- For the tournament, see Tournament:Heroes VS Villains 2019.
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 from 6 a.m. on November 26, 2021 to 6 a.m. on November 29, 2021 (UTC), and was repeated again from 6 a.m. on November 25, 2022 to 6 a.m. on November 28, 2022 (UTC). 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.
PAL regions
- This time-limited Tourney exclusively features heroic and villainous fighters. It's the ultimate clash of good vs evil!
Rules
- Format: Smash
- Rules: Time
- Time Limit: 2:30
- FS Meter: On
- Items: Medium
Available fighters
The character selection screen for the inital run of Heroes Vs. Villains.
The character selection screen for the repeat run of Heroes Vs. Villains.
Bold denotes fighters who were not available during the event's first run.
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 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 is the first Event Tourney to be repeated following the conclusion of DLC development for the game.
- This is also the first Event Tourney to be repeated twice.
References