Author's Note

When I first started writing this chapter, the Diamond is Unbreakable anime hadn't even been announced and I was wondering how many spoilers I should include in this chapter. Now that I'm finishing, the Diamond is Unbreakable anime ended about four months ago. This took me so damn long to make, and I am sorry for that. The next chapter should come out much, much, quicker, though some other stories are likely going to take priority before it comes out.

I want to warn you all now, if you have a problem with spoilers do not read anything before the line break near the bottom of the chapter. I recommend you either go to a site like Kissmanga and read the manga or go to Crunchyroll and watch the anime. If you want, I can even direct you to a video that could get you a thirty day free trial, more than enough time to watch the whole series. Otherwise, enjoy this comprehensive guide to Kira's personality, story, and abilities as well as Twilight's reactions to them.

Know Thy Enemy

Twilight set the candle down on the desk next to the thick tome and took a deep breath. Sure she had just come from celebrating her brother and old foalsitter’s wedding, but the thought of reading such an important piece of literature almost immediately rejuvenated her. She opened the book and began reading the first page. It was a dedication.

To Princess Celestia, whose kindness motivated me to complete this book as quickly and completely as possible to protect this wonderful land. I’m so sorry for what I had to make you do.

To the man who took the name Joseph Joestar, your confidence and righteous heart helped push me to do what was necessary for the greater good. Though we didn’t know each other well, I will always remember your courage and sacrifice.

Twilight felt a pang of sadness in her heart.

He was more than just a hero to her. They were friends. Poor Celestia, to have to end his life when they had such a connection.

She pushed down her sadness and continued on.

About Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure

Created by Hirohiko Araki in the year 1986 A.D., Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure is one of the longest running and successful manga (term for Japanese comics) in history, going on for 30 years and still running. The series is both an affectionate parody of overly masculine comic book series’ as well as a sterling example in its own right, having characters that manage to look both powerful and intimidating while striking awkward and in many cases fabulous poses. The series is practically it’s own part of Japanese culture, to the point that Hirohiko Araki has had the distinguished honors of not only having his work displayed in the Louvre (one of the world’s most famous museums), but also working with and designing outfits for the world famous fashion brand Gucci.

I don’t completely understand all the names, but those sound like some impressive accomplishments. And here I thought of comic books as just entertainment.

One of the ways the series has managed to stay relevant is by constantly reinventing itself while still staying true to its roots. With each part building on the others certain things have come and gone while others stay dominant. One thing that has stayed prominent is musical references. Hirohiko Araki is a huge fan of all kinds of music, specifically Western (Japan would be Eastern) music, and as such many characters, abilities, and even locations are references to songs, albums, and musicians. Some references are blatantly obvious, while others very clever and obscure. Sometimes the song lyrics are insights into the characters’ motivations and powers.

Two things that do change in every new part are the protagonists and the genres. Though some characters make repeat appearances, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure spans several generations of the Joestar bloodline, and each new part focuses on a new Jojo. In addition, though they all include incredible action scenes, each part is a different genre. These have ranged from horror to murder mystery, western to crime drama, and all have their own distinct feel.

Wow, he’s actually making me wish I could read these.

One thing to mention about Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure is the fights. Unlike many series where characters win because they are stronger, faster, or more determined, everyone in Jojo wins in part because they are able to outthink their opponents. In addition, Stand Powers are very specific in terms of what they can do and battles often progress as a game of “if your Stand can do this, what does my Stand have to do to counter it?”

As much as she wanted to simply read the text from end to end, Twilight scanned over a few pages and got to a new section, skipping the one about Hamon as the Princesses had explained that one to her.

About Stands: General Rules and Types

Alright, this is what I really need to know.

Stands first appeared in part 3, Stardust Crusaders, and it is one of the mechanics that Jojo is most well known for. Stands are named for the idea that most of them “stand next to you”, and can be seen as a “guardian spirit” or “extension of the self.” Generally, a Stand’s appearance and powers will reflect the personality and/or desires of the user, and some even have their own personalities. Though there are many kinds of Stands with many different abilities, two things tend to hold true for all of them. One is that only Stand-Users can see other Stands with the exception of Stands that are bound to matter, like sand or water. Two is that only Stands can harm other Stands.

Wait, that doesn’t make any sense. Princess Celestia and Princess Luna talked about the powers of the Stand-Users like they saw them themselves.

Interestingly enough, I’ve found that neither of these rules apply here in Equus, as every race here can both see and interact with Stands. However, I have found that magic spells cause the most damage to Stands, leading me to believe that in this world Stands function like a type of magic. This is why all creatures can see Stands, possessing at least a small bit of magic in them, and why spells are more effective than physical attacks.

Interesting. So this book also contains the results of his research. This is more comprehensive than I had hoped.

For the most part, Stands can be separated into two main categories: Active and Remote. Remote Stands are basically automatic and operate under a specific set of commands and follow certain patterns. As a general rule, the more powerful a Remote Stand is, the simpler and less intelligent it is. By far the two main benefits of Remote Stands is that their range is essentially infinite and that any damage done to a Remote Stand does not come back to the user. A Remote Stand can even be completely destroyed and the user will suffer no negative effects, even being able to summon it again later. However, the main flaw with a Remote Stand is that the user has no idea what is happening to it, unlike an Active Stand where the user can sense and even see through it.

Active Stands are, like it sounds, Stands that are controlled actively by their Stand users. Though they come in a few sub-categories the general rules for Active Stands are that the more powerful and the more directly they attack, the less range they have. The other general rule is that any damage done to the Stand is reflected back on the Stand user. Thankfully, Stands tend to be more durable than their users, and dispelling a Stand and resummoning it tends to dispels all the damage to the Stand, but not the user.

As much as I’d like to go into all the details I think I need to skip ahead. Twilight flipped through the book and got to a bookmark that had been left for her. She was surprised to find five figures, four humans and one Stand.

The first was the same form that Jonathan now held, a blonde wavy mane and blue eyes, dressed in a business suit. The next was dressed in a similar suit with a black spiked up mane and black eyes. After that was a man dressed in a suit exactly like the first with a white slicked back mane with with way black streaks and black eyes. The last one was noticeably different, possessing the blonde mane and blue eyes of the first but having it hidden by a bowler hat and wearing a matching suit, a tie, and white gloves. The final figure in back was a pale pink humanoid with cat-like features and next to its left hand was a small machine with the skull of a cat in front of it.

