User blog comment:Dan12322/Marth or Ike?/@comment-24529455-20141223010854

Marth is my choice for these main reasons:
 * He's fast
 * His attacks are powerful and don't have much lag
 * His counter is faster than Ike's, meaning he can easily punish Ike's strong blows
 * His recovery, while not too powerful, is one of the best.
 * Has the only final smash that can always reliably KO at zero percent (Masters of Marth can usually get around the slowness of the move)