49th	—	—
Smash Factor 5	July 29th-31st, 2016	25th	—	—
OVA #2: "El Salto de Fé"	October 22nd, 2016	17th	?	NAKAT
Smash the Record 2016	November 11th-14th, 2016	33rd	13th	Xatic
Mega Smash Mondays 78	December 12th, 2016	9th	—	—
2GGT: ZeRo Saga	December 16th-18th, 2016	65th	—	—
2GGC: Civil War	March 24th-26th, 2017	97th	—	—
Smash Factor Toluca	April 29th-30th, 2017	9th	—	—
Detonation	May 26th, 2017	3rd	—	—
Smash of the Titans 33	June 1st, 2017	7th	—	—
Battle of BC 2	June 3rd-4th, 2017	49th	—	—
Detonation 2	June 17th, 2017	2nd	—	—
Subs Not Scrubs: Hackoru	June 21st, 2017	13th	—	—
Naifu Wars: World War 2	June 23rd, 2017	17th	—	—
OnettBoyz Mega Monthly 4	June 28th, 2017	13th	—	—
GameTyrant Expo 2017	September 29th-October 1st, 2017	49th	—	—
GENESIS 5	January 19th-21st, 2018	97th	—	—
Frostbite 2018	February 9th-11th, 2018	—	97th	iRJi
Expand Gong 3	April 6th-8th, 2018	17th	1st	FOW
SwitchFest	April 21st-22nd, 2018	33rd	—	—
Arcane Tournaments 2018	April 27th-29th, 2018	17th	—	—
Saints Gaming Live 2018	June 9th-10th, 2018	9th	5th	Tweek
2GG: Hyrule Saga	June 23rd-24th, 2018	—	65th	Shiva
Smash Sounds	July 7th-8th, 2018	33rd	—	—
Showdown: Battle Royale 3	July 14th-15th, 2018	33rd	—	—
GameTyrant Expo 2018	November 2nd-4th, 2018	9th	—	—

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tournament	Date	1v1 Placement	2v2 Placement	Partner
Ultimate WANTED 1	December 28th-30th, 2018	9th	3rd	NAKAT
Climax 3	January 12th, 2019	5th	4th	Hackoru
Ursa Minor 3	February 21st, 2019	49th	—	—
Collision 2019	March 16th-17th, 2019	65th	—	—
Expand Gong 4	April 5th-7th, 2019	5th	7th	Sandman
Umebura SP 3	April 13th, 2019	129th	—	—
Saints Gaming Live 2019	May 11th, 2019	17th	13th	Cilvanis
MomoCon 2019	May 23rd-26th, 2019	129th	—	—
Crown	June 8th, 2019	67th	—	—
Mango's Birthday Bash	December 7th-8th, 2019	25th	—	—
Holiday Heist 5	December 28th, 2019	49th	—	—
GENESIS 7	January 24th-26th, 2020	257th (DQ)	—	—
Smash Vertex	February 6th-9th, 2020	17th	—	—
Frostbite 2020	February 21st-23rd, 2020	257th	—	—
Ultimate Naifu Wars 8	March 27th, 2020	33rd	—	—
Block'd In	April 14th, 2020	13th	—	—
Ultimate Naifu Wars 9	April 17th, 2020	33rd	—	—
The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1	April 18th-19th, 2020	129th	—	—
Pound Online	April 24th-26th, 2020	97th	—	—
The Box	May 8th-10th, 2020	129th	—	—
Ultimate Naifu Wars 11	May 15th, 2020	33rd	—	—
Collision Online	May 23rd, 2020	769th	—	—
King of WiFi Random Characters	May 30th, 2020	33rd	—	—
Playing for Pride	June 20th-21st, 2020	65th	—	—

Sexual misconduct allegation and ban

On the early morning of July 2nd, 2020, amidst a wave of sexual harassment allegations in the community, a Twitter user by the name of Error: 102-R accused Keitaro for having sex with Shiva - who was a minor - during 2GG: Hyrule Saga . On the same morning, Keitaro would release a Twitlonger confirming the allegation. He stated that he and Shiva participated in a drinking game and that she started acting sexual towards him, while Keitaro decided to follow through; he emphasized in his post that there were no excuses for his behavior. He also announced that he was moving out of the Loft and was going to leave for a long time in order to work on himself and deactivated his Twitter account.

Following these allegations, the 2GGaming panel banned Keitaro from all of their future events, alongside several others accused of sexual misconduct during this time.

External links

• Twitter account ^{(dead link)}
• Twitch channel ^{(dead link)}
• SSBWorld profile
• Smashdata profile
• Rush Hour Smash primary YouTube channel
• Rush Hour Smash secondary YouTube channel
• SmashBoards public profile
• Leap of Faith Instagram account