Marth inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate
Universe	Fire Emblem
Other playable appearances	inMelee inBrawl inSSB4
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Critical Hit
Tier	C- (71)

Marth (マルス,Marth) is a playable character inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. Initially teased in the then-unnamedUltimate's announcement trailer, he was officially confirmed as a playable character on June 12th, 2018, alongside all of the other veterans. As in his appearances prior toSuper Smash Bros. 4, he isunlockable, instead of being available from thestart. Marth is classified asFighter #21.

Ultimate marks the first time sinceSuper Smash Bros. Melee where Marth receives brand new voice clips,^[1] as well as the first time in the series where he doesn't speak Japanese in every region of the game. In international releases, Marth is fully voiced in English byYuri Lowenthal, who reprises his role fromCode Name: S.T.E.A.M. onwards.Hikaru Midorikawa reprises his role in the game's Japanese release, providing new dialogue and battle grunts that mimic the ones he recorded forMelee.

Marth is ranked 71st out of 82 on the currenttier list, placing him at the very end of C- tier. This is a drastic drop from his placement of 11th/12th out of 54 inSSB4 where he was tied withRyu, and is by far Marth's worst placement in the series to date, as well as tying withMewtwo as the largest drop for a veteran in the transition fromSSB4 toUltimate. This is also a significant drop compared to hisEcho Fighter,Lucina, who is currently ranked 38th out of 82 and is placed in the A- tier. Like Lucina, Marth possesses above-average speed and long, disjointed range on his moves, as well as great frame data overall, granting him a strong advantage state. His greatest asset, and what sets him apart from Lucina, is his tipper, which deals additional knockback and damage when landed. Some of his tippers have disproportionately high KO potential compared to Lucina, and especially relative to their speed: for example, a tippered uncharged forward smash, fourth forward hit ofDancing Blade, andShield Breaker are all very fast and capable of KOing opponents at ledge as early as 40-60%, which heavily rewards proper spacing from the player.

Despite this, his strengths are offset by several weaknesses. Like Lucina, Marth has a weak set of throws that are only effective for setting up a positional advantage, with his KO throw (up throw) KOing extremely late. In addition, he can struggle in escaping juggling situations due to his average air speed, low gravity, and tall hitbox. His greatest weakness, however, is his tipper mechanic. The power difference between his sweetspots and sourspots have been further accentuated; this means that landing his sourspots, though effective for setting up combos and tech-chases, is significantly less rewarding than previous games, as he is unable to easily KO opponents without landing tippers.Ultimate's faster engine, the removal of certain microspacing techniques (such asperfect pivoting), the hitboxes of his attacks more closely matching his sword's model (which shorten his range), and the reduction in tipper sizes also make landing Marth's tipper attacks notoriously inconsistent. Overall, these combined factors makes Marth's KO potential very unpredictable compared to Lucina, who is able to take stocks through neutral exchanges without accounting for spacing.

As a result of his inconsistent tipper mechanic, Marth does not enjoy the glowing perception and large playerbase that Lucina does despite sharing many of her strengths and weaknesses. As such, he is widely considered inferior to Lucina, and despite finding some success from players such asMkLeo andRizeasu, he remains one of the least popular characters in competitive play.

How to unlock[edit]

Complete one of the following:

• PlayVS. matches, with Marth being the 7th character to be unlocked.
• ClearClassic Mode withYoshi or any character in his unlock tree, being the 2nd character unlocked afterLucario.
• Have Marth join the player's party inWorld of Light.

With the exception of the third method, Marth must then be defeated onCastle Siege. In World of Light, he is fought onFinal Destination.

Attributes[edit]

Marth is considered to be emblematic of the swordfighter archetype; his playstyle revolves aroundspacing and utilizing his unique signaturetipper mechanic to deal highdamage andknockback at a distance from his opponent. He is a low-middleweight swordfighter boasting high overall mobility, notably sporting the fastestwalking speed in the game (tied with hisEcho Fighter,Lucina), a fastdashing speed coupled with the 6th fastest initial dash, averageair speed, above-averageair acceleration, moderatefalling speed, and lowgravity.

Marth's playstyle, as in of his other playable appearances, revolves around effectivespacing, due to his aforementionedtipper mechanic granting most of his sword attacks moredamage andknockback near the tip of the sword, although he can now utilize his sourspot hitboxes more effectively for setting up combos and tech-chases due to his increased mobility and reduced landing lag on aerials, repurposing his former heavily spacing focused playstyle fromSSB4 into a more dynamic one that utilizes sourspots to initiate kill confirms and extend combos at higher percents to complement his efficient spacing game. His above average frame data, paired with his high mobility, grant him an effective although linear approach against characters that outrange him with longer disjoints or projectiles, whereas his multiple attacks with low startup and widerange all-around allow Marth to space around brawlers with lower range, this combination of traits permit him to adapt to different gameplans and characters.

Marth maintains well above-average KO potential in addition to his speed and maneuverability, with his sweet spotted attacks boasting impressive damage and knockback. Hisforward tilt is one of his most reliable tools on the ground, possessing a good range and a sweetspot that is easy to hit with, especially above Marth. It is good for closing out stocks as it can KO as early as 95% near the edge while remaining relatively safe. Hisdown tilt is a safe poking tool when spaced and sets up a tech chase situation starting at 60%, and hisup tilt covers a relatively wide area around Marth himself and is among the strongest of its kind in the game. Dash attack possesses extraordinarily high base knockback, KO'ing most fighters when landed at the very edge at roughly 65%, even if forward tilt surpasses it in most other scenarios. His aerials also possess high damage and knockback when sweetspotted, and combined with his aerial maneuverability, grant him a respectable air game. When tippered, his forward smash can KO before 40% next to the ledge while uncharged, making it one of the most deceptively powerful forward smashes in the game, while his up smash can KO as early as 60%, earlier if Marth is standing on a platform. The meteor smash of his down aerial, while requiring exact timing and spacing to connect, can not only gimp recoveries but also bounce opponents off the ground in such a way that it can immediately chain into tippered attacks such as forward and up smash at medium percentages, and aerials at higher percentages. His tipper mechanic benefits greatly from stages with low platforms such asBattlefield, allowing Marth to tipper with much more ease against opponents using forward tilt, up tilt, and especially his forward smash by covering said platforms with mostly the tipper areas of said attacks. Higher platforms follow a similar pattern except with his aerials, most notably up aerial. In essence, Marth can make a single correct move at the correct time to cut an opponent's stock short suddenly and very early, especially when playing close to the edge.

