Smasher:Foghorn
| Aaron Kirschner "Foghorn" | |
|---|---|
| Character info | |
| Brawl mains | Meta Knight, Zelda |
| Other Brawl characters | Marth, Luigi |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | SLAPAHO |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Aaron Kirschner |
| Location | Iowa City, IA |
| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Amateur  |
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.
Smash Styles
- General
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.
- Melee Doubles
Aaron's main character is Marth, but he has been known to play 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 glitch and normal).
- Melee Singles
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 in Brawl doubles. He most often teams with Ax playing Marth. He is an expert edgeguarder and generally takes the support/finisher role on the team.
Tournaments
Kirschner placed second behind SLAPAHO teammate C.J. Palmer in his debut tournament.
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.
Kirschner hosted, organized, and officiated the Last Hurrah Doubles Tournament.
Trivia
- In the 64 version of Super Smash Bros. Kirschner used 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.
