What About Marth's Final Smash?

[Tepig2000]

I think Marth should keep his Brawl final smash, with no changes at all. But there is probably someone with a different opnion.

What do you guys think of Marth's final smash? Was the Brawl final smash good? Should it be buffed or nerfed? Should Marth get a new final smash? If so, what could it be?

Discuss everything about Marth's final smash here!

 

[Sephiroths Masamune]

They didn't change Mario's or Samus so they probably just port the moves of veterans over. Plus it was kinda cool and made me giggle seeing the Fire Emblem Life Bar Deplete. Not that any of this matter in a competitive sense.

 

[Hyal]

They didn't change Mario's or Samus so they probably just port the moves of veterans over. Plus it was kinda cool and made me giggle seeing the Fire Emblem Life Bar Deplete. Not that any of this matter in a competitive sense.

I agree. It's iconic, and looks pretty cool. New effects when he dashs towards his opponent could be done and, idk, maybe make the life bar prettier imo

 

[PLATINUM7]

I really like it, so I don't want it to change.
Plus it's really epic when you pull it off in the air.

 

[Pheta Ray]

If Marth didn't suicide when he missed I'd be happy with it.

 

[nikthegreat]

If Marth didn't suicide when he missed I'd be happy with it.

That's my favorite part! I always burst out laughing when me or my friends miss on our last life and the other guy wins by default.

 

[TrainerLITTLER]

You can press B (Or whatever button you used to preform the smash) to cancel Critical Hit, making him stop and slash instantly, then drop harmlessly to the ground.

 

[TrainerLITTLER]

Wait, they already showed off the Mario Finale? I thought they had only shown Zero Laser and Wii Fit.

 

[Tepig2000]

Wait, they already showed off the Mario Finale? I thought they had only shown Zero Laser and Wii Fit.

No they did not show Mario Finale.

 

[TrainerLITTLER]

I figured, but I thought someone up there said something about Mario's Final Smash?

 

[Tepig2000]

I figured, but I thought someone up there said something about Mario's Final Smash?

Yeah

They didn't change Mario's or Samus so they probably just port the moves of veterans over. Plus it was kinda cool and made me giggle seeing the Fire Emblem Life Bar Deplete. Not that any of this matter in a competitive sense.

 

[Yoichi Hiruma]

I think Marth should keep his Brawl final smash, with no changes at all. But there is probably someone with a different opnion.

What do you guys think of Marth's final smash? Was the Brawl final smash good? Should it be buffed or nerfed? Should Marth get a new final smash? If so, what could it be?

Discuss everything about Marth's final smash here!

......How would one BUFF Critical Hit?
Just.....it KO's them if it misses by slicing the air hard enough to send them flying?
If it hits, the character is deleted from the game?
I honestly don't know how one could buff it.

 

[Tepig2000]

......How would one BUFF Critical Hit?
Just.....it KO's them if it misses by slicing the air hard enough to send them flying?
If it hits, the character is deleted from the game?
I honestly don't know how one could buff it.

Yeah I don't know how but there is probably some guy around Smashboards that thinks it could be more overpowered than it is.

 

[Yoichi Hiruma]

Yeah I don't know how but there is probably some guy around Smashboards that thinks it could be more overpowered than it is.

You could summon the flute player from the original Fire Emblem that lets you move twice. Then you could use two Critical Hits in one Smash Ball.
But in all seriousness, it's the best Final Smash in Brawl IMO.

 

[Tepig2000]

You could summon the flute player from the original Fire Emblem that lets you move twice. Then you could use two Critical Hits in one Smash Ball.
But in all seriousness, it's the best Final Smash in Brawl IMO.

Marth is epic. For Link to be epic he needs to trap the enemy and slash it a hundred times. For Ike to be epic he needs to hit the enemy with a lot of flaming slashes. Marth just runs and does a single slash and beats them in epicness.

 

[TrainerLITTLER]

I really liked Critical Hit, and all I hope is that Masahiro adds a spectrum of vibrant translucent colors to go with it, intensifying how awesome it looks when you kill your friend.

 

[Sephiroths Masamune]

I figured, but I thought someone up there said something about Mario's Final Smash?

Oops my bad. I guess my memory isn't that great.

 

[Niko Mar]

......How would one BUFF Critical Hit?
Just.....it KO's them if it misses by slicing the air hard enough to send them flying?
If it hits, the character is deleted from the game?
I honestly don't know how one could buff it.

I vote on the character getting deleted from the game kekeke .
Or once you're hit by it, it corrupts all of your save files, and crashes your Wii U.

