The CUT Taunts of Super Smash Bros Ultimate

[@Odyssey_Central]

Sorry the video is a bit late nerds… got a bit sick… enjoy regardless!!

[@somerandomguy885]

Hello

[@ignatiousmary8413]

It's alright. I hope you got better.

[@TheJoshVerse]

Skill issue (I am legally required to state that this is a joke.)

[@spacesoccercowboy6091]

Entirely offtopic but I played the prologue of Fire Emblem Awakening and Chrom dies in the first 3 minutes and it made me laugh

[@jumentoqueanima]

No worries! Health before anything and everything, and it was only a one day difference.

[@noahppinkrevail]

You’re to slow is one of the most toxic things to hear in a brawl battle

[@skittle6307]

I got kicked in the face because of it 😂

[@Random_BS2889]

They probably removed it cuz they knew people would smash everything around them 😂

[@CrusherX1000]

As a Sonic main, I love it

[@tanishambrowne1137]

I agree I use to throw my controller everytime I heard it

[@cooljamesjames2]

​@@skittle6307dang, you ok😅😅

[@Bryce_the_Woomy_Boi]

The worst cut in my opinion is Sonic's "You're too slow!" Taunt. Yeah, the voice line was changed, but "Sonic Speed!" Isn't really a taunt, just him saying something. The "You're too slow!" taunt is actually a taunt, like peaches singing taunt.

[@teaoftraffic]

big missed opportunity to have sonic be the only character to be able to taunt in the air though like imagine the Sonic Adventure cover art pose as a taunt, that’d be amazing

[@Bryce_the_Woomy_Boi]

​@@teaoftrafficTrue. Wario gets a taunt on his bike, why not sonic in the air?

[@dayzlove4994]

Everybody should agree

[@ErrrrkTheOdd]

i wish they had roger record new voices, the reuse of voice clips really doesn't work

[@micahheyward5342]

​@@dayzlove4994I guess I'm not everybody.

[@Novum228]

I still don’t understand why CPUs don’t taunt anymore, especially Luigi who has the best taunt in the game

[@BlueGray202]

They have no emotion

[@Whispernyan]

Probably just to make the fact Figure Players can more funny

[@davisvoelzke8011]

they sometimes do though

[@user-jl7cz2pe6d]

I think so people wouldn't get -salty- mad about them anymore

[@Flash33c]

They do still taunt in SSBU but it's rare.

[@TricksterLawlet]

My favorite about Mario's previous neutral taunt is that if you played on special smash, made the characters big, give Mario a mushroom and perform the taunt, he'd get absolutely massive

[@dogboyton3166]

I was sadly a 3DS Smash loser so I had no Special Smash :( I never owned a Wii U (though honestly I’m not too sad over it - most of the games I would have played have sequels or ports on the Switch)

[@mehsayori]

the biggest mario could get was special smash big modifier, lightning bolt misfire (big variant), and mario up taunt. i remember in the brawl days i would try to make mario as big as possible, so we did exactly that

[@iluvchess14736]

Mega Mario in Smash

[@stillwellstillhere1374]

It was the first taunt I tried when I bought the game this year. Was let down about Mario's taunt being removed.

[@tralaw6144]

@@mehsayoriwe all tried that one day lol

[@MishKoz]

"You're too slow" and "C'mon step it up" are PEAK disrespect and I'll forever be mad that they became so lame in Smash 4 onwards. Also I've seen people say that Charizard's up taunt is supposed to be the same pose as his Pokemon Yellow sprite, and I can kinda see it.

[@toumabyakuya]

Eh, I don't know. I really like "Sonic Speed!".

[@benmalsky9834]

@@toumabyakuyame too.

[@TheRegularHedgehog575]

​@@toumabyakuya it's fine, but it doesn't feel like a taunt.

[@toumabyakuya]

@@TheRegularHedgehog575 Eh? Why not? It has a similar meaning to "The fight is on!".

[@FourXFour4]

​@toumabyakuya I see what you mean, but "you're too slow" and "c'mon, step it up" feel alot more like taunts but that's imo

[@GoldenSandslash15]

“In Smash Ultimate, every single character gets three taunts. Except Wario who gets four.” Snake: cries

[@HAARGLaga]

TECHNICALLY, he does have different taunts (he gets in the box in different ways) 🤓

[@aaricbro.]

