Marth
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- For the city in Thuringia, Germany, see Marth, Germany
Marth is a fictional swordfighter from the Fire Emblem series of video games. He used to be the Prince of Aritia, however, he was eventually exiled from his continent of Akaneia. He was exiled to Talis after his father was killed, and his sister Ellis was taken hostage. Marth had to use the divine sword Falchion in order to slay the dark dragon Medeus. He is the first character to be in the Lord class in the Fire Emblem series. He was also the only Lord to keep his position during two Fire Emblem games. After Marth slayed Medeus, Hardin betrayed him and seized Aritia.
Marth is a hidden character in Super Smash Bros. Melee. To unlock Marth in Super Smash Brothers Melee, you must have used all the regular, non-unlockable characters in Regular Match mode or Versus mode at least once. Marth brought the Falchion sword with him to Super Smash Brothers Melee and he uses it as his main attacking weapon. As one of the four swordfighters in Super Smash Brothers Melee (alongside Roy, Link, and Young Link), he has a considerablely long attack range and his attacks are usually reasonably powerful, and even though they appear to be not so strong as those of his fellow Fire Emblem character Roy, using the very tip of his blade results in greater power. He is also somewhat faster, more agile and jumps higher. His moves, except throw moves, are strictly from his sword, and the same goes for Roy.
Marth is also the focal character of the Fire Emblem anime.