Twilight was rather confused at all the figures on the page and continued reading.

Yoshikage Kira (yO-she-Ka-gA kE-ra)
Age: 33
Stand: Killer Queen/Sheer Heart Attack/Bites the Dust
Story role: Main villain
If personality is intact:
Threat level without “Bites the Dust”: EXTREMELY HIGH, KILL ON SIGHT
Threat level with “Bites the Dust”: HIGHEST THREAT LEVEL. KILL BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.

Twilight was stunned by the last two pieces of information. She remembered what Princess Celestia had said before, that if she had not met a heroic version of DIO she would’ve killed Jonathan on sight, but she didn’t grasp just what the extent of that meant.

Stand: Killer Queen
Type: Active

• Power
  Range: Two meters
  Power: Highest
  Speed: High
  Durability: High
  Precision: High
  Potential: Highest

Stand Ability: Turning whatever it touches into a bomb.

Twilight’s eyes widened at that.

Killer Queen can turn anything it’s fingers touch into a bomb. This can be a coin, a doorknob, a strand of hair, anything. These bombs can be triggered at any time and are extremely fatal, causing the victim to explode from the inside-out. The closer the victim is to the bomb, the more damage it does. Being about a foot away will cause enough damage to break bones, burn flesh, and perhaps cause death due to trauma. Touching the bomb while it detonates will cause complete disintegration, leaving nothing of the victim behind. It should also be noted the object that was turned into the bomb does not get destroyed. The explosion, due to being part of a Stand, is also unnoticable to normal humans, and can also be quite enough that even Stand-users may not notice only a few meters away. The bomb’s power can also be changed, making it so that it might only blow a few fingers off instead of disintegrating someone.

Twilight gulped as she processed what she read. I can see why Celestia was so worried about him.

Weaknesses/Limitations:

-Can only create one bomb at a time.

-Depending on the bomb’s power, bombs can also damage Kira, so he must be some distance away, usually about four meters.

-Killer Queen cannot create a bomb unless it’s fingertips touch an object. This means it could not make a bomb simply by punching an enemy or being touched.

-The method to trigger the bomb is bringing down the thumb on the right hand in a motion like pressing a button. Interfering with this, like breaking or severing fingers, can make it difficult or impossible for Killer Queen to trigger the bomb.

-The bombs seem to have something to do with manipulating air, as removing air from the vicinity of the bomb makes it impossible to go off.

Twilight calmed down a bit after reading that. So there are ways to deal with it. Of course there are, no spell or technique is flawless. As she continued to read she was surprised to find another name and another ability.

Stand: Sheer Heart Attack
Type: Remote
Range: Infinite
Power: Highest
Speed: Average
Durability: Highest
Precision: Lowest
Potential: Highest

Stand Ability: Mobile bomb

Sheer Heart Attack is a secondary bomb launched from Killer Queen’s left hand. It functions as a Remote Stand and has many of the benefits of it, especially its range which allows Kira to activate the Stand and then simply leave the area. Sheer Heart Attack relentlessly pursues its target until it destroys it, unleashing explosions from itself. Unlike Killer Queen’s Primary Bombs, Sheer Heart Attack’s explosions are very noticeable and are triggered by heat. The hotter the thing it comes in contact with, the more powerful its explosion will be. Coming in contact with a living being will produce an explosion powerful enough to incinerate a body and send a shockwave powerful enough to rattle the windows of a small house. Coming in contact with a lit stove can produce an explosion powerful enough to blow out windows and completely torch an average kitchen. It tracks its victims using heat sensors and goes after whatever is hottest.

Sheer Heart Attack is not very fast but it can move along any surface, even upside down, and can hop a decent distance, like from the floor to the ceiling of the average room. By far its most impressive attribute is its durability, able to take a severe beating even from Jotaro’s Star Platinum, a Stand with enough power to punch clean through the human body and bend metal, with barely a scratch.

Twilight began to shiver as she read about this new ability and quickly moved to weaknesses to ease her mind.

Weaknesses/Limitations:

-Because it functions as a Remote Stand, Kira has no idea what is happening to it if he can’t see it.

-It’s intelligence is very low, going after whatever is hottest in the vicinity no matter what it is. Thus it can easily be distracted by things like lights, candles, boiling water, etc. However, it is intelligent enough to know whether or not what it destroyed was a living being or just an object.

-It loudly shouts “OVER HERE!” while it charges its target, making it very easy to notice.

-Though it is extremely durable, it can be affected by other abilities. Koichi’s Echoes Act 3 used its ability to increase Sheer Heart Attack’s weight several times over, causing it to become so heavy that it created a crater in an asphalt road. Since it is technically part of Killer Queen, this caused Kira’s left hand to increase in weight as well.

That’s still not a lot of weaknesses, Twilight thought nervously. Despite her fear she pushed on.

Stand: Bites the Dust
Type: Remote
Range: Infinite
Power: High
Speed: High
Durability: Highest
Precision: Low
Potential: Highest

Stand Ability: Time reversing trap bomb

Wait, what!? A bomb that can reverse time!?

Bites the Dust was an ability that Kira received when he was stabbed by the Arrow a second time, brought about by his feeling cornered and wanting to live his quiet life.

“Arrow?” Where did it say anything about that? I’ll need to do some more reading later.

Bites the Dust implants itself into a victim, turning them into a living bomb. Though the victim themselves is not in any danger, those around them are. Kira described Bites the Dust as a “landmine”, a powerful bomb only triggered when it is stepped on. In this case, Bites the Dust is meant to protect Kira’s identity so that he may live without anything causing him trouble and thus will only trigger when any of the following conditions are met:
1. The victim tells anyone the identity of Yoshikage Kira. This includes written messages.
2. The victim performs an action that causes others to learn the identity of Yoshikage Kira. For example, being able to see Bites the Dust.
3. The victim is asked about the identity of Yoshikage Kira.

Wait, they can’t even be asked about his identity or it will go off!? Sweet Celestia, these restrictions are unbelievable.

If Bites the Dust is activated it reveals itself to those who triggered it, immediately implanting itself into the eye of the person who triggered it, even being able to implant itself in multiple people at once. In other words, the moment you see it, it’s already too late to stop it. When the bomb triggers it disintegrates whoever it implanted itself in, then causes time rewind about an hour. However, the victim is the only one aware of this.

