Fixing the WORST Taunts in Smash Ultimate

unfortunately daisy's new taunt is all i will end up using
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thanks for watching yall, and lemme know if ya have any cool taunt animations that would work!
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[@TCNick3]

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[@the_diamond_spider]

I need that cure for how much I need to carry teammates in games

[@Maikcarps]

Never down taunt and down smash

[@cubiruru2]

👑

[@justspheal489]

Gonna try my damn best to get in, although my nearest location starts at 5am and is an hour away from me lmao.

[@Queen_Cherry]

Yo, this vid is sick, I hope you consider a part 2!

[@DoMorrMusic]

I wish we could taunt online

[@whereisspacebar2991]

You can if you play Kirby.

[@Lorsko-fk1gc]

Play as DDD

[@Enderpro-ud6jt]

Steve be laughing in the corner

[@FanimationStudios-2007]

Same dude. We need online taunting

[@connorfries8297]

I wish the online didn’t suck

[@SullySaltlicker]

What'd be really funny is if Joker gets hit during his new taunt, Ryuji pulls out the classic "for REAL?!" line.

[@phoenixandy]

“This is eff- FOR REAL?!?!?!”

[@WH4CKA]

wait that’s gas

[@ehx3419]

Speaking of which, there's one more character with a massive issue in their taunts that wasn't even mentioned in this video - Pyra/Mythra. Like, the taunts are all pretty damn solid, but why on Earth does Rex not flinch when they get hit during it??? Them feeling each other's pain is literally a core story element of Xenoblade 2!

[@ExpandDongMan]

imagine getting sauced by Link and he saves the selfie on your sd card 😭 Fire concepts and hope to see more thoughtful bangers like this King

[@SKsuprakirby]

Every time Link does that taunt it actually saves it to your SD Card, automatically. I think it would be even funnier if it just uploaded it without asking you. "Well, Excuuuuuuuse me princess" - Link shrugs

[@BATTLESOFRAP]

Imagine a shieldbreak ☠️

[@marukoconton5584]

@@BATTLESOFRAP you're standing there fucking dazed as all get out and link takes a selfie on your ass before slicing you in half with the master sword, disrespect at it's finest

[@mrhalfsaid1389]

Naw that shit would be too funny

[@slasher3336]

I just wish they'd kept the voice lines from Sonic's Brawl taunts. Honestly, "You're too slow!" and "Come on, step it up!" are so much more fitting to his personality. I mean sure, they at least kept the "Come on!" part of that one, but completely replacing the other with "Sonic speed!" was a huge mistake. I legitimately cringe every time I hear it. Literally one of the first mods I installed was fixing that taunt's dialogue.

[@ppmv4285]

Absolutely agree

[@PierrotFragments]

I'm pretty sure in the Japanese version, Sonic still says You're too Slow

[@redmii69]

This was removed because they changed actors, and the nature of Smash wouldn't allow him to record more lines, so they had to use lines from the game.

[@comicking428]

Problem is they didn't bring in Roger to re-record Sonic's lines. They just recycled his voice clips from Sonic Generations.

[@slasher3336]

@@comicking428 The bad thing though, is that he _does_ actually say it in Sonic Boom (the TV show), so there _is_ already a recording of him saying it, just not a voice clip from a game.

[@itzlewdy7131]

One taunt we 100% got robbed was Sonic’s “your to slow” and “come on! Step it up” taunt, bro I miss those so much

[@ravinercf]

Legit we lost the 2 best taunts in the franchise for 2 horrible ones

[@infinityheart_tm9270]

The transition to Roger Craig Smith really did a number on this character.

[@itshamstertime2709]

Frfr But how do you get both “you’re” *and* “too” wrong 😭 If english isn’t your first language, my bad, but it isn’t mine either so~

[@ravinercf]

@itshamstertime2709 dude, really, you're really going to correct people on their grammar, online, like there are multiple reasons, someone would type something wrong, might not be their first language, they might be on mobile and autocorrect changed it and they didn't notice, they could just not being paying attention, they could just not care and just type without thinking. This isn't an English essay and every understood the message. No need for that kind of comment

[@itshamstertime2709]

@@ravinercf i mean, i didn’t really care that much, i too make lots of spelling errors, i was trying to make a joke, im sorry that it didn’t sound like it, but people like my mother always taught me to lookout for things like that and to reread the things i write. If i were to type like how i do when i don’t care it would have waaaaayy more spelling/grammar mistakes, i probably have some here too, again i’m sorry you felt the need to write that, the “jokes” (they’re not funny, just sarcastic ig) that i make don’t really land that much, my humour is so bad I hope you have a good rest of your day/night, you made some really good points, and i respect that! :D

[@thermaster1209]

Nick was never the same ever since he saw Daisy in Mario strikers charged...

