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{{Infobox Character General | {{Infobox Character General | ||
|image | |image = [[File:MarthFE12.png|300px|Marth]] | ||
|caption = [[File:FireEmblemSymbol.svg|50px | |caption = [[File:FireEmblemSymbol.svg|50px]] | ||
|universe = {{uv|Fire Emblem}} | Official artwork of Marth from ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem, Heroes of Light and Shadow}}''. | ||
|firstgame = ''[[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light]]'' (1990) | |universe = {{uv|Fire Emblem}} | ||
|games = ''[[Melee]]''<br>''[[Brawl]]''<br>''[[SSB4]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]'' | |firstgame = ''[[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light]]'' (1990) {{Flag|Japan}} | ||
|lastappearance = ''{{s| | |games = ''[[Melee]]''<br/>''[[Brawl]]''<br/>''[[SSB4]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]'' | ||
|console = Famicom | |lastappearance=''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Warriors}}'' (2017) | ||
|species = | |console = Famicom | ||
|gender = Male | |species = Human | ||
|homeworld = {{s|fireemblem| | |gender = Male | ||
|homeworld = {{s|fireemblem|Archanea}} (formerly {{s|fireemblem|Altea}}) (past {{s|fireemblem|Archanea Series}} timeline) | |||
|creator = {{s|wikipedia|Shouzou Kaga}} | |||
| | |englishactor = Yuri Lowenthal (''[[Ultimate]]'') | ||
|japanactor = Hikaru Midorikawa | |japanactor = Hikaru Midorikawa | ||
|interwiki = fireemblemwiki | |interwiki = fireemblemwiki | ||
|interwikiname = Fire Emblem Wiki | |interwikiname= Fire Emblem Wiki | ||
|interwikipage = Marth | |interwikipage= Marth | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Marth''' ({{ja|マルス|Marusu}}, ''Marth | '''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 ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series as a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. 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'' titles internationally. | ||
== | ==Character description== | ||
Marth | [[File:Marth FE3.png|thumb|left|140px|Official artwork of Marth from ''[[Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]]''. This inspired his design in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl''.]] | ||
Marth was introduced in ''[[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light]]'' for the Famicom console, which was later remade for Nintendo DS as ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon}}''. While he was absent from the tangentially-related second game in the series, ''{{s|fireemblem|Fire Emblem Gaiden}}'', Marth's role and place in the story of Archanea was later expanded on in the third game, ''[[Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]]'', released on the Super Famicom in early 1994. ''Mystery of the Emblem'' featured both a remake of the original game and a continuation of that game's story, and the continued story was itself later remade for Nintendo DS as ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem, Heroes of Light and Shadow}}''. | |||
Marth is the prince of | Marth is the prince of the kingdom of Altea, one of the Seven Kingdoms of the continent of [[fireemblemwiki:Archanea (continent)|Archanea]]. He is descended from the family of a legendary dragon-slayer, {{s|fireemblem|Anri}}, who once used the "blade of light", [[List of swords#Falchion|the Exalted Falchion]], to defeat the sinister dragon-emperor {{s|fireemblem|Medeus}}. In his starring games, he is given the unique {{s|fireemblem|Lord}} [[fireemblemwiki:Class|character class]]: as the commander of his army, it is necessary for him to [[fireemblemwiki:Objectives#Seize|seize castles and thrones]] held by enemy armies to complete chapters and progress in his quest, but if he is defeated in battle, the game is over and the player must restart from their last save point. | ||
In Marth's first adventure, told in ''Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light'' and its | In Marth's first adventure, told in ''Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light'' and its remake, Medeus has been revived by the sorcerer {{s|fireemblem|Gharnef}} and has conquered almost all of Archanea, and by the time that the games begin Marth has spent two years in exile in the remote island kingdom of {{s|fireemblem|Talys}}. The games follow his quest in the War of Shadows, where he works with Princess {{s|fireemblem|Nyna}} of the [[fireemblemwiki:Archanea (nation)|Holy Kingdom of Archanea]] to unite the defeated human kingdoms into an army to fight back against Medeus and his dragon empire, {{s|fireemblem|Dolhr}}, and gain the power to fight Gharnef so that he can retrieve Falchion and rescue his abducted sister, {{s|fireemblem|Elice}}. | ||
