Taunt

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Peach executing Taunt in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Taunt is a move used in the Super Smash Bros. series, Mario Party series, Mario Tennis series, and Mario Golf series.

In the Super Smash Bros. series, this move is typically done as a way to brag after KOing another player. Interestingly, Luigi's taunt (which happens to be a modest kick to the ground) is the only one capable of harming an opponent character, though it only does 1% damage, and Kirby's "harms" him in the way that he loses his current copy ability (example: If Kirby has sucked in Ness and has his powers, he will lose them after taunting). When Samus quickly performs her Taunts ↑↓↑ in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, she will turn into Zero Suit Samus instantly.

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Mario and DK taunting in Brawl.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, players will be able to Taunt once again. Each character will have three different taunts in this installment. However, during Wi-Fi mode, the Taunt can be used for an even greater use. When players press one of the directions on the D-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 at least four at one time, with each button on the D-Pad activating a differant quote. However, this only works in the With Friends mode of Wi-Fi, in With Anyone mode, the taunt quotes do not work.

In the Mario Party series, each character has a taunt – however it is unlockable. This taunt does nothing useful, and the player just shouts something offensive to a character. In the Mario Golf series when an opponent is about to hit a ball, the player can taunt the opponent – thought this is also useless. If you are playing againts another human the taunt may distract the other player. The player can cheer for the opponents as well in the golf series.

List of Taunts in the Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros.

Character	Description
Mario	Mario grows three times his size (while the Mushroom sound effect plays) for a brief moment, then shrinks back to normal (while the shrinking sound effect plays).
Donkey Kong	Donkey Kong looks to the camera, shrugging his shoulders and letting out a grunt.
Link	Link strikes a pose, stretching one of his legs forward while lowering his body, and then standing up straight with the reeled back leg above the ground.
Samus Aran	Samus puts her hand on her hip, and points her cannon-arm upwards, as a robotic noise is heard.
Yoshi	Yoshi looks to the camera, waving his arms up and down and shouting, "Yoshi!"
Kirby	Kirby looks to the camera and raises his arms above his head. He exclaims, "Hi!"
Fox McCloud	Fox turns to the camera (or back to it) with his arms folded and says, "Hmph!"
Pikachu	Pikachu looks out to the camera, and exclaims, "Pika, Pika!"
Luigi	Luigi looks downwards with his hands behind his back, and kicks the air. If a player is standing in front of Luigi during this process, the kick does very minor damage.
Captain Falcon	Depending on which direction he is facing, Captain Falcon will look to the camera, or turn his back to it and look out to his enemies, saying "Show me ya moves."
Ness	Ness looks to the camera, puts his hands on his hips, and says, "Okay," nodding his head at the same time.
Jigglypuff	Jigglypuff twirls around to the camera, exclaiming "Jigglypuff!" (Or, if the game is set to Japanese, she exclaims "Purin!"

