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{{Infobox Smasher
| name         = Aaron Kirschner
| name           = Foghorn
| image        =  
| mainssbm        = Marth
| main          = Marth
| 2ndmainssbm    = Fox
| 2ndmain      = Fox
| otherssbm      = Jigglypuff
| other        = Jigglypuff
| 2ndotherssbm    = Link
| 2ndother      = Link
| moreotherssbm  = {{SSBM|Mr. Game & Watch}}
| 3rdother      = Mr. Game & Watch
| mainssbb       = Zelda
| mainssbb     = Kirby
| 2ndmainssbb     = Marth
| 2ndmainssbb   = Zelda
| doublesmainssbb = Zelda
| otherssbb     = Marth
| otherssbb       = Falco
| 2ndotherssbb  = Meta Knight
| 2ndotherssbb   = Diddy Kong
| crew         = [[SLAPAHO]]
| mainssb        = Kirby
| skill        = Amateur
| 2ndmainssb      = Pikachu
| alias         = Foghorn
| otherssb        = Jigglypuff
| realname     = Aaron Kirschner
| crew           = {{team|SLAPAHO}}
| birthdate    = June 4, 1988
| winningsssbb    = ~$75
| location     = Iowa City, IA
| alias           = Clarinet Hawk
| country       =  
| realname       = Aaron Kirschner
| birthday        = 4
| birthmonth      = 6
| birthyear      = 1988
| location       = Salt Lake City, Utah
| country         = United States
}}
}}
'''Foghorn''' is a retired [[smasher]] and [[tournament director]]. When active, he primarily competed and directed tournaments in Iowa. He is a member and one of the founders of the [[crew]] [[SLAPAHO]]. He is best known in the Smash Community for his work on SmashWiki, and particularly his writings on the tier list.


'''Aaron Kirschner''' is an amateur smasher and tournament organizer in Iowa City, IA.  He is primarily a doubles player and is one of the founding members of the [[SLAPAHO]] crew.  He sometimes goes by the alias "foghorn." He is credited as the discoverer of the [[SLAPASTICK]] glitch.
==Tournaments directed==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!Attendance
|-
|{{trn|University of Iowa Smash Championship Series}}||November 15th, 2008||~24 {{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|-
|"Last Chance" Melee Doubles Tournament||December, 2007||~32 {{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|}


==Smash Styles==
==Tournament placings==
*General
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
A master strategist with some of the best prediction skills in the game, Aaron Kirscher is one of the most adaptable smashers and has proficiency with at least 15 Melee characters.  He is a master of identifying his opponents weakness and exploiting it, and can change his style almost instantaneously if he feels his opponent has found his weakness.  It is not uncommon for him to go down 4-2 in a four stock match before roaring back to win, taking less than 50% damage for the rest of the game.  His goal is to play a mistake free game and exploit each and every one of his opponents miscues.  This, coupled with his sometimes unorthodox attack choices, has led to some complaints from other smashers that playing him is "playing against Aaron Kirschner, not playing Smash."  His finals berth in his debut tournament was challenged because "he didn't actually beat [his opponent], he simply out played him.  [The other smasher] had much more technical skill, but Kirschner was simply the better strategist."  Needless to say, the tournament did not over rule his victory or his second place finish.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
*Melee Doubles
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
Aaron's main character is [[Marth (SSBM)|Marth]], but he has been known to play [[Young Link (SSBM)|Young Link]] if he feels so inclined.  He will usually team with Alex "Ax" Schumacher (a [[Roy]] player).  When playing as [[Marth]], his job is to put damage on the other team and set up kills from [[Roy]]'s power moves, while also [[edgeguarding]] and spiking as appropriate.  When Ax plays [[Link]] Kirschner will use [[Young Link]] and flip roles.  As [[Young Link]], he uses the Dair as his primary move and has developed impeccable aim with it. Also, he will play [[Mr. Game & Watch]] when the [[SLAPAHO]] team is playing in [[Hyrule Temple]] and his partner is playing [[Samus]].  Here, the team makes good use of the [[Oil Panic]] attack (both [[The kamikaze glitch|glitch]] and normal).
|-
*Melee Singles
|{{Trn|University of Iowa Smash Championship Series|g=SSBB}}||November 15th, 2008||5||N/A||N/A
When playing singles, Kirschner will use [[Marth]] in almost every situation.  He is a very opportunistic player, making good use of Marth's [[counter]] until his opponent reveals an opening.  He is also relentless with Marth's [[spike]].  His tertiary move is a combo involving Marth's back throw into a forward smash, often followed by a spike.  He is currently progressing as formidable opponent with both [[Fox]] and [[Jigglypuff]] in addition to [[Marth]]
|}
*Brawl Doubles
Kirschner plays [[Zelda (SSBB)|Zelda]] in Brawl doubles.  He most often teams with Ax playing [[Marth (SSBB)|Marth]].  He is an expert [[edgeguarding|edgeguarder]] and generally takes the support/finisher role on the team.


==Tournaments==
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Kirschner placed second behind [[SLAPAHO]] teammate C.J. Palmer in his debut tournament.
[[Category:Retired players]]
 
[[Category:Iowa smashers]]
In subsequent tournaments, Kirschner and Palmer have had the misfortune of meeting in early rounds of single elimination tournaments.  That said, Kirschner's only losses in tournaments have come at the hands of Palmer.
[[Category:Utah smashers]]
 
[[Category:Tournament organizers]]
Kirschner hosted, organized, and officiated the Last Hurrah Doubles Tournament.
[[Category:Smashers who participate in SmashWiki]]
 
==Trivia==
*In the 64 version of Super Smash Bros. Kirschner used [[Kirby (SSB)|Kirby]] as his primary character.
*Aaron used [[Pikachu]], then [[Zelda]], [[Mewtwo]], [[Ganondorf]], [[Roy]], and [[Young Link]] as primary characters between 2001 and 2003 before settling on [[Marth]].
*He is among the top 10 clarinet players at the University of Iowa.
*He is studying to become a professional music composer.
 
[[Category:Smashers]]
[[Category:American smashers]]

Latest revision as of 20:22, February 13, 2024

Foghorn "Clarinet Hawk"
Character info
Smash 64 mains Kirby, Pikachu
Other Smash 64 character Jigglypuff
Melee mains Marth, Fox
Other Melee characters Jigglypuff, Link, Mr. Game & Watch
Brawl mains Zelda, Marth
Brawl doubles mains Zelda
Other Brawl characters Falco, Diddy Kong
Team info
Crew(s) SLAPAHO
Rankings and results info
Winnings Super Smash Bros. Brawl ~$75
Personal and other info
Real name Aaron Kirschner
Birth date (age 36)
Location Salt Lake City, Utah United States

Foghorn is a retired smasher and tournament director. When active, he primarily competed and directed tournaments in Iowa. He is a member and one of the founders of the crew SLAPAHO. He is best known in the Smash Community for his work on SmashWiki, and particularly his writings on the tier list.

Tournaments directed[edit]

Tournament Date Attendance
University of Iowa Smash Championship Series November 15th, 2008 ~24 Super Smash Bros. Brawl
"Last Chance" Melee Doubles Tournament December, 2007 ~32 Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
University of Iowa Smash Championship Series November 15th, 2008 5 N/A N/A


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