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, is an Event Tourney with a theme of headwear. It is set to run from 6 a.m. on November 27, 2020 to 6 a.m. on November 30, 2020 (UTC). During the event, only certain characters can 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 certain characters who also have certain headwear that did not make it to this tourney are Peach, Daisy, Dr. Mario, Marth, Lucina, Ganondorf, Roy, Pit, Dark Pit, Snake, Ike, Rosalina & Luma, Palutena, Ryu, Simon, Richter, and King K. Rool.
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