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| :''For fighter info, see [[Marth (SSBM)]], [[Marth (SSBB)]], and [[Marth (SSB4)]].''
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| {{Infobox Character General
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| |name = Marth
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| |image = [[File:MarthFE12.png|300px|Marth]]
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| |caption = [[File:FireEmblemSymbol.svg|50px]]
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| Official artwork of Marth from ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem, Heroes of Light and Shadow}}''.
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| |universe = {{uv|Fire Emblem}}
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| |firstgame = ''[[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light]]'' (1990) {{Flag|Japan}}
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| |games = ''[[Melee]]''<br/>''[[Brawl]]''<br/>''[[SSB4]]''
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| |lastappearance= ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Fates}}'' (via [[amiibo]]) (2015)
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| |console = Nintendo Family Computer
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| |species = Human
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| |gender = Male
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| |homeworld = {{s|fireemblem|Archanea}}
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| |japanactor = Hikaru Midorikawa
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| |interwiki = fireemblemwiki
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| |interwikiname= Fire Emblem Wiki
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| |interwikipage= Marth
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| }}
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| '''Marth''' ({{ja|マルス|Marusu}}, ''Marth'') is the main playable hero in the first and third installments of the {{uv|Fire Emblem}} series of tactical role-playing games. Previously well-known primarily in Japan for a game series that was never localized abroad, Marth was included in all language versions of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' as a playable character, and his popularity in the game (along with that of his similar counterpart [[Roy]]) influenced Nintendo's decision to release all subsequent ''Fire Emblem'' titles (excluding ''New Mystery of the Emblem'') internationally.
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| ==Character description==
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| [[File:MarthFireEmblemAwakening.jpg|thumb|left|160px|Artwork from ''Fire Emblem: Awakening''.]]
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| The first game in what would become the long-running tactical role-playing medieval high fantasy series ''Fire Emblem'', released on the Famicom (Japanese NES) and entitled ''[[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light]]''), introduced Marth as the main character. His design was noticeably different from his modern-day incarnation. The second game in the series, ''Fire Emblem Gaiden'', took place on the same fictional world but on a different continent and was only tangentially related to the first and did not feature Marth. The third game however, titled ''[[Fire Emblem: Monsho no Nazo]]'' ("''Mystery of the Emblem''") and released on Super Famicom (Super NES) early in 1994, was both a remake of the original game and a continuation of that game's story. Marth underwent a character redesign to resemble the more "{{S|wikipedia|bishōnen}}" prince he is portrayed as in today's modern image of him, and he became the only ''FE'' -series main character to feature in a starring role from the start of the game in more than one ''FE'' title. In both these games, his in-game unit is the only one that belongs to the Lord character class, and that became tradition with all main starring characters of subsequent ''FE'' titles, being units that must be kept alive and start out weak but become very powerful over the course of each game.
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| Marth returns to the ''Fire Emblem'' series as a downloadable and playable character in the 3DS games ''{{S|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Awakening}}'' (via SpotPass and DLC) and ''{{S|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Fates}}'' (via [[amiibo]] and DLC). Dialogue in the latter shows that the amiibo-summoned version of Marth is the same character that appeared in ''Smash'' itself.
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| ====Falchion====
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| [[File:Falchion.gif|thumb|right|Official artwork of the Falchion.]]
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| The '''Falchion''' is Marth's [[sword]]. It remains his only weapon through his four appearances in the ''{{B|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series, and is ''Fire Emblem''{{'}}s series symbol for ''[[Melee]]'', ''[[Brawl]]'', and ''[[Smash 4]]''. All of Marth's attacks use the Falchion with the exception of grabs and throws. In the games, the Falchion appears to be a golden broadsword during in-game battle sequences. However, it has been shown as a longsword with a steadily widening blade in its official artwork. A Falchion has also been used by Alm, and Sigurd's Tyrfing sword greatly resembles the Falchion. It is extremely effective against dragons in all its appearances and vital to killing Earth Dragons and Dark Dragons.
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| Marth is one of few playable heroes in the series to actually wield the Falchion. This weapon would later be wielded by his descendants [[Chrom]] and [[Lucina]], respectively, although with an updated design.
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| The Falchion's sister weapon is the Fire Emblem or the "Shield of Seals"; they were both created together by the Dragon God Naga from his fangs. However, they do not have to be used together, as Marth's ancestor Anri uses the Falchion alone, as does Marth himself in ''Smash''. Marth wields the two weapons together in the ''Fire Emblem'' games.
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| The Falchion has a property no other weapon has: attacks are stronger if landed at the [[tipper|tip]] of the blade, which acts as a {{b|sweet spot|hitbox}}. Successful use of this is the crux of Marth's success in the ''Smash'' games he is playable in.
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| ===In Media===
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| When ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' was being developed, requested character polls posted by Japanese fans placed Marth as the most popular character, so HAL Laboratory included Marth as a playable character in the fighting game, and also placed the main character from the then-upcoming ''[[Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade|Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade'' (''Fuuin no Tsurugi'')]]'' game, [[Roy]], as another playable character alongside Marth. Nintendo of America feared that these characters would not have appeal to western gamers and thus would have to be removed, but there was enough stateside approval of Marth and Roy that they were kept. Marth and Roy were introduced along with the ''Fire Emblem'' franchise through the worldwide release of ''Melee'', and the result was immensely positive, causing ''Fire Emblem'' games from installment seven onwards to be released internationally; the first of these games also featured Eliwood, the father of Roy. Marth and Roy were not given dub voices in the game, retaining their Japanese-language voice samples (with Midorikawa reprising his role as Marth's voice actor starting from ''Melee'' onwards).