While Marth's tipper has great KO power, the larger hitboxes of his sourspots provide benefits as well; thanks to their lower damage and knockback, they allow him to effectivelycombo into attacks one after another at a wider range of percentages. Most commonly, sourspotted neutral aerial whenshort hopped repeatedly allows Marth to carry an opponent across the stage at low percentages and rack up damage, and up tilt sets up into aerial-based combos and juggles if it connects late. His neutral aerial's first hit also acts as an effective combo starter and extender when sourspotted and landed as close to the ground as possible, as well as his up aerial. He also benefits from being one of the few characters in the game who can outrightKO through effective play of hisneutral andspacing game; essentially, while Marth's neutral reward is not as rewarding or damaging as some characters, Marth has the ability to win neutral exchanges with relative ease and safety, as well as having consistent set-ups and follow-ups.

Marth's advantage state as a whole is considerably strong. His combination of goodspeed andrange give him powerfuljuggling capabilities, as he can easilydash to where a falling opponent might land and catch them with his wide attacks, especially his up tilt and up aerial. His fast and disjointed hitboxes also allow him to challenge the opponent's falling attacks safely, and his tipper only further complements this. Because of this, Marth has an easy time keeping opponents in the air and racking up damage with his up tilt and powerful up aerial. These traits also grant him strongedgeguarding abilities, as his wide aerials can cover enemy movement well, and when tippered can outrightKO offstage opponents thanks to their power. Moreover, his generalfloatiness also allows him to recover back to the stage afteredgeguarding attempts fairly safely.

Marth's special moveset provides interesting options as well; hisneutral special, the aptly namedShield Breaker, deals very highshield damage, even when uncharged, and is useful for covering rolls and landings. It's best used while descending from the air when the opponent is most likely to expect a simple aerial and shield accordingly, and can even be used off-stage to challenge opponents that shield next to the edge intending to cover Marth's ledge recovery options.Dancing Blade is a four-hitcombo that can be used to punish sidesteps and rolls, as well as effectively rack up damage. The final upward hit immediately puts the opponent into a disadvantaged state, and the final downward hits deal high damage. The final neutral hit can serve as an effective KOing option at higher percents, but if it successfully tippers, it can KO as early as 70% at the edge with no rage. More situationally, the first hit of Dancing Blade by itself can be used as a knowledge check on opponents: although it cannot truly combo into anything other than the rest of the move, if an opponent is not prepped to escape after getting hit by the near-instant strike, it can be used extend strings in the air, be followed up with the first hit of neutral aerial, and assist in gimping recoveries by interrupting unprepared opponents off-stage. However, those who are aware of the gap after the hit can escape with relative ease, so its use is not recommended at higher level.Dolphin Slash has quickstartup, provides slight intangibility during its startup frames, is relatively strong when it first comes out and has highknockback scaling. These attributes make it an excellent out-of-shield option and combo breaker, whilst also giving him an easy and reliable combo finisher and KO option. It is also Marth's primary method ofrecovery, as its speed can make it difficult to intercept, and it can stagespike reckless edge guarders. Lastly,Counter provides him with the capability to reverse attacks with 1.2× the damage, KOing if the attack was strong enough; it can also be used against opponents with slow and easily predictable recoveries.

Despite his strengths, Marth has some notable weaknesses. The most severe of these is his extreme reliance on tippers and spacing ability, which gives him a subpar up-close game at higher percents, and makes it more difficult for Marth to KO and threaten faster characters such asPikachu,Fox, andSonic, who rapidly pass in and out of Marth's 'Goldilocks zone' of tippers when engaging him at close range. The lowshieldstun andhitstun generated by non-tippered moves make it possible for opponents to act out quicker than he can, causing Marth to struggle against shields if his attacks are improperly spaced, andShield Breaker is highly punishable if predicted. Histipper mechanic can equally disadvantage him when attempting to KO, as his attacks do not generate muchknockback if not spaced properly, making his KO potential very inconsistent without proper spacing and understanding of his effect ranges (most notably withforward smash,forward tilt, and aerials). Lastly, hisedgeguarding ability, though strong, is flawed, both due to the need for tippers to definitively gimp recoveries and the moderately highending lag on his aerials. As a result, Marth is reliant on being in a certain distance for his moves to be safe while retaining the neutral. Additionally, unlike in past iterations, Marth can have a fairly difficult time consistently landing his tipper sweetspots to begin with as a result of the faster engine and alterations to his hitboxes that made his tipper smaller. His ability to KO effectively other than a raw tippered move inneutral exists in rare and difficult setups that are heavily affected by individual characterhurtboxes, playerDI, and Marth's ownrage, and eventually disappear once his opponent reaches an especially high percentage. This leaves him very little choice but to 'fish' for an aforementioned tipper, a sourspotted smash attack, any of his specials, or an edgeguard scenario, up until the point where the opponent is at an extreme percentage that even a non-tippered stray hit or up throw can KO; This phenomenon is referred to by the community as "Marthritis", and with the exception of the edgeguard scenario, most of these aforementioned moves remain unsafe if the sourspot is shielded or the move whiffs completely, leaving him an easy target for punishment.

Compounding the difficulty Marth experiences trying to land his tipper, the increased knockback granted by tippered attacks can actually conflict with moves that consist of multiple hits, causing them to fail to correctly sweetspot or even connect on all hits unless at very specific percentages and ranges. These include his neutral attack, neutral aerial, and most notoriouslyDancing Blade; Due to the changes to Dancing Blade, it is much harder for an opponent to fall or DI out of the sequence but it is also harder for Marth specifically to land more than one tipper in any use of the move. Should he tipper any earlier hits of these aforementioned attacks, it is highly likely that the opponent will be knocked too far away for the later ones to even connect. This means that Marthmust initiate each of those moves from the sourspotted areas in order for them to function correctly, and carefully time the strikes of Dancing Blade to tipper the finishers. As a result, Dancing Blade's high KO potential is offset by not only the difficulty of landing the tippered finisher, but also by it intrinsically having lower damage output than other characters' version of the move.

Marth's weakthrows tie into his polarized KO power. Except for up throw, they have low knockback scaling, preventing them from KOing at realistic percents, while up throw can only KO starting at 170% when Marth has norage. His other throws are somewhat lackluster; aside from having a fairly fastpummel, Marth's throws deal low damage and have high base knockback, making them poor for combos and damage-racking outside ofdown throw leading into an aerial until high percents. However, it should be noted that the high base knockback of his throws allow Marth to take advantage of his goodedgeguarding capability, especially at theedge.

