Useful TAUNTS in fighting games.

[@martindouge1947]

There's a universal mechanic in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure All Star Battle that if you taunt as your opponent is getting knocked down, they lose meter. This is to emulate the fact that canon fights in Jojo are about guile and mettle as much as they are about physical strength. The character Joseph Joestar has a unique counter to that mechanic. If you predict your opponent is going to taunt, you can taunt back, and the effect will be reversed, granting Joseph Joestar meter and having the opponent lose some. In the manga, Joseph is a clever trickster who has been shown to be able to predict what an opponent will say, and they did a great job translating it into the game.

[@butterfreedom5357]

Wait he can counter not only attacks but taunts?

[@martindouge1947]

@@butterfreedom5357 Yes, he can counter taunts. And this is the reason why DLC characters have interactions with Joseph : because they need his VA to record his "The next sentence you'll say is..." taunt-counter taunt, they also get him new lines to say for intros and finishes.

[@Mr_Tux794]

Rohan has a similar gimmick where if he gets taunted, his next taunt will give himself meter

[@hambor12]

Notably, there is only one situation where this is not the case. Even though (Young) Joseph can counter-taunt Iggy and Pet Shop (animals) and Baoh (an otherwise nonverbal enhanced alien beast who has his own tacit narrator), he is unable to counter-taunt Wonder of U, the final DLC character and final villain of Part 8. Joseph does not garner a direct verbal response from Wonder of U for Joseph to predict, resulting in him asking if they even heard him. For gameplay reasons, while no meter is removed from Wonder of U, Joseph receives a full meter of heat gauge for a successful counter taunt instead of gaining half while the opponent loses half.

[@martindouge1947]

Well WoU wasn't out when I first posted this message, but you're right. It makes sense, WoU is more of a representation of Calamity, a force of nature, and its personality is separate from Toru.

[@m.o.s.4742]

The team emotes in Brawlhalla are fantastic, but Big Band is unbeatable

[@typhoonbh]

He's one of my favorite characters from a design standpoint

[@SadToffee]

Yeah getting to doot on ppl with his level 5 is fucking hilarious

[@leithaziz2716]

Skullgirls Part 4: Big Band is Unbreakable

[@BlastAtlasink]

I personally like black Dahlia's it's apple juice more

[@Gokaruto]

Even though hes a pretty interesting character I personally dislike playing characters like Big Band cause i dont like big tough characters, i avoid him like the plague until i cant XD Hes a goat tho regardless of my playstyle

[@H1_R3Z]

I see a lot of people mentioning Luigi's taunt in Smash. Don't forget that Snake's box can also be used to edgeguard, and Greninja's fountain taunt has a hitbox that leads into full combos.

[@Moss_Dude]

Greninja can't combo out of his fountain

[@Traumachu]

@@Moss_Dude yea

[@itemframe2824]

also kazuya is a 4 hit combo that can kill at an early %

[@Moss_Dude]

@@itemframe2824 It does not kill at any sort of early percent by any definition.

[@Geneolgia]

Snake's has both one of the best taunts ever that is also one of the most dissapointing because as good and iconic as it is he has it 3 times. And yes, I know he enters the box in slightly different animations but it's hard to see.

[@Pockeio]

4:25 I don't think I could even be angry if I died to the Big Band Among Us combo.

[@typhoonbh]

me neither

[@InternetAddict069]

Wait till you see Cruel Angel Thesis Big Band Combo

[@alunbuss7877]

Wait till you see the Big Band Happy Birthday

[@KurisuBlaze]

Or the Big Band 'Mario takes a death' combo.

[@LoraLoibu]

@@KurisuBlaze the WHAT

[@Jason_FGC]

big band's actual taunt is really useful too, it buffs his level 1s and they do crazy damage after his taunt

[@mysteriousmemethief]

I think Beowulf has the most useful taunt by far

[@Jason_FGC]

@@mysteriousmemethief bro does like 40% THEN the combo starts lmfao

[@kyeblade06]

@@Jason_FGC yea if you get hit raw by triple moonsault when he has max hype thats just ggs

[@sauvagess]

Squigly's taunt unlocks access to her Level 5 super. The taunt itself is the Raging Demon input, and the level 5 is the same input, just flipped vertically.

