Asher

**This article is about the character, Asher. For the first game in the series, see Asher Head Smasher (game). For the franchise itself, see Asher Head Smasher (series)**

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## Asher

### Aliases

Asher Head Smasher
Guardian

### Relatives

Teanse (Twin Brother)
Orbius (former guardian)

## Appearances

### Appears in

Asher Head Smasher
Asher Head Smasher Aftermath
Asher Head Smasher Saves the Day
Asher Head Smasher 2
Super Asher Head Smasher

> Stay away from our island!
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> Asher, Asher Head Smasher 2

**Asher** is the titular protagonist of the Asher Head Smasher franchise. He is the 40th Head Statue Guardian, directly succeeding Orbius. Asher is extremely devoted to this role, showing zero hesitation to chase after and defeat anybody who dares attempt to steal the Head Statue. He resides in Guardian Village, living in a small, rectangular red brick house by himself. Asher's preferred Head Attack is his Headbomb, which he mastered while training to become the Guardian.

## Conceptualisation

    Asher was first conceptualised as early back as 2011, although little is known about variations of the character before 2016. Even in his earliest depictions, however, he still maintained key characteristics, including his round head, lined eyes, hairstyle, and long sleeve shirt, pants, and shoes.

Asher's design would first be publicly unveiled in 2018, following the creation of the Darknubs Scratch account. The most notable change compared to his appearance in the early 2010s would be his colour palette, giving him peach skin, brown hair, a red shirt, navy blue pants, and black shoes. His build was also greatly modified, with the redesign making him far shorter and chubbier. This design would be used in earlier Darknubs projects, and would be tweaked for use in Asher Head Smasher and projects following said game.

Asher's design would once again be changed during the development on the third episode of Asher Head Smasher Aftermath and Asher Head Smasher 2. His physique was altered, adjusting him to be slimmer and taller. Asher's shirt was as well swapped out for a far more faded red and was given grey shoes, although he still donned his other colour palette in other models and artwork.

## Story

### Background

Alongside all other suwyaiins apart of the 40th Head Statue Guardian class, Asher was born on 11700 PS from the Suwyaiin Volcano in Guardian Village as a sphere head. What set him apart, however, is that he was born as a twin to Teanse, adding up to 13 candidates in total. The two cared about each other unconditionally, although they would often be compared to one-another by other guardian candidates. One of these peers was Shiks, whom often teased Teanse under the belief that he was nothing other than an "Asher knock off" and could never end up becoming the Head Statue Guardian. This would naturally agitate Asher and Teanse.

Asher's skills would surpass the rest of his class, resulting in him eventually being titled the Head Statue Guardian in 11708 PS. Teanse was influenced by Starcat around this time, and this triggered him to snap at these results. He attempted to steal the Head Statue, although this caused the statue to open rifts to various times and spaces. Teanse would escape through these rifts, although not without Asher following suit, eventually thwarting Teanse and causing him to flee to the Isle of Two in present day.

### Asher Head Smasher Saves the Day

    Asher appears as the protagonist of **Asher Head Smasher Saves the Day**. Here, his moveset is restricted to walking, jumping, and placing a headbomb where he currently is. If he is hit by anything, he will die, forcing the player to restart the level.
Taking place in 11716 PS, Asher had the Head Statue stolen by King Leonid whilst he was distracted elsewhere, returning to find it missing. Ergo, he heads on an adventure to the thief's residence in order to reclaim his statue. After getting through a grassland, Asher finds himself in a snow tundra, where he meets a ninja named Aria. He asks her if she had seen the lion thief anywhere, to which she challenges Asher to beat her footrace record in exchange for this information. After getting through the tundra, Aria tells Asher that Leonid had run off past a set of trees. Following her directions, Asher makes it through a ravine, a lava cave, and King Leonid's Castle, eventually making his way to the throne room. Here, he battles King Leonid for the Head Statue, a fight in which he proves victorious in. Asher then returns home to take a nap, ending his adventure.

## Abilities

### Powers

    Like any suwyaiin, Asher is able to attack with head abilities. His signature attack is the headbomb, which he learnt and mastered during his youth. This attack is seen in every one of his appearances in the Asher Head Smasher series, oftentimes being one of the first abilities the player can unlock. Although the headbomb is the only head attack Asher has been able to retain on his own, he has used other head abilities via the usage of headboxes. Included, but not limited to, is fire breath, cresent, and the ball & chain.

As the Head Statue Guardian, Asher naturally is stronger than the average suwyaiin. He has proven himself to be an immensely capable fighter, being able to prevail against foes far larger and stronger than him without outside assistance.

### Arsenal

Asher is skilled at piloting a plethora of vehicles, including a speedboat and airplane, both crafted by his friend Payko. On top of this, Asher has a talent for wielding melee weaponry. He owns a blue broadsword, given to him by Eggsen during a duel, and was able to prevail against the experienced swordfighter. On top of this, he is comfortable wielding a sledgehammer bought from The Candy Nautical.

## Gallery

### Game Art

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### Miscellaneous Artwork

Concept artwork of Asher from 2011A colourless Asher, t-posingAsher urging the viewer to press their space key"Netsblox Asher"DittoAsher and BearthanAsher next to a red gemstoneAsher and BobAsher wearing rocket bootsAsher using a handheld pressure washer deviceAsher holding a Rythid ChestplateAsher reading a Super Scratch Smash invitationAsher in the style of Super Scratch Smash renders. Drawn by The\_UpdatorAsher flabbergasted at the sight of the number 500Asher as a humanAsher in the style of Megaman character designsAsher wearing a red jacket, next to a Boot and LobsterAsher in the style of Megaman Zero character designsAsher, panicking as he hold the Scratch Cat in his armsAsher posingAsher in a dark forestAsher gleefully piloting his planeSuper Asher flying forwardsAsher looking forwards, determinedAsher shoutingA remake of the previous imageAsher as a Super Sayain, ala Dragon BallAsher reference sheetAsher in a doctor's uniformAsher in a grass fieldAsher holding a HeadbombSuper Asher posing, agitatedThree variations of Asher posing on Candy BeachAsher in Surface 2 from Goldeneye 007Asher in various costumesA chart depicting the biological growth of Asher and TeanseAsher wearing winter clothingAsher in a fight against a Deerling, replicating Chrono Trigger's North American boxartAsher in the artstyle of Super Mario Bros.' Japanese box artAn alternative take on a human AsherAsher using a conceptual Super HeadbombAsher and Lob T avoiding Grawl Q's grasp
### In-Game Sprites

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## Trivia

* Asher shares the same name as the real name of his creator. The reason for this is simply that Suwiya apparently couldn't think of a cooler name than his own for the character.
	+ Asher has been used to represent Suwiya outside the Asher Head Smasher series (such as on the SRCast), although Suwiya does not consider him a persona.
* Asher drinks Monster Energy.
* Suwiya considers Asher a morally ambiguous character. This is partially due to the many casualties caused by Asher throughout the series in his adventures (most notably that of the prisoners aboard the Square Society's spaceship).
* Asher's voice clips in Asher Head Smasher 2 are identical to Toad's from Mario Kart 64.