@@HAARGLaga also him removing the box has different timings as well!

[@SoniMarSponge]

@@HAARGLaga I always found Snake's taunts lame, but I get that his box is iconic and they can't add him smoking. But I agree with a friend (who knows more about MGS than me) that his other taunts should of been his assistants cheering him on from his codec

[@HAARGLaga]

@@SoniMarSponge "Looking cool, Joker!"

[@SorcererLance]

​@@SoniMarSpongebut they sorta already do in the secret codec calls taunt in Shadow Moses

[@TheBigGlober68]

Can't believe they cut your mother from this game. Truly heartbreaking

[@Random_PersonOfficial]

Sad Good joke BTW xd

[@Rosy-maple-moth46]

They took too much processing power.

[@Glory2Snowstar]

Ridley got in after being called too big, so there's still hope!

[@1stCornetSolo]

She’s too big for smash 😭

[@EnchantedGrapes]

Incineroar proved there could be slow characters, so your mom (who took 9 months to make a joke) still has a good chance!

[@Skyetendo_]

Mario's taunt where he takes his hat off (pre-ultimate) is most likely a reference to the New Super Mario Bros series, where Mario takes his hat off at the end of a level, before putting it back on and heading into the castle.

[@corvax8644]

Oh yeah! Mario time!

[@DeertickDaniel]

That fits into the “he takes his hat off a lot” category

[@BryanMorris-yc8iq]

12:10 Using this taunt when sending someone off the side blast zone activates the villain chemicals in my brain

[@jesseburgener442]

"Every single character gets three unique taunts, except for Wario, he gets four." Dedede: *Laughs in crouch animation*

[@dragonsfire295]

14:50 the reason for Cloud and Sephiroth not having dubbed voices is actually because of issues with their voice actors being union actors.

[@SalaComMander]

Meanwhile, Jason Griffith was just credited under an alias in Brawl for the exact same reason.

[@leaffinite2001]

"Issues" as in big companies hate paying people what they are worth

[@TheEmperorHyperion]

Then the Remake happened and the VAs changed. Cody and the other guy are also still union, right?

[@PipesTheVlob]

The Sonic section doesn't mention the very direct reasoning that he not only got a new voice actor (going from Jason Griffith to Roger Craig Smith) but also that Roger Craig Smith is a union voice actor and that Smash Bros. is a non-union product, with this leading to multiple characters from Kid Icarus being recast and Pit's voice staying the same but uncredited. The only option they had for Sonic was reusing old voice lines recorded for Sonic games, and since Sonic never said "You're too slow!" outside of Brawl, there was no way to keep it. A notable example of them reusing a voiceline is his Final Smash line being taken from the cutscene before the final boss in Sonic Generations.

[@phil2160]

Based Roger Craig Smith

[@MichaelKlobas-hy3uu]

W-we get it man, you’re a Sonic fan

[@tinyclover3849]

out of curiosity, what does union and non-union mean in this context?

[@user-jl7cz2pe6d]

​@tinyclover3849 I wish I knew but that's apparently why Cloud and Sephiroth still have their Japanese voices as well

[@pvzmariosonica8fan]

He does say "You're too slow" in an episode of Sonic Boom

[@memedood]

16:25 Fun Fact: In case if you didn’t know, this taunt is based on Game & Watch Mario Bros which when this happens when if you get 8 bottles on the truck, it shows a little cutscene where Mario & Luigi are panting on the ground.

[@EvlynDusk_a_girl]

To me it always look like Mr Game&Watch farted 💀

[@memedood]

Me to kid

[@EvlynDusk_a_girl]

I'm probably older than you

[@memedood]

@@EvlynDusk_a_girl it’s an incredibles reference

[@ratzytatzy]

Old wolf voice line: Reeeoooooooowwwwwp 😈👺👺👹 New wolf voice line: auuugh 🤓🤓💅

[@cles0v]

Personally I love the gay wolf, definitely feels like a taunt (maybe not of the opponent tho)

[@Thornbloom]

Brawl players had an unofficial rule that you had to howl every time you launched someone.

[@A-Microwave]

old man wolf

[@squeebosh8525]

I hate it. They made so many characters lose their cool by doin' this to 'em.