[@TechnicSky]

The Ryu missing the kick in the sequence was kinda funny.

[@typhoonbh]

I thought I was close enough lol

[@TechnicSky]

@@typhoonbh All good, still a good video on fighting games as always

[@zechariahcaraballo8765]

it was the funniest thing ive seen all day lol

[@DrEcho]

To explain Tekken's Bryan's taunt (Jet Upper) is to deliver a concise, 5-minute crash course in fighting game frame data.

[@MiejscowyPan]

also miguel move burla (LK+RK+forward) has a very long taunt animation (in which he can block mids and highs if you hold back)and after he finish laughing he can press forward to do the move (which is unblockable mid with 178 points of damage = insta kill) or do any other move

[@kristianbojinov6715]

@@MiejscowyPan THE ONE SHOT KO

[@devoutmordexfollower5289]

I CANT BELIEVE YOU OMITTED RIDLEYS STAND UP TAUNT, I love that taunt so much, because it references irl events in the form of the whole "ridleys too big for smash" thing

[@SporkSlayer]

Also, for certain characters, you can skewer them and follow up with the standing taunt to avoid their getup attack. Add in a forward smash and that's a ko.

[@sharonv3597]

Here's another fact about Skullgirls' taunts: In the mobile version, taunts are actually special moves that you can execute in order to inflict debuffs on enemies or buffs on yourself.

[@scrubbybubkinz5264]

Luigi down taunt is classic and personal favorite. Nothing like casually knocking the opponents fingers loose as the cling for dear life.

[@leithaziz2716]

There's a pretty interesting taunt in Guilty Gear +R with Dizzy where she interacts with her two guardians (Necro and Undyne are their names if memory serves me correctly). If you input a set of buttons in a certain order, it will activate a secret Insta-Kill where Dizzy is covered in a black sillhouette (simillar to when Sol activates his Install in that game) and KOs the opponent if they're close enough. This didnt didnt come back in Xrd, but I wonder if the implications are that she has a Dragon Install like her dad. It's a unique Insta-Kill hidden in a taunt detail. Neat.

[@vguy8510]

oh nah in +R you dont need the taunt but you use it to do the charge input you have to do first for the IK, else you would jump and be unable to finish the motion. her real taunt tech is it being unblockable so you can use it for some meme setups, but the startup of the taunt depends on her voice set for that match which is rng.

[@ricardoludwig4787]

Spoilers for guilty gear bullshit She theoretically should have one, as my got the scales of juno from her, and that was what gave him a dragon install in strive.

[@b.w.c5933]

1) dizzy's instant kill in +r isn't a taunt 2) sol's dragon install is actually his gear form, without the supressor, so dizzy doesn't have a dragon install because shes always in her gear mode

[@lane9668]

The other interesting thing about +R Dizzy is that she has unblockable setups using her taunt that only work on specific voiceline sets, which are randomly picked.

[@Amalgam03]

Kliff Undersn has a unique taunt where he spits out Katakana, which acts as a bouncing projectile that doesn’t disappear when he gets hit. You can incorporate the taunt into knockdowns to set up oki

[@equinox-XVI]

I don't know why, but Captain Falcon's "Show your moves" has been a legendary taunt since before I even started playing smash

[@hazzydahaka13]

6:37 I don't know if anyone else mentioned this, but Terumi's actually not the only one who can do this. Technically the entire cast can cancel their taunts into special moves mid combo, or into supers and Overdrive outside of combos. It's just that Terumi is the most notable example of this since he not only can just fill his meter back up again very quickly after spending it all, but he's also just the biggest piece of shit in fighting game history, so people associate this sort of tech with him since it fits him so well lore wise, because imagine him just stomping your head in, and then all the sudden being like "I'm waiting for you to SUCK LESS!" before caving you in further. That's just peak trolling and I love it.

[@rocksaltinyt]

I’m a big fan of Beowulf’s taunt in Skullgirls, due to it having an additional effect like every other taunt in the game (EX: Big Band’s buffs his lvl 1 supers, Annie’s is a counter, Filia’s having a hitbox, etc.), but by far having the most useful effect. By using his taunt, Beowulf automatically gets 3 full bars of Hype (his own unique resource mechanic), which gives him access to crazy damage off of grab. Plus it’s super easy to land with a lockdown assist (EX: Big Band’s H. Beat Extend/Take the A-Train, Cerabella’s Excellabella) which gives Beowulf enough time to pop the taunt, and still prepare himself to set up for Oki.

