Fire Emblem Character Spotlight: Marth 

Happy 30’th anniversary, Fire Emblem!

How fitting. Marth is the hero of Fire Emblem, THE hero of Fire Emblem. His iconic blue hair and sword has been the face of the series, for three decades. A hero we've seen time and time again, and a man often overlooked. Without him, there would be no Sigurd, Seliph, Ike, Ephraim, Hector....every other lord we've come to love. He is a man that fights alongside his friends, to save his homeland, to tackle with the dark dragon and Gharnef. Marth is Fire Emblem. Fire Emblem is Marth. May this man never fade from our hearts.

I feel like saying marth is a "generic sword lord" is pretty much completely unwarranted since he's the guy who started that stereotype. I dont think it's fair to knock marth for being what we now consider to be the normal, since he's what started it all and didnt have anybody else to go off of. Good work on the video, mangs! It was amazing!

The ending of FE3 is actually pretty sad if you think about it. Marth probably just wanted a peaceful life in Altia with Caeda but because of the second war, he felt like he had no choice but to step up and be responsible for everything and rule an entire empire as Hero-King. He gave up his home and a more stress-free life just to ensure that the peace was permanent this time. I think that best exemplifies Marth's personality, he never places himself above anyone else, not his friends nor his people. He's one of the truest heroes in the series.

Ah Marth, hero of Fire Emblem: Melee. Under the tutelage of his mentor, Ken, he fought against the foxaketes, who could kill anybody with their shine magic. He fought valiantly, and eventually defeated the king of the foxaketes, Captain Medealcon, and killed his hype for 2 decades. With his legendary sword, the Twoforwardairsandaspike, he was nearly unbeatable. Marth’s my favourite.

That feeling when Mangs did more than Nintendo themselves for their 30th anniversary of their own franchise.

National anthem time “Faiya Emburem!”

9:13 “but sadly it wouldn’t be the last battle Marth fought.” Oh yes, not even close, he still has: - War of Heroes (FE3/12) - War between Askr & Embla (Heroes) (5 SEPERATE TIMES counting alts) - Dragalia Lost war - Code name STEAM war - Wars involving Ylisse (FE13 - War between Hoshido & Nohr (FE14) - War of Valentia (FE15) (as a summon) - War in Fire Emblem Warriors - Subspace Emissary (Brawl) - World of Light (Ultimate) This poor man must be grateful that Chrom got casted for TMS #FE as the lead instead. He probably hates the Marth amiibo for basically doubling his work.

Another bit of trivia: his original name is Mars, like the Roman god of war. However, due to how the Japanese script works, the translation of his name Mars is マルス - Ma-ru-su. As his name got translated back to English, the translation team got his name wrong and rather than being translated back to Mars it became Marth since 'su' can also be a stand in for a 'th' sound. Strangely enough, the anime got his name correct with Mars, but Marth seems like a more natural name for him that he claims well.

My opinion on Marth ever since Melee will always be that he's criminally underrated. People often called Roy the cooler looking Lord back then, but when I played Shadow Dragon for the first time; I realized that he was way more than just a dude with a Sword. Where Roy looked cool, Marth in his actual game struggled emotionally and often put himself down despite being 3 years older than Roy. Whereas Roy was confident, and somehow didn't carry emotional baggage after seeing Hector die. Heroes may have improved Roy personality-wise, but Marth was an emotional character from the very beginning. This comment isn't meant to attack Roy, but since these two were meant to light the franchise's fire in the rest of the world; Marth came to be an amazing Lord that I could definitely see myself in. Hence why I'll always appreciate him, even if his game wasn't technically the first to be released worldwide. Here's to many more years of Fire Emblem to come, and thanks to Marth for giving them to us.

Marth is one my favorite characters in fire emblem I met marth when I got smash bros brawl and later I got shadow dragon and than marth become one of my favorite lords in fire emblem history so I glad I got into fire emblem I love this series so much happy 30th anniversary fire emblem

I remember when people used to mess with Marth because "he looks gay, he loves Roy, Ike is the real man" when Marth is married, 3 women love her, he's one of the most epic heroes in the franchise and he has an amazing tale during his 2 games. Happy birthday Fire Emblem

This is the video Marth needed. No. What Fire Emblem needed for it's 30th Anniversary. Thank you for your hard work, Mangs. And of course, thank you Fire Emblem for staying around for all these years.

