Marth (PM)

Marth in Project M and Project+
Universe	Fire Emblem
Base game appearance	Brawl
Moveset inspiration	Marth (SSBM)

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Marth is a playable character in the Brawl mod Project M. He was remade to be nearly identical to his Melee counterpart in terms of attack hitboxes and animations.

Attributes

Changes from Melee to PM

Marth was very slightly buffed from Melee to Project M, but otherwise remains almost the same character.

• Dash attack can now be cancelled, allowing Marth to DACUS and improving his mobility.
• Down aerial has less ending lag.
• Dancing Blade's speed altered to be between that of Melee and Brawl, possessing overall more utility.

In terms of cosmetics, Marth now has a purple costume as opposed to a light blue one (from Brawl). He once again uses his default costume when fighting on the blue team.

Revisions

2.5b

• Walk animations adjusted to match Melee.
• Dash and run animations adjusted to match Melee.
• Sword trails match Melee.
• Up smash hitboxes properly cover the sword like his other moves.
• Forward air animation slightly adjusted to better match Melee.
• Down air animation slightly adjusted to better match Melee.
• Marth's Dancing Blade has added overlayed color effects.

2.6b

• Fixed polygonal bugs that could occur when angling his shield.
• Up tilt hitlag adjusted to match Melee.
• Standing grab animation adjusted to match Melee more closely.
• Turn grab animation adjusted to better match its range.
• Dancing Blade does not continue by using the c-stick unless set to special.

Moveset

Up to date as of [version].

	Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack	Slash, Counter Slash	4% (base) 6% (tip)	Does two slashes in front of himself. Both slashes have weak knockback even when tipped. Both hits can combo into themselves at low percent's.
Forward tilt	Sharp Edge	9% (base) 13% (tip)	A fast forward leaning sword swipe upward. Has a hitboxes that can send the enemy both vertically and horizontally. Has decent knockback when tipped.
Up tilt	Anti-Air Slash	9% (base) 10% (base) 12% (tip) 13% (tip)	Swings his sword in a large arc above his head, with a large hitbox that can hit enemies behind him. Can be used to juggle and can be followed up by a forward smash, an up smash, a neutral air, or an up air. It can also set up aerial combos. Kills reliably at 135% and above when tipped on lightweights and 150% and above on heavyweights.
Down tilt	Low Stab	9% (base) 10% (tip)	A quick crouching sword poke. It is very useful for edgeguarding, and it can safely be used to interrupt approaches or follow-ups. It can combo into a grab or dash attack below 100%.
Dash attack	Raid Chop	9% (base) 11% (base) 12% (tip)	A quick upward sweeping diagonal slash with medium lag, high range, and relatively high damage. Sends opponents above him when tipped and behind him when not tipped.
Forward smash	Dragon Killer	14% (base) 20% (tip)	Rotates body counter-clockwise with a strong arc-like one-handed swing from his head to the ground. Very fast start-up, good horizontal and vertical reach, but has noticeable ending lag. The tip can KO at closer distances to the blast lines as early as 75% on lightweights and 90% on heavyweights due its very high base knockback.
Up smash	Justice Sword	8% (base) 15% (base) 18% (tip)	A quick, direct upward thrust. The move has extremely weak sourspots next to Marth if used on the ground. But tipped on airborne enemies it can KO as early as 80% on lightweights and 105% on heavyweights.
Down smash	Whirlwind Blade	11% (base) 16% (tip) front and back swipe	Sweeps his sword on the ground toward the front outward then toward the back inward. If tipped it sends opponents upward with high vertical knockback, KOing as early as 100% on heavyweights and even earlier on lightweights if used near the edge. If hit at the base, it sends opponents with low horizontal knockback, which doesn't KO reliably until 150% on lightweights 220% on heavyweights. It is generally not a safe option to use in some situations, as the attack has a fair amount of ending lag and takes longer to fully execute than his other smash attacks.
Neutral aerial	Double Slash	4% 1st 10% 2nd hit	Two horizontal slashes around himself via in inward slash followed into a full 360 outward spin. Both hits connect easily, can follow up into each other, with the second having decent knockback.
Forward aerial	Aerial Swipe	9% (base) 10% (base) 13% (tip)	Does a forward vertical slash (up to down). It has fairly low knockback when not tipped, but it is very fast in both start-up and ending lag, many characters can't punish it when spaced properly. Can easily be done twice in a short hop and is useful for edgeguarding as a wall of pain. However, it can be risky at times to use randomly during neutral. This move is one of the first parts of the Ken Combo.
Back aerial	About Face	10% (base) 13% (tip)	Slashes his sword from bottom to top behind him in an inward swipe. Has the interesting property of turning Marth around, changing facing direction.
Up aerial	Luna Slash	9% (base) 10% (base) 13% (tip)	A forward to back upward sword slash in a delayed somersault. It has low knockback, tipped or not, but it can be used to juggle opponents when combined with forward smash, up tilt, and other aerials.
Down aerial	Half Moon	10% (base) 13% (tip)	A forward to back downward outward sword slash. When tipped, it is a meteor smash with high base knockback. Vertical spacing (using a footstool to setup the move) is also a method of sweetspotting the attack. Very low start-up. It is also a risky edgeguarding move, as it has very high ending and landing lag, although some of the landing lag can be canceled by pressing the shield button if pressed before touching the ground. It is also the finisher to the famous Ken Combo.
Grab		0%	Grabs the enemy with his left hand.
Pummel	Knee	3%	Knees the enemy.
Forward throw	Bounce	4%	Grabs and pushes forward, tripping with his leg. Great for tech-chasing and can chain throw heavy/fast falling characters at 0% for up to usually around four throws and sets up a guaranteed forward smash at low percents on most characters, on some characters it can hit with the tipper for more damage.
Back throw	Throw Away	4%	Pulls and throws the enemy and extends his leg simultaneously. Similar to his down throw.
Up throw	Emblem Toss	4%	Powerful upward throw with one arm. Can chain throw fast fallers at low percentages or can be followed up with an up tilt.
Down throw	Slam	5%	Hooks his arm and drags the opponent to the floor sending the opponent backwards. Sets up a tipper forward smash at low percentages, and other attacks like Dancing Blade and down aerial at a ledge. Otherwise it has extremely low knockback with little KO potential.
Floor attack (front)		6%	Sweeps his sword on the ground back to front.
Floor attack (back)		6%	Sweeps his sword on the ground back to front.
Floor attack (trip)		5%	Sweeps his sword on the ground back to front.
Edge attack (fast)		6%	Flips onto ledge with a quick downward diagonal slash from left to right.
Edge attack (slow)		9%	Quick slow horizontal slash downward. Slightly less range than the fast ledge attack.
Neutral special	Shield Breaker	8% uncharged 13%, 18%, 23% partially charged 28% fully charged	An purple overhead slash similar to the forward smash, but can be charged for longer with more powerful results. Uncharged it doesn't KO until over 200%, however when fully charged it can KO as early as 50% on heavyweights.
Side special	Dancing Blade	4% 1st 5% 2nd 9% 3rd 13% 4th, 5% 3rd up 9% 4th up, 11% 3rd down 15% 4th down (5 x 3%)	A sequence of sword maneuvers with several variations.
Up special	Dolphin Slash	7% (tip) 10% (body) 13% (body)	A super fast jumping slash that can be reversed. It is very risky to use on the ground due to the large degree of vulnerability Marth receives if the move doesn't hit. It is also Marth's fastest out of shield option.
Down special	Counter	7%	Blocks and retaliates against incoming attacks.
Final Smash	Critical Hit	60%	Marth lunges in one direction, attacking the first opponent. Immense knockback, enough to one-hit KO any character.

In competitive play

Notable players

•  Dr. PeePee
•  GimR
•  Mew2King
•  Omni
•  Sethlon
•  Taj

Palette swaps

Marth's palette swaps in PM

External links

• Project M character page