[@kyeblade06]

Also wulf blitz

[@Countdownsmiles]

Big Band easily has the best taunt. Dan's super taunt is good too, but i feel like you also should've mentioned Dan's teabag taunt.

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

Yeah

[@godusopp1797]

Besides fighting games, TF2 has several taunts that instakill enemies within its reach, like the Engineer can smash a guitar over a victims head, the medic & sniper can impale & stun a victim with a arrow shaft & bonesaw, and the Soldier can just pull the pin on a grenade he's wearing & take anyone within range to Valhalla with him.

[@roadhoundd.]

Rock Paper Scissors will also kill the loser if they are enemies. The result is random.

[@enn1924]

My favorite way to insta kill enemies in that game is to press my own killbind and then half of the people who saw me do the same

[@shadow98004]

Don't forget the Heavy, who kills you with a Finger gun, or the Scout, who does a classic Baseball swing. Also, the Engineer has a second Instakill taunt, with the Gunslinger, where he revs it like a chainsaw, before pushing that hand forward.

[@godusopp1797]

@@shadow98004 I could've named em all but not many viewers like reading bulky paragraphs For the sake of fiishing the list here's the rest of the Taunt Kills: The Pyro has 4 taunts- a Hadouken, a large AoE pulse of gasoline, a fart & an execution stance with a flare gun The Demoman twirls his sword around & finishes with a clean beheading slice The Spy fences with his butterknife

[@inkdragoon4547]

​@@shadow98004"POW! You are dead!"

[@walterwhitegaming7929]

Jojo all star batlle r has a cool taunt mechanic where it lowers the enemies specail meter if you taunt while they are knocked down. It does character specific cenimatics.

[@laughingfurry]

Eternal Champions does something similar. Same with one of the wrestling games. No Mercy on N64. Although it's a little different in No Mercy.

[@Warlord_Queek]

If your good enough and use a certain character you can taunt to extend combos

[@agenttexas3334]

Yeah and some characters have taunts that boost their fighting like Josuke and his hair.

[@Jackrost01]

@@laughingfurry Art of fighting did that first. You activly use taunt to deplete enemy's meter and he need this meter to use special move

[@hambor12]

@@agenttexas3334 Josuke's Hair Insult Install does increase his damage but has the downside of prohibiting all actions except for attacks. He is unable to even to jump or pause since the only movement he can take is angrily walk towards the opponent to beat the shit out of them

[@Gimmick_]

The Guilty Gear series also has it where there's a few different types of taunts, classified under "Taunt" and "Respect". Pressing the taunt button will actually increase your opponent's gauge by 10%, while the Respect, done by pressing Taunt+Forward, is a taunt that has your character give kudos to your opponent and doesn't increase their gauge iirc.

[@VagaVondakay]

The Luigi Kill taunt would've been kinda cool since it's really hard to pull off. (and Snakes in Ultimate). OH Some of the mortal kombat Taunts ARE CRAZY! Such as the Friendships, and reviving people after they have lost. Additionally Jade his a upper mid taunt where she laughs at you.

[@Silverhand264]

You forgot to mention that Big Band's taunt actually powers up his level 1 super AND taunting is literally Beo's way to get stronger so most of his routes try to fit 1 in to power up his follow ups. On the same topic Squiggly's taunt actually lets you perform a Raging Demon which is a neat mix-up if your opponent doesn't know.

[@SalemKFox]

In Jojo All Star Battle there were such a thing as taunt combos. If you managed to down an enemy and shot a projectile at them, you could cancel and immediately taunt, causing them to stand up and be immediately hit by the attack you sent out earlier. Some characters got crazy huge damage out of it. But it was pretty unique way to get more damage out of your combos, since some characters were already limited in what combos they could do normally. Unfortunately, they would eventually end up patching it out, as it was too broken.

[@SirLightsOut99]

Not really useful, but I love the secondary taunt they gave to rash in killer instinct. Unlike the other taunt moves in the game, it can be looped, and it will cause rash to pelvic thrust continuously until either he is hit or you choose to stop taunting. It is literally there just for the sake of being obnoxious.