Marth literally the fire emblem equivalent to king Arthur at his height

I love this video,but I think a bit more can be said about Marth's personality. It's best shown in Shadow Dragon, especially in the chapter he takes back his homeland. After taking back Altea he says to Nyna "I thought there would be something. Some remnant of my old life to come back to. But there's nothing." This is one of the best examples of Marth's more hidden somber side. This, along with other examples like how he speaks to Jagen on the boat at the end of the prologue of how he feels about losing his home, and Nyna's mentioning of how she sees how he feels sorrow at every fallen ally but bears through it. All of these together paint a picture of someone with a sad, heartbreaking life. But also someone who can persevere through it. As he keeps going through all of what life throws at him. A large majority of that driven by his sense of duty. Anyone can write a character and say "this guy's very duty-bound." But the writing for Marth, especially in shadow dragon, shows it beautifully. The best example of this is, again, shown in the Shadow Dragon Altea chapter. Despite the hollow victory, the pain he feels, the sadness that fills him, Marth insists on addressing his people. At this point, he states "I am a prince before I am a son or a brother" That is the best moment to show his hidden sorrow and his strong sense of duty. And for that, I think Marth's a pretty damn good character. Classic, as you said.

Marth is most well known for his titular phrase "jeigan torch."

In the Smash Bros Brawl Main Theme, there's a lyric that reveres a hero that went through enemy lines and fought for his homeland. I've always felt that this was a reference to Marth, since it doesn't apply to any other character in that game nearly as much. For me this is what Marth represents: the courage to fight for what he belives is right, always with the help of the people that trust him. Happy birthday, Hero King.

Marth's falchion is even the symbol that represents fire emblem in smash.

"Let them all go?? But MAAAAARS" - Green Archer Boi in the OVA.

0:45 damn never realized Caeda was that thicc

Marth's constantly altering strength/usefulness in his games is actually kinda funny to me, cause in fanfiction he's either written as a prissy whiner or a humble, down-to-earth prince; there is NO in-between.

Gotta say I do like Marth a lot. He just gets kinda overshadowed by characters with bolder personalities (Hector, Ike, Claude etc.) Also I really like how Lucina draws strength from his legend and even adopts his identity to give herself the courage she needs to complete her mission. He is a true role model.

So this is the last Character Spotlight we will get from this channel... how fitting to be Marth. Too bad we didn't get any Spotlight from the lords of 3 Houses.

My favorite FE character finally got his spotlight!

Marth, a name that has sadly been tainted a bit by the smash community. We should always remember this iconic character and his journey, they started something truly special. Happy 30th anniversary to Fire Emblem!

With the Falchion at his hand, "the blade that can pierce dragon scales", and carrying the Fire Emblem itself, Marth it's truly the OG Lord

I am surprised with how long you’ve been doing the character spotlights that you hadn’t done Marth until now but I would rather have this uploaded on the anniversary than some random day

Some will say Marth is a "Generic sword lord" but they need to know one thing he is THE "generic sword lord". He can't be "another" because he is the original.

Kid Marth is one of the best 4 star focus units we’ve gotten

It kinda sucks that Nintendo didn't celebrate FE's 30th anniversary better. Only through save states and mobile games. I think this series deserves better.

The lord to start it all

That awko taco moment when Mangs does for for the anniversary than IS...

"Marth's biggest strength isn't his ability to fight, but how much he inspires loyalty in the soldiers around him." Now someone needs to make a romhack where he's replaced by Kamina. Your Wing Spear is the Wing Spear that will pierce the heavens!

I love how there is no mention of Kris in the FE3/FE12 summary. 10/10

"I can accomplish nothing on my own" ~ Marth, Fire Emblem Heroes.

I know you worked really hard on this, it turned out really good ^^!

An amazing tribute to our sweet beloved blue boi! Although I'm kinda sad that this event was completely overlooked by Nintendo outside of Heroes, this made it all better. After all, who better to focus this day on than Mr. Fire Emblem himself! Marth goes way past just being the face of Fire Emblem. He basically is the essence of Fire Emblem. Here's to 30 great years and hopefully many more than 30 lot to come! Oh and Happy birthday Lucina, the girl who reignited a dying flame and made it possible for FE to really have a 30th anniversary.

Let me say this marth is my favorite male lord I just hope he wins choose your legend 5.

You could've said more about Marth's personality. In Shadow Dragon I quite like his character. He's more than just a "Nice guy" in that game.

7:44 Actually, Gotoh was the one who taught Gharnef (and Miloah, Linde's father) magic.

Finally some love for our boy. Thank you

The main reason Marth and most other NES fire emblem characters don't wear pants is because of NES color palate limitations. They only could use 4 colors and no more. Having him not wear pants means his legs can share the same color with his face without reducing the silluette much since you have the blue tunic between them.

