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The Taunt Tierlist

Yuna

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I've been accused of being too negative, so here's a thread that's all-positive (almost). Let's rank each characters' taunts!

You can vote only once. For each vote, you're allowed to vote for one taunt per character (incl. all transformations). Vote for the taunt you feel is the best for whatever reason. Also include why you feel that way if you feel like it. You can also rank each taunt like in a tierlist starting with the one you like the most to the one you like the least.

You do not need to complete your list right away. You can start writing it and then go back and edit it. You can also post posts discussing the taunts with others to try to convince them to see it your way. But you can still only vote once. End the post which contains your vote with the phrase: For cookies are my god.

On May 15th, all posts ending with "For cookies are my god" will have their votes counted towards the tierlist. Any attempts to cheat (voting twice, for example) will result in disqualification. To prevent people from registering just to vote multiple times (because some people are just that lame), only people who were already registered when this thread was created may vote.

I shall then compile a tierlist based on how each taunt stacks up against the other taunts of the same character and also against the other characters' taunts.

Hey, if we can have 5 threads about Final Smashes, we can have one Taunt Tierlist thread.

I'll start with a few of my Tauntpinions:
(Random order, not yet listed according to Tier order!)

Zelda:
"Bye-bye now!" - I do not remember which input it has but it's the one where she waves. Her other two taunts are pretty "meh", but this one is just too funny. Nothing's better than sweetspotting a Lightning Kick, landing and quickly doing the "Bye-bye now!"-taunt and then watch as your opponent flies off to die. It's like it was made for this purpose.

Peach:
"La la la la la" - Her side-taunt, where she starts singing and dancing. Too good. Nothing more needs to be said.

Toon Link:
"I am the leader of this orchestra!" - Side-taunt (I think). Toon Link pulls out a wand or something (i'm guessing it'd be apparent to me what exactly it was if I had actually played Wind Waker) and starts... bopping to the music.

Snake:
Wow, it's a box. I mean, sure, it was kinda cool the first time you saw it because it's Snake in a box. But what about the one other bazillion times? And why does he only have one taunt? What, Codec Taunts took so long they didn't bother giving him more than one normal taunt? "Ouh, I just killed you. Here's my box!" Bottom Tier for sure.

Luigi:
Poses - 'Nough said.
 

RedMage8BT

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Luigi: Side Taunt (I believe). The Epic Multipose is God Tier by default.

Peach: Side Taunt. Too much win in a single taunt. Also God Tier by default.

Captain Falcon: Down Taunt (I think)....... come on! This one's up high for sure

Wolf: Up Taunt: Howls, that's pretty badass. This one's pretty high.

Zero Suit Samus: Down Taunt. "You're mine..." High FTS (for the sexyness)

Zelda: Up Taunt. Throws magic upward, that one's really cool. I say high or high-mid.

Ness: ???: "Okay!" The classic Ness taunt, high-mid or mid-mid

Marth: ???: "Minna, Mittete Kure!" This one's awesome, high tier

Pikachu: Down Taunt: "Pikaaaaaaa!" This one's too cool. high-mid at least.

Link: Up Taunt (?): Puts his sword away... he's done with you. Pretty high up.

Pit: ???: "The fight is on!" This one's annoying. Low Tier to Bottom.

Kirby: ???: He dances around and a star comes out of him. I find that pretty badass. high-mid.

Jigglypuff: ???: She goes all flat. That's pretty pwnage. Mid tier.

For cookies are my god.
 

Calixto

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Are you kidding me? Zelda for Top Tier Taunt? So...average!


Competitors for top taunts are Peach(side), Jigglypuff(side), Game & Watch (Up+Side), and of course, Captain Falcon (Show me your moves!)
 

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Marth's "Minna, miteite kure!" taunt for God tier. That's his down taunt.
Ness' "OKAY!" nod for high tier. That's his up taunt.
Peach's "Lalalalalala..." taunt for top tier. Left/Right taunt.
Wario's "WAH! WAH! WAAAAH!" taunt for high tier. Down taunt.

FOR COOKIES ARE MY GOD
 

PsychoIncarnate

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Luigi's poses, definitely...

I don't think any other taunt can even compare...
 

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Game & Watch's bell is top tier for sure. I could do that all day long.
 

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Game and Watch, but for a different reason.

His down taunt is giving everyone the finger, with both hands!

For cookies are my god.
 

Yuna

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I have yet to list the taunts in tier order. They're at the moment in random order. No, Zelda's taunt is not Top Tier material.
 

Demon Kirby

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Although not officially a taunt, number one is definetely Dedede's crouch.
Yes, can we include DeDeDe's crouch? My vote goes to that if we can.

If not, then I choose Sonic's "You're too slow!" for top tier, for being one of the most annoying things in the game.

For cookies are my god.
 

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Yes, can we include DeDeDe's crouch? My vote goes to that if we can.

If not, then I choose Sonic's "You're too slow!" for being one of the most annoying things in the game.

For cookies are my god.
It shouldn't because it isn't a taunt, and you can quickly get out of it, and even attack from that position.
 

