Hero vs. Villain

Hero vs. Villain was a Splatfest event in Splatoon 2. It was held for all regions from 2018-12-15 to 2018-12-16. It was announced on 2018-12-05 on social networks. The results were given on 2018-12-16.

Details
The Splatfest was a celebration of the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which took place on 2018-12-07. The panel image featured the following fighters that appear in the game, going along with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate theme of hero-villain pairs:
 * Pit and Dark Pit (Kid Icarus)
 * Fox and Wolf (Star Fox)
 * Mario and Bowser (Super Mario)
 * Donkey Kong and King K. Rool (Donkey Kong Country)
 * Link and Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
 * Samus Aran and Ridley (Metroid)
 * Kirby and King Dedede (Kirby's Dream Land)

The full name of each choice was "HEROES" and "VILLAINS". The team name portion of Splatfest titles was "Hero" and "Villain".

Hero vs. Villain featured the 17th Shifty Station layout, The Maze Dasher.

English
Hero vs. Villain

Announcement

Introduction

Results

Results if Hero were to win

Dutch
Hero (Helden) vs. Villain (Schurken)

Announcement

Introduction

Results

Results if Hero were to win

French (Europe)
Hero (Gentils) vs. Villain (Méchants)

Announcement

Introduction

Results

Results if Hero were to win

French (Canada)
Hero (Gentil) vs. Villain (Méchant)

Announcement

Introduction

Results

Results if Hero were to win

German
Hero (Helden) vs. Villain (Schurken)

Announcement

Introduction

Results

Results if Hero were to win

Italian
Hero (Buoni) vs. Villain (Cattivi)

Announcement

Introduction

Results

Results if Hero were to win

Japanese
Hero (ヒーロー) vs. Villain (ヴィラン)

Announcement

Introduction

Results

Results if Hero were to win

Russian
Hero (Герои) vs. Villain (Злодеи)

Announcement

Introduction

Results

Results if Hero were to win

Spanish (Spain)
Hero (Héroes) vs. Villain (Villanos)

Announcement

Introduction

Results

Results if Hero were to win

Spanish (Latin America)
Hero (Héroes) vs. Villain (Villanos)

Announcement

Introduction

Results

Results if Hero were to win

Trivia

 * This was the first Splatfest to ever be announced after its successor.
 * The announcement of Fam vs. Friend was most likely pushed ahead to before the Version release, due to its unique decor and appearances being in the game files in advance, and previous instances of data miners extracting such information as soon as a new version is released.
 * The team shortname values (which are displayed in-game and in SplatNet 2) were written in plural form in all languages except English and French (Canada). The other exception is Japanese, in which the singular and plural are identical.
 * The theme and colors were similar to the North American Autobots vs. Decepticons Splatfest of.
 * When changing the color of the Splatfest signs that can be obtained from Cece and Viché's respective RVs in Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo, the Left Splatfest Sign's ink color can be changed to "Hero Red", while the Right Splatfest Sign's color can be changed to "Villain Purple".
 * In art for this Splatfest, Marina wears a pair of Tentatek shoes unavailable for purchase at Shella Fresh. These are similar to Sesame Salt 270s.