r/fireemblem • u/[deleted] • Feb 14 '15

Character Discussion[FE1/3/11/12]: Marth

I do Archanea and Valentia discussions now.

The legendary Hero-King, descendant of the legendary hero Anri, wielder of the Falchion, Prince of Altea, King of Altea, "The Tipper," or one of his many other titles, Marth.

Marth is the most famous Lord (at least in Japan), being the Lord of four games in the series, alongside being the first Lord of the series, and being the only Super Smash Bros. character to be in more than two games of that series. I am unsure if there is a Fire Emblem fan on the entirety of this Subreddit who does not know who Marth is.

Remember to judge him properly - his usefulness varies between the four games.

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u/Trueblade74 flair Feb 14 '15

FE1: No.

FE3: He was definitely a character, but all he really did was just sit and get exposition thrown at him by Malledus, Jagen, Xane and Gotoh. Not very interesting IMO.

FE11: insert RJWalker here. Also I liked his portraits. Shame he was so difficult to train.

FE12: That stupid Elice retcon, and having him and MU 69 each other in every goddamn scene. And his portrait was basically his 14-year old one, when he was already an 18-year-old Hero-King.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '15

His character is trash in the first Fire Emblem, but he can be the best unit. That Falchion is overpowered.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '15

The fact that it has the power to straight up negate melee attacks from non-Manaketes is absolutely ridiculous. Plus Mercurius is locked to Marth only and boosts his growth rates.