So the bomb rewinds time after exploding? And the victim is the only one who knows? Not even Kira? I don’t understand, what’s so deadly about this ability?

In this new timeline, certain events become “fated” to happen. For example, if a teacup is broken in the first timeline, the teacup will break again in the new timeline. The way in which it is broken, however, does not have to be the same. For example, if it was first broken by being dropped, it will still be broken again if it was saved for another reason, perhaps by the handle snapping off if someone lifts it. Though the exact time of these “fated events” can be toyed with, they will happen. One of these fated events, unfortunately, is the death of whoever triggered the explosion in the first time. This will occur even if the person who triggered Bites the Dust does not come into contact with the victim in the new timeline. More importantly, time will continue after they have been destroyed as Bites the Dust has not been triggered again.

Twilight felt her heart drop into her stomach, and her body break out in a cold sweat. This was the most terrifying ability she ever heard, even more terrifying than The World’s ability to stop time. After gathering her courage, she read on.

Moreover, Bites the Dust is set up so that it will ensure it stays active, one of the ways being ensuring the safety of its victim, protecting it from all harm including self-inflicted wounds. Once Kira deactivates Bites the Dust, all changes made by it become permanent. Since the victim is unable to tell anyone about the situation they are in, and no one else will remember what happens when time resets, it falls to them to find a way to cause Bites the Dust to deactivate before those fated to be destroyed are killed again.

Twilight wasted no time going to the weaknesses, desperately hoping what she read would ease her mind

Weaknesses/Limitations:

-Because no one but the victim is aware of the time resets, that means Kira himself is unaware that time has reset. He can still deduce that time has been reset, he knows what his ability does, but the only one who knows for sure will be the victim.

-Bites the Dust will protect the victim from all harm, including from Kira himself.

-Bites the Dust will not trigger if something or someone else reveals the identity of Kira Yoshikage.

-Any action that the victim takes that does not explicitly reveal the identity of Yoshikage Kira will not trigger Bites the Dust.

-While Bites the Dust is active, Kira is unable to use any other ability, essentially making him a completely normal human. To use Killer Queen or Sheer Heart Attack, he must deactivate Bites the Dust, causing any events that were “fated” to happen later not to occur.

-Bites the Dust can only be implanted onto a normal person. Stand users cannot be hosts for Bites the Dust.

Twilight was still sweating, but that information had eased her mind somewhat. There’s a way to beat. It may be incredibly difficult, but there are options. Being aware of what will happen and being able to manipulate or work around those events is certainly important, especially since Kira himself would be unaware. I may have to inform all the girls and Spike about this… Or maybe not. The warnings specifically stated if Kira has Bites the Dust. Maybe Jonathan doesn’t have that ability. But one things confuses me: What was all that about “revealing his identity?” Her eyes then went back to the four different looking humans on the page. Maybe he disguised himself somehow? She decided to continue reading, hoping the answer would be revealed to her.

Summary: Yoshikage Kira is, at a glance, a completely normal and somewhat boring individual. He sticks to a routine, he doesn’t seem to have any passionate interests in anything, he doesn’t go out to parties often, and when he does people can’t even tell if he’s even enjoying himself or not. And this is all completely intentional. Kira’s main desire is to live a “quiet life” as he calls it. What this means in practice is a life free from stress. Not only does he not want anything bad to happen to him, but he also feels the effort to achieve things is stressful as well. Kira’s ideal life would be where everything is simply pleasant, not the least bit exciting in either a positive or negative way.

So as you may be asking yourself, what exactly makes this guy the villain? Well, underneath that seemingly normal persona is a sociopath and a serial killer. Specifically, Kira kills women and takes their hands, treating them as his “girlfriends”, taking them with him and buying them gifts and talking to them as if

Twilight dropped the book and headed straight for the bathroom, lifting up the toilet seat before hurling into the water. This continued for a good minute before the need to empty her stomach finally abated, leaving her to gasp for breath as her body was covered in cold sweats, both from the stress she just went through and her own fear.

Monster. Monster! MONSTER! HE CAN’T BE HERE! HE SHOULDN’T BE ALLOWED TO WALK THE SAME STREETS AS US! LUNA WAS WRONG, HE HAS TO BE KILLED! SOME CREATURE WITH THESE POWERS AND THIS KIND OF DISPOSITION CAN’T BE LEFT ALI-!

‘Please, give him a chance. He is both Jonathan and Kira. Can you promise me that?’

Those words rung in Twilight’s mind. As she thought of them, she began to remember Jonathan’s own words.

‘Oh, you’ve got to be kidding me! Do you even hear yourselves!? I thought you understood just what kind of threat I could pose!’

That’s right. It’s wrong to think of him as the same monster described in these pages. She turned on the faucet and splashed water onto her face. But… what exactly am I going to do? After a few more splashes she looked at her reflection, barely recognizing herself for a moment due to the exertion her body just went through. That’s it! I need to be able recognize when he’s Jonathan and when he’s Kira. I need to be able to tell at a glance. And in order to do that-

She trotted back into the room and picked up the book once more.

- I need to be able to get in his head. I need to know how he thinks and how he acts so I know who’s in control. I need to be able to tell even if he’s faking it.

She inhaled deeply then exhaled before going back to the reading.

-they were still alive, disposing of them when they begin to rot. His goal is to simply live out his quiet life, with the occasional new “girlfriend”, and is willing to eliminate anything that gets in his way.

Interesting. No interest in money or power, no desire to take over the world, just a desire for a peaceful existence… and a disgusting hobby.

Personality: In order to discuss Kira’s personality it is first necessary to discuss and define the several mental problems and behavioral problems he has.

Twilight raised an eyebrow at that, surprised to think this person had mental problems. Then again, maybe that’s why he’s such a monster in the first place.

First is the definition of what it means to be a “serial killer.” It doesn’t simply mean “someone who kills a lot of people.” It means someone who kills multiple people over a long period of time with noticeable “cool down” periods in between, and the killing itself serves some kind of compulsion. Serial killers don’t kill specifically because they want to, though that can play a role in it, but they feel they have to, whether for personal satisfaction or for their own cause.

