Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Boss 9 - Marx

[@DA1423]

I am still shocked to this day that daddy Sakurai put Marx in smash. What a legend.

[@TwilightLink77]

Well Marx is his favorite Kirby villain.

[@MaorKoren6405]

@@TwilightLink77 and the best one

[@GamesbiteRtDL]

Hopefully Magolor and Magolor Soul will be next if there will be a new Smash someday There's only a normal Magolor Spirit and not the transformed evil Magolor

[@FAXUALreal]

@i drink cyanide void is better

[@wildfire9280]

@i drink cyanide *sad Dark Matter noises*

[@carbodude5414]

People unfamiliar with the Kirby games were probably shocked that something this _creepy_ originated from a mostly cute franchise

[@loganthevillager9176]

Even for a cute character, most Kirby villains are hideous or scary.😅

[@leohernandez8751]

Or tragically sad nowadays.

[@RequiemUltima22]

Void termina noises

[@deiwoah]

2:10 that attack is the most terrifying thing i've ever seen

[@misterniceguy429]

In the Sakurai presents video on Sephiroth, he stated that Marx was going to be a bit more creepy in the original Kirby Super Star but was changed for obvious reasons. Granted Marx is no where as creepy a Zero Two, Dark Matter, his soul form, or Void Termina.

[@moneyspider2172]

So this is what 20/20 vision looks like.

[@marioman42069]

@@misterniceguy429 I think sakurai meant that marx was supposed to be creepier in ultimate

[@ryanpham3308]

Both, @@marioman42069. They remedied that with Super Star Ultra having Marx Soul, and from what I've heard/read, Marx in SSBU had to be _toned down,_ since the game would have gotten a higher age rating if they hadn't.

[@ElFreakinCid]

@@ryanpham3308 That's funny, cause Marx in this game has moves that were initially rejected from Kirby Super Star for being too creepy.

[@TheSkyCrusher6]

I love how Sakurai was just like “Hey, Hal.” “Yes lord sakurai?” “Remember how Marx was kinda scary?” “Yeah…?” “Well make him 10 times scarier in smash.”

[@annoying_HK_guy]

Hal: NICE

[@fluxcptndavey4378]

The crazy thing about this is the fact that according to Sakurai, this Marx fight was a lot more scary so they had to tone it done... THIS IS A TONED DOWN VERSION!!!!

[@annoying_HK_guy]

@@fluxcptndavey4378 I hope there is some concept art of Marx smash battle, because these sound sick

[@ryanpham3308]

I was expecting him to split in two and have the most shrill death scream...

[@davidkerr7350]

@Ryan Pham They had to make changes to Marx battle because originally it would more scarier but Nintendo feared that original Marx battle alone could age up the rating so they had change a bit.

[@lightbrand_]

@@davidkerr7350 it's not the original marx, it's only marx's soul that has that scream in kirby superstar ultra

[@scardusa]

If you put his death scene in slow motion and pause at the exact millisecond at 2:24 when Marx (true form) turns into normal marx, you can he’s smiling even when he was defeated.

[@rodrithebean]

“This is fine.”

[@xboxgoblin360]

hes just happy to be in smash

[@alexworld8255]

According to Sakurai himself during the Sephiroth Direct, some aspects of this fight were too creepy and had to be toned down. ...If this is the Smash Marx we got, what the hell was scrapped?!

[@antonyc.7173]

Marx Soul's death, probably

[@bijan9116]

I'm going to take few wild guesses of what they changed/removed: 1. The sound Marx makes when he splits himself in two may have originally been more fleshy or gore-y compared to the snapping sound we got. 2. There's a notable omission of Marx's needle attack, so I'm willing to bet they way they adapted it was a little too disturbing for them to keep, but they never ended up making a replacement animation and decided to just leave it out entirely. 3. Judging by the nature of the new additions we got like his eyeballs falling out or that weird blood vessel attack, I'm guessing a lot of the scrapped attacks involved self-mutilation or body horror like his original black hole attack necessitated him to split himself apart. The three new attacks were probably deemed the most tame, so they remained while the others were cut from the final game.

