Marth vs. Ike: The Truth

[Tujex]

Marth's better than Ike in several ways.

Ike's more manly, and fights for his friends...which makes him better than Marth in every other way outside of the Brawl arena. You'll get no sympathy from him.

 

[marththeswordsman002]

it depends, if you like power, then ike is better, if combos, marth of course

 

[Falconv1.0]

it depends, if you like power, then ike is better, if combos, marth of course

No, not really. More or less if you like winning, choose Marth, if you like struggling against every main tourney character, use Ike.

And besides, that's a really generic and just dumb thing to say. If you like power, choose Ganon, if you like speed, choose MK, amirite? >.>

 

[Peregrinus Falconidae]

Thing is, they are quite different. Ike is slow, strong and has a bad aerial game.
Marth is a blend of power, speed and aerial game and canrack up damage well.

Personally I prefer Marth but it's your choice.

 

[Zankoku]

Marth gets punished for missing an attack or getting an unsafe attack shielded.

Ike gets punished for pressing the A or B button or using the C-Stick.

 

[Terios the Hedgehog]

Marth gets punished for missing an attack or getting an unsafe attack shielded.

Ike gets punished for pressing the A or B button or using the C-Stick.

You forgot jumping, not jumping and existing.

 

[¯\_S.(ツ).L.I.D._/¯]

in a way is kinda hard to say no,because anyone who played melee competitively joined long ago,most people who joined after oh say...april? are quite ovbiously new to the smash scene,but then again thats probably not 100% accurate(but y'know anyone can become pro in 4 months)

edit:i started in melee in like 04' but didint know about this place til i found it somehow

Well I would have joined when Brawl was announced if I would've known about here, so just because someone joins in '08 means they came onto the scene then? I don't think so, because it sounds like you didn't either so you can't make assumptions like that. And Marth ***** Ike all day. And if I said all night too, then that would be gay.

 

[PwnyRide]

Um, Ike fights for his friends. And the last time I checked, that easily blows Marth and his feminine outfit out of the water.

On topic though, Marth would win every time.

Fixed.

Spoiler

10loveyoulongtime

 

[Mr. Rogu]

in a way is kinda hard to say no,because anyone who played melee competitively joined long ago,most people who joined after oh say...april? are quite ovbiously new to the smash scene,but then again thats probably not 100% accurate(but y'know anyone can become pro in 4 months)

edit:i started in melee in like 04' but didint know about this place til i found it somehow

people who think others who joined in 08 dont know anything or are complete n00bs, are *******. marth owns ike any day.

 

[Kirk]

I lol'd at this thread....good stuff everyone :o

 

[Yuna]

The Ike forums is filled with idiot fanboys without any grasp of reality, game balance, game depth and character potential. Nobody cares what idiots think. God the character specific forums for speculative future Low Tiers are filled with so much denial and stupidity.

"If we're creative enough, we can still win!", "We just have to work harder than everyone else!", "We have to adapt!"

Yeah, what if the opposing character is creative, too? If you have to work harder, how is that not playing a Low Tier? And why do you assume the opponent won't adapt?

 

[Browny]

i still havent found a way to 'adapt' to ikes A-A-A >_>

 

[Yuna]

1) Don't friggin' leave yourself open so much.
2) Learn to DI it, you're not supposed to die from it' 'til the 150's, at the very least.
3) You must shield!
4) Shield -> Shieldgrab inbetween every jab or after the 3rd one.
5) Get hit, then Up B (as Marth) - Yes, Ike will get hit even though he hit Marth first
6) Roll through it and punish accordingly.
7) Shielddrop smash after the 3rd jab

 

[GreatFalco]

Yeah... Ike is better just like Roy was.

PS: On manliness scale: Ike >>>>>>>>>Marth>>Roy

 

[alchfilosofer]

people who think others who joined in 08 dont know anything or are complete n00bs, are *******. marth owns ike any day.

I mean like 80% of the '08 users are ******** (or act like a ****** or they don't have any idea of the meaning of serious business).

But like the poster up there showed, not only the '08 users have no idea of thy meaning of serious business.

 

[Pearl Floatzel]

I mean like 80% of the '08 users are ******** (or act like a ****** or they don't have any idea of the meaning of serious business).

But like the poster up there showed, not only the '08 users have no idea of thy meaning of serious business.

LOL at your join date.