Though there are many subsets, we will be focusing on Kira’s style of serial killer, namely that he derides sexual pleasure from these killings. Kira kills women and takes their hands because it satisfies his hand fetish. In fact he has no attraction to the rest of the woman, which is one reason why he disintegrates the rest of their body. Though Kira himself enjoys killing women and taking their hands he also sees it as a “bad” thing. Not “bad” in the sense of it being a morally reprehensible thing to do but more in the sense of a bad habit, like alcoholism or a smoking addiction. In essence, though Kira does plan his kills, it’s more about him “getting his fix.”

So his killings are more an addiction than a choice? I can’t decide if that makes it better or worse.

Next is sociopathy, a rather extreme mental and behavioral issue that can lead to other problems. Sociopathy is defined by a combination of the following personality traits:

Lack of Empathy: As any well adjusted person should know, empathy is being able identify with the feelings and sometimes even pain of others. Sociopaths do not do this, and in fact are physically unable to empathize with others. Recent studies have suggested that sociopaths can switch their empathy on and off, and usually keep it off. This lack of empathy is perhaps the biggest underlying cause of sociopathy as it makes those afflicted with it incapable of understanding how or even why someone would feel sympathy for another person. Because of this, sociopaths view others more as “things” than people, and have no problem discarding them when they are not useful. If a sociopath does show any form of attachment to a particular person it usually as a owner/possession type relationship.

That immediately got Twilight’s attention and filled her with a sense of confusion and dread. A being that doesn’t just refuse to empathize with other, but physically can’t? How… can anypony even function like that?

Lack of Guilt or Responsibility: Tied into the lack of empathy is lack of guilt or responsibility for one’s actions. Sociopaths feel no shame towards performing unsavory or monstrous acts, unable to comprehend why anyone would in the first place. In addition, they will never think anything is their fault and refuse to believe they can fail at anything. Any failure in their endeavors will often be attributed to the task being something that no living person could’ve completed anyway or being sabotaged by someone above them with more power trying to keep them down. This isn’t to say that sociopaths have no standards, however, and they will often have a personal code to live by that can often seem utterly alien to normal people. For example, a sociopath may go to great lengths to fulfill a promise to another person not because they feel it’s the right thing to do but because they have a personal code that demands that they always complete any task they set out to do.

An Inflated Sense of Self-Worth: No one on the planet has a higher opinion of a sociopath than themselves. As far as they are concerned they are the strongest, smartest, and most attractive person on the planet. They will often make boasts about things like their sex life, their accomplishments, or being friends with other famous people in order to both project and feed a feeling of superiority. Though similar, this isn’t the same as narcissism. Narcissists may have a high opinion of themselves, but their self-image is vulnerable to failure or a lack of affection, as narcissists crave affection more than anything else. A sociopath’s sense of superiority is unaffected by others’ opinions or even really by reality itself. They are the greatest person to have ever lived and nothing in the world can ever convince them otherwise. This need for superiority often manifests as sadism, as sociopaths will often physically and/or emotionally abuse others to make themselves feel more powerful.

This… This how a toddler behaves. A child who doesn’t understand that they aren’t the center of the universe. That throws a tantrum when they don’t get what they want. It’s like-

In that moment she remembered Discord, a master manipulator with a high opinion of himself and was only interested in serving his own desires. Another thought made her shudder.

What if instead of warping reality or hypnotising others when he didn’t get what he wanted, what if he just killed them instead?

For the sake of her own sanity Twilight banished the thought from her head and kept reading.

Frequent and Compulsive Lying: Due to their need to feed their self-worth and their lack of empathy or guilt sociopaths tend to lie all the time, even when they don’t need to. This extends further than simply telling big or small lies and extends to their entire personality and behavior in general. Sociopaths will act in whatever way they feel is necessary for the current situation, frequently and effortlessly switching between different “masks” for whomever they meet.

Expert Charmer and Manipulator: Because sociopath’s don’t process emotions the way normal people do they often become adept at observing others and learning how to fake being normal. This often results in them being perceived as incredibly charming, as they are actively trying to make themselves seem as likable as possible to whomever they want to get something from.

Lack of Sensations: Sociopaths don’t just have trouble feeling emotions, they have trouble feeling anything. Emotions like fear, anger, and happiness are often fleeting and vanish as quickly as they come. As such, it isn’t uncommon for sociopaths to create conflict or put themselves in dangerous situations just so they can feel something. Due to their self-serving nature, they have no consideration for how seeking out these feelings affects others.

Need for Stimulation: Tied into the lack of sensation, this is a sociopath’s raison d'etre. All of their actions are done to either maximize their pleasure or minimize their pain, and so a sociopath will not do anything that doesn’t benefit them in some way unless they feel they have no choice. Sociopaths are known to indulge heavily in whatever gives them pleasure which can be as relatively benign as eating good food or gambling to more dangerous endeavors like rape and murder. Often how much a sociopath is able to control their impulses both in indulging in their pleasure and being able to tolerate impediments is a clear indication of whether a sociopath is high-functioning or low-functioning.

It should be noted that having one or two of these traits does not make someone a sociopath, but rather the combination of them all that defines a sociopath.

Right. Rainbow Dash has a pretty inflated ego, but that doesn’t make her an immoral monster.

Finally is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD). Though similar, they do have their distinct differences.

OCD is a behavioral problem characterized by recurring disturbing thoughts (called obsessions) and/or ritual behaviors that a person feels compelled to perform (called compulsions). People afflicted with OCD usually have both, but some rare cases are afflicted with one or the other. The most commonly known obsession is a preoccupation with cleanliness or orderliness, and some common compulsions show as excessive cleaning or reorganization and going over a routine multiple times. A key factor of OCD behavior is that the person knows these compulsions and obsessions make little if any sense, and yet are compelled to perform them anyway. Usually performing these compulsions help to ease anxiety, but in some cases can also be a source of it.

OCPD is a disorder that where a person places focus on orderliness, perfectionism, and control to the detriment of flexibility, openness, and efficiency. These people have an obsession with routine, performing things a specific way, and being incredibly stubborn and resistant to change. They also are very aware of and attentive to their status of where they stand in dominant-submissive relationships, as they will likely be willing to submit to the ideas of an authority they respect and extremely resistant to one they do not.

