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Heroes Vs. Villains

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For the tournament, see Tournament:Heroes VS Villains 2019.
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Heroes Vs. Villains was an Event Tourney with a theme of both heroic and villainous fighters, commemorating the release of Hero. It ran from 6 a.m. on August 9, 2019 to 6 a.m. on August 12, 2019 (UTC). It was repeated from 6 a.m. on November 26, 2021 to 6 a.m. on November 29, 2021 (UTC), being the first Event Tourney to be repeated following the conclusion of DLC development for the game. During the event, only certain characters could be chosen.

Description

North America

It's a clash of good against evil! This tourney is on for a limited time and allows only certain fighters.
The further you advance, the better the spirit you'll win![1][2]

PAL regions

This time-limited Tourney exclusively features heroic and villainous fighters. It's the ultimate clash of good vs evil!
The further you advance, the better the spirit you'll win![3][4]

Rules

  • Format: Smash
  • Rules: Time
  • Time Limit: 2:30
  • FS Meter: On
  • Items: Medium

Available fighters

The character selection screen for the inital run of Heroes Vs. Villains.
The character selection screen for the repeat run of Heroes Vs. Villains.
Fighters
Mario (SSBU)
Mario
Mario (universe)
Link (SSBU)
Link
The Legend of Zelda (universe)
Samus (SSBU)
Samus
Metroid (universe)
Dark Samus (SSBU)
Dark Samus
Metroid (universe)
Fox (SSBU)
Fox
Star Fox (universe)
Bowser (SSBU)
Bowser
Mario (universe)
Marth (SSBU)
Marth
Fire Emblem (universe)
Young Link (SSBU)
Young Link
The Legend of Zelda (universe)
Ganondorf (SSBU)
Ganondorf
The Legend of Zelda (universe)
Roy (SSBU)
Roy
Fire Emblem (universe)
Chrom (SSBU)
Chrom
Fire Emblem (universe)
Meta Knight (SSBU)
Meta Knight
Kirby (universe)
Pit (SSBU)
Pit
Kid Icarus (universe)
Dark Pit (SSBU)
Dark Pit
Kid Icarus (universe)
Wario (SSBU)
Wario
Wario (universe)
Ike (SSBU)
Ike
Fire Emblem (universe)
Sonic (SSBU)
Sonic
Sonic the Hedgehog (universe)
King Dedede (SSBU)
King Dedede
Kirby (universe)
Toon Link (SSBU)
Toon Link
The Legend of Zelda (universe)
Wolf (SSBU)
Wolf
Star Fox (universe)
Mega Man (SSBU)
Mega Man
Mega Man (universe)
Shulk (SSBU)
Shulk
Xenoblade Chronicles (universe)
Bowser Jr. (SSBU)
Bowser Jr.
Mario (universe)
Ridley (SSBU)
Ridley
Metroid (universe)
Simon (SSBU)
Simon
Castlevania (universe)
Richter (SSBU)
Richter
Castlevania (universe)
King K. Rool (SSBU)
King K. Rool
Donkey Kong (universe)
Hero (SSBU)
Hero
Dragon Quest (universe)
Sephiroth (SSBU)
Sephiroth
Final Fantasy (universe)
Sora (SSBU)
Sora
Kingdom Hearts (universe)

Bold denotes fighters who were not available during the event’s first run.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese 決戦! ヒーロー VS ヴィラン Decisive Battle! Hero vs Villain
USA English (NTSC) Heroes VS. Villains
UK English (PAL) Heroes VS Villains
France French Les gentils et les méchants The heroes and the villains
Germany German Helden vs. Schurken Heroes vs. Villains
Spain Spanish Héroes y villanos Heroes and villains
Italy Italian Buoni contro cattivi Good vs Evil
China Chinese (Simplified) 大决战!正派 VS 反派 Decisive Battle! Hero vs Villain
Taiwan Chinese (Traditional) 正派反派主角大決戰! Duel of heroes and villains!
South Korea Korean 결전! 히어로 VS 빌런 Decisive Battle! Hero vs Villain
Netherlands Dutch Helden en schurken Heroes and villains
Russia Russian Герои и злодеи Heroes and Villains

Trivia

  • Donkey Kong, Kirby, and Final Fantasy are the only universes to have their playable antagonists as available fighters, but not any of their playable protagonists.
  • Piranha Plant and Kazuya are the only playable antagonists not to be a selectable character in the event.
    • Sephiroth was also not selectable during the initial tourney as he wasn't released at the time, but was made available when it was repeated.
  • Lucina is the only Echo Fighter that is not selectable, but their base fighter is.
  • The fighters representing the villains on the banner are also the fighters who appear in both the The Rivals and Best Friends trailers for Ultimate, in which they serve as "arch-rivals" to their respective universes' protagonists.
  • Yoshi is the only Mario sub-universe to not have any of its fighters available for this Event Tourney.
  • If you count Yoshi as a Mario sub universe, Pokemon is the only Original 8 universe to not be represented in this event.

References