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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, was an Event Tourney with a theme of headwear. It ran from 6 a.m. on November 27, 2020 to 6 a.m. on November 30, 2020 (UTC). During the event, only certain characters could 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

Available fighters

The character selection screen for Heading for Battle!.
Fighters
Mario (SSBU)
Mario
Mario (universe)
Samus (SSBU)
Samus
Metroid (universe)
Luigi (SSBU)
Luigi
Mario (universe)
Ness (SSBU)
Ness
EarthBound (universe)
Captain Falcon (SSBU)
Captain Falcon
F-Zero (universe)
Ice Climbers (SSBU)
Ice Climbers
Ice Climber (universe)
Sheik (SSBU)
Sheik
The Legend of Zelda (universe)
Young Link (SSBU)
Young Link
The Legend of Zelda (universe)
Wario (SSBU)
Wario
Wario (universe)
Pokémon Trainer (SSBU)
Pokémon Trainer
Pokémon (universe)
Diddy Kong (SSBU)
Diddy Kong
Donkey Kong (universe)
King Dedede (SSBU)
King Dedede
Kirby (universe)
Olimar (SSBU)
Olimar
Pikmin (universe)
Toon Link (SSBU)
Toon Link
The Legend of Zelda (universe)
Mega Man (SSBU)
Mega Man
Mega Man (universe)
Terry (SSBU)
Terry
Fatal Fury (universe)
Min Min (SSBU)
Min Min
ARMS (universe)

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese 頭に注目! かぶりものトーナメン Watch the head! Headgear Tournament
USA English (NTSC) Heading for Battle!
UK English (PAL) Ahead of the Game
France French Au chapitre des chapeaux In terms of hats
Germany German Harte Helme, wilde Kämpfe Hard helmets, fierce fights
Spain Spanish A la cabeza At the head
Italy Italian Usa la testa! Use your head!
China Chinese (Simplified) 大出风头!戴帽角色淘汰赛 Big show! Headgear Tournament
Taiwan Chinese (Traditional) 大出風頭!戴帽角色淘汰賽 Big show! Headgear Tournament
South Korea Korean 머리에 주목! 쓸 것 토너먼트 Watch the head! Headgear Tournament
Netherlands Dutch Op je hoede On your guard
Russia Russian Дело в шляпе! It's in the bag!

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 tourney is seemingly limited to headwear that completely covers the head. Because of this, several fighters with headwear such as crowns, bandanas, and wreaths are excluded from the tourney.
  • Similarly, only fighters with headwear in all of their alternate costumes are available. Because of this, Link, Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Pichu, Little Mac, Inkling, Hero, and Steve are excluded from the tourney.
    • Despite this, Link's hat from his Hero of the Wild alternate costume is featured in the tourney's banner.
  • Дело в шляпе, the Russian name for this event, is a pun. It can also be translated as "It's in the hat!"

References