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| “ | No, that would not do. Today is a momentous day for my kingdom and my people. I must celebrate with them now, not later. Anything else would be a disservice to those who died to save Altea. I am a prince before I am a son or a brother. Come, Malledus. Let us go greet my people. | „ |
| ~ Marth in response to Nyna's offer to let someone else greet the liberated Alteans while he grieved over his mother and sister |
Marth, reputed as the Hero King, is one of the main protagonists of Nintendo‘s Fire Emblem franchise.
He is the main protagonist of the Archanea timeline and one of the two overarching protagonists (alongside Queen Lumera) of the 2023 video game Fire Emblem: Engage.
He is the original Fire Emblem hero and the future King of Archanea. He is famously known for his heroic deeds in Archanea and being the hero who set the inspiration for future lords, especially in the case of his distant descendant Chrom.
In Japanese, Marth is voiced by Hikaru Midorikawa as an adult, Yū Kobayashi as a child in games, and Ai Orikasa as a child in the OVA.
In English, Marth is voiced by Yuri Lowenthal (who also voiced Sasuke Uchiha in Naruto) in games and Spike Spencer in the OVA.
Appearance
Marth is a young man with short blue hair. In Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, he wears a light blue tunic with purple cape and shoulder armor. From Mystery of the Emblem onward, Marth is depicted as wearing a blue shirt with darker blue shoulder pads, black pants, and a blue and red cape affixed with a red stone. Marth also wears a small gold headband.
Personality
Marth is a confident man who believes that as Prince, he must put the needs of his country and people before himself. Though he struggles with great tragedy, he suppresses it for the sake of those who see him as a symbol of hope. Similarly, he initially refused to act upon his feelings for Princess Caeda, because he believed it would conflict with their ability to heal their damaged nations.
Marth was greatly scarred by the fall of his kingdom and the destruction of his family, believing that his cowardice failed everyone. He was in danger of being consumed by hatred towards the nations allied with the Dolhr Empire, but through his experiences during the War of Shadows, he was guided to see his foes as people with minds and goals of their own.
Other Media
Fire Emblem Fates
Marth appears in My Castle if a player scans a Marth Super Smash Bros. amiibo when prompted. Corrin can talk to Marth and challenge his army of illusory soldiers to a battle. When defeated, Marth will join Corrin's army. Another version of Marth is available as part of a promotion with the Fire Emblem 0 trading card game, by scanning a download code inside the War of Shadows Chapter starter deck.
Fire Emblem Heroes
Six different variations of Marth are available to summon. Marth's normal variant, based on his design from Mystery of the Emblem and titled "Altean Prince", existed from the game's initial launch. A wedding variant of Marth titled "Altean Groom" was released on May 25, 2018. True to his title, Marth is dressed in a white wedding suit and cape with blue and gold accents. A Legendary variant of Marth, titled "Hero-King", was first made available to summon on August 28, 2018. This Marth wears ornate blue armor with a red and blue cape lined with white fur. He also proudly wields Falchion and the Binding Shield. A winter variant, released on December 16, 2019, pairs Marth with Elice as the "Royal Altean Duo". This Marth wears a red suit with white fur trim, and a white cape. His crown also has holly in it. To celebrate the Fire Emblem franchise's 30th anniversary, a child version of Marth titled "Legacied Hero" was made available to summon on April 20, 2020. The design of young Young Marth's cape and blue tunic is based on Marth's original design in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, though he also wears dark blue pants. On November 9, 2020. A brave variant of Marth titled "Prince of Light" was first made available to summon on August 17, 2021, a Resplendent skin for Marth's normal variant was made available to players subscribed to the Feh Pass. This skin depicts Marth clad in Askran garb, wearing a white and blue tunic with gold embroidered designs and armored shoulder pads, as well as white pants and matching armored boots with Askran emblems. He also wears a white and red cape and feathers on his back.
