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Most Salt-Inducing Taunt?

Wonderfly~

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Who’s taunts do you think are the best for infuriating their opponents, getting them heated and making them rage?

I personally think that :4peach:’s side taunt, “Lalalala Laaa Laaa!” is the most effective. She sings and dances so tauntingly, infuriating the foe and egging them on to keep attacking. It’s a great rage inducer and mindgame, and something I like to abuse as a Peach main myself ;)

I’m curious to see what other people think. Please explain why you think a specific taunt is annoying if you can.
 
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Tollhouse

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I would agree that Peach's lalala taunt is the most effective. Then there's Wolf's "What's the matter? Scared?" And every taunt Sonic has makes you want to punch him in the face.
 

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I think for me personally it's Wolf's howl. I had a friend who played Wolf a lot in Brawl, and he seemed to Taunt WAY more often when he played Wolf, particularly the Howl.
 

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I don't have infuriating. But god do I hope Wolf still has "What's the matter, scared?" that is my favorite taunt of all time. Since I will be playing Wolf a lot I NEED it back!
 

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Definitely Duck Hunt’s taunt, it infuriated me when he laughed at me for missing ducks in the original game and still kinda does in Smash, but I use him as a main to troll all my friends, so more or less, it infuriates them now lol :laugh:

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"You're not ready" - M. Robin. Had a 1v1 with a bad Cloud where the taunt was necessary when he proceeded to rage SD.
 
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Just the way Bayonetta dances around when she taunts makes me want to die. But mainly because every time I play a Bayo the minute they get a chance they taunt. Kill me
 
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Just the way Bayonetta dances around when she taunts makes me want to die. But mainly because every time I play a Bayo the minute they get a chance they taunt. Kill me
Worse part is, Bayonetta's taunts can be cancelled. There's no way to punish them for this.
 

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From Human Players: None of them. I'm already salty when I get KO'd to begin with, so the person taunting doesn't really affect me all that much. Although Sonic's Side-Taunt in Smash 4 does make me a little sad, since Roger Craig Smith has never said the infamous "You're too slow!" line. :C

From CPUs: Any of them, All of them, regardless of what the taunt actually is.
 
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Everything Fox does to taunt me. Bonus points if it's dash dance/shine dance and not actually a taunt.
 

Mogisthelioma

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It's okay. You can admit that my boi's taunts anger you. This is a safe place, Zinith can't get to you here....

Oh wait...
Yoshi's taunts aren't really that invigorating except for his down taunt, bet even then it's not as bad as Zelda's/Peach's/Wario's
 

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Dedede's crouch animation, and it's only going to get worse (or better if you will) with that incredibly smug expression he now has in Ultimate. My brother mains Dedede, so yeah.
 
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It's okay. You can admit that my boi's taunts anger you. This is a safe place, Zinith can't get to you here....

Oh wait...
Yoshi taunts are actually pretty cute tho. Except his down taunt lol.

Yoshi's taunts aren't really that invigorating except for his down taunt, bet even then it's not as bad as Zelda's/Peach's/Wario's
I pretty much only use Zelda's d-taunt when someone that previously disrespected me in FG. Its very useful for those people because oh boy do they get salty XD
 
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KirbyWorshipper2465

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For old school taunting, can't go wrong with Duck Hunt.

I would agree that Peach's lalala taunt is the most effective. Then there's Wolf's "What's the matter? Scared?" And every taunt Sonic has makes you want to punch him in the face.
Actually, with Roger Craig Smith being Sonic's new VA, the taunt lines have been changed to be less annoying ( You're too slow! -> Sonic Speed!).
 

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For old school taunting, can't go wrong with Duck Hunt.



Actually, with Roger Craig Smith being Sonic's new VA, the taunt lines have been changed to be less annoying ( You're too slow! -> Sonic Speed!).
That is true. It is an improvement. It went from really ******* annoying to just really annoying. XD
 

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That is true. It is an improvement. It went from really ******* annoying to just really annoying. XD
To me, I consider it semi-tolerable now, and not "good lord, stop assaulting my ears".

Come to think of it, any variation of Pikachu's taunts can count as annoying. Meanwhile, Kirby's somehow started out as cute, then annoying in Melee, then back to cute again afterwards.
 
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Mariomaniac45213

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Dedede's crouch animation, and it's only going to get worse (or better if you will) with that incredibly smug expression he now has in Ultimate. My brother mains Dedede, so yeah.
LOL! God I can't wait! My neice and my best friend can't STAND when I do that with Dedede. Everytime one of them SD's. I immediately crouch with Dedede it's SOOO good.
 

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For old school taunting, can't go wrong with Duck Hunt.



Actually, with Roger Craig Smith being Sonic's new VA, the taunt lines have been changed to be less annoying ( You're too slow! -> Sonic Speed!).
They're annoying because they aren't annoying. Or maybe depressing is the word.
 

HungryHouse

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Peach’s side taunt is super annoying. I think the way she sings and dances gives off a message like “Come on, hit me if you can~” so she is literally taunting you and it burns my mind. It gives off this message because she’s dancing and making herself look vulnerable but also mocking you with an annoying song to anger and bait you into attacking her.
 

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Peach’s side taunt is super annoying. I think the way she sings and dances gives off a message like “Come on, hit me if you can~” so she is literally taunting you and it burns my mind. It gives off this message because she’s dancing and making herself look vulnerable but also mocking you with an annoying song to anger and bait you into attacking her.
Exactly! It’s a great mindgame because she’s taunting in a way that will tilt the opponent and make them play recklessly. Her song and dance really provoke her opponent and challenge their mentality.
 
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MrRoidley

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Taunts overall infuriate me but Peach's "lalalalala" one as y'all said really takes the cake
 

Whirlpool33

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Peach’s side taunt is the only one that legitimately makes me angry. Her singing and dancing is so humiliating and gets me frustrated quickly.

...But what REALLY pisses me off is when she goes “Ohhhh, Did I Win????” on the victory screen. That makes me ****ing lose it. She’s actually taunting you on the victory screen and it gets to me so much.
 

Wonderfly~

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Peach’s side taunt is the only one that legitimately makes me angry.
I’ve heard people say this before about :4peach:’s taunt, and I can understand why. There aren’t many taunts in this game which outright taunt the opponent, and are instead just poses or phrases. :4peach:‘s taunt, on the other hand, is designed to get under your skin. She sings and dances tauntingly to mess with their brain, tempting them to become aggressive by provoking and baiting them with her condescending tone and mocking dance so that they mess up and make more mistakes.

She gets in their head, burns them up and uses their emotions to her advantage. It’s not only the player that’s trying to annoy you; it’s the character herself too! That’s why it gets to people more than other taunts.
 
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Whirlpool33

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I’ve heard people say this before about :4peach:’s taunt, and I can understand why. There aren’t many taunts in this game which outright taunt the opponent, and are instead just poses or phrases. :4peach:‘s taunt, on the other hand, is designed to get under your skin. She sings and dances tauntingly to mess with their brain, tempting them to become aggressive by provoking and baiting them with her condescending tone and mocking dance so that they mess up and make more mistakes.

She gets in their head, burns them up and uses their emotions to her advantage. It’s not only the player that’s trying to annoy you; it’s the character herself too! That’s why it gets to people more than other taunts.
That makes perfect sense. It’s ****ing infuriating and it’s so hard for me to keep my cool after she does that taunt. I still hate her condescending win quote more than anything else though.
 
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