No matter who comes into the series, marth will always be the face of fire emblem

"...as Marth heads towards his homeland, Danved's shoulder." 6:21

I always liked him for his gentlemanly demeanor and fighting style. It contrasts with the overdone macho badass protagonists that are used in many of today’s rpgs

happy birthday fire emblem!!! to the series that makes me feel a whole spectrum of emotions!

I also love how you used your SD Ironman run for showing Marth defeating Medeus on Shadow Dragon, I cant forget that 18 damage just enough to finish the run.

I absolutely love this series! I am excited for more character spotlights + their story coverage

But Maaaaangs, you forgot to mention Kris and Katarina and how integral they were to shaping Marth as a character!

I just fed Marth a ton of Speedwings and the final battle was a breeze. I don’t think he got hit even twice.

i always liked Marth, sure he isn't the best or the most interesting, but he is extremely solid as a stand alone character, comparing him to other lords, more so lords that are completely different from him, like Edelgard, only serves to make both character more unique.

There's mistake when the Gotoh part being explained. Gotoh is not a student alongside Gharnef, he is Gnarnef teacher. Gotoh's students is Gharnef and Miloah, the Aura tome user and the father of Linde.

So that's why there's still no Marth spotlight. This makes sense now.

Marth and Roy got fire emblem notice to non fire emblem fans in super smash Melee In ssb brawl. It was Ike and Marth. (Later on ) Robin and lucina ( I think ) Who held down. The fire emblem theme. Within smash. Thus allowing the entire crew (specifically the mc ) to be, cast in fire emblem ultimate. Marth #1

Shadow Dragon was my first FE game, and Marth my first Lord. And he'll always be the epitome of what a Lord should be: Just, honorable, compassionate when needed, and always ready to fight for his allies. Long Live The Hero-King!

I recently read an old interview with Kaga (translated at Shumpulations) and he said "I don’t consider Marth to be the protagonist either, except in the sense that if he dies, it’s game over. It’s totally fine to see the story as revolving around the particular characters that you’re partial to.". The same interview also says Hardin and Lena were fan favourite characters which makes FE3 book 2 pretty bold I feel. The 1994 with Shouzou Kaga and Hironobu Sakaguchi (creator of Final Fantasy) also featured on Shumpulations is another good read (if less interesting in regarding to what Fire Emblem is trying to accomplish).

On this day, I guy with no pants... XD even though I'm 13 and I haven't played the first Fire Emblem game, I heard of it and was informed Marth was young and pants didn't fit him XD

Ah, Marth, one of Nintendo's unsung mascots. It's such a shame that he has a terrible reputation these days thanks to Smash. Marth will forever be an iconic video game character, and no amount of salt can change that.

I would love an anime for FE 1/3 and I'd love for them to give Marth his Shadow Dragon personality.

a blue haired guy WITHOUT PANTS

OMG the first spotlight on a smash character , thanks Mangs

Look the guy from Smash! Jk Happy Anniversary FE.

My first Fire Emblem experiences were with the GBA games, so I ended up meeting Marth in Smash Bros. Brawl. While I ended up as more of an Ike guy (can't say no to a badass merc that carries zweihanders with one hand and can channel blue fire!), things changed when it comes to the OG lord. From playing the DS games, knowing more about his story, and also giving him a spin not only in Smash, but also in other games like FEH and Dragalia Lost, my respect for the Hero-King ended up growing a lot. Marth is a legend, and thanks to him, a great series of videogames was born. Thanks for doing this spotlight, and happy birthday to Fire Emblem and Marth!

Young boy marth aka Mr. "MINNA MITE ITE KURE" which translates "EVERYONE PLEASE WATCH" Marth is and always will be my #1 favorite character on all ssb ❤😂

The Archanea series is my favorite of the series. Marth is my favorite lord in the series with Leif being very close. Good Job!

It's always nice to see all the information summed up into a single video. Really enjoyable 💙

About time best lord got his own video! Sure he’s not the frontline menace like Hector, Ike, Alm, & Ephriam, but he doesn’t need to be. Marth’s job is to get new recruits for the army and obtain war funds. Marth is pretty much the king piece in chess. You’re supposed to send your pawns & your knights out to do the fighting not the king. You could also say Caeda with the wing spear is the queen piece. Great video Mangs! 0/10 not enough grab range jokes “I am the prince of Altea. I will not yield to you or any other nation, here on my own land under my own castle roof!” -Marth

I love Marth. Because of Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon I was introduced in this gread franchise (it was my first Fire Emblem game and the first Let's play on RU-vid I watched was about this game). I like to play it even to this day (I started a run recently). So, what can I say? Without this blue haired guy I wouldn't never know such nice people like Hector or Eliwood (love them too!). Yeah, Fire Emblem will be a part in my life forever!

