Marth

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Super Smash Bros. Character Marth
Game Appearances
Super Smash Bros. Melee (unlockable) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (unlockable)
Special Moves
Standard:  Shield Breaker Side:  Dancing Blade Up:  Dolphin Slash Down:  Counter Final Smash:  Critical Hit
Battle Entrance
Enters the stage via warp magic.

Marth is the Prince of Altea, from the Fire Emblem series. He is also a playable character in the Super Smash Bros. Series, along with Roy and Ike, other characters from the Fire Emblem series.

[edit] Super Smash Bros. Series

Marth in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Marth made a surprise appearance in the game Super Smash Bros. Melee. He was an unlockable character, and could be unlocked by simply beating Classic or Adventure with all the 14 default players, and then beating him. Marth is a fast character, but lacks power, and is unusually light, for all the armor he wears. Although most of his moves aren't dreadfully powerful, his Shield Breaker move can send the foe flying if it is charged to the most.

The main difference between Marth and Roy is that Marth is faster and lighter, and Roy is stronger and heavier. Marth also appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, alongside fellow Fire Emblem character, Ike. He is unlocked by either playing 10 Brawls, beating Classic Mode on any difficulty, or by meeting him in The Subspace Emissary. For the first two methods, he will be fought afterwards, and must be defeated to be unlocked. Marth's Final Smash is Critical Hit, a single hit that instantly kill whoever it hits.

[edit] Solid Snake Codec Conversation

• Mei Ling: Snake, have you heard the saying "Politics makes strange bedfellows"?
• Snake: Don't tell me that's a Chinese proverb.
• Mei Ling: Err, no... It means that when the going gets tough, you might need unexpected partnerships in order to succeed. Marth was a prince whose kingdom was usurped. He didn't even have an army to fight with him. But as he battled his way forward, he found new allies to fight at his side, and in the end, he was able to reunite the war-torn land of Altea.
• Snake: So he built his army from the ranks of his defeated enemies...
• Mei Ling: Marth did his share of fighting, too. Even when he had an army, he was always alongside his men in the thick of battle. Then he was betrayed by one of his most trusted friends. I can't even imagine how that feels...
• Snake: I can.

[edit] Role in the Subspace Emissary

Marth's snapshot in The Subspace Emissary.

Marth is seen standing over a castle watching down at the desert. Marth sees the Subspace Bomb exploding in the distance and creating a large hole in space that remains in the middle of the desert. Marth takes out his sword and walks over to it to expect it, while defeating some Primids a long the way. He finally is in front of the hole in space. Suddenly, Meta Knight comes out of the sky and attacks Marth thinknig he is an enemy. The two fight until suddenly, Primids are sent out. Marth and Meta Knight both cut the Primids in half.

Marth and Meta Knight look at each other surprised and realize they are in the same team. Primids keep emerging as the two stand back to back seeing them grow. They then charge at the Primids and attack them. Later, Ike gets to join the party by managing to take a Subspace Bomb away from the Ancient Minister. The three warriors chase him until he manages to get away.

Later, Marth and the others discover a strange tank in the middle of the Wilds. After a bit of hesitation, Marth follows the others to the tank, which then reveals itself to be Galleom. After Galleom's initial defeat, he tries to get away, but ends up falling into the Ruined Hall. He eventually emerges carrying Lucas and the Pokémon Trainer into a sky while detonating a Subspace Bomb. While Lucas manages to free himself and the Pokémon Trainer from Galleom's grasp, they are rescued from a fall by Meta Knight, and thus tag along with Marth's team as well.

Marth and his companions eventually arrive at the foot of the Glacial Peak, finding Meta Knight's ship, the Battleship Halberd, attacking the Great Fox. Meta Knight leaves Marth's team to scale the mountain in an attempt to board the Halberd. After a while, the Ice Climbers fall to where Marth and his team are, and are faced with more Primids until Mario, Link, Yoshi, Kirby, and Pit intervene.

Eventually, all heroic teams come together to track down the evil source at Subspace, discovering Tabuu as the one behind the Subspace Army. Everyone, including Marth, gets hit by Tabbu's Off Waves and turned into trophies. However, King Dedede had forseen this happening, and created badges that revive whoever was wearing them. Reviving Luigi and Ness this way, King Dedede heads off with his companions to rescue a majority of the others, Marth included, before settling the score on Tabuu.

[edit] Trophy Information from Super Smash Bros. Melee

Type	Image	Description
Classic		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.
Adventure		Marth is a magnificent swordsman. While his swordplay is faster than that of Link, he lacks power, and his quickness if offset by a marginal endurance. His Shield Breaker gains power the longer it's held. The Dancing Blade combination uses both the Control Stick and the B Button to produce a series of up to four attacks.
All-Star		The tip of Marth's blade causes the most damage, so you should try to create adequate distance between you and your enemy to gracefully strike with that point. Marth's dolphin Slash is fast and powerful, but it leaves him vulnerable upon landing. Marth uses Counter to block a foe's attack and deal a return strike. If you're fighting a Counter-happy Marth, grab him.

[edit] Trophy Information from Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Type	Image	Description
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.
Critical Hit		Marth's Final Smash. He thrusts his sword skyward, then rushes to meet his targeted enemy with furious speed. The blow he strikes is so powerful that his foe is instantly launched off the screen. As in Fire Emblem, a window appears that shows the character's hit points dropping rapidly to zero--but this is just for effect. Smash Bros. does not use a hit-point system.

[edit] Trivia

• Marth and Roy only speak Japanese in all versions of the game. This is because their only appearances were in Japan. Marth is voiced by Hikaru Midorikawa, who also voiced him in a two-episode OVA.
• Marth and Roy were meant to only be in the Japanese version of the game, but they received a lot of attention from Nintendo of America, so they were kept in.^[1] American fans also became interested in Fire Emblem because of Super Smash Bros. Melee, and it helped Fire Emblem enter the United States.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ IGN.com (Accessed on 9-16-08)
2. ^ Nintendo Database (Accessed on 9-16-08)