The second story in ''Mystery of the Emblem'' begins three years after the first game | The second story in ''Mystery of the Emblem'' begins three years after the events of the first game, and follows Marth as he is confronted by his former friend and ally, {{s|fireemblem|Hardin}}, now the Emperor of Archanea and corrupted by Gharnef. After Hardin conquers Altea and declares Marth a traitor, Marth and his allies embark on a journey through Archanea's northern wilderness and follow the legendary path once taken by Anri, where he learns the true history of the dragons and their role in shaping the history of Archanea. Marth is given the task of repairing the titular [[fireemblemwiki:Fire Emblem (Archanean item)|Fire Emblem]] shield to restore its ability to seal away the [[fireemblemwiki:Earth Dragon|earth dragons]], a malevolent species of dragon to which Medeus belongs. The game ends with Marth uniting all seven of Archanea's kingdoms into one after Medeus's final defeat and becoming revered as the legendary "Hero-King". | ||
Outside of his own four games, Marth is also a notable part of the backstory of ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Awakening}}'', and two of its protagonists, [[Chrom]] and [[Lucina]], are his distant descendants. He has made frequent appearances as an optional bonus character, unrelated to the main story, in many ''Fire Emblem'' games from ''Awakening'' onward; he is available in ''Awakening'' via SpotPass and DLC, ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Fates}}'' via [[amiibo]] and DLC, and ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}'' via amiibo as an illusory unit. He features prominently in ''Fire Emblem'' crossover productions, including the video games ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Heroes}}'' and ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Warriors}}'' as one of their many playable characters, and the series' two trading card games. He was also the star of a short-lived direct-to-video [[fireemblemwiki:Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem (anime)|anime adaptation of ''Mystery of the Emblem'']] in 1997, which featured actor [[wikipedia:Hikaru Midorikawa|Hikaru Midorikawa's]] first performance as the character, five years before he reprised that role in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. | |||
As the first lord in the ''Fire Emblem'' series, Marth established many trends in both narrative and gameplay roles that later series protagonists, | As the first "lord" in the ''Fire Emblem'' series, Marth established many trends in both narrative and gameplay roles that later series protagonists, notably [[Roy]] and [[Chrom]], would closely follow. The majority of ''Fire Emblem'' protagonists share the "lord" class with Marth, with only a few notable exceptions such as [[Ike]] and [[Corrin]]. Despite only being the star of four out of the series' sixteen games, Marth is treated by Intelligent Systems as a mascot representing the entire ''Fire Emblem'' series. | ||
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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''== | ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''== | ||
Neither Marth nor any ''Fire Emblem'' content appears in the | Neither Marth nor any ''Fire Emblem'' content appears in the first ''Smash'' game. However, according to an interview from ''Making of Fire Emblem: 25 Years of Development Secrets'', [[Masahiro Sakurai]] wanted to include Marth as a playable character in that game, but was unable to do so due to time constraints. <ref>[http://www.sourcegaming.info/2015/12/13/sakurai-fe25/ Source Gaming: "Sakurai Interview: Fire Emblem 25th Anniversary"]</ref> | ||
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''== | ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''== | ||
{{Main|Marth (SSBM)}} | {{Main|Marth (SSBM)}} | ||
[[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 as an [[unlockable character]] in ''Melee''. His design is | 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 off 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, beating Classic mode with all fourteen starter characters on any difficulty, or playing 400 Vs. mode matches. In each of these cases, after fulfilling the conditions Marth must be battled one-on-one to be unlocked. | ||
Marth is one of the game's most effective fighters, currently ranking 3rd on the ''Melee'' [[tier list]]. His strengths include the long reach of his sword attacks and the very good damage and [[knockback]] specs of the "sweet spot" on the tip of his blade, his moderately fast dash, long grab, usefully floaty [[wavedash]], excellent [[edgeguarding]] capabilities, easy and efficient combos, and great [[SHFFL]], with his drawbacks being his lack of a projectile attack and laggy up special recovery. 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 | |||
All of Marth's standard and special attacks involve him using his sword, the [[List of swords#Falchion|Falchion]]. | All of Marth's standard and special attacks involve him using his sword, the [[List of swords#Falchion|Falchion]]. | ||
