Heading for Battle!
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.
DescriptionEdit
North AmericaEdit
- 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 regionsEdit
- 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]
RulesEdit
- Format: Smash
- Rules: Time
- Time Limit: 2:30
- FS Meter: On
- Items: Medium
Available fightersEdit
The character selection screen for Heading for Battle!.
| Fighters | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mario 
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 Samus 
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 Luigi
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 Ness 
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 Captain Falcon 
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 Ice Climbers 
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 Sheik 
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 Young Link
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 Wario 
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 Pokémon Trainer 
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 Diddy Kong 
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 King Dedede 
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 Olimar 
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 Toon Link
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 Mega Man 
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 Terry 
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 Min Min 
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Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
頭に注目！ かぶりものトーナメン | Watch the head! Headgear Tournament |
 English (NTSC) |
Heading for Battle! | — |
 English (PAL) |
Ahead of the Game | — |
 French |
Au chapitre des chapeaux | In terms of hats |
 German |
Harte Helme, wilde Kämpfe | Hard helmets, fierce fights |
 Spanish |
A la cabeza | At the head |
 Italian |
Usa la testa! | Use your head! |
 Chinese (Simplified) |
大出风头！戴帽角色淘汰赛 | Big show! Headgear Tournament |
 Chinese (Traditional) |
大出風頭！戴帽角色淘汰賽 | Big show! Headgear Tournament |
 Korean |
머리에 주목! 쓸 것 토너먼트 | Watch the head! Headgear Tournament |
 Dutch |
Op je hoede | On your guard |
 Russian |
Дело в шляпе! | It's in the bag! |
TriviaEdit
- The hats seen on the banner are Cappy, Mario's builder hard hat, the hat from Link's champion's tunic, Samus' helmet, Luigi's hat, Ness' baseball cap, Captain Falcon's helmet, Wario's hat, Leaf's bucket hat, Diddy Kong's snapback, King Dedede's cap, Mega Man's helmet, Terry's snapback, and Min Min's beanie.
- Ice Climbers, Sheik, Young Link, Olimar and Toon Link do not have their headwear present on the banner despite being available in the tourney.
- 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 (Peach, Daisy, Rosalina & Luma, and King K. Rool), bandanas (Roy, Snake, Ike, Ryu, and Richter), wreaths (Pit, Dark Pit, and Palutena), and other headgears (Zelda, Lucina, Simon, and Pyra/Mythra) 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!"
- Similarly, Op je hoede, the Dutch name for this event, is a pun as well, as the word "hoede" includes the word "hoed", which is Dutch for "hat".
ReferencesEdit