[@williamsteele8874]

Lol

[@boshman11]

Understandable, that changes people

[@Nin10Doug]

5:25 Fun Fact: Wolf's voice actor is the same as Brawl's. He was given a different voice direction entirely (with the exception of the howl which has the echo removed from it)

[@mohammadalhusaini810]

Wait he did the howl??? I literally thought they just got an actual howling wolf audio

[@grumpo89]

Please, make this a series. There are so many characters with wasted potential when it comes to taunts. I'd love to see more

[@joshuadee7423]

It’s criminal that Byleth doesn’t get a taunt where they smugly sip tea. They spend so much goddamn time drinking tea in FE3H. Let me do it after I spike someone!

[@Matpit18]

“It’s too funny and too clean” Yeah, Nick. We’re sure that’s the ONLY reason why you’d spam that taunt with Daisy. 😆

[@ven9562]

dr mario taunt where he pulls out a clipboard and taps his pen on it. actual taunt as if he's diagnosing you with bad play

[@dr_rl123]

would be fire

[@doot_2198]

i diagnose you with a skill issue

[@theoverseer393]

That REGULAR Samus taunt is incredibly tilting though. It’s like she’s mocking mario, 10/10

[@leohernandez8751]

It would’ve been so cool and unique if for Joker’s down taunt specifically (the one where Joker turns away from the camera with his gun in his hand and poses), it could cycle through each member of the Phantom Thieves in order of joining the party to pose with Joker. The first time the button is pressed can be with Morgana as usual, the next time it can be with Ryuji, the third can be with Ann, the fourth can be with Yusuke, the fifth can be with Makoto, the sixth can be with Futaba (outside the final smash), the seventh can be with Haru, the eighth can be with Akechi while Joker looks back angrily and finally the ninth time can be Joker posing with Sumire while smiling back at her and then the cycle loops back to Morgana the next time the down taunt button is pressed. Plus it can be a reference to the confidant menu in P5 where Joker is looking back at the confidant in the menu screen.

[@LinktheCommunistWaifu]

Great Idea!

[@bluebatmanvk5535]

If only we could have had peak

[@landryingouf7210]

i think it would be cool if we could also add thoses from personna 5 side game, like sophie, that father guy and the one from tacticta but idk if thoses games were made by the time joker was in smash

[@leohernandez8751]

@@landryingouf7210 The addition of Sophia, Zenkichi and Erina would be nice, but those characters were made well after Joker was in Smash so it’s up in the air on the possibility. Though to be fair, my idea proposing Sumi would be a stretch since Royal was merely teased when Joker was officially released as a DLC fighter. Though also to be fair we did get a Sophia Spirit later down the line with Strikers on Switch so it wouldn’t shock me if they updated Joker to include the spin off characters too.

[@mrshinygiratina5360]

Imagine if Link shield breaks you and he takes a photo before killing you

[@cawcawrobinjay]

the selfie may be the funniest taunt of all time, 10/10

[@Gaudimann]

2:35 Getting a Star-or Screen-K.O -> INSTANT-USE OF IT! I NEED THIS TAUNT!

[@petesoys6348]

Still sad that we never got to hear Roger's iteration of "You're too slow" and "Come on, step it up". Some of the most toxic taunts in Brawl, and then they removed the in Sm4sh, as well as a lot of personality from Sonic. Hope those two taunts return in Smash 6.

[@CBionic77]

Hot take: Roger Criag Smith is the best voice Sonic has ever had and I will never compromise with that

[@DarkAura19]

Personally feel like Futaba should have gotten at least a voice line in one of Joker's taunts. I get that she's the navigator, but the fact that she isnt on Mementos AND she has to share half of the Final Smash voice clips with Morgana, who is already all over the place... yeah.