[@RO-GR]

Kirby you gotta do S̴̱̘̙̉̽͊̆̋̒̄͝Ő̷͎̻̯̩̳̣̖͉̦ͅM̶̨͔͙̫͖̤̣̝͙̥̲̳̎̋͛̕E̸̢̛̻̼̻̟͕̫͐̑͊͆̆ͅT̵̙́̔̌̄̕H̴̛̼̼͈̦̱̩̱̠́̎̎̂̇͆̋̈́͑͘͝Į̸̛̩̰̞̼̣͚͕̯͕̾͒̈́͑̑̍̃N̴̞͉̘͔̼̬̻̗͙̻̦͎͐ͅG̴̞̮͋̏́͆̎̅͠

[@BryanMorris-yc8iq]

Poyo! *Craps out Warp Star*

[@willphoenix5464]

Ahahahahahaha! F̸̧͖͓͎̺̎͌̆͒̀͌͒̀̉̕O̶̢̫̯͕̬̘̟͋̀͆O̸̠͖͔̞̰͓̫̗͎͕͚̥̠̝̟͊͑͂̄̀̿̆̔͝Ḻ̴̨̛̱͉̇̅͑͛̌̍̾́̃̽̏̏̈́̕͝͝!̶̙͋̀

[@Carl-6738]

Poyo

[@doreenjohnson5903]

*oh gosh when he snapped in half...that snap sound really did it there...*

[@ElFreakinCid]

That move is nothing new, what chilled me was realizing it's now accompanied by the Switch logo sound without the echo.

[@Issun125]

At my first encounter with Marx in Smash: "Aww, such a cute little thi- OH MY GAWD WHAT THE FUCK KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!"

[@Austar7]

Kirby fans: "First time?"

[@dylanattix2765]

@@Austar7 Even as a Kirby fan his new attacks caught me off-guard. Most likely, the developers put them in to surprise fans who thought they knew everything to expect.

[@Austar7]

@@dylanattix2765 Ya, like the whole "veins sprouting from the eyes" thing? I thought that was really freaky when I first saw that.

[@NoMereMage]

Lol classic Kirby fans know. When you see this little shit it’s expected

[@Iloverodents]

@@Austar7 same for the bone snapping sound when he releases a black hole

[@tsukishadow5715]

Cant believe Marx is in Smash, and with a new move set alongside his familiar moves and a sick re-arrangement of his theme💜💕💜💕💜💕

[@megspitzer9406]

And not only is Kirby assigned to fight him at the end of his classic mode route, but Inkling, Rosalina & Luma, and Sephiroth, too, although Sephiroth fights Marx in the middle of his classic mode route (which only contains bosses)

[@lukecrawford7051]

So, fun fact, I just recently learned that my brother has a fear of Marx… I have no idea WHY he does, but apparently when he played Super Star Ultra and got to the final boss, Marx REALLY freaked him out. He even gasped in terror when he showed up in Ultimate, after almost completely forgetting him. So thanks game, I now have one fact that I can completely embarrass my brother with. Edit: Holy Cow, my brother actually has people he can relate too!!

[@terrance3218]

Then I take it that he hasn't met Marx Soul 🤭

[@lukecrawford7051]

Just did, actually. “Jesus Christ, how does it get worst?!”

[@PonandCon9025]

​@@lukecrawford7051 Don't worry, your brother should be fi- *remembers that Marx was originally intended to be creepier in Smash Ultimate* Actually, be grateful that he had to be toned down, and don't tell your brother about that little fact.

[@somerandomhandle]

tell him he's a dream friend in star allies

[@tobi679]

Dawg I can imagine lmao You see your character, then you look behind you and see childhood trauma that's come back with a revenge 😭

[@skellysharky8752]

why are his little giggles so adorable??

[@BardTheDragonProductions]

Yet so creepy

[@user-us1zr9gv6x]

they are like the gigles of king boo in a sence from luigi's mansion

[@maayatheperson9635]

*THE WAY THE AMBIANCE JUST STOPS IN THE BEGINNING CUTSCENE*

[@adamgz12]

Beating his normal form in super star/super star ultra:he crashed in nova Beating his soul form in super star ultra:*demonic scream while he is split in half* Beating him in super smash bros ultimate: **LITERALLY BOUNCES AROUND THE SCREEN WHILE HIS WINGS GET SHATTERED**

[@rocketmidbus6297]

He never gets a break huh?