[@somerandomkickball]

5:53 “why I oughtta” type ahh wave

[@RangersNation-qk4px]

“Grrr, get back hear you rascals” Ahh Wave

[@LunarBoo]

The shorter Kirby taunt also has the upside of allowing Kirby to get rid of his copied ability faster, so it actually has a Gameplay use!

[@aureliamastergoomba1278]

19:34 Bro I wish they brought “You’re too slow!” back!

[@jakeupl8615]

4:09 This "taunt" is based on the way Link puts his hand on his hip and leans back when he talks to NPCs in OOT

[@CaravanNoobs]

Mario's old side taunt was based off the victory pose in the New Super Mario Bros Games. Surprised you didn't notice.

[@jordandillow3423]

Because he’s a dingdong not smart person

[@jordandillow3423]

Because he’s a ding dong not smart person

[@siriuslywastaken]

marth's original japanese line actually translates well to what he says in ultimate. The down taunt in brawl and 4 roughly translates to "everyone, eyes on me," and "keep your eyes open" is close enough - although i wish he'd shout "eyes on me!" instead. Yuri Lowenthal is also a _perfect_ voice actor for marth, and i am beyond satisfied with the choice. I'm gonna edit this as I watch because i love taunts. Sonic's side taunt originally saying "you're too slow!" is the most in-character taunt in the series. Even if the devs wanted taunts to he shorter and cancelable, the line's short enough that it works. I _cannot_ think of a reason to switch it for a worse taunt. Sonic's side taunt is similar, but the line in brawl is long - so instead of "come on, step it up!" just chsnge it to "step it up!" or some variation of the phrase.

[@ChaseMihalick17]

8:17 “Pikachu’s side taunt has had a pretty big evolution through the years”. I GET THE JOKE GUYS!!!!!

[@PHX357]

THIS CALLS FOR A CELEBRATION

[@BrownCharlie1]

3:15 New Super Mario Bros series: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@Topaz-zk4zk]

Amen!

[@the_artist_sylveon]

15:06 he says “Everyone, eyes on me!” It’s iconic in the FE fandom

[@linhardtvonhevring7262]

I actually said that to a foreign exchange student from Japan once in our senior year, and he actually translated it 😂

[@DeertickDaniel]

@@linhardtvonhevring7262I’m surprised you said it well enough for him to understand it

[@papaG6423]

Mario's old side taunt is actually nearly identical to his animation in New Super Mario Bros when he reaches the flagpole. Idk if it's actually directly based on that, but it's pretty dang close

[@Sir_Stick]

Most of these were cut because they messed with the hitbox of the character.

[@creechieuihana]

I have an idea to re-implement the Mario Grow Up taunt. Have him crouch down to make him look like small Mario, then he’ll pretend he’s growing until he gets on his tippy toes with his fist up, to reference his jumping pose.

[@andreblueboy6019]

3:56 okay don’t know why, but the “eh” combined with the quiet voice “Idle animation looking.” Delivery is just so freaking hilarious! I don’t know why but it’s just too good and perfect!

[@BrennoC_YT]

22:18 I dont know why this cracked me so hard

[@DeertickDaniel]

That kinda shit makes me love this channel

[@bupgaming5150]

Dr. Mario’s “bad” taunt mimics the motion of stomping out a cigarette which is basically him calling you hot garbage

[@zeatehkcasualaccount]

calling pikachu "the rat" hit in a hilarious way

[@amayocan]

13:46 hands off my 🎲 Prey

[@DemonikPrizm]

I miss Brawl Falco with his New Yorker accent. It's not AI as that literally didn't exist back then but ripping the files shows that it's cut up kinda like Ultimate Pikachu but it's way less noticable. Like you can tell they cut a few samples out of "Personally, I prefer the air!" in Brawl for example. What most likely happened was that the original takes were too slow and so they were all edited to fit the animations better.

[@Takejiro24]

Is this why Falco has this accent in the fanmade "A Fox in Space" series or did he always have it at one point?

[@DeertickDaniel]

He knows it isn’t but it really does sound like ai

[@banana_Asriel]

14:00 No it isnt just you he sounds like a TTS bot

[@DISKYSOUT]

falco with autotune‼️

[@Keygentlemen]

He sounds like every line he speaks is spliced from a different take

[@l30n88]

He sounds like he's saying bread.

