All-Star Battle R/Yoshikage Kira

"I leave no eyewitnesses alive... (目撃者は生かしておけないよ…)"

Yoshikage Kira (吉良 吉影) was confirmed to return for during the game's initial announcement trailer. He is also part of the game's current demo alongside, , , and.

His moveset is fundamentally the same as his from, with a few tweaks being made to both balance the character and fit him into the overall gameplay tweaks that All-Star Battle R brought.

In the English localization of the game, Kira's Stand, Killer Queen, is localized as "Deadly Queen", carried on from its debut.

Replacing Kira's previous voice actor, Rikiya Koyama, is Toshiyuki Morikawa, who has voiced him since the Diamond is Unbreakable anime adaptation. Because of this, and like the majority of the game's roster, voicelines for Kira were either added or re-recorded.

Gameplay
Kira has 950 health and uses the Stand (スタンド) Battle Style, fighting foes with Killer Queen. During a fight, he can use various moves from his appearance in Diamond is Unbreakable.

Dialogue
Outside of, Kira has unique dialogue for both his match entrances and victories when facing certain characters.

All-Star Battle Mode
All missions in starring Kira as either the Player or Enemy, in order of appearance.

Music
Kira's theme is Yoshikage Kira Wants A Quiet Life (吉良吉影は静かに暮らしたい), and can be unlocked in-game by buying it from the Gallery Shop for  1000 G.

Its name is taken from the story arc where Kira is first properly introduced, Yoshikage Kira Just Wants to Live Quietly.

1.3.0

 * "Ha!" skill
 * Changed so that if the same skill hits 3 times or more, the opponent now gets downed.
 * "The First Bomb" skill
 * Increased tracking amount on start-up.

1.4.1

 * Standing Heavy Attack [Stand On]
 * Changed into a 2-hit attack.
 * "It's your fate to be defeated here..." special skill [Stand Off]
 * Changed damage reaction to now cause a groundbounce.
 * Now allows cancel into Quick Stand On.
 * "Anything can be a bomb." skill
 * Sped up all animations.
 * "Calm and cool" skill
 * Now allows for Flash Cancel from a successful counter.

2.0.0

 * Crouching Heavy Attack [Stand Off]
 * Increased how far Killer Queen travels, giving this attack more reach.
 * Crouching Heavy Attack [Stand On]
 * Increased how far Killer Queen travels, giving this attack more reach.
 * Jumping Heavy Attack [Stand On]
 * Decreased time Killer Queen's hurtbox is active.
 * "Calm and cool" skill
 * No longer triggers Counter Hit on a successful activation.