[@zink339]

Squirtle looks like he's gonna tell you not to believe in yourself but to believe in the you that you believe in

[@ofanichan]

YOU ARE THE DRILL WHO WILL PIERCE THE HEAVENS

[@zink339]

@@ofanichan your drill*

[@UnFunnyBoi]

@@zink339 row row fight the powah!

[@AroAce_Funni_Man]

He hath cooked, but I have one question . . . nothing for Ridley doing a second idle pose? (He stands up for one of his taunts and its funny but a bit boring. Prob a reference tho, I didn't play metroid.)

[@gumdropgoblin]

As someone who HAS played almost all Metroid games, I don’t think it’s a reference to anything, just a little joke about how he’s always hunched over and looks a bit smaller than he actually is, both in Metroid and Smash.

[@anna_arw6006]

Posted ridley is the best taunt i will hear none of this slander

[@ehhorve857]

it is not. what it IS a reference to is non-existant, as it is not a tangible source, but instead, a silent DISS towards a meme.

[@notofuse8549]

Nah that's the hardest taunt in the game, you stop right there

[@notofuse8549]

Nah that's the hardest taunt in the game, you stop right there

[@WamyDuper]

I really wish Bowser said "Showtime" in one of his taunts like how he does in Bowser's Inside Story. It's a raw as hell voice line

[@CBionic77]

As a Bowser main he definitely had missed opportunities but at least he didnt get taunt assassinated like Wolf or Sonic

[@MichaelLucas-kt6cq]

You need to add hitboxes to some of these taunts, Simon doing the whip and killing you would be HILARIOUS.

[@TRYHARD50000]

As a link main, a selfie would be hysterical as you fly off into the distance or before we do a bomb to spike commbo.

[@YRGHY2010]

The fucking whip is mad funny LMAO

[@cringyperson9670]

Simon looked like he broke his arm tho

[@ayden4870]

0:53 that cut off bro 💀

[@cheezy4902]

I dont care if all the other taunts are fantastic, i neeeed to see a part 2! Those animations were fucking gorgeous and theres so many things to reference

[@FanimationStudios-2007]

Glad to see you like taunts as much as I do in this game. My personal faves were the ones you gave to Snake (he defenitly needed more unique ones) and the one you gave for Ivysaur.

[@jordanvankay4119]

Simon making DK get back to the fields with dis one 💀

[@frozen_applejuice]

Personally for Daisy, I would add her away entrance from Strikers Charged, where she says "Oh yeah? Come on!" and puts up her guns as a wrestling bell dings

[@HMZeroTwo]

Thank goodness I wasn't the only one who thought Squirtle needed to pull out the shades for Smash. He looks so dope in them

[@YahiamiceLIVE]

i JUST got done watching that other vid of yours where you said simon has a strong whip and also a very good nae nae... lmfao

[@real_abender]

God I love Smash mods. The fans really do what Nintendon't, every single time.

[@SushiiZProductions]

Ayyy happy to see all the hard work pay off! Super happy with how all of these came out! And the video turned out great!

[@lilharm]

the coolest part of taunts has got to be the fact that Incineroar auto-taunts after landing certain moves which makes sense for its showboating nature

[@SaltyLightning2022]

Nick should definitely make videos using these custom taunts in some of his other videos. Also the dark samus disapproval is the greatest thing I seen

[@azubuikeware241]

0:45 Blud knew what he was doing wit this one 💀

[@catgameplayer]

Squirtle swag

[@Buzzblade146]

Idea: This may go against your moral code, but K.Rool's down taunt could be spiced up a bit. It is LITERALLY THE SAME as the down tilt, do at least something more could be good

[@14thperuvian34]

If you do a part 2 to this, PLEASE add donald and goofy to one of Sora's taunts.

[@lx5323]

If you decide to make a part 2 or even a series out of this, I definitely recommend Bowser for the next part. They did him dirty with his basic ass taunts. Literally one of them is just a teetering animation

[@NaoshikuuAnimations]

the Link selfie is CRAZY

[@skarloeyisyoung]

The funny thing, Wolf has the same VA in Brawl and Ultimate but they went for a different voice direction hence getting rid of the iconic "What's the matter, scared?" but seeing this is nice.