Marth was never a favorite of mine, but this spotlight made me like him a bit more, still not a favorite but he's getting to the top.

Hikaru Midorikawa will always be the true Marth in my eyes

There is a tale, a tale that has been pass down generation after generation. A tale that has been told throughout the world. From the continent of Ylisse to the distant land of Askr. This is the tale of a boy whose great and selfless deeds earned him the title of hero. A boy that became a great king who ruled fair and wise, A Hero King. This is the tale of a great war. A tale of a Dark dragon bent on conquering the world and a hero who fought the darkness wielding the Legendary Blade Falchion. This is the tale of Fire Emblem.

I gonna be honest, I got interested on him after seing certain smash players doing some stylish combos on Melee and Smash 4 (pls buff Marth on Ultimate), but I ended up liking him a lot after knowing him. He also is the original "Marth lord" and a lot of the lords of the series follow this archeotype, even the recent ones. So is nice to see a spotlight on him, also he survived a Mangs Ironman.

Fire Emblem started with Marth whether you lived in Japan or not. Either you saw him in his game or you saw him in Super Smash Bros. Melee. My first Fire Emblem game may have been Sacred Stones, but my first taste of the series came from Marth (and eventually Roy) in my favourite fighting game. A truly iconic character in an equally iconic franchise. Happy 30th birthday Fire Emblem!

Am I blind or is Ephraim missing from the picture of all the FE lords at the end of the video?

Marth is the Hashirama Senju of Fire emblem.

Finally! I've been waiting for this character spotligh for a very long time! Nicely done, Mangs!

FE1 Marth is probably the best unit in the series tbh. It's dumb how broken his personal weapons are in addition to the enemy AI always targeting him.

I really got a connection to marth, as i played shadow dragon when i was 8 years old, and as a nerd kid who was into strategy games like final fantasy tactics i feel in love, also, i liked his tiara as it meant he really doesnt care about wearing femenine things and actually has a femenine/knighty aura to him

Happy that this was the first spotlight video of yours I decided to watch. Excellent video and I'm glad that I decided to start watching your videos more a month or two back. Keep it up!

It’s very hard to do this spotlight justice, but I think you nailed it! Happy 30th anniversary!

This was wonderful to watch, and perfect for the anniversary (I know I’m late, I just happened to find this amazing video today). Thank you for this much needed recognition for Marth. I, too, have loved him since Melee/Brawl and bought Shadow Dragon myself. He is most definitely a Classic, and I don’t find him to be generic at all. He does have personality and quite the intense background that keeps you on your toes. Thank you so much for this again ❤️

Been waiting for this spotlight for a long time and it was worth the wait. As always great job Mangs. This was an awesome way to celebrate Fire Emblem.

This was a really enjoyable spotlight. Happy 30'th anniversary, Fire Emblem! Here's to my favorite franchise!

thank you for all the work that you made for this to get made!

Thanks for your hard work Mangs, that was truly a treat to watch and makes me really appreciate this awesome franchise.

Great effort Mangs, loved it!

2:40 Heh, I see what you did there. I'm a Zelda fan, you can't fool me so easily :P

Also known as that blue haired swordsman who debut in Melee along with that red haired one & the source of all other reps in Smash

This was such a pleasant surprise, Mangs. Thank you so much for doing this.

This is why I main Marth in Smash Bros, he is my favorite lord, he represents a series I love and hold close to my heart, and his moveset is just the epitomy of "simple but efficient". Thank you for shedding light on Marth and his GENUINELY WELL WRITTEN HISTORY! THANK YOU MANGS! Now if you'll excuse me, I need to figure out what laws of physics I broke to make Leif turn out as a competent independent unit in my Thracia run.

Amazing spotlight Mangs, I loved it! Happy 30th Birthday Fire Emblem!

Finally I've been wait for this for a while thanks mangs

I love Marth, I hope they buff him in sbu :(

when he said it was going to be complicated and long i knew it had to be marth. he's the only one that could take this much effort

3 minutes after posting for the 30th anniversary. I like those 3’s

Ironic how this is the last spotlight

This was really good, Mangs & co. Great job!

This is by far your best video

Mad respect for you my dude! Really appreciated

Oh wow, interesting timing; playing Shadow Dragon right now (quite literally as well, just finished chapter 2). I’m tempted to watch, but I don’t want to get spoiled either... Good luck on the ironman btw, much as I laugh, also makes me happy to see you beat an ironman.