Fire Emblem Warriors
During the siege on Gristonne's Fortified Citadel, Prince Rowan and Princess Lianna of Aytolis are attacked by monsters, but rescued in the nick of time by Marth, Caeda, Tiki, and Navarre. After helping the royal twins retreat from the area, the four join Aytolis' army, and Marth accompanies the twins to the World Tree, which contains the swords Enliron and Facinna at its peak. At the tree they find Gharnef, who has allied himself with Gristonne. The Dark Pontifex is eager to kill Marth, but Marth is not intimidated and defeats him.
After recovering the swords, they return to the Fortified Citadel and successfully retake it, which causes Marth's Gleamstone to appear. The final Gleamstone secures itself to the Shield of Flames, creating Aytolis' Binding Shield. However, the completed shield is quickly stolen by Darios. Eventually, Marth helps defeat the Chaos Dragon Velezark, which causes portals to other worlds to begin closing. To avoid being trapped in Aytolis, Marth and his friends quickly enter a portal and return to Archanea.
In addition to Marth's normal outfit, based off of his design in Shadow Dragon, Marth can wear a Bridegroom outfit via Downloadable content. True to its name, this costume consists of a white wedding suit with gold accents, as well as a red cape.
Dragalia Lost
Marth appeared in Fire Emblem Heroes: Lost Heroes, a crossover event between Dragalia Lost and Fire Emblem Heroes. The event involved Marth, Prince Alfonse, Princess Fjorm, and Princess Veronica arriving in Alberia thanks to the machinations of Loki. After meeting Alberia's youngest heir, Prince Euden, Alfonse, Marth and Fjorm temporarily declared a truce with Veronica while they searched for a way to return to the World of Xenith. During this event, Marth was available to summon.
Super Smash Bros.
Marth has been a playable character in the Super Smash Bros. series beginning with the second game, Super Smash Bros. Melee. He has since appeared in every game released afterword (Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate).
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Marth is an unlockable character in his Super Smash Bros. debut. He can be unlocked after using all fourteen starter characters in VS. matches, complete, or fail Classic Mode or Adventure Mode with all fourteen starter characters, or play 400 VS. matches.
After completing any of these methods, he is then fought on Fountain of Dreams.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
As with Melee, Marth is also an unlockable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. He is unlocked by completing Classic Mode with any character on any difficulty, playing 10 VS. matches, or having him join the player's party in Subspace Emissary, in which is located in The Battlefield Fortress. His first unlock method is exactly the same as with Jigglypuff's unlock method in Smash 64 and Melee.
Marth is then fought on Castle Seige with the exception of the third method.
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Wii U
Unlike his previous appearances as an unlockable character in Melee and Brawl, for the first time in the series, Marth is now a playable character from the start of both versions of Super Smash Bros. 4. Completing Classic Mode as him on any intensity in the 3DS version will eventually unlock Lucina, who is his clone character.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Marth reprises his role as an unlockable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He is now fully voiced in English, which is a first in the series. His Japanese voice is retained in the Japanese version. His fighter spirit can be obtained by clearing the classic mode with him.
He is unlocked after playing Vs. matches as the 7th character unlocked, or by playing Classic Mode with Yoshi or any character in his unlock tree, who is the second character unlocked after Lucario.
In World of Light, Marth can be unlocked early on shortly after rescuing Mario, where the player arrives at a crossroads and has the choice to rescue him, Sheik, or Villager. If one of the others is rescued first, Marth's path will be blocked by a force field created by Master Hand, which will disappear upon defeating a boss or can be circumvented by looping back to the other side.
Codename STEAM
Marth is available as a bonus unit if the player scans his Super Smash Bros. amiibo when prompted.
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
While Marth does not physically appear, his presence weighs heavily on the story. To successfully perform the Opera of Light and summon the Divine Dragon Naga, someone must be judged worthy to play the Hero-King. When Gharnef completes the Opera of Darkness and summons Mirage Medeus, the Shadow Dragon seemingly kills Itsuki Aoi. However, Itsuki barely survives through willpower. Determining him a worthy hero, Marth's spirit fully revives and temporarily merges with Itsuki, allowing Fortuna to defeat Medeus.