Oh no, Twilight thought. She recalled her behavior that her friends had pointed out. Her constant list making, that time she tried to get the amount of frosting equal on a batch of cupcakes, her constant desire to reshelve her books, even her great reverence for Princess Celestia. I… I have something in common with a serial killer! Am I going to become a monster like that!? Wait, no, calm down! Remember, these are all separate disorders. It is possible to have one without the other. One does not necessitated the existence of the other. She closed her eyes and tried to slow her breathing. So you two have something in common. That’s fine. It should help me get in his head more, help to tell the difference between Jonathan and Kira. She continued to read.

Kira’s OCD and OCPD help to contextualize some of the more interesting aspects of his behavior, like his perfectionist tendencies and his love of routine. Amazingly, these disorders can actually be a benefit to him. For example, it can be seen as a contribution to him being incredibly cautious, analytical, and extremely detail oriented. When he disguised himself as and inserted himself into the life of Kosaku Kawajiri he took careful steps to integrate himself as subtly as possible. In the evening he would spend hours at a time copying the man’s signature and handwriting as well as slowly buying copies of his shoes in his size.

“Disguised himself?” Is that the reason for the multiple faces?

On the other hand, Kira’s disorders can become a crippling detriment to to him. One time he had just killed one of his opponents, punching straight through his chest with Killer Queen.

Twilight grimaced at that, still not used to how casually death was described.

While performing the act Kira realized that his opponent’s shoe had been knocked off by the force, revealing that he had accidentally put his sock on backwards. Despite knowing his opponent’s friends were likely going to arrive in less than a minute, knowing that he was going to use Killer Queen’s bomb to erase the body anyway, he still put the sock and shoe on the body correctly because his compulsions just bothered him that much.

Twilight thought back to when she thought that not turning in a friendship report would get her sent back to magic kindergarten. Now with hindsight she could see it was silly, but in the moment she couldn't see any other possibility. Maybe I should seek some professional help, she thought.

Yoshikage Kira is a very quiet and unassuming person who gauges everything. He calmly analyzes all things and is usually able to suppress his impulsive urges with logic and reason, though sometimes anger can cloud his judgment. Despite the usual sociopathic desire for recognition of superiority, Kira goes out of his way to hide his intelligence. This behavior has been present since his childhood days, carefully controlling how much of his talent he shows to the point where he has ensured he has never won higher than 3rd place in anything. Even as a boy he detested standing out, wanting to fade into the background as much as possible. This, oddly enough, seems to feed his own sense of superiority. One gets the sense that behind that calm and nearly blank expression he’s laughing to himself and thinking “there's a serial killer right here under your nose, and you have no damn idea because I'm just that amazing!”

Interesting. A quiet, personal and covert form of arrogance rather than the more common “loud and proud” version.

Kira’s hand fetish was awakened when he saw a picture of the Mona Lisa, a portrait of a woman with her hands crossed in her lap. He cut out the hands from the picture and hung them in his room for some time until he grew tired of them.

Another one of his unique quirks is his clipping of fingernails and toenails. He keeps his nail clippings, recording the length for each individual finger and toe, as he and keeps them in bottles labeled for each year. Aside from being a compulsion, Kira uses this as a form of fortune telling, killing only when his nails are growing particularly fast.

Disgusting! That’s like if I measured the filings of my hooves! Twilight thought, suppressing the urge to gag.

Another interesting bodily quirk he has is that when his urge to kill begins to reach a fever pitch his fingernails begin to grow remarkably fast, to the point they can noticeably grow over the course of a few seconds. In addition, when Kira feels particularly backed into a corner and not seeing any way out of a situation, he furious bites his fingernails to the point of bleeding.

Twilight’s face brightened. There it is! A reliable indicator as to which personality is in charge! If I keep an eye on his fingernails, I can get some indication of what he’s thinking!

Finally, though not so much of a personality quirk, something worth mentioning is Kira’s almost supernatural levels of luck. Though a lot of Kira’s good fortune can be attributed to his calm and calculating nature (as the saying goes “luck favors the well-prepared”), some of it can really only be attributed to pure dumb luck. For example, after replacing Kawajiri Kosaku a debt collector came to the house demanding money. Shinobu Kawajiri, Kosaku’s wife, told Kira/Kosaku to open the safe and get the money as only he knew the combination. Thinking quickly, Kira instead used Killer Queen to discreetly steal money from the debt collector’s own bag, paying him not only for the two months they owed but also two months in advance. Though she couldn’t see his Stand, Shinobu was able to realize that Kira had somehow stolen the money. Instead of confronting him about this, Shinobu found this risky behavior to be utterly romantic and kept quiet about it.

WHAT!? Twilight screeched inside her own head. ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? YOU COULDN’T EVEN MAKE A SPELL TO GIVE YOURSELF THAT KIND OF LUCK!

This incredible luck is one of the reasons that Kira always manages to keep his cool in the worst of situations, convinced that luck will shine on him and give him the perfect opportunity and that he only need to be calm and aware enough to notice and take advantage of it.

History: Kira’s career as a serial killer began at 18 with his first victim, Reimi Sugimoto, who was only 16 at the time. Kira killed her whole family, including her dog, before viciously maiming her back until death. Unfortunately, Kira made sure to wait for the cops to give up their search before killing again, aided by the fact that his doting father Yoshihiro was more than willing to preserve his son’s happiness, no matter what that may consist of.

Twilight grimaced at that. He hid the fact that his son was a killer? I never thought parental love could be a bad thing.

At some point Yoshihiro took a trip to Egypt and got ahold of one of the Arrows, gaining a Stand for both himself and his son upon their return.

There’s that mention of “the Arrow.” There’s some sort of arrow that can give people Stands? I’ll need to do more research later.

Kira’s elderly father would eventually pass on, and he would get a job at as a simple office worker while acquiring many new “girlfriends” over this time. Due to Killer Queen leaving no evidence, Kira could kill with almost complete impunity, so long as he was cautious. His habits would end up contributing to Morioh’s rate of missing persons to be eight times the national average.

Twilight’s eyes widened. Fifteen years. Fifteen years of murder. And it’s not like he only killed one or two people each year.

