Ballistic Barrage (known as Going Ballistic in PAL regions) was an Event Tourney that ran from 6 a.m. on February 4, 2021 to 6 a.m. on February 7, 2021 (UTC). The event limited the playable roster to fighters that have at least three projectile moves in their movesets.
Description
North America
- Projectiles will be flying every which way in this time-limited tourney, open only to fighters who possess three or more projectile attacks!
- The further you advance, the better spirit you'll win![1]
PAL regions
- Projectiles are flying every which way in this time-limited tourney, open only to fighters who possess three or more ranged attacks!
- 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 Ballistic Barrage.
| Fighters | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Link 
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 Samus 
|
 Dark Samus
|
 Ness 
|
 Young Link
|
 Snake 
| ||||||
 Lucas
|
 Toon Link
|
 Villager 
|
 Mega Man 
|
 Robin 
|
 Duck Hunt 
| ||||||
 Simon 
|
 Richter
|
 Hero 
|
 Mii Gunner 
|
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
放て3種の飛び道具！ 弾幕トーナメント | Unleash 3 kinds of projectiles! Bulletstorm Tournament |
 English (NTSC) |
Ballistic Barrage | — |
 English (PAL) |
Going Ballistic | — |
 French |
Feu à volonté | Fire at will |
 German |
Feuer frei auf drei! | Open fire on three! |
 Spanish |
Lluvia de proyectiles | Rain of projectiles |
 Italian |
Proiettili a non finire | Bullets galore |
 Chinese (Simplified) |
抛出3种飞行道具！枪林弹雨的淘汰赛 | Unleash 3 kinds of projectiles! Bulletstorm Tournament |
 Chinese (Traditional) |
3種飛行道具發射！彈幕淘汰賽 | Unleash 3 kinds of projectiles! Bulletstorm Tournament |
 Korean |
날려라, 3가지 무기! 원거리 토너먼트 | Unleash, 3 kinds of weapons! Ranged tournaments |
 Dutch |
Met afstand de beste | By far the best |
 Russian |
Парад снарядов | Parade of shells |
Trivia
- Despite Banjo & Kazooie, Steve, and Sephiroth having three or more projectile moves, they were not included in the tournament, even if multiple versions/different versions of a projectile aren’t counted.
- For Banjo & Kazooie, their projectiles are Egg Firing, Breegull Blaster, Shock Spring Jump (specifically the jump pad itself when airborne), and Rear Egg.
- For Steve, his projectiles are his down tilt, down smash, down aerial, Minecart, and TNT.
- For Sephiroth, his projectiles are Flare, Megaflare, Gigaflare, Shadow Flare, and Scintilla.
- Met afstand de beste, the Dutch name for this event, might be a pun. It can also be translated to "With distance the best".
References