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'''Marth''' ({{ja|マルス|Marusu}}, ''Marth'') is the main protagonist of four games in the {{uv|Fire Emblem}} series of tactical role-playing games. He debuted in the first and third games, ''[[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light]]'' and ''[[Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]]'', and later reprised his role in the Nintendo DS remakes of these two games. He made his first appearance in the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series as a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and has appeared in every proceeding game since. At the time, no ''Fire Emblem'' games had ever been released outside Japan, but his popularity in ''Melee'' (along with that of his counterpart [[Roy]]) is believed to have influenced Nintendo's decision to release almost all subsequent ''Fire Emblem'' | '''Marth''' ({{ja|マルス|Marusu}}, ''Marth'') is the main protagonist of four games in the {{uv|Fire Emblem}} series of tactical role-playing games. He debuted in the first and third games, ''[[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light]]'' and ''[[Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]]'', and later reprised his role in the Nintendo DS remakes of these two games. He made his first appearance in the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series as a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and has appeared in every proceeding game since. At the time, no ''Fire Emblem'' games had ever been released outside Japan, but his popularity in ''Melee'' (along with that of his counterpart [[Roy]]) is believed to have influenced Nintendo's decision to release almost all subsequent ''Fire Emblem'' games internationally. | ||
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[[File:Marth SSBM.jpg|220px|thumb|Marth as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.]] | [[File:Marth SSBM.jpg|220px|thumb|Marth as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.]] | ||
Marth makes his ''Smash'' debut (and by extension, his international debut, excluding the ''Mystery of the Emblem'' anime adaption, which was released in North America) as an [[unlockable character]] in ''Melee''. His design is based on his appearance from ''Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem''. He can be unlocked one of three ways: using all fourteen starter characters at least once each in Vs. Mode matches, beat or fail Classic mode with all fourteen starter characters on any difficulty, or play 400 Vs. mode matches. In each of these cases, | Marth makes his ''Smash'' debut (and by extension, his international debut, excluding the ''Mystery of the Emblem'' anime adaption, which was released in North America) as an [[unlockable character]] in ''Melee''. His design is based on his appearance from ''Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem''. He can be unlocked in one of the three ways: using all fourteen starter characters at least once each in Vs. Mode matches, beat or fail Classic mode with all fourteen starter characters on any difficulty, or play 400 Vs. mode matches. In each of these cases, Marth must be battled one-on-one to be unlocked. | ||
Marth is one of the game's most effective fighters, currently ranking 2nd on the ''Melee'' [[tier list]]. His strengths include the long [[reach]] and fast [[startup]] of his sword attacks, the excellent damage and [[knockback]] the [[sweetspot]] on the tip of his blade deals, his moderately fast dash, long grab, useful floaty [[wavedash]], excellent [[edgeguarding]] capabilities, easy and efficient combos, and great [[SHFFL]], with his drawbacks being his lack of a projectile, high [[endlag]] on his moves and a laggy up special. Marth's "[[clone]]", {{SSBM|Roy}}, has attacks that are almost identical in animation, and many "Marth vs. Roy" debates ensued in the years following ''Melee''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s release, but professional analysis places Marth in a higher tier than Roy because he lacks Marth's subtle but vital advantages. | Marth is one of the game's most effective fighters, currently ranking 2nd on the ''Melee'' [[tier list]]. His strengths include the long [[reach]] and fast [[startup]] of his sword attacks, the excellent damage and [[knockback]] the [[sweetspot]] on the tip of his blade deals, his moderately fast dash, long grab, useful floaty [[wavedash]], excellent [[edgeguarding]] capabilities, easy and efficient combos, and great [[SHFFL]], with his drawbacks being his lack of a projectile, high [[endlag]] on his moves and a laggy up special. Marth's "[[clone]]", {{SSBM|Roy}}, has attacks that are almost identical in animation, and many "Marth vs. Roy" debates ensued in the years following ''Melee''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s release, but professional analysis places Marth in a higher tier than Roy because he lacks Marth's subtle but vital advantages. | ||
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*Marth and [[Mario]] are the only characters in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series to have two different clones, Marth's being {{SSBM|Roy}} in ''[[Melee]]'' and {{SSB4|Lucina}} in ''[[SSB4]]''. | *Marth and [[Mario]] are the only characters in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series to have two different clones, Marth's being {{SSBM|Roy}} in ''[[Melee]]'' and {{SSB4|Lucina}} in ''[[SSB4]]''. | ||
**In ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', both Marth and Mario each have one full clone ({{SSB4|Lucina}} and {{SSB4|Dr. Mario}}, respectively) and one semi-clone ({{SSB4|Roy}} and {{SSB4|Luigi}}, respectively). | **In ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', both Marth and Mario each have one full clone ({{SSB4|Lucina}} and {{SSB4|Dr. Mario}}, respectively) and one semi-clone ({{SSB4|Roy}} and {{SSB4|Luigi}}, respectively). | ||
**Counting {{SSBU|Chrom}} as an indirect semi-clone, Marth has the most combined clones and semi-clones of any character at | **Counting {{SSBU|Chrom}} as an indirect semi-clone, Marth has the most combined clones and semi-clones of any character at three. | ||
*Prior to ''Ultimate'', Marth was one of the only three playable characters in the game that spoke Japanese in the Western localization of the game (a trait he shares with Roy and {{SSB4|Cloud}}), despite the fact the ''Fire Emblem'' games (including one of his own) started seeing international releases. The first game to grant him an official English voice actor ({{s|wikipedia|Yuri Lowenthal}}) was ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.}}'', which was released after both versions of ''Smash 4''; Lowenthal's first ''Smash'' performance as Marth was in ''Ultimate''. | *Prior to ''Ultimate'', Marth was one of the only three playable characters in the game that spoke Japanese in the Western localization of the game (a trait he shares with Roy and {{SSB4|Cloud}}), despite the fact the ''Fire Emblem'' games (including one of his own) started seeing international releases. The first game to grant him an official English voice actor ({{s|wikipedia|Yuri Lowenthal}}) was ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.}}'', which was released after both versions of ''Smash 4''; Lowenthal's first ''Smash'' performance as Marth was in ''Ultimate''. | ||
**However, long before this, Marth was voiced by {{s|wikipedia|Spike Spencer}} in the dub of [[fireemblemwiki:Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem (anime)|the ''Fire Emblem'' OVA]]. | **However, long before this, Marth was voiced by {{s|wikipedia|Spike Spencer}} in the dub of [[fireemblemwiki:Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem (anime)|the ''Fire Emblem'' OVA]]. | ||