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Character	Description
Mario	Mario grows three times his size (while the Mushroom sound effect plays) for a brief moment, then shrinks back to normal (while the shrinking sound effect plays).
Donkey Kong	Donkey Kong looks to the camera, shrugging his shoulders and letting out a grunt.
Link	Link stands up straight, gives a sigh, and moves his hair out of his face.
Samus Aran	Samus puts her hand on her hip, and points her cannon-arm upwards, as a robotic noise is heard.
Yoshi	Yoshi looks to the camera, waving his arms up and down and shouting, "Yoshi!"
Kirby	Kirby looks to the camera and raises his arms above his head. He exclaims, "Hi!"
Fox McCloud	Fox stretches his legs out, wave his hand towards him and shout, "C'mon!"
Pikachu	Pikachu looks out to the camera, and exclaims, "Pika, Pika!"
Luigi	Luigi looks downwards with his hands behind his back, and kicks the air. If a player is standing in front of Luigi during this process, the kick does very minor damage.
Captain Falcon	Captain Falcon will look to the camera, saying "Show me your moves."
Ness	Ness looks to the camera, puts his hands on his hips, and says, "Okay," nodding his head at the same time.
Jigglypuff	Jigglypuff twirls around to the camera, exclaiming "Jigglypuff!" (or a localized name for Jigglypuff if the game is set to Japanese, French or German).
Bowser	Bowser roars, turning his head back.
Peach	Peach winks and points to the camera, exclaiming, "Sweet!"
Ice Climbers	The lead Ice Climber points his mallet forward and says "Yup!". If the following Ice Climber is right next to the leader, they will do the same thing.
Zelda	Zelda slightly turns, holding her hands together and closes her eyes, as if in prayer.
Sheik	Sheik turns forward, and strikes a ninja pose, her index finger pointed with her hand raised.
Mewtwo	Mewtwo crosses his arms and spins in place, laughing evilly.
Marth	Marth holds his sword up and says, "Everyone, look at me!", in Japanese.
Mr. Game & Watch	Mr. Game & Watch holds out a bell and rings it, though it sounds more like a telephone.
Dr. Mario	Dr. Mario boredly tosses a Megavitamin of a random color out of his jacket, then grabs it in mid-air.
Ganondorf	Ganondorf briefly floats above the ground, spinning around, then puffing out his chest and letting out an evil laugh.
Falco Lombardi	Falco spins once in place, letting out a low and brief laugh.
Young Link	Young Link takes out a bottle of Lon Lon Milk, drinks the entire bottle, then wipes his face off with his arm, letting out a pleasant sigh. This is the longest taunt in the game.
Pichu	Pichu has two taunts, though they are very similar and last for the same length. The first taunt is jumping up and down, exclaiming his name. The other is lying on his side, wiggling, and then exclaiming his name. Which one he uses depends on the direction he faces.
Roy	Roy holds out his sword threateningly, grunting.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Character	Up	Side	Down
Mario	Mario grows three times his size (while the Mushroom sound effect plays) for a brief moment, then shrinks back to normal (while the shrinking sound effect plays).	He takes off his hat and spins around.	Flips in the air then falls on his back, similar to how he loses a life in the Donkey Kong original arcade game.
Link	He twirls his sword twice and sheaths it.	Lets out a fairy.	Link strikes a similar pose from his taunt in Super Smash Bros.
Donkey Kong	He pounds his chest.	He shakes his fur.	Donkey Kong looks to the camera, shrugging his shoulders and letting out a grunt.
Fox	He prepares to do a Fire Fox while shouting.	Fox throws his Blaster then catchs it.	Fox stretches his legs out, wave his hand towards him and shout, "C'mon!"
Luigi	He does really fast poses. First, he shows two fingers, then he smiles while he's pointing, then he thinks with his finger under his nose, then he looks in a corner, then he take fright.	Falls to the ground (Similar to his victory poses in Super Smash Bros. Melee).	Luigi looks downward with his hands behind his back, and kicks the air. (If a player is standing in front of Luigi during this process, the kick does very minor damage)
Solid Snake	He hides in his box, then gets out of the box.	He hides in his box, then gets out of the box.	He hides in his box, then gets out of the box.
Sonic the Hedgehog	Does a front flip, then crosses arm (with left index finger pointing out).	Runs in place and says "You're too slow!".	Break-dances and says: "Come on! Step it up!"
Meta Knight	Extends his wings for a moment and then pulls them back in while saying "Come..."	Spins into his cape and shrinks horizontally	Calls out: "Fight me!" and brandishes his sword in front of him, examining it
Wario	Laughs, drops his jaw, then pushes it back up.	He shakes his butt at the camera.	He makes a "W" with both his hands.
Wolf O'Donnell	Faces up in the sky, then howls.	Does some kicks and says "What's the matter, scared?".	Puts one hand on the ground, then howls.

Other Taunts

Character	Description
Zero Suit Samus	She curls herself while swinging her Plasma Whip.
Ike	He thrusts his sword in the ground and crosses his arms.
Solid Snake	He hides in his box.
King Dedede	He looks to the camera menacingly and holds his hammer sideways.
Peach	Peach winks and points to the camera, exclaiming, "Sweet!"
Zero Suit Samus	She throws her gun in the air then catches it
Kirby	He looks at the audience, and screams, "Hi!!!"
Pikachu	He looks at the audience, and bellows, "Pika Pika!"