[@DoMorrMusic]

Simon's whip was unexpected

[@vibecheck6180]

Maybe not a taunt per se, but Joker needs something similar to Palutena’s guidance with the Phantom Thieves. The chemistry that the Phantom Thieves have is great and hearing a new interaction for each character in the game would be amazing!

[@user-ro8jc6lh4x]

exactly

[@MackCasual]

Docs taunt is my fav as a huge fan of that puzzle series it shocks me that that isnt his normal taunt

[@Miss-Circle19373]

0:53 Falco: Hands of my C- Where were you going with that Nick? 💀 Edit: OMG THIS MANY LIKES?!

[@imkaj.]

bro doesnt get the reference

[@Miss-Circle19373]

I do know the reference when Falco taunts and the down smashes

[@imkaj.]

@@Miss-Circle19373 then you didn't have to say it

[@imkaj.]

you got 85 likes thats not that much

[@a1joryj]

Giving Daisy the spicy ass taunt was bar none the best one: made her look badass AND adorable at the same time. I especially loved the little detail where she has to fan her hand because she burned herself ON HERSELF. THAT'S classy, I love it.

[@AgentQuacc]

My favorite Shulk line: "The Bionis and the Mechanis"

[@quinncochran1318]

Ngl nick you’ve been dropping oops all bangers for months now. Like your vids are some of the highest quality smash vids I’ve seen in a while. keep up the good work king 👑

[@HootyHoot_9]

That Link taunt is the absolute pinnacle. No others compare. Wish I could show this video to Smash devs so they could include all of these taunts

[@Aka_MelissaS]

Yoo, new format! Loved the video :D

[@QueenOTheSea]

This video is really well edited and the animations look so good

[@thenightmare9368]

7:52 TCNick3: He doesn't have too many Iconic poses. Castlevania Judgment: Am I a Joke to you ?

[@Taktaagic]

5:33 I finally get a chance to say NICK YOU’VE GOTTA PLAY STAR FOX ASSAULT, IT’S SO GOOD AND WOLF HAS THE SAME VOICE AS HE DOES IN BRAWL TOO

[@BradAnsen-rs1mv]

Man I can’t believe you referenced Zomba in links new taunt! Truly a great homage to a staple of the scene

[@philipsgrignoli7866]

I loved all of these! Please do the rest of the characters and keep being awesome 😎

[@cosmicanomaly3403]

I wouldv'e liked if one of wolf's taunt lines was his "you're good but I'm better", feel like that would have added a bit more character

[@PeachyFanboy]

Luigi's freaking ground kick is somewhat stronger then actual swords and that's why he's the best Mario character

[@Poultryman31]

Shulk has the worst taunts because he’s British

[@goGothitaLOL]

Aren’t Pyra/Mythra also British?

[@drewlmao]

The fact that you (or someone at least) actually animated these is really neat! A lot of these I would take over the official taunts even though they naturally aren't at the same level of polish.

[@TheCaptainBlackimar]

5:23 Cool thing is, Wolf’s voice actor actually stayed the same in both Brawl and Ultimate. They unfortunately didn’t keep any of his previous takes other than the howl, but it’s understandable since they wanted him to sound completely different. Down taunt was a crime though.

[@randomzergling]

Falco had me dying in the intro lmao. "Hands off my co-"

[@TheStickCollector]

Impressive animation. I would personally add a pikachu taunt that flashes between Raichu and back, basically temporally using the thunderstone. Could be a neat idea with a little flash. Would mean me having to learn animating, but I can use that for other projects as well, so it is just a first project type.

[@sofeu5572]

How dare you not bringing back the "you're too slow"

[@oop3000]

4:07 Nintendo would say no because it looks like he’s flipping someone off

[@ArgoRobin]

Man Wolf’s weak yell sounds way more badass in Japanese

[@marcelopaulo446]

We need more videos like this nick

[@cosmicspacething3474]

6:18 Eh, that one would be way cooler with a particle effect. Maybe have it look like Sweet scent?

[@GaronTheGreat]

We all know bro cooked (also have a great day nick )

[@miningboy]

I can imagine a few Taunt ideas Dunk hunt can have one where the dog is chasing his own tail while the duck is being super annoyed. King K Rool can have a taunt that makes him say "Ah! Thank You!" From the Dk64 Boss fight. The Miis can have one where they're Bodies gets replaced with the bodies from Wii Sports. And of Course give Dedede a laugh that makes him use his iconic anime laugh.