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===Trophies=== | ===Trophies=== | ||
{{main|List of SSBM trophies (Fire Emblem series)}} | {{main|List of SSBM trophies (Fire Emblem series)}} | ||
As with the other playable characters in ''Melee'', Marth has three trophies which are obtained by defeating the single-player modes - a normal trophy from {{SSBM|Classic Mode}} and two "Smash" trophies from [[Adventure Mode|Adventure]] and [[All-Star Mode]]s respectively. | As with the other playable characters in ''Melee'', Marth has three trophies which are obtained by defeating the single-player modes - a normal trophy from {{SSBM|Classic Mode}} and two "Smash" trophies from [[Adventure Mode|Adventure]] and [[All-Star Mode]]s respectively. The text of his Classic Mode trophy reads: | ||
:'''Marth''' | |||
:''The betrayed prince of the Kingdom of Altea, the blood of the hero Anri flows in Marth's veins. He was forced into exile when the kingdom of Dolua invaded Altea. Then, wielding his divine sword Falchion, he led a revolt and defeated the dark dragon Medeus. Afterwards, Altea was annihilated by King Hardin of Akanea.'' | |||
:*''Fire Emblem'' (Japan Only) | |||
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| | Marth Trophy Melee.png|Marth [Classic Mode] trophy | ||
Marth Trophy (Smash).png|Marth [Smash, Adventure Mode] trophy | |||
| | Marth Trophy (Smash 2).png|Marth [Smash, All-Star Mode] trophy | ||
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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''== | ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''== | ||
[[File:Marth SSBB.jpg|thumb|220px|Marth as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.]] | |||
{{Main|Marth (SSBB)}} | {{Main|Marth (SSBB)}} | ||
Marth returns as an unlockable playable character. | Marth returns as an unlockable playable character. Like ''Melee'', his appearance is based on his design from ''Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem''. Marth has superior reach to most characters in the game, and relies on the length of his sword to effectively zone against his opponents. It is uncertain as to whether or not he has been nerfed from ''Melee'' like a lot of other higher tier characters. He is currently in the A- tier according to the official SBR tier list. | ||
===Trophy=== | ===Trophy=== | ||
{{main|List of SSBB trophies (Fire Emblem series)}} | {{main|List of SSBB trophies (Fire Emblem series)}} | ||
[[File:marth - Brawl Trophy.png|thumb|100px|left|Marth's trophy in ''Brawl''.]] | |||
;Marth | |||
:''The prince of Altea, in whose veins the blood of heroes runs. He and a small group of stalwarts fought to free Altea after it was invaded by the kingdom of Doluna and the dark dragon, Medeus. With his divine sword, Falchion, he fought and defeated Medeus. However, Altea was then invaded by King Hardin of Akaneia and eventually destroyed.'' | |||
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! Effect | ! Effect | ||
! | ! Character(s) | ||
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| {{s|fireemblemwiki|Marth}} | | {{s|fireemblemwiki|Marth}} | ||
| {{s|wikipedia|Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo}} | | {{s|wikipedia|Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo}} | ||
| {{TypeIcon|Weapon}} Attack +19 | | {{TypeIcon|Weapon}} Attack +19 | ||
| {{ | | {{Head|Marth|g=SSBB|s=16px}}{{Head|Ike|g=SSBB|s=16px}} | ||
|} | |} | ||
{{StickerPicBox|Marth|Fire Emblem Monsho no Nazo}} | {{StickerPicBox|Marth|Fire Emblem Monsho no Nazo}} | ||
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''== | ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''== | ||
[[File:Marth SSB4.png|thumb|220px|Marth as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''.]] | |||
{{Main|Marth (SSB4)}} | {{Main|Marth (SSB4)}} | ||
During the initial release of ''SSB4'', Marth was considerably nerfed, with few noteworthy buffs. These nerfs left him with less mobility and range relative to the cast (though his own range | Marth returns as a playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U''. Marth is now a starter character, as opposed to being an unlockable character as he was in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl''. He has been visually updated to closely match to his design from ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem: Heroes of Light and Shadow}}'', although Falchion retains its design from the original ''Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem''. | ||