Diamond is Unbreakable: Yoshikage Kira doesn’t actually enter the story until about halfway through, but once he does the plot becomes entirely about finding out who he is and trying to catch him. As it turns out, the Spirit of Reimi Sugimoto had been bound to the place where she died and she eventually got in contact Rohan Kishibe and Koichi Hirose and tell them about the killer living in Morioh, even if she never saw his face. Eventually, Kira and Shigechi Yangu would coincidentally cross paths when Shigechi mistook his sandwich bag for Kira’s after Kira had hid his latest “girlfriend” inside. Though Kira went to great lengths to retrieve the bag without Shigechi noticing, Shigechi would eventually discover the hand inside, prompting Kira to erase him. Before he did though, Shigechi let slip that the heroes were investigating the death of Reimi and he managed use his Stand Harvest to steal a button off Kira’s suit and get it to Josuke Higashikata and Okuyasu Nijimura, giving it to the rest of the group and giving them a clue to track down his identity.

Interesting. So he went out of his way to try a non-violent solution until he had no other choice. And here I thought murder was his answer to everything.

Jotaro Kujo and Koichi would eventually track down the jacket right as Kira was retrieving it, unleashing Sheer Heart Attack and taking his jacket before either of them had a chance to see him. Jotaro and Koichi would struggle against the Stand, Jotaro himself getting wounded severely, until Koichi’s Stand evolved into Echoes Act 3, increasing its weight to stop it and also causing Kira’s own hand to increase several times its own weight. Humiliated at causing a scene due to his hand smashing through a table and struggling to even move, Kira limped his way back to Koichi where he managed to overpower the boy, beating him up in order to relieve his pent up frustration.

So, he’s the type that needs to get back at others for his wounded pride. That’s good to know, too.

After mortally wounding Koichi and being distracted by his sock, as mentioned above, Jotaro managed to summon up enough of his own strength to knock Kira out before passing out himself. Josuke and Okuyasu arrived just in time to heal the two up while Kira attempted to crawl away. When confronted, Kira pretended to be a random passerby caught in the explosion, but accidentally let slip that he saw Josuke heal the others. Seeing that he was caught Kira activated Sheer Heart Attack, then severed his own left hand with Killer Queen to buy himself time to escape.

Twilight was absolutely shocked to read of such a drastic move, not even being able to imagine cutting off part of her body, even to save her own life. Kira really is willing to do whatever it takes to come out on top, isn’t he?

While they were distracted Kira made his way to the salon of Aya Tsuji and forced her to use her Stand Cinderella to switch his appearance with that of a man he grabbed off the street, Kosaku Kawajiri after killing the man. He changed his face, hair, and even the fingerprints on his right hand. Meanwhile, the gang of heroes was tracking Kira by using Josuke’s Crazy Diamond on Kira’s hand, only to find the dead and now faceless Kosaku and the wounded Aya. Kira detonated Aya, both to keep his identity from being revealed and make sure the change to his appearance were permanent, was able to reattach his left hand by making use of Crazy Diamond, and escaped into a crowd of people coming home from work.

Twilight just sat there, stunned as she processed what she just read. Incredible. There’s no way he just came up with that all on the fly. He knew about where all his opponents’ were, what their abilities were, and he must’ve even planned ahead what he should do if he was caught in a situation like that. This man… Twilight felt something spark in her, something she rarely felt: competitiveness. This man might even be a better planer and more detail-oriented than me.

As the heroes struggled to find another lead while also dealing with Stand users created by Yoshihiro and his Arrow (his Stand power effectively making him a ghost) Kira attempted to blend into the life of Kosaku Kawajiri, which proved rather difficult due to Kosaku’s wife Shinobu and eleven year old son Hayato. Luckily, Shinobu was thoroughly unsatisfied with her marriage and the new change in her husband’s behavior, including being able to cook respectable meals and the previously mentioned “risky” behavior, caused her to almost instantly take a shine to him, overlooking his odd changes and actively trying to romance him, something that proved to be both a blessing and curse for Kira as he attempted to suppress his murderous urges.

Twilight was a bit disheartened after reading that. How unfulfilling must her marriage have been that a serial killer was a better option than her own husband?

Hayato, on the other hand, would prove to be extremely detrimental to Kira. Intelligent, introverted, and slightly paranoid, Hayato would quickly catch on to the strange changes in his parents’ behavior, and had already installed video cameras at key locations in his house, like his parents bedroom ceiling. He saw his mother’s change in behavior towards his “father”, as well as “Kosaku” practice writing his name, changing his shoe sizes, and eating foods he previously didn’t like. This would eventually lead to him concluding that the man living with them was not his father, and he would begin to tail him after school, trying to catch some proof to his theory on video.

While Hayato’s suspicions were being raised, a stray cat was hit by the Arrow that Yoshihiro and found its way into the Kawajiri basement, its aggressive behavior scaring Shinobu who wildly swung a broom at it, causing it to accidentally fall and impale itself on a piece of broken glass. Kira buried the corpse outside, only for the cat to be reborn as a plant the next day, awakening to its Stand Powers. Because it remembered Shinobu being responsible for its death, it attacked her and knocked her unconscious, forcing Kira to step in try and kill it to prevent her death from attracting attention to the Kawajiri household. With the powers of Stray Cat, the cat-plant was able to shoot concussive and explosive bubbles of air as well as create barriers of air, its powers being a perfect counter to Killer Queen. Kira only survived the encounter by picking up a nearby ball and tossing it at the plant creature, causing its feline instincts to take over and play with the ball.

Twilight chuckled. To think that the deadly Kira was almost defeated by a mere cat-plant. I guess no matter how powerful your Stand ability is, somewhere out there there’s a Stand that’s a perfect counter to it.

Kira dug up the creature and hid it in the attic, telling Shinobu that she had just passed out and was hallucinating, but Hayato investigated the attic and found the creature, hiding from Kira as he came up to check on it and learning that his “father” was truly not his father anymore.

One day on his way back from work Kira came across a particularly rude and annoying couple on the train, who constantly invaded his personal space, knocked his bag out of his hand, and mocked his bowling pin styled nail clipper that fell out of his bag. Having restrained himself for so long, not to mention the couple being particularly rude to him, Kira submitted to his urges and followed the couple to their home, instantly disintegrating the man and forcing the woman to clip his fingernails before killing her as well, leaving only her hand. Hayato, who had been following him, got the whole thing on camera and then fled in terror, but unfortunately Kira noticed him in the distance. Confronting his “son” in the bathroom, Hayato tried to blackmail Kira into leaving him and his mother alone, even pointing out that Hayato was videotaping them both at that very moment. Kira, fed up with the restrictions he had to be living under, killed Haytao in a moment of rage with a small bomb, small enough to make it look like he had just fallen and died from a head injury, before stuffing him into the bathroom closet.