[@yang_not]

Man i miss the mario grow taunt

[@dirkkrohn1907]

Good video, and hope you feel better soon Odyssey.

[@djinnspalace2119]

ill never get over how little bayonetta fits into smash and it hits like a flashbang whenever she shows up.

[@SaddieMoon]

Ganon used to laugh like Homer Simpson. 16:05

[@AnAveragePurplePikmin]

Awww link, can I just rule Hyrule for the weekend?

[@CadenBeller]

Giga Bowser: “I’m the largest character in the game!” Mario: *Mushroom + up taunt*

[@MarioMario_1981]

And giant special smash

[@tvb5509]

Funnily enough, ALBW Zelda really didn't show much of the personality that Smash gave her. She was a little more serious. If anything, it fits the Spirit Tracks or Minish Cap Zeldas more.

[@Thornbloom]

Funnily enough that's not actually LBW Zelda, that's a non-specific Zelda made entirely for Ultimate, mixing traits of several different incarnations.

[@dashthehedgehog2612]

​@@Thornbloom If that's the case, I actually really love that. It means she's the most unique of the Zelda characters. Sheik also being somewhat unique because she's specifically wearing BotW Sheikah garb when she was never in that game; Link was able to wear it though.

[@SinNun-tx5jp]

She getswthe phantom, of course she's Spirit Tracks Zelda

[@dashthehedgehog2612]

@@SinNun-tx5jp Th Phantom itself originated from a different Zelda, not this one lol.

[@lazybagofbones]

the mario taking off the hat taunt IS based something, when mario takes his hat off at the end of a level in the nsmb games.

[@Jandfriendslol5493]

I remember pit has a unique line for a taunt which was “the fight is on” but then in smash 4 and ultimate it was replaced with “come on” as if we needed another character to say “come on”

[@The_one_and_only_Gamer-J]

Bro those derpy ghosts that were ment to be blinky and pinky caught me of guard.💀

[@eurybiaball63]

-🤖

[@The_one_and_only_Gamer-J]

@@eurybiaball63 ?

[@TheMightyKite]

Luigi: I have'a a taunt that can actually hit you! Kazuya: *話にならんな*

[@pokemastersalgaming8271]

Marth's down taunt before ultimate is "みんな見てくれ" (pronounced "Min'na mitekure") It is roughly translated to "Everyone please look"

[@thecatastrophe132]

funny how he went from telling his friends to watch over him, to telling his foe to do so as a threat lol

[@Falcovsleon21]

2:19 Taunts were also likely shortened to keep matches flowing at a fast rate as the whole idea behind the Switch was combining console gaming with handheld gaming and many people were probably going to play with others on the go which required keeping the fights quick enough to be finished in a short time if need be. Kind of the same reason why the Final Smashes were mostly reduced to quick cutscene attacks too. 4:30 Given the short dev cycle Melee went through back then, I'd say this change was done for time crunch reasons more than anything.

[@JosueCunCho7]

2:48 imagine dying and they hit you with the 👍

[@4xzx4]

Kirby's new up-taunt references Kirby in Super Star when he discards a copy ability, and it is the fastest way to discard a copy ability in Ultimate as well.

[@ConNinGame]

19:14 Now It's Time For Rat #3.

[@darossigamer2553]

I feel like "You're too slow" was cut because it was becoming too much like "The cake is a lie". Ask anyone what they remember about Brawl, and odds are, it'll be Sonic saying "You're too slow". Ask anyone what they remember about Portal, and odds are, it'll be the graffiti saying "The cake is a lie". IIRC, according to the dev commentary of Portal 2, the writers at Valve were so bummed out by how memetic "The cake is a lie" became, they completely removed all references to cake in Portal 2, save for one throwaway gag. Ever since that one gag, cake has never been mentioned in the Portal-verse since.

[@trainerlsw]

20:29 I don't know why but this taunt really cracked me up.