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| ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''==
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| {{Main|Marth (SSBM)}}
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| [[File:Marth SSBM.jpg|220px|thumb|Marth in ''Melee'']]
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| Marth makes his ''Smash'' debut (and by extension, his international video game 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.
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| Marth is one of the game's more effective fighters, currently ranking 4th 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 appearance, 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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| All of Marth's standard and special attacks involve him using his sword, the Falchion.
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| ===Trophies===
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| {{main|List of SSBM trophies (Fire Emblem series)}}
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| 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:
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| :'''Marth'''
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| :''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 Akaneia.''
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| :*''Fire Emblem'' (Japan Only)
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| (Famicom)
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| <gallery widths="200" heights="150">
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| Marth Trophy Melee.png|Marth [Classic Mode] trophy
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| Marth Trophy (Smash).png|Marth [Smash, Adventure Mode] trophy
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| Marth Trophy (Smash 2).png|Marth [Smash, All-Star Mode] trophy
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| </gallery>
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| ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''==
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| [[File:Marth SSBB.jpg|thumb|220px|Marth in ''Brawl'']]
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| {{Main|Marth (SSBB)}}
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| 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 range to most characters in the game, and relies on the length of his sword to effectively zone against his opponents. But this time however, it is uncertain as to whether or not he has been nerfed since Melee like a lot of other higher tier characters. He is currently resting in the "A-Tier" according to the official SBR tier list.
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| ===Trophy===
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| {{main|List of SSBB trophies (Fire Emblem series)}}
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| ;Marth
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| :''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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| {{Trophy games|console1=NES|game1=Fire Emblem ''(Japan Only)''}}
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| ===Sticker===
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| {| class="wikitable"
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| ! Name
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| ! Game
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| ! Effect
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| ! Character(s)
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| | {{s|fireemblemwiki|Marth}}
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| | {{s|wikipedia|Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo}}
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| | {{TypeIcon|Weapon}} Attack +19
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| | {{Head|Marth|g=SSBB|s=16px}}{{Head|Ike|g=SSBB|s=16px}}
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| |}
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| {{StickerPicBox|Marth|Fire Emblem Monsho no Nazo}}
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| ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==
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| [[File:Marth SSB4.png|thumb|220px|Marth in ''Smash 4'']]
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| {{Main|Marth (SSB4)}}
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| 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 [[:File:MarthFE12.png|his attire]] from ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem, Heroes of Light and Shadow}}''<ref>[https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAABnUgHsEEJTmg ''Super Smash Bros.'' Miiverse]</ref> as opposed to his design from ''[[Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]]'', which was used in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl''.
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| In ''SSB4'', Marth was nerfed significantly, amidst some exiguous buffs. These nerfs leave him with less mobility and range, weakening his neutral game and depriving him of his potent comboing and punishing capabilities from previous games.
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| ===Trophies===
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| :'''Marth'''
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| ::{{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.''
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| ::{{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.''
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| :'''Marth (Alt.)'''
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| ::{{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.''
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| ::{{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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| <center>
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| <gallery>
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| MarthTrophy3DS1.png|Classic (3DS)
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| MarthTrophyWiiU.png|Classic (Wii U)
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| MarthTrophy3DS2.png|Alt. (3DS)
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| MarthAltTrophyWiiU.png|Alt. (Wii U)
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| </gallery>
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| </center>
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| ClassicMarth.jpg|Older artwork of Marth from a trading card game based on the ''Fire Emblem'' universe''.
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| marth - Brawl Trophy.png|Marth's trophy in ''Brawl''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Trivia==
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| *Marth's trophy info in Brawl is not entirely correct, as it says Altea was destroyed by Akaneia (Archanea in the North American ''Fire Emblem'' games), while Akaneia only controlled Altea for a period of time and it is reclaimed by Marth near the end of the game.
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| *Marth and [[Mario]] are the only characters to have two different characters as full clones, Marth's being {{SSBM|Roy}} in ''[[Melee]]'' and {{SSB4|Lucina}} in ''[[Smash 4]]''.
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| **In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', both Marth and Mario each have one clone ({{SSB4|Lucina}} and {{SSB4|Dr. Mario}}, respectively) and one semi-clone ({{SSB4|Roy}} and {{SSB4|Luigi}}, respectively).
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| *Even after the ''Fire Emblem'' games started seeing overseas releases, Marth is one of the only characters to still speak Japanese, even in Western localizations of the game, with the other being Roy. In ''Melee'', Fox and Falco had Japanese voice actors, but only spoke English phrases if the game's language was set to English.
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| ==References==
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| <references/>
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| {{Characters}}
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| {{Fire Emblem universe}}
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| [[Category:Fire Emblem universe]]
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| [[Category:Characters]]
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| [[Category:Marth]]
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