 

[Pheta Ray]

If it hits, the character is deleted from the game?

 

[Clebus]

Uhh.. Marth's final smash really is pretty bad. You've got all that start up lag to dodge, or Aether or whatever olimar's move is that gives him launch resistance

 

[Yoichi Hiruma]

Uhh.. Marth's final smash really is pretty bad. You've got all that start up lag to dodge, or Aether or whatever olimar's move is that gives him launch resistance

Valid point.
But it's all about knowing how to use Marth properly.
Marth has ridiculously weak throws.
Use that to your advantage by throwing your enemy forward and immediately following up with a Critical Hit. They wouldn't have time to properly air dodge after a combo like that.

 

[Clebus]

I'm always scared of losing the smash ball hehehhe

 

[D-idara]

Uhh.. Marth's final smash really is pretty bad. You've got all that start up lag to dodge, or Aether or whatever olimar's move is that gives him launch resistance

Well, first of all you need one hell of a timing to airdodge Marth's FS. And you can always combo something into it.

 

[Jackson]

It doesn't really need to be changed. It was cool, powerful, and gave a nice little nod to the series with the health bar.

 

[ぱみゅ]

^I second that, the health bar has been the best part of the FS.
Also, it's not bad at all, in Brawl Marth can just play safe until he gets a read or a good enough frametrap.

 

[Jackson]

^I second that, the health bar has been the best part of the FS.
Also, it's not bad at all, in Brawl Marth can just play safe until he gets a read or a good enough frametrap.

True. I mean, it's pretty much always gonna be a one hit KO.

 

[eleanorvonclere]

You can press B (Or whatever button you used to preform the smash) to cancel Critical Hit, making him stop and slash instantly, then drop harmlessly to the ground.

Is that so ? Gotta try this !

 

[Jackson]

You can press B (Or whatever button you used to preform the smash) to cancel Critical Hit, making him stop and slash instantly, then drop harmlessly to the ground.

Awesome, I didn't even know.

 

[Ryuutakeshi]

Critical hit is a perfect FS. Simple, powerful, and requiering some skill to pull off. I love it.

 

[AquaDork1]

Isn't Little Mac's KO Punch kiiiiiinda like Critical Hit?
Wouldn't Marth need something different?

 

[eleanorvonclere]

Hm...some final smashes are kind of similar (Pika-Sonic, Diddy-Yoshi-Wario), and imo Zelda's FS is a bit similar to Marth's, even though they have their own specificities. I don't know about LM's, it may be more similar to Marth's, but I'm not sure it's enough to change his since most of us like it (it fits him perfectly !) ._.

 

[AquaDork1]

Little Mac's KO Punch is not a Final Smash though.
Marth's Final Smash being similar to another character's standard attack is kinda 'unbalanced,' right?

 

[eleanorvonclere]

Oh, yeah, true.
I still don't know much about his KO Punch by now, but I'd rather say that this attack is too powerful if not a FS.

 

[Ultinarok]

......How would one BUFF Critical Hit?
Just.....it KO's them if it misses by slicing the air hard enough to send them flying?
If it hits, the character is deleted from the game?
I honestly don't know how one could buff it.

Make it so it can't be so easily dodged with a well-timed evade, and goes through Super Armor. Or make Marth stop himself before the blast line in the air instead of having to cancel. It can't be knockback buffed really, but it can be functionally buffed.

 

[Floor]

Critical Hit is OP. So is Fox, Falco, and Wolf. It's a final smash though, it should be OP. They should just improve the others.

 

[Pacack]

How about this? We keep his final smash, but add more visual effects to it?

At 18:30, there's footage of Marth using the Falchion to attack in FE1. When attacking with it, he raises his sword and five shining stars go into the sword before he attacks. Why not do that right before his attack? It wouldn't affect the attack itself (except for freezing the opponents in place for a bit longer), but it would make it look awesome.

(Also, watch the video if you haven't already. It's great.)

 

[The Curious Volnutt]

When Marth does the attack he holds the Fire Emblem.

 

[Pacack]

When Marth does the attack he holds the Fire Emblem.

It'd be weird to have it only for a bit before disappearing, wouldn't it?

 

[The Curious Volnutt]

It'd be weird to have it only for a bit before disappearing, wouldn't it?

I suppose. I've been looking for a way to put the Emblem in his moveset for the longest time, it is the namesake of the series.

 

[Pacack]

I suppose. I've been looking for a way to put the Emblem in his moveset for the longest time, it is the namesake of the series.

Taunt, maybe?

Or he could come riding on it like a surfboard for a new entrance animation. Whatever, really.