[@ashtonwilaby]

Erm (adjusts nerd glasses) actually Mario's old side taunt is a reference to the animation he does after beating a level in new super Mario bros. Its pretty much the exact same

[@autismandgaming4532]

I really miss Terry’s cut taunts 😭

[@LinktoSonic]

I really miss Steve’s meat victory screen 😭

[@TheGeatTryhard]

How did you forget Meta Knight's "COME!" voiceline in Brawl? THAT WAS ICONIC

[@thecrazysieskids4698]

Cause it’s still here

[@MockySocky]

What I would suggest for game and watches 2 similar taunts is to combine them into 1 taunt, you can already do that by spam swatching 1 taunt into the other. Then we can have a new one or the cute hop back.

[@LucasDeroy]

At 12:57, Captain Falcon isn't the only one that his taunts slightly change with the direction he's facing, it's also the case for Corrin, and maybe other characters

[@TMGC64]

Meta night

[@Luis_2.0.0]

13:55 HANDS OFF MY WHAT?!

[@WarioWarily]

Hands off my UUUUUAAARRRGH

[@Scratchman2501]

worth noting, if you thought Pit's voice was compressed in Brawl, Bayonetta's voice in Smash 4 for 3DS is somehow even more compressed than that

[@lasercraft32]

*Hot Take:* I _do not_ miss Mario's old up taunt. It was slow, makes your hitbox bigger, leaves you EXTREMELY vulnerable (making it so there's _never_ a good time to use it), and it doesn't even look that good.

[@jordandillow3423]

And that’s why you don’t get no bitches that’s right no bitches because of this rude comment get owned son!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MHBali]

Bayonetta had a special treatment in smash 4 where she was the only character in the roster that can interrupt her taunts which is why they gave her long ones. The fact that everyone is able to interrupt their taunt in ultimate makes ZERO sense as to why they decided to cut corners and make them fasters, which led to several taunt being weird. ALSO, the disabled taunts completely in online play, which makes even ZEROER sense as to why they would replace certain voice lines that could've seemed toxic. YOU said it yourself, that the point! This game is full with incredibly weird decisions made by the devs.

[@LeafyGo9097]

3:04 MABYE there could be four taunts pressing the up, down, left, or right buttons on the L joy con

[@cozykomala]

This video was fun. I played a lot of pichu back in melee, and I never noticed how his taunts changed depending on which way he was facing. Thanks for the random fact.

[@Kuki_nali]

11:02 that’s not Zelda from a link between worlds its Zelda from a link to the past

[@MRNOTNPC]

Actually the zelda in ultimate is from a link to the past, the reason people think she is from a link between worlds is because of a mistranslation that was done in the "everyone is here" trailer.

[@micahheyward5342]

21:17 Live and Learn!

[@the_littlecupcake4647]

Hanging on the edge of tomorow

[@Leafree5]

Live and Learn!

[@EchoPixel01]

Marth's down taunt line, when translated, roughly comes out to "Everyone, watch me."

[@gabrielstar777]

23:19 I'm sorry this is just straight up the sound from most headphones when you disconnected via Bluetooth

[@thatgamingkiwi1630]

Rest in peace "YOU'RE TOO SLOW!" and "C'MON STEP IT UP!".

[@Nzcade]

happy mar10, luig10, war10, and waluig10 day

[@-SCNF-]

I don't think that's how that works

[@briancrest1415]

ah yes, my favorite characters, luigio and waluigio

[@misterwhalethewhale]

I love luigio and waluigio

[@dymaz_azure]

19:38 the fact that this is not an smash ultimate problem but a problem on the sonic series itself 💀

[@Supaluka_77]

Looking cool odyssey (Get it? It's like the funny joker taunt)

[@TricksterLawlet]

Looking cool Legeluga_User (Get it? It's like the funny joker taunt)

[@Decapitationtrain]

The Mario taunt was removed for the same reason many things happen in these games: Sakurai hates fun.

[@A-dawg798]

I really miss that mario one 😭 Bring it back!!

[@jaco8822]

which one

[@A-dawg798]

@jaco8822 the mushroom one from the start of the video. o7 for big mario

[@tabbycar6741]

I feel like Kirby's taunt change was so it was easier to get rid of your copy ability. I love the personality of both though.

[@MarioIsBack-man]

10:52 oh shit, clash royale emote!

[@SlurpyTheDog]

Never knew Mike West voiced Fox in both Smash 4 and Ultimate. His delivery is so different in both games, you can really see his growth as a VA.

