Marth was introduced to the Western audience by the GameCube title "Super Smash Bros. Melee", where he is an unlockable character alongside Roy, who would later appear in the Japanese only release '. Marth reappears in the 2008 Wii title "Super Smash Bros. Brawl". In the game's story mode, the "Subspace Emissary", he teams up with Ike from ' and "" and Meta Knight from the "Kirby" series. His final smash, Critical Hit, strikes opponents with a blow that instantly knocks them out of the screen unless they hit a barrier. During this attack, a quickly-depleting 60 HP health bar is shown, as an homage to the "Fire Emblem" series' battle system. Marth is also playable in "Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U", using his character design from "New Mystery of the Emblem". He is also a starter character in the series for the first time. Marth was confirmed in the June 2018 Nintendo Direct to return in "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" for the Nintendo Switch. For the first time in the series, he received an English voice. Yuri Lowenthal voiced him in the game's North American release while Hikaru Midorikawa reprised his role in the Japanese release.