Marth (SSB4)

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Marth in Super Smash Bros. 4
Universe	Fire Emblem
Other playable appearances	in Melee in Brawl
Availability	Starter
Final Smash	Critical Hit

Marth (マルス, Marusu) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4. He was announced on the official website on November 7th, 2013. Years before, four Fire Emblem games were released on November 3, November 4, and November 11. Visually, Marth's appearance has been updated based on his attire from the Japan-only DS game, Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem, Heroes of Light and Shadow.

He has been nerfed between Brawl and Smash 4, having fewer good finishing options and slower moves.

Changes from Brawl

• Marth is heavier than in Brawl.
• Shield Breaker is much stronger and it also now gives Marth a horizontal boost when used in the air, regardless of whether it's charged or not, aiding Marth's recovery.
• Down tilt is stronger.
• Back aerial is faster and stronger.
• Counter appears to have strengthened.
• A number of Marth's moves (e.g. dash attack, down aerial, forward smash, Dancing Blade) deal less damage than in Brawl.
• Marth's sword is now shorter than it was in Brawl.
• Forward air deals less damage and appears to have greater landing lag.
• All throws have stronger knockback, which lessens Marth's follow-up options after a grab.
  • Down throw sends foes at an upwards trajectory which gives him some new follow up options
• Critical Hit deals more damage, dealing 64% instead of 60%.
• Marth's attack trails are much brighter at the tip, making the sweetspot of his attacks more visible than in previous games.
• Down aerial appears to have a somewhat tweaked animation, with the swing starting from behind Marth instead of in front of him.

The following attacks are visually unchanged:

• First hit of jab
• Up smash
• Down smash
• The first hit of Dancing Blade
• Dolphin Slash
• Side taunt
• Down taunt

Special Moves

In Super Smash Bros. 4, special moves can be swapped out for different variants. All of Marth's have been seen. Marth retains all of his original special moves.

Special Move	Basic	Custom 1	Custom 2
Neutral Special	Shield Breaker	Storm Thrust	Assault Dash
Side Special	Dancing Blade	Easy Combination	Heavy Combination
Up Special	Dolphin Slash	Crescent Slash	Dolphin High Jump
Down Special	Counter	Easy Counter	Iai Counter
Final Smash	Critical Hit	-	-

Palette Swaps

Trophy

Marth has two trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. One is a trophy of his Official Artwork for the game, and the other is a trophy of his gold and orange alternate palette

• MarthTrophy3DS1.png

  Marth trophy.

• MarthTrophy3DS2.png

  Marth All-Star trophy.

Gallery

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  Marth in the Nintendo Direct from April 8th, 2014.

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  The pic of the day shown during Marth's reveal.

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  Front and Back shots of Marth's new design.

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  Marth's appearance in the 3DS version.

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  Posing with sword.

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  Battling with Link.

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  Using down smash on Wii Fit Trainer.

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  Holding sword out.

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  Attacking around himself with the sword; appears to be his neutral aerial.

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  Using Counter against Fox's dash attack.

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  Using Dolphin Slash on Mega Man.

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  Dancing Blade.

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  Posing with Peach.

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  Marth and Link performing their dash attacks.

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  Marth lying down after being knocked onto the ground.

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  Close-up image of Marth and Luigi's faces.

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  Marth and Samus near a Steel Diver.

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  The results of Marth using Shield Breaker on Mega Man.

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  In battle with Zelda.

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  Landing with Ike.