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), and was repeated on the following dates:

  • 6 a.m. on November 26, 2021 to 6 a.m. on November 29, 2021 (UTC)
  • 6 a.m. on November 25, 2022 to 6 a.m. on November 28, 2022 (UTC)
  • 6 a.m. on November 24, 2023 to 6 a.m. on November 27, 2023 (UTC)
  • 6 a.m. on November 22, 2024 to 6 a.m. on November 25, 2024 (UTC)

During the event, only certain characters could be chosen.

DescriptionEdit

North AmericaEdit

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][3]

PAL regionsEdit

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![4][5][6]

RulesEdit

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

Available fightersEdit

 
The character selection screen for the inital run of Heroes Vs. Villains.
 
The character selection screen for the repeat runs of 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
 

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

Names in other languagesEdit

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

TriviaEdit

  • 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 was not released at the time, but was made available when it was repeated.
  • Lucina is the only Echo Fighter that is not selectable, but the 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 universes' protagonists.
  • This was the first Event Tourney to be repeated following the conclusion of DLC development for the game.
    • This was also the first Event Tourney to be repeated twice.

ReferencesEdit