Another notable weakness is Marth's difficulty in escaping fromjuggles, despite being good at juggling opponents himself; his air speed is average at best, his gravity is fairly low, his weight is slightly below-average and his tall hurtbox provides an easy target. Dolphin Slash is his only reliable combo breaker, but as it leaves him helpless, it can inadvertently put him in an even worse position. Also, while Counter can be used defensively, it leaves Marth extremely vulnerable to punishment should it whiff. Marth also has little defense against juggling, as his aerials are ineffective at relieving pressure; though his attacks have quick startup and decent range, many of them come with high ending lag, their large sourspots are fairly weak compared to most other aerials, and they also suffer from short hitbox durations. Additionally, being a solely sword-based character, Marth'sneutral game suffers from his complete lack of a projectile, and he can sometimes struggle against projectile-heavy characters and playstyles; however, his combination of high mobility, good range and decent frame data helps to alleviate this issue.

Marth himself is somewhat vulnerable to edgeguarding, though he has options for mix-ups with his recovery. Dolphin Slash is his only reliable vertical recovery option, and while it is still a threat to edgeguarders due to its speed, frame 1 intangibility and high stage spike ability, its path is linear and its distance fixed, making it fairly predictable. Additionally, since this move grants little horizontal distance, Marth is vulnerable to semi-spikes. While Shield Breaker can aid his horizontal recovery, it covers little distance without charging and does not halt his existing vertical momentum either. Marth is also heavily reliant on his double jump and directional air dodge for mix-ups in his recovery, and is in significant danger if offstage without either of them.

Overall, Marth's strengths outweigh his weaknesses. While his reliance on spacing and overall safety hinders him in many ways, his high overall mobility, long and disjointedrange, above-average frame data and good damage output make up for it, while his punishes are decently strong overall even if the stronger ones are fairly inconsistent. As such, he is often seen as weaker and more difficult to use than his Echo Fighter Lucina.

Changes fromSuper Smash Bros. 4[edit]

Marth has been a strong character in all of his appearances in the series, with his range and "tipper" mechanics allowing him to play well both offensively and defensively; althoughSSB4 initially heavily nerfed him, he was significantly buffed by game updates. Possibly as a result of this, Marth has received a mix of buffs and nerfs in his transition toUltimate, but was greatly nerfed overall.

Marth benefits from some of the changes to the game's engine. The ability todash cancel into any attack improves his grounded spacing ability (especially for his tilt attacks), and allow him to bait attacks withfox-trotting; this is all further compounded by his fast running speed and greatly improved initial dash. The reduced landing lag on his aerials also makes them safer for spacing and approaching, while also enhancing their combo ability, giving the sourspots better safety on hit on landing and more reliable kill confirms intotippered attacks. The changes toair dodge mechanics also enhance his juggling and edge guarding capabilities, as they provide less leeway for opponents to recover against his wide aerials, further improving his edgeguarding game.

When it comes to direct changes,Dancing Blade has been sped up greatly, making its hits link into each other much more consistently, and the tippered fourth forward hit has significantly higher knockback, being able to KO at much lower percentages than before. The ability to angleShield Breaker vertically increases the move's coverage, to the point the down angled version will always tipper in a successful2 frame punish. Many of his moves such as dash attack, up tilt, up aerial and down aerial are easier to tipper, while some of them are also stronger in both damage and knockback.

However, Marth has received some noteworthy, direct nerfs, most notably to his KO ability andneutral attack. Some of Marth's attacks, like his sourspotted forward smash and Dancing Blade's fourth forward hit, as well as his tippered forward aerial now deal less knockback, whereas his neutral, forward and back aerials have had their hitbox positionings worsened, making landing the tippers slightly more difficult. Additionally, his up throw is slightly weaker as well. This makes it more important for Marth to carefully space his attacks in order to land his tippers to finish strings to deal more damage and score KOs. His neutral attack, previously an excellent combo starter and neutral tool due to its first hit, has been altered as with most neutral attacks so that it can only follow up into the second hit from the first, removing its powerfuljab cancel fromSSB4 that was useful to Marth's gameplan in exchange of more situational jablock capabilities.

Marth's specials and grab game have also been weakened.Dolphin Slash andCounter are a bit more punishable than before, and Dancing Blade deals less damage in exchange for its improved linking potential. On top of the worsened KO ability on his up throw, forward throw has also lost its combo potential, which weakens Marth's options against shields.

Despite benefitting from some of them, Marth has also been notably hindered by the gameplay mechanics. Particularly, the universal increase in mobility, while improving his approach and further increasing his already fast mobility, has also made landing his tippers more difficult, as the game's faster pace encourages aggressive playstyles more than inSSB4. The removal of perfect pivoting and lack of quick, safe, and reliable grounded micro spacing options further magnifies his spacing troubles. On top of it, Marth's already linear recovery was also made more telegraphed by the changes to air dodging as well as the reduction inedge sweet spot size, making him easier to edgeguard and thus worsening his survivability. Lastly, the weakening of rage weakens Marth's ability to close out stocks at ludicrously low percentages.

Overall, the buffs Marth got and the benefits he gained from the engine do not compensate for the nerfs he received and the hindrances the engine has also indirectly given him, as Marth now has a harder time landing his tipper sweetspots, which proves troublesome due to his reliance on spacing. In addition, the knockback nerfs to some of his attacks have made it more difficult for him to consistently KO his opponents below high percentages. This causes Marth to shift to a more offensive playstyle, where he relies more on his sourspotted hits to combo his opponents while remaining at a safe distance from where he can poke them with tippered attacks. Game updates have remedied some of Marth's issues, making it slightly easier and more rewarding for him to land some of his tipper hitboxes and slightly improving his dash grab range, though not enough to properly compensate. As a result, Marth performs significantly worse than inSSB4, being one of the most nerfed characters in the transition toUltimate.