[@PomadaGaming]

7:24 ngl,picking on this game a few months ago I went to learn one or 2 lol. The metal gear solid theme,pretty cool.

[@cynix88]

HC’s taunt where he just rambles on about existence is my favorite

[@imunoriginalokay4400]

So true

[@Point5_]

Q's taunt is so good that it's actually really important to his gameplan. In Q guides, they usually say ehen you can and can't safely taunt

[@jerppursh7570]

I think it's cool that big band's trumpet is actually somewhat accurate to the fingerings of a 3 valve trumpet so that one's my favorite

[@Scandal262]

Its technically a special move, not a taunt but Thor's Mighty Speech is pretty cool. It lets him build meter manually and the fact that its the same Voice Actor as Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes adds a lot to the cool factor

[@jamesofthekaijukompendium]

In Gojira - Kaijuu Daikessen, if you taunt close to your enemy, you can partially fill their feint meter. Considering that if you top out on your feint meter not only will you be knocked to the ground (where you are forced to take some free hits), but you would also lose your Wrath state (a rage state + your ultimate / super). This makes taunting in GKD a deadly tool to punish your opponent.

[@tjackknife6590]

In Rivals of Aether, Shovel Knight has by far the most useful taunt. His gimmick in that game allows him to get money from hitting players. His Taunt opens a shop that can allow him to either buy relics to replace his Neutral Special, or armor which can be used to alter his stats (or to flex).

[@cosmic5665]

Kragg's taunt is much more useful, doing 2 damage is very important

[@Lucky_T]

Something you forgot about big band is that holding up or down as you input a note raises or lowers the pitch. You can play the entire first bit of Cruel Angels Thesis with this knowledge

[@mikaelolsson5791]

I'm surprised you didn't mention Kliff's taunt from Guilty Gear +R, which is 4 slow moving projectiles that are useful both on opponent's wakeup, but also to force them into either blocking long enough to allow him to close the distance, or force the opponent to try and jump over them and catch them with a big anti-air.

[@OGamelon]

Don't forget that taunts took away special meter in Art of Fighting 3, or taunt cancels in Garou MOTW

[@lukelewis3726]

Surprised not many other people are talking about SSJ 4 Gogeta's level up Taunt from DragonBall FighterZ where if you do it seven times you get access to AN INSTANT KILL SUPER. That's Hella useful and I definitely count it as a good Taunt cuz he's doing the "come over here" finger motion and he insults the opponent too for giving him room to just do the taunt by calling him a dumbass😂

[@monmagog]

The best taunt cancel is Falco down taunt into down smash “Hands of my- CAWK!”

[@spookielolz]

There's a thing called Ki Charge in Tekken. It's technically a taunt since people use it to piss off players at the end of a round, but it's actually useful as it gives you counter hit, if you complete the charge. Note: There's some unique Ki charges like King. King's ki charge makes him side step around his enemy.

[@vinegardoppiovolo3004]

Not only that,you can also access certain move after a ki charge.Like blue spark hell axle,(can be used as a mix up tool) amk ki charge qcf 2,(used for fc df 2 ch) ki charge also makes chain throws easier

[@nahuelpaillapi]

I love the makoto taunt from street fighter 3, it takes too long to land the hit, but if the rival get stunted and it have like 1 hp, you can do the taunt and it seems like the touch of death

[@EmperorOfApathy]

Gotta love HFTF's taunts. Like in blaze blue, you can taunt then cancel to add to your combos or just bait your opponent. Plus the taunts could be used as a cancel themselves without spending any meter.

[@kdevelopergw]

So sad that asb and asbr taunts are so much less interesting

[@LJ_973]

I have a friend who plays the trumpet so I get to hear him play, and the fact that big rand has a built in musical instrument into his move set is amazing, also as I’ve heard someone say and I agree the brawlhalla team emotes are amazing, but two things you forgot to mention, LUIGI DOWN TAUNT, if you don’t know what it is look it up, and one of kazuyas taunts in smash bros is like a 5 piece combo that’s stupid

[@VTRcomics]

I think it's worth noting that Luigi's taunt legitimately has combo potential in Ultimate and also infamously kills in a single strike if the enemy hit has no ground to bounce off of. Otherwise, there's minimal application with hurtbox shifting amongst the cast, primarily (once again) Luigi's side taunt, as shown off in Sm4sh's intro dodging some narrower attacks, and Jigglepuff's down taunt which... At that point you may as well just crouch.