[@Zenomarinw_927]

*when you realize that marx's wings get ripped off when you defeat him*

[@kylestubbs8867]

Couldn't be worse than getting torn in half...

[@ElFreakinCid]

*laughs in played Kirby Super Star and literally saw Marx split in half while letting out a horrific agonized scream*

[@Zenomarinw_927]

@@ElFreakinCid what the duck nintendo

[@ElFreakinCid]

@@Zenomarinw_927 Welcome to the true horror hidden within the Kirby franchise, friend.

[@xavierbean5218]

@@ElFreakinCid i love how tame it looks, but the second you start getting into final boss territory, it rips off its mask and feeds you the most traumatizing things you could ever put in a kids game.

[@PonandCon9025]

2:22 People new to Kirby: HOW THE HECK IS THIS A KIDS GAME?! Kirby fans: kewl

[@ElFreakinCid]

Something sad I realize about this now, imagine how this must feel for Kirby in-universe. In this scene, he's essentially been sent back to the very moment he fought Marx. From Marx's perspective, he just finished collecting all the star power in the universe and becoming God while Kirby was sucking everything up like a fat boy at a Golden Corral, but from Kirby's perspective, this is someone he already fought, someone he already defeated, someone whose act he already helped clean up, someone who may have even helped him defeat Void Termina... And now it's like none of that ever happened, and he has to re-defeat the past version of someone he now considers a friend, who doesn't know what Kirby knows about him and is somehow displaying even more frightening powers than the first time.

[@StuckInCinema21]

If Kirby were to ever be adapted by Illumination & Nintendo like they did for Mario, I'm starting my petition to make Marx main/ twist antagonist.

[@TB_3300]

Funny enough, in his original appearances I never found Marx to be that creepy, but this game made me see why people are creeped out by him. Especially with his new attacks.

[@emmanuelsanchez1683]

When Marx appears from behind I was like "So we meet again. I hope your ready for another beat down just like last time". Didn't break a sweat. 😎

[@ThrowbackJTT]

I was like, "You should have just stayed dead. Now I have to kill you again." Then I proceeded to beat the brakes off of him

[@leonardolescanocontreras]

kirby: OK, who is the boss? marx: long time no see,...... kirby😈

[@changvasejarik62]

Kirby: Poyo.(Marx I’ve split you I half twice and one of those was on your soul. WHY WONT YOU STAY SPLIT?!)

[@tammytheranger7645]

Fun fact: Marx was originally gonna be more creepier but it had to be toned down to not receive a higher rating

[@fosterglucose3214]

I don't know if you intentionally went with in sync with music at 1:01 but good job regardless

[@eggseed6543]

Wish he would split into two halves and let out that demonic shriek when he dies

[@Gibo3173]

"while you we're sucking everything up like a fat boy at a Golden Coral, i gathered all the star power in the universe and became GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!"

[@rimoluna4213]

Pretty sure it's from Something About Kirby Superstar something something animated by like terminal montage

[@garsrandom4358]

one thing to say about the marx scream: i don't find it especialy creepy but the marx soul one really Really REALLY freaks me out despite people saying it is the same one

[@tysondennis1016]

Ngl, this Marx is scarier than Marx Soul

[@julioaramayo1304]

agree

[@DruidPC]

Gotta love those references to Zero Two and Miracle Matter.

[@jeepercreepers9]

When I saw that boss silhouette while playing world of light for the first time the biggest smile came across my face

[@ResurrectedElvenMonk]

MARX IS IN SMASH AS A BOSS!? *SUPER STAR FLASHBACKS INTENSIFIES UNCONTROLLABLY!*

[@Vnigma17]

To this day. I still can't believe they added this gem of a boss fight to smash! 😂👍🏼

[@Aidan_B_Young]

1:04 - I love how he makes a clicking noise when he rips himself in two

[@Nuckingfutz-qs4uk]

Marx was the Nintendo switch the entire time

[@kirbydazueiraofc]

*NINTENDO SWITCH INTENSIFITIES*

[@aruce9]

I guess someone forgot to feed Marx

[@marcotanooky9651]

I really want to know who thought of the new eyeball attack

[@pichuperez9037]

Got to admit some of those new attacks were cool

[@eden-elysium]

I HAVE A DEMON INSIDE OF MEEEEEEEEEEE!