[@sahaprocks7751]

Melee Fox: Come On! Brawl Fox: Come On! Smash 4: cOmə oN! 🤓 Ultimate: Come at me!

[@Zerio105]

A fond memory of Melee that I have is going into the custom match mode to set all players to giant, playing as Mario, collecting a super mushroom, and then doing the up taunt to make the largest Mario possible.

[@jampson01]

GG, great editing. Heihachi being in Pac-Man’s taunt roulette is pretty neat given the context of Kazuya being a playable fighter.

[@septum_funk]

What marth is saying in the taunt is “Everyone, please keep watching me!” Which “Keep your eyes open!” Is a decent enough equivalent to. He’s telling you to pay attention.

[@Narteketh]

12:47 meta knight also has one

[@freeformboozler]

Marth's original down taunt can be roughly translated to "Everyone, please watch me" and has at one point been officially translated to "My prayers are with you" in Fates.

[@rconmaster]

odyssey you are the goat right as I'm boutta eat lunch i see this video pop up tysm bro 🙏🙏🙏

[@DarknessXxMaster]

I would rather Sonic's taunt be: "I'm running circles around you!"

[@Sansyboi611]

melee ganondorf sounds like DIO

[@FuryJack07]

The dumbest thing they ever did was shortening the taunts ALONGSIDE making them cancelable. If they only did one(preferably cancelling them), then it would've been much better. After all, why make them shorter when the player can just cancel them! Or, if they really wanted to make them shorter, making them also cancelable seems redundant.

[@ThatBluDude]

All taunts have been removed if you're online... unless you're daddy's favorite, Kirby. I'd argue they should at LEAST let you use the taunts with hitboxes like Luigi's or Greninja's online. (Also there's a pokemon short where a Pichu turns around and slaps its butt to taunt another pokemon, and I'm still mad they never made it a taunt in smash.)

[@ElecManEXE]

Kirby needs to be able to taunt to drop his ability, nothing to do with favoritism. Removing taunts online is lame anyway, if a video game character saying a goofy line or doing a little dance makes you that mad you need to take a step back.

[@YJCH0I]

1:59 That edit genuinely caught me off guard and made me laugh and tap the “Like” button 🤣

[@chiptuni]

I think Homer the Simpsons would be a great fit for smash brother! For his final smash, he could unleash the "Lisa Swarm"

[@toumabyakuya]

Please, no cartoon characters. Let Smash stay video-game-centric.

[@d.g2284]

The editing is top tier 😂 subscribed

[@mispinchergamings3470]

15:15 rip Japan taunts like if like Japan ones better

[@EtheRenard]

The Mario side-taunt comes from New Super Mario Bros, where he does that animation after taking the flag at the end of a level

[@xxroyalprincexx6811]

10:32 Yes you did, you forgot to add Smash 4 in here.

[@pedrossecondaccount]

Nah he didn't

[@KLightning18]

“What’s the matter, scared?”

[@doubledemon9402]

Spam this time stamp then you have yourself sans falco 13:39

[@doubledemon9402]

It's not perfect but still you can see the image

[@fiercy3750]

FYI, Marth's iconic down taunt ("皆見ててくれ") roughly means "Everyone, look at me!" Or "Everyone, keep your eyes on me!" So, the translation of "Keep your eyes open!" is fairly accurate, while also being more disrespectful to fit the taunt.

[@CrazyguysGamingCGG]

The mario side taunt is based off when you beat a level in nsmb.

[@spacesoccercowboy6091]

"That's-a so nice!"

[@biondigiacomo7176]

It's literally the same animation but sideways

[@TheAccursedHunter01]

FYI the cut side taunt for Samus that was in Smash 64 and Melee is a reference to Super Metroid art where she has her left hand on her hip and her Arm CAnnon resting on her shoulder (kinda like that pose where a swordsman has their sword resting on their shoulder). This pose is also one of Samus' victory animations sin Melee but the pose is an iconic one for her so I have no idea why they cut that taunt to replace it with 3 fake taunts. Another example of "Please give characters four taunts in the next Smash game."

[@MeesterTweester]

rip big Mario

[@leahluostarinen]

Totally

[@OgerponIsACutie]

Marth's side taunt in ultimate only does one swing before sheathing but now that i've heard two i can't go back