Taunt: Difference between revisions

'''Taunt''' is a move used in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'', ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'', ''[[Mario Golf (series)|Mario Golf]]'', and [[Mario Tennis (series)|Mario Tennis]]'' series.

In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, this move is typically done as a way to brag after KO-ing another player. Unlike other taunts, [[Luigi]]'s taunt (which happens to be a modest kick to the ground), [[Solid Snake|Snake]]'s and [[Greninja]]'s taunts are the only ones capable of harming an opponent character, though they only do about 1% damage. [[Kirby]]'s copied ability after using his [[Kirby#Inhale|Inhale]] will disappear after he taunts. If [[Samus Aran|Samus]] quickly performs her Taunts ↑↓↑ in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', she will turn into [[Zero Suit Samus]] instantly. Doing the same thing as Zero Suit Samus will cause her to revert back to normal Samus with her Power Suit back on.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', players are able to Taunt once again but instead of just one taunt in the previous games, nearly every character has three different taunts in this installment, except for [[Wario]], who has four. However, during [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection|Wi-Fi]] mode, the Taunt can be used for an even greater use. When players press one of the directions on the Control Pad during Wi-Fi mode, the characters will not only taunt, but a small speech bubble will appear above them, with a quote that the players set. Players can create any quote they want, and they can set four at one time, with each button on the D-Pad activating a different quote. However, this only works in the "With Friends" mode of Wi-Fi; in "With Anyone" mode, the taunt quotes do not work.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', several Taunts have been changed. For example, [[Mario]] now throws [[Cappy]] in his side taunt instead of simply taking off his cap, while the [[Koopalings]] use their wands from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' in their side taunts, rather than hammers like [[Bowser Jr.]] Some returning taunts have been shortened, sped up, or simplified compared to previous installments (for example, [[Bayonetta]]'s up taunt ends before she finishes the line "If you need to learn how to talk to a lady, ask your mum."), while several characters such as [[Marth]] and [[Princess Zelda|Zelda]] now have more voices while taunting.

In the ''Mario Party'' series, each character has a taunt – however, in ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', ''[[Mario Party 7|7]]'', and ''[[Mario Party 8|8]]'', it is unlockable. This taunt does nothing useful, and the player just shouts something to a character. In the ''Mario Golf'' series, when an opponent is about to hit a ball, the player can taunt the opponent – though this is also useless. If one human player is playing against another human, the taunt may distract the other player. The player can also cheer for the opponents as well in the ''Mario Golf'' series.