[@astronerd627]

Amazing video~ Daisy's "hot stuff" taunt would be giga perfect. There's even a mod out there where this taunt was implemented and the longer you held it the steam from Daisy's ass would actually ignite and explode and do damage, even kill at high percentage! I'm such a big Daisy fan it would be so sick and funny to see this in game but at the very least a "HI I'M DAISY" line would help her personality and references be seen 🧡

[@raviolithedesigner3736]

DUDE these animations are AWESOME. Daisy is SMOKING hot, 10/10 vid

[@ianjjenkins]

I was just thinking about making the taunts have their own kind of effects, like how some deal damage, we could have them heal or buff certain stats.

[@FrostReach66]

Damn this was extremely well done!

[@Kirbtini]

Missed opportunity to have Dr. Mario diagnose his enemy with cringe. A sad day indeed.

[@CrispyChickenNugget]

i like the new editing style!

[@4546Bean]

30 seconds in and the editing is insane!

[@tempestst_pr0to]

Georges taunt should be a piplup coming to his side and saying "looking cool, George!"

[@mythicalsheep2976]

If this becomes a series, or even if it doesn't, I would love to download these mods and use them offline with friends

[@mattb6522]

Awesome! That Ganondorf one was my favorite! Honestly, the taunts in Ultimate generally feel so generic and sterile. I'm curious if there are actually mods on like Gamebanana to change character taunts! That would be amazing! I'd love to see just silly or rude taunts like Incineroar flipping you off or something. 😆

[@s.a.k.i7768]

You're clearly a man of culture for that throwback to Brawl Wolf,his voice twas so much more charismatic and badass compared to Ultimate😭

[@luigiboyinblu]

Dr. Mario could’ve been something like him making you a prescription. “I diagnose you with skill issue, it’s terminal”

[@dragoknight589]

I actually love the taunt you gave Samus. Badass characters in that kind of scifi heavy armor just giving a thumbs up goes so incredibly hard.

[@0_total_0]

Another great TCNicj vid

[@Vileplume3]

4:32 as soon as I saw this my brain screamed NOOOOO THE PIKMIN!!!

[@thenerdybear4615]

If this were to continue I'd love to see the Fire Emblem main characters or FGC characters have cameo characters appear

[@oldschoolman9878]

I would like to see a similar taunt change for Sheik done for Young Link where he plays the Ocarina, and the tune he plays is Saria's theme. I would like to see some taunts for Wario's classic costume, that reference Wario Land and more specifically Wario World, where he could say lines like "I'm A Number 1" or could eat a piece of garlic and say okay. Reverting what Sonic says during his down taunt and side taunt back to what he said in Brawl would be awesome, I would abuse Sonic saying "You're Too Slow" and "Come On, Step It Up" so much. This type of discussion is a true rabbit hole for gamers, and I love it.

[@lorenzoniccoli99ln]

Lovely content! Wolf got so shafted in ultimate fr

[@marshy25]

dude the squirtle and link ones are awesome

[@BeauDakin]

The simon doing the the whip at the end is crazy

[@La_cabine_de_Cabine]

Holy shot do more they're all goated

[@ritter8542]

A Joker taunt referencing the beginning of the game when he Jumped through the window with Ann’s “what a show off” line would be fucking awesome

[@Mario369]

great video keep it up my king

[@PheonixZero]

I love how much work went into ryuji. FOR REAL?!

[@SnuppOfficial]

Putting “Cocky” and “Baller” in one sentence is just too perfect

[@JaniTheOctopus]

Your videos always deliver!

[@joseoh5856]

Great video! Keep it up 😎

[@lyndye2027]

simon's look of pure shame after hitting a whip is my favorite thing

[@meltingrocket89yt]

Nicks taunt would probably be him just screaming DAISY!

[@zigslotheon]

Actually Nick, Wolf does have the same VA. It’s just that instead of the Adventures trilogy Wolf, the Wolf in Ultimate is 64/Zero Wolf who has a much different demeanor than Adventures trilogy Wolf so his VA responded in kind.