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 will be 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

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The character selection screen for Heroes Vs. Villains.
Fighters
 
Mario
 
 
Link
 
 
Samus
 
 
Dark Samus
 
 
Fox
 
 
Bowser
 
 
Marth
 
 
Young Link
 
 
Ganondorf
 
 
Roy
 
 
Chrom
 
 
Meta Knight
 
 
Pit
 
 
Dark Pit
 
 
Wario
 
 
Ike
 
 
Sonic
 
 
King Dedede
 
 
Toon Link
 
 
Wolf
 
 
Mega Man
 
 
Shulk
 
 
Bowser Jr.
 
 
Ridley
 
 
Simon
 
 
Richter
 
 
King K. Rool
 
 
Hero
 
 
Sephiroth
 
 
Sora
 

Bolded italics denotes fighters who were made available when this event was repeated.

Names in other languages

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

References