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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|Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE}}'' (2015)
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| |console = Famicom
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| |species = Human
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| |gender = Male
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| |homeworld = {{s|fireemblem|Archanea}}
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| |voiceactor = 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. His popularity and competitive success in that game (along with that of his similar counterpart [[Roy]] to a lesser extent) 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: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''.]]
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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: 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 ''Fire Emblem''series main character to feature in a starring role from the start of the game in more than one installment. In both 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 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 also stars in remakes of the first and third ''Fire Emblem'' games on DS. He also has a notable legacy shown in ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Awakening}}'', with two of its major protagonists, [[Chrom]] and [[Lucina]], are his distant descendants. Marth is available as a playable character in ''Awakening'' (via SpotPass and DLC) and ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Fates}}'' (via [[amiibo]] and DLC).
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| ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''==
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| 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>
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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 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 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 [[List of swords#Falchion|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 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.
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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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| | {{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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| {{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 noticeably nerfed, amidst some exiguous buffs. These nerfs leave 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 has seen a huge drop in his tier placement, now ranking 41st out of 56 on the [[tier list]], having some notable players, but poor tournament results. However, he has been receiving multiple buffs in update patches, with the most recent patch, [[1.1.4]], granting him some improvements to his aerial combos and juggling game, as well as higher damage output on some attacks. As a result, Marth is somewhat better than he was during the initial release of ''SSB4''. However, because of the recent buffs brought upon by version 1.1.4, Marth's tier placement is currently debatable, as the current ''SSB4'' tier list reflects version [[1.1.3]].
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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 states that Akaneia (Archanea in the North American ''Fire Emblem'' games) destroyed Altea. In actuality, Akaneia merely controlled Altea for a period of time and is reclaimed by Marth near the end of the game.
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| *Marth and [[Mario]] are the only characters in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series to have two different full clones, Marth's being {{SSBM|Roy}} in ''[[Melee]]'' and {{SSB4|Lucina}} in ''[[SSB4]]''.
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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 remains of the few playable characters to still speak Japanese in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series in Western localizations of the game, with the others being Roy and [[Cloud]]. The first game to grant him an official English voice actor was ''Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.'', which released after both versions of ''Super Smash Bros. 4''. His English voice actor reprises the role in ''Fire Emblem Fates'', marking the first time Marth speaks English in a ''Fire Emblem'' series game.
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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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