Twilight brought a hoof to her mouth and gasped aloud, reading about how easily Kira was willing to kill a child.

It was at this point Yoshihiro informed him that this outburst could not have happened at a worse time, the learning that the heroes had reason to suspect Kosaku was Kira and were planning to investigate him the very next day. Feeling backed into a corner, but unwilling to exchange a peaceful life in Morioh for a life on the run, the Arrow responded to this feeling and struck him in the neck, awakening him to Bites the Dust. He activated the new ability and made Hayato its host, rewinding time so that he had not killed the boy, and assured his father that everything was going to go his way, slicking his hair back neatly to reflect his newfound confidence. The next day Kira walked with Hayato partway to school, confidently revealing his identity as Kira and that he had “matured”, claiming there was no need to hide anymore that he was invincible before parting ways with him. Hayato, in a daze, came across Rohan who used his Stand, Heaven’s Door, to literally read him like a book and learned of Kira’s identity as Kosaku, only to be killed by Bites the Dust, rewinding time for Hayato. The boy, confused, went through the same day like normal, until he slowly came to realize he was reliving the same morning over again. When he caught a teapot that his mother dropped, remembering how she tripped and broke it before, Kira noticed and deduced that Hayato had triggered Bites the Dust, arrogantly explaining to the boy how his ability worked and that there was nothing he could do to stop it.

Undeterred, Hayato snuck out of the house so Kira couldn’t see and went to where he saw Rohan, trying to figure out how to contact him without triggering the Stand, when Kira snuck up behind him, explaining how certain actions were “fated”, taking pleasure in watching Rohan explode and die before heading off to work. Disheartened, Hayato just hung around in a daze before encountering the Koichi, Jotaro, Okuyasu, and Josuke. Knowing that just asking him about Kira would trigger the bomb, Hayato tried to stop them from asking anything by taking his box cutter out of his backpack and killing himself, only for Bites the Dust to keep him from doing so. All four of them noticed the Stand and were killed, sending Hayato back in time again. Desperate and realizing there was no other choice, Hayato made his decision: he was going to kill Kira.

Twilight could only shake her head in disbelief. For such a small child to be forced into such a state, to have to be pushed to commit murder or have the blood of innocents on his hands… Kira truly is a monster to make someone go through that.

He snuck up into the attic and put Stray Cat into his backpack, planning to use its aggressive behavior to fire an air bullet at Kira and kill him when he was within range, manipulating the events he knew were fated to happen to do so, as well as getting the teapot to break and spill hot coffee on Kira’s hand just to spite him. Hayato left the house and got in position, only to notice Kira being exceptionally cautious. Kira had noticed the uncharacteristically determined look in his eye earlier and decided to play it safe. As the time to Rohan’s death neared Hayato began to lose hope, and the fear and hopelessness on his face ironically convinced Kira that he had just been seeing things. Taking his chance, Hayato got Stray Cat to shoot Kira right in the chest. Unfortunately, the blow was lessened by the watch Kira had stuffed into his jacket, which he took off because of the coffee that spilled onto his hand.

Twilight audibly groaned in frustration. There’s that incredible Kira luck again. Unbelievable.

Feeling invincible, he gloats aloud “Luck is on the side of Yoshikage Kira!” This one sentence proves to be his downfall, as Hayato revealed that he had a backup plan. He had remembered how Josuke said he was late because he overslept, and so Hayato called his house to wake him up, not saying anything about Kira’s identity. Kira turned around, shocked to find himself face to face with a furious Josuke and Okuyasu. After being assaulted by Crazy Diamond, Kira had no choice but to deactivate Bites the Dust so he could use Killer Queen to protect himself, undoing the time loop as well as all the fated deaths just in time.

Twilight’s mouth hung open. Amazing. Someone only a few years older than Spike or the Cutie Mark Crusaders came up with such an intricate plan. Hayato truly is exceptionally intelligent and resourceful for his age.

The battle with Kira would commence with Crazy Diamond having a clear advantage of strength and speed over Killer Queen, but Kira revealed a technique he had been working on, causing Okuyasu to be seriously injured. Kira had found a way to combine Killer Queen’s first bomb with Stray Cat’s air bullets, creating slow moving yet deadly air bombs that he could detonate at any time he wished, even being able to control the size and change its path mid-flight. Kira stored Stray Cat inside of Killer Queen’s chest for easy access.

“Are you kidding me!?” Twilight said aloud. “How!? How can Kira’s luck be that good!?”

Josuke and Hayato would retreat inside of a nearby house with the dead Okuyasu, Josuke having to find a way to attack Kira at a distance while Hayato did his best to play support. Unknown to both of them, Yoshihiro had hidden himself inside Hayato’s jacket and was relaying Josuke’s position to Kira via telephone so he could attack him with the air bubbles safely outside. Though he did take considerable damage from the first attack, Josuke soon figured this out and tricked Kira into kille his own father before severely injuring him with a piece of glass, giving Josuke the opportunity to confront Kira in close quarters. Thought Josuke was clearly coming out on top, a chance allowed Kira to create another air bomb, only for the attack to be thwarted by a miraculously revived Okuyasu, who also managed to get Stray Cat away from Kira. Kira stumbled back, trying to get away only to end up not only out in the open, but in clear view of the other heroes and citizens who had gathered to find the cause of the explosions.

Finally, things start to turn around, Twilight thought with a smirk. … Wow, I’m really getting into this.

Unfortunately, one of the emergency responders, a woman, approached Kira with intent to help, seeing him bloodied and wounded. Kira then told her his name, telling her of his kills, and that she would be the only one to know, planning to use her as a new host for Bites the Dust. Everyone else rushed forwards to stop him, but Kira triggered the bomb… or so he thought. When he returned from his trip he noticed he wasn’t anywhere he recognized and that things that should’ve been reversed, like his broken watch, were still the same. It was then he met Reimi Sugimoto and what happened became clear: Kira had died. As it turned out, due to a combination of Koichi’s weight control and Jotaro’s time stopping powers, they were able to stop Kira from activating the bomb long enough to do some serious damage to him. Then, by coincidence, the very ambulance that had been called to help him didn’t notice where he was, backed up, and almost instantly crushed his head, mauling his face as it did.

