Heading for Battle! (頭に注目！ かぶりものトーナメン, Pay attention to your head! Headgear Tournament), known as Ahead of the Game in PAL regions, was an Event Tourney with a theme of headwear. It ran from 6 a.m. on November 27, 2020 to 6 a.m. on November 30, 2020 (UTC). During the event, only certain characters could be chosen.
Description
North America
- Only fighters with hats, helmets, or other headwear may enter this time-limited tourney!
- The further you advance, the better the spirit you'll win![1]
PAL regions
- Only fighters with hats, helmets or other such headwear may enter this time-limited tourney!
- The further you advance, the better the spirit you'll win![2]
Rules
- Format: Smash
- Rules: Time
- Time Limit: 2:30
- FS Meter: On
- Items: Medium
Available fighters
The character selection screen for Heading for Battle!.
| Fighters | |||||||||||
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 Mario 
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 Samus 
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 Luigi
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 Ness 
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 Captain Falcon 
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 Ice Climbers 
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 Sheik 
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 Young Link
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 Wario 
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 Pokémon Trainer 
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 Diddy Kong 
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 King Dedede 
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 Olimar 
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 Toon Link
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 Mega Man 
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 Terry 
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 Min Min 
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Trivia
- While the Pokémon Trainer wears a hat, the Pokémon do not, making them the only fighters in this tourney not to wear any headwear.
- The tourney is seemingly limited to headwear that completely covers the head. Because of this, several fighters with headwear such as crowns, bandanas, and wreaths are excluded from the tourney.
- Similarly, only fighters with headwear in all of their alternate costumes are available. Because of this, Link, Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Pichu, Little Mac, Inkling, Hero, and Steve are excluded from the tourney.
- Despite this, Link's hat from his Hero of the Wild alternate costume is featured in the tourney's banner.
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