During the initial release of ''SSB4'', Marth was considerably nerfed, with few noteworthy buffs. These nerfs left him with less mobility and range relative to the cast (though his own range has been improved from Brawl), weakening his neutral game and depriving him of his potent comboing and punishing capabilities from previous games. Because of this, he had previously seen a huge drop in his tier placement. However, he has since received multiple buffs in update patches, with the most notable patch, [[1.1.4]], granting him improvements to his aerial combos and juggling game, as well as granting bigger tipper [[hitbox]]es, and higher damage output on several attacks. As a result, Marth is reasonably better than he was during the initial release of ''SSB4'', and has since seen significantly improved tournament results. Overall, although he's still considered fairly nerfed from ''Brawl'', he ranks highly on the ''SSB4'' tier list, ranking 11th out of 55 characters (tying with {{SSB4|Ryu}}). | |||
===Trophies=== | ===Trophies=== | ||
{{ | :'''Marth''' | ||
::{{Flag|North America}} ''The first hero from the Fire Emblem series, Marth is the prince of Altea and descendant of the hero Anri. In Smash Bros., he's known as an exceptional swordfighter, swinging his blade with grace. Striking with the tip will maximize the damage dealt. Teach aggressive foes a lesson with his strong Counter move.'' | |||
::{{Flag|Europe}} ''Marth, the prince of Altea, is the hero of the first ever Fire Emblem game and its remake, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon. In this game, his graceful sword skills are what set him apart. Strike with the tip of his blade to deal extra damage, and use his Counter skill to defend yourself, no matter which directions you're being attacked from.'' | |||
:'''Marth (Alt.)''' | |||
::{{Flag|North America}} ''Marth's side special Dancing Blade is a four-stage attack. Aim and time your strikes carefully! The tip of his sword does the most damage. For his up smash, Justice Sword, he thrusts his blade into the air. You can use it to block attacks from above and launch nearby foes.'' | |||
| | ::{{Flag|Europe}} ''Marth's side special, Dancing Blade, is a four-stage attack. Aim and time your strikes carefully! As usual, the tip of his sword does the most damage. For his up smash, Justice Sword, he thrusts his blade into the air. You can use it to block attacks from above, and even to launch nearby enemies off the ground.'' | ||
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MarthTrophy3DS.png|Classic (3DS) | |||
MarthTrophyWiiU.png|Classic (Wii U) | |||
| | MarthAltTrophy3DS.png|Alt. (3DS) | ||
MarthAltTrophyWiiU.png|Alt. (Wii U) | |||
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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''== | ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''== | ||
[[File:Marth SSBU.png|thumb|220px|Marth as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.]] | |||
{{Main|Marth (SSBU)}} | {{Main|Marth (SSBU)}} | ||
Marth returns as a playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', as with all previous characters. ''Ultimate'' is the first ''Super Smash Bros.'' game in which Marth is dubbed in English in overseas versions, specifically by {{s|wikipedia|Yuri Lowenthal}}, the character's English voice actor since ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.}}''. | |||
Marth returns as a playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', as with all previous characters. | {{clear}} | ||
''Ultimate'' is the first ''Super Smash Bros.'' game in which Marth is | |||
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=== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
ClassicMarth.jpg|Older artwork of Marth from an artbook based on the ''Fire Emblem'' universe''. | |||
Marth_Fates_Portrait.png|Marth's official character portrait from ''Fire Emblem Fates'', which is directly modeled after his design in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*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 3. | ||
*Marth | *Prior to ''Ultimate'', Marth was one of 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 overseas releases. The first game to grant him an official English voice actor ({{s|wikipedia|Yuri Lowenthal}}) was ''[[fireemblemwiki:Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.|Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.]]'', which was released after both versions of ''Smash 4''. | ||
**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]]. | |||
**In ''Ultimate'', Marth is voiced in English for the first time in the Super Smash Bros. series. His voice is provided by Yuri Lowenthal, who portrayed him in ''Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.'', and later first provided in his home series, starting from ''Fire Emblem Fates'' onward. | |||
** | *Marth is currently one of the only veteran characters in the series to be ranked as a top tier character in all of his appearances; he shares this distinction with [[Diddy Kong]]. | ||
* | **Though he was initially ranked as a low-tier character in ''Smash 4'', he returned to his top-tier position after receiving buffs in multiple game updates. | ||
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