[@projectk3151]

Tekken’s Bryan Fury also deserves a mention. It has a short hitbox but is unblockable and guarantees a followup if a move is done immediately after it hits. Without getting into frame data, Bryan has a move that is fast enough to launch the opponent and give a full combo. The taunt is kinda slow and can be interrupted, but the thing is that Bryan can also cancel it by blocking sidestepping, making it a mindgame between you and your opponent. While it is broken, it is balanced by that fact that it is so hard to that that even the best players struggle to do it consistently.

[@Sorbizx]

So this is a first person shooting game called "Team Fortress 2" and it has a thing called taunt kill that mostly one shot any class.

[@Solesteam]

Rivals of Aether Shovel Knight: His taunt opens a shop that you can spend gems collected from hitting enemies on a few items to upgrade your abilities, my favorite is this moving platform you can throw, ride on or push people with.

[@Zekken_The_Lodestar]

I can never forget the Luigi taunt. And how good it felt to land that for the very first time.

[@thelastgogeta]

I know Kazuya has much better options at all times but his four hit combo taunt actually kills off the side and connects properly where a lot of his other ground vs ground followups will work. Not as interesting as Luigi's taunt and it doesn't have any ground invincibility like Ganon's spinning one but still functional as a flex. Like if the 10 Hit Combo actually worked on people who aren't asleep at the wheel.

[@readyplayerthree3]

Another game that went unmentioned in the vid is Rivals of Aether characters, with a dlc skin for the character Elliana, (a snake in a steampunk mech) her mech turns into an arcade machine for the classic game Snake, and you can play with the control stick till you hit a button to cancel the taunt! Also RoA has tons of amazing references or looping taunts!

[@Ghiaman1334]

The big band one is legendary, especially given how much that game, and Big Band particularly, references JoJo. You can practically stop time, play your theme tune, then perform an ORA rush.

[@TakaComics]

Xiaoyu's 1+3+4 Taunt isn't just disrespectful, if you time it right and cancel it, it can dodge low sweeping moves.

[@Sin606]

From this vid they're all impressive, but I'm shocked you didn't mention 3rd Strike Sean or Dudley who's taunts are projectiles.

[@WraxTV]

R.Mika's Mic taunt - if you get the full thing off, and get a throw off after, you get an instant kill. And even if you don't go for the full thing, it creates a low hitting, low range projectile if you cancel early and has a hit of super armor.

[@Maxler5795]

Fun fact: not a fighting game but lost judgment has taunts that not only deal damage but knock down the enemy.

[@harrrieee]

plus all the yakuza taunts build heat

[@FyterMakesMusic]

Switch from Lethal League Blaze. When taunting in mid-air, Switch does a kickflip with his skateboard and sends the ball flying at an incredibly confusing angle for those that aren't used to it. It's a genuinely super useful move

[@seekertosecrets7618]

4:40 That amount of disrespect...Oi! 6:57 And that's from Brawl too! Didn't think that was possible.

[@starblade8719]

Thank you for including Among Us Arena! That game is THE game for useful taunts.

[@typhoonbh]

It really is

[@MaximumBloop]

Literally all of luigis taunts. From spiking ledges to looking like a dong to the seal flop we all attempted as kids, he literally doesn't have a bad taunt

[@Uncle-Syn]

If you're wondering what song is playing on 6:23 its ape escape: pumped and primed prologue OST. Massive respect for putting one of my most iconic childhood memories OST's into a video!

[@rckrsps]

ASBR's taunt system is a good example. If you taunt your downed opponent you can take their bar making them not use their supers

[@ClexYoshi]

I'm surprised the R-Mika promo from V-Skill 1 wasn't here or G's idle animations. Or Friendship/Mercy from Mortal Kombat. I also have a soft spot for Them's Fightin' herds' taunt input occuring when you attempt to Teabag and continuing for as long as you continue to teabag. Also, Rash beatboxing the Battletoads Pause beat.