But all that Ike has on Marth is reach. Tippers make up for the power difference. And Marth brings out moves incredibly quickly and has little lag. Marth wins.

 

[ShadowLink84]

lol
theres a reason people dont like 08ers,because brawl is for casual players

And the PARTY genre surely does not exist dont he back of SSB64 ad SSBm right?

SSb64, melee and Brawl were party games. They happened to be competitive. Yes Brawl was geared more for mainstream but that doe $snot mean its incapable of being competitive.

People don't like 08'ers cause they are ******** most of the time, not because they like Brawl.

 

[alchfilosofer]

LOL at your join date.

Yea, i Know that, as said in this post (page 5 same thread)

^
That is why no one love 2008 users... is like 80% are complete retardeds and this is coming from a 2008 user...
....

.
But meh, no-one cares

 

[NinjaFoxX]

in a way is kinda hard to say no,because anyone who played melee competitively joined long ago,most people who joined after oh say...april? are quite ovbiously new to the smash scene,but then again thats probably not 100% accurate(but y'know anyone can become pro in 4 months)

edit:i started in melee in like 04' but didint know about this place til i found it somehow

ok?so everyone who quoted me being a douche or w/e

Spoiler

(and um....look at their join date,notice somthing)

is wrong,what everyone else said is true,Most 08'ers are a bunch of idiots

and Roy is more manly than both marth and ike,he just sounds girly

 

[Cubes]

and Roy is more manly than both marth and ike,he just sounds girly

that should be ringing alarm bells in your head concerning how manly he is.

 

[Falconv1.0]

And the PARTY genre surely does not exist dont he back of SSB64 ad SSBm right?

Type clearly, wtf.

SSb64, melee and Brawl were party games. They happened to be competitive. Yes Brawl was geared more for mainstream but that doe $snot mean its incapable of being competitive.

lol, SSB didn't get much attention, Melee is nothing like Brawl, dont even compare them, or think throwing the name out helps your cause.

People don't like 08'ers cause they are ******** most of the time, not because they like Brawl.

You dont seem to different from that sterotype.

I look at my join date with disgrace, ehe.

 

[ShadowLink84]

Type clearly, wtf.

I have a rather damaged keyboard to work with so bare with me.

I said that the PARTY genre did not exist on the back of SSB64 and SSBM.

lol, SSB didn't get much attention, Melee is nothing like Brawl, dont even compare them, or think throwing the name out helps your cause.

*facepalm*
Obviously you couldn't comprehend the point of the post otherwise you wouldn't make such a reply.

He said, Brawl is intended for casual play.

I said SSB64 and SSBM were intended for casual play as well.

While SSBB was geared more towards casual play, SSBM and SSB64 were intended for casual play as well.

Obviously I do not need you to say SSBM and Brawl are different because this was acknowledged in the earlier post.

If you had read what I said correctly rather than skimming (which I think you did) it would be obvious that I wasn't just tossing the name out.

You dont seem to different from that sterotype.

I look at my join date with disgrace, ehe.

I do not look at join date when someone makes a response. Only their argument.

 

[AfroThunder396]

This is why I never post on smashboards. You post one opinion and get flamed by 8 people.

 

[NinjaFoxX]

You dont seem to different from that sterotype..

you too,lol
read before you type,otherwise you get the wrong impression and try to flame someone without knowing what theyre talking about and it make you look like an jerk.

 

[Coraircate]

marth is better.he is manlier too.

Tiaras became manly when??

 

[J-Money]

roys better than both

 

[Falconv1.0]

Shadowlink, he didn't say intended, he said IS. There's a significant difference. In his case, Melee is for skilled players, Brawl is for nubs.

 

[Kros]

Tiaras became manly when??

When Boy George started wearing them.

 

[GI Josh]

What are you smoking? I'm an Ike main and Marth is guaranteed high tier, while Ike is low - mid mid tier at best. In the match up Marth should be better since all Ike has on him is range and power, but its not like like he's hitting Marth anyway.

finally, an Ike main who knows what hes talking about

 

[F3ma Ch33f]

roys better than both

Agreed.
10char

 

[daonlygman]

I lol'd at this thread....good stuff everyone :o

Lol I completely agree. I started this as a serious topic, but this is fine too.

 

[SamuraiPanda]

What is this thread doing here? And why have I not noticed it until now?

Discussions like this belong on the sticky for tiers. And stop the flaming, people.