Smasher:Keitaro
| Keitaro | |
|---|---|
| |
| Character info | |
| Melee main | Marth |
| Brawl mains | Falco, Diddy Kong |
| Smash 4 main | Falco |
| Other Smash 4 characters | Diddy Kong, Rosalina & Luma, Mii Brawler, Link |
| Project M main | Marth |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Counter Logic Gaming |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  2014 SSBBRank: 80th |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Richard King Jr. |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Los Angeles, California 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Semi-professional Professional  Professional  Semi-professional
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Keitaro is a Brawl and Smash 4 Falco main, tournament director and commentator from New Jersey who is currently residing in Los Angeles, California. He is known mostly for hosting the KTAR and SKTAR tournament series. He is also a member of the Brawl Back Room and a former member of the Unity Ruleset Committee.
In Brawl, he has taken sets off top players such as Salem and was formerly ranked 7th on the Tristate Brawl Power Rankings.
He is considered to be best Falco main in Smash 4, having defeated players like Salem, DKwill, Vinnie,Seagull Joe, and JJROCKETS, and was formerly ranked 10th on the New Jersey Smash 4 Power Rankings.
Keitaro founded Rush Hour Smash along with False and regularly streams and uploads Smash content.
On March 9th, 2016, Keitaro was officially announced as the video production specialist of Counter Logic Gaming.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex 2009 | May 9th-10th, 2009 | ? | 17th | Xzax |
| 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 | — | — |
| MLG DC 2010 | October 15th-17th, 2010 | 17th | — | — |
| KTAR 6 | August 14th, 2011 | — | 13th | GDX |
| Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | — | 25th | False |
| Clash of the Titans 6 | June 2nd, 2012 | 13th | 9th | Xzax |
| SKTAR | July 14th-15th, 2012 | 33rd | — | — |
| 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 |
| Forest Temple | January 11th, 2014 | 9th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTAR XI | November 22nd, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
| Final Battle | January 17th, 2015 | 13th | — | — |
| KTAR XII | March 21st, 2015 | 25th | 2nd | Dapuffster |
| 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 | — | — |
| Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 11/24 | November 24th, 2015 | 3rd | — | — |
| KTAR XVI | January 9th, 2016 | 33rd | — | — |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 129th | — | — |
| 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 22th, 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 | — | — |