Though sickened by the gruesome death, Twilight couldn’t help but seem some amusement at the situation. Irony. Truly one of the best literary tools.

Not immediately recognizing her, Reimi and her dog Arnold were able to trick Kira into getting himself dragged off and ripped apart by the otherworldly force in her ghostly residence, dragging him off to an unknown and terrifying fate.

And so ends the tale of Kira Yoshikage, Twilight thought, only to notice with surprise there was more.

Dead Man’s Questions: Some time after Diamond Is Unbreakable, Kira continued to wander the world a s ghost. He had no memory of his identity other than his name, no knowledge of his past, and no Stand powers. The only other things he kept from his past were a desire to live a quiet life and a feeling that he would not be able to enter heaven. With not much left to him Kira often ponders things, like the world around him and the nature of the universe. “That restaurant, only women are eating there. Where do the men eat lunch?” “If a child is born with a spirit, where does it come from? Does it come from the netherworld and enter the body at birth, or does the mother’s spirit somehow duplicate itself into the child?” Kira also has to deal with the many physical laws of ghosts, like being unable to enter a room with a living person unless they are invited in, and then accidentally touching a living being can cause them to lose parts of their body, though they can be reattached. Kira ends up taking a job as a hit man from a local monk, the story beginning with him killing a child murderer who had been in hiding for fifteen years. Though he doesn’t care about uphold justice, he has decided to make this job his purpose for existing and hoping he can achieve some sort of happiness from that.

Interesting. It sounds like being a ghost is even more difficult than being alive.

Kira’s next job is to investigate a “ghost mansion,” that is a mansion that itself had become a ghost, and the supposed fact that more than fifty people had been murdered or committed suicide in that area. Kira finds the mansion as is immediately fascinated by it, finding that the objects inside are made of the same ghostlike material he is. He becomes excited at the idea of taking many things with him, both for pleasure and for his jobs so he won’t have to keep borrowing items, only to discover a strange group of eggs. He examines a few and then, to his surprise, finds that they hatch and birth some strange creatures that immediately attack him, trying to eat his body. He deduces that theses creatures must be “cleaners” of the afterlife, meant to keep the living world from being overcrowded with ghosts. Kira manages to fight them off with a gun he finds and escape the mansion, but ends up having to sacrifice his left arm to escape. Suspecting the monk might have set him up, he takes the gun a box of ammunition and plans to investigate the supposed murder and suicide cases himself, more than ready to kill her if he finds any inconsistencies and wondering if maybe he could replace his missing arm with hers.

As Twilight finally came to end of Kira’s entry she took one last look at the five figures at the beginning. The killer, the disguise, and the matured villain, along with the Stand that connects all three. And finally, the aimless wandering spirit trying to find happiness and purpose in his unlife. She closed the book and got into bed, deciding to sleep on all the information she had received and process it after some rest.

Twilight, Spike, and the rest of the girls we waiting by the train station, everypony else discussing different topics while Twilight continued to familiarize herself with the book and the world of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure.

Wow, I never would’ve expected such a touching backstory behind someone’s manestyle.

“Hey egghead, you ok?” Rainbow Dash asked, getting the unicorn’s attention.

“Huh?”

“Jeez Twilight, I know you can really get into a book, but this is a bit much!” she joked with a smirk.

Twilight chuckled. “Sorry, it’s just that this is sort of an assignment from the Princesses. Don’t worry, I won’t let myself get too sucked into it.”

“I hope not.”

“Yeah, Twilight. After all, you need to be there for Jonathan’s ‘Welcome to Ponyville’ party!” Pinkie exclaimed.

“Pinkie, I think he’s going to want to settle into his new home first,” Twilight said.

“I know, that’s why it’s a ‘Welcome to Ponyville’ party. After that we’ll have a ‘Moving into your new Home’ Party!”

Twilight just smiled and shook her head.

“Oh, looks like they’re here,” Rarity stated, causing everypony to face the same direction she was.

Approaching was Jonathan with a bag slung over his shoulder, with three royal guards walking with him, one from each tribe. The unicorn stallion had a red coat and a messy maroon mane and tail with yellow eyes, his expression stern. The pegasus mare had an aqua coat and cerulean mane and tail with violet eyes, wore a playful smirk. Her mane was swept to left, like she he brushed it over with a comb a few times and decided “that’s good enough.” The earth pony stallion was a dark brown with a shor carefully trimmed black mane and tail and had brilliant blue eyes. His expressions was professional, with a int of nervousness. The crowd of ponies parted ways for them, murmurs of the “strange creature” and questions of the guard escort obvious.

“Greetings, ladies,” the unicorn began as he stopped in front of them. “We’re here to accompany you and Jonathan back to Ponyville, where we’ll be staying for the foreseeable future. I am Staff Sergeant Firebrand.”

“I’m Corporal Gale Slash! Nice to meet you all!” the pegasus mare greeted happily.

“U-Um… Rampart, Private First Class. It’s, um… A pleasure to meet you all,” the earth pony bowed slightly, his deep voice and his meek tone making an interesting contrast.

“Oh, we should hold a ‘Welcome to Ponyville’ party for all four of you!” Pinkie declared.

“That’s not really-” Firebrand began, only for Gale Slash to cut him off.

“Hey, that’s sounds great! Give a chance to get familiar with the locals!”

“I don’t mind,” Jonathan added.

“Yeah, he knows what’s up!”

Firebrand sighed. “Let’s just all get everything ready to get on the train,” he sighed as the vehicle came into view.

Twilight approached Jonathan and tapped on his shin. “Excuse me? Jonathan?”

“Huh? Oh, um… What was your name again?” he asked sheepishly.

“Twilight Sparkle. Just call me Twilight. Anyway, I know you might’ve just done it to protect yourself, but thanking you for helping us with the Changelings.”

“Oh, uh no problem. I honestly don’t remember too much, unfortunately. Guess I was just swept up in the moment.”

“That’s fine,” she said with a smile. As he turned away her gaze turned steely as she put the book into her saddlebag.

So this is it, this is how it starts, she thought as she took another glance at the human. This is the form of both a new enemy and hopefully a new friends. Jonatha, I am going to help you beat Kira. No matter how many times it takes.