Marth (Fire Emblem)
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Marth in New Mystery of the Emblem
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| First game | Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light (1990) |
| Created by | Shouzou Kaga |
| Voiced by (English) |
Spike Spencer (OVA) Yuri Lowenthal (Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., Fates, Heroes) |
| Voiced by (Japanese) |
Hikaru Midorikawa Ai Orikasa (young; OVA) |
Marth (マルス Marusu?) is a fictional character from the Fire Emblem series, developed by Intelligent Systems and owned by Nintendo. He is the protagonist and Lord class character in the first and the third games in the series, Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi, and Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo, as well as their two remakes, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo: Hikari to Kage no Eiyū.
Although both titles Marth appears in prior to Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon were released exclusively in Japan, he acquired more widespread international attention through his recurring appearances in Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. series of fighting games. Marth and Roy's appearance increased western interest in the Fire Emblem series, and in part it led Nintendo to start releasing the games internationally, beginning with Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken, the seventh installment in the series, released to the west under the title Fire Emblem.
Marth was one of the characters created for Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light by the game's designer and writer Shouzou Kaga. According to Kaga, though Marth takes a prominent role in the story, he is not technically the main protagonist. During early development, a scene would have depicted Marth kneeling in grief next to the body of his retainer Jagen in a pool of Jagen's blood: this was designed to be a symbolic moment of Marth violently coming of age by losing a father figure. Due to hardware limitations, this and other similar scenes needed to be cut. Marth's character designer is currently unknown, though the graphics and character art for Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light was cooperatively handled by Tohru Ohsawa, Naotaka Ohnishi, Saotshi Machida and Toshitaka Muramatsu. Marth's appearance underwent alterations for promotional posters, having a slightly different hairstyle and an altered shade of blue for his hair.
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