Rapid_Assassin

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Peach's side taunt is the best, top tier for sure.

Other high tier taunts: Jiggly's down taunt, Mario's up taunt

Not an official taunt but is still amazing: Diddy holding the peanut gun until it explodes in his face, Dedede's crouch
 

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We'll, i for one aggree with Zelda having a top-tier waving taunt, the uses for it are just great!

Mine would have to be

1. Zelda's aforementioned wave

2. Ness' down (?) taunt, the one where he produces little flashes of PSI energy from his fingertip and waves it around his body.

3. Kirby's famous 'dancing' taunt (not sure which direction it is on the pad). It's seen alot in Kirby and the Amazing Mirror (afaik).

4. Jigglypuff's 'deflating' taunt.
 

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My personal faves

Peach's nanana taunt

Pikachu's up and down taunts

diddy's annoying clap

falcon's show me your boobs.....errm your moves

falco kciking his reflector like a hackysack
 

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Zero Suit Samus: "Is that all?"

Olimar: feeble position Break dance

Pikachu: "Pikaaaaaaaa"

Kirby: Continuous crouching

Falcon: Need I say it?

Luigi: Needless to say.
Continuous crouching? Are you referring to him actually crouching or one of his taunts? Do you mean...his victory dance taunt?
 

Orange_Soda_Man

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how in the world could you guys not say anything about sonic's "you're too slow!" side-taunt???
ok, one did. whoopie. (everyone should've mentioned it)
and his idle finger-wave. break-dancing "comeon, step it up!"

seriously, people play as sonic FOR his taunts anyways.
 

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I believe that taunt is a command input that evokes an already specialized taunt action. It is up to Yuna whether non-official taunts are allowed.
 

Pikachu'sBlueWizardHat

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GOD TIER
Sonic - YOU'RE TOO SLOW (side taunt)
G&W - up taunt or side taunt, take your pick
Peach - LA LA LA LA LA (side taunt)
Wolf - WHAT'S THE MATTER, SCARED? (side taunt)

HIGH TIER
Link - down taunt, for nostalgianess (it was his taunt in the original)
Kirby - side taunt, for nostalgianess (his "character selected" pose in the original)
Luigi - up taunt, for the sounds he makes when he does it
Lucario - down taunt, because it's very similar to Link's

MID TIER
Pikachu - Pika, pikaaaaaaaaaaaaa! (side taunt)
Mario - up taunt, because of how satisfying it is when you can completely pull it off without getting hit
Zelda - side taunt, because I made a really cool screenshot with it once

Don't really care about the rest.

For cookies are my god
 

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Wolf's howl
Luigi's poses
Falcon's show me your moves
Wario's wah wah waaaah
Peach's la la la la la dance
Diddy's clap
 

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Wolf's howl
Luigi's poses
Falcon's show me your moves
Wario's wah wah waaaah
Peach's la la la la la dance
Diddy's clap
I'll agree that I LOVE using wolf's howl when I play him!


Edit: AND Diddy's clap
 

Yuna

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Only D-pad-based taunts are allowed to be counted. No Special Taunts because of the sheer number of Codec Taunts.
 

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God Tier:
Falcon - Show me your moves (It is the most epic taunt in melee and brawl)
G&W - Any taunt (lol)
Peach - la la laaaaa
sonic - your too slow

top tier:
D.K. - wtf?? idk.
snake - box
IC - jumps
pikachu - pika pika!
Diddy - clap

mid tier:
Wolf - howl
shiek - hand stand
kirby - dance
D3 - tummy pat
 

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My top 10

1. HOWUUUUUUUUUUUUU
2. COME ON!!!!
3. *throw sword into ground*
4. PIKAAAAAAAAAAA
5. Fight me *slash, slash*
6. Is that all?
7. Luigi Dance
8. Wah Wah Wah.
9. Show me Your moves.
10. Fox gun toss
 

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my top 5 taunts would have to be...

Sonic - youre too slow!
lucario - powering up
link - sword sheathing
wolf - howl
ike - sword into ground + hrmph

and just because i ca,

worst 3 taunts
pit - up taunt
pit - side taunt
pit - down taunt


for cookies are my god :/
 

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my top 5 taunts would have to be...

Sonic - youre too slow!
lucario - powering up
link - sword sheathing
wolf - howl
ike - sword into ground + hrmph

and just because i ca,

worst 3 taunts
pit - up taunt
pit - side taunt
pit - down taunt


for cookies are my god :/
We should add Pit's taunts as GOD tier because of the shear number of people that blow them out of proportion and are irritated by them...

Isn't that really the main point of taunting?
 

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The only (original) ((somewhat)) one that sticks out in my mind at the moment is pika's down taunt, the one where he/it rolls on the ground. The fact that I remember it instead of any other taunts probably means its a good one.

And Wolf's up taunt is cool too, I guess.

Wait, I just remembered the coolest one. MK's up taunt, I think? The one where he spins into nothingness? It's like the cool counterpart to Jiggs's "cute" spin thing.
 
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