[@tabkg5802]

Terumi's taunts are funny af. Especially considering how they're essential part of his gameplan

[@DavidFernandez-rs5lu]

my personal favorite taunt ever is luigi’s kicking the floor taunt in super smash bros ultimate as it has a hit box on the ground which means you can use it to edge guard and guarantee a spike off of the ledge

[@akilcharles3473]

I personally do like a good taunt that straight up insults the opponent character when you're fighting, 1 example of this is in the new upcoming SF6 where Luke trolls Ryu (or Ken/Akuma) with a HaDoUkEn. it doesn't have any effect in them but I just fine it funny is all.

[@predictabowl]

The First game with taunts, Art of Fighting (coincidentally also the first game with meter, super moves and stronger specials using meter), which is the one with Ryo and Robert you showed in the Dan section, used taunt as a game mechanic to decrease the opponent's meter.

[@elgordobondiola]

You can cancel your taunts into any special move but not normals or basic movement in jojo hftf. This means you can taunt to hide the input of any special, even charge moves or supers. I like doing this with Dio's raging demon or polnareff's charge moves.

[@missingdev0948]

Taunts in yomi hustle can be cancelled to bait opponents, give a full bar of meter, and maintain your airspeed speed so you can use them to close distance. It's great

[@Lava_Lazy]

I think you should have mentioned taunts in asbr and how it lets you take away 1 meter for your opponent if you taunt them when they are on the ground

[@MrDamojak]

How is Bryan's taunt not on the list? It is probably the most widely used on in competetive play.

[@ducklenin8161]

Was hoping somebody would mention Kliff's taunt from GGXXAC+R where he calls you an idiot (BAKAMON!) and four stone kanji appear

[@monster25man]

well don't forget Snake's taunt in Brawl and Smash Ultimate where you can just gimp someone trying to recover by just dropping a cardboard box on their head "Bink!"

[@Tennosan]

I remember of One Piece Grand Adventure, a game that I loved when I was a kid, and some characters get power ups by taunting like Crocodile dealing poison damage every attack after the taunt.

[@user-vk2cd9qw7i]

In smash, Luigi’s down taunt can kill an opponent on the ledge, Kirby’s taunt removes his sucked ability, Dedede’s crouch is used as a taunt since they’re disabled in online

[@Hester13Nugget]

Snake’s box taunt and Luigi’s down taunt spike from smash bros should’ve been on here. Box taunt gimps are hilarious and while Luigi’s taunt spike can be hard to hit, it’s so disrespectful and surprisingly strong I love it.

[@fatnfluffy665]

In Tekken 7, Julia Chang has two taunts. One where she makes a peace sign and says "Cheese" and one where she waves goodbye. If you see her make the peace sign, attack her. If you see her wave goodbye, step back, she can cancel it with any input.

[@thepinkturtle06]

SS4 Gogeta’s taunt in DBFZ building up a one shot mechanic is always hilarious to me (and really fits his character)

[@TOG285]

I specifically came to the comment section looking for a mention of SSJ4 Gogeta

[@RealityMasterRogue]

That big band clip was unreasonably rude, i love it

[@CarsonTheCookdude]

Can’t forget Deadpool in MVC3, where he literally says “this is my taunt”.

[@Cali4niaCondor]

Should have mentioned that in Street Fighter 4 Dan can cancel out of his super taunt into an ultra and catch opponents off-guard, giving it an actual practical use. Also in Street Fighter 5, his V-Skill taunts have the property of letting him cancel out of special moves or even his normals.

[@Buki0300]

I love all ur videos man, the editing, the music choices, it’s all so good

[@miserirken]

Speaking of Big Band's taunt, well, Black Dahlia, the new (well, relatively) character from Skullgirls has a practical taunt, she throws away a liquor glass after drinking from it, and it can actually hit the opponent.

[@El_chara]

Got jojo's in skullgirl by my friend once, never played ever after that

[@omlett6482]

I will never forget that one Big Band clip where they played Happy Birthday after clutching a game with a happy birthday combo

[@Ebb_And_Flow_]

Also from Super Smash Bros: Luigi’s kick taunt insta kills in spaced correctly and the opponent is hanging on the ledge Snake’s box taunt can spike opponents that are below you Kazuya’s punch taunt, while hard to land, can enable some combos

[@thekoifishcoyote8762]

My favorite is the Luigi down taunt in smash bros. It spikes the opponent and if timed perfectly can hit an opponent that's almost at the ledge, so it's an instant KO.

