Power Stereotype Flip: When you hear "character who can make anything explode", you probably don't picture an Obsessively Normal Soft-Spoken Sadist who makes a point of leaving behind as little trace as possible and has lain low for decades without being noticed. Of course, much of what makes him scary is that a mixture of the rules for Stands and his mastery of his own abilities means that he can use this insanely destructive power largely for stealth.

Make It Look Like an Accident: When he discovers that Hayato had witnessed his recent killing, Kira plans to do this with him. He uses Killer Queen to turn a few of Hayato's hair strands into a bomb that would create an explosion small yet precise enough that it could be mistaken for a concussion, thus making it look like Hayato had killed himself from slipping and hitting his head in the bathroom. Unfortunately, his father points out that the effort is meaningless because Rohan is planning on investigating the Kawajiri family the next day, and Hayato's sudden death would only make it even more suspicious. Fortunately for Kira, awakening Bites the Dust undid his murder. His first death: A serial killer, who wanted to go unnoticed by everyone around him and believed fortune to be on his side, dies as the center of attention thanks to the medical personnel trying to resuscitate him bungling the rescue in the worst way possible and the gruesome circumstances of his death. Also, his confession that he's Kira in an attempt to activate Bites the Dust incites some gossip after his demise, since Kira "disappeared" several weeks ago. There's also the fact that he was stripped of Stray Cat by a Stand named after his fetish — Okuyasu's The Hand. Dragged Off to Hell: His final fate at the end of Part 4, when Reimi sics her dog Arnold on him. The bite causes him to turn around in the Ghost Alley and the hands of the dead drag him off to his eternal punishment, but not before they tear Killer Queen (and Kira by proxy) apart.

To Rohan as well. They both dislike the company of others and have odd quirks as well as sociopathic tendencies. But in contrast to Rohan's eccentricities and openly expressed disdain for others, Kira comes off more calm, subdued, and Affably Evil most of the time. And while Rohan desires a life of excitement and adventure, all Kira wants is a life of normalcy and peace. Skeletons in the Coat Closet: His clothes and Stand have cat skull emblems to symbolize his nature as a Serial Killer and his Stand. Arnold: Arnold's throat was slashed by Kira fifteen years prior to the start of Part 4. Kira then hangs the dog's body on a clothes hook in the wall. He remains as a ghost in an alley until his soul ascends to Heaven after Kira is dragged away by the ghost hands. Stuff Blowing Up: Killer Queen runs on this trope, with all three of its abilities, or as Kira himself calls them, "bombs", having some sort of explosion based effect. For the Evulz: While most of Kira's murders were to satisfy his fetish or to preserve his identity, he appeared to have killed the Sugimoto family just for the hell of it.

Psycho Pink: Killer Queen is often colored pale pink which adds to its unsettling appearance appropriate for a murderer's stand. A Love to Dismember: Has an erotic fascination with women's hands, but has absolutely no use for the rest of the woman's body. (In fact, he typically has Killer Queen dispose of everything but a hand immediately.) Take it from there... Inconsistent Spelling: Official art books and the like commonly list his name as "Yoshikage Kill·A". All-Star Battle plays with this by naming Kosaku Kawajiri's theme "KILL-A". Ghost Amnesia: In Dead Man's Questions. He can remember his name and his desire to have a normal life, but nothing else. Super-Strength: While Kira prefers to use Killer Queen's Touch of Death via explosions for most forms of combat, Killer Queen is physically strong enough to punch clean through the human body on its own, as shown by inflicting Impaled with Extreme Prejudice through Koichi's chest.Becoming the Mask: A downplayed example. He grows to care for his "wife" Shinobu while masquerading as her husband, instinctively protecting her during his fight with Stray Cat (although whether this is due to actual feelings or a sense of self-preservation from attracting attention is rather ambiguous). Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 35: Another One Bites the Dust, Part 1 (Disguised as Kosaku Kawajiri)

Mother: While little is known about their relationship and Kira's opinions of her, Araki points out that her overall appearance, as presented in their family portrait, suggests she may have been a bit overprotective of Kira to a point of abusive coddling. [1] The English dub turns this up when a furious Okuyasu calls him a "cat-eyed freak" during their final confrontation. Madness Mantra: At the height of his delirious Villainous Breakdown, he chants how he will detonate Killer Queen Bites the Dust even as he's mortally wounded and his hand is tied down by Koichi's Stand. Kira's Stand, Killer Queen, is a humanoid, short-range Stand with the unique ability to cleanly, and completely, wipe out objects and people alike with targeted explosions. This ability manifests itself as three distinct forms, or 'bombs'.Tongue-Tied: Bites the Dust can turn any Muggle who knows Kira's secret identity into a carrier of a miniature Killer Queen. If anyone tries to interrogate them about Kira, Bites the Dust will cause an internal explosion that destroys the interrogator, then causes a repeating temporal time loop that only ends when Kira lets time resume normally or retracts Bites the Dust to defend himself.

Nervous Tics: Has a bad habit of biting his nails when desperately stressed. Yoshihiro remarks that this is something he's done since he was a child, as it was the only way he could express his despair and frustration with things not going his way. During his confrontation with the Stand Stray Cat, Kira expressed a desire to protect his "wife," Shinobu Kawajiri, and even showed relief at her safety. A feeling that confused him, Kira rationalized it as merely his not wanting to arouse suspicion. Whether these feelings were genuine or not is left unanswered. [21]Amnesiac Dissonance: Once becoming a ghostly vagabond in Dead Man's Questions, Kira becomes a much mellower person than he was when he was alive, but this appears to be the result of him having amnesia and not remembering his previous life, to the point of not knowing his name was Yoshikage Kira for a while. Heel–Face Turn: Downplayed in Dead Man's Questions. Following his soul's annihilation at the hands of the Ghost Alley's hands, his soul is then assimilated into a limbo between life and death, where he takes on the life of a paid assassin, taking on the role of a '90s Anti-Hero who no longer has the urge to kill innocent people for their hands alone. That said, this also seems to be a case of Amnesiac Dissonance, as Kira doesn't remember his life prior to becoming a vagabond, and for a while, he couldn't even remember his own name. Bears a striking resemblance to David Bowie's getup during the 1980s, with his pink suit in particular being derived from one that Bowie prominently wore during the supporting tour for Let's Dance. Adaptational Attractiveness: Despite all three of his looks being very attractive in the original manga due to Araki's signature style, the anime makes his original face less skeletal and prettier. Additionally, his Kosaku face is more chiseled and touched-up than in the manga. Ax-Crazy: A very subdued example. From his debut alone, you should get the hint that there's something horribly wrong with his psyche. Killer Queen also developed out of his desire for murder, and before he gained it, he was especially brutal to his victims.