Fire Emblem OVA
Marth is the protagonist of both episodes of the Fire Emblem OVA, which adapts the first three chapters and some backstory of Mystery of the Emblem. As the English dub of the OVA predated the Western release of Super Smash Bros. Melee or any other translation of Fire Emblem media, Marth's name was translated as Mars Lowell. Marth's role is much the same as in the relevant chapters of Mystery of the Emblem, but with an added focus on his trauma at losing his family and the fall of Altea (Translated as Aritia in the English dub).
Quotes
| “ | Well, that's where we both belong. I don't see what my wants have to do with anything. | „ |
| ~ Marth telling Nyna that he and Caeda are returning to their separate homelands despite their mutual love for each other. |
| “ | Nyna... Do you... I cannot make any promises. But I will do what I can. I hope you can accept that. | „ |
| ~ Marth warning Nyna that he may not successfully convince Camus to join the Archanean League |
| “ | Nonetheless we must face them head-on; they stand between us and Altea. | „ |
| ~ Marth on Grust's artillary |
| “ | Which? Humanity's hopes, or my shoulders? ...Have a little faith, Nyna. The enemy ballisticians can strike from afar, but they're powerless up close. All we need to do is move in and silence them before they do too much damage. Watch! | „ |
| ~ Marth assuaging Nyna's fears of the Grust ballistas |
| “ | Today, there was this commoner... She mentioned Grust was divided about the war. Some of its people wanted to fight with Altea, she said...Ever since I lost my father and kingdom, I've held nothing but hate in my heart for Gra and Grust...but not once did I give any thought to what must have been going on in their heads. | „ |
| ~ Marth |
| “ | No... the hate remains. I will never forget the pain they inflicted upon me, the rage I felt. Yet now, at least, I can tell you it's not just hate...Not anymore. | „ |
| ~ Marth answering Nyna's question on whether his hatred for enemy nations has lessened |
| “ | ...My sister was taken by Gharnef. She is no longer here... And my...my mother is... She is dead. Slain...by that Dolhrian dragon... | „ |
| ~ Marth returning to his castle |
| “ | I thought there would be something...some part of my old life I would be coming back to. I fought so hard... | „ |
| ~ Marth responding to Nyna's sympathy |
| “ | All right, that was great training. I can't let Kris protect me all the time. I must become stronger myself, too. | „ |
| ~ Marth receiving bonus experience points during the War of Heroes |
| “ | Hardin, that's enough! | „ |
| ~ Marth fighting Emperor Hardin |
| “ | I do not intend to fall here. Out of my way, Gharnef! | „ |
| ~ Marth battling Gharnef near the end of the War of Heroes |
| “ | No matter how many times you return, mankind will never surrender! This long battle... I will end it here, once and for all! | „ |
| ~ Marth battling Medeus near the end of the War of Heroes |
| “ | I live to fight again. | „ |
| ~ One of Marth's victory quotes in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. |
| “ | The day is mine! | „ |
| ~ One of Marth's victory quotes in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. |
| “ | I cannot afford to lose! | „ |
| ~ One of Marth's victory quotes in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. |
Trivia
- Marth was originally considered for Super Smash Bros. 64 according to the creator, Masahiro Sakurai.
- In Awakening, Marth's einherjar appearance uses Lucina's resources while masquerading as him, only the mask is removed.
- A skin of Marth for Mario is available in Super Mario Maker if the player scans his Super Smash Bros. amiibo when prompted.
External links
- Marth on the Pure Good Wiki
- Marth on the Fire Emblem Wiki
- Marth on the Super Smash Bros. Wiki
- Marth on the Megami Tensei Wiki
- Marth on the Nintendo Wiki
- Marth on the Koei Wiki
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