[@secretly8072]

THE BEGINNING CUTSCENE IS SO FUNNY

[@Leemmmm]

i love that they gave him more fucked up and scary moves that weren't there before

[@chasegriffin5205]

This boss along with Dracula actually had me shaking in my boots 😨 Marx is one... Seriously creepy and twisted boss😨😰😱 Edit: also 1:21 that attack made my skin crawl...

[@alargerflame5556]

man i can't believe karl marx turned into this

[@kylestubbs8867]

Unlike the other two Dark World bosses, Marx doesn't have a weak point. Attacking any part of his body will damage him. That said... he's much more mobile to compensate.

[@PonandCon9025]

You can only attack his... head? Body? Torso? it's the only part of him that you can attack. Meaning that his hitbox is big for him, but small for you. He also has the smallest hitbox in the game.

[@TheForsakenSentry]

So glad they brought back Marx for Smash.

[@TheAudacityChannel2020]

I love Marx

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

Fun fact: Sakurai’s original plan for Marx in SSBU was considered too scary by himself and would bump the age rating up, so he toned down Marx’s attacks. And even the censored version is still scary. Now what was the uncensored version like, then? Blood and gore? A screaming jumpscare during the intro? Vomiting?

[@Shadykatus]

Fun fact: the game had an old version of the fight which if kept in would have singlehandedly made the age rating go up.

[@evadekiryu5060]

Did his face split?

[@patch141]

Yuck! The sound effects they used are so gross. The cracking and snaping when Marx splits in half, the flesh noises when he sprouts those roots/veins (I think they were veins? Ew), the scraping noises with the pitless eyes! They really did a good job with this boss! Kirby bosses are so wondrously horrifying.

[@fawkewe]

Maybe its because Sakurai himself created Marx but he is probaly the only boss who is genuinely better in Smash than his original game. Its not even by a close amount either the improvement is so much greater.

[@overpricedhealthcare]

i feel like this is what a remake of kirby super star ultra would look like

[@DEIMOS_PHIGHTS]

*I CAN DO ANYTHING* - Marx

[@CodeKirby]

*chaos*

[@DEIMOS_PHIGHTS]

@@CodeKirby yes

[@allseeingthrone]

The Jester trio: Dimentio: we can.. Marx: do.. Jevil: ANYTHING!

[@DEIMOS_PHIGHTS]

@@allseeingthrone y e s

[@allseeingthrone]

@@DEIMOS_PHIGHTS B)

[@ukki8840]

0:19 That damn laugh

[@terrance3218]

What?! Also, love the the bassist in this song had a hand in performing some Sonic songs especially in Shadow the Hedgehog.

[@theoldswitcharoo]

Covering Kirby Superstar for the pod and just met Marx for the first time. What a little bastard! 😂

[@Blueguy751]

2:20 scream

[@Glambon]

The cute little max has the same size as kirby but in true form hes way bigger, thats terrifying for some reason

[@TheTimbs_]

0:15 you pulled up to the wrong neighborhood big man

[@misterniceguy429]

Imagine if Mephiles or Infinite was a boss in Ultimate

[@Wardenhd-z6i]

On 1:44 is that nova death theme

[@J.R-Himself]

I can't believe they added my son in Smash Ultimate! (If you're gonna say things like "He's not you're child!", I know he's not my child!! That's just a figure of speech!! ...or whatever it's called!)

[@proximaeon]

I wonder if in the future they decide to put Marx Soul and make it more difficult and creepy.

[@nathanlyonproductions917]

Kirby you gotta do SOMETHING!!!!!!

