Symphony

**Symphony** (real name: Aidan) is a Smash player, King Dedede main, and current GMU Smash T.O. and Manager.

## Tag Origins

Symphony has given a few different backstories for his tag, including:

* The fact that he used to main Jigglypuff in every Smash installment
* A character in a video game he wanted to make as a kid
* His high interest in music and music history, as well as his passion for singing
* The feminine sound of the word "Symphony", as when he entered the scene, people often mistook him for a girl

## Smash Game History

Symphony wasn't allowed to play games too often as a kid, but at a young age he'd secretly play Super Smash Bros. Brawl at a friend's house. He loved the combination of characters from his favorite games (being a massive fan of the Mario, Kirby, Pokemon, and Metal Gear Solid franchises). He and his friends would often play Brawl, and one day upon looking up "How to win at Brawl" online, he found an Ice Climbers chain grab guide. He learned how to chaingrab consistently, and even started placing bets on Smash games so he could save up for his own Wii.

Many years later in middle school, he had a friend show him a Melee set between Eikelmann and Bizzarro Flame. He loved the high energy, the technical skill, the storyline, and the showmanship.

## Attending Tournaments

One day after school, Symphony's friends mentioned a big tournament that would be happening near his home. Worried about being left out, he begged his parents to let him attend. This tournament would be Pound 2016, one of the most significant supermajors in Sm4sh's lifespan. He didn't enter singles, but went 0-2 in doubles with his long time friend Obsolete.

After scouring Smashboards, Symphony found a local two hours away in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He and Obsolete would make regular trips every other week to the event. He would go on to attend Super Smash Con, The Cave, the Mason Vs. Series, and Bring More Setups for the entirety of Sm4sh.

Today, Symphony is a regular attendee of multiple Fredericksburg events, The Cave, and Bring More Setups.

## The Curse

Despite placing consistently well at multiple GMU events, Symphony has never once been ranked on the BMS Power Rankings. This is due to him always being one tournament short of the attendance requirement. In March of 2020, Symphony was poised to finally break the top ten rankings. And then the pandemic hit.

## The Notebook Incident

After Mason Vs. Mr. E, a mysterious notebook full of cryptic ramblings had been found near the T.O. desk. When Jeb tried to call the number written in the book, a tired sounding man answered. Dismissing the incident, Jeb held onto the book, and BMS staff would continue to look for the book's owner without much success. Around a year later, Jeb met Symphony, who coincidentally happened to be the owner of the book, which was a book full of Dedede's frame data and matchups.

## Trivia

* Due to his inability to travel, Symphony was a long time WiFi warrior (until he purchased a car which, thank god).
* Symphony loves to commentate, T.O., and play, but is a competitor first and foremost
* Symphony is one half of BMS' (self proclaimed) strongest doubles team, Mom's Favorite Sons. He and Churro have placed 1st and 2nd at a couple different BMS doubles tournaments (which are single elimination, but who cares).