Taunting

[anikom15]

I see occasional taunts after getting a klil, but I never see people taunt in the middle of a fight. I think you're supposed to taunt when the opponent has a chance to hit you, right?

 

[Teran]

Taunt whenever you feel like it.

 

[SwiftOfDaSouth]

Open aaaaaand shut.

 

[AirFair]

^^^^^^^^^^

 

[Greed-checkTheTek]

I like to taunt when I'm losing, sometimes it ****s with my opponents head.

 

[Clint Jaguar]

Usually I keep taunts for after I take a stock, unless I'm playing Falcon. When I play Falcon I pretty much taunt every time I feel like I've earned it. For example, if I perform a cool combo which knocks the opponent off the stage but doesn't kill them, I'll taunt instead of edge guarding. I'll also do it to annoy or lure out defensive players.

 

[Malkasaur]

What I like to do is dashdance -> taunt mid match as Falcon. I also to taunt cancel in various ways (Ex: Taunting as Randal disappears on YS).

 

[Greed-checkTheTek]

What I like to do is dashdance -> taunt mid match as Falcon. I also to taunt cancel in various ways (Ex: Taunting as Randal disappears on YS).

What are other ways of taunt canceling in melee?

 

[Malkasaur]

What are other ways of taunt canceling in melee?

Young Link can (as well as Doc) taunt cancel by running off a ledge (just like in 64). He can also cancel his taunt with his boomerang (I don't know if Link can).

 

[anikom15]

Mario has the best taunt, in my opinion.

 

[gmBottles]

What are other ways of taunt canceling in melee?

You can do it on the windmill on Stadium.

I always taunt when I pull off something that looks cool. With Bowser I just love ending a combo with a mighty roar. WIth Jigglypuff I always pause on the wink and zoom in.

 

[Latkes]

When I taunt depends entirely on the situation and who I'm playing. When I'm playing casual matches against friends and family I just spam taunts whenever I get a kill, but usually during heated matches or tournaments I use the time in which my opponent is dying to gather my thoughts and move to an advantageous position on the stage. So no taunts in that scenario.

 

[Greed-checkTheTek]

For some reason I like taunting when I'm winning or even losing it just messes with the other person and I end up winning most the times, it's kind of like a weird mind game like I got ken comboed once and as soon as I respawned I just taunted and I guess it just makes the other person nervous of how unfazed I was.
Captain Falcon's taunt is the best in the game imo.

 

[Spak]

What are other ways of taunt canceling in melee?

Go against Isai's advice and get hit.

 

[Greed-checkTheTek]

Go against Isai's advice and get hit.

lol

 

[SwiftOfDaSouth]

Basically, my philosophy is this: The taunt is one of the character's moves, and like all the other moves the character possesses, it has its appropriate time to be used. If I feel like it's time for a Nair on shield to poke, then I'll do just that. If I want to ask my opponent to kindly Demonstrate his Maneuvers whilst giving a brisk salute and a saucy throw of my hips after I spot dodged a shine, I'll press up on the d pad. Simple as that.

 

[EPsilon933]

Taunt is the best move in the game for all characters

 

[gmBottles]

Taunt is the best move in the game for all characters

Zelda is only low tier because her taunt is silent.

 

[SwiftOfDaSouth]

Taunt is the best move in the game for all characters

Pichu has like 3 taunts

#Pichu4TopTier2015

 

[EPsilon933]

Zelda is only low tier because her taunt is silent.

Stealth taunt mindgames. Sometimes players don't even know they're getting taunted

 

[SwiftOfDaSouth]

Stealth taunt mindgames. Sometimes players don't even know they're getting taunted

NEW META

 

[sadistic]

I like to taunt when people kill themselves, like those ******* CPU's always do.

 

[ZaXXoR]

Even when i started i enjoyed taunting right after a kill, alot of people will think, "im going to punish him" then end up giving me a free shield grab or just mindlessly rush in and lose their invincibility frames