[@mxcascade]

My favourite one is Goku's taunt where he hits the griddy

[@inblooks]

anji's respect in +r is actually a very useful part of his mixup game, since it shares a similar animation to his 3P overhead, and can be cancelled meterlessly into low option!

[@Styxz__]

Luigi’s down taunt especially in melee when you can wave dash across stage is my favorite useful taunt

[@jonas162]

the character beowulf in skullgirls has a hype meter that fills up when he taunts which he can use for specials

[@gravtailgaming9081]

Hey, Terumi main here. Just wanted to say, if you have all of your meter and your overdrive ready while you’re health is kind of low, Terumi can do some pretty funny stuff with his taunt! First, start a combo with Serpent’s Laceration (A version). Rapid cancel the second hit, and immediately taunt. The opponent will be locked in hitstun for a very long time. Then use Cleaving Fang. Make sure you don’t mash the button and get the extended version. Cancel the final kick into overdrive activation. Next do 4 loops of his jumping down drive and his backwards drive, building meter. Finally use Snakebite. By now you’ll have a full meter bar ready to go, and you can either finish the combo with a powerful super, or if the opponent’s health is low enough, you can finish them off with his Astral Heat. This means that Terumi can use 2 full super bars, taunt you, and use his instant kill all in one combo!

[@bengoldstein4841]

In JJBA ASBR, Taunts when opponent is down, will remove one bar of meter. taunts (in classic jojo fashion) are a essential combat move

[@Yesnaught]

Big Band is on a tier of his own, not only can he Happy Birthday the entire enemy team, but he can play the song halfway through as well

[@freeformboozler]

The Smash series technically does have some taunts that could fall into this, and in particular all of Kirby's taunts have the secondary effect of removing your copy ability.

[@suxas9066]

[TEKKEN] Bryan's taunt is one of the best taunts there is. It powers up some of his moves, giving a blue spark effect and who can forget the taunt jet upper.

[@Maunorr]

Smash Melee has a weird thing with Yoshi's taunt. The game has a Z axiz for hitboxes even tho the game is played like a 2D platform fighter. In Yoshi's taunt, Yoshi steps up closer to the screen meaning that his head hurtbox isn't in the axis where most of the hitboxes are, meaning that in theory you can dodge some projectiles with the taunt

[@evilninjoe]

Another useful taunt is Thor In MVC3, I think Nago taunt might be a reference to that since he goes on talking for a long time but actually builds super meter while doing so.

[@heheheiamasuperstarwarrior9281]

Big band is by far my favorite fighting game character ever, but the fact that with that last dude you can become a goddamn Wikipedia article, he's definitely my #2 fav

[@arthurpprado]

This just reminds me of how Bayonetta had two entire dance sequences for taunts in Smash 4 but they were mangled in Ultimate in order to be quicker

[@KurisuBlaze]

Semi-obscure example: Big Bang Beat 1st Impression has taunts that work like in Third Strike in that they provide buffs of some sort if fully executed, up to three times a match. Then there's Heita Zinnai's. The longest in the cast, and seemingly doing nothing. However, get three in and taunt again, and Heita goes into his super mode, with greatly increased speed and power, for the rest of the match. (Going to need confirmation if those types of taunts carried over into Revolve.)

[@seanr.6498]

Thor's taunt in MvC3, where he gives a full speech that gradually fills his Super meter.

[@fgcbird]

Great video! I think it’s worth noting big bands “real” taunt is the bag pipe one and that almost all taunts in skullgirls give benefit!

[@Corvus__]

My second favorite is Luigi's bored kick taunt. It's downwards knock back is crazy!

[@fgchopper4733]

one of my favourite taunts is SFV G's presidential speech which goes on for pretty much the whole round. Also, not a taunt but still a cool interaction is a rare idle animation from G where he lifts his hand up above his head and his finger sparks up dealing a ton of dmg and stun. impossible to land in a real match but if you do you get a ToD

[@Sfzgxd]

Gotta mention Bryan's taunt in tekken. It's one of the fastest unblockables in the game and at high levels it's an integral component of his kit.