Marth

Marth, also known as Mars Lowell, Prince of Altea, Lodestar, Hero-King and King of the United Kingdom of Archanea, is one of the main protagonists from the Fire Emblem series.
== Charactah Account ==
The prince and heir of the kingdom of Altea, and the hero of most of the Archanea games. Exiled to Talys in the beginning of the War of Shadows after his father was betrayed by former ally Gra, Marth united the forces of Altea, Aurelis and Archanea to rise up against Dolhr and kill the revived Medeus. Three years later, he clashed head-on with the mad Emperor Hardin of Archanea in the War of Heroes. In time, Archanea would come to be united under his rule as the War of Heroes took its tollon the rulers of other nations, and he would go down in history as the legendary Hero-King; thousands of years later, his descendants are the royal family of Ylisse, including Chrom, Emmeryn, Lissa, Owain and Lucina.
Marth is a kindhearted yet incredibly idealistic leader and has subtle pacifist morals. Said morals are a result of him experiencing loss directly, as his sister has been kidnapped twice and parents killed. His idealism takes a toll on him, however, as he melancholically visits the graves of those whom have been killed as seen in New Mystery of the Emblem.
Marth has been shown to be overly trusting at times as he has been betrayed and almost killed by two comrades. Regardless, his faith in his people do have its benefits, as recruitment of an assortment of people from different backgrounds directly contributed to his success in both wars.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Fire Emblem
* Fire Emblem Heroes: Chibi Playhouse
=== Manga ===
* Fire Emblem Heroes: A Day in the Life
* Fire Emblem: Dragon of Darkness and Sword of Light
=== Video Games ===
* Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.
* Dragalia Lost
* Fire Emblem Awakening
* Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
* Fire Emblem Fates
* Fire Emblem Heroes
* Fire Emblem Warriors
* Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
* Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
* Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
* Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
* Super Mario Maker
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl
* Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
* Super Smash Bros. Melee
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
* Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE
== Trivia ==
* Marth and Sigurd are the only two Fire Emblem Lords that cannot promote in their base games.
** However, he can promote in Warriors as a Lodestar, which is his base class in Awakening and Fates.
* While his circlet appears to be his in the games, the anime implies it is a memento given to him by his sister Elice and in the manga it is a gift from Caeda. In Heroes, Marth attests to this, saying it was a gift from someone close to him.
* Marth has starred in more Fire Emblem games than any other Fire Emblem protagonist.
* If the player starts Mystery of the Emblem Book 2 with the save created after completing Book 1, Marth will have the Fire Emblem icon near his name and will have the shield on his battle model, despite not actually having the Fire Emblem at the moment. If the player starts a new game directly at Book 2, neither will be present until after Chapter 2.
* Marth is the only Outrealm character in Awakening to not be built from the Avatar creation system, instead being identical to Lucina's disguise, just without the mask.
* Marth speaks Japanese in all releases of Super Smash Bros. Melee, Brawl, and 3DS/Wii U, not having English voice clips in the series until Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where he's voiced by Yuri Lowenthal.
* Marth's English and Japanese voice actors, Yuri Lowenthal and Hikari Midorikawa, both voice Hayate in the Dead or Alive series.
* Marth's first game appearance with English voice acting is in Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.
* Marth shares his Fates voice actor, Yuri Lowenthal, with Ricken from Awakening, Kiragi from Fates, one of the Fates male Corrin voices, as well as Merric, Eliwood and Bramimond in Heroes.
** In the OVA, he shares his English voice actor, Spike Spencer, with Awakenings Excellus.
* Marth is the only character that can wield all three versions of Falchion in Awakening. He is also the only SpotPass/DLC character capable of using Prf rank weapons.
* Marth's Awakening DLC artwork depicts him wielding a Rapier.
* In Awakening, Marth is the only unit to have access to the Lodestar class.
* The units that join the fight alongside Prince Marth as a SpotPass character from Shadow Dragonrepresent some of his allies:
** 3 Paladins (Cain, Abel, and Jagen)
** 1 Sniper (Gordin)
** 1 General (Draug)
** 1 Falcon Knight (Caeda)
** 1 War Monk (Wrys)
* Marth's amiibo Hero Battle team in Fates is also based on some of his allies from Shadow Dragon, albeit at lower levels/ranks than in Awakening:
** 1 Paladin (Jagen)
** 2 Paired Up Cavaliers (Cain and Abel)
** 1 Archer (Gordin)
** 1 Knight (Draug)
** 1 Sky Knight (Caeda)
* Excluding units from Three Houses, Marth is one of the few units whose status screen portrait changes at some point of the game, a trait he shares with Alm, Celica, Ike, Sothe, Volke, Micaiah, Kris and Lucina. His change happens between the Prologue and Chapter 1 of Shadow Dragon.
* Marth won second place among male characters, as well as second overall, in the 2021 Choose Your Legends ballot for Fire Emblem Heroes. He accrued 46,699 votes.
* Marth is the only character in Fire Emblem: Warriors to have support conversations with every character from his home game.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Marth at Fire Emblem Wiki
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