Aesthetics[edit]

• Marth has a new model; due to the aesthetic used inUltimate, it features a more vibrant color scheme. His design has the various shades of blue on his hair, outfit, armor pieces, and cape adjusted to be more vibrant and analogous with each other, with a brighter hue for his cape especially. The design of his headpiece and cape have been subtly modified; his armor, belt, gloves, and boots have been given subtle detailing. His hair is slightly more unkempt, and his eyes are sharper. Altogether, Marth's design closely resembles his appearance in most recentFire Emblem games.
  • Exalted Falchion and its sheathe have been touched up. While retaining its design fromShadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Falchion has been altered to better resemble its official artwork. Its scabbard is now nearly identical to its official artwork compared to the unique grey blue-pattern scabbard used sinceMelee.
• Marth's eighth alternate costume, formerly based on Roy, has been modified to resemble his artwork fromShadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.
• Marth has several new basic animations. His idle, crouch, andsidestep all have new animations, and hisjump animations have all been changed as well, resembling (but not identical to) Roy's jumps inSSB4. He will revert to his previous idle pose and crouch when holding a smallitem.
• Marth's sweetspotted moves now use a unique heavy sword sound effect similar toIke's sword. He shares this distinction withRoy.
• Marth is more expressive overall.
• Much like inMelee, Marth once again vocalizes when performing his first jump.
• Marth's cape has better physics and rigging, allowing for more fluid animations.
• Due to having new voice clips, Marth is much vocal overall. His taunts and victory quotes have been translated for international versions.
  • His up taunt has him say, "This is it!" ("行くぞ！"("Let's go!") in Japanese).
  • His side taunt has him say, "I won't lose!" ("僕は負けない！" (also"I won't lose!") in Japanese). This is the same line also heard in Roy's side taunt.
  • His down taunt has him say, "Keep your eyes open!" ("みんな、見ていてくれ!" ("Everyone, watch over me!"), which remains unchanged in Japanese).
• Marth's side taunt and down taunts have been shortened, swinging his blade only once for the former taunt and twice for the latter taunt.
• Marth's victory animations have been significantly reworked.
  • His first one has him performing a Shield Breaker before posing with Falchion at his right side, as opposed to spinning it in front of him, saying "The day is mine!" (今回は僕の勝ちだね。,This time victory is mine.)
  • The second has him keep hold of the sheathed Falchion, saying "I live to fight again!" (今日も生き延びることが出来た。,I was able to survive again today.)
  • The third pose is completely new. He jumps in the air swinging his sword twice, and then lands with a pose that resembles his Counter animation, saying "I cannot afford to lose." (僕は負ける訳には行かないんだ。,I can't afford to lose.) This replaces his old one where he stands with his right arm outstretched before lowering it to his side.

Attributes[edit]

• Like all characters, Marth'sjumpsquat animation takes 3 frames to complete (down from 5).
• Marthwalks faster (1.5 → 1.575).
• Marthruns significantly faster (1.785 → 1.964).
  • Marth's initialdash is significantly faster (1.5 → 2.255).
• Marth'sair speed is faster (1.02 → 1.071).
• Marth'straction is much higher (0.055 → 0.114).
• Forwardroll has less ending lag (FAF 31 → 30).
• Forward roll grants lessintangibility (frames 4-17 → 4-15).
• Back roll has more startup with less intangibility (frames 4-17 → 5-16), and more ending lag (FAF 31 → 35).
• Marth has a newSpot dodge animation; he shifts inward to his left with Falchion close to him. This distincts it fromRoy, who re-uses Marth's previous spot dodge animation fromSSB4.
• Spot dodge has less ending lag (FAF 27 → 26).
• Air dodge grants more intangibility (frames 3-27 → 3-29).
• Air dodge has significantly more ending lag (FAF 33 → 53).
• Marth is slightly smaller (model size multiplier: 0.96x → 0.95x). This slightly reduces his range, but also makes his hurtboxes slightly smaller, making him slightly harder to hit.
• Marth has a new jump animation where he picks up his feet more, allowing him to short hop over certain projectiles.

Ground attacks[edit]

• Neutral attack:
  • The first hit transitions into the second hit much faster (frame 18 → 11), allowing it to connect better.
  • Both hits have shorter durations, with the second hit also having more startup (frames 5-7 → 5-6 (hit 1), 3-5 → 4-5 (hit 2)).
  • Both hits have higherhitlag multipliers (0.7×/1.25× → 1.3×/1.7×), giving opponents more time toSDI the first hit andDI the second hit.
  • The first hit has altered angles (78°/65°/90° →361°/361°/180°/361°) and knockback (55 base/30 scaling → 30 base/15/12/12/12 scaling) to keep opponents close to Marth, akin to other neutral attacks. This allows it tojab lock much like inSSB4 before update1.0.8, but most importantly removes all its guaranteedjab cancel setups, which made it one of Marth's most potentpunishment tools inSSB4.
    • This also makes it harder to land the tippers of both hits, as the first hit's tipper is more prone to dragging opponents into the second hit's non-tipper hitboxes due to the change in angle.
  • The first hit has an altered animation where Marth swings in a more horizontal arc, matching its hitboxes better.
• Up tilt:
  • The tipper hitbox deals more damage (9% → 10%) with no knockback compensation, improving its KO potential.
  • The blade hitbox has been moved back slightly (Z: 2 → 0.7), making the tipper easier to land.
• Down tilt:
  • The tipper hitbox is larger, and the sourspot has been slightly shrunken (16.7u → 15.7u), making it easier to land the tipper.
• Dash attack:
  • The tipper hitbox deals more damage (12% → 13%) and it deals more knockback (80 base/55 scaling → 93/58).
  • The blade hitbox has been moved back slightly (Z: 2 → 0.5), making the tipper easier to land.
  • The move has gained ashieldstun multiplier of 1.5×, which combined with the increased shieldstun for ground attacks makes it safer on shield.
  • It has higher hitlag multipliers (0.7×/1.25× → 0.875×/1.25×/1.5625×).
  • It has a different animation, with Marth swinging in a slightly more horizontal arc.
• Forward smash:
  • Forward smash's non-tipper hitboxes deal less knockback (55 base/80 scaling → 48/75), no longer being able to KO middleweights under 100% at the edge and making the move unsafe at low percents.
• Up smash:
  • Up smash's launcher hitbox can no longer hit on the same frame as the sword hitboxes and override their knockback at low percents, making it more consistent.
• Down smash:
  • Down smash launches at a consistent angle (75°/361° (hit 1), 60°/361° (hit 2) → 361°), allowing it to set up edgeguards and KO near edges more effectively.
  • It has slightly more ending lag (FAF 55 → 56).
  • The second hit's non-tipper hitboxes have less base knockback (70/50/50 → 40), hindering its KO potential.
  • The first hit's non-tipper hitboxes have different base knockback in between the previous vertical-launching and horizontal-launching hitboxes (70/50/50 → 60).