[@Jesusdelagarza]

The Ultimate Most Greatest Biggest Tallest Strongest Toughest Largest Sharpest Darkest Baddest Maddest Monster Ever Destroyed Dissapear at Elmor Town 💜

[@fluttermorp]

tallest? this man is a tiny man

[@christopherestrada1981]

He got shaken when Marx got defeated

[@Zellig]

Lololl black hole singularity go brrrrrrr 🃏

[@aaronrowell6943]

I rmember late at night randomly came to this and didn't know who he was, and I'm like.... WTF IS THIS DEMON THING?!

[@Mikman360]

My Girlfriend: Oh he's a cute little guy! Me: He's a power-hungry megalomaniac who manipulates others stronger than him so that he himself can gain power, and then use it to control and conquer an innocent planet, and attempt to murder anyone who stands in his way. Her: I like his bowtie.

[@grimm_satisfaction1292]

I still think it's hilarious that they actually had to water this little gremlin down for Smash... 🤣

[@TikiRoly]

What if Marx was the final smash fighter! Well his 1st form with the ball?

[@mrlampy]

well damn, kirby finally got a boss in smash, now we just wait for villager

[@changvasejarik62]

I look forward to attacking Tom nook as he rides a giant tarantula.

[@RangoTheMercenary]

NGL I was slightly expecting Marx Soul when I first saw him appear.

[@crystallee9381]

Serves the guy right for hijacking your wish in the game he came from.

[@kaylaoftokyo]

Mercy(True Form): Thank you!!!! Thank you Simon: Rest in peace Mercy Wallace Spirit Mercy Wallace: Stay alive okay

[@SuperiorAmericanGuy]

And I thought Marx is only supposed to appear in Kirby games.

[@Iloverodents]

When you pretend to be cute but you’re actually demon

[@BryanMorris-yc8iq]

They should've made Marx one of the NME training clowns and had him be a reborn form of Whippy after being swallowed by the black hole I swear I'm going somewhere with this

[@king-of-a-thing]

Kirby Super Star is the only Kirby game ever.-Masahiro Sakurai

[@christopherestrada1981]

Marx has a evil laugh

[@philipcheung63]

Kirby, you’ve gotta do *_SOMETHING!!!!!!!_*

[@marcelovicente7589]

This game should include Marx Soul attacks

[@SharkCatBroadcastingCompany]

He was the first boss to fight in the dark realm when I play the game

[@luckyexplorer1053]

I’m surprised that they actually have a use for that remixed version of Marx’s boss them in this game.

[@PonandCon9025]

Technically, it was in Brawl too, but yeah, didn't expect a remix.

[@deezcastforms]

0:14 HE'S ADORABLE 0:16 oh shit

[@greentoesbstatus4325]

2:32 we fought marx, then we fought his soul, now we harness his spirit? I'm confused.

[@cleffa173]

Best Boss in the game, I WILL fight you on this.

[@Lilhajxjk274]

The song is from ssb brawl

[@kirby3665]

1:42 Kirby's Triumphant Return lietmotif

[@SuperShirikibros13]

0:14 Wtf is this gremlin lookin at go away I don't have any food for you

[@BodoqueBG]

A reference from super star (ultra)

[@caderagains3915]

Kirby is fighting a demon👹

[@Jesusdelagarza]

Dark Toons 💜

[@duldsbros5980]

2:11 IT'S FUCKING BIG EYE SCARY JUST LIKE LARGE MARGE BY PEEWEE (And son of the Mask!)

[@reatgaya]

Me gusta este video mayormente Marx

[@carlosrodriguezborges2990]

oh mama yeah

[@stardustpie1992]

yeah, no Nintendo, ur not hiding who this is at all

[@ShockInazuma]

It’s too bad they did use regular Marx because he actually uses his Soul attacks. (With some new ones)

[@sanzanderteio4392]

Even though I like modern Kirby, I really hate how they've butchered Marx in SA. This is how he should be

[@chaliceohearts4658]

Not as scary as the True Arena fight...

[@kylestubbs8867]

Well, he's not the main villain. So there's really no need to escalate.

[@leociresi4292]

“Wehehehehee!”

[@HankMFWimbleton]

he really went 😀

[@Jesusdelagarza]

John r Dilworth 💜