Aerial attacks[edit]

• All aerials have reduced landing lag (12 frames → 7 (neutral), 16 → 10 (forward), 17 → 10 (back), 14 → 8 (up), 24 → 14 (down)).
• Neutral aerial:
  • Neutral aerial's first hit has more base knockback (30 → 45/45/35) and altered angles (80°/75°/65°/90° → 75°/80°/90°), allowing it to connect into the second hit while rising, and improving its combo potential on landing combined with its lower landing lag.
  • Both hits now use 3 larger hitboxes rather than 4 smaller hitboxes (3.5u/3u/2u/3.5u → 3.8u/4u/3.3u), slightly reducing its range overall and making the tipper harder to land.
• Forward aerial:
  • Forward aerial has altered hitbox placements (Z offset: 2u/0u/7.7u → 2.5u/0u/7.5u, X offset: 0u → 1u) and are smaller overall (3.5u/3.5u/3.5u → 3u/3.8u/3u), with the tipper hitbox now matching the tip of the sword's model instead of extending slightly further. This reduces its range and makes the tipper harder to land.
  • The tipper hitbox has less knockback scaling (90 → 80), hindering its KO potential.
• Back aerial:
  • Back aerial has altered hitbox placements (2.5u/0u/7.7u → 1.7u/0u/7u (Z-offset), 0u/0u/0u → 0u/2u/0u (X-offset)), with the tipper hitbox now matching the tip of the sword's model instead of extending slightly further. This reduces its range and makes the tipper harder to land.
• Up aerial:
  • Up aerial has altered hitbox placements (2u/0u/0u/6.7u → 0.5u/0u/0u/6.7u (Z-offset)), making the tipper easier to land.
• Down aerial:
  • The removal ofteching for groundedmeteor smashes improves down aerial's combo potential onstage, compounded further by its lower landing lag.
  • Themeteor smash hitbox is larger (4.3u → 5u), and lower down (Y offset: -3u → -3.3u), improving its range.
  • The meteor hitbox has a higher hitlag multiplier (1× → 1.3×).

Throws and other attacks[edit]

• Grabs:
  • Standing grab has less startup (frame 7 → 6).
  • All grabs have increased ending lag (FAF 30 → 35 (standing), 37 → 43 (dash), 35 → 38 (pivot)).
  • Dash and pivot grab have more startup (frame 8 → 9 (dash), 9 → 10 (pivot)).
• The speed of Marth's throws is no longer weight-dependent. This somewhat improves his down throw's combo potential on heavyweights, but reduces it on lightweights.
• All of Marth's throws except up throw trigger a hitlag effect before the release frame, withback throw also having more startup, and thus they release the opponent later (frame 15 → 18 (forward), 8 → 19 (back), 16 → 20 (down)), making them easier toDI.
  • However, back throw's total duration remains unchanged, giving it less ending lag.
• Pummel:
  • Pummel deals less damage (2% → 1.3%).
  • It deals more hitlag (4 frames → 14), but has much less startup (frame 6 → 1) and ending lag (FAF 16 → 7).
• Forward throw:
  • Marth has a new forward throw, a quick elbow strike to the opponent's chest.
  • Due to the faster knockback physics, it has lost its combo potential.
• Up throw:
  • Up throw deals more damage (4% → 5%).
  • It has less knockback scaling (120 → 102), KOing slightly later despite its higher damage output.
• Down throw:
  • Down throw deals less damage (5% → 4%), with knockback scaling compensated (50 → 57).
  • The faster knockback physics, combined with the throw no longer being weight-dependent, hinder its combo potential against much of the cast, due to the move's high base knockback compared to other throws.
  • Its animation has been changed slightly, with Marth slamming the opponent onto the ground with a more exaggerated throw.
• Edge attack:
  • Edge attack deals more damage (7% → 9%).

Special moves[edit]

• Shield Breaker:
  • Shield Breaker can be angled vertically.
  • It deals 1.15× its regular damage if it hits an opponent's head.
  • Fully charged Shield Breaker has slightly more startup (frame 78 → 79).
  • Marth composes himself after performing the move.
  • The move triggersSpecial Zoom upon breaking an opponent's shield.
• Dancing Blade:
  • All swings except the first have less startup (frame 9 → 5 (second, neutral), 7 → 4 (second, up), 6 → 4 (third, neutral), 8 → 5 (third, up & down), 13 → 7 (fourth, neutral & down), 11 → 6 (fourth, up)), allowing the move to execute faster and connect all hits more reliably.
  • All swings except the fourth ones have lower hitlag multipliers (1× → 0.5× (first), 0.7× (second & third)), allowing the move to transition faster and making it harder toSDI out of.
  • All swings except the fourth ones deal less knockback (25 base/75 scaling → 25/30 (first), 30/30 → 30/25 (second, neutral), 30 base/70/50/70 scaling → 30/25 (second, up), 40 b/50/35/50 s → 55/30 (third, neutral), 40 b/60/40/60 s → 55/30/30/50 (third, up), 50/28 → 40/30 (third, down)), improving their linking ability at high percents.
  • The first swing has less ending lag (FAF 42 → 40 (grounded), 32 → 30 (aerial)), as does the fourth upward swing (FAF 51 → 45).
  • The first two neutral swings have different angles (78°/92°/20° → 361°/90°/361° (first), 60°/65°/40° → 361° (second)), granting them the ability tolock.
  • The fourth forward swing's tipper has greater knockback overall (60 base/130 scaling → 85/125), improving its KO potential.
  • The fourth downward swing's hits after the first are faster (frame 19, 25, 31, 37 → 10, 13, 16, 19), and the first four hits have less knockback scaling (40 → 20), allowing them to connect better and preventing opponents from jumping out of them at low percents.
    • However, it has much more ending lag in combination with the faster swings (FAF 72 → 75).
  • The fourth upward swing's hitboxes have extended downward, no longer causing it to whiff against short opponents and improving its vertical reach.
  • All swings deal less damage (3%/4% → 2.5%/3% (first & second), 4%/5% → 3%/4% (third, neutral & up), 4.5%/5.5% → 3%/4% (third, down), 5%/7% → 4%/6% (fourth, neutral), 6%/8% → 5%/7% (fourth, up), 6% → 5% (fourth, down, last hit's tipper)).
  • The first swing has more startup (frame 6 → 9).
  • The fourth forward swing's non-tipper hitboxes deal less knockback (60 base/130 scaling → 74/103), hindering their KO potential.
  • The fourth upward swing has more base knockback (60 → 80/85), but drastically less knockback scaling (118 → 40), removing its ability to KO at realistic percents.
  • Dancing Blade's neutral swings all have altered animations, except for the third. The first one is an outward swing similar to his forward tilt, the second is a vertical swing instead of a horizontal one, and the final swing no longer has Marth spinning before he slashes the opponent.
  • The third downward swing has an altered animation, now being a low outward swing instead of a stab.
• Dolphin Slash:
  • Dolphin Slash has more landing lag (20 frames → 24).
  • It leaves multiple afterimages of Marth during the leap, akin to the effect used byFox Illusion andFalco Phantasm.
• Counter:
  • Counter's counterattack has less startup (frame 5 → 4).
  • The counterbox is bigger (9.2u → 10.5u). It is also higher up (y offset 9.3 → 10).
  • It has more ending lag on both the counter (FAF 60 → 65) and the attack (FAF 36 → 41).
  • Marth once again vocalizes when connecting a successful Counter. In English, he'll say "My turn!", "Nice try!" or "Predictable!"; the last of which, in Japanese, is changed to "させない！".
  • If a powerful enough attack is countered, it causes a large yellow flash, and plays the noise from Critical Hit if the counterattack successfully lands.
• Critical Hit:
  • Due to the changes toteching, Critical Hit is almost impossible to tech, although under some circumstances such as withShulk'sShield Monado Art, it can still be teched at very low percentages.

Update history[edit]

Marth was slightly buffed via game updates. Marth received a small, yet worthwhile buff to his dash grab's vertical range in update3.0.0, which was shared with his three derivatives (Lucina,Roy, andChrom). This most notably increased the consistency of their grabs against some shielding opponents, such asR.O.B.

After a long absence from patch notes, Marth was given a few worthwhile buffs in update8.0.0. Most notably, the update repositioned the non-tipper hitboxes of his forward, back, and up aerials, thus making their respective tippers easier to hit. This substantially improved some of Marth's staple moves, and primarily benefits both his air game and his edgeguarding potential. His down smash's tipper also gained more knockback, which improved its KO potential.

In12.0.0, Marth was once again buffed, all related to some of his tippers. The tipper of his dash attack deals 1% more damage, deals overall more knockback, and the blade hitbox was moved back slightly, making it easier to land to tipper. His up tilt also received a 1% damage increase to the tipper, allowing it to KO roughly 10% earlier, and the middle hitbox was moved to have more coverage. And finally, the tipper hitbox of down tilt was slightly enlarged and extended, and the sourspot was slightly shrunken, making it easier to land the tipper.

Overall, while Marth is more viable than he was at launch, he is still currently seen as inferior to his Echo Fighter, Lucina, as the buffs he gained were not enough to counteract Lucina's overall better consistency and effectiveness.

1.1.0

• The animation for swinging with a battering item has been adjusted.

3.0.0

• The grounded-only grabbox of dash grab was made bigger (2.6u → 3.0u) and placed higher (Y offsets: 7.0 → 7.25). This notably prevents it from missing a shieldingR.O.B..

8.0.0

• Down smash's tipper deals more knockback (50 base → 57 (hit 1), 88 scaling → 92 (hit 2)).
• Forward, back, and up aerials' closest hitboxes to the tip have been moved inward (Z offset: 3.5u → 2.5u (forward), 3.7u → 1.7u (back), 2u → 0.5u (up)), making the tipper hitboxes easier to land.

12.0.0

• The tipper of dash attack deals more damage (12% → 13%), it deals more knockback (95 base/55 scaling → 93/58) and the blade hitbox has been moved back slightly (Z: 2 → 0.5).
• The tipper of up tilt deals more damage (9% → 10%) with no knockback compensation, and the blade hitbox has been moved back slightly (Z: 2 → 0.7).
• The tipper hitbox of down tilt is larger, and the sourspot has been slightly shrunken (16.7u → 15.7u), making it easier to land the sweetspot.
• Fixed an issue that caused opponents to sometimes go below the ledge and get bounced off the side of the stage after using down throw.

Moveset[edit]

• For simplicity if, for example, Marth's blade does 4% damage while the tip does 6%, and the attack has no other hitboxes, it is written as 4%/6%.

For a gallery of Marth's hitboxes, seehere.

Note: All numbers are listed as base damage, without the1v1 multiplier.

Stats[edit]

Announcer calls[edit]

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• English/Japanese/Chinese

• French

• French (PAL)

On-screen appearance[edit]

• Warps onto the stage using a warp circle with a twirl and unsheathes his sword.

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  Marth's on-screen appearance

Taunts[edit]

• Up taunt: Hoists the Falchion into the air, emitting light from the tip while saying "This is it!" (行くぞ！,Let's go!) Resembles his critical hit animation fromFire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.
• Side taunt: Swings the Falchion once before resheathing it, saying "I won't lose!" (僕は負けない！,I won't lose!)
• Down taunt: Swings the Falchion around and says "Keep your eyes open!" (みんな、見ていてくれ！Everyone, watch over me!)

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  Marth's up taunt.

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  Marth's side taunt.

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  Marth's down taunt.

Idle poses[edit]

• Holds his hand to his chest, closes his eyes, and silently takes a breath.
• Brushes his hair out of his face.

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  Marth's first idle pose.

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  Marth's second idle pose.

Crowd cheer[edit]

	Cheer (English)	Cheer (Japanese/Chinese)	Cheer (Italian)	Cheer (Dutch)	Cheer (French)
Cheer
Description	Marth Marth Marth!	Mar - u - su!	Marth Marth Marth!	Marth Marth! *claps 2 times*	Marth! *claps 3 times*

	Cheer (German)	Cheer (Spanish)	Cheer (Russian)	Cheer (Korean)
Cheer
Description	Marth!	Marth Marth Marth!	Marth! Marth! Marth!	Maaaareu - seu!

Victory poses[edit]

• Left: Performs Shield Breaker, then poses with Falchion at his right side, saying "The day is mine!" ("今回は僕の勝ちだね。",This time victory is mine.). His ending pose mirrors his official artwork from Smash 4.
• Up: Performs a flare with his sword before sheathing it, and while still gripping it, says "I live to fight again." ("今日も生き延びることが出来た。",I was able to survive again today.).
• Right: Jumps in the air swinging his sword twice, then lands in a pose resembling his Counter animation, saying "I cannot afford to lose!" ("僕は負ける訳には行かないんだ。",I can't afford to lose.).

Incompetitive play[edit]

Most historically significant players[edit]

See also:Category:Marth players (SSBU)

•  Kreeg - One of the best Marth players in North America. Though Kreeg also plays other characters alongside Marth, they had several noteworthy results where they only played Marth, including placing 4th atBeak Bonk 2023 defeatingBassMage, 13th atLVL UP EXPO 2023 defeatingJakal, 17th atMAJOR UPSET, and 33rd atCrown the Third.
•  MkLeo - Although uncommon, uses Marth from time and time as a counterpick. His Marth is best known for being used alongsideJoker to winUltimate Fighting Arena 2019, where Marth was used in several sets before top 8, and being used as a counterpick to place 4th atLet's Make Big Moves 2023 and 5th atScuffed World Tour, with MkLeo defeatingRiddles'sKazuya in the latter.
•  Rizeasu - Though he has a diverse character pool, one of his most common picks is Marth, and he is considered the greatest Marth player of all time. He notably won the superregionalSumabato SP 32 with primarily Marth and also placed 2nd at the majorMaesuma TOP 14 using Marth to win several crucial sets. He is also the only globally-ranked player who uses Marth as a main, with his highest being 49th on theLumiRank Mid-Year 2023.

Tier placement and history[edit]

In stark contrast to pre-releaseUltimate, where it was speculated that Marth could be the best character in the game, Marth initially saw a near-nonexistent playerbase due to nerfs such as smaller tipper hitboxes and the removal of perfect pivoting to space tippers consistently. As a result of this, all of Marth's prominent players fromSmash 4 dropped him in favor of other characters, most notably his echo fighterLucina, who was widely considered to be more effective and easier than Marth as a character. Despite seeing brief usage fromMkLeo in the second half of 2019, Marth was considered an "irrelevant" character in tournament play, with data collected fromOrionRank co-founderBarnard's Loop showing that Marth had the third worst representation in the game in April 2020.^[2]

Subsequent patches buffed several of Marth's tipper hitboxes, making it easier to connect tippers reliably. Furthermore, since the end of theCOVID-19 pandemic, Marth's representation has steadily improved at locals and minor circuits, with success from players such asKreeg,Ignaize andRizeasu. Finally, MkLeo briefly brought the character back into his roster in late-2022 and early-2023, defeating players such asRiddles andCosmos.

As such, some players questioned whether Marth was underrated in the metagame, due to the positive traits he shares with Lucina and other highly regarded sword-wielding characters, as well as the untapped potential from his tipper mechanic offering him high KO capabilities with safe disjoints. However, other players pointed to how his tipper hitboxes remained inconsistent despite the buffs and that his overall representation remained poor, often hovering around the bottom 10, with all of Marth's best players often using other characters alongside Marth. With little change in Marth's reputation in the post-pandemic metagame, his placement has remained the same on the first two tier lists, ranking 54th on the first in B- tier, and dropping a spot to 55th on the second, although due to the restructuring of the tier list, he was ranked as a C+ tier character.

With his representation remaining quite poor, his tipper hitboxes continuing to remain inferior to Lucina's consistency and having among the worst representation in 2024,particularly in December, he dropped to the C- tier at 71st on the third and current tier list, a 16-spot drop and by far the largest fall on that list. Even leading into 2026, Marth remains very stagnant in the current metagame to the point where since theLumiRank Half Year 2025 ranking, he has surpassedGanondorf as the least represented character in the game.

Classic Mode: A Kingdom of Dragons[edit]

Marth'scongratulations screen.

Marth fights draconic opponents on various medieval-themed stages, referencing the prevalence of dragon enemies in all his games; moreover, his sword,Falchion, was forged to slay dragons. The Mii Fighters sport dragon-themed costumes. As a reference to how Marth fights the dragonMedeus as the final boss in his own games, he fightsRathalos, a wyvern (clearly labeled as a dragon in the original Japanese), as the boss of his route. The name is also likely a reference toDolhr, a nation ofManaketes (Dragon shapeshifters).

Round	Opponent	Stage	Music	Notes
1	GiantCharizard	Castle Siege	Story 5 Meeting	Giant Charizard'sPokémon Trainer is absent.
2	Yoshi (×5)	Arena Ferox	Under This Banner	Horde Battle (3 at a time)
3	GiantKing K. Rool	Bridge of Eldin	Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem Medley	King K. Rool representsMedeus in hisShadow Dragon form inMystery of the Emblem. Bridge of Eldin resembles the mapLight and Shadow where Marth fights Medeus.
4	Mii Gunner (×4),Mii Brawler, andMii Swordfighter	Castle Siege	Advance	Horde Battle (3 at a time) Mii Fighter costume combinations: Dragon Helmet and Yellow Dragon Armor (Gunner) Devil Horns and Black Dragon Armor (Gunner) Dragon Helmet and Woolly Yoshi Outfit (Brawler) Dragon Helmet and White Dragon Armor (Gunner) Woolly Yoshi Hat and Red Dragon Armor (Gunner) Dragon Helmet and Black Knight Armor (Swordfighter)
5	GiantRidley	Gerudo Valley	Lords-Showdown	Giant Ridley references Medeus, the main antagonist ofFire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.
6	Corrin (×2)	Coliseum	Lost in Thoughts All Alone (Remix)
Bonus Stage
Final	Rathalos	Forest Hill	Roar/Rathalos

Note: All stages Marth travels to areFire Emblem andThe Legend of Zelda stages.

Credits roll after completing Classic Mode. Completing it as Marth hasFire Emblem Theme accompany the credits.

Role inWorld of Light[edit]

Finding Marth in World of Light

Marth was among the fighters that were summoned to fight the army ofMaster Hands.

During the opening cutscene, Marth took notice of the massive number of Master Hands, telling the other fighters that they would "need to take down about ten [Master Hands each]" ("一人で十体ぐらい倒せばいけるか?",Maybe we can win this by taking about ten each?), before being reassured byZelda andPit. He was present on the cliffside whenGaleem unleashed his beams of light. He was vaporized offscreen and placed under Galeem's imprisonment along with the other fighters (excludingKirby).

During the mode itself, Marth can be unlocked early on shortly after rescuingMario, where the player arrives at a crossroads and has the choice to rescue him,Sheik, orVillager. If one of the others is rescued first, Marth's path will be blocked by a force field created byMaster Hand, which will disappear upon defeating a boss or can be circumvented by looping back to the other side.

Fighter Battle[edit]

No.	Image	Name	Type	Power	Stage	Music
21		Marth	Attack	2,500	Final Destination	Final Destination

Spirit[edit]

Marth's fighter spirit can be obtained by completingClassic Mode as Marth. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 300 Gold, but only after Marth has been unlocked. Unlocking Marth in World of Light allows the player to preview the spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a fighter spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. His fighter spirit has an alternate version that replaces it with his artwork inUltimate.

In Spirit Battles[edit]

As the main opponent[edit]

Spirit				Battle parameters							Inspiration
No.	Image	Name	Series	Enemy Fighter(s)	Type	Power	Stage	Rules	Conditions	Music	Character
105		Prince Peasley	Mario & Luigi Series	•Marth		1,600	3D Land	N/A	•The enemy's melee weapons have increased power	This is Minion Turf!
625		Navarre	Fire Emblem Series	•Marth (140 HP)		3,700	Castle Siege (Throne Room)	N/A	•The enemy can unleash powerful critical hits at random •Stamina battle •The enemy's battering items have increased power	Story 5 Meeting
630		Tiki	Fire Emblem Series	•Marth		3,700	Spear Pillar (hazards off)	•Assist Trophy Enemies (Tiki)	•Hostile assist trophies will appear	Fire Emblem Theme (Heroic Origins)	Marth
633		Camus	Fire Emblem Series	•Marth		9,200	Arena Ferox	•Health Recovery	•The enemy's melee weapons have increased power •The enemy can unleash powerful critical hits at random •The enemy is healed significantly when the enemy's at high damage	Meeting Theme Series Medley
641		Seliph	Fire Emblem Series	•Marth •Ike		3,600	Castle Siege	•Defense ↑	•The enemy has increased defense when the enemy's at high damage	Edge of Adversity
1,058		Hugh Baldwin	Castlevania Series	•Marth		2,000	Find Mii	N/A	•The enemy's melee weapons have increased power •The enemy has increased jump power	Awake
1,173		Felix	Golden Sun Series	•Marth		3,500	Coliseum	•Item Tidal Wave •Earthquake	•Periodic earthquakes will shake the stage •Certain items will appear in large numbers after a little while	Battle Scene / Final Boss - Golden Sun
1,316		Goro Akechi	Persona Series	•Marth •GiantPit		3,800	Fourside (Battlefield form)	•Hazard: Left Is Right, Right Is Left	•Defeat the main fighter to win •Left and right controls will suddenly reverse	Rivers In the Desert

As a minion[edit]

Spirit				Battle parameters							Inspiration
No.	Image	Name	Series	Enemy Fighter(s)	Type	Power	Stage	Rules	Conditions	Music	Character
620		Caeda	Fire Emblem Series	•Lucina •Marth		13,500	Temple (Battlefield form)	•Hazard: Heavy Wind	•Dangerously high winds are in effect •The enemy has increased move speed and reduced weight	Story 5 Meeting	Marth

Alternate costumes[edit]

Gallery[edit]

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  Artwork of all playableFire Emblem characters and Assist Trophies, as posted on the official JapaneseFire Emblem Heroes Twitter account.

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  Screenshot of all playableFire Emblem characters on Arena Ferox, as posted on the official JapaneseFire Emblem Twitter account.

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  Marth's fighter card.

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  Marthcountering on theGreat Plateau Tower.

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  PerformingShield Breaker onColiseum.

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  Taunting in his white costume onMario Galaxy.

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  DodgingRidley'sPlasma Breath on3D Land.

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  Taunting onSkyworld.

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  Idling withLyn onThe Great Cave Offensive.

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  WithToon Link,Pit and a giantJigglypuff on The Great Cave Offensive.

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  Marth andLucina taunting onCastle Siege.

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  Marth getting hit byR.O.B.'s down smash onTomodachi Life.

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  Marth's unlock notice.

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  Marth,Link andShulk advancing towardsRathalos on Coliseum.

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  Idling onGreat BayΩ.

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  Idling on Skyworld.

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  WithKirby,Mario, Link,Inkling, Pit, Ridley andVillager onBattlefield.

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  With all playableFire Emblem veterans on Coliseum.

Fighter Showcase Video[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Marth's line in the Japanese version of World of Light opening cinematic; the subtitle translates to "Maybe we can win this by taking about ten each?"

• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the firstSmash Bros. game where Marth points his sword upwards rather than downwards in his official artwork.
• The images of Marth facing Ridley and Rathalos, as well as Marth's Classic Mode battle sequence, are likely a reference to the common trend ofFire Emblem games ending with a boss battle against a dragon, specifically Marth's battle withMedeus, the main antagonist of the firstFire Emblem game.
• Marth is the only character from theFire Emblem series who can be unlocked inThe Light Realm in World of Light.
  • Roy is also found inThe Final Battle, imprisoned byGaleem. This makes Marth and Roy the onlyFire Emblem characters affiliated with Galeem.
  • Coincidentally, both characters also mark their firstSmash debut inMelee and have an Echo Fighter, being Lucina and Chrom, respectively.
• Marth,Lucina,Young Link, Roy,Chrom, andWolf are the only characters that use their crouching animations from a previousSmash Bros. game when holding a small item (in Chrom's case, he uses Roy's previous crouching animation).
  • This makes Marth, Lucina, and Wolf the only characters to have both updated idle and crouching animations, but transition to their previous animations when holding a small item.
• There are some minor oversights with some of Marth's sound effects:
  • His side taunt still uses the sound effect of his old taunt, causing two sword-swinging sounds to play despite the animation being shortened to only one swing. This can also be seen in Marth's character showcase video.
  • The back hit of Marth's up tilt where the attack will always play the tipper sound effect, regardless of whether the move is sweetspotted or not.
• Marth has the most combined clones of any character at three, being Roy, Lucina, and Chrom.
• Marth is the onlyFire Emblem fighter who does not faceMaster Hand as their final boss.
• The name of Marth's back aerial, "About Face", is in reference to his combative background, where it means to turn opposite to the current position being faced in the military.
• When KO'd by reaching 0 HP during his final stock inStamina Mode, Marth uses his alternate KO scream rather than the standard one. This also applies toIke using hisRadiant Dawn outfit in international versions and hisPath of Radiance outfit in the Japanese version.
• Marth's line from the World of Light opening has become somewhat memetic among the Japanese fanbase, with fans jokingly referring to his plan as "Marth Theory" (マルス理論).
  • A possible offshoot of this, Sakurai directly references this line during theMr. Sakurai Presents "Sephiroth" showcase, when battling Master Hand and Crazy Hand in Sephiroth's Classic Mode route.

References[edit]

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Fighters	Marth (SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4 ·SSBU) ·Roy (SSBM ·SSB4 ·SSBU) ·Ike (SSBB ·SSB4 ·SSBU) ·Lucina (SSB4 ·SSBU) ·Robin (SSB4 ·SSBU) ·Corrin (SSB4 ·SSBU) ·Chrom (SSBU) ·Byleth (SSBU)
Assist Trophies	Lyn ·Black Knight ·Tiki
Stages	Castle Siege ·Arena Ferox ·Coliseum ·Garreg Mach Monastery
Item	Killing Edge
Other	Sothis
Trophies,Stickers andSpirits	Trophies (SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4) ·Stickers ·Spirits
Music	Brawl ·SSB4